1935-10-29 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1935

WHY ABYSSINIA IS SACRED TO MOHA

SACRED TO MOHAMMEDANS

STORY OF FLIGHT

FROM MECCA

FUGITIVES PROTECTED BY RULER

UNWRITTEN COVENANT

ABYSSINIAN soil is sacred to all Muslims. In a message to

the "Pinang Gazette, Mr. H. G. Sawar, (MA, MCS, rid) --explains why. Extracts from Mr. Sawar's message are re

produced below:

The Muslims hate this war when in 610 A.D. be declared his as they have never hated any-mission.

thing during the past 1,300 By the year 615 about 100 years. Why 2 Abyssinia is Muslims, some with their families, not a Muslim Kingdom so what had emigrated to Abyssinia. The does it matter to the Muslims? Quraish of Mecca who were op-

were posing Muhammad

very It matters very much..

escape of

with

The Muslim Arabs, Turks, Fer-moch enraged at the sians and Egyptians during the these Muslims and sent a deputa past 1,300 years have waged tion to the ruler of Abyssinia, whol scores of wars and have been en-was named Najjashi and gaged in conquering the world and whom they had a commercial even in fighting each other, but no treaty. This deputation took very Muslim ruler has or ever will at-valuable and rare presents to the tack Abyssinia as long as the King of Abyssinia and his cour ruling family of Abyssinia re-tiers.

tains its ancient ancestry.

Naijashi refused to hand over

The soll and rulers of Abyssinia (the emigrants. He even refused are sacred in the eyes of all Mus-to accept the presents which the Tims and I should go so far as to hostile deputation had brought say that if any Muslim kingdom with them. So the Muslims were could help Abyssinia in her pre-safe.

-sent troubles it would be a religious From that day to this there is and meritorious act This saying an unwritten covenant between all is based on a historical fact known Muslims and the rulers of Abys-

sinia that the Muslims should res-i to every Muslim student.

Muhammad was born in 571 pect" Abyssinia, its rulers and its

He was 40 yeras of agelinhabitants.

A.D.

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES

Oct. 27, Oct. 1935 1918

This is the procession that surp rised motorists between Fort Ben ning, Georgia, and Pine Camp, New York, found themselves facing. These are tanks of Company F. 67th Infantry, on swift trek to the manneryres of the First. Army, which showed how quickly these formidable fighters can move around. Note that their “caterpillars” are off their wheels while on the smooth road” and that they have wireless serials up for orders.

RADICAL-SOCIALIST CONGRESS

Important Resolution Marks Closing

ITALIAN PRESS CAMPAIGN CONDEMNED

The

➡ CHINA MAILTM SPECIAL

Paris, To-day." Radical-Socialist Con- gress closed after unanimously 24 passing a lengthy resolution stressing that the Party ze-

520

20

24mains passionately devoted to

AMBULANCE FOR ETHIOPIA

British Sympatisers Of African Descent Meet In London

Landon, September 20. Men and women of African descent, at a recent meeting in London, passed a resolution, er-. pressing sympathy with the Abyssinians in their struggle for freedom

They also decided to raise a fned to send an ambulance unit to Abyssinia, the money received. being used to found a permanent. hospital in that country if w were avoided.—Renter-

28 the two-fold cause of national ROUND-THE-WORLD

Oct. 27, Oct

1935 1938

POULTRY.

BUTCHER MEAT.

Chicken

Ib. 40

Small Large

44

.*30

28

48. 28

Beet Sirloin

Ib. 30

24

Prime Cat

Corned

Roast

*

Duck Dores

24 22

Breast

each. 23

Soup

Steak

Eggs Hen (cook-

ing)

per doz. 30

18

Steak Sirloin Sausages

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

3+2

25

Ballock's Brains

perset 15

Fowl Haina

Ib.

38

85

- Tongue, fresh corned

each 70

50

100

to

54

Head

2.00

Geese

28

Heart

20

affirm that the Party is likewise

#

each 40

Hump, Salt

Feet

Halow

20

Kidneys

*Turkeys, Cock

Tail

Hen

Liver

Saipe

Tripe

1.60 2.20

Calves" Head &

Feet

Canton

Pigeons, Canton

Pheasant

Quail

Almonds

FRUITS

Lemons; China

Bananas (brikke's)

- Carambola-

Coconate"..

Apples/California) zib.

Lemong“ American

Lichees, Dried 112: Oranges (Canton) Oranger (Sweet) Pears (Canton)" Oranges (American} Persimmons, Large) Pamelo, Siam .... Walnuts INT

Grapes

VEGETABER

Artichokes

Beans, Sproat ...

Long

Feetroot Brinjals, Green”

Rod iage, Chinese (Shanghai)

Carrots

Red

each 10

26

10

25

Mutton Chip

·Shoulder

» Lex

Saddle Brains

Pig's Chitlings

Feet

Fry

Head

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Fat or Lard Sheep's Head &

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Heart

Kidneys Liver Sucking Pigs

Www Order

Spet, Beef Suet, Beef

Neal

Mutton

Sausages

No. 2

FISH.

Barbel

Fresh

10. defence and peace.

60 The resolution goes on

20 faithful to all the old friend

CRUISES

Cunard-White Star Franconia

10 ships, especially to

those

20

nations who helped France defend her liberty during War.

to

the

VISITING HONG KONG ON NEXT TOUR

But, so the resolution con=}

1.80 1.00!

Short Story

FINNS FOR The Palimpsest

ETHIOPIA?

400 READY

TO FIGHT IN

ABYSSINIA

"TORMANSHARD is one of That is

Nthose odd corners of Engberand

land where Time stands still or. Davy, on! at the best, but saunters. It had rung was an ancient port till the sea sand changes left it in the mud like a fly in Victoria's amber, the Hard where the who had bee

1,000 Others Want To Northmen beached their paint and Parson

Join Italians

NO APPLICATIONS BEING CONSIDERED

led dragons when they came to learned and

trouble Alfred's peace.

and St. Bryce

Michael

famous

that

thore Queen

eve

The gate born is still blown at Deverill, the sun-down, though there are neither funct Archd gates to lock nor sheep to fold, and income and Jack-a-lantern, jangling from the that pre Helsingfors belfry, still calls the fire brigade parase is fle polished till ✰ About 1,000 Finns have vo- as when the French came raiding is as bright terils as 's DEW lunteered for service in the long ago.

denture He something of an Italian army and 400 have ex- That merely indicates how the artist, a notable craftsman at least, pressed their desire to serve place is a little watertight com with a gift of lambent irony. A under the Emperor of Abys-munity, very proud of itself, judg-reviewer of his volume of collect sinia, according to the Italian ing its worthies by its own foot-ed tales had termed him the and Abyssiman consulates here rule and taking count of no other gentle satirist and the name had

The applicants include officers of

People in Normanshand the regular akınt of the reserve,

Arbang these worthies Deverill came to regard him as "the gentle non-commissioned officers and

and St. Bryce towered like the satirist a little good-natured, numbers of young men in search Minster twins, though they passed tame cat of a fellow, very handy

of adventure.

Their desire to participate in the war is so great that the majority of the volunteers have expressed their willingness to pay their own expenses to Abyssinia and: Italian: Somafland

No applications are, however, being considered. Reuter

ALEKHINE LEADS IN CHESS TOURNEY

Play Continues To-day -At Amsterdam

{measure."er

unnoticed in the big world

LAKE TANA

DAM SCHEME -

DISCUSSION

with a cake stand, given to talk- ing artily, with a harmless habit. of teasing, and enjoying his fame intensely.

St. Bryce, on the contrary, was ascetic, something of a recluse but

no misanthrope. He had the pale.

CO-OWNERSHIP OF anchoritish rule, and

BLUE NILE

EGYPT-ABYSSINTAN NEGOTIATIONS

Alexandria.

bagvard. venerably distinguished Amien -of-a-man-who--Serves an walked abroad clasping, an umbrella as a guardaman..presents armes, except that from time to time he note his breast with the Inobi He gave largely to charities, though (he did not often entertain. That would perhaps, have been too Abdul Maguid Omar Pasha, great a burden on Morris, the one Egyptian Minister of Publicèn who was his entire stafat Works, interviewed here, said that the old, big-cellared house which **CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

The Hague, To-day-

Egypt and the Sudan having agreed he had occupied for the two years The world chess champion- co-ownership in the Blue Nile of his 80journ in Normanshard

match between ship

Dr. water will negotiate as soon as As an archeologist he was often Alekhine and Eawe, which was possible with Ethiopia for cm-away from home lecturing, it wRE commenced here on Sunday, re-straction of the proposed dam and said, or scratching in the newly sulted yesterday in a draw.would vigorously oppose the entry turned earth of primeval bury- The score now stands at:jof any other concessionaire. Helings. With a piece of brown bone.

Alekhine five games, and Euwe denied reports of any profiteering or a shard of liver-coloured pot- three, while three games have concession at Lake Tana, adding tery, Normandshard asserted, ha

that although the early conclusion could reconstrnet all the intimate". [been drawn.

The next game will be played of the negotiations is desirable the life and history of Britain before at Amsterdam to-day Trans- storage of water is not urgently the Romans.

required for several years. Ocean Service.

DEAD HUSBAND

THE “BUSY BEES Bridge And Mah Jong Drive Results

SCREEN

"He wrote pamphlets, which he set up; printed and bound himself ON in his cellar printing-works. His

Terrible Shock For Wife In Cinema

As result of the Bridge and

Salt Lake City. Mah Jong Drive, in connection i

Seventeen years ago William with the Busy Bees" Working

a Flanders Party, at Government House last Clyde Layton fell on Thursday, St. Dunstan's and local field, serving with the Americaau charities will benefit by about troops

His wife, who has been re-mar- Every year between January |$500. 28 friendship, which forms an in- and March some half-dozen

The Committee desire to ex-ried to Mr. Louis Christianson, valuable part of French tradi- cruising liners Visit Hong Kong press their appreciation for the was in a cinema the other even tion, the Party unhesitatingly Plans for the coming cruise sea-kind assistance given by Mes-ing when pictures of United States 27 condemus Italy's press cam-son are already being mapped dames Tratman, Forrest and An- troops in the war were flashed on 15 paign against Great Britain, out

115, 44 28 tinnes, while stressing Italy's

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24 15 which was the first country to place itself at France's side in her hour of need, and which has 25 loyally carried out her obliga

tions to the League of Nations.

“Brythoric Burials”, finds a place fin every cultured home of Norw Įmanshard. The half-tone blocks" with which his work is illustrated are, for an amateur, really re- markable examples of photo graphic engraving.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Worthy Of Floss," by J. Alex Pemberton

Normanshard called him “the igus, Mr. L. W. Deakin, and others the sceneartike

|Saint” “With his look of austere who presented articles for sale Across a battlefeld in France and benign calm he might havE According to the Canard-White

came the running figure of a man stepped down from ame for "donated to the funds.

of the Star News, the 20,000-ton North

Mrs. G. Rodgers dressed z doll her first husband.

Minster windows. Atlantic liner Franconia will called "Sally" which was won in

**When he approached [the] A description: of a Victorian again call here in the course of the raffle by Ticket No. 238. camera, aniling - and looking salon where literary people met her next round the world plea-

The prizes were donated by Siz directly at me, I almost fainted," to hear the Hans rogr, records how The Party, demands that the

sure trip, which she will com-Thomas Southorn, the Hon. Sir Mrs. Christianson said, on leaving "the first lion thought the next a economic sanctions be applied mence at the end of the year william Shenton, M. D. W. Trat- the zinema. She did not wait to bore 60 conformably with the League

Covenant, but that efforts be Havre on December 27, the dames Tratman, Forrest, Hamil Eenter.

Leaving Southampton and man,- Mr. B E. Maughan, Mes- see the rest of the performance. also made to ensure the possi-Franconia will visit 31 ports ton, Westlake, Angus Clarice, bility of the expansion of all from Rio to Toldo legitimate interests: Tráns Ocean Service.

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10

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Cattle Pisk

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Frogs

Eels Conger

Eels Fresh Water Eels Yellor

32

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Chillies, Dried

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Cucumbers Garlic

Ginger, Young

Horseradish, Shri

Indian Con

Lettuce

Okzas

Onions, Bombay

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Shangha

Mallet Oysters

60 Perch

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Manghan, and Miss Angus From New York on January His Excellency kindly present- 7 the Francoma will steam due ed the prizes to the following: south for the West Indies Contract Bridge: Mesdames Then will follow Rio, St. Helena Burridge, Biggar, Hall, Hance

PARTY PURGE IN and so on to South Africa, and Boure

RUSSIA

Unwanted Communists

Excluded

CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Moscow, To-day

where the modern wonders of Auction Bridge: Mesdames Cape Town and Durban will vie Laws, Good Powell and with the natural scener,

- Mah Jong-Mesdames Ste-10

Victoria Falls and the Valley

aThousand Hills

The next port of call will be Diego Suarez, in

and Port Victoria, in the Sey- |chelle Islandsdyn

More than 3,000 members of the ordinary trade routes.

Russian Communist party Visits will then be

een excluded from the Bombay, Ceylon,

the Kursk district

the

Bangk

Hon

Young

tin

OLD ALMS BOX RECOVERED:

IL DUCE SCORES A BULL

First Shot In Rifle Competition

Signor Mussolini scored a "bull" when he opened the world -rifle

wpetition held recenti

What is human nature, among Normanalard

ever

bious will be lona.

The Saint, asked over tea at the rectory if he had read that charm- everills in The

London {**the stream of

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