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WIFE MURDER CHARGE

"Fond Weeds On His Clothes

Leonard George Vaughan, aged 38, a painter's labourer, who was stated to have walked into the police station after midnight,” wet through, with pond weeds clinging to his clothes, was charg- ed at Canterbury police-court last month with the murder of his wife.

The Chief Constable (Mr. G. T. Hall) said that Vaughan made a statement at the police station regarding the death of his wife

THE FAILURE OF REASON

VICTIMS OF THE CONCEIT

OF KNOWLEDGE

MISTAKING TRUE RELIGION FOR

DOGMA

Those who were victims of the conceit of knowledge claim

at their home. Mrs. Vaughan that they knew all about God. They claim they can dispel the

was found dead

on a bedroom.

door when police officers went to

the address in Queens-road. Can- terbury.

Vaughan, who was granted legal aid, was remanded in cus- tody for a week.

CONFERENCE AT MONTREUX

British Delegation Named

mystery of the Divine. "The results of reason," said Sir S. Rad- hakrishnan, speaking recently at the Parliament of Religions in. Bombay, "have been great, but greater have been the failures of reason We are to-day more enlightened. The barbarians of old received solace and consolation from the thought of the mys tery of the Divine. Science put an end to that. Then their life became dull and prossie.”

All

it was not easy, to translate one's alexperience of God through words. But, the speaker proceeded, world perfectly understood was no Divine music could not be convey- world at all, a problem completely ed through the medium of langu- solved was no problem at all Like-age, but there were certain means wise, a God that was fully under-of doing this. First there was stood was no God at all The the austerity, of silence. Then fundamental difference between the there was the method of negative] Eastern and Western outlook was description, and finally the appre- London, To-day. that the East recognised the my-hension of God through the divine] Earl Stanhope, one of the Par-stery that was divine and admitted in one's self. liamentary Under-Secretaries of man's inability to fathom that mya- All these were ways of oppress-

itself with ing one and the same truth. State for Foreign Affairs, will tery. It contented head the British delegation to efforts to explore that mystery- the religions of the world took the Montreux Conference which is The West thought it was possible their stand on that supreme truth. being called at the request of the to explore all realities, but it was But that kind of toleration was dislike Turkish Government to consider įpuzzled when certain realities did not to be mistaken for a

of dogma. It was not a revolt the Turkish proposals for the not offer a solution

For a correct approach to reality, against conservatism. It was to revision of the Straits Convention

a positive course of 1923, relating to the regime of it was necessary to abandon the be regarded as

conceit of ignorance and the con-of nature, a spiritual develop- the Dardanelles.

The British delegation will ceit of knowledge. The proper atment which recognised the rooted- leave for Switzerland on Satur- titude was that of the mysticalness of religions in one and the

One might same fundamental truth. day. It will include representa tradition of the East tives of the Army, Navy and Air grasp reality through revelation,

intuition, but Force as well as Foreign Office through experts.

{vice.

It would be matrue to say that exclu- not God had revealed himself

The conference opens through the method of the intel-sively to any one person or sect or Monday-British Wireless Ser- lect. It could not be reached The greatness of the teaching of through a sharpening of the in-Ramakrishna Faratmahansa lay in tellect by mere learning. Merethe fact that he was able to ap- individual development could never preciate and recognise the essential take them to the heart of reality-background and unity in all the

different faiths and religions. Cause Of War

ENGLAND'S NEW SKIPPER

(Continued from Page 1.)

Continuing. Sir S. Radhakrish-

nan said that one of the speakers PROGRESS SEEN

to

The

IN HOUSING

3,000,000 MARK PASSED

had referred to the afront to civilisation that had been per- George Oswald Browning Allen petrated in Africa. That was 2: was born in Sydney, Australia, on question that had occurred to bim it that July 31, 1902, and is therefore not many times. How was yet 34 years of age. Though Aus-in spite of the great intellectual tralian born he was educated in attainments and scientific advance England and learned all his cricket made by man it had not been pos-

London. To-day. there. His father holds a high sible to translate their great as-

Minister of Health, Sir appointment at Scotland Yard. pirations and higher ideals into Kingsley Wood, speaking at Win- that chester yesterday on national hous "Gubby" Allen as he is familiar-actuality? The answer ly known to cricketers is one of question lay in the mistaking oing, announced that the 3,000,000 the best all round amateurs Eng-true religion for dogma.

mark in the number of new houses over this When he pondered land has had since the war. Edu-

erected since the end of the war cated at Eton he did splendidly as question he had always been re-in 1918 had now been passed. For a schoolboy and gave great pro-minded of the statue of Rodin the half-year ended March 31 mise before going up to Cam-physical and intellectual giant,some 174.609 houses had been bridge, where he won his Blue as perfect in every respect, but bead-built the output exceeding by a Freshman in 1922, when the ing down his head in a thoughtful, Light Blues piled up 403 for 4 and mood What was wrong with that 5,000 any previous six months on

It spoke of the declared after Chapman had scor-colossal men?

Sir Kingsley Wood drew atten- jed 102, not out, and Hubert Ash-utter impotence of man, because of

tion to a gratifying feature of re-i still his split personality. Man

cent building activity, namely, the ton 90, not dot.

houses had in him the germs of stupidity BOWLING SUCCESS

built Allen had the honour of open-and selfishness. The world needed increasing proportion of

for people of moderate ing the bowling for Cambridge and eradication of those germs. means Houses built for letting did splendidly. taking 5 wickets long as they existed wars would

There was division were being erected at the rate of for 60 and 4 for 18 and helping be inevitable.

120,000 yearly, and houses built the Light Blues to win an innings in the world, because there was with rateable value not exceeding victory. In taking 9 for 78 Allen division in the soul of man performed one of the finest feats was still some kind of uncontroll-13 were being erected at the rate ever recorded by a Freshman. In able animal, a clever animal, but of 160,000 yearly - undoubted- ly the largest output of this class. 1923 Allen made the top score of nothing more than that.

of house in the country's history.

British Wireless Service.

28 for Cambridge, who were beat-

So

He

Experience Of God Dealing with another aspect of jen by an innings. He strained a muscle in his back before the reality, Sir S. Radhakrishnan said game began and retired after bowling only 5 overs, A specialist patched him up during the fun-lin

the 2nd Test at Melbourne

cheon interval but he never did when he took 2 for 41 and 2 for 44)

record

KARL SCHURZ SOCIETY

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aim it is to match between Middlesex and the 50 Test played at Sydney, where whose Australians Allen bowled splen he played a splendid innings German American

In all first class matches looks back upon 10 years of didly to take 5 wickets for 63. He of 48. captured his last 4 wickets in 11 Alleh scored 397 ras in Austra-activity since its foundation by balls. During that season Allen lia and took 39 wickets. scored 606 rums and averaged 30 Tests his record of 21 for Middlesex and took 31 wickets compared favourably with at 36 runs each. His highest wood's 33 wickets, score was 103 vs. Notts.

·SERIOUS OPERATION

In the Karl Schurz in 1926. American wickets exchange students were invited Lar to a tour round Germany, and at Liblar, near Cologne, birth- place of Karl Schurz, who later! In the Summer of 1929 Allen After his return from Australia, became a U.S. Senator, General was in great form Against Lan-Allen underwent a severe opera and Minister, a ceremony took cashire at Lord's he took all 10 tion and was kept out of the game place. wickets in one innings for only for a time. Last year he turned

The Beich Minister for Pro-

40 runs and his 155 for Middlesex out in only three matches for Mid-paganda, Dr. Goebbels, sent a va. Surrey was his highest score, dlesex but headed the bowling list telegram to the gathering, ex-

wish that the] In 1930 he played for England vs. with 11 wickets at 6.72 run each-pressing the Australia at Lord's and helped As a fast bowler Allen has been work of the Society, in promot Chapman to put on 125 for the 6th one of the best of recent years ing closer political and cultural |wicket.

He is a great mixer and makes ties between the two countries BOWLS WELLS IN AUSTRALIA much pace off the pitch. He is a might pröeper:

Previous to the 1992-3 tour beautiful bat, who has hit up Service.

for scored "122-

he

Eng-many centuries in good cricket, Hand VB. the New Zealanders and is a very clever beldisman, es

in já Test at Lord's. Helpecially close to the wickets. He starbed well in Australia taking 4 hits captained Middlesex with suc-

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for 45 and 3 for 21 vs. Victoria, cess and, being very popular with North Orbital road, from a point He then took 5 for 69 and 2 for amateurs and professionsis, should near the County boundary at 62 va.-NS. Wales and was on the prove himself worthy captain of Denham to Rickmansworth, has}

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