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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1937.

Elizabethan Building Dedicated/ To Sino-British Understanding

PLEASING NANKING CEREMONY

THE WORLD OF BOOKS

prove

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IMAGINATION IN

IMAGINATION IN A BOOK ON

а

many inspiration

THE LIFE OF CHRIST

to

many points us

not very

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Nanking: The Sino-British Cul-Funds who made this building pos-

To a wide circle of students of seem to Mr. Weathehead to be a mischievous tural Association celebrated the sible and to the Ministry of Edu- opening of its $20,000 Elizabethan cation and the Waichiaepu who psychology and religion anything suitably explained by a home at Peiping Road, Nanking, have been providing the funds from Mr. Weatherhead's pen will prank leading up to a with a reception attended by mem- which are going to enable us to be welcome, and this book on the brilliant bon mot, (in idiomatic Life of Christ as seen in a tour English), but he does not make convincing. And the bers from Shanghai, Hangchow. continue.

Happy Choice

of the Holy Land should himself Wuhu, Anking and Tientsin who

I think it is a particularly hap

worthy addition to "country of the Gerzsenes tempts

him to another came particularly for the occasion.

long digression, shelves book

and an Dr. Wang Shih-chieh, Minister py choice which decided upon

first into the meaning of the word readers. of Education and Chinese presi- building of English architecture

“name” and then into instances of the dent of the association, officiated and in particular, an Elizabethan at the opening ceremony and ex-building. Here we are in China coming Easter season, the closing professedly on the relation of psy- modern mental ailments. In a bö....... pressed, the hope that with its own and the idea of the association is

stimulating and inspiring. The chological study to the interpreta- building, the Association's pro-to connect Chinese and British chapters of the book will gramme of promoting Sino-British ideas. It is necessary to have to

would be less out of place as it is cultural relations would become import into China the British side general purpose of the book is gion of Scripture these passages more progressive. Sir Hughe of the work. If a building of expressed at the outset, namely they interrupt what would other- wise be a very illuminating study. Knatchbull-Huggessen, the British Chinese architecture had been put that the reader may "see Jesus.”

Unfortunately the writer cannot The book is profusely illustrated Ambassador, and British president up, this object would not have

with excellent photographs, many ~of the association, also spoke.

Minister's Speech

tion's need for its

As

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to

prove

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of them from the American Colony

in Jerusalem. To the reader who,

MOUNT EVEREST AGAIN

The Mount Everest

of

be

been fully realized, and in fact, resist the temptation to digress in there might have been the danger to his psychological case-books and Dr. Wang said that the Associa-that the association would become to project twentieth century

as in eating a herring, will put up own premises less Sino-British and rather Sino-thought and experience into had been felt since its inception Chinese. But as it is, an admir gospel story to the discredit and with the bones for the sake meat, this book may some three and half years ago, that able building has been constructed disparagement of the evangelists the the association should have its own and I think heavy praise and This shifting of the focus spoils throughly recommended JN.D.

due to the architects, the unity of the book, and many premises. With the help and as-thanks are sistance not only of members but Mr. Chon and Mr. Li, who could readers of conservative tendencies! also of other friends, we were able not have been familiar with En-will find the passages concerned to lay the foundation stone of this glish architecture from the begin unpleasing. This is a pity, for building last year and bring it toning but who have been prudent in they serve little good purpose in has again received, through the taking advice and hints from these the scheme of the book and point-Government of India and the Secre- completon a few weeks ago.

The association seems to have who could give them, and who have lessly alienate sympathy. No obtary of State for India, the Mar- already made a good beginning. been exceedingly successful in the jection can be raised against the quess of Zetland, the consent of the proper use of imagination, is ap-Tibetan Government for a British By way of exchanging lecturers, results.

There is also the garden to be parent in abundance through the expedition to Mt. Everest in 1938. arranging professorial chairs, and

It is understood that, despite the similar activities, it has been pos- considered. Thanks are due to Mr. book but in certain places it runs sible to arouse increasing interest Fu Huang-kwang of the Mausoleum riot withgrave risk to dignity. For religious sentiment in Tibet in re- in Sino-British cultural co-opera- Gardens who has presented many example, the incident of water and gard to Mt. Everest, permission has With plants and seeds, and to Mrs. Cant-wine at the Cana wedding may been given as a New Year token of tion in intellectual circles.

new

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the completion of this building, lie..

Beauty Of A Garden members of our association will

"We in England attach great im- have new facilities for the person-

We regard al contacts so conducive to the importance to gardens. terests of de association, and its them as a refuge from ordinary activities may develop on a more cares and daily work, and as

source of inspiration and beauty progressive scale.

which gives us a rest and change Happy Coincidence "It is a happy coincidence that of ideas. In all big English towns, there are very large and beautiful the opening should see our British president, Sir Hughe, in public gardens which are intended. our midst. As we knew, Sir to provide the town dwellers of all Hughe's predecessors, Sir Miles classes with just this rest and and Sir Alexander rendered much change and beauty which they assistance to the establishment of could not find in the ordinary daily our association. With the counsels life or in the streets in which they of Sir Hughe we naturally have high hopes for our association, so wish every success to this as- that our work for the promotion of sociation and I am confident that good will and cultural relationship this success will be obtained. between Great Britain and China is just this kind of work that is so

lived.

It

BANK OF ENGLAND STRIKE

Builders Lay Down Tools

About 900 men employed on the new Bank of England building. Threadneedle-street, ceased work

recently following the dismissal of

one of the workmen. The strike,

which was unofficial, lasted only

21⁄2 hours.

An official of the contractors, Holloway Bros., of Westminster, stated:

"The dispute is quite unauthoris

may be still further enhanced and valuable in international relations ed. The men came out in sym-

that the intellectual ties between as it helps countries to understand the two countries may be made one another and to get to knew

each other better." firmer than ever before.

Ambassador Replies Replying, Sir H. Knatchbull-HO- gessen said:

A SHIRT FOR YOUR BACK Shirts are in the news again, in "I am very much flattered to find myself connected with the opening spite of the Act of Parliament re- of this building. One of the first gulating them.

The Japanese traveller finds his things I did when I came to Nan- king was to visit, inspect and ad-clothing supplied by his hotel mire the building. All that I can much as the Englishman finds to say that I would be very happy wels

indeed if my time in China was Two hundred. New Yorkers have even half as useful in cementing now gone a step farther by con- friendship and understanding besigning their shirt worries tween our two.com ies as this as-shirt rental company, which agrees

to-supply its custome o's build

fertile

sociat

very, use any clean, shirts a week held and on subscription fee calls for,

with see that these are mended or sympathize and in plac which we all wish to lead a help Each custo

hand

which we

eply grateful to the wit

tees for the Admin-

of the British Indemnity

had been victimised, and demand- pathy, on the ground that the man ed his reinstatement. We have told

Committee

goodwill in view of the good rela- tions between India and Tibet.

The last attempt to climb Mt. Everest was made by Mr. Hugh Ruttledge's expedition last year. After reaching a point 6,000ft. from the summit it was forced back by heavy snowfall

Previous attempts were made in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925 and 1933.

ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME

them that there is proper machin- ery for going into such disputes." Mr. James Marrey, secretary of the London branch of the National Cuts, scratches, bruises, burns, scalds Federation of Building Trades and other minor injuries may happen in Operatives, said that work had any home, especially where there are been resumed pending negotiations children.

It is usual a dispute of this the matter to be referred to a joint emergency disputes com- mission.

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