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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1930.

"LITERARY LINKS BETWEEN EAST

AND WEST."

A. SUGGESTION FOR CHINESE SCHOOL OF UNIVERSITY.

INTERESTING ADDRESS TO ENGLISH ASSOCIATION.

The Gaal meeting of the season of the Hong Kong branch of the English Association was held yesterday in the Cathedral Hall. The Rev. Father Macdonald gave, an interesting address on Literary Links between East and West," in the course of which be quoted several translations from different schools of Chinese literature.

A vote of thanks to Sir Henry Gollan, Vice-President of the Hong Kong Association who is going Home on retirement next week, was registered.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (the Hon. Mr. W, T. Southors. C.M.G.) was in the chair.

THE SECOND WALL OF CHINA.

Father Macdonald opened his fec. ture by saying that it was well known. that the literature of no nation stands isolated from that of other races and epochs. Outside influences altered the course of its natural development and the Re- naissance, with its interest in the Classics, had altered the whole course of European literature. Eng land and Germany had had a powerful influence on each other at a later date in both material, and style, but he had found it impos- sible to trace any Western influence upon Chinese literature.

CANTON TRADE NOTES.

The price of rice has gone up, as supplies from Annam and Siam are limited.

Somo fifty bales of raw silk were sold to foreign merchants on Mon day. The price was H.K.$1,090 per picul for No. 13/13

There has been an over-supply, of prepared tobacco, which forms one of Canton's exporta. The price han consequently" dropped.

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The Chinese fertilizer market has become fairly active. Arrivals from Shanghai and Dairen are large and the prices are unchanged.

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Chinese four has been imported in large quantitiently and the market is active. Demand for foreign flour is also healthy.

Demand, for cotton yarn by coun- try merchants is lacking and retails are also limited. The prices have fallen by one to two dollars per

bale,

There has been

demand for radio broadcasting sets. a tremendous This, coupled with the shortage of the prices of thirty per cent. arrivals, has caused an advance in

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and women like ourselves, with the same love of country and of feelings were cashrined in their friends. Their best thoughts and literature and much of what we found unfamiliar and distasteful in The making of rubber articles their characters was due to mis nad toys has been profitable in re- rule and poverty, and was not in cent years. There are more than essentials Chinese. The more weten factories in the city, They are strengthened the band of literary doing well in spite of Japanese understanding between East and competition. West, the more strong would be our mutual sympathies.

very

The Chairman in thanking Father Macdonald for his able and learned address, expressed regret that Sir Cecil Clementi had not been present. The subject was deaf to their former President and The origin of the Chinese people, he would have been able to make and of their language and litera-a really useful comment on the ture, were alike shrouded in mys- address. tery. He could find no evidence of forged a literary link between East Sir Cecil had himself the West having modified either and West in his translation the form or the thought of Chinese Cantonese love literature,

or, cenversely, of the Macdonald had said that the origia Father literature of the West being in. of the Chinese language daenced by that of Chira. The shouted in mystery, he would sug curious Chinese writing and the gest that the new Chinese School "dificulty of the spoken language at the University might make a might be called the second Greas great name for itself by studying "Wall of China.

this subject.

He had searched for indirect in- ! fluences from the West expressed in the philosophical, religious or social customs of the Chinese as reflected in their literature, but could not find any trace of them China had a literature of her own when there was only a very prima tive civilization on the banks of the Thames and barbarism on the banks of the thine, and that litera- ture was still alive to-day Even the young and uneducated Chinese had a real appreciation of fine writ

ift.

He recalled the ten-year-old son of a brignad in an obscure vil. lage, who, on seeing the Four Books of Confucius in bis (Father Macdonald's) room had become quite lyrical in praise of some poem contained therein.

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After a short discussion in the course of which the speaker ex- plained, in answer to a question, that it was very hard to translate: Chinese poetry into rhymed verse, as despite the fact that especially in the poetry of the Tong period- rhyme was used the rhythma de pended largely on the tones.

Duck's feather is exported abroad in very large quantities annually. This article is used extensively for blankets, etc. The current prices the weaving of

per picul.

vary from Bal to 8T

rugs, course

and straw hats have been doing well Manufacturers of aur helmets in recent years. Their business is count of the higher prices of for, especially active this year on ac eign hats caused by the exchange. factories in the city, and their pro There are more than twenty big

market, are exported in large num Jucts, besides supplying the local bers to Malaya, Annara and Siam.

TWO DOZEN MARKET

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BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR

CANTON

FILIPINOS IN CALIFORNIA.

A DEMAND FOR EXCLUSION [UNITED PRESS.]

San Francisco, March 26-Mr. U.S. Webb, California's attorney. and Mr. V. S. McClatchy, publisher general, former Senator Phelan, of the Sacramento Bee, announced to-day that they are leaving next week for Washington to urge pas- sion Bill. Mr. Webb said to cor. saga of the Welch Filipino Exclu respondents to-day: "I believe that the time has come when a spirit of selfishness-it one wishes to call it that should develop in this country. We should protect what we have for posterity.

Heretofore, this attitude on the West Coast has beca primarily directed against Japanese, and the difficulty in past years has centred upon Chinese. The present trend against Filipinos follows several recent outbreaks in California; one. of them centring against a group, of Filipinos who employed white girls to dance in their club, and others being directed against Filipina labourers and involving one or two instances of deporta- tions."

It is felt that neither Japanese nor Chinese constitute a menace under present laws, but the ambigu- ous situation of the Philippines as an American possession and tho special rights possessed by Filipinos under these conditions have caused those who tend to be "race consci-. growing anxiety on the part of

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The announcement includes the Zeppelin Co. of Germany, the United Aircraft, United Carbon, United Carbide, Aluminum Co., and American Goodyear Zeppelin. Others may jon.

Inclusion of United Aircraft is considered significant, since this is the first union of aeroplane and dirigible concerns and is believed to forecast other similar junctures.

SHIPS IN HARBOUR,

Harbour yesterday

The following vessels were in

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Wharves:--Kowloon: Franconia,

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The Cantón Municipality pro construet twenty-four public markets in the City. There are at. present only two public Road, and Nam Tik in Yat Tak to markets, the Yu Shan in Wing Hon' Road. These are quite inadequate for the needs of a big city, like Canton and in many streets, ped- dlers display their vegetables, fish, etc., by the roadside. The side. walks of Eastern Way Oy Road and Western Tai Shih Road are practically closen even to pedes Sumatra, Hubro, Tin How. Utre Docks Kowloon: Mindance, trian traile, being thronged by cht, Princessa, Venezia, Selene; dealers and purchasers. Police often Taikoo: Tung On, Linaa, Daviken, provements is made. move them on but no permanent im- Tang Foong, Ranella, Kainilex, cipality considers this state affairs detrimental to public health,

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The Chairman in proposing a very hearty vote of thanks Father Macdonald said that he felt that the address had inspired them all to take up the study of at least translations of Chinese literature. This was the last meeting of the session and he felt that they had had a very ready response to the effort that was made to establish in Hong Kong a branch of the English Association for the study of English and Chinese literature, Literature. said Father Mac-The opening meeting of the next and their relation to each other donald, was composed of writings session would be on the first Mon- which had a universal human in day in October, and the subjects terest, and beauty of form and of would be announced in due course.. thought. The literature of any nation was vital record of what its people had felt and thought on" those aspects of lie which were of most interest to them. These in- terests might be grouped under. four heads Interest in people and their doings, in the world around us, in the drama of human life and neston, and a desire for self-expres- sion. The literature of all nations was linked by this common basis.

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[UNITED PRESS,] The lecturer went on to give a brief resumé of the content of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Mar. 27. Chinese terature, The oldest As a sequel to läst night's dining- specimens were

All were found in possession of poems collected room muciny of 730 convicta in the together in the Odes of Confucius.rios started to-day and the Gover

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more militiumen. age. of Chinese poetry, and most

The summoning of the militin pore, and state that they were sent out to the Dutch East Indies to munism.

All those arrested will provably be deported.

of the poetic writings of that last night, together with a holding-win their compatriots for Com- period were songs and ballads, of attitude on the part of oficials, many of which were sung to this who gave the convicts a chance to day. Confucius had also compiled think matters over, resulted in tem- a history, and there was the liters orary quelling of the mutiny but Meanwhile the Press is expressing ture of philosophy. Drama and to-day's trouble seemed more seri-surprise at the possibility that there fiction were not considered litera ous.

exists in Singapore such a large ture by the Chinese, though history Some of the convicts were suc

and active Communist organisu- cessfully isolated sad placed in tion.-Straits Times. The themes of Chinese Literature their cells Others rioted and were as varied as those of the fought with militiamen in the pri Western form. They included writ-on yard,

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Chiengo, March 28-In what is.

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Chicago has been halted. Only two Virtually all transportation in car lines are operating, and these run but intermittently."

The lecturer then read a series son dihenity in the United States cover the ground over a wide area of interesting extracts from Chinese within about nine months, involv-and the storm continues. literature of various types trans-ing destruction of пога than Iated into English, many of which 31,000,000 worth of property and showed a curious affinity with the death of 18 persons, guards and Western writings.

prisoners. Two of the riots were at Auburn prison, New York and another at Dannemora...

LATER. Rioting in the Missouri itate penitentiary was quelled late to day after the guards, according to their own story, had been com- pelled literally to club the convicts into submission.

The Key To Chinese Character.

He went on to stress the fact that it is only through ita literature that one could know the spirit, and character of a nation. Its litera ture was the record of the unfold ing of the life and character of the people, and if we would understand the mental and moral character of the Chinese we must study their literature. We found them, by the record of their writings, to be men

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