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JUNIOR CRICKET NOTES:
WEEK-END MATCHES
REVIEWED.
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LB. W1
Civil Service juniora had some- thing of a shock when they met the Hoyn Army Servion Corps at Happy last Saturday. The time team batled first, but with Fry and Simpson, bowling woll, they wore all nt for only 9 runs by no means safe score. However, their bowl ers came to the restue, and when it as the soldiers' iura-to bat, the latter found it extremely difficult
H.K.C.C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
JOCKEYS SUCCESS.
COMPLETE ANALYSIS FOR ANNUAL MEETING. MESSRS, CHANG AND HILL [ON TOP.
Below will be found the complete table of jockeys' successes at the Anouni Race Meeting last week. It IMPRESSIVE BRITISH PAIR.ill be seen that Messrs. Chang and Hill, the jockeys for the two most successful stables, top the list In
RUMJAHN AND CASSUMBHOY
APPEAR.
Although not one of yesterday's matches produced any struggle at all, the participation of two of the best combinations in the Open Doubles evoked some interest.
Goldman and Sullivan, who are regarded as the foremost British aspirants for the title, gave au impressive performance against Forster and Dr. Montgomery, whom they eliminated in straight sets,
Lo make any headway against fend, in loing sa proved to be n Elian, the 0.8.0.C. new bowler,
decidedly strong pair. They de
Jockeys.
18. and Srd, placod
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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1931–
HINDUISM OR CHRISTIANITY?
THE STRENGTH AND THE WEAKNESS OF INDIA'S SYSTEM.
DEAN'S ANALYSIS OF SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.
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The following sermon was prench-1 much as God and, my relation to the light of their successes located at the Cathedral on Sunday, Him. It is the frante of mind which jockey's, with the exception of March 8, by the Dean
wo find in St Paul when he says Messrs. Frost and Heard, compare
Professor Rudolf Otto, the great: Neither death, no life, nor prin- vory wifavourably. In this connec tion, however, it is only fair to German exponent of Indian Recipalities, nor powers, for things add that the cream of the various Jigion, whose book India's Be preacnt, nor things to come, nor stables were entrusted to the, visit-
ligion of Grace and Christianity | height, nor depth, nor any other ing jockeys.
Un Compared and Contrasted should creature, shall be able to separate bo read by all who are interested us from the loss of God. There
Golden in this Comparison and contrast, is permanent value in this aspect begins one chapter by reminding of Hinduism. *28. ur that when one compares two re 84441 26 21||ligions or confessions with one an- ther, he ought to braid the mis take the comparing one's own good theory with the other'e bad prae tico; one's own ideal with the mere reality of the other.
Mr. Chang
and were all out, for only sixty odd-lighted their supportera by showing,"
ruba.
I saw part of the game and hea ut say that I was very much Impressed by the R.A.S.C. batting. Fry and Cadman hatted quite well for a time but the latter got out to ne of the weakest shots imaginable. They have only one more gaine to play but unless they improve in their intting I doubt very much if they will be able to notch another three-points.
on their first match together, good understanding. working very satis factorily as a team, their advaneca to the not being a bright feature of the pistelr
Forster and Montgomery found the winners much too speedy for them, and could do little but de fend, which did not avail, as their tæpponents passed them repeatedly
by Inst shots.
Goldman and Sullivan, on their performance, seem capable of hold- ing their own against any pair in the tournament, and their progress will undoubtedly be closely follow- ed. They now meet Segalen and Zimmern.
Pangrang
The other league match saw the Club getting the better of the University, and, as has already been reported in these columns, it was a personal triumph for Divett, the Club all-rounder, Divett has not
In the same event, C. A. L. Rum- taken part in the Club's matches carlier in the action, wring to the jahn and Gasoumblor-bad- Iact that he had a bad knee, Helittle difficulty in benting Lieut.-Col was crocked in a rugger match, but | for the past two week, he has been playing cricket again and his re- appearance has strengthened the Club seconds very considerably, Anjust the Varsity, this player made 30 runs and their followed up big success with the bat by taking seven wickets for 23 runs. A rare piece of work, indeed!
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Lucky ar Capt. W. M. Morgan, in their initial appearance this season. They also showed good form, and As they did very well in the last championships, unch. nt- 'tention is being focussed on them.
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In the Open Singles Chasapion- ship of the Colony the two Chinese ex-champions. of the Colony ad- vanced to succceding rounds, Ng Sze Kwong accounted for Johnsen easily, and thus qualifies to meet
M. W. Lo had matters much his own way against Ho Wai Hing, conceding only two games in the two acts. He is the first player to enlar the fourth round, where he will meet either W. J. Howard or his brother, M. K. Lo, who are, meet ing to-dany.
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FANLING RACES. PROGRAMME FOR MARCH MEETING..
We had a difficult enough task a fortnight ago to make some at tempt, within the compass of a short address, at a comparison be tween Islam and Christendom, the task of comparing Christianity and Hinduism in a similar way is even
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But after all, perhaps, the Hindu stands for the tremendous cost of the religious life. He recognises time religion is all-or-nothing-for him it embraces and demands the whole of life. He has something to teach many of us here, When Hinduisoi has been fulfilled by the Lord Christ, when its deficiencies have been supplied by Him, this wholeheartedness of devotion will sob free in the world spiritual powers of which it does not yet. dream,
The upholding of these five truthe is the strength of Hinduism, what are its weaknesses?
The Weakness of Hinduism. The all-embracing · weakness of Hinduiser is that it is built upon
half-truth. It is like a great building might be, if from ene point of view it were seen to be. dignified and beautiful, but-it-on/ inspection from another side it were discovered to be hollow and un-
more dificult. In the ease of Islam wo were helped by the fact that Islam presents a fairly compact view of God and Human life, the enquirer, into Hinduism, however, is met by something very much more diffuse and less easily sum marisod, so that any attempt at a comprehensive survey is out of the question. I can only choose a fow points, the consideration of which will, I hope, increase our loyalty to Jesus Christ and His re-supported. As Islam is built upon the Transcendence of God, Hinduism velation of God and man. And yet, is built upon His Immanence. Each we must be ready with generosity of these is an essential truth, about to appreciate what is good in Hin the nature of God, but either with- duism and to realise that here na out the other is faulty and incom- elsewhore our Lord camo "not to plate. Only as these two counter destroy but to fulfil!!
trutha aro faithfully held and com- bined do we get the true conception Spiritual Gifts from Indi Stanley Jones, the author of The of God in His relation to the world." Christ of the Indian Road, andtheworld, He does not depend God must be regarded as above a-man-much-beloved, in India, reupon the world for His existence calls how some poets were once or His consciousness. His will and found in the hands an Egyptian purposes are the ultimate reality mummy After centuries of sp which must be triumphant. He is parent deadness the goods were indefinite sense separate from planted and morning, akorice come all His creation. He is perfectly up. He goes on to say, "In the
holy, dwelling in light unimaginable. hand of the mummied forms and utterly good. He is, therefore, to customs of Hinduism I think there be regarded as transcendent. are five living seeds: (1) that the ultimate reality in spirit; (2) the reuse of unity running through a cun with 850 added: 2nd 860,things; (3) that there is instico ao the heart of the universe; (4) a 3rd 925. Entrance fee 85.
passion for freedom; (5) the tremen dous cost of the religious life I do not believe that the world can afford to lose those things, no deeply imbedded in India's thought and to.”.
11 Miles.:
As far as I know, there are only three mateba on the fixtures for this Saturday--ane league (Recreio Kong, in the third round Great r. University) and two friendlies rivalry exists between the two, so
This "following in the programme "and" R¡A.S.C.- | that their match, which is scheduled. (0.8.C.C.-i.c.
to be decided on Fring, should of the ovente for the March Meet exceptionally keening of the Fanling Hunt and Race Dealing with the league fixture produce an
Club, fixed for March 29 first, I doubt very much whether it struggle.
The March Maiden Steeplechase: will come off as the Inter-Varsity Sports are coming off. I hear there
For China ponies that have never in a possibility of the Recreio play;
won a steeplechase Weight for ing the Engineers instead, and if so, I confidently expect them to.wix.
inches as per scalo plus. 1. Iba Civil Service will entertain the
Ponies that have started at Kwanti Indians in a friendly, and it they
this season allowed 5 lbs. Winner do they will he doing so out of turn. However, I think the In .dlans will just about do it this time.. The LH.S.C.-C.0.0. match should result in a win for the latter, though a draw is not at all unlikely. This positions of the tennis up-to- date, are:-
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YACHTING.
LADIES, CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE.
The ninth Ladies' Championship, race, held by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, was sailed systerday.
The course was Channel Rocks (P.), Kowloon Rook (P.), Mark on Line (S.), Cuat Rock Mark Boat (P)-Distance: 5,6 miles.
H" Class. (Started at 3.05 p.m.). F'shed Cad
Diasin (Mrs.
E. M. Bing ham)
Times Times Pen. Pts.
4.01,30 4,40,19 3,
Colleen (Musa
M.Larson) 4.00.39 4,00,35
In Linda
(Mr J.:0.
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Dorothea
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NYWHY!! and “G" Classes,
(Started at 3.10 p.m.)
F'shed, Ctd.
Times Times Pan. Wings (Mra
G. E. Flood) 4.17.55 3.10.303 Hejacket
Calta G. D
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. The detailed scores of yesterday's' programme follow ;--"
Open Bingles.
2nd Round.
The Spring Bandicap Hardie
Race: 1 Miles.
For China ponies. Top weight pot to exceed 170 lbs. Bottom weight not to be under 145 lbs. Winner a cup with $50 added; and Ng Sze Kwong beat A. O. John 150: 3rd $25. Entrance fee $5. son, 6-0, 6:2
3rd Round, ・・ H. W. Lo beat Ho Wai Hing, 6-0, 0-2.
Open Deables.
3.-The Fanling Grand National and Pierce Grove Memorial Cup: A Handicap Steeplechase of 2) Milea
Materialism.
He
But He is also immanent. dwells in. His own world. He is present in all life. He is to be seen the beauty and order of nature, in all history and progress. T
When the divine, immanence is omitted the divine transcendence is hard and overbearing, and God in- evitably becomes afar off. apart from the life of the world, with
little, interest in its concerns. His presence is recognised only in the abnormal. The very conception of His greatness puts Him out of man's reach, and the awe which it engenders ne first induces an at-
The Western world has for some years been passing through a wave of materialum, and although our greatest scientista are now leading
we are still suffering from the Him practically unknowable. God not to be under 145. lbs. Winnerriews of life. Bernard Lucas says immanent also. not to exceed 170 lbs. Botton deadening influence of material is certainly transcendent but He is
L. Goldman and A, L. Sullivan For China honies Top weight tour thoughts in a spiritual direction titude of fear but in the end makes
beat L. Forster and Dr. Montgomery 10-3, 6-1.
C. A. L. Rumjahn and J. A. Casumbhoy beat Lieut.-Col. Lecky and Capt. W. M. Morgan, 6-1, 6-1.
Segalen and Zimmern beat Han- well and Pile, 6-4, 0-4.
Ulub Championship,
to hold for one year the Challenge We of the West posit the material Similarly, when His immanence Cup with replica presented; 2nd and infer the spiritual, but India in His world is stressed to the 875; 3rd 860. Entrance fee 85. pasits the spiritual and infers the height of the thought of His tran- materis!."! The Hindu, by his em-cendence, the picture of God is in-.
complete and the view of human lite and the world as a whole is
The Human Stakes:
A Flat Raco of One Mile. For sub-grifins of the HKJCphasis on the ultimate reality of 1031, season that were unplaced at the spiritual, is preserving a truth which the world needs now and will Capt. E. C. Etherington beat the Anual Meeting and have not always need to hold. Price, 0-0, 6-0.
won since Weight for inches as per acale. To be ridden by novice jockeys who shall carry a penalty of 3 ha, for each win they have had on the fat 18k prize #250; 2nd M$100; 3rd $15. Entrance $6.
TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
Open Singles.
L, T. Rider G. Lai, *• Tsui Wai Pui P. Capt. W. Morgan.
W. J. Howard v. M; K. Lo.
Open Doubles,
E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher
Boonderam and Leo,
F. Grose and R. Chos v. Lee Woon
Tsoi and Lee Wai Taoi.
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5.The Hupeh Stakes:
A Flab Race of H Miles.
deféction and arroneous. In this view all axista na the manifestation of the one divine life. God is con-- ceived as having no existence. above and apart from His own self- realisation in the world,
We are less likely to loss the sense of the unity of things than that of their spirituality, because, while scientists have taught us the Brst of these truths for many years,
V Pantheistic. - the second ja of match bore recent
This conception, of God is "pan- development. But the Hindu kas hold it all along, besathe it follows theistic, God is all, and all is God; For China ponies that started from his conception of the spiritualin many ways it is attractive. In and were unplaced in the Annual We shall see, I think in a few moit the Hindu finde satisfaction, be Meeting 1031 Winners since, barments how his idell of underlying cause it both meets his need for rod Weight for inches as per sealsity has gone wong but we an all-embracing spiritual reality, Placed ponios on 14th and/or muss Brat recognies that there there is a unity running through and also expresses his belief that March 5 lbs. penalty Winner 250 fundamental truths here also which 2nd $100; and $75. Entrance (ee 65. - must be preserved,
all things. These are two of the
A. H. Madar and A. H. Rumjahn r. H. Owen Hughes and A, D. Hum--The Govenor's Cup (Unofficial). Again, there is a good deal of great truths which Hinduism pre- phreys,
Ovar approximately two miles of laxity to-day in many Christian servos. But by omitting the counter fair bunting country, starting and minds about diving justice. The truth of divino transcendence it finishing on tho Steeplechase Course. For China ponies certified swing of the pendulum away from goes wrong, p
Club Championship.
Le Goldman... Wade.
FANLING GOLF.:
Other scores were :---- WEdes Voeur 841272:
HOCKEY.
dur grandfathery' day has carried us
goes wrong because if God
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by the master of the Drag us have the severity of God as tanght 10 ali and, ali in God, then the dis ing been fairly and regularly host too far in the other direction. God tinction between sight and wrong ed Winners of any, official race certainly Love, Ent, there is no must be denied. If all things are (including hurdle races and steeples mek of justice in His love. What oqually a manifestation of the WEEK-END COMPETITIONS.cmaes) since 1st October, 1030, bar-ever st men doweth, that, shall he divine life, there is no ultimate
red, winners of any unofficial race also reap" is true in a world of value in any moral distinctions. In the Captain's Cup, played since 1st October, 1930, 7 lbs. extra divine love. The Indian insistance, antheistic God is no God at all over the Old Course, Fanling, on
Weight 108 lbs. Winner, a cup pre March 7 and 8, Henderson sented by HE the Governor 2nd the existence of unfailing justice It has been said that the imman pression for the beauty and fruit qualified with a score of 8514-71, and 3rd silver souvenirs. Entrance at the heart of things is a very ence of God becomes a polite ex-
definite contribution to truth.
fulness of nature, human and Inner Freedom.
otherwise. Against this view the Then the Hindu has a passion for Christinn holds that God is abovo mner freedom. There is in his as well as in the world. He does heare a craving to break the pot deorad unan the world for His thraldom of the outward and seem life, and no moral evil is in accord ing, to be detached to be at peace ance with His mind. The Hindu in his, trus, environment, the world pays too big a price for his thought of the spiritual. St. Augustino nooo of the ultimate reality of the spirit seked himself what he really wish and his sense of the unity under- 4 to know, and his Soul-Answerving all thinay. His logic is anti- Ved God, and the Soul. He fied at the expense of the funds asked again: Nothing else 1 and mental distinction between right It answered: Nothing at all and wrong which Josus Christ lived This might have been said by any and died to establish earnest Hindu. Nothing matters só
SJH Fox B 978 KS Robertson 83-6-77 A. Ritchie 80-1277 Pts.CH. Burton 84—17»77_
There were 42 entries.
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Adates)... 4.18.92 4.14.00 1 13 Boojum (M
G. Picker. ing) 16.50 41434-2-11-
D.N.F. Fouled 'mark edwell
buoy.
Over the New Coures, F. Black qualified with a score of 92-13-
* There were 6, entriegatului One player was disqualified-ás ne took out a card on each course. In the final of the Junior Cham pionship O. Eager boat Licut, Col E. W. Mathews 2 and 1.
CLUB. BORDENERS"
„TOMORROW,
The following have been selected in, represent the Club, to-morrow at 5.15 p... BW Borderers on Marina Ground in de
Duna, 3. Rodger, A. Bobello, C. B. More, A. Dand, J. Noronh
0: Hughes G. E. & Divet, W. Skipo, O. Francis, and *Gammert
((Continued on Page 9.)
KOWLOON MARATHON
RACE.
ENDS IN DEAD HEAT/
Twonty-seven competitors faced.
Gnt, Cofeld, Gunner Court, H. Owen Davies, ad Pte. Maclean
The winners' time was 94.mins ០៥ 30 secs, while the next mån: only about a second behind.
At the conclusion of the race,
the alarter in the annual-marathon- | Mira Lang-gate away the prizes -race organised by the St. Andrew's to the winnera in the Church Ball, Young Men's Club, and of these, I calling Mra Lang to do so, twenty-six.completed the course which was over Uk miles,
the Rev. Walton Rogora said that 1. The race, ended in a dond heat this war their tonth annual rice, by Lance Corporal Palmer and and though there were more en- Private Jones-Rogers, both of the
trics than last year, he hoped thero South Wales Borderore, broasting the tape together A, B. Renson would be more support in the fu
ture. The winners' time compared H.M.S. Cumberland was a good third while D. Murphy of the same very favourably with, tho time not ship was only a few seconds be-up by Bugler White last year hind
mina, 35 so, which was a record, Other competitors were:—A. Al- I and it would only be fair to state lerton, C/Cpl. Andrews, G. P. that the runners had a little more Haset, A. B. Cundick, Pte. Cooper, distance this tine. He then thaak- F, D. Davies, L/Cp. Davies, Pleed all those who had helped to "Durbin, · Pre... Edwards, Marine | make the race a success, especialy Head, Sergt. Hyde, Pte Jones, Measra, R. M. Dyer, E. Abraham Pte Lalande, A, B. Murfet, Ple] and C. M. Manners for presenting Penticost. Pts Philips A. the first, second and third prizes Ryder, Pto Rolan, A. B. Young, respectively.
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