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WHERE HISTORIES

MEET.

sonse which had been so cultivated by the Greeks. These are spiritual: treasure, so much greater than the rewards of commeren can merely ROME, THE ETERNAL CITY lead to accumulation which, with

INTERESTING LECTURE BY

FR. BYRNE, S.J.

There was a large gathering at tho University Union Assembly Room at evening when the Rev. Tather G. Byrne, B.J., delivered a lecture on The City of Rome whore Histories Meet. The fune

tion was held under the auspicies of the University Arts Association.

Addressing the gathering, Father. Byrne said

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out the spiritual, marka no real life. growth in the man or in the nation, Ancient Rome, then, spent some centuries in absorbing but all that eba absorbed was welded together, thanks to her wonderful genius for law

into an organic whole. The Europe of today in its most aliens characteristics is her work.

We need not linger in the shado of the Pas Romana, which was the great gift of Augustus Caesar, to gether with the Roman Unity, to the vast Empire bounded by the Rhine, the Danube, the Black Soa and the Euphrates: We are more

Years ago Faul Bourget, the well interested in Madiaeval Rome ke known French Hterary eritic and cause it is only of late years that novelist, requested Jean Carrère, tra place, as Thinker, and historians are beginning to ovaluato special corresponding of Le Temps Tonchor of a yet unformed man- to set down his idens on Rome in hood to be guided to maturity, A synthetic work. In a book writer histories than those of the periods of her wars of conquest ten twenty years later, Carrère tells were to most at Rome. She might Is that his immediate reply was

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1931.

COINING OUTFIT.

POSSESSION OF MOULDS

AND COINS

WORK OF SP.CA MOTOR FATALITY SEQUEL.

WHAT THE LOCAL SOCIETY HAS ACCOMPLISHED.

USED ADVISED TO PLEAD INTERESTING ROTARY CLUB

ADDRESS, GUILTY.

VERDICT OF DEATH BY MISADVENTURE.

The inquiry into the circumstan cea surrounding the death of a Chinese who was killed as. the ru sult of being knocked down by a At the Criminal Sessions yester Mr. J. Russell, President of the motor car driven by Mr. Burrell.. Tin Lok Lane on the night of day, Chan Hog Ping, described as Hong Kong Society for the Proven-in

shocinaker, was charged on three tion of Cruelty to Animals, was October 3, was concluded before Mr counts, two relating to possession the speaker at the Rotary Club Schofield, witting as Coroner of moulds, bearing the impress "of yesterday, his subject being "Animal and assisted by a jury, at Central both sides of English shillings and Welfare."

Magistracy yesterday when a vor Hong Kong tentent picocs, and The Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso prediot of "Death by Misadventuro” the third relating to possession of sided and there was a large gather was returned.

When the inquiry was resumed, coins resembling English shillingsing of members at the luncheon. The

the first witness called was Miss E. When asked to plead to the first President, in introducing Mr.

M. Hopkins who said she was rid- accused said Those Russell, said that the latter had things were found with me, but been a resident in the Colony for 18 on the car concorned on tär they were not my property many years and had been pro-driving along Tin Lok Lane when night in question. They were Later, on the advies of Mr. Leo minently identified with the work she noticed two Chinese walking in D'Anado, int, who appeared for of promoting animal welfare. the accused, the latter pleaded guilty to all charges.

count,

Mr D'Almada said it might suffer defent on the battle field but seem rather an extraordinary pro- A synthetic essay on the Eternal the "had nequired now strongth, the cedure for counsel to suggest the H.K.S.P.C.A.,

rirength of a great spiritual Teacher since Constantine had siga ed the charter of her Christian freedom. If Rome be the Eternal City she owes her undying splen Jour to the spiritual park within, As Gibbon snys: "Like Thebes, or Babylon, or Carthage, the name of Rome might have been orased from the earth if the city had not been animated by a vital principle, which again restored her to honour and dominion. The sword of the enemy was suspended over Rone

City1" I replied in alarm; "I should never dare. The subject is Loo vast. When I received the invitation of your Hon. Becretary 10 gives lecture to the Arts Asso. siation with the suggestion that it be on Rome, my first thought was Carron's thought, "I should-näver dare Where is one to begin and where and in the study of a city

"Friends' Revenge.

the centre of the road. Mr. Bur Mr.rell sounded his horn several umes

one of the social

and the two pedestrians parted with the result that the driver had to turn his steering wheel in or

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der to avoid running.over: the mais

its way when all of a sudden on the right. The car continued on

as appeared in front of the car presumably the one who had turn ed to the left, and he was struck. down.

which the common voice of histo. it was averted by the mild eloquence look at They told him they were than that of the aut; how quickly had given evidence regarding the

It was

(Decline and

effect, plented not guilty in his The fact that accused had, in

reply to the first count, would stand very much in his stend in that he, himself, although technically guilty of the offence, was innocent so far as an attempt to do anything with the particular goods in question was concerned,

stated above..

The Chairman then called upon Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe to thank Mr. Russell for his address...

In the course of his address, Russell said, inter alia;—

Gentlemen, I thank you for allow ing me to address you on behalf of alteration of a plea of not guilty services of this community. to guilty, but if his Lordship would our loent society, it is your support To-day as the representative of refer to the statement accused I want and not to raise any con- made when charged, it would ex-troversy. That is why I have taken for part of my address the tiniest plain the position.

of insects, the ant. In our study of those tiny creatures, wo have the evidences of all life. There are. In awer to charge." A," he had few studies so fascinating as those Sergt. Simpaou gave evidence suid. the tools were not his pro. that take us into the world of about oxamining the surface of thy perty but were taken to his place anals, and insects: And of the by Wong Hoi and Yeung to have a insects, there are few more worthy road and said that he found no of study or more fruitful of interest akid marks, After Sergt. Bako1 and seasonable gifts of the Pontif. able to make such things, and rians, calls the Eternal City? who commanded the respect of asked him to lend them soine they move and how busy they condition of the car, stating that

The very objection proposed a hereties and Barbarians. The meritsmoney. They left the tools there seem. Go to the ant thou slag- subject which may be new to some of Gregory were treated by the that night and informed the police gard" is the ancient advice to the the brakes were in good order, the of you and to others, who are Byzantine court with reproach and the next morning in order to have y The lessons it can teach and jury retired for a few minutes. familiar with the development of insult; but in the attachment of a him arrested because he would not its ways can yield should not be hoy then returned the verdict

the interest which observation of. Ronie, happily reminiscent of well-grateful people, be found the purest lend them money. trodden pathu.

Why call Rome reward of a

and "the best

lost on any of us. Eternal if not because Rome is the right of a sovereign.

Chinese and Animals. City, where histories moet? And Fall, Bk. IV. c.45), when we talk of histories meeting

Medieval Rome.

We often hear it unid that the we are not thinking of convenient

Chinese are cruel and callous in divisions mapped out by historians

common to consider

their treatment of animals. With for an orderly table of contents; Mediaeval Rome as a kind of fos

this I do not agree. From the we are thinking of something much ailized relie wedged in between two

Chinese classics one could quote at

Preservation of White Ants inore living. We are thinking, a civilizations, that of Ancient Rome Pascal remarked, that the whole on which we have been reflecting,

length regarding their regard for Accused, who was away, when the animals. Recently, at a prosentas

Mr. Wolfe: It must seem a little, succession of men should be con and the Modern Rome, which is sup-goods were brought by the two men, tion of the S.P.C.A. cup to the incongruous that I of all Rotarians sidered as one man who lives an posed to have spring solely from returned home shortly after nine Chinese Girl Guides, I was parti should be asked to say, a few words 'and' never ceasts to learn,

a sudden revival, called the Rennis'clock when his wife showed him ularly struck with a beautiful of what I feel must be a hearty ap- When we talk of histories mertanto, ing at Rome we mean that the tory of Mediacyal Rome need not be out and met. Wong nad Yeung who booka given by the Chinese Guide. It is my painful duty as Inspector If this were true the his-the articles. Subsequently he went quotation from one of the Chinese Preciation of Mr. Russell's address. stream of human civilization, in ong writton. We should merely have to asked him for a loan of $100. It Leader. These cups of which we General of Police to deal with form or another passes through the pass from the decline of the Roman appeared that accused refused to have three sa prizes for essays on nimala, particularly dogs, in n Isthmus of Rome" the striking Empire in the fifth century to the advance the loan because he had care of animals, serve a useful pur manner which possibly no society expression is De Quincey'se

light of the Renaissance, ignoring previously advanced money to them, pose in encouraging boys and girls on this earth could appreciate. My Sponk, if you will, of thres a dark night of one thousand years, and he made up his mind to retain to take an interest in animals. Our duty consiste in removing the dog Romes, Ancient, Mediaeval and Such a transition would run coup the articles and hold tirem against society fulfils a social service neces that no one wants from the streets Modern; any writers have done so ter to all the natural laws of growth

Bar in every well-organised comand of even going further at times, and have even attempted to offer us as they are known to us. One has repayment of the loans.

munity and while old custom is but I presume when I was asked Inyers of civilization as different inly to

aver tho pages

Victim of Circumstances. difficult to oradiente, constant to express our, appreciation. I am the vart "encyclopedias of the geological strata which the of scientist discovers in the unfolding learning such as the Speculum

endeavour will gradually reduce treated rather as a fellow Rotarian of the earth. The picture is a falsa Majua of Vincent de Beauvais to after being cautioned, immediately is at present perpetrated. We are

When the police arrived, accused, much of the careless cruelty that than as the Chief of Police. It is almost like asking a medical man une. There is an Ancient Rome but realise the wide range of interests said the goods were not his but be deeply indebted to those who con

to address a vote of thanks to an it is the childhood of the Mediaeval occupying the Mediaevalists and the one. There is a Modern Rome but intensity of thought marking their longed to his friends, and went so time to help our work. The So. anti-vivisection meeting. it is the motority of manhood dne treatment of each problem. Th far as to try and find them. That ciety started with n flourish in misfortunes of the S.P.C.A. for 1

was corroborated by a Chinese des but soon lapsed, was revived again to the vigour of the Modinoval Speculum le a work of 50 books

tective.

in 1983 and has since carried jon growth. Man has passed through containing 9,885 chaptors; obvious-

Counsel continued that his Lord the good work. the nursery, where he played with a y, like all encyclopedias, a work ball; he still plays with a ball, but of collaboration. In it medicine, ship would see that defendant had now he calls the amusement exer surgery, literature, philosophy, his been the victim of unfortunate sino and names it golf or cricket. fury, theology, natural sciences were circumstances and, although tech- Development of muscle, keenness of all passed in review. In Puschnically guilty of the offence of vision, accuracy of aim were commann's Handbank of the History of posucunion, he was deserving of a menced in the nursery, accentuated Medicine, Dr. Pagel says: "Vin-light sentence such as could be in youth and vigourously turned cent must be considered as one of meted out in such a case, in which to account. in manhood. In the un- the most important contributors to the maximum sentence was life im-- folding of the Eternal City we may the generalization of scientific know-prisonment. discover an analogous process.

turn

Three-year Sentence.

I have followed the fortunes and many years since its inception in 1903. It has had its ups and downs. The Doga'. Homo hus crossed the An Ambitious Scheme.

Harbour no less than three times. to my knowledge: but I hopo now, We maintain the Dogs Heme at under the auspices of the existing Kowloon, where we have had in Society, that it is permanently fixed stalled lethal chamber on modern in Kowloon and that with the help lines, for the painless dispatch of of the Society and other sym- small animals,

pathisers, the present home will be Among the schemes we have in improved or a new home provided. hand is one which is rather am-But when the new home is provid ledge, got alone in the thirteenth, The police had nothing against bitious, but which may eventually, I hope the Society will not go but in the immediately succeeding him. he had been the victim of un- mature. That is to have a control to the extent of providing a special. Preparing the Ways of Peace.

centuries," But the work of fortunate chreumstances, and his place for the sale of birde and apartment for the white ant to My earliest impressions of Roman Mediaeval Rome as Thinker and story was consistent and had not other animals, Plans are being which our speaker made reference. History were that it consisted in a Teacher, preparing the way for varied, so that it could not be said prepared to utilise the top of the (Laughter.) knowledge of endless war am Modern Rome, lay especially in to have been concocted,

Central Market by adding another

I hardly think that the Society's nites, Pyrrhus, Hannibal, the another sphere, the sphere of the

foor, with a main entrance from endeavours would meet with very battles which they fought, the ro- | spiritual. We have seen that, at

Queen's Rond. Our idea is to have great sympathy if they included sults of the battles seemed to be an early stage, Rome absorbed the

a large airy place, with plenty of whito ants in the number of pro- perfect summary of Roman life, of Hebrew with his revelation, as well

Addressing the accused, the Chief light, well-ventilated and easy to tected animals. However, I do feel the growth of Rome. And, if read as the Barbarian from the woods Justice said:-I think you have keep clean. Stalls for the sale of that we owe a great deal to this aright, it musį be said that the ro about the Elbe and Danube. Dur seted wisely in this case in plend- birds, etc., would be available Society and I feel a special arm- sults of the wars du explain the ing. the period of fusion, as ring guilty. The offence charged on while in the centre there would bepathy towards our speaker of to growth of Rome. Ancient Rome Barry writes, the intermingling of the first two counts is a very serious a large tank on the lines on an der who is the President of the was a city of war, but her wars Jewish religion, Greek philosophy, ong, rendering you liable to im aquarium for rare species of fish. Society. They buvo all worked were preparing the ways of peace. old Republican and Imperial Juris- An all too common effect of war is prudence, had beenine so complete Prisonment for life. I have listened This would be of service to schools, amid difficult surroundings. There to prepare the way for future wars, that we may terma it the Christian Carefully to what has been ably and of interest to many people are members of the public here who "an affect inevitably resulting fromiden in practice. Henceforth educa- urged on your behalf by your coun- This idea, or ideal, I feel sure, do not understand what cruelty the spirit of aggrandisement. Items tion was to be cast in this mould.sel, and I think I am bound to us should appeal, to many who take means and, though having no wilful! did not act out on a deliberate If we sock the kinship inaume a less serious case against you note of the dirty condition of many intent, commit acts of absolutely cazcer of expansion. In his His spirit whereby Republic, Empire, than I might have had to do if the shops, where birds, dogs, etc., are needless cruelty to animals. It is kapt for anle au astablishment therefore essential that we should tary of Europe. B. Jarrots thus and Papacy are united, as intra- evidence had been gone into, Accurately, we think, describes the ments to carry out one vast plan His Lordship sentenced accused such, as I have mind, super- have a society of this kind and I situation" Her character was embracing nations and centuries, to undergo three years' hard labour vision would be easy, and from the consider it should receive the very created in her by the offect of all it is the spirit of Law, divine by on each of the first two counts, and hire of the stalls, the proposition greatest support from all members. that she was driven to achieve; the origin, human as regards matter one year's hard labour on the third would be put on a paying basis, of the community. absorbed some new element in her and scope, theocratie because ap count, the sentences to run con! Our work may seem unostentatious, tou com but, nevertheless, we are fulfilling character with each new conquest; nenting for its sanction to heavenly currently.

n sosial duty and as auch I com she grew in the richness of her powers, hierarchical and wolectiva in

mend the work of our Society” to

The work of the two Inspectora, capacity by each work forced on the persons by whom it rules, rather

you notice and trust from our talk I feel, is very difficult but you will her by circumstances, She does not thun feudal or hereditary”!

have left us modern nationalities to have your sympathy in connect by Folles Court antistics, that seem restlessly active, like tho

instead of imperial unity, they tion with animal welfare, I have the Society does a great deal of Grecks; nor commercially adventur-

have given us the languages which refrained from boring you with its work without having to take pro- ús, like Carthage; nor a religioua Deen Inge who can scarcely be we spent, they have hallowed the statistics of the number of animals codings in the Police Court. In centre, liko Palestine; nor contem considered an apologist for Moderniden of individual freedom by the we have taken care of during the other words, the Society does much plative, like Egypt. She was of Rome, says: In the Roman Law, abolition of slavery, they have given year, but I do trust this little talk by personal instruction. I feel they herself sturdy, simple and agricul in the Catholic Church, and in as the inspiration of the Gothic art, will be of service, and that you certainly deserve the sympathy of tural. She was forted by circum-liberal education, based on the they accentuated the distinction be will sympathetically receive our the Chinese community more than stances to advanco.and capture, and classics, Rome-is-as-mush_aliko-to-tween the spiritual and the tempor collectors when they call.

they have in the past. I believe. to rulo; and finally to become not day as she was under Constantino. al, they marked the pre-eminence of At the invitation of the Chair-they are going to work in the right aply the mistress of the world, but The Eternal City still sits on her the Papacy which is now more man to members to rut questions way by remonstrating and instruct the world itself as it was thou Sevon Hills and perhaps will sit noted in the small temporal but im to the speaker, Mr. Wong Kwonging rather than by wanting to rush kilown, orbis terrarum.'!

for ever." (Lecture as Queen's Uni-mouse spiritual territory of the Tin naked May. I iduire if Mr. to the Police Courts That again Rome defeated Carthage. Her versity Belfast 1927). Modora Vatican Hair In fact when you Russell considers the killing of unfortunately left to the depart Rome is the heir and guardian of wander through the Eternal City beast of picy, a poisonous snake.ment which I happen to control, struggle with "Carthage was the the treasures which she inherited you will find in the Roman build for a mosquito, as cruelty to but I rany say that the police do fercast of all her struggles. It loft

the most her in possession of the power, and when the current of histories flowed inga, as no where else, the meeting animals 1 not prosecuto kimning ower and through the isthmus of Rome of histories, and m you allow, the Mr. Reesell replied that the ques-outrageous enses in t

The late Professar Kurth, in Les spell to grow upon you, you may tion was a trick question but deltal of the fellow Notariaa Originer de la Civilisation faderne, repeat the words of Goethe In generally speaking, if one killed an Ihould like to thank Rotarian shows how much we are, to-day the Rome I felt for the first time in animal, it was cruelty no matter Russell for his most interesting and illuminhting : talk on the Society's heirs of the Middle Ages. They harmony with myself; I felt happy what the animal waarskyn

¡Continued on next Voloma.); work. (Continued at foot of next column) and rational

fiecause the most dangerous of the war legacies. From her confief with Grecen she grew richer; the inherited the spirit of philosophy the spirit of freedom, the, ansthetic

The Eternal City,

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