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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1933.

CHRISTMAS SERMON AT ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

Bishop Hall Preaches To Large Congregation

Christmas drips with senthment. most people love That is why

Christmas and a few people hate

to

it. Our business as Christians is

straight, get Christmas that it will not stand or fall by its sentiment but by the truth of me its message. Do. not. think pedantic if I remind you of the

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10,000 MILES SURVEY FLIGHT OF "ASTRAEA"

Native Who Wanted "Eggs" Laid By The Great "Bird"

Survey

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NEW MOTOR COACH SERVICE THE CHINA MOTOR BUS Co., Ltd.

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CAUSEWAY BAY.

HONG KONG.

Managing Director :--

When, not long ago, the Imperial] and, ascending again swiftly, dis "Astraea" was appeared in the direction of Port Airways air-liner

fight along Darwin, on the Australian coast,

time after making a

Actually, for some eastern sections of the 10,000 miles air-mall route from England "Astraea" had alighted, the na- did not care to approach the ma- for fuel on Bathurst Island, a to Australia, a descent was made tives were so mystined that they off" the north-west chine; but presently their king lonely spot

drew near enough to catch sight coast of Australia.

The natives of the island were of the Royal Mail emblem, with saw the its crown, on the air-liner's side. when they spellbound

Whereupon he gave a cry of de- gliding down, and their amaze- light, and, pointing to this crown, great four-engined moruplane come

equally great when, declared that he now realised that ment was after taking on petrol, the air-the aircraft had come from the liner taxfed along close to them King of England, and that he, as the King of Bathurst. must be the only one to approach the machine, it being "taboo" for anyone else = cannot in Church it is just a blank wall

lowers retreated hastily, while he nothing to it but what you see himself, evidently, feeling that the If I try to say my prayers I do occasion required some special act to go near it. At which his fol-

not know what to say." That is of recognition on his part, pru- exactly why God came as a Babe ceeded with his own hands-and crew-to sweep and at Bethlehem-to melt that dumb much to the astonishment of the

chine.

came for. When clean out the interior of the ma-

"Astraea" to depart he refused to accept any gift or token from the air-liner's crew, but, drawing him self up in truly regat fashion,

being to the effect that, as, from gave them a message as from him- self to the King of England; this one King to another, he would not of our to replenish the stock on be at all averse to receiving a gift the island.

The ma their account of what the angels Bethlehem for Wise Men to re-belleve that it really represents If I go to communion, there is said. Our Lord himself said later cognise his kingship. that He came "Not to bring peace jority did not do so and still do but a sword". However. He did not. That is Calvary. The light darkness. Christmas also say, "My peace 1 give unto shines in the darkness, but men

prefer of emphasis you." The, change which the right translation gives marks the inauguration of a new, It is an act for the world's Is important not because it ac-

but re-making but it does not imply curately reports the angels, because it gives a truer rendering an automatic progre82. of the meaning of Jesus' coming into the world,

as

The difference between the old and the new translation is, that the old translation implied auto- matic action and the new trans- There is in the lation does not.

fe of Jesus no promise of auto- world matic progress towards Peace or World Brotherhood. It is conditional: "To as many received Him, to them gave He power. The red light of a traffic signal will not stop your car, you have to respond to the signal. your The love and affection of mother or the noble character of vour father have more compulsion than a traffic signal, but they are that 15 not automatic-perhaps why so many persons' sons come to a bad end.

The appeal of God-made-Man in the. humble home of a village carpenter bas meant more to the mother's love. any world than

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ness out of us.

To kindle our air-liner's

tight imagination. and so draw friend ship and love out of our buttoned Scrooge jacket. And if Christmas has brought back to

you

any haunting memories, or still more haunting hopes of what life might be If the peace of God

Think was real to you. I beg you to try when you reel to pray. again. Use your imagination

of Bethlehem. Think of Nazare Easter morning. Think of your th. Think perhaps of Calvary and mother, or some other friend you have known to whom Jesus has been real Do not try and talk. Do not say anything; just think. Soon you will find yourself quite naturally saying what is in your heart. In that natural friendship you will know the peace and joy that are in the heart of God for

"That is very well Padre." you may say, "but when I krieel down' men. love, a

common

CARS OF TO-DAY

The Morris Minor

profit arises from the city deve- lopment scheme." As a Christian Minister bound to expound the word of God, would remaid the citizens of Hong Kong that such an attitude towards the housing of the, poor is profoundly

view of Christian. It implies a

group automatic progress which has already rejected as unsound. The Christian faith, and especial- every way by the Christmas message, claims automatic that well-being will come to the "Every day is organised, and not left to the panacea for the neurotic, it is an community only when well-being of profit. The Report act of faith in God. and in every way is another way chance SO

that believe

the continues: "It is unfortunate that of saying to spirit of God means my body to the removal of conditions that be better. I make myself one with entall a heavy toll of lives cannot that will, and day by day giving be recognised until the hoped for

it I can get better."

proft materialises." of" the angel's myself to

the honest before our God mistranslation message. It should not be "Peace The same thing applies to

and goodwill towards world, about us. The same Spirit cognise that to allow the removal for nations for of Intollerable conditions to de- earth

to willing health. earth

me. is.

pend on profits la more than un- men", but" "Peace on men of goodwi". It is difficult great cliles for you and

to behind the universe. Our business fortunate-it is utterly unmoral appearing

accept is to co-operate with that spirit and unworthy of this Colony and to imagine angels

Christian Falth. I waits in shepherds. We would not

courts God as evidence in. the law

the opinion of the Government.

Lastly. "Peace on earth to men Here it is my as individuals. of goodwill" as a meaning for us business to play Morley's Ghost, but I promise I shall not frighten you. But is it not true that there is about the inner man of all of us something of Scrooge keeping afraid itself ight buttoned up, Is a League of Nations" Possible

to let go in love of man and "wor- two or I am going to make

ship of God? Dicken's Christmas three suggestions this morning as to what the Christmas invitation Carol' is a parable about bethle- means for us at the present time. hem.. Peace came to Scrooge be- in barriers in which he had shut First of all in international affatri. cause he let love break down the

see any ground I cannot

believing himself. The Babe at Bethlehem for dugma Christian that a League of Nations is pos- is the love in the heart of things.

reason for making the same appeal to

are see every

Bethlehem claims that we teachings of sible. I believing from the the Christian faith that, an Inter- men whom God has come to find: who are dally offered Hls national World Society of Christi- men

The family of friendship and His love: men who the need never by lonely because the ans. is possible.

Eternal God our Father" seeks our and companionship. nations which follows from Fatherhood of God is

triendship, only family. It

as Christian co-operation.

a automatic hold Church holds together, by a com- man faith, a common purpose, and a forgiveness. The symbol of the Internallonal World Society pro-

on Christmas Day is the. mised shared loaf and the shared cup. nations lled with Apart from but it still does not work auto-the spirit of Christ 1 do not te- lleve that this kind of sharing -is peace is matically: it depends

possible. International response to it.

an ethical achievement. It can- not be based on self interest how-.1 Idle Thoughts of Energetic

on Fellows Human nature is made up like ever enlightened, but only

common needs between nations. all interesting things of contra generosity and the sharing

more re-

Let us face the fact that world dictions. Nothing is

peace is not possible apart from markable than the energy of man It is as if

a world church. Do not imagine except his laziness.

from a divine reaction

that the League of Nations is a some

only a 115 helpless and Christian ideal: t s energy leaves

certain things. Christian second best. It assumes sluggish abou:

But Most minds have blind spotsnations are only nations.

more Like Pratt's Great thinkers lose their railway they are tickets, spectacles, and umbrellas. Ethyl Motor Spirit which we are Two assumption about automatic told is pétrol plus. nations are The now plus. Something More. processes, one called "Progress", the other "Economic Law, are something More is the Christian Church. It is only as there is due to this contradiction in hu- the idle

an increasingly effective Christian man nature. They are

that the group in each nation thoughts of energetic fellows. busy,

53 nation's

can hope to achieve a We have been energetic about developing the reague which will banish war.

The Significance of Christmas material advantages given to us

"ON THE ROAD by science that we have let our

for Hong Kong minds be idie about the funda

In city life, and Hongkong after

This saloon, which has a shorter of the universe

than the four-door Denial nature

commerce. By one of all is a great city, the same thing of

model, is designed to take three those lazy actions, which are preis true. "Peace on earth to men

grown persons or two and two séut even in the most energetic of goodwill" means for us Hong

wheelbase

children. It is narrow in the beam mind, we have assumed that the Kong citizens, a city of co-opera- evolution evident in biology was tion and brotherhood in which in the poor are housed adequately

but there is room enough and the seats are reasonably comfortable. also working out inevitably

The engine develops enough power, human society. That laziness us which likes to rest on some-

It has not the balance or quiet- thing automatic happening which

a three-bearing unit, but it feels we need not influence enabled us

for its size and runs with liveliness.

sturdy and hangs on to a load. to make that assumption. It has been the same in economics. The has of exchange

The clutch worked, well and the change-speed was straightforward. whole tangle kept us so busy sorting out

The brakes were knots, that we have imagined the

The hand brake lever has a "grip"

skein of wool was being held by

handle, but the catch should be excellent, giving good force with- easter to work. automatic hands, and the ball of prosperity belrig automatically

out snatch or calling for undve physical effort. The steering was wound, from it. We occupied our- selves with keeping the knots look in relation to government la the combined generator and fan light yet steady, and the springs. for. such a short wheelbase gave that due to the recognition that there held adjustably to the top of the disentangled and assumed

very fair results, although were the other process was going on is nothing automatic in progress. head, the distributor and make-

was not:

wet asserts that it 1s not the end-break which face an operator automatically. It

The controls except the hand business of government merely to are level, with the timing case, thes designed quite flat some fore hold the ropes while men make the oft filler tube and the dip-rod, and aft movement might be saved. profit; this old view of govern and the coil which is held to the

avold unevenness of In this too we are now disment depended on a teller that steering column and upside-down brake catch and the accelerator there nothing automatic economic activity would which is the "better way. The pedal which might have a stiffer +79

Cam steering box is fastened by spring to illusioned.

as dead as a swivel bracket, which is riveted application when travelling over automatic then? Does everything make prosperity for all depend on our goodwill?" "On That bellef is now

This Minor saloon, with dry that and no other" la the verdict Queen Anne. If there is" then no to the front cross member, and a rough road-are conveniently "Peace automatic economic activity mak- the column is stayed to the dash. arranged.

ing prosperity, which means the Drainage of the sump can be done well-being of man, it becomes the by removing an oil pipe and plug, roads, two persons on board, and Punch delights to depict business of government to er- with a strainer inside, from the no wind, did 25, nearly 40, and 's often as he thinks his readersganise this well-being. Mussolini side of the base. A spare oil tin good 50. on second, third, and top is is on the dash, and there, also on the level, and 47 was maintained. done so. Adolf Hitler bas housebreaker a stand it, standing perilously on an impos- trying to do so. Russia is trying on the nearside is the petrolift against slightly rising ground. On sible fragment of a crumbling to do so. In Britain the Ministry which has a fexible pipe to the the up-grade stretch the rates wall. Our attitude of Hfe should of Agriculture is being remarka- carburettor. The sparking plugs were 16 and 45, those on the 1- that of the housebreaker? We bly successful in doing so. Notice can be worked with an ordinary in 23 Dashwood Hill were 30 and gion with no auto- the dimerence between our Bi- spanner in the top of the head; 26 mph and with a standing We must dare to fish way and the others. There the carburettor and starter are start on third the top of the old. Specification No. of cyl. 4; is no peace,nois à much larger element of co- also accessible, and with the car bill was passed at 17.

rity for oursel-operation in the British plan, and burettor dropped the tappets of the

cept is far this is profoundly in line with side valves can be got at easily, size, 57x83 mm.; capacity, 847.c.. The exhaust pipe la forwardly nominal hp., 8.05 bhp., 19.25 at placed, and there is a proper tap 4000 r.p.m. no. 6f main bearings, now you will forgive me on with a curved spout for draining 2 overall forward gear ratios: 5.37, morning when children the water. The honeycomb radia 8.54 12.47 and 22,46 to 1 petrol in our hearts referrtor has a stoneguard in front capacity, gals makers estimate Report of the Society Engine, single plate clutch, and of petro consumption, 47 m.p.g.

of Children, centrally controlled gearbox are tires, in by 18in; turning circle..

dwell on

held pa one neembly in front by 31ft wheel-base, eft. Ein track The typ horisontal pieces to the front 3ft. Bin † ground clearance, Bin, member and level with the (in under the steering, armi); on each side by an arm weight of car, 181ew price £130

with rubber. It is neccessary to unscret the floor boards to get at the inspection plate over the clutch, but the gearbox "level and filler The Morris Miner two-door sal- plug may be reached from above ofoon is the smallest and least ex-Lalthough more board should be cut.

pensive member of the family. It away. The gearbox has a quiet is up to date "with a four-speed third and synchro-mesh for top synchro-mesh gearbox, hydraulic and third, the lever is sprung brakes, direction signal indicators, reverse. The after drive is by a battery master switch, leather, fabric disk-jointed open propeller- shaft and a three-quarter floating pneumatic seats, adjustable suri visor, and safety glass all round. spiral bevel axle, the case of which Moreover, the inside is much better has a level filler. The half-ellipti- cal springs are well clipped, have finished than before. "

each a snubber leaf, and hydraulic shock absorbers are fitted. back springs are underhung.

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were not even winding, the ball only making a worse tangle.

Nothing Automatic

of the New Testament.

on. earth to men of goodwill”.

will

and the workers are paid their fair share of the profits of their industry. That is the promise of Christmas to Hongkong: a promise from the very heart of God.

The two doors have useful bag pockets with neat elastic-held top flaps and all inset, there is a cup board each side of the intrument panel, which includes a petrol gauge, the doors have proper cat- ches, pull plates, and vertical inner handles, the roof slides, and the visor can be adjusted to any angle. The inside reflecting mirror gives quite a good view, and the screen are adjustable. can be opened to give direct sight. The front seats though the holding slots might be more positive, the wheel arches

peller-shaft tunnel, and the rear at the back from flat ledges, there is a well either side of the pro- blind can be worked by the driver.

The spare large hub wire wheel The wiper works is at the back way. although noise is avoided. The head and side lamps are by suction, which is not the best

Entrance to the back Remember that this promised combined. peace is not automatic; it comes cannot, of course, be easy on a car Access is given only to men of goodwill. The of this wheelbase. significance of the changed out by tipping the nearside front seat look in the government in Europe forward. Entrance forward is fair, in the last few years endorses the and a driver can get in from condition implied in the Christ either side. mas promise. The changed out-

osperity, Christian dogma,

gren.

Housing

mien:

On the offside there is merely

The

In the interests of safety there are the battery master switch. which I turned cuts off all current direct at the source, the self-com- the safety pensating fourwheel brakes, the direction signallers, glass, the downswept frame, and the anti-glare scréer

time the

Ever since this thrilling event otherwise uneventful in their Eves, the natives of Bathurst, who actually saw the air-liner descend have been busy telling the story

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com-lends point to a story which is sight.plete with wheels and propellers, told concerning a native who, the astonishing to those of their compatriots who mud models of "Astraea",

the latter being made of small coming to an aerodrome in the jungle, and never having seen a missed

the wheel-strips of cocoanut palm, ing-ground, where Throngs of natives visit the land-

are "still" One young enthusiast, it ap-flying machine before, stood in marks of the air-liner

eyes, when one of the big air- visible, and the tale of this won- pears, equipped his model with amazement, hardly believing his- derful visit loses nothing in its five propellers; whereupon a mem-

him In fact, it has ber of the Catholic Mission on the craft of the Imperial Always that Cairo-Capetown route circled over- constant telling.

of the island reminded

head just before landing. grown already into one island legends, songs being com- "Astraea" only has four.

Nothing abashed, the youngster posed and sung about it, and the crew of the air-liner assuming the replied promptly:- role almost of gods. *

The little native boys, too, have a new amusement, now found spending quite a lot of their time in making wonderfully accurate

1.

"Oh, is one quick fellar. Im much better. Catch 'em Darwin proper."

The astonishment caused by the arrival of "Astraea"-at Bathurst

"Would you like to be up there in that great bird?", an official asked.

"No", answered the native, "but what I would like is a sitting of its eggs to take back with me to my village."

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