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MEETING OF ENGLISH

Professor Simpson Speaks

On "George Borrow

The subject of the addrem at the meeting of the English Association which was held at night at the Helens May Insti- tute was "George Borrow” and was defyered by Professor E K M. Simpson to a large and dist'nguished audience-

His Excellency the Governor took the chair and was sup- ported by the Hon. Secretary. Mrs. QA-A. Maifadyen.

Among the many people gathered to hear Professor Simp- san were: Sir Thomas Southorn, Mr. J. H. B. Lee, Sir William Hornell, Dr. E. Kotowall, Rev" Fr. G. T. Byrne, SJ., Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. de Martin, Professor Brown, Mr. M. L. Smith, Mr. Macnamara, Mr. W. J. Cartio, Mr. North and Mrs. Narth......

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Addressing the gathering before the opening of the speaker, His Excellency, said that he had to thank all for the great honour that they had done him by asking him to preside over that meeting. "We are however, going to listen to a man who knows what, he is talking about,"

At the conclusion of his address the speaker was greeted with loud applause,

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Discussion then followed, and Mr. H. C. Macnamarg said that, though be very much appreciated the lecture, he hoped that the As- sociation would in the future give addresses on living authors. The methods of the Association in the past resembled that of the,, poetic expression of the lobster that " is untouched till it is dead one looked at the anthers who had been discussed by the Asso clation one would tend to gather that there were no living English authors. Another point was that the Association bad confined itself exclusively to dead English Al- thors to the exclusion of American or foreign authors."

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Governor of this Colony as John Bowring in 1854. So that, although Hong Kong is not pae of the many distant places which Borrow claimed to have visited be may certainly be said to have locked towards it. And we must surely feel we have some special interest in a great writer who in the thirties of the last century was eager to enter China through Siberia; and in the forties to enter through Canton as an official in the Consular service.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1936.

ASSOCIATION

office, his father died, and feeling

HOCKEY

The following will represent the Hong Kong Hockey Club v. Hong

500 p.m. to-day.

H. F, Shields, J. Rodger."

no desire to continue in the Roug Police on Club Ground at fession which his father had chosen for hint, he went to Lon-¡. don with "the intention of turning his literary talents to account, and bringing out two or three works he had prepared

The London publishers had: no use for hid translations of föreign and archalo poetry. "And what he published as $ private venture : was rejected by the critics. Of his

of Kilinger's translation "Faustus," which was his arst book, one critic wrote "we have occasionally publications for the fireside these are only at for the fire." (Laughter), But he was employed in various forms of hackwork by Sir Richard Phillips, proprietor of the "Monthly Maga- zine One year. of this was enough. He left London to tramp the country,

These are the facts out of "Which, twenty or thirty years later, he constructed Lavengro" and "The Romany Rye." He could not have because the experiences of many years, and the glamour of imagina- tive memory, had to be spread over the facts. Nor would the publish- er at that stage have accepted such books.

written these books at that time,

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UNSETTLED LIFE '' Borrow's departure from London was the beginning of nine years of vagrant or unsettled life As The Romany Rye takes us only to the end of the first few months of this period and as he was un- communicative about the other years it is customary to refer to this epoch as "the eight veiled years. He was looking for work but could rot and I Do not imagine that the length of the search implies lack of initiative. He would have liked to have been

to

a. Sommer

J. L. Cotesworth.

R. A. Bates.

J. E. Potter (Capr

S. A Fowler.

J. L Tetley.

G. E. R. Divett. "D. Carey.

D. L. Nooy.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RIFLE SHOOT

Full Range Postal Match

HKEA

The Monthly Meeting of the Council will be held in the Asso- clation's Qfice to-day at 630 p.m. when the following items are on the Agenda.

To confirm minutes of Council }* We have just received particu-

Meeting No lars regarding the 303 Full Ranger receive minutes of League Postat Match, for this year Management Committee Meet- under the auspicies of the Nation-ings Nos. 18 and 19, al Rifle Association The com- To receive minutes of Emergency petition is open to one team of 8 Committee Meetings Nos. 5 and British subjects and/or British Colony, Protectorate or Country. China is represented in the bist mentioned of the three catagories by Shanghai and Tientaln. ma

The masch may be fred separo receive minutes of Interport Sub-Committee Meeting of the ately or concurrently with another

12th January, 1936 competition of exactly the same To receive minutes o the referees

To receive minutes of Grounds Sub-Committee Meetings No- -6 and 7.

Committee Meeting No. 2.

conditions on any one day between January 1 and December 31, 1996, on any range situated in the come January Payments and peting country and will be con To draw for the semi final rounds. ducted under NRA, Rüles. "

of the shield 22/2/38:

HRH The Duke of Gloucès-

The usual Wednesday nxture for the Hong Kong Football Club "A" XV has been cancelled and trial game will be played with, a view to selecting the best possible ter's Challenge Cup" and "Lord XV to represent the Colony Wakedeld? Bilver Medals, present- the return game against the Newed by the Viscount Wakefield of Zealand Universities on February Hythe, will be awarded to the 31st.

Captain and Coach (if appointed) and to each member of the win-

sing team. "Lord Wakefield B11- ver Medals will similarly be given to the team which makes the

The probable Telpu is: L. G. Robertson: Fus. Floyd. Surg. Leut. Benson, P. C. Frost, H. R. McGilchrist: A. H. R. Butcher, Opi. Preece and J. 'L. Bonnar: |,highest aggregate score with Rifles Lt. Robinson, W. E. Peers. Lent. 8.R. (a). Lincolns, A. F. Walkden. Cpl.. Cullinan, Pus Morgan. Capt. Gillespie, L/Cpl. Harrison: The possible team is: Fus. Preece: Lieut. Fraser. R. H. Griffiths. H. C Meeke, Lieut. St. Clair Ford: J Hutchison, Lieut. Hamilton: E P."Humphreys,

8. Chambers. Lieut. Harrison, A. Woodman, S. H. Garrod, Lieut. Chapman, F. J. McGugan, M. 8. Cumming.

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Referee D. W. Macewen. Esq. There are several absentees who were originally chosen for place In the above teams, notably Lieut.

The kick of is 5.00 pm. on the Club Ground.

SHOOTING CONDITIONS As for the Morning Post " (Junior Kolapore), viz

Distances: 300 500, 800-yarda (aggregate).

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No. of Shots; Ten and one as per firer at each distance,

Time limit: One hour at each distance.

No. of Targets: Two per team. Dress: Any Entrance Fee: £2 from each team to be paid when application is made for registers.

The Rifles used will be as de- fined by NRA. Regulations for

.S.R, (a)-8MLE as issued, open sights and without slings.

8.R. (b)-S.MLE, regulated in any manner approved by the N.R.A or the "1914" pattern rife (if available). With SR. (b) aper- ture sights and slings are allowed. Minimum "pall-off" for all rides 5-lbs.

Borrow was six leet three inches height, clean-shaven and with black hair which turned white before he was twenty, and very dark eyes. Born in 1803, he was the son of a Cornishman who, after enlisting in the Coldstream Guards, became a commissioned Referring to the lecture. Mr. officer in the West Norfolk Militia Macnamara said he was interest- With his mother and elder brother, ed in Borrow because in him there

be followed, this militia regiment were two other authors which the" through various parts of the a soldier but could not afford aJ. Rice Evans and A. B. Evane who lecture did not mention. It seem- British Isles, during the most commission. He offered himself were chosen for the probabies and | 1035, viz.:--.. ed to him that the three of them exciting phase of the Napoleonie to The Highland Society of Lon-J. Mchiney and E. B. Gamme!! had something in common in that wars: to Edinburgh Castle, where don, as a translator of Scottish who were chosen for the possibles, they chiefly wrote about themsel he claimed to have mastered Gaelic poetry; "but was not accept- ves. The other two authors were Broad Scots from his schoolmates ed. He also offered himself, with- Cobbitt and Belloc.

and Latin from his masters, at out success, to the British Museum the Anglo-Saxon Professor W. Brown, said that the Royal High School: "to Ireland, to work on the suggestion made by Mr. Mac-where he learned Greek and manuscripts in the Exeter Book

wanderings took him namara about addresses on living Clonmer, was taught Irish by His authors were to be taken up by Murtagh, in exchange for a pack France, perhaps to the boundaries the Association, he would like to of fifty-two cards, and. from a of Spain, and the journey seems propose that a lecture should be groom in the barrack stables, had to have confirmed him in these giren on: Professor Atarkey. Als arst rough lesson in horse prejudices against the French BY GOVERNORS THANKS management to Norwich where, which he had imbibed in The West In thanking the Professor for although he ran away from the Norfolk Militia. Finally he offer learneded himself to the British and Excellency said Grammar School, his lecture, His that Borrow was one of the au- French, Italian and Spanish from Foreign Bible Society. In 1833 thors whom he, in his younger

a. French emigre: as well as the they told him that they had a job days, had been told that he must Gypsy language and boxing from for & scholar in St. Petersburg, to read and consequently though he Jasper Petulengro. After leaving supervise the printing of the Bible had been presented with two books school he was an articled clerk in in Manchu, if he could learn that by this author he had not as yet a solicitor's office, where he de language in six months. In six

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or metrical transia rend both of them

voted pimself to a study of Danish, months he presented himself, with to be expected, he published German, Hebrew, Armenian and another candidate to take an ions from thirty languages, and Welsh, in which latter he became examination. They were asked to Thilana from the Russian of ready in speech, by the help of translate from Manchu a hymn Pushkin. When the Manchu Bible addressed to the "Bhuddu” of the a Welsh groom

Tartars. On the strength of fils was ready for China, he wanted to translation Borrow was given the go to China to put it into circula- tion. Instead, the Bible Society appointment and forthwith em- the Solicitor's erged from obscurity.

He was glad to know, he con- tinued, that many of his Bor- row's) words were lost and also that his diary had not been pub

shed, but though he may seem rather unjust the interesting lec- ture to which he had just listened might fempt him to take the other. Book and read that also.

Sir Thomas Southern then offer a vote of thanks' on behalf of the Society, to the Governor for 50 kindly taking over the Chair at the expense of his time. It had been the custom in the past for the Governor always to be the President of the Society and, he expressed the hope that his Ex- cellency would continue to preside in the future.

THE ADDRESS

Professor Simpson said in part: My reason for choosing this minor mid-Victorian subject is that I believe it to be thoroughly topical The last fifteen years in Great Britain has seen the revival of an anciens art and a long neglected outdoor pursuit. Those who re rived it called it biking.!For those of us who are far separated from the ideal hiking districts of Great Britain there silways re- mains the vicarious enjoyment; of Tegacy in the works of George Borrow

If you tell me that Hong Kong is not built for hiking or that you are too much travelled to revel In travellers tales. I can assure you that Borrow has still some claim to

"local interest · for people in Hong Kong His name once appeared in the advertised title of a book as co-author with one who later becom

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: LITERARY, EFFORTS When he had completed his ap prenticeship

Preliminary practice on the day of the match, or rests for support- ing the rite or body are not allowed.

AGENT FOR BIBLE SOCIETY The appointment of the local vagabond as an agent for the Bible Society, gave rise to unre fecting amusement in Norfolk, Nevertheless, Borrow succeeded in a very arduous feat of printing

trom and publishing

No one may represent or shoot manuscripts, with unserviceable type and poorly qualified compositor more than phe Colopy or Pro- tors. He spent two years in Rus tectorate in any

One year sda. Unfortunately he did not write a book about, although, as

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All members of a team must fire difficult on the same range.

(Continued on page 12)

With all THE HONOURS

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CONDECT OF THE MATCH

by the Secretary, National Rifle On receipt of the entrance fee association from the Rifle Asso- clation, Defence Force, or Captain of the team concerned, special firing Point and Butt Registers will be forwarded:: no others will be recognised

Receipts Accounts and pass bills.

Steel And Coulsons Billiard League

RESULTS TO-DATE

The results of recent matches leaves the league table as pre- RC. Secured a smart win over the viously pubiläfied. The Dockyard

RE Sgts, whilst the "C.AC.C. de- feated the RN.TP. by dve games

To select the team and arrange fi ground for the Governor's Cup Game to be played on the 835 February, 1938.77 40 de

To select a ground for the Lai Wah Cup Angl, Navy y Chinèse Civi'fans on the 8th March, 1938. Correspondence.

Any other business..

retired (who may be the Captain of the team fring), failing whom some responsible individual, ap- pointed by Els Excellency The Governor or other appropriate au- thority, shall supervise at the firing point. He wil check the range distances; he will enter in ink the ranks and names of his team in the order in which they will fire and the Target Ng or Letter on the Firing Point Regis- ter. A similar officer or individual as above shall superintend in the butts and shall personally verify the target dimensions and enter all hits as they are made on the ink. Be must Buit Register in have a copy of these conditions. with him. Both officers will sign the certificates on their respective Registers and the Superintending Oincer will forward them to the.. National Rifle Association under sealed cover on the conclusion of the team's fring,

TARGETS

Bisley, 1936 The Aiming Mark Isa black semi-circle. The top half of the target is coloured sky- grey; the lower half ochre,

Teams that competed last year were: Aden, Anglo-Egyptian Su- dan, Barbados, British Guiana, Tientsin Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland islands and Dependencies, Gibral-

RAF), Jamaica (including Turks tar, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Iraq and Caicos Islands and the Cay man Islands) Kenya, Leeward Islands, Malaya States, Mauritius, Nyasaland Protectorates, Palestine and Trans-Jordan, Sierra Leone, Southern Rodesis Straits Battle- 2. Superintending Officers. Aments Tanganyika Territory. Commissioned Officer, serving or Trinidad and Tobago.

10s

PLAIN

matter of chance that Player' CLIPPER being passed to you at bridge dinners CLIPPER Virginia

hosts and

and

Results of matches to date

was.0,0.

Mr. Grimmitt

Mr. Jones

Mr. McGowan.

Mr. Phillips

150

150

150

150

150

E.N.TE

Mr. Rakusen

Mr. Gorman

Mr. Stafford

Mr. Philpott

Mr. Gwyther MrFlaher

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Result: CS.C.C. 5: RNYP. Til Highest Breaks: Mr. Grimmit

unfinished; Mr. Jones 36.

p.a.C.

Mr. Newnham Mr. Marsh

150

ISU

Mr. Lewis

1.50

Mr. Bright

125

Mr. Ash

160

B.E. Brts.

119

142

115

150

118

S/8gt. Harris S/Sgt. Collins 8/83 Chant L/Bgt Raynor QMS. Staples Result: DR.C. 4

G.S. Mess

8/Cond. Andrews Bgt Russell Sgt. Ranson 878ut John Sgt. Trim

Mr. Santos Mr. Antonio Mr. Gu

Mr Silva Mr. Jordan

C.U.C.

Result: QU.C. 3; "G.8.M. 1.

PO

C.P.O. Darwent Shpt. Savage BPO, Ramsay. ERA Marshall C.P.O. Woodhouse

116 760

98

150

150

150.

*****.119

150

107

106

Prisons Officers Mi, T. Fils Mr. Willerton Dr. Bhaw

Mr. Goddard Mr. Hull

Result: C. & P.O§ 3; PO, Mess 2.

LEAGUE' TABLE TO DATE

C.U.C. PO. Mess RE. Sgts.. OBCO

L.R.C

Garr. Sgts RWF. Exte C&P.OS RNYP.

St. Pata,

P. W.LEA 12.10.2:45 15 12:"8:4.35:26 11: 74, 33 22 117-430-25- 12 68 28 32 1055-36 25 7 3 2 22.13 1138 21:34 12 2.10 17 34.

10% 18 13.37.

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