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"JOURNAL OF WESLEY"

Rev. Mackenzie Dow's Interesting Talk

H.K. BRANCH OF ENGLISH ASSN.

A talk on the Journal of John Wesley was given by the Eov. K. Mackenzle Dow, Minister of the Union Church, Kowloon, at the meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the English Associa- tion, held at the Helena May Institute yesterday evening.

AUGUSTINE BIRKELL'S

REMARKS

In the course of his address the speaker said:-

in discussing the "Journal" of John Wesley, may I say first that I do it in the light of a remark made by Augustine Birrell in his essay on Wesley himself. There, Augustine Birrell wishes:-"If you want to get into the tast century, to feel its pulses throb beneath your finger. be content sometimes to leave the letters of Horace Wal- pole unturned, resist the drowsy temptation to waste your time over the learned who sleep in the IT volumes of Nichols-nay, even deny yourself, your annual reading of Boswell, or your blennial retreat with Sterne, and ride up and down the country with the greatest force of the 18th Century

in England." Happily for us his "Journals" remain, and from them we can learn better than from anywhere else, what, manner of man he was, and the character of the times during which he lived and moved and had his being. wesley's "Journal" is one of the hy-ways of literature; but I do not remember-having ever heard it asserted that the by-way is less in- teresting than the highway-Less important perhaps, and certainly less popular; but perhaps on that very account the more to be visited.

CONTEMPORARY PORTRÄTT Wesley's Journal" does for 18th Century England what Pepy's

Diary does for the century pre- vious. It gives us a contemporary portrait of inen and manners that

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Exciting Event

Working their way through the maze in the obstacle race.

BROADCAST ON

WORLD AFFAIRS

Christmas Optimism Fades At New Year

Spanish Civil War Problem

In a broadcast from London relayed by Z.B.W. last night, Mr.

P. V. Hodson, speaking on “World Affairs” said that shortly be- fore Christmas there seemed to be a big chance of success of non-intervention in the Spanish civil war and to understand why that was so one had to go back in history.

The civil war in Spain, he said. could be divided into three periods. Firstly, the sudden military revolt taking the Government by sur prise; secondly, the Night of the Government; the balance of non- Intervention swinging the other way; General Franco's troops held ip at the gates of Madrid; thirdly, the period of `deadlock after . the middle, of November followed by the recognition of Franco's forces"

FLYING-BOAT. IN OPERATION-

Castor Departs From Marseilles

London, Jan. 5. The train journey from Paris to

as the effective Government in Brindisi which passengers on the Spain.

P

Imperial Airways Empire routes have hitherto had to undertake spending two nights on the train being eliminated. is gradually Hitherto the Mediterranean sec- 'tion of the Empire air route has. been orily from Brindisi to Alex-- andria, but the service is now be Ing operated from Marseilles.

Continuing, Mr. Hodson said that Russia might shift, her ground-if Germany would shift hers. Hitler seemed to be faced with a choice of either decisively helping General Franco's troops or withdrawal, pro- viding he did not tie his hands too tight for the future. There was really some ground for optimism The first service out or Mar- at Christmas time, sald Mr. Hodson, seilles was operated yesterday by but by New Year, it grow paler: the flying-boat Castor which left Immediately after Christmas for Brindial yla Lake Bracciano, came the announcement from Ber- Rome: To-day she will by to

lin that a German ship had been | Alexandria carrying passengers seized on Bilbao. There was some (Confused on Back Page):

and mail for India. British Wireless,

FAREWELL TO MRS. KIRKE

PRESENTATION AT ST. ANDREW'S

New Secretary Elected

The annual meeting of the 8t Andrew's Mothers' Union and the farewell to Mrs. E. St, Q. Kirke was

SEAFORTH

HIGHLANDERS

Arriving To-day

RELIEF FOR EAST LANCS,

The 1st Battallön The Seaforth Highlanders, which embarked at

THE LIBRARIES

OF CHINA

LATEST REPORT

ISSUED

Kwangtung's Rapid Rise

The development of

China's

held at the Church Hall yesterday / Suez on December 14 are arriving|brary facilities is revealed in a

afternoon.

Mrs. Fraser was elected Hon. Secretary in the place of Mrs. for Kirke who will be leaving Home very shortly.

Rev. J. R. Higgs, the chairman, short address and later KRYO 2 made a presentation to Mrs. Kirke on behalf of the committee. In re- turn, Mrs. Kirke gave a silver mug to the newly born son of the Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Higgs.

in Hong Kong this morning on the report issued by the Ministry of transport Lancashire, to replace Education.es

country. Among the provinces

the 2nd Battalion East Lanca-

According to the "report," there shire Regiment who are departare altogether 4,032 libraries in the ing on January 12, for Bombay on

opel tops the list with the largest their way to Ambala,

Following is the list of ancers number, being 328 in all. Kwang- tung ranks second with a total of of the Beaforth Highlanders

Lieut-Col J Muirhead, Mrs. 325, while Cheklang comes third and family: Brevet with 322. Sinklang and Sons Muirhead Lieut. Col. G. Lammie and have the smallest number, each Lammie; Major 1 C. Barciny, having only one library. MBE, and Mis Barclay; Major;'

Shanghai Leads G. 8. Rawstorne, M.C. Mrs. Rawa- torne and family, Capt. RF Mason, Mrs. Mason and family; Capt. G. P. Murray, Mrs. Murray and family; Ligut. F. H. Nelll and Mrs. Neil; Capt. J. R. Mackintosh Tea" was served and later Walker, M.C.; Capt. 8. J. Ritchie, hymn was sung which followed by M.C.; Capt. J. 8. H. Douglas; the Mothers' Union' prayer.

In the report of the Mothers': Union, Mrs. Kirke said that the Mothers' Union had throughout the year concentrated on the spiritual side of work, as the social side was well catered for by the Women's Fellowship.

AN OLD CHINA HAND

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Lieut. I. K. C. Hobkirk, Mrs. Bob- kirk and family; Lisuts, K., J. G. Garner-Smith RG. B. Innes C. D. A. Ross, E C. Gray, R. D. Maclagen. 2/Lieute. J.-M. Mar- shall, R. R. Hammond Chambers, C. F. Allen, R. I Mackenke, Leut, IQM) R Patelaon, DC.M., Mrs. Paterson and family,

CHANGES IN HONG KONG AFTER 11 YEARS

A Wanderer Gives His Impressions

INTERESTING ROTARY CLUB TALK

“A Wanderer's Impressions on Returning to Hong Kong” wai the subject of Major A. E. Watts' talk at the weekly tin of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong, which was held in the Boof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday.

A welcome was extended to Hotarian Felix Joseph on his return to the Colony by the President, Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, ai tha conclusion of the tiffin, following which two guests in the persons of Messrs. H. Nother and M. H. Turner ware Introduced, to members.

Great Changer

existence on his return here. Ha In the course of his address. was greatly impressed by the ap- Major Watts stated that he leftpearance of new buildings Lad Hong Kong on December 10, 1925, ronds but it was with "regret that after spending three happy years he found the Peak Hotel standing here, during which time he was empty with closed doors for It was - Among the municipalities Shang-connected with the Army Educa there he had made his bome hat claims to have the largest tional Department at Headquar eleven years ago. number which is 229. Generally ters. Since then he had been at- considered as the cultural centre tached to various stations In in North Chins, Peiping, the old capital, ranks second with a total of 107: Nanking, the new capital has now 50, while Tsingtao 13

Eng and, and in India until its return to the Colony on December 28, 1938, when he was particularly impressed with the great changes

which have taken place in

The speaker stated that e'even year ago there was no Rotary Club

The Bank Building

Major Watts referred to the new Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building as a statue to the Hong Kong dollar and it most certainty marked the trentendous change that had come over the Colony. Another great changs, he pointed

As in many other phases of construction work, Kwangtung the model province in the South- west," matches the hightest in Hong Kong and he was surpri-out, was the fact that Hong Kong bonous for its rapid developed to find a flourishing one) in 1. ment of library facilities. Where- as in 1930 it had only 24 librarios,

It boasts now of a total of 150, be- Ing seven times na many as before,

In addition there are 38 Non-Chahar, and Hupeh hare ✨ siso

German Consul commissioned Officers who with mode:mpid program for this com

In Tientsin

ranks,, total 873:

Also on the Lancashire are Miss Helen Gray Martin and Miss Jean Imrie, private nurses; Sister. "Miss F F. McFent, Q.AIM.NS. Travel ling on the transport on their way to Shanghai are Capt. J. G. Hick son and two ranks of the 1st Bat- allon, Loyal Regiment; N.C.O's of the Royal Signals and the Royal Army Ordinance, Corps,

The new German Consul- General in Tientan, Mr. W. Stolier, has formally assumed his duties. Though he has spent a good deal of his service in recent years in Indo-China and Slam, Mr. Stoller is

an "old China hand," and has been stationed in many of the more important centres in China and Manchuris, Including Peking, Shanghai, Han- General in Shanghal, being trans- kow and Mukden. He served on ferred in 1928 to Hanoi. He was the Western Front during the Charge" d'Affaires of the German Great War as an infantry officer. Legation in Bangkok prior to "his On his return to China he ́served | transfer to the Consulate-General for several years at the Consulate-

here.

At The K.C.C. Sports

- Mrs. Clarke with her two children Margaret and Biddy and their

friend Pergy Haimovitch.

HEALTH RETURNS

One case of diphtheria, one of enteric fever and one of measles was reported for the 24 hours end- ed yesterday. For the week-ended on Saturday, January 2. the follow ing cases were notined

Thren of diphtheria, all fatal, 11 of enteric fever (four deaths), and 83; deaths from tuberculosis.

FLEET REVIEW APPROVED

London, Jan. 6. The Secretary of the Admiralty announces that His Majesty the King has approved of a review of the Fleet being held at Spithead on Thursday May 20 on the oc- casion of His Majesty's Coronation

-British Wireless

nection, their present numbers of Libraries being respectively ave and three times those in 1990.

Of the total of 4,032:Abraries in the country, 1,983 are school libraries, 1,255 people's libraries, 173 Hbraries attached to govern- ment offices, 20 private libraries, 37 circulating libraries, 573 gene- 11* technical ralibraries and

libraries.

WHO NAMED HIM "DIXIE?"

Dean On The Warpath

At home and abroad-in fact, wherever Soccer is played, his name is a by-word. Yet he hates it, al- ways has, and is still looking for the man who first dubbed... him "Difle."

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Across The Ground

A general view of the ground and spectators at the K.C.C. sports.

H.M.S. SUFFOLK FOR CHINA

Leaving In February

This most fàmons of all Süccer. stars has been scoring goals ever. since he first put on a pair of boots when he was a lad in Birkenhead.

London, Jan. 6. He made such, a hit as a school-

H.M.S. Suffolk, Commanded by boy that he was signed by Tran Captain HC. Phillips, commis mere at flteen. Everton secured sioning at Chatham to-day for re- him la 1925, since when he has service in China after over a year ** Smashed English goal-scoring re- | in the dockyard for repairs and rẽ. cord with sixty in League football | equipment costing over £513,000, and `eighty-two in all matches | including additional armour, anti- played during 1927-28 sensoi. aircraft armament and provision Won League championship-med- | for three amphibious aircraft in- als in 1928 and 1932”, Second Divi- |· stead of a single, seaplane. slon in 1931, .Cup medal in 1933.

The vessel is due to leave for the Far East on February 9.- Reuter,

LADY HOCKEY

PLAYER TO

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WED SHORTLY

Miss Sybil Dalziel's

Marriage

CONFERENCE LINES FREIGHT RATES

Increase Anticipated

London, Jan. 5. The Conference Lines freight

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 18. 2.7/8d.

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30.3/8.

LONDON SILVER

MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Janı, 5. London "silver. prices to-day. were 1/16, up as follow:-- t

Spot

Forward

Jan, 4 Jan. 5 211 21-5/16 21121-3/16

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

The Customs requirements of Southern Rhodesia, in respect of goods for which British Imperial Preference is claimed, have been varied as from January 1, 1937. Exporters are advised to obtain the latest details from the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce be- fore making shipments.

NEWS INDEX

The forthcoming wedding is rates are likely to be raised from announced between Mr. John April 1 sccording to the Times" Gardner, accountant Astatic shipping correspondent, who says Petroleum Company, living at 32, that working expenses are now Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong counderably higher owing to in- and Miss Gertrude Sybil Dalziel cressed wages under the new uf 10, Buffolk Road, Kowloon Tong manning scale greater cost or Mis Dalziel is the well-known fuck and stores, and numerous Y.M.C.A. Ladies and Interport. Items of expenditure the corres Amusemente hockey player. She played for pondent records and, rival, demand very Hong Kong against Shanghai in for ordinary cargo boats on time 1935 and also played for the Colony or voyage charters by liner

against the Shanghai Ladies in pantes

Cables

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Finance

Local Dis

the North last year.net It is many years since there ha | Mall Noti

She is a very useful forward beer an enquiry comparable with Folice Court and has scored many goals both the present for cargo carriera from in the Caer Clark Cup League and such different directions infriendly matches.

Beuter

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