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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930.

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A GOD.

PROFESSOR JULIAN HUXLEY'S VIEWS.

FRICTION.

FEARS OF FURTHER TROUBLE.

DEFEAT.

CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO BIG

· ARMIES.

AT THE

NO REASON IN PRAYER. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS AT NANNING RELIEVED.

Professor Julian Huxley criti- cised conventional religion in his Conway Memorial lecture de- livered at Conway Hall, Red Lion- square, London.

Discussing "Science, Religion, and Human Nature," he said: ·

The 19th Century has shown.) or so many of us believe, that a whole spawn of monstrous ideas about religion-verbal inspiration, eternal damnation, magical effi- cacy of prayer or fomula or rite, miraculous intervention, and the Bike have no validity in them- selves, and, indeed, are none of them vital to any true religion.

"Religion in the light of science Is seen not as a Divine revelation, function of human nature," he said. "It is a very peculiar and very complicated function of human nature, some times noble, sometimes hateful, sometimes intensely valuable, sometimes a bar to individual or social progress.

but

ax a

MANCHULI.

SOVIET BLAMED.

Wuchow, Oct. 28.

It is confirmed here that the Kwangsi forces under Generals Pel Chung-hsi and Chang Fat-kwet have succeeded in inflicting a severe- defeat on the Yennauese troops who have been besleging Nanning for three months.

As D

Shanghai, Oct. 29. In view of the deadlock at the

The forces of General Pel and Moscow Conference, called for the settlement of the Chinese Chang attacked the enemy from Eastern Railway dispute, the the north, while the defendels of Nanking Government Council is Nanning attacked from the south. preparing a long declaration to Thus, between the upper and nather be addressed to foreign Powers millstones, as it were, the Yun- nanese came to grief. They lost setting forth its reasons for re-a thousand killed, many wounded calling the Chinese delegates and much ammunition. from Moscow and giving details threatening invading force they

sessions have therefore been eliminated, of the preliminary

The Cantonese have retreated to which led to the final termina-

Kwei Hsien, were they will prepare tion of the Conference.

The Nanking Government wall for a stand if necessary, while the place the blame for the deadlock an outposts of the Kwangsi Army have the Soviet Government, emphasis-advanced to Pu Miao,

Troops have been proceeding up ing the unreasonable and exorbi-

but whether the Kwangsi forces tant Soviet demands regarding the the West River in large numbers, Kharbarovsk Protocol.

will attempt the seemingly impos- "But it is no more and no less

Soviet Threat.

sible task of driving the Cantonese a furetion of human nature than

from Kwangsi, or whether they will Consequent on Soviet demonstra-decide to defend their present posi- fighting or falling in love, than

the Russo-Manchurian tions, remains to be seen. law or literature."

of Marshat Li The Creeds, the words of every frontier, General Chang Hsuch. If the rumours book of the Bible, the very fact ofiarg has dispatched three Man Chai-sum being appointed Governor petitioning prayer, the language of churian gunboats to the frontier, of the Two Kwangsi are correct. any and every hymnal-all im-fearing an imminent resumption of it would seem that ways and means plicitly, or more usually explicitly, Soviet aerial attacks similar to could be found for an amicable set-

tlement. Marshal Li is very popu assert a belief in a personal God, those witnessed last year.

that further Observers predic

native Province of lar in his who can survey from the outside the world He has made, who con-serious friction between the Soviet Kwangsi, a man in whom the people trols its normal workings and can and Manchurian Governments have every confidence.--Our Op miraculously interfere with them.eaused by the breakdown of the ne-Correspandent. who listens to prayer and may gotiations will hinder the expansion grant its petitions; who can be for Soviet power in China Proper. pleased or wrathful, who can por- The Soviet military officials are pose and plan, who deliberately erecting barracks at Harbin and Manchuli, sent His Son into the world to save in the environs of sinners.

which present an air of prepared- ness for war. In the event of an actual outbreak of hostilities, the MISSED BY TRAIN; RUN OVER Manchurian Government may even deem it necessary to recall some of the brigades which have been dispatched to Chihli in connexion with the expedition to Peking and

"A Nasty Gulf," This is a myth, that is symbol; this is a valiant attempt to express the inexpressible, that an unfor- tunate inexactitude.

tions on

Tientsin.

CHARMED LIFE OF A BABY,

BY ANOTHER.

Raymond Parry, aged three, of Ashington, Northumberland, had two escapes from death recently.

In the forenoon he was standing on the railway line near a level- crossing when a passenger train "The driver managed to pull up uero-within a yard of the child.

Later, the boy was knocked

"So long as the plain statements in Bible and Prayer Book stand uncorrected and unannotated in their central position," he said, :

Shansi Bombed. "so long will the Churches be in

Considerable damage has been approached. the awkward position of standing with one leg on either side of a done to property in Shansi, follow- nasty gulf. its leaders will be-ing the visit of Nanking lieve one thing, the mass of its planes which dropped several adherents something not merely bombs into Taiyaanfu yesterday down by a goods train at the level- different in being simpler, but afternoon, killing four and injur-crossing and lay motionless bet- ween the rails while the engine. radically different in nature. ing eight civilians..

The casualties were registered and 25 trucks passed over him. "Where, then, does the solution

He was unhurt. lie" he asked. "It would seemjat a hospital which was hit by one to lie in dismantling the theistic lof the bombs. The aerial attacks ettifice, which will no longer bear Jare Nationalist demonstrations in- the weight of the universe as en tended to force the resignation of Provincial Government released by Hirged by recent science, and at-Marshals Yen Ilsi-shan and Feng the rebel Commander, General Lit Foochow Seng-pong, arrived at tempting to find new outlets for Yu-hsiang.

The latest statement issued by last evening and were entertained the religious spirit.

with "It is obvious that

the Marshal Yen indicates that he is at Government House by the Civil to make a stand in Governor The Commissioners abandonment of the idea of God as determined

months

and

a single independent power, with Shansi Province, co-operating with have been imprisoned at the rebel

camp for over six a nature akin to personality, many the Kuominthus armies.

General Clang Hsuch-liang. have suffered great hardships. current religious practices will

head of the Manchurian Govern-

Bandits Capture Nanhsien. become meaningless.

arrive at ment, is expected to

Peking, Oct. 29. Tsingtao on November 7th in con-

Four thousand bandits captured and for nexion with the conference with

(or Nanchow)

No reason for Prayer.

"There will be no reason

services of intercession, for prayer Marshal Ohiang Kai-shek, the Pre-Nanhsien

Peking Command.

in the ordinary sense, for fear ofsident of the Nanking Government. Hwajung in Northern Hunan, incomprehensible punishment. for Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is pre-killing a hundred Chinese.

It is believed that the mis- propitiatory sacrifice, or for the sently visiting his native country, worship that is regarded as agree-Feng Hwa, and will leave for sionaries stationed there managed

Hangehow to-morrow: It is not to make their escape.--Reuter. able to its recipient." he said.

Taiyuanfu Bombed. "Do people want a new religion, known yet when he intends to

Peking, Oct. 29. or, at any rate, the only kind of visit Tsingtao. New religion which he would wil-

A message from Taiyuanfu lingly see, namely, one with a

states that a Nanking aeroplane scientific basis and outlook?

General Yu Saieh-zung, the Gar-raided Taiyuanfu on Oct. 28 and rison Commander of Peking and dropped four bombs, which are Tientsin, has issued an important reported to have killed four per- decree prohibiting the establish- sons and wounded eight or nine ment of military commands in Pek-others-Reuter.

under the ing other than those Manchurian Government. The or- der suggests that all existing military commands will have to be Passengers who left by the closed down. All soldiers not at Empress of Canada included Mr.ached to the Manchurian Army A. H. Compton, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. are requested to leave Peking with- Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. in three days. Pearce, Mr. M. J. Quist and Mr. Foochow telegrams state that the R. R. Roxburgh,

live Commissioners of the Fukien

"Men and women are deserting the religions which have a God." he added. "Will they want to join one without a God? I believe that many would,"

Sir Arthur Keith presided.

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Sianfu Evacuated.

Nanking, Oct. 29. Gen. Ho Ying-ching reports that the Kunminchun troops evacuated Sianfu, the Shensi capital, on October 25, and Government forces are preparing to occupy the city f in response to a request from a committee of residents-Reuter,

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