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Dean Inge, of St. Paul's recent ly drew un entrancing picture of England #4 it nicht

A.D. 8,000-A land without taxes, disease, army and navy, crime and lawyers, in which there would be only fit men an when it would be necessary

for only Parliament to meet

fortnight every year.

Women,

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He was lecturing at the Royal;

As to the danger of anolker great war ending our present civilisation, the dean asked:

"Even if civilised nations hrink in horror from such up- palling crimes (the use of 'devilish compounds and other inventions to exterminato a rival nation), have we any reason to think that Russin would stick at anything?

"It looks like a race between common sense and overwhelming catastrophe."

Quoting facts which he hoped would "raise your hair a little," the dean urged:

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"Let us recognise clearly that Institution, Albemarle-street, the battle which science now has on "The Future of the fluman to fight is not with religion Race," and said that the dream superstition. It is a war between which he presented might befence and the irrational forces realised if we wanted it enough.

which make for social degenerary and distintegration.

in

Dean Inge said that our future was in our own hands, to make Dr. If we fell into the jiit we should do so with our eyes open.

The following was his dream of

then might England what A.D. 3,000: The population of Great Britain

has been fixed at 20,000,000. People shall not live in crowds. No persons are allowed to have children without certificates of bodily and mental fitness.

neither ap- Large families are

proved nor desired. An A husband or wife is as much sought after as wealth and titles

are now.

A rational costume for both sexes, cheap, becoming and seanty, en-

The real period of racial-pro- | Kress, when man was growing hja uld brain. was long before the Stone

Apr.

ntan "Since then. himself has not progressed. The changes in his body have been mainly degenerative--loss of fur. teeth, Claws, the partid loss of the sense of smell, and possibly some slight impairment of sight and hearing.

"These changes are still going Our jaws are growing nar- on. rower, our wisdom-teeth and toe- nails are disappearing. and are getting baller..

we

"Let us suppose that 500 years

abies beauty to be recognised in of Bolshevist rate in Russia have the body and limbs as well as produced a completely mechanised in the face. War has been entirely abolished,man. Let us contemplate a palley in which every spark of initiative.

and all tariff walls, Most of every nohie aspiration, every de- the nations are nearly self-sup sire for freedom, have been ex- porting,

elimina- tinguished by ruthless Since there are no wars, no army

tion.

or navy, no national debt. no foreign politics, and no doles or

"We might then have a pulley class-bribery by taxation, the distantly approaching the insect functions of the central goveru-type, except that the extreme dif- ment are almost nominal.

ferentiation of the bees and ants

National taxation is almost mil. could not be

The parliament, which meets species.

for a fortnight or so every year,

Imitated in our

la a dignified and elderly senate, Leaping into New World. composed largely of ex-officiul

and retired business men.

rare and

selves. never "This

violently

accelerated

"The conditions at present are Politics is no longer a dirty trade.very far from favouring a stereo- Social prestige is attached to a typed, unprogressive civilisation. family who can show Al ancea- Such a civilisation would soon go tors on both sides for. three under, far we are changing our environment as we go, changing generations. In ondhi parlah united Christianit in fact more rapidly thun ut any We are leaping previous time. worship. No Inwyers. Medical assistance is into a now world made by our-

communal. Crime is very

punished by imprisonment: tempo Pequires continuous read- There

are reformatories for justment, increased inventiveness, first offendors, and if a delin- unceasing criticism of ourselves quent is pronounced incorrigi-and our institutions. Methods of bly anti-social be: le privately improving the stock, far less slow and painlessly extinguished in and cumbrous than random na- a lethal chamber without any tural solection, are now open to publicity or hamillation to his us. family.

"Twenty thousand years hence, Infectious disease completely London will probably be a hun- As Lon- atamped out, uxcept the common dred feet under the sea. cold, which still remains the donors, the subsequent proceed- opprobrium of medical science, Ings will interest us no more."

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931.

„BANK EMPLOYEE'S THE ATTACK ON

SUICIDE.

ANOTHER HAIPHONG

SENSATION.

For the second time within a fortnight, suicide has followed on

DR. KEW.

ATTEMPTED MURDER

CHARGE.

financial embarrassment involving HEARING OF CASE members of the Compradoro's Department of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Haiphong.

NEXT WEEK.

SEX EDUCATION & SCIENCE.

INTERESTING LECTURE LAST NIGHT.

Returning from a visit to Can- ton, where he spoke on sexology. Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Director of the Institute of Sexology, Berlin, de livered an interesting publie lee-- turo at the Helena May Institute Isat evening on "Sex Education and The other day it was reported Attempted murder is one of Selence." Dr. M. O. Pister presided. The lecturer dealt at longth in a that Hong Hing-fo, the compra three new charges brought|

በፀ dore, committed suicide by slash- against the alleged assailant learned manner with various

pects of his subject, enlivening his Dr. ing his throat with a razor when of

Fred Kew. who discourse with many humorous an Inspector of the Surete called was the victim of a touches. Here are two of his ob- at his residence with a warrant sensational attack in Ice House servations: for his arrest on a charge of Street recently. alleged misappropriation of alxty thousand plastres.

"A sense of combat often in- The accused again appeared creases marital felicity: quarrels before Mr. Williams, nt the between lovers may be the ingre- On Monday lost, another Central Magistracy this morning.dient which makes the dish more Chineso employee of the Bank, when Mr. Leo d'Almada, senr., palntable." named Chu Tao-yu, similarly cut appearing on behalf of Dr. Kew,

"Eight per cent, of mankind are his thout on returning to his brought fresh charges against the happily married; 80 per cent. un- home at No. 22. Rue de Stras-street coolle who was arrested at happily; and 62 per cent, of mar bourg, and died within a few the time of the attack.

ried couples live in a state of com- minutes.

The man now facea four plete indifference one to another." The cause of this second suicide,

separate charges, ranging from Dr. Hirschfeld paid a tribute to it is alleged, was Banncin! em the original indictment of com: Dr. Poster an one of the world's barrassment in which Chu found men assault to that of attempted authorities on sexual problems. himself In connexion with the

murder. alleged misappropriation of In producing the new charges maules which had led to the com- Mr. d'Almada asked that the new ed at the close. pradore taking his life.

counts be read to the defendant, after which his Worship could fix a date for the hearing of the ease. The major charge against the defendant is that of nesault with intent to murder Dr. Kew, while) the other three are alternatives to the first.

VIOLENT OPIUM SMUGGLER.

OLD HAND GIVES LOTS OF TROUBLE.

An opium smuggler intercepted {

The second accuses the defen- of assault with intent to on the waterfront late last nightdant

other after going ashore from the Kong-maim, disfigure or cause moon stemmer struggled so violent-grievous bodily harm.

ly that it took three Revenue On the third charge, the defen-i Officers to overpower him,

dunt is alleged to have assaulted

"If he was not an old hand at Dr. Kew, occasioning him grievous the amuggling game. I don't think bodily harm.

at

The lecturer was cordially thank-

Dr. Hirschfeld is to lecture the German Club, 2. Connaught Road, at 9.15 to-night on "Sexology

Lust Life Amongst Races."

TITLED FLIERS IN PEKING.

DAUGHTER OF GORDON SELFRIDGE.

Peking, June 25, The Count and Countess de Si-

he would have been so violent,' The fourth charge is the ori-bour who left Paris on June 16 by observed Revenue Omeer Hum-ginal count of common assault. air, arrived here from Mukden at phreys, who charged the smuggler The charges having been read 1.30 this afternoon.

not Chinese und French officiala with the possession of ten tuels of to the defendant, who was prepared oplum, before Mr. Scho-asked to enter any plea, Mr.greeted them at the Nanyuan acro- field at the Central Police Court d'Almada asked for the hearing to drome.

The Countess de Sibour is u this morning.

be fixed for Monday afternoon

Gordon daughter of Mr. The officer stated that the drug next, at 2.15, p.m. was secreted in' the man's girdle. The application was granted by fridge of Selfridges. She and her

A fine of $1,200, or seven His Worship, necused being re-husband are planning to months' hard labour, was inflicted.manded in police custody.

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