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BIRTH.

Heper Valley

BARRETTO —On 18th January, 1932,

DAY BY DAY

population, their technical skill and their industry promised a healthy and successful future. "Is - har position in the centre of Europe." And the U. S, Secretary of State, “Germany in good health would be BUMPTUOUS BANQUETS IN THE MIDST OFTEN AFTER DEING PRESENT AT

bulwark of great strength of NEW ACQUAINTANCES, I NAVE against instability and Com- GONE TO DINE THE FOLLOWING DAY munism, while.if she were allowed IN A BACK-SHOP OR A HARET, IN OR

DER TO RETEMIER MYSELF AMÓNG to fall, the disaster would not be THE COMPANIONS OF MY POVERTY.— confined to her, but would certainly Beranger. involve other nations and would Krently affect the financial system of all the principal nations of the world, Including our own." This statement, minde in defence of the "debt holiday" scheme, seems to us to apply with equal, if not added,

force to the situation as it is to. day. It is precisely becmise of this that danger lurks in alloy.

The Royal Observatory reperta that the anticyclone is nearly station- ary to the N.E. of Chefoo.

issued an effective Chinese calerdar The Central Agency, Lad, has bearing a pretty study of a Chinese girl.

Mrs. W. T. Southern is to distribúte the certiflentes at the annual speech day at the Bellios Public School at 11 am on the 27th instant.

The dominant fact of the situa- tion is that Germany cannot pay. A young Chinese has been arrested There are thus two possibilities--a for the alleged theft of property, part of which is identified as having been further moratorium, accompanied | stolen recently from the Harbour

View Hotel. agreement

by a new "standstill"

for commercial debts, or a drastic veronsideration of the whole posi. tion of war dobta and reparations. and probably of private debts an well. The second is what ought to be done; but that depends on Am erica and France, and neither of theni, as we

have shown. ker to agree to it.

Are Christians the Best

People?

By The Bishop of Norwich, K.C.V.O.

"The-beat people I know-are not Christians."

HIS is a quotation from-some

This

nor

estimates. They do not see try to encourage the good in any but the cloeted few who are like- They

minded with themselves. along which a rejoinder to the are proud of their conslatenes les fu the reply of the little boy in view we discover the fallacy statement can be found probably and their principles.

When we have such persoon full who, when he was asked. "Is your that underlica this disparagement father a Christian?" answered, of Christians. These disagreenble "Oh, yes, but he doesn't practise

Christians are disagreeable not mach."

because they are Christiane, but But, to speak more seriously. without a knowledge of the com- because they are as a matter of hung which the speaker keeps. It is only fair to judge a Christians

fact exactly

failing as Christians.

and

and of the number and style of Christians ann-Christians as you would judge of an animal whore he has met, plainly we can or a lower. No one wishing to not be sure whether he is right which of two flowers was the more beautiful would pick the or wrong so far as his own ex worst specimens of either kind. perience goes,

When we are describing The remark may be made by of horses we look at the best ex a breed Mr. J. L. McPherson, General one who is uneasy about his own amples of the breed, It is in them' Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. Kowloon, ways. tries to belittle the

that the excellence of the breed District Christian standards which, he fa revealed. Grand master of English Freemasonry knows, condemn them. But often has been appointed Deputy

for Hongkong and South China.

it is merely shallow and thought-

"C. of E.“ Fiction.

He.

of land situated

An area of about 2,040 square feet. It gives too much weight to

a superficial bonhomie. in Wongnelchong

Tests of Character. Road was sold to Mr. Ko Lo-chi, ot No. 1, Lyndhurst Terrace, at the sale at Crown Land at the P.W.D. Omce So it will pro- yesterday. The price paid was

$10,100, the upset price boing $0,138,

34!"T1b

MOIN

at B, York Road, Kowloon Tong,bably have to be mother to air. and Mrs. F. A. M. Barretto, torium, in order to give the world.

Convicted of being in a daughter.

more time to come +$18

possession of a quantity of BOBses,

wire, a man nanie Ip Wan was But it must be realised that mora- sentenced to one month's hard labour this toria and "standstill” ngréements at the Kowloon Magistracy are not only no cure but actually more that defendant had two pre-

morning before Mr Fraser. It

convictions. YOUN

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1932.

THE REPARATIONS

TANGLE.

is now quite clear that whe

1

Whilst there may be some wisdont in such a course, we cannol but feel that there is danger in any policy which amounts to putting off the reckoning. Far better would it be for all concerned were the problem squarely laced und Heal with on a basis of

day

brave the situation worse than it was when they run out. There is. el course, as on commentator has put it, the third alternative simple defaul tad repudiation.

English Opera.

very

In this way Christianity must be judged by its best and not its worst apecimens. We ought to Of course, the spirit and man- think of those whose Christian creed definitely coloura their ner of good-fellowship are delightful. But there may be no-lives. Christianity is primarily a life and not a cread, and the creed thing much more than manner; and when we speak of "the bast it holds is not a det of phrases of unlawful people" we have to consider deep personal confiding belief in its a more intellectual position, but a metal or realities. For in the best

people there is much that does Founder. To suppose, then, that not strike the eye. We have not Christian, which a man recites na set form of words, however open to our view that self-d thought and life which, being makes him cipline and clear purity of expressing hia religious belief, ul- fair representa- much more difficult to achieve, are

tive

of genuine Christianity for that reason more severe tests quite a mistake. He may, for ex- of character than the outward ample, in his heart really be be pleasantness and easy generosity

lieving in money-making na the which are applauded, and when best guide to a happy life. That ever we see non-Christians dising may be his inward and anchristian creed, even when he saYH some- and saving kindly things, and thing quite different if

ho ever helping their neighbours, we arents himself in church. bound to remember how much they

What a number of people there

The following forthcoming weddings are annoured: Mr. Denys Warwick of Morles, Na, 11, Folix Villas, to Miss

Frances WinFred Meadows, Rings cere, Kowloon; Mr. Bertram Sidney Rogers, No. 214, Nathan Road, Kow Truth, in Miss Violet Irene Spradbury, No. 1, United Terrace, Homuntin.

one

ove to the example and indirectare who on paper casually eigh inBuences

厂 the out-and-out

our

times find that the Christian who seemed unattractive is, after all the best for helping a lame dog

The unmuni speech day of Balikos Public School is to be held in School Hall on Wednesday, January 27, at 11 am. Mrs. Southorn is to over a stile. distribute the certifienien. St. Stephen's Girls' College is holding its amunt speech day at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the same day. Lady will present the cups and certi-

Fault-Finders,

דיי

or

to

Fines of $25 each, or three weeks' Berause the English opera sea-imprisonment, were imposed by the Christian through the ages: I themselves as "C. of E., although the Lassanne Conference us- son at Dovent Garden has pultún, Comdr. Hole, at the Marine was the Christians, who fire in they knew nothing of the true ог the Church of Eng sembles in Monday or not, it enn- | proved a ânancial

sume Fourt this morning. on three bonttroduced all that is noblest in

Their "C. of E." religion is charge of own civilisation; their personali- *** not hope to deal in any degree erities have repeated the accusa people who admitted

having approached to within 30 yardsties have sweetened the inter-only a fiction, at any more, sin of inality with the requrations pro tion that the British people have of the . Katsang at a time pro-course of the world in public and cere than the adhesion of a good woman who, affended by her Free no love for opeen and are suggest- bibited in consequence of her flying private. hlen.

Church friends, The probabilities, it seems,

exclaimed, int that the subsidy which the the "S" flag and code pennant.

It is obviously unfortunate that

give up religion

the and join are that the moratorium te

Christian should not have a wel- B.B.C. has allotted to the venture

Church many will be extended for a fur-might be more profitably used in hefure Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon there are Christian people with is the picture book of his (real)

A youth Lrung Pui, was charged coming friendly

of England!" bearing. But

Emerson wrote that a man's life ther sis munths, and in the interimnother direction. This seems to be Magistracy this morning with being bad manner who all the time may reed. And the genuine Chris- it is hoped in some quarters that rather a superficial view. The in possession of a bamban, fitted with quietly be doing good things of tian's life is a gradually painted a crack at one end, air of pliers, which few are aware, and may copy from the gracious picture of the implications of ther issues fate of the English season at

knife and a coil of wire, all of be the very persons to whom we having some effect on the situation Covent Garden is not necessarily

which were fit for un unlawful pur the standard by which the papuose. Defendant, who was arrested would rightly turn in a time of the life of Him who long ago laid of the stress on action, not on forms, will have become more definite.

trouble Then mere mamer does and is now rendly to help the hum- larity of opera in Britain

at 5.45 a.m.,

was sentenced to correctly be judged. Not only month.

not help. When you have to look

ble below the surface you will some-.

painter. that, but it seems doubtful whether

But, We know it, good people are not found only among the ac- English opern was given a fair

knowledged Christians. And In- chance. The season at Covent

deed and actually Christian spirit Garden immediately followed, and

is exhibited by many who, from diffidence or honest doubt, had to stand comparison with pre-

It is impossible to deny that other reasons, hesitate to declare grammes of opera in Italian and

hideous acts have been carried themselves, and yet hold on German produced at enormous ex-

out in the name of religion. Some Christian and not merely. philan cooper-pensé by the world's nest drama

Christians have done ghastly thopic Ideals, and work them out. live statesmanship. Mere post-tie singers, Opera is not, perhaps,

things to promote the Christian These we greet at the halfway faith? Nenter

home

we find house and hope one day they will ponements of major issues, which so popular as aport or the cinema,; A respur was effected by a seaman

the scam inunch Man Leung, many Christians, so-called, who come along all the way.

Many in any event will have to be tackled but it la mare popular than many of eventually, can lead nowhere. They crities are prepared to admit. The yesterday, of a would-be suicide, Yip offer occasion for the remark prin- bad starters have got home first.

Wai-lam, described as a walow, who ted above. Some of these are Certainly

it adds an immense atay, in fact, complicate

the pro-

Qið Vie-Sadlers Well Company; for bad thrown herself from another hour in their looks and speech, responsibility to the whole busi

censoriona in their judgments, neas of the "practising blem and lead to the creation of example, has concluded its first launch, the Man Fat, on which she was

weid in vven bigger problems.

kong to Shaushaipo. The woman Such Coperatic performances. Though was later niniitted to hospital suffer lowances; they are Britain and Italy would appear not all this company's financial ing from the effects of the experience. finding fault. They have no spark tinns Master front the behaviour constantly the present power of the Chris- to realise the hard facts of the problems have been unived, enough

of generosity in them and attack of "all who profess and call them- situation and to be prepared. to has been accomplished to give |

Mr. U. Kawaguchi, of the M.B.K. everyone who does not conform to selves Christians especially for hopefulness, was the complainant at the Kowloon the own narrow shibboleths and when he sees them off their guard. treat the issues on sensible lines.good grounds

Magistracy this morning before Mr. But even if this were not so, the Fraser in a case in which two men Unfortunately, neither France nor

argument for an opera subsidy were elarged with the larceny of four the United States seem inclined to

would be a strong one. One hears baskets of coal from the Company's make any real concessions to Ger- no suggestion that the National arat defendant was

nt Sari

Yaumat yesterday. The sentenced to 14 111:* . The former is not disposed Gallery should not be subsidized, days hard labour and the second, who to let Germany off from her obliga- | though the number of persona to had a previous conviction, to three tions unfess Amerien makes an be found there dues not indiente weeks. equivalent renunciation of her great popular demand to look at paintings, except on rainy days. The United States has not The relatively few persona shown the least disposition to seale have understood or merely enjoy. down the war debts, much less, toed art have been sufciently de of the University Buliding. A cinema

clues.

Grates

their general attitude to remember that Christians.

year's work af giving continuous travelling as a passenger from Hong "Christians" never make al-the non-Christian does judge of

who

EXCTCB-

The next general meeting of the Hongkong University Medical Society will be held to-morrow. Wednesday, January 20, at 8.30 pm. in Room "K"

the

film by Bayer-Meister-Lucius will be shown in two parts, describing Life History of the Anopheles (Malaria), and the pharmacological experiments with Plasmoquine. Mem. burs and others interested will be welcomed.

An unlicenced steamship hawker was fined $25, or three weeks' impri

cancel them, Yet despite these cir- voted to its cause, however, to cumstances, both Britain and Rily establish and extend its influence are sald to be willing tu extend the until the nation has come to regard moratorium, whatever France and art as more than a mere

cence of education. It is not at America may do, even though in all improbable that the few who the process their burden will be take a like interest in opera will mude all the heavier. The whole be able, with a little encourage situation is one which calls for co-ment, to pave a way for opera insonment by the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at ordinated action on the part of the England as has been done for art. Powers Interested, but at the mo- ment there is unfortunately no evidence of unity of thought in re- gard to the basic principles of a settlement. The motives which ac- (pated President Hoover in bring- ing forward his moratorium pro- posal last year have been explained

KOWLOON MOTOR

MISHAP.

LITTLE EUROPEAN GIRL INJURED.

the Marine Court this morning, for having failed to stop the boat af which he was in chargo when called upon to do so by a police officer. Evidence disclosed that the accused had abandoned his boat on reaching the steps at West Point. Comdr. Holo remarked that it was obvious that he was employed in something illicit.

Hongkong estate worth $920,000, with not personally at Home valued

A motor mishap occurred in at £7,033 10. 9d., was loft by the

at length by Mr. Stimson within Nathan Road, Kowloon, yesterday, late Janet Burnie, widow, who died the past few weeks. The main when Margaret Adams, aged 8, at Holbecke, Braywick Road, Maiden- object was to safeguard world was knocked down, and inhired, by economic security. It was stated a car driven by a Chinese.

The Recident occurred near the by Mr. Stimson that Germany's re- Central British School. The child cent history had shown that if she was taken in the car to the Kowloon could be steadied through the pend-Hospital, where it was found that ing crisis, the character of bor he was slightly injured.

head, Berks, England, on July 10, 1931. fte.scaling of certified copy of probate of the will has been granted to Mr. C. D. Brown, who is attorney for the executors, Mr. E. A. Burnie, solleitor, of London, son, and Mr. E J. Lewis, of Worthing, Sussex, son-in- law. Bequests are of a family

naturo.

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