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TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1932.

Gifted anilor, erstwhile explorer and son of a distinguished British army surgeon whose exploits earned him the Victorin Crown, such is Captain Lionel Dale Douglia, R.N.R., R.D., present commander of the Empress of will succeed Captain Samuel Robinson, C.U.E., L.N.R., R.D., па commander of the Canadian Pacife's 20,000-ton Empress of Japan on the latter's retirement in April.

Asia, who

PROSPERITY IN LEEDS.

CITY OF 99 INDUSTRIES.

AIM OF EDUCATION.

INTERESTING LECTURE AT

THE UNIVERSITY.

In no other city in England does The Aim of Education was de An Interesting lecturo entitled one Bee auch wholehearted con- tentedness and friendliness as is livered by Dr. William P. Merrill, evinced by the people of Leeds, the Minister of Brick Church, New | that prosperous manufacturing York City, at the University Union City which nestles at the foot of Assembly Room yesterday evening, the wild Yorkshire moors, an an- under the auspices of the Hong- cient town, a university city, akong University Christian Associa great medical and surgical centre, tion.

muni-

and a place where Arts & Science Dr. Merrill anid perhaps it ap have thrived through the

peared presumptuous of him to He is a man who turned to the ses ficence of its wealthy citizens.

speak on the subject of education at an early age, when it might have

You have heard of Loeds. Porns he was not an educationalist bat been expected he would follow his haps, even you have passed a fow only a preacher, but sometimes it father in a military enreer. Horn at Richmond, Yorkshire, son of Colonel hectic days within one of its hos was better for an outsider to give Campbell Mellis Douglas, V.C.. dispitable hotels during St. Leger his views. Therefore his lecture tinguished surgeon with the British week, or you have made of it a would not be a technical one, but

to saved base from which military corps, who, in 1872,

reach the

one Riven from a thoroughly the British punitive expedition in the grouse moors that He all around, practical and personal point of Andaman Islands from Annihilation but, though Leeds can claim to be

view. by running ammunition to the beunuquaily well altuated for those lengured troops under A withering

The aim of education, went on enemy fire, I B. Dougias, as a youth in search of almost any kind of

Bhooting, flahing, golf, the sponker, was "to enable one sought recreation in yachts and sport,

motoring, racing, rannes, leading eventually to an op-

hanting and to live well in a kind of a world prenticeship on 11.M.S. Conway. many other. It la because of her in which one will have to live." well balanced industrial manage. Like all general statements, this ment that she stands out to-day needed explanation. To live well among all her compeera.

meant not merely to live happily, comfortably or successfully, but also to live masterfully, helpfully. victoriously, doing one's full share to help a world to change from wast it is into what it ought to be. It was not easy to see clearly one's own kind

world. It WILS especially difficult out here where vast changes take place amazing rapidity.

успта

in Conway time completed, he Jained the four-masted barqua Ellber- horn, and in three and a half Aulled six times around the Hern, a

In Leeds, one finds none of that Kusty and two-fisted

Introiluetion to chilled politeness so common the sea if ever there was one,

the the South of England. Instead, that he visited the there is a bluff goodfellowship, a with this ship Pitcairn Islands, an experience he has never forgotten. On these hearty manner and an active in- remate innda dwel deseenduets of terest in affairs. There is some the mutineers who deserted the H.M.S. thing of the primitive, too, in the thunty forty years previously. They eitizen of Leeds, for he has brought mately lot, as Captain Douglas into his city more open spaces than recall them, blonde Britishers and one finds in any other town dusky natives, and somehow these Great Britain. It is as though he revo could not live unless be leathed air that still held the tang of the mor, unless his surroundings re- tained some resemblance to The great manarial properties for which Yorkshire has been famous since the dawn of history.

were

uns ant nughters of the tionary tars had "got religion," anl pestered officers and men of the Silberhorn to demand if they had

seen the light."

Not Having Any. "They would roah at you and way: Brother, Are You Saved?" Cup- tain Douglas describes 1, "and you well many imagine how the rough and rendy focale hands on the Silberhorn accepted Auch Interest in

their spiritual welfare. Their customary reply WILA 1 stream of Mistering expletives, delivered with sailorly skill, which left the amazing natives of the Pitcairns not a little baffled and

of

with

There were two outstanding characteristics in this world. One was self-expression and the other co-operation. One could not help but be struck by the growing ten- days, oar wanted to be free, to be dency of self-expression. In these uneself and not a slave to tradi Lions; not to be dominated by others; to cultivate individualism, and not merely copies. All these tendencies were all to the good; it was magnificent and helped to make for an incomparably richer world.

Leeds, today, is probably the most evenly prosperotis rity in Britain. There are few million atres but, equally, unemployment figures are surprisingly law. Each of 31 acparate industries employs over 1000 insured operatives; one factory alone the largest clothing factory in the world-employa nearly 10,000 'hands' while dis- dreamed Chain Douglas left the Silbertributive trades have more than barn for steam, entering the Clun 18,000 people in constant employ

awed."

Line of Glasgow and sailing to Indin. Later he sailed from New York to South Africa with supplies for Boer War troops and the parts of Cape town, Port Elizabeth and Port Natal were so congested as the result of the bustling marine activity brought ahout by the war, that it isok them six months to land their carga.

nrnt.

The present world was a world of vast co-operation on a sctile un- business of. Small merged with other business; banks merged with banks, corporationa merged with other corporations to Among the premier industries of

make a better world. Lerda, are those connected with the The speaker also stressed the manufacture, dyeing. weaving. vahte of faith in God. Faith finishing and making up of men's played a large part in the success and women's clothing; engineering, of one's life. He reminded the skins and leather, foods, drinks audience of what Sir Philip Gibbs and tobacco, rolling mills and anid about three years ago. "The In the meantine, Captain Douglas,

foundries, electrical (with an neademic interest in his pro-

apparatus, World must recover God, or go to fession, improved the

metals, chernicals and paints. the Devil." enforced idleness by writing his Railway wagon building. pottery as a result, from third mate to extra master's ticket and being prometed. and glass, mining, brass founding,

master's certifiente. A two months course with the Royal Navy followed, and in 1955 he took a three months transfer to the Canadian Pacific

the Atlantic. stewislupa un

And came afterwards to the Pacific fleet, serving successively on the Empress of India, Empress of China and Em press of Japan.

Shared Expedition.

אושסת

of

amony;

furniture and woodwork, printing, bookmaking: all are of first rate importance and number those engaged in them craftsmen who

have in most cases the advant age of special tastes and aptitudes herited from earlier generations trained in the same classes of work. The centre of an industrial population of over 3,000,000, Leeds has less than 16,000 men not gain- fully employed.

eng-

At the conclusion of the lecture, sided, moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Cheung Shiu-tong, who pre-

Dr. Merrill for his interesting talk.

ORGAN RECITAL AND CONCERT.

AT KOWLOON UNITED CHURCH.

Here followed, however, an inter esting interlude in his career, as he embarked o a mineral-seeking ex- Incorporated in 1626, Leeds was pedition into the Bad Lands of made a city in 1893 and possessAES A large and appreciative a Northern Caunda. Tales had come four rich assots-central geogra- dlence enjoyed an organ recital from the Eskimos concerning native phical position, a most cnergising and sacred

last concert given eupper lying like boulders along the climate, ne local Government and night at Aretle Const. Sir John Franklin, in

the Kowloon Union 1826, had seen the natives using this happy combination of niert Church on behalf of the church metal, removed pherical from the capital, inventive genius and many funds. ground in making spears, arrowheads sided craftsmanship. Her

Mr. F. Mason, A.R.C.O., render- and knives, and it was believed incering products and textile millions of ions of it were there for fahries have penetrated into every number and inter gave the "Intro- ed Concerto Grosso as an opening the taking. Mining Interests were elime, while Leeds' made locomo- stirred by these reports, and James tives were earning profits thirteen duction to Act III of Tannhauser." Douglas, president of Phelps, Douglas & Company, asked Captain Dougins, years before the building of "The Question and the Answer," with his skit na a navigator fitting Stephenson's Rocket. him for geographical survey, undertake an expedition with bix brother, George Douglas, and August Sandberg, geologist. The amazing nd- ventures of this intrepid te band of white men have become the sub- Ject matter of the book, Lands Forlorn," which tells an absorbing story of their battle against the Aretle wilderness.

to

Despite hardships of all kinds, Captain Douglas and his associates manage to achieve geographical survey, which to-lay, twenty years Inter, remains the standard map for the district. This in duo in no small measure to Captain Douglas and his akill as a geographer and pathfinder, a work at which he seemed equally at home, either on land or sea.

"Allegro Maestoso (From Sonata Y)" and "Spring Song." Mr. Mason gave the items delicate and Salir, Loheiya and Hodeida, and saw sympathelle treatment, and his much action along the Arabian Coast,recital was very much enjoyed.

Toward the end of the war he took The sacred concert included command of the Princess Juliana and solos by Mrs. N. Mathieson, who transported American troops from sang with great feeling and effect, New York to Liverpool. He retired "Evening Hymn" and "To Music from the navy with the rank

while Mra, J. J. Cornelius took lieutenant-commander, following conclusion of hostilities, the solo in the anthem "O for a ferried returning Canadian troops close Walk," and Mrs. R. Ground- from Liverpool to Halifax. His first water sang the solo in "King of command of an Empress liner wns in Heavens." 1921, whon he took over the Empress

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and the other "Swing low, Sweet Captain D. Douglas is a well Charlot." known and respected resident of The whole choir joined in sing- Vancouver, and father of two fine ing the anthem "The Radiant boys. Invariably popular with pan-Morn" to conclude an unusually Homewards to: CX-

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In the North, during this expedition, they lived for a time with John Hornby, "Hermit of the Arctic, who recently starved to death with bla entire party: they visited with plorers Radford and Street, who later were murdered by hostile Eskimos, and shared hardships with tho missionaries, Le Roux and Rouviere. On Active Service. After eighteen months of explora- tion, Captain Douglas, in 1913, tarned to the Canadian-Pacific's service as chief officer of the Empress of Russia, which on August 4, 1914, when Great Britain entered the war. was commissioned by the Admiralty at Hongkong to join in the search for the German cruiser Emden, which was terrorizing the South Pacific. When thin notablo German Vossel was destroyed by H.M.B. Sydney in the Cocos Islands, the Empress of Russia, then commanded by Captain Samuel

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