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WEDNESDAY,

ENGLISH ASSN. MEETING

GRATIFYING REPORT AT ANNUAL GATHERING

NOVEMBER 2,† 1932..........

R. K. M. Simpson, Mra. W. T. Sou thorn, Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood; Committee, Stater Boatrice, Mr. A. M. Bowes Smith, Father Byrne, Mrs. E. Davidson, Mrs. Dunsterville, Prof L. Forster, Mr. N. H. France, Mrs GE. L. Grist, Miss H. D. Sawyer, Mins H. F. Skinner, Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, and Mr. II. K、 Woo.

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a grand slam when all the suits break properly and all the finesses win. Such a hand makes one feel a trifle asliamed for having had such good luck. The real test of an expert lies In his ability to realize the maximum results on hand when all of the breaks are against him.

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Presiding at the annual meeting

The Lecture.

"the

of the Ilangkong branch of the English Association at the Helená In his lecture Father Byrne anid May Institute last, evening, H. Ein part:-Victor Hugo declared "I the Officer Administering the have discovered the child," Cer- Government, Mr. V. T. Southern tainly, as far as literature is con- stated that the success of their zerned, the child had not come last ression had convinced them into his own in antiquity. The that there was place in the Latin poet Juvenal wrote Colony for their Society aid that grentost reverence is due to the they led a large gap. He also child" but apparently the reverenco rend an extract from a letter from is due to him as a possible man. the Central Board in London. com- The child is of interest for what pilmenting them on their success. he will one day become, not for the charm of childhood. Now A feature of the meeting was a lecture on "The Child in the Book and then, we add light upon a little vem of sympathy for the sorrows. and in Life" by Father G. Byrne of childhood, but these gems are S. J., followed by a lengthy and

Fare, and Child Paychology, now Interesting discussion in which

so much to the fore, waa an un- many of the members present known study. Sparta looked for participated.

the promise of the warrior in the child: the weaklings were doomed to death as useless citizens; the creches, the nurseries, the orphan- ages which Christianity founded on the wish of Christ--"Suffer the little ones to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven,”-

unknown.

The Chairman said:

arc

many 80-

·

In Early Centuries,

in the.

"To-day we start our new ses sion and I think we can con- gratulate ourselves on having a very successful season last year. If we do as well this year the com- mittee will be very well pleased.were Such successes convince us that there is a place in Hongkong for a society such as the Enlight As-

If we miss the child Mr. Jacoby in the South opened sociation. There the bidding with one heart and cieties in the Colony devoted to poetry and prose of early cen- his partner, Louis II, Watson, re- port, pleasure and social welfare turies, we miss him, top. in the and every other kind of activity, plays of Shakespeare. We are sponded with a bid of three no but there are not many devoted to all the more surprised at this. as trump, Far from being a sign-English literature and we do feel. Shapespeare took the whole range off, that bid showed a very pow, therefore, that our one nociety erful hand and it was the strong-fills the van which would other ost kind of a alam invitation. Mr.wise be left unfilled. Jacoby had more than his original Last year our meetings were King John. Richard III. Macbeth. bid indicated so he did not hesi-well attended. We had six lee-2 Hen. IV & V. The children are tate to bid six hearts. Mr. Wat-tures of a very interesting nature son bid seven hearts which con- and interesting discussions fol- cinded the contracting.

The Play.

of human life for his theme. Yet do in the following plays alone we find child life pictured: Winter's Tale. Love's Labour Lost.

more

ten in number. With the excep tion of Moth in Love's Labour lowing them. As one of the vice- Lost, the shadow of tragedy is presidents, I would like to em- over them all. Some critics have phasise the fact that these meet- thought that the sorrows which West led the four of spades ings are not merely for the pur- the poet himself may have endured and when the dummy went down, Ipose of listening to the lecturer in childhood are reflected in his Mr. Jacoby realized that if the but to inspire the audience to pictures. To, ua it acom spade suit broke, his grand slam join in discussions. The pro-natural to suppose that the spirit contract was assured. However prletors of the English Associa of his age had not cantured the that break was hardly to be ex-tion fool that the greatest value of spirit of childhood. We have a con- pected for the lead was probably their work lies in the Inspiration temporary document in Seager's of wisdom entitled either a singleton or fourth best. (which the lecturer can give to the stern honk The next possibility which sug-audience, to join issue with him "Ye Schools of Vertue and Book gested itself was a club fincuse to in his statements and to offer of good Nourture for Chyldren"

which, if carried out to permit a discard of the loving criticisms.

letter, would turn the child into spade. Howover a finesse has only

an ornamental figure in waiting, an even chance of winning, and should therefore be used only as

When we examine the child life

Message From London.

2

the

in the historical plays we see that they are introduced chiefly to in- tensify the gleam which surrounus them, or to echo. in minor chords. the motives which the women wall In gainst the harshness of fate. Richard II. the children are in- troduced into the scene between Queen Elizabeth and the Du-hers

Last year we had 85 local ment- a last resort. There was a bet-lbers, of whom 23 paid the extra teis plan of attack which Mr.subscription entitling them to faroby proceeded to develop in membershin and publications of the following manner.

the Central body in London. We in addition. seven fight He played a low spade from have dummy and won the trick in his members. This year we hope to own hand with the ace aver East's increase our membership, to well At letter ten spot. He then led a small over inn. I have here heart to dummy's queen followfrom the Seerotary of the Central

of Board In London which states of York: their role is to heighten ne with two more rounds hearts and Ahearded the ten clubs from dummy.

of

"I think you are doing extraor- dinarily well.in Hongkong and my committee are always quoting the success of your branch."

He cashed the king and queen of spades in dummy, leaving East with the good jack of spades. Hei I think it is nice to feel that then led the ace of diamonds Fruns dummy, followed by a small the committee in London does ap dianiond which was taken by his preciate the efforts we make in wn king, and thereby establish. Hongkong. ing the jack of diamonds for West.

Now he led out his three

dummy

As regards our financial post tion, we converted a debit balance of $1.01 into a credit balance of re$71.86(applause)-in #pite of maining hearts which subject both the fact that for the second time opponents to a murderous In our history we published a squeeze. West dare not disenrd the jack of diamonds because of booklet of the lectures delivered.

he eight remaining in

During the coming session we and therefore he can keep only have a fine list of lecturers which one club.Mr. Jacoby discarded include Dr. E. L. Allen, Mr. H. C. from dummy first a spade, then Macnamara, Mr. R. H. Kotewall. the jack of clubs, and aince West and Mr. R. T. Barrett, and with the till held the jack of diamonds hearty co-operation of members the eight was fully discarded we should have the most success- trøm dummy.

ful session in our history. (Ap- plause). .

East must retain the jack of apades, else declarer's. nine will become good, therefore he also

Officers Elected. The following officera

were

President, His Excellency Str Vice-Presidents,

can hold but one club, Mr. Jacoby elected for the coming year: was therefore assured that his on- ponents each had only one club re- maining, and regardless of the pos- William Prel; tion of the king, It must fall Sir W. W. Hornell, Ilia IIon. Sir on the nee, and the queen of clubs Joseph Kemp, Hon. Mr. R. II. n. dummy would be good for the Kotowall, Mr. G. P. de Martin, Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, Professor Thirteenth triek.

SALESMAN SAM

the tragic effect. They do not ap pear again. Nineteenth century Literature changes all that.

Two things strike us at once when we examine the Nineteenth Century work on children and for children. They are: the success. ful way in which the writers enter into sympathy with the expression of the child mind and; in séquence, when writing child, the realization of what the child likes and can easily under- stand. Many of these writers are (Continued on Page 11.)

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