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03

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1932.

ENGLISH ASSN. MEETING

GRATIFYING REPORT AT

ANNUAL GATHERING

FR. BYRNE. LECTURES

of the Hongkong branch of the Presiding at the annual meeting English Association at the Helena May Institute Inst evening.. H, the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. V. T. Southorn, last session had convinced them stated that the success of their that there was a place in the Colony for their Society and that they filled a large gap. He also rend in extract from a letter from the Central Board in London com- plimenting them on their success.

A feature of the meeting was n lecture on "The Child in the Book and in Life" by Father G. Byrne, 5. J., followed by a lengthy and interesting discussion in which many of the members present pa.ticipated.

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The Chairman sold: "To-day we start our new ses sion and I think we can gratulate ourselven

on having a very successful season last year. If we do as well this year the com- 'mittee will be very well pleased. Such successes convince us that there is a place in Hongkong for sociation. There a society such as the English As- Arena -

our one

R. K. M. Simpson, Mrs. W., T. Sou- thorn, Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood; Committee, Sister Beatrice, Mr. A. M. Bowes Smith, Father Byrne, Mra. E. Davidson, Mrs. Dunaterville, Prof L. Forster, Mr. N. H. France, bira C. E. L. Grist, Mins H. D. Sawyer, Misa H. F. Skinner, Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, and Mr. H. K. Woo. Secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. E. R. Ciarabut.

The Lecture.

in part:-Victor Hugo declared "1 In his lecture Father Byrne s; id have discovered the child," Cer tainly, as far as literature is con- into his cerned, the child had not come own in antiquity. The Latin poet Juvenal wrote greatont roverence ta due to tho the 'child" but apparently the reverence is due to him as a possible man. The child is of interest for what he will one day become, not for the charm of childhood. Now and then, we add light upon a little zem of sympathy for the sorrows of childhood, but these gems are rare, and Child Paychology, now known study. Sparta looked for so much to the fore, was an un- the promise of the warrior in the child: the weaklings were doomed creches, the nurseries, the orphan to death as useless citizens; the ages which Christinalty founded the little ones to come to Mc. for on the wish of Christ "Suffer

of such is the kingdom of Heaven,' were unknown.

more

In Early Centuries, Mr. Jacoby in the South opened

If we miss the child in the the bidding with one heart and cletics in the Colony devoted to poetry and prose of curly crn- his partner, Louis H. Watson; report, pleasure and social welfare turles, wo miss him, too. in the sponded with a bid of three no but there are not many devoted to all the more surprised at this, as and every other kind of activity, plays of Shakespeare, We aro trump. Far from being a off, that bid showed a very pow- therefore, that

sign-English literature and we do feel. Shanespeare took the whole range of human life for his theme. Yet Aociety erful hand and it was the strong-fills the gap which would other in the following plays alone do est kind of a slam invitation. Mr. wise ba left unЯlled.

we find child life pictured:- Jacoby had more than his original

Winter's Tale. Love's Labour Lost. bid indicated so he did not hesi well attended. We had six lec2 Hen, IV & V. The children are Last year our meetings were King John, Richard III, Macbeth. tate to bid six hearts. Mr. Wai-tures of a very interesting nature ton in number. With the excep- son bid seven hearts which con- and interesting discussions fol- tion of Moth in Love's Labour eluded the contracting,

lowing them. As one of the vice- Lost, the shadow of tragedy is The Play.

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, pose, 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 us it seems spade suit broke his grand slam join in discussions. The pro- natural to suppose that the spirit contract was Assured. However prietars of the English Associa- of his age had not captured the that break was hardly to be ex-tion feel 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 either a singleton or fourth best. which the lecturer can give to the stern book of wisdom entitled The next possibility which Aug audience, to join issue with him "Ye Schools of Vertue and Book gested itself was a club finesse to in his statements and to offer of good Nourture for Chyldren" permit a discard of the losing criticisms. spade. However a finesse has only

which, if carried out to the letter, would turn the child into an even chance of winning, and Message From London.

an ornamental figure in waiting. should therefore be used only a Last year we had 85 local ment- a last resort. There was a het hers, of whom 23 paid the extra in the historical plays we see that When we examine the child life ter plan of attack which Mr.subscription entitling them Taruby proceeded to develop in membership and publications of lensify the gloom which surrounds to they are introduced chiefly to in- the following manner..

The Central body in London. We them, or He played a low apade from have in writion, seven Biuht dummy and won the trick in his members. This year we hope to own hand with the ace over East's increase our membership, to well Len spot. He then led a anallover 100, I have here a letter heart to dummy's queen follow-from the Secretary of the Central ing with two more rounda of Board in London which states: hearts and discarded the ten of

lubs from dummy.

"I think you are doing extraor- dinarily well in Hongkong and my He eashed the king and queen committee are always quoting the of spaces in dummy, leaving East success of your branch."

Two things strike us at once with the good jack of spades. He Then led the

I think it is nice to feel that when we examine the Nineteenth of diamonds the committee in London does ap-

Century work on children and for from dummy, followed by a amall diamond which was taken by his preciate the efforts we make. inful way in which the writers enter children. They are: the success- own king, and thereby establish-

Into sympathy with the expression ing the jack of diamonds for

of the child mind and, in Weat.

sequence, when writing for the child, the realization of what the stand. Many of these writers are child likes and can easily under-

ace

Hongkong.

As regards our financial posi- tion, we converted a debit balance Now he led out his three

of $1.64 into a credit' balance of maining hearts which subject both the fact that for the second time re $71.86 (applause)-in spite of opponents to A murderous squeeze, West daro not discard booklet of the lectures delivered. in our history we published a the jack of diamonds because of the eight remaining in dummy 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. front dummy first a spade, then Macnamara, Mr. R. II. Kotewall, the jack of clubs, and since West and Mr. R. T. Barrett, and with the till held the jack of diamonds hearty co-operation. of membera the eight was finally discarded, we should have the most success- from dummy.

ful scesion in our history. (Ap-

East must retain the jack of plause). apades, clse declarer's nine will become good, therefore he

also

Officers Elected.

The following ofcere

can hold but one club. Mr. Jacoby elected for the coming year: was therefore assured that his op-

were

ponents each had only one club re- President, His Excellency Sirj maining, and regardless of the post-William Peel; Vice-Presidents, tion of the king, it must fall Sir W. W. Hornell; His Hon, Sir on the ace, and the queen of clubs Joseph Kemp, Han. Mr. R. H. in dummy would be good for the Kotewall, Mr. G. P. de Martin, thirteenth trick.

Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, Professor

SALESMAN SAM

echo, in minor chords. the motives which the women wail against the harshness of fate. In Richard III, the children are in- troduced into the scene between Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of York: their role is to heighten the tragic effect. They do not ap pear again. Nineteenth century Literature changes all that.

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