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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1933,

NOTES OF THE DAY

Tho cabaret question takes on d now mapect in vlow of the in- compromising refusal of the police to modify their arbitrary curfew hour. The inference is that the authoritica responsible for the

BRITAIN IS FINDING

FAITH AGAIN

By G. WARD_PRICE

The Very Idea!

PROTOGRAMS

By Ed, Kally, Ruh! Raḥl Rah!

and

Is it possible that, amid all the throughout our history this under- PROTOGRAMMIC anxieties and perplexities of our lying foundation of belief rises to Telescopic words are decision are not amenable to public affairs, a great revival of the surface, The Instinctive re-being added to the Amer- reason and that the dancing Christianity is on the way? Instraints and inhibitions that pre- SYNCHRO-establishments must and their other parts of the English-speaking vent us in normal times from even ican dictionaries.

own remedy.. It is very

unfor-world certain signs suggest strong discussing questions of religion, ex-

has bogun.

MESH HAS tunato that some arrangement cannot be reached between the BANISHED police and the proprietors, be cause the restrictions, Insofar as they affect the city establishments, are unduly onerous and exceed all requirements.

There was, for

ALL

it

that a new religious movement cept in very intimate, company, dis-

For instance, a Proto-

appear, and a "religious revival." gram is a word that is made For the last quarter of a century us we call It, sweep across the land.

has been a commonplace assertion

The first great English rovivalist up from initial letters, such in this country that we are growing was John Wycliffo, who lived 600 as "Nep", which means in years ago. In these days religion Russia the New Economic more and more godless.

That statement is based upon the was standardised under the up- change in the habits of religious disputed authority of the Church Policy. The other day we observance which overy Briton who of Rome. It required a courage had. Wec", meaning the hind the question asked by Robert ed in his or her lifetime.

challenge that authority, as Wycliffe World Economic Conference. McWhirter in the Post this morn- It is a fact that, in areas where did, by denouncing the abuses that

Telescopic words are ing: Where do our young ada regular records of church atten- had crept into the priesthood. But get to of a night-time these days? dance are kept, the decline in the he aroused an immediate response bination of abbreviated words, We have heard much talk during number of churchgoers in the past from the people of this country, such as "SOCONY", which the cabaret controversy regarding fifty years amounts in some cases Though the Church then possessed means "Standard. Qil Company

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1938.

FATAL BALCONY COLLAPSE

The painstaking inquiry into the fatal balcony collapse at Yuk Sau Street terminated in a man- ner which can only be described as unsatisfactory and as leaving behind a number of reflections disturbing to public complacency. While a measure of reluctance can be understood, it is a matter

*

All right, let's have it.

"Goghbikyo."

a com-

All we'd have to say every timo shroffs came would be They'd instantly know that it meant "Get Out Of Here Before I Kick You. Out."

public morale and so forth. It to 50 por cent.

considerable judicial power, which It tried to use by arraigning him of New York." might even be, contrary to most of the submissions made, that the

Those of us who were children at could not prevail against the popu- on charges of heresy, the Bishops diversion provided by cabarets the beginning of this century. canlar support which Wycliffe found

Think what a saving of time, could be regarded as social remember that anyone in those days among all classes, from the hum- paper, and labour it would mean. asset. Meanwhile, an enquiry has who did not go to church at least blest peasant to that all-but-royal The Hongkong Government been made regarding the source onco on Sunday was regarded al-

nobleman, John of Gaunt. It was pardon, the Hogovcould ex- of the powers taken py the police most as a social outcast. To read not till forty-five years after his plain their whole policy with to impose the curfew,

It is novels or newspapers, play games death that his remains ware regard to the Cabaret question suggested that a test case might or sing secular songs on Sunday disinterred and burnt by the Pope's by one word, "nocabs." prove interesting.

seemed to the generation that im- order, but by that time the Wycliffo mediately preceded ours to be a definito breach of the law of God. movement had prepared the way the

for the Engliak Reformation. SILVER STRUGGLE

Even people who were brought up

Two hundred years ago another In this atmosphere have difficulty After a fortnight of concentrat-to-day in understanding the earnest great impetus was given to the re- ed effort with success apparently convictions that used to inspire such ligious life of this country by John

Wesley. Like Wycliffe, always looming nearer, Senator & horror of the sin of "Sabbath-began his revivalist campaign

breaking." There can be no doubt Pittman's scheme for the rc- habilitation of silver has received pier for having made Sunday a day towering of religious faith.

that the nation is healthier and hap-Oxford. That University has al- ways been fertile seed-bed for the a succession of cold douches. The of public recreation. I myself

As is the caso to-day, the Eng hope of an agreed programme doubt very much whether its rell land of the eighteenth receded very definitely with the lous falth has been in any way seemed sunk in cynicism and in- century refusal of other power to promise diminished by that change.

difference. The-. Established support to the signatories of the

Church was full of scandals. Many proposed Eight-Power Agreement. Since then, Mr. Pittman has been The truth is that religion is large-vicars held several livinga,

*

Wesley

at

and

Then think of the convenience of reading in the nowspaper, "Hob sella Beor at Halfa Bab", instead of the long-winded "Hongkong Browery Bells Beer at Half a Buck the beer at half a buck a bottle. a Buttle". Think of it. Think of Lead us to it,

Americans, of course, can be relied

upon to reduce this new language to # fino scale. Pleking Up their Dewspaper, seeking a compromise and clearly ly a matter of temperament, and were hardly ever seen in any one Americans of the future will it is only enthusiasm that has that few nations are temperament-of them. Bishops neglected their

formalism read, "Demhugbrep blaskherb," kept him going. As fast as he ally more dovout than the British. dioceses. Slackness, placates one party, fresh objec-Their principles are none the less and dissipation were widespread and will know from long habit tions are raised by another. First totional disguises. The easiest state of things, Wesley formed a grand for breach of promise; strong for being masked under among the clergy. To combat this that it means "Demande hundred Holland, then Britain and then Christian precept for the average group of Oxford students, who took blonde asks heart balm." Spain, none of them really vitally Briton to obey is the one which the name of the Methodists and Going to the telephone in his concerned except indirectly, pro-warns against a Pharasale display undertook itinerant tours of preach- difficult moments, the Hongkong vided new hitches. When he has of piaty. But the British ideale ing. Then he, with his brother business taipan could give his

aa Charles, the hymn-writer,

reason for not going home with gone the rounds, he will probably represented by such terms have to begin all over again. "decency" or "playing the game" Charles Whitefield, the great pre- the single word "alatofcon" mean- Senator Plitman has not given up are directly inspired by the Golden acher, moved to London and de- ing "staying late at office for con-

Rule of the Christian faith; Do voted themselves to a national foronce." hope, but optimism has gone.

unto others as yo would that they campaign of revival, the effects of should do unto you

which have Rover passed away.

OH NEPTUNE !

at

2

To the foreign visitors, of whom so many are over here just now, the

of Briton is

and

Such protogrammatic words as Cif, E&OE and IOU are too well known to need mention here. But This month there is being

a lot of Hongkong people will external appearance of England celebrated the centenary of yet an-

have to prepare for "Ita in Swam", The old Gulf Stream, which has may indeed suggest indifference to other of these mighty periodic meaning, of course, "If this ac- for regret that the jury should been sneaking home after dark in religion. In our cathedrals they stirrings of the religious belief count is not settled within a

its stocking, feet, has been caught find many sightseers, but fewer have chosen to be non-committal

that may slumber deeply but never month- It. For years this warm-worshippers than one sees in the dies in the hearts of the British On second thoughts, though, we when the evidence left little room hearted old traveller has been giv-great shrines of other European people. It was known as the Ox- think we'll stick to our good old for doubt as to the facts and stilling the oceanographers and other countries. Yet the speech of even ford Movement, and was associated English. We've got to ful this less for confusion. The balcony interested parties an impression the roughest class was designed and approved as a that it strolled leisurely up free from the blasphemous oaths with such great figures as Pusey, column up every day.

Keble and Newman, who later join- cantilevered slab, as were all America's Atlantic-const, crossed that similar people in some othered the Roman Catholic Church and others in the building. This over to the British Isles and went countries commonly employ,

became ▸ Cardinal. Profoundly MUSIC HATH CHARMS. design was comparatively new to to bed possibly somewhere in the public opinion here would

their activities divided the arctic regions. But detectives tolerate the irreligious cartoons and

He was a careful burglar. the Colony and involved the lay-have been on its trail and they anti-Christian fibes that are to be Church of England for a time, the ing of steel-work on principles have picked up enough clues to found from time to time in sections vitalising effect of their zeal was He had watched the house

unmistakable.

patiently for weeks, until he learn basically new to the workmen satisfy themselves that the wily of the Continental Press.

Many people still living can re-ed for certain that the family had. and, apparently, to the foremen. old stream is a regular rounder.

member the enthusiasm with which gone for an extensive holiday.

It was a pleasant prospect; he could loot at his leisure.

Dawdling from room to room he.

Gulf

and

nover

Essential to the stability of They have learned that it un- But though the dominant British the American revivalists Moody and these balconies was the laying of doubtedly makes a circular tour of qualities of shyness and reserve Sankey were received in this county steel rods and beam stirrups at the Atlantic Ocean and returns to apply to our religious instincts as during the last quarter of the nine- the top of the slab. In every its home in the Gulf of Mexico; to many other aspects of our lives, teenth century. Moody was a lay case, they were found at the Wiggle as it might, the

serious individual thought to re-companion, Ira D. Sankey, wes a bottom, with the result that Stream was unable to shake off the there is no nation that devotes more man, but a forceful preacher. His relentless eye of the ocean ligious matters. The multiplicity of singer, who used to lend the vast designed to carry 6,000 pounds,ographer which parked on its tall British sects and denominations is meetings they held in the singing their strength, in the opinion of and followed it around the island evidence of the deep attention paid of hymns which have since became the expert witness, was precise of Spitsbergen, down through the by the people of this country to familiar to the whole British people. ly nothing. It was impossible North Sca, into the English

When I was crossing. Canada a doctrine. And at regular intervals (Continued on Page 10.) to accept any theory suggesting Channel and out again, down to questions of Christian practice and that the rods and the stirrups the west coast of Africa and found their way to the bottom across the Atlantic to the Carib- A pretty by accident. The inference is bean Sea and home. that they were so placed by little piece of detective work and one that should bring the villain workmen who did not know bet to the bar of justice as the head ter, or, who given specific in- and tail of Neptune's greatest structions regarding the laying, ring. thought they know better than their instructor because they had done previous jobs, of another design, differently. But

BREAKABLE BABIES

because the principles were new, Of the many children who enter because there was this liability slumberland through that dreamy to the assumption of better portal called Lullaby, at least at few must acquire a deep per- knowledge by Chinese work-plexity. "Rock a bye, baby, on the men and because a similarly free top," is of itself a suggestion designed balcony in the same with a charming prospect. But street had collapsed earlier, a the subsequent warning-"If the greater responsibility rested up bough breaks the cradle will fall". всем ill-calculated to on those who understood the im--must portance of meticulous attention usher a baby into a state of restful

quietude. to correct laying and were Especially since babies have expected to see that it was heen declared "breakable" does properly carried out before the the inappropriateness of the lino concrete was poured. Two per appear. But it should not ba sons lost their lives because this supposed that the theory of was not done. The jury do sug-| destructibility as it concorns baby- gest in their findings that hond condemns such gentler prac- measures should be takan tico ne rocking, and even tossing, Records of babies to 800 that such an ac- the child, cident shall not occur again rocked and tossed prove that the long list of "dont's" in this con- In consequence of a lack of pro- nection may be ignored, according per supervision. But that is as to Dr. W. C. Beuslay of America. far as they go. Let this, they | Of course, when you toss the tot, any in effect, be the last of you must do it with a certain laissez faire. To our mind, the amount of technique, never for- Jury's Andings thereby give an getting that how and where tho incomplete Impression of the baby lands is an important point seriousness of the event. We to conalder. As for rocking the dan only hope that it has not baby, most parents will agree that tho really important thing in this tention of

procesala to be trazonably sure oxercise that it is the child who is falling“

asloop.

control.

I was on this

car with my daughte

'n week ago

thought he might as well havd

some music. So he turned on the... wireless.

As he chose his loot with in-

herent art, some old-fashioned airs wafted gently from the loud speaker, "Genevieve, Sweet Gon- avieve...".

The burglar thought it rather nice. He sat down on the couch and listened while they played: "Mother Machree." Teara came to his eyes. Tears of shame. "The silver that shines in your, hair." Ho choked as the song ebbed to completion. His motheri. He could not but think of her, how sho nursed him when he was a little chap...

Slowly he rose to his feet, pick- ed up the bag of loot, emptied everything out on the floor. Ho took the wireless set instead!

ROUND ROBIN.

Arthur Appol wrote a novel. Benjamin Bock dramatized it. Charles Cook mado a photoplay of the drama.

Dorothy Dale novelized the pic- ture.

Edward Entz dramatized the novelization.

Froderick Flome made a talking picture of the dramatization.

short

George Gallifry wrote story from the picture.*

Helen Hooker mado w-radio sketch from the short story, jafn

Arthur Appel heard the radio, sketch and wrote a novel,

Benjamin Beck dramatized it. Charles Cook made a television of the dramatization..

George Gallifry sued Charles Cook for plagiarism. Arthur Appol ausd George Gallifry. Bon- jamin Beck aund Edward Entz, ·

And that, sirs, Is how we came to Hongkong,to make a Roman "Woitday