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Marche Slav (Teliaikovsky) Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Flying Dutchman-Overture (Wagner)

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New York Philharmonic Orch.

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Twilight of the Gods (Wagner)

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Symphony Orchestra.

D-1214/6 Casse-Nolsette Suite (Tchalkovsky)

D-1281

D-1203

D-1295

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(Complete on three records) Philadelphia Spophony Orch, Valse Trinto (Sibellus)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Serenade, Op 03 (Vollman) Flight of the Bumble Bee

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Orpheus in the Underworld-Overturo (Offenbach) Parts 1 & 2

State Opera Orchestru, Berlin.

State Opera Orchestra, Berlin.

Blue Danube-Waltz (J. Strauss)

Mastersingers-Overture (Wagner)

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1933.

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WHO'S TO BLAME ?

In a limited sense, there is some ground for the view.ex. pressed by Labour speakers in the House of Commons that the breakdown of the Disarmament Conference, and the serious situation which has consequently

NOTES OF THE DAY

A NEW M.P....

The election of Mr. Kenneth Lindsay aà M. P. for Kilmarnock in highly intorosting ns Indicating the new trend of thought permont-

WHY I AM LEAVING

THE CHURCH

By The Rev. RAYMOND YOUNG ing the National Government. I AM 32. For more than have no monopoly of the love of I have laboured] God, and are, in fact, strangers to

Twelve months ago, Mr. Lindsay would not have been considered eligible as a National candidate. Yet he fought Kilmarnock with the blessing of the Prime Minister, and goos into Parliament to join the Minister of Agricultura, the Minister of Transport and other leaders of the now school in striving for measures for social betterment. Mr. Lindsay ha boon the driving force behind the group calling themselves the P.E.P. and

six years

It.

in the ministry of the Free

Yet for holding that ballef and Churches. There has never for saying ao from my pulpit. I been a complaint as to the have suffered ostracism from all quality of my preaching or

parts of the country,

A year ago I prenohet"a clvic. my devotion to my ministry, sarmon. I planted then for teler By character has never been im-ance. I asked for a broadminded pugned. I have laboured as hard tolerance for the moral judgment and as zealously as I know,

and personal habits of others,

Yet at 82, with what. I bellevo to I told them that a Httle drink ho years of activity ahead of me, I would harm no healthy man. have become a spiritual waif. I exhorted them to show a little have resigned my pastorate, and measure of the tolerance upon

bullt.

The Very Idea!

.1

INTERPORT TRAGEDY

By Eddle "Long Stop Kelly

put on the spot by Hong- SHANGHAI, we read, was kong in yesterday's inter- port cricket."

It is useless the Shanghai players using recriminations against each other now. The damage is done.

Most of Shanghai's ill- luck, we understand, was 'duo to the crumbling wicket. It's no nie, however, Shanghai blaming

iseuing a broadshoot called, Plan- / 80 out into the wilderness, so to whose firm rock our Church was Hongkong for this. They should What I regard as sheer bigotry. 1 had good authority for my blame their wicket-keeper. Al-

speak.

are com

ning, advocating Political and Economie Planning. He was the founder of the Oxford Union Labour Club and the first Sociallet President of the Oxford Union. Small wonder that the orthodox Conservatives are wondering what place ho can find among them, Though they agree that he might hava added braitis and distinction But the spirit of protest- kas of pulplis. Very soon after I dekolors are more concerned about

and pettymindedness have overview. The Christian faith has lotted the job of keeping the conto my endeavours,

been built up on the devotion of wicket, he fell down on the task, fathers, the sturdy Independents,

1 'leave

48. a protest. Our the virile man as much as it has

on "rofaned" piety.

Furthermore, things established the Free Churches on

But my plea was answered with |ing to a pretty pass in cricket their own devout protest against swift outbreak of robuke, when a man cannot keep a miser- bigotry and obscurantism.

The Free Churches of this disable wicket.clean, trict arrange an annual exchange

to the Labour opposition. The fact that he sat a National candidato reflects not a change in his own outlook, but in the guid ing principles of the Government.

*

THE AMERICAN PICTURE

The American scene changes so rapidly that the conviction in row ing that obaorvers are not alone in their inability to foreshadow what next will follow. The President does not acom to know his own mind for two minutes at a time. To-day inflation seems the only cure for the monetary crisis, Then it sud- denly appears that inflation will not be permitted at any price. An am- bitious gold polley is embarked upon with the idea of depressing the dollar and the success of the mumeuvre is greeted with alarm, apparently because it succeeded be your expectations. U. S. Govern ment securities full ainrming in commence and a flight from the Washington opinion talks of the dollar develops. And one section of introduction of inflation as the only

effect than completing the picture though it could havo buy other of monetary chaos. The trouble seems to be that no-one is quite the danger neems to be that the sure exactly what is wanted. And rush to experiment will underming very stable structure and weep

a

We are afraid that modern oric-

gone from them in many cases.

The Churches have lust their vered that sermon I was called displaying their leg before the guts. They are dominated by won by two ministers. They in-wicket than looking, after the longer be welcome in any other formed me that I should nothing.

mon. If the minister be a

he has the instincts and the telor- anco of a vital man, he must con- coal them.

Ifle utterances in the pulpit, his every-day talk, in my opinion, must, be regulated by the Rossi of his congregation.

Once he is in the ministry, and the longer he remaina, the shackles of prejudice and malice grow heavier..

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pulpit.

We are forced to admit, however, All this meant that I was to be that several Hongkong playera natracised.

displayed a lack of sportsmanship. fate that awaits

I was to be meted out with the liberately knocked down the little Young Pearce, for instance, de protests against intolerance and the protection of the Shanghai any man who sticks, placed in the ground for the self-complacent assumption of wicket-keeper, no less than six virtue and Christian graco, forced upon me in recent evente.

This question of drink has been

It is only an incident in the Aman loses any value he may general protest against the petty have in the Inbour market. The mindedness which dominates the bread and butter of his wife and Free Churches. But the storm of family depend upon his sub-abuse which my sermon evoked servience,

was astonishing.

A man becomes sorely tempted in such circumstances to abandon

his own independence.

But my own protest has become inevitable.

Events of the last few monthus

have mished the question of total the forefront of my dispute. abstinence and temperance in

Letters poured im They were disgracefully abusive.

The uproar which ensued would have led you to bellove that. I had denied the existence of God. It was the beginning of the end of my official ministry,

In my opinion the Christian instincts of the parsons are being I drink very little. But I bo-stilled. All over the country the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, arisen, originated in the failure way to save the situation. Just as lieve that wine is one of God's ministers are disturbed.

Largo (Xerxes") (Handel) Slavonie Dance in G Minor, (Dvorak)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Tannhauser-March (Wagner) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Damination of Faust-Hungarian March (Borillaz)

Botors (Ravel) Paris 1 & 2 Bolero (Ravel) Part 3 Gymnopedle (Satio arr Debussy)

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of the League of Nations to take action against Japan when the full implications of her polley in Manchuria were made obvious. But there is not the least justi- fication for the criticism that Britain in specifically to balme. The blame has to be shared by the Powers collectively. To charge the League of Nations, a5 such, is absurd: The League, after all, is not a super-State, or a-separate political entity.It is merely A conglomeration of

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THE INTERPORT

The Colony's cricketers regained their Imurels at the expense of Shanghal, with plenty of margin to spare, but the victory was not all satisfaction. Mont of the real

good gifts to man. I believe alun that a man may find consolation and help in an occasional friendly glass of wine or beer.

I abhor undue indulgence as much as any right-thinking man. But that does not blind me to the fact that a vigorous, robust man demands his diversions in fashions which do not appeal to women and busybodies.

It does not make me believe that an occasional glass of beer la one of the stigmata of immorality.

The Church Is Ruled by a Monstrous Army of Women,

Says the Rev. Raymond Young.

cricket came from the visitors. They were human enough to collapse in the first innings, auffer- ing under the moral effect of Beck's first ball, but they showed how cricket should be played when given a second lease of the wicket. Hongkong permitted a Test Match Nor does it make me believe that atmosphere to be injected, scraping total abstinence from strong drink for their runs even when a winning should be exalted into a cardinal position had been established. The Christian virtue. one really, bright spell of the match came when Donald Leach and his men decided to have none of it.

SPAIN'S ELECTIONS

If, therefore, 36 the case under notice, the Powers fuil to reach agreement action to be taken against a member which is considered to have acted in de- fiance of League principles, the issues are only obscured by im- puting failure to the League it self. It is a debatable point whether, had action been taken in the initial stages of the Sino- Japanese dispute, Japan would have changed her tactics. A point not to be lost sight of is that, oven despite inaction,

The formation of a new Spanish Japan decided to withdraw from Government with Sonor Barrios the Leaguo, resenting the critica Premier can hardly be regarded isms contained in the Lytton crisis which opened with the re- as bringing to an end the political Report. To say that Britain has signation of Manuel Adana. In- inferentially encouraged Japan deed, events of the last few weeks to defy the world is to fail to get made it abundantly clear thinta down to root causes. These now consultation of the peopic causes will more likely be found had become neccessary and that in Japan's avawed policy in the the real lasuo was not who should Enat, elaborated over a long govern but who should preside period of years and made plain over the coming electione. Spain at what she considered to be the

Is not alone in attaching import- appropriate monient, when the Prime Minister in an electoral ance to the personality of its Powers were engrossed and pre-period. Rightly or wrongly, It occupied with their own pro- is considered that on the charac- blems. American re-armament ter of the ministery in power may and the strengthening of de- depend the result of the appeal fences in Australia and New to the ballot box, Alejandro Zealand are therefore more Lerroux, who formed a short- rightly attributable to Japan's lved Cabinet, had made clear policies than to anything else. Cortes. In his view, the Cortes his Intention of dissolving the The failure of Britain, in com- had fulfilled its functions when it mon with other Powers, to put provided the country with a Con- pressure on Japan, and the institution. Thereafter it possessed elination to accept Japaneso no mandate from the people. It official assurances at their face had been given a specific task, value, may have been a factor in and afterward its continuarice encouraging the Japanese mili was puroly arbitrary. Nor can it tarista to go ahead with their be doubted that some of the plans, but it cannot be regarded Government which characterised as the dominant cause of the the dictatorship from which Spain the Azana Cabinet savoured of present situation. Admittedly, believed it had freed itself. Substantially, the attitudo of Japanese aggression to go un-Senor Lerroux was widely up- challenged has been disastrous, proved, as was shown by the ro but Britain cannot justifiably be sulte, of municipal and tribunal indicted as being alone to blame elections. Parliament had "bo- In this regard.

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They can see the consequences of this baleful pettiness and spite, They know that it is the roal reason of churches being empty, They know that their nervices are muzzled by the Incessant drea that the bins which rules their church may deprive them of their Hving.

There are honourable exceo- tlons. Plous hypocrisy is not characteristic of all churchgoers.

But the people of whom I have been speaking hold the predomina- ting Influence. Wo are ruled by a monstrous regiment of women.

That is why I am going out from my chureh: My own congregation has been kind. But I have been overwhelmed with the self-com- pingency which has come to rule the churches as a whole. The Binister hold is growing every day more strong.

service of the Faith.

I do not propose to abandon my

in a cinema. The music will be I hope to run weekly services

as good as I can make it. The much open to the man of robust one.

The Kingdom of Heaven le as choir, I hope, will be an alkmale

I shall deliver not a serihon, but] thinking as it is to the feeble of this world... The little people who an address. I shall try with the mistake prejudice for faith, and utmost of my capability to talk to unctuous plety for robust honesty}· (Continued on Next Columns.).

“Oh, I have to go back again." I haven't enough vitamin-A."'.

times.

Whether he did this in a spirit

of malice or from a misguided sense of humour is not recorded. the part of Hongkong was forcing Another unsportsmanlike cot an Shanghal to pay for 23 of their runs, no less than that number of. buys being recorded against the northern visitors,

Pereira was also guilty of tactlessness in diamlesing young Mister Lench for a mansely 2.

Did he stop and think u niinute before he did this? Did he think of young Mr. Leach's friends?

What will Mr. Leach's mother. wife, sweetheart and sisters au? Shanghai, which is not British After all, our guests come from territory Whore is our vaunted. British fair play?

But all these unsportsmanlike acts fade into insignificance com- pared with the one that occurred at 4 pm.

"At four o'clock (we read) an

adjournment was made for tea." TEA! Hongkong offered tea to our guests!

Words fail us. TEA! Pesact!". *Obsolete Shanshal 'adverb,

******

"R.S.V.P.

*

Mr. Edward Kelly regrets: That owing to the shrofe Becoming so insistent This month

It is impossible for him To get his dinner Suit out of

Paton

In time to accept

Mr. and Mrs. Whalesiaeth's Kind invitation

To a party Saturday.

*

PEPPERED

avovalna

A kiss may be midly pornicious, Meandering, sacred, or vicious,. It may be a peck,

On the husbandly neck,

Or a sibilant sip that's delicious; But when I am fed up or jaded,

· With the average thing that has. faded,

It's thon

That I dream of the kiss Of a swoot Hongkong miss, Whose muscles and riotous Artories hiss

With a liberal dash Of cayennet

the people who will listen to me not of dry-as-dust dogms of authority, but of the things which concern them overy day.

I shall invito them to put ques-- tions to me when I have sat down. That is one of the defects of our· present church organisation.

You can never talk back at the pargon. It is assumed that he is the one man who knows.AKON

I shall not be afraid of "the" things which .... tho"normal" man: likes. His church⠀ will... bỏ, 'my' church. He is the man to whom I' want to miniatora,SAJA

I feel that I am without the pale. But I shall fight prejudice with all the strength which God in His mercy will vouchsafe, to

me.