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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1984.

NOTES OF THE DAY THE CHURCH AND THE The Very Idea!

C.ER. DISPUTE

Experience

dictates cautious noceptance of D.E.R. war alaruma,

Atmospheres of tension have been

ECONOMIC ORDER

deliberately eroated so frequently By THE REV. CAMERON PARKER HALL

that it is safer and more comfort.

to

Times

(Pastor, Christ Presbyterian Church, New York City)

an in-

MUSIC HATH CHARMS'

THE

By George

Christmas.

This is but one of many gems

HE Philharmonic Society that the Intest

are well under way "erisla? is just another. tactical move in the sale negotiations THE dopression through which the economic structure of society; with their rehearsals for than to join in what is probably the world is still passing marks but what is of vital concern to the "Merrie England'a dainty a simulated alarm. In any event, in a tragic way the social basis of church is the purpose it serves. little musical play which although the views of the

entitled to our economic welfare. My par- Cortainly a collectivistle state that will be slaughtered by 120 correspondent some measure of respect, the ishioners who are out of work to is run for the welfare of the most performers in full view of theory that Russia is bent on war day lost their jobs, not because people is closer by far to the pur the public sometime near and is jockeying Japan into start of their personal shortcoming, but pose of the church than ing it, conflicts so astoundly with

alley through causes whose origin les dividualistic society that works for the general trend of Soviet policy, internal and external, that the imbedded in the faults of our the good of the few. observer must reflect more than economic order.

Now if this corporate economic of song and laughter which the once over it. If, indeed, the fears

I can think of nothing more system is to be won to the purposes great composers have offered up of

AR outbreak of war are based

hoped that members of the upon assumptions similar to those important for us, and particularly of God, the church must build in for sacrifice and it is earnestly. for the church, to recognize than Individual men and women that public, apart from critics and of The Times correspondent, an open brench of the peace is most that however holders of private character and those virtues that stage hands, will be able to bor- unlikely. We can only see the worst happening if Japan wills it. wealth may look upon their wealth, will be appropriate. The inter-row a bolled shirt and keep a it in shot through with social dependence of men with each other: stiff upper lip for the per- Rignificance. We can only dent the need for social responsibility: formance, THE FINAL TEST

Mr. Anderson-Miller's announce. Australia continued the cricket intelligently with modern wealth the vision that sees the whole as mastery over England that they when we accept its changed char- greater than any part; the spirit ment seems to indicate that even of co-operation and of sharing; the he, tuned up to bar and crochet as mystical unity of mankind-all he le, can only stand one rehearsal established in Leeds. That, for acter, all intents and purposes, explains

In this light it is good for us, there are virtues that suit the new a wook so far. This augurs ill for the Oval. Wyatt has offered no

the audience. As this is an excuses and can have none to offer. Perhaps, to nak á simple, but pro-economic life.

amateur performance only travell Misfortunes were suffered, it is found, question.

uro Secondly, the church must accepting expenses being paid. true, but the depletion of the team economic system for? For one!

are merely meant as a tonic (10

What is

on the third day cannot explain thing, it should produce and dis- and build upon the fact that we These are on a sliding scale and away bowling weakness or bad fielding. England emerges with tribute more and more of the live in a day when there is plenty far). The key to the applications little credit, not even for what things that men need to realize for all to live decently if there is reveals the following: Do pay me could truly be termed a fighting on a material basis the "abundant the proper distribution. We have car, so far le go. display. Nevertheless, the measure life.". Man does not live "by solved the problem of economic A good orchestra is required to of England's weakness cannot de-bread alone," but neither does he well-being as far as the mechanical drown the noise of 120 performers

tract from Woodfull's supreme

unreserved.

EXPLODING THE GERM

Hongkong Gelegraphi.THEORY

THURSDAY, AUG. 23, 1934.

DEPRESSION POLICY FOR H.K.

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ability to take the greatest advant-live without bread. And not only aspect is concerned, but we have on the stage and players of instru age of it, and congratulations are by bread, but by those things that failed miserably as far as distribu-ments and others are requested to String playera make for what we call culture.

tion is concerned, And with that come forward. failure the church is implicated.must bring their own string or provide a cat long enough for the and with its solution the church is

purpose. Another test, which the eu-challenged; because a social failure The bag pipe, the bassoon, and lightened conscience of a Christian is essentially a moral and spiritual the obou will not be admitted to the The newest theory of the physi should ask of a system la that it one. The church must fight the stage but their assistance may be cal scientists as to the origin of provide security for people. If a complacency with which we accept useful encouragement from the that malady which, for want of a better name, the medical fraternity person gives the best that he has the fact that in a day of plenty Gods. The opera is being given in cails "the common cold." is in the in him in service to the economic there are millions' who starve, that be taken as you come in. form of a negation of a previously life of his land, surely, it is afin a day when the economic system

How disconcerting! long-held opinion that colds come matter of right and not of charity is geared to turn out things of from germs."

ms." Doubt is now that he be helped through periods culture our minimum codes provide

Prof. William J. Kerr

Like the rain, the local trader

In the third place, I believe that the church must move out from as the social virtue and must be

concert form but the collection will

AUNT EMMA. EAR George,

DEAR

I am so sorry you lost your money but who could guess that Ames could bust a fistula on such a day? I never must have been very careless with it anyway. the

be the forecast for the im-tensive experiments which explode, distinguish it from unemployment giving such prominence to charity now that he had one but ho

the

The Ashes are going back to Australia I hear. Well, I am glad

if it will stop other people dumping

acta of their rubbish on the Home market. The annual grouse season is with

us again and many of our readers

are giving the bird to the Govor- ment for their grievances,

I reply think though that "Spar- rows golug too far where rights of suggests that the budget speeches

depression must at some time: pressed by or other obey accepted laws and and Dr. John B. Lagen, members of need. Another thing that it is barely enough to keep the body

of the medical staff at the Univer-only fair to ask of an economic alive. come to an end. It cannot sity of California, that colds are system as mechanically advanced possibly go on for ever, black as infectious or even of bacterial as ours is that it provide ample the situation looks at the origin. These gentlemen recently

for time for leisure-I suppose I told the American Association moment, and unplenannt as may the Advancement of Science of ox- should say "protected leisure". to mediate future. For there is no in their opinion at least, the germ sign of a break in the clouds in theory which has held mortals in

A further test that I would come more prophetic in demanding the realm of commerce. July's constant fear of a nose-blower or a apply to any economic system is social reconstruction, from trade figures reveal the move-sneezer. It will probably be dll- this: What kind of men does it ground up, on Christian principles. ment of goods in and out of the cult to convince some persons that produce? Yes, men, for it is We must recognize, and repentantly

Doctors Kerr and Lagen are right. Colony to be at the lowest ebb, The Chinese, to a very great-extent. Inevitable that a system leaves its acknowledge, that our by comparable standards, in the

still cling to

a bellef common mark upon those who engage in charity aro, in effect, a form of modern-day history of the E

among all races centuries ago that it. We refer to mass production insurance against social discontent. Colony. And this result ia

sickness of all sorts is due to evil in terms of things turned out, but shown after a punitive cam-spirits. As recently as 300 years more important than things is the whole ethical basis of the present The church must challenge the paign by

appropriate ago, supposedly civilized men and Government department in an women believed that witchcraft mass production of men, and of effort to make complete returns and the "evil eye" could, and did women and children. The human capitalistic system. In so far as

wealth that our system destroys the system puts the that admittedly have been con- cure disease. languishing and makes mockery of the material property above the welfare of should not be writton weeks before sistently incomplete. Notable, death.

wealth that it produces, too, is the continued diminution

MENTAL CAUSES

I believe that the church must so far as the system elevates the Think of the poor reporters pick- of the Colony's internal absorp- tive capacity reflecting one of

Generally, until the latter part accept the fact that we are to live acquisitive instinct above the many ing up dropped bricks and h's and

in a world for sometime to come other instincts of human nature, itputting them together again! two things, reduced purchasing of the last century, everyone held that is collective, and not individu- has no standing in the Christian power or unwillingness to spend the belief that "colds were due alistle. The seientific invention of church. In so far as the system More complaints about the bus with every recognisable sign in as their name suggests, to frigid dicating an increasingly pau- temperatures, drafts, and chills. our fathers has brought into being upholds the supremacy of competi-stops! It's funny but we have had

Then came the laboratory efforts a corporate economic life for their tion as against the co-operative to complain of the reverse. perised community. The ave of European and American phy-sons. For better or for worse, spirit, the church must declare that uses we go on seam to stop all the rage of local consumption of sleista which spread throughout manklad is to live in collectivism. It is false to the making of a true time either by accident or malles

aforethought. social order and it is as false to the imported goods is down from the civilized world the theory of

Christian view of society. While Anyway let UB give credit $8,000,000 monthly in the last the bacterial origin of this and

many other ailments. And now the But whether this collectivism is the church may with profit seek where credit is due. "Worker" six months of 1933, itself a decalifornia medical men upset that to be for better or for worse de- reform here and there, it dare not may have had bad money palmed pression year, to $6,000,000 monthly in the immediate past theory. But, if colds originato pends vitally upon what the church rest with anything less than the off him in the buses he may have which shed a wheel, took the wrong six months, Agures the signific- neither in chills and drafts nor yet does. I do not bellove that a ethical reconstruction of our econ- walted ten minutes for Due ance of which can hardly be bacillary infection, whence their primary concern of the church is omic order.

route, and expired on the last Inp origin? A number of eminent

but witness the tribute of the missed, even by a Government medical practitioners In recent

"absent-minded dear" who re- addicted to 凯 Nelsonic-eyed

cavored two umbrellas 'eight stance Factors such as these cars have definitely stated that

fear and worry,

months after she had left them in the bus!

anger,

explain why so many small re-hatred and other anxiety gita

also

tailers have gone quietly out of tion definitely cause certain phy-" manifested 75 business. They

"explain, sical conditions partly, why we have not rushed disease. Might not, the medical profession, which has taken such to condemn Government ex radical steps in that direction re- penditure of $187,000 on a tri-cently, logically pursue its Investi fling addition to the Public Gar-gations into the mental cause of dens, or the high cost of site physical symptoms, with profit to preparation for new Govern- all concerned? ment servants' quarters on the

that.

ཌྷ་ ་

Care-

mid-levels. when more easily de-local purchasing power. It is veloped areas must be available.remarkable how many times Normal times would witness no fresh money can turn itself over hesitation, nor would there be in a short period even when any backwardness were there trade is sluggish, and of this the any Assurance

moneyGovernment alone is in the saved on such projects as these position to furnish a practical would still be injected into demonstration. Not, of course, circulation, through other chan-by reckless expenditure; there is nels, instead of going to swell a variety of sound choice. Freer the Surplus Balance. For that wise spending on clearly needed is the essence of the local public improvements and de- problem. In times such as velopment is one method. these, the Colonial Treasurer's fully-chosen remission of taxa- insistence upon a $10,000,000 tion is another, no reference to stocking in reserve for a rainy the Jockey Club balance sheet day is the grimmest humour.saver being intended,, although The official interpretation of foul [not in this picture altogether to weather must be sinister, indeed be ignored, because the re- That apart, there is a wisdom Inmission here is not exactly a sound administration above con- good example of the exact re- servation of resources, in times quirements. However, the main of stress, and in the absence of point is that the Government in power of influence through cur- such a day as this should learn rency control, the Government to be a "good neighbour" all cannot do better than study round, coming down oven to the ways and means (perhaps by muck and truck', where it gots hint to the Economic Com-ita bread and butter, for a mission) of stimulating, actively, I while.

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human beings, the church must and submitted to the Government denounce and seek its change. In before going to the council.

"I think we ought to buy something. He has given us so much of his time,"

The

I can imagine "Worker" mur- muring: That just proves my point that the buses are cleaned!

Aunt Emma.

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The announcement that the Ministry of Education In Canton haa set aside 801,000 for Kwang tung Universities which they can use for research may prove to be a little joke on the part of the Government:

In many such cases the universit- les research work has been devoted to finding the money set aside 'for. thom and this in itself has proved on education in municipal govern- ment.

LEAVING SOON.

We have bofore us a number of lotters from local 'schroffs Box-- pressing their keen interest in the enclosing commission on debts collected from residents whose im- pording departure from the Colony was published by us."

We also have a number of lotters from the Impending departures, not soʻpleasant, one of whom In- forms us that in consequence of the concerted attack of the schroffs he will not now be able to leave.. Ah well, we should have bean, sorry to lose another reader.