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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1984.

NOTES OF THE DAY! THE CHURCH AND THE

C.E.R. DISPUTE

Experience dictates cautious acceptance of G.E.R. war alarums, Atmospheres of tension have been deliberately created so frequently

that is safer and more comfort- Ing to assume that the latest "crisis" is just another tactical move in the sale negotiations

By

THE

ECONOMIC ORDER

THE REV. CAMERON PARKER HALL (Pontor, Christ Presbyterian Church, New York City)

The Very Idea!

MUSIC HATH CHARMS

By George

HE Philharmonic Society. The well under way.

than to join in what. is probably depression through which the economic structure of society; with their rehearsals for

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 Times

our economic welfare. My par-Certainly a collectivistic state that will be slaughtered by 120. correspondent are entitled to 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 inte start of their personal shortcoming, trut poso. of the church, than an in-

Christmas.

unreserved.

EXPLODING THE GERM

Hongkong Telegraph.THEORY

through causes whose origin lies dividualistic society that works for imbedded in the faults, of our the good of the few. economic order.

Now if this corporate economie

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make for what we call culture.

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This is but one of many gems of song and laughter which the

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on

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ing it, conflicta so astoundly with the general trend of Soviet policy, internal and external, that the observer must reflect more than once over It If, indeed, the fears of an outbreak of war are based I can think of nothing more system is to be won to the purposes great composers have offered up upon assumptions similar to those important for us, and particularly of God, the church must build in for sacrifice and it is earnestly of The Times correspondent, an for the church, to recognize than Individual men and women that public, apart from critics and hoped that members of the open breach 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 boiled shirt and keep a

It is shot through with social dependence of men with each other; stiff upper lip for the per THE FINAL TEST

algnificance. We can only deal the need for social responsibility: | formance. Australia continued the cricket intelligently with modern wealth the vision that sees the whole as

Mr. Anderson-Miller's announce- mastory over England that they when we accept its changed char- greater than any part; the spirit ment seems to indicate that oven of co-operation and of sharing; the he, tuned up to bar and crochet as established in Leeds. That, for actor. all intents and purposes, explains:

mystical unity of mankind-all he is, can only stand one rohearsal the Oval. Wyatt has offered no: In this light it is good for us, these are virtues that suit the new a week so far. This augurs i for excuses and can have none to offer. Perhaps, to ask a simple, but pro-economie life.

the audienco. As this is Deferred Terme-purchase-Liceno a Misfortunes were suffered, it is found, question. What is an

amateur performance only travell true, but the depletion of the team economic system for? For one

Secondly, the church must accepting expenses are being paid. on the third day cannot explain thing, it should produce and dis- and build upon the fact that weThese 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 are merely metras a tonte (no ittle 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 diatribution. We have car, so far to go. display. Nevertheless, the measure life." Man does of England's weakness cannot de- bread alone," but neither does he well-being as far as the mechanical drown the nolso of 120 performers

not live "bsolved the problem of economie

A good orchestra is required to tract from Woodfull's supreme ability to take the greatest advant-live without bread. And not only napect is concerned, but we have on the stage and players of instru- age of it, and congratulations are by broad, but by those things that failed miserably as far as distribu- ments and others are requested to tion is concerned. And with that come forward. String players failure the church is implicated, must bring their own string and with its solution the church is provide a cat long enough for the

purpose. Another test, which the en-challenged; because a social failure lightened conscience of a Christian is essentially a moral and spiritual the oboe will not be admitted to the The bag-pipe, the bassoon, and The newest theory of the physi- should ask of a system is 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. It 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 calls "the common cold," is in tho in him in service to the economic there are millions who starve, that be taken as you come in:

concert form but the collection will form of a negation of a previously life of his land, surely It is a in a day when the economic system long-held opinion that "colds come matter of right and not of charity is geared to turn out things of

How disconcerting! Like the rain, the local trade pressed by Prof. William J. Kerr

from germs.

Doubt is now ex that he be helped through periods culture our minimum coden provide depression must at some time and Dr. John B. Lagen, members of need. Another thing that it is barely enough to keep the body or other obey accepted laws and of the medical staff at the Univer-only fair to ask of in 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

In the third place, I believe that moment, and unpleasant as may the Advancement of Selenco of ex- should say "protected leisure" to giving such prominence to charity told the American Association for time for leisure suppose I the church must move out from be the forecast for the intensive experiments which explode, distinguish it from unemployment as the social virtue and must be mediate future. For there is no in their opinion at least the germ sign of a break in the clouds in theory which e-blower or a | apply to any economic system is social reconstruction.

held mortals in A further test that I would come more prophetic in demanding the realm of commerce. July's constant fear- of n trade figures reveal the move-sheezer. It will probably be dif- this: What kind of men does it ground up, on Christian principles. Australia I hear. Well, I am glad The Ashes are going back to ment of goods in and out of the cult to convince some persons that produce? Yee, men, Colony to be at the lowest ebb. The Chinese, to a very great extent.

Doctora

Kerr and Lagen are right.

for it is We must recognize, and repentantly if it will atop other people dumping by comparable standards, in the

ent inevitable that a system leaves 3ts jacknowledge, that

our acts of their rubbish on the Home market. modern-day history

atill cling to n of the N

bellef common mark upon those who engage. in charity, are, in effect, a form of The annual grouse season is with Colony And this result is sicknces of all sorts is due to evil in terms of things turned out, but

among all races centuries ago that it. We refer to mass production Insurance against social discontent.us again and many of our readers 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 are giving the bird to the Govern- paign by the

appropriate ago, supposedly civilized men and

ment for their grievances. Government department in an women believed that witchcraft mass production of men, and of

I really think though that "Spar- effort to make complete returns and the "evil eye" could, and did. women and children. The human capitalistic system. In so far ne row is going too far when that admittedly have been con- cause disease, languishing, and wealth that our system destroys the system puta the rights of suggests that the budget speeches sistently incomplete.

makes mockery of the material property above the welfare of should not be written weeks before Notable, death,

wealth that it produces.

human beings, the church must and submitted to the Government. I believe that the church must so far as the system elevates the

denounce and seek its change. In before going to the council.

Think of the poor reporters pick-

THURSDAY; AUG. 23, 1934.

DEPRESSION POLICY FOR H.K.

too, is the continued diminution MENTAL CAUSES of the Colony's internal absorp

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AUNT EMMA. EAR George,

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I am so sorry you lost your money but who could

knew that he had one but he guess that Ames could bust a

must have been very careless. fistula on such a day? I never

with it anyway.

aocial order and it is sa false to the aforethought. Christian view of society. While

tive capacity reflecting one of Genorally, 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 two things, reduced purchasing of the fast century, everyone held in a world for sometime to come other instincts of human nature, it putting them together again!. power or unwillingness to spend; the belief that "colds" were dualistic. The scientific invention of church. In so far as the system that is collective, and not individu-has no standing in the Christian with every recognisable sign in their name suggests, to frigid

More complaints about the bus dicating an increasingly pau- temperatures, drafts, and chills. our fathers has brought into being upholds the supremacy of competi-stope! It's funny but we have had The- porised community. The ave of European and American phy- mankind is to live in collectivism. It is fnise to the making of a true time either by accident of malico

Then came the laboratory efforts a corporate economie life for their tion as against the co-operative to complain of the reverse.

sons. For better or for worse, spirit, the church must declare that buses we go on seem to stop all the rage of local consumption of sicists which spread throughout imported goods is down from the civilized world the theory of $8,000,000 monthly in the last the bacterial origin of this and six months of 1933, itself a de- many other allments. And now the to be for better or for worse de- reform here and there, it dare not may have had bad: money palmed

Anyway lot Us But whether this collectivism is the church may with proft seck where credit is duc. "Worker" give credit pression year, to $6,000,000 California medical men upset that ends vitally upon what the churchrest with anything less than the off him in the buses he may have monthly in the immediate paste

theory.

But, if colds originato six months, figures, the signific-neither in chills and drafts nor yet does. I do not believe that a ethical reconstruction of our econ-waited ten minutes for a

bus ance of which can hardly be origin? A number of eminent

In bacillary infection, whence, their primary concern of the church is omic order.

which shed a wheel, took the wrong missed, even by a Government medical practitioners in

route, and expired on the last lap but witness the tributo of tho addicted to a Nelsonic-eyed years have definitely stated that

"absent-minded dear" stance. Factors such as these fear and worry, anxiety, anger,

who re- covered two umbrellas eight explain why so many small re-hatred and other abnormal agita-

months after she had left them in tailers have gone quietly out of tion definitely cause certain phy-

the busi business. They also

explain, sical conditions manifested 19 partly, why we have not rushed profession, which has taken such diacase. Might not the medies! 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 dena, or the high cost of site physical symptoms, with profit to preparation for new Govern-all concerned?

ment servants' quarters on the

recent

It is times

mid-levels when more easily de-local purchasing power. veloped areas must be available. remarkable how many 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 38strance that money Government 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. Freor the Surplus Balance. For that wise spending on clearly needed is the essence of the local public improvements and de- these, the Colonial Treasurer's fully-chosen remission of taxa- problem. In times such as velopment is one method. Care- 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 in mission here le not exactly a. sound administration above con- good example of the exact ro- 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 even to the ways and means (perhaps by 'muck and truck', where it gets hint to the Economic Com-ita bread hd butter, for a mission) of stimulating, actively, whilo.

"I think we ought to buy something. He has given us so much.

of his time.

mur-

my

I can imagine "Worker" muring: That just proves

buses ara ROVET

point that the

cleaned I

Aunt Emma.

FREE EDUCATION.

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The announcement that the Ministry of Education' in Cantoli has set aside $63,000 for Kwang- tung Universities which they can use for research may prove to be a little joke or the part of the Government.

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

LEAVING SOON.

Wo have before us a number of lottors from local schrolis pressing their keen interest in the onclosing commission on debts collected from residents whose im- pending departure from the Colony was published by us!

We also have a number of letters" from the impending departures, not so pleasant, one of whom In-) forms us that in consequence of“, the concerted attack of the schroits ho will not not be able to leave. Ah well, we should have been sorry, to lose another renderiza