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THESE "FLAG" DAYS The correspondent who, in our H. Merckel-A., Merckel-Marchesini and Tenrock. issue of Saturday, protested

BELA BARTOK-In A Minor

FAURE-In C Minor

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against the frequency of street sales of emblems on behalf of local charities and clucational institutions, voiced a feeling

TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 11, 1935.

THERE are very many people, tion," nor is this the natural Church evades the rigour of Ita

dispensa Henry's famay The favourite subterfuge is to in this case, because

Tcpecially the young, The word for adultery. The excep- ruler complain that the Church of tían appears in only one gospel, England is entirely out of touch and most scholars think that It with reality when dealing with is probably a later insertion, re- decide that the parties were had actually been marrie

presenting what the early never married at all, though by Hanry's elder brother. marriage problems.

Church supposed our Lord to a patent inconsistency, the chil If they mean that we do not have intended to say.

dren remain legitimate. Theac.. But the poor Pope was in t decrees of nullity by the Church cleft stick.Wolsey warned him concede, to men and women the

Even so, it is not unimportant of Rome have excited some sur-that he would lose England if he right to break the most solemn

refused; and he was under the contract which they make in the that it was admitted at an early prised comment Intely.

In the new "Report of the thumb of the King of Spain, and whole of their lives because one dinte into the canon of the New of the partners wishes to take Testament. It has also been

in desperation he suggested that another mate, we not only are suggested that Christ meant to Joint Committees of the two dared not quarrel with him. So but always shall be out of touch allow separation in cases of in- Convocations" (1985) there is a Henry might commit bigamy.

fidelity, but not remarriage. long appendix in which Chancel- with what they call reality..

This is most improbable. lor Valsey, K.C., employs his

well-known legal acumen to find I am not recommending the But if they admit that a

Further, It is urged that various expedients, "practical rules of the Orthodox Eastern Christian Church must uphold Christian morals, they may still Christ refused to be a legislator means of escape" by which the Church, which might have in- wonder why we set ourselves on any subject. He laid down Church may help the parties to convenient results in this coun- try. But it is ridiculous to say against some reforms in the general moral principles, and wriggle out of their contracts. marriage law which many good left it to the Church to apply them to changing circumstances. people think desirable.

In my evidenco before the Royal Commission of 1912 I laid great, THE dificulties are, however, stress on this.

enormous. I know no other

For instance, He refused to question on which a loyal church- man must find it harder to make arbitrate on questions of pro- up his mind. We consider our- porty, and only bade the litigants to "beware of covetousness." selves bound by any clear ruling On a complaint of Sabbath of Christ on the subject.

breaking on the part of His dis- But the evidence is not at all ciples He laid down the fur: clear. We are not sure whether reaching principle, "The Sab-, Ile meant to allow divorce for bath was made for man, and not ́ what our texts call "fornica- man for the Sabbath."

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The most surprising to the that we are not free to make mere layman is that "if it could whatever regulations we like be established that the parties for the Church of England: were contemplating a union for I am glad to see that the new a limited period, and uttered the Report of the Joint Committees, words appropriate to a life-long which marks, a real advance in union without intention, in such the direction of freedom, asserts a case there would be no mar- that "the Church of England is ringe. It sounds like the line competent to enact such a dis- of Euripides which caused great cipline of its own in regard to indignation to the simple-minded marriage as may from time to Greeks: "My tongue has sworn: time appear most salutary and my mind remains unsworn." efficaciors." The Report also

There would be no need for reminds us that we have to con- these legal acrobatics if we sider "not only what the Church declared that the Roman Canon is bound to require of its own Law is no concern of ours, and members, but what the Church considered as a makeweight the thinks should be the law of the doctrine of the Orthodox East- land in the twentieth century." ern Church, with which we are

The rule of the Church and now trying to negotiato a treaty the law of the land cannot coin- of reciprocity.

cide, for many of our fellow- This ancient Church is most citizens do not accept the Chris-

standard It recognises tian

of accommodating.

conduct. following grounds of Hence arises very serious

difficulty.

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divorce:

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THE CHURCH AND

By

the Very Rev. DIVORCE

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character made to the public, in- NOTES OF THE DAY who refused to legislate on other

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cluding two in one week; there is to be a further sale of flowers on Saturday; and other similar "days" are indicated in the near future. Public objection is not. to this method of raising funds, which no doubt results in the Leopold Stokowsky and The Philadelphia Orchestra, collection of money which would

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To which Bishop Gore an-· swered, wrongly as I think, "Ho subjects did legislate on this." He did not legislate, but He said very clearly, "Whom God hath joined together, let no man (that is, no husband, for there were no divorce. courts then) 'put asunder."

1-Adultery, which in- cludes auch acts as may lead to adultery, eg, if one party tries to murder the other; if a wife "goca to banquets with strangers," or "passes the night in a stranger's house without her husband's leave."

from

2-Apostasy

The Very Idea

IT'S YOUR MOVE

'One More Crack Like That,'

As The Coolies Say the PROBABLY, when the new

Christian faith.'

3.-"Consecration of the husbund us a bishop" (1)

4-High treason. 5.-Deaertim.

6. Physical impotence.

Insanity." 8.-Leprosy.

-Long imprisonment. 10-Irreconcilable

or incompatibility..

hatred

DEFENCE OF TRADE ROUTES

The vital consideration for British peoples, when the question of relative navy strengths is under discussion, is the defence of the Empire's trade routes. An expert writing in the Hongkong Telegraph not otherwise be subscribed; it yesterday pointed out to us that THERE is a further question how far the Church of Eng- is caused by the frequency of the Great Britain Ilves by those trade land is free to make laws for appeals. Without exception, the routes; they are her very arteries, itself without regard to the Causes on behalf of which these more essential to the "home coun-procedure of other Churches.

to the colonies--and in practice-the Anglican Church- tries" than organised deserve the support of dominions, which are generally more is always fettered by the pre- the public, but a point can be self-supporting. Every day of the sence of a faction which resists year Great Britain requires 50,000 any reform which conflicts with reached, in such matters as

tons of commodities to feed her- the Canon Law of the Roman

Church. these, at which a feeling of un-self. We can recall. from the days 'noyance, if not resentment, is of the Great War, what even the engendered when, week after partial Interruption of that trafic week, people are pestered by entails: privation, soaring prices, Bishop Gore, who was examined BUT the Vatican itself can make concessions when driven It is actual starvation, perhaps. Britain's on the same day, urged that we

corner, Haary VIII. these appeals for money.

sea-borne trade is her life-blood, are bound by the rules of the into a

divorce true that official permission has then; everyone will agree.. The Western Church, according to wished to procure a to be secured for the holding of experts tell us, further, that these which marriage is absolutely in- from his first wife for reasons these street sales, but the ques- trade arteries are 85,000 miles indissoluble. "And may I ask, of state; it was most desirable tion does suggest itself whether longth. At the very least. Britain my lord," said Lord Guthrie, one that he should have an heir. No such permission is not too freely needs three strong ficats, based at of the Commission, "whether doubt he also thought it desir- accorded. Would it not be possi-three well-defended centres, to You are also in favour of the able that he should have Anne

"cover" these sea lunes; and she subterfuges by which that Boleyn, requires an additional number of craft for patrol and convoy. No nation in the world has the same argument for a powerful No nation in the world is more de- pendent upon her navy for pratec- tion for her very life.

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navy.

ble, in the case of the smaller organisations which make use of this method of raising funds, to arrange a joint drive on one day, the money secured to be divided on a percentage basis? Admittedly, many of these The demand of Japan and the bodies are experiencing a de- United States for parity with Great crease in financial support and Britain on the ground that they have equal responsibilities, is not reason- find it difficult to continue with-able. The fact of the matter is cut curtailing their activities; but it is equally true that the community generally is passing through a period when out- goings have to be pared down to the lowest possible limit. More- over, there is the further point $10.50 that the very frequency of these for naval equality, we are going to

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that these two Powers are a little bit afraid of one another; and that is the root of the evil which threatens to render abortive the labour of the delegates-nt the London Naval Conference. With- out going into history and discuss- ing the reasons for Great Britain's surrender to the American claim assert that the present difeulty appeals may easily producea de-

could be corrected if the United gree of public reaction resulting States and Japan would agree to a a partial drying-up of the ratio in the neighbourhood of

·3-2-2, with Britain holding the springs of charitable support. balance of power, and with Those acquainted with the ex-understanding that aggression on cellent work being accomplished the part of either of the three would require the alliance of the by numerous philanthropic and

other two parties. If it is fear. educational bodies in the Colony that precludes n. naval accord it would regret such an outcome, could be removed by this means. but it is certainly a danger that We do not expect that the United needs to be guarded against. States would consider such a pro- posal; but it is extremely likely Even the same number of ap-

that Japan would fall in with peals, if spread over a longer Morcover, from that basis it would period, would not be objected to; be easier to work down to a level at the moment, the public feels of disarmanient where no navy in that it deserves some little res- the world was of sufficient strength pite from the persistence of to rendor itself opon to a charge these recurring calls on its of aggressive Intentions." And

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purse.

When I gave my evidence bo- fore the Commission in 1912,

"Plense get the olives, Stephen, bofore they get ran over."

Governor arrives to-morrow, he'll have a lot of furniture to bo removed from the ship to Government House.

Naturally, the well-established and old firm advertising in this corner of the Telegraph will get the removal job.

No-one-can-remove_as_well as we can. Read the following testi- 'monials:

From Jimmy's Kitchen-This is to certify that Mr. Edward Kelly, buying one of my $. all-in tins, removed two plates hamburger,

& three helpinge ham egg, two por- tions apple tart, four cups coffee,

chucked him before

out. Advertisement from S.C.M. Pest: Unless overcoat and scarf, removed without

from. owner's consent Hongkong Hotel cloak room, is re- turned forthwith, matter will be placed in hands of police. Our biggeat job was when we tried to remove n safe from a country bank in Australia. As a ly to Hongkong. result we removed ourself hurried-

We are therefore-fully-qualified- to handle. the new Governor's crockery-you'd be surprised the number of homes we've broken up in this fashion.

We had the job of carting a previous Governor's property down to the. wharf.

We weren't half way through the job before ho was sobbing his heart out.

We had to blast the wall of the breakfast room to get the sideboard out. When the smoke had cleared away we couldn't find the sideboard. The saved an enormous amount of labour.

But it was the piano which was the bedbug. All right, bugbear, Havo it your own way.

piano,

H

we were in-

After we'd been juggling with it for ten minuten, wo let it drop, and wiping the sweat from our brow,, in- quired for our assistant.

Ho's under the formed.

Just like George. He always was fond of music.Ran In the family. His grandfather was a bugler, at the battle of Waterloo, And so infuriated the troops by. Indiscriminate bugling that they rose in their wrath and, falling to catch George's grandfathor, foll upon the enemy and emote them.

After we had extricated George, we went into consultation with him. Ever been in consultation? date Beautiful place. Driven, palms, mosques, mosquitoes, pyra mide. .....

Anyway, to cut a long story short, we decided to take the piano out by sections, George handling the black koys and we handling the white enos.

Then we produced a saw and con verted the remains of the plane inte two harmoniums

We had a bit of a fight about who was going to take up the carpets. (Continued on Page:11,

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