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Book Reviews-

FORSTER PROF. L.

WRITES ON CHINESE CULTURE

PROFESSOR LANCELOT FORSTER, of the University of Hong- kong, makes an interesting and sympathetic contribution to the literature on China in his book, "The New Culture in China" (Mctors. George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., London: 7s. 6d.), to which Sir Michael E. Sadler contributes an introduction.

The volume is less a treatise on the changed conditions in China-moral, philosophical and educational-thin a series of essays in which contrasts are drawn between the systems of the East and the West, with particular reference to the new spirit which is arising in the country.

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the last four centuries achieved, its pre-eminence.

The volume is in some degree a historical background to its predecca- sor. "The State In Theary und Prac- tige," and part of it was delivered at Trinity College, Dublin, as the Dunel- an Lectures early this year.

Why can't we have it at

A

home?

PART from the many foreign gro- cers scattered liberally over Lon- Liberal doctrine until the advent of don and the other great the French Revolution.

to cities of England several of show the relation of Liberalism

Beginning with the new world of the Renaissance and the Reformation. traces the Krowth of the book

It seeks to

The author submits that the Confucian doctrine and the

the new economie system, and the the big stores stock any- nchelastic methods are inadequate impact of this upon selence, philo- to the needs of today, but atrophy, and literature. It also secka thing from pumpernickel to the same time ngrew that the old to explain how the same causes which learning must be preserved, al-produced the Liberal spirit niso pro- bamboo shoots. though it can never again occupy daced the reasons for the growth of

Socialism. the proud position it held in the new past. He suggests group of scholars will eventually emerge in the universities, with will devote themselves to Chinese studies, not with a view to reur- ing pubik appointments, but out of pure love of learning.

that a

Chinese

The mistake of the past, rays Pro- fessor Forster, was the exclusion of setcntlfie thaight from the scheme of tucation; the danger of the present is the crowding out, and therefore exclusion, of cultural and ethical Kurtica,

ta ural, the author's analyres me sound, but not

but not all his submissions will Bud universal acceptance,

Professor Forster himself is con- sejout of the dangers of generalising when he says that no Etrepran coin- mits po grave an error us to asange a uniformity of thought and mind in Chika; yet he contends that the view that man's pure is fundamentally Roxi is nccepted and acted upon by the Chinese, this contrasting with the Western doctrine that man is born in sin and therefore is subject to inmumeralte restraints and penalties, It is arguable whether this is a cor- reel interpretation of majority view in either hemisphere,

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The boat covers a wide variety of subjecta, ranging from poliücal. educational and philosophical issues to Impressions of Shanghai and Can- ton, and the volume ends rather abruptly with a eulogy of Dr. B.

before the

only

The conclusion reached is that the Liberal of the epochs

Revolution had French negative theory of the state.

"Liberallsın," says the author, "has always been affected by its tendency to regard the poor as men who have fall through their own fault. It has always suffered from Us Inability realise that great possessions mean power over men and women as well as over things. It has always refused to see how little meaning there is in freedom of contract when divorced from exquality of bargaining

power.

This week, therefore, we will make 1tle Continental food tour and nen what we ran "have at home” when we return from our Continental holidays.

Let K begla with Germany. Sausages and sauerkraut, preceded by 590p, comprise a meal as typically Gerninn nn you could wish.

Soup

ment stock is

and

The bool: In an admirable inter- pretation of a theme of consuming interest at esportance, and it is ASTRONG presented in that serious and forwardl

which spirit

33'1" 13 ከ 1 " Curtai asseclate with the writings of this Intented student of human affairs, BIRTH CONTROL METHODS

rth Control Methods," by Dr. Normen Haire, well-known English eoneer on the subject, has just been published by Messrs. George Allea sind Unwin, L., Lendon, 65,

The volume is primarily intended for the medical practitioner and Crudent, bil St so written as to be

equally useful to the married.

14 the osteoms of both intensive and extensive experience, and the conclusions- reseheft are based on a wealth of material stalled over a lung period. In short, it sums up all the be available information on the

basis of this popular

soup.

Wash and cut up b. Jean beef and put it in your stock- pot with a sawn-up narrow bone. Unlike French, sho the

add the vege only tables when B stock is boiling the Germans put them in at the beginnin with

tfur ment- carrots, quions, peas, leeks, celery, accord Ing to sensun.

They then fill up the pot with cald water, bring to the The book is fully illustrated, and buil, skim, hdd salt has a foreword by Aldeus Huxley,

Shib.

There is no conclusive summing up subjet. of the issues raised. None the less. the book is a threly addition to the iterature on China, and, above all, it is marked by sympathy of treat- arizot

EUROPEAN LIBERALISM

In "The Rise of European Libera- lism" (Ale: sus. George Allen & Up-

Ltd.. WIII.

Lance: Profesor Hand J. Tu a treats most engrossing, abject in

scholarly manner, bringing in it an analytical, mind which" hos Dipled "deeply "intu research in an effort to explain the factors through which the outstand- ing doctrine of western civilisation in

Let's eat-!

•

Where?

-KING'S

RESTAURANT

-of course!

Breakfast

Morning Coffee

Tiffins

Toas

Dinners

Open from 7 3.m.

First & Mezzanine Floor, King's Theatre Building.

JICE Brys

Said a blasting joung bride in Gibraltar

I vowed to "obey' on the altar

But... your toothbrush this morning..!

I owe give you warning

I command-buy a Teh, my dear Walim!,

A Tek toothbrush doesn't Krow unsightly; it lasts and keeps its bristles and justifies every cent of the money you spend on it. The head is shaped to fit exactly the inner curve of your jaw, and reaches all crevices from behind."

80

Tek

is the original short-head toothbrush.

JUNIOR

Tek

FOR THE CHILDREN'S FIRST TRETH TEK Junior la the anty toothtub made to 1 mi) the curves of a chid's faw, and reach and clean all round both frode and back teeth.

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pepper,

and

immer for two t

three hours.

seldom Jud

They

herb

preferring the pure

flavour of the meat

and

vegetables.

it

When the stock is

strong

strain nice and

you through a damp cloth Into a saucepan and set it on the stove to simmer again.

Meanwhile you prepare a batter as follows: Stir one large egg (or two small ones) into two tablespoonfuls flour, work to a thick creamy batter with three to four tablespoon- fuis milk. When it is smooth let it drip off

spoon slowly into the sim-

mering soup.

This process gives the soup its name einlaufsupper this batter runs in" to the liquid. When all the batter is in and has set nicely into little_flakes and strips, remove The Roup from the fire and garnish fur- ther with grated nutmeg of finely chopped chives."

Sausages

TT is quite easy to buy excellent Frankfurt shusages in tins. But they are on the expensive side, and many Germans resident in England have taken to eatag our causnires which they treat in the followingr why:-

They put some pork sausages in a bowl or saucepan and pour boiling

SALESMAN SAM

NOW THAT YER BACK,SAM, YA.KIN HELP ME RUN A

BIG SALE OF SEEDS AND

GARDEN TOOLS!

E.

-asks many a traveller as he devours some delicious dish on his way out to Hongkong. There's no reason really, so we've arranged to take you

FOOD-TOURING

With.

HESTER VALENTINE

+

Each week she will tell you how to make the famous dishes of the Continent. They're really worth the little trouble they take. And they will bring some of the adventure of travel to your table.

SAUSAGES

ERMAN'

SOUPR

SAUERKRAUT

"Shuanges and sauerkraut, pre- deded by soup, make a meal, as typically German as you could wish."

water on them (this prevents them splitting when fried).

In a minute or two they take them out and roll them lightly in sen- saned cornflour.

They then put them in a frying pan or fireproof dish with plenty and fry of but clarified butter, them till nicely browned on both sides.

They always serve them with the butter in which they have been cooked and I can assure you this Joing in the most delicious way of sausages that I know,"

Bavarian Cabbage

THE real sauerkraut is a special white cabbage, only grown in Germany (though there la no reason why should not be grown elsewhere), salted and pressed with a heavy weight on . You can buy it at the German shops in London

)SWELLIIT'LL BRING) CUSTOMERS! ALSO GIVE YA A CHANCE TO SELL VER STOCK OF

DARNING NEEDLES!

ISAIL OF

YACIFTING

CAPS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1986.

NEW BRUNSWICK RECORDS.

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We'll Rest at the End of the Trail, F.T. Moxicall Roso. F.T. Jan Garber & His Orchestra.

I'll Stand By. F.T. Broadway Cinderella. (Stars over Broadway)

Where Am I. (Stars over Broadway)

You let me Down,

. (Stars over Broadway) Jimmy

Dorsay & His Orchestra.

Robins & Roses.

and

WOULD YOU?

Sung By

BING CROSBY.

also

New Decca & Parlophone Records

14

Just Arrived.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY

Marina House, 19, Queen's Road, C.

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Tel. 24648.

OUR BRITISH

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ACROSS

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2 A worn instrument of chastise-

ment,

8 A big island.

9 Satirical,

10 Gait of the cook?

11 Not one word here,

12 Sure to change when it loses

its head, Bhough it goes behind a horse's.

and at some of our big stores.

But Bayerisch (Bavarian) kraut (cabbage) can be prepared at home 13 Strike it out? No, don't.

14 Failing. with very little trouble and is fre18 An apparent feature, but really quently eaten with sausages.

not in favour, GPL a large, Brm spring cabbage. 17 A motive, but sunmen hate to Remove the outer leaves and cut the heart to fine shreds with a sharp Inife Wash well, dry in a cloth or wire salad basket, and put it in *bavi.

A MO run it.

18 Composition.

21 Not very good (two-wards)..........

University college.

24 This vehicle is mostly an im-

position.

26 They have booms every year

and all the year.

28 Eugene, somewhat sheepish.' 20 Leapt.

31 1inif of a certain flower--possi-

by a mere rag

32 Take only a momentary view and you'll see the horse is not worth buying.

Peel and remove the core from an apple, cut into very thin slices and mix with your shredded cab- bage. Now sprinkle your apple and cabbage with kitchen salt (about a bie cabbage) level tablespoonful to a big and pour over gill malt vinegar. 33 The

Set the bowl aside for at least two hours. You can, if you like, prepare the cabbage in the evening 34 and let it stand overnight,

Put 2oza, clarified butter or pork fat (lard will do evry well) in a finely chopper! oulon and some small cubes of bolling bacon.

Add your cabbage and apple and pour in a little hot water, not quite enough to cover the cabbage. Stir everything well together, bring to the boil, and keep it boiling for whole hour with the lid on. Have a look at it occasionally, and when the water has been absorbed udd little more.

said

popular playwright who

woman was really that wo Made from man's funnybone.

little--within the lute, that by and by will make the musle mute." (Tennyson).

35 The lofty rank the author

appreciates.

DOWN

1 Clever about un article for u

king

T.T.

EXCHANGE

Demand.... T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore TT. Japan

At the end of an hour, the cab T.T. Indla bage should be evoked and the last T.T. U.S.A. los of water absorbed. If it isn't T.T.. Manila quite tender, go on boiling it a bit T.T. Batavia langer.

T.T. Bangkok

In A Kidding Mood

DARNIN' NEEDLES? WHAT CONNECTION DO NEEDLES HAVE

WITH GARDEN

TOOLS?

E.

WHY-ER-

UH

DUZZEM PRESIDENT

MALL

IN CASE, FER INSTANCE) SOMEBODY WANTS TA SOW A PATCH OF ONIONS!

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river.

3A British isle.

4 But for him, this puzzle would

never puzzle you,

5 Not left entirely with justice.

4 Comes usbore concealing D

bird In Scotland.

7 Unwearying, but (I should

inclined to jolt. Imagine)

15 I "wager, gal, it" is a Canag, hyphen 4, 6).

10 What prima donnas often

after their retirement.

20 Final notice?

(23 Foolish triviality.

20 Vegetable.

dog

do

27 The hotel clerk who hands you this--does-not "explain ---his-

duties.

130 O friend, a gem art thou!

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