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The altar of the Buddhist Masion near Chall: Farm.

NGLAND, which for cen- turies has sent mission- arles to "heathen" lands, is now a "heathen" land Itself, receiving missionaries.

Working quietly in London now arc representatives of world-famous, religionis, each preaching the true faith

and

making converts from

orthodox Christians:

When two Hindu missionaries arrive back in London shortly. they will bring with them funds for the erection of Britain's Arst Hindu temple and monastery.

Last week work was begun on the Arst Mormon church to be erested in London. The Moslema and the Buddhists are already established.

Visitors to Southfelds who have seen there the white dome of the London Mosque have probably concluded that its purpose was to

JAPANESE SPY SUSPECT HELD

Havana, Cuba, Feb. 11. Yuklashi Ozawa'is held here on a court order for his provisional ar-) rest, palice declaring they have found drawings of the port of Havana among his effects,

told

The Japanese Legation has the police that the man is not con accted with it in any

way.

In

Pending further investigation of alleged espionage and smuggling activities, Özawa is to remain custody, though the only thing for which can be lawfully detained at the moment is his fallure to pay his grocery, bill-United Press.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1937.

Leonora Gregory tells how

They've Come

to

SAVE US

The London Mosque at Southfelda,

"HEATHEN” BRITONS

serve the needs of Oriental Mos- lents who found themselves, tem- porarily in (to them) n heathen land.

They may earn with some surprise that there are about English 2.000

people interested in Mostem idras and that between 200 and 300 have Retually thrown over Christianity and become keen Mohammedans.

While I was learning these facts from Mr. A. R. Dard, the Iman of the London Mosque, a alim pleasant-faced girl dressed in a blue milk frock came walking across the grass-such a girl as you might see in any street of ane of London's quieter suburbs.

She is Miss Sakeenah (formerly Ella) Banks. a convert freni Chri tianity to the fulth of Mohammed.

Blace she and her sister went over to Islam, her mother, father, and two YOURKET BİNErs have followed.

They have dropped their Christian names and taken Moslem onen, they attend services regularly in ille Mosque, pray in Arable, and are learn- ing to read the Koran, in the original.

Bakeena Banks carns her living as a children's nurse. One of her Alsters works in a London office...

THE London

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bosque has ten voluntary missionaries whose alm is to bring in converts. You will hear them on Sunday afternoons.conduct. ing open-air meetings. In the ever- ings they give lectures, or labour amongst their friends.

Islam 19 more socialistic than modern Christianity," the Iman told mr.for Moslems are absolutely for- bidden to let money out at interest. In the Mohammedan world there is no parasitic class living on dividends and interest. Those who hoard money in a bank not only receive no interest, bul are forced every year to pay a portion of back to the workers whence

саліс.

"A Mostem woman has oquni right of divorce with her húsband. Divorce can be had for incompatability.

Marik.d women in Maslent coun- tries owned and administered their own properly long before the law per- mitted this in Christian countries."

Opposed to the practicat Maslém

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beliefs is the gentle faith of the Buddhistя,

Ceylon is nowadays the headquarters of the purest form of Buddhism, and from there has come the Maha Bodi Mission to spread Buddhism in Eng- land.

BUDDHISM is a faith whose nature

-Its missionaries claim-ought to make a special appeal to the critical rational British mind. For Buddhiam, stripped of corruptions, makes demand on blind faith.

no

The Maha Bodi Mission has en- trenched itself near Chalk Farm. In the north-west of London, Laat Sundky J sat amongst a group of British Buckl hista facing an alcove hung with orange-coloured diperles, in which

-upon an altar--was enthroned statue of the Buddihn (teacher. not god).

n

A transparent vell hung down before the altar, and before the vell burned incense which filed the whele rooil, Everyoite rose and chanted, with an effect that was peace-making and hyp- solle, n formula containing the Budd- hist precepts which correspund to the Christian Commandments,

Prospective converts, or idle visitors (the services are open to the publie) asked questions. One wanted to know if the Buddhist precept not to take any form of lite applied to germs also. Another wanted to know the best way - to substitute the Buddhist form of

meditation for Christian prayer

So far the Maha Bodi Mission has made 136 converts in Britain. In one respect it unique amongst the re- igious bodles that I know of: nt its meetings there is no collection.

DAB It- presents a severer falth, but it. too, believes itself to be the custodian of the truth. He is in charge of Lon- don Gaudiya Missinu whitch has come to England from Bengal to teach to the Christian English the tenets of the Hindus.

short time naw, London has its first Hindu Temple

Monastery, British and

disciples Wil be accepted.

TR. BAMBIDANANDA

When, in

To become a Hindu disciple is no simple choice, however. All material

•

spirituni Joys (which Dr. Das saya in« finitely compensate for this sacrifice) are sought through ascetio practices which call for much endurance and self-control.

Persons, who are too earthbound actually to enter a monastery may be come family disciples and continue to enjoy some of the pleasures of tho firsti.

Their progress towards completa spirituality will be slower, however, and if they allow their desires to fasten too firmly on some material aspect of He they will find that in- stead of escaping at death into a per- feet spiritual state they will be born ngain in some relation to the object of their affections,

For instance, the fox-hunting squire might find himself next time a fox, ahound, or a horse, according to which aspect of the hunt attracted him most strongly.

CHRISTIANITY is not quite unre- "'presented in these new missiona to Britain. With headquarters at Gordon Square, there is the Church of Latter Day Baints, familiarly known as Mormonism.

Mormonism. famous (or notorious) because its early leaders practised polygamy, has abandoned that practice Aince 1800, and ita claim to uniqueness now lies in the belief that it alone han been favoured by additional revela- tions from God and that all human beings must eventually find salvation within its, boundaries.

Alive or dead. all can be saved de. clare the Mormons.

Because they believe this they have n series of Temples set aport, for private rites whose sale object is the reclaim- ing of people who have died outside the Jaith.

Devout Mormans employ poopis to search for the names of their ancestora who are then submitted to baptism in the person of a deputy (baptism is by total immersion) so that none of tho family may be missing when the Last Trump blows.

Last week the bullding of the first Mormon church in London was begun. It is to stand in Clissold-rond; Bioke Newington, Altogether there are 7 Mormon centres in the British Islea. The faithful number 7,000 and

missionaries

Constantly

new

pleasures must be abandonod, and the arriving...

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DY now you have had time to BY

perfect those steps given in Lessons 1 to 6. Now we go on to the "Weight Change" step, so called because you transfer the weight of the body from one foot and place it on the other. "Weight Change" in Tap Danc- ing is like the word "AND" in the English language-it links up other steps and movements. Stand on both feet. Pick up the R. foot and replace it on the ball of the foot, counting AND. Transfer the weight on to the whole of the L. foot, counting One. Pause for the counts 2, 3. and 4. Now repeat. Pick up the L. foot and replace it on the ball of the foot, counting AND, Transfer the weight on to the whole of the R. foot, counting One. Pause for the counts 2, 3, and 4.

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Weight change

Pausc Clap

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Using the R. and L. fect alternately.

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to anything to declare?" the comprehensive "Have you any- thing purchased or aequired abroad?"

This phrase knocks the bot- tom out of the old excuse, "T didn't know I had to declare that,"

Many people imagine that they have the right to bring back half a pint of perfume or spirits and half a pound of tobacco. They are mistaken.

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Remember that if your tobacco is in the form of cigars the weight of the box may be counted in the half-pound, and if the total weight exceeds the limit you will have to pay full duty,

This will be several times the value and price of the cigars.

Penalties

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The French эге not so casy. Don't take matches or cigarettes. Into France. Ten elgarettes and half' a box of matches may cost you five try smuggling French perfume back into England; it is cheaper in, Eng- Tbnd:

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1 Wedding bellas.

8 When does one fails to do.

Though I admit that it sounds - quite a good way, it's really

very rough.

11 I do like to ride a more edify- ing hobby, for all that (hid- den).

12 The wicked one of Mohamme

dan mythology.

13 To be in this indicates

that

things have not gone according to plan.

16 This being without substance, could not be without substance without.

17 Known in certain circles as a

"flapper-bracket,"

19 No, they are not van-boys. 21 Rather a fishy measure to take,

don't you think?

23 A sign of addition.. 24 Ribs in a ring. 25 Hidden in Clue 11.

28 These Scots have an air of their own, and not without grounds. 20 A very usual French dish popu-

dar in Scotland.

30 Craftsmen who go in to Red

Gables.

-DOWN

1 Sure to be sacked when caught." 2 Hidden in Clue 11.

3 Most persons would consider

this edible.

4 Metal,

3

6 Arranged in order to be cor-

rect.

9 Makes a public tender. Impossi

ble to forecast.

121

14

7 On the rush (hyphen, 6, 7). 10 Another metal: frequently

found near Bath.

14 Mechanical bee. In the under-

ground part.

15 The

tool that makes trousers in the Tropics.

IB Is this fish' in a rage?

20 What traders' like to do when

they can. Of course, it's really a swindle.

21 Adventurous

boys often (three words, 2, 2, 3),

do

22 What a child does on the usual

lines.

20 Hidden in Clue 11.

27 Eat a good meal.

Wednesday's Solution

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