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PROBLEM OF CULTURE

LEAGUE SOCIETY.

ADDRESS

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HOLIDING A DINNER-DANCE THIS EVENING

This evening, members and friends

1 dinner-

"Conflicting Views on the Cultural of the Hongkong English Forum will Changes in China," was the subject celebrate the success of their second of an interesting address delivered year of existence, with by Professor P. C. Chang, Research dance at the Hotel Cecil from 8.30 Professor of Philosophy and Educa- p.m. to. I a.m. tion at Ninkal University, to the The master of ceremonies, Mr. League of Nations Society at Cathe-James Poon is also general chairman dral Hall yesterday.

of the dance. This year's President

the

Sir Robert Ho Tung, President of of the club is, .Mr. Poter Kwong, who the Society, was in the chair, and will give a short welcoming speech course of the evening, The among the

Kaihering that led the!! Hall were tho Sir Henry Pol-highlight of the evening will be Miss inck, and Lady Pollock, Rev. Fr. G.A. Tseng who will render two songs T. Byrne, Mr. S. V. Boxer, Mr. for the enjoyment of those present. Mr. Admission cards. may be obtained

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Sir

booked at the Hotel Cecil.

W. N. Thomas Tam and Forater.

Introducing the speaker, Robert said that Prof. Chang waB SO well

known not only in China but century, however, certain scholars also in Great Britain, America and had to learn from the Western world. in China began to realise that they Europe that he hardly needed any

One of them thought of Introduction. He had Ustened to two that Chinese knowledge be used for formula, lectures by Pref. Chang during the inner cultivation and Western know- past few days and found that, old as ledge for utility. But it was a wrong he was, one was never too old to interpretation, because it was not at learn.

all sound to divide and separate what Professor Chang began by saying were generally called material and that the word culture was rather spiritual things. ficult to define, Most people believ-

ed that culture was something which century, China

By the beginning of the twentieth

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3 What a crowd on the sofa talcing -,

tonict

8 Here there's litle company for

a bloke, but, such as it is, power- ful.

they had but which others did have to would, however, use the shock when an Eastern country,

Western word in a broader sense, including Japan, defeated a not only the various cultivated Russia. Realising that Western and cultures could not bo CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION Phares of life, social conduct and Eastern

but also the different separated, philosophy,

Largo number of ways of adjustment man to nature students were immediately sent to and of man to man.

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people view, moat qulto-aware that great changes had imitation although, they did not then-9-An-agent-who-supplies taken place and conflicting views know what to do with the new lacas. and problems arisen, due to the com-The view of confict was, therefore, the duc Ing of mechanical device and

to short-sightedness, though 10 Dope. bringing together of various peoples. fortunately it was gradually dia- They were also conscious in the appearing.

cultural changes world of to-day that

place everywhere and were taking things were moving faster than they were 10 or 15 years ago.

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Dealing with the view of compro- mise, Professor Chang said that it 14 One way of reaching a crow's was not liberal or deep enough, be- nest. Referring to the cultural changes cause one could not tell what was 17 Bidden to put the equipment in in China, the speaker said that there good to take and keep. A more used to be the view that China's cul- cons

constructive

adjustment.

for an army unit.

ture had reached the stage of catas-needed, namely creative adjust 10 The little rascal finds himself in trophe and that out of the conflict In other words, no changes be made 23 They fly. But how old-fashion-

a nice pass on the Continent. probably the old ways of doing until it was realised that things were ed to take horses! things would vanish, There was no

longer satisfactory, although

dissatisfaction.

But

·

also the other view, of keeping of most people lived through life with-27 Deft presentation of a total abstainer in the quarry. Love- feeling what was good in their own culture out

Isn't it? and the taking of what was good when the fringe of dissatisfaction 20 Has a nice finish. from other traditions. In short, tho was detected, then it was time to 30 The two views were (1) conflict and (2) look for sug

suggestions from Western compromise, neither of which was and Chinese cultures, whether an- satisfactory.

cient or modern.

Jersey of Wales?

31 The morning performance that

is simply rebellion.

32 This will be the best position

from which to make the ascent.

ment.

34 This fish is never filled.

DOWN

Dealing with the first view, Pro-

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock pro fessor Chang said that, as probably posed { vota of thanks to the everyone knew, no culture in the speaker, which was heartily acclaim-33 Remain under a new arrange- world

had ever been 100 per cent. ed by the gathering, Sir Robert Ho pure. They had always borrowed Tung

wak

thanked by Fr. Byrne for from and contributed to other cul- setting an example to the younger tures.. Chinese culture in the early

by finding time to listen generation borrowed from Central to one of the most intellectual and Asla nad even indirectly from thoughtful

lectures ever delivered. Greece. Western culture was also a Mr. Boxer announced that the on- composite affair, but the stage of nual meeting of the Society would conflict did not come until the first be held on April 3, at 5.30 p.m.. half of the nineteenth century. Be- when Sir Robert Ho Tung would fore tht time, the Europeans were deliver his presidential address. conscious of the existence of China

ivas

chiefly through certain products, such

as

le and In the

century many including Marco were surprised at the great of the Empire and the cul- tures and manners of the people. Columbus went out not to discover America but to and a way to Chinu, In Seville, Spain, to-day, one could still and a copy of Marco Polo pencil- marked by Columbus.

Advance of Selence Continuing, the speaker said that China would probably have main- tained her bigh traditions, were it not for the exploitation of selence about 150 years ago, Beautiful work done by hand, such as furni- ture and lacquer ware, were forgot- ten with the advance of machinery, end, people then began to speale. In terms of Western clvilisation of material achievement and Eastern elvilisation of spiritual wonder,

For 100 years, both sides took 'dif- ferent atitudes. The Western coun- tries with the power of machinery had more goods to sell, and owned more guns, and they wanted, quite understandably in the circumstances, for more spheres where their ways br» living might be secured among their peoples China, on the other hand, stuplaty refused to open her doors and follow the Inw of adjust ment, with the that she began

to

Towards the e

↑ end of the nineteenth

1 In sliken attire the silly chap descends below the level of the company present.

Z May describe a precipice of

vegetable and fish.

3 Why be alarmed because the be-

ginning went first?,

4 Drinks for postboys?

Tamed, charactors of the '00s come to ufe drain in "showing, to-day?it the Queen's und Alhambra

rinta appear here beside photos of players impera Căn you, feu Which Is Which? The three bearded" members of Lincoln's cabinet

22 As one takes one over the eight,

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24 A good game for two but not in

a car on the contrary.

25 It's simply not done!

26 E.g. seal (anag).

28 Aftached to a locomotive, but

very sensitive.

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