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SATURDAY,

OCTOBER. 23, 1937

Of all the great faiths

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

T. PAUL GREGORY Continues His Articles On The Religions Of The East

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ago.

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Islam

the

in

Chinese

the

China

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Kwong-t'aap-kaal in the old city of Canton, and is remarkable for its minaret which towers 160 feet above the ground, and ac- cording to well established his- torical tradition was erected in

was

was

The

1H-THEY BOTH PLAY FOR THE

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OF THEM NURSE,"

"You have every right to be. Mr. Evant. I can see a wonderful improvement since you took my advice about "California Syrup of

of Figs.

"I could tell from what you said that there must be toxin in their sys tems. When children are cross and peevish and lose interest in their food and games, you can be practically sure it's an accumulation of poisoni ous matter upsetting their insides. I've seen it so often! Just cleanse the system in a safe, natural way. chil dren go ahead like wildfire.

"But in be sure always to give them 'Californin Syrup of Figs. It's a natural fruity laxative which safely cleanses and purifies the bloodstream and creates a fine healthy appetite.

"Keep on with the weekly dose of *California Syrup of Figs," Mrs. Evans. It's a fine laxative for young and old. As a matter of fact I use il myself and advise you to adopt it for the whole family.""

Be sure to get the genuine "Call fornia Syrup of Figs."

which have exerted their spiritual influence to the up- lift of mankind 'none has

bo they Chinese of Canton- Islam that they have willingly Chinese and consist of a single the year 721 A. D.The Can- perhaps been more effective God is the greatest

ese or Mandarin speech, or made every sacrifice and have syllable on account of the pecu- toncie name for the minaret is and liar structure of the Chinese kwong-t'aap which signifies in proclaiming the ideals of There is no god but God."

the descendants of the tn- borne the basest calumny equality and brotherhood

trepid mariners from the Mala- vilification in order that their tongue. Thus, for instance, the "plain pagoda" as the magnil- than the creed preached by I, is, of course, beyond the bar coast who came to the Colony association with the members of common Mohammedan sumame cent relic is entirely devoid of limits of an article of popular more than three generations the Faithful might be accomp- of Ma, which literally signifles ornament. However, it is re- Muhammad the Arabian

lshed. They have even surren- "a horse" is the first syllable of lated that originally the struc- appeal to launch into any

Was surmounted by dered their cherished Chinese the word Mahomet: Yeung which ture prophet of Mecca. Indeed, lengthy dissertation upon such a

highly. burnished that these kindred excellences of vast subject as the religion which THE appeal of Islam to the surnames and have chosen others means "willow" in Chinese is a golden rooster, which

Chinese has been direct, and more in accord with the creed of employed by Chinese Muslims as go

could be seen for long human behaviour have been numbers amongst its followers whilst the number of adherents the Arablan prophet. Conse- a phonetic for Jacob; the rather it

have common Chinese Muslim sur- distances, and proved to be he to the faith in no way compares quently, these proselytes

name of Saat is said to be the a most effective beacon for emphasised above all else, more than 150,000,000 of the

phonetic equivalent of the the heavily-Inden dhows which and have 2 tremendous inhabitants of the globe.

Hebrew Isaac; whilst la is were slowly poled up the Pearl potency amongst those parts Islam, however, which literally

stated to be the rendering of the River on their way to the Ara- name All.

bian settlement. For a number of the Middle Kingdom signifies "peace" is perhaps one

of centuries the golden chantic- which have come into contact of the simplest and at the same

CANTON, for centuries has leer remained in its place and at been the site of an extensive, length in the seventh moon of with the revolutionary teach- time one of the most democratic

of the great religious teachings with the teeming millions who selected new patronymics-gene- ings from the West, for these

profess the creed of Buddhism, rally copying the honoured name Muslim colony, and it is alleged the twenty-fifth year of the of the world. Fundamentally,

still it is universally admitted of

Holy Prophet, or that the Arabs were there even reign of the Ming emperor ideals of Islam have wrought there are but six articles of faith, that the Sons of Han who of some of the moro favoured in the pre-Islamic period. These Hung-wu (August, 1393. A.D.) Semitic tradery terrific typhoon blew it down wonders in the hearts of yla. L. Belief in a Supreme Being: acknowledge the spiritual guid- of the Old Testament patriarchs indomitable

48 Jacob

Isane, played an important role in the from its height, and it and Chinese believers, replacing 2. in his angels; 3. in divine ance of the Prophet are in the such

occasionally, too,

that sphere of communications with shortly afterwards confiscated majority of cases very devout and, the inherent reserve and revelation; 4. in his prophets; and strict observers of the letter of All the first of the tem- dhows were the only ships at that ancient beacon was consigned to

the West, for their swift-sailing by the imperial authority. mutual suspicion of the 5. in the resurrection and day of the Koranic law. So con- poral Caliphs of Islam. These typical Oriental by a spirit of judgment;

God's vinced have been

into important commercial emporium bullion forwarded to Peking. rendered phonetically

As Canton. It is related in Naturally after such an occur. of sympathy and under- absolute decree, and predestina. converts of the mighty power of various names are, of course, epoch which touched at such an the melting pot and the resultant Chinese annals that the Arabian renee, the Muslim population of standing. The Chinese tion of good and evil.

community atendily grew in Canton did not feel inclined to Muslim like his Co- In addition, prayer, or Salat

number. became extremely in- contribute to the casting of an- fluential and powerful, so much other golden chanticleer, religionists in other lands n the Muslims say, is obligatory pon every believer, whether

so that in the time of the T'ang similar one in copper was erect. dynasty, some of the oficials ed. This too, was not destineil fearing the encroachment of to remain long upon its lofty these shrewd merchants from, perch, for another of those ter- the West ordered a general mas- rific visitations of the South sacre, and it is related that num- China seas swept the metallic bers perished. Such a calamity, fowl into the streets. however, did not long deter the community from regaining its former position of wealth and THERE is a remarkable tradi- tion that Wakha'az the power which it kept for several centuries. The Muslim com- maternal uncle of the Prophet munity in Canton, of course, is carne to. China during the Tain to-day purely Chinese, being as dynasty circa 689 A.D. and that it were the descendants of those he lies buried in a tomb at the ancient seafarers from far- Ts'ing-chan-tsz or "Mosque of off Arabia. Indeed, there are the Pure Truth" at Kwai-wa- those who affirm that traces of kong, a few hundred yards out- Semitic blood may be seen in side of the former northern certain of their modern descend- gate of the City of Rama. ants, as for instance, an occa- Such an assertion is alleged by of Lavender, non-ammonia solution sional tendency for hirsuteneas some scholars to be unworthy and a propensity for aquiline of credence as the Hegira or from noses which is decidedly un- "Flight" of Mohammed Chinose.

Mecca to Medina did not July, 622 Indeed, it is interesting to take place until note that the oldest Mohamme- A.D. However, whoever it may dan mosque in the world outside be who lles buried in the sacred of Arabia is the Waai-shing-tez precincts of the mosque, he is or "Temple for cherishing (the regarded as a great saint and memory of) the Holy Prophet." pilgrims from all over the East This important fane is situate in make pilgrimages to the tomb.

feels his very soul uplifted as male or female, who has attained he hearkens to the melodious the age of discretion. This is cadence of the Azan or Call regarded by the Falthful as a to Prayer chanted by the sort of spiritual diet, and is to Muezzin from the minarets be repeated five times a day, viz.

of countless mosques:

"Allah-u Akbar

Allahu Akbar

Allah-u Akbar'

Allah-n Akbar

Ash-hadu ut-la-ilaha ill-Alloh Ash-hadu al-la-ítaka ill-Allah

Arh-hade J

rasul vllah

Ash-hadi

<jetter

rasil retinh Hayya alan-sula) Haypalas-salah Huppa alal-falak Happa alal-falak Allah-u Akbur Allah-u Akbar

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early in the morning before sun- rise, early afternoon, late after- noon, sunset, and at night before. retiring. In addition, to these fixed periods of invocatory utter- ance, there are two others which are entirely optional, viz: before dawn, and at breakfast time.

But perhaps the greatest and most important phase of the re- Muhammadar ligion of the Prophet is the splendid ideal of absolute Indeed, Islam Micham madu: brotherhood.

abolishes all those distinctions of class and rank which are so invidious and galling to democratic people. Mankind, regardless of race or

La ilaha ill-Allah” "God is the greatest

God is the greatest

is

colour

but one family, and

moreover, there is in this world. The Mosque in Shelley Street, Hongkong (Photo By Staff Photographer). but one race and that is the

human race. The creed of this great faith proclaims the noble ideal of one vast brotherhood, in which all have equal rights, and no matter, theoretically at least, whether master or servant, male or female, all are created free and equal and bound to one an- nothing other by the pure motives of love deserves to be worshipped but and duty. Indeed, the Qur'an

God in the greatest

God is the preatert

I bear witucan that

God

says: "No one of you is a be- liever in God unless he loves for Ibear witness that nothing brother what, he loves for

deservés. to. be.worshipped, hul himself."

God

I bear witness tha! Muhummad EVEN in Hongkong one may

is the Apostle of God I'bear witness that Muhammad

in the Apostle of God

Come to prayer

Come to prayer

Come to success

Come to access God is the greatest

witness upon any Friday at the mosque in Shelley Street the most vivid portrayal of the caste and racial destroying power of Islam. Men from all parts of the Muslim world-Malays from Singapore, Indians from various parts of India, Turks from the Levant, and Arabs from Yemen mect as brethren their co- religionista from Hongkong,

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during the last three weeks or so I've been right off my oats. My appetite's loaves of gone. I hardly ent three bread for my tea, with a couple of stenka and some cukernut cakes. O what will happen to me?

"I sit and I sigh

At the veal-and-ham-ple. and also the gooseberry tart; for lack

de-a-day-dre, in me you see a victim of

AT a Fair recently opened near A London many people plored the fact that there was no Fat Woman on show,

Perhaps, thought, the high cost of living may have something to do with it. The upkeep of these

gargantuan girls must be pretty heavy, with the fat stock prices increasing every day. Nearly I found an ancient olil gentle mon sitting in a horse-trough, and in quired if he knew anything about it. lle said he did."

What had happened the Fat ho a whole profension the Woman couldn't say, but if I would keep his tonsila melat nt Ave-penee the half- plat, he would tell me a tale about one uch weighty weach that would make uy heart go dippity-Sop. And having irrigated his Adam's Apple, he thus proceeded.

to

Long years ago. I kept a Show, n nort of a travelling Zoo, with a couple of Educated Pigs, and a Bob-Tailed Bar

a Pink becuo; a Yodelling Yak, Macaroon, Goop and

Bluo noma

Dealques,

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A Wild Monacon

And a Tame Typhoon, and a pair of wonderful Freaks.

There was Lanky Larry, the Long, Lean Blan, a thin as a piece of string; the Champion Living Skeleton

who never would eat a'thing. So slim was he that late at night, if nobody beard through the bla knocks, he'd crow! crack beneath the door, ** creep through the letter-box."

The other was Bulbous Belinda Bly, the Fattest Fat Woman on earth; with knobs on her knees and legs like trees;

Indy of noble girth.

She broke the scale at forty stone, ive hundred and sixty pound; and her ample waist was several yard and a lot of odd Inches round.

One day while walking through the Show to see that all was right, I peoped woeful Inside Belinda's tent and saw aight. My heart stood still, I felt quite Ill; for there, with wrinkled brows,

She sat on the bod

with needle and throad,

putting a tuck in her blouse.

And all night long I pondered, upen A tuck in the waist! The my fate. facts must be faced. Belinda was los- Ing weight.

Tell me, Belinda, dear," 1 said. de? 11 "what would you have me

order you inshings of milk and cream, .each morning a gallon or two; a bushel or no of. fattening spuds, and butter and eggs galorej

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with chicken and ham.

and pork and lamb,

and heef-sleak puddings a score.

"Oh, do not cry, Delinda Dly, for fretting but makes you thin. Besides, It frightens tha Yodelling Tak, YOU make such a horrible din. But tell me true, what's happened to you, O fairest and fallest of wimming? Have you got like that on Anți-Fat? Is thią, the result of silmming

Bhe drooped her head on my shoulder broad, and very near broke my back. "Ah, won la mol?" she wildly walled, "Alat Likewise alack!"

"I've put thres tucks in my Bunday skirt, and three in my petticoats; for

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Cupid's dart. By the stars above I've fallen in love with Larry the Long Lean Man. But never a word has he got for me, and I am an also-ran."

I left her weeping and off I went, to see what Larry the Skeleton meant and by scorning the love of Belinda Bly, and making her sob and anivel Bigh.

I know," said Larry, "ahe loves me true, and I love her, but what can I do? She cats six legs of multon a day, and it takes half an aero of stuff to make her a couple of frocks, so much does she wolgh.

"With a figure like that what use

is a flat, a place where one. couldn't

-swing

a enit So we'll just let her pine aliq's doing it fine-until her Agure resembles mine; and go without dinner until she gets thinner: and then maybe I shall not decline,"

So little by little and day by day,

Love un poor Belinda dwindled away. zaqulted worked on her mind, and oft on a single savage she dined. Soo# she was nothing but skin and bone, a mengro figure of 18 stone.

"And now," and Larry

the Lean, "we'll marry.

No need any longer for Love to tarry. With a wife like that, not a bit loo fat, there's heaps of room in a cosy flat. Belinda, Helinde, my heart's like a cinder. Haste to the wedding, and where's my hat?"

And so they were wed, and upon my onth, such was the way that I lost them both. So happy were they that barry The Lenn was soon de plump na Belinda had been; and Uplinda the Fat such pleasure did lake' in cooking for her dear husband's sake; worked like a nigger at making him bigger, that ero-

Take.. very long she was thin no a

So I (raid the Bhowman) lost both my Freaks, filed ny, petition inside three weeks;

Rot, up the circus

And went in the workun, with my Pink flacaroon and the Bluem Dexique.

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PROBLEM I.

CARL, CONRAD AND CLARĂ 10, 4 and 3.

PROBLEM II. SUTCHADADHAT 13 years.

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