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Today 16 million Jews will keep

St. Mark says (Chapter 14) that| Jesus was actually celebrating Pass- over Eve at the Last Supper. This would mean that Passover fell on Good Friday-which is impossible, because no Jewish feast can fall on the eve of their Sabbath (Saturday). It would mean also that the Jews, from Calophas, the

the Passover

JINETEEN hundred

NIN

years

ago Jesus Christ celebrated the Last Supper-a simple meal of roast Inmb, bread, and wine. To-night His com- patriots, the Jews, will cat almitar fare.

The last meal of Christ's Me, some believe, was eaten on the eve ol Passover, the Hebrew celebration of the last, and worst, of the Ten Plagues of Egypt; when the Lord amote the frathorn of the pursuing Egyptians, but "passed over" the doora of the Jews who had splashed on their lintels the blood of the sheep on which they fed,

To-day at noon the head of every Orthodox Jewish house will search every room in his home for leaven. All he finds will be burned. For the bread eaten in Jewish homes to-nigh! and to-morrow is unleavened bread --now baked in thin dists called

Mozzaя.

The Paschal lamb that Jesus ate has to-day dwindled from an entire beast into a symbolic shank-bone

roasted

traditional Joint,

In the fashion, in the embers of the fire. The ritual bitter herbs are still eaten, and the ritual charoset-a sort of forcemeat ball compounded of apples, almonds, spice; and a pinch of bricic- dust in memory of the time when the Jews made bricks without straw for Pharaok

Wine Is drunk by the celebrants, leaning on the left side. In the old days people reclined on the right side to leave the sword on the left hip free. They lay on their left sides only when they were assuredly at prace.

Nineteen hundred years ago Pass- over and Good Friday were only one day away, as some reckon: or two us others count. To-day they are day more distant.

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The exact relation of the tan fast and the Jewish feast at the time of the First Easter is a matter of deep controversy.i

High Priest, down to the rabble, could not have been in the sirects during the Trial

because and the Crucifixion

they would all have been in synagogue or In their homes,

Another view, supported by St. John (Chapter 1B), is that the Last Supper won held on the day before Passover Eve.

ACCUSE BRITISH

MISSIONARIES

Charged With Exploiting Chinese Refugees

I'elding.

The Japanese spokesman to-day charged that British missionaries at were Linfen, in Shanal province. exploiting Chinese war refugees by taking unreasonable "profits" from them in board and rent fees,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,, SATURDAY, 'APRIL

Girls' and Boys' Corner

A

Namo

Address

Dear Kiddies,

This is all my own work

Judging from the very few entries received this week, I think you do not like hard competitions like essays The spokesman said that 30 Chi- or alories. But, you know, It is not from hard nese cents was charged monthly for really fair to shy away rent and 25 cents for food. He as-work like that. An essay is a con- serted that many Chinese refugees petition which you must do yourself left the British camp to go to the with no help from your parents. 1 free Japanese camp after the Japa am very pleased with the kiddies who nese troops occupied the town.

did enter this competition and a wee bit disappointed with the others who failed to write an essay.

He added that, previously, the British missionaries allegedly, at tempted to "inspire in the Chinese refugees fear of the Japanese troops." The spokesman said little regard- ing the fighting in Shantung proy- ince. However, he insisted that the Japanese troops had completed the occupation of Taterlichwang.

The local Chinese newspapers have been forbidden to print any reports of the past or future movements of Wang Keh-min, the president of the North Chin provisional govern- inent's Executive Yuan who was re- erally

attacked by an alleged would. be assassin.

The official Domei Japanese news agency's Chinese service announced that a special car carrying Chinese pulice, Japanese gendarmes and two machine-guns will accompany Wang Keh-min wherever he goes hence-

forth.

Two of you sent in quite good essays, but with no nomes or ages. Unfortunately, they had to be taken out of the competition. So please remember another time that you must let me know your name, age and address,

The prizes this week go to:- Yseult Cooper (aged 12), Clare- mont Hotel, Kowloon and Klaus Hummel (aged 8%), 3 Sussoon Road, Hongkong.

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Coupons are being sent to Yseult and Klaus. want you to bring these coupons to the "Hongkong Telegraph" oflees where they will be exchanged for money prizes.

I want to thank all my nieces and best their nephews who sent me Enster greetlags. IL Was very thoughtful of you.

Azo

Specially commanded for sending in good essays are Betty Sainsbury, Doris Toy, Joyce Leong, Maggle Cheng, Wong Chiu-yung and Audrey Ablong.

Audrey' Ablong: Thanks for your

good wishes. I would love to have a doll named after me. I have told Auntie Abigail about her namesake and she is very pleased.

Tuls week we are having an Easter colouring and puzzle competition. In the plcture shown above, only two drawings are identical-can you see which they are? When you have decided, leave those two pictures white and colour the other four as gaily as you can with your paints or crayons. Then fill in the name, age and address coupon and send to Uncle Eddie, c/o "Hongkong Tele- Street before 4 Wyndham graph", p.m. on Wednesday. Remember that if you fall to send in the coupon you must be disqualified. One coupon, of course, can do for two or more mem- bers of a family.

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Best of luck, and good wishes for the Easter holidays,

Unche Eddie

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