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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Wednesday, December 21, 1938.

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ESTERN business

terests can hardly blamed if they greet with a cer- tain amount of scepticism the spirited defence by Japan's Foreign Minister, Mr. H. Arita, of Tokyo's plans for reviving and expanding China's indus- try.

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HOT AIR!

HOT AIR!

=HOT AIR!

BALLOON DANCE

Vicar of St. Hilda's praises pools

ERHAPS the Church has not yot realised the seriousness of these pass- Ing days. What was she doing during the recent, and not yet ended, crisis?

Perhaps musling, or on a journey, or peradventure, sleep- ing! Perhaps the Church thinks that all is well with our modern world.

ference of Manchester churchmen

Whatever the renson, the con-

democracy. It was

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Mr. Arita's use of statistics in pleading Manchukuo as anat

recent meeting was example of what Japan plans concerned with the agonles of the for China will hardly convince world: not concerned about the British and American mer-ending of war, or the making of chants that the markets they peace; not concerned with the end- once enjoyed in the Manchurianing of tyranny or the saving of provinces are flourishing. Nor will foreigners be under any dis-smashing of the Football Pools! illusionment regarding the fact) that the Japanese Plan, if ef- fectivated, means the end of the Open Door elsewhere in China, and the virtual exclusion of all Western Powers from the trade and industry of the Far Enst.

The Japanese are thinking of co-operation with China in terms of monopolies and dis- criminatory privileges in favour of their own nationals. If they observed it in Manchukuo--and this is what Mr. Arita naively suggests is the Plan that will set to rest the fears of the West -not merely the ascendancy of Western commercial enterprise in the Far East is doomed, but Its dwindling must ultimately rench the stage where it will become infinitesimal.

1823-1938

64OR GOD'S sake, do not into another

"Fdrag

war!

me

"I am worn down and worn out with crusading and defend- ing Europe and protecting man-: kind; I must think a little of myself.

"I am11 sorry for the Spaniards; I am sorry for the Greeks I deplore the

concerned about the

The Government was culled on to burn aside from the healing of Europe's wounds. to Aglit a Serious and mischievous menace to the community. The menace Is neither Phosgene nor Lewisite nor Mustard Oas, but-Football Fools!

IF I were not tragic, It would

laughable. be Here is the world at its

wits end to know how to escape from the horrors of its own en- teves her own Gospel, she has tangleraents. If the Church be-

the remedy.

Never was a greater opportunity presented to the Church. Not even contented with Nero's role of fiery fiddler, the Church makes matters worse by bleating about Football Pools.

What is the truth about this anstrement which the Manchester

Cockfight

'Fans' Have

Own Club

Outside very close and secret fate of efrele it is not known that there the Jews; the people of the exists in iis country on organisation Sandwich Islands are groaning known as the Ancient Society under the

most detestable Cockfights.

of

tyranny; Baghdad is oppressed This centuries-old organisation I do not like the present state and acts as an Insurance club when

protects the Interests of cockfighters of the Delta-Tibet is not com-

ever its members are caught and fortable.

brought before the courts.

"Am I to fight for all these people? The world is bursting with sin and sorrow. Am I to be champion of the Decalogue and to be eternally raising fleets and armics to make all men good and happy?

Subscriptions arc voluntary but the list of patrons contains many distinguished names.

A member of the society said that total of over £300 when 21 defendants were fined a North West- morland a few months ago, some of the tines and part of the cost of the defence were met by the society.

"Our Dumb Friends League, who were responsible for the prosecution in this case, think they have captured į the ringlenders of the sport," he

"We have just done saving Europe, and I am afraid We shalf cut each other's throats."

Who gaid that? Sydney said. Smith, English writer and divine, who died ninety-four years ago.

When did he say it? In the Edinburgh Review in 1823. One hundred and fifteen years #go.

"They are very much mistaken. "In the north, where, Important mains are staged at règular in- tervals In Isolated places, there la not one chance in a thoumand of detection."

It 18 known, however, that enthusiasts ut gatherings` include Sydney Smith was a sound magistrates and other Influentful

Inan,

men.

Diocesan Conference calls a menace to the community?

About half the population of the country tries to forecast the results of Saturday's football matches. Eighty per cent, fall, and lose their money. But in return they get a

kick:"

out of week-end football which they consider well worth the money.

They know the odds are some thousands against them, but they to on sending up their postal orders, feeling that it is all great fun, and-" somebody's got to win!"

What harm does it all do?

NEARLY all my people,, some. six thousand, In- eluding their Vicar, try thair luck. But I have yet to come across a single chlid who is going hungry because daddy buys postal order every week.

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The whole thing has become a family institution, and far from evil resulting. It is a jolly game, hit." with always the chance of a and a welcome cheque for Wakes week. Where is the harm of it all? It may be, perhaps, sad that people to-day can find no more en- lightened way of spending their leisure. But there are doubts even about that. There are far worse ways of spending spare time.

I have had spend an enormous amount of time Ustening to the empty chatter of Church people, many of them wearing clerical collars. I consider that my time is much better spent ning up my football coupon. At least, it does stimulate my braini

If there are other and better ways of spending leisure and the people do not know of them, that In itself is a commentary on the failure of the Church to show

men the true brightness of life. The man in the street would far rather spend an hour poring over the chances of Manchester City than listening to the inaudible mumblings of the Oxford jargon of the curate saying ovensongi

The Church has reduced the worship of God to a thing which is inexpressibly dull, and everyday people will have nothing to do with

They and escape in the Foot- ball Pool.

The man in the street would for rather weigh up the chances of the United away than go to the parish bazaar, where he is asked to buy a ticket for a raffle and win a thing Conference had nothing to say he doesn't want. The Manchester

about this" mischievous menace."

The Church of England, of all the Churches, has made religion so utterly drab that, we gladly turn to the Pools for a thrill. The churches are bare and chilly and gloomy: the parish halls let in the rain, and the parish billiard-table is a scene railway.

Every Sunday It is "give for this" and "give for that," and the people stay away. The Pool pro- moters do pay out as well as take. in. Thero la always a chance of "coming up."

IS not this ecclesiastical wall against the Pools on a level with the Church's attitude against so many of the people's legitimate amusements? Is it not rather an echo of the story of the dog in the manger?

Take Sunday games ample. The Church says, "You won't come to church, so we will night against your right to play on your only holiday."

an ex-

What a rollef 1 would be if the Church would frame a daring re-

GRIN AND BEAR IT

ARCHITECTS

By Lichty

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· Pipe. 2836 ka Uuttad Emame Oružania. Jok

"Here's a rush job, Sneed! The chef at the Hotel Nift wants plans for a skyscraper to be done in frozen muyar and meringue!TM

By the Rev. W. Rowland JONES

(Vicar of St. Hilda's, Denton, an important industrial parisht i

Manchester.)

solution against the gambling of its best supporters on the Block Exchanget

Thore la, of course, not one lota of difference between the wealthy churchwarden's flutter with his stocks and shares and Bill Raths- bottom's sixpence on three draws next Friday. The only difference Is that Bill does not go to church, nor support the collectiops, and the wealthy churchwarden always gives so generously to the Bishop's appeal.

TACTFULLY (or should we say despicably?) the Church remains silent about the greater evil, but fulmi- nates against poor Bli Ramsbot-

tom.

Presumably, the same argument. applies to the abolition of the slums, and the attack upon the Arms Ramp. You can't very well attack the very source of your own Income, so you bleat about Foot- ball Pools.

Will the Football Pool Promoters become churchwardens by way of defence? Then they will not be attacked, if their donations are large enough,

The Manchester Conference al- most coincided with the first anni- versary of the death of "Dick" Sheppard, the greatest Churchman of them all.

He was not popular amongst his fellow-Churchmen, but how popu- lar he was among the commen people, the same sort of people who and up their pools coupons, the žame sort of people who used to hear Christ gladly!

DICK once wrote a book which he called The Im- patience of a-Parson. It was not popular among the off- cials of the church.

It declared that the writer was heartily tired of the futile reactions of the oil- clal Church to the burning prob- lems of the day.

Dick knew. He came face to face with life in the raw in the crypt of Saint Martin's. He knew that the Church had no answer for the hungry sheep that were not red.

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Dick was one who faced up reality. When will the Church have the courage to do that?

The "mischievous menace" of to-day is not the Football Foots. It is, as Dick saw, the diabolical threatenings of modern barbariem under the name of war, It is the cry of the hungry and the sulfen heartbreak of the workless. It in the threat of the very end of our so-called civilisation.

What would the Lord of the Church hava sald? I don't think He would have framed a plous. resolution about Football Poolał

--To-day's Thought-

JT is folly lo expect men to do' all that they may reasonably

be expected to do.

-RICHARD WHATELY.

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