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RACIAL THEORIES

Rev. A. P. Rose Speaks To Peace Pledge Union

At a meeting of the Pence Pledgo Union yesterday a discussion was opened by Rev. A. P. Rose on the subject, "Race and War."

Insurance Claim

China Underwriters Sued By Fire Victims

That the market price put in by the defence had been proved wrong was the submission made by Mr. Eldon Potter, R... nt the Supreme Court yesterday when hearing of the $30,000 insurance claim brought by the Cheong Shing long firm against the China Underwriters Ltd., was conti before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Ms-Gregor.

The claim arose out of a thre in plaintiffs' #odown ut Connaught Rond West on January 7, 1830, which enused damage to merchandine to the extent of $115,000. Plaintiff claim- ect $30,906.23, being the rateable pro- portion of the loss to be borne by defendants under three insurance pollicles.

for

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

How Mail Plane Was Fired At

PILOTS STORY

Details of the dramatic experience which was fired on at sea on Tuck- of the Imperial Airways plane Delio, day, were supplied by Captain J. N. Wilson when he brought in the Denebola from Bangkok yesterday afternoon. Captain Wilson was in command of the Delia on Tuesday.

Mr. Rose wald the consideration of racial theories was of great import ance to pacifists. If their faith was to be practleat and suitable working on the world, then it must be in accordance with the facts and laws of natural world. It must be scientific and not merely sentimental. "Many exponents of racial theory have been led to conclusions which regard war as Inevitable and even desirable for the strengthening of the race," he said. "Are there dominant or inferior races?

Is there Racini antagonism inherent naturally in cer- tain stocks? Is there inborn racial antagonism? Are there innate and directly from this point, lie Jed

reconcilable differences? Or is race a myth and racial science only not make out the type of the ship, a pseudo science which is a menacing

but he assumed that she had been superstition to the modern world?"esponsible for the destruction of the

Juiks.

The following series of opposed the two points of view; quotations, suld Mr. Rose, Hlustrated

two

NEW CLUB HOUSE

Yachtsmen's Handsome

Headquarters

February 2, 1939,

A*Look Through The "Telegraph”

50 YEARS AGO

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The Germans have hurned the Amarl- The new club house and head- can houses and Bags at Samon, hinking quarters of the Royal Hongkong prisoners of some Americans, who were, Yacht Club, now under construction

however, afterwards released. The Cap- on Kellet Island, will be a unique vessel were fired upon by German man- tain and Lieutenant of a British war and handsome structure when com-of-war's men. All is quiet at present, plete the Club took over their new shape Rite, it presented difficulties in the

of two massive

powder megazines and a small hill, which have now been turned to advantage in making a V-shaped group crown- ed by the Club building, which will hold' commanding'

Both the Della and the Denebola left longkong with mails and pas-harbour, sengers un Tuesday morning. The Hongkong and neating Delia was about 350 miles out from Welchow Island, said Captain Wilson, when he noticed two Junks burning in the could be seen in the distance, ucenn. The wake of a slip, which could

The Delia was flying at 1,000 ft. passed Weichow Island. when she Captain Wilson saw a cruiser in the bay to the south of the island, and Della had

"The Negro race is some grades below our own, (the Anglo-within two minutes the Saxon)"--F. Galton.

"What makes an individual act is the legion of his ancestors buried in the earth."-de Lapouge.

the western point of the island. He passed beside another slip lying off was watching the latter ship, which surprised to see a pull of smoke from looked like a transport, when he was

It was a moment or

two before

Truth ways: There are over a million gists in England who are not likely to get married. In order to remedy this state of affairs, we woubt suggest that the girls be allowed to propuxe-In fact that courting and proposing should henceforth appertain equally to hol

sexca. view of the

HAY

The magazines, which were very old and stoutly built of fine granito the walls were 14 feet and the roof seven fect thick in places-have not been entirely discarded. They fut ottl from the base of the hilt at righ angles to each other, and the one on the west side has hnd iis roof re- moved and has been, converted into a boathouse and slipway. Rubble and material from the hill have been dumped into the water from the end of the boathouse up to a small group of rocks, to form any almost natural breakwater and pier

Bowling Alleys

A new roof replaces the former urth over the boathouse, and four bowling alleys will be laid on this. The servants quarters are in this vicinity, but well removed from the club house.

"Mr. Dark very much minimises the importance of race. In any cits alde. vironment the Jew, even if unortho- dox, even if a Christian, renning Captain Wilson and his coclate Jew. He is a Semite, even as a

The other magazine is in process The defence alleged that out of the Chinaman is a Chinaman.-Sir John

pliot, First-Oflicer

of alteration, the foundation again J. A. Samtiels, 137 items set out in the claim, 127 Squire on S. Dark's book, "The Jew

realised that the ship wos Retually

being retained, as it is in excellent were fraudulent and all benefits un-To-day."

firing at the Delle. The first shelt condition. In this building will be der the poilcica were, therefore, for-

went high over the plane and Cap-

based ain Wilson saw it land in the sea,

squash courts and changing felted. They further alleged

rooms for men and women, and the that

Then came at least five more shells, some of the goods had been charged

most of which fell into the sea, bulmade for turnim it to service,

roof will be turfet until plans are -higher than the market price and

one of which exploded on the some that the Weight and Price Book bad

level as the plane. been altered.

mara

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The Admiralty have decided to re- inquest, 2480 tons, 2,670-borse power, commission the unarmoured corvatta Captais Charles L. Oxley, for another term of foreign service. The Conquest in at present serving on the Pacifie Station, but she is to come to Hongkong shortly to undergo a thorough ovor. haul and repair, after which she will be commissioned with a new crow for service on the China Station. She is to take the place of the Satellite, 1.420 tons. 1,400-horse power, Captain Thoma P. W. Nesham, which will return to England to be refitted.

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25 YEARS AGO

The tange danes, which has gained during the past few montan, and which such ammzing popularity in Europa

the course of its adventurous career hus on the tnpproval of the Pope, the Kaiser, the King of Bavaria, tho King of Italy, and the Duke of Con naught, has received its death sentenco Ja England in the strong condemnation Irading hostessen given is an article in The Gentlewoman headed "The Dance of Moral Death."

The following in selection of cla criticisma:

The Duchean of Nurtolk.--I my arinlan such darees are not iesirable, for the tanga in self and in the cott ments that it leads to is surely foreign to our English nature and ideals, of which I hope we are still proud.

The outstanding Trait of the 'Ger- Las Captain Wilson could see, did not by a large ....or, which is altogether impossible for any girl of

"Some try to maintain that there are no human rages, that a Spaniard or an Eskimo, a Jap, a Norwegian, a Kofit or a Sicilian, a Patagonian, are beings of the same species with the same faculties with the same physio- Mr. Polter and Mr. H. C. Macna thenry is a stros atsurdity."-Isaac logy, mentality and sensibility. The

Cruiser Did Not Fire

wer! instructed

All the shots apparently came from by Mr. Eiumchen. Davidson of Hastings and Co., for the)

the transport and the cruiser, as far plaintiffs, and the Hon. Mr. Leof men character is that it has no need fire any. D'Alranda and Mr. D. J. N. Ander- of prestive domination or precedence; out the nationality of the vessels, but He was not able to pick son were instructed by Mr. O. E. C. that it is suficient unto itself."Bi-their presence near the island of Marton for the defendants.

marck.

Weichow, which is occupied by the When the case was resumed supremacy. It belleves that never in were Japanese,

"The Klan does believe in white Japanese leatts to the belief that they terday, Mr. Potter submitted that

he said. the price in every item ret out in the the history of the world has a mon- Captain Wilson said that as soon ng elaim had been checked to the last gel civilisation endured." Imperial be realised the plane was beint fred, ceni and established s

Wizard Evans, of the Ku Klux Klan,at he put on speed and sent a radio whereas the market price put in by

"What race do you belong to? A warning to the Denebula, which was the defence bad been proved to be white citizen of France is of French 30 minutes behind

Q21 the same Face and French nutionality.”—course. She was able to give the United States application form for danger spot a wide berth. citizenship papers.

It has been the custom of Imperiat Airways to fly direct from Isles Norway to Fort Bayard, which takes the planes

Welchow near Yesterday, the Denebola steered a course about 40 miles south of this route and, to avoid the possibility of further incidents, this longer route will be followed in future.

wrong.

correct,

Referring to the Weight and Price Book, Counsel said that six pages of it had been photographed by the defence in support of the charge that it had been altered.

Our

Alterations

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fokl any

Arm of made these alterations, all con say is that he is an enemy in our camp, because I cannot And that our case ran be advanced by any one of these alterations. I don't know who nitered them, but we say we did not."

"Cornelius Herz is a foreigner, a cosmopolite of hostile race, of Ger- man origin, whom the accident of being born in France cannot make French."-Barres,

"I am just an ordinary Briton of Aryan stock"-Sir John Simon.

Opposite View

"It may be answered this there is nothing new.

that in all That when

a philosopher cannot account for any- thing in any other manner, he boldly ascribes it to an occult quality in some race."-Dagehot.

Counsel then went on to comment on the photographs and said that the Agures appearing in most, of them were as plain as any human being would want them to be. They did the Picts

now Scotch) were at this time in- The Scola (originally. Irish but by habiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while (originally Scots) were now- is essential to keep mind."1080

not require any touching up and yet Irishinctions in

in the book it could be seen that some these of the letters had been thickened, There had been no material alter and All That.

"And when

ations--In the sense that one figure blown the dust of the Churchyard # whirlwind hath had been changed to another-but into the Church, and the man swept apparently the defence brought the the dust out of the Church into the thickening of certain of the letters up Churchyard who in order to throw suspicion or doubt,

will undertake to The case for the plaintiffs could notnounce. This is the Patrician, this sift those dusts again and to pro- be advanced by any such transforma- is the noble flour, this the yeomanty, dion, and if some misguided foki of this the Plebian brun?"John Dunne. theirs in a moment of zeal touched up the letters, then he was just a crazy, fool.

"Masses of men will be massaering one another, for one degree, more or less, in their cephalle index."-A. Fouillee..

The defence had specified two items on which they made their "Proudly they learn all mankind attack, and the reason why it was to contemn, Impossible to give an explanation with regard to these was because Mr. Englishmen. Davidson at that time had not re- A true born Englishman's ceived full instructions in the case. tradiction

Mr. Davidson, however, did suggest.

And all their race are true born

In

3 con-

Arrival of Malls

Island.

The Denebolu arrived yesterday t 3 pan, two hours ahead of schedule. She brought 1,447 h. of mail, but carried no passengers.

AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures of Planes

Outward

The two former magazines will converge at the entrance lobby of the house proper, which leads into a circular hall.

A commilice room and a bar com-

the ground

sy sight on all sailing directions, verandal giving Below

the

bar verandah will be the Time Keeper's room, and below that again, on the rocks, will be the Starter's Box.

The upper floor will consist mainly circular lounge 60 feet in diameter, round which runs more than one hundred feet of windows commanding all

of aspects

the harbour. Since this will occasionally be used as dining room, a kitchen and servants' quarters are provided. The Club's library and cocktail bar will also be on this

Bour.

OF

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Donations to Britishi

Relief Fund

The British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China,, Hongkong und South China. Branch, acknowledges the following donations: Previously acknowledged $420,879.00 Mr. J. F. Grose in Memory

of Dr. Irwin Kew Messrs. Kwong Sing-loo Mr. Fung

Hok

G. A. Harriman

Central

For London, Australlo,

The British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m. Feb. 3. Imperial Alr- ways 7m. Feb. 7,

For Chungking, Sian, etc.: Eurasia and C.N.A.C, service Indefinite.

For U.S.A., Manila, Honolulu, Guam: Clipper 8.30 am. Feb. 0.

For France vio lanol: Air France, 6.30 am. Feb. 4.

Inward

From London, Australla and Bri- tish Countries: imperial Airways 5 p.m. Feb. 4; Imperial Airways 5 p.m. Feb. 8.

From Chungking, Yunnanfu, Kwet- nite. In: C.N.A.C. Eurasia Services inde-

From USA., via Honolulu, Guam, Manila: Clipper 12.30 p.m. Feb. 8.

From France, via Hanol: Air

to the defendants that they send in a to Speech an irony, in fact a fic-France, 12.30 p.m. Feb. 2.

Ust of the different items in dispute er that the representatives of both parties meet together and thrash the whole matter out. If these sugges Hons had been adopted, the case would in all probability not have come to Court.

A banter made to be a test of fools, Which those that ridicules."-Daniel Defoe,

use It justly

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Four Fatalities During The Past Week

"Of all vulgar modes of escaping from the consideration of the effect of social and moral influences on the human mind the most vulgar is that Mr. Potter concluded by saying of attributing the diversities of con- that it was most remarkable that induet and character to Inherent na- all the letters that passed there was tural differences (1.e. race)."-J, S.

In the Colony of Hongkong, Includ- not a single word said of the main

ing the Island, Kowloon and

the MUL charge of fraud-etalming more than

New Territories, during the week the true market price. The most the sources of rucial theory tradi

Mr. Rose then went on to exninine ending at I am. on Saturday, Jan- the defendants hund

uary 20, there were altogether 73 mentioned was tion anthropology, philology and traffic accidents, as the result of that the plains were some of the goods which had already bodies of knowledge were going out-33 persons were injured.

clatning evolution, and concluded that these which four persons were killed and been sold, and it was not until they side their province If they were ad- Imd come to the pleadings that they duced to support the racialists. Inelul male, aged 49, and

Of the persons killed, a Chinese made the charge that the price cluim- science was a pseudo-science which aged 14, were knocked down and a Chinese girl, ed was more than the true market need not stand in the way price.

of the led by a tram-car and n motor terry respectively whilst running across the rond; a Chineso male, aged 24, died from injuries received failing from a motor lorry whilst in motion; and an unknown Chinese started in 1000, and had been engaged trated lecture in St. Andrew's Church

Mr. L. Starbuck will give an illus-whilst lighting from a moving bus. female died from injuries received la selling sea food on commission on Hall on Friday, February 24. His behalf of

Of the persons injured, 22 were Chinese

company in Kobe. There were only five or six other subject will be "My Stars!"

pedestriana who were either walking or running across the road and were struck By and there!

vehicles. One ricksha Lectures on Anti-Gas (Modified driver was injured, as the result of was no place where one could obtain Full Course),

Volunteer Headquarters

will be held at the collision between vehicles and three The claim was based on the price am, on Thursdays and not Fridays, when their lorry ran off the road- obtainable at the time of the arm. as previously,

Alterations Admitted

Wong Yun-tong, à director of the Book of East Asia, told the Court that the plaintiff firm, of which he

Was

the managing director.

a

wan!

firms in the Colony which imported

such goods from Japan,

a dally market price.

pacifist, he declared,

Social Items

on

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8 859

British

School Messrs. Perry

Seth Fleming ...

Smith,

250

17.00

Messrs. Al Pew, Pong, Soo Kwong, Kong and The Chinese Staff of Geo.

Pak

K. Hali Brutton & Co.

Total

79.40

$427,401.00

The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the British Fund for the Relief of Distress In Chim:

Per Mr. Oug Shan-tehow from Sir Geoffry A. 5. Northcote, $20.

STREET SLEEPERS The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Street Sleepera Shelter Society in memory of the late Dr. J. S. Guzdar: Mr. and Mrs. V. Evans, $5; Mr. K. C. Cheam, $3.

Morris and Donald Whyte, $5; B. Taylor, $10; C. Featherstone, $10; Messrs.

Long Heng-chau, $200; "Scotia," $20; Lady Masterton Smith, $10; 3. R. M., $5.

In memory of the late Mr. W. H. Bourne: From Old Friends, $5,

TROTECTION OF CHILDREN The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Society for the Protection of Children:

Class & Diocesan Girls' School and Mrs. Rathmell, $5.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE following donation to the St. John The S. C. M. Post has received the Ambulance Association: Mrs. Whittaker. $3.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL acknowledge receipt of the following The Society of St. Vincent de Paul donation in memory of the late Dr.

Irwin Kew:

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pomeroy and family. $2.

DONATIONS AWAITING Donations are lying at the Busi- ness Office of the South China Tung Wah Hospital; Street Sleepers Shelter Society: St. Jolin When the accounts were prepared, a

Ambulance Association; Dr. Bar- faki of his made mistakes in more

Three trom passengers and two nazdo's Homes;

Home; The forthcoming wedding is an-bus passengers were injured while B.I.D.C.; Salvation Army. than 10 items in respect of goods pounced between Mr. Vincent Mal-alighting from which were then not in the godown; born Benwell, sanitary inspector, and buses respectively. Two bus pas- moving trains and but these were remedied later. On Miss Kathleen

Winch, of 180A sengers were injured, while attempt-

ing to board.

Morning Post for the following: ot 10.16 lorry passengers recolved injuries

the day after the fire, the firm's Nathan Road, Kowloon.

books were handed to the assessors,

and there had been no reluctance or

datness denied there

were

TALK ON SPIRITUALISM

way.

Of the 70 nccidents, 33 were coll-

Doga

Spelling Bee

avalanchi mortuary

squalloy spurious

slon between vehicles; 20 were col- How many of these words are Iisions between vehicles and pedes- correct and what is, wrong with To-night at 8 o'clock, Mr. C.. s. trians: 15 accidents falso, entrios in the Weight and Price Russ will give

any

were due to the others? a lecture entitled other causes. Book, but ngreed there had been al "Spiritualism in the Early Christian terntions in some of the contested Church to the Manuk Lodge, Piste motor, cars, 43; motor lorries, The type of vehicles involved were: AREA AR Theosophical Society. The lodge Lethe case was adjourned to 16 hum, room I altuated at ib, Chater Road,cara tremors, 8; zicycles, 8; 14; motor buses, 13) public motor and atliinterested: Are Welcome, ambula

ambulance, 1; bicycle, 1.

- sprocki”,

mory of these words will be found on English Oxford Dictionary apeli-

pade: 0.

Lady Layland Barratt.I consider it Wh impsodent and ruggestive stance,

approve of the tango, and would never renment or modesty.

Lady de Ramsey. I strongly dis let it be danced in my house.

Florenee Lady lacon would be a pity, were it to become popular in Dur Engilah ballrooms.

have never on the tango danced, Lady Templetown-t am happy to and, buring regard to the may photo- Bay

graphs, etc.. which nee supposed to sel forth its attractions, I

in strat hopes that I never may see it!

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Tell

titat

Colonel Seely, the Secretary of State

The Morning Pust anKONFESS for War, has decided to abolish the Mounted Infantry, which will be re- placed by Cavalry, whone numbers may be increased

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10 YEARS AGO

The new Wesleyan Sailora' amil Sot- diers Hoe on the Fraya East' was opened by illa Excelleney the Governor yesterday, when an opportunity Wan afforded for an inspection of the built- Ing.

Society was held in the Sanitary iloard

The annual meeting of the St. David's

chairmanship of Mr. E. 1. Wynne- Room yesterday afternoon under the

Jones,

Messrs. D. J. Lewis, D. Davles, and

Capt. E. Jones became fe members during the year while Mr. E. Lloyd Jones and Capt. W. II. Williams, M.C. RA.SC. Joined the Society.

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The following members were elected

to serve for the enautor year: Freal. dent, Capt. Thomas; Vice President, Mr. D. M. Richards; tion. Secretary no Treasuret, Mr. E. R. Price: committen, Mrs. Hooper, Mrs, Wynne-Jones, Messrs. 11. Owen Hughes, E. C. Thomas. D. Davies, and R. R. Davies,

The former Sonnish Premier, Senor Sanchez Guerra, has been arrested, at Torres de Cuerte In Valencin, and is now detained in a military prison there. It is believed that the arrest follows the discovery of the plot which proved nhartive on Monday night, and hu niny he accused of conspiring against the Government.

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It in notified that and after February 1, 1920, the call sign G.U.W Hongkong, will be changed to Z... used by Victoria Peak Wireless Station,

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5 YEARS AGO

The Alhambra Theatre celebrated its long-promised opening lost night with a variety programme on the screen which diented to the crowded house the quality which the management intends to preserve in the future.

The Hon. Dr. R. H. Katewall, C.M.G.. was the chief guent of the evening In the unavoidable absence of H. E tho Governor, and he declared the thestre of its promoters and viving an optimi opon, while commending the enterprise tic forecast of the development of the industry In the Colony.

Vagrants Stump Court

Salt Lake City, Utah. but no one in police court

The prisoners would talk, all right. understand them. Two vagrants, both could

stories. The judge could not deaf-mutes, told the judge their

sign language. Sentencing of pair was delayed until an interpreter was found to inform the court the. plen, was "Gullty."

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