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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1939.

Girls and Boys' Corner

Name

Adderas

Dear Ritles,

Best Wishes

This is all my own work

Ago.

Lots of eniztre ngain this week, kiddle. A few of you crowed the lines in at- templing to reach the ara so these entries hed to be taken out of the competition,

The prize-winners this week are:-- Paul Vescona taged 13), 6, "titwood Road, Floor.

2 Israel (Ageu 10). . Tregunter Mansion, Alay toad,

Phillip Enged 7), 2, Gan Club Hi

. Kowloon.

Coupons have been sent to Paul, Elsa and N. 14:32pm, y want them to bring the coupons to the "Hongkong Telegrapık" offices in Wyndham Street. The coupons will then be exchanged for money prizes. Bpecially commended for excellent work aro the following:

Bentors: Ghar Khan, Nydia Laure}, Frances Ko, Tang Chalait. Shella t Tikler, A. Rahim. Law Kwong-hung. David Odell, Doreen Xavier, Gilbert Tan, Mary Wang. Penny 1.ay. Chan Kang-yin

Intermediates: Dennis Ablong. Poddy Grimmitt. Anthony Cutener, S. 9. Dux, Ronald Wood, Mae Sun, Cecil Chaw.

Vers

Basilio Xavier, S. Boyle, lierbert Larson, Palomena Chan Dantel, Rumianzeit. Cenneth

WODE Nelson Young, Patricia Osmund.

Juniors: Konal folmes, Alfred Wong.

4. Ramy, J. Harton, Cyril Brett, Tony Baptista, Corrine Heng Shine, Lara Jidka. This week, kiddica, we are having an- other painting competition. Colour abave picture as gaily on you can with the

Gerald Maraisail, 1. Wong.

your paints or crayons. Fill in the name, age and adifceas coupon and send your the

ities to Uncle Eddie, c/o "longkong Tekgraph." Wyndham Street. The com-

closes at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Three prizes will again be for the best colouring effort in each age zecilon,

Den of luck, kiddien,

Unche

siven-une

Eddie

Che SNAPSHOT GUILD

ANIMAL PICTURES

HONGKONG

Any barnyard is ful: of excellent human-interest picture chances... euch as this close-up shot of a hen mothering her chicks,

THEN

someone

mentions focusing cameras are adjusted to

W bird and animal pictures,

most of us think of zoos, forcats, or the African jungle. But even here you have access to a number of the animal subjects. And, take my word for it, domes tle animals yield just as good pictures as wild ones.

take subjects as near as six feel

TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

The Psalms and the Book of Job

The Book of Psalms, According to the Easion Version, Translated from Original Aramala Boureas by George M. Lantra, Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Co. The Psalms in Human Life, by Howland E. Prothero, M. V. O. (Lord Ernie).,. Lon« den: John MUTTY. The Book of Job, Interpreted. Illustrated with the Designs of William Blake, by Emily S, Hamblen. New York: Delphie Bludios.

now repoiing in Library at Milan.

•

the Ambrosian ↑ very-

divers circumstances ! STO dramatically sot forth. In mbments

Bible

from the various codices under dis of human problems, will profitably

peruse.

The author discusses again the of triumph. In times of defeat, facing Aramaic word "Shabachtani," which women have found comfort, hearten

"the great destroyer," mon and appears in Praim 22, because of its ing, fortitude, and joy in their inex»; bearing upon the words Jesus uttered haustible depths. Lord Emle has King James Version. Many of the In so attractive à form. on the cross, as they appear in the rendered a valuable service in bring

ing this evidence before the public. R. LAMSA'S NAME has be- unlike that of the Authorized Version gathered into a small volume, one,

translations convey a meaning quite Dcomo familiar through his and wilt be found of are axe repre- however, which all in the solution A vast amount of material is translations of the Four Gospels ductions of photographs of pages special interest from the Aramale, "The Gospel Light," "Our Neighbour Jesus," cussion. and other writinge dealing with the Bible and with the religion and customs of the Near East. In an extensive introduction the author states his sources and gives the reasons for his conclu sions. The authorship of the Psalms, their groupings, and time when written are given due consideration. Dr. Lamsa de- fends again his position regard. ing the date of the Syriac Bible and its relation to the Hebrow Scriptures. Examples are given of portions of the Scriptures in Hebrew and Aramalc.

This translation is made from the Peshitta text pablished from manus cripts by the Presbyterlau and Con gregational Missions in Urmiah in 1952. Use was also made of the "Codex Ambrosianus," an early codex

Homer

The Poetry of Homer, by Samuel Ellot Bassett, Berkeley, Calif.: Univerally of California Pres

ZEAL

many four feet, or even less. Many box cameras can be set for subjects as near as five. if you slip a portrait attachment And, on the camera lens, you can get even closer. Or, you can take a

EAL FOR A GREEK TEXT shot at normal distance, and Just for the fun of it, why not have the best part of the nega-comes to us through the agcu in the exact form that it spend a day picturing animais? tive enlarged to give n close-up causes the writer of "The Poetry Go. after expressive, human-in-effect,

of Homer" to discount the 80- terest shots, such as mothering her brood, or pigs of a large animal, such as a cow. nineteenth century until he a hen It's not necessary to show all called higher criticism of the struggling for position at the Indeed, the head alone often figures its present worth at noth. trough. Shoot close-ups of a makes a better picture. Choose ing whatever. placid, cud-chewing cow-just as the viewpoint which shows the concern for shapes which the if you were taking pictures of a head and expression most effec- material of the Homeric works Dropping all person. Many animals have de- tively-and fire away. Keep the may have borne at some far-off finite, almost-human expressions background simple-changing folklore period, and reading the at times.. and they'll make your position when necessary to pair of poems for what they find pletures for your album. get distracting objects out of actually say, he reaches the con-

Distant shots, showing the the camera's field of view. animal small, will be disappoint-

clusion that they were both ing unless it happens to be an in-your eyes open..

Take your camera... keep turned out by one man, who 'cidental figure in a scenic. Most and often. You'll find that ani- followed a cunning plan and em- shoot wisely worked calculatingly and who mals yield splendid plcture ployed a masterfuil and individual dividends.

technique.

FRIGIDAIRE

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Antigone of Broadway

The Antigone of Saphocles; Engilah Ver

rion by Dudley Fitts and Robert Flix- gerald. New York: Harcourt, Brace.

no

For there stands before readers of the "ind" and the "Odyssey" some- thing that cannot be explained as an evolution or a process of historical development, and that can by means be referred to mere popular tradition homespun hand-me- down of any sort. It is what the author calls 'eple huston; and it can have sprung, according to him, only from the imagination of a

great literary artist.

or

over

Ernie's extraordinary, compact little somewhat difcult task of interpret- In the latest edition of Lord Miss Hamblen undertakes the volume there have been added the Ing the message of the much-dis- modera notables, among them Cellini, usually encountered is lack of under- names of, several medieval and cussed Book of Job. The difficulty Pizarro of Peru, Thackeray, Hazlitt, standing on the part of the critic that and Northcote, Gladstone. Lincoln, the rationale of the argument is pure and Garfield.

logic carried out through the medium. characters are the mouthpieces for of metaphysicnt the presentation of various nuances reasoning. The

of the subject under discussion.

The author of this volume, through Prodigious labour, explored the blow personages of the Christian era to graphies of hundreds of outstanding determine the influence exercised by the sacred Psalms upon their lives, ment in the method of presentation. The author displays sound judge The result is most Impressive. Thit the second of which is devoted to an the author himself in the opening

The book is divided into four parts, cannot be better expressed than by paragraph of the volume: "

Interpretation of Blake's designs. the opening chapter deals with Book of Psalms contains the whole "Interpretation," a commentary upon the hand of his Maker.. music of the heart of man, swept by the Book as it appears in the Bible. presented the anatomy of all parts lopment of the argument, while the of the human soul; in it, as Heine fourth is a brief statement of the

In it is The third chapter analyzes the dove--- says, are collected 'sunrise and un-essence of each chapter. sel, birth and death, promise and fui- | fitment-the whole drama of hu- Old Testament will read these chop. The student of this Book of the manity.""

ters with interest and profit, as the. message set forth logically and

The use of passages from the appealingly. Psalms by eminent personages under

Albert F. Gilmere

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UT OF AN OLD TRAGIC FOEM the writers of "The Antigone of Sophocles" have Professor Bassett, knocks wrought a completely new one, scholarly doctrines not only-of-the- Taking in hand a Greck drama- immediate past but also of times tle work, they have turned it away back. A good old notion re- into an American one. Possess garding Homer's prosody, defined in ing themselves, in fancy, of an

critical treatises from Roman Empire ancient Athenian theatre, they times till now as caesural pause, he that were not have recontrived it into a pro- banishes

enough-and from thought altogether. him the originator of tragedy, gressive Broadway playhouse. Such metrical mechanism, he de-anticipator of Aeschylur. This is an

There seems no longer to be any clares, shackles the poet's hexame-

Interesting view, no dispute, though a controversy regarding literal and ter; and then, it has no classic Greek scmewhat forced one. It seems to of Lavender, non-ammonia solution

bring in an element of compulsion pretty fuir job. where persuasion has already done a But here is the latest word in defence of Homer as a his- torie porconago; and here is authen- le reply to the contention that he was a number of bards and editors going under a kind of company name The old school of "separatists" here receives a deelded setback, and has

free paraphrasing of Greek in Eng-nuthority anyway. It is the "dis- ilsh, word-for-word renderings being covery" or, rather, the grammatical undoubtedly a thing of the past.

Question arises only on the kind of claptrap of pedants who arose in the liberty translators shall claim. As Christian era. long as a logical plan is followed and Bome worthwhile artistic result is achieved, full licence appears to be allowed.

Homer, the line of reasoning runs, is a singer, not a versemonger; a dramatist, and not a stage carpenter. In the case of Messrs. Fltis and zeni grow toward the end of his book, something to do to put itself in favour

Indeed,

ardent does the author's Fitzgerald, the idea of adapting that it raises Homer Sophocles to to-day's stage must

to some again.

justify their easygoing treatment thing more than an epic poet-as it

of the "Antigone" text. They would scoreely pass a collego examination' in Greek language and literature, writing in the style of the book; but they would probably stand much chance of success with their fluent, condensed, and rapid dialogue, If they could have it spoken by good actors before 亞 classically audience.

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