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LOBAL AND OENERIL..
The Y.M.C.A.Smident Hostel 15 giving a dinner party on Friday, Hostel's 10th anniversary. June 29, in celebration of the
The returns of notifiable dis- ease for the 24 hours ending yes terday include three cases of enteric fever, one imported. All the patients are Chinese,
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WHAT HISTORY TELLS.
LIGHT ON THE OLD
TESTAMENT,
́THURSDAY JUNE
TENNIS LEAGUE,
LR.G. FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
HONGKONG DRINKING
WATER,
To the Editor of the " China Mall."
LT For the second year in succes- slon, the Indian Recreation Club
Sir-Could you or any of your players have won the championship readers toll zne, whether the Water
the third round giving them a com- iron pipes. to work arguments as well as the insultar of
The
The Government hos avorat its intention of leaving economie laws to take their course with as little interference se pos. sible. This process will be slow, and-using. Mr Fletcher's word---
(Specially Contributed.) painful. Then even when the actual crisis has passed, housing will
No one who has spent a soon or more years studying or doing re- etill provido como vory daliento pro plague, two small-pox and three of caroli work in a special subject, and of the "A" Division of the Tennis Authority is aware of the colour of who bae consequently formed fairly League. By defeating the Chinese the water which gets into some definite opinions thoroon, liten to Recreation Chu yesterday evening houses supplied through the rider be told that he has been on the by 57 games to 42, the LR.Caine from the Eliot filter-beda?. During the last few days the water For being absent from duty wrong track, that his theories are representatives made their position, from the top in my dat, fing been between June 15 and June 19, all wrong and that the result of his safe.
clouded and gives the impression Chinese constable named Ho San- labour outside the mental exercise All the Indian pairs showed up that it contains sadiment. I have yew, was prosecuted by Mr. J. Kerr, involved is practically nil. If the 2nd A.S.P., before Mr. J. R. Wood person en informed is past his well and after a few games had been told that a few weeks ago, a this morning and sentenced to youthful prime ho will probably been played little doubt existed as substance known in Chinese as trow fun was not into the filter. seven days hard.labour.
flatly refuse to listen to tho now to the result theories. We had many-instances,
Teds but the appearance of the The victory was mainly due to water was not nearly so alarming. A Promenado?
The sale of one Westco electric of this in the latter half of the 10th the fine display of O. and. H. D. I think the water is antisfactory in We have already commented on light plant with batteries, one rice Century when the emancipating Rumjahn who make a perfect com- the allered appearance Hongkong ishulling machine, one small Chubb's theory of evolution knocked the bination. They won all their three quality but an official announcemont likely to assume when the large safe, 200 spark plugs and a farge botton out of no many of the sets easily, secting 23 games to to what has been done would assortment of hardware takes place theological, dogmas that bud for ten.. The other Indian pairs also dispel harmful rumours among buildings now being erected are at Messrs, Lammert Bros: Duddel! centuries fettered the mind of man managed to secure the majority of Chinos as to the canes.
Chinese stringly boliews in para finally complete. It is difficult us Street sales room 1'11 am on June and retarded the progress of know- games. yet to visualise the appearance the
ledgo. Older people of to-day still re- The Indians did well at the com- water froin the mountain"? (as wit- new some of the ten-house sign- member the fierce and nerimonious mencement and at the end of the place will assume when building
A message "to the Daily discussions between the Church first round lead by 21 games to 12, boards); and one often hears from In the second round they took 19 the average Chinese that he prefere operations either cease or come back Bulletin, dated Peking June 20, "Dis-hards" and the Scenthts even to the normal. Already the hillside reads: Half the Cabinet long after. Huxley bad silenced the more games leaving only 10 games the water in the country to water for victory out of the last 33 games, which fina gone through a filtering seems very crowded, the up-reyesterday afternoon, and the Biahop Wilberforce. Literary st
They won, however, 17 games in process and then passed through of houses Peak-wards being very remainder this morning, upon a denta amile at men like Professors fortable victory. O. & H. D. Rum- notable. In the evening the effect promise from Kao Ling-wei that Dowden and Saintebury as well as Jahn were respondible for 23
Yours, etc., of so many additional lights will they will be paid a mouth's salary at Sir Sydney Les because theo games. The Chinese did remark- greatly add to the beauty of the within three days. The staffs of scholars absolutely will not listen to ably well as they were without the | several other Ministries are still on any argument suggesting that services of Ng Sze Kwong who is scene. The reclamation scheme has strike.
Bacon or any other body but the at present away in the North. Ltd now reached such proportions that
Scores: Stratford-on-Avon actor wrote the the lay mind can readily greap the|- Two motor accidents occurred great Shakespearion plays. When A. H. Rumijahn and S. A. Rum- meaning of it and realise that in good in Tai Woo Street yesterday. In ourselves are old we shall prob- jahn lost to Lo and Lo-5-6, best
Teach instance a time there will be the outward signs knocked over and received injur- bigoted regarding the theories and M. P. Lo 8-3.
Chinese was ably be just as incredulone and Wong and Li 6-5, beat T. P. Law of progress-houses, shops, goles to the head. Car No. 558 advanced by our sona and grand- O. and H. D. Rumjahn beat Lo downs, etc. We do not know if collided with a male about 20 years
Old beliefs die hard. We and Lo 7-4, beat Wong and Li8-3, of age. Car No. 670 hit a P.W.D. o. the lay-out of the reclamation has coolie. There was another accid. can understand why these man who beat Law and Lo 8-3. yet been decided upon and wonder ent in a different part of the town, have spent the best part of their SD and S. H. Ismail lost to Lo if the provision of a promenade has Pokfulum Road, where a Chinese lives in the search after truth should and Lo 5-6, beat Wong and Li 6-5, been thought of in connection with boy ran into motorcycle No. 124. be lath to admit that so much of lost to Law and Lo 4-7.
their labour has been in vain, and the scheme. It may be that the number of godowns or business pre- mises likely to be erected on the new land will mean that lighters, prob- ably steament, will unload at their very doors, which, in ordinary air cumstances would bar such a pro posal, unless it could be arranged that such unloading would be allow ed only at certain landing places to be specified. What we are think ing of is a promenade wide enough to allow af trams running along it, with seats here and there, sun sboit- eas, kiosks-a place in fact where, on summer evenings, paterfamilisa and company could sit in cool com- fort admiring the scene, or walk se quite the mood. Yes! there is the ubiquitous coolie. But docs that gentleman's appreciation of good things damn the schome?
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Lincheng And After.
Now that the captives taken by
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LAM SEEHOI 13, Yik Ming Strest- Hongkong, June 20.
RE WATER ECONOMY.
[To the Editor of the "China" Mail",""] Sir,-A few weeks ago the Hong- kong Government issued notices in English and Chinese advising water economy. Now the Chinese Weter
hit on the plan to dam up the Carrions on building construction
gutters alongside the standpipe só that they could bail up the waste water and use it instead of letting it
A Yaumati barber who must what we cannot understand is why have been composed by David, but run to waste (''the dam consists of
wo can sympathize with them, but. either have had a very crude knowledge of the use of weapons educated people turn a deaf ear to written long after the exile. A bricks on top."
so many intelligent and fairly well the great majority of them were a gunny bag and two or three or was a keen humorist, tried to the findings of wholars about many well say that Chaucer wrote all the poor water carriers get a good And all these commit suicide by striking himself of the books of the Bible. They lyrics in Palgrave's Golden Treeenssing out by the scavenging coolia on the head with a chopper venter will read about ancient civilizations, sury as give David the credit for the for trying to economies the water. I day. Another case of attempted suicide occurred at No. 49, Canton dissuas the finds mado at Luxor, 160 Psalms! The language of the think a little lone red tape and a Road, Yaumati, where a lady, 25 Krossos, or Ur of the Chaldees, Song of Solomon shows that i little more common sense, by those years of age, took opium. Neither argue shout the Baconian theory, belongs to a much later time than who are responsible for those affairs, accomplished their purpose and etc., but suggest to then that much Solomon's day. It is in no seres a would do a lot of good. both were removed to hospital, of the Old Testament is untrust religions book but rather a sensuous worthy historically, or hint that amatory outburst, and we are not
Yours, etc.,. in was never
A KOWLOON RESIDENT, pertape Ismael
surprised to learn that it was only Egypt, and they will regard it after much discussion, hesitation, Hongkong, June 20, 1928, as sacrilege, and will look on and doubt that the compilers of the you BA being of doubtful
Bible reluctantly decided to include pectability. Yes, in this year it. It was probably written about 1999 there are thousands of people 600 years after the reign of Solo in all walks of life who talk about won. Proverbs, which belongs to. [To the Editor of the China Mail."] the cultured races of the East as
even later em, contains the being uncivilized, but who theme and caying of peers, man. Sir--I think your contributor is selves believe that each book of the The book of Damel about which annecessarily hard on the late Lont Bible, which they profess to know there has been so much heated argu- Norahcliffe, To anyone who has so well, bears the real name of its ment was written about 165 3.0. travelled, the temptation to write author, written at the date men.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Princess Mary is to he offered the Freedom of the City of Glasgow.
Mr. Colebatch, the Minister for Justice for West Austraila, has been offered the post of Agent-General in London.
The Earl of Plymouth has been appointed Lord-Lieutenant of the bandits in the Lincheng affair Glamorganshire in succession to his have all been released, interest father, the late earl.
what steps Powers
ner.
INTO THE EAST.
tioned in the margin of the encourage the Jews during the home the trivial incidents of the Maccabean povolt against Antiochus. voyage, interlarded perhaps with Authorized Version; and in spite of By literary fiction, similar to our own equally trivial opinions, is the results obtained by Goology, Astronomy, Archaeology, and Bio McPherson's Ossian it was fost great. It cannot be avoided. “And when we know that there is some- logy they actually imagine that this ed on Daniel.
From a literary point of view it one at home-in this case Landl planet was created in some magical, great of a hat) in the year 4,004 B.C. Tell
The China Mail. and housing, the Government centerest in intend to take reporting During his recent visit to the conjurer-like way (white rabbits oui is a gross pity that some of the Northclife's mother who in look
devote his whole time to that parti- future outrages. Never before have so Viceroy of India, Lord Reading, Palms and that big-wise (?) son starring as and probably much lena Nietzche I think says that man is.
compensation and guarantees against Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, the elem that David did not write the story of the Maccabees is as temptation is all the greate cular need, giving him any secre- many foreigners been kidnapped at shot six tigers, and his host bagged Solomon was not responsible for the Apocryphal" than Joshua, Judges, continually like a child 'it' wanteth
The quotations your.. tarial facilities we may require. The one stroke in such a startling man- two wisdom of this policy is too plain to the outrage which makes it serious.
Proverbe or the Song of Solomon, and Kings, while for sustained elo- to play. It is the scale and sudacity
and they will think you a fit inmate quence and magnificent imagory correspondent gives bears this out need comment. Urging that it pro-China'a bandite are not like those of and for 41 years coroner for Dover, think this no exaggeration lot him of Endras and Ecclesiasticus rival that diarista aro, born not made. Mr. Sydenham Payn, an artist, for an asylum. Should the reader some passages in the second book fully. Pepys, for all time, proved vides an excellent example for other countries in nearly every died in his eightieth year after an ask about these matters of some of
the fidest rhetoric fonnd in Northcliffe is dead. His diary will'
Yours, etc.,
OVERSEAS MEMBER, Hongkong, June 20, 1923:
•
WANTED A
Hongkong, we would hasten to ex-instance they are unpaid soldiere, apoplectic seizure on the previous his more worldly, pleasure-loving, Isiah or Job. plain that our suggestion is not organized in bande, determined today, which he had spent in his office. money-making friends. He will be The New Testament.
almost certain that the restless and
be so very soon.
JUSTICE. Hongkong, June 20, 1928.
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING.
During last week's housing dobate sctuated by any misgivings about return for the lean months they lost whenever opportunity promisea
amazed. For the benefit of those The New Testament was written The death has occurred of Lord who have not read about this in Greek, the literary language of more than one tribute was paid to Mears. Pollock and Fletcher, either have spent, in the army of the Re-Sanderson, formerly of the Foreign fascinating subject might we von Palestine and the Levant during the The unselfish work the Hon. Mr. their ability or their willingness, but public; meanwhile their officers were H. E. Pollock has devoted to the solely by an anxiety to relieve their pocketing the pay due to the men in Office; the Rev. Evan Reas, the ture to give some of the findings of days of the Roman ocupation. Of LOCAL DEATH SENTENCE
Welsh Archdruid; and William the so-called higher critics-not all the writers who help to make it
APPEAL. rents problem. Manifestly these heavy burdens. The housing pro the ranks. The Lincheng outrage, Palmer, Chairman of Huntley, and scoptics or scoffers but priests of the the heat literary conftaman is St.
the capture of Father Malotto 100 Palmer, Reading. *ributes were eminently deserved. blem is essentially a community miles north of Henkow, and the
Church of England, profound. Luke (e.g. his description of Bt. Not only ag Banier Unofficial Mem. problem. Accordingly it should not esizure of a Japanese on June 8,
earnest, honest believers in Christ, Paul's shipwreck or his story of the [To the Editor of the "China Mali:"|| ber of the Legislativo Council, but be left to men, who are already 85 miles from Changli on the The body of the Bishop of Belize, who have made a painstaking Prodigal Son). St. Mark's Gospel
Sir, I heartily support your cor- Blac as Chairman of the Housing severely taxed to bear the brunt of Peking-Mukden line, are clear British Honduras, and of those of thorough, unbiased and scholarly was waitten about 70 A.D. and that
of St. Matthew about 80. A.D. In respondent in what he says. I hope indications of the lack of political the two nuns who were drowned study of the Bible. Commission, Mr. Pollock has per the day. A Colony which can afford cohesion and order to which China with him in the sinking of the mail, Jonahan - Allegory. St. Matthew's Gospel mention the reprieve forms will soon be made of Church practices which out, and I hope also that they will Jormed very notable services. He the luxurica this one can-visions of has been reduced. It is worthy of boat from Belize to Pazobisto,
Almost all echolam agree that the fine spored noither time nor care to the Shek-O road 1-could casily find note that in the Changli affair, Mexico, have been recovered.
first five books of the Bible. (The mag up within 50 years after the be in all the Churches and Chapols crucifixion. The fourth Gospel hee on Banday text so that those who The Colonial the money to pay a housing director. was immediately sent in pursuit an
strong force of Japanese soldiers... help the tenant.
Pentateuch) were not written by Mr. Frederick William Harmer, Moses but that they took their prey caused a tremendous amount of ink-sttoud these places will have an Becretary said he had placod The But, you ask, is a housing director soon as the abduction was reported. of Cringleford, near Norwich, a Bant form after the Babylonian pilling and scholars, cannot agree opportunity of showing their symp
pathy Tours, ofc., Coming from the Hon. Mr. Flet heroic labours of the Benior Un-nappers, and realising that they Sidney Harmer, la director of the five books were probably the work some Pauline and it was probably | her, this tributo was specially fit official Member and the Colonial their prisoner. In the Lincheng the British Museum, Haa died aged exiles, and were given to the people indomitable Faul wrote most of the werd surrounded, the latter gave up Natural History Departments of of several priestly writers among the composed about 100 AD. It is ing, because Mr. Fletcher himself Secretary, we still maintain that he affair it would have been easy 88. has done-the Governor's words-is needed. Mr. Pollock, advocating enough to have surrounded the fan immense amount of work in his committes to adjudicate recon-bandits, but any such action might. Dr. and Mrs. R. Urquhart
MISSION WORK. connection with the housing pro-struction claims, said that Mr. well have exposed the prisoners to sailed from Hongkang by the 8.8. Bleui. Naturally this is gratifying Fletcher in His position carried being, the foreign Powers and the is bound for Victoria, B. C. Dr. are purely Babylonian Joshma, posing vision of grandeur and
the risk of death. For the time "President Jackson Mrs, Urquhart passages Eloe the story of the Flood The Revelation, that weird and im- LATEST STATISTICS FROM for the community very gratifying great deal of influence and prestige, opineless Peking Government bad to Urquhart is going only as far as Judges, Samuel and Kings are amagery is written in a style quite *Indeed. But it is also food for but well, bo, thought, something "lose face." It must be borne in Shanghai and returns by the next collection of historical traditions unlike that of the dih Gospel. It
mind, however, that the Diplomatic steamer.
The following particulars were hought. Here are two men, both moro was needed, some body which Corps in Peking from the first re
and mythe and... me by 20 pics Daniel, is apocalyptic and theshe authentic history. The last
Church Missionary Socicly held in Wery, willing but both very busy-- by law had power to deal with fused to discuss any terms of pottle-
The figures tiana than enffering from the ernel fust how busy the saliah public in these clima. Thus you have it ment with the Chinees Government awarded to Stephen Richards and were composed 150 years after the secondor of Domitian 95 A.D. o meto
The Edward medal has been 27 chapters of the book of that was written to encourage the Chris given at the annual meeting of the aften apt to forget-here they are that influence and prestige-time until all the foreign prisoners had James Beresford, who, at great risk death of that infinertial prophetoplendidly optimistiot fitting approximate a fre to only coping with their own much less are not enough. Even be leseed. The release of the through falls of roof, took a leading Even in the first 39 Chapters of that termination and climat to the Bible have been received from some of the
miasions. unfortunato prisoners synchronizes part in the rescue of two workmen magnificent book there is much mousage. heavy routine but alas tackling the for this one little side issue, with Marshal Taso Kuya ennning buried under 60 tms of debris material not due to Teslah Jonah Buch are a few of the many Foreign Mimionaries: Clergymeu, Stations, 680. Out-stations, 0,890, Colony's most serious problem. Just rebuilding, you must have some plot to step into the shoes of Pres at Coppice Colliery, Derby, on is not history nor was it meant to resting facts brought to light by 331. Laymen, 118: Wire, 332 what this means you may perhaps special authority with recognised dant La Yang-hong. From the out- November
be, and very stupid or unimagīna. sot, the foreign diplomints demanded
tive must he or she be who swallow the polentific study of the Bible Single Women, 477; total, onaing question has taxed the boot
director now that the rents law overlord of Shantung, was reebongi-| esine in almost every civilised has only one year's more life? ble for the maintenance of law and
R.N.R. arrived at Suez from Singa, the Pilgrim's Progrees it to sing grand old book bor do they in: Christian Lay Agen
par one's faith, Rather do there Native Christian Aubergeh new thote bend to clear sway much ing, Catechumena), 697 ntry since the war and has more Obviously i will. Our housing order in the district where the Lan pore on the mallyacht, allegory and is mount to show,
that, Yos vague and
king. Commun.064 ched outraga toas place. The Amaryllis ou March 24 The God a love was not
"Amaryllis” left. Singapore, with polybuf
darings be
by Ezrs after the return of the few Epistles credited to him though the faithful from Babylon. Its langu one to the Hebrown seems to have age and style show that it is the been written later. It was penned work of more than one author, and meally far the Jews, in Rome.
LONDON.
sligo when you recall that the powers. "But will it pay to appoint the removal of Taso. Kun, who, Lieutenant G. HL P. Mulhauser, the story of the whale literally. Like boy do not leasen the beauty of Native Clergyman, 609) 20
an once nearly brought otherwise problem Fall not be solved inside Powers now have a golden oppor her crew of three, abent Nov
our point Elsewhere when
g governments toppling down twelve months; fok all we know, not unity to show true friendship to ber 15, and it is expected that not inside twelve years. Nobody the Chinees people, who too long will reach home, at thur conclu cial needs ariss like munitions, can foretell what future froubles have been trodden under the heel on har world Irig, towards the
of next month, ping, labour, pensions prolonged disorder across the border of military satrape.
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