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A Genius.
THE LONG STRUGGLE OF CHRISTIANITY.
*
A
IMPROVED CONDITIONS.
being assassinated by their slaves: "more Romans," said Seneca, "have died at the hands of slaves than of tyrants." In the time of the Republic 200,000 slaves had revolted in Sicily under Eunas, which rising was repress- Jed only after two years of savage On Sunday evening before a warfare. Later on there was n -Some little while ago a North-large attendance of members of rising of 70.000 slaves under ern publication instigated a tre- the Chinese Catholic Young Men's Spartacus, which menaced the mendous amount of discussion as Society, Caine-road, Mr. W. G. very existence of Rome. When to what constituted the "Shang-Fitz-Gibbon, B.A., Secretary of they were defeated, 6,000 slaver hai mind." The inquiry was not the Department of Public Works,were crucified on the roads lead- blessed with definite success; delivered an interesting address ing to Rome in order to strike there was no agreement; there on the long struggle of the Chris- terror into the hearts of the enor could be no agreement, for the tian Church for the improvement mous slave population of the simple reason that Shanghai fack-of the condition of the inbourer. city: A large number of slaves. Among those present was His 'deserted their 'masters and fol-- ed an interpreter. In this respect London has been more fortunate Lordship Bishop Valtorta. Mr. lowed Catiline in his rebellion, and for over a quarter of a century Fitz-Gibbon, who was introduced 'run-away slaves manned the fleet it has had in its midst a man by the President of the Society, of Sextus Pompeiue." capable of revealing to us in tones Mr. Edward Tso Chak-wan, spoke Sextus was defeated, his
Augustas, ¡queror,
returned and terms unmistakable the mind as follows:- of the Cockney. This genius was Speaking at the annual meeting 30,000 slaves to their masters to Mr. Barry Pain, the novelist whose of the Hong Kong General Cham-, be put to death. death was announced yesterday. ber of Commerce last week, His The Christian Church might, In the course of his writing with the menace of Communism turn the pagan society of Rome Excellency the Governor dealt therefore, have attempted to over-- carcer, which commenced, so far
When
con--
a new
to work towards it. The result of a successful slave rebellion would, therefore, have been a dreadful
period of rapine and anarchy, fol- lowed, perhaps, by a long transi tion period with all its risks and
ns publication is concerned, away in this Colony, and in the vast by an armed rebellion of slaves. back in 1889, he gave to the neighbouring country of China, But, had such a rebellion been world artistically and cunning and he pointed out how very im- successful, could the victorious ly, though never starkly, com-portant it was that we should all slaves have established plete pen pictures of the true do our "little bit" in exposing the form of society based on free-- Londoner, the perky, sparrow-fallacies of Communism, and dom? They had never known a above 1 in showing that the free society, and they had not the like Cockney, a race speaking.n language of its own, harsh to the existing social system was cap- moral qualities that would t ents of outsiders but, withal, full able of further orderly develop them to exercise freedom or even of a music also essentially its mant for the benefit of the la own. That is why Barry Pain bourer no less than the financial was a genius. O. Henry, who in- magazine. terpreted the mind of New York I am, therefore, glad of this and wrote those imperishable opportunity of tracing briefly for songs of the Bowery, was a man an audience of Chinese Catholic of a similar kind. Such artista young men the story of the difficulties. each
are all too rare, and we are afraid Church's long struggle for the it will be a long while before an- betterment of the condition of The immediate destruction of other like either of them stalks the labourer; for you will doubt slavery was, therefore, impossi-- commandingly across the fla-less have heard or read how the ble: its abolition was to be the ment of really interpretive liter- demons of "Red" propaganda work of ages. Under the circum- throughout China, as in Russia, stances the first step of the have been most bitter in their at Apostles and the Early Church tacks on Christian Missions, and was to make the slaves morally. have proclaimed without ceasing capable of freedom. Outside of CORRESPONDENCE. that the Christian Church is the Christianity the very notion of friend of the capitalist and the true freedom was lacking. If the enemy of the workman.
Roman slave aspired to freedom. it meant that he aspired to be a slave-owner himself. Like his master he held labour in con-
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CHINESE MEMORIAL.
I hope to be able to show you this evening that this is not true,
The First Step.
(To the Editor of the "China Mail." and that, on the contrary, the
Sir-It may be a matter of in-Church has ever been the one tempt, as a degrading necessity
will be to others both here and in China to know that at the unveil- ing of the Memorial to the Chinese
steadfast friend and
the labourer.
Alm of Church.
submit. Christianity taught him that labour was a duty and that Now, the reform of society is it was honourable. At the same. in the service of the British Gov- not the primary but a secondary time it taught him that he was Social work not of a degraded race nor of an
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TWO IMPORTANT CEREMONIES.
that the Imperial War-Graves' ernment who died through enemy aim of the Church.
of her teaching, and thus the ticipate equally with his master memorial, in the form of a nese Labour Corps B. E. F. was
Chürch has, through the in the spiritual graces which were not forgotten. A wreath was laid
been centuries,
the pailau "to the Memory of the by the writer at the base of one of
source offered, by Christ. St. Paul, & of countless temporal bless- Roman himself, in his Epistles to Chinese in the service of the Br- the pillars with a card attached) ings to humanity. To the the Galatians, to the Corinthians Government who died bearing the following inscription. Church we owe what is best and to the Colossians proclaimed through enemy action during the "To the Memory of the Chinese, in our civilisation: to the rejec- that there was neither bond nor Members of the Chinese Labour tion of her teaching are to be at free," but that all were "one in Great War, 1914-1918.” In the
Carps, who lost their lives in the tributed many of the worst social Christ Jesus""for in one spirit excellent sentiment expressed by War." At the time of the re-evils of the present day.
we are all baptised into one body. Sir Cecil Clementi "may it stand patriation of the Chinese, there This evening we shall consider Lest this unequivocal doctrine of for ever as a memorial to reming were dotted throughout the North the development of one great so- equality should incite the slaves the inhabitants of Hong Kong of France and Flanders the graves cial work of the Catholic Church to rebellion, St. Paul at the same of Chinese who died in the service-her age-long struggle for the time enjoined obedience to author- that Great Britain and China of Great Britain and at Noyelles-improvement of the condition of ity: "You, slaves, obey those who were united during those terrible Sur-Mer was a cemetery contain-the workman.
are your masters according to the With our present conception of flesh with fear and trembling, in years in defence of a noble ing the graves of many others. It
was the intention to collect and personal freedom and the rights the simplicity of your hearts, as cause."
bury in this cemetery all who of even the humblest citizen in to Jesus Christ himself. Not The presentation of the Colours were buried elsewhere, each grave our modern democracies, it is dif- serving to the eye, as it were was of course a ceremony wholly was to have a granite tombstone cult for us to realise the influence pleasing men, but, as servants of of rejoicing, one in which His bearing the name of the deceased of slavery on the social life of the Christ, doing the will of God from
western world in the early years the heart. With a good will serv and the date of his death. The of the Christian Church. The ing, as to the Lord and not to Excellency most admirably re-work was to be carried out under social life of imperial Rome was men, knowing that whatever good ferred to the origin and history of the Imperial War Graves Commis-founded on slavery, Captives things a man shall do, the same. the Corps since its inception in sion by skilled engravers, members taken in war were held as slaves, shall he receive from the Lord
of the Chinese Labour Corps who and the great Roman conquerors whether he be bond
or free." 1862, when it consisted only of had clected, to remain in France returning from Africa, Asia, Gaul And then he turned to the mas- artillery and was armed with for the purpose. Enclosing my and Britain brought back to the ters and added: "And you, mas- three-pounder guns and 4.2/3 in. card. howitzers. With pride it is re- called that the Corps participated actively. in the
operations Territories
in the New
We feel that we should be of the Colony in 1899 lacking in our duty if in this and was present at the time of the column special mention
was
I am, etc., Late Deputy Adviser,
H.Q. C.L.C.
8th May, 1928.
occupation of Kowloon City. At SCHOOL OF CHINESE. no legal rights: his master could was no longer a mere beast of
HE. THE GOVERNOR'S
APPEAL.
AT ILK. UNIVERSITY.
Malc Slaves.
imperial city their thousands of ters, do the same thing to them, prisoners to be sold in the market- forbearing threatenings, knowing places of Rome. Masters held that the Lord both of them and their slaves as their property just you is in Heaven, and there is no as they held their dogs and their respect of persons with Him." chattels: in Roman law we find As the Christian population in- auch phrases as "a slave or any creased, this healing teaching other animal," "slaves, animals brought new life to the slaves. and other things." The slave had The Christian slave knew that he
not made of the two extremely the outbreak of the Great War
torture or even kill him with im- burden:, his soul was as precious punity. Nor was this treatment as that of his master, and he had intercating ceremonies that took the Volunteer Corps and the
merely sanctioned by custom: it but to labour and toil for a few place in Hong Kong on Sunday, Volunteer Reserves were both
was actually the accepted inter- years, and then would come his and at which His Excellency the mobilised in Hong Kong, their
pretation of the law. Even Plato eternal reward for sufferings and Aristotle regarded it as but patiently borne in the name of Governor took a prominent part strength then being, respectively,
natural and, indeed, necessary, Christ. On the other hand, when in the presence of a large number 392 and 418. The great amount I venture to recommend very and perhaps the only powerful his master learned the truths of of residents. We refer of course of excellent. work they then strongly indeed to the attention of
voice raised against its injustice the Christian Faith, he found to the presentation of the King's steadily performed will long be Kong the strenuous and successful indly Seneca "the
the European community of Hong and iniquity was that of the that he could no longer look on best of his slave as he had done in his and Regimental Coloura to the gratefully remembered for it was efforts which are now being made
the Pagans.".
pagan days, for he saw in him öns Hong Kong Volunteer Defence sound and useful and in every by the leaders of the Chinese com-
who had been bought by the munity to raise funds with which Corps on Murray Parade Ground way highly creditable to the to found a school of Chinese at the The condition of male slaves (Continued on. Page 7.) and to the memorial to those Corps. It is indeed somewhat Hong Kong University. The ob-was one of degredation and Chinese who died through enemy surprising to realise that the jeets of this school will be on the misery almost unimaginable to us action in the Great War, while Corps has been in existence for 66 one hand, to encourage the scien- who enjoy the results of nearly tifle study of the Chinese language, two thousand years of Christian- acting on behalf of the British, years and, as recalled, has been literature, history, philosophy and ity; while the position of the which was unveiled in the Public employed in active service, it has archaeology on modern lines, and female slaves the slaves of Gardens by His Excellency. Both not hitherto possessed Colours.. on the other hand, to afford facill-pleasure"-can scarcely be des- ties to Europeans for learning the cribed by Christian lips. The ex- were ceremonies of very consider- That omission. has now been re- Chinese language and to acquaint tent of this dreadful social evil able importance to the Colony, medied and the Colours have themselves with Chinese, thought can be realised when we are told and with regard to the latter, been passed over to the care of and customs. One of the most ur-that at the time of Claudius, that though it may appear to be some the Corps by His Excellency in gent needs of this Colony, at I see is about the 60th year of the From day to day in the "China it at the present time, is that the Christian era when St. Peter Mall" appear half a dozen questions what belated, it was, nevertheless, most happily expressed terms. "I barriers between the European and was in his twenty-first year as of a general nature, for which in no way lacking in the right charge you," said Sir Cecil Chinese communities here resident Pope and his eighth as Bishop of acknowledgment le due to the spirit. Though the memorial has Clementi, "to remember that the cannct effectively be done until the twenty million slaves and less found on page 1 of this issue.
should be broken down, and this Rome there were in Italy over "Daily Sketch," "Answers will be Just found an eminently suitable Colours which have been present Europeans who liye and have their then seven million free-men.
1. When was the word vitamin position it is a long time since the ed to you this day are a gift from business in Hong Kong, acquire a Into a society bred and fostered British realised and gave full your Sovereign and from the competent knowledge of the Chin- on this accursed system came the first used?
2. How many letters there are In credit to the admirable spirit ladies of Hong Kong
ese language. It is, therefore, of twelve fishermen to teach the Let
the utmost importance that the pro-brotherhood of all-in Christ and the Welsh Alphabet? manifested by the Chinese who these Colours: always be treasur-ject now in hand should succeed, sonship of God. What a task was 8. What Verditer is? came forward to participate so ed among you as emblems of your and I sincerely hope that the res theirs Two courses were open 4. Which is the smallest State of gallantly in France. It is indeed loyalty to the Crown, to te ponse of the European community to them. Plutarch tells us that Australia?
Where the City of Maguffe matter of supreme satisfaction Colony and to your own homes to the appeal now made will be no a rebellion of the slaves was nl-B, Who the Lord of the Isles la7
less generous than that of the Chin ways smouldering, and it requir to every riton in this. Caloitt
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