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TEN YEARS AGO
ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVED IN HONG KONG
CATHEDRAL SERVICE
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER LE
ture far more that is evil `than that is good,
1928,
UNION CHURCH.
Our increasing clarity of vision | Borderers Regt. Band Lead, the is showing us that the whole blame for war cannot ever be laid
Singing
lat a single doorstep, All the world A special service was held
is, in some way, responsible, for yesterday at Union Church, Ken- the suffering and death which nedy-road, war brings in its train.
The singing was led by the Band of the 2nd Batt. King's Own
Principle of Love
A large congregation and a stir ring sermon were the features of the Armistice Day service held The human race is still refusing Scottish Borderers under the yesterday in St. John's Cathedral, to organise its life according to leadership of the Bandmaster, Among those who attended the fundamental principle of love Mr. W. H. Fitz-Earle, A.R.C.M. were H:E. the Officer Administer--therefore it suffers as must During the service the Band ing the Government (the Hon. always be the case and the inno-played Sir Edward Elgar's "Im- Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.) and cent suffer with the guilty be-mortal Legion," specially compos- ed for Armistice Day commemora- Mrs. Southorn, Captain A. J. Lcause we are all one family. Whyte, A.D.C., Major H. B. L. I think that we have at last tion. The first part of the ser-. Dowbiggin, Hon. A.D.C.; H.E.reached the point of fearless vice was conducted by the Rev. this matter. And F. P..W, Alexander, C.F., and the the General Officer Commanding honesty in
must admit that Rev. F. C. Young. (the minister), (Major-General C. C. Luard, therefore we C.B., C.M.G.), Mrs. Luard and those who suffered, and are suf- preached on "Rembrance."
The offertory was for Earl iss Luard, Lt. R. Q. F. Johnson,fering still, as the result of the soft. All white
A.D.G.; Commodore J L Pearson, war, were sacrificed on a heathen Haig's Fund C.M.G., and Mrs. Pearson, Pay altar-the altar of man's loveless- Comdr. H. Rogers, O.B.E. (Secreness-in almost exactly the same tary); members of the Consular way as Jesus Christ, in His life and at His crucifixion, was sacri- Body; detachments from the Royal Navy, the Army, Royal Airficed on the altar of man's re- Force, Hong Kong Volunteer De-fusal of God. fence Corps, Boy Scouts, Girl
We thank God with all our Guides, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Mercantile Marine, Bri-hearts to-day for all that was tish Legion, Ex-Active Service magnificent in the men who faced ing at 11 o'clock yesterday for Men's Association, Royal Marines and gave themselves to this sacri- observation of the Two Minutes"
Silence, the annual mark of res Old Comrades Association, Royal fice, but we have need to be
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as it is within the residential area. Such an institution should, of course, be removed as far as possible from all residents and, on that, ground alone, the question is in every respect pertinent. The questions to be asked by Dr. Koch (or rather answered, as they are, like those of Mr. Braga's, made "pursuant to notice") are of quite a different kind, falling, as it were, within another category, much more scientific than domes- tic. Dr. Koch wants to know if any report on the geological sur- vey of the island and mainland has been drawn up lately; and "if so, is there any intention to make such report public?"
"Sad Welter"
The service was conducted by the Dean (Very Rev, A. Swann, D.S.C.), the Rev. H. V. Koop and | Major C. S. Little, S.C.F.
Hearts, Who to Your Glory Singing the hymn "O Valiant Carne," the choir walked up the aisle followed by bearers of wreaths to be dedicated Followed the Responses, a prayer, the Pa- triot Psalm, the reading of the lesson (John IV 7-12) by Major Little, the hymn "O Son of Man, Our Hero Strong and Tender." and the Dean's sermon,
as fol- lows:-
Ten years ago to-day the Great War ended. Those four mad, ghastly years had at last dragged themselves out to a conclusion, and left the world reeling and staggering like a drunken man.
We look back to-day over the
Sins of Man
.
AT THE CENOTAPH.
Very Representative Gathering
for the Silence
That part of Statue-square on. which the Cenotaph stands was fined by a representative gather-
But some may say "What have ceremony, the Supreme Court I to do with it? I did not make steps and adjacent buildings be the war," No, but everyone of H.E. the Officer Administering
ing full of spectators. us knows perfectly well, if he is within him, on the scale of a honest with himself, that he has the Government stood at his posi
tion near the Cenotaph behind single individual, all the seeds which, when they come to their full harvest in social and inter- national life, hatred, malice and uncharitable produce envy ness in the mass and so cause war. When Jesus walked the earth,
He
came to men with hands stretched out to bring them all love and peace. And men said to that is good, all joy and truth, Him "We want neither you nor what you bring!" and they thought that by killing Him they would get their way.
Murder of Christ
intervening ten years and try to So they schemed and plotted see straight about the almost in- and died and naile Him to a cross to hang in ignominy and agony credible mixture which went to until He died. They cast him out make up the war-the glory of heroism, the blaze of self-sacri- fice, the sad welter of misery and the deep darkness of mass hatred, suspicion and deceit.
Sob of Relief
members of the Executive and Legislative Councils.
Representative Parties In the representative parties General Officer Commanding from the Army, under H.E, the from the Royal Engineers,
were men
Artillery, Royal Royal Corps of Signals, 1st Batt.
fordshire Regiment, 2nd Batt. the Queen's Royal Regiment, 1st Batt. the Bedfordshire and Hert- King's Own Scottish Borderers, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Army Pay Corps, Hong Kong Singapore Brigade Royal Artillery, 3/15th Punjab Regiment, Hong Kong, Mule Corm
Commodore Pearson was with
of the vineyard that the inherit-a Royal Navy party, and there ance might be theirs. But the in-was also a party from the Royal had refused the way of God and heritance was not theirs. They Air Force.
Other parties drawn up.on they were the losers. Christ was three sides of the Cenotaph were the victor and the world in its from: the U.S. Navy, French Ten years ago to-day a great wiser moments acclaims him as Navy, -Royal Marines Old Com- sob of relief burst from the hearts such. By Hia supreme sacrificerades Association, Buglers of the of millions of men and women of he has provided men, for all time, 1st Batt. Queen's Royal Regt., many races. Agonised tears ex-with a picture of what the re- members of the Mercantile Mar- pressed it for many, a deep fusal of God's way results in and ine, Royal Antediluvian Order of Thank God for others, while the contemplation of that sacri- Buffaloes, members of the for- More important, it seems to us, for much too large a number it fice is the most powerful possible eign Government and Consular is his next query to the effect found expression in a wild and incentive to a change of mind and services; R.N. and Army Officers
the thoughtless yell of victory! "AB presumably
life.
the Band of the 1st Bedfs, and Ten years have helped us to see The murder of Christ was ut- Herts: St.. authorities are in possession of the thing in proportion. On the terly contrary to the will of God. Brigade; Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, the report of Surgeon Commander | first Armistice Day we were al-It was caused by men's sin-but Guards Association, Ex-Active Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 12, 1928, Given, R.N., on the prevalence of most entirely selfish. As we had it draws us, like nothing else Service Men's Association, Pipers
malaria in the Colony, may we be been selfish and thoughtless of does, towards the goodness which of the 2nd Batt, King's Own Scot
the individuals of other races who is personified in him. Just so can tish Borderers, British Legion, informed whether any action has were our enemies in the war, so the sacrifice of the victims of war Hong Kong Volunteer Defence | been taken in accordance with his we were largely thoughtless of shame us to better way of life. Corps.
recommendations. If so, what anyone's feelings except our own This suffering was. like that of
*The Service when the massacre ended.
Christ, wholly contrary to the will The Pipers of the 2nd Batt. steps have been taken ?-if not
We had been drugged for four of God, but if it will cause us, King's Own Scottish Borderers
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A FEW PERTINENT
QUESTIONS
To-morrow's "meeting of the local Sanitary Board promises to
that:
John Ambulance
be one of more than usual inter-way have steps not been taken?" years and our heads were still who now live and have the build-played the Lament, "Flowers of It seems to us that when a medical fuddled. We had lost the powering of the world in our hands, to the Forest." Then the 1st Batt, est, as we note that, according to man of Dr. Koch's standing in now it is different. The effect past mistakes and to determine to the "Last Post," during which to see straight and steadily. But be exceedingly humble about our the Queen's Royal Regt. sounded the "Orders of the Day," several items of considerable public im/quires if "we may be informed" of the drugs has worn off, our build in future on God's founda-officers saluted and other ranks.
portance are down on the agenda for discussion. Mr. J. P. Braga and Dr. W. V. M. Koch have a few
eyes have cleared, so that, like the tions alone, it will not have been stood to attention. blind man healed by Jesus, in-in vain.
A gun was fired precisely at stead of seeing men as trees~~ mere units in a forest to be felled. In a few minutes we are going lowed to mark the end of the Two Wrong in the Past
the hour of 11; a second gun fol- if they get in our way-we are to stand and affirm our belief in Minutes Silence. beginning to see them now as in- God's way of life as stated by The Buglers of the 1st Batt. valuable children of one great Christ in the Sermon on the the Queen's Royal Regt. sounded Humanity, the Family of God,
Mount. These things must be the "Reveille," and the hymn "O Great Humanity
applied to national and interna-God Our Help in Ages Past" was All through the war, on either tional life exactly as to individual played by the band of the 1st side of the trenches, self-satisfac life. So long as we refuse to do Batt.. the Bedfs. and Herts Regt. -Wreaths were then laid,' in tion on the one hand and hatred so, the horrors of war will con- and contempt on the other, were tinue, and more men and women order, by H.E. the. Officer Ad- fostered and turned out as by will be sacrificed on the altar of ministering the Government, the mass production. And for war men's sin.
General, Commodore Pearson,
on such a subject obviously the Government will readily comply. At least we hope so, as the mat- ter is undoubtedly of considerable interest to the community as a pertinent questions to put to the whole, all the more so, as the President of the Board, and the
opinion is generally held, we be public generally will await the
lieve, that malaria is nowadays answers with keenness. We are
unknown in the practically especially glad to observe that Mr.
Colony, Dr. Koch, we note, in Braga is calling attention to the
another query that is coming up desirability of providing a play (or rather is likely to be answer ground on the Praya East Recla-
ed) at. to-morrow's meet this is esatential and while it lasts But, having at last, by the senior officers of the American mation for the benefit of the
ing
points out that "mal-it will be so. This is what makes Grace of God, come to see clear- and French Naval detachments, children of that neighbourhood.
war auch a damnable thing. For ly where we have been wrong in representatives of the Service The President is asked: "What aria-carrying mosquitoes have its successful conduct these things the past, we have hoped that the units, and members of local or-
been found quite recently all the must be. Men must be madden- future may hold wiser counsels ganisations. provision has been made out of
way down to the Pokfulum Reserd before they will kill one anand nobler ideals for the world of Finally came the community, public funds to lay out and main voir and that in the pools formed other. It is not in the normal, to-day and for the generations on all four sides, quietly and im tain a playground in the Wanchai
pressively and the base of the healthy make-up of man to do so. which will follow us. by the nullah running across Passions must be aroused and en- Therefore, with humility and Cenotaph was soon hidden, from district similar to those now Harlech-road anophelines are also couraged; the flames of bitterness with sorrow for the past, but with view by the mass of beautiful available for children on the Peak to be found and that in conse- must be fed, else the best nature hope for the future, we will use foral tributes. and a Kowloon?" And the Gov-
of man will assert itself and spoil those wreaths, which have been CANV And the
quence some cases of malaria.
the war.
brought here as symbols of our There was a large gathering at · ernment is further asked to state have occurred which can be traced. Thus, on this Armistice Day, thoughts, and lay them at the Caroline Hill yesterday when the whether, In the event of no such to these sources." The Departour thoughts turn with great Cenotaph with prayer that we members and friends of the playground being contemplated, ment is asked if it "is aware of humanity to the millions of men may be given the will and the South China Athletic Association will they "in the interests of public this, and it will be very interest gaged, who were broken and ter world.
and women; in all the nations en-trength to build a new and a bet were present at the "At Home."
Among those present were:-Dr.. health, consider the advisability ing to know what they have to crushed in body, mind and spirit, Colony's Memorials
R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr. of reserving a site for recreation say on this point, which, of course, by the devilish machinery of war. The hymns "Father in Heaven H. T. Creasy, D.P.W., Mr. E. W. purposes to meet the pressing is one of very great importance, Illusions Going who Lovest All" "These Things Carpenter, Mr. T, H. King, D.C.L, wants of children of the working Both Dr. Koch and Mr. Braga per Our illusions about war have Shall Be" and "A Loftier Race Mr. D. E. Hollands, Rev. G. T. form a highly useful public ser almost vanished. No one will deny, were sung and the service con- Waldegrave, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, classes residing at Wanchai." Wel
vice in calling the attention of the of course, that some glorious char-cluded with the National Anthem Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Mr Ho Iu, Mr. Braga has another question Sanitary Board to these and other acteristics are evoked oy it. A and the Blassing The choir Mr. In Lan-chuen, and Mr. Wong to put to the President, and one matters of public interest and im natural unity of aim and purpose, walked down the aisle to the Kwong-tin: Mrs. Cressy Inspect magnificent courage and self- Colony's war memorial outside ed the Boy Scouts, who formed a of a very different kind. It is to portance, braskam
the Cathedral.
guard of honour.fo
1.
the effect that the mortuary in On Saturday afternoon, a Chi-rice, stern self-discipline and the Officer Administering Kowloon be removed to a more negu was taken to the Govern-derful comradeship and triumhe Government proceeded to the The forthcoming marriage is suitable quarter. The question is ment Civil Hospital as the result phant cheerfulness in the midst of Memorial to lay a wreath, and an announced of Mr. G. B. Frost of asked as to whether the Town of being knocked down by a motor misery. These things are some of ther was placed by the British the Kowloon Naval Depot Polica car in Connaught road West, the peaks of human attainment. Legion and Miss D. L. George of Kow- Planning Committee have made near the Western Market, The But, whereas we once, praised any recommendation egarding man had jumped off a moving war Itself for producing these the matter; and it further tramcar when the motor car, gloriea, we now realise hat we which was about to the need such virtues desperately for stated that the Mor
other vehicle, collided with him peace and not
and that present position is a)
The Chinese was thrown heavily war which certi
tred a leg
out, yet calls out from human na-
ance to nearby residents situated
ls them
at the memorial in the Botanic
Wreaths were laid yesterday loon.
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