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of that sort? Obviously, this is a question in ybich the Diplomatic Corps at Peking should interest themselves before Nanking cials deal with it in their peculiar way..
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1929.
MR. LO KAI-HONG
PRESENTATIONS ON HIS
RETIREMENT
DINNER ON "TAISHAN"
Commenting on her by-laws Mrs. Eddy wrote, "Of this I am sure, Manual will increase the spirit- that ench Rule and By-law in this offi-uality of him who obeys it, in- own vigorate his capacity to al the sick, to' comfort such as mourn, and to awaken the siriner Is It not clear that disobedience would Kai-hong, cashier, who has retired "Aftor 25 years' service, Mr. Lo
sick. Of those who disobey Mrs. boat Co.'s earvice, was last night enfeeble one's capacity to heal the from the Canton and Macao Steam- they shall be beaten with many "Taishan" arranged by the Chinese Eddy wrote in her Manual that the guest of honour on the 8.8. disobedience for the last eighteen staffs of the company. stripes. The result of this daily
Loose us from slavish bondage
dead years,
to
To dogmas that, encrusted in the
.mould,
Of age, no virtue have, save to be
old!
Lol a new era has been ushered
Ini, Lo now the new wine bursts the
ancient skin! Then girdus Lord, dispel
coward's fears, Give us the daring hearts
pioneers.
-Marie Le Narl:
our
of
It is not in heaven that we are to
find God,
But in God that we are to find
heaven.
•
-F. Godet.
Mr. F. R. Lamb, of Butterfield and Swire, returned to Hong Kong from Shanghai, by the 's.s. "President Taft" yesterday.
A
mortality anfongst members of commented on the good work done years is an enormously increased Mr. Yam Chiu-wing, in the chair,
tracted illnesses without healing his retirement. the Boston organisation, long pro- by Mr. Lo and expressed regret 'at
and a general loss of moral sense Mr. Lo was then presented with - as the organisation becomes more a silver vase from the officers and and more political in ita structure. Chinese staffs of the sa. "Taishan,”. On the other hand we have The "Lungshan," "Kinshan,” *"* Sui Christian Science Parent Church Tai" and "Sul An" and a allk under the wise Leadership of Mrs. scroll from the staff working Annie C. Bill advancing in accord-on the Company's Hong Kong ance with · Mrs. Eddy's wharf. Manual plan of Church government along the
un.
folding pathway of conscious KOWLOON TRAFFIC spiritual evolution. This Church Christ Scientist is at work to which is the true Church of TRAMWAYS CO. TAKE OVER. bring about the collective healing
KAI TACK of the world. The common con- sent of humanity is on the whole
BUSES ON THE MAINLAND
A concert organised by Mrs. sin, disease and death. For one Tramways, Ltd. took over control a consent to the inevitability of As from yesterday, Hong Kong Cashman will be given at the individual alone to struggle of the business of the Kai Tack. Helena May on Thursday, Jan- against this tide is almost futile, Motor Bus Co. (1926), Ltd., one of Gary 10, at 5.30 p.m. Teas must but when the world has the great the companies running motor. hua be booked in advance.-(Advt.) body of members of the Christian routes on the mainland.
Messrs. W. A. Hannibal and the covenant to
Science Farent Church bound by This is the Tramways Co.'s first Co. have been appointed Hong spiritual unfoldment of God to harbour.
the highest venture, on the other side of the Kong and Macao agents for the this age, it has in fact a powerful previously engaged the attention of That the subject had Scottish Union and National In-mental unit forming the nucleus the Tramways Co. is evident from surance Company.
of a common consent to holiness, announcements at annual meetinga Messrs. S. T. Butlin, A.CA, this leaven leavens the whole in mind.
health and immortality. When that the company had the matter. and H. R. Forsyth, C.A., have lump: sin, disease and death will been admitted into partnership of disappear. In this way the last for several years, its policy being The Kat Tack Co. has operated Messrs. Linstead and Davis. The enemy will be destroyed. present firm-name will be main- tained.
to accept his resignation. He has
The forthcoming marriage is not acted so, we may be sure, be announced of Mr. E. L. Vas, P. &. fore giving every warning that O. Bank; Hong Kong, whose re such a course would be inevitand Miss H. M. da Silva of the sidence is St. Joseph's-building, able in the event of a remedy not same address.
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THE L-G.'s RESIGNATION
a state of affairs that was fast The hon. secretary of the HK. Society for the Prevention of becoming all' wrong. Mr. Cruelty to Animals points out Edwardes saw clearly that the that the "Mongkok Home" re- dual control which the National-ferred to by Mr. J. P. Braga at ist Government had apparently Board is not connected with the the last meeting of the Sanitary set their hearts upon would fail Society.
to work satisfactorily; and he
Yours etc...
"
HENRY JAFF, Press Committee, The Christian Science Parent
Victoria House,
Church
London, Nov. 27, 1928,
CHINESE SEAMEN
UNION'S FLAG-HOISTING: CEREMONY
directed principally to Kowloon City and environs,
[See announcement on page 8.]
MORGAN & CO..
|3 SONS OF PARTNERS APPOINT- ED IN OWN RIGHT
ALL UNDER THIRTY
New York, Yesterday, Great Interest has been aroused. in Wall Street by the announce. ment that thive sons of partners have been made partners in their own right in tho grent New York financial house of J. P. Morgan and company, also in the Morgan housos In London, Philadelphin and Paris.
said so. It has been particularly The forthcoming marriage is FOR "PUBLIC SERVICE
announced of Mr. L. Forrest, ac- unsatisfactory with regard to countant, of No. 2, Pratt-building, In the presence of a Shanghai, where, as Mr. Edwardes Kowloon, and Miss C. Noronha, number of visitors, Mr. Li Yikes over thirty, are Mr. Henry large The three sons, none of whom points out in the letter resigning No. 22, Humphreys-building, mui, vice-Chairman of the Chin-Stargle Morgan, son of Mr. John
Kowloon.
CORRESPONDENCE.
mo
MACDONA PLAYERS,
In their speeches, Mr. Li Yick- mul, and Mr. Jp Lan-chuen, said, they anticipated that the mem- bers of the Union would be in-
RUGBY
IRELAND DEFEATS
FRANCE
NEW CHURCH
TONG
creased day by day while the TO BE BUILT AT KOWLOON Union headed for a prosperous future. Thanks were due to the
hard work of the Chairman, who Catholic population in Kowloon, the Owing to the greatly increased had made the Union a success.
To the Editor of the "China Mail") Sir-Would you please allow Macdona to express through the on behalf of Mr. Charles medium of your paper my great appreciation for the kind action Dramatic Club in postponing their LOCAL TRAGEDIES neighbourhood. The site having been of the Hong Kong Amateur dates in our favour.
Besides many prominent mer-Rosary Church has become inade chants there were also present a quate to their needs. Consequently, large number of veteran seamen, His Lordship, the Rt. Rev. Bishop H. mony, tea was served. At the conclusion of the cera Valtorta, D.D., has acquired a new
site in Prince Edward-road, Kowloon Tong, where he intends to build a new church to provide for the large number of Catholics dwelling in the
his post, "the conditions which
ese Chamber of Commerce, hoist-Pierpont Morgan, Mr. Thomas have been allowed to grow up in
ed the flag of the Chinese Sea Stilwell Lamont, son of Mr. T. W Among the passengers aboard men's Associated Union at Nos. Lamont, and Mr. Henry Pomeroy Shanghai during the past year the 8.5. "President Jackson" 15-16 Connaught-road Central Davison, son of the late Mr. Henry have resulted in a form of dual yesterday were: Captain and yesterday at noon.
P. Davison-Reuter's American Mrs. R. A. Angier, returning to control of the service which is England via the United States. Leung
Addressing the visitors, Mr. Service.
Yuen-wo, fast destroying the fine tradi- Captain Angier was formerly of
Chairman the Union, stated that tions of enticiency and discipline with the Gloucestershire Regi- the Union was composed Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1929. which have characterised the with the Hong Kong. Amuse and its purpose was to afford the ment; Mr. R. K. Butler, connected entirely of Chinese seamen, Customs Service in the past ments, travelling to Shanghai; necessary facilities for discussion seventy years." British mer-Mr. Lo Kan, managing director on matters of mutual interest. G POINTS TO NIL chants in this part of the world of the Hong Kong Amusements, among its members and to de- To those who have of late been and the British generally will Miller, connected with the C.P.R. field of public service. The In fine weather before 60,000
travelling to Shanghai; Mr. D. C.monstrate their usefulness in the
Paris, Yesterday. observing the trend of affairs sympathise with Mr. Edwardes in Shanghai, returning to the hoisting of the flag would be a spectators on with regard to certain Chinese in his action and regard it as North; and Mr. A. Brearley, con- symbol of their loyalty and devo-Ireland beat France at rugby by a heavy ground institutions, notably that of the the only step consistent with the Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., going to
nected with the Hong Kong and tion to duty, equity and order.. six points to nil.-Reuter. Maritime Customs, the determina-position he occupied. By treaty Shanghai tion of Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes the post of head of the Customs, to resign from the post of officist- it was agreed, should be held by ing Inspector-General of Customs, a Briton and up till now, such has will hardly come as a surprise. been the case. It is probable Ever since his appointment, that the Chinese now believe that little more than two years ago they themselves are competent to after the mix-up caused by the conduct the service, which was action that led to the "dismissal" organised by the British and of Sir Francis Aglen from the very largely conducted by them Inspectorate-General-it was fre- with very conspicuous success quently evident that the state of ever since it was first organised. affairs of which Mr. Edwardes
It was because of its solidity, had to try to make the best in during the past decade especially, the circumstances, so that the that China's many Governmenta work of the Customs could be con- were able to function and make tinued as harmoniously as possi- some sort of semblance towards ble, was certainly not in keeping continuing to meet at least a part with what the head of so gigantic of their financial obligations with an institution had a right to ex-Jother countries. The latest pect. The Customs owed its figures of the revenue of the port splendid position very largely to of Shanghal alone approximate
Swatow-lane, Wanchai, leads the Letters of administration to the the excellent work of Sir Robert 83,500,000 Haikwan taels, being Sir In your lasue of October police to suspect that the motive estate of Mr. Ching Sai (or Ching Hart, Sir Robert Bredon and Sir Tis. 9,000,000 in excess of 1927 truth of the statement that thou- When the body was found by one Wo-hursing home, Happy Valley, on 20 Mr. Adler writes denying the of the murder is robbery by some Shui), accountant, who died (at-the
unknown person Francis Agien, three Britons who and Tls., 750,000 over the record sands of Christian Scientists are of deceased's grandsons blood July 28, 1928, have been granted to or persons. age of 45), Intestate, at the Yeung controlled the institution undis year of 1926, These figures unable to meet the most elemen- putably, and whose word in all res- indicate more nearly a record fary "human need for bodily was isuing from the mouth and Mrs. Ching Leung Choy-ho, the pects was Haw
even though compared with previous years, state of affairs is not far to seek for some hours.
healing. The reason for this life appeared to have been extinct widow, of No. 139, Connaught-road
An amah who Central. several Chinese dignitaries, of and they point conclusively to the Mr. Adler and every member of occupied the victim's house, has The estate is worth $7,600. De- more or less ability, held nominal fact that their proper administra the Christian Science organisa- since disappeared ceased also left a concubine and a positions in the Customs service tion should be in the hands of tion in Boston signed a statement sits to the value of many thou-minors.
Articles of jewellery and depo son and two daughters, who are of an apparently high order.
undertaking to obey the tenets those thoroughly competent to and by laws of Mrs. Eddy's Man-sands of dollars are missing. Trained in such a school and deal with them. So far, the Cusual. No sooner had Mrs. Eddy Another Murder
Why Jane," said her mistress, realising that its methods were tomis Service, thanks largely to passed on than the directors of An Inmate of a house at Fook- "what do you want to leave fort those
only likely to prove the conspicuous ability of its res-by-laws which cannot be acted on dered by robbers who entered the way, even to installing a wireless her church ignored over thirty, sheng-street, Mongkok, was mur-Haven't I studied you in every efficacious, Mr. Edwardes very pective inspectors-General and to without Mrs. Eddy's writ fat and ransacked it on Tuesday, set in the kitchen ?*** naturally
accordingly the higlily-trained foreign staff, ten consent. Aa theae by making good their escape, "Yes, ma'am," said Jane, “but has been dis has
Evidently
appointed,
supported
very propert
Words and the
not
he should have entir
therefore,
alled upon his
of Nanking
•
een
students or
Yours etc.,
T.A. RANDELL, Advance Manager, The Macdong Players. Hang Kong Jan 2 1929,
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
To the Editor of the "China Mall."
WOMAN STRANGLED IN WANGHAI ROBBERS' MONGKOK CRIME
The discovery
on. Monday morning of the strangled body.
of Mre. Tang Chomshi, at 29
provided. His Lordship now appeals to Catholics to come forward and help to build the church, which will be dedicated to St. Teresa of the the Missions. Child Jesus, the new Patroness, of
ACCT'S ESTATE
laws cover the annual elec- The robbers were armed and it's that there wireless set that's tion or appointment of church soon after the occurrence of the the trouble--I ain't a-gatisfied officers, · Committee on : Publica- crime, the Mongkok police station with the programmes. cretion, Lecturers, Teachers, Editors, received a report. Until a late wit
etc. it will be seen that all these hour the police remained at the Forthcomi sales of Crown officers haya been elected contrary | flat but, as far as can be ascerland by the Public Werks Depart to the pledge given by every meme tained this morning, no arrests ment, at Shamshuipo, are announg- dividuals her to obey the by-laws.
have been effected
ed in notices on RAGO T