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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929.
EASTER SERVICE
EVANGELISATION
New-diseases, according to the Registrar-General's returns and! to everyday experience, appear to GOOD FRIDAY AT ST. JOHN'S H.K. NEW TERRITORIES
CATHEDRAL
THREE HOURS' DEVOTION
spring up in a night... Does this indicate that there is a fashion in diseases, that certain diseases can oust others? Mass suggestion plays an almost domin- ant part in ordinary life. Panic, by lowering, bodily resist- ance, plays its part until the sus- ceptible die or recover, and the munion...
Easter services at St. John's Cathedral will be as follow:-
Good Friday
SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING
Yesterday evening the annual meeting of the Hong, Kong and New Territories Evangelisation
8 a.m.: Matins and ante-Com-Society was held in the Union Church, the Rev. Horace J. H. Johnston, Vice-President, presid-
disease takes its place among the 10 a.m.: Children's service.. other diseases against which a re- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Three hours' ing. There was lative immunity has been acquir-devotion, conducted by the Rev. ance, including the Rev. F. Short, a large attend- ed. After an epidemic there is a P. Jenkins. The choir will be in of the London Mission. population relatively immune to attendance from 11 a.m. to 12.30 a particular disease. The im- p.m. and as large a congregation departure of the Rev. J. Kirk munity slowly vanishes and the as possible is desired. disease reappears, to be fanned 6 p.m.; into an epidemic by the terror itvice, with an address by the Rev. Congregational ser- inspires."Morning. Post." Lon-H. V. Koop.
don.
LI
Saturday Easter Eve, choral evensong at
Three cases of small-pox were 5.30 p.m. notified yesterday, one being Bri- tish and the other two Chinese: Ohe case of cerebro-spinal fever (Chinese) was reported.
The humidity at 11 am, to-day was 92 degrees, as compared with 68 degrees at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. This morning's temperature was 78 degrees, as against 82 degrees yesterday afternoon.
Easter Sunday
7 a.m.: Holy Communion. 8.a.m.: Choral Eucharist.. 10 am.: Children's service. 11 a.m.; Matins, the Bishop of Victoria (Rt. Rev. sermon by C. R. Duppuy; D.D.).
12.15 p.m.: Holy Communion. 6.00 p.m.: Evensing, sermon by the Dean of St. John's (Very Rev. A. Swann, D.S.C.).
St. Andrew's, Kowloon At the next meeting of the Good Friday:-Services at 11 Sanitary Board on Tuesday, at a.m. (preacher, the Vicar, the 4.15 p.m. there will be a minute Rev. W. Walton Rogers) and at by the President relative to the 6 p.m. (preacher, the Rev. C. B. appointment of a Committee to Shann). consider the Estimates of the Sanitary Department for 1930.
· Sentence of three months' hard labour was yesterday passed by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy, on a Chinese constable who was convicted of re- question." Sound reasons doubt-ceiving thirty cents from a Chin- ese hawker in Woosung-street, less might easily be adduced to Yaumati. prove that the Volstead Act
VALEDICTORY
DEPARTURE OF MR. F. J. KNOTT
The Chairman referred to the Maconachie, asking for the co- operation of the other churches.
The report of the Society for the past year was submitted and adopted.
The Chinese workers also gave an account of their work, which was intepreted by the Rev. H. R. Wells.
Points in Report
The following is extracted from the annual report:-
The Committee has to report. and persevering labours. another year of steady progress
seems to be not unsatisfactory, The statement of accounts there being a balance almost equal been a very trying year for the to that of last year, but it has Committee which was faced for months with overdrafts and pros- pects of a large deficiency. We have to thank God for the present condition of affairs, and also the churches which made great efforts raise special funds for the purpose of keeping the work going.
To the Dorcas Society, Sunday DOCKYARD PRESENTATION Society of Hop Yut Church and School and Christian Endeavour
to the Ladies' Committee of Union Mr. F. J. Knott of the Estimat-Church for their timely and gen ing Staff of the Chief Engineer's erous assistance our thanks are comes very close to a direct at- The local Police have received at the Club Room last evening, ac-
Department, H.M. Dockyard, was, due and are hereby conveyed, tack on individual liberty, that it from the Singapore Police:-In the Club and Dockyard, on the oc- vey Sub-committee has begun to the following communication corded a farewell by members of organising the Society. The Sur- Some progress has been made in a form of paternal the case of the murder of Har-casion of leaving on appointment make its survey of Churches in government that would not be charan Singh in Keswick-road, to Chatham Dockyard. tolerated in any European coun-6-7, the reward of $1,000 origin-Civil Service Bowls Team and Singapore, on the night of March
the Territories with a view to re- Mr. Knott is a member of the organisation. try and that probably it neverally offered for information lead-Kowloon Golf Club and is leaving would have been passed by ing to the arrest and conviction of after a residence in the Colony for America's legislators had it not for the crime has been increased
the person or persons responsible over five years. been that it was by them believed to $2,000,
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SIEMSEN-On March 21, at the Paulun Hospital, Shanghai, Frederich Heinrich Siemsen, formerly Chinese Llazitime Customs, aged 67 years.
Hong Kong, Thursday, Mar. 28, 1929.
to be, at the time when it became
law, nothing more nor less than a war measure and as such should be regarded as little more than a temporary expedient. However, the indubitable fact remains that it still continues on the Statute- books of the United States. Moreover, in America it might
MADAME FOCH
TO RECEIVE FRCS. 100,000 SPECIAL PENSION
A BILL TABLED
Paris, Yesterday. The Government have tabled a not be very difficult to prove that hill in the Chamber providing "prohibit has been, largely that Madame Foch receives and directly responsible for a con-yearly in addition to the ordinary special pension of 100,000 franes; siderable decrease in crime, for an pension.-Reuter.
equally considerable increase of money being diverted into chan-
ANOTHER WEEK
LOVES HONG KONG?
BANISHEE RETURNS HERE
FOUR TIMES.
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Christians from Hong Kong go At Chinese New Year many out and conduct evangelistic work in different parts of the Terri- A presentation to Mr. Knott of tories and they are sure that a Tientsin rug on behalf of the good work of this type is urgent- members was made by Mr. C.ly needed in the whole district. Sayers, Chief Engineer's Depart They feel certain that such work ment, who wished Mr. Knott all will be fruitful. I funds were. success in his new appointment. available we could do very valu Mr. Magill, Chief Engineer's able work throughout the Terri- Department, who presided, also tories. The local churches send voiced regret at Mr. Knott's de.out hands to work among their parture, and pleasure at his ap. neighbours working with those pointment to a superior post.
who come from Hong Kong.
Educational Work
Mr. Knott responded in suit- able terms,
THE DOVER ROAD" BRILLIANT PRODUCTION BY
A.D.C. PROMISED
The Chinese are convinced of the value of educational work both for the Christian and non- Christian children and also for their effect on the parents of non-
Christian children who are in our
schools..
Without Christian
schools
J. Kirk Maconachie,
We would like to remind our children of Christians cannot get LANG-On March 20, at the Counnels that make for individual as RESERVIST CHARGED readers that the Hong Kong good education, and our work
try Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. well as national health and pros-
A.D.C. is producing Milne's de- will depend on the result of our and Mrs. A. G. Lang, a, se. perity and for a general uplift REMANDED IN CUSTODY FOR Dover Road," on April 6. 9, 11, sent generation.
lightful three-act comedy. ""The work for the children of the pre- among the people generally.
12 and 13, at the Theatre Royal.
Our thanks are due to the col- DEATH
One can, therefore, clearly Cheung Sam-chong, alias Sam
Rehearsals have now been in lectors who have done so weil for the United States' authorities in Penang, accountant of Messrs. As usual no expense has been Chau and has for many years understand and sympathise with Chong, described as a native of full swing for over a month and a us, and specially to Mr. A. H
brilliant production is assured. Mackenzie who lives in Cheung- Ault and Wiborg (China) Co. spared over their efforts to cope with the and a Police Reservist, was again mounting of the play, and Mr. C. ful collector as well as assisting the dressing and been a very energetic and success. open defiance of not a few of their before Major C. Willson, O.B.E., Peake Anderson, whose scenery in at services in the Island.. own misguided countrymen and at the Central Magistracy, this "On Approval" was so generally Special thanks are due to Mr. particularly of foreigners, whose charge against him of unlawful magnificent Lounge Hall scene in on many occasions assisted the morning, in connection with the admired, is responsible for the and Mrs. Kailey who have again "rum-running," smuggling acti- possession of six plates which which "The Dover Road" is play-superintending missionary with a vities savour far too much of the tould be used for printing bank- ed SINKING OF THE “IMALONE" buccaneering of another epoch. Shanghai Bank, and conspiracy to and the theatre-going public will Tregillus, who has from time to car and refreshment and kindly notes of the Hong Kong and
The cast is a very strong one, entertainment and also to Mr. If the methods of the prohibition defraud. Very probably there has been, agents are at times decidedly
He was remanded in custody for members of the A.D.C. appearing
he interested to see eight new time helped us by taking various: both in the United States and in drastic we unhesitatingly say the hearing of the case will be
another week, when the date of for the first, time in Hong Kong.
members in his car,
Reference must be made to the Great Britain, a considerable that sympathy should be with fixed.
The A.D.C. are giving 50 per loss which the Society has suffer- amount of agitation with regard them and not with the lawless
cent. of the total profits to "The ed through the death of Dr. to the regrettable incident that desperadoes attempting to set a
Miners" Fund." a charity in Hickling, whose interest in the recently occurred off the Lousiana country's laws at open defiance.
which H.R.H. the Prince of Wales work was always keen and whose is graciously taking a personal in-counsel and help were so greatly coast in which a schooner, alleged So far as has been revealed of
terest, and it is hoped that the valued. And the departure of Colony will take this opportunity the Rev. to be a rum-runner, very effec- the "Imalone" incident it would tually received its quietus at the appear that the vessel was for-
of helping this very deserving after fifteen years Ministry in cause and at the same time spend- Union Church, leaves a blank not hands of American prohibition eign in United States waters and When a Chinese was this morning a thoroughly enjoyable even-easy to fill. He and Mrs. Macona- agents. No one has any gym- was obviously engaged in the ing charged before Mr. E. Wing.
chie took far more than an official Hamilton with returning from pathy with rum-runners,
Booking is now open at the interest in the mission. no "rum-running" or "boot-legging" banishment, his Worship asked Anderson Music Company, and Maconachie advocated its claims Mr. matter of what nationality, or business. There is little doubt why the accused kept on coming those who want good seats are ad- with enthusiasm, and fostered it any other form of illegal traffick- that the schooner in question had back after he had been banishedvised not to delay too long in with zeal, and care: ing. It is too much akin to open been long enough engaged in the learned from the Police that ac-each evening at 9.15 punctually, tor and with her husband gener
so many times. Ife added that he securing them. The curtain rises
Maconachie was a faithful "collec-- defiance of a country's laws and nefarious business to have be-cused had come back four times and audiences are requested to be ously and graciously entertained no matter what one may think of conie notorious to the American already.
in good time as the action of the the friends of the Society year certain laws of some countries authorities. Hence, the drastic native of Shanghai, but the
Accused replied that he was a play commences at once.
after year at the annual meeting. The final curtain will fall by they are undoubtedly framed treatment-meted out by the pro-Police never sent him back there 11.45 p.m. so there will be no need by the most important tribunals bibition agents when the oppor. in spite of his request.
for anyone to worry about last of the country for the benefit of tunity came to them to deal with
trams or ferries. the people as a whole. Their in the craft and its lawless crew. fringement, therefore, is a matter Those who openly defy a coun that ought to be wholeheartedly try's laws must expect something
DISORDERLY CONDUCT condemned and sympathy ought of the sort to occur, and we
The entire cast of a play en- to, be extended to any country imagine that the crew in question
titled "My Girl Friday" have. that has to adopt elaborate and would be less astonished at what
Hamburg, March 17. " been arrested during a perform- costly machinery to make any of they got than any other body. It
Dr. Solf, the former German ance at New York on a charge its laws operative and effective. will be very interesting to read
Ambassador in Tokyo, was the of disorderly conduct.
The au guest of honour at a banquet thorities objected to a bathing Almost everywhere, we suppose, developments, but we shall be The King has approved of the given by the Far Eastern Society, beach scene with some girls in the prohibition laws of the United surprised if any international appointment of the Duke of York at which 300 representatives of bathing suits and others remov-
to be Lord High Commissioner of banking, States have been denounced most complication arises owing to this the Church of Scotland in quere attended, commerce and shipping ing their shoes and stockings.
The police say, however, that heartily, very probably in most affair and the outcome of it will sion to the Earl of Stair. In this Herr Trautman, of the For- at the initial performance one unmeasured terms by those who probably be that those concerned capacity His Royal Highness will eign Office emphasised the grow actress took off many more gar have never taken the trouble to in the nefarious business will get bly of the Church of Scotland and Far Eastern nations. Trans mail brought the police
open the annual General Assem-ing friendship between Germany ments, with the result that the lod at the "other side of the what they richly deserved. British Wireless Service.
avalanche of protests.
labour and 12 strokes of the birch Sentence of nine months' hard was passed.
DUKE OF YORK
TO. OPEN SCOTLAND'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY
London, Yesterday,
DR. SOLF
GERMANY'S RELATIONS WITH THE FAR EAST
Ocean.
Mrs.
BATHING SCENE
ENTIRE CAST OF A PLAY ARRESTED
ап.