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SWATOW, April 17th
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HONGKONG
MAGISTRACY. THEFT FROM A WOMAN.
A Chinese young man, a returned banisico, was charged with stealing 310, from a woman at West Point.
-After evidence of the robbery had been given, defendant called an old woman, from whom he said he cented the back portion of a tenement, to speak to his Shaped character at de
the woman, however, denied the ale had ever seen defendant before,
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to nine months hard labour.
KEEPING AN OPIUM DIVAN
Twelve Chinese were charged with being concerned in un opium divan at No, Wing Shing Street. Two of the men were charged with being the prin- cipul tenants, and the others with It was stated that a raid was made on frequenting the places the premises by Inspector Grant and a number of fakargs. A large amount of an opium smoker's paraphernalia was sized.
Mr Dyer Ball fined the principal tenant 650, and the other defendants
each
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS
HONGKONG CC. TOURNAMENTS.
The two most interesting tennis mat- cles yesterday in the Hongkong C.C. Tennis Tournaments were those between B.
M. W. Lo and F. E. Joselund and S. Grech 1. A. H. Rumjahn in the Open Championship Singles. The ground, owing to the rain on Tuesday, was in a slippery condition, the balls keeping low. In the match between Lo and Joseland carelessness. deprived tha latter of succcasin tho first se which Lo won by 6-3, Lo use won the second set, after a keen struggle, by 8-8. Joseland won the third set by 6-3. At one time it appeared, that the game would have to be replayed, for in the fourth st neither player gave away a point needlessly, they secried to be well watched and the hour. Cas growing late. Eventually, however. Lo secured two successive games and won the ret, 7-5,
The Church of England is being urged by strong sections of her Communion to reorganize her constitution, and frame
DEATH OF A SWATOW MAN AT THE FRONT. a system of representative government.
We regret to learn of the death of The foundation stone of the system is the Layman's vote. Who shall have it Licut Douglas Gibson, younger son of the Communicants, the Baptized, or the the Rev. J. Campbeli Gibson, D.D., of Confirmed The disputants have been atow which took place on the Western wisely counselled to go back to tist
They have understood this front on March 25th The late officer principles to mean go back to the principles of received his commission in the Royal the Christian Church This is not far Engineers more than two years ago. So enough back. The Church has been sincy far us van be ascertained, he is the third the foundation of the world and we connected with swatow who has made the must go all that length to find our first sucringe. He was born in Swalow principles, or at least as far as the benty-eight years ago. After Enishing ginning of man in the world. There his equation, ne chose civil engineering being no record of man's birth and is his profession, and made rapid pro- childhood, we must seck the principle gress in it. Early to the war be volun- in what we know of man's existence at cured for service Owing to his technical his present stage. What we know is that knowledge he was detained at the Hame he is living organisms differing from other creatures which live by resporrse base for a considerable time, and it was their environment in this that man only in September of last year that he alone of animals can progressively widen went to the front. We deeply sympath the physical environment to which hise with his relatives in their loss. responda, while animals, when their tipe note of poignancy is added to griet, for has been evolved, wannin tethered in awe understand that he was engaged to a
also fixed circle
man can extend young lady in the West of Scotland and his range beyond the physical world inte tant the marriage was soon to have been the spiritual and can progress Car has ended, and one more is added progress inde celebrated. In his deata u promising finitely in that world.
SE Green on the match against What has the Church to do with th
this to the toll of useful lives that have been by That can be answered shortly Saying firely offered in a great and righteous
A SUCCESSFUL ALIBI
A. H. Rumjahn by 1-6, 6-4; 6-4;6-2 that the Church is to the Churchman that cause
Green started badly and in the second which the family in to the man. The COORDINATION OF CHURCH WORK IN CHINA,
A Chinese was charged, on remaini, family gives birth to the individual, anu
Some, perhaps trang, of your readers with attempting to bury the dead body set Rumjalin led by 3-love. Then Green maintains section instruction.
existence after birth will be interested to know that a
of this child without a permit.
rallied and worried his opponent ron. tendance,
||tal | representative meeting of the various at the previous hearing it was stated social pressure. The Church gives Presbyterian Missions, working in north, that defendant was met on the Corung-siderably hy bis excellent placing and spiritual birth in her society by a Sacramental initin mid, and southern China has taken place tion Road, Yaumati, carrying a sudall subsequently Rumjaim, who appeared
incorporating the an tion, that of Cirenmcision in the Jewish, the old couthern Capital of China;
of a child. Baptism in the Christian society: then Nanking the city by the way, in which basket, in which was concealed the body tired out at the end of the second set,
Police Reservist Sandos, foreman of over looked like a possible winner. she sustains the life in him by teaching Clina first recognised a Republic. These
The following were the results:- and social good influence, and in special Presbyterian Churches have a constituthy Sanitary Department, gave evidenco
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES, by Sacramental ordinances, of which ency of 77,000. They have agreed to con- of arrest. Communion is chief. The analogy must stitute a Provincial Assembly, which is for our present purpose be closer pressed, wow in being. Thus they are on the high How does the family give life to the road to esordimte their various Church child? By the self-interchange of the activities in China A federal union, che with the other, which is the life fact also, has been formed between the in all creation, natural and spiritual. Presbyterians and two other important On the one side is the Will-to-live on Missions working in China, viz., the the other the Will-to-make-live. That is London Mission and the American Board haw nil things live after their birth, and of Congregational Churches. All three one must suppose that is how they begin together form a body of 100,000 Chinese to live, though beginnings cannot be seen Christians. It is hoped that not long of imagined. The Church of Christ gives lience all three Missions will form au life in the same way to the Christian organic union. Thus a great and signal There is in her the Will-to-make live step has been taken by Chinese Churches and in him the Will-to-live unto her
Inspector Angus stated that complain through her unto Christ. Plainly this is in the direction of a consummation which
ant, a rischa ebolic, was returning to what happens at all stages of a believers is devoutly to be wished for by all who conscious existence and we must infer desire the progress of the Christian Hongkong from Shaukiwan early on that the beginning of a Christian's religion in China great union of all Monday morning, when thre, men stop existence is the same happening an the Protestant bodies in this innd underped him hear a Government quarry on
of the two wils we interchan place at the baptists. It will THE STATE OF POLITICAL CHAOS the Shaukivan Road. They grappled arranged for this afternoon be sound philosophy to claim that it can happen even in infant baptisin, in the same sense in which we could assert a will to live physically in a babe's pre- conscious and even pre-natal state belief which underlies the anxiety of some simple people as to the fate of children dying unbaptized even tbe embryo of a Christian soul cau, it is instinctively believed," be in the relation of life unto the Divine. But however
ode comprehensive name,
It is somewhat remarkable that while Chinese in the north and in the south of China desire to be thus united in heart and in mind, the political mind of China is in a state of distraction and hopeless chaos. There appears to be no connecting or binding link but, on the other band, disrupting thoughts and feelings. No voice from the north or from the south sounds a clear note as to what all the trouble is about. Never in the course Fatanistory me the oracles bien so
AUME
M. W. Lo brat F. E. Josuland—4-3;
8-6, 4-6 7-0L
Defendant's wife said they did not attempt to dump" the dead body. A triend was taking the body the Chinese Dispensary when he was arrest-1-6;6-4 6-4;6-3
Mr. J. R. Wood (to, Police Reservist Sanidos) : I do not believe your story of the arrest. I am going to lischarge the defendant:
8. E. Green beat A. H. Raunjahun-
MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Major Hammond and Miss Gordo (rec, 15) heat A. B. Haworth and Miss Robinson (reu." 4/6)—-8-4 y 634,
HANDICAP SINGLES.
"
H W. Weyler (scr.) beat A. L. Boult
ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Two Chinese pleaded guilty to com(ses)~~4-6; 6-4; 6-1. mitting robbery with violence
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. NE Keut and F. A Redmond bout A. Morse and J. R. Irvine-4; 40; 6-20-4
TO-DAY'S GAMES...
following
have bee
MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES, Lt. Col. Crisp injury with some dangerous knives
and Miss Ventris the ground threatening to do him bodily which they had in their possession. They (owe 2/6) Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Brown. then searched him and relieved him of a (roc. 16/3). purse containing 81.40. The coolie re- ported the robbery to a lukany, and an hour or so later an Indian constableng and Yew Men Tsun. topped three men, who looked suspici- ous characters. The lukong then came up and identified them as the robbers from the deviription which ha: hnd
I that is in the natural existence, the life. There are many obviously important cived from complainant. One of the
begun at birth with unconsciousness has reasons why both parties should strive to be realized later by a conscious energy for peace. The obvious renum is that of the Will-to-live, so it is in religion.
a country divided against itself cannot The child spiritual can become father to the man spiritual only by the continued stand; that the force that should be exercise of the will to live unto God united in building up and strengthening The Anglican Church employs the rite the nation are given over to mutual of Confrmation as the special oppor destruction that the worst elements in tunity and means to concentrate the the population are forming themselves. energics of the soul upon that action, into strong bands of pirates on the big Other Churches do not so employ it, but rivers and of brigands on land; that no Church, we think, has found a means these are doing their nefarious work and opportunity so effective. Still, it is with impunity. On the Foochow river not the only effective means by which the Rev. Mr. McGraham was murdered man con realize his birth into the on board his own boat, and the body cast Church. He can do that, without either into the river, while trains are being formal action or even word, by conduct held up on the main routes and travel- which necords with the Christian's vows killed and robbed. The forces that But since the Church, like any other should be employed in the interests of society, needs a public manifestation of aw and order are absorbed in purpose. goodwill to fellowship in one whom she is strife. It is absolutely certain that admits to membership, it seems necessary that there should be some distinct de Chinee peoples north and south are claration of this goodwill. Such
opposed to the continuation of this war fare, No further evidence is needed if done in maturity is & better guarantee of faithful citizenship in the Church than than the readiness and willingness of the event of a Confirmation received in Southerners to give their money to meet sent the wants of their fellow-countrymen in childhood. For it evidences a present and considered judgment, and one the north suffering from famine. relevant to the purpose contemplated, the would appear that some malign influence exercise of a citizen's vote; whorens, the is at work from other than Chinese, child's promise at Confirmation tony sources, adding fuel to the mistrust that have become obsolete for his full grown exista between Northern and Southern mind, and had at the time little or no statesmen Parleys for peace are inter- relevance to his
communal duty
in the rupted frequently without any adequate Church.
Me a reason. We do hope that soon both These considerations yield immediate Northerners and Southerners will come deductions A man faptized into the to terms, thus mending and ending. Church who has appropriated his bap int mal troubles and offering a united
men front to the big foes
ast -an
tism by the act of will is a pr
ber of the Church a living.
haps not a lively member. He has
Bamo right of interaction with the must exist The Church has such con- body politic of his community that a taer with that inner circle, her strict limb of the physical.
organism
of chromunicants, for they, use her Sacru- intercourse with the whole system. (Onements and other observances ** Contact may note parenthetically that the same with less observant metubers of the wide bolds good in mundane political life; the outer circle, the rin yet obtain by draw inefficient citizen has the civic rights if ing them into her businças concerns a citizen goodwill.) But to have which have. continuous, asgociation
with the means of taking part in the com- her pre spiritual concerns. If the munity's counsels by representatives (and faithful and the less faithful do business no more is
in the lay franchise) of the Church together, faith can pass arqueible between as
the
citizen.
It must be accorded 10 it touches. We need the broad-based suffrage as the means to a spiritual end; We have been arguing from the
may
nore evangelise
whoever 38 citizen of the Churchenfranchise
DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.. en and R- Abraham E. Green
CRICKET
Poker
UNIVERSITY ROYAL NAVY. This match was played on the Univer
followed, got away. The other two were men immediately made off, and, though searched and knives and the purse were sity ground on Saturday and resulted in found in their possession.
Mr J. R. Wood remanded the case tilla win for the home teani by 27 runs. Saturday
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
OEDERS 139DED BY MF JENKIN, GAE
PARADES.
Units will patade at Central Station at 5:30 pm, as detalled below. Uniform, belmets and spikes · Men on police duty will not attend. Monday, May 6th, No. 2 Platoon,
under own Commander, Tuesday, May 7th No. 1 Platoon, under
own Commander,
Wednesday May 8th-No. 2 Company,
under Company Commander. Thursday, May 9th No. 3 Company, Ambulance, Buglers and Drummera under own Chief Inspector
MERVICE. RIFLES,
Members of Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons, will draw their rifles from armoury be tween the hours of 5 and 5.30 p.m. on the date of the parade of their units, na ordored above. MARITANO. 1 SECTION.de
Crown-Sergeant 053 Ford will take charge of No, 1 Section as from this. date, vice Crown-Sergeant 701 But- terfield, promoted.
EQUIPMENT. Equipment Youchers for Summer unt form and boots have been issued to the respective Contractors in favour. of the men whose names have been submitted.
DAND PRACTICES, 6.15 PM.
Scores
UNIVERSITY.
A. J Rumjahn, e Hudson, u Hack 2
Choa, Godfrey
K. Brayshay, Godfrey
G. E. Marley, c Robinson, b. Hück J. D. Wright, retired.
11. Ponsonby-Fane, e Breslin, b
Robinson
W. Gittens Lb. w.,
Robinson
Sam Kwok Loung, b Barclay A. Isinael, not out
A. A. Runjsh, e and b Hack
Extras
232
ANAPE ROYAL NAVY.
C. G. Robinson, b Marley. Sig. Hack, e Gittens, b Brayshay 29 16. Gulfrey, Choa, Pon- P. O. Hudson, c Ismael, b Marley
sonby-Fane ma
Sub. L. Bathurst, b Wright E. R. Lavellyn, b Wright Pte. Akhurst, e A. A Rumjahn b
Ismael.
Pte Breslin, o Gittens, b Bray-
shay
Kinchen, c Ponsonby Fane,
Brayshay Barclay,st.
Brayshay Ryder, not out
Ponsonby-Fane,
Extras
Total
པ་འའབད་ས་
200
Friday, May 3rd Wednesday, May 8th "FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO
and Tuesday, May 14th. All exist- ing exemptions granted to members of this unit are hereby cancelled.
By Order
T. F. HouGK, A.S.P. (R.) and Adjutant
alay. 1st, 1918,
of the individual and his constitutional rights and duties. From the side of the The matter does not end with these RETURN OF THE MISSES WOODS Church and her spiritual duty the half-Churchmen.A
national Church argument is stronger. The Church as must evangelise
relite also the wholly Church
THE SEA?
INTERESTING WAR FILM AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE.
Last night, the Victoria Theatre wat patronised by a large audience which included His Excellency the Governzr
Miss Aileen and Miss Doris Woods, and Lady May, to witness the exhibition national Church, is there to make the less, the multitude, to whom she is hardly who were in Hongkong some months ago of the war aim of the Italian front, nation Christian the Establishment even known. With this multitude the and gave a number of very popular entitled, "From the Mountains to tan means that the nation wills to be Chris harrow Church of strict Churchmen to entertainments at various clubs and Box The exhibition was in aid of tion and to be made and kept Christian whom some would confine the franchise, private gatherings, will appear again in by agency of this communion at how his half Churchzuen have contact with Tuesday next. They will only be able picted various phates in the earlier has no interchange, because ne contact, the Chamber of Commerce Room on Italian War Charities. The film de is that communtion to discharge this The apply in person at the CENTRAL POLIO A most delicious, wholesome Food Iduty. There is only one WBF of making Trade Union and daily business of leaving the Colony on the 9th inst. Du stages of the battle on the Italian front.
their mates in factory and forge and to give one performance, as they will be Christians. Those who have the faith must impart it to those who have it not. living they might have the interchange ing their recent visit to Manila they There were scenes of concentrations of
which we cannot. Indeed they have had faith--is life unto God through
Cablenern-American, speaks of them
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But Christian faith not crist; it for long past. Such fruits of Chrigado a great impression and the troops at several villages, and the ad
ke
Commission
vance on mountain summits There was
and
life in all forms and measures tian spirit as the war has shown us in dancing with a grace, charm and often the massing of guns, ammunition, etc., it is communicated by an interchange of our masses have been ripened in them times reckless abandon that is seldom and the curseless bombardment of the two selves, which in religion means an through the social influence of the more witnessed outside of the larger cities in enemy positions The work of mercy interchange of personalitics, those of the Christian elements among them. These the United States Their ability is carried on by the Italian Red Cross was and his fellow-man teacher and the disciples the Churchman must still be our missioners and now
For this
with inter
from us. That is well-known here and there is little doubt portrayed, with its attendant dangers, change there must be intercourse, and why our half Churchmen must be wem that they will have a large andienge at such intercourse to makes opportunity bers of our fellowship, freemen of our their fazewell entertainment on the 7th for commerce in spiritual goods Can commonwealth only with their help can lust, when they promise that their pro |tact then, in some activities of religion our Churchless. bevelebarched gramme will include all the latest Broad-
(Continued at fool of mest Column:). Spectator:
way" hits"?...
while at times there were glimpses of an attack at close quarters. The programme was interspersed with mirth-provoking comedies, and the Theatre orchestra rendered appropriate musie