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TO HELP DISTRESSED PERSIA AMERICAN RED CROSS MISSION
IN HONGKONG.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 1611, 1918.
of nearly thirty centuries ago abound in principles of this kind.
Man, who is God's creature, is a free agent, but suust chooss tightly and bring LOCAL PARSER DEMONSTRATION,
nhout the final triumph of good over evil. To love one's fellowmen; to relieve them To guida him in his choice Zoroaster was in their distress; to sink colour-present into the world as a prophet. His judices, animosities and distinctions, and die, which is not quite certain, was at succour them in their need-that was the mat as early as the seventh century koynote of the address delivered by Pr before the Christian era, and it may Iessor A. V. W. Jackson, of Columbia have been still carlier. University, at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday evening.
The occasion was a gathering of the local Parsee community, who assembled to wish God-speed to the Professor and his colleagues from America who are pro- creding to Paris on behalf of the Armenian and Syrian Relief Committee of New York.
This committes, organized some years ngo for the relief of distress in Armenia and Syrín, has lately extended its scope to include Persia, and this is the first American mission to that country. The committed receives a monthly grant of G.$200,000 from las American Red Cross, # portion of which is now to be spent f Persin.
The party is headed by Dr. Joseph W. Cook, who for five years was in charge of the American Preseyterian Hospital at Teheran Associated, with him are Prof. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson and Dr. E. W. MacDowell; Messrs Elmer, Partridge. Maynard, Dobinson and Smith, all ex-
perienced in relief work.
The expedition is provided with several tons of medical and surgical equipment and its purpose is to relieve the famine stricken, of whom there are hundreds of thousands in Persia at the prevent
moment.
The expedition arrived in Hongkong s
Few days ago and left yesterday for
Poisin.
Professor Middleton Smith presided over the meeting at the Hongkong Hotel which was attended by a large number of the Parsee community.
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The lecturer then proceeded to outline the historic changes in Persin, the intro- duction of Mohammedanism as the ore sent faith of Iran, and traced the events that led to the fact that most of the fol lowers of Zoroaster are now found in India. There remain, however, about ten thousand in Persia, their ancestral home, There are a number of allusions in our Christian scriptures to Persia in ancient. times, continued the professor, and he quoted these from the Bible. He then quoted frois the Avesta, or Zoroastrinn scriptures of antiquity, to show the old time Persian iden of God.
The ethics of the religion may be suni med up in three words from the original bext humide, hukhta, hourshta—"good thoughts, good words, good deeds".
Generosity was one of the characteristics of the modern Parepe. Look round in India, and ask who founded the large institutions. The reply would be that they were founded by Parsee donations When visiting the Hongkeng University
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PEKING NOTES
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PEKING, July 4th-
POLITICAL CAMOUFLAGE-
Nowadays when one speaks of the Government of China one feels that the expression may provoke a antile. The Government of this country, of Inte years abyeword among men and nations, fins become specially so during the past few months. A more inept, administration never inisgoverned a country and existed so long-not, at least in modern times
amilitary It pretends to carry on struggle against the South. It spends money lavishly on this subject, and, when is needed, omkes extravagant mote pledge in order to meet desperate needs It shirks all internal problems and avoids all international questions. It pretends to be concerned over German and Bolshevik threats to the northern frontiers of the country, and does no- thing but talk about sending troops there. Similarly, it has pretended to be a parti cipant in the war against Germany, bat all that has been achieved is the estab lishment of war participation bureau! This does not exhaust the whole scheme of pretence. There is oplus, which it avows it is anxious to clone from the
ment to purchase the remaining stocks country, and then enters into an arrange. of the drug in the country and dispose of it as medicine at a profit! The cultivation of the poppy is officially
the poppy is A cardinal doctrine of the Zoroastrian illegal in China, but it is still grown faith is a belief in a future life. Theia, raany parts, and officials wax rich in coming of a Saviour, the belief in a gon consequenos. When o one of the for cral judgment of mankind, and the honest governors attempts to put a stop resurrection of the dead are teniets of to the practice by declaring that offenders the original creed. Right, goodness, and will be punished by martial law-after justice shall be victorious in the end, and all, strong measures are needed in this the world shall become perfect in the land-be invites the attention of the futuro existence Gloribed mau shall be Minister of Justice, who asks that this with Ortuard and his angels forever, and governor be requested to withdraw his evil shall be annihilated to eternity.
order as it is contrary to law. He was too busy, presumably, to worry over the disregard of the law of the land when Lu Cheng-chang was su
summarily cxocuted a fortnight ago. There is little that is genuine in the advints tration of China today. Even the Government Banks notes are not what they son; one cannot buy postage stamps or revenue stamps with them; trades- peuple decline them; everybody acords thom except at a substantial discount Attempts to rehabilitate the Earrency have been haphazard and unlucky, for the simple reason that they have not heen sound in conception or honest in their execution.
he was surprised to learn that the founda tion of the University was laid by a Parce merchant,
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Professor Smith said that Professor Mr. Buttonjer said he was sure the Jackson occupied the chair of Oriental Parsers, who were thousands of miles Languages in one of the most famous of away from their adopted country of the American universities, (Applause.) Bombny, were deeply grateful to Professor Professor Jackson was leaving a country Jackson for his learned lecture. In their the greatness of which, it was impossible own community in Bombay there were a to realise unless one had visited it. He few scholars who were trying to spread the Linsself had spent three months in the true spirit of the Zoroastrian religion, United States, on his way to Hong but for the philological works they were king, and he was bound to say that Ameindebted to European scholars, who had PICK she saw it, was very different from thrown much light on many obscure the Americn which his in common with points, and to the illustrious names of many others, imagined. Although in Buch scholars they must add that of Fro fessor Jackson. He had heard that Pro Europe, America was associated mostly fessor Jackson was going to continue the with that branch of thought with which work of reetarch and investigation into he himself was connected the practical is, and they hoped he would succeed in everything connected with Zoroastrian rather than the spiritual side of life gathering together fresh material to throw Jet, it must be remembered that Antien further light on the precepts and teachi had produced men like Ralph Waldo Professor Smithy in seconding the vote This worthy old gentleman passed
ings of their Prophet. (ApplauUSSIR ROBERT BREDON Emerson; and others who had considered of thanks, said it was very happy very deeply the things which count more inspiration that made Professor Jackson away on Wednesday afternoon to the mention to them that the University of than the material things in life. At pre which he (the speaker) had the
proud Sent, the material things were very much privilege of being the first professor In people's minds because of this awful was founded owing to the generosity of
a member of the Parsee catastrophe of the war, but behind all the plause. One thought that had struck fim material things of the war were the from the remarks of the Professor was spiritual forces, and he firmly believed Asia, nothing had come from
that all great religions had sprang from that it was the spiritual aspect which the 10th century was wonderful for its
America.
He believes firmly that, as brought America into the fray, and it mechanical and scientific, inventions, so would be the spiritual cepect which would the 20th century would be remembered carry America through it. (Applause,) for the realm of spiritual work He was convinced that one great resulted the
The Rev. Dr. T. E Pears also address of the war would be that Europe would the Sorted b
presented bouquets of flowers Fontise that there were great spiritual to Professor and Mr Jackson, after
which the company sat down to lea. Torres operating in America. (Ap- plause.) I was a very happy augury for the future that the mission, which was going to Persie, would return with in creased knowledge not only of what Per in a material way to day, but sin needed in 20 of its
is remarkable history and of the deep thoughts of its intellectuals many thousands of years ago, when the ances Lors of himself and Professor Jackson were auvages with painted bodies.
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ASSAULTED WITH A BRICK.
Accolie was charged with assaulting another coolic
down complainant, and then hit him with It was stated that defendant-knocked
a brick-
Mr JR. Wood sentenced defendant to seven days hard labour
REVOLVER IN A TEA-CADDY.
rived from Americs was charged with Another Chinese, who had recently ar being in possession of a revolver without & licence.
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Professor Jackson opened his address by firat, explaining the purpose of the philanthropio mission of the party for American relief work in Persia, of which ho is a member. It seemed peculiarly op. portune, ho added, to be unexpectedly taken to pieces and concealed in a tea A luking said the novelyer had been invited to speak before the Parscos
feaddy at be Hongkong, whose original home three Defendant stated tat he bought the thousand years ago was Persia, the his revolver whilst in America and intended
taking it to the country. foric land of Iran. Though speaking
Mr. J. R. Wood fined defcudant $200 staanch Christian, he continued, 1 and confiscated the revolver- would emphasize, the many points of
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A. resemblance between the ancient religiou
DAGGER of Zoroaster, the ancient Persian sage,
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stirring up of this emotional people. In stead of preaching the gospel of German religious sentiment of the Turkish domination, they are appealing to the population to induce them to use their emergies against the Allies. They are advocating an independent Turkestan under the protection of Constantinople, whereby the prople will enjoy the full liberty of self-government and the religi ous-liborty which only Constantinople
great regret of his many friends in China. He must have felt that death was drawing, nour when he rraigned his several bonorary positions last year. The severo illness which attacked him when in Shanghai in the early part of the year shook him severely, and when he recovered sufficiently to show himself in the Peking Club it was noticed that he had aged con- siderably. His funeral thin afternoon at the English cemetery outside the city wall was attended by the Maritime Customs Staff, the British Minister. allied and neutral Ministers, and many of the British community. He was laid to rest in a gathering storm, the swirling leaves falling on the great oak coffin, and hearts were sad as the last honours were DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER. paid to Sir Robert Bredon, K.C.M.G.
Minister, and his family left Peking on Turkey as the fountain-head of their Dr. Paul S. Beinsch, the American give An attempt is being made to create a sense of religious obligation to Bunday night for three months furlough religion. The campaign is being strongly in the United States The parts had a carried on by Germans from North China, royal send-off The Legation Guard and who are said to possess large sums of Marine Pand wero lined up on the plat money which wors hidden away before form, and the travellers had a busy time China's entry into the war. These men taking farewell of their many friends, are associated with a number of Turks, to wish them God-speed Mr. MacMurray, Chinese and foreign, who had assembled who have made their way to that part of Councillor of the Tokyo Embassy, will the world for the sole purpose of stirring take charge of the Legation during thoup opposition to the Clunese Govern p'-T′ÁO HO, KLOODS, Minister's absence,
ment; and also by a number of German prisoners who escaped from Russia in the general aphesyal, and whose entry into Chinese Turkestan was scarcely noticed at that time. It is understood that mogl determined efforts aro boing made, and that the propagandists are being rein forced by Germans who are escaping from North China,
Appeals are again being made for help for the mufferers in this afflicted district. The natives of many of the villages have been busy with the help of the missionaries who bave been financed by the Metropolitan Relief Fund build ing walls to protect their homes. On June 23rd, the heavy rain caused the river again to overflow its banks, and the Au elderly Chinese was charged with walls in some parts gave way and many & Inkong stated that the dagger was The people are starving, and, as they found concealed in defendants luggage, have been unable to cultivate their fields which was searched when he was going on there will be no harvest for them this board the Hoi Ming
Year Defendant stated that he had had the wogE GERMAN INTRIGUE
·FOUNDATION.
and Judaism and Christianity. It is being in unlawful possession of a dagger. of the houses are again under water. Foundation is making progress Must
these parallela that have interested me for years.
The old idea of the Persian God, - Uzivard, who is in constant – struggle
against Ahriman, the Devil, is a funda
mental doctrine of the creed
Tho
The construction of the huge hospital that is being exccled by the Rockefeller of the basements and the first floors have now been completed. A great deal of soil had to be removed from the compound to bring it to a convenient level, and the foundations had to be carried to a con debris of former buildings to a solid siderable depth to get through the
base. A great deal of work done does not, therefore, show above ground. It is hoped that the southern group, compris ing the laboratory building of the college. will be finished this coming winter, while the hospital group should be finished by
dagger a long time ago when in America. The Germans, ever busy and always on
Inspector Browne said defendant ar rived in the Colony only recently from
the look-out for fresh ground for war Americs. He has no ronson to believe propaganda, have started As agitation that defendant was a dangerous carse, 2mong the Mohammedans in Chinese Turkestan. The cunning of the Hur is body and soul alike. The old-time texte but confiscated the dagger.
|_ Mr. J.-R. Word discharged defendant, displayed in the methods used for the
(Contiened at from of next Column.) and the end of 1919.
Zoroastrian scriptures, or the historic Bible of the Farsees, inculcates most strongly the importance of purity of the ter
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