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MONDAY, AUGUST 5ræ, 1919.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF have only proclaimed and not practise!
THE WAR.
SPECIAL INTERCESSION
SERVICKS.
Yesterday being the fourth anniversary of Great Britain's deelnation of war sperial intercession services were held in the various churches of the Colony, and, despite the inclement weather, there were Jarge congregations present.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
fle morning service at St. John's
ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. it. We have put the cross upon our
Three services, were held at the Roman. churches, we have emblazoned it on our
Catholic Cathedral, all of which were well national flag, we have hung it on our
altended. At the 8 am. mass, after the' wate-chain, or suspended it around our procession, the Rector exhorted the con pecks, but we have endeavotared to put grigation from the pulpit to pray for the cross out of our lives. The cress of victorious peace. He also recited special Christ is the symbol of unselfishness, and prayers on behalf of the congregation. it is the symbol of victory. Cu brethren have gladly taken up their cross as theyed an interesting sermon from the text.
Av the 9.36 a.m, as the Bishop preach.
have gone to fight the enemy, they have endured privation and danger and death Tor us. Let us follow their example 26 tena in this, by being more unselfish.
And as we look back over these four years how many are the causes we have Cathedral was attended, amongst others, or thankfulness to God! Before the war by HE the Governor and Lady May, Great Britain, but it has not proved we were told that Germany could waily Major-General Ventris and Miss Ventris,, thanks to the faithfal and silent watch The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, Sir William of our Navy. While se inaay countries Rees-Davies, K.C., and Lady Rees-Davies, as our country has only known it in have known what ferman devastation and Mr. Justice Gompertz The Rev. H. the form of air raids, I was talking some C. Copley, Moyle, conducted the service told me that since the war began the had time ago to Belgian gentleman, and he Special humns were sang and ecin bud, no news of any of his relatives and
the revolution in
Prayers were offered.
Lun
into anbefaled The collection, the thought they must all be dead. We which was a aid of the Church At ought, surely, to thank God that that has anarchy, and that, the Italians should not been the fate of our families at home, suffer the terrible diaster of Carporette. Huts, amo zad to $741.28.
As we look back at August, 1914, we. The sorrow and the anxiety consed to all know now how series was the relazion
The Rev. E. C. Copley Moyle preached an exquent sermon from the text Who aicvor shall eek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it." He said:-That divine paradox is still true, It is true of in- dividuals. There were men four years ago few of then in our nation, thank God, but still same who tried to save their lives from the call of duty and of country other men night fight their country's foes, and risk their lives, but they would not So they stayed at home and soon found that they were losing all that made life worth having, losing the respect of their friends, Insing self-res pect. They found that the only way to proarve a life worth haring was to be ready to lose it.
"Aad all things whatever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive."|| He said:Last year on the third an niversary of the wir there was well- grounded line that ear Lord would bear our prayer and grint that longed-for peace before the end of the year. But is
expedient to grant our prayers so soon, was not to be so. God did not consider
Moerover, in His starruling Providence
o permitted that flussi should
al Capital and Labour then. The old of us by these unfortunate events were spirit of self-interest seemed varapan greater perhaps than at any other time hut we my thank God that now therence the war began, and surely our hopes are signs of a more reasonable spirit on'
both sides. We must thank God for the would have been completely shattered if lessons which we have learned, and strive Divine Providence had not assisted our to take to heart all that this war can tesels us.
"Whose is wise, will ponder armies by infusing courage, endurance, these things and they shall understand and determination into beth officers and the loving kindness of the Lord."
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY,
ROBBING A FRIEND.
A Chinese was charged with stealing a pair of trousers from anothor Chinese. 4 Seigeant stated that defendant was living with complainant, and during the latter's absence took the trousers and pawned them.
"Mr. Wood fired defendant $10: in default, seven days' hard latour...
A LUCKY SCAVENGER.
A senwenger was charged with being in unlawful possession of a gold brooch set. with agate stones,
Inspector Kent stated that though they had advertised the brooch no claim had.
been made.
and permitted him to remain in posses
Mr. J. R. Wood discharged defendant,
sion of the brooch.
THEFT FROM TAIKOO DOCK.
stealing a quantity of iron from the Tai- A Chinese sailor pleaded guilty to kon Dock..
Sergeant Moss stated that another man, an engineer, had also been arrested, but,
aged to slip off his handcuffs and escape. the way to the Pulice Court le man.
weeks' neck Inbout."
Mr. Wolfe sentented defendant to six.
The four years have taken tell of this soldiers. The hearts of the Allies were britvest and best of our manhood. Our perplexed and tortured during the repeats, friends and brothers, our sous, have ed heard the call of duty and of danger, and terans in France and by the Austria
terrible offensives taken by the right nobly they have answered it. And death has claimed many a one whose life Germans in Italy, and might have fost seeter only at its beginning. But we all hope of final success for the off know that life is not lost when it ceases to be seen by us.
then, nor spark of them, as if their lives vidence to the Allies and their armies, who We dare not regret | repented protection given by divine Pro- had been lost. Rather, I think, we may meccaded each time in driving back th envy then their noble fate and feel sure
foxt:
e
THEFT FROM HOLT'S GODOWN.
quantity of iron from Hol's godowns. A Chinose was charged with stealing
iron iging in a ditch and on going to the spot was arrested by a lakony.
Defendant stated that he noticed some
belonging to the wharf.
Inspector Gordon said that defeudant, was loitering about the railway track
Defendant replied that he want there
dant to three weeks' hard labour. to tuku shelter, as it was raining heavily. Mr. D. C. Wolfe sentenced defer-
OPIUM CASES.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. It is the of nalings. Our thoughts go back to those that they have fulfilled the highest ainney. That the Divine Providence has days, four years ago, when our ration of life, for they have done their duty.sisted the Allies and has prevented their made her choice, and that choice was to On the Roll of Honour of Eton College,eneutics from taking definite advantage of lose her life for honour sake and truth's
abere the names there is inscribed this their long, preparation for the war, of We did not enter on this War for gain words ink us back to the scene of Christ and of the unfortunate circumstances of For this was 1 bera or glory, or even for self-preservation.
The their migat used over and against right, We entered upon it because we were before Pilate, Christ in all the glorious the Allies, is a clear fact to all who believe unlawful possession of opium worth $450, pledged to maintain the neutrality ci
A Chinese was charged with being in vigent is unho, at the age in God. And that America bas espoused aud with offering a bribe. Belgium. Our leaders were not lovers of thirty-three, seeing dealt hefore Him war. They laboured for penes. The dis telling Pilate that it was for this that given then such unexpected successful defendant, applied for a round. And
the use of the Allies and has so quickly Mr. Hayword, who appeared. for patch sent by Sir Edward Grey to France elad come into the world to fear wit- and Germany asking them, to observe the gre to the truth. His words may well stance is also a most remarkable work Mr. Wolfe remanded the case till neutrality of Belgium was almost iden tical with that sent by the British Secrest who have died for truth, honour est and continued assistance of divine
he placed over the names of England's of dye Providence of which we are all Wednesday, bail being fixed at 24,000.
persunded. Now, witnessing such a mani. tary for Foreign Affairs in 1870. In 1870 and justice. They have fulfilled the object Providence to the armies of our Allies, unlawful possession of both France and Germany replied that of life. They have followed the example may claim to have God on our side; opium.
A woman pleaded guilty to being in they would net encroach on that neu-
ning tack of of Christ, who laid down His life for is this increases our hope that in will not trality and so Great Britain remained friends. And now we may well believe
It was stated that defendant was, ar- neutral. In 1814 France gave a sunitar that in the unseen world they follow the help the Allies to successful rested in Kowloon, and the opium was assurance, but Germany did not; and ex-victorious Christ to frest) inks, send accomplish their aim by a victorious and found concealed in her slothing When Germany, invaded Belgium we de new duties. We thank God for their
lasting peare.
Mr. Wolfe Gned defendant $400, with clared war on her, just for a scrap (of
devotion to duty and for the high incen-granting such peace?
But why does God delay so long in the alternative of two monils hard paper!
but that scrap of paper sloodtive of their example. for national betour and for trutha Wewords of the French Prime Ministers Why is the object for which the Allies To quote the permit events which prolong the war?
Why does Be inbour. might have runde exenses unil sought to
It remains for the living to complete the light still so remote of realization There save our life and we can see now, that magnificent work of the dead. had we deno so, we should have had t And now we are going to pray to God,
are many causes which only God Himself for, it we had not gone to war, France Let us remember that in every part of Rows periectly, but surely one of these would probably have been overcome, then the British Empire this is being specially Father on several sension, vis, that our is that which was expressed by our Holy Russia would have been crashed, and then observed as a day of prayer. Prayer, if prayers have not be so universal and
A constable stated that defendant, who the might of a victorious Germany it is real, if it is such prayer as prevaile,
was proceeding in the direction of Well- would have been turned against us, for requires a great effort. It is not enough should have been more frequent assistance hawker. The latter Faprovel defendant, persevering among the Taity. Therington Street, collided with a woman. we know now that Germany was set on
to kneel down and listen to some one else at daily inass, and more frequent recep nothing less than world-domination. But praying. Each one must try to realise tion of Holy Communion. we dia not know it then, and we should that he or she is aproaching the All Holy hours of adoration should be better abin for his cowardly condict.
who thereupon assaulted. her. fle also The public assaulted two men, who had repri never forgel, that we entered upon this and All Powerful God, and each of us tended, and the private visits to the when a constable attempted to effect war from the highest and most unselfish must concentrate our whole mind and Blessed Sacrament more pamorous, motives to attempt to save a small state station, op the chject for which we are the Cathedral, as well as in the other attitude, and struck the constable several Irrest, defendant adopted a pugilistic maintain our plighted word, asked to pray. Lindty, as we look back on the days, tour Real earnest prayer God always an-
Churches there is every facility for the lows. The constable, however, managed years ago, when the choice was made, we
ewers. Whatsoever ye shal ask in my
practice of these devotions. Maas is said to arrest defendant and take him to the wark God that our country close right name, that will do, that the Father may to all, but very few attend i Another him all the way, using vile language.
daily a hours that are most convenient Polics Station. The defendant abused The choice was between price and hour, be glorified in the sun," is the promise and even more evident cause why victory Mr. Wood final defendant #5,
und
Find we chose henour.
Ane German watchword is that might right. It is not true of a transitory might, biti undoubtedly the converse is true. Rights might. The power DE good are stronger than the powers of vat.
be evil 18 an intrusion into the laur world of God's evention, and it is less periament than good. God permits it for aune, perhaps, as a test of character, but the world, as God made it, is not essontually evil, and we look forward to 4-LITE a time that shall surely be? when God shall make all thinga now, and death, sorrow, crying and pain shall have passed away.
The powers of good are the powers of tiod and even if they seem at times to be overcome and submerged by evil yet ultimately they are bound to triumph, Let us believe that of the world, and of ourselves.
We see now how the cause of right is making its sucessful appeal to the con science the world. It is significant that Germany and her three supporters have won no friends since their designs have become apparent. But, one after another, the chief countries of the world bave joined in the war on the sid of the Allies, so that right, is gradually showing itself to be might. We could of the
desire no beltar vindication righteousness of our cause fan that. The world has recognised that a world domitated by Germany would not be worth living in, and the armed forces of civilization are gathering to the fray, and niready tho balence of might is begin- xing to be on our side.
We may indeed thank God that our country chose as she did four years ago, for it being ready to lose her lite she preserved it. Never in the memory of living tan has there been such a realiza tion of what is amiss with our national life and never, I believe, has there bee' such an earnest resolve en the part of all ranks and classes of society, that whit is amiss shall be remedied.
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to be purged out of our national lifa. And men are beginning to learn the lessen which God is surely teaching us at this time. Life at the front is a life of un- gelfishness, our soldiers prove it, and if our nation is to be worthy of them we must drive selfishness from our own hearts and lives. The love of money Dust every- where he subordinated to our love of our brethren. The change of heart can only be permanently accomplished by the grace of Christ. It is Christianity, a real Jiving, Christianity, which the world needs. Christianity proclaims the Gospel of unslishness, too often we Christicos
of Cur Blessed Lord.
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are not inpanied by true contrition dang left the dock weeping. is so tong delayed is because our prayers default, seven days hard labour. Defen and self-denying mortification. Men have rot yet learned the lessons of the war, enys the Pope, there are still very many tho refuse to abey the commandiuents of A Chinese was charged with attempt Ged, there is still so much impurity, ing to gain ndmittance into No. 154. licence of vonduet, injustices, forgetful Portland Street, Kowloon, with the ing ness of moral obligations and even tention of committing a burglary, anch drunkenness. We must remember that it also with being in possession of house is not the will of God that there should breaking implements,
le war, but when individuals and nations A Inkong stared that at 2 o'clock on misuse their free will and bring about a Friday morning he noticed defendant state of things that only war can heal, with two others attempting to scale the then God allows war-nay wishes war walls of No. 158. Witness called out to War is an evil, but a physical evil, and them and they commenced to run.. A God sometimes uses it to repress moral long chase ensued, and defendant was evil which is, of course, greater, as it is arrested. The other two escaped oving to said in Holy Scripture. He will arm the darkness.
the creature" (not only the irrational but Defendant said he was engaged in con- also the rational) to avenga Himsel versation with some friends near the on His enemy," which is moral evil, e, house when & Lukong accosted them and sin, and as long as God has not obtained started the chase.
His end and men and nations have not Mr. Wood sentenced defendant to threa been purified from their sins, war will months' hard labour, nut cease; the date of victory will bei delayed.
Let us therefore pray more fervently than we have done till now, and let us. Acompany our prayer with more sincere repentance, more generous nortification, and more earnest performance of moral and religious duties. Only by doing so shall we obtain from God to end the war, and according to His own words:
our
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CANTON, August 4th.
ur swords shall be turned into plough. LUNG'S TROOPS IN KING-CHOW, shares and our spears into sickles," and
It is reported that Lung's troops in
a victorious and lasting pouce based upon King-chow are about to surrender to the the imperishable principle of righteous Canton forces on conditions similar to ness and justice shall reign.
those accepted by their comrades in Lui-
At the evening service at the Cathedral, chow. the Litany for Peace was chanted after the Benediction,
a
Similar services were held in all the other Roman Catholic Churches..
AT THE UNION CHURCH.
An intercession service, conducted by
THE PROJECTED LOAN.
We are informed that the Treasurer has been to Hongkong again to consult a cer tain bank with regard to a lean of one and a half million dollara, on the security of the Canton-Samshui Railway
the Revd. A., Baxter, was held at 11. THE NORTHERN AND THE FUKIEN TEOOFS. yesterday at the Union Church, Kennedy Road. Special hymns were
A message from Amoy stater that the prayers recited. There was a fairly large troops, owing to certain misunderstand sung, and 7th, 8th and 9th reginents of the Fukien congregation. At the conclusion of the ings, have collided with the 14th and 16th service, a collection was taken in aid of the Prisoners-of-War Fund.
AT THE SIKH TEMPLE
regiments of the Chekiang troops near Amor. Fighting continues. The Tuchun of Fukien has gone to mediate in the matter.
A Special Service was held at the Sikli CHINESE IN SWATCW SEEK FOREIGN PHOTEL Temple between 2 and 4 p.m. yesterday. Prayers were offered for the success of the Allied arms, and for a speedy perre Subscriptions were invited for: Sikh wounded soldiers and a generous response was made.
It is reported that the Chinese mer chants in Swatow, who have bem closing their businesses during the panit, will re- opes them under Japanese protection.