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PRING, November 20th.
OPICS ESDRJ,
Perhaps the most satisthetory item of Chinese news, next to the peace move, Coukl you ask a safer guide1 Certainly no one is better qualified to judge a musicalment, is the Government decision that the instrument. They know music. Their life remaining stocks of opium in Shanghai work is music. And Melba, McCormack, Caruso, Farrar, Galli-Carei, Glack, Homer and a host of other "world-famous artists have chosen the Victrola to carry thei
1918.
CHARGE. AGAINST JAPANESE CHRIST'S
SOLDIERS.
DISGRACEFUL ATTACK ON BRITISH LADY.
ACTION TAKEN BY BRITISH LEGATION,
regrettable incident occurred in Manchuria recently, in which a foreign lady was reported to have been ill-treated by Japanese soldiers. The Peking cor respondent of the Chin Press gives a detailed account of what occurred. We quote as follows:-
CHARACTER AND without THE WORLD'S NEED.“
amile, and even English writes of the eighteenth century who were considered very amusing by their contemporaries will fail to make us
If we see nothing amusing and
CHRIST'S GLADNESS. Taking as big textIt was mest to laugh. make merry and be.. glad" (St. Luke, c15, 131), the Rev. H. Copley Moyle humorous in Christ's sayings it, does preached the first of a series of Advent] not follow that the people to whom they then laugh. It may well be that the are to be destroyed. It will be remem-
Sermons on Christ's Character and the were first spoken saw nothing to make of the pompous self,righteous bered that great indignation was aroused,
World's Need." He said :--
Today we begin the season of Advent. story largely inspired by foreigners, when it
It seems to be one of the great objects Pharisee going up to the Temple to pray became known that the Government pro- posed to purchase the existing stocks of
of the Christian Year to prevent us and neely narrating his own virtues The diferens brought smiles to the faces of the getting into a groove. superb art on Victor records exclusively toopiam, in Shanghai at an enhanced price
and sell the drug under licence for medi- The following account of an incident seasons as they come round impress upon bearers. It may have been that Christ's Is the different facts of the Christian criticism of the Pharisees as straining at cinal purposes.
The revival of the wile that took place just near Changchun, in'
Saneturtin October 2nd, and which fit Advent reminds
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On the date mentioned a British lady working in a mission in the suburbs of Changa was taking a walk in the after. noon. the came up to the railway, and Loen decided to follow a footpath long-
rance, and without any intimation that itg use was forbidden to the general public
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religion is based on the fact that God took upon Himself human mature, that He became man, to be the Redeemer of Mankind and the new head of the race, and that this same Jesus who is with
World.
Advent calls upon us all to make a new start in life, to then over a new leaf as the saying is, to try to we believe Christ regard our lives as regards them, to make them more what we should like them to be when they are judged by Christ. Advent calls upon us to examine ourselves and see whether we It bids are becoming better or worse. us, who claim to be religious people, see whether we are falling into any of
hearers laugh, while bia denunciation of the religious hypocrites of his day as whited sepulchres may have seemed very humorous to those who first heard it. Therefore to say that Christ never said
ment which it is not easy to justify.
20% discount for cash with order.tion of previous agrements, and the Chinese Government, wisely induegond by the President, has seen it to revoke its previous decision and to authorise the side the railway, which footpath she had His church throughout the ages will one anything humorous is to make a state- destruction of the opian purchased but risquently used before without hind day come again as the Judge of the still in bond Sonie 300 chests have already been released, but the remaining 1,200 will be burned, possibly in Peking. She had only proceeded a few yards This closes a discreditable chapter in the when sbe was net by three Japanese soldiers, who stopped her. They did not history of China, but it does not mean
speak any Engrish and only a little that foreign vigilance in this directiones; but, is was clear to the lady that must be relaxed. Far from it. Observas they did not wish ber to go any further tion must be maintained to prevent the along the path, which at the point passed between two embankments, and was, illegal cultivation of the poppy, which therefore, casily blocked by anybody continues in several places under corrupt desiring to block it. Finding that it was useless to explain that she had fre- officials. Not yet can it be said that
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Undoubtedly the President's mandate ordering the cessation of hostilities marks a distinct step towards the reunion of
so desirable. the country that is
It |proves the boni-files of the North. Mare- ofer, it tends to indicate their compara- tive dimination from interference in the Representatives government of China. from Peking and Canton may possibly have met before this and reached a basis of discussion to be submitted to the peace conference to be convened at Nanking. Progress has been so pronounced as 'to arouse very lively hopes, in the capital. Ore, of the best gauges is the belief that the Peking notes of the Bank of China and of
the Bank of Communication which are quoted at 30 per ceht, "to-day, may be expected to rise. May it be si Obviously the basts which is being made now is due to the expectation that if China does not settle her own affairs soon the Powers may find dine and the inclination to do it.
CHINA AND THE PEACE CONFERENCE
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she found that one of the Japanese had
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tion of religious people, such as pride, hypocrisy, and judging others. It bids as examine our hearts to see if our love for God and our neighbour is growing stronger.
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We sought to pray very earnestly for our country at this time. The issues of the forthcoming election at Home will be fraught with the gravest consequences; sameing under the natural indignation We should pray that the electors may of the moment, the ludy struck the man
have the spirit of wisdom to vote for a smart blow with her walking-cane.
those who are worthy of the honour and This, of course, did not improve mat ters, and very soon, the three of them responsibility of being Members of
They Parliament.
set upon
her and beat her.
WRY
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I want on these Sunday mornings"in Advent to turn your thoughts to some
searched her-apparently for bombs -in at indescribable manner, bound her, and dragged her off by the hair of her head to the Japanese barracks. nature of the beating may be gathered aspects of the character of our Blessed In Him alone can be found the from the fact that the combs in the lady's Lundi, hair were broken, and the way in which satisfaction of the world's need. Let us she was dragged about may be judged Y
from the fact that handfuls of hair were try to realise the many-sidedness of the character of Christ. I Bropose this The vernacular newspapers have be pulled out of her head.
Arrived at the Japanese barracks she morning to dwell on the Gladnes of much exercised over China's representa was made to stand, still bound in an tion at the Peace Conference. Lu Cheng-
almost suffocating way, exposed to the Christ. it is an aspect of His character hsiang, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been named as the Envoy Extraordin: gaze of hordes of Japanese soldiers, some which has been too little emphasised of still late years. We have been so accustomed ars, and most of the Ministers in Europe at whom, even whilst ste and America
aa deputies, bound, ractised Bushido on her by Already four of the delegation have left striking ber across the face, the marks to hear of our Blessed Lord as the Man of these blows being visible for some days of Sorrows, that we have been apt to Peking for Europe. and Mr Lu is ex-
was interrogated by forget that He had other aspects of perted to sail shortly. Since his appoint afterwards.. She inent was announced it has been suggested three or four Japanese officers, that his rank is not compatible with the finally the Japanese Vice-Consal, who character. I do not for a moment wish dignity of China, this being followed by spoke some English, was brought to in to say that we ought not to think of Him the suggestion that Tuan, Chi-jui be re
terrugate ber. At the conclusion "of this ted to the premiership and deputed examination she was allowed to go, with as the Man of Sorrows-that is a true to proceed to Europe as China's chief out any apology being ofered for the and essential aspect of our Lord--but I representative. There are two ways of bratal treatment to which she had been do wish to say very emphatically that we looking at this suggestion. One is that subjected, it is due to Japanese inspiration, because
Eventually the matter reached the ears ought not to think of Hier only in that Tanis amenable to Japanese advice. of the British Consul-General
If we dwelt exclusively on that The other is that it is a scheme to get akden, Mr. O'Brien Butler, who im
or four months. I give them both, him out of the way during the next three mediately set out for Changchun, and aspect of His character we shall get a readers
may take their choice. Of course, called upon the Japanese Consul, who
there, after making a full investigation, one-sided and; therefore, a false view of these discussions are somewhat prematurel because China has not yet been invited at first pleaded that he was very busy and asked Mr. Butler to see the Vice- to send a representative to the European Consul. Mr. Batler explained that be which dwell upon the fact that we never Conference. In this connection it is in- teresting to have it asserted on good bad ample time, and would wait until read in the Goepels of Christ laughing, authority that the Japanese advisers who the Consul was free to discuss the matter, came to Peking in view of the arranger. Butler ultimately did so, but ob and it has been argued from this that rent regarding the cancellation of the tained no satisfaction, and the matter Boxer Indemnity due to Japan are daily was duly reported to Peking, where it is sociating with the Chinese delegates the subject of discussion between the who have been named counselling the Japanese and the British Legations. as to the policy to be followed at the Conference. Nor must it be forgotten that there is every possibility of the Chinese and Japanese delegates travelling together., across the Pacific and America.
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Even amongst English people, who are said to take their pleasures sadly, a wedding is usually a time for merriment and laughter. Amongst the Jews of Christ's time the merriment was greater and the marriage festivities lasted much seven days, und we know that Christ attended at least one wedding and by longer than with us, being continued for
His miraculous power in changing water into wine. He contributed to the enjoy ment of the qccasion. It would ties absurd and unnatural to suppose that gucats Christ was grave and solen. who is always serious is In order to be able to bu The man abnormal. serious when occasion demands it, a man must be able to be light hearted at times. There is nothing in the gospels to coupel us to believe that Christ was always sad. On the contrary His appreciation of the beauty of nature and His love of children point to Eis cheerfulness and merriment. been emphasised by some recent Chris This aspect of Christ's character his tian writers. And it has need of em- phasis, for in the past it has been too of tep ignored if not positively denied.
Let us think for a moment of the words of the text, it was meet to make merry and be glad. These words you will remember are from the Parable of the Prodigal Son. His father had made a feast in honour of his return and the elder brother heard the sound of music and dancing, and was angry at the re- The joicing over the prodigal's return. father goes out to appease him and he uses these words, "It was meet to make Now, when we merry and be glad." remember that the father in the parable represents God, whose character Christ reveals to us, we cannot help seeing that gladness is an essential part of God's character. The gladness of Christ was therefore due to His divine as well as Let us realise to His buman nature. and attempt to copy the gladness of There is an instinct growing Christ
more insistent, that we recognise Christ as the man of light-heartedness as well as the man of "sorrow, because in His whether in shadow or in sunshine, to His perfection. He must have given all life, Eather."
The common joys of life ought to be consecrated to God. We must get rid of that legacy of Puritanism which seeze to regard religion as a master of long faces Religion is not something to be trotted out on Sunday and melancholy airs. with a black coat and a solemn face but it is, or it ought to be, the inspiration He thought of Christ ought to come our work and all our amusements. as naturally to a man when he is playing golf or going to a Heather Day Fair, as when he is worshipping in Church, The sympathy of Christ is perfect and all embracing. He can feel for ug in our joye as keenly as He feels for us in our sortows. He claims to rule the whole of our life. "Do not let us attempt to confine His rule to our times of dificuity and sorrows, but let us gladly recognise Him as an ever present friend in our hours of amusement and marri ment
He did not laugh. The argument from the silence of Holy Scripture is always a weak argument. I believe Abraham and Sarah are the only people mentioned by name who are said in the Bible to have laughted. But the grimmest of Puritans would hardly venture to say that pote The China Mail Steamship Co., Ltd, of the other people mentioned in Holy have taken over the premises hitherta
The following table shows the standard occupied by Messrs. Benjamin & Patta. Scripture ever laughed Let us remern These offices, which adjoin those already ber that we have only a very brief time at which Official' Night ends and in them by the Chinese, who do seem to occupied by the China Mail S.S. Co., are account of three years of Christ's Life, feel that they have some reason for shar being thrown together into one large |
PEACE CELEBRATIONS..
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The most interesting feature of the pence celebrations has been the part taken
were conspicuous at the receptions
Board Mission Church, and at the
been
In this Colony three years 480.
New
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rejócing, They office. This extra accommodation gas and that those three years were a period
the great in rendered necessary by
Gospels. set out to write about the things the Peking Club and the Circle Sian trease in the business of the China Man of strenuous work. The writers of the. of Allied troops on Saturday morning, counters and fittings of handsome design which marked Christ off as different from Nay more, they had their own celebra and elegant workmanship are being con others. It was His public life and as rapidly as possible by the ministry and His death and rqrrec- at the Returned structed recepnnday was largely well-known, frm of Messrs. Wa. Powell tended. Cind of tion that they wished to emphasise. Is
tions.
occasion.
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French, English and Chinese marked the on these alterations and the Company was not necessary for them to speak of
Bir John Jordan referred in hopes to throw its new quarters open to
Every His bome life in Nazareth for thirty. fitting terms, at the conclusion of the the public, within a few days. parade, to the association of Chinese effort has been made by the China
years, nor of the periods of relaxation troops with those of Allied nations. The S.S. Co. and by the builders to provide community of interest between China and an office without equal in Hongkong, beta which Ile had, even during His public the Allies will be further demonstrated as regards the elegance of its Ettings and ministry, in the home of Simon Peter by joint celebrations next week Most the convenience of its arrangements for
people are, holding themselves in reserve bandling its growing freight and passer at Capernaum, or of Lazarus and his
far a week of festivities.
THE KETTLER MONUMENT.
ger business
sisters at Bethany. So far was Christ from living an unnaturally ascetic life that we know His enemies found fault The Kettler Monument is coming down, After the abortive attempts of Allied Able from this country has been greatly with His on the ground that He ate and
amount to enthusiasts to demolish the solidly-built exceeded Pledges now pailoon-it cost 400,000 taels, to erect the $1,200,000 Mox., which is a very good drank with publicans and sinners. It Chinese authorites took the work in hand, showing indeed. Undoubtedly the com- has been said that there is nothing and the huge slabs of beautiful granite are ing of peace so quickly helped the Chinese humorous in any our Lord's recorded
The campaign being removed with care in order that, to think more liberally. they may be used in the erection of
was not confined to the middle and upper sayings, but that is an assertion which monument in the Central Park to com-classes; all sections were enlightened as takes a good deal for granted. There is memorate the glorious victory of Right to the needs of the day, and all sections over Might
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The Band of s.s. Colombia will play at seen huge stacks of copper, coins-tens of China has done well in the United War thousands-representing gifts of one cent time and place and custom and nation. Work Campaign.
The sum of $100,000 upwards. Of the total of $1,200,000 pro You may read the most humorous the Palace Hotel to-night and to-morrow night, from 7.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. There. gold which Dr. Mott reckoned as expect mised in China 90 per cent has been con SA PARES
writers of ancient Greece and Rome will be dancing from 0,30 p.m. (Continued at foot of next column)
tributed by Chinese.