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4г, 1919.
JAPANESE BUSINESS ECLIPSE REACTION SETTING IN AFTER THE WAR
It sets that we are to have devastated farm by the Kobe Herald. are The following facts, translated from the regions for Breakfast, for lunch and for dinner. We shall dream of them by
very illuminating as regards the after night. work for them by day, and in-
was re-action from which many Japanese cidentally get quite a lot of for out of business, concerns are suffering:- the various, entertainments, which will
in one dese
Many new companies which made their give us a good time and a good conscience appearance tider the influence of the Charitable work is a very business, boom in the course of the war comforting formu of amusement. You have already began to devay in couse" have the thrill and interest of organizing.quence of their inability to make both the knowledge that your efforts are more ends¡ncet.
CHANGES IN THE FAR EAST
SEVERE COMPETITION. The development he commegeial and
in the Far East is how engaging the political organization of British trade
serious attention of interested bodies at Home, judging by the Press,
THE TOUCH OF CHRIST. HOSPITAL SUNDAY, SERMON. The Bishop of Victoria. Hongkong on Sunday morning, for the Hospitals (Dr. Lander) preached at the Cathedral,
His text was Jesus, moved with com passion, touched the leper (St. Mark I.. ). He quoted many passages of Scriptures in which, Jesus Christ was out Japan and China, whereger British Keen interest will be aroused through moved with compassion. It was for the communities are established, by any deci maltitudes, for the hungry, the bereaved,sions as to change of method, or, rather, the sinful, the sick, the blind and the institution of method, that may be made lispers. In this case He spontaneously by those in authority of a diplomatie or muf opt his hand to touch the poor leper, regardless of ceremonial defilement; that touch of sympathy was the first the lep had felt for sears. Christian people
intended to have the sarar sympathy: we are to bear une another's burdens and so fulf His law: we are to be His point of contact with lepers in this age. Christ,
maintain British trade and prestige in political character and "commercially to the Far East. "Both have suffered some what of an velipe within the past 20 years, the causes of which, it has always Beemed, are much more commonly known bere than in the hot country,
There muse he fundamental changes in
At the same time, My Glover in The Jeans. of History the British attitude in the triangular
En
ins Esh than otherwise: nice little pile "According to reports" mailable, 147 of letters to be replied to at leisure, and companies showed unfavnarable resalts in committee meetings when business is dis-the Arst half of the nount cour, althansh (cussed for minutes and other matters for it was the very first foal year of thirty hours. Eventually the climax. a dance, of the unfortunate rincerns. It is a bazaar and what not, enthusiasm and worthy of nota too that the number of ardor have reached fever point sad companies "which showed unsatisfactory success crowny months of effort! Bouquets results in the preceding half year was are presented. jund with any lack, a sub- only sixty-nine. stantial sum is handed over to a deserving it must be remembered that the amount cause, which, but for the general rotten- of their losses, which were Y.2:450,000 in ness of the State of Denmark, or any the latter half of last year, increased: to other State, should not have needed your Y. 22.040.000, in the first half of this year. well-means an utterly inadequate effort. this amount werking out at the rate of This is only by way of a little niendiyabent" 70 per cent. laughter--the sort we dole out to our friends and to ourselves. The world has not yet reached a state of perfection when charity and public work will be run by the State on organized fines, and when
Entering into details of the lowzes. We individual and indiscriminate effort will and that iron works. steel works and other not only be disouraged but disallowed companies having something or other to In the ideal State, Government will have
do with metals or metal works have been legislated poverty and inefficiency of the
hit very heavily by the close of the war. face of the earth Labour eclonies will Twenty-nine such, companies with an have absorbed the slurn population, which aggregate capital of F.24.830.000, having is generally recruited from the mental suffered a total loss of Y.8,910,000 in the deficients, who will be segregated and first half of the present year. the loss treated so that many of the problems of working out at the rate of about 25 per to-day will have disappeared In the cent. of their capital. The blow to ship event of war Governments will establish | ping and shipbuilding companies is even a conscription of wealth as well as of greater. Twenty-eight of them with an man and woman power, so that the after-aggregate capital of Y.18,200.000. have math will not have to be dealt with hy lost 11.500.000, which is about 67 per appeals in the public. In the general cent. of the total capital. Next organization of all available forces, every
class of energy will find an outlet and life will be so beautiful and useful and altogether delightful that people will hate to leave this happy sphere. As, however, none of us now living will be here to see it we must just face facts as
they are and turn our hands and hearts to the daily needs as they arise.
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While on the subject of charity and Government control, ore cannot help reflecting on the tremendous amount of relief work that was left to private en deavour during the war. Red Cross work. Y.M.C.A. Huts, distribution of gifts and comforts, and, in many cases. asistance to soldiers dependents were
Dever discussed the constant problem of pain as modern people discuss it. He never made ligh; of puîn, ang, more than of poverty He understood physical as well as moral distress. Nor did he, like
contest for commerce and influence that is now beginning: the antion that for a
enterprise in China, foremost in f hundred years has been foremost in every activities through the East, the monu ments of whose endeavours are every where to be seen, must adapt her policy to the times. The chief contestants are Britain. Japan, and the United States. The first fundamental change should be in the character of the British diploma' tie representation in Tokio,,,
their paid-upom of His contemporaries and some capital of Y.9.740.000. Indeed, some of modern people exaggerate the place of them lost the whole of their capital some
pain in human experience. He shared others losing about or somewhat more pain. He sympathised with suffering, and than half of their capital,"
His anderstanding of pain and, above all. His choice of pain taught men to recon- sider it and to understand it. an altered the attitude of the world toward
The British community in Japan await 1'it. His tenderness for the suffering of with the keenest interest the announce others taught mankind a new sympathyment of the new Ambassador. The chơiog and the hospital for the sick was one of will be considered of teh significance. the first Christian institutions to rise Should it happen that a diplmatist of when persecution stopped and Christians the old type-one who has no such re- could build. Perhaps, when we begin to gard for commercial interests ma che cora understand what is meant by the Incar,munity in their ignorance think should nation, we may find that omnipotence has be the Ambassador's chief concern---should more to do than we have supposed with such a one be appointed.. there are those atural sympathy and the genius for among the commercial community who extering into the sorrows and suffering will say, "I told you so!! of other people.
The second fundamental change neces- mining and metal refining companies. If I rightly interpret on age, the sary if the British are to hold their own Eighteen of such companies with a total spirit of Christ's compassion will, in the in the East lies in the modification of the capital of Y.11,910.000 have suffered a loss future be directed to preventing and British official attitude to Japan and the of Y.1.050.000, and thirty-three chemical not only to healing sickness, for much recognition by the British people that
total capital 11:
Wrong condi- they are in alliance with a most able and of suffering is preventible.
thirty-five other industrial companies, re- Y.7,150,000 have lost Y.590.000, while tions of life, insanitary living, ignorance astute nation, who are skilled not only aad overcrowding are amongst its enuses. in warfare but afe unhandicapped" by presenting a total capital of 1.8,840.000. The Report of the Archbishop's Com-ideas and sentiments that are of Western have suffered a loss of Y.2,830,000 in all. » mittee on the Church and Industrial
or Christian development. The Japanese problems says The Church in the past are our political friends and commercial has laboured hard in the cause charity. Bet charity in its trust senre going to be very seripas rivals. There is of rivals; and they, with the Americans, are
means a sort of glorified justice, and selves and the United States; let us not to concealing the rivalry as regards our- looks at least as much to the prevention conceal it in regard to Japan! Wherever of evil as to its cure. "Our, charity has ho meets us Japan will bear us, accord-
ing to our present arrangements. meant, far too exclusively, what may be
factories with
come
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ENGLISH GIRLS "PEACHES"
CANADIAN SISTERS ON THEIR COMPLEXIONS.
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What do we think of English girla? Well, you just listen.”
The speaker was one of the Canadian girls touring England and France as the guests of a Halifax (Nova Scotia) news
left to voluntary and untrained, workers. No man who gave his services to bis country should have been beholder. to charity he and his should have been a paper..
sacred trust.
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English girls are so nice w look at that we want to speak to every one we see sitting in this hotel lounge to make sure that they are nice inside as well as
called ambulance work for mankind-the picking up of the wounded and the cur. to attack the forces of wrong. We have ing of their wounds. We have neglected
been content with ambulance work when
strongholde of evil. We have allowed we ought to have been assaulting the
avarice and selfishness and grinding com
tion.
TWO RIVALA,
Both Japan and the United States are keenly conscious of the new opportunities ments in Siberia and China. The Japan that are presented. By the war develop. -
ese are in their home territories,, so to speak, and they are quite alive to the..
bidding for trade and other connexious, Prospects of the new American competi
Americans are now everywhere
for their national policy has undergode complete change since the days wher extend its guarantees to financial adven tures in Chins. To-day it will back all Japanese Government is duly concerned. British. Equally the Americans are rivals of the
advantage of, being protected from exit outside. We tried one or two. Say! Petition to work havce over the broad the Washington Government refused to
cism.
and
qot want to take the dom, while the person who was waiting relief was facing worse things than rain. If this earnest worker had been Daid for her job she would have realized that it was a vase of get on with it or get out.
you'd think we were poking a six-shooter man
sum
life."
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When one realizes the perfection of equipment and attendance in the military hospitals, it is difficult to understand why this system was not the only one allowed. Voluntary work labours under the dis
I have known earnest and con- scientious workers take a day off from
spaces of life, human life. We want from guess they don't talk our language, or strenuous reafirmation of the principles duty because it was raining out in the something, for they steered off that quick of justice, mercy and brotherhood a: trus enterprise, at which the wide-awake
they
sovereign over every department of by at thern. When you come to think of it, China seem to be aware of this, for I Medical missionaries in it's health and happiness that one reads notice they are promoting in an English girl's face."
a joint A third fondamental change is the re- council for Public Health Education, and cognition by the United Kingdom of the "But, gee another girl chimed in, are using moving pictures and the like, new situation, and some alteration, if. The people who claim that there is real! They certainly are penches, some of bealth and the prevention of disease. towards men and events out here. The do you thing their,, complexions are to educate the people on the principles that be possible, in the personal attitude greater sympathy, and enthusiasm of them. I'm for English girls all right Every modern hospital in China is a Americans are voluntary than in paid work-overlook the
born fact that, when we are really ill, we would except their fest."
centre of such enlightenment. To-day, Japanese move collectively, an irresistible advertisers the rather trust ourselves to the hands of
naked to plead for two a thoroughly efficient doctor and surse,
Institutions. First, the Alice Memorial vi, their enterprise; the British
great phalanx, Government supported in much than to the sympathetic worry through It was rather a gay week-end altogether: and kindred hospitals in Hongkong. neither one nor the other. methods of
In 1914 the loving wife or mother. there was Rifle-shooting for the Dockyard Last year these ministered to 1.383 in British had Japanese and German com En voluntary organizations the big Recreation, Club, at which Miss Shirley patients and over 14,700 out-patients and petition to face; today it is intensified positions on the committee are given to Gurner fred, the opening shot and was they are training many nurses I paid Japanese competition and an all-olive
most influential Society people,presented with a whereas when you have paid workers,
case of spoons
a visit to the hospitals, last Friday, and America competition, the one backed by B. memento of the occasion; there was the I observed some accident cases. I do not what appear to be unlimited financial re- you look only for efficiency-an, honest usual cricket, tennis and golf; and in
know whether there is any Employers sources, the other by all the powers of a record of good work and experience in the similar work.
In aid of the Liability Act in Hongkong, but we are & performance in
paternal Government that is determinedi Minist One of the big crents of December will the Theatre Royal was under the worally liable to care for our servtats Japan shall be first. The Time Tokio be the Annual Exhibition of the Sketch patronage of H.E the Governor. Major and the least we can do is to support such
the who meet with accidents when serving us, correspondent. Club which, I am told "is to be held at General
Sir William Regs Davies, the City Hall on Tuesday. 18th. Several &.C., Commodore Gurner, the Hon. Mr. a hospital to which they go. There were baadsome prizes have been offered, and Claud Severn. It was unfortunate that if taken in time, and a pathetic children's issued to counteract the false statements.
many cases of eye trouble, mostly curable the work will be "classified under the a dance at the Peak Club attracted many ward filled with little sufferers. Parts circulated by the Germans. The women various mediums, such us oils, water people who might otherwise have been in of the hospital need rebuilding and funds mak lace, etc. pastel, decorative, black-and-w
white.
The new treatment dis- The the audience. There was an exceptionally for keeping it up-to-date would be welcov d by Dr. Leonard Roger is work- Sketch Club has had a comparatively long big attendance at the dance. The nice cool and successful career. Started griginall
I wish, also, to pay a tribute to wonders and there is a strong prob by a few kindred
weather makes dancing ideal at this spirits, who used to go season. especially on the Peak, where you Dr. Aubrey, the two European sisters, ability of it proving a cure for deprosy. sketching together, it developed gradually into a live little club, with monthly between events. There were some charm-
can get a lovely breeze to cool you down the Chinese house surgeon and Chinear The Spirit of Christ pervades the hos
pital. The candidates for confirmation meetings in the houses of members, when ing dresses. Women have plenty of associated with a non-Anglican Mis-and know the Church Catechism better
month's work,
The fact that the above hospitals are every year are extremely well prepared ally of som
some set for pretty evening frocks in Bongkong. subject, was sub, Renarally
to educative criti All the lovely local products and the sionary Society should, in no way, weaken that most English Church members; they cism. Lady Bay was a very energetic cheap tailoring make dressing quite a
their appeal for our help.
are also extremely devout and generous. supporter of the and there were cult out here, where one has not too
Their lives prove that they are worth The other Institution that I am asked caving. Unfortunately, the hospital has delightful facturing at Govern- many interests ment House during her rule.
occupy one's energies. Juvenile
to mention is the Church Missionary been very hard hit by the rise in ex... i work was included in
Women, who before they came East had Society Leper Hospital, Pakhoi, Bishop change, as the money for it comes from the monthly exhibitions, and some very promising and second-rate" dress-makera, can
to be content with ordinary materials Burden started Medical Missionary work England in sterling and it realises barely talent was displayed. The monthly meet their fancy run riot and indulge in the General and Leper Hospitals have or four years ago; also the price of rice Jet there more than thirty years ago and the half the number of dollars it did three ings have now lapsed; interest, therefore, pleasures of an extensive wardrobe. Some great reputation amongst the Chinese in has enormously increased, consequently, is concentrated upon one big display times the results are disastrous, and one the Southern part of the Province. Dr.it is at present impossible to admit new of the year,
There was not much in the way of wishes that a dress censorship might be Bradley and Dr. Thompson have moved patients unless they can pay for them startlingly
new styles in the dresses at established but perish the
thought! the Gymkhana on Saturday. The best "Anyhow most people will agree that the ples The Loper Hospital at Pakhol has for His healing and are being refused.
Imagine the life of
the censor!!
on to Yunnanfu where now hospital selves. Bo the situation is that lepers was appalling, and summer freeks were petty tyrannies of a Crown Colony go wo sides, one for men, another for Those who have been blessed with good is being built under most promising usare appealing to Christ's representatives called upon to do final duty, before retir- ing into the obscurity of second-best for or looking for trouble; and an over-dress women, and, if funds permitted, "they health through another summer cannot do
far enough without introducing any more next summer. The meeting was quite ed or under-dressed women does not really festive, with the band of H. M.8. Hawkins injure anyone but berself, and causes an is found for the inmates, the men do a hospitals. It is no light privilege to would both be always full. Employment better than give a thank-offering to these supplying music, and gay parties in all infinite amount of amusement to her great deal of printing. During the war be, as it were, the heart of Christ to feal the boxes.
(Continued at foot of west coluran.)
newspaper, giving the real facts, was for the suffering and His hand to touch THE SCRIBLE. a (Vontinued at foot of next column.) the lepers and heal the wick...".
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