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MISSIONARY MEDICAL WORK
IN A STORM CENTRE. THE HORRORS OF A CAMPAIGN IN KWANGSI.
Cur utmost capacity was 39 (and that after encroaching on half the women's hospital), but there were 800 wounded hered together in the city in temples and other buildings under the care of the . . Lechmere, Chitt, of Napping. Arny Red Crni The terible tales we writes the following article in the little heard of these places made one's heart bi-monthly journal published in aid of sick-how gladly we would have taken the Emmanu Medical Mission which them all in, if we possibly could have
Three of our patients died-two from Ja working in the great anevanglised
hemorrhage and one from utter exhaus feld between Nanning and the cities, attion Several had to leave and return to Yunnan and Kweichou Provinces "¿--
Canton with their regiments before they Nanning will never be the same again made splendid recover of them, however, Old families have fled, familiar faces on
made recoveries.
We have
a collection of bullets-the
1022"
THE PRINCE IN JAPAN. JAPANESE ADDRESSES.
The following is the text of the address presented by Governor of the prefecture in which Yokohama 'is situated
is Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay K.G. G.MMG, G.Q.V.O., "G.M.BE. Your Royal Highness-
INTIMATIONS
PUBLIC DANCES.
AT THE PRINCE'S PAVILION,
WITH the permission of the Government, be held in the Pavilion, TO-DAY (Tuesday).
AFTERNOON DANCES, from 5 to 7, will
Admission (not inchiding ratresamente) 50 cents.
the door.
Tickets can be obtained at Montrie's or an
Any surplus will be sent to Sr. DoNSTAN'S HOME TO THE BLIND
The Hongkong Hotel Company are kindly
Dancers should not lose these,
THE LAST CHANOK Of Dansing in the Pavilion.
the street are gone; parens and offices are most éxtraordinary, was one which enter. 1.Ocean; her Dtuated in the Atlantin firing the Band, free of charge.
For exactly ten occupied by others. years, that is since the Revolution, the old gang have ruled the Proviter, and now they are ne moze,
New men, new, ideas, new methods have com in tainty, and one hardly knows what a day may bring forth, Narning, though full of fears and disturbed by panics, has enjoyed comparative pence in the midst of
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The future is full of uncer- officers, ineluding some of the highest it and key of peace and is guardian above, named Company which it is in-
of the He
the devastation and misery all around. | were already on edge and the city was throughout the wg breeze blowing to $1 per Share on the 30th June, 1922 Towns have been sacked? whole villages in a state of tension. In tho-neighbour { of stability am the great world war.
Bed to the mountains; and business almost at a standstill.
In the country countless families have been rained; their goods taken away, their young women and girls curried of be sold, and their able-bodied men put to forced labour,
1, Kosui Inouye, Governor of Kanu. gawa Prefecture, and the people of the Prefecture of Kanagawa are deeply sensibe of the honour afforded us in
that, welcoming Your Royal Highnes
While yespectfully consider Great Britain is
and Dependencies ed a man's check under the left gyn, and are senttered throughout the world:"that was found eventually embedded in the her reigning King and Emperor is scalp. The patient made an uneventhal bumam and great-minded: His millions are vigorous, yet gentle all in spite of the fact that the claws, high and low, dwell in harmony: SANDAKAN LIGHT AND POWER CO., gugando wound was deep, shattering the
Hi, people at home and abroad ar bon
Most of those who come to us were Peaceful thas Great Britain holds the
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the rank. We still have one general.
ranquillity of the world? was not wounded in action, but while new and prosperous Power of the Orient. Frospectus dated the 18th day of April, 1999, a For the past twenty years Japan, the ended to incorporate forthwith is issuing a sleeping in a house in the city something has been bound with Great Britain by copy of which has been filed with the
Regi went wrong with the electric light and ties of especially close friendship. The trar of Companies, inviting subscriptions at his mosquito net caught fire, covering him Anglo-Japanese Alliance has been, as is put for 40,000 Shares of $10 each payable with the Eames. That night, our nerves were
vere, 3.
a beneficent
Share application,
.33 per Share o its voice a gospel alotment, the people.
ned $5 per Share on «ubsequena demand. When unhappily
The subscription list is now open and will broke out, Japan and Great Britain bo CLOSED on the 29th Apell, 1948
Copies
of the Prospertas can be inspected united in a spirit of harmony, and East und West, with one voice-proclaiming to and forms of application can be obtained at the world Humanity and Right, engaged the Office of the Company's General Managers,
Mesara, SHEWAN, TOMIS & "Co. St. George's in warfare to restore peace. The minds
Hongkong of the "peeples being in harmony with Building. Chater Road, Victoria,
This Notice is not to be regarded a the Disiae will, they gathered from the four quarters as shadow follows sub-invitation to the pablis to subsoribe for Shares, and application will only be received restored stance, and peace
When lust
His Imperial Highness on the footing of the full prospectus and in the Just year
Dated 20th April, 1992. the Crown Prince of Japan made a four form issued therewith.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. to Europe, visiting Great Britain, her united with one hears to weke him, To Royal House, her officinis and her people
General Managers. St. George's Building, Hongking.
(884 return this visit Great Britain has sent to our Imperial House an illustrious TP- presentative, in the person of Your Royal Highness, nero many thousands of miles of sen, and Ye are profoundly moved by this manifestation of sincerity and cordiality:
Since
entering into relations with other Powers, Japa han frequently received distinguished guests. It is, however, a most impressive event that the Heir of the Reigning House of an Empire upon the heiging House of an Empat iron Imperial House of the Land of the Rising Sun,
Such as event in anprice- dented and wonderful, and may be
hood we could hear women's scream at intervals: then sounds like a shot in the street, with shrill eris and frantie knock ing at our main door. When this was we opened and the crowd rushed in. thought brst it was a poor cool who was shricking with pain. There was Do you want to ser what war means, no time for words, and we put him on a even on a small scale, in an Eastern bed and Mr. Wood anointed him with country You can realise bere some of ointments from head to foot. (Alas! we the lamentations of Jeremiah! Poor bad finished our picric neid.) Only when. Kwangsi has had all the horrors of a was safely tucked away did it dawn campaign, a campaign brought on herself on us who the big man was, for the city by the crazy ambitions of her military magistrate and other dignitaries we
anxious inquiries! But these are not the ones who calling, with are now suffering-they are away with burns are now completely healed, but I their vast boards of silver, and are living had to operate three times on one of his somewhere in luxury outside the danger fort, and he still unable to walk zone-probably in a European Colony,
As you may imagine, the ward work Veneguane and reprisals have, as usual.
was extraordinarily heavy, but it was fallen on the innocent-the poer esmmodore to see the patients daily improving people, who care not a rap who governs, and lotring the hospital well. We charg are DOW between the anvil and the ed $1 a day inclusive of everything, but all our profits were swallowed up in the hammer.
end as the expenses were so great. For some weeks we had to throw over our out- patient-there was no time.
rulers.
Canton is now in fuil possession of this Pravince except for daring raids ride by large bands of roving Kwangsi troops, who are still in full possession of their arms and equipment.
The
There seemed to be an endless succession of operations and important drugs had a cane worse from constant wear.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS.
CANTON-KOWLOON LINE.
(CHINESE SECTION). WITH the approval of the Ministry of Communications supplier of Port" land Cement are
invited to and condors in duellen, er ca thu h clearly marked TENDER for PORTLAND CEMENT and addressed to the Managing Direct ar
Kowloon
Chinese Railway.
When I last wrote, which I am grieved way of giving cut; and instrumente befinned to the conjunction of two stars Section. Canton, to the Railway Head D
will
br
to produce a refulgent plendour. This at later than 1 o'clock is he forenoon of
MONDAY, th auspicious occurence wil tement more MON strongly the harmony between our two supply of Portland Cement for a period of che countries, will distinctly contribute to year from 1st Jan, 1922, to 31st May, 1998
Speciacation
and full particulars may be lasting peace of the world, and is inderd a matter for congratulation.
application to the Kailway Head on the deposit of S10, which harbour in Japan. distinguished visitors will be
A thi Prefecture poseases the largest Of on the submission of a bona this noi-y crowd!" 1 "explic usually pass through this city, and Your tender. sympathetically as I could (for I had to Royal Highness, in setting your first foot- Tonder must be made in the form at the constantly refuse such requests) that print upon the scil of this Prefecture, foot of the Specification, which must be retura-- private wards were impossible in such a Las conferred upon us a signal honour. ed andetached. small hospital packed with sick and Our seventy million people, who have successful tande:er will be required to wounded. Later, he became delirious and been eagerly awaiting this happy event, sign a formal contract and to furnish & Beak violent and, though recovery was awfully respectfully salute Your Royal person.
Guarantee of 10 per cent of the value of the contract for the due and proper performance tedious, he eventually left us perfectly and tender to Your Royal Highness a
of the terms of such contract. dl, and has returned very grateful to
sincere welcome.
A
barrel bag or of It is my sincere prayer that after the supplied under the contract, and which must
sample his home in Swatow.
the cement to be conclusion of the formalities of your conform to the British o merican Standard “ visit. Your Royal Highness will grace Spe afication for Fortland Cement, and to other places with your presence, and per- forwarded by the tenderer on the tinit of ceive the most sentiments of the people tendering. and their sincerity, when I am confident that Your Royal Highness will be con- the lowest or any tender.
Toe Railway does not bind itself to accept vinced that it is by no socident that our
The Head Office, two nations are so intimately associated. CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY,
respectfully tender to Your Royal
Chinese Section. Highness a sincere welcome.
Canton, 18th April, 1922. KOSAI INOUYE," Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture.
to say was as long ago as early August, the victorious Canton troops were pour-
I never saw any man noarer death than ing into Nanning. There was then a one patient who was put into the Peace -kind-of-mixed-brigade-composed of Room to die. He had previously been Ob. Canton soldiers and a Kwangs general very miserable, with typhoid fever named Wai and his men, who had come Doctor he exclaimed, when he came, over to the winning side. The renowned couldn't you give me a private ward! Chan Chiung Ming, the Canton generalist an cuented man, and I don't like simo, arrived to take supreme command; and had his headquarters outside the city, by the river bank, quite close to our hos pital.
General Wai, however, secretly was organising a conspiracy. Taking advan Lage of the confidence bestowed upon him, he and his men were preparing to seize the city and drive on the invaders. At the eleventh hour the plot, was discovered -Nanning was surrounded by Chan
Though literally red from the dead, Chiung Ming's men, and after an anxious he would not accept the Gospel for him- time the Kwangsi soldiers deprived of self. Though, many of the patients were their weapons and rendered-harmless. really interested and listened earnestly Nanning had no sooner recovered trom to the preaching, we did us see any the shock of this panic, when there was souls born again. There is a lack some another tremendous excitement. Rumour where. ' said that Wu' Pei Fu, the Peking Foch, 1 ] that, somehow, 912 failed sbat their eteranl was, with his army, marching down on spiritually; and Canton; and that in consequence all the salvation did not weigh perhaps as heavily our hearts as the beaktar of their Canton soldiers were leaving Nanning to on go sad protect their capital. Nanning bodies. Pray for us. would then be defenceless and the prey of every robber band. This rumour turn- ed out to be false, but nevertheless Wu Pui Fu is not far away, and he is moving South.
Dr. Mah, whom we met some years ago, was appointed by Dr. Sun as Provincial Governor. He has heen largely educated in Germany, but speaks English quite well. He has translated several works on Evolution, and is a ken Socialist,
Sun Yat Sen himself, paid a flying visit to Nanning, and the military author ities supplied flags of welcome free of charge to the householders. Es left for Kweihin, and from there he is thinking of launching his scheme to march on Peking.
A "WHANGPAO" RIVER. TRAGEDY.
SHIP'S OFFICER'S DEATH.
On April 19th the body of a foreigner nas bserved floating on the river, at Shanghai and on beng brought to land was identified as that of Alexander Mac- Kinnon, chief offer of the C.N.S. Chuson who has been missing since the night of April 9th,
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CORPS.
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Recruits drills will be held at Volunteer Headquarters on Mondays, at 5.30 p.m., until further notico Dress: Plain clothes.
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The circumstangs attending the appearance of Mr. Mackinnon are rot particularly clear says the W. Daily News
s. He was last seen on the evening We missionaries have no politics, or of the day mentioned aboard his ship. should not have any but it is heart and he left with the remark that he was breaking to see the military madness of guing ashore to dine with a friend. Since the world affecting poor Chinn; and the then nothing had been seen of him until country ravaged by wars, in which the his dead body was recovered floating past people themselves have no interest. Some the B.ver Police bulk. of the new officials are earcést-minded Later in the day an inquest was opened mox full of pians of reform and recon- by Mr. G. W. King, H. M. Coroner, and The struction, but the country is fearfully evidence of identification heard. impoverished by the soldiers, and every as given by a friend, of deceased, an No. thing disorganised. One morey is that while usah to swear to the body,
officer ou another local steamer, who, gambling halls have been abolished, and tied articles found upon it. Dr. Mah (who is now Governor and cluded a inger ring, a silver agarette These in- Commander-in-Chief) is antagonistic to
case with an inscription to the effect that
idon-
the opium trade and licensed prostitution, it had been presented by Chinese in No. He is really genuinely sympathetic re garding our work, though not himself a professing Christian.
What we are asking the Government for are proper buildings for carry og on We are fearfully handicapped for want of room, and those in authority know tha and I think believe in us.
ourse,
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Bangkok on 1/6/21, and a gold wrist wat h which had stopped at 7.15.. There was a so $17.15 in money.
After hearing evidence of identification the Coroner adjourned the inquest for a week.
FOREIGNERS SUICIDE AT
KOBE.
the Governor has been pleased to approve the promotion of Lieut. Arthur Murdock to the rank of Captain in the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect from the 13th April, 1922. No. 64 Private F. Cullen, Machine-gun Company is appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal vice Lance-Corporal C. F. Mason deceased, with effect from
PROMOTIONY AND APPOINTMENTS.
this date.
KEVZISION.
344 Lance Corporal H. G. Hegarty, Machine-gun Company, is permitted to resign bls appointment as Lance- Corporal at his own request, with effect from this date.
RESIGNATIONS.
141 Lance Corporal J. H., Oxberry, Reserve Company, and No. 276 Private W. J. Pritchard, Scottiab Company are permitted to resign from the Corpo, with effect from
this date.
WEB BELTS AND LONG BAYONETE.
All N.C.Os and men who were issued with a wib best and long bayonet for the Guard of Honour will return them to store as soon as possible.
AMMUNITION.
Attention is again drawn to the fact that in many cases mimbers have not yet returned to store the 5.A.4. issued during the 'nerko. This must be done as early as possible.
For two months our hospital was crowd- ed to the doors: Misa Cowie and Mr. Wood curtailed their holidays and came hack to assist. We were sadly handicap- ped at the time. Two of our, Ch.nren." On the night of Monday, April 10th dresars had resigned and joined the heut 10 'c.cok, Mr. Erie Sellers of Chinese Red Cross, where they could get Kibe shot himself through the head, more pay; and it a not so long since we killing me instantly reports the had to dismiss another dresser and Jason Chronicle. Mr. Bolors, who had a ship's officer in the service of tha I wish I could tell you about a tithe several tripe to Japan, and thout six British India, and other lines, had made of the patients who passed through our hamis, most of them natives of our norths ago decided to give up the sea, (for Haran then was fighting of her party owing to aa a cident with a ship which set him bick strewhat in his pro- of Canton). There were such horrible fessonal 02rver. He married a Japanes wounds, septic, with neglect, compound woman and was living
at Kamiteatsui Iractures, malaria, dysentery, typhoid, dri a friend sharing the house. beri-beri, and all the other ills that follow Monday they were daing with some war. Some of the fever eases became delirious and violent, but most of them dheurs, when Mr. Seller went back to lis own house for some purpose, and Croquet and lay in a stupor of atra ghtway shot himself with a revolver with wretchedness,
which lay on his dress ug-table.
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E. B. Young, Major,
Adjutant, H.V.D.O. Hongkong, April 24th, 1999
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