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THE BRIDLED TONGUE.
SERMON BY THE REV. H. COPLEY - MOYLE
The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, ` M.A. (Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral) preached the following sermon in the Cathedral on Sunday, inorning :--
St. James 1. If any man among you seen to be religieus, and bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his own heart, this
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man's religion is vain
CORRESPONDENCE.
CALIFORNIA GLEE CLUB'S
TENNIS QUARTETTE,
[TO TÜR EDINOK OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"
goth inst., in the above subject, it is Stu---Adverting to my letter of the necessary to say that I have been since informed by three members of the Glee Club that the California University The short epistle of St. Jumos in a very Tennis Quarterte, including Mr. Bates, is practical one. He looks for dreds and in Shanghat. but whether it will visit Hot for words only. The writer is Hongkong is very doubtful. This Cen generally believed to have been that travels independently of the Glee Club, fames, who is called the Lord's However, should it favour is with a brother." and was the Bishop of the visit, it is hoped that the question of Church of Jerusalem. His epistle is not providing a suitable stand in time will in any way in exposition of Christian | not prevent matches between it and doctrine, but is a short practical letter heal talent.-Yours, ste.. en Christian ethics. Religion for St. James involves action. A religion which Hongkong. July 24th, 1999. can be livorced from the ordinary work of life is no good. Religion must be a | driving - forer, making us do things. Pure religion, he days and undefiled before God and the Father "is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself una from the work. For such there is always room.
Ed
SMUGGLING
To
C. A. A.
EMIGRANTS
Three of the defendants failed to
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THE CANTON SITUATION, MILITARY NEWS FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
'Castrox, July-23rd.
AT SHIUKWAN,
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"LOVE IS NOTHING
THE LANGUAGE OF LEAVES.
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THE QUESTION OF PROVING"
GUILTY KNOWLEDGE.
The Director of Operations. Ip Kue, has organised field beulquarters at Ying. informant tells me that when the Kwang- tak outside the railway station. My tang troops first got into Ying-tak the fendant know that she was in possession The question of proving that the de- soldiers indulged in looting and the insof a revolver and five rounds of am- habitants have suffered "severely.
The bead line is a translation af récent inscriptions in« Chinese characters on the [harge "leaves of the 'cactus plants in the Botanical Gardens. Mr. H. Green, Superintendent of the Forestry Depart ment, at the Magistency told the Magis The "reports in the Canton. Press arb traze, yesterday that there had been inspired, as my information differs from more of this happening in the gardens of The writings for thu them in many respects.
It is claimed late than usual. that the Kwangtung troops have driven most part, were indecent.
On Sunday, the Chinese foreman the Northern Expedition froth the Mo Tsz Fung beights to the north of Stiuardener noticed three youthfal Chines kwan and have followed.up their sucess writing on the leaves. One of the three was detainedsud taken before Mr. by attacking and driving Hau's army Green, who decided to charge the youth back 20 is. My information is that the before the Magistrate with disorderly fighting around the heights was
very conduct, "yen: Hsu's troops actually retired. The defendant denivil the charge mul though they were not Beeing. The pre said that his friends carved the charae”, seas frods is a line almost parallel to theters on the leaves with a knife. Mr. North River, and running from Tai-kiu Hamilton examined one of the leaves and to about half way up to Lok-cheong. I found that the characters had been marle There has been very little fighting during by a dark liquid and not by a knife. the last few days pad neither side bas His Worship told the defendant he dil gained any material advantage. Hsu's not believe"his tald. He believed that present plans are unknown but it is all three were engaged in writing the AMERICA.
expected that the Kwangtung troops will characters. attack on the arrival of sufficient rein- Mr. Greení observed that-many of abo A case which throws some light on the foreements. A few days ago I mentionesl characters were not decent when first sunggling of Chinese emigrants into that hardly ang cnaualties came into written, but that characters added to the St. James specially warns use st America came before Mr. Lindsell at the Wongsha: I now find that quite a num-original writings were generally interent? the man of unbridled tongue-his rệ || Magistracy, yesterday morning, when 18|ber have come down from the North ̧aðd A fine of $3 with the option of seven he tells us, is vain, at us, thứ Chinese were charged at the Magistracy they a disembarked at Sai-chuen the days' imprisonment was ordered. morning of the words we utter wor with attempting to stow away on board first station from Wongsha. From her Tongue. The tongue is a tremendoda | the ss. President Lineolie for” America:, they are sent by the military roads to the power fn good or evil and we shall do Sub-Inspector Grant prosecuted; Mr. hospital outside the Little North Gate.
ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF well to make a practice of consecrating 4. E. Hall appared for two of the men Reinforcements and supplies of ammuni
ARMS, our tongue" to God every morning, br. and Mr. Webster for four others. tion are still being rushed up by train. using some such words as those of the Psalmist, Sit a watch. O Lonly before appear, and. Inspector, Grant in reply my mouth, and keep the door of my lips." and we shall do well to examine cur that the defendants had been defrauded to the Magistrate said he was informed selves every hight as to the words why a number of people to whom they had have spoken during the day. As we given large sums of money in the hope think of the nabridled use of the tongue that they would be able to reach cur thoughts surg naturally to the third America. These people were snagglers commandment Thou shalt not take the Chinese ewigrants. name of the Lord thy God in vain." We are sometimes told' that swearing has beep on the increase in recent years. I not sure whether this is true. On the whole the spread of education has done much to redne swearing as com pared with a hundred years ago. For swearing is the result of ignorance. It arises from a desire to piake a forerful statement, and the want of sufficient command of language to make, the state- ment sufficiently strong, so an oath, or the name of God, is used to make ap for the ignorance of the speaker, who ought to be able to express his meaning in correct language of sufficient strength. But there is another way of breaking the third commandment which we do well to be on our guard against it. this place To take the name of God on our lips in prayer and Tan and Hyon while our mind is engaged with other matters. is surely to insult our Maker ande
The wonau in the witness-box said she Redeemer. There is a great danger of
could not say whose property tho the familiarity of the words we use hran
contraband wa, She believed that an lending us to utter them withġik duo and reverent thought. Agninaithat
enemy had planted them. Lately she hurd danger we must be constantly on the
quarrelled with a man named Hung Ki.
hearing the evidence MA The fact that the esset emne of the
d'Almada submitted that in an arus case watch. And we have to see that our tongue does no evil to our neighbour oil tanks that are in course of ertesi Fag Trung before Sun eninei ap from the defendant could not be said to Thou shalt not hear false witness tion in Singapore for naval purposes, Whanpon. The Wing Fanny left for possess a thing until it was proved that against thy neighbour," is the fith comwell as of the 15 additional mes to by Whampas some days ago, and the Tung he knew it was in his possession. mandment. The three monkeys, the fut up in the near future, is not is now agaid with her. An aftermath The Magistrate adjourned the case to blind monkey, the dent mankey and the generally known, ways the Straits Times,
of the mine explosion off the bows of the consider the dumb monkey so familiar to travellers in has made many people very curious. USS. Tracy is the stricter observance of ❘ d'Almado. Japan. have a lesson for us that con We nught mention that it is by Ayerrtial law in the area. The Wing Fany|- stantly needs repetition,see no evil. Rajah Road on the site of the old military has barbed wire entanglements round her hear no evil, speak to evil." It is barracks. From there the pipe line will astonishing how fond people are of helal to King's dock to convey the oil decks in preparation for any attempts to speaking evil of ethers, how ready to for Admiralty purposes. In this connec capture her. It has been announced that it is not advisable for any craft to steam repeat a story to the detriment of an- tion the firm of P. K. Mahanuned & Co. other. I wonder do you know these from the Admiralty and Messrs. Bou-
in the Honam Back Reach between the has secured transport contracts both
Menu Forts and Bak Ngo Tum at night. simple but wise versos,
stead & Co.. the latter in regard to There is quite an atmosphere of real star materials in connection with the work, round the anchorage at night. The Wing Fung has a 'searchlight playing on shore
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AT KONGMOON.
Mr. Wolster said he would like to reoperate with the police in trying to || trave; these men to whom his clients had given money. The applied for a reduetion of bait
The first defendant told the Magistrate The People's Armag " has been quiet, that someone had offered to pay bis | keeping in their strongholds in the Chu passage and it was agreed that the first tau-san Chan Tak Tain, the magistrate defendant would re-pay the money on bas posted more troops in Kongnuson, arrival in America.
Pakkai and Sanwu Citys nad it is expected that they will be sufficient to ferpe with any local emergency
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ef bail and sand be assoginted himself Mr. Hall also applied for a reduction wisir Mr. Webster's remarks,
In adjourning the ease to Saturday aftermon next the Magistrate, told the Inspector to inform the three missing de- fendants, if they could be found, that their bail would not be estreated if they appeared on Saturday,
THE "ADMIRALTY OIL TANKS AT..
SINGAPORE.
"If you are tempted to reveal A tale someone to you has told. About another make it pass" Before you speak three gates of gold-- Three narraw gates. First Littaued of mankind. But "the tone can
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no man tame, it is an unruly evil full of Then "Is it ncediul?" In your mind deadly poison. We do well to recognise Give truthful answer, and the next the difficulty of the tusk of ruling our is last and narrowest," Is it kind?" tongue, and to acknowledge that we need And if to reach Your lips at lust the help of Gnd if we n be successful It passes through these gateways in this matter If we would have our
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tongue to speak no evil, we must go Then you may tell the tale--nor fear deeper and see that our heart contains What the result of speech may be." no evil, for out of the abundance of
the heart the mouth speaketh." "Is it true?" it needful? Is
Let us remember that we put a bridle it-kind Those are three questions to remember and to put to ourselves before on a horse not only to check him, but that we may the better guide hito Ju we tell about another's doings. There is the way we wish him to go, a bridle is nothing more contemptible than the mean and cowardly slanderer who begins by have to direct our tongue bright We to direct as well as to cheek, and we saying "Of course, I don't suppose its have to use it to express kindness and true but they do say" and then goes
to besmirch the reputation andpathy, to reprose and exhort and
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HEUNGSHAN.
munition was the main point in a" case which came up for hearing before MP. Hamilton at the Magistracy yesterday. afternoon.
The defendant, a young woman, is living in a brothel in Belcher Street. Inspec tor Appleton stated that at 4 pm on the 19th. inst. he visited the house to
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cute a arch warrant. He searched the front cubicle first and found nothing. Hext searched the defendant's cubicle and found the revolyer under the bed- pillow. The five rounds of ammunition a were found concealed in a paper cigarette ledge of the contraband. ease. The defendant denied all know-
Chan Wing Hsin's troops have not been ferces entirely and small hatches are still able to clear out the various pro-Sun
to be heard, of in various outlying dis- Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada for tricts. They have not hesitated to take the defendant, Inspector Appleton wid advantage of the trisublous times, as loote he visited the house on "informations ing is reported wherever they go. Chan received." This house was frequented by claims that he has captured three small people of the low class and it was pos-" gunboats and a number of armed launches sible for a man to have put the arms that previously assisted in Sun's Peo- there if he had a grievaner against the pic's Ariny attempt to take Pak-kai and woman. Kongmoon.
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THE RIVER OFF SHAMIN "Another of Sun's ships, viz., the destroyer Tung On has left the anchorage. It was lying there previously with the cruise
After
pout raised by
Mr....
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER
ARRESTED.
A young Chinese. aged about 2 years, was charged before Mr. Lidsell at the lagistracy yesterday afternoon, with having taken part in an armed robbery at Cheung Sha Wan on June 27th last.
was
and the water in an easterly "direction, The defendant was arrested about R and since a seaplane flry over the West week after the robbery in connection with Bund on Friday she now directs her another ense, when information searchlight skywards. The gunboat received alleging that the defendant was ik has a searchlight that illumines the one of those who took part in the water on the Fati side and the Prary robbery. sends her searcblight in all directions. The circumstances of the robbery aro At the corner of the West Bund (just that four or five armed robbers entered outside the French bridge), and at Fati, the bungalow of a wealthy Chinese and batches of Kwangtung troops are station held up the four women occupants. In ed with the cbject of keeping a look-out the melee which followed two women and preventing surprise putrties being were stabbed, not seriously, and jewellery landed. As Hung Leuk has declared and money to the Value of 8213 werd Three of the women were at neutrality, Sun's Launches can get along stolen, side on the south of the island of Houam, tacked in the bungalow itself," whilst the fourth was attacked whilst sleeping in a THE CITY,
cubicle adjoining the house.
The defendant denied all knowledge ut There is no change in the situation here
the affair: as the same conditions prevail. Although
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Ip Kue has issued a proclamation to the the prosecution and the ease was ad÷ A number of witnesses were called for effect that press gangs will be severely journed until Saturday next. shatter ibe benour of his victim. To advise. There are many people who need punished, soldiers have been at work pass on a lie is as bad as to invent on the words of comfort and sympathy again, about forty mon being rounded up and it is the sign of a small and meanwhich we can speak to them, there are
at the Tai Ping Gate at 6 p.m. on Friday, mind always to be depreciating others. many who might be brought to know The master of a rickshaw depot at the The strike of the electric mechanics.. Everyone has his weak points and his more of the love of God if only we spoke Little, East Gate has just welcomed the appears to be over as more than half of bad points and if we dwell only on these more of it. There are many who might return of about half of the sixty coulies there have returned to work. The civil we anay make him out a very bad he brought to know more of the loss of who were taken away on the 18th. I population is unanimous in its praise of person, but everyone has also his gudd if only we spoke more of it. There spoke to one of them and he tells me a the foreign staff and volunteers for being points, and if we must talk about people are many who might be encouraged to story of how they were forced to carry mole to keep up the supply, if only at let us try and speak of their good overcome temptations which are now stores for a whole night without chow. night.
words of help and encouragement. to'
points and not of their bad ones. Let overcoming them, if only we had spoken In the morning they received rice, with- More arrests of propagandists have as never forget that a word once spoken them. There are many who are feeling out anything else, and at Ko-tong they taken place, a notable instance being af can never be recalled and may go on all the chill horror of loneliness who managed to slip away in the breaking Fung Yuen Street, western "suburb, where bearing fruit long after the speaker has might be made happy by kindly words dawu. The Speaker of the Provincial many rifles, swords, bayonets, Soveral forgotten it. It has been said that words from us. Yes, indeed, the wall-bridled Assembly has formally requested the mili- cases of ammunition and some uniformas have wings, but remember that they are tongue can be an instrument- of untold tary authorities to put a stop to these were found. Other arrests took place at apt to fly to places that the speaker had usefulness to our neighbour. This world press-gangs and the Merchants Volunteer Nam-kuan and the Eastern Suburb. In never intended, and careless words deis fall of opportunities of helping others Corps held a meeting at Sai-kwa-yuen to Kuo has issued another proclamation. preciating others have possibilities of
threatening dire penalties to Tumour doing untold barm, and saddening and by our words as well as by our deeds devise means to protect the civil popula mongers on the ground that they disturb
and he is a wise man who can speak ation.__. a. often ruining other lives.
word in season to one who needs it, and Another new form of outrage has also the peace of the people. St. James troturns to the subject of on be silent when words are not been reported. Men in uniforme go to has faken temporary charge of the Ng Fay, the Commissioner of Police, the control of the tongue in the third-wanted. By thy, words thou shalt be pawnshops and pledge frticles demand- chapter of the epistle where he writes, justified and by thy words thou shalt be ing anms far in excess of the actual Mayoral offices in addition to his other "If any man offend not in word the condemned." Let us realise the great values. An adult takes place if they same is a perfect man, and able also to power, for good or evil, which our are refused or bargained with. The pital. He is reported to be sick from Admiral Tong Ting Kwong is, in hoe bridle the whole body. Behold we put words possess, and let us be more than pawnshops that remain opet, conduct over-work.and worry but one report says bits in the horses mouths that they may ever determined that no idle and unkind business through a small grill with their that he has a boil on his hand." obey us, and we turn about their whole words shall find utterance by our doors safely barced body. Even so the tongue is little tongue, but that it shall be used to speak member, and boasteth great things. Be- words that will go good and cheer the been almost immune from the looters and
The shops in the western unbarh, have "KWONG. HANG" DESTROYED. hold how great matter a little fire sorrowful, and comfort the afflicted and the majority of the stores are now open A report has come into Canton, to the
LATER. kindleth And the tongue in a fire 'n strengthen the weak. Let it be used to world of iniquity: So is the tongue rebuke evil and encourage goodness, letters up. The Bank of Capton is reported Hang has been blown up by her crew to business, but they still hate the shut effect that the pro-Sun gunboat, Kwong among our members that it defleth Leit tell forth the, praises and the glory to live, moved into temporary offices in who, seeing that capture was immiocoty whale body. For every kind of beasts. of God, and the wonders of His Creation Shameen, and others are expected to decided to destroy the ship rather tha and of birds, and of serpents, and of and His redeeming live, " Lord, open follow its example. things in the sea is tamed and hath been thou our lips and due mouth shall show
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let it fall into the hands of Chan Wing Hsia.