THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 17th, 1927.
ANTI-CHRISTIAN MOVE- LET US PRESERVE EXTRA-
MENT IN HUNAN.
TERRITORIALITY.
CHINESE PASTOR STONED TO A FRENCH PLEA FOR FOREIGN
DEATH.
CHANGSHA THE STORM CENTRE,
The following news items have been received recently from Hunan by letter and telegram, says a re- cent number of the North Ching Daily Nars-
UNANIMITY.
"A CRIME TO ABANDON THESE RIGHTS."
BY M. A. VANDELET, EDITOR OF
"L'ECHO DE CHINE."]
The proverbial hatred of the Chi mes for the foreigner, the ahamie. able acts committed. cither by Southerners or Northerners since) the beginning of hostilities, as well from their own point of view as from that of occidentals, who take no siles in their quarrels but pay the consequenc nevertheless, proves that China is still too deep in the Dark Ages to understand our mentality and to judge us with anderstanding.
The infiltration of Balshevism into
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The Province of Human seems to be going through another very seri. ous anti-Christian agitation, almost an bitter and better organized, in some places, than during the Christ Tour season last year. The most bitter and virulent form has inken place at Yochow, where a Christian Chinese Pastor, Cheng Tso Chin, was stoned to death by farmers. The immediate cause of the out- break was the fact that, Pastor-
China has set back this country by HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL Cheng was posting up some pro- clamations issued by the officials two centuries, and to-day we have asking the people to protect mission more need for the protection of our Town judges than during the most. He trouble epochs in the reign of the property and Christian work.
Emperar Kuang Su Our govern was thus accused of being an Im perialist and seeking the protectiontents would indeed commit a crime if they abandoned these rights, in- of toleration treaties, and the farm-dispensable to our security. ers took him and actually stoned This instinctive Britishkeeping him to death. There has been some at a distance" of the Chinese is perhaps cause of the boycottings very bitter persecution in other places, and some of the Christian leaders have had to fee.
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Hong Kong Observatory, May 18th.
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of which they are the victims: but Weather... it is not less true, that as the British think, nearly all foreigners are driven by force of circumstances to think also.
Highest open-air Temperature, 15th: 80 Lowest open-air Temperaturs, 16th: 76 B-Blue sky; -Cloudy; D-
F-Fog: L-Lightning:
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE.
From May 17th to 23rd, 1927. HIGH WATER.
LOW WATER.
The Bitter Centre Of Changsha, Changela is probably the next The British Colonisers have must hitter centre of this anti- always adopted an attitude which Christian
Siangtan has inspired caution on the side Drizzle; museusit. which is not far from Changsha of a part of this rare (ant the M-Mist; Overcast P-Passing takes on pretty much the colour of whole), while the Latins, more ram showers; Q-Squalls; R-Rain; T the movement in Changsha It is municative and naturally inclined to Thunder. often remarked that "what happens confidences, have allowed a tors in Changsha 14-day will be sure to great degree of intimacy, which it
Sianglan to-narrow of happen
now beruntes necessary to abandon. the next day. Most of the Mission The sentiment of hatred of the property is occupied by soldiers or
whites is not felt by all Chinese, unious or schools; in some cases but is felt particularly by those written agreements are presented who have allowed themselves to be asking to barrow the property, but influenced by Moscow. The Russian The Fuh-hsinng Bedshevists sve in British stand- that is only a form. Girls' School at Changsha was occu- offishness a vulnerable point and pied first by soldiers and now by have used it fully in their attempts Seb Chuen students-some sort of" to envenomTMthe situation: On the student's organization. The beauti- other hand the Chinese masses, ful campus has become a public ethnographically
have ignorant, place and as a recunl, letter naively unssed all whites in their primitive says: "A public park without a hatred for the British, a matter made more easy by the fact that manager.
are, in for them all big noses any case, devils.,
up.
Past and present events show that a portion of the Chinese people have long detested us without dis- tinction of nationality; and before this indisputable fact the coming together of all foreigners is render- ed necessary is the only means of resisting the present movement, which has no real political reason except to play the game of the Russian Soviets.
Losing ground in Europe, the Mcsgow satraps are endeavouring to create in the Orient an exploit able dominion, and their choice has fallen on China, The whole thing is to know whether we are disposed to allow them to have their way without resistance.
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The buildings of the Hunan Bible Institute have been occupied. The buildings of the United Evangelical Mission have been throughly ra sacked, even the glass being re- moved from the windows. Several buildings on the campus of Yale in China have been taken over for use hy a military academy and order is 1Haintained. The residences. are occupied by soldiers or protected" by servants. All the trees on the
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. campus which shaded adjoining farm land have been cut down by
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL order of the Farmers' Union, which
STEAM NAVIGATION Coa is now in control in Changsha,
STEAMER "MIRZAPORE." Position In Southern Hunan,
ARRIVED HONG KONG ON Southern Hunan has not been hit
16TH MAY, 1927. No hard by the recent str There has been some looting and
FROXANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL- petty theving of foreign residences
Let us speak no more of the wel
TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, at lleugehow, and one residence oc-
fare of the Chinese, for this slogan PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO pied by soldiers and an organized has lost its forea. Let us speak
AND STRAITS. three day auti Christian programme only of defending the rights which was broken up without effecting
ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the shore- we have acquired, and whien the
named Vessel are hereby informed much, though reports say that the degree of civiliantion attained by situation sery certain there. China does not permit our yet that their Goods are being landed and The compradore of the Presbyterian abandoning. In acting with frank placed AT THEIR 16K in the Hong Kong Hospital had to flee for fear heness we will not gain the sympathy and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com would be asked to open up the drug of all the people of this country-Consignment will be sorted out Mark Godowns at Kowloon, where each and store rooms and hand out the but we will preserve our prestige, by Mark and Delivery can be obtained us stores and drugs on haul. The
which is preferable. situation in Chengcheow weaths to le better than any of the above named places
Christian boarding and schools are still carrying on there.
Many reports and rumours of kill ing and capturing the idle rich at Changsha were somewhat exagger aled, but some have been killed without trial, since this method did not produce the money, the new method is to throw them into gol and perscente them until their money is produced. Many have tried to flee and some have got away. These refugees from Chang- sha are now being arrested by tele- gram on their arrival in Wuhan."
Even with all this terrorism, re- ports show that conditions are bet. ter than a few weeks back.
VESSELS EXPECTED.
Adrustus (Blue Funnel), dus July
15th,
Agapenor (Blue Funnel), due May
27th.
utenze (Blue Funnel), due July
20th, Arafuru (E, & A.), due July 4th. Automedon (Blue Funnel), due May
21st.
Heulomand (Ben Line), due May
20th.
Deasan (Melchers), due May 19th Deucalion (Blue Funnel), due June
95th.
Fukia (Melchors), due May 31st.
23rd.
The German business community Helenus (Blue Funnel), due June at Changsha is apparently not being disturbed. It has been reported
that all the Gerinan China Inlandton (Blue Funnel), due July 3rd. Missionaries in Hunan have been Kalyan (P. & O.), due June oth ordered out and are to take up their Kashgar (P. & 0.), due July 7th. residence in Hankow until condi-Macedonia (P. & 0), due June
gard. tiona get hotter.
Machaon (Blue Funnel), die June
12th.
Serious Period For The Church.
The Liang-Hu Synod of the Mantua (P. & D.), due May 20th. Church of Christ in China met in Novara (P. & O.), due June 28th. Hankow on April 28th and was well Orestes (Blue Funnel), das June attended. Only two presbyteries,
5th.
Shenchow, Hunan, and Tcbang, Hu Patroclus (Blue Fannel), dao June poh, were.not represented. One of
22nd,
7th.
the incidents of this meeting was Perseus (Blue Funnel), duo July the memorial service held for the Martyred Pastor Cheng of Yochow, who was an officer of the Synod.
Helplessnam Of Officials. Reports have come from Liling, Siangtan and other places that for eigners private houses have been entered and much personal property
Pyrrhus (Blue Fannel), due June
17th.
Rawalpindi (P. & O.), due July
21st.
Santhia (B.I. & Apear), due to
morrow, Sarpedon (Blue Funnel), due May
25th.
stolen or destroyed. The officials St. Albane (E. & A.), due June are helpless, and there is little hope
6th.
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