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THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY.
(CONTINUED FROM PACE 6.)
THE SERMON,
The following is the text of the sermon given by the Rov. H. V.
Koop-
Among the many pictures inpsir- ed by, the tragedy of the Great War is one which depicts a War Cemetery in Northern France. It is winter and there has been a fall of snow. In the foreground, scen
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1930.
WEAR A FLANDERS' CHARITY FOOTBALL HOLIDAY CRICKET.
POPPY!
OVER $6,000 COLLECTED FROM STREET SALES.
Parties of students from upper form of the Catholic schools of Hong Kong were present, and the Catholic community, of Hong Kong WELL. ORGANISED CAMPAIGN, was largely represented.
After the Mass the Rov. Father O'Brien proached as follows:-
Efforts for World Peace.
For those of us who went through the war years and took some dimly in the half light of the early part, however small, in the great morning, stands the figure of struggle, this day teems with Christ, looking out over the rows memories and we scarcely need a of rough wooden crosses. The que preacher to arshad them for us. tion that leaps at once to the mind ie What is He thinking?" And we look again at the picture; only to find that Hir back is turned and
we cannot Beo His face. So we are compelled to imagine what we cannot seo. What would the artist have put into the face of Christ if he dared to turn the picture
roundi
of war.
Is there not first a look of sorrow, the sorrow of disappointment 1 Here before His eyes in the evidence of the utter waste and wantonness Here is spelt but the failure of the world to try His way. He had come to conquer too and his ambition was to win all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, but he chose another way. He turned his back on the sword which Satan held out to Him.
The world has never believed that He was right. Even his followers have misunderstood. They have taken in His name the sword which he refused; they have blazoned his cross upon their armour and their esigns and forgotten that the cross in the symbol of love and not hate, of peace and not war.
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There is a sting in death and after twelve years we feel it still It is the sting of the sin which re- fuses the way of Christ and chooses, instend the folly and futility of war. And so the look or sorrow.
But there would be also, I think, another look, a look of recognition. The fact that these men died by the madness of war does not hide from Him the splendour of their sacrifice nor the likeness of their end to His You will remember the words of the King's message:-"They endured hardships, faced danger and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." That was the way Christ went to His own great victory.
Danger of Peace.
A rough estimate of the amount collected yesterday from the sale of poppies showed that in Hong Kong alone a collection of no less than $1,000 was made. In Kowloon over 82,000 were collected and these figures do not include anles in out
ring district's such as Homuntin, Kowloon Tong, Yaumati, Chung chau, etc.
Time has softened those memories and taken the sting out of their
In every way the sale was as pain. We keep this day of remem. thoroughly organised as in former brance not to perpetuate omities years and there was no want of and misunderstandings, not to ap-assistance from volunteer workers portion binme and responsibility, the long list below will show. but to honour our glorious Dead, The list, necessarily, does not in- and, by recalling to mind the clude every name but to one and awful holocaust of those years, to all the Committee desire to express
MATCH.
GOVERNOR KICKS OFF.
PROLIFIC SCORING IN SER VICES. REST MATCH,
A
INDIANS AND UNIVERSITY DRAW.
Several matches wero played yes- terday under favourable weather conditions, the moat interesting gamo, being the I.R.C.-University No fewer thinn 13 goals were game at Swokuapon which ended in scored in the charity football mmten draw. The Royal Engineers beat between the Services. the Rest the Civil Service juniors at Happy played at the Club ground restor Valley, while the Single members of day. Of these, nine were scored the Police Recreation Club beat the by the forwards, of, the Rest team, Married men by two wickets.. every one of whom were in brilliant form. Their forward line was about the best that could be found in the Colony, and the Services; de- fence line found mach difficulty in stopping them from further scoring. The proceeds of this match go to
well tho Poppy Day Fund.
There was a fairly largo gather ing, the covered stands being almost completely full. His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, and arrivals, other interested spectators Thero were several individual were Major-General Sandilands,
ABDUL-CURREEN WITH BAT
AND BALL.
Indians and University Draw. At Sookumpoo yesterday, tho Indian Recreation Club entertained the University in a friendly match which ended in a draw.
A feature of the match was the.
strengthen our will to make possible their thanks for the assistance given Lady Peel were among the early Curreem who in making 65 runs,
the peaceful settlement of future yesterday. disputes.
brilliant batting of J. S. Abdul-
sent the ball to the ropes fifteen. times. He was alas, in great form
We realise now more than over epilections of, over 8100 by the Capt. A. II. Walker, R.N., the new with the ball, taking four wickets i
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before that fathers, mothers, wives and children of all the belligerent nations suffered, the same pain in their bereavements, and world-wide efforts being made to render. as, remote as can be the possibility of such a war in the future. The celebration of this day then should encourage us to support very worthy movement aimed at the establishment of world penco so as not to render vain the sacrifice those whose memory we keep to. day.
indies who sold poppies in Hong Kong. The biggest return, it is interesting to mention, was made by Miss F. Stevenson, who managed to bring in no less than $204.15.
From an early hour, practically every point of vantage was oc. cupied by the poppy sellers. The sales continued up to noon-time- when those in Hong Kong took their boxes to the City Hall and those in Kowloon to the Y.M.CIA. cach place a battalion of shroffs was engaged to count up the collections, which were mostly in silver, and by one o'clock a rough idea of the
realised amount
obtained:
was
At
If peace has her victories no less renowned than war, so has pence her problems little less desperate than those of war. To-day we can ask ourselves if we are facing those problems with the courage and though it is quite probable that tenacity of purpose of the herocK of the Great War. There has been fairly big addition to the 80,000 may gained in the war and to let the sales at the outlying districts are a tendency to rest on the laurels be available when the details of problems of peace look after them- selves. But wo
owe it to the known.
In Hong Kong, Mrs. G.. D. R.
dead to nuke the best of the pence that they runde possible for us and to exhibit the same courage and Binck was in charge of arrange. self-sacrifice in the trials of peacements for the street sale and Mrs. as they dil in those of war. This Strellett helped at the City Hall is the spirit in which to celebrate in issuing poppies. The arrange- Armistico Day to draw inspiration And strength from its memories to 'ments on the Peninsula wers in the earry on the work of re-establishing hands of Mrs. Branson and Mr. order out of the chaos left by the Terry. Mr. Edmunda was in charge of the sales in the Happy Valley
war,
We also owe it to the dead to There is a sense, then, in which, calling us to follow Him, Christ Pray for them. In the providence District.
of God the Armistice was made calls us to follow them; for if it is in November, the month dedicated
Hong Kong Helpers, the path to war, it is also the path to prayer for the Holy Souls, so to peace. Pence is
not for those that we turn quite naturally to the sales of poppies in Hong Kong:
The following ladies assisted in who are all for a quiet life" true
pray for the repose of the souls of peace if it is to be won means all those who gave their lives for
Mra, Miskin, Mrs. Grist, Mrs. danger and bardship and even us in the war. It was said by the Richards, Mrs. Naylor, Mrs. Little, death. It is more dangerous, for into venerable Cardinal Mercier Mrs. Dowley, Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. the moment, to disarm than to arm, that soldiers who died in the cause Osborne, Ars. Black, Mrs. New. to trust than to distrust; bub who | justice and right went straight over said it wasn't? The.Christian to their reward in the next life; bigging, Mrs. Hutson, Mrs. Hutch is not called to play for anfety but but it has been the age-long pracings, Mrs. Braine Hartnell, Mrs. to win at all costs and by any tics of the Church to continue hazard.
There has been too much of the prayers over the years for the re- Kirk and Mrs. Shellshear,
The pose of the souls in purgatory, be idea that Christianity exists to bring cause God has revealed nothing merely comfort and safety: too about the duration of their period much prayer that we may be kept of purgations. So this morning we from dangers, and not enough of offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Miss Christ's own reckless, conquering for the ropose of those who gave ery, Thy will be done That is the grandest prayer for peace the their lives for us in the Great War.
world has ever heard and it lend the one who prayed it warmed into the jaws of death.
Walker, Alison Black, Richards, Misses Cousins, Harris Marty, Naylor, Potter, Enid Scull, Bonnar, Hallifax Beavis, De Biere, Blackburn, Lammert, Little Tick ner, B. Smith, P. Scott Harston, E. Scott Harston, G. Mackie, A Laing, Ferguson, Parker Rees, Stevenson, O'Hagan, Laing, Graw. hall, Blaady, MacFadyen, Desarty,
The Living and the Dead. While honouring the memory of Among the letters of that great the dead do not forget the distress war Padro, Studdert Kennedy, there of the living, so many of whom is one, very moving and Bluminat gave just less than their lives, being
Dann, D. Henderson, W. Hender ing. which he wrote from the front blindod, crippled, maimed in line tranches, and in which he says: hundred different ways in the course
son, E. Hunt, A. Chambers, M. The first prayer I want my son
Their life is mado a of the war. God little easier by the funds adminie Figueiredo, G. Roza, N. Booker, M. to learn to say for me is not keep Daddy safe" but "God make tered chiefly through the British Roza, A. Gesano, M. Omund, P. Daddy brave, and if he has hard Legion. When you buy a poppy you Rapp, Brackenridge, N. Beynolds, things to do, ranke him strong to are making a little pet of gratitude
Commodore, Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr. R. M. Dyer. Before the match started members of both teams in- cluding the referce and linesmen were presented to His Excellency.
The band of H.M.S. Berwick Played pleasing selections before thio match and during the interval.
The Teams,
The following players lined up for their respective teams
Wylie
and
ServiceFletcher (R.A.), Hen- derson (Argylla), Huish (R.A.). sets), Troth (Somersets); Dickin Yonman (Argylla), West (Somer- son (Navy), Timberlake (Navy), Baker (Somersete), Christie (Argylls). (Club), Li Tin Sang (South China), Rest-Rodgers (Club), Bishop
Oram (Kowloon), Ip Pak Wa (South Oram (Police), Hedley (Kowloon),
China), Segalen (Club), A. Gosane China), Fung King Cheung (South
and B. Gosano (Recreio).
H.E. Sir William Peel kicked off, immediately after which the Civilians took control of the game Five minutes after play Fung King heading the ball into the net in a Cheung gave the Reat the lead by scramble in front of the Services goal.
their opponents' area and Rodgers Services transferred the ball to did well to save at the expense of
corner, which the Services players failed to take advantage of. Ip Pak Wal received a pass from Fung King Cheung and sent in a difficult shat, which was successfully stopped by Fletcher. The second goal came from Segalen, who sent Fletcher not a chance. The third in a beautiful grounder which gave gori resulted from a clever in dividual effort of A. Gusano, who snatched the ball from the Services Fletcher. right half and ran in to beat
Many Chances Lost,
lacked combination. Christie and The Services team had many chances to score, but thir forwards Wylie were the only two who im- pressed.
resulted in the latter sending in a
for 11 runs.
The scores were:-
1.8.0.
A. el Arculli, e Abdul-Aziz,
b Rido S. A.. Ismail, o Ride, b
Baker
41
0
A. H. Madar, e Silva, b Nor-
manbboy
B
H. T. M. Barma, hit wicket,
b Abdul-Aziz
A
A. A. Rumjahn, e Anderson,
b Abdul-Aziz
O. Jemail, c Ride, b Abdul-
Aziz
J. S. Abdul-Currcem, e Sulio-
man, b Ride
14
S. A. Ismail, e Gan, b Ride 4 E. Hiptooln, not out
Extras
Total (for 8 wkts., dec.)..152
J. M. A. Ramjahn and A. H. Rumjahu, did not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
A. T. Norman-
bhoy Baker
0. M. R. 'W.
13 4 24
D 1 33
0
Anderson 10 1 Abdul-Aziz........
7 1 23 Sulieman...i.... 2 0 14
Ride
Univerzity.
0
A. T. Normanbhoy, b Khan... 11 K. P. Gan, b Khan LT. Ride, b Khan
0
0
A. B. Sulieman, b Khan' H. Normanbhoy, A. A.
Rumjahn, ↳ Madar ........... 17 D. J. N. Anderson, not out... 29 P. N. da Silva, c and b Rum
jahn
G. E. Yoob, c and b Mader ... A. Abdul-Aziz, not out......
Extras
Total (for 7 wickota)
14
A. Baker and A. S. A. Kyum, did not bat,
Bowling Analysis
O. M. R. W. Abdal-Curreem:. & 4 11 4
.......... 10
Arculli
CHRISTMAS
GREETINGS
CHRISTMAS CARDS
AND
CALENDARS (1931)
to greet your Friends At Home.
A Special Display now being made on the Ground Floor,
Call in To-day and send them in time for the Christmas Mail.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
YEOMEN
OF
THE
GUARD
VOCAL SCORE-LIBRETTO-RECORDS
AT
ANDERSON'S
The scores werd
Married.
F. F. Alexander, e Sheppard,
b Baker
A. Suttilf, e sud b Baker.....
0.8.0.0.
22
F. Matthews, Meehan, b
Harriton
D
B. E Davies, b. Harrison
1
J. MacGowan, e Mitchell, b
Anstruther
F. E. Booker, not out
38
A. Reynolds, a Sheppard, b
J. R. Wilson, 1.b.w., b. Mec-
han
Hunter
0
G. Hallam, b Hunter
A 10 0
N. L. Bebbington, o Deavall,
B. G. Thorpe, e Williamson,
3
11
0
b Harrison......
0
b Baker
7 3 17
2
H. Edmonda, e Harrison,
A. Clarke, c, Sheppard,
Anstruther ...
0 12
H. Strange,
Holmes, b An-
struther
0
A. Gimmitt, hit wicket, b
E.
G.
Post, e Meadows, b
Harrison
Byron
Cr Strange, b Mochan
Extras
2
Total
0
A. S. Ismail Madar A. A. Rumjahn. 4 堇 Ramjahn
ENGINEERS WIN EASILY.
the Rest, the scorers being A.
Two more goals were scored by Gosano and Fung. King Cheung, succesful in finding their opponents' before the Services forwards were not. A pretty piece of work be tween Dickinson and Timberlake shot which completely had Bodgers beaten. The, Services followed up their success, and in a scramble in front of the Civilians goal, Dickin son made no mistake in shooting the second goal. At half time the score was 6-2 in favour of the Civilians. On resumption the Services defence playing centre forward for Services, early scored the third goal for his team; but only to allow their op
The visitors, batting first, put up ponents their seventh goal through 10s for 0 with Harrison (44) as top- B. Gosano,
The Services acored one
scorer. This player followed his goal, after which the Civilian for good work with the bat by taking wards had things all their own ways for 27. and the final whistlo found the score
4 in their favour.
more
Good Bowling By Harrison, Entertaining the Royal Engineers,
by the margin of 94 runs.
do them. Life and death don't to those men for what they have B. Hynes, A. Fowler, Atkina, showed much improvement, Baker, the C.8.C.C. "seconds were beaten mattor, Pat, my son: right and suffered for rch the motion Penny, H. Grimunitt, F. Silva, L. wrong do. Daddy dead is Daddy taken in Church this morning will Salmon, Jean Wilson, Pat Wood, still, but Daddy dishonoured before go to the benefit of the same fund.
One last word: don't limit your F. Grimmitt, M. Clarke, M. da God is something awful, too bad
gratitude to the defenders of your Silva, R. Murphy, M. Aingston, D. for words."
"faced danger, an country to one celebration a year. Hoolidge, V. Bradbury, M. Suttill, These men dured hardships," and so must we You in this Colony have an op- in the cause of peace." There are portunity every day of doing honour and M. Hendenning, other ways of death and other forms to their memory their successors of fear besides those found on the are the soldiers of the present day, battlefield. There is the death of every bit as worthy of reapeut, public opinion and official criticism, gratitude and confidence as were God help us as we keep this Day the heroes of the great war. When of Remembrance, to brace our trouble threatens they are the first solves anew to run the risks of peace and to seek deliverance from nothing but faithfulness and fear along,
REQUIEM AT ST. JOSEPH'S
REV. FR. O'BRIEN ON PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
Kowloon Helpors.
The following ladies assisted in the sale of poppies in Kowloon --
Mra Branson, Mrs. Gow, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Meffan, Mrs. Court, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Fearman.
there to defend your life, libertion and goods. A newspaper hard up for copy may blazon forth the
Misses M. George, K. Hamilton, peccadillos of the soldier and so R. Cole, H. Earnshaw, B. Taylor,
Mr. Atkinson efficiently refereed the, match and Mesars. Stokes and Scott were the linesmen:
AT THE HONG KONG CLUB.
give an entirely falan impression of H Brower, V Wall, P Mooney, BIG BUM-COLLECTED-FROM-
AUCTION,
a fine body of men. The publicity Jonn Booth, P. McCaw, M. McCaw, given to such minor delinque and b. Hickey, D. Weir, Newburs. is disproportionate and unfair and F. Elvidge, C. Sully, E. Skina, ahould be reduced to its true por Branch, P. Evercat, J. Bryou, W. spective in the minds of the public George, M. George, N. Field, B. Lice day, the Hong Kong Club was
As in usual every year on Armis by the remembrance of the kindly Scriven, M. Rumeby, T. Gabruila, thrown open to members' women courteous and gallant attitude of M. Fadden, P. Elkins, D. Moss, B. folk and friends, and the large the average soldier of the Garrison. Evans, C. Banh, B. Kinola, E. number of guests, who were present Armistice Day was observed on All he asks in return is an equally Kinola, R. Blackmoro, R. Nisk, M. to witness the ceremony, at the St. Joseph's Church by a Solemn considerate attitudo on the part of Smith, J. Holland; V. Gabruila, D. Cenotaph, afterwards partook of Service at 9 a.m. A Requiem Mass the public,
Harold, J. G. Craig A. Laihovet refreshments in the Club lounge. In conclusion let us thank God sky. H. Laihovetsky, L. Calman, P. for the reposo of the souls of the
Later in the Club bar, Mr. G soldiers who fell in the War was for all His blessings and ask Him Gibson Craig, M. Robinson, E. Lammert, assisted by Mr, ... W paid by the Military. Chaplain, the to fill with truc windom ́minds of Rousseau, Folland By Logan auctioned several artipital,
Phits
· prubent phoir of priests from the Catholic problems may be solved and the Cathedral.
highest good of all may be achieved
"The sale of poppies at Yaumati ding. We understand that about and surrounding districts was under $2,000-wore collected from members the eliarge of Mr. Osmund,
by this means,
The scorca werai
B.E.
Q.M.S. Mitchell, b Evans L/C. Meehan, a Strange, b
Evans...
29. Lt. Anstruther, b Edmonds... 39 Lt. Macdonald, not out...... 30. 8. M. Gomer, b Freeman... 1 Sergt. Harrison, b Strange... 44 Lt. Col. Marsden, b Strange 18
Extras
W.
Tot (for 6 wickets, doo.)..100 Spr. Hinbury, Spr. Whithold, Spr. Holmes and Cpl. Deavall did not bat.
Bowling Analysis.
a M.. Edmonds B MacGowan ..... FAADAL
Grimmitter 0 Wilson Bizauge.
H. E Evans, c Anstruther,
b Harrison
A. Freeman, not out
Extrai
Total
2
1#
Bowling Analysis,
O. M. R. W. Mechan....... II Harrison
03 Anstruther 0 31 3 Maradeni 2 0 มิ
Holmes
INTER-CLUB MATCH AT.
P.R.C
Win For Bachelors By Two Wickets,
S
5
A very enjoyable match wa played between the Morried and Single members of the Police Re- creation Club which resulted in a win for the latter by two wickets.
The scoring was rather slow:bub cofustin the wine was played in the hast of
of the supporters of the two siden
| provided much amusment.
Hunter
T. McHahon, b Byron
A. J. C, Taylor, b Sheppard 17
J. Hunt, b Sheppard
Bowling Analysis.
B. G. Baker Hunter...
Byron Sheppard
0. M. RW,
7
0 21
92
45
3.1.1.
1. 0 Singles.
T. R. Hunter, l.b.v., b
Hallam
B. G. Baker, Lb.w., 5 Alex-
anderarion
C. Byron, Alexander,
Thorpo
T. Williamson, a Thorps, b:
Alexander
W. E. Meadowa, b Alexander A. Shoppard, Alexander, b
Hallam
W. O. Bart Sparrow, o Poat,
b Alexander
W. Langblin, not out
Baldwin, e Reynolds, Alexander
G. Hargreaves, e Alexander,
by Booker AWAY O. Clow run out on
Extras
Total
Booker
Thorpe
Bowling And
Hallman