THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1914,
DEATHS.
fand opened. Within a few days LATE MR. J. L. CHALMERS. On the 16th November at Dir. the lads had collected more than reen Borrow, Somersetshire, £5, and had received promises of Capt. Charlos Stanbrouch regular monthly subscriptions
amounting to £3.
Watson, late Royal Marine Light Infantry, second son of the lafe Anthony Watson of 21 Inverleith, Edinburgh.
MISSIONARY WORK.
An Interesting Account át Activities in South China.
The following interesting ac- count in culled from the 1913-4 report of the Church Missionary Society :--
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1913. A steamer on which Miss.
There are about 60 pupils in the Boys' Boarding School at Canton, a junior school which serves as a foodor to the mission 'middle school in that city. At St. Stephen's House, Hongkong, there were about a dozen Bible women being trained, one of them sent from Honolulu. Besides the class composed of accepted
Burtal to be in Hongkong.
In the death on Monday last, at Hari Roid, Shanghai, of Mr. J. L.
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Chalmers, thers lost to the pm of British obaras. ter and competance in the Far East in general, and to the Mari time Customs service of China in particular, a personality who,
PRINCE OF WALES FUND.
Hongkong Subscriptions Now over $175,000.
The eighth subscription list of the Hongkong Prince of Wales Fund, which has been forwarded to us by Mr. N. J. S'ubb, the Hon
Treasurer, shows that the public
ALLEGED THEFT OF IRON
This s'teranon, two Chian were charged before Mr. J. K. Wood, at the Police Court, with being in un'awful powession al sighty bars of pigeon, which wight rrarnably be a pro ed of häving been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
Johnson Stokes and Master,
Mr. DJ. Lewis, f Masers.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Only Two Cases on the
Calendar..
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THE BLUE BIRD.'
The Theatre Royal was again well Giled on Saturday evening, for the final performance of "The Blue Bird," and those who attend." This morning, at the Supreme,
ed were more than satisfied with Court, the Obief Justice, Sir the fare provided, judging by the William Bees Davies, who rolur hearty applause and the numerone
two cases being rat down fletoriptions of the play in pre- ed from leave last week opened bouquets passed over the fort the November C-iminal Sessions lights at the end of the last act. There was a light calendar, only We have already given such full
candidates for evangelistic work during wäll nigh forty years of is still freely subscribing. The scouted sad Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. trial, viz:-oneuf alleged murdarvious issues that little remains to there are two other classes in the service to a foreige odairy, sto total bas now tra hël the splendid Wilkinsoo and Grist, defended. and the other of alleged throwin be aid; but special mention
institution, one co aisting of women, most of them sent by their husbands who desire. some
for the things that count as beat sum of $175,485.79; The latest list show the following in our own national life.
His father, the Rev. Dr. John
donations:- The country around Canton Christian. training, and the other Chalmers, for mszy yeare resident Society of Onion, Ltd.
$2,500. Uion Insurance of those who enter to be prepared in Hongkong, was in the first for Baptiem. At St. Stephen's rank of scholars as a distic guish
$874 22. Mr. R. D. Harvey's Girls' Uollege the number of ed mathematician, and there Fund: Docation through Mr. G. pupils rose to more than 100, have been few non-Chiness whose Lloyd, $50; Mr. G. T. Lloyd and examination results were attainments in the Chinese written (October), $10; Miss. Doberok, again good, eight of the nine girls language could rauk with his in $76 Mr. Tre Ramsey, Examination being successful. A reaching research, the results of Customs, Stw $55 who sat for the Oxford Local respect of accuracy and a far- $55.50; E P. Mission, $15 daily Bible lesson is given in the which, as seen in his pablished Mr. Thompson, S to $90. school, and in addition abon: half works, are within their own sphere, Hooh Chang and C, Swatow highly esteemed in this colony. Carr Rimary, $155, E. P. and in the nearest coast port com.
Mission, $78-Swatow Currency, manities, in virtue of a grace and $569.50, fear in erobang
$51.78, total $517,72-Rev, J, F.
was in a very disturbed condition during a great part of the year Dank, a CM.S. missionary, was travelling, was boarded by some 60 pirates under the guise of passengers while proceeding up the West River, and the ship's officers owed their lives to Miss Dank's knowledge of Chinees, enabled her to dissuade the pi- rates from the violonce which they meditated. Miss Dank was
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of a corrosive fluid.
hcuid again be made of Misa Taox Kan-p was obsrget Aguas Bishop, who once more with the murder of Tang Chuelighted her audienos in the role at Kam Tin on October 6.
of Mytyl; Master Bernard Cald guilty.
The prisoner plea-lad well, a Tyltgl; Mr. John Robertson, se Water, and for her Thu following jury
exquisite renduring of the
Nalingale's Song: sworn-Meaare J. Hyde,
Mr. M. ** ferman, A. Lash, H. F. Hick Stalf r hote, as Brend; man, F. Soares, E. F. du. Urzrthy Filio, as bire Prasi, R. Lapsley and W. F. Ford Lieut. Commude. F. A. M. Oromie, Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr the Fairg Berglane and Nigh Mr. P. M. Hodgeon. Orow as Tylo, the dog; Mrs. Oromie, as Light; Mrs. M. W. Bish p, as Mr. Biker, of Mera. Evens and weNestham, defended.
Mic belly, as Sugar,
Mr. H. J. Kilbey raid he was freight manager of the Pacific: Mail Company. About 790 tons pig iron air.ved by the ris. Sui- sang on its last arrival. It was daly discharged from the ship into the Ompany's godown. Eighty boxes, each weighing 75 1bs, would weigh more at 2 about $90," tous, the price per tua baing A jark woman deposed that defendant to carry the iron.
The rate was proceeding a want to rusu,
and to her courage and tact, which thegirls voluntarily attend Bun- monumental. Mrs. Chalmers was $100, Doaatina, Swatw $82.00 her crfs was engaged by the fire C. G. Alabaster, instructed by bur Barlingot; and Mc 11, S.
day school.
The number of inmates of the Victoria Home, Kowloon City,
afterwards presented with a Bible rose to 90. Six of them were charm of personality that gained, MoPhun, 8100; Rov. R. W:]
and a clock by the Colonial Gov- ernment in recognition of her services.
Again, the new Training College for the diocese of Victoria was at tacked by robbers, who decamped with bags full of stolen goods, including Mra. G. A. Bunbury's. wedding ring, which was drawn
of robbers was foiled.
married during the year, three of them taking up work as school tauchers. Another, married to a Catechist, was seized by a band of armed robbers when on her way to her new home, and, nothing was afterwarde heard of
her.
Many of the new officials at
for her troops of friends.
bis work.
Rentoul, $50.
German's Pigeons.
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he asked whether they would bang a dog on it.
Tue case, as set out by the Orown, was that the deceased was the younger brother of the accused, both of whom lived in Kam T For keeping himing pigeons Hoi, a village in the New Terti without permission, a registered tory, with their families. Appa Gorman, George Back, thirty-ently the two families were not eight, waiter, of Biw, we see on very good terms and the guilty, but recommended the The jury returned a verdict of teed at Old-street to six movidence went to show that the is.ner to the miray of the hard la' our and recommended for wife of cach_brother quarrelle('out on the ground of a'rзng deportation.
At the previous On October 5, the prisoner, with provecatinn hesring he said he bought the his son, went to the deceased'.
Mr. Alabaster informed the
Mr. J. L. Obalmers, the oldest
$750.-J. R. Michiel and Co. of their three soon, joined, in early life, the Chinese Customs gar- $600. Hr. Tung Li Chaer. vics, and was for a time a mem- $250.-Mr. W. E. Clarke. ber of the staff at Canton, gaining $125.—Mr. H. O. Hesker. also st other porte experience of
$100 each. Mes re.. R: C. Dixon, G. N. Orme, M Tui Chiu,
from ber finger. A second atteok Pakboi showed themselves in his life was an appointment" to "Man Loong Firm, the. Ko pigeous to fatten fers pie, Asked hanse, taking, with them alone Court that the man had been in
One of the tursing points in Li Shan Fan, Li Wing Kwong, three days later by a larger force sympathy with the work, in the orca, as the assistant of Mr. J. Tobacco C., Tang Sing Con- by the magistrate (Mr. Clarke pule Tue prisen rasaalted the prison for seven weeks. lie was Tong Nim Yung Brot's' mission hospital in that city, and McLeary Brown, who went to The "movement towards union the patients were more ready than that country as Financial Adviser tractor, Tai Sin O., Ya Pan tall) if he wished to Bek any deceased, hitting him with the man of excellet character and which has been ao conspionous
before to submit to operation. A to the state, and who selects i Mr. Nam, Fok Tɔ Kat
questions, Beck replied: "I am o'e a number of times and he had serveri the Candian loiflo since the Edinbargh Conference number of the inmates, having Chalmers to accompany and serve
$75 each. Ho1. Mr. E. R. very sorry. I will sell the fixeons died shortly afterwards. The Rilway O. for twenty yeɛri on mation of a Protestant Christian regularly for three months an importance, to which were attach Wolfe., 1st Sub.
of Wales" Fund" (Laughter.) his death was caused at any rate Council for the province. United ovinced a defaits desire to learned duties of singalar complexity
accelerated, if not caused by the prisoner to six months, hard His Lordship, in sentencing the services or prayer meetings, which more of the Gospel, were admitted and difficulty requiring for their
pole. Counsel pointed out that labour, to date from the time of have been held for many years to the catechumenate. Sixteen right discharge the highest skill
the son was with the pri-oaer and his committal, said he was very by the missionaries
men and nine women were baptis- and soumet. in
if he assisted the prisoner, or the glad to give effect to the jury's Canton, are now felt to have ed at the lepers' asylum; thirty- The later years of Mr. Chalmers
prisoner assisted the non, in in-recommendation. He did not for Statistical Department, of which, missioner, six years ago, he became chief.
has led in Kwangtung to the for- attended services and classes with him in a post of outstanding Ballifax, lat Sub, Mr. E, D, O. and give the money to the Prince dooter'a evidence would abow that board the Empress of Japan
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$74.-Bafilios School Swiff, $50 each. Meers A. J. Bead, Let Sab, H. Dixon, let dub., J. W. White, Lik Cheong, Sai WooD, Chan Kwai Sing, Wu Wan Cho,
Cheong.
Hospital,
acquired fresh importance, and one of the inmates were confirm-were spent in Shanghai in the Ho Cheong Wo, Kwong Co., ChoShop, Chow Ya O toàn, Au Ping, Bicting the injuries on the decaa+a moment suppose that he had
measures
numerous concerted
ed; and two leprs were admitted have been planned for these lay readera. A dispensary was systematic ovangelisation of the opened, with a student from Pak oity. At Pakboi the three mis-boi ia, charge, at Oupo, a town sions working in that eity which has the reputation of being American, German and English mad upon idole. At Liemehow joined in a ten days' evangel between 2,000 and 3,000 patients istic campaign in 1913, while were treated, some paying several
selves under instruction.
A. M. de Souza, let Sub., E. Hed, he was just as much guilty a ever intoned to kill his brother, D'Aquino, 1st Sub, feung Ping if he had doze it himself. It but he went away to secura a
on the ratirement of the Com- $40.-Through the Kwong Wa Fai, lat Sub., Oa Cueong Shop: might be that, although the mastick and returned and took the Ho Cheong Wo Shop, Wing Fat was charged with mar ler, it was low into his own hande, un'ort- Cheung Shup, Wing Log slop, was for them to say. Shop, Leung Pat Yu, Wing Woo
a case of manslaughter, and itunately with a fatal result, He Yik Oa Wing Shop, o T Wo Shop, Tai Ship Shop, Winx that the prisoner's wife heard the that when he left pri ox he would The wife of the dece.sed said man of good character and hoped recognised that he had been a
Cheong Koe, Kwan Kwong Yue that she had the enteuance of a character.
Interment is to take place in the family grave, at the Protestant Cemet ry, Happy Valley, morrow, Tuesday, the 24th in t.,
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$30-Heung On Co. $25 eaph.-Messra. . D. Wolfe, 2nd Sub. 5. B. C. Roar, 1st Sab., S. B. B. McElderry, Sub, Wm. Edwards, Fuk
Li
arrangements have been made Visits; and several put them at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Compradore, Sa Hop, Stuff Casong, Kwong Yue Wingdeceased scolding witness, saying be able to retrieve his good
Friends desiring to attend the Colonial Treasurer's Office, Cofong, Iss Wing Chiu, Wing demon. Thai r..ter's wife, think-
to hold weekly a combined evengelistic meeting in the C.M.S. mission hall.
Evangelistic work in the Canton funeral are requested to assemble naught Aerated Water Fictory,bang Co., Ye Tai Firm, Cheo ging the abuse me to her, re- Five Years' for Vitriol Throwing, distriot was handicapped by the in the Mortuary obapel at the Ring Cheong, Shop, A. E. Wood, Tit Hon, Ching Li Shang Firm,rorted it to hr husband, whol
The work of the Divinity lack of Chinese agents, who were College was carried on at
too few in number to cope with the milee Shekpasi, five
from many opportunities, especially in Canton, during the early part.
the neighbourhoud of Teang- 1013, but after the shing.
of
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Cemetery by 4.55 p.m.
British Courage,
not go
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Prisoner plovied not guilty. The following jury was empanelled Messrs. A. A Claxton, foremar, G. Martin, The question was repeated, and J. W. Paton, P, H. Murray, 0, witness said only two or three Teizee, A. Course and P. B. blows were struck, but it was all Oolson. accidental.
The Attorney General, the don. Mr. JH. Kemp, prosecuted, the defendent being unrepresent- ed."
lat Sub.
Wing Ou Tai Firm, Fak On Tai ratarned and assaulted witness' $22.50.—Siác Secretariat for
Firm, Tooi Hia Ting.
Before Mr. Justice Gemperiz, Chinese Affa.rs.
hasband with a drying pole. Wa Fat ma charged with throw. $20 each.-M Bare: Ó. E Frith, $4-Kwong Toi Pawn Shop. "It was not very much," said ing a corrosivo fluid, to wit- $3 ah-Ki Fat Cosong the witness. "Hem ide a mistake; oil of vi riolat Leung Yeu, with F. Fisher, R. Duncan, W. H. attacks by robbers, recorded There is, too, an open door.
The Liberte, in spanking in Woolley, P. T. Lamble, J. A. Shop. Wing Ling Tung Shop, he did not strike him purposely, intent, by zo doi: g to do grievous above, the new premises were left among students at Canton, where praise of the British troops, states, Lyon, B. Spittle, a.s. Loong-wong Cheong Long Sp, It was an accident; that's all" bodily harm, on October 18. under the protection of some gov. the Rev. W.H. Hewitt, while in on the authority of a person: re-fang,; E. W. Dawson, Kung Yue Fuk On Pawn Shop.
Mr. Hodgaon:- How many ernment soldiers, and a rented the city for language stady, got turning from the front, that near Bank, Mok Yuek Lim, Yu Yaen -$2 eaob.-Sun Hing Shop. times s as he struck?-Suffice it house on the outskirts of Canton Ho mentions an interesting in ensure the safe retreat of the in-
into touch with a number of men Le Cateau the Lancers, in order to $15.24. Volunteer Pay,"
Kung Woo Cheong Ship, to say my husband was killed ac was procured for the accommoda.
$15 each-Messrs. George J. Cha Chak, Wing Fang Yuen cidentally. tion of the divinity students and quirer at Hongkong, a Japanese | fantry regiments, charged several Chambers, let Sub, Arthur O. Suop, Shan Da Shop, Wing the boys of the middle school, Buddhist priest who
visited times. They lost three-quarters Barford, lat Sub., R.E. Lindsell, Cheong Lang 5 10p, Tak Wu Shop, which also is carried on at Trinity Chins at the expense of some of their number, but succeede lat Sub,, W. Schofield. lat Sub, Kang Shan Cueong Shop, Hop College. One of the students, the Buddhist body to propagate his in covering the admirable retreat (.W. Cogah, Au Yr nog Fang Pak. Fat Shop. Pak Cho Tong Shop, Rev. Ha Po Wan, was admitted religion, but while in Shanghai of the brigade.
$11.50.-Sinf D. O/Nnd Hang On Tai Shop, Tai Wo Tong Questioned as to the identity of to Priest's orders by Bishop became interested in Christianity
A.D. 0/3.
Shop, Wing Lee Yuen Shop, Po the police sergeant whom she Lander, and another wis ordained to such an extent that he resigned
$10 each. Messrs. C. F. Aria, On Cheong Shop, Man Cho Toog called to the scene of the affray, Deacon in British North Borneo, his salaried position in bis mis-stricken with leprosy. The people Sub., E. A. Orvelho, lat sub., Wing Yu Cheong Stop, Kwong officer in court, saying that on the the Attorney General, was so e 1st Sub, A. F. Purler, 1-1 Shop, Yee Shing. Cherng Shop, witness failed to identify the The toso for, the Crom, ail St John's Hall, the O.M. S. Hostel The size of the mission makes recourse to a famongidol, but he Tin, Lam Shau Ting, Fuk Shing abop, Tang Cheong Tai Shop, him because of her tears.
sion and applied for Baptism. of his village arge him to have Wong Kwok Soan; Fang Tak On Cheung Shop, Wing On Tai date in question she could not see and the inference as to prisos es d in connection with the Hongkong University, had 44 students, an the task of shepherding the con- rofases indignantly, saying, 'I Hing, Li Ho Yu, Ting Shun Co., Wing On Lung Shop, Fook Yuen
guilt was clear. On the evening many as could be accommodated. verta very onerous. One illoa- would
Dr. Smalley gave evidence that of October 18 at about 9.30 St. Paul's School, at Hongkong, tration will auffice. In 1913 the gave me a load of money I have Ng Wah, Wos On Shop, Li Chai, Mow Song Tong Shop, Ma Hin larged spleen and death would was Leung Yau, came out of a if you Sing fsk Shop, Yuen Shing Shop, Ho Shop, Man Chun Tong Shop, the man suffered from an en- o'clock, two girls, one of whom a middle school, which began in old Canton-Shinhing Pastorate God to help me why should Au Fong Pik, Lau Uhn, Wing Ngon. 1909 with 18 boys, now has more was divided into four, two of the eek anything of sonceless idole? Kes Cheong Shop, Wa Yik Shop,
result from a slight blow. brothel. As she did so, the than 300 names on its roll. Three new pastorates being placed un- Here, again, is an icquirer Kwong Hop Yuen Shop, Chuquis, Lee Hung Shop, Fuk Sang the evidence in support of the her and threw something at one $1 each. Merera. J. D. Mar His Lordship istimated that prisoner walked up behind of the mastere and eight of the der Chinese clergymen, and two seized with bubonic plague. Her Chi Hing. boys were baptised in May 1913, under Europeans until such time husband proposes heathen rites,
Tong Shop, Tang Po Kee Shop, murder charge was slender, of them, immediately afterwards. and many more are desirous of as Chinose pastors shall be forth but she almost ferees him to his
$8.50 St Boitary D
Lo Lung C, Waa Wa Co., though there might be some in running away, As he ran one of openly confessing Obrist in coming.
knees to pray to God for her
ment.
Kam Lui Faug, Kwong Hop, support of a charge of man- the girls notiosd a small bottle in baptism. In order to encourage One of these pastorates, a com- recovery prayer which was 7-Mr. P. J. Pestopji, lat Chang Lai Ting.
88.-Miss Lola Gutier.ez.
Chan Sik Ping, Tee Bhun Yue, slaughter.
the prisoner's band. He was A missionary spirit in the school, paratively small portion of the answered, Another cheering Sub
The charge was accordingly chased and caught upstair+ in an address was given on the work original district, covers an area of sign is the real of some of the
The above totale... $8,015 98 reduced to one of manslaughter another house. On his clothing and opportunities in the Teang
1,200 aquare miles, and contains Christinna in preaching the Fook Hing lawn Shop, Banged, Lista)/
Already acknowledg-
Mr. Alabaster submitted that was found something which turp shing district, east of Canton, 690 towns and villages, with an age Gospel. At Hongkong evangel-Sang Shop.
....157,341.57 there was no osse to go to the ed out to be cil of vitriol and a where the need for retrenchment gregate population of 400,000. In istio meetings are sometimes $5 each-Sang Tai Company,
jury
similar substance was found on had lately led to the closing of six the south-east portion of the pas conducted on Sunday evenings Teung Yik Shop, Chow Yashop,
$185,357.53 schcols. The boys were not asked torate are thirteen churches, most by Chinese gentlemen, while at Wang Yik Shop, Cheung Shun to do anything, but a few days of them converted ancestral, halls, Shek Kei already mentioned, four Kes. Shop, Kwong Tong Shop, after the address they went to the to which between 600 and 700 shop-keepere hold Rev. A. D. Stewart, the baptised people are attached. meetings in their places of
weekly Mr. Wong Yau, Cheung Sun Kee principal, and expressed a desire Several incidents are recorded business after closing hours, as a Tang Tai Teeung Kee Shop, Chu Shop, Wing Shing Cheong Chau, to help. A Commitico was form which speak, well of the converts, result of which several assistants Loong Shop, Tai Tak Shing Shop, od, and an 'Our Own Schools' Hare is a man discovered to be of one of them have asked for Ng Bah Ohl, Chan You Kes
Baptism.
part
$6 each-Ki Yuen Pawn Shop,
Monthly⠀⠀⠀ Subeo ip- Already acknowledg
tions..... IN 198).
ed, Lista 1/7
658.25
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His Lordship thought there the girl's clothes. Prisoner was a case to go to the jury.
worked at a dying works at
Mr. Alabaster said this was a Mongkok. case which was tottering, and it At the police su tion he had 9,570 01 was for them to return what he nothing to ear, nor L'at be at the
submitted was the only possible police court.
10,128,20 verdict in the case. The evidence The jury elurued a verdict of put forward was that of a woman guilty and the prisoner was gen- Total...$175,485179 who had told a tissue of lies, and tenced to five years hard labour