M. VENIZELOS.
And His Conflict with the King.
has resulted this week in
war.
The Crisis.
His History.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1915.
His Triumph.
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London Journal's Remarks.
A Few months back says the The annual meeting of the L. and C. Express we called London Committee of the attention to the recrudescence of Christian Literature Society for piracy in Chinese waters, parti Chino was held at the Caxton cularly in the neighbourhood of The Klag Deserts Him,
Hall, Westminster, on the 5th ult, Canton. This, it seems, is to a Sir Matthew Dodsworth occupied large extant due to the abandon- So while Venizelce was work- the chair.
ment of the working arrangement i ing to blot out the grievances of La his report for the year end between the Chinese Government Bolgaria, zabuild the League and March 31, 1915, the secretary and the British naval authorities, bring the Balkan powers with a (Rev. W. Gilbert Walebs, M.A.) owing to the outbreak of the war. united front to the sapport of the said The first question which In these circumstances it was for Allies and of the cause of the may be expected on the part of the Central Government, or at small nations, his enemies were friends and subscribers, ou receipt any rate the losal authorities, defeat. of our report for the past year, is to take the matter in hand, W88 simple. Does the Society continue to and we ventured, in
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CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong -* 2nd Sunday after Trinity, 13th June, 1915. Holy Communion (8.5 a.m.) Introit:: Paalm XXIII. Hymns: 595, 320, 325, 558, 551, Service: Merbecko. Matina (11 a.m.) Responses: Forial, Venite: Tucle. Psalms: Crotch; Cooke. Te Deum:Wood- ward, Smart, Turle. Benedictus: Langdon. Hymns: 340, 211, (T. 221). Evensong (5.45 p.m.). Responses: Ferial. Psalms: Barnby, Turlo. "Magnificat: Barnby (11th evening). Nuno Dimittis: Beethoven (27th morning). Hymns: 268, 16, 179. N.B.-Psalm 69, verses 1, 2, 7,8,13,14, 24, 25, 30, 35, 36, in unison, Psalm 70, versos (Turla) 5, 6 in unison. Hymn: 170, versos 1, 3, 6 in unison.
8 a.m. Holy Communion. 11 1.m. Morning Prayer and Baptismal Service. Preacher The Vea. The Archdeacon of Hongkong."
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon- 2nd Sunday after Trinity, 13th June 1915. Morning Prayer. Responses: Ferial. Venite: 13th Morning. Psalms: Wood- ward, Smith. Te Deum: S. Jude. Jubiläte: Ouseley. Hymas: 560 (tune 299 a & m)- 370,324 (2nd tune). National Anthem. Evening Prayer." Hymn: 280. Responses: Ferial. Psalms:. 1st Set-Hawes. Magnificat Barnby in D. 18th Morning. Nusic Dimittis: Wicks 10th Evening. Hymns: 334 (tune 277 a & m)-149-151. Ves per. National Anthom.
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Morning 11. Hymns 128, 543, 332, 314. Evening 6, Hymns 373, 275, 307,272, 159. Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Magonachio, Morning Subject: The Oak of Weeping and the Palm of Judgment. Evening Subject: A Despatch from the Front.
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pervades the atmosphere with Constituent!" but he simply pro- the word. Finally, there was CHRISTIAN LITERATURE PIRACY IN KWANGTUNG. the sense of high purpose and ceeded with his speech, repeating ranged against Venizelos all the noble sympathies. It is not his "Revisionary" as though he was old crowd of tricky politicians etrength that you remember, but deaf to the storm of interruption. whom he had swept out of power. a certain illuminated and illumi- And at last the crowd, in sheer They did not care about the war, nating benevolence, a compre astonishment at this rebuke from or the Balkans, or democratic Interesting Meeting in London. hensive humanity, a general a popular orator, were silenced. ideas. All they wanted was re- friendliness of demeanour. He They had found a loaders not venge on the great man who had In the great tragedy that basis in temperament what one may demagogue.
stopped their pilfering politics taken the world for its stagecall a positive-s man of sym- That is the man. More than and regenerated Grecos and the there are many minor dramas
pathies rather than antipathies, any one in politics to-day, be Greek name. which pass almost annoticed, not winning by the affections more seems to some into affairs with a because they are insignificant but than by diplomacy or cunning, large inspiration outside all the because they are overshadowed He is singularly free from the petty considerations of parties by the central theme, writes a small ingenuities and falsities of and creeds, outside even mere Daily News correspondent. We politice, and in all circumstances naticual considerations. He is have no attention to spare for the exhibits a simple candour and not a Cretan only, nor a Greek by-play, And yet that by-play directness so unusual as to be only; be is first and foremost a has a vital bearing upon the main almost incredible.
great European. He has that de- struggle. It may even turn the
But for the conviction that his rachment of mind that is the Ecales of victory or defeat. It was perscuality conveys, you would strength, of Sir Edward Grey, but only in his heel that Achilles was believe that such franknee wa be fases it with an instructed working mortal; but it was onough,
only the subtle disguise of an idouliam that adds the quality of Bia Echeme It is for this reason that the artful politician. It is instead the prophet to the wisdom of the With that magnanimity which justify its existence, and the ex-interests of both Chinese and confiot between M. Venizelos the mark of a man great enough statesman. In Greece he has dwelle dateide racial bitterness penditure of time and money in foreign tradere, to urge that some St. Peter's Church, West Point, and the King of Greece, which to be himself, to declare his pur-wrought a miracle so awift, so and is prepared to make great the laborious processes of transla- definito action should be taken pozes, to live always in the light, convincing, that the popular re-sacrifices to achieve great enda, tion and publication, and the to cope with a state of affaira the retirement of the great states-fourloss of consequences. Whether verence for him has something of he proposed to surrender Diams, collection of funds for the special that WAS causing grievous man, is of profound importance his opponent be king or people, idolatry mixed with it. He is the Kavalla, and Sarishaban to object which it represents?" It inconvenience and injury. The It is a disaster to Greece, but it is he will tell the truth, without savicur, the regenerator, not of Bulgaris, with proper safeguards might very reasonably be suppos- mere offering of rewards for the Imuch more than that. It is the bitterages but without hesitation, Greece only, but of the Hellenic from the Allies in the case of ed that as a consequence of China's capture of pirates proved insufic
worst blow that the cause of the for he is neither demagogue nor idea, He found the country a failure and with the understand acosptance, even to a limited ex-ient, and it became clear that Allies has yet sustained in the courtior. We have seen with by-word for the squalor of its ing that Greece would be reward- tent, of Western, ideals, she would some organised effort was nec88- The heel of the European what firmness of mind he can public life and for the valgared after the war by the cession of have seen the wisdom of provideary. It is interesting to learn Achilles is the Balkans, that dis-face the throne-that throne Obauvinism of its politicians. He the vilayet of Smyrna in Asia ing herself with all such infor- therefore, that a system knowD tarbed region which is so largely which he has done more than any has redeemed its administration, Minor which is pre-eminently mation as might be considered as the Pao chia (mutual guaran. the source of the trouble and the
man to make sccure. But he con ennobled its spirit, doubled its Greek. It was a bold policy, necessary for guidance in the tea) has been evolved. This or- support of which to either side face the people with equal firmares. In two short years he gave calculated
much conduct of her national life:ganisation, arouse
according to, the would be so decisive a factor oes. Right at the threshold of it a new and stable constitution, opposition in Greece, which re having as a nuclena the material Peking Daily News, plans to the struggle. So far only two of his career in Greece he showed set the throne on its feet, reformar garde Kavalla as the key to already accumulated by the O.ES. render valuable service by pro the five Powers in the Balkans, this quality in circumstances of ed the army and navy, swept Salonika. But the prestige of during the 28 years of ite labours tecting and improving the fishing (three if we inclade little Mon- unusual difficulty. The laments away the iniquitous taxation of Venizelos is so high that he would on behalf of the people and na-industry, and by defending the tenegro) are engaged in the war, ble condition of public affairs had the goor, redressed the misstable have carried "the country with tion, with whatever other sources consta against pirates, and, opera- the Servians on the side of the reduced the country to des- lot of the peasantry.
him. His scheme was, he saye, of supply as are available at the ted in conjunction with the naval Allies, the Tarks on the aide of pair. It seemed to have fallen
endorsed by the King; but it depots of the Tract and Eduga- forces and the water police, it the German Alliance. For nearly among thieves: Its public life
was delayed and in the meantime tional Spoieties which have been may be hoped will prove extremely nine months the three other was corrupt, its government
the intriguera, political and established at various centres. effective. The Garrison Commis- Powers, Rouminis, Balgaria, and system of Rotativist" plunder, But the greatest gift he offered military, secured bie Parliamen-The lesson which the experience sioner baa approved the scheme, Union Church, Kennedy Road.- Greece have remained neutral. its system of taxation crushing to the, Greeks was a larger and tary overthrow. He resigned and of the first few yours of the Re-and regulations have been drawn Had they intervened on the end to the poor, its army (as the war nobler vision of their relations to the new Government of Goustnie public have taught the Society up on a practical basis. Control of the Allies the end of the war with Turkey had shown) a sham their neighbours. The old bitter set themselves to employ every goes to show, bowever, that the of the organisation will be vested to-day would have been visible, and its navy a shadow. The quarrel with Balgaria yielded to device to delay an appeal to the time has not yet come when in the Coast Defence Bureau of for Italy would have been composition culminated in the military his no doctrine that "we have not country which they knew would China can even hope for complete Kwangtung, and official sanction pelled to join them and the isola coup d'etat of 1908, but the only to think of our own rights, result in the overwhelming return independence of Western help in having been obtained, the scheme tion of the Austro-German position military Laagne could not build but of the rights of others." He of the great Liberal leader. With such matters, and the latest re- will be tested.. This movement, would have been complete. the foundations of a new Grecce, sought the regeneration not only clamsy recklessness they sought port which has come to hand our Peking contemporary obser- and the country cried out for a of Greece; bat of the Balkans, to destroy him. They declared from the headquarters at Shang- ves, demonstrates that the Chinese The failure of these Powers to man. But where was he to be and under his inspiration there that his proposal to give Kavalla hai gives the cheering news of are not 30 lacking in the corporate intervene is due to complex found in the midst of the little came to birth that Balkan League to Balgaria was not authorised decided progress daring the year. spirit as Western observers have cauges. Primarily it is dus to
An even greater need in China thought. And if the Kwangtong that tragic episode, the sacendents of political intriguors who which wrought the overthrow of by the King.
the Turk, and seemed to have had brought Greece to chaos?.
With characteristic directness, than the material knowledge experiment prove successful it Balkan War, which lätt Bulgaria
cleared the clouds from South- Venizelos uppealed to King Con- which is regarded as so import may be expected that the scheme broken, defeated, and nursing a It was then that the mind of Eastern Europe for ever. The stantine to clear. his reputation ont at the present is religious will be tried in the other pro- fierce hatred, no longer of the the country turned to Urete. In miserable collapse of that splen- and to defend him from insult. knowledge, since the
found- vinces. Turk, but of her Christian neigh that island a remarkable figure did enterprise was the work of The King did neither. He did ations of
Voluntary effort thus the old native aroused will, if properly directed, | bours, Granca, Servia, and had appeared in politics. He charlatans like King Ferdinand art even reply personally to the philosophies have been so rudely be a useful asset to the Govern Roumanis. It is not necessity
was a Cretan, but a Cretan of and clumsy mock-Bismarcks like greatest servant that the throne shaken, and no new system has ment, and voluntary effort de- here to attempt to apportion LueAthenian origin, whose grand- Daneff, his Prime Minister. How of Greece has ever had. He replied been proposed as a substitute.veloped for eiber services on blame for the collapse of the father had fed from Greece a chivalrously Venizelos strove to through the Government and his Public morality has suffered patriotic lines may help China First Church of Christ Scientist, Balkan League that led to the hundred years or so ago to escape avert the disaster is known. He reply was to the effect that severely owing to the relaxing of through troublous times. second war and the Treaty, ofthe tyranny of the Turk. In the risked even his authority in Venizeloshed misunderstood him. the old conventions, and a note of Bucharest. It is though to deal troubled events that led to the Greece by the concessions which The retort of Venizelos was alarm has been sounded in the with its consequences, With the liberation of Crete from the Turk he offered, for they included Ka-instant. He could not bandy Chinese Prese forecasting the Bulgarian people consumed with and its right of self-government valla itself; but his magnanimity words with his sovereign; but danger to the common woal from thoughts of vengence on their under suterainty of the Sultan, was in vain. Balgaria bad the neither could he remain in public a too easy complacency towards Shanghai to the amount of overning Bo neighbours, only a miracle could this young barrister had been the Prussian idea, and it fell in its life under the charge of a lie. He the question. This consideration bring about joint action on the leader cf his people and be pursuit. And to-day it is its dis-announced his retirement from in itself would be sufficient to the idea of something resembling $6,000. In our last annual report war between them and ito amsaia became the President of the appointment that keeps the Bal-politics as the only service that justify the exercise of our best and Greece. And without joint Cretan National Aseem kan States out of the ranks of the remained for him to perform for endeavours. It is a noteworthy and was warmly advocated by the a Press Bureau was suggested, action there was little hope of
bly. But the advent of Allies..
the King and the only course due fact that we can still command any dotion, although both in Prince George, the brother of the
chairman of our annual meeting. Roumania and Greece there was present King of Greece, as Bigh
large sales of books on subjects The chief obstacle to the accom to his own good came. an overwhelming popular demand | Commissioner was followed by a But Venizelos very nearly re-
of scientific, political, and general for war:
interest, whilet our religions plishment of the design was the sarinus conflict between him and posted his miracle-very nearly
publications are as much in impossibility of appointing a Now there was one man and his Minister. Prince George aimed rebuilt the Balkan League and
demand as ever. A testimony to staff to undertake this particular special member of our Shanghai one man only who was capable at governing the island despotic threw its sword into the scale, And now the little people who the value of our general opera duty, but a start has been made of working the miracle. It was ally, but Venizelos, had not over Why bus he failed? M. Venizelos, the Greek Premier. thrown the despotista of the Turk said a wise man who had known delaying the election to the last director of the Commercial Fress, in this direct and share
Kings," have temporarily triamphed are tious comes from the managing M. Venizelos is the greatest states-in order to set up a new despotism much of Courts, are always, the moment and gerrymandering the Shanghai, who, in forwarding a number of articles, originally man in Europe to-day. That is a from Greece. He resigned office, same. They never forget and constituencies in the hope of subscription, said:"We gen-have been reprinted in Chinese published in our magazines, large claim, but history will rati- put on his military uniform and they never forgive. They think finally extinguishing the great ainely appreciate. the immense fy it. Blie public career, so far headed the insurrection of 1905 of events only in the light of their popular leader. They might sa good that your Society doce newspapers. It is a matter for as Europe is concerned, extends which led to the fall of Prince own dignity King Constantine well try to extinguish the sun in so, wisely and perseveringly, in congratulation that the subject over only five years, but in that George and,bis disappearanze to is a popular monarch. He has the heavens. Venizelos is, migh- informing our public on all the of the supply of Christian litera-
Sara the Globe. This is no time he has revealed to the world the seclusion of Paris, the refuge fought two successful wars (with tier in Greece at this moment most important subjects of the day whole, is receiving the careful easy time for the newspaper Press.
ture for the mission field, as a one of the most remarkable per- of all discredited potentates. the army that Venizelos recrest- then bo
evera teak which at present none attention of an international com- good that criticism may effect All of us must needs weigh the sonalities in the political history Venizelos returned to po ver ed, and he has many excellent been. Hie aun has not get it is but your Society is able and com of Europe. He has been come under a new High Commissioner, qualities. But he has not forgot-only momentarily eclipsed: There petens to do. A reference to the mittee, which owes its inception against any ill-results that may pared to Carour, to Gambetta, to M. Zaimis, but the magic of his tn the indignity that Veaizstos is Fardly a constituency in the new pablications of the past year
acoure. The Ministerial Press Bismarck. The fact is significant of parvonality and the fame of his indicted on his house in turning len? that would not rejoice to will show that the demand for the Edinburgh Conference of the impression he creates. You exploits bad fired new hopes in hie brother out of Crete. "He owes return him.
He will be torn scientific books has suggested the 1910, and its recommendations to-day, both daily and weekly,
angages lcok for bis parallel only in the Greece, and in the confusion of his throne to the statesman; but from his retirement in spite of translation of a number of works are to be presented at the Con- tion of every contemporary who in a chorus of denuncia- ranks of the greatest. But the 1909, when the throne was tremle owes him a grudge also and a himself and he will come back en srohanbjects as physiology which is to be held at Swanwick aisé individual Ministers or the ference of Missionary Societies has regarded it as a duty to criti- comparison with Bismarck, while bling and the very nation seemed grudge is always more enduring with a nation behind him. For and hygiene, an introduction 10 true in regard to his relation to in dissolution, the democracy of than gratitude. Moreover, his Greece knows that is him she has science, climate, and weather;
Government as a whole. "It is all. Greece, is monstrous in relation Greece appealed to the man who wife is a sister of the Kaiser and touched greatores, and that views of modern science, not to
The repost and accounts were very well to say that these criti- to the mau.
Brutal force, was the had saved Crete to come and be bis sympathies in the war are through him she has caught a mention the constant stream of adopted on the proposition of the cisms are hailed with glee in dominant note of Bismarck. There its saviour also. And the late naturally opposed to those of his vision of a nobler destiny than articles on allied themes in our
Rev. Dr. J. Steele, seconded by Berlin asa proof of waning resolve is force in Venizelos too, bigh King George, pocketing the out people. Did he not, after the has been hers since the Tark weekly and monthly periodicals.
Dr. T. P. French,
And divided counsels. Batif certain courage that led him out into the rage that had been put upon his second Balkan war, flatter the brought his blight upon the Bal- Political subjects are also repre the Chinese Christian Studente tional position and Cabinet respon- Mr. Chau, the secretary of Ministers are endangering the na mountaine of Crete at the head of son by this man, wisely joined in Kaiser by saying that Greece kana. Venizelos is for the Allies sented, and about a dozen inter- Union, proposed the re-election sibility has ceased to exist, is it his rebele when Prince George of the appeal.
owed its military success to Ger- for no mean thing. He is for eating books for general reading of the officers as follows: not better to speak out and secure Greece, the High Commissioner,
many? It was a grotesque fable, them because he knows that with have been prepared. The details Hon. Treasurer, Mr. R. P. improvement than to maintain dared to play the antoorat in that He came and Greece hailed for it was the Freach whom Ven-all their deficiencies they gaad of the year's production are sa
hira as its deliver; but he had izelos had called in to reform the for freedom, for the moral law in follows: 31 new books in Gibert Walshe; committee, Dr. For ourselves the one touchstons Dipple; secretary, Rev. W. silence and allow the evil to grow? smooth words neither for the Army just as it was the English the world against the law of Chinese, 59,000 copies: 13 re- Haigh, Rev. B Baring-Gould, is the national good. We have But it is force governed by a King nor the people. "We to whom he turned to reform the Kruppa and that in their triumph prints and new editions, 38,000 Rev. 1, Baylis, Rev. W. N. Bitno sympathy with any attempt to spiritual motivo and a humane wisdom that suggest the Lincoins the above and those below." of truth in the flattery that thecracy and of the small nationality China Mission Year book, 1,500 Johnston, Rev. G. Carrie Martin, perils of the hour, we have mothe must tell the truth" he said to Navy. Bat there was this measure is the hope of liberty of demo- copies; magazines, 70,000 copies; ton, Dr. Maolaigan, Dr. James make political capital ont of the and the Mazzinis rather than the The Crown had usurped too large Greek officeze graduated in the all over the world. And Greece copies. A considerable number Mr. E. R. P. Moon, Rev. J. H. ing but contempt for anyone who Bismarcks. The mere presence of the man is singularly assuring. I Government; And the democr- this feet brings us to another to-day more than ever, for there are awaiting publication, James Thomas, and Rev. C. E. newspaper oritioiam at this or any a place in the functions of German military scademies. And is with him. It will be with him of MSS. have been prepared and Ritson, Mr. Walter B. Sloan, Rev: allows personal epite to colour recall that famous dinner given acy oried A Daniel, a Daniel, cause of the defeat of Venizelos, is no country, not even Bulgaria, have not yet been printed owing Wilson, B.M.8. Surg-General other time. But when the Mine to the Balkan delegates in Lon. But when the populace sought to The military leaders, un not even Italy, in which the news to the inadequacy of the funds at Evilt seconded, and the motion isterial Press makes demande in don in the midst of the first Bal. convert bis Revisionary Chamber like the people are pro-German of the fall of a Gladstone in battle hand and the uncertainty of the kan war when all our hopes were into in Constituent Assembly That is naturs! Tas, militarist will coho with more thrilling present situation. The returns of was carried.
A vote of thanks to the Chair-peals to the political truco let it do high and I remember how the which the King could not dissolve mind is always Prussian. I power or where it will carry more males show that some $60,000 personality of the man stood out he stood by his band. In front would be Frussian here if convincingly the assurance that (hex.) wore realised by the sale man proposed by Dr. Johnston, from the commonplace figares of his hotel in Athens the crowd we were not fighting the cause for which he has fallen of books and magazines. Contri was passed, and a few remarks sofia bia um colleaguse. And corrected his word" Revisionary" Prussia; for it unchanging is the cause of eternal justice and butions from friends in China by the Rev. B. Baring Gould
the impression was deep by shouting Constituent doctrine is that of government by deathless liberty.
and elsewhere were received at brought the mating to sogne. of silence: ened by personal control. He
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