FROM THE PULPIT.
Hope Deferred.
bealing, but behold trouble." Jeremiah 14/18.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1917.
expected to set steadily toward so doing. But it is not, easy to victory, Bat always there, has discern the rigos we should all come some check, success to put bail so gladly of any serious heart into the enemy, something rectification of ideala, amonget for the Central Powers to boasts, or any corresponding amend- to their own people, helping them ment of life, in spite of all the to overare neutrals and encourage chastening we have endured. There is too much of simply their dependent Allies,
LOCAL WEDDING...“
THE PARTNER'S BETURN.
Mr. R: 0. Southerton-Miss B. E. Witchell.
WAR-COMFORTS.
Ualon Church Working. Party
Efforts.
FIGHTING » WAR'S DISEASES.
American Medical Man to Make Special Study.
Ameriosa medical officers will
fronta
I am in receipt of your letter of years. They will be trained in'all'
Found Shop Occupied by Strangers. Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police Court this afternoon, a Notes of a sermon by the Rev.
The Ladies Working Party of J. Kirk Maconachie at Union The past wook has brought as setting our teeth and rowing we
A wedding of considerable local Chinese was charged with the news of the grave'reverses on the will go through with it, and too
csse to Colonel » Church on Sunday morning :-
Italian front, about which the little enquiry as to what God interest took place at St. John's larceny of an oil press, shop Union Church has this month "We looked for peace, but no most consilatory remark seems would have us learn, and how to Cathedral this morning, when faraiture, & quantity of rice, dispatobed s good came; and for the time of to be to call it spectacular and fit oureelves for the nobler fature Mr. Robert Grindley Southerton, ground not oil and groceries, the Gordon Hall, Cairo, Egypt on devote the coming winter ways an son of Mr. P. G. Southerton, of property of the Kwong On Cheong taining 596 rolled bandages, 47 American contemporary tou say it has been done with politi- which we trust will supervene Birkenhead, Cheshire, wee mar- firm, of 38, Berkeley Street, all many-tail bandagen, 54 ere special study of the disenceR bandages, 16 bed jackets, & vet, peculiar to the war and war condi- cal rather, then military objects, when these calamities are over ried to Miss Edith Exhal Witobell, of the value of $900. Possibly but the disquieting|past..."
younger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. E. Davidson appeared to 42 saits of pyjamas, 15 shirts, 15 Tras it is that man has the fact is that it could be done at: If I am wrong I shall be most. Witchell, of the King Edward prosecute and Mr. E. J. Grist handkerchiefs, 16 surgical capa, tione, in addition to their work 18 milk onvern, 12 paire of bad at the forward casualty-olearing making of his expectations, but all. It certainly is not a little sincerely grateful to be corrected, Hotel. The Right Rev. Bishop defended. God that of bis experience. The remarkable that again and again but has there, really been any of Victoria officiated, and Mr. Mr. Davidson stated that the wooks, 23 white wool caps, 15. stations on the French and British wich, as we are deed to saying, our enemy, reported to be near serious check to our rather bistant Denman Faller was at the organ. man was charged as an employee, scrabbers, games and pusalse" in father to the thought, and our the end of his resources, has been | irreligiousness, OF st least The ceremony was witnessed by and a further charge of on- and swasta.
At the carualty stations they The following letter has been expectations are apt to be coloured able to tarn on one or other of his unreligiousness? Is there any
large gathering of guests. bessling $100 was desired
will get all the experience they by our desires rather than based opponents and inflict these perceptible ohange in our popular
The bride, who was given to be added. The firm was the received -----
Red Cross Depot, desire in the marvelions wer pa actual probabilities. My text crashing blows. The time of our but not very creditable poee of away by her father, looked property of two partners, and
"Bombay, 1st October, 1917 surgery which has made” auch” is a case in point, and it carries trial looks like being prolonged indiference to sacred things, our extremely pretty in her gown of the managing partner went to
Dear Mrs. Hickling,
rapid strides in the last three the emphasis of repetition, for in indefinitely, and I do not know refusal to take God into oar ivory charmense trimmed with the country on September 7, Chap. 8/15 you will find exactly how any reflecting minds knowledge? It is scarcely to be silver, her bouquet being of white leaving the defendant, as account. the same refrain: "We looked can but be impressed by supposed that matters are greatly chrysanthemums. She was at out, in sole charge. After a 5th September, and have to thank the medical phases of their work for peace, but no good came; and the recurrence of these die different elsewhere from what we tended by her sister. Mrs. K. stay of three weeks away, the you for advising that you have in the field at special schools. for the time of healing, but behold appointmente. We must not, of see out here, and, judging at Wilson) as matron of honour, and partner cams back and discovered packed and despatched a case of The first of these schools will be trouble." In that case the trouble course, forget that the enemy has soyrate from what is visible on Miss Jessie Jack and Miss Winir that the sign had been taken gifts for the use of the Red Cross established at the hospital taken e desolating war, which bad bad his share of disappointments the surface, we scem, speaking fred Belson *KH bridemaids, away, the goods all gone, and the work in Indis, the work of which over by the John Hopkins laid waste the land in spite of the too, great as have been his generally, to be pretty much the The former WEE attired in shop in the coonpation of strangers has done by the Ladies of Union hospital unit soon after the first
landed in France, obeerful assurances of false pro-succeecce. Indeed they have been same at heart before. There drees of Georgette crepe with as a family house. A report was Church, who I note are specially contingent of American troope pheta, the professional optimista worse than ours, considering the are few indications that if the war
With regard to the list of One subject to which much of their time. In this second confident expectations with which were victoriously ended to us gold trimmings, and wore a large made to the police and defendant interested in Scottish Soldiers.
picture hat, while the bride was later arrested. A neighbour case the distress is due to a great he precipitated the catastrophe row there would be any altera maids dresses were of white would give evidenos that he saw articles given in your letter attention will be devoted will that of "shell shook," draught. Famine is the doughter when he judged the time was tion in the luxury-loving, self-crepe de chins and fillet lace; the defendant, with a number of which you sent, for your farther be of war, men'e labour being disor ripe. His rush on Paris, his pleasing, andevout way of life they also were picture hats. Mrs. coolies, put the contents of the information I enclose a list of which has proved very trouble- ganised and perverted.
Zeppelin raide and now, please we had become attached to. Witchell wore grey char-shop on truck and have the articles all of which are most some to both the British and The furniture useful and continually being French medical officers. Neuro- "If I go forth into the field," God, hi indiscriminate piracy. Even the grosser sine still mense satin gown, with grey goods removed. saya Jeremiah bere, "then behold his attempts to terrify the world fourish. Profanity, dranken hat. The bridesmaids" bon and goods removed were valued supplied for bospitals. This list logiste attached to the various you will and is a rather long American units will stady: the the slain with the sword; and if I by savagery, to keep Americeness, fornication still have their
quets Wora of pink roses at about $900. enter into the city, then bebold out of the war, eow discord be-meny rotaries and claim their and maidenhair fern. Mr. T. F. Evidence was then taken and one, but it is sent with the idea problem at French and British that you might pick out from it hospitals; and afterwards will them that are eick with famine."tween the Allies, to rouse re many victims. It is still a hard Ford was the "best man." the case adjourned,
such articles as are most suitable give lectures to their fellow medi- The country was war-weary, but bellione within their borders, have aght for any young man who At the conclusion of the
in socordares with materials cal officere in the hospitals and to which you have available.
thore attached to the troops in On behalf of the Red Cross I training.
"
Suggested Torture of Belgian
Women and Children.
in spite of all, King and people met with sheer failure in many comes to this place to keep ceremony, a reception was held at refused to go to the root cause of respects, and very qualified bimself decent, and still a matter the King Edward Hotel, at which BRUTAL WAR REPRISAL. the trouble. They wanted to be access in sny. Great must be the of putting up with ameera and Mr. and Mre. Southerton received delivered from their enemies gushing of teeth and grievous the resisting solicitations if he shows the congratulations of very many bat they did not want to be part foreboding of those who hold the any care for religion and its friende. The presents were ed from their wins. They wanted helm in Central Europe. At the observances.
numerous and varied and inclad- just to carry on a usual, going same time they have never been
A year ago our Colony weed a silver tes service from the the same slack, disobedient, sell without something to give them making preparation for a "Mie Hotel residents. The bridegroom's indulgent way which they liked hope, and enable them to keep sion of Repentance and Hope." gifts to the bridesmaids were and bad grown ased to. And the needed hold upon their I do no not know how the hope gold and jade brooches. God, the conveniat God of their sorely suffering peoples. That is may eland at the moment, bat few Subsequently the newly-wedd- fathers, was under no obligation the festore of the general situation are the signs of repentance; ed couple lait for Manao and to work for them on each tecus which is painfully impressed on indeed the ides that there is Amoy, where the honeymoon as those. Inevitably therefore us at the moment, when the steady anything to repeat of appears to being spent, the bride's going their expectatione proved de progress achieved in France is be resented as an insuls rather away costame being of cream Insive, in spite of all the ageur-fast by yet another set-back on than the opportunity welcomed cloth, braided, with soft felt bat, ance of the optimiste who insisted the other front.
AN B grace. Thus do we reject the that all was well, and who Fatare historians will be able grace of Christ, and I have scourged Jeremiah and put him to reckon op as we cannot por sometimes felt that the one broad in this stocks for saying the sibly the material causes which inference drawn at large from
have been at work, open and that Mission
*contrary.
that on
EXCESS PROFITS.
Expisiaed.
is
no
| shall be glad if you will convey There is
more pitiful their thanks to the Ladies of the object than * man acutely Union Church, Hongkong, for offering from abell shock. their kindness in sending sa thie Hypnotism, has been used fre As "fully justifiable reprisals" case of gifts. which are most quently se a care. It stops thể for the alleged ill-treatment by assful and will be much appre trembling and twitching in most Belgians of German non-combat ciated by the sick and wounded. cases, but of late it has come to ants in German Esat Airica, Dr. Owing to the heavy losses cane be regarded as not a real care. Carl Petere, & German scientist, ed by the submarines it han Toe British have found that who some yeals agu made ex- become increasingly difficult to soldiers suffering from shell shock plorations in Africa, makes the obtain our supplies from who do not have hypnotic treat. suggestion, which the Hamburger the United Kingdom, so that any meat invariably get back to daty Nachrichten prints prominently, help you are able to give as will quicker than those who have it. Lo the effect:-
be warmly accepted.
Shell abook often causes That double the number of The present sesson is the start desfaser, dumbness, and blind- Belgian men, women and children of our sold weather and therefore nese the effect of the coons of anperior social standing be all articles you send should be aion from an exploding missile compelled to march in winter made of warm materials up to the near by. A man may be tossed time, inadequately clad and fed on end of February; after that date about by three or four shells prison fare, from ten to fifteen our hot weather starts, and then without getting hit by a fragment timer between Constanza, on the we sapply for the ase of hospitals or a splinter, but the effect of Black Bea, sad Rigs, on the light materiale,
thie tossing always tolls on his Baltic coast.
I shall be glad in fature con- nervous system. Some of the Details concerning the trest sigamente you are sending if you worst shell-shock cases have been ment by the Germans of British will state the approximate value those where soldiers were buried prisoners in German East Africa for Custome purposes, as although under the earth thrown up by are contained in a White Paper we receive consignments duty hage projectiles. Soch burial fast issued.
free, it is necessary that we etate does not always affect the men The paper contains a mass of the value. On receipt of the that way. It in related that testimony recited by prisoners above mentioned case an official recently when an old British and others, including a number acknowledgment will be sent sergeant was dug out from under Germane deliberately adopted a checked.
asked if he was hurt, he replied:
"No, air, I guess not; but I am certainly strong for a pesos."
Aremarkable thing about shall- shook cases is that none occur
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Hiatory does not repost itself, eecret. It may be generations the whole we were going very bat, allowing for differences, before they reach entire agreement well sa we were and needed no there are points in common bese so the play and balance of op amendment. The Germans are Position of Shipping Companies toreen those far-off timea and the poeing forces, if they ever wholly so bad that we seem to ourselves situation in the world to-day. I agree, which is unlikely. But to shine by contrast; that is a hope the lesson will not be pre- behind and beyond all that there faot in the situation whose den- judiced because it Scripture is something which calls for our gers have not been escaped-if The following is an extract basis is from the "weaping pro-deepest consideration, and the you live next door to a notorious from Fairplay of August 2 :- phet," as Jeremish is catted, on thought has been forced, upon soundrel you are apt to compare The directors of the Court thesupposition, to-day abandoned, some of us increasingly for a con yourself with him rather then Line, Ltd., have issued the follow that he wrote the "Lamenta siderable tims. Can these with the ideal. Far be it from ing circular notifying share tions," His name has moet on peated checks to our hopes be one fallible man to bring a rail-bolders that the interim dividend justly become a proverb for wholly and fundamentally ex-ing socusation against others; this year will be 3 per cent., of women to the effect that the after, the contents has been a ton or more of shell debris and ** peasimiem.” Any maligo, plained in terms of armament, and far indeed is that from my compared with 8 per cent, a year denunciatory distribe is labelled mea and generalship? May not the thoughts. But we have, rightly,
protesting WO "Jeremiad," the utterance of Almighty Controller of the affairs been
will one who delights in the evil he of men be seeking to make us never break before the enemy, foretells, and finde satisfaction in more worthy of the riotory we and in our stiffening have forgot seeing his words come true. long for, and which, with a clean ten to bend before God. I hear
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Court Line, Limited. 1, Leadenhall Street, London, E. 0.3). *29th July, 1917.
policy to lower the prestige of the If there is any information I British in the eyen of the natives, can give you at any time please forcing them to do all manner of let me know. degrading work and subjecting Fours faithfully, them to terrible hardships with
(36) A. L. DAVIES, Major.
separate
Yet in point of fact this great conscience, we pray Him to vouch it continually said by newcomers Dear Sir (or Madam), The out proper food, clothing and Hon. Supt., Red Cross Depot, during a big battle. In battle the prophet, little studied even by safe? The practice of the anhappy from Home, especially men in the directors have decided to pay an shelter.
men are buoyed up by the great scholars and preachers and German Emperor should be a Army, that we here do not realise interim dividend for the aix Bed linen was offered to the
excitement, are pressing forward, practically unknown at first-baud warning to any reverent-minded there is a war et all, and are not months ending the 30th Jane, prisoners, but they were forced to LENGTHY LITIGATION. and often are engaged in hand- to those who mienes his name, so against taking the name of doing saything like our duty 1917, at the rate of 0 per cent. lodge in native bats, which were
4-hand fighting, while all about is perhaps the most hamon and God lightly, but if we believe in about it. As one of you, I lay per annum, and warrants will be damp, and all became ill. The Eighty-First Day of Hearing. them is the continual roar of tender-hearted of all the prophets, God at all we must believa He myself out, when I hear that, to posted shortly.
commandant, according to the
battle. They often became ab- whilst in character and career a far-reaching purposes to work show, the other side, More is The Government have na testimony, declared that the The opium case which is pro- solutely oblivious to exploding he has more in common with out through the unexampled up being done than our friends often taken control of the Company's prisoners had no rights and that ceading at the Supreme Court, shells under these circumstances, Jeans Gariat in some respecta heaval which is taking place suppose. Civilian citizens are feet, and the rates of remunera than any other Old Testament among the nations of the earth, many of them doing double daty. tion paid by them are so low, and anything was good enough for in which Mr. Ernest Vincent until actually hit. Shell shock personality. If he foretold evil, and it is our duty, if in any at no small personal sacrifice, the calls for wat insurance under it was because he told the truth, degree we can, to discover His Most of our women probably the Government scheme and other and so far from taking plasaure will that we may promote them are doing what they can in expensen so high, that some of in seeing hig
come Like you all, I entertain no doubt war work. A great deal more the Company's steamers have trae, we find him breaking me to the sabatantial justice of the money is being sent Home than actually lost money during the into repeated expostulations Allies' cause, do not indeed see appears in public lists. No doubt six months.
with heaven
words
for
the British.
FOOTBALL.
when the Фед Carpmas!, as Official Receiver, is comes complainant against Ma Chee-compelled to sit iu trenches for lung and Lee Hyeon, gives long periods or when they are out promise of being famous for a nerve-testing patrol daty be its length, The plaintiff is tween the fighting lines at night, claiming for a declaration that and a big German missile borsta 88 cheats of opium now unexposedly over them. the ills how, apart from its success, a we should do more. It is to be The Government gares pledge | R. E. v. Middlesex Battalion. pledged in the name of Po Taen The treatment of shell-shook orme apon his country. In any collapse of civilisation is to be supposed also that we have car that the whole period of the wa csap, the words of my text most averted. We believe, quite share of sisokem of both sexes, should be treated as one period This League match takes place to the Hongkong Branch of the case is often closely akin to that aptly express an oft-repeated ex reverently and I trust humbly, who would fiddle while Rome for the purposes of the Exceed to-morrow on the Club groans; Banque de L' Indo Chine, or the for temporary insanity. The perience during these past three that substantially the cause i barned, and who will go on Profits Tax. Under this pledge kick-off at 4.30 p.m. the B. E. proceeds of sale thereof, are the doctors and other attendants years of tris! We looked for rod's. But about our entire fiddling ander ell. circamstances the Company would be entitled team will be:Clarke; Blumfield property of the Yus Hing Com strive to get the confidenes of their peace, bas no good come; for worthiness to be God's agents till they reach the sphere. where to receive back considerable and Los. Opl. Lacse; 2nd Upl. pany, and is asking for delivery patients and try to start them time of healing, but behold can we be as confident? It is not catgat shrivels.
eam which they have already Chartere, Opl. Smith and of the said cheets of opium, or talking, when the trembling and troable. How many times have * qucation at all of the valour and But granted on the whole we paid for Excess Proâte Tax 8gt White; Strange, Townsend, payment of the proceeds of other manifestations frequently hopes been raided and again sunk! self devotion of our young men have fairly done our duty, we Under the new Badget, this Gordon, Hortap and Los-Oph sale to the plaintiff and for disappear.
further other relief. Font Various phases of insanity will Remember Nouve Chapelle, at the war. I bow my head every have done it in too secular pledge is withdrawn and the Pascall. ths Dardanelles, the Somme, me I think of that, "with epirit. We have not sought Company will receive nothing. Bagdad. Remember the entry of thoughts that do lie too deep for unto God as we should and Farther comment is perhaps
Bat one recalls the must, We seem Italy into the war, the entry of BBB
to see no unnecessary, but the directors Ramanis. Remember the Kassen sayiage, not of preachers and need and to have no wish wish the shareholders to realise Havointion, making easier, per profossed moralists, but of leaders for any revival of tras religion in that she management of the Com hepe muking possible, the entry in high command in Navy, car hearts and better expressions pany is no longer in their hands, The following is the approxi» of U.S.A. Lord Aitchener's three Army and the State, to the of it in our way of life. And I and they are not now responsible mate statement of the Hong years was thought too long effect that victory will not come think. God's call to us through for the results obtained.
kong Tramway Company's traffic period by many, and now, well to da till we better deserve it. these repeated ses-broke and dis-
The Company is, however, in receipts for the week ending inid a functi year, our statesmen Aud the improvement they have appointments is that we set about a very strong finansial position, November 3, 1917 -- By the end, is get far of 10 mind is not an augmentation winning this war upon our knees, and good dividends should be Hesponsible leaders have of courage and skill among the] not just as a way of winning the earned, after, the war, when the rule spoken with caution, bat fighting 10100. It is an apuifi of war to be forgotten when the wax repeatedly it has been pretty the moral tons of the whole nation is over, but because by means of that it generally believed that now bad of us individuals who on the was we are learning, length the meowite point had been pose it. It is asay to miejudge: does not matter what we win if reached, and the dde might be I pray God to be delivered from we love our God and our souls,
a
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
This Year:
Last Year
F. EL CHAMBERS,
o rolessed,aliy Yours faithfully,
Acting Secretary, IDes
Increase :
barristers are engaged in the be a very important branch of case, Messrs. H. E. Pollock, K. O., medicial stady this winter while F. C. Jenkin, E. Potter and O. G. the doctors are waiting for the the to go into Alabaster, and to-day wse the Americans 81st day of hearing.
trenches. Already a number
GADOS of mental break.. There is every possibility that of the case will continue until down have been treated in Christmas. The barristers com- the hospitale. With one or two menced their addresses a few days exceptions, however, these ones have been those uznally met with in civilian life, the" delusions having little to do with the army* or the war, One rather pitiful $12,691-$697,608 Bishop Passoni has left the case is that of a man who never 13,750 686,988 Colony on a missionary visit to gives the slighest troubia, but Weinhow and will probably be imagines every night that be ig 39,880 | sway for a fortnightj
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