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30 dis BD 1/8 tion of the Scottish Temperance Resistored and Parcel Mails are 4 m/s Act, the “trade" recently in al Agurstive sanse, took the field insod 15 minutes earlier than the FIT Shanghai battle array. The demonstration time given below unless other- T/T Singapore. held in the Usher Hall was the wise stated, and where mails are TT Japan
advertised to close at or before T/T India..
First of s series that are to be held throughout Scotlsid un- der the auspices of the Licence Holders (Local Veto) Defence As- sociation. A crowded hall and kundreds unable to gain ad- mission were evidence of the interest that is being taken in the queation at issue.
Sir Robert Cranston provided, and the principal speakers were: The Hon. C A. Windle. Chicago; the Rev. David Graham, of Redgarton, Perthshire; and Lieut-Commander Collingwood Hughes.
The Chairman said he had been sold that na he advocated temper- ance all his life, he should not take any part in the meeting But that was a fallacy, for he had always been a believe in moral wasion. He had no faith in mak- #ak men sober by law, and he
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tested against any man dictating Formosa
to him his religion, bis politics, or
r's Keelung Per BUJUS M., 10 ..
*Straits-Por
his esting and drinking (AP+Swatow and plause.)
CHENGTU, 9am.
A BLACK DAY FOR SCOTLAND." Shanghai and North Chiga-Por
The Rev. David Graham, who
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Nagasaki, Honolulu. & *Europe ria San Francisco Per TENYO M., Reg. 9.45 am. Letters 10.50 am.
Friday, 29th Oct.
It would be a black day for Scot-Japan via Kobe-Per NAM
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SANG, 2 p.m.
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independence was. denied to them-fhear hear.) Saigon-Pet TJIPANAS,
He denied utterly the concep tion of Christianity which reduc- editto what was called asceticism) total abstinence from the world. the flesh, and, if they liked. the davil Thepirit of Christ was that He taught the world that thei true function of every man was to have in their hearts the joy of life and to exercise it w -rther! went to the temple or t
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Mauritius, S. Africa, L Marques, India via Dhanush.
kodi, Egypt, & Europe via
- tavern.] Was Scotlsed notaba coun-j try
that the Kom now ecclesiasticsT restrictions and asceticism and the prohibitive
Saturday, 30th Oct.. spirit had passed away? If pro- Shanghai & North China-Per hibition came it would assail the. HOPSANG. 5 p.m. foundations of their independ-Swatow, Amoy & Formosa vis ence. (Applause.)
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Moderate mouscon will prevail along the coast to the Shanghai, N. Chins and Japan south of Foocbow, and over the via Kobe-Pa KAMO M., north part of the China Ses.
Takao-Per 30SHU MARU.wards 9am.
10 am.
A STANDARD FOR WEAKLINGS.
Before proceeding to speak off some of the "Fallacies of Pro- hibition," Mr. Windle referred to Shanghai & N. China-Per
he invasion of Mr. "Pussyfoot"| TRAN, 3 p.m. Johnson, contrasting the position:
Sunday, 31st Oct.
of the apostle of prohibition with Hothow & Haiphong-Per
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conquest; I come on a mission of peace. He came to change your laws, and make them conform to the laws of the United States; I came lo suggest that you make no change, because regulation is better than prohibition." TAP- plsuse.)
MUN, 9 ..
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, [0.00 inch. Total since Jacurry
lat, 93.97 incbee, skainat
HAI-average of $0.26 inches.
"Mr. Johnson" he said, "came to this country on a mission of Shanghai, North China, Japan Honolulu. via Yokohama Canada, United States, C. & S. America & Europe via! San Francisco-Per MAN- KING, Reg. Saturday 5 p.m. Letters Sunday 9 2.1. Straits. *Bangkok "Egypt and *Europe via Liverpool-Per
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on Saturday, 30th inst, at 5
He believed in temperance for -veryone who needed it.
They
had a perfect right to impose it,
But those who upon themselves. imagined that their temperance | and prohibition meant the same thing were like the old woman ho thought there was no difer- --ca between o chestnut borsel
p.m.
watow. Anor and Keelung Monday, 1st Nov.
Per KAIJO, M., 11. a.m. Tuesday, 2nd Nov.
and a horse chestnut (Laughter.)Japan via Köbe, Vancouser and
Temperance mean! control of ourselves; that was right Pro-
WTONE.
'Seattle Per WEST IVAN,
11 a..
bibition meant control of the Amoy, Shanghai & N. China other fellow; that was Temperance was a Pible doctrine: prohibition was a Mohammedan -idea...........
Temperance was based upon tha idiotic idea that the Govern- ment should establish a standard for weaklings, and then compel by
-Per SHANTUNG, 3 p.m. watow, Amoy and Foochow— Per HAICHING, 11 a m. Correspondspora bearing vessel's
Dame only.
Society bad a perfect right to
WAS
force the nation to adjust ita life say to the individual that he shall to the weaklinz This was like not spit on the side-walk. Cer- going to a lunatic asylum for a tainly. But he can spit some model of manhood. (Applause.) place. (Laughter.) Mill LIQUOR NOT AN EVIL IN ITSELF. sometimes adulterated with water, Let them place responsibility but he would have a supreme where it belonged. If & man contempt for the legislators who drowned himself they did not would draft a Bill to prohibit
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FORECAST FOR THE 4 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO- MORROW.
District
Forecast.
N.E.winda, 1 Hongkong to Gap † moderate :
Rock....
fine.
The same
2 Formosa Claune! as No. 1.
South coast of The sime China between
H.K. & Lamocks.,
1 South coast of)
China between
HK. & Hainan.
as No. 1.
The same
No. 1.
C. W. JEFFRES,-Director.
H.K. Observatory, Oct. 27,
METEOROLOGICAL
Previous
Day
on date,
on date.
10 1 p. 1, nâ & a. m. at 2 p.m
Temperature ... Humidity
76 69 77
57
82 63
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E. EB.E
3
1
2
b
b
b
0.00
0.00 0.00
blems the river, and he challeng-cows from giving milk for fear Barometer ......29.99 29.99 29.96 ed the Prohibitionist to prove some one would put water in it. that the liquor traffic was in (Laughter.) That would be pro- itself an evil, or to prove that hibition. (Renewed laughter.) prohibition was right in principle. Lieut-Commander Hughes sub- Wind Direction Prohibition, when it proposed to mitted & resolution condemning Wind Force destroy s men's investment, the Temperance (Scotland) Act without compensation, was an as being a measure of class legis-Weather immoral proposition. Prohibition lation which would not make for Rain.. had only one argument which ha true temperance. considered sound, and that was
open
!
орел air Temperature on the 16th 3 Lowest
Temperature on-the-27th 69 H.K. Observatory, Pak. 27, 1920. O W. JEFFRIES; Director,
Mr. W. H. Ross seconded, and Highest the argument of drunkenness, the resolution was carried no- No matter how strong this argu-animously. meat was made he would endorse! At the close of his addrena Mr. But it had never been pro-Findle addressed a gathering of posed to abolish; schools in order about 2000 people outside the to make forgery imposti
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