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Dining Room and Lounge now open to the Public.
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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
MISSIONARY'S REVOLVER.
FOUND AMONG EFFECTS OF DECEASED LADY.
MONDAY,
AUGUST 8
1927.
OUR DIOCESE. ".
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among them, was of great prac tical value. No Bishop of London. had visited the Diocese before, and the Bishop's recent visit
Was
"CUMSHAW” FOR A "
TELEPHONE.
CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES.
ex-
The confiscation of a revolver
An enterprising Chinese found among the effects of a deceased missionary lady, was therefore an historical event and tracted $50 from a would-be tele- applied for before Mr. W. Schofield an indication of the place Chris-Plione subscriber, by giving a promise that a telephone would be at the Kowloon Magistracy "thiscianity is to hold in China in years installed immediately if a cumshaw morning, by Inspector McWalter. to come, for in spite of the anti-was given to him.
The revolver, said Inspector Christian propaganda, he was McWalter, was handed to the Police by Mr. R. C. Crane, a missionary of the interior, who could only give his local address as P. O. Box 541. He told the Police that the weapon was found among the personal effects of Mrs. Galloway (deceased), who had apparently died in America and bequeathed her effects to a mission in China.
The deceased lady's property was apparently brought back by Mr. Crane who on opening the trunks found the revolver.
An order for the confiscation of the weapon was made.
The man was charged bfore Mr. convinced that Christianity would R. E. Lindsell, this morning with surely win its way in China ulti- obtaining money by false pre- mately. No country in the past tences. He was defended by, Mr. three years had had been so much Strellett. before the eyes of the world as Sergeant Whant, for the prosecu- China, and he was sure that notion, stated that the man obtained one could keep peace with the $50 from Leung Yam, a stallholder currents and cross-currents that in the Western Street Market. had been sweeping over. Chinn in He said that the Telephone Com- that time. The tide of National-pany have had occasion to turn ism it was clear, had steadily risen down applications for the installa- in China. It was right that it tion of telephones because of a should arise, for, as he was con- shortage of circuit. Defendant re- vinced, it was for the good of the presented himself to be in a posi
race that each nation tion to speed up the installation human should be developed to the highest department, but before he would possible point. That was what assist anyone he demanded $50 for Christianity stood for, but what his services. the modern world had got to learn, Sergeant What said that pro- and China had got to learn, was bably other charges would be pre- that democracy was not sufficient ferred against the defendant, and in itself. Christ also and the asked for a formal remand. As Gospel were as much needed in regards ball, Sergeant Whant this world as qyer. What, he had stated that he thought $1,000 been asked, was the effect of all would be a reasonable figure.
the mis- A Chinese ex-employee of the this upheaval, upon
Well, at Grat, if he P.W.D. attacked his former foreslonaries? man with a hammer and when might say so, there was cause for questioned in regard to the mo- discouragement. Their work was tive, stated to the police that he for the time being disorganised;
had had to leave "their His Worship adjourned the case tbought the latter had been respon they sible for his recent dismissul. stations,dheir homes where they for a week, and fixed bail at $250 ! When charged before Mr. R. E. had been for years and the people cash and two Lindsell this morning, he repeated they had ministered to. But, tak- each.
the ing the broad view, this story.
ATTACKED WITH HAMMER.
P.W.D. FOREMAN HURT.
mia-
Mr. Strellett said that charges of this nature generally prove to be more of a case of misdemeanour than felony, and asked his Worship to fix a light ball.
sureties of $250
A representative of the P.W.D., sionaries were not discouraged. who was present in Court, inform-They realised that these were MARINE COURT CASES. ed his Worship that the foreman difficult times, and they had under-
do had nothing to
with the gone personal disappointments, dismissal of the defendant, who but their faith was unshaken, and simply had been found loading they faced the future with undi-MINOR CHARGES THIS MORN- when he should be at work, and minished hope. Why were the was dismissed on that account. missionaries not discouraged?
In sentencing the defendant to six weeks' hard labour for assault, his Worship remarked: You have no earthly reason for striking a man with a piece of iron.
OLD VESSEL'S FIRST APPEARANCE HERE.
ING.
At the Marine Court this morn-
The reason was largely this: because of the wonderful tenacitying before Lieut. Commdr. G.F. and fortitude of the Chinese Hole, Sun King Fook, the master Christians. They had faced the of a fishing boat, was charged with: harbour without Bituation with the utmost pluck avigating the and determination, is support of guilty, stated that he had been the regulation lights, and pleading this bis Lordship" gave several absent from Hongkong for a con- NEW TO THIS PORT. instances which had come undersiderable time and lind forgotten the his own observation, and also mem-regulations. The defendant WLS tioned the number of ordinations fined $15, with the alternative of and confirmations he had been pri-two week's imprisonment. vileged to participate in during the
Keung Chenk Fai, manter of an last three years. Miss Wu, whose unlicensed cargo boat of Kwo So name in the King's New Year (Chincse territory), was charged Honours List, had done remark with not taking out a license after able work in. Hongkong through entering the waters of the Colony her great influence upon Chinese at Tung Chung on August 7. Plea students. The Diocesan Boys' ing guilty, he was fined 810, with the The Karmoen was built for the School, in spite of all the difficul- alternative of 10 days' imprisonment. Stoomvaerts Maats, Nederlandties, had been built in the last in 1911 by W. Hamilton and Com-three years and was a reason for pany, of Port Glasgow, and engin thankfulness as well as a ground by Dansmuir and Jackson of for hopefulness. The Eishop paid. Glasgow. She has the following a tribute to the way in which the dimensions: length 430. 8ect, officials and business men of Hong- beam 55.3 and moulded depth 26.9, kong, Canton and other centres of with a gross tonnage of 6,940 and the Diocese had met the difficul netl. tonnage 4,441
ties of these times with a spirit
Although an old vessel, the entry of the ss. Karimoen this morning is the first occasion on which this ship has visited Hongkong.
She is registered at Amsterdam, and the focal agents are the J. C. J. L..
NANKING DEFIED.
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of patience, goodwill and open- General Chau Lan to attack Kiang- hearted generosity. It was part si from Eunan. Chau Lan's of his duty to minister to the troops are advancing through spiritual wants of pooble of his Shaoshiu and Tungku. own race, and this work was full of encouragement also.
Three Needs.
In conclusion, the Bishop men- tioned three needs. One was for
General Feng Yu-hsiang is send- PARITY IN SHIPS.
ing the army under General Wei Yi-dan down to Hupeh, to help the (Continued From Page 7)
Hankow army in its attack on Klangsi. General Wei's troops cellor of the Exchequer, said:
are coming down to Hupeh from "The fundamental cause which a Women's Hotel in connexion Honan in large numbers. They prevented an agreement lay in the with the University of Hongkong, are being concentrated in Kwang- different views taken of what con- The time had come when they sui. stitutes naval equality by the ought to try to get a building The forthcoming war in Kiangsi Americans and ourselves. We
which would accommodate between between the Hankow forces and favour a broad guiding principle forty and fifty students. Another the armies of General Yeh Ting of naval equality between the two
was the Assistant Chaplain's is believed to be the preliminary English-speaking nations, but the Fund. The Association Fuaran- stage to a general conflict between Americans hold that equality or
teed the means for a man for three Canton and Nanking on the one as they call it parity must be
The army measured by equal tonnage and years; now, as the three years part, and Hankow.
were closing, he should like the of General Yeh Ting in Nanchang should be expressed in mathema- Association to say that it would and vicinity is about 20,000 strong. tical parity. We, on the contrary keep this fund up not for threeNam Chung Pao. hold that the principle of naval equality must be based not only Lastly there was need for a woman years but on a permanent footing. on mere numbers or tonnage, but for Diocesan work, and cut there must take into consideration the she would find a very big sphere. quite different conditions of two Communities. We feel that our position as an jaland Empire is dependent as an integral exist- care, and indeed for its daily bread, upon our power to keep open the paths, across the ocean. If these paths could. be closed at the will of any other nation, the united life of the British Empire, and even the independence of its various parts, would no longer rest in our own keeping.
any
words
The proceedings concluded with the benediction and tea.
SHAUKIWAN MURDER
.: SEQUEL.
(Continued from Page 1.)
time of the attack. He came down to Hongkong about a week ago to stay with his aunt on a short holi-
We contend that our position is entirely different from that of a vast self-contained community. day. Therefore we are not able to Mr. and Mrs. Mackay were riar- embody in a solemn international ried about twenty years ago and children. The son, which have two agreement would bind us to the principle of Douglas, who is about fifteen or mathematical, parity in naval sixteen is nt present in England, strength. The doctrine of naval being apprenticed to the engineer- equality, if it is to be accepteding trade. The daughter, Kath- by us, must take into considera leen, who is about thirteen, lives tion the whole position of two with her mother and father at countries on the sea. Neverthe-Taikoo.
less, there is substance in the
American contention that minor The news of the brutal murder vessels, which we need to keep spread rapidly through Taikoo, our sea roads open, and to pro- and many expressions of sympathy tect as from starvation, might were accorded Mr. Mackay" in the Also enable us to interrupt the tragic death of his wife. Mra
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
The following are the replies to to lay's questions:-
1. The crown of the ancient kinse ! Lom- hardy and the Curman myal family. Napo Han was crowned with it, and is, is now in the cathedral of Monza, 2. It occupied ever 20.00 mon for over twenty years, J. Form, referring in Sir Francis Bacon. 4. King Dor Nothings. These were the Merovincian kings of the Franka trom 658 20 761: they were give this title because they left the duties it the State to thoir Minters. 5. The scheme was profected in 1719 with the object of pay- In of the National Dest, provided the com- pany formed had the monopoly of the South Sen trade. Robert Walpole exposed the schemo, G. Lord Chesterfield. 7. A district of Whitefriars, and a well-known sanctuary for criminals, Abolished in 1997, 8. "liadil" is the title conferred on any Musulman who hamude the pilgrimage to Moces, while "Rail" in heatowed n title on a Moham-, mirdan who knows the Korani by heart. "Beresford-Hope" pearl, 1,800 grales, over sie times the weight of the oyster from which emanated 10, Platinum 11. The name 1814, after James and ruled for three years without one, It was disolved before carrying out any legislation. 12. John Andrù, 1780. 13. A student of Cambrkige University to whom allowances are made an college bills. This also applies to the University of Dublin, 14. A nymph whom Cupid married, although Venus devoured to part them. They were owed with immortality. 15. An uprising
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sea routes of others. It is one Mackay was well known in the As the result of a, motor acci- Sun, and to Mr. Guy Cuthbert Fan- of the difficulties of the problem, district and had a large circle of dent, Midshipman Henry Coppinning Holland, Staff Secretary, LT.M. and H. M. A. Cannon, M.B., Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK and it ought to be studied patient-friends. All flags at Taikoo were ger Hill was killed and Midship Chinese Maritime Customs, author Ch Band Lieut. J. E. Dovey, M.B., men Hopkins and Rylands were ity to wear the Insignia of the Third Ch.3 medical officers; Lleut, B.. PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City ofly for a long period of years in flown at half mast yesterday.
good faith and in good comrade-. The funeral will take place at injured. All three were members Class of the same Order, which de Church, M.C., Asst. Government Victoria, Hongkong.
ship, by the kindred on both sides Happy Valley at five. o'clock this of a party from H.MS, Effingham corations have been conferred on Marine Surveyor; and Miss V.
them by the Emperor of Japan. Stokes,"uraing sister. of the Atlantic.-British Wirclesa. evening
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