BITTER SPEECH AT GENEVA.
LOST DISARMAMENT "ILLUSIONS.
GERMANY ABSTAINS ON A CONSCRIPTION VOTE.~
ROME BLAMES PARIS.
Geneva, Nov. 10.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 1930.
ARMISTICE DAY IN HONGKONG.
(Continued from Page Iij
composition. This Was in the following terms:
During the service, Mr. H. Owen Hughes (Treasurer of St. John's Cathedral) and Dr. Ilerklots (Sec- "All loving and everlasting God, retary), laid wreaths on behalf of through whom and in whom we live, the Cathedral, at the chancel, and and to whom there are no Dead, we later, accompanied by the thoir Thy children, rejoice that Thou hast called us to share with Thee in the and clergy, Mr. Hughes placed a world's redemption and deliverance. War Memorial.
a token at the foot of the Cathedral "We praise Thee for those who,
answer to
to that call, for their coan- try's sake and on behalf of freedom and justice among the nations, have been faithful unto death, and espe cially for such as we remember be fore Thee this day with love and honour.
in
A War Picture, The Rev, H. V. "Koop, in a brief sermon, said that of the many plc- tures inspired by the tragedy of the war, was one depicting a ce-ị A revision of Article One of
For those, through whose Sacri-metery in the North of France. It the Draft Convention, providing hee we live, who gave themselves was winter with falling snow, In that the annual service in con- mightily in defence of Liberty and the foreground was the figure of scription countries shall not ex-good faith amongst the nations, and Christ, who as looking out over were stain in the glory of their the rows of rough wooden crosses, ceed a period to be fixed later strength, we praise Thee O Lord, and the question which leaped to
for their unrecorded valo
valour,
unnoticed by the Final Disarmament Con-heroism, uncomplaining devption, and one's mind was "What is He think true comradeship, and ing" When they looked again at ference, was to-day approved by for their
undaunted gaiety of spirit.
the picture it was only to find His "For memories that abide in our back turned upon them and, they the Preparatory Disarmament
So they still quickens could not ace His face. and Love that Commission.
dissen-bgz faith, calling us to their unfinish were compelled to imagine what
ed tasks, we thank Thee, O Lord.
they could not see. "We beseech Thee, that we may
What would they find the artist seeking have grace to live worthily seem to have put into that face if they to further peace on earth and
to turned the picture wil among men as becometh those hat dared On Friday, a German resolution who are bought with a great price, round? They would see a note of being sanctified by their in-sorrow and of disappointment as that, seeking to fix the total period of uence though all our earthly days, before Him lay the evidence of compulsory service was rejected
we may greet them in the Land of the waste and wantonness of war. They by 12 votes to six, Britain and the Living with faces unashamed and would also see a jock of recognition United States being among he souls exuitant, through Jesus Christ of the fact that although the men
short Blessing, the community joined in the singing
tlent.
without
Nineteen delegates voted for the Russia und motion, Germany abstaining.
abstainers-Reuter
was
the
our Lord. AMEN."
After a
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died by the madness of war, it could not hide the splendour of sacrifice and the likeness of theirs to His: that the path to war was also the path to peace.
Lively Sitting.
of the National Anthem. Further details of the lively sit
His Excellency laid a wreath on
Cenotaph
of behalf ting at the opening session of the the Conference show that the dispute Hongkong, and he was followed in
Peace Means Danger, between M. Litvonoff and M. procession by the Generai Olicer London
Commodore. culminating Commanding. the
fence was
not for those who a quiet life. point. In a stormy session, the Oficer commanding the R. A. F..wanted nothing but first excitement having been and then by representatives of True pesce, if won, meant danger raised by a motion by Lord foreign nayies and armies. the and hardships, even death. The Robert Cecil. rejecting the Royal Merchant Navies, engslar Christian call was not for safety, idea of a general debate on dis- bodies, members of the Councils but to win at all costs, Christianity armament and demanding instead and other bodies, and private in- suggested rather too much of cam- that every point which the comdividuale.
fort and safety, and there was too mission had discussed on previous fis Excellency left at 11.20 and much prayer that they might be occasions be taken up once more was followed by the clergy and kept from danger, and not enough of Christ's own reckless and con- and debated one by one.
the troops.
quering cry "Thy will be done." with which he went unarmed into the jaws of death.
German Protest.
AT CHINESE MONUMENT. Wreaths Laid by Governor and Others,
Those nien whom they were com-
memorating to-day fend danger and so must they, who were now the cause living, do likewise in
There were other ways of death
through war. There was death through self-interest, popularity and personal comfort, and the fear rient through enemy action dur-of public opinion and official cri ing the Great War. Immediately ticism.
DANGEROUS SALIENT.
CONTINUAL MENACE TO
BRITISH INDIA. -
LORD LLOYD SUED.
TAXI-CAB OWNER'S CLAIM FAILS.
Calcutta, Oct. 11. Lord Lloyd was sued at Maryle- Commenting on the situation on bone County Court recently by the North-West Frontier the Henry Charles Culley, a taxi-cab Statesman, in a leading article, proprietor, of Oxford-gardens, W., points out that tribal territory is for £39 8s, fd., damages to a uncomfortably close to Peshawar. cab.
taxi-
The main road from Peshawar Mr. Paul Bennett, who appeared to Kohat runs through no man's for Mr. Gulley, said that the acel land: no motor-car can traverse dent happened about 11.30 p.m. the Kohat Pass section after 3 Mr. Culley's taxi-cab was driving p.m., and the tribesmen have their along Pall Mall when a car which own rifle factory by the roadside. was stationary opposite the Carl- The paper adds that it is a farcical ton Club Buddenly pulled out as well as a sorry situation that without warning, colliding with it to causing no one-not even the Viceroy and the taxi-cab and Commander-in-Chief on a tour of collide with another car.
Charles Culley, father of the inspection, nor an ordinary citizen engaged in trade can travel 40 plaintiff, said that he was driving was thrown miles from Peshawar by road in the taxi-cab and British India to Kohat, also in through the windscreen. He did British India, without passing not see the private car until it was
a length away. hostile rifle factory.
To avoid this country the rail- Lord Lloyd, giving evidence, way makes a detour of 150 miles. said that his chauffeur had been Kohat lies practically due south with him for five years and had of Peshawar, and the area be driven him in all parts of the tween haut clean across by a world. Previously he had been Lord Allenby in salient of tribal territory running employed by from west to cast-one of the Palestine.
Evan Lewis, the chauffeur, said most awkward Intrusions into
that the taxi-cab, struck his car British India imaginable. -West of this salient in Tirah just as he was moving. He had are some turbulent Afridis, who put out his hand before pulling can menace either Peshawar, by out. That was his first accident. He declared that the accident moving along the valley of the Bara River where the tribal fron would have happened if he had tier comes within about a dozen not pulled out.
George Alfred Duffey, Lord miles of the city, or Kohat, by
Beaverbrook's chauffeur," said moving down the main road. Why that there was à crash and he this menace has not been tackled caught a climpse of the taxi-cab in a determined manner and been removed long ago it is difficult to striking Lord Lloyd's car. The taxi-cab then swerved, crashed explain, but one would find it hard into the back of Lord Beaver- to believe that it would not soon brook's car, recoiled, and turned wield to resolute treatment. not a large affair, and, until told on its side.
James Fentimen, Lord Mel- by someone in authority that the chett's chauffeur, said that he was xossin now circulated from Simla waiting for Lord Melchelt to leave
coat the Carlton Club. suggesting that it might
Mr. Bennett.-You chauffeurs. thirty crores of rupees (P750,000) has some foundation, one cannot whose employers are members of accept the estimate.
the Carlton Club, all know one another; there is a fellow feeling a cantonment on the western flank about you?-Yes, that's right. of Tirah. What seems to be re-
Mr. Engelbach, for Lord Lloyd, quired is another pest in Tirah said that Lewis had a record prob- itself and a road linking it with ubly as good as that of any chauf- Peshawar as well as a Peshawar-feur in the world: Kohat road. That and the com-
The jury found that Lord Lloyd's plete destruction of the influence chauffeur had not been negligent of the Hadji of Turangzai would and gave judgment for Lord appear to be immediate necessities. Lloyd, with costs.
It is
There is already at Parachinar
Count Bernstorff thereupon painted out that the commission had constantly departed from the
No less impressive was the principles laid down at the begin ning when an actual dimination ceremony of laying the wreaths at
and the Memorial in the Botanical of peace. of armaments was aimed at
Graves Commission in ed in, Germany must refuse to ac- War
memory of Chinese who died in cept the resulting agreement.
Count Bernstorf further de- the service of the British Govern clared that this was not the time to speak of illusions for after five years of conversations on disarma- following the ceremony at the They therefore had to go for- ment without any actual progress Conota: h, His Excellency the Gov-ward prepared to suffer these things having been attained, the nations Fernor, if Excellency the Officer gladly for the-realisation of true. of the world bad lost any illusions Commony, Commodore Walker, and lasting peace and the coming they may have had at the begin- | Squadron Leader Freeman (repre- of Christ's Kingdom. ning. Even in the past eighteen scitting the Military, Saval and months no practical progress had │Air Forces) with officers of their been accomplished in spite of the respective staffs, proceeded to the London naval pact negotiations.
that unless this aim was persever-Gardens, erected by the Imperia and other forms of fear than those they did in those of war. This is
Nothing Being Done.
Chinese Memorial. being met there and escorted up the steps by wwwo Chinese Council representa- He also reminded the commis-tives (toa. Sir Shouson Chow and sion of the fact that the agenda of Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso).
Around the Memorial were al- The present session contained a German motion demanding the full ready
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. Father O'Brien on Problems of Peace.
Armistice Day was observed in St. Joseph's Church by a solemn service at 9 a.m. A Requiem Mass for the repose of the souls of the soldiers who fell in the War, was
Cathedral.
from the Catholic Parties of students from the Up per forms of the Catholic Schools of Hongkong were present and the Catholic community of Hongkong was largely represented.
After the Mass, the Rev. Fr. O'Brien preached. He For those of us who went through
said:
the spirit in which to celebrate Armistice Day-to draw inspira- tion
from and strength.
itu memories to carry on the work of re-establishing order out of the chaos left by the wan
We also owe it to the Dead to In the providence pray for them. November, the month dedicated to of God the Armistice was nude in prayer for the Holy Souls, so that wé turn quite naturally to pray for the repose of the souls of all those who gave their life for us in the war. It was said by the late venerable Cardinal Mercier that soldiers who died in the cause of Justice and Right went straight
IMPERIAL PARLEY
CLOSING.
(Continued from Page 1.j
ed constitutional position of all
relation to one another that any members of the Commonwealth in alteration in the law touching the succession to the Throne of the Royal styles and titles shall here- after require the assent Fuliaments of all the Dominions as well as of the Parliament of the United Kingdon.
to
of the
in
Legislation to give effect to their reward in the next life; the various proposals indicated. but
it has been the age long above will not be introduced practice of the Church to continue the British Parliament until re- pose of the souls in purgatory, the Dominions, and the suggested because God has revealed nothing schedule of dates, for receiving about the duration of their period such requests will permit of legis- lation becom.ng effective on Decem- of purgation.
So this morning we offer the ber 1st of next year. Another Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the important question discussed repose of those who gave their to-day's meeting was that of ap peals to the Privy Council. On this subject it is understood that the heads make no recommenda tion.--British Wireless.
lives for us in the Great War.
at
gathered the principal said by the Military Chaplain, the and open publication of the actual Government officials and members Key, J. J. O'Brien, appropriate prayers over the years for the re- quests have been received from present state of armament and of the Legislative Council, Chinese motets being rendered by a choir indicated that he had instructions representative of the Hospitals, of priests from his government to demand P Leung Kak, District Watch the earliest possible convening of men's Committee, Compradores' the final disarmament conference Association, South China Athletic for it was clear that a good part Association, and others. A de- of the uneasiness disturbing the tachment of Chinese Sappers from world to-day was due to the fact the Royal Engineers, and another that nothing was being done in the det hment from the Chinese Come way of actual disarmament.
M. Litvinol opposed further Paily of the Palice Reserve were
also present. futile talk and decleared that the
Buglers from the Argyll and Soviet Union demanded an effee Sutherland Highlanders sounded tive reduction by 50 per cent, of all the Last Post and Reveille, this be present armament and that thing followed by the laying of words "limitation of armaments", in the official text be replaced by wreaths by His Excellency the Gov
others present. A ernor, and "reduction of armaments."
wreath was also laid in the name Anti-France Views In Italy, of the Chinese community, the Bri- tish Legion and the Ex-Active Ser- Meanwhile, Popolo. d'Halalia as-vice Men's Association. serts that France is the only obstacle to the holding of the dis armament conference and to rescuing of the revision problem from its present dismal rut.
a
The paper insists that securi- ty" is not a monopoly of France nich prayer that we may be kept and her satellites, but that all na-from danger and not sufficient of tions have the right and duty to Christ's own reckless and couquer- safeguard their security. Furing cry Thy will be done', with thermore the Popolo d'Italia, re- which he went unarmed into the flecting the editorial opinion of all jaws of death," said the Rev, H. V 'its contemporaries declares that the Koop, in the course of his Armis- majority of the victor states, in-tice Day message delivered at the cluding Great Britain, the United St. John's Cathedral service this States and Italy, support Germany. morning, when he pleaded for will- Hungary, Austria and Bulgaria's ingness on the part of men to suf- plea for disarmament as laid down fer hardship and danger in the in the Versailles treaty, the persist- cause of peace, as it was endured in ent violation of which by France, the cause of war.. the paper deciares, automatically renders it null and void.
the War years and took some part, however small, in the great struggle, this day teems with memories and we scarcely need a preacher to marshal them for us. Time has softened those memories and taken the sting out of their pain. We keep this day of remembranes not to perpetuate enmities and misunderstandings, not to appor tion blame and responsibility, but to honour our glorious dead, and by recalling to mind the awful holocaust. of those years, to strengthen our will to make pos
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future disputes. We realise now country to one celebration a year. Madrid. more than ever before that You in this Colony have 201
cp. Bucharest.. Montevideo fathers, mothers, wives and chil-portunity every day of doing suffered the same pain in their successors are the soldiers of the dren of all the helligerent nations honour to their memory: their
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THE IDEAL ÍNN.“ proportionate and unfair and. If Peace has her victories no
should be reduced to its true per-1
(Continued from Page 8.) less renowned than War, so has spective in the minds of the public
The host does the waiting him- Peace her problems little less des by the remembrance of the kind self, perfectly, but with that touch perate than those of War. To-day courteous, and gallant attitude of the casual which the expert we can ask ourselves if we are of the average soldier of the Gar facing those problems with the rison. All he asks in return is Where Is This Place? courage and tenacity of purpose an equally considerate attitude on
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But for those who will really sp. on the laurels gained in the war for all His blessings and ask Him asparagus in December and straw that I felt I must tell you about it. to fill with true wisdom the minds berries at Easter, but for him to
But if you think the next sen-preciate it which means that they look after themselves.
The service, conducted by the Very Rev. Dean Swann, assisted by the Revs. Walton Rogers, C. B. Shann. N. V. Halvard, Frank Passengers who left by the Short and E. G. Powell, was at- President Madison to-day included tended by a large congregation, in- the Rev. A, R. Kepler, head of the cluding His Excellency Sir William Church of Christ Convention, re- and Lady Peel, who were accom- turning to Shanghai from a vialt to panied by Capt. Coltman (A.D.C.) Canton; Dr. A. L. Warnahjus, the and Mr. G. W. A. Tufton (Private Secretary of the International Secretary). Members of the Ex- Missionary Council, returning to ecutive and Legislative Councils, Shanghai with his wife; Mr. T. R. military representatives and the were also Scanlon, Oriental Representative Hongkong Girl Guides of the Sunmald Raisin Co., travel- present.
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