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HONOURING, CONFUCIUS.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1908.
and behind crimson coloured walls. This
is done by those who have built there tem- many columns of the London daily news- The anniversary of the birth of Con ples only for the sake of wilding power.
It is obvious that the writer of the fucius, the great Sage of China, was article is opposed to the present reigning- papers at the time by reason of its duty observed in Hongkong on Tuesday dynasty in China, for he says in effect
ensational developments; yet to-day when sporches in his honour
were that the Government of Chins has bonour the spiritual condition of most of those delivered before a crowded meeting at ed Coafusins so that they may held in the Taiping Theatre. Mr Lau Chu Pak their hands all absolute power and thus Welsh towns and villages which were so presided and was supported by the fellow deceive the common people. When our Bercely barnt over by the fires of the ing influential Committee-Hon. Mr Wei author has passed all these aspects of the Yuk, C.M.O., Messrs. Fung Wa Chun, revivalists is simply deplorable.
Teze Kong, Chan Siu K, Leung Put Chi, question under review, and others which Li Po Kwei, Ku Tai Shang, Wu Hoi Chow,
we have omitted, he aska shail, anything He Kom Tong, Chenog Taze Kai, Tong China's greatest man? He says, yes. It is be done to perpetuate the memory of
Mr. SANKER's unique contribution to the revivals led by Moody and himself were his sacred songs and
Wo
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The world never seems so small as when one owe a man money.
Two masters of junks were fined $2. enoh, at the Marine Court to-day, for having their boats insufficiently lighted.
cent pieces seued before March 4, 1907, Straits Settlementsi dollars and fifty
will not be legal tender after January 1,
1902.
It is reported that the Wattleship fleet
Lai Chen, Li Shen Hui, Tong Taze Shan, the idea of the writer to place him aniongst of the United States of America will pro- and Tam Hok Po.
-againal the teaching of Taoism. Those who
next
British Consul General at Shanghai lat
A telegram has been received from the
declarations of infection as regarda Hong
PER MONTH. PARIS MODESs, and they will ever innrk out
Most people in the Far East know that the great philosophers of the world. He bably visit Singapore carly in January and GOWNS.
his work from that of his fellows. Kung Fuh Tze was born in the year 661 points out that just as the sucious Greeks
B.C., and that groot reverence is paid him rates, and as the Franch, honour Rousseau, at the Magistracy to-day until noon, being honoured Aristotle, Plato, and Soc- rond that. 50,000,000 copies of these by the literiti. The anniversary of his birth
Mr J. H. Kemp did not take his soat And as the Americans honour Washington, Gospel Hymna have been sold and that makes but little difference to the masses of JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & the male still continues. What do these houses, however, the mustar, and perhaps nk with these heroes of the world's pro
the Chinese. In fairly subatantial business the case and place Confucius in the same ings.
so the Chinese should awake to the facts of engaged on important extradition proceed-
Colossal figures mean? The historian of his sons, will in honour of the day attive the nineteenth century will perhaps be officials will worship at the shrine of Con
themselves in long silk robes, while the res
The second battalion of the East Kont able, a lundred years or so hence, to fucius in the temples of the Sage found tained in this remarkable paper. The desor Regiment leaves hore on Nov. 25.
We are only touched lightly upon Regiment is dus in Hongkong on Noreia- sonce of the suggestions that are cou. bar 20. The third battalion of the Mid- duly digest them and explain their bearinrery city of the Empire. It may Chinese, from time to time, have been ing upon the mental, moral, musical and for those who delight to give up hearts
cases, special feasts will also be prepared wont to write severely against Buddha, and spiritual development of the people to and hours to the demands of the festival, read Chinese histories, or essays, will also 111 whom they made such an instant appeal. We are not here, however, specially a frequently come across tirades aimed more
cerned about the usual outine lic will perhaps be able to explain why, followed on this auspicious day, but would generally against the Indian religion; but kong and Canton ware withdown from 25th
Confucins so far has never been assailed. September. ia an age which despised poetry, these deal with another aspect of the anniversary. Perhaps, however, this discussion of the We understand that the Chinese of claims of Confucius to divinity, coming as sentimental, sometimes almost wooden, Hongkong desire to seize this occurion it-doss from a terary Chinese is a pubhe China Max, will give the opening lecture Mr A. Bellamy Brown, editor of the rhymes and crude, almost trashy, to raise a large sum of money in order newspaper, will be read by thousands of the winter scion of the European Goode par Prina Waldemar andelivered jingles became on the tips of millions special beauty to the honour of the Sage. enssion. At any mato it is suggestive of and will be illustrated.
to erect in the Colony temple, of of literary Chinese, and will evoke dis-Y.M.C.A. The subject is Phil May," familiar as household worde, treasured Hongkong is not rich in temples, and what is stirring in the minds of those as things of great price and hallowed by when we compare what has been done
#ho the association of many a reverent been achieved in cities of cituar dimon that assured by hundreds of missionarie here by the Chines with what has The position taken by the writer is are thinking about those things. FIDAY, September 25 :--
5.50 p.m.--Meating of Bougkong. St. emotion. The music, to which they sions on the maxinland, it will appear at, who have made themselves noquainte
Andrew's Society at City Hall. Goods per Catherine spear undelivered were set will also puzzle the critic of a once that some force las intarsened to
after 4 p.m. this date will be laräad.
with the works and the times of the great hundred years hence. Beyond being money in this way.
prevent the people from spending their Sage. There is no belittling him as a matt SATURDAY, September 26 :-
His limitations are pointed out, they
Their Majesties the Emperor and to the Enge it should not be wondered at himself during his life time and with sufferers from the dis strous fire in Niigata At Mossra Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Office.
majority of the tuues make appeal only much better to spend 82001,000 in assisting no uncertain sound. But the value of his on the 4th instant, have prezented a sura
though many will think that it would be Goods per Manchuria vadelivered at 5
pra-thic-date subject to rent, to the most rudimentary musical taste. to make more commodious the proposed teachings is here correctly appraised, of Y1,100 in aid of the relief fund for the
Yet how fervently have they been sung we are really concorned with here, however of educated mes from the West who typhoon refuge for the laut-people. What according to the judgment of hundreds 3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the } and what rapture have they not evoked! is a remarkable leader which has appeared have no wish to undermine what ini
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IA. S. WATSON Non-Meeting of Hongkong Cetron catchy,, like a music-hall refrain and therefore, soe fit to build another temple were, doed, referred to by the Sage Empress of Japan, sympathising with the
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Whether the writer of this Rabi Muise. Levy, who has resigned. cloyingly sentimental in their shallow is a Chinese, and he looks at the question article speaks for himself or for other Rabbi Nahoum had just returned from 2.15 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-conceptions, but they undoubtedly standpoint. It is fuot caur intention to ever, that what ho bad but the tem to the Falasbas" Jewish sect revident from an enlightened though parsly native we cannot say It is likely, how. Abyssinia, whore he had been on a mission tare, at No. 2, Magdalen Tarraco, brought solace to many a sorrowing translate the article. (No. 150 Magazine Gap)
That would take up exity to say will be accepted by others, in that country. heart or
rendered inspiration to too much space. On the other hand, it will immels as he has only dealt with the despontient souls in the hour of their readers to see what a native Editor has to China have preserved for us. I now scheme for the creation of a permanent not be, we think, without interest for our į simple facts which the Sacred Beukes of
Mr Winston Churchill has prepared w greatest weakness. And so in contem-say on such a difficult question. He begins remains to be seen if this hold state-trial for the arbitration of Inde plating the phenation which they students and philosophers in the West, temple for Confusius in Hongkong. Probe egrally represented. Will it meat with with sundry references to the opiniors of munt will affect the movement to build a disputes on which capital and labour will. 2 46 path.Atation of Eousehold Farmi-present to the thoughtful we are driven reproducing their opinions and criticisms bably this appeal to facts will be ignored the same fat as the New Zealand Arbitra-
tare, at No. 11. Knutsford Terrace, along the same zoute of reasoning as religion generally and on established by most Chinese, for they are not ripe pettice Court ?----- Kowloon..
that traversed by a writer in a New forms of worship in patientar. He then to accept such daring teaching as is co- TUESDAY, October 8-
passes under review the Three Retained in the article just digested. 3.30 p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Pro-York weekly journal who declares tutigious of China.
perty, at Mr Dev. P. Lammert's Sales Mr. SAKEEY'S gospel hymns are not to has but scant respect. It would open Rooms,
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their own superstitions. There is only Sum already acknowledged ... kave already apparait in other papers will be world of tender memory and profound Confucius leit. What then are his tea. W. Fattenden, Esq- emotion. The farúiliar carence way chings, and what should be the status as Lai Fuk Chi, Esq... Orders for seira copies of the 'CHINA MALL recall the quiet Sundays of childhood signed to him? The writer affirms, on many Meth. Ep. Mision. Local, (Chiness) 25.40 should be sent before 11 ata.on the day after
foreigners have done long ago, that
Rasel Mission, Loeul, (Chinese) publication. After that hour the expply is and the menacing or pleading voice of Confucianism is really not a religion st Bimited. Coch cla, Credit 20 ote., per the preacher; the aspirations of youth all. It is a system of ethics.
Alterations and additions to Advertisements and its lofty resolves; and the solemn incalcates self-control, and self-etiture; Concerts itself with tour things. It on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to our farewells of death. These images may it points ont how to control and regulato Office at 5 Wyndham Street not later than 11 mur Office til 8, Juren's Road Central before any evoked by the organ-notes of ciples by the application of which the native of Canton, who formerly sealed and loft with the cash box containing of States; it finally points out the prin- Terolatiouars leader named Chen, Shott and Company, in Dua Vooux Bond, MTOS. And even those for whom Buire may be governed in peace, and all at Hongkong and who is exceedingly
the citizens thereof be rendered contented wealthy will travel along the Yangtao 2,38. He was on board the s.s. Charles personally the scape hymns may mean and happy. When the writer has pointed other bad eluuracters to rise against the Flardouin bound for Canten but the police
River to incite the revolutionaries and little or nothing, will do well to remem-out the sina that Confucius cherished, Government. box that it was Paren, a very high priest and the purposes which informed bis life. influence over his subordinates. The brought up at the Magistracy to-day, and. He is said to possess great willed that he should not Prisoner was of culture, who said that nothing the philosopher acquired knowledge and concerned to be on the lookout for this he gous ou to show how it was that Government has ordered the Viceroys
And the Governors of the provinces romanded, which has ever interested living men the infinne he subsequently enjoyed. disturber. and women can wholly lose ita vitality dared about teaching his disciples, and
He points out how Confucius Wa
have been arrested in connexion with the no language they have spoken, or how, when he could, he obtained office,magician, will make his first appearance of them are Russians, five Japanese and Professor Ryder, society entertainer and forgery of rouble notes in Nagamki. Five HONGKONG, WHENESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1908 orele beside which they have hushed and then applied trip, old roost offcreen at the Alexandrs Cinema Those to one Chinese There are ramours that
their voices, no dream which has once These details, As overy one who knows any
ment, whereupon capital results followed,morrow evening. REVIVAL HYMNS.
some "Rusan afficem on the active list are been entertained by: actual human thing about the life of the Sage is aware, are
connected with the fraud. The gang miude, nothing uhoat which they have quite corroet. When we cote, however, to of the eceps possessing a good band offenentrised the duty of preparing the plata
During the recent Territorial camps ODO Tas passing beyond the veil of Ira D.
ever been passionale or expended time have put forward if he were in any sense
looks into the claims which the Sage should the services of the musicians to one of the of Soys, but it does not appest that he to Mr Watanabe, a well known chigraver SANKEY, the singing evangeliat, bass and zeal." And so though SANKEY's divine, we find they are altogether wanting, churolics in the locality, and thede bolux has been arrested, though the printers in naturally called forth many comments hymns have played their part in the Ho acquired his kinwledge just as other scepted, were rendered the following Nagaki are tow lying in prison. Tho man squire theirs. Indeed, on one ocus Sunday. The band played through the imitation is aid to be so perfect that the in the press of America and Europe. world, a great part in many respects, the inn, ho wished to have fifty youre to devota tret hymn, hut failed to sound "Arach," notes can scarcely be distinguished from Most of the writers agree that, he re time is not yet ripe for the critic to prcanted an emotional fores which has appraise their real value in the general almost spent itself and that the particu-scheme of the universe. lar form of revivals" which he und
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been allowed to appropriate the chairs they pockully in America. Mr. Mooox in his soupied in Lambeth library, and those who did. All this is detailed with great sexton was by him handed to the restor, nccessfully put into circulation at Hartan. later years held somewhat to the same will go to many parts of the world, and elaboratanes, and the mom of it all who, since then, is looked somewhat Japan Mai belfof; he began to doubt the efficacy greatly treasured in many opiscopal writer then points out, that temples have the convortation of soldiers was leas suited he bald in proud possession se mementoeappears to be that Confucius ia no more sabrantly at his musical recruits, and was God-like than any other philosopher. The hesed mildly to sxolsam that he feared Undoubtedly the best Beer of revivalism. Certainly there was libraries All, the Bishops are keen to
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ample evidence before his eyes that in express their sense of the kindness, atten been dedicated to him by later ages in to places of worship than to the lanted MR W. J. Faller, J.P., storekeeper, Rendelsham South Australla, the great majority of cases the spiritual both, nothing having been omitted which can do to Confucious for such honoure, WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS HUST BE who really bought he was past helpi
tion, and hospitality shown than at Tam direct opposition to what Confucius would feld
have wished, and without thers being any
writes: I was called to a sea á neighbo who was euforing from severe, armas pa and exaltation wrought by the revivalists forethought could suggest to ensure their
Indeed, he never drasut of making any
TRUE give him thren down of Chamberlain' WATSON # 00, whe far from being permanent, while individual comfort to convenience.
such claine, and therofore these temples TIVERFEODY who has used it says and in a few hours he had gelte recovered Cello Obidlers and Diarrhces Remedy the reaction which inevitably oneuod in
are quite unnecessary. The comparison L Chamberlain's Colio, Chelaru and Frequently the this minely LIMITED
equusunities subjected to much treat M. nervove, and groas, by the frequent the cocos and in bo let from paint in becombed or disrhoeve ge
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