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During the latter part of the war it was decided by the British Govern ment that it was necessary to requisi tion a number of vresels owned by various companies in Hongkong and Shanghai, and on their instructions, the Hongkong authorities took the se ships over at B'ue book rates. opinion was expressed by the owners at the time that the remuneration" offered was wholly inadequate, and could not but involve them in heavy loss, and they urged the authorities to extend more generous treatment to them. They pointed out that the

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Preaching. to the University Students' Services Aerociation in the Rhonish Mission Church. Bonham Road. on Sunday, Mr. N. Teendale Mackintosh took for subject "The Chinese Republic. He id:

This man began to build and war not able to finish." S. Luke. 11.30. He looked for a city which bath foundation." Hebrews. 11.10.

This man began to build and was nat able to finish; He looked for a city which hath foundations.

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And during the great World war, it was again my part to watch young Britain building its democracy, Alter all, the War was fought and won by young men. Most of those with whom I lived during my own war cx prience were younger, much younger, than most of you who are listening to ms to night, and they were fighting to build up a world that should be safe for dem cracy. And four years ago when the armistice was signed we may say that young Britaiu laid the foundation stone of the new democracy.

up her republio wherein will be to be answered riddle of pain. Yoo- recovered that greatness which her will have to watch in your republic anotat civilization and ber vast the young children, deprived of their resources make her beritage.Hebirth right of play and frolic, looked for 'city that hatli founds scolded, bonten. bullied and tions." What are the foundations of neglectat. With their little bodies ex- which young China bas need, on hausted, craving for the nourishment which all young men must build that growing things demand. You' Fires the foundation of love. Is it will have to watch the poor prisoners true to say that the great strength of and captives working out their dreary the young man consists first of all punishment in solitude and despair; in his great gift of love! The the whole fares of justice and offici. rongg man 18 able to love aldoin marted against the moral in. with an enthusiasm and a devotion valid, the wratohed prisoner of Fate. which grows cold in after years. You will have to watch in your re The power of a wonderful-love. The public all th so who are suffering ia world to day wherever it may be mind, body or estate. The poor your fortune to live in Europe'or in wretches caught in the iron olutches Chius, the world to day is out of dirase tied to a living I tako the two texte to night my of joint, every mac's band death of cancer ur consump brothers because I want, if I can, to is against his brother. Social pro tion. The sweated overdriven draw a very vivid contrast. The comblem, racial problems, problems of workers toiling for less than a living trast of two different types of men class against class, of capital against wage. Ob Yes, my bro hers, you have who went out to build. The first labour, of position against position, to teo the sick, the poor, the wretched, ono set out to build his tower without aro destroying the love of the world. the anxious and the disappointed. counting the cast, and when he had Hearts are being broken every minute. The whole creation groquing and got half way through his money came You need not go far, you may look travelling in pain together fast bound to an end; the tower was left half at your own lamesat your own in misery and itoo. God! Yes, thera: built and all the people that passe family, you may look amongst your is need of God, and of b'a cruffcind by made mock, saying, "this man own friends and you will fad broken Son to give your republic courage and begin to build and WAS not hearts at your very side. The young hope. To explain the riddle of pain;

finish."

ti man, the strong manalone can inend To give you courage to endure; to Syren and Shipping, the big Lon-

November 29-Coronal Theatre; other man, Abraham, another them. It is youth, and youth alons, bind together your citizens. You will don shipping weakly, and one of the most powerful shipping journals in Joe Moore; in The White Rider." type of builder, went out of his own with its wonderful love, with its power, lave to rend often and often that the world has the following remarks World Theatre; Geraldine Farrar in home and from his own county to be of affection which is the remedy. And lesson which was read to you just Its Woman." come the founder of the great Jewch you will be able to ball your renow. The larson telling of the Kowloon Theatre; Special Dance, natica at the call of God, looking for sublie on the foundation of love, hravenly republie, whose foundations "Ad- a city that had foundations, And it You will try to introduce a little more are garnished with all manner of pre- Children's Matiure at 5 p.m.

is the province of young men, is it not, love into your immediate world, Do cinus stones, Oh my brothers, build ventura of Tarzın."

December 1-A.D.O. Xmas Pre- to build? Yours, my brothers, is the ou know anyone to-night who is the Church of Chies in the Republic duction of Shakespeare's Tempest." crrative task and if I may begin by unhappy? Do you know anyous to of China, Let us eas that star in the December 2-Theatre Ropal; striking a very personal note, 1 night to whom you could steak some East the vision of China rodeemed, Pavlova" Amarilla" and "Chopinians, would begin by reminding mys. loving word; whose band you reborn.

December 4.-"Enebanted Lake" how it Bus been my part in could grip a little more closely ; He looked for a city which hath

life to watch young men in on

whose shoulder you coull foundations" bot that is only half and "Fairy Doll."

sliffacent countriva in their place an encouraging touch of brather the text. Let us hava the whole text. task of building. I have erer hood and love? Or are-on-too He looked for a city which bath- the young

Egyptian building proad? You might be misunderstood foundations whose builder and waker up the Monarchy for which he someone might laugh: someone will is God. If Grd is the great architect craved, for nearly ten years. As a make fun. Well, it in the work which of the Universe,, Let God be also schoolmaster in Egypt I watched the the young builder must d. The the great architect of your procers of buildin: by young Egypt foundation which the young builder repablic. It is not easy, it is a task going on until the other day the most lay. And if you fail then sate for heroes. Some of you may have foundation, at any rate, of to newly of a truth I tell you to night that heard the story of that young beval Monarchy, was laid and young Egypt the day must inevitable cone when lieutenant who was the first president did homage to the Kin which they all that bebeld you vil begin to mock in this Cluny of the Ex & tive had set up on the kingdom which they saying this man began to build and Servive Men ́s Club. He won that hid built.

was not able to finish.

most coveted of distinctions, the And the other foun'ation that you Victoria Crosa, and he won it under will build upon is the foundation of these circumstances. It was at the hope. When wo are young we are first great landing at the Dardecelles always full of hope. We build castles and they couldn't got their ships fixed in the air, we make wonderful plans at the proper mooring, and this for to-morrow. An as we grow older young midshipman us Le was thes, despair enters in, we lo e our enthut jumped into the sen amilst cruel siasm, we lose that epirit of hope which fre, and

with a

bis Tope in attacked to bis

boat, in our youth could have removed hand mountains.

swam to the moorings and fixed the The foundation of lov: and the boat. Now that is just what you have foundation of hops, but will that be got to do. You bave got to find some enough my brothers? Can you build mooring as which you may fix the ship the republic of Chins on love of your repablis and you have got to and hops: A thers to be lace heavy fire in order to do it. It is And once again itfalls to my lot to any God in your Republic 7 That the task of heroes but young men are watch young China' build its now is the question. The decision reste called to be heroes. And then, then Republic. Eleven years ago Chian's with you my young bader brothers, having Reed your republic Grmly en revolution began. Originally it had and nor it you must, yes or no those foundations of love and hope, bein planned to take place at Canton. The Egyptian never failed in my ex with a God as your great Architect, but the rising there proved unperince to observe his duties of you need not lea: that in time to come- Bucoseful. Plane were then made for praver to the one God The young people as they pass by vill point the an outbreak at Wuchang in December, British hop over and over again be finger of scorn at you as the man who but an accident forced earlier actior.fore going out to battla demanded bis began to tuill and was not able to A Lomb accidentally exploded at the Eucharistic Service that he might finish but rather wi'l they point to you Headquarters of the revolutionary pray to the crucified Christ who had as men who looked for and ave found agents in the Hankow Russian Con- taught him about life after death, a city which hath foundations, whose Cession, and raiding the place the The Republic of China must builder and Master is God. authorities learned the whole plot and | bave it God or it cannot on the night of October 10th, cleven hope

firm founda.. Sir Percival Phillipe, of the years ago the r.volutionists, with ticu. Now there is a n thought Daily Express who accompanied white bauda around their arms at movement springing up amongst the Prince of Wales on Lis Eastern tacked Wachang, ad thus began the some of the best educated and most For the first time in her career tour, proceeded to Mesopotamia revolution which overthrew the advanced young men of Chiss the Geraldine Parrot appears with Ler In no respect, it would appear, were thereafter, and has, in 'n series of monarchy. Great things were hoped scientific, democratic, and nationalis husband Low-Telleg n and is hacked the wishes of the last shipping men articles in the Daily Mail." been for China eleven усан 0.0, tis followers of such man as by a super production that is already taken into consideration. The latter

these hops bern Professor Rassel and Professor Dewey astonishing moving picture quers state in their petition that the Hong severely criticizing the setting up in and hot have

Well, whatever the tearing out as it were the very roots throughout the ecuntry. The up- kong Government made a prefi out Mesopotamia of an expensive artificial fulfilled?

kingdom ander an unpopular kirg b'storians may tell 09. about of the ancient landmarks but opposed heaval of royalty and how it affected of the operation of their abips of over who rules a people who are suspicious the political chaos of the world in apparently to all religions, classifying each buman heart was never su $2,000,000, and their contention is

when they are not apathetic. The which we liva, however dismal may be them all as unscientifi and super- realistically depicted as in this gigantio that in view of the losses sustained by turct on of the British is to gather the pictures which they draw of stitious. But religion, as its very Geraldine Farrar picture picture them in consequence of the Govern ment action, this money should be taxes, which des not much improve financial dissolution, of the Lurden of unine implies is that one force alone that will rank with the greateal you matters. It is considered that Sir debt, of the unchecked rapacity of which can bind society together. The have ever seen. It is another triumph distributed smong them. TVILL

Percival's criticisms Arc serious local tyrants, you and I know well brotherhood of man can only be a for "America's most talked of woman" auth rities, we need hardly say, show enough to demand in investigation enough that the outlook is full. I hope. practical fores in the life of a photo play that will hold your no disposition to accede to what is,

by the League of Nations. .Thu We know that there is fast growing your Republic if you have taught interest until "The End" flaskes in after all, not an unreasonable request, attempts to annex without annexing public opinion, that political ideas your citizens the meaning of the the screen. On the contrary, they have already that have gone en in various parts of are slowly gaining ground, that they fatherhood of God. The riddle of the Accidents Will Happen, decided in their own minds out the world of late are all miserable will become a force that no faction universe you may claim by your delightful way of spending their wind failures (says the Japan Chronicle can ignore. We know that Chion's scientific discoverica to be able to accident, bat it is not impossible to be It may to impossible to prevent an fall, namely, on the construction of a The

now annexation principal regeneration is Lear at band answer, but you have got to face a far propared for it. Chamberlain's Pia hotel and housing accommodation for being accepted, the only way to that the genius of the Chiness greater riddlo than the riddle of the Balm is no beyond anyone's puro, end the commualty and in making grautz to the University and for education Carry it out is not to try any sub people will eventually triumph and universe. You have got to face the with a bottle of this liniment you are prepared for most anything, for sale that young China is to-day building inexorable, the never ending, the never by all Chemists and Storekcopors. generally! But the wicked ship owners have succeeded in holding up this proporal to dispose of what they regard as their own money, by in. voking the aid of the law; and have thus, in the words of an aggrieved Colonial Secretary, deprived the Colony of benefits of which it is in argent need. The Government, bow- ever, hopes to frustrate the effort of the shipowners by patsing & measure rendering it impossible for them to recover the sume to which they con. Bider they are intitled. We are quito in agreement with the owners in their contention that an attempt is being made to enforce a special lavy co certain small shipowsing companies for social improvements which should. be paid for by the community an

November 29-Lammert Bros property situata at Nos. 402 and 401 Das Voeux Road, and 997 397 Queen's Road, 3 pm.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

In the couse of a petition recently presented to the Hongkong Legislative Council, the owners state that they weis content, at the time of the re- quisitioning, to leave the matter of a equitable settlement in the hands of the Government, confident that ad equate compensation would be given them and that any surplus profits would be remitted to the Mother, Country and used in connection with the war. They put forward the request December 6-longkung, Canton that one of their number should be and Msean steamboat Coy, ex- appointed to the sub-com- traordinary general meeting, noon. mittee of the Shipping Con. December 22-Ringkong. Canton troller in the Far East. They Macao steamboat Coy, extraordinary Also asked for the appointment of a local Board of Arbitration for the par- pose of fixing the remuneration and compensatio to be paid. It is com plained in the petition referred to that the Bhipowner Protection Asa:cio- tion, of Hongkong were unrepresents on the Shipping Control Committee, were individual ebipowners who were members of that Association, while the Committee, it is alleged, was largely composed of representatives of shipping companies in direct oppos. tion to them."

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