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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928)

MATIONAL CHRISTIAN

COUNCIL.

ANOTHER PIRACY AVERTED?

THEATRE ROYAL

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING, A BLUE FUNNEL STEAMER

SCARE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

COURTNEIDGE-HOLLOWAY COY'S SUCCESS.:

MOURNFUL HOMECOMING.

PRINCE KATASHIRAKAWA'S LAST JOURNEY.

[China Mail SPECIAL,}'

After a very successful time up North, in Shanghai, Tientsin and Peking, the Courtneidge-Holloway

SINGAPORE, May. 15. Company resumed their activities

Princess Osaka, Viscount and in Hongkong last night. It is for tunate for Hongkong playgoers Viscountess Ishli and the Consul- that they missed the bandita at General for Japan this morning Lincheng by twenty-four hours. went on board the B.s."Katori Mr. Holloway is very enthus- Mans" which is bringing home the astic over the results of the Coni-remains of Prince Katashirakawa pany's tour. He is convinced that to Japan.

Wreaths were placed on the there is a great future for theatrical enterprise in China, as inno part of coffin. the English-speaking world is the [Prince Katashirakawa was killed attendance at theatres. in propor- in a motor, accident on the Paris- tion to the European population so Cherbourgrond on April 1. Prin- good.

The first annual meeting of the National Christian Council, The Straits Times of May 9 appointed a year ago by this says Notional Christian Conference, On receipt of information that a opened under Dr. David Z. T. Yui, piracy was intended to be carried as provisional chairman, in the out on the Blue Funnel steamer Union Church Hall, Shanghai, on Elpehor" soon after that vessel Thursday May 10. Including left port for Hongkong, the matter visitors about 76 were present, of was placed in the hands of the whom half were Chinese. There police, and Mr. Cullen, A.S.P., and were a number of visitors from Chief Detective Inspector Costello, abroad. These included Miss Jane with a posse of detectives and Addams of Chicago, Rev. R. G. police boarded the vessel on Satur Boville, Daily Vacation Bible day, and made investigations. School, Committee, Prof. Carver of There were 135 passengers on the the Southern Baptist Theological ship bound for China ports, but Seminary Louisville, Kentucky, nothing of an incriminating nature

For the present season of five cess Katashirakawa was seriously Dr. Sydney Gulich; as Secretary of

was discovered. Precautions have the Federal Council of Churches been adopted for ensuring the nights at the Theatre Royal he has injured at the same time,

lightest and selected all the U.S.A., Dr. D. Willard Lyon of the safety of the vessel from any brightest of plays. In hot weather International Committee of the trouble. The "Elpenor," left port a pleasant laugh is a good tonic, he Y.M.C.A., Rey. Paul Martin of for Hongkong at 4 p.m. on Satur-says. Tonight "Bulldog Drum- Princetown Seminary, Rev. C. day. Marx, Secretary of the Christian Mission and Dr. Wark, Department of Missions, Boston University. Distant Szechuen was represented by the Rev. R. O. Polliff and Dr. A. K. Best of the Union Medical College, Chengtu.

At the opening session Dr. Yui referred to the unsettled and un satisfactory political and social

TENNIS LEAGUE.

UNIVERSITY BEAT C.S.C.C.

$

Playing on the Civil Service ground Jast Saturday the conditions ip China and of the University League "A" tennis necessity of the Church digging team bent the C.S.C.C. by 52 games down to the root of these condito 47. Scores were:- tions as the Christians and the Christian Church lave the only lasting solution. Herwas followed by Miss Ruth Chang of Yeng Ching Girls' College, Peking, and M. D. E. Hoste, Director of the C.L.M. on the general subject "Christ and our Task."

The first action of the afternoon session was the election of Officers. Dr. Z. T. Yui was elected Chair- man The-Rev. Wong Kang-ho of Feachow and the Rev. Murdoch Mackenzie of Tsinan were elected Vice-Chairmen.

After the appointment of various committees, brief reports by the Executive Staff and Chairmen of various committees were present- ed. The Executive Committee announced that the Rev. K. T. Chung, Miss Y. J. Fan, the Right | Rev. J. H. Roots, D.D., and Dr. Henry T.Hodgkins are are all now riving full time to the work of the Council. Mr. Peter Chuan is also giving full time to the production of literature. The Rev. E. C. Lobenstine and Dr. C. Y. Cheng are acting as honorary secretaries, both being home at the present time. All these secretaries made reports on their work and spoke with great hopefullness of the out-i look before the Council.

writers.

Redmond and Roffey Lost to Townsend & Willson Beat Shephard & Lane. Beat Henderson & Deakin...

Soo and Hsu Lost to Townsend & Willson Beat Lane & Shephard Beat Henderson & Deakin...

Forster and Wong Lost to Townsend & Willson Beat Lane & Shephard Beat Henderson & Deákin...

PREMISES WANTED.

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UNUSUAL RENTS CASE

BEFORE COURT.

TO-DAY'S

· ADVERTISEMENTS.

mond" is the attraction, to-morrow "Ambrose Applejohn's Adven- ture," for Friday "The Man, from Toronto" and for the last night on THE HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING Saturday The Bat." There is

COMPANY, LIMITED. good fare indeed.

Those who prefer the serious TAKE NOTICE that JAN HENDRIK

TAK drama will have an opportunity of VAN GENNEP LUнns has resigned going over to Kowloon, to the Star from the office of Managing Director Theatre, on Monday, Tuesday and of the HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING Wednesday of next week when

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," COMPANY, LIMITED.

Dated this 16th day of May 1923. "Abraham Lincoln" and "The

By Order of Bat" will be played. After that i the Company will play a short THE HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING season in Calcutta and will then

COMPANY, LIMITED. proceed to England.

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors.

LAST NIGHT'S PIECE.

Hongkong, May 16, 1923.

HARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF UITINA

Hongkong Branch.

There was but a small attendance 8-3at the Theatre Royal-last-night, 0-5

when the Courtneidge-Holloway Company, who are paying Hong- 3-8 kong a short return visit, produced 7-4-If Four Walls Told," a drama

written by a London stockbroker. 8-3

The scene is laid in a village on the Dorsetshire coast and the plot is woven round the patemity of Hope Tregoning, a love-child, Jan Hongkong, May 16, 1923.- Rysing is generally credited by the village gossips with being the father of the girl, whose mother is said to have thrown him over to make a better match, meanwhile maintaining illicit relations with

E REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING due to be held on THURSDAY, 17th Inst, is availably postponed till a date which will be announced Inter

W. J. STOKES,

Braneb Hecretary.

STRUTHERS & BARRY. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEÉS.

"MURSA"

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her former lover. After three years From SAN FRANCISCO and LOS of married life, Liz Rysing is tald

ANGELES via PORTS. His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir by her sister Clare that Jan is the father of Hope. Jan refuses to William Rees Davies, sat in the either confirm or deny the charge THE Steamp Summary Court today. The whole and the usual estrangement takes morning was devoted to hearing a

place. The night following the having arrived from above mentioned case in which Ho Chung Ling is quarrel between husband and wife, ports Wednesday, May 16th, 1923, suing Chan Chak The plaintiff, a vessel homeward bound from Consignees are hereby

notified is represented by Mr. Vaux

Barcelona is wrecked anda batter that their cargo is being landed at The plaintiff claims possession ed dead body is washed ashore, their risk into the hazardous and/or of the premises No. 9 Tai Yuen which eventually proves to be that extra-hazardous Godowns of the Bishop Molony, in reporting for Street Victoria, of which the of Tom Rysing, a ne'er-do-well Hongkong & Kowloon Whart & the Chira Christian Literature defendant is a monthly tenant. Anrother of Jan and the actual Godown Co., Ltd... Kowloon, and Council, announced the preparation additional claim is made for $145 father of Hope Tregoning. On stored at consignees' risk.", of certain literature, particularly a for rent in arrears and costs of the the day of the funeral of the wreck-

Consignees of Cargo must produce book of poems, a book of Christian action.

ed mariner, a letter arrives from Evidences and a Book of Devotions,

The defendant asserts that 10Barcelona, which Tom Rysing had an Import Permit signed by the all under preparation by Chinese due notice was given, although in posted before sailing on his fateful Superintendent of Imports and Ex-

the witness box she acknowledged, The Phonetic Script Committee under cross-examination, that she voyage. He makes a clean breast of ports, Hongkong, before Bills of urged the continuation of the car had put her mark (she can neither everything and all-ends happily. Lading will be countersigned or

Last night the various characters Delivery Orders issued.

A broken, chafed and damaged paign for the use of the script by read nor write) on a document be-

were thoroughly well-sustained illiterates and particularly the sup-cause, she said, the plaintiff had and the players received a great cargo is to be left in the Godowns port of the national script. Request threatened her. She acknowledged was also made for the appointment also that the contents of the docu- reception at the end of each Act. of an authoritative body to whomment on which she put her mark

The cast was as follows:- suggested alterations could be had been explained to her.

Tavid Kring referred.

In adjourning the casc until to-

Jan Tiyding-- Mr. Peter Claian and Dr. Boville morrow, the Chief Justice remarked Toby Crouch. spoke on the Daily Vacation Bible that the only doubt in his mind was Ned Mason.. School movement. Dr. Boville said the reason why a landlord should Dengy Sturgis,

Táz king. that plans are on foot for the use of wish to evict a good paying tenant Mr. Hargin. Five Thousand Christian students (defendant had tendered payment Care Stargis. during the coming summer in of rent on may occasions, but the M. Tibbett..... Mies Florenca Le Gare Vacation Schools a force nearly landlord had refused to accept it), Hope Tregoning. Min Enid Revill Beads equal to that of the missionary in favour of another, who was only body.

asked to pay an equivalent rental. Bishop Molony reported that while there are Mosloms in every Province there is very little direct work, outside the publication of

literature, being done for them.tion and the Christian Publishers' He urged the appointment of a Secretary to give his time to deve The National Christian Council is

loping this work.

Association.

THE CAST.

Mr. Cl Alistor. Mr. W. E. Holloway. „Mr. Fred Morgan.

Mr. Robertson Braine. .Mr. Lercestor Monck. Mis Cherry Hardy. Mim Dora Hmereáves. Mi Dorothy Fletcher.

At 9.15 to-night the company 'Bulldog. Drum- will appear in mond, a play that proved very popular on their last visit here.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Tokyo telegram to the Daily

a successor to the China Contin- Bulletin says that Admiral Takara

La connection with the Committee | uation Committee, which held its has been appointed Minister of on Social and Moral Welfare, it last meeting two years ago. In the Navy. was announced that quite victorous Contradistinction to the China campaigns against this social evil Continuation Committee, which

Major E. D., Matthews, R. G.A,

had been conducted in Canton, was only partly representative, the who went Home from Hongkong a Christian Council is few months ago, has retired with Fukien and Shanghai. It was re-National ported also that a translation of Dr. directly representative of the Pro- the rank of licut-colonel in the Stoke's book "World Problem oftestant Christian forces in China Reserve of Officers. He was for Disease Prevention" had been Only two of the large Protestant some years adjutant, served as a at present working in temporary Heut-colonel during the made and that this book is now be groups, ing printed by the Commercial China, are not represented either war, and was wounded.

directly or indirectly on the Coun-

Press.

Reference was also made to the. cit. It is interesting to notice that Mr. Sidney J. W. Clark, an study of Home Economics by Miss the personnel of this organization influential friend of the London Milan of Yon Cheng Girls' School has also changed. The National Missionary Society, is at present and to the development of a Christian Council contains much visiting North China, Mr. Clark, "Better Home Movement" on the now blood in it, a large proportion who is well known in mission circles in India and Africa as well part of the Y.W.C.A., and the of the members are young.

A statement was presented stating as China, is famous as having National Council for Health Educa- tion. This report also made re-that it is not the business of the tramped 4,000 miles in the streets ference to the necessity for a Council to attempt to bring about of London, in connection with the vigorous campaign against opium. Organic union between the various housing question. In view of his Rev. G. E. Patton reported for branches of the Christian Church experience in social welfare he was the Committee on the relation of This, if ever attempted, must start commissioned by the British Goy the Church to economic and in from within the Churches them crnment to make investigations in dustrial conditions. Quite a num-selves. The Council does alin Belgium after the war. ber of people have boen giving however, to promote the fullest considerabic time to promoting the harmony and practical co-operation. The wedding took place at St. work of this commfitec. A number between the various branches of the Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on of pamphlets have been issued Christian Church. It aME TO SEINE MAY Archdeacon Swindell steps have been taken towards, the as a general, headquarters for officiating, of Mr. Graeme G organisation of industrial church Christian ariny in China and to Sutherland, Chariot Estate, Labu, groups in eleven of the largest provide a base for progressive re second son of Mr. George Suther citica in China. This committee search and a clearing house for new and A.R.LBA, Aberdeen, Scot- urged strongly, the appointment of ideas. The Council will refrain land, and Miss Marie Louise a permanent sub-committee of the from taking partisan action on National Christian Council to pro matters which divide those who mote this work. In addition brief, it represents. It will Luports were made by lite show one

Medical Missionary Association” “China Christian Educational As

sociation China Sunday Schoof Union, Council on Health Educa

bittle, daughter of the late Mr. RG Whittle of Hyderabad, and Mr. Whittle Manchester, Eng.

where it will be examined at 9 am: Tuesday, 22nd May, 1923, by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe, Marine Surveyors.

All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised.

No claims will be recognised after the goods have left the Godowns and cargo undelivered after 23rd May, 1923, will be subject to rent,

No Fire insurance whatever will be effected-

- Consignees are.requested to send in their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.

STRUTHERS & BARRY, Agente, U. S. S. B. Emergency Fleet Corporation. Hongkong, May 16, 1929,

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TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

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