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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1927.

BIBLE IN CHINA.

Report of the Local Auxiliary.

SPREADING THE GOSPEL.

YANGTSE INCIDENT.

(Continued from Pags. 1.)

--We earnestly desire that our Government will despatch a puni. tive expedition to China with the abject of smashing the autocratle Administration organised by a group of persons influenced by The resolution, according to the an increase in the number of message, was Immediately des- Scriptures sold at the British and patched to Premier Wakatsuki, Foreign Bible Society depot is the Minister of War, the Minister of the Navy, both Houses, various reported by the local Auxiliary of Political Parties, and various this Society which is holding its lending organisations. annup meeting to-morrow at the Helena May Institute at 5.30 p.m.

In spite of the difficult times through which religious organisa-mobs... tions in China have been passing,

EARLIER MESSAGES.

Post of Commander in Chief Abolished.

H.E. Major-General C. C Luard C.B., C.M.G., is to preside and the speakers will be the Rev. G. W. Sheppard, Agent In China

Shanghai, April 24. of the Society, and Dr. J. H.

The Hankow Government has Montgomery, of Amoy.

Sales of Bible Society publica-issued a mandate stipulating that tions at the Depot, during the military affairs on all fronts will year, reached a total of 8,850, henceforward be directed by the comprising Bibles, Testaments Military Committee of the Na- tionalist Government.. The post and Portions, consisting of single Gospels. The amount received by of Commander-in-Chief has been these sales was $2,556.31.

In the list of English Scriptures thus distributed are 444 Bibles, 180 New Testaments and 36

ments and 71 Portions of a

Cantonese.

abolished.-Reuter.

Communists at Kiukiang.

Kiukiang, April 22.

ACCIDENTS.”

THE CHINA MAIL.

MEN WHO STRUCK 'THEIR WIVES.

QUARRELS OVER MONEY,

DEVIL'S DYKE SOLD.

THE DOWNS AND THE PUBLIC.

Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN THE "MAIL" ·

Entertainments.

| April 25-Queen's Theatre: "The

American Venus."

April 26-World Theatre: "Com-

MADIS NOTES

CELEBRATED

to authorise April 25-Star Theatre: "Adven BEETHOVEN QUARTETS

A LOST OPPORTUNITY:

The "Brighton Herald" an- A farmer living in Tinwan, nounces that the, Dyke Estate has Aberdeen, was

this morning been sold to a private purchaser ing Through." charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell who at present declines to authorise with assaulting a woman with any other statement than one con- ture."

bamboo pole causing in- firming the fact of the purchase.

the intention to use the estate for dance, 8 p.m., juries to her head and right-hand. It is believed, however, that it is Accused admitted the charge. the purposes of a private residence. Sub-Inspector Goble said the woman apent two days in hospital because of her broken head.

April 26 Cafe Restaurant Pari-

April 29 Concert for Service sien tea dance, 4.30 p.m.; dinner

men at the "Cheer O," Y.M.C.A.,

Sports. Chater Road.

The name of the purchaser has which the great eatate, which lies not been divulged, and the use to 679 ft. above sea-level, will be put April 27-Annual Hong Kong Inter-School Athletic Sports, is. unknown.

H.K.F.C. ground, Happy Valley, 1.45 p.m.

has gone.

May-Third extra race meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club, Race Course. Happy Valley.

►

זי

Meetings.

ing of British Tradors' Ing., Co., Ltd., Union Building, 11.14 a.m.

May 20-Fifty-eighth yearly meeting of China Fire Ins., Co. Ltd., Union Building, 11.15 a.m.

* "aneous.. 25--Public lecture April Helena May Institute. 5.30 p.m. Speaker: Rev. W. T. Featherstone.

at

April 26-Beethoven centenary

recital by Mr. Harry Ore, Theatre

Royal, 9.15 p.m.

April 26--St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club debate "That bachelors should be taxed," Club House.

Asked for the circumstances

This is another illustration of lending up to the 'assault, the In- spector said the complainant was the difficulties which beset those They who are interested in the pre- accused's "kept woman." had a quarrel over money and servation of the South Downs. It the woman raised a hoe and is difficult to say on present in- threatened to strike accused, who formation what may be the total effect of this change in ownership,

April 25-Meeting of all Com immediately picked up a pole and but it is impossible not to feel seri-

pany Commanders and Officers at ous misgivings. cracked her head with it.

Magistrate (to accused): This It was announced a short time Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30 pm. ago that the estate had been ac- to discuss future training pro

Byndicate and that gramme of the H.K.V.D. Corps. is your unofficial wife?--Yes.

Why do you treat her roughly quired by a

April 28-Annual meeting of the there was un intention to develop like that?-I did it by accident.

Nonsense, if you were actually the crown of the hill as a bungalow Hong Kong General Chamber of May 17-Forty-sixth annual fighting it can't be an accident. settlement, Indignation was arons-Commerce. City Hall, 4 p.m.

ed by this threat to such a place, Tang Seng-chi Resigns. Why can't you live peacefully to- and steps were taken as a result meeting of the Canton Insurance

the earthworks from Co., noon. Hankow, April' 23. gether? It was only an alterca- of which

which the hill is named were May 20-Fifty-fourth meeting of It is apparent that the author- tion. Nothing serious.

Nothing serious! Yet her head scheduled as an ancient monument. Union Insurance Society of Canton,

A little later, the intention having Union Bldg., 11 am. Portions, together with 31 Testa-ities are using every, endeavour to

prevent the development of inci- was broken!

the May 20-Sixty-first annual meet- dents. According to local re- Answering the Magistrate, the apparently been frustrated. bilingual version, English and ports, Tang Shen-cho (Tang Seng-woman said she had lived eight estate was offered for sale by auc- chi?) has tendered his resigna- months with the accused, but was tion. It was strongly urged at the time that the obviously proper pur- Scriptures in Cantonese figure tion to the Southern Government. not willing to return to him.

Yes, you had chaser was the Brighton Corpora prominently in the statement. Naval Wireless.

Mr. Lindsell:

tion, since the Devil's Dyke, which affords one of the most extended better live elsewhere. These include 500 Bibles, 1,210, and 5,220 New Testaments

Accused was fined $5 or seven and beautiful prospects in England, one of the greatest attractions Portions: Chinese Wenli Bibles The Communists appear to days' jail.

to visitors. The estate was, how- to the number of 891 found pur-|

Brutal Husband.

ever, withdrawn from auction, and chasers as also did 88 Gospels in have Kiukiang completely in their

Immediately afterwards In-if the statement now made is true, Wenli. There was a demand for control. A new Commissioner of Scriptures in the Mandarin lan-Foreign Affairs has been appoint-spector Blackman charged a Wan- apparently all chance of exercising ed from Hankow. He is Mr. chai Chinese with assaulting his control over this wonderful hill-top guage and in Hakka which was Lui Hal, and is understood to be wife at No. 194, Praya East.

It is obvious that, as in the case duly met. Chinese Scriptures in In Communist.

This man also pleaded "guilty." Romanised type were among the It is indicative of the state of! Mr. Lindsell: Another frank of Box Hill, no private purchaser can entirely exclude the public publications sold, vernacular! affairs that anti-foreign posters admission! What are the facts? from the hill-top, even if he wish- May 2-Dinner and Concert at Scriptures in French, German, made, their appearance in the Inspector Blackman said this ed to do so, as there are certain Volunteer Headquarters 7.46 p.m.

Polish, Russian Portuguese,

ex-British Concession yesterday, was also a money quarrel, when rights of way which cannot be May 3-Quarry Bay School holds Japanese und Punjabi lend although they do not appear to accused picked up a piece of lead closed. At the same time, it is ob- spring festival, 11 a.m. Launch for variety to the list of B. F. B. S.be virulently anti-British.-Naval piping and struck his wife once vious that the puchaser, of an estate visitors leaves, Murray Pler 10-20 publications distributed by sales Wireless.

on the side and twice on the leg. such as this can very materially in 1926.

Report Amended.

He added that the woman was in curtall the power of free roaming May 7-Annual dinner of the over the hill-top and its slopes Hong Kong Football Club, Hotel an "interesting condition." It is worthy of note that the As an amendment to the pre-Magistrate (to accused): How which the public has hitherto en Savoy, 8 p.m. Depot was again the means of vious report, it is stated that Mr. long have you been married?joyed. Shuld the purchase result providing Braille Scriptures for Liw has relieved Mr. Liu Hua as About three years. the blind and Chinese Bible text commissioner for Foreign Affairs, scrolls for decorative purposes. the former being reported to bel Comparison with the preceding a strong "Red"British Naval year shows a falling off in the Wireless. number of Bibles and Testaments

Chiang Kai-sbek's Son. Included in the total sales. On

Moscow, April 24. the other hand there was a large

Among the first and loudest to increase in the number of single raise his voice against Chiang Gospels thus placed in circulation. Kai-shek's recent attitude to- As a result the General Com-wards Communists is Chiang's personal bond of $50 and an addi- mittee is in a position to report son, a student at Sun Yat-sen's tional security of $50.to be of that the total number of Scrip- University for training Chinese good behaviour for 12 months, the tures sold at the Depot in 1926 revolutionaries.

Magistrate remarking: "If you marks an advance of 3,325 on the He contributed an article to a strike your wife again you will go sules for 1925. The circumstance newspaper breathing fierce filial straight to jail.” is viewed with satisfaction as in-rebellion arid launching the dicative of successful service for slogan, "Down with Chiang Kai- the Bible Society through the shek," who, he declares, "was my local Depot in troublous times. father and friend in the revolu- Particulars of Colportage, dur-tion; but now he has passed to ing the year, have been supplied the camp of the enemy he is my by the Rev. II. O. T. Burkwall, foe."-Router.

Help For The Blind.

Kiukiang, April 23.

the Society's Sub-Agent in charge, Communists Criticise Soviet. of the district that, for Bibla!

Riga, April 23.

Any children?-No.

in the enclosure of the land. by fencing, and the material exclusion of the public from the slopes and Well, she is on the way to have summit, there will be some criticism child now and you strike her in of the Brighton Corporation for the opportunity the side like that. You might having allowed have killed the child, and her too. to pass of securing this, one of the

Kreatest of their attractions. -It was an accident.

If you tell lies, it will be the worse for you.

Accused was bound over in a

LONDON'S "SKYSCRAPER."

build-

London's highest modern ing will shortly be erected close to Queen Anne's Gate. It will be 126ft high, and will therefore be Queen two storeys higher than Anne's Mansions close by.

Society purposes, includes Hong Speeches and articles on the Kong and its Dependencies. Chinese question by Bolshevist

Its exterior walls will be 90ft. Thirteen Colporteurs have been leaders reveal great differences

high, and then the remainder of the employed, under responsible mis- among prominent Communists.

M. Radek, according to intelli- building will be set back. sionary supervision, in the Sub-

gence received here, severely criti- There are to be six express lifts Agent's district. Of this numcises the Soviet Government's tac to all floors. The whole building ber three men and two women ties in China and calls on it to will be devoted to offices for the rendered regular service on the counteract this "bourgeois revolu Underground Railway. island of Hong Kong, in the New Lion" by bolder methods such as Territories and among the ship-severing relations with the. Kuo- ping and boat population. By mintang and Bolshevising China by colportage within the area cover-organising Soviets of peasant ed by the Sub-Agency 59,586 workers,

Distribution Perils.

Warships Return Fire,

Chinkiang, April 23. H.M. Ships "Keppel" and

volumes of the Scriptures were On the other hand, M. Bukharin placed in the hands of the people. endeavours to prove that the Chin-Wolseley" were under rifle fire esc revolution is progressing on from the south bank about nine Marxist lines in spite of such miles above Chinkiang. The fire In view of the disturbed contraltors" as Chiang Kai-shek and was returned with effect, with one ditions generally prevalen: the company-Reuter.

or two rounds from the main armament of both ships. A simi-

sales effected by some of the colporteurs are encouraging. This!

Moscow's Hand.

Peking, April 23.

branch of service has been Among further documents dis-lar incident occurred on Friday steadily maintained, nor have the covered in the Soviet Embassy morning at Kiangyen.

-Units of the 3rd Division of the workers encountered much active are letters from the Soviet Gov- hostility. The most serious dan-crnment to Borodin and Gallen. 1st Army have arrived and ap One letter to Borodin shows pear to be well equipped-British ger to which they have been ex-t posed in their travels was from that the Soviet Government con- Naval Wireless.

has been the due observance of a

US: Vessel Fired On. bandits, the terror of many trolled Chiang Kai-shek's anti-

a

Klukiang, April 23. country-side in South China to- Northern Expedition since it

started from Canton last year A small number of troops of the day.

have arrived from! The efforts of this Auxiliary to and ordered a Russian Military 6th Army raise, locally; funds for the Bible Commission to be established for up-river. The American destroy- Society have been continued on the Kuomintang army, the Chair-er "Feary" was fired on early this the lines approved in former man of which should be concur- morning by forts on the Ma Tung years. "A time honoured prac-rently Chief of Staff of the Na- Bluff British Naval Wireless, tice in the Churches of the Colony tionalist Army.

Corrupt Northern General; Another letter to Borodin atatea

Peking, April 23, Bible Sunday, when the claims of that the Soviet Government paid-

A document from the ex-Soviet the British and Foreign Elble G.$1,100,000 to the Nationalist

Government last November and Embassy, published by the Chin- Society are advocated, specially, and collections taken on behalf of proposed that, G.$300,000 be paid ese last night, shows that General its, world-wide operations, hostilities.

monthly till the conclusion of Chang Tao-lin's subordinate, Gen AUNTAN eral Kuo Sung-lin, received The General Committee would

The letter to Gallen shows that $400,000 from the Soviet to re venture to suggest that if possible the Soviet paid him, a salary of volt in December, 1925, against the same date for Bible Sunday be G.$7,000 monthly as Soviet Mill-Chang Tec-lin with a promise of fixed by the Churches Authorities tary Adviser to Chiang Kai-shek. a further: $400,000 when Chang Two-lin had been completely elim Reuters of fellowship in this service and a Firing at Warships. Inated. Reuterwe closer union in things essential.

Wuhu, April 23.

More Troops Collectors appointed by the Everything remains quiet, and London, April 28. Churches to solicit subscriptions there is nothing to report. There Eight field guns and 61,six-wheel and donations will find the was an interchange of fire be motor-lorries belonging to No. 38 Ladles

Committee of the tween Lion/Hill, Nanking, and Company of the RAS.C. Motor Auxiliary helpful in consultation, Laohushan, where guns of calibre Tractors and a large supply of am Application will be made, shortly, estimated at up to eight inch are munition formed part of the cargo. in the proper quarter for supplies in action: HM. Ships Keppel of the transport "City of Peona,

which has nailed from Southampton of leaflet and pamphlet literature, and Wolseley were subjected to for the Far East G

as a means to further realisation

in English and in Chinese for use rifle fire from the south bank Thero is also a small detachment in connection with Bible Sunday, British Naval Wireles

of troops aboard

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