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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1928.

There was a good deal of talk Captain and Mra Wallingtontista. The facts cannot be denied about the annual subscription and (R.A.0.C.) are shortly leaving for by any responsible Boston Church of the deplorably depressing fact a vacation in Shanghai, Tientsin, official. In following this course hat though it was only the nim- Peking, and other North China Mra. Eddy acted in complete ac- ble dollar that was required "half cities.

cord with the higher demangia of her tenchinga.

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of the members had not paid.” No wonder the Men's Committee Chan Piu-yau, master of the Two of Mr. Eddy's secretaries had to come on more than one Shan Hang watchmaker's shop, who served within the last ten occasion to the ladies assistance No. 21, Queen's-road West, re- yours of her life have maue writ- financially. Inadvertence, we de ported to the police yesterday ten records of the facts in the voutly hope, is the only cause of that when a foki named Kwong form of letters and diaries. No the non-payment of so many sab-Kong-san (28), a native of Sun- fewer than six medical doctors criptions. The proposal to raise ning, failed to return to work served Mrs. Eddy on various oc- the subscription to $3 was, we yesterday he (Chan) opened à casions during that period, as note, duly carried. The additional box in the shop of which the ab- did also at least four dentists who money (particularly if again only sent man had charge, and dis- utilised for her the usual methods half of the members pay up) covered that 17 metal watches of their profession, including needed, worth $120 had been stolen. anaesthetics. Among prominent very much and should (if everybody Kwong is believed to have left the Boston Church members. a few pays) put the section on a Colony,

are still alive who helped to fairly sound footing. Someone

secure medical help for Mrs. had the hardihood to propose a $6

Eddy, both at Concord and inter at subscription, but this, we are not

Chestnut Hill. surprised to read, "was not ap- proved."

seems

The annual general meeting of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht b will be held at the Club House, North Point, on Wednes- day, October 31, at 5.45 p.m.

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Mrs. Shellshear, Hong Kong University, having returned to the Colony, has resumed the Hon. Treasurership of the Hong Kong Benevolent Society vice Mrs. McElderry.

A motor bus owned by the Hong Kong Hotel, knocked down a Chinese girl, aged about 8 years, in Queen's-road Central last evening. The child was not seriously hurt.

The rehearing of the case, in which Captain Midgeley, of the undergone anxiety or, worse still, working cargo on Sunday, Aug. 9.8. "Tai Lee," was fined $250 for suffered loss, are likely to be re-19, without a permit, was heard luctant to subscribe again, Which at the Marine Court, this mory- ing and after evidence, was again leads us to think that if the

adjourned. Chinese Government seeks a loan to initiate productive reconstruc- tion, the bulk of the proceeds will have to be found in the domestic market. Bankers and merchants') of have obliged the National and Provincial Governments

A Chinese was fined $1,000 this morning, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Centrál Court, on a charge of unlawful possession of 14 taels

prepared non-Government plum in Connaught-road Central yesterday afternoon. The drug, more in two parcels, was concealed in Ithan once since the campaign to accused's waist band. It was or-

unite China by force was launch-dered to be confiscated.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

HATS OFF?

Temporary Medical Help... Mrs. Eddy proved by her own example that every element of human faith and hope should be 1Th the Editor of the "Chinn Mal”

utilised to maintain health and Sir,May I once again seek life. She, therefore, wisely took your kind indulgence in the Cor-advantage of the general faith of respondence Columns of your the world in the drugs rather widely-read paper?

than to die, and also thus quieted Ihasten to thank the General the pain that would have other- Manager of the Hong Kong wise incapacitated her. Tramways for the speedy, and

There were four or more dos- general grievance aired in the Mrs. Eddy with medical care and generous consideration given to a tors at Concord who provided Correspondence Columns of the assistance during the years of her "China Mail" a few days ago. residence at Pleasant View.

were

In this case it was the General These included Dr. E. Morrill, Dr. Manager's job to overcome dif- S. Morrill, Dr. Conn, and Dr. ficulties, and the result is most Stillings. Also the services of. ment by L. C. F. Bellamy, Esq., Rowe, dental surgeons, satisfactory, for the announce-Dr. Libby, Dr. Fletcher and Dr. that the Shaukiwan cars will, utilised at various times.. until further orders, run right through to the Western Market, hold and physicians who served Members of Mrs: Eddy's house- and vice versa, is indeed a piece her made records of the facts. of good news to the tramear The following is a typical exam- patrons who reside at Whitfield, ple: and Quarry Bay. North Point. Shaukiwan-road,

all are truly grateful to the Gen- For this new through service, eral Maniger. Shake!

Yours, etc.,

"SMALD MEAT." - Hong Kong, Oct. 28.

MRS. EDDY AND DRUGS

[To the Editor of the "China Mail"}

Sir, I shall be glad if you. will issue the following which, I think, is an answer to Mr. Adler's letter which appeared in the columns of your paper of yesterday's date.

Did Mrs. Eddy use drugs—a statement and an explanation.

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"On Sunday night, May 3, 1903, Mrs. Eddy was suddenly attacked with severe pain at 11.80. The

four Christian Scientists in the house proved unable to relieve her personal references omitted)

She then sent for Dr. E. Morrill and he was out of town. She then sent for Dr. S. Morrill; he was sick and could not come. She then sent for, Dr. Conn and he remained with her from 2.15 until 4 Mor- day morning. But the pain was so intense and slow to respond that ho called Dr. Stillings for eonsultation, who was here from 3 to 7. After Conn left and at 5 o'clock, she slept-for Mrs. Eddy was a little relieved

about an hour. Every hour Monday morning she had proxysms of pain. It was called renal calculi, She call- ed Dr. E. Morrill and he gave her an hypodermic."

Christian Scientists identified with the Boston organisation and its branches in Great Britain have been made the victims of an official imposition which may seem temporarily embarrassing to them, but which in fact provides valuable evidence of the irresisti

On Mra. Eddy's memorable ble demand for a broader applica- trip by special train from Con- tion of the evolutionary system cord, New Hampshire, to her new founded by Mary Baker Eday. home at Chestnut Hill, Brookline, This evidence must change the Massachusetts in January, 1908, Viewpoint of every honest and she had in attendance throughout thoughtful student and transform the journey Doctor Alphens Mor- the results of legitimate Christian rill of Concord.g Selence practice,

After Mrs. Eddy's removal to Official Misstatements.

Chestnut Hill she caused several mittee on Publication of the structed in the art of administer

On August 29, 1928, a Com-Christian Scientists to be in- Boston "Mother Church," writing morphine hypodermically. ing officially in "The Sussex Daily She also made a define arrange News," Brighton, said: "The ment for this service with a local drugs in the latter part of her life ence of his professional ministra. statement that Mrs. Eddy used

physician. Documentary ·evid- is untrue."

On August 15, 1928, Mr.ions, is in the possession of the

tions, including morphine injec Charles W. J. Tennant, official publishers of this statement.. of all Committees on Publication students who were members of At least two of Mrs. Eddy's of the Boston Church in Great her household, refused her re- presentatives who called at hissions. Perhaps one among the Britain, stated to newspaper requests for morphine on certain oc- office that the assertion that Mrs. Later of these experiences was on Eddy ever used morphine was May 8, 1910. One of her stad- "an absolute lle." Later, Mrents, who was present, on Tennant personally approved in the folowing day said:ting o advance of publication a news- paper article which contained the following sentence: Mr. Ten- ment that Mrs. Eddy had re- nant entirely discredited the state- course to drugs.". In the "Morn- ing Post," London, on August 23, 1928, Mr. Tennant said: "The statement that Mrs Eddy, in her latter years, was forced to resort to a drug has been made by dis loyal students, who were either dismissed or resigned from The in Boston, Massachusetts." First Church of Christ, Scientist.

ed, in 1926 and, there is no vital.

"A Sainted Devil," a fairy reason why they should not do so romance of the Argentine with again.

Rudolph Valentino in the leading On the subject of big companies, will be screened at the World Theatre for the last time to-day, or syndicates to enter the field of From to-morrow till Saturday at reconstruction we are afraid that the special times,, of 2.30, 5.00, prospects are not encouraging.

15 and 9.30 "Beau Geste" Per cival Wrens famous story of the To those whose attention has not French Foreign Legion will be the been attracted, it will come as a chief attraction. Ronald Colman surprise that the number of the hero. standing concerns based on

In connection with Miss Maude large number of shareholders is Royden's visit to Hong Kong the Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1928. remarkably small. Take, for in- following meetings will be held:

stance, the China Merchants' Monday, October, 29, at 10.30 a.m., meeting with Clergy and Steam Navigation Co., which owns Minister to be held at St. John's abundant tonnage but has made Cathedral Hall; Tuesday, October Seeking a loan in the American little progress of late on account 30, at 5.80 p.m., public meeting in market is materially different of dissension. The various ex- the City Hall; Wednesday Octo- from asking. Mr. Henry Ford and changes and markets of which the City Hall; Friday, November ber 81, at 9.15, public meeting in other American financiers to take Hong Kong had a taste several 2, an "At Home" is to be given an active part in the gigantic task years ago were, writing general by the Helena May Institute at of reconstruction in China. ly, a failure. The so-called public-Maude Royden will give an ad-spokesman and District Manager

4 pm. for women only. Miss China would welcome either owned Canton-Hankow Railway iress at 5.30 p.m. monetary accommodation or prac- (Kwangtung section) and the tical help; but as only superficial Sunning Railway have been in 30 to see the exhibition of old jade There was a large attendance facts are at present-available, it pathetic turmoil that the author-stones held under the auspices of is difficult to look into the future.itles have had to intervene. The the Old Jade Stones Association Following Mr. John W. N. Smith's Chinese have the reputation of on the third floor of the National apology, it will not come as a sur-being shrewd business men. Yet Commercial and Saving Bank, No. 144, Des Voeux-road, Central last prise if caution be the keynote of successful joint-stock ventures light. Rare specimens, loaned by any foreign scheme of recon-

are the exception and not the local merchants and Canton off struction under the auspices of rule. If a reason must be sought, the pieces were claimed to have cials, were also shown. Many of the National Government at Nan- it will be found in Chinese psycho- been owned by royal families in king. If doubt does exist, it need logy. Then, if it is accepted that former generations. There were not necessarily be due to the the people concerned have not 21 pieces of New Territory Jade, Chinese themselves. Still, if con- the aptitude, shall we say, of a number of old paintings.

exhibited by Mr. Tse Tsan-tai, and fidence is to be engendered, a carrying out their reconstruction; joint Chinese-foreign enterprise and foreigners may not be able to Following the arrest recently appears to be most feasible. At obtain terms to their liking; the of a Chiese in connection with this stage, therefore, investiga-solution appears to lie in an un-colls of rupe, compasses and other the mysterious disappearance of tion into the possibilities of a dertaking with Sino-foreign ship's accessories from ship upited effort ought to be of use to capital and Sino-foreign control board, while the vessels in ques bath the Chinese and potential in-

tion were lying at their berth in vestors in other countries.

the harbour, two Chinese appear ed before Mr. W. Schoßeld at the such does come to pass, we ven-

Kowloon Magistracy, this morn ture to predict, methods will be Those ladies of Hong Kong ing, in answer to a charge of new to China or, at least, unlike who play golf and especially theft of a ship's compass from those prevailing hitherto

those who belong to the Ladies' one of the Butterfield and Swire Section of the Royal Hong Kong vessels. The defendants were The day of foreign loans to Golf Club are probably na keen on remanded for three days in police China in return, for specified the game as any ladies anywhere custody, at the request of the concessions is past. Loans based else. The latter, it would be prosecution. on carmarked revenue or taxes noticed from, yesterday's "China

Mail", report, held their meeting Last evening a Chinese mother will not find much favour. For yesterday morning, and some suffered the mortification of see Second. If Mrs. Eddy did nearly twenty years China's fin- good work seems to have been ing her son commit suicide by utilise drugs and the services of ancial credit in the international done. It was stated that "for the jumping into the typhoon shelter medical doctors; was her action first time, the report and state from a Yaumati ferry launch from consistent with her teaching and sphere has steadily declined in

ment of accounts had been print-ong Kong. The son had asked practice of Christian Science, or ratio to the increase of uncered. This, of course, is as it should his mother for forty cents to buy has the thereby justly forfeited tainty and the jettisoning of be, for, no club or section of a opium, and as she had no money the confidence of her followers security.I During the last few club can possibly regard itself as she had to refuse the request. and undermined the faith of months, quotations of a few being busmesslike unless the across the harbour and, as the The, facts recorded in this

such is The son sulked for the entire trip Christian Scientists? Chinese loans so long neglected ham, 1828 Championship winner, launch neared Yaumati, he sud statement prove unmistakably in the world's markets have in- was told how proud her fellow denly jumped overboard. A that Mrs. Eddy did use drugs and dicated slight recovery Much

members were of her skill and though the launch was imme- consulted medical doctors...on also of the equally pleasing fact diately stopped and a seaman many occasions during leeway, has still to be nude up that she is likewise, ladies cham- dived several times, the unfortun- period of years when she failed t Even then, bondholders who have plon of the Colony in tennis. ate young man was not seen again. get help through Christian Scien

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"Mr. Adam H. Dickey last night told Mrs. Eddy that she shall not have any more mor- phine. She had for several days been suffering from. (name and description of dis- ease and symptoms omitted) and s0 having had hypodermic injections twice within a few days, he believed 14 did not need it and would not allow her to have it." Public denial of the facts: by Mr Tennant, the district mana- To various Christian Scientists ger in Great Britain of the "Com- who have enquired from Mr Boston organisation, and his

mittees on Publication" of the Tennant whether it was true assistants, compels the publica- that Mrs. Eddy "had recourse to tion of the above evidence to drugs" he has replied by letter rove that Mrs. Eddy's individual suggesting that they would get example entirely confirms the their answer by reading Mrs. position of the Christian Science Eddy's article "Falsehood" in Parent Church in its interpreta "Miscellaneous Writings. tion and demonstration of legi-

Vital Questions.

timate Christian Science prac First Did Mrs. Eddy use tice. Should "The Christian drugs and utilise the services offence Board of Directors" in medical doctors, and are the above Boston make an official denial of official denials and implications on the substantial accuracy of the this subject false ?

facts above stated, upon receipt

definite evidence of such dening the undersigned will feel in duty bound to publish further facts:

Yours, etc (Sdg.) A. A. Beauchamp.

TV Dittemore London, Sept. 191928,

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