April 27th, 1917.]
Thy will: through Jesus Christ Our Lord,
St George also stands for faith in God. Our forefathers in the 13th cen- tury selected a patron saint whose guid- ing principle was faith in God. It was because he believed in God that he tore down unjust, edicts and attacked dragons. He bore upon his banner the Cross of Christ and in every representation of him we see that.
England in the past has had many faults, but she has at any rate at least outwardly honoured God's name. Her greatest soldiers and sailors have been men who believed in God and were not ashamed to say so. To-day I trust as a nation we are not wanting in the virtues of our Patron Saint-courage, chivalry and self-sacrifice, but I must honestly say there is not as much sign of our faith in God as there should be. I know men shink from appearing to parade their religion. I do not ask that we should be like the Kaiser, perpetually using the name of the Deity as a sort of National God. But I do say that we cannot afford to leave God out of our national, our colonial, or our individual lives. Faith in God should be the mainspring of all our actions. If this address has a text it is Daniel xi., 32. It is the people who known their God;, that is, who believe Him, who serve Him and are loyal to Him, that "shall be strong and do exploits." Let us seek Him with all our hearts. Let us confess our past neglect
and boldly take up His banner before the whole world.
The Bishop, in conclusion. pointed out that there were dragons to be slain be- sides German materialism and ambition. There were the hideous dragons of in- temperance and impurity.
There was a large congregation, and the collection amounted to $328.
HONGKONG SCHOOLS.
LACK OF EDUCATIONAL FACILI- TIES FOR FAMILIES OF MODERATE MEANS.
A resident of Hongkong (says the N.-C. Daily News), who is on a visit to Shanghai, where he was formerly stationed, when åsked how he liked the Crown Colony said that the outstanding drawback was the lack of educational facilities for the children of the man of moderate means who did not wish
to send them home until they were 15 or 16 years of age. Because of this short- coming many fathers have to live apart from their families much earlier than is the case in Shanghai. There are, we believe, three schools to which European children may be sent in Hongkong, namely, the Victoria, Kowloon and Peak schools. The first two have been in existence for a considerable"time, but the Peak School was started a few years ago as a private venture by residents of the Peak who wished to keep their child- ren in Hongkong until they were older. Government assistance was obtained for this school. All three are mixed schools. Considerable criticism has been heard of the curricula of the Victoria and Kow- loon institutions, and, generally speak. ing, those parents who can afford to do 80 send their children to England
receive their education as as they pass from the
kinder- garten
lower forms. For the Chinese, there is a large number of schools at which a sound education is given, while students may pass on to the University. The view that Hong- kong is no place for foreign children is not generally held to-day, and the time Leems to have arrived for proper, pro- vision for their education.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
ST. GEORGE.
When Edward struck for England
In glorious days of yore, When men made much of honour Forth fared each noble warrior
Won on the field of war,
Keen-set to break a lance For the honour of his lady
With the chivalry of France.
Loud rang above the battle
From every gallant knight :-- "St. George for Merrie England, And God defend the right! "
And with his son full many
Rode out to their devoir, Among the Spanish passes
Or 'twixt Bordeaux and Loire. St. Ives for bold du Guesclin 1 St. James for gallant Spain ! Nor were the victors honoured
Above the knightly slain.
But over other war-cries
Rang clear from England's might:- "St. George for Merrie England,
And God defend the Right.
In later days of peril,
Beneath St. George's sign, Against the proud Armada
We set our battle-line, From Plymouth to the Foreland It proudly waved o'erhead, Until, in dire confusion,
The lofty galleons fled.
Argent, a cross gules waving Above our navat might:-
"
St. George for Merrie England, And God defend the Right."
And so was formed our Empire,
Four-square on honour set, By those whose deeds we cherish,
By those whom we forget; For one that we remember
And now on their foundation A thousand died unknown,
The Lion Race has grown.
Self was to them as nothing
If Britain's star shone bright: - "St. George for Merrie England,
And God defend the right!"
Men spoke of base disunion
By envy nursed or greed. Who strikes against old England Must reckon with her breed! Class-troubles, disaffection,
That seemed so passing sore, To loyalty stood transmuted
By the alchemy of war.
And though the words be diff'rent, The spirit still flames white:- "St. George for Merrie England, And God defend the right! "
To-day the battle ranges
Against a baser foe, Whose arms are fouled with murder,
Who naught of honour know. And many give their life-blood,
While some may give but gold, To keep our honour stainless
As in the days of old.
Still, still shall be our war-cry In this, our sternest fight:- "St. George for Merrie England,
And God defend the right!"
April 23rd.
E. W. H.
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SINO-JAPANESE AMITY.
COUNT TERAUCHI ON CHINA'S NEED OF RAILWAYS,
Mr. Wang Fu-wei and suite were enter- tained to dinner at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, recently.
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Count Terauchi, the Japanese Premier, a speech, said:" From personal observation, I am convinced that the future development of China largely de- pends on the services rendered by the railways.
China, with her population of 400 millions, is endowed with inexhaustible sources of wealth. The efficient utilization of such a huge supply of labour and natural resources can only be realized by the extension of the railways in China. By solving several questions, political and economic, the through service of railways willbenefit not only China but also Japan, because Japan will be able to obtain a supply of cheap raw materials and extend the mar- kets of her manufacturers. The close relations between China and Japan are traceable not only to the inhabitants of the two countries being of the same race and using the same written characters, but also to the fact that Japan in the past owed a great deal to China in the development of her literature, religion, fine arts, etc.
The two countries have now relations in which the one supplies the other's wants with what itself has in abundance, but those who should be most friendly often disagree and dispute on account of their being too intimate. It is re- grettable that China and Japan shared this experience, but recently well-educat- ed people of both countries had come to understand well their common interests: We hear on all sides a demand for in- creasing amity between Japan and China. This phenomenon is a matter for con- gratulation, for the peace of the Orient and the welfare of the two countries. Amity between China and Japan only in words and letters is of no value unless put into execution. The desire to pro mote and maintain friendly relations must be translated into actions. Past experience shows that when mutual re- lations become closer disputes may arise. Intelligent observers in both countries must try to solve them in sincerity, kind- ness, and friendship, that nothing be left to rankle on either side.
Amicability should not be limited to the relations between China and Japan. The same must be maintained towards the United States and Canada, which would be connected with them by the through traffic. When the Japan-China through traffic was extended to the Steamship Companies on the Pacific the railways of America would be connected indirectly with the railways of China and Japan by means of the Steamship Companies. The decision passed at the present Con- ference was expected to bring about such an extensive result. Japan is situated in the centre of such extended traffic, and the heavier burden will fall on ous shoulders, but we will consider it a great honour to be the intermediary in through traffic over such an expanded area.'
Baron Goto drank the health of Mr. Wang and the guests, and Mr. Wang and the Chinese Minister, Mr. Chang, replied in appropriate terms.
The meeting was marked with cordiali- ty, which paavailed. throughout.........
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