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BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE

SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING OF HONGKONG AUXILIARY.

BISHOP BANISTER AND THE INFLUENCES OF

WAR.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society was held in St Andrew a Hall, Kowloon, fast evening. The Bishop of Victoria (the Rt. Rev. Bishop Lander presided over a satisfactory attendance, and he was supported by Bishop Banister of Hunan (formerly Archdeacon of Hongkong), Surgeon-General Hoskyn, Rev. T. W. Pearce (Hon. Secretary) and Dr. Saunders (Hon. Treasurer),

The proceedings opened with a hymn and prayer," after which the Hoa, Secretary submitted the annual report, and the Hon. Treasurer the statement of accounts for the past year...

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The report for the year 1914 was follows:-

The Committee has pleasure in pro senting its report for the year 1914.

2. Added experience has shown that the claims of the Society continue to be recogniz ed in our community, and fresh encourage ment is derived from the circumstance that their prosentation by collectors has not failed

of success."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 4m, 1915.

Tho - financial statement by Dr. J. Herbert Saundats, Hon. Treasurer, showed a total revenue of $1,401.43, made up chielly of collections at churches (8443.28) and collections by the Ladies Committee (8857,50). The auxiliary paid to the Bible Society $1,325, and after meeting potty expenses carried forward. $23.21 to the new year's account,

SALE OF RACE PONIES.

A number of the ponies which figured in at week's racing were sold by public rour yesterday by Mr. Hurley, of Messrs. Hughes & Hough, the top price being reached by Grayling, who secured one

RAILWAY WORK IN SOUTH

CHINA

POPULARITY OF THE IRON ROAD,

ere, writing from Chonchow, Hunan, A correspondent of the V.G. Daily on February ith; asy

Dr. Saunders mentioned that the past third place. The following wore the price to Canton over the route of the new rail-

year had been a record ons as regards the Hongko'g auxiliary, to which result the generosity of Kowloon had largely contri- bated.

paid and the purchasers

The Rice Bird....... Dunin ..... The Bird

100 Bought in

90 Mr. Blason, 75 Mr. Hastings.

78 Navy

75 Capt. Heath. 70 Mr. Gegg. 05 Mr. H. Soth. 60 Mr. Boith.. 60 Mr. Stephenson. 50 Mr. Gegg 50 Mr. Gogg 45 Capt. Thicknesse.

45 Bought in

45 Bought in.

40 Mr. Clegg.

40 Mr. Gegg-g

40 Mr. Beith.

35 Ma Fong.

35 Lo Min Wan.

35 Chinese.

35 Chinese..

30 Wo Yick,

30 Mr. Schluter.

25 Wo Yick.

25 Mr. Reed.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Pos. PRICE PURCHABER, Grayling

8165 Mr. T. F. Hongh Sunstar Dahlia 150 Mr. Brutton.

110 Capt. Thickness In moving the adoption of the report Turpenite and statement of accounts, Bishop LANDER Topaz

110 Mr. Hastings. baid a deep tribute to the good work of Jed the Society among the Chinese, and Wild Cat remarked that the affairs of the Society Glencley woro managed wisely and economically. Ideal Dahlia ....... He referred to the manner in which Bayard sovereign was spent, and how the expendi Flame Dahlia ture was explained, remarking that the Kukri explanation would bear the scrutiny of Elte Bottle any practical businessman. Last year. Erin... the Bishop added the Society, which was Jolly Jack formed in 1804-one of the darkest periods Tailor ....... copica of the Scriptures, the output Rachills in English history--circulated 9,000,000 The Shirker having doubled in the last fifteen years Bouttock

Bishop BANISTER seconded, and, after Amun Ra expressing the pleasure it afforded him to Flying Kangaroo seo so many old friends once more, pro Belgian King deeded to speak of the great work which Lindsay G the Society had done, and the manner in Rouget...... which it was working in the present time Grey Friar of stress and anxiety. He also voiced the Red Shank pleasure it gave him to return to Hong- Chalcot kong and find the spiritual work so active. At a time when they were fighting for the welfare and well-being of the world he found that the work in connection with 3.The Committee would venture to the local auxiliary of the Society was suggest that wider use may be made of the bong carried on with even

greater present organization, which seems tu be activity and sympathy, Touching adoquato and suitable, for appeals, through upon the war, Bishop Banister asi the Ladie's Committee, to friends of the Bible they were

now living in a whose names are not yet on the list of sub-time of re-affirmation and re assertion. scribers to the Society To quicken sympathy God moved in a mysterious way To and at the same time to enlarge the sphere whom did they look to stem the tide of of operations, will be to advance, from year ferocious bato and contempt for the to year, in a service worthy of the best British by those who should be their efforts on the part of all who are associated friends? They looked to God, and they as workers together in this Auxiliary,

affirmed agaid, "Oh God, our help in

* 4-During part of the year tho. Ladies ages. Past, our hope for years to come? Committee was under the disadvantage of urged bis bearers to remember that it having no Secretary in the colony. I not always triumphant, and then asked.

had

so often been proved that might was spite, however, of this drawback, the endear Is God always on the side of the big ours of its members have been of a character battalions 1 Where were the big batta to call for grateful acknowledgment, and in lions of Syria, of ancient Rome, and of their continuance is the chief ground of hope Babylonia They had all gone and for increased aid to the Bible Society from still God ruled. And what were ́its Hongkong' constituency. P they finding to day! They were finding 5-The Annuil Public Meeting of the that the ancient grit, the ancient forte Auxiliary was hold in the City Hall, on and the ancient courage, fortitude, and Friday, 10th February, 1014, when the bravery still remained in the young men Honourable Mr. Claud Sevorn, who presid of Britain. And the fathers, and mothers vil, the Revd. G. H. Bondfield, D.D., the and wives were learning what was mezat Society's Agent in China, and the Rord. J. by self-sacrifice, what was meant by the K. Muconachie of Union Church delivered faith. This was conflict for the very uplifting of the soul, and the uplifting of addresses. These dealt, instructively, with life of the people; & conflict for very outstanding aspects of the Society's active existence and for the ideals which were ties, with special reference constantly extending field of distribution; to supremacy of the spiritual over the mate worth living for, a conflict for the the service rendered by colportours and riad, and the freedom of human life. Biblewomen in China and her Dependencies supremacy over barbarism and all that and to the testimonles received during the which degraded, despised and tyrramised year of results that have followed from the the freedom which God had given to them Giroulation of the Scriptures: 206 This was then a day of travail, the birth Impressions derived from the Society's pangs of a new age and a new time. But Contennial Assemblies in England were por the time of conflict and strife would pass trayed, and encouragements attendant on the way and a new day would come when more recent developments of Bible work in the thought of brotherhood would have a Eastern lands were set forth, accompanied by new meaning for them, when they would stirring appeals for continued sympathy and all be newly-illuminated by the Spirit of

God. This might not be the last war but it would mean a further step onward in the pathway of fellowship and of brotherhood. His last words to them would be an expression which was used in the Navy carry on. (Applause.)

support.

the

It is gratifying to record the due observance in the local churches, Chinese and non-Chinese, of Bible Sunday. As regards the former the practies having now become established, the sanctions of custom will

The usual notes of thanks were passed at the close.

assure its continuance. With a view to render Bible Sunday in Chinese churches increasingly helpful, alike to the churchos themselves, and to the Bible Society, the Committee trusts that Chinese Christian THE BANKS AND THE WAR leaders will be kopt in vital touch with the up-to-date: pamphlet literature, a tributed

Sir F. G. Banbury, M.P., presiding at from the B. F. B. S. Chins Agency in Shang- hai, through this Hongkong epit. By the general meeting of the London and timely translation and interpretation, some Provincial Bank, remarked that during the of the more striking facts and figures can be on rendered accessible for pulpit and platform Year under review events graver than any It has been shown that, within this sphere, that had taken place since the Napoleonic Chinese Christians can be moved to steady wars bad occurred, and had naturall offorts marked by patient scal. The best produced a very serious crisis in financial results, however, can be obtained only when circles the churches are in a position to draw from the Society, through the proper channels, adequate intelligence leading to clearer vision Non-Chinese workers associated with Chinese churches are reminded of the Illustrated Book Report, issued annually by the Bible Society, in a form well adapted to furnish suggestions for Bible Sunday addresses in Chinese.

I have recently returned from a trip road. The Canton soction is now run ning trains to. Wushek and launches run from Succhow daily to the end of the road. It took six days to Cantos from Wushek because the launch failed to make Chenchow, but one day was spent at connection. In April of this year the management expect to have trains

running to Saochowa

No one who has made this trip can speak too highly of its scenic beauty. The day down from Pingshok to Lochang by native boat is most interesting and exciting. The buatmen say that there are one hundred rapids, and some of these are a Chinese mile in length with a drop of four to five feet. Then there aro. narrow gorges and sharp turns the, mako control of the boate difficult indeed. Thore are many places where only one boat can pass at a time, and down boats often have to wait a long time for the up baata to get over the rapids At this time of the year it takes a day by boat from Ringshi to Lochang and another day from Lochung to Baochow.twit

There is only one through passenger train each way, and that train takes seven hours to make the trip. The road good and there seems to be plenty of business, for the trains were crowded all the time. The railroad follows very closely the north river all the way.

AMERICA AND PLANTATION RUBBER

The following will represent Belcher meeting of the Orient Trust, in London, Mr. E. L. Hamilton, presiding at tho F.C. against a tenin selected from the 2nd said that events during the past two Division Hongkong League to-day, on months had revealed how dependent the the Club Ground, kick-off at 5 o'clock: United States, which consumed about 50. Mundy;

per cent of the world's production of Сохой and Stalker, Jones, rubber, was on supplies of plantation Smith, and Edgeler; Goldenborg, Davis, rubber, for while the embargo on ship- Pennell, -^_^ Townsend, and Thomas. ments from the British Colonies was in Reserves: Weston and Woods. (Play in foros the price of rubber in New York United States could not get anything like white)

was considerably higher than that ruling in London, showing clearly that the suficient supplies from other sources This was the first time in the history of the world that rubber had been a factor in warfare, and large quantities of this article were being used by the Allies, They were sufficiently patriotic to hopa

The Second Division team will be: Edwards Gollar and Cheung Wing Hon, W. H. Viveash, Johnson, soil Fang Kap You, Leung Wing Tai, R. & Carvalho, Roupoli, I. L. Goldenberg, and Kwok Shing Hing (Play in colours.)

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,

* HONGKONG; F.C. V. POLICE.

the Police yesterday with mine tuền, and The Club commenced their match with the Police scored in the first minute of the game, as the result of a splendid cross- ranks were made up to ten shortly after- shot from the foot of Kelly. The Club's wards, but they played one short through cut the rest of the game. Nevertheless, they had quite as much of the play terri torially as the Police, and with just n bit of luck would have equalised. The Police defence was very sound, and watched the opposing forwards well, rarely allowing them much room or time; Gardiner and Care in particular distin guishing themselves. The ball travelled extremely rapidly over the tremendously hard ground, and the midjority of the participants in a keen game were greatly relieved when Mr. Wright blew the final blast, with the Pelice winners by a goal to mil.

HONGKONG LEAGUE DIVISION II.

CONFUCIANS BEAT DIOCESAN; BCHOOL

The Confucians, after having the ere only able to beat an unrepresente- greater part of the play in their favour, tive Diocesan School team yesterday by a goal. The exhibition was somewhat poor and scrappy, neither side being up to form.

FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES'..

FUND

As a result of the match between Chinese

He thought the banks might claim that the way in which they had emerged from perhaps the greatest crisis that had occur and Indians at Chinese New Year, M red for the Isst 100 years showed that W. Lager (Hon. Secretary of the they had been managed with prudence Hongkong Football Association) has for- and ability No doubt the moratorium warded the sum of $98.35 to the Prince caused some inconvenience to the business of Wales Fund This is the second community, but it was met both by the donation of the Association, banks and their customers with a desiro ón both sides to natômiodate themselves

to the difficult situation which had arisen, and the result had been to leave the finan- cial position of the country as sound as it was at the commencement of the war.

From the Depot in D'Aguilar Street there were sold, daring the twelve months covered by this record, Scriptures in English Chinese and Japanese, in French, German, Greek and Russian and also in tærn Indian Having referred to the condition of languages; a total of 8,179, valued at

$1,050.15.

THE PORTUGUESE CRISIS.

ARRESTED OFFICERS LIBERATED.

trade and agrieslture during the past General Pimenta de Castro, who a year, he stated that the average of the 8.--The following should have mention as Bank rate for a period was only £4 08. montà ago was requested by the Presi- an incident in the year's working from the od. per cent., compared with £4 lbs. id. dent of the Republic to form a Cabinet, Depot as a centre. At the Philanthropic in the previous year. This decrease and has temporarily assumed govern- Bazaar, held last June in Kennedy Town, as had affected the price obtained for money mental responsibility, bas ordered the amoans of raising funds for relief work in in London, and consequently the average liberation of all others who had been the flooded districte of Kwongtungan price of money lent to hill brokers and arrested for leading the movement for assortment of Scriptures, purchased for the to the Stock Exchage was £1 8a 1d per appeal to Tresident Arriaga against the purpose by the Chinese local churches, was cent, less in 1814 than in 1913. He after transference of certain officers from their Pred on safe with results that were deemed wards compared the items of the balance regiments by the Minister for War fully satisfactory

sheet with these for the previous year. General de Castro has also ordered the Aglance at the wider qutiook of the and pointed out that the capital substitution of swords to all military or Bible Society, from the viewpoint afforded scribed was £2,000,000 with £1,000,000 paid naval unite or individuals who had by its Agency in China, may fitly close this up, while the reserve fund amounted to tendered them to the War Office in protest Report: The Committee is informed, from £3,000,000 and was proportionately against the arrests. This movement of larger, he bolisted, than that held by any passive resistance resulted in the present Shanghai, that the total issues of Scriptures other bank. He drew attention to the Cabinet crisis. Genaral de Castro hás From the Central Depot there, for the period increase in the current, deposit, and other farther permitted the circulation of the under review, were more than 2,800,000 and accounts, and stated that the business of Republican newspapers Lueta and that the figures for January of the current the bank had advanced by over 30 per Intransigente, which had been prohibited year, 1916, indicate a proportional circula-cent during the last four years.

by the late Government.–Central "Neves.

tion that is still higher.

10 The fact that the bulk of these

Scriptures are sold to the Chinese suggests

that the new nation has become Biblereading, OVERFLOWING WAR OFFICE.

n fact fraught with significance for its prø

gress and development. Wh

That this Auxiliary has place among the

The military authorities have found forces that are making, steadily and con- that the huge War Office in Whitehall is tinuously, -for national reconstruction in not large enough for all the work of to. China should animate and inspire every day, and certain departments are to be endenrour made on behalf of the Society in remov other premises which have been the colony of Hongkong

When the present” buildin inted an 1906 it was

ded as ado "quste for all possible Wär Office purp

THOMAS W. PRADOE

Hon. Secretary.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.

The following are the Company's figures for Race week ending 27th February

Receipts.

$17,000

7,074

Increase compared with vorí

ponding wook last

Aggregate to date

No. of weeks Total Decrease to date

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