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THE LAST JUDGMENT.”

SPOER'S ORATORIO AT ST.

JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

The partonnance of Spohr's "Last Fudgment" at St. John's Cathedral on the night of Good Friday was notably successful.

There was a large and representative congregation, which enjoyed to the very last item the solcmanes as well as the freshness and effectiveness of the music. Spour is a composer who has the priceless gift of imagination, extra- ordinary skill in part writing, a fine sense of colour, and, even more, of elimax. Above all, his music has irresis tible charm.

The most important of the whole work fell upon the chorus, and their perform- wace was undoubtedly excellent. The attack was splendid, the soft parts qually good, and the climaxes were as near perfect as could be realised, and in every instance where the chorus lad to come in they showed that they knew thoir work thoroughly.

Mr. Dennas Fuller, the Cathedral Lorganist, undoubtedly proved himself a most successful chorus master, and the eminently satisfactory outcome of the extraordinary amount of hard work he had put in must have bem very gratify

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE LAST WAR,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

· DAILY "PRESS."'}··

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 513, 1915.

SHANGHAI, March 20th, 1915. S-Tho weary world after 2,000 years of wrong looks wistfully at Europe and says to itself, Surely this will be the last war to curso our fair earth Posts and prophets in every age have sung of the time when there shall be way

no more. Some call it a beautiful dream,

while others say it is a dream which will come true, although we cannot tell when The on-going march of God's purpose is using the evil as well as the good to swing the earth along to its destined goal God's in His heaven, 'tis alright

with the world;"

WAR AND DRINK,

BISHOP OF VICTORIA ON HONG- KONG CLUB'S ACCOUNTS.

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OVE OWN CORRESPONDENT ]

PERING, 24th March.

THE NEGOTIATIONS. In the course of his termion at the morn It is becoming evident that China is not ing service at the Cathedral yesterday, as pliant in the hands of the Japanese the Bishop of Victorin (Dr. Lander) representation as many were inclined to basing his remarks on the exhortation believe, and rest events indicate that contained in Romans vi, 4, to walk the Chinese representatives are determin- newness of life said the wared to oppose any concessions involving in had caused great starchings of heart less of sovereignty. For instance, Japan to European nations. The selfishness and is insistent upon securing the right of

shirking of responsibility of the past had

been brought to light; and notably the national sin of intemperance. Now that

the evil was affecting the production of munitions of war, great attention was being drawn to it, and it behoved all arrest members of the Church to co operate with His Majesty the King, Lord It is often said that the Allies have Kitchener and than in authority who gone into this war with a view to making were recommending special sacrifices in it the last war of the ages, and many order to check all the tendencies to recruits have come forward to join the intemperance. They in Hongkong must colours, because they cherish this faith also bear their share. In this part of the that by so doing they are helping on the British Empire we were living in the prayers of mukind. If asked how this midst of a very intelligent race of people is to be accomplished wo are often told who watched our conduct, and they took that it is by crushing militarism. If a much more notice of the conduct of the further reason for hoping that this is Christians who dwelt among them than an the last war is needed, people say that a new form of government will be devised they really did of the missionaries. The of an international character which will Bishop then said that in this connection precut war, but before such a scheme he would like to refer to the statement of Club, which

churia, a right or privilege which China is prepared to acknowledge provided the

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porte to be opened by China. Another înterest- ing point is that China is endeavouring to separate the question concerning Mon golia and Manchuria, but Japan, for obvious reasons, wishes to have them to gether, as the Manchurian precedente are not without value.

Mr. Hioki, the Japanese Minister, was badly shaken as the result of his accident while out riding and he is not likely to be able to mow about for some little time yet. Mr. Chats represented His Excel-

ing to him. We understand that there can be inaugurated militarism must first accounts of the Hope from the lency at Saturday's conference, but it

were only six rehearsals for the produc tion, and bearing in mind also that on none of these occasions was the organ used, the work of the chorus is more. emphasised.

One of the greatest successes among the soloists was certainly Miss Wilkes, a newcomer to the Colony. She is the fortunate possessor of a well-trained mezzo-soprano voles of exceptional quali ty and of adequate power. Her enuncia-

be crushed. Now we may be accused of showed that the

pessimism, but there is no use cherishing fales hopes.

Granted that the Allies have destroyed the Gorman, navy and compelled Germany to limit her army, hor people will still be a potential army of well-trained and well-seasoned troops, and at any moment she may secure the help of soms nation which has not been crushed and bound You cannot permanently enslave a verile

sales of wine during the past year totalled 339,000, and the membership was less than 500. Dr. Lander added that of the amount 922,000 represented receipts from dining-room wine, the remainder being taken from the bar, the b

billiard and card roome, the bowling alley and so on. In his opinion these wore unnecessary drinks, and therefore there was more red son why they should endeavour to bring

seems un extraordinary concession on the part of China that Lor representatives should consent to attend the next con- ference, at the Japanese Legatiozi

tion left little to be desired. Miss People of sixty million souls. There is their influence to work and to remedy this stopped at the Hatamen Gate by the Ger

White, oun of Hongkong's most accom- plished singers of oratorio music, has seldom enig better, and her work calls for unqualified admiration. Perhaps the lady who showed that she possesses rea! power of lyric expression-more than the others was Bfrs: Goldsmith, who sang her share of the music with evident enthusiasm and much beauty of tone.

evident source of wees. He referred to the Hongkong Club because it was fair criterion of the attitude of British residents in regard to the question in the Colony.

nothing to prevent her recovering from the blow and renewing the attempt to secure the hegemony of the world.

To and war by war you must destroy personality which is indestructible. There is no power on earth to take from The Bishop in a further elucidation of anation its power of choice, especially his text said that in his judgment the in matters which it believes are vital to writings of the philosophers were too its own life. You may kill and put the pessimistic, and present day novels word foot of Europe on the neck of Germany, also too possimistic. Previously, all her spirit remains unchanged. We can lived happy ever afterwards," but now not war with carnal weapons against the they found that the terminations to a unseen powers. The fact is that atg story were full of pesimlem. If present in the world there are only two they were all true Christians there would spirits, between which there is no truce, be absolutely no need for all this pussi God (Love) and Mammon (Might). It is ridiculous to think that force can bring is They were sometimes told that about the kingdom of eternal peace.

people were disgusted with religion be- cause people got up and talked in a nam- by pamby manner. If that was

But say some, "A scrap of paper is to be devised which will in effect end

Mr. England excelled himself, and proved that he is as much at home in oratorio as on the coneers or stego plat- form. Mr. George Lammert, who was suffering from

a bad throat sig exceptionally well in the circumstances, - especially in the duet with Miss White, which was the of the most sucessful Dr. M. features of the evening. Lobb, in the solo! It is ended," and in the unaccompanied quartette with Miss

paper will be signed by all the really White and Messrs. Tucker and Bearis, important nations in the world; if oven proved himsdf a most acceptable acquisione powerful nation is out there may still be war. Furthermore, change of govern. moat in any one of the signatories may lend to a repudiation in cortain circun stances, and again there would be war. Besides, in all the international schiomes

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Mes. Ovon, Mrs. D. Bain, and Mesars. Austin, Muriel, Tucker and Beavis also did very well in the small parts allotted to them. Mr. Cawsey Bang quite well. but he has been heard to sing much better, a certain throatiness in his tong being apparat. Altogether, the organist, bound soloists, mert the highest

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praise for what was undoubtedly markedly successful presentation of an oratorio that presents many difficulties, to chorus and soloiste slike

AN, INTERNATIONAL ›INCIDENT. I have been informed of a city wall inci- dent, which has induced considerable locat

man and a lady, while walking on the comment. It is stated that an English-

wall after dinner the other evening, were

man guards and conducted into the Ger man Kaserne, where they were detained for about fifteen minutes and then allowed to proceed. As the wall is free to all the foreign community, this interference on the part of the German Legation Guard ia resented, and doubtless we shall have at her British subjects making tests in this direction.

THE BRITISH VOLUNTZERS. The Peking detachment of the North

China British Volunteers had its first parade in uniform on Saturday, and tho

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sensible people should show their colours and show what religion really was

BOYCOTT OF JAPAN BY CHINESE.

It is not surprising that Chim should so far proposed there must be an inter-resort to her only weapon, the boycott, when

the Japaness negotiations at Peking aro national polic to keep the world in assuming momentous proportions and the order. That is to say, an agreement to end war must itself use war to preserve peace, which is a contradiction in terms.

of Every nation uses force in time peace,

yet this does not abolish crime. they can it abolish war, the crime

The soloists were-Miss L. White, Mna, D. Bain, Miss Wilkes, Mrs. Goldcrimes

Smith, Mrs. Owen, Dr. M. Lobb, Mr. H. E. Muriel, Mr. F. Austin, Mr. C. E. H Beaviy, Mr. C. W. Tucker, Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. W. B. Cawsey, and Mr. A. J. England.

The chorus was composed of the following: Mrs. F Austin. Mrs. W. L Carter, Mrs. Charlton Miss V. Crees, Mrs. Eran-Jones, Mrs. Edmonds, Mrs

How of

Peking is not to be without its reve

chent names are forlivonning, as is prac | tically certain. If our motto is not business as usual, we can claim that it is pleasure, as usual, N

The first gymkhana is to take place on April 10th.

CHINESE EXCITEMENT. The movement of Japanese troops in China has had the effect of exciting the Chinese here, and all kinds of wild sug gestions are heard. Some perfervid patriots have said that it would be a glorious thing if Japan were to take pos- mobilisation of Japanese troops is talked were to kill his family and then take his session of Ching if every man in China bus was the opening cock by Mr. Jujino own life! A poopla in this temper may about Sakata, Chief of the Commerce Bureau in the be led into unfortunate incidents. Foreign Office, in an interview he gave a few There is no doubt, in spite of days ago to a representative of the Press, denials from the bank, that the Chinese that, up to that moment, he had no official ing their deposits from the Yokohama Prefacing his comments with the assurance here as well as foreigners are withdraw- report of a run on the Shanghai branch, of Specie Bank. Evidence of this is furnish- follows the Yokohama Specie lank, he went on aed by the numbers who are daily sen

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In fine, the uses of war can never be abolished either by war or by treaties.

Whenever theo is serious trouble with The overcrowding of the earth, the over- foreigners, the Chinese make it a rule to flow of peoples, the ight for markets, appeal to the arbitrament of a boycott, as in all there things will continue, after the the case of the Tatay far affair. At that time, Japanese steamers were boycotted at present war is over, and therefore, Canton, and this time nothing of the kind humanly speaking, war will continue as his Nankior and Canton are understood conceived the idea of laying down & short

been reported from Shanghai so far, M. H. Edwards, Mrs D. Bain, Miss long as men possess the power of choos to be agitating for retaliation. It is also local line, about ten miles in length, to Goggin, Miss Hickie, Mrs. Young, Miss Wakes, Mrs. Johns, Mrs. Wilkes, Missing good or evil. Are we then without reported from America that the Chinese in bring a very populous, district, outside THE Untersigned, has received instructions to sell by Publie Anotion on Jack, Miss La Jack, Miss Robson, Michone? Assuredly not. As soon as love San Francisco have rented to patronize Canton in closer touch with the capital, TO-MORROW (TUESDAY), WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, Morgan Mrs. Pope, M. G. F. Stewart, obtains its rightful place, then and not and barber shops, so thirty-two Japanese Kowloon-Canton line says the Canton THE 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH APRIL, 1915, COMMENCING EACH Day Japanese goods, amusements, restaurants hence with Hongkong, by means of the Miss R Mow Fung, Mrs. MeHutchon, Mrs. Kew, Miss A. Noil, Miss Schmidt, till then, will war cease." The conquest established in China-town have stopped their correspondent of the N, C. Daily News.

AT 2.30 P.E., AT THE OLD POST OFFICE, QUEEN'S Road Mrs. Haskott, Mr Owen, Miss Stephen of the war spirit must be a spiritual business.

* At present, as far as we know, rothing

CENTRAL son, Miss Stark, Miss L White, Miss M. triumph.. A Europe without wat must similar was being done in Canada and other country and raise funds for constructing. From this brose the rumour that something further has been done then to survey the Loureiro, Mrs. Aitken, Miss Phoche May, Mrs. Stubbings, Miss M. Cooper,

be a Europe in which each nation shall parts of the United States against the But advices have been sent on to Peking A Mrs. W. Lyle, Mrs Goldsmith. Dr. M. desire for all the other nations full Japanese shipping to China, The Japanese endorsed by the local official, and from Lobb, Hon. Mr. C Seyern, Bev. N. liberty to express their genius and to inquiry to his colleague at Hongkong and this work will be undertaken in the near Consul at Vancouver, therefore, wird an these there appears every probability that Pope; Masters T. Martin, A. Martin, exercise their vitality. It must be a received the answer that the rumour was future. It is certainly a stop in the right May, Frost, Jeuning, H. Wall, R. Wall, Parker, Trueman, Cles Parks, Brenden, Europe in which cach nation will head unfounded,

direction. CERA and McLeod, Messrs. C. W. Tucker, S. itself to reconciliation with all the But a run on a Japanese bank is really As far as the promoters can at present Paul, B. 1. Hurle, G. May, W. B. others in a concert of life.

serious, if the report is true, because it 18 estimate, the cost of the line, with rolling Manifestly beyond doubt an net of hostility where to stock, will be about $200,000. The project Cawazy, F. Schnepel, R. Brown, 'G, P. this transformation must be the happy Lammert, W. Winfeld, A. B. Hearne, A experience not of one nation, but of all loss of credit is incurred by the lank. In provides for a narrow gauge line, about 6. Kempthorne, A. Wynn, W. Davies,

such an event, the Government would be thes and a half feet wide, Erglish mea- the great Powers consummation pos obliged to request the l'eking authorities to surement. The large villages through VR Stannard, MA Railton, G. sible only to God.. Not by ecercion, suppress the unfriendly action. With regard Grimble, G. Davis, N. Pullen, T. litt, but by the power of love. Not by God to the boycotting of goods and shipping it which the proposed line will pass W. Lyle, A F. Ponsford, N. Clair, N. without man, but by God within man.

would be to the mutual interest of both gre numerons, and some of Croucher, E. H. Beavis, P. W. A.

parties to soothe ruffled feelings by the joint important, Lately some attempt. Wilkie, A. J England, C. Macdonald,

effort of Government and private corpora has been made to join up some R. G Southerton, A Bryer. F. Austin,

of these villages with Canton by A. D. Keigwin, A. Boyd, F. A. Biden,

means of richas This has given pedes- A. H. Greenfield, T. A. Gladwell, W.

trians a lift, and they appreciate this H. Edmonds, G. H. Haskett, W. G.

advantage; but, after all, this is a small Hobbs, W. W. Dell, E. Bullock, C. C.

step, and benefits only the few wealthy Stark, A. L Hansen, H; E. Muriel, and

travellers. It does nothing towards get. H. Sykes. A

sing the produce of these rich fields wearer to Canton, and so making it casier to feed the people] Those who have surveyed the district sty that there are no difficultie1, for the conn- try is quite level, and there are no waters of any importance to necessitate bridges.

Valuable assistance was rendered Mr. Fuller at the rehearsals by Mr. George Grimble. A MAN

The collection, which amounted to 2018 odd and was made up to $700, was for the Prince of Wales Fund.

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Receipts

Decrease as compared with cor-

responding week laat year ... Aggregate to date:—

No. of weeks Total Decrease to date

tions.

China at prosent cannot import much from other countries than Japan, while her carrying trade must also largely depend upon the NY.K. and other merchant ships, Should a baycott be prolonged, the loss of $9,776 over 10,000,000 yen worth a year of cotton goods would be entailed; as these are more $1,487 the life necessaries of the Chinese, their own * sufferings could be well (imagined. There- 13 fere, it can be safely predicted that the pre- 8141,903 sont retaliation will not last long-Japan

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