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MARY MAKES MUNITIONS. THE NEW FORM OF ENGLISH- HOLIDAY,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1915.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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A MACÃO RELIEF FUND.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HOXORONG DAILY PRESS.")

England must be waking up in a tremendous manner. The semi-conscious,

Siegarding the reference to the balf-waking roulisation of the fact that West River Flood, August, 1998, and the she is in the middle of a vortex which has

balan of $80,000. mads by your not yes spent all its fury and energy to i do great harm has been passed: England Mac correpondent, which appeared

is out of bed, fresh and spruce and strong, and ready to employ all her

Intout forces,

you usk.

SCIENCE OR PHILOSOPHY.

TO THE EDITOR OF ME "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."I

THE FLOOD AND AFTER,

Tho Peking Gazcile of July 27th:000, tains the following communicated

רי - - .

One

Sin,--With the August Bank Holiday article:- opens the regular Silly Season at Home. Despatches which have cons to hand at And hire, too, with no sca-serpents the Capital during the past week fully intending on North Point or giant gouse-confirm the telegraphic reports of the un- berries adorning the pleasances of Koparalleled nature of the disaster which has loon, why should we not follow suit swept the province of Kwangiang.

As Mr. Warren seizes on a portion cf)

account describes it as the grovest disaster your leading article for a dissertation en H. G. Wells, why should not I treat him Canton eity not only in recent times, historical records of the province do not likewise and take up the cudgels for thot in the past five hundred years, for the unscientiɓe philosopher? I do not fall{

ious to the capital of the province Re- into the Benthamite fallacy of arguing contain anything so serious and calami- that Confucius influences a larger mass

lief and secour, to be sure, have been thair Darwin; But did Newton in formulat ing his famous law (so-called) say more generous and promptly forthcoming, and foreigners and Chinese Alike are respond- thum that everything has dropped at a What was alleged by your correspondeat certain pacs in the past and may reasang nobly to the appeal for help. Of that is as follows:

ally be expected to do so in the future?o have never ben in doubt. In face of "A very large sium 4 money-was "col- leeted, and I do not think it would be any scientist really has able to say the sorrow that lias overwhined the Have Edison people of the province, ways and means ungenerous ou ray part to ask those con why anything happens? verned to discover what has become of and Marconi influenced the important for imniecinte alleviation of distress are a bulan of $50.000 which was not spent things of life s much as Bacon and heing devised as liberally is resources and But when the I doubt whether the Chinese concerned, will have the spirit Hobbes Without Locke and Rousseau circumstances permit.

French Revolution and English work of relief is in ne mensure satis rd, when the waters have subsided and to make any inquiries and call for the the $60,000. Failing this, then, the Gov- Liberalism would never have seen the conditions return to something like normal ernment should delve into the matter... light, and we might will be in the statuto quably the people wpick up again the broken threads of their everyday life, they An inquiry should be made for the sum

of mind of a Prussian officer.. ̄ ̄eta**

Again, I can so np concction between will be entitled to ask of the Government what it proposes to do to avert or 10 pre- implies that the Chinese who had the scientific advancement and the happines vent such disasters in the future, myn who had to stoop menagement of the Fund were w geng sil of, mankind, It may be more pleasant to public funds and oficial time to be fritter.

in the "Macao Notes" column in your well-known paper, dated the 20th altine, I beg you to kindly grant me a little space for the insertion of the following facts, "Why such exclamations??? I will enswor you simply enough. It which have been innde known to me by the 16' Mary'. Mary, my sister, has in- Chines? who were instrumental in the col forwed me of this awakening quite lecting, and then had the management and unintentionally, for Marrs lacks disporal of the Chinese and above-

that

or strategy mentioned. any of

TERCUTIE create wiled hints. which

Mars with the white hands and defient pink end-white face; hands which were never designed for any sort of hardening labour, -hands which Mary often vowed never would be spoiled by anything in the nature of real graft and a fren which was never allower to Con into any serjong-ar blistering contac' with the sun. Mary was-she has changed: now, 1 fancy - one of thour milk-and-rose species of young ladies; grossly empty-heusled, and always falling in-and falling out of love with

big talt

down to see her

and Jooked

at the time.

Such a statenyout

is misleading, and

Unlike the sufferers occasioned by the floor.

This

Are

ed away once more, and little of no effort sit in a roundabout in the Happy made to deal constructively with a problem Very hyperites, heartless enough to enrich

Retreat than to plough paddy field, to that is always hovering over and threat lanky and wwkward in the process themselves by pocketing the much-needed watch a cinematograph than to reast Central Government we must recognise has ing therxistence of the people! The -just one of thow butterfly people

good book: But the individuo was the cafes and burdenï of over eighteen pro- to whom paything serious in the assistance subscrified by the public and jū way of useful labour or dợp thought tended to be used for the relief of the poor surely more happy: (in the philosophical vincex to consider, and in the present state of the national finarers and the national sense) in the Middle Ages and is in China methods of administration, it is to be fears to-tlay than he is in the Union-fattered fed that dependence upon the Central factories of modern industrialism-Yarsuthorities alone will not insure the ex- peditious carrying out of a programore # constructive work which may effectually assist in lessening if not preventing tho horrors of these apparently annual' visita KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF tions of nature. The work that lies to be

it

faithfully,

1.

PHILOSOPHUS.

FUND.

The Tung Wab Hospital acknowledge with thanks the donations to the Kwangtung Relief Fund:-

was always a great bore. stbstantial Susic. Mary skillfully avoided statement fende, also, to give, on excuse making socks and shirts and things forte and to deter, than who, though miserly Nyldiers.

She looked upon such a per-in oll: v respects, are pevertheless rendy to formance with 'distaste bred not alone subscribe handscannly toward well-deserv from ignorance of the rudimentarying ensem, and ever ready to give big dona is towell the honestly-raised funds to principles in the art of construeting socka

Moretter, th and shiris-there were these soft white the help of the helpless. hards, they would be soiled irretrievably. allegations ecutained in the statement of But England must be waking up; she your correspondent casts a glur on the

putation of those Chinese-most of whom are well-to-do and whose names are knows to the Macao as well as to the Hongkong. T. from Bangkok.8 Government and gentry as being publie Hongkong Canton and Macho spirited men and would do all they con for the sake of charity and our commor weal Such well-known gentlema Chun Chik Vory Chung Sme Hoo. Bia Ying Chow, and Lj. Kong Chuen were trus tees of the Find, and many other promin ent Chinese were members of the Com initier to assist in the deliberation of tie proper disposal of the Fund zu hand.

i wideawake nimost, and Mary—!

Jotter The following, taken from recently received from this dainty little lady, explains why I am telling you that England is out of bed, with eye, bright and roger.

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Zoroastrian Charity Fund ..... Per 10 Salwcription Books...... Stof of Jardine's Compratore

Department

Fan Koi Yuet Shu Po Scriety Masses. Sam Shing Wocity 14 Chinese subscribers of $10 cach

Already acknowledged

Post-

Total

done is plainly for the expert-the qugy Beer and the scientist This is no busi begs toess for the amateur and the dilettante; following and patriotic Cantonese, of influence and position in the Capital and elsewhere, Flood should see to it that some arrangement is Teenculed wihcut delay whereby the so- 1,030.00 called Provincial Conservancy Bureau

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now in existence may be entrusted to the 101.00 capable hands of Foreign and Chinese 901.10echnical experts, controlled by a Board

cf Dirtectors composed of a small body of 7000 effeial and unofficial representatives, who You will perhaps be surprised to

13.70 shall be responsible for obtaining the 2000 funds wherewith to enible the experts te hear you of all people that, we are not, taking any holidays this year; at least.

$10.00 proceed at once with the work they may diem necessary. The time to push such a not on the usual lines-you know the kind

.9356,700.48,

project through is no while the horror. I mean. (Tes, running rampant at

4909,826.231e still fresh in men's minds. We are con Brighton), I will explain why, and then

dant that an appeal, rightly directed wor, will sective for any authoritative and you can laugh, be cynice, or whatever you like; I don't mind. We had decided

I would not be so usgenerous as to insinu-CHINA MISSIONARIES CALLED trustworthy body-charged with the sola ΤΟ ** SHOULDER ARMS. chaty if putting in hand at once & pro- to spend a month or so a Brighton;

gramane of congructive work, which will Mother. Susie, the people next, door, and ate that your errespondent sent you the

The following letter has been drived reasonably assist in diniinishing the de- "les with malice aforethought, but myself. The other evening when Did

[require, Sufferers and those who render em home he read out something about would rather ungridgingly give him prais, by the Editor of the Central Chine vastu:ion of Bloods-all the funds it may

Sir, In

mipore récently received succour alike must fret disheartened and the lack of munitions resulting in so for his random comments, en matters co- many of our poor brave soldiers being cerning austers public; for, by chance, from fiome there is some very interesting dispirited by the frequent and repeated Trading concerning the decision of the appeals for relief when it is possible be seedlessly sacrificed he became horribly had hit the right mail on the head maty Bishop of London not to ordain reproperly applied. funds and the employ

razy laped and military age. A largs propis tion of men of experts to enable the province B-timental and then said thus a mui-1 tions factory was being opened a few lest in this sinful world, ales! Mestis Nonconformist Churches are also can withstand the ravages of the uprising of sidering the subject of sat accorting the rivers. We urge that, simultaneously miles, from Brighton, and volumes of takes are made through ignorance and candidates for their respective ministries with the appeal for funds for inmediat

were asked for to assist. The negligence. Had a little trouble been taken A great number of ministers from several relief, should go forth an appeal for funds

denominatious at Long have already skilled men. Dad Bud that is a very to make inquiries before your ecrrespond-responded to the call of their King and for constructive work. Responsible Can funny way and looked hard at all of us. nt started to pen his notes he would have Country, relinquishing their churches, and tonese at the Capital, co-operating with It was Susie, of course, who knows that there was a flood in 1912, engaging in various naval and military others at Shanghai and Hongkong, should capacities, from the making of ammuni form a committee that will enjoy the con- Thufidence of the people of the province both answered Dad's look and came forward with the horrible suggestion that we though not so calamitous and devastating tion in arsenals to chaplaincica.

as the present one, aid that the Kwang- are these meg set apart to the ministrs at bome and abroad. And, in the view of should give up the holiday and volunteer

a solemn earnestness and at personal self servation and flood prevention adequate for the factory as unskilled labourers; turg Authorities made an appeal to thevig a righteous and holy cause with those who have given the problem of con At first I objected, and Dad looked hard Charitable Funds at Hongkong and Macto sacrifice, and, so far as Nonconformity study from its economic aspects, the appli-

for relief of the sufferers, and, responding to this appeal, an extraordinary meeting

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a concerned, they have vindicated their cation of the special fund we advocate for essentially Christian patriotism,

constructive work can be regarded in the at my again, Then, finding that I was

But what I am concerned about is the light of capital expenditure, certain to the solitary opposition, and after bitter

of the members of the Committee was callapathy of hundreds of young missionaries yield productive returns to the subscribers in China, who appear to be quite content In another direction, too, the sugges reflection, I gave in readily, and I am

ed on the 27th June, 1912. There and to remain where the lines have fallen glat. Well, to make a long story short, we then, it was unanimously decided to send to them in pleasant places. I have read tion that constructive work should at ones are all going tới for a month instead

of and personally know of many young be begun, ought to meet with instant sup- The present disaster will bring of Brighton, and are going to assist in the entire balance of the fund on hand at business men who have forsaken all to port, thes making of munitions, so there! Heaps the time to the Chinese Authorities, and defend their homes and country an about a large measure of unemployment several of them have even acrificed the by the ruin caused to thousands of the In the absence of the people round here are following a cheque for the sum of money in question lives. A short time since I travelled with poor and the labouring.

a man who was en role for London of work, there is the undoubted danger our example. Mother has her arm in was duly forwarded on the 1st July, 119, a sling owing to s fell, but she says she to the Canton Government, Mr. Wu Hon. He had resigned & position in China that such moon will drift to piracy or rob- which brought him £1,500 a year. Hebery and reader most difficuls the question ena be of some use in the factory, ever man, the then Tutuh of the Province was going to present himself to the war of inaintaining peace and public order. An autograph letter of authorities and accept any position which To be able to offer, almost immediately, Kwangtung That from a young lady with Mary's thanks, together with the Government they might consider him to be capable to work to those who are dispossessed and occupy, Scores of medical missionarie have lost their all, will be to assist the dainty temperament indientes more than Treasurer's receipt, chopped with the offihave also volunteered, leaving their most Government in averting unrest and crime anything I can name of the great manner cial seal and signed, was sent to the Com. important hospitals pro tem, to the ear in the province. It is to be feared that

of qualified natives. But so far, I haw in which England is rising to an intense mitte of the Chinese Fund, Macao. There not heard of any young missionary who unless the Government recognises and is BEFORE LEAVING FOR HOME

have outlined to enable a large portion of situation. A young lady who lived for was cther correspondence, besides, concern- engaged in either evangelistic or educa prepared with some such scheme as we

tional work having gone to the frou.

their livelihood by her summer at Brighton, with its incesing the disposal of this Fund, and a roport what I have heard of is, that there are the people to earn sant round of artifciality, who was never of the meeting of the Committee as well as en Kaling and at other similiar health means of honest work, many will be easily serious, to whom the war at first meant correspondence relating to the disposal of resonts, scores of strong, healthy and tempted to join the disaffected and make vigorous young man. Even early in July, scmmon cause with the criminal and the really nothing except a grand spectacle the money was published in the Hongkong when only women and children are sup seditious. of troops marching away áčmid a

While the Central Government is harass cheering populace. And she ie now Chinese Mall, dated the 20th June, 13.posed to be there, they arrived and spend working in a factory because she recog- All these papers are preserved and in safe need that her country had need even keeping. They can be produced for in- of her services be w

Yea, Mary, Eugland must wideawake spection, if necessary.... and fully alive to the menace from the At the same time, when this balance of C.R. $60,000 was forwarded to Canton there

were also large sums from the "Pat Yup The Board of Trade announce that the Charitable Society and the Hongkong exportation of cotton yarn and thread has Flood Relief Bazaar which were likewise heen prohibited to all foreign peris in handed over to the Kwangtung Authori-conscientious scruples about killing mur troubles, the suggestion that the matter Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas; other than those of France, ties and to the Canton Committee for the Russia (except Baltic ports), Spain, azri relief of the sufferers in the different diz-

Mr. Portugal, by Order of Council. Runciman, the President of the Board of triets afooted by the food. Trade. has appointed & Committee to con. These are incontestable facts, and the sider and advise upon applications for the Chinese concerned "I hope, are cleared grant of licences to export cotton yarn aul thread, and also raw cotton (the export of all suspicions,

other side of the North Sea

....!

of which is already prohibited to the ports Thanking you in anticipation, I beg to mentioned above) and cotton waste (which

is prohibited from exportation to all enclose herewith my card-Yours truly, destinations abroad).

* MASCOTTE."

their time in sport and social enjoymented by numberless problems affecting the Probably some of them attend the lang country as a whole, it has to be admitted age school for one or two hours four or that the Provincial Administration of five times a week. But is such conduct at this national crisis consistent will Kwangtang is unfortunately not equipped their profession A minister of the to deal in a capable manner with the prob The Ad- Gospel is supposed to be "one whler of reconstructive work. serves," and if these young men would ministration has neither the men nor the their God and Country, by either people are most vitally concerned in any only perform their immediate duty for means to enable it to do so, and as the shouldering a gun, or if they possess any scheme for the amelioration of their

R.A.M.C in which they can enlis body of responsible Cantcuese, given carte deras and ravishers, then, there is the be placed in the hands of a semi-official Surely this would better serve for the blanelle to obtain funds and to employ ex- ultimate issue of the missionary cause in perts, should relieve the Governinent, both China, than the study of homiletics, the Central and Provincial, from the burden Chinese language, psalm singing of a responsibility with which they are at ren tennis, swimming and tea parties present unfitted to cope. The experiment PERPLEXED

The Editor of our Hankow contempor. of handing over to a semi-official body the performance of an urgent and pressing appends the following footnote: In case any of the critics conclude duty imperiously demanded if the people's welfare is not to be further exposed that the above was written by an enemy lurking in a hong. it may be stated it to the mercy of the elements, in one which emanates from a Missionary compound" deserves encouragement under a Republic.

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