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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY

MAY 10TH 1917.

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A MONTH'S WORK OF THE HONGKONG BRANCH. During April the following articles were received:

CHINA AS AN ALLY VALUE OF HER ENTRANCE INTO THE WAR

[UY PREDRRIC COLEMAN Mr. Frederic Coleman, the writer of the following article, has recently re- turned to London from a visit to Hong kong and China.

GERMAN ESPIONAGE IN SWITZERLAND.

DISCLOSURES FOLLOWING A

[FROM

***BURGLARYS-

THE TIMES SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

AT MONTHEÀUxtu

SYNOD.

For

several years past provisional Synods or Dincesan Conferences have been tion and Canons hold Now a Constitution have been drawn up and duly approved.

It was recently announced in the Press that the Corman Consulate at Zurich had by the General Synod of the Church of Chula and the Archbishop of Canterbury,

been the scene of a burglary, when the chieves had carried off a quantity of and the first full Bynod for this diocese under this Constitution recently met in into the Alliance against the Central confidential papers. The announcement that the capture of these popors of the Bishon Powers was first heard of in 1915. Yuan implied, ant of the robbers and the

mid ocen the Basho wage and his hand away was given a political complexion.

Hongkong. It

The entrance of the Republic of China

From the Union Church Work Party (Mrs. Maconachic) -1,500 rolled band- ages, 137 eye bandages, 63 pairs socks, 13 hospital caps, 27 pairs surgical “stockings, 70 shirts, 12 pairs pyjamak, 7 and all the Clergy working under his "Shih kai was then alive, vests, 10 surgical caps, 54. towela 100 hence, and lay delegates appointed by controlled Chinese affairs. Dr. George milk covers, 30 floor scrubbers. All these the Communicants of the Chinese Church. Morrison was one of his cless advisers.

The Five Group Demands pressed on were sent to the French Red Cross In his charge to the members of the Synod. The Bishop gave an account of

China by Japan in th

the forepart of 1918

The scene of the robbery was now the Society.

the organisation of the Synod, the pro- From “Our Little Bit Society (Mrs.gress of the Church of China, particular put some of Japan's more fervent ambi-German Consulate, but an outlying offee од the other side of the river It is Green)-1,794 rolled bandages, 198 ayely within this Diocese, where there are tions into concreto form. Yuan saw that long way from the Consulate proper, now eight licensed Chinese Clergymen with China enrolled as one of the Allies, understood that the office was bureau of bandages, 167 many-tailed bandages, 30 saven Priests, and one Deacon,

Chinese Church members, and hundreds

liberty to the Chinese Church to evolve

curious that the German It seemed curious papers did not endeavour to make more capital or the incident than they did.

renders their however, Eater information, reticence intelligible

one day he under discussion, the larger,ulsorant event of its existence.

the purposes for which so large a stock is not slow in drawing inferences as to of gold was kept there. Among the con- fidential papers which were taken hero in blank, appear to have been a quantity of

signed cheques to bearer already which cheques are alleged to have the that they cannot be identified with their peculiarity of bearing no numbers, 30 counterfoils. The German who, in great distress, gave my informant this informa

probably It purposes of

The essential thing is that Chrs bringing on Germany from various ton naive at this way for

enfer for the criminals to

There

When Japan was consulted by the of them, angle Powers as to her view on the question of China's proposed action, the Japanese The Foreign Office paused, before replying, to consult her ambassadors ábroad. project, in some unusual manner, found its way into the hands of a New York

CHINA 8 OPPORTUNITY

is no doubt that

made a few

Was

just a commion burglary The Germans, here as elsewhere, are the most reckless work; and it was, beyond question, abue users of scallywags to do their dirty of the delectable, gentlemen who abused. the confidence of their generous employers. One is not surprised that the Germans notoriety, in

From the Wesleyan Church Working of Chinn was still a very young, who gave it to the world, show a lack of ardour in giving the affair

THE VANISHED VISION.

throne,

it Zurich were, until the crime bags of swabs, 218, milk.covers, 67 pairs of Catechumens being prepared for and thus entitled to. a. seat at the table espionage pure and simple; and so scorat Burgical stockings, 31 pairs stretcher Baptisin, together with a vast number of around which the peace proposals would was it that it is a fact that some of the It is stated that among the booty which bosts, 112 woollen caps, 244 pairs inquirers.

the thieves secured was something over. and the Bwisą public pyjamas, 6 pillows, & quilts. These were He pointed out the privilege and ad- it weaker. Oriental Power would be able vantage of belonging to a great Church despatchett to the Head Branch of Queen an historiu connection with the Church of to keep a close eye on her neighbour's £3,000 in gold coin; Mary's Needlework Guild and to the the Best century and in full fellowship propisala, particularly with reference with the Anglican Communion through to the ultimate fate of Tsingtau, if not Hopital Auxillaire, Honfleur, France out the world. While maintaining the of Manchuria and Fukien.

of Holy Scripture, the From the Unity Working Party (Mrs. supremacyand Vicone treeds, the two Englishmen in the East saw a real bene

Apostle's Capell) 62 pieces of clothing for women sacraments and the threefold ministry and children, 33 of which were sent to which we have received through the fit to the Allies in the entrance of China Miss Vivian, the Maurice Hostel, 52, Episcopate thers was immense scope for German business in the Orient would be Herbert Street, Hoxton, London. The her own liturgy, ritual and regulations done blow that would be no mean face tor in the general pressure that the war remaining 20 piters were sent to Mrs. China should be spontaneous, the

in Lefroy,

Vice-President, S & FA, Hoxing force must be in the Native ton Branch, Maurice Hostel, Britannic and not in the foreign organisations:

inust remove the impression that the Street, Hoxton, London. Als 13 pieces Chinese Clergy and teachers are the em men's clothing, which were despatched to ployés of foreign-masters. He looked forward to the time when the Bishops of Miss Tucker, Soldiers and Sailors' Help the Chance Church would be all Chinese Society, the Institute Mansfield Street. It was felt that the Synod might do some thing to prepare the way for the Bell Haggerston, London.

governing and self-extending Church of but they must remember the Party-80 shirts, 84 mufflers, 134 pairs infant. It still needed and valued the As Thomas E. Millard, editor of the socks, 175 handkerchiefe, 5 pairs knee helping hand of the Western Churches China Press, put it, this suggestion caps, & laundry bags. All were given to who wore its spiritual patents. It caused a furore in Japan, where the Press would be disastrous if that helping (and violently assailed it as a blow at Japan." soldiers leaving Hongkong for the Front.

hand were suddenly Japanese publicists bitter. Mr. From the City Hall Working Pantychrawn or repudiated. The Bishop Kenichi Kodora, member of Japan's Gently his minions trend around the reviewed the work in all the different House of Representatives, a millionaire 140 pairs socks, 25 mufflers, 13 knee-caps, stations in the Diocese. New Churches from Koba, a gradunts of the Yale Johns £ pairs mittens, 21 caps, operation had recently been opened at Tai Leung Hopkins, and Columbia Universities in

His royal nerves are more than usual stockings, 36 dressing-gowns 278 shirts (which is only awaiting consecration for America, and a student of law and poli

the last $300 to be

and Nanning,

pressed the thoughts of a host of Japanese

jumpy 97 Wsta, 81 bed-jackets, 66 pairs pyjamas chow, Yunhan collected), at Liemtics in both Germany and Austria, ex 20 surgical shirts, 6 pairs invalid boots, strenuous effort was being made to build when he wrote in the Tamets Shim Another dream is shattered into bite, 29 scrubbies, 94 milk Covers 64 gumllahurch in Canton worthy of the Metro in January, 1910, that Sir Joby An Oriental vision; splendid, regal, polis of South China. Mission Halls had Jordan, British Minister at Peking, on pillows, 5" dozen handkerchiefs, 65 also been opened by the Bishop at several the one hand joins Japan in sending And here apart the mighty war lord sits,

eagle other hand tries to include shrouds, 24 pairs slippers, I pair red places: He congratulated the Church of warnings to China against the Monarchy Silent and moping like a moulting

China on having its own Board of Mis- and on bools, 43 packs playing cards, & Frenca siess and on starting a Chinese year the land sloth to allow Japen spupial politi. Harlin to Baghdad. He can see again

The splendours of the jaunt 10. oft booke, 1 set dominces, 1 wet draughts and in the Province of Shensi Last year

Chinese Church members in this Diocese cal and economic privileges in China.

projestad, board. These were despatched to the contributed $153 for this work Reler Thus to-day, I am sorry to say, we do

Anglo The gorgeous and rococo royal train, ve

The cheering crowds, arranged at points. Head Branch of Queen Mary's Needence was made to the work amongst not get any benefit from t

Allianes

kalected. Make work Guild, London, and the ition women, and though women are not direct-

presented-

lands. the at

Synod, the BishopMANIS be Jyanese off Hôpital Auxiliaire 113, Honfleur, Franc Boris och att verse of ladies from different parts Okuma's frank disavowal of it.arquis Monarch of many fertile Eastern ande and to the French Red Cross Society had the previous week convened a confer cial view, as was evidenced by

Their report was sub-Last October I was in Peking. Yuan The greatest of the Caliphs proudly

atands leaving nongkong for the

and afforded many Shih-kai had been gathered to his fathere bymod omitted mitted to

Making Haroun-al Inschad's the work The Republic was an assured fact. Li for

look silly from the list for March 77 dressing valuable suggestions gowns, 133 pails pyjamas, 1 chirts, 16 amongst Chinese women, Yuan-hung was President, and Tuân Chi-

I discussed the possible Scheherazade herself had never told pairs boote, 23 scrubbers, 300 Veste 150 As to the Synod itself, the Preambio już was Fremier. I saw and talked with bed-jackets, 12 reversible bed jackets and Constitutions of the Chung Hua each of them.

It seemed

Such wondrous tales as those lut fancy pair, socks, 92 milk covers, 48urgical Sheng Kang Hui (Church of China) were entrance of China into the circle of the

painted

As me Though I found certain shirts 10 cushions, 55, shrouds, packs read and all the delegates stood and Allies with many Chinese.

solemnly declared their conformity there dead issue playing cards

He softly murmured, Dot vos all ride,

nin'dt it ↑ " the Helena May Institute (Mira to A sub-committee was appointed to Chitiese working for it, their efforts lack: Seeing himself arrayed in gems and gold Jerdanyola

loving the omme, fox, of Diocesan Chitoses, for their

promulgated her new Recently Gericensed murder on the But now there is another tale to tell 7 head bandages, 18 anti-ver Constitutions and Canous, Mr. Ng Kwin bandages, mir shirts, 324 swahz, & flour-clothe Nam and the Rev. W W. Rogers were propaganda of

and Mr. Lai Cheuk high seas. This gave China & now op From the Catholic Women's League, elected secretaries. including the Italian Convent (Mids Shan was elected treasurer. Reports portunity to reopen the old question of

sub-commit

to grasp, PROT Louriero)-2208 bandakes, 59 knitted were road from the standing

stors, 19 caps, 52 caps, 62 oye bandages, tee of the last Provincial Synod and Joining the Allies, which she was not slow And all who answer the imperial bell

She found a new

The following articles were of the Dincesn

the

on the

"

Bo neither

no means

attitude

For things go ill with Wilhelm feeling

Sontpy,

And by full many a portent it is known.

stunta

Dealing with British atategy and

valour,

Enter the presence with a certain

pallor!

TOUCHSTORE.

CANTON AND THE RELIEF OF BELGIAN CHILDREN.

part 16 pairs, hospital socke, 21 shrouds 19 the Chinese Church councils in the por pyjamas, 29 shirts, 19 eltolera Diocese Dolegates were elected for the of Japan. The strong man, Terauchi next General Synod at Shanghai. A was Premier in the Island Empire. His From United Service Recreation Club Board of Missions for the Diocese copsist policy was declared at the outset of his (Mr Beckwith)-742 bandages, 63 stumping of the standing sub-committee of the Premiership to bo real friendship for handages, 39 eye bandages, 10 many-tail Synod was appointed Requests for China Japanese of his political views

Mr. D. E Donnelly, of Mesars. Don bandages, 50 cotton wohl pads, 12 caps, native pastors for different districts were made no secret of the fact that they con

and Can- shrouds surgical cans, 4 considered. The proposal that the insidered that the presentation to China

nelly & Whyte Hongkong ances of the Chinese Church in the whole of the Five Group Demands had been & "From Naval and Dockyard (Mrs. San- Diocese should be centralised in one fund diplomatic and political error on Japan's ton, has received the following letter of pig thanke from Mr. W. A. M. Goode, hon. National Committee for shrouds, surgical stock District Church Councils for deliberation deman) 17 pauk pyjama resta, 3 with one treasurer was referred to the park Government, nor Press, nor pc of the

Ings 68 eye

milk covers, 18 and postponed till the next Bynod. people in Japan raised the old slogans Relief in Belgium A

requested to appoint a against the new move. Terunchi's Gov. DEAR SIR-I have to acknowledge mops. 19 Hoopalachand 6 pairs slippers Commitles of Chinese ladies to carry into ernment, has muchle, too, for that matter, with many thanks your letter of the Sed made by men

Tamar from

effect the resolutions suggested at the Press and the people, January enclosing bank draft value £13.15.6, being the splendid amount Synod placed on than had the weaker regime of Okuma. waste of flannel misterial, etaloni

subscribed by Allies and Neutrals On From the Peak Club (Mro. Bandeman). ladies conference, The

of Street 638 rolled bandages, 60 shell swabs. 144 record its high appreciation of the ser Tuan Chi-jui, Premier, may not possess

vices rendered to the Church by the Rev. real statesmanship to any marked degree. Shameen through the medium

destitute gauze swabs, hend capsters have been

resignation from the main responsibilities of a politician than Li Yuan-hung, his children in Belgium

enclosing the Hon. The following letters

I have pleasure in Treasurer's official receipt, and, on behalf by Mrs. Beckwith (Head of the U.S.RU. of pastor, and expressed its wish that he President

the i Yaan hung's hold on the Presidency of his Committee, sincerely thank you forts are appreciated by our soldiers co-operate so far as he felt able 30 of China is chiefly due to the fact that and all those who helped to Taise this

WAS

12 many-tail and atthew Fong, at Kowloon City, on his but he is far more able and much more Organ, towards the relies of the

and that bandages are still much needed work of the Church.

Monday

An earnest appeal is, therefore, address ed to all ladies to come everyon and Thursday to the: Ba

Bandage Making Work Party:

Ordnance

STANDARD SHIPS.

100 ARRANGED FOR.

PRESIDENT LI YUAN-HUNG.

he is an honest, fearless, simple old sol amount, for your kind sympathy, and dier, who played a prominent part in support

you so kindly sent theeatly appre framed or plated at present, and it was His methods of, settling disputes have

SIYCIE.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE..

Sang Potion SCHOOL.

Friday, May 11th Examination of

Classes IX., X. and XI. d. Queen's College at 8 pm. Bombers rap attend in mufti.

the fighting that made the Chinese Repnh, lis an established foot, and that belonge to no particular party faction. Li is one of the few men in China, steeped in Chinese ways though he is, who could

SUMMER UNIFORM. DEAR MADAS,On behalf of the home Sir L. O Money, replying to a series

erics have retamed the Presidency through the

Duty on and from Friday, May 11th. going draft of the Army Ordnance of questions by Mr. Houston, in the troubleus months of 1916 with so little White uniform will be worn on Patrol Com my I bender you their most House of Commons recently, said that objection from the contending factions into a form will be worn on all other sincere thanks for the 17 lovely muflere over Afty standard ships were already Chinese politics fo

under construction. None of them was But L Yuan hung is no real leader duties as from to-day's date. I can assure you they cinte them, also the kind thought of the hot possible to say when the first of them done ngeling service in Chma He holds would be launched. It was fully and to the old ways. Given two warring fac Sincerely yourselfled that the engines, boilers, and tors to a situation, it is much easier to RUTA ROBERTSON (Major), other machinery would be ready for put conciliate each leader by presenting both Commanding Det, A.0.0 ting on board at the time the hulls were of them with positions of prominence Mr Beckwith, Kowloon.

ready to receive them. Over 100 standard China is large. It is not difficult to cap been arranged for. These point disputants to posts for apart MRITISH RED CROSS AND ORDER, OF #T; ships hade on of the thrce feland type and thus smoothly, settle the tracan by

CAIRO, March 10th, 1917, with poon, bridge, and forecastle, and applying liberal salve to all wounds

sires, with an estimated Tuan Chi-jut hes long chafed at such Mrs. F. Beckwith U. 8. Club,

and leadership. The Northern and Southern Kowloon,

carrying DRAE MADAM, Col. Tweedio has been 3,000 tons deadweight respectively. Some elements in China, incompatible as they Rood enough to forward me your letter of the 8000 tonners were being built as sometimes seem are neater common dated Feb. th. Addressed to the Matron two deck vessels The others were single action to day than ever before. The of his Homortal at the citadel, and He deck vessels. The speed of the standard Bouth suspect Tuan, who is a Northern has also delivered to our Store the ships a most important point had been man, and a militarist. Did the South articles sent, for which please accept most, carefully considered. Negotiations trust him his election as President world No. 2 Platoon at Central 6.45.p.m

vers sincere thanka

The handsgos wit

ours faithfully.

Kathleen

Hon. Secz Hone

Mary Nee

WOFO capacity of 8,000) 5,00%

Chins to the Alliance

Monday, May 14th Class 12 (Inspector

Grant) Tuesday, May 18th-Class 13 (Inspector

Wednesday, May 16th Class 14 (Insper

tor Gerrard) Thursday May 17th-Class 18 (Chie

Inspector Kerr)

Class 15-16 will attend at Headquarters? Club at 5.45 pm (and not 5,30).

Thursday May 10th No. 1 Section and

(This parade is changed from M

vere rapidly proceeding with regard to be sure. the purchase of tonnage from foreign e entra owpers

It had been found necessary in by been made by, now that Japan haa|-|- -9th). some cases where a comparatively small wildly withdrawn all objection or lack amount of material had been delivered to of sympathy with such a consummation Thursday, May 10th Practica

artination will be of wnch dely work at hand for private ship-and

alue, in the long run. than owners in order that Government stand more real ard ships should be built

most folk imagine.Daily Chronicle.

(8d.) P. CIJELIN

9th May, 1917.