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MEMORIAL TO THE REV ROBERT AND MRS. STEWART

STAINED GLASS. WINDOW AT ST. PAUL'S CHINESE CHURCH.

Yesterday morning H.E. the Governor unveiled a stained glass window present- ed to St. Paul's Chinese Church by the Rov. A. D. Stewart and his brother and sister in memory of their parents, the Rev. Robert and Mrs. Stewart, who were killed in Fukien by anti-foreign rioters twenty-two years uge.

The Bishop of Victoria, who preached the sermon (which was interpreted by Wong Shiu-poon) said :----

In the 12th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John and the 21th verse we read these words, Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, except a grain of wheat fal? into the ground and die, it abideth alone: bas if it die, is bringeth forth much fruit,"

Some Greeks who had come tip to

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

FANTAN.

A Chinese pleaded guilty to a charge of playing fantan in the street and was fined 82.

THEFT BY A BOY

Mr. Wood sentenced a strial Chinese. boy to ten strokes with the birch for steal ing a watch and chain from the coolic quarters of the Dairy Farm at Pokfulum.

GAMBLERS;

POLITICAL

HONGKONG BANK NOTES.

The returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of specia in reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th June, 1917, as certified by the

·Banks,""

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chica Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Mercantile Bank of:

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Average Amount

Specie in Reserve,

7,100,095 | 5,000,000**

PEKING NOTES,

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PEKING, June 27th,

Chuang Heun Juus issued telegrams, munchs numerous explanations, even had man-managers of the respective Banks, are as datos issued. For a time it seemed as if follow an iden: place would be seenred for his mightiness in the proposed Council of Elder Statesmen, based on die Japanese model. This was an inspiration on the part of Dr. Ariga, the Japanese Con Éstitutionul Adviser to the President. 11

was welcomed by a few of the more actionary type of leading men as afford ting a means of circumventing. Parliament and obtaining that government by clique Kor oligarchy which seems so desirable to them. But the very fact that Chang Hsun, Sun Yat Sen, Tsen Chun-huan aud men of such dissimilar views were coolie was charged with ealing coal fron

In Mr. Wood's Court a Chinese coalraention as aligible for this suggested

the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.;

Sergeant Wills said that it was an old

Sevenicen Chinese were arraigned before Mr. Dyer Hall on the charge of gambling at No, th, High Street, West

Paint.

All the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge, but, after evidence was heard, each defendant was find 32.

OLD DODGE

dodge for coolies, whilst working coal on the Praya wall, to throw inrge pieces of con into the harbour at high tide, and then, nt low tide, wade into the water and carry the coal away. This had been done in this particular case..

His Worship imposed a line of $4 with the alternative of seven days' hard labour.

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CONFISCATION OF OPIUM.

Jortenlem desired to see Our Lord Jesus Christ and Andrew and Philip brought them to Him. They caused Our Lord e have a vision of the Gentile people be coming His followers. He seemed to see these Greeks as the first fruits of the multitudes who, should believe on His name, but He saw a necessary conditions that must be fulfilled before that vision could be realised. The sacrifice of Him- self and his Apostles was a preliminary.

Mr. J. R. Wood granted an application essential, and so. He used these words, made by Lance-Sergeant Shannon for the which might seem at first to have no con-confiscation of 329 tals of prepared nection with these Greeke coming to Him.opiam, other than Government opium. We have a vision of the multitudes of Sergeant Shannon, and a party of Chinese China becoming followers of Our Lord constables discovered the opium in the Jesus Christ, of Chinn making for thechaip locker of a steamer lying in the pence of the whole world because of her barbour. The vessel on which the opium | righteousness and integrity: The people was found belongs to the Yuen Sing Fai

that have been gathered in are the first Steamship Company. fruits like those Greeks who caine 10 Christ, but for the fulfilment of that vision there must be sacrifice.

The manager of the Company appeared. in Court and stated that his firm did not claim the opium, and did not care whe ther or not the drug was confiscated.

His Excellency the Governor has just with their lives and the three ofder boys unveiled a beautiful window that has been were away in England at school. When maters were dealt with the Chinese presented to this Church. It is a reprovernment asked the Prime Minister of sentation of Christ and his four Apostles; | tngland, Lord Salisbury, what compen- St. Peter, St. Paul, St. John and Station should be given to the Stewarts Jing the M. S. Mission tor as The Andrew. They laid the foundations of reply was that no compensation was to the Christian Church by sacrificing them received whatever. They had gone out co risk their lives for China and that selves. The window is in memory of was enough. And you know the sequel, Rober and Louisa Stewart, and in due ow nive of the surviving six children course a tablet will be erected asserting that out to preach the Gospel to the Chinese dedicard vichacives, to Liman and came

fact. Robert Stewart was a man who had peoply. You know what has been d. great prospects in the Homeland; he hade by the agency of the members of bizi Lamaly, who have devoted their lives to passed through one of our hest English

Those grains of. public schools and bad dory well at Fakien, and we can see the trans day. wheat fell into the ground and died at Trinity College, Dublin, He was about forty-one years ago. whu Robert Stewart to be qualified as a barrister and to so

came to China, you could have counted the members of our Church in that Pro doubt attain great eminence, at the Eng- vince by the tenk; now there are over lish Bar. There was in front of him the 13,000, Then I suppose there were marcely any Chinese clergy; now there are over twenty in that Diocese.

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prospect of a high position and great wealth, but at that period there came Sir John Jordan, in speaking in Lon before his mind a vision of the non-

don in the beginning of the month of Christian multitudes of this earth be-May, said he was very much struck by the normous change which had come over coming the followers of Christ, and like the Chinese people and goverment in the forty years he had been in Chiun: When the Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles he came out the Chinese hated mission- he realised that that vision could only be aries; now they turned to them for fulfilled with his sacrifice. He sacrifeed nor of Canton invited all the educational guidance. Last Tuesday the Civil Gover

his prospects at the Bar and all his wealth missionaries to his Yamen, and he said and offered himself to go out to China he had done so in order to thank them for what they were doing to help to put forty years ago. For nineteen years he modern education in the

way of the and his devoted wife laboured amongst Chinese. These are indications of du the Chinese in the Province of Fukien of wheat that fell into the ground on richi fruit that has come from the corn

it was a long series of self-sacrifices to August 1st, 1895. But now has come a those days the Chinese did not believe in time for you Chinese to take up the same

spirit of self-sacrifice. Christian missionaries. He built his The war has necessitated many mus sionaries boing withdrawn from the field.

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Chinese variant of the Genro helped to render, the proposition distasteful to men Jike Tuan Chi-jui and his supporters, / The cotater-revolution in the South, directed against the rebel tuehuss," seems to have really begun. In some re- spects it complicates matters, but it may open the door to compromise The Tuchums are not altogether hostile to re- presentative institutions, at least the more advanced of their number are not--and it must not be forgotten that the famous instrument known as the Nanking Pro- visional Constitution, which is viewed as sacredly alaust as the Magna Charta of English liberties was the work of the military leaders of jail. Of course, they were opposed to the late Parliament for the powers it had arrogated to itself. But, with the passing of the years, there is undoubtedly a growing appreciation of principle even among the Chinese, and it is not too much to hope that these liberal conservatives will succeed in reaching some working arrangement with the extreme Republicans Both are fight- ing for principles.

AMREICAN RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.

The American Minister has felt called upon to reproach the Ministry of Com- munications for their dilatoriness in com-

Total

22,366,533 18,000,000

1,099,303 550,000+

810).572,631 23,550,000

Sterling Securities deposited with the

Coown Agents valued at £180,000. Securities with the Crown Agents £70,000:

HONGKONG'S SHIPPING TRADE.

Hongkong's Shipping Trade, the subject- of the leading article in the current issuo of Shipping and Enginering, given

Very clear account of the shipping trade of Hongkong and shows how important Hongkong is becoming as

centre.

a-shipping

Comparisons are made with

Shanghai, and, although not for the same Year, the shipping returns of Shanghai not having been issued yet, the Hongkong. returns are more than double these of

far from there being a decrease in the Shanghai. It is gratifying to read that

shipping, trade there is an increase of 111,102 ships and 2,496,538 tons for 1016.

big yard has been enclosed in front in which the wood is being cut and the building material collected. An architect from America is coming to superintend the construction.

OPP WITH THE COOLIES,

Mr. R. W. Swallow, who has accepted- war work in France. received a cordial send-off from his many friends when he left Peking. Professor Swallow is a good

Chinese scholar.

Mr. W. Adderley, of the Customs

College, also a professor, leaves in a day

or two on a similar mission. He will he greatly missed, especially in connection. with the International Recreation Club, for which he has worked indefatigably.

ing to terms with the Siems-Carey Com

matter of the loan for thei pany in the railway construction already approved by the Chinese, Government, He made charges against the Ministry, which the Acfing Vice-Minister of Communications scHPLASTIC. has refuted in an official reply published

Mr. A. E. Newlands, professor of in the Prass. Such publicity does not chemistry, has renewed bis agreement with help matters in the slightest degree. On the Government University. Mr. Cart- nfaking inquiries I was informed thatwright, of the Government University, negotiations are still proceeding between changes over to the Customs College aud the Chinese Government and the Siems takes the place vacated by Mr. Adderley. Carey Company, and that, instead of the

PERSONAL Company departing from their terms in respect of the period of the loan, it was the Chinese themselves who suggested three years

THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.

This festival, though robbed of its original characteristics, is still a national institution It has become almost like the Chinese new year, a time for meeting. all obligations. Here the day was ob. served as a general holiday, and the five- barred flag was much in evidence. EX-MINISTER CONVICTED

The conviction of Dr Chen Chin-tao,

Sir Somerville Head, Bart, the new second secretary of the British Legation, arrives here to-night. Lady Head is already in Peking. Bir Somerville is not new to Peking, having left here only three years ago for Petrograd, whence he returns to Paking,

Hin Excellency the Danish Minister, M. Wallenberg, is still indisposed.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The rain of last week-end was most welcome and brightened the prospects <!

theological college to train the students,James Stewart, while ou furlough from Ministar of Finance, by the Local most of the farmers. But heavy though

and no sooner had he built it than the West China, laid down his life for bis Chinese burnt it down, but that did not check his earnestness for the Gospel's Bake.

country in the war some months ago, Court on charges of bribery came as a Another brother has been wounded, and now 3ir. Bvan Stewart feels he is called surprise to most people. He was sen to go to help his country in this time of tenced to three years and two mouth im He and his wife pleaded with the people Stewart will soon

співів. I hope the Hey Arthur prisonment. Two former Councillors of

come back, büt in England and Ireland to send autowing to the difficulties of Travel the Ministry also received sentences of

it is very Kathleen Stewart will not be able to

likely that Afigs three years each, as did also the former return for some time. How is the work to chief of the Department of Currency, carried on by you Chinese. Have you be carried on I answer, it must be while an official of the Bank of China

coming into the Christian

the fall was, I am told that it has not softened the earth to a depth of more than three or four inches. More is needed to meet the requirements of agriculturists, Since then the hoat has been extreme, 100 degrees in the shade being registered these last few afternoons. Needless to ay, most people who are not at the

I hear that the British residents are

more agents to preach the Gospel to the people of China, and in response to his appeal a considerable number, especially ladies were sont out. I suppose you all got a vision of all the Chinese people was committed to prison for eighteen seaside are hoping for the day when they know the pathetic story of the end of Think how you are getting a good educaed for offering bribes were acquitted. Of broiling which is predicted for the next Church? months. Three of the merchants prosecut can betake themselves there to escape the their earthly career. In the month of tion through the agency of the mig

In the July, 1895, they went to their bungalow on sienaries, it must be well to sacrificnevery course appeals will be taken against two months.

thing for Christ's sake and for your these convictions, but it is not expected the bill in order to rest and pray to God country's sake. If you are looking for They finished their quiet days of prayerward to using your good education to get that they will result in the sentences offended at the display of the German flag

60 many more dollars and a better. on July 31st with the words from the worldly position you will never roller being quashed. Friends of the brilliant at Peitaiho. It is flying from a large Holy Communion service in which they the vision of China being Christian ex-Minister regard the proceedings in the number of places, and questions are asked all united. "Here we offer and present The future clergy, catechists and Bible judiciary as a travesty of justice. It concerning the effect of China's severance ourselves, our souls and bodies to be a ant people who can get no better pay in

wonen of China must not be poor 100 may be that the prosecution was vindi of diplomatic relations with Germany in living sacrifice unto Thee. Early on the any other way, but they must be the best tive, and it can well be believed that Dr. educated men and women who have the Chen is being punished for other offences following morning eighty men who were most brilliant prospects. Parents in called the sect of the vegetarinos (ignor making marriages for their sons and than those upon which he was tried, but,

The re-played match between Dr. S. P. nut people who thought that if they daughters must not marry them to non- Christians because they have a lot of

of course, he would be a bold man who Chen and Mr. W. F. Collins for the lawn- murdered the foreigners the official would money, but they must be willing to saeri would say that Dr. Chen was merely the tennis championship of the International give them redress), came up the hill-fice that because they are Christians,

Club took place on Monday, when, a you know the story how they murdered Stained glass windows will be provided victim of circumstances

in future not by Western people but by Robert and Louisa Stewart and two of the Chinese themselves. As you look at A commencement has been made with witnessed. It ran to the full five sets, and tussle worthy of the championship was their little children, the faithful Irish that window and think of the heroism of nurse who was attending the children, God that you all may have the same of the large hospital by the Rockfuller Not till the fifth set was the match decid- the family that it commemorates, pray to the work connected with the construction both men played all they knew to win.

and six lady missionaries who had come unirit of self-sacrifico. Then the vision out to devoto their lives to China Three shall be fulfilled and from China there Foundation in San Tigo Hutung Prince ed in favour of Chen, whose victory was will come a multitude who have washed-Yu's palace has been taken over, and a of the children who were there escaped their robes and made them white in the

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