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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY, ALEGEU THEFT OF CAST-IMUN,

A Chinese was charged with stealing a quitity of cast-iron from the Tai Ping

Wharf.

A witness stated that two thefts had taken place on the same day. He saw defendant handing over the iron to twe coulies.

One of the coolies stated that defendant was not on the wharf at the time.

Mr. Wood remant

unded the

bail at $100.

ense,

A SNATCHING CASE.

fixing

THE

THE ROYAL NAVY AT CANTON

A WARM WELCOME,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6r8, 1918.

THE WAR ANNIVERSARY. SERMON BY THE REV. G. A. GIMBLETT AT WANCHAL The Rev. G. A. Gimblett, M.A.. preach

After an absence of nearly four years, the British Royal Naval is again flyinged at Wanchai Chapel on Sunday the 4th its flag in Canton

waters. and the Anniversary of the war, from the text- Shauneenites" have given the men Д Jer. v., 30 and 31: A wonderful and right royal welcome.

horrible thing is come to pass in the land;] immediately after their arrival, the the prophets prophesy falsely, and the Shameen Recreation Ground was thrown priests bear rule by their means; open to them and football matches My people love to have it so; and what arranged with the Customs Recreation will ye do in the end thereoff." Club

A Chinese was charged with snatching a goli watch and chain, "vained at 2250. from another Chinese in Dus Vœux Road:

It was stated that complainant walow, with garden und flagstaff in front, Jeremiah's lament ascending the staircase to his floor whim very wide verandah, bar, reading room defendant caught him, and, after suntel and billiard mom, Water, electric lights ing the watch and canin, ran off. Defend and have been installed and an extra was chased and eventually arrested large shower bath provided, accommodat aut by a Tukang..

Nearly 400 books have already been given ing half-a-dozen men at the same time as a nucleus of a library, with innumer- able' magazines, papers and journals. A test-class billiard table with all acces sories has been lent, and also a piano and

Defendant said he was sleeping on the floor beneath when a tubong arrested him, He was fairely accused of satching. Mr. J. R. Wood srutenced defendant six months' hard labour.

CELEBRATING HIS UNCLE'S BIRTHDAY.

the thinkers, and philosophers, the men of light and lending who moulded the opinions of the rest. Who then are the

the famous, or rather infamous, thinkers modern proplets of Germany, They are and writers whosy spurious and fantastic

theories have deluded the whole nation, To-day these terrible words from the

into a fresh and vivid perception of the In Memoriam" seem to stab the mind meaning of their aspect of the struggle :

"Hold then the goal, define it well,

For fear, divine philosophy Should past beyond her mark and be

Pruenress to the hands of hell."

beyond her mark towards a complete re- Thes have pushed divine philosophy versat of all moral values. Their bai

I have chosen this startling passage In about a week a Royal Naval Club" from ao unpopular book in the Bible. had been constructed at the west end of air the preacher, because it fits in so the Central Avenue and the Bund and exactly with what I wish to say this even handed over to them. This is a most coming. The contest must be taken for modions and comfortable bamboo hunga.granted on this reension. You remember thinking and vicious theories have issued people. They would not listen to his God of their fathers they have enthroned

over his apostata

warning and return to the God of their the god of brute force—a mordly local in worse deeds. Having abandoned th

fathers, und, therefore, says, the prophet: tribal deity. To them might is right and God will bring a mighty power from the Christianity the religion of weaklings. venture to say that the words of itself, whereas one might just as well'set north to punish them for their sins. Now The State is worshipped as an end in

description of what has happened to our end in itself. text, terrible as they are, form an exutup a drain pipe and worship that as an enemies, at any rate to Prussia if not to follows logically from these simple pre. Germany as a whole. The decline andmises, and has been worked out with true Of course all the rest

subject, but do ponder it for a while my fall of a great nation-it is a melancholy help to shell some fresh light on the world-situation today It may be

music.

I

our present duty the clearer.

plighted, word (except as it were move

russian thoroughness-contempt for the

shining armour" and all the other ane gaino), the talk of "eulture, childish "nonsense. May God deliver us these false prophets have been urged pa

munits. to mix the deadly poison which has now altered through to all classes of the com-

The Club was opened by the British Consul-General, Mr. J. W. Jamieson, A Chinese was charged with sleeping on CM.G, EL.D., who was received with a Blake Pier.

Naval guard-of-honour. In a very happy solemn warning. to us and it may make rom tuis fara lust of the head by which Speech in which he highly eulogised the decids of the British Naval watch-dogs; he declared the Club opened, and called upon Mr. W. Farmer, who was solely Ponsible for the construction and details, tó, brenk cut the Union Jack on the das considerable offect. against England". 'Ifotcessarily exact in every particular.

Inspector Kent stated that defendant was found sleeping on one of the scats, He had removed his, shoes, and, also his coat, which was used as a pillow. When arrested, defendant assaulted the Indian constable. A soldier who was passing it the time assisted in quelling the distur

staff, the guard-o-honour at the same time presenting arfas A couple of very

What is the use oflisenssing our enemies in this way? No doubt prouchers in Ger many epuld use the same passage with

Of course someone may reply at once:

there are still such at this late hour sure

and a real and striking parallel, though

The next charge is this: The priests) bour ruldat er inds." There also we

bei

lance, and then took defendant to the jolly hours were then spent, all present the reply is clear. If you mean that Government and the clergy, as well as

Slation.

Defendant admitted that he had a hazy collection of the events. "He rethem bered going to his uncle's house to ecle brate the latter's birthday, and then, feel ing a bit warm, he went to Blake Pier to gd some fresh air.

Mr. Wood, fined defendant *

Club. All residents on Shameen attended joining in wishing success to the new

the function and the French community were very prominent in their welcome and expressions of good wishes to the Jack Tars

灣 The Canton Rowing Club-adjoining- have allowed the men the time of certain of their boats, whilst the Shameen Swim ing Club have most generously thrown open their splendid swimming bath to the urn of the Navy every afternoon from

THE WANCHAI MURDER. Luk Chi, a Chinese houseboy, was charged, on remand, with the murder of a young Chinese anish at Wanchai on pa. to 5 p.m. July 8th

Mr. P. W. Goldring, who appeared. for the defence, stated that he reerived in structions in the case on July 30th and Aminediately applied to the Colonial Secretary for permission to get his client examined by an independant doctor, in junction with the gaal doctor, to test his client's sanity. He did not, how ewr, receive any reply to his letter, and.

sa Fridny last, he again notified the

Colonial Secretary, who replied, on a

The Customs Tennis Club, on the Cen- tral Avenue, is being rapidly put in order expressly for the purpose of enter laining the visitors.

The ladies of Shameen are organising

house boat picnics and other outings, whilst a popular local clergyman is taking the men in small parties on trips through the City of Canton).

SNATCHING A CAP..

A Chinese was charged with snatching cap from the head of a little child. The mother stated that she was going. in the direction of the Contral Market, carrying the child on her back, when the defendant in passing snatched the cup and started to run. He was arrested by an Indian constable.

Defendant said he saw the cap on the ground and picked it up, intending to re tara it, when he was arrested.

against him, and Mr. Wood sentenced Defendant had two previous convictions him to six months hard labour and four hours locka.

The men are deeply appreciative of the genuine kindness and hearty welose printed form, that the case was under their permanent station and that they offered then and hope that Canton will consideration. Mr. Goldring how ap-will not be moved on-unless," of course, ,plied to the Magistrate to give him his it be to engage the enomy,

assistance in the matter to expedite the hedical examination. The point to be considered was the fact that a private doctor would have an intimate knowledge of the family history, hereditary nil rents, etc., of which the gaol doctor zaight know nothing. A mau nt Home was examined by an independent medica: anno in conjunction with a doctor up pointed by the Home Office. There was also another person allowed to be present at the examination. He did not know whether the Crown would allow him to be present, but he thought that in the interests of his client he should be, as there his client would not be suspicious of the doctors examining him. Would the Magistrate assist him in asking the Colonial Secretary whether the authorities were going to accede to his request r not? He asked the Magistrate to remand the case for a week and also help him in making representations to the Govern ment. Dr. Aubrey was willing to examine his client and was only awaiting per mission to do so. He (Mr. Goldring) had looked into his client's family history. There were several interesting points in it, and if the Magistrate wish- ed, he would bring them to his notice,

Inspector Sim stated that defendant had been ander medical observation since the dato Mr. Goldring had made his application. As far as he knew.defend ant was quite alt right. The medical ertificate would be available to-diy. He Sergeant Cotton said. no report had had no objection to a remand. The been made at the Police Station of the papers sent in by Mr. Goldring calling theft. for a medical examination had been for- warded to the Colonial Secretary by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

Mr. Wood said he would do all he could to assist Mr. Goldring and, remanded the case for a week.

(Continued at foot of next Column)

DUMB BOY ILL-TREATED.

Sergeant Cotton stated that complain aat informed his mother that defendant had tied him up to a pillar and had caned him. The boy was dumb. There were several round marks in the boy's

blame in the past, and that if only wa England has not been entirely free from

all had been more perfect in our Chris tianity the world need never have to come to this pass to-day, certainly that much may be freely admitted. But-an 1 this is the heart of the whole matter-in regard to the one clear and simple isst that was put to the nation four years ago. today we know that our hands are per fectly clean. 1914, England virtually said to Germany: When on August the 4th

Hands off Belgium or we will ight you to the death, she did a perfectly right years of bitter struggle, the simple moral and Christian thing. To-day, after four

issue has become clearer that ever and rest or peace for us or our children until we we clearly that there can be no true

Therefore, with this conviction in our the earth has been rid of this curse.

sincerely take this passage as a true and hearts. I believe we can honestly and striking description of the way in which ward path. There need be no wish simply modern Germany has trodden the down

To abuse the enemy; that is too cheap and easy for these high and solemn days. Let us rather take to heart the terrible warn.. ing against those who would call evil good and good evil, and think to over ride the eternal laws of God himself

If you will apply the text passag by passage you will see how close ani startling the analogy is. It is already naturally:-There is the introduction, | divided up for us, quite simply and; then there are three specific charges clearly stated, and, lastly, the pathetic conclusion Let us glance briefly at each of these

For some decades in Germany there has an unholy alliance between the

win the philosophers or prophets. The war lords have been enger to work out the idents of the false prophets in porely mixtury way, and the clergy and ministers in their preaching and teaching necessary religious sunction. How melan have been called upon to provide the choly it is to think of so many of the able von Harnacke downwards, being clergy and theologians, from the vener subjugated--though unconsciously, per. Let us then, ministers and people alike. haps to this gramaphone Press method.

turvy thinking of clever men who have take warning from this also. May we; ever nook to hold the faith in its purity, without contamination from the topsy- outgrown the ancient faith, and are ways trying to jump out of their own.

and stimulating, no doubt, but there's Shaw, Lodge and others may be helpful skins Our modern prophets like Well,

no need for clergy or people to be too

tables. age that fall from their intellectual anxious to amp up the crumbs of patron,

this:

The last chargé, the saddest of all, is

My people love to have it so. We can imagine tiod, as

in Jeremiah's

terrible awakening, but for to-day at any day, saying this of the Cirman nation us

rate they are fast asleep, dreaming a a whole, To-morrow, there may be

know they are being horribly deceived, beautiful dream. They are in love with it, and they do not want to wake up. We

they imagine themselves riding on in triumph to the goal of pan-Germanism and world-power, but in reality they are in grave danger of being ridden to death; by the twin spectres of militarien and unbelief. How can we make an exception of the common people, when we see plain ly that the Kaiser, the military party, and the people, being all bound together, let stand or falt together? Anyone just before the war broke out knows that with personal experience of Germany

whole life was permented with it and the spirit of militarism was writ large)

for most of them the swaggering Frussian over the land and the people. Their

officer seemed to be the ideal of manhood.

My people love to have it so."

What will ye do in the end thereof." In conclusion, there is the sad refrain What will Germany do! Whither is this madness leading her! For apostate Israel the prophet saw that punishment inevitable. So must it be with our must see that the arm of flesh is not enemy. Before anything else, there must be complete military defeat. Mankin? enough; the Lord God Jehovah must be vinduated. For that unhappy land must we not pray that when true penitence has come she may perchance. be saved by a remnant.

The introduction tells us: A wonder ful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land." Does anyone doubt the truth of this as applied to the land of our enemy? Surely there can be no question try to think of this thing that Germany as to the wonder of it and the horror of it. Our hearts are sick within us as we has brought upon herself and upon the world. It is like a nightmare breaking in upon our peaceful slumbers. A great novelist somewhere uses the illustration A Chinese was charged with ill-treating cathedral being played upon at dead of of a magnificent organ in a beautiful old a young boy.

night by foul demons Does not that end thereof! May God grant that our And England, what will she do in the and foul music which comes from the soul of this furnace of affliction purified and horrible figure suggest to us the hideous beloved land and empire may come out of Germany to-day? The broken bodies ennobled. gentle women, the shrieks of little child-upon whom the future of the world wi

And last of all, what wil! and broken hearts of brave men andre do? You and I and our children, ren, the sigh of the prisoners, the groans depend, when once this nightmare has of the oppressed and down-trodden-these gone. We hear so much to day of re ery to heaven to-day for justice and pity construction. The rising tide in Germany has over-

Shall we not begin with flowed and is now threatening to engulf planning will be in vain For us it ro the reconstructors, else our thinking and the ancient landmarks of pity and upon the ruins of the old. I often think all Europe and the world, sweeping away

mains to build a new and fair, edific humanity, honour and justice, the sanctity of that building as being something like of treaties, and the common rights of all a pyramid. The base must be personal free peoples great and small. Truly righteousness, the Christian character wonderful and horrible thing has come to that comes alone from walking humbly pass in that land,

may be almost anything else you like with God. The sides of that pyrami

and what not; but ever, there must be th social educational, and political reforms,

Let us then strive and pray that men one foundation, true Christian character

may see clearly the simple and ultimate issue involved in the world-struggle to isse, and there cannot be any other. He day: Christ or Chaos" That is the and He alone, is the solution of all life's mystery and the goal of all human endeavour,

urista,

Defendant admitted that he tied the boy up, but charged him with stealing a5 bill from the (defendant's) mother, He caught the boy and wanted to get at the truth of the theft.

The dumb boy went into the witness box and demonstrated by signs the ill treatment he had suffered.

Mr. Wood fined defendant $15, wit the alterative of twenty-one days' hard Labour.

flood over the fair face of the earth

And what has lot loose this poisonous From the Christian standpoint the answer First, the prophets prophesy falsely is given here in these three indictments :---

Who and what are the people correspond. ing to the prophets hore. It is necessary that a prophet was simply a man who of course, to guard against the old view foretold the future. That was the least important thing about them. Rather they were the spiritual leaders of the people,

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