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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1919.

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A TURF CONSPIRACY

featuring

VIOLET HOPSON

GERALD AMES".

THE LAYMAN'S PART APPLICATION OF GOSPEL PRIN CIPLES TO THE BUSINESS

OF EVERY DAY.

The Rev. H. Copley Moyie preached at St. John's Cathedral, on Sunday morning,

From Wisdom. l. v.l. He said:--

The New Lectionary, or course of Lessons, which we "have been using, here |

REVENGE.

RONGKONG MAY ASSAULTS HIS

WIFE'S WOMAN FRIEND.

In H.M. Police Court, Shanghai, on July 15th, W. J. Singer was charged with assaulting Rosina. Jacob on July 14th, bv striking her with a rhinoceros hide walk. ing stick.

Mr. B. . Faithfull, who prosented on

Was

OBINA SEA MINED.

DARING FEAT BY GERMAN RAIDER

WOLFF."

A PLOT THAT FAILED. Discovery that the Seattle steamship Senator and scores of other vessels Laden With freight and passengers steamed on numerous occasions through one of the greatest mine-fields laid by the Teutons during their ruthless warfare un helpless

livery to the British authorities. in Hong

AN. ARMED "JAPANESE."

FINED $1.000.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Japan- rse seaman, was charged with, being in. unlawful, poxssion of three pistols, three revolvers and 150 rounds of ammunition.

Defendans stated that a gook.on board a Japanese vessel gave him the arms, t well. Being ignorant of the laws of the Colory, he agreed to act as a broker, and was conveying the arms to a Japanes

tr. Lindselt fined defendant $1,300.

labour.

UPROOTING RAILINGS AT BẠC HÀ,

1 Lidé past, gives much more place behalf of the Police, said it appeared that fierchans ships, was made, with the friend when he was arrested.. to the marks of the Apocrypha. than did for about the last nine months the defen- kong of German admirale charts of the with the alternative of nine months hard | the anthivrised Lectionary. In the autho-

dant had been living in Hongkong parthina Sen, according to Capt. J. E Guptill master of the Semfor, which ar rised Lectionary they are not down to from his wife and children. He had tried rived in this port yesterday afternan be end on any Sunday, but only "on

several times to get his wife and children from the Far East (as the Seattle Daily

Temes of May 2nd)..

And this minefeld, aid across the week days, and so they were not heard to go there and live with him, but the except by those who come to werk-day wife refused. Apparently the defendantstenship track between Hongkong and Singapore.. was one of the daring feats services. It is certainly a great loss that formed the idea that Mrs. "Jacob

the notorious feruan raider Wolf, these banks are a little known and read using influence to keep him and his wife which sank dozens of vessels during a as they have been of recent years, and apart and he seemed to have come up piratical cruise which carried her nearly

may hupe that The increased, use pose of assaulting Mrs. Jacob.

From Hongkong with the express pur around the world.

"He had That the failure of German etheirney them in the Revised Lectionary will lead even written letters to that effect. Evin placing the

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fror destruction known. The is a considerable difference in the way in which the different Chris tinn Bodies regard these bocks a differ. ence which does not exing with regard to the Old and New Testaments. The positriking a

to their being more generally read and dance would show that the defendant went ved dozenses too steep was aff that lately from various places in Wanchai,

tion of our Church in the matter, is clear. y laid down in the uth of the 39 Articles, where we are told that these books ar rend for example of life and instruction of manners, bar not to establish any 'doctrine. We use them, therefore, but de not put them on the same level of inspi- ration with the books of the Old and New Testaments. The Roman Church, on the one hand, regards the books as of equal authority with the Old Testament, nd anathematises all who fail to do so; while, on the other band. Protestants (reject them altogether, and it is chiefly dwing to their influence in the British and Foreign Bible Society that we have

and

FISHERMEN INVESTIÅVER.

to the house of the suplainant, jured, was the spinion expressed by Captain fises of hundreds of passengers, the verandah, and going to the window,

command of the of a room, where the complainant was Guptill, who, was

during nine of - her sitting kaiting with a friend,

hit ber through these

Voyages dangerous water. the head

with the rhinoceros hide, violent blow. The defendant The mine field, which was expected to

wonder

hlock the great lans of seran commerce a powerful man, andit was a he had not done more harm than he did,

between Hongkong and Singapore, had as The complainant stated that the defen its only result the killing of sixteen Malag dant left Shanghai 2 years ago to serve

fishermen on. Anaba hand, where one of the wines stranded after breaking in Mesopotamia, and while he was "awas

adrift. his wife lived next doar to witness and conducted herself a woman should in

The death dealing mine. made of the the conditions. Some time in April of last year the defendant returned to upper, caused considerable curiosity Shanghai, and his wife came to complain. Island said Captain emptill. Six when it drifted on the bench of Anamba and king to be taken in. Complainant actummodated her, and found her work on "Malay fishermen crowded around it to do; while the cause of the trouble was

and viewed the mine with awe and won- reported to the authorities and the child-therment. Why not break if hp and will

,

the copper in Hongkong That was the were put in the convent with the ap

question the Malay fishermen asked each proval of Mr. G. W. King. Since the defendant had been away he had written

other as they red around the mina on to friends in

the Aramba Island beach. Shanghai stating his shermen obtained a sledge hammer and One of the

begun. Just one hlow was struck and the

breume accustomed to have Bibles printer of having revenge on witness, the work of breaking up the mine wi

without these books. "Till about 100 years

azo they were always printed with the Old and New Testaments. The position of the Greek Church with regard to these [booke is very much the same as our own while accepting them as part of the Bible she seems to put them on a lower level than the Old Testament. The books were originally written in Greek by Greek-spraking Jews and a not

Found in the list of banks of the Hebrew Old Testament, but they are found in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, which was used largely among the Jews living outside Pales

ting.

and a gentleman who had come from Shanghai in an endeavour to affect a re- concilation between defendant and his wite Bad

reported defendant's expressed intention to her.

Complainant then gave evidence of the assault, and in response to questions by the defendant. denied that he stumbled to the room and that that was the cause of his teridentally hitting her.

airs. C. Fulier, who was with the com- plainant at the time, gave evidence in corroboration.

Defendant, giving evidence on his own behalf, said he admitted intruding into the complainant's premises, but nothing else. He entered the complainant's house without an invitation, but after be had. entered he had an argument with the con- plainant, following which he was taken

way by the police.

Mr. Faithfull: Ilad you get that stick in your possession when you went to the bruse have to protect myself when I

go look for dangerous people.

These books are very valuable in giving uy some idea of the history, of the Jews between the close of the Old Testament and the birth of Christ, and they are also valuable as giving us an idea of the temper and spirit of the Jewish people at the time when Christ was born. The books of the Apocrypha are nu varied aa the other banks of the Bible, some of them

did you go to the house when you are historical, some are poetic, some-like thought you were going to meet trouble the book from which the firsg Leason is-1 have a right to go there. taken-Lelong to a glass known in tha Wisdom books. Thus books are evidently the result of Greek civilization having

come in touch with Jewish thought; they represent an attempt made by Jewish writers to show the superiority of Jewish over Greek wisdo

The words of the text show us the need of freedome if we would be free to main. in our union with Gin The presenc of sin in our heart and life, gross and wilful sin. tops us from permanent anion with God. That truth was insist d upon by our Hissed Lord when He began His public Ministry with a pies. sage of repentaner.. WHfül and grog sin must be pus away from.the heart and life of those who would do God's will. That was Christ's message, and it was the work of the Holy Spirit of Whom Christ aid that when He came He would conviner the world of sin."

sed by growth and movement, and we

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Why did you go there? I have been carrying two years' heavy provocation.

What did you go there fur-to see your wife, so ver Mrs. Jarul, or what - No reply.

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put it to you, you went there for the purpose of assaulting Mrs. Jacob or your wife or MuPone I went to interview Mrs. Jazoh, not to assault her,

could find two securities of $200 to be of The magistrate asked defendant if he good behaviour, and, the defendant being unable to say he could do this, the magi atrate remarked that he was convinced there had been an assault, though not a serious une, and fined the defendant £2.

We

must

We must not be content that Christianity shall be une o the forces in the world making for righteousness. jalur to make the religion in which we of the whole world to God. believe the great means for the uplifting

next

Inspector Kent, of the Wandhai Police, charged a unn at the Magistracy, yos terday, with stealing a quantity of irum valling belonging to the Government,

Inspertar Kent stated shat a large quant tity of iron railings, had been missing

spend barge sums of money un repairs. and, as a result, the Government had to Ninety railings had been stolen from Bowen Road and 140 frou Wongnei cheong Road. A Lew nights ago an Indian constable on duty near Wanchai tiap heard sounds of hammering, and, investigating the cause. noticed the de fendant trying, to up-root some railings.

Mr. Orme sentenced the defendant to six months hard labour and four hours' stocks.

PATLERE TO CANCEL RECEIPT

STAMPS..

Mr. A. F. . Silva-Netto was sumione at the Magistrney, yesterday, for receiv ing 3.137-49 un October 19th, 1918, and failing to cancel the receipt stamp.

Defendang stated that the stamp bad been cancelled, but the chop, was rather faint...

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Mr. Lindiwell: The law requires these instant all that was left of the six-stamps to be efectually canceled in order teen fishermen and the mine was a deep that they may not be used again. Other- hole in the Anamba stand back The wise, the stamps could be easily removed men were blown to atos, as the nine and used on other receipts. I cannot hold contained a large quintits of high exple that this stamp has been effectually can

elitet - $5.

was told in Hongkong that I

·I

were

would not be given clearance for Singa From the British forts and, of course,

unless Ibtained one of the charts complied with the order. By using the chart we were able to avoid the mine field through which I had passed on nine different voyages as master of the Senator. that the mine-feld was there until the No an except the Germans knew armistice was signed and, in accordance with its stipulations, the

charts turned over to the Allies. The mine-field Was sixty miles Jong and two miles wide and was laid off Anunha Island in the China Sea at right angles to the steam- ship track between Hongkong and dingu pole. There were 195 nines in the held the Allies and sent to the British forta and according to the charts delivered to

were laid on Septetn her gä, at nagkong.

they were by the raider if off. MINE SWEXPERS BEST. The diffenit task of sweeping the China ra free of these dangerous obstrue- trons was assigned to Capt. A. A. Chal- mers, a Shanghai river pilot, who went to grand at the outbreak of the Euro pear and was assigned to the mine

carts were received, Captain Chaimers ceping fleet of Seuten trawlers in the Nurta, Sen. As soon as the German mine was sent to the Urient to sweep mines in his two years' experience in the North Sea had made him a valu- aolu pincer in this branch of the British naval service.

the China Sea.

Captain Chalmers organiard a feet of mine sweepers of whien the Chinese Sunship Fur fee was the fagship, and in four months had cut adrift and ex- ploded thirty nine of the 125 mines placed After the mine is cut adritt, the mine by the Germans off Anamba island. sweeper takes n position 400 or 500 yards from

it and explodes the mine by rifle are opportunities for service and self-the Philippine Islands, but the Filipinos In all aspects and parts of life, there are. One of the nines which went adrift devotion. In business and in recreation,

nearly two years ago was picked up in

it not true that in the past the

COTTON MILL EXTENSION IN SHANGHAI,

On a second summibus for a similar

misdemeanour Mr. Silva.Netto was fine another $3.

ALLEGED THEFT OF A CONTRACT.

Ag the Makistrae yesteri hefare, Mr R. E. Landset. Eo Chuk Ting, of No. 4. Circular Pathway, was charged: with straling a contract made between Mosès, Manners & Backhouse, Ltd.,." andi the Chan firm of No. Is, Wing Lok Street

Mr. W. B. Hind prosecuted, and Mr. Hall (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist) de fended.

Mr. Lindsell remanded the

case till Friday.

BOXING.

WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP..

WASHINGTON, D. C., July, 6th. In the great Willard-Dempsey fight for theltehvyweight Championship of the World, Willard was hopelessly outclassed.

'He was sent to the floor six times in the first round and was only saved from being, knocked out by the sounding of the gong.

The body punches and upper-cuts of Jack Dempsey were terrific, and in the over the ring. second round Willard was sent reeling all

his left eye closed, but managed to exist Willard entered the third round with the round.

revive him and to stand up for the fourth This practically ended the fight as Wil lard was dazed and failed to respond toa the strenuous efforts of his seconds

round N. C. Star,

H

:

on the gang plank of the vessel just after the docked at Pier 44 this morning (says. The Bulletin, of San Francisco, in its issue of June 15th.)

Captain

Nelson, as commodore of the

was. fleet of the Pacific Mail Company, was one of the oldest skippers on the coast, and

highly thought of

his Company. he was known under that pseudonym. Because of his book "Yankee Swansob,'

sixty years ago, rose to his position from ain Nelson, born in Sweden over a cabin boy on a fishing vessel in the North Sea. He is survived by a widow" and two sons, living in Berkeley.

Captain

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Repentance is the first step in the Chris than life, bug it is only the first step and it is not the whole life. There is a danger of Christians inistaking this first step for the whole of the Christian life, and in the home and in public affairs. in were wiser than the Malay fishermen und always thinking about repentance from science and in art, man is called upon to refused to go near it. The centre of the sin instead of advancing to the full glory co-operate with Ged in the evolution of mine field was about 180 miles from the and power of the Christian life. Some humanity according to the Divine plan,

harbour of Hongkong. Christians are so occupied in the work of and in doing so his whole nature will be-

SKIPPER DROPS DEAD AS HIS repentance that they never advance in Christina life. They are like men who will no longer find a permanent lodging coce purified and dexalted, so that sin'

SHIP DOCKS. · start out to climb à mountain and, ja

in his soul.

Captain Andrew V. Nelson, command- stead of going op. stand at the bottom

We stand to-day on the threshold of The Hungyuan Cotton Mill, of Markiner Colombia, dropped dead of apoplexy ing ofheer of the Pacific Mal trans-Pacific inquiring the way to the top, and testing new age. The war of righteousness against ham Road, Shanghai, has been their rupes and ice-axes. You can never brute force has been won by these on the 40,000 spindles, and the yarn produced, climb a mountain that way, and you can ride of righteousnes We have had our embracing the 204., 16. 14s, and 19. operating never live the Christian life by repent Peace Celebrations. And what now? Are brands, has found a ready sale in Chinese ance only. You must start and struggle we to go back to live exactly as we did parts. To meet the recently increased de- upward. you must leave the old things before the war? Have we gained no mand for native behind and stretch forward after new higher ideals? Have we become conscious another million tacks, and to instal 15,000

to incres the owne decided victories, new graevs, new virtues in higher enlling!

the capital by | is never stagnant; it is always characterị..

spindles more for the spinning of the injority of Church people who shoulder-quality yarn and also 100 additional must advance from the first step of re

ave been showing forth the Christian weaving looms. pentance to the further realization of

Orders for these machines have been Faith by the open nyowah of Christian placed with Messrs. Arnhold Bros. & Co., our sonship to God. Sin in the worst of natives, by the plain acknowledgment of and Jardine. Matheson & Co., and delivery evils and it has assumed monstrous pro Christian hopes, and by the practical et is to be made in 10 months. portions in the world, so of course, for cent of Christian belief. have too pentance is required. But repentance i

The mill has purchased over 30 now of ften been content to be silent, and to land adjoining it, on which more build. enly the preliminary stage of the purifid their religion away in some segretings will be greeted. cation and restoration of sinful men toace where no one can ere it? Is it not Mr. Wu Lin-ahu, n Chinese, merchant, be children of God. It is a necessary

true that in this.way the world has been und sore of his friends, are promoting stage in the religious life, a stage which to form a wrong estimate of the company to be called the Tungyi Cot no true religion can omil, but it is not spel? The average life of Christinna, ton. Thread Manufacturing Co. with a It is said that joyful work for God.

Andersen, Meyer & Co. have been hristian Faith to the "world. and that If we realise that we are God's child-f must be stummed with the hallmark machinery, and a site for the mill is being the order fur the necessary ren we shall be anxious to do the Will off likeness to the life of Christ. iod. Sonship to God must mean work The clergy ennnr' effectively apply the sought in the neighbourhood of Ferry with Cod.to the utmost of our capacities for omission to do the good which wor able to do is to refuse to help God and to stultify our sonship to Him. To be tik part in serular business. Whether true children of God we must consecrete h a restriction is, on the whole, a good.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese most the Regular Force by the all our powers and energies to the fulfil thing or not is a question that may be charged with jaaltreating a little ment of the. Will of God. to the renil.

debated. The day' may erme when the child. sation of the ideal which He has eletriction will have to be done way with. It appeared that defendant went to his before us.

But as it now exists it remains for the sister's house to collect a debt of $20 That ideal in learly set before us in ople to apply the Gounel principles owing to him. His-mister had only $10, the New Testament; it is the Kingdom in the businces of every day: to show to and defendant assaulted her. Another of God on earth. The whole of humen life the world that Christ and His princinles woman interfered, and defendant kicked must be developed with a view to bringare dominant in the office and the shon, her child ing about a state of human society which in the Council Chamber and the Club,

Defendant, who filended that it was an shall be such as God would wish it to be in the factory and the workshon just as accident, was sentenced to a month's hard

(Continued at foot of weet column.) much as they are in the Church,

labour by Mr. G. N. Orme,

the whole of religion. It leads us on to must be the wign and menure of the tal of Tis. 400.000

raths of the Gospel to every compartment life They cannot jaterpret it in all depths. For they are not allowed to

given

Rond, Ehanghai.

KICKING A CHILD.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

DORDERS 199UED BY THE HON. CAPT.-907PT UY POLICE.

express his appreciation of the manner in GENERAL ORDER (No. 15.) The Capt.-Supt. of Police wishes to which the members of the Police Reserve mustered for special duty on the occasion of the Pence Celebrations. The muster on the

18th inst. was particularly good. The work done by the rank and file, including the Band and Ambulance Sections, was given to the

and the assistance

patrol-

men was, most, belpful. The Capt.-Bunt. of Police gratefully records the services rendered by those members who turned out at considerable sacrifice to themselves" to do their self-imposed duties, and truste that it may very shortly be possible to discontinuo all further active duties.

E. D. O. WOLFE (Capt.-Bupt, of Police),

1919.