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EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATION. SPECIAL BERVICE FOR CHILDREN

AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

Excepting two shipa dressed in harbour there was no visible sign whatsoever on

THE HONGEUNG. DAILY

The British Empire was really British carried through the world, discipline making for the world's happiness, and for the world's good, just as discipline made the happiness of the individual We must never forgot that Empire was

The League of Nations, it is true. Ens been called into existence, yet that which should be, and may yet be, the best augury of futuro peace and justies to manking, seems to have been born in disappointment and dissolutionment. Tho Council of

ESDAY, MAZ

CORRESPONDENCE.

BOOKS FOR LIGHTKEEPERS. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Brahall be very grateful-it,

Monday of an observaden of Empire Day, for our happiness and our good, and, not Versailles, instituted to produce what out through the medium of your hospitable

Yesterday morning, however, a special primarily for our profit. How were we service was held at St. John's Cathedral, going to bring the people of the Empire at which a large number of children, were discipline for their happiness and their present. Among others were H.E the good! They could do that if they remem

people who have so kindly sort me books, holy Father, Pope Benedict happily termed a just and lasting peace." gave columns, you will allow me to thank those

Lightkeepers of the Harbour Department, to the astonished eyes of the world a sorre display of passion and intrigue, and after magazines, and papa for the use of the Governor and Lady Stubba Bishop/bered one or two things, which most a year of nominal pence we see nation and to say how glad I shall be if these

warring against nation, peoples and

organ.

Norris of North Chins conducted the always be as the back of the minds of service, and was assisted by the Rev. Vovery member of the British Empire, boy H. Copley Moyle Chaplain of the or girl, man or woman, whether at Hous Cathedral, and the Rev. M. W. Showell, or out here, in Hongkong, in Canada or C.F. Mr. Denman Fuller presided at the Australia, or anywhere. If they bad these one or two things always at the back of their minde they would know how the British-Empire was going to be for the good and happiness of the world, and help the nations of the world to grow up to be good, happy, and contented grown up people. He did not know that he would like to pick out and say this is

The Bishop delivered an address in very simple language to the children, taking as his text "The British Empire." His lordship said there were four ques tions to be answered about the British Empire. The first was. Where is it the second, "Why is it?"; the third,

More than

empire intriguing against their neigh contributions may continue after my hus bours, and perhaps most serious of all, band and I leave for home. class striving against class, rich against ten years ago, a small circulating library the poor, labour against capital. The was started for the use of these devoted convulsion caused by the war has left itsen, who work dus so much to ensure traces over the whole world, and not in the safety of the ships of this port Europe only but elsewhere, even here in Isolated in groups of two or thren Euro China, we are witnesses of the disturbance peans with a staff of Chinese subordinates, that has been caused, and its mad results, these highly-trained Trinity House mez

several bundred Rise in prices, labour troubles and strikes would find their spare time dull and are not confined to Europe but have their monotonous indeed without plenty to recollection of all how, only the other day, volumes (including serious books as well echoes here also, and it is in the vivid read Before the wa

"What is it?" and the fourth, "How one of those things and that was the other, this peaceful and prosperous Colony weas, Rovels) had been collected at the f is it?" To answer the first question they but he thought they could guess themselves convulsed by:n strike of unusual, gagni. Harbour Office, and a regular supply of What he sta tude. On the mainland also there have periodicals and books was sent out ca bad only to take a map and look at the what those things were, red on it splashed all over the world, going to do was to suggest one or two been grave disturbances, and I would warn the fortnightly relief of the lighthouse. Vladivostock and other places for the use Look where they would they would find things such na they had just had before

namely, the strike among the school of the fighting forces,, and the periodicals splashes of red, and when they came in the Leon. Fear God and honour" my "children, of cos in particular. During the war the books were tests. right out to the East they would find it all men." That poor beggar was juschiidren in China. Let us pray and hope went the same way-and quite properly modestly restared, and Mr. Melver, of in Hongkong. So that when they asked much a man as any other man. He was a it will find ap echo here, where it would too. The library has now, however, been the question Whers is it?" they would beggar; he was very weak; he had next 10 indeed be senseless folly. For while the the Harbour Department, will be glad this purpose at the Harbour Office. The find the answer in red scattered almost no clothes on; he was, very likely, very prosperity of a country or place is largely to recive any books or periodicals for everywhere throughout the world. Augly and very dirty, but at the bottom of determined by the excelience or otherwise Salon Home has also the use of this

good many people had asked Why is the all that he was a man and the mat British Empire? Some people had aak honour him as a man. They should not ed it very cromaly and very enviously treat him as a piece of dirt and kick him They wanted to know why Great Britain out of the way. He did not mean give had seized all the best parts of the world, rim. a dollar. It might be very bad to like the child that had got frat to the cake give him even ten cents. He had travelled and pulled out all the plums. These in some parts of China and was perfectly people answered the question "Why?" disgusted at the way the little children by saying that we were greedy and that begged, or rather had been taught to bes, having got first to the cake we had for cash. It disgusted one, and made one pelfer our all the plums. There was positively angry, not with the children, better answer than that. If they attempt but with the globetrotter who threw ed to walk to the top of the Peak they money to the children to see them scramble would probably want to sit down and

for it. It was not necessary to give them they would and, as he had found, that money but to honour men, as men. Love cvery now and again there was a nice others and honour the King. They could resting place with a seat ready prepared. hardly improve on that. He wished to Now which was prepared frst, the rest tell them one of the things that made ing pince or the Peak The top of the him as proud of bring a member of the Pank existed first, and then we made the British Empire as anything else that testing place, because we wanted to get had ever happened to him in his life. In the ton of the Peak. That was exactly Peking some 19 years ago, they wanted to what had happened to the British Em- do what some good Englishmen and tauny yire Tacy had made resting places on good Scotemen wanked to do. They want the way because they needed them to get ed to play golf and looked about for a to the furthest resting places. Some course. It was not a very easy thing to people would ask why had they gone to find a golf course near Peking close our the furthest resting places. He believed

of its schools, here in Hongkong we are library. Any surplus, if such occurred, happy in possessing an educational system would be sent to any ship of the Mer-

needed reading matter. of great excellence and productive of the cantil Marine or of the Navy which best results. You, dear children, kib, I wish to thank for many generous being eduented by professional teachers, contributions in the past, the Hon. Mr. Hartnell Beavis, Mr. and Mr Lanrence men and women, who have devoted their and Mrs Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. whole lives ingrudgingly to this dobie rele, airs Georga Hogg, Mr. and M task, to whom, therefore, you owe a deep John W. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Jan have now left the Colony. May I include debt of gratitude which you should show Elias and many others, some of whom by answerving loyalty and willing obed in these thanks vou, Sir, for giving pub

licity to this letter?-Yours, etc.,

HARRIET O. TAYLOUR. ence.

No The Peak

Hongkon, May 25th, 1920.

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

DEPARTMENT. 132

The Terised scheme of salaries for the Iarports, and Exports Department is as follows

Superintendon and Accountant-£400 to 2500 by £10 annually. The previous rats was £380 to £450 by £30 ance in three years

that the answer to that was because Greatde the walls of the City. Some people fair play, which have made the Empire Bevenue Officers--First Class-£320 to

looked around and found a place which Britain was a couple of islands in the sea, would make a very pretty, though, per- God made the path and carried them all

haps, not a very good golf course. Upon over the world and gave them the love of enquiry they learned that the land be going to sen in ships. He believed that longed to an old Manchu prince, whom there they had the secret of the British they approached for permission to play Empire. They did not have to carve outgolf on his land. The answer the Prince #path for themselves God

The picturg

drawn you dear children in Jesus Christ, is a dark one, but it has its lights as well as its shadows. Ive-are suffering from the altermath of a great war, the outlook is not so gloomy as was that which faced the world at the close of the Napoleonic wars-Then, as now, there were labour troubles and social uurest, high prices and acute suffering, and much talk of revoiation. Yet we know that after a time things settled down and after a decade or two of disturbance Peaceably in the British Etspire at least and discontent a period of unexampled Prosperity was ushered in. And is there any reason why it should be otherwise now! Is not the British Empire, under bone beneficent swayne are living

Chief Preventive Officer £100 to £300 stronger to day than ever before, and its rulers actuated no less now than in former by as annually. The previous rate was days by these ideals of justice, liberty and 2300 to £360 by £20 once in two years. what it is It is so; nevertheless there is one factor in the situation which must not 1300 by £10 annually. The previous rate be overlooked for it constitutes both the was 2240 to £270 by £15 once in three Revenus Officers Second Class £220 hops and the danger of the future.

The British nation is, it may be saki

to £300 by £10 annually. This is a new without fear of contradiction deeply Caes. Previously, all revenue officers susceptible to religious infuences. It not practice it. It reverences holy objects respects Christianity, even where it does were in one grade. and speaks with respect of God and His ministers. The rampant atheism of the The Prince said that the people living on British-Bag-the Cacoolic Church.

esery way, but just had to make their ships the land all belonged to his own family where enjoys an unrivalled liberty and get aboard them, and God gave them They were very poor and many of the speech and action. But since the institu-The marriage took place at St. John's

were just pensants-tending the land. He on, in the middle of last century, of 151 the wind that carried them across the ect would not have those people badly treat godless system of education, the nation bass Cathedral yesterday afternoon of Mr. A. there and everywhere. Therefore, ed, insulted or endangered by any grown up without any systematic know Barrett Jameson, M.Sc., M.B., Ch.B.,

who would treat them edge of religion with no green of the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jameson,

could have the golf dogmatic truths of revelation. And as a

Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand, at When they again asked. "Why?" he foreigner

one condition, namely, result the present generation is left with present practising at Shameen, and Miss Baswered God's Will! That brought badly. They

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out the sure guidance and grasp of the Olive Hindmarsh, daughter of the late him straight to his third question What that the course should be open only to Is the British Empire?" because there English, Boots, and Irish, because he was first principles of truth and justice, which Mr. T. A Hindmarsh of Gerringong, perfectly satisfied that they would not alone can enable it to solve the problems New South Wales, and Mrs. Hindmarsh, were some things which were clearly not treat his people badly. That was the that face it, just at the moment when this of Strathfeld, Sydney, Australia, dvd God's will, some things which they all sort of reputation they had as members guidance is most needed for

The Rev. Mr. Copley Moyle officiated, know God must hate. Then what was of the British Empire, and they ought to But we, dear children, have great cause and Mr. Denman Fuller was at the organ the British Empire? It would be some keep it wherever they went, whether in to rejoice, that the light and guidance The bride was given away by her mother, Hongkong or elsewhere. The British Em-which the world needs so much has been and was attended by her sister, Miss thing that God did not hate because He pire went here and there and everywhere given to us in the teaching of the Catholic Maude Hindmarsh, as bridesmaid Mr. planned it. British Empire meant and it was very dificult to keep it going Church. She alone amid the warring Shrubsolo performed the duties of best

without mistakes. Sometimes they did factions of the world, speaks with na maame Government, and if they carried the make mistakes, but they ought to keep uncertain voice na "one having authority. A reception was afterwards held at British Empiro across the sea they must the light burning. It was very difficult She has a distinct and scientific systems Repulse Bay Hotel.

to carry British discipline far and wide of dough anderen the sea because throughout the world without mistakes, are taught, scientifically to know the Carry Government

they are expected to believe and practice. men wanted Government. The Bishop and if they made mistakes they must begin This was universally acknowledged by the emphasized that nations, like men, wero again. They must carry the strings of

love throughout the Empire They must chaplains of various denominations who tion in the Allied armies Consequently much happier under displine. The loan to love God, love their brothers, and had unrivalled opportunities of oberva we are at no loss to state when we piace British Empire meant discipline. As a honour the King.

our finger on the evils of the present days child, when he bad had nothing to do,

where the true remedy lies. It is in the

made the

paih "and they did not have to light tha8ave made him proud of being a Britisher-Continent is alien to its spirit. Under the i

was bored, but when he had completed Come task he fell happier When under

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POLICE ARREST ONE MAN. aumati Bay was the scene of consider-

return of the nations to God. If the able excitement on Sunday night when

captains of labour and industry were to

discipline maa erjoyed himself six time. In spite of the rainy weather, the Roman work on the lines laid down by the great alarm was raised that a number of pirates nore than when not under discipline. Cathedral Cathedral was nearly full Pope Lo XIII in his great encyclical on had attacked a junk and had thrown the That showed that all the children in the yesterday morning. The bulk of those Labour and Capital, the labour troubles mistress overboard., The Police promptly world wanted some discipline. He was present were the pupils of the Catholic from which we suffer would be solved. Yet arrived on the scene and after scouring speaking of the child nations of the Schools in Hongkong, to whom Bishop the last words of the great Pontiff were the bay managed to arrest one of the hoipfel We have heard a great deal of the rights pirates who was hanging on to the ladder world the backward ones that had not Pozzoni preached the

reached the following boipful

of man; it is time we now heard something of a Chinese gunboat,

t grown up yet. The British might be said address.

Dear Children,In of the rights of God." The modern work The fasts of the piracy as reported to to have grown up. Bometimes he was not He said, quite sure whether all the Irish had grown assembling to-day before the altar of God baa, so to speak,orated God from its the Police by the woman were to the effect uptet, and whether the difficulties in to give, as is meet and sitting, a religious consideration it takes no account of Him that at 10 pm while her boat was lying Ireland were not due to the fact that significance to the civil festival of Empire in its practice and dealings, at life at Hunghom two men came up to her there were still some children in Ireland. Day, it will be well, on this the Arst thought, and activities are in hand engaged her boat asking her to take Occasion on which we meet-together since regulated by any consideration of the authento junkkin Vaumati Bay. When and that before they could be happy they the celebration of peace brought the great important fact that we do in reau, stag the boat had proceeded some distance sic required more discipline, instead of being world war last year to a close, to recall in direct personal relation to God, allowed to do what they liked. However, some of the lessons which the great pro whom we shall have to render an account asked to men to direct her to the junk and he was not spooking on that subject on blems of the day bring to mind. It is of all we do: The result is the bankruptcy it was anchored. They then act spon they replied that they did not know whore This occasion. Some people remained ains undeniabie that the buoyant hopes of modern thought,

ldren much longer than others. Some which sustained us in the dark days of modern life, and the general unsettlement her, stole her earrings and threw her That was called their second the great struggle have not been, nor do of men's idear. But let the nations return over-board Bhe Talked an iarr and ldhood, and he sometime felt that the they seem likely soon to be, falalled. It to God give Him the first place in their was reseded by mother boat On Chinese

vero in this stage because they was confidently predicted that after this view of life and learn to see their neigh-boat was found a pair of shoes, ore grown up people long before we great war there would be to others that boor in Himang signs are not wanting, can and a dagger.andy bata pa

The arrested man was charged at: ley with spira nude heen left behind in the the nations leagued, togather would see I think that this wil one day come to when the Western nations took stock juste and

tion of a new day of peace Inspector Gordon applu

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an faster and now they had to grand result

again. But of all the be, the creat

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