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UNIVERSAL" NOTES:

[NDA BY, INVIGILATOR). The appointment of a 'new Vice- Chancellor to the University has verified the forcash made by me (xery madostly I admit) at the time Sir Charles Eliot resigned, that the vacancy would, sooner or later, ba Alled. It might have been made sooner had the claims of the "giant intellects at present on the staff of the University been recognised. But my friends the Registrar and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering must rest content. They duly serve who only write and talk. In any case the nest of in tellects can well stand another addition. A nigh of relief escaped those concerned when it was known that Dean Inge had not been appointed. Evidently, as his name-implies, Lord Milner is quite safe.

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THE HONGKONG: DAILY FREE

**THE RELIGION OF WAR."

STRIKING ADDRESS BY DR.

MACKINTOSH.

Dr. N. Tegadale Mackintosh, Registrar of Hongkong University, gave a striking address to members of the Helens May Institute last evening on "The Religion of War."

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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12mm, 1921.

AT THE MAGISTRACY,

MURDER CHARGE AGAINST GOVERN-

MENT HOUSE COOLIE,

your bit; your King and Country moed ko. Another instructive point in the late war was that overy woldier was made automatically a rearuiting agent. I think that too constituted the strength of the store Mr. B. E. Lindsell, at the Magia. traoy, yesterday” w further" remand wai Allied arms, and it is certainly one of the appled for by Inspector Appleton in weaknesses of our Christian warfare that the case of Tong Tim, a coole at Gover we are, for the most part, quite indier House, who a charged with the ent as to whether our friends and urder of a woman named Cheung Chow, whose body was found in shrubbery near acquaintances are fighting for Christ or Government House. The IRS whether they are not. The religion of manded for a week,

WEA was teaches us this, that not only must we fight ourselves, but we have got to be recruiting agents. In spite of all this it took us a very long time to win the"-war

Basing his address on the words of Christ, Think not that I am come to bring peace on earth," Dr. Mackintosh asked, "Does God work by a system of cruelty! It is very easy he said, to bold this view. The sorrows of life, its misery, its tragedy, its broken hearts, are sufficiently obvious Nature herself the air the birds of prey is blood-red; grow and fatten on some weaker bird; in the sea big fish devour smaller, thai rasy-cheeked boy of yours owes his health and ruddiness to the lamb which has been converted into food for his use The horrible sufferings we have seen in the late war, the almost comic picture, if it were not so tragic, of both nations praying to the same God for Victory the Kaiser and the German nation with their perfectly genuine trust in the God of Battles upon their side; England going sa a nation headed by their King, to Westminster Abbey for "&" day of inter of our General, "the" Christ whom we are cession; and it is easy to conceive God

with out of our schemes for battle. a great but cruel, consumed laughter at the suffering of man.

ATACTLESS BORROWER

A constable returning "bome from duty and when the history of the war.comless: 3 8.m. yesterday noticed a man hover- to be written we shall notice that the ing on the stairway of his lodgings at great push which culminated in victory 86, Koshing Street. The man was charged began only after we had obtained unity before Mr. G. N. Orme with being on of command under that great French enclosed premises with felonious intent. His defence was that he wanted to call on General Foch hat

"Unity of command is another essential & max and borrow some money. Whether article of faith in the religion of war, and he expected to be successful in his applica just now we are strangely lacking in that tion at that hour of the night he did not unity. Perhaps never were people more say. The Magistrate reduced the charge to anxious to conquer the evil that exists it sent the defendant to prison for 21 days, one of being a rogue and a vagabond and the world than they are to-day; every It was stated that the man had been week we meet some fresh commission banned from Bangkok, he bore a tattoo journeying round in a great crusade mark on his right hand which it is the against evil. Some new sect springs up custom there to place upon banishes, full of enthusiasm to attack and conquer the devil, but if we are to be successful we have got to get back to the command so much inclined to forget, and to leave

WOMAN'S PART.

LANDING CONTRABAND,

Before Mr. Lindaelly a man was charged, with unlawful possession of 150 rounds of Ammunition.

Inspector Spear said the defendant was arrested 3 pm on the previous day, when coming out of Kowloon Godown He was carrying one box of ammunition, tied up in a handkerchief, and two other tried to give the impression that he was boxes were found in his possession. He intoxicated and rufused to give any parti culars about "himself. Inspector Spess added that the police received information that large quantities of opium and arms were about to be removed from the Empress of drie and he believed the defendant was sent cub as a desay to try and compy the the contraband was conveyed ashoro.

A fine of $250, or three months imprison- meat, was imposed.

A MISSING MOTOR-CAR.

At the alternoon Court, before Mr.

"I have often thought of writing an article (or two) on the Chinese language, bat, the study of the differential gear has occupied my time for a few days past and another kind of language has evolved. It is well known that every griffin who reaches these shores, com

"And yet, the position surely becomes "And you women have got to watch your mences with the fixed resolve that he easier when we remember that it is in menfolk battling against evil just as you will master this scientific, tonographic no way different from that which Christ watched them during the war; wives and hago. But when he gets to the stage of predicted, "I am not come to bring peace mothers and sisters who have devoted upon earth," as if he would tell us that your men to the great hierarchy of war "Fitse," ** Maskee," Whisky-soda-,

peace is not an ideal to be looked for let me ask you to consider what part Buy" he realises at once that he is bo here: but rather that war is the founda- especially you have to take for the aid of coming denstionalised, or, in other words, tion of Earthly virtue, and of Earthly those who love you, for if you fail in your denationalising himself, which, of course, Art, and it by day chance this is what past they cannot possibly succeed in Christ meant, his view appears to be theirs; such absolata helpmates you are any observant-person, amounts to the borne out by history it would appear in that no man can stand without your help santo thing that he, is becoming more deed to be inevitable from any careful nor labour in his own strength. The Chinese than: "his- Queen's College edu. comparison of the states of great histori-hearts of the women of the world were attention of the 'police while the bulk of cal races at diferent periods. It must be clearly shown 'during the last few years, cated Boy, that he is losing the mastery nearly 40 years ago that John Buskin and now we know that their courage of those steps which have given him pride in a lecture given at the Royal Military never fails when the hour of trial comes; of place in the Peak or Kowloon Two Academy. Woolwich, sketched the broad but you do not always know when the stops of the advance of what he called | hour of trial first finds you, sometimes Step, For Trot circle, in which member the best art in the world: the first dawn you imagine that you are only called upon ship of the British Empire has placed him. of it was in Egypt and the power of this to wait, and to suffer, you know that you And he gives it up only to write an art was founded on the contemplation of must not weaken the hearts of your hus-Orme, the case in which Chinese lad death by the mind of a great nation of bands or of your sons, even by one fear, was charged with the theft of a seven-seater article (or two) about it and how the which the ruling class were priests and of which those hearts are capable, the motor car value $1,000, was again mon- langúnge can be mastered. I was talking the second soldiers. The greatest works fear of parting from you. To be heroic in tioned, à car was taken by a Chinese in business at 20, Irving Street, in settlement to lady the other day who has used produced by the Egyptians are sculptured danger is a small thing, for you are Eng-of a bill of sale. The car was removed of their Kings going out to battle, and lish women, to be heroia in poverty is a from s godown before the now owner had By-catchers (for domestic purposes) for all the rudiments of art, and much more small thing, for you love, to be patient seen it so that he could not identify it. many years. And (you will notice my than the rudiments of science were laid even when death has played havoc in A car at Canton was alleged to be the sentences often commence with And or first by this great warrior nation which your home, is a small thing, for you will missing vehicle, but at the last hearing it held in contempt all mechanical trades love in heaven, but to be heroic in happi- was shown that the engine number of the But) she propounded the query to me as sad in absolute hatred the peaceful life ness, to bear yourself gravely in the Canton car was poi the same as that quoted where flies peregrinated in the of shepherds: From Egypt Art passed dazzling sunshine in the morning, not to in the bill of sale (the only clus the owner Au adjournment graz winter time. For the time being I con- directly into Greece, where all poetry forget the God in whom you trust when could supply). less this caught me "all of a heap," but and all painting are nothing else but the he gives you most, not to fail those who granted in order that the possibility of praise of war: and the exercises which trust you when they seem to need you engine numbers being altered might be

In their connection least. This is the part that you have to investigated at I have the reputation of a Bellos or prepare for war Chesterton to write or talk On No with religion, all Greek institutions had play in the battle as I see it being fought Inspector Kent now stated that an expert here: not in the pining of absence, not who had worked in the factory, where the thing," and as nothing escapes me, and, respect to wak

BORN IN WAR: XPIRED IN PRACH in the wasting of sickness, should your car was made was prepared to state that as I had also seen it in the Daily Mail, I

Then the arts would seem to die out prayers be most passionate. Mothers the car number had not been altered. The was able to assure her that they (flies until with Gothie chivalry there comes pray for your sons, sistors pray for your police were therefore unable to go on with understood) went into telephone instal back into the mind of Europe the pas brothers: in the bloom of their pride, pray ́sionate delight in war itself, for the sake for them, when the dangers around them lators, where their differential gear went of war, with the romantic knighthood are in their own wills: watch, and pray Calmly, to sleep until the warm weather which can imagine no other employment when they have to face not death but arrived. Now the Chinese language is but under the fighting Kings of France, temptation, and you will have your re

England and Spain, under the Dukeships ward. The whole course of the lives of just like that you never know what of Italy. Art is born again and rises to your menfolk is in your own hands, what her high estate in the great valleys you would have them be, they will be, for question it may lead to.

through which there fows not a single they are but mirrors in which you 100 stream that did not once run dark red yourselves imaged; if you are frivolous The December examinations have just from battle, and then as peace is estab- they will be so, if you have no under- finished, and a glance at the papers Ilished in Europe the Arts decline; they standing of their duty, they also will have beerr privileged to see point to the reach an unparalleled pitch of costliness forget it, bid them be cowards and, but they lose their life, and when we say however, brave they were they will fact that the University possesses are that war is the foundation, of Art, we give up the battle, but bid them be brave markable set of professors and lecturers. mean-also that it is the foundation of all and they will be brave, and then even For instance, a well-known Professor, the high virtues of man. Does all this in battle there will be peace, and we shall sound very strange to you, and very learn that the claim of Christ in no way whose opinion it is that spelling is a

dreadful; would you rather believe that contradicts the promise of the angels that gift of God," wrote something or other peace and the virtues of civil life have for the men of goodwill on earth there

an historical shall be peace.! on the board in his lecture-room, or as fourished together

fact? History will tell you, that it is known at the University, Lecture peace and the vices of civil life flourished Hall. An observänt student pointed out together, you will like to talk of peace that one of the words had been inoor and learning, of peace and plenty, of rectly spelt Without turning a hair, but peace and civilization, but these are not the words which history has coupled sasuming & frigid one (nir understood), together, history tella you of peace and the Professor remarked that there were sensuality, of peace and selfishness, "of two methods of spelling the Orthodox peace and corruption, of peace and death History, to sum up, tells you that all and the American In this particular great nations have learnt their truth of case the latter had been used. The in-word, and strength of thought in war sistence on giant intellects cannot be gainsaid.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

THE COMING DIVIDEND

PROPOSED INCREASE OF CAPITAL.

The Directors at the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking: Corporation", announce that they were nourished by war, and that, subject to audit, the dividend for wasted by peace, that they were taught by war and deceived by peace, that they the half year ending 31st December, 1920, were trained by war and betrayed by will probably be £3 per share. peace, that they were born in war, and expired in peace; new listen to the words with which Christ presents himself to the world, "I am not come to bring peace on earth.”

"What is true of the nation is trus

also of the individual, and what is true

Bonus in addition to dividend, #2 per ehäre.

Add to Silver Reserve Fund $9,030,000 Write off Bank Premises ... 1,000,000 Carry forward to next year,

about

3,300,000

B

the case,

The defendant, who was represcited by Mr. E. J. Grist, was discharged.

Mr. G. G. N. Tinson (for the purchaser of the car as Canton) aaked that his chiens might be given possession of the car

The Magistrate gave order accordingly, and returned the receipt for the purchase. money which had been handed in during the hearing of the casa

HONGKONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

A meeting of the above League was held at Victoria Barracks last evening when Mr. B. J. Wilton, Chairman of the League, presided, being supported by Mr. J. Balston, Hon. Secretary. Master-Gunner May, Vice-Chairman, and

.. FOR THE BENEFIT OF, LOCAL CHARITIES.

The balance in aid of local charities was reported as #300, and it was decided to allocate this amount as follows:-- $100 to Hongkong Benevolent Society'; $100 to the Victoris Home & Orphanage, and, 8100 to the Seamen's Institute.

ANG PLAYKES, TRANSFERLIÐ. Approval was given for the following players to transfera

Corderiere from St. Joseph's College to Club de Recreio, and Muskett from United to Kowloon.

transferred to the second division.

Goldenberg and Day, of the Club, were

An application from the Oilers for the transfer of Downs and Bavage of the Ambrose team to the Oilers United was ruled out of order as the rules for transfer. were not complied with, t

An application from the Tifania to take over the Carlisle League fixtures was approved, the Hon. Secretary reading a letter saying that the Carkle's new crow were not desirous of fulfiling their fix- tures in the League.

An application from Kowloon to play Adams and Donovan of the Naval Depot, Kowloon, received the approval of the meeting. – ZRÁGUS MEDALS.

During the week the University bas had visite from more or less distinguished visitors, and this Great Seat of Learning, as the papers have it, la, as the papers also have it, the cynosure of all eyes Of course, all visitors are not all welcome, of life is also true of religious life, the The Directors further announce that or words to that effect, and in this res- Christian must be the Christian soldier. they have resolved to approach the Hong pect it has to be recorded that not a It is too early yet for us to be able to kong Government to amend the Bank single word has been heard from the gauge the effect of the late war upon the Ordinance in order to provide for an history of the world, and there may be increase of capital, and will recommend visitor who took a fancy to the Fancy many who will tell us that the late war at an extraordinary general meeting of

The Hon. Becretary read a letter from Waistcoat of a distinguished intellect of was productive of evil, and not of good; shareholders, to be called later, the cr Messrs. Gamages, Ltd., stating that the stat valued at ££ 98. 8d. Lest I if it be true, it does not affect my argution of 40,000 new shares of: #125 each to

ment for is not all war to which my be issued to shareholders at the price of League medals were being prepared and argument is meant to apply: It is not all £10 each in the proportion of one new they expected to despatch them early, dragons' teeth which when sown will start share to three old shares. up into men; but there are two virtues of the late war" that I want you to pay special attention to, and the first is this, the personal appeal which it made to everybody no matter what his position may have been. Do you remember that great recruiting poster. Your King and country need you! That constituted

should be misunderstood, I wish to say that the sum quoted refers to the waist

The various Bocieties in connection with the University are in full swing, and the following list will show that nothing is being allowed to pass that will canse. interest or help to make this world a better place to live in. The Registrar very largely the strength of the Allied

is to lecture on "What I think of the forces, that every man realised and every

CORRESPONDENCE.

APPEARANCE OF SATURN,

S

****. PLAYERS SUSPENDED.

The report of Mr. Hollands, the referee appointed to the RGA reserves Oilers. match on Baturday last, was rend. He stated that he had occasion to order. Magee, of tho R.G.A., and Jones, of the Oilers off the field for fighting The meeting decided that Magee should be suspended from League football for a period of three weeks and Jones for one week. The meeting thanked Mr. Hollands SIR-I noticed a planet very likely for the action he took in the matter.

[TO THE EDITOZ OF THE “ HONGKONG" -DAILY" PENES.A

CM Mall Dr. Fenton on That woman too, that he and she had to do Batura, last night, which seemed to be pre Madonie Goat and Professor Middleton their personal bit I think this is the ning rather, in unfamiliar, aspect,it Previons to the League meeting the Smith on Tha Gunt Intellects of the greatest doctrine in the religion of waris Saturn, then it seems to have undergone Referees Board of the H...Ameto University ***

as applied to Christianity. It is that if we some change. An an amateur, pure and examine candidates for the appointment are to win the battle we are fighting simple, I should like to hear the views of of referees. The following passed the In forthcoming notes I hope to write against evil, and I don't care what the any of your readers who make a speciality Oral test: O S. Masters CM. Leaf and more, at length and intelligently on the evil is against which you may be called of astronomy. Perhaps, our local Observa Chinese language and Pinkie and the upon to fight--social, political or tory would throw some light on the sub Fairies in ita--or her relation to the moral evil, you cannot hope to win unless | joct.Yours, etc.,”

recenti Eenascence of Afonder at the you look upon it as bringing «' personal Theatre Royal

responsibility to you individually to da Hongkong, January 11th.

8. 9. Andrews, all of EM.S. Tonic. Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ralston, Hon. Sec., H.K.F.A. and Master-Gunner May, Hon." Secretary, Referees Board, were appolated схалидеть,

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