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THE HONGANG DAILY PRASS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9,

THORNYCROFT

JOHN 1, THORNYOROFT & CO., LIMITKU

SKIPBUILDERS AND ENGINE38,

LONDON, SOUTHAMṛion and Banınastoka.

Shanghai Ofice: 10, Kiukiang Road.

15 B.H.P. 30 B.H.P, 50 B.H.P. Engines in Stock

For quotation apply.

SHANGHAI OFFICE.

MACKINTOSH'S

REMOVAL SALE

A $105.00

"BURBERRY"

FOR

$8000

COAT

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MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

16. DES VŒŒUX ROAD,

AILSA

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MOTORS

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4 B.H.P.

Prices and particulare from

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to 50 B.H.P.

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TOY BOOKS

DRESS CASES

MANICURE SETS

JEWEL CASES.

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LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Major E. Greenaway presided at a mesting beld in the Chamber of Commerce Room at the Oity Hall, last evening, when Mr. John O. Lathrop, of Brookline, Mass., lectured on the principles of Christian Science.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PREVENTION

OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. N

Η ΠΟΝΟΚΟΝΟ ITU THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY rziką.". SIR-Reading over the report of the

PAINTING A SHIP. LOCAL SHIPOWNER WINS AN ACTION.

COURT REDUCES THE CONTRACTOR'S CHARGE BY MORE THAN HALF. "Mr. Justice Gompertz was occupied in

THE BRITISH “LEGION,

MEMBERSHIP UNDER THE

CONSTITUTION.

Having regard to recent correspond- ence on this subject the following extract. from the Constitution of the organiss- tion, a copy of which has just, reached the Colony will interest present members to join

Mr. Jony C. LATHROP, C.S.B.. in hisuunual meeting of the recently formed the Summary Court, yesterday morning of the Legion and those who are entitled

address said:-

All persons u

desire harmony of mind and body. All desire to escape here and now the seemingly endless triales and sorrows, the sickness and suffering, the fear, sin and death of mortal life. AlH want salvation and desire a present salva. tion from the ills and torments of the flesh. Christian Science is the guide-post pointing the direct way to this salvation. Christian Science is more than the guide" post; it is also the conveyance. It points and provides the way out of disaster, and proves itself to be what Jesus foretold must come when he said. "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever." (John xiv.; 10).

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it was a matter of great sur Prive to me to learn that its total men. bership, so far, is only 353. Surely there are more animal lovers in the Colony

"If there are (and I feel there must be), I wonder what are the reasons that they refrain from joining a Society whose sims and views regarding our defencelese dumb We know friends agree with their own. that animals here, as elsewhere, suffer unnecessarily from oruel hands and I do not think that anyone who claims atteo tion for dumb animals should delay in doing his part, of joining and thereby assisting to get the Society on a sound financial basis, and also encourage the Society by the knowledge that they have Evil and error and matter, fear, sisko, the support and sympathy of all animal ness and death are outgrown by waking lovers in the Colony. So far, it has not up from a false sense that we believed was had much opportunity to do very much true, and this false sense is changed by retive work, owing to the usual prelimin discovering the true sense of God, of man ary details having to be attended to first. and the universe. Isn't, it only by dis

I am sure any friendly criticisms would. covering the truth in mathematics that be welcomed, and any faults remedied, as you get rid of the error?

far as possible, should anyone care to Faith abolishes fear, and entirely point them out; but each non-member changes your point of view. Christian should remember that whilst he is delay- Science calls matter error of material belief, because matter is the very opposite of Spirit, which is All-in-all, and God never made anything unlike Himself; Spirit. But whence came this error of belief with all its sin, sickness and death, to which we are captives? Whence came the belief taut you couldn't Boat?' But when you find yourself quietly floating down the stream, gazing happily up into the peaceful blue sky, you never ask your- self what has become of that belief. It will never trouble you again, and you know it, for it has vanished into that imaginary realm of ignorance and illuston to join its comrades-all those other false beliefs, beliefs in something unlike Spiri God.

ng to assist, animals are silently suffer their way to ing, in many instances, be slaughtered in order to provide us with food. I earnestly hope that each animal lover will immediately assist in making the Society a real live organization is this Colony.-Yours faithfully,

"MEMBER ONLY." Hongkong, December 8th, 1031.

SALE OF WORK. SUCCESSFUL EFFORT AT UNION CHURCH.

with a dispute over the cost of scraping and painting the forecastle of the .. Kupra, formerly owned by Mr. H. M. E. Nemazee. Ah

azce. A well-known Toent ship's painter, of long standing, was the plaintiff. The disputed Item of the account amounted to $435; Mr. Nemazee considered this an over charge and had paid $200 into Court.

Mr. A. . Crew (of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings) was for the plaintiff and Mr. M. H. Turher (of Messrs. Deacon, Locker, Deacon and Earston) defended-

RULE 4-MEMBERSHIP.

(u)-The Legion shall consist of four- classes of members, namely Ordinary Life, Honorary, and Womea.

(Ordinary Members shall be:- 1. Ex-service men who have served at least seven days with the colours. in His Majesty's Navy, Army, Air Force or asy auxiliary force, except conscientious objectors.

-Men of the Mercantile Marine, who have served afloat during hostilities. outside examination areas, 3-Men of the Red Cross Organisation

of the Empire (ie., St. John's Am bulance Association, the British Cross Society, and the St. Andrew'a. Ambulance Association), provided they have served with the forces of the Crown.

The plaintiff's case was that Mr. Nemazee had been given to understand, from the beginning, that the work would cost about 8400 and that the payment offered by the defence left the plaintiff out of pocket on his disbursements for materials and labour. Plaintif claimed to have used 83 ten on the work and do have expended $160. He put in details of these disbursements and called a sub-tion contractor as a confrmatory witness.

Capt. R..H. Douglas, partner in the firm of Messrs. Goddard and Douglas, marine surveyors, Hongkong, gave his opinion as to the two main items in, the plaintiff's account. He regarded the item of $335 for work in the officers' quarters as reasonable, but thought the charge of $30 for work done in the fo'c'stle should be $200, or 8212 allowing for extra cost of labour for night-work. Capt. Douglas gave details to show how his estimate which was based on a plan of the ship was made up. If he saw the ship itself his estimate would not be varied to any great extent. He estimated for 10 men to do the work in the fo'c'stle at 80 rents a day; 53 men could not work there; they would be overcrowded

Dealing with the plaintiff's detailed· list of disoursements, Capt. Douglas queried the item for red lead and said that, one area to be covered, as shown by the dimensions of the ship, the plain- The

tiff could not have used so much red lead,

A lie is defined as a deception. Jesus The members of the Union Church bealed the sick by knowing they were Ladies Committee are more than satisfied deceived by false beliefs, that they were at the results of their Sale of Work beld captives of darkened thought or false on Wednesday in the compound of the sense, and he set the captives free physi- Union Church, Kennedy Road. cally by his single thinking, that is, his object of the Sale was to collect sufficient

even if he put it on with a toweri right thinking about God and man money to defray the expenses incurred by Jesus' spiritual right thoughts reflected the recent naw supply of hyma books for Similarly with regard to the item for paint, the Christ, Truth, which the captive felt the Union Church. They not only attain which he considered excessive, the amount mentally, and thus was freed from theed their object but have a goodly balance of paint required was a matter of calcu influence of the evil and sick beliefs which in hand to devote to other useful church lation. Ore pound of unmixed, stiff paint would cover 5 square yards. That services. were affecting him physically.

The success of the Sale was entirely figure would be found in any text-book Thomas A. Edison says, "To start thought going, is the highest mission of due to the efforts of those energetic and all estimates were based upon it.

Mr. Crew: I am afraid the Chinese mankird.' Start thought going, liberate ladies who formed the committee. With do not consult text books. man's true individuality, and the rules of an eye to business they made their right thinking will soon be revealed to bargains additionally attractive by hav him.

Capt. Douglas: No; they do these

The Puisae Judge: My difficulty is

These rules, and the divine Prin- ing a large supply of suitable Christmas things by rule of thumb ciple of these rules have been discovered presents and among the large assortment that I usually and that Chinese Arms

collars, in Christian Science, and are availabla of articles on view were socks

doing regular work are, on the whole, for all mankind to understand and to ladies embroidered handbags, cushions, resonable and fair but when there is utilize...

hair-pins, etc. There was a good market for these articles and within a few hours this great difference between the two of the opening of the sale the well filled sides I am puzzled.

Capt. Douglas agreed that the dis- and nicely laid out stalls were almost crepancies were not often as great as in denuded. For the young people there were the usual attractions, the bran-tabs claiming their attention and they were only too eager to part with, small coins in exchange for a lucky dip

An alfresco tea was served during the afternoon and the dozen prettily laid-out tables were kept well filled by customers during the proceedings.

this case.

Mr. H. M. H. Nemazec, giving evidence, said he regarded the item of $135 as grossly excessive. He did not receive a rough estimate of 8400 from the plaintiff. He did not ask for one because he had had 20 or 30 fo'e'stles done in his time and he know roughly what the work The following ladies volunteered their should cost.

Mr. Crew: Can you suggåt-why Ab services: Mesdames Maconachie, Me Yau, who has been well known in the Cubbin, Mitchell, Wilson, Henderson, Milne, Mudie, Hamilton, Hughes, Dovey, Colony for 30 years, should put in a dis- Parves, Davison, MacKenzie, Drummond honest bill which most do harm to his and Stewart, the Misses Rodger, Farrell and Watson.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

SOCIETY'S BAZAAR.

The Committee begs to acknowledge the following further donations:- H.E. Sir Reginald Edward Stubba,

K.Q.M.G.

business t

Mr. Nemazte: Yes, he told me himself. that he charged too little for the contract work on one item (the $335).

F

Mr. Crew: You suggest that he is out- of-pocket on one part of the bill so he stuck it on" in another! Did you pay more for the work, he said he had lost money onl

Mr. Namazee: No, he did not ask me. If he had put it that way I would not have minded, but he did not...

The act of using this divine Principle and these rules discloses the true mear ing of prayer. In fact, thinking by divine Principle, and rule, and thinking blindly according to material belief, con- stitutes the exact difference between right prayer and wrong prayer, the difference between the prayar thas avails, and the prayer that gropes in the dark and fails, between the the prayer that heals the sick as well as the sinner, and the prayer that limits God's power, and doubts His will ingness to destroy all kinds of error. Most people believe that prayer to God is good thinking. Why not extend the good thinking, instead of limiting it or stopping it altogether? Extending it is exactly what Christian Science does. Extend it to the point of deciding that your thoughts shall no longer be governed by the false belief that life, substance and intelligence are in matter, with its sick- nesa, sin and death. Extend it to decide that your thoughts shall be governed by the one Mind that was in Christ Jesus, by Life, Truth and Love, the divine Prin- ciple of man's being, and when your thoughts are thus governed, you find that then you are really praying, for right

Capt. B. K. Maclean said he was chief thoughts governed thus will reflect the

officer of the ship at the time the work Truth that heals the sick,

Spiritual understanding is more than and desires to thank Messrs. Xaxier,was done. The number of workers`ém- human knowledge.

Human knowledge Bros., for importing the, toys on their ployed was about 20; certainly not 83; other and most of them were quite small boys. comprises the things within the limits of behalf without commission

The forecastle was not in bad condition the five material senses. Christian charge.

and did not require much labour. There Ecience reveals man's true sense to be a consciousness of infinite Spirit and its The following donations towards the were 10,000 square feet in the 8235 job infinite ideas,—a consciousness of the un-

cost of the motor tur are gratefully and only 3,000 square foot in the 8430 job and the former involved far more reality of evil and the material senses. acknowledged rangin This consciousness is. spiritual under- Mr. A. M. L. Soares

-$500 superior work. standing which caste out error and heals Mr. B. Busto the sick." Thus Christian Science has Chev. J.-M. Alves... opened the way to eternal harmony and Mr. A. AVÁlves happiness by supplying mankind with Mr. B. Bass spiritual understanding, and therein lies Mr. P. V. Botelho its supreme and practical excellence as Mr. Choa Po Sien the Comforter leading into all Truth.

Mr. E. J. de Figueiredo When Jesus said to his disciples, "I Mesars. Maxim & Co. have yet many things to say unto you Messrs. Noronha & Co.. but ye cannot bear them now" (John Mesars. J. M. da Rocha & Co. xvi. 12), undoubtedly he meant that they Messrs. De Sousa & Co. lacked spiritual understanding. The Mr. P. M. V. da Silva

many things" he referred to were many Mr. C. A. da Boza things about God, and many things about Mr. V. A. Younovich evil and sin. It has taken centuries of human trial and experience to lift faith above a personal and blind trust in God

Sir Robert Ho Tung

or

utadienedi

30

50

200

The Judge: Capt. Douglas allows $200 160 or $212 for night-work. That is what I 100 am disposed to allow.

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100 Mr. Furner reminded the Judge that 100 if the defence had to pay more than they 100-had already paid into Court they would 100 be muleted in the posts of the action. 100 He added that the defence did not go 100 all the way with Capt. Douglas whose 100 figures included a profit of 879 for the 100 contractor on a 8212 job or 40 per cent. 100

If the Judge gave a verdict for $219 Mr. 50 Turner asked for a special order as to

costs.

The Judge looked further into the question of proft and, deducting expendi- turo on materials, made the percentage of proût 70 per cent, or higher than the figure mentioned by Mr. Turner. the plaintiff was at a disadvantage, be Mr. Crew, addressing the Judge, said

to understand Him as Life Truth and allness of Spirit, the spiritual sense of Love, as the one and only Mind, as the Hira as infinite Life, Truth and Love divine Principle of being, as omnipotent gradually dawns upon the thought, and and omnipresent. In fact, in no other a new outlook, a new existence untolds way can God, be known as omnipresent to the awakening thoughh and omnipotent. It has taken centuries A Christian Scientist is learning how cause Capt. Douglas had given purely to understand God as the one infinite to work, how to loose himself from sin, bypothetical evidence and admitted that Spirit, and to realize the sequence of this how to awaken from mesmerism; how to if he had been on the ship he might have Luck that man must be spiritual and not banish fear, to conquer disease and to gone to another $100. material

The Judge said he did not think Capt. destroy death In short he is learning Most mortals are limited in all their how to live, and is getting ready to live Douglas had gone as far as that; he had ways. They have a limited sense of and is not getting ready to die. Death no note of sucu a remark; he had baly health, of strength, of life, of supply and to him is an enemy, as Paul called it, said there might be a slight variation. of love. Their happiness and joy are a false belief to be died to daily, that On the evidence, the Judge said he was limited, and they hold a limited sense of is, to be destroyed daily. Therefore unable to find that the plaintiff was God, of Christ of man and of heaven death is nothing to be afraid of It entitled to more than $200 and he gave Year accompanies this limited sense, for merely the wages of sin, whose sting is adgment for that amount. The neces limitation and fear are companions, and abolished in human consciousness by the sary consequences of the judgment would are the logical effects ofà limited Christ, Truth, until there shall be no follow (ie the defendants having paid material consciousness. Denying the more death, neither sorrow, nor crying. reality of matter dropping the material neither shall there by any more nam: for the fall amount of judgment into Court, personal souse of God, and claiming the the former things are passed away the plaintiff. had to pay the costs of the

action). (Continued at foot of nezt column) (Ber. xxi: 4?).

4.Any British or Naturalised British subject who has served geven days in an Allied Force during the Great "War

The Aims and Objects of the organisa-

are set forth as follows:

RULE 3-AIMS AND OBJECTS. -To bring about the unity of all who have served in His Majesty's Navy, Army, Air Force, or any Auxiliary Forces, and to establish branches of the Legion in all areas. 2. To perpetuate the memory of those who died in the service of their

country.

3. To educate public opinion to the view that the maintenance of the disabled and the welfare of ex-ser- vice men is a national daty. 4.-To press the claims of ex-service men for employment, and to enlist the co-operation of employers and trade unions for this purpose. 5.-To support suitable undertakinga

for the training and employment.......... of ex-service men.

6. To assist ex-service men to securo not less than the recognised stand- ard rates of wages in accordance. with their ability.

7.-To secure adequate pensions, allow- ances, grants and war gratuities. for ex-servicemen their depen- dants. and the windows, children' and dependants of those who have served.

8.To promote the welfare of the women and children left by those who have fallen, and to see that all money raised and contributed from any source for their welfare or that of ex-service mon or their dependants, are utilised to that purpose and not devoted to any other

9.-To raise and co-ordinate funds for ›

the purpose of assisting ex-service men and their dependanta.

10. To secure representation of the-

needs of ex-service men, widows, children and dependants to or in parliament, and to or on public- bodies whose functions are defined by that of parliament."

11. To assist serving men in connec

tion with their return to civil life, and promote the interests of their dependants while they are serving. 12.-To promote and support schemes for the education of ex-service men and their children.

13.There shall be nothing in this "Constitution to prevent the Legion from adopting a definite policy on any question directly or indirectly affecting ex-service мед, and taking any constitutional action considered necessary in pursuance of it, provided that the matter has been considered and endorsed by majority of the Area Councila after due notice to the branches of the organisation; and also provid- ing that such a policy or action is strictly in accordance with the principles laid down in Rule 2. (a). Nothing in this rule shall prevent branches from exercising full local autonomy or from adopting and declaring definite policy or taking Bay action considered noceasary in- pursuance of it upon local matters, always providing that such action is constitutional and in accordance with the aims: objects and pro. gramme of the Legion. A meeting of the local branch is to held shortly for the pur the Constitution.

ARMS SMUGGLING" POLICE ASK FOR HEAVY PENALTY."

Prosecuting on behalf of the Captain Superintendent of the Police in an arms smuggling caso at the Magistracy, yesterday, Mr. G. G. N. Tinson stated that the smuggling of arms was becoming a serious matter. He referred to the case recently brought before Mr. G. N. Orme, when the chief fireman of the sis. Bipenor was sent to prison for eight months for having in his possession 250 revolvers and 24,000 rounds of ammunition.

In the case now before the Court, Mr. Tinson said, the police, acting upon in- formation received from the officers of Wednesday and found two Mauser re- the s.3. Lycaon searched the vessel on volvers and 200 rounds of ammunition in the possession of a Chinese fireinan. pressed for a very heavy penalty without the option of a fine

In reply to the usual question from the Magistrate, if he had anything to say, defendant replied "What do you want me to say?

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The man was sent to "prison for four" months with hard labour and the arma; and ammunition confiscated,

British motorists during the first half" of 1000 paid into the Treasury in tax something approaching £9,000,000.