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DEDICATION AFTER RE-BUILDING. REMARKABLE AND HISTORIO OCCASION.

"History was made, or rather re-made; in ald Macao yesterday.

Catholicity has always marked the services of the Protestant Church at Macao; the handful of churchgoers thard are only too glad of any opportunity

TAN... • HONGKONG. DAILI, FREME.

Continuing, the Bishop said that, as they dedicated this restored Church,

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that may arise of having divize service they thought of the original Church Ho seemed to have made a good recovery are not quite so serious as was at first:

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THE FUNERAL.

The cause of the ferocious attack is not i known, but it is believed to have been the outecme a personal spite. This assump

Pproach the desperadoes took to their heels, one running up Ice House Street, chased by Mr. Gardiner and the other down Queen's Road. When the Carlton Hotel was reached and the man was all but caughs Mr. Gardiner turned faint and be to make his way back to his office Hero be was met by his era. building. ployes who carried him upstairs and placed him within reach of a telephone, The street was deserted at the time and the Chinese made good their escape.

The staircase shows signs of a desperate struggle haring taken place and in several places the plaster, on the walls has been broken and lies scattered on the stairs, whilst there are two gruesome red patches of blood staining the wood.

THE PROTESTANT CHURCH cemetery has been put in thorough order, DEATH OF MR B. W. DIOK. FOREIGNER ATTACKED BY

TWO CHINESE: every tombstone has been cleaned, a

We regret to record the death, at the AT MACAO.

"diagram has been drawn of the cemetery. Peak Hospital, on Saturday morning of ERIOUS AFFAIR IN IOE HOUSE

showing every gravestone and a book Mr. Harry William Dick who first came

STREET. prepared from documents obtained from to the Colony 30 years ago and had for

On Friday evening àt 7.30 o'clock, Mr.] the Portuguese Colonial Government the last seven or eight years been naso- showing the inscriptions of all these that cinted with Mr. Frank Smyth in the Gardiner, Exports Manager of Mesars. were legible as late as 1888. Twelve old business of Messrs. Vernon & Smyth, P. Love & Co., No. 11, Ice House graves on the East Hill (called Messer sharebrokers, Mr. Dick, in the words of Street, was attacked by two Chinese, arm- The oldest Protestant Church east ofberg) have also been cleaned and four of one of his friends, was "a clubbably man od with, brand-new batchets and seriously India, built a hundred years ago by the the island of Kyau, Kumsingmus ar and liked by everybody." In rodentured, a deep wound being inflicted at Honourable East India Company, after bour, 14 miles up the coast. Wo, and months, he won a further measure of the base of his skull and another wond falling into ruins by stress of storms and many besides, are grateful to him who respect from all who knew him by the tting through his clothes and lacerat lapse of time, has been re-built in a style has given this Church and also to those brave way in which, he carried on with ing the Lash below the left shoulder. Dr. that will give it a lease of life for en local, friends who have so ungrudgingly his work although I know that the ro Thomas, of the Tang Wab Hospital, ren- turies and it was re-dedicated, yesterday given their services for carrying through turn of a malignant cancer, which had dered first aid, and the unfortunato victim

already been operated upon, meant that afternoon, by the Bishop of Victoria this work. All will agree that wo owe that his days were numbered. Mr. Dick of the attack was removed to the Govern Hongkong....

a special debt to Colonal Hayley Bell went home on leave eighteen months ago ment Civil Hospital in Dr. Thomas' for all that he has done.

and while there was found to bare motoreyaks and side car. developed cancer of the tongue. He was aperated on in London in December, 1920, On enquiring at the Hospital, on Satur- waa informed that Mr. "Gardiner's injuries and got back to the Colony in April, 1921. day morning, a Daily Press representative but three months ago the trouble broke to submit the ministrant to theological built on this site by the Honble East out again in the neck. Mr. Dick faced thought. He had spent a comfortable India Company, 100 years ago. The ruins the situation with fortitude although, he night and in the morning showed signs. tests. It seems hitting. therefore, that n

of the Company's offices were just op knew and declared in so many words of improvement. simple style of architecture has been posito the Church. It was impossible to that there was no bepe of recovery. He followed in the design of the new Church obtain information as to the original merely made such adjustments in his neck and one not associated with any parti- foundation of the structure, but the parcel wear as the trouble in his throat neces cutar denomination. Moreover a simple of land on which it was built, together sitated and carried on." His idea, histion is based on the fact that no attempt with, the cemetery attached, was granted friends understood, was to keep going was made to rob Mr. Gardiner during the style is more in keeping with the tradito the Honble East India Company until Mr. Smyth returned from Home, but attack. Nothing less than murder seems tions of the old building, which had few originally and, later, was taken over by the progress of the disease was too rapid to have been contemplated by the assail- architectural pretensions but recalled the Her Britanie Majesty's Government, and he had to go to the Peak Hospital ants. Mr. Gardiner who had just return- who held it until May 19th, 1870, when it some few weeks before Mr. Smyth arrived. ed from Canton that day, was leaving his office, on the top floor of No. 11 Ies conventicles honourably associated with was handed over to a Board of Trustees I was 61 cats of age and lensa Nonconformity.

representing different countries-Amo widow in London, a son in the Calcutta House Street, when he was assaulted. The new Church is oblong in shape, ric, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain firm of Jardine, Skinner & Co., a sister The staircase is winding and dark and was made when he Was with no side chapels, and it is roofed in

and Holland Thirteen years later, Sir London, and a cousin, Me, J. A. E the attack one, span. There is a main door at the William Medhurst issued an appeal for Bullock, of the Colonial Secretary's Debout half way down. Then men lay concealed in the shadows and ns Mr. Western und and a small door north of the preservation of the cemetery. Later, partment, Hongkong. the altar for the use of the clergy. The the Church again fell into disrepair and,

The late Mr. Dick first came to the Gardiner passed by they launched their windows are Tracied in teakwood and

A desperate struggle in 1808, Archdanzon Barrett reclaimed Colony in 1880 as a partner in the firm of surprise attack. the roof is of China, fir pole, szained to

the Church for the service of God, from Mesars. W. Hewett & Co. The firm closed took place. Mr. Gardiner defended him- a dark shade. At present the wintlows

their business here in 1892 and Mr. Dick ll as best he could and cried to his are of plain glass but there is a likelihood being a firecracker store-house.

In all, there were 172 graves in the then returned to England. With the employes in the office above for assist- that a memorial window to Robert Morri son, the first missionary to China, will Churchyard, and on the Messenberg Hill exception of trips connected with his busince. They heard the noise and on their be presented to the Church by the London In addition there were in the new ceme nese he did not again reside in the Colony Missionary Society. The building is tery, some 20 old graves dating back to until 1918 when he became associated with enriched by a marble tiled floor and is the latter part of the 18th Century. These the firm of Messrs. Vernon and Smyth, scated for 0, though 100 can be accom had been brought together from the sharebrokers.

Mr. Dick was interested in all forms of modated when necessary.

various hills outside the old walls. They One central electric light chandelier and two wall

came from different lands-from Den-sport; he was a particularly good biliard brackets are fitted. The interior is mark, and Norway, from Germany and player and a keen follower of the Turf. colour washed in yellow; the exterior is France, from America, and from Great His memories of horseracing went back rough cast. A Crossoveria pidin „Britain. The oldest known grave was for many years.

the principal indiston of that of Wilhelm Mecsborg, and went back entrance the

religious purpose of the building to 1707. Meesberg was buried on Messen- Through the generosity of the anonymous berg Hill. The first of which there was Honor of the balance of the building fund, any record as having been buried in the The funeral on Saturday evening at

vestry, caretaker's building and store

cemetery adjoining the Church wad Happy Valley, was, attended by a great have been built near the side of the Charles Pattle, who died in the year of number of friends. The Rev. V. H. Oop Church. At the same time the historic Waterloo. Among the earliest was the ley, Moyle, MA. conducted the funeral cemetery has been put in order. The wife of the great pioneer, Robert Marr service and the immediate mourners were cost of all the work carried through is on, Mary Morrison, who, with her as Mr. J. A. E. Bullock (cousin), Mr. F. about $8,000. The architects were Messrs born child was laid to rest on the spot Smyth and Mr. G. W. Barton. Among Leigh & Orange and the builders cars where soon after her husband was also others present were the Hon. Mr. E. H.

Warren & Co., Ltd. Mr. Warren, by the tray, has presented an organ ta to be laid. When Morrison arrived in Sharp, K.C., O.B.E. Messi, C. G. Ala- the Church and made other gifts.

China, Chinese were forbidden, under baster, A. Alves, E. Abraham. Mr. E. F The historic importance of the occasion pain of death, to teach foreigners their Alrey. D. K. Blair, J. H. Brister, J. Yet he persevered and after Bentley T. H. G. Brayfield, D. E. Clark, Was marked by the attendance at the language. dedication ceremony: of

of the Commander-ate theo has instrumental in trans Co. Camin, A. G. Coppin, I in Chief of the

Station, lating the whole of the Old and New Cameron, G. Diss. 0. A. Dick. R. M. Admiral Sir Alexander DK. C.B. Testaments and in compiling the first Dyer, H. B. L. Dowbiggin, R. H. Doug The Vice Admiral arrived on H.M.S. Chinese-English dictionary, the fountain las, A. Dennison, W. H. Groskamp, L. S. Humphreys J. Owen Tarantula which was

from which all students of Chinese had Greenhill H. was received with salute from the Monte Fort. A guard of drawn since his time. When Morrison Hughes, H. G. Hegarty. W. Humphreys, honour was provided of Portuguese East died he had only six converts. But his H. R. B. Hancock, E. Humphreys, E. L African troops.

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were exchanged faith had been justified; the little one Hosio, Ho Leung, Ho Kwong, Ho Wing, between the Vice-Admiral and the has become a thousand." It is, I think, Ho Ki, G. P. Lammert, W. Logan, A...R. Governor of Macao and Sir Alexander interesting." remarked the Bishop, that Lowe, G. Lakin, JS. McCann M. Maas, had tiffin at Government House. Lady in the same week that I dedicate this W. R. Mansfield, M. S. Northcote, W. Stubbs also attended the dedication cere Church. I am also to dedicate the Church Nicholson, T. E. Pearce, C. A. Peel, STRANDED FOR mony and the Governor of Hongkong was of Our Saviour in Canton, the city where G. E. Poita, J. Rodgers, J. Reid, J. represented by Mr. Ernest Rice, his Morrison laboured. It is a church for Robertson, E. B. Feed, S. B. C. Rose, Fears for the safety of the Hongkong private secretary. The Governor of Chinese, built almost entirely with A. M. Blark, F. Sution, J, E, Scott, Q Water Police motor-launch operating on Macao and Mde. Correa da Silva were Chinese money and served by two Chinese Morton Smith HC: Shrubsole. H. Pthe Sum Chum River were set at rest on present; also Miss Duff, Commodore and der Time fails me to do more than Tester, H. E. Taylor, H. 2. White, D. L. Saturday afternoon when the launch was Mrs. Bowden-Smith, the Hor. Sir Pant

refer to Sir Wi Fraser Bart, chief of W Walliams, W. G. Whiley, S. T. W discovered by Sub-Inspector Pincock and Chater, OMG.. Caut. Magalhaes Corrente British factory in Canton, buried in Tiamson C. E. Wilkinson and a great a search party high and dry pear the (Captain of the Port of Macaé), Capt.

river bridge some miles distance from the Cloete and officers of B.M.S. Tarantula, 1897; to Edward Boberts, Special Diplomany others.

A great number of wreaths were sent Lok Ma Chow: Police Station in the Now matic Agent of the U.S.A. to several Mr. Wallis U.S. Vice-Consul at Canton, Asiatic, courts, who executed treaties with by prominent public gentlemen, basinets Territory, Col. Hagler Bell, Capt. Bicon, Mr.

Mr. Geo-the Courts of Muscat And Siam and who firaus and private individuals. The fol

Sergt. Hines and a crew of four Chinese. Potts, and M..

was buried in 1836; to Thomas Waldron, lowing is a fist: Lucy Mary Dick Water Police set out in the launch, which THE DEDICATION SERVICE.

first Consul of the United States of (widow), Ronald Dick (son), Maud Mis of very shallow draft; fat bottomed The dedication service was conducted by America for Hongkong, buried in 1844; Dick (sister), Mr. and Mrs. J. 4. E. and drawing about six inches of water, the Bishop of Victoria (the Rt. Rev. Dr. to the poet and painter, George Chinners Bullock (cousins), W Henry Bullock to do a four hours tour of patrol duty O. R. Duppuy); the Hey. Dr. I. W. some of whose paintings are in the (cousin), The Misses Bullock (cousins), up the creeks of the river. They left the Pearce, of the London Missionary Society, National Gallery: he lived in Macao from Mr. and Mrs. F IT. Honer (cousins), Lok Ma Chor Police Station about 8 the Rev. O. B. Shann, und the Rev. J. L. 1825 to his death in 1852, to the Right Emily (Lomion; Lothy (London), Str o'clock on Friday evening Near the Galloway of the Baptist Mission also Hon. Lord John Spencer Churebill, ci Pali Chater, Sir Ellis Kaldorle, Sar bridge of the river they hugged the bank took part. Mrs. Harley Bell played, the HM. Frigate Druid, Senior Officer of the Robert Ho Tung, the Hon Mr. Claud and got stranded on the mud "where organ.

The address was given by the Bishop, Canton Seas and fourth son of the fifth Severn, Mr. Justice Gompertz, Mr. and they had to remain for the next high Duko at Marlborough: he died in 1840; Mrs. Frank Smyth Ezra Abraham tide to re-float. They were not prepared from the text, One generation shall and to Sir Humphrey le Fleming Sen- G. G. Adams, C. M. S. Alves, in the matter of provisions for so long Sub- praise Thy works upto another and houss, Senior Naval Oficer of the China A Alves, S. Arcbutt, an absence from their quarters. declare Thy power,” Psalm 145, 7. D.

The BISHOP OF VICTORIA Said: Here Station, who died in June, 1841, after Bagram, B. de Castro Bastro, M. and Inspector Pincock when he started on the aro e a little group of English speaking fever contracted in the capture of the Mrs. D. K. Blair, T. HG. Brayfield, search for them anticipated their needs hoights of Canton. In this Cemetery are J. H. Brister, H. Birkett, G. W. people far from the places of our birth, buried soldiers and sailors, merchante and. Barton, D. H. Cameron, L. Cassel, D. Ey carrying a 'good' stock of provisiona which were very welcome to the, stranded gathered together in this historic spot, civil servants, doctors and missionaries, Clark, 4. G. Coppin, Mr. and Mrs. F. pólice. The launch was floated with the guests of this Colony of Macso, with Grave women, and children not a few; Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Donnelly, the high tide of Saturday afternoon and all its long story and memorable 3880- cistigns. Nor can we forget that the true pioneers all of them, who laid down H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. and Mrs. G. Breturned safely to the Lok Ma Chow Portuguese were the pioneers of that their lives for the great future that is to Dunnett, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Dutton, Station.

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R. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Edg calonia expansion which has done so

Dwelling on their example of plodding, cumber, Arthur S. Ellis, E E. Elis, Felix much to alter the face of the earth It was the Portuguese who, at the end of patient upbuilding, the Bishop concląd: W. Ellis Fred. Ellis, V. M.. Graybarn,

ed ***And for ourselves, many and J, H. C. Goodban, L. S. Greenhill: E. PIRACY IN THE HARBOUR. the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth conturies, opened up great are the problems that press upon Howard and R. A. Gubbay, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hancock, the vast extent of the coast of Asia the problem of the relation of race Harry Hancock

On Friday evening, the mistress of a from the Red Sea to Macao to European to race, of church to church, of man to B. Hancock J. Scott Hurston, J." Owen un-I had almost said of man to God. Hughes, J. D. Humphreys. Henry Hum trade, and influence under leaders like We live in a time strangely unlike any phreys, Miss B. E. Jennings, G. P. Lam-sampan states that whilst lying in Yau- Vasco da Gama and Alboquerque. For the world has ever near The whole mert, EL A Lammert, W. Logan M. Mmati Bay near the M.B.K. con yard she three hundred years Macao yas for world is convulsed in the birth-throes of Maag, W. B. Martsfield, G. Nicholson, M was engaged by a man to row him to a foreigners the gateway of the Chinese a new ago. Short are the days given us Stafford, Northcote, W. Pattendon, T. lighter in the bay. When some distance Empire. Here the first lighthouse in the in which to do our work. Let us go de Paterson A Peel, LS Perry, from the lighter another man boarded her Pnet was erected; the first printing press forward unafraid and labour in faith and Patrick Cumming Potts, 3. I. Ramsay, vessel from another boat. The new comer employing movable type, instead of the -stereotyped wooden blocks used by the courage and hope, so that at the end we E. M Haymond, LC. Parker Rees, produced a revolver and the passenger who Chinese, was set up; here, also, the first may lay down our work and ourselves Edward B. Reed, James Reid, Mr. and had engaged her sampan relieved her of foreign hospital in China was opened and in those strong hands that guide the Mrs. Johir Robertson D. O, Russell P. a pair of bangles worth $30 and 25 JD vaccination was first practised. Eure Capt. generations and uphold the universe--the M. Nolasen, da Silva, G. Morton Baith, money. Both men rowed away in the hands of mercy and justice above." EL C. Shrubsole, H. Percy Smith Mr. other boat towards the Hongkong sido Hail, on November 25th, 1840, arrived in

and Mig. W. A. Stephens, Allan, of the harbon. the Nemesis, the first iron steamer to CEREMONY IN "GOD'S

'S ACRE."

M.Shark, F. Button, Percy Tester, touch those shores,

After the service the congregation fol- B. Thomson, W. J. G. Whiley, LM. lowed the clergy to the cemetery where Whyte, HP Waite, D. L W Williams Dr. Fonice laid a wreath upon the grave Nire and Mrs. E. A. M. Willams. Mr. and

Lamb.

We as met to dedicate to the glory.

M. Gardiner is of German extraction, | but has been a naturalised American for several years.

Mr. Gardiner has been with Messrs. W. P. Lowe in a confidential capacity, for some years.

"To the ordinary course of duty a con- stable should have at the junction of los House Street and Queen's Road. At the time of the attack the policeman was not at his post.

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MISSING POLICE LAUNCH SAFE.

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HOURS.

SAMPAN WOMAN KOBBED."

HONGKONG MAN MURDERED

of God, and to the service of the little group of English-speaking people here, of Robert Morrison The Vice Admiral Ms. B. T. Williamson, A. Fal, Ho K IN NORTH BORNEO. this restored Church. This is a sacred Able Seaman H. Barber each laid & Ho Kwong, Ho Long, Ho Wing, Hong

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grave of Capt. Sir Hamong Cederal Chamber of Commerce,

Benhouse, R.N.,

spot to all who love the past and who

A former Hongkong man named Mr. reverence that spirit of the piancer through which progress comes. Eleven Bonior officer no cannot Hongkong Ard Shanghai Banking Cor. C. E. Macfarlane has been murdered in months ago when. I paid my brat visit Fleet in China, who died in Jace, 1841.poration, The Chartered Bank of India, North Borneo where he was engaged as The late Mr. Macfarlane was formerly to Macro, this Church was a ruin. The The Vice-Admiral and Commander Cloele, Austra and China Hongkops Stock manager on a rubber estate. next month Colonel Hayley Ball spoke R., senior British Naval Officer of the Exchange, Hongkong and Shanghat Bank- at our Diocesan Conference. His speech West River, then placed a wreak on the ing" Corporation (Junior Mms) Hong attached to the RCA at Lyemoon and was reported, and the next morning 1 grave of Lord John Spencer Churchill kong Philatelic Society, Benjamin and on compiction of his military service und a letter saying that one who desired who died on June 2nd 1840. A wreath Botte, Ellis & Co. Dodwell & Co. Ltd., joined the Naval Yard Police Force. He to remain anonypens would defray the had also been placed by the residents of Vernon Smyth Mezon & Taylor, Jeft the Colony in 1011, during the rubber the Lowe Bingham & Matthew Chinese Staff boom, and commenced work on a rubber balance of the epst of re-building, "Since Micro on each of the other greven in the

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estate as an assistant- then, the Church hus been rebuilt, the pebe

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