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TAX LAUENKÖNW & NUT THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, MAY Jav, 1922.

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT IN MILITARY SPIES AND THEIR CRITICS OF CHRISTIANITY. ANTI-CHRISTIAN

PRAYA EAST:

CHAUFFEUR FINED FOR

NEGLIGENCE.

REVOLVERS.

INTERESTING CASE AT THE

MAGISTRACY."

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The case, in which four m104 A decision was reached; before Mr. Lindsell, yesterday, in this cuse in which arrested on the Annikuen Maru on the the driver of Np. 6' imptar ese, belonging | 19th ult, on suspicion that they were con to the Dragon Garage, was summoned forcerned in a Chiness bank robbery reckless driving in Praya East on March Swatow, came up for hearing at the ah, when Mr. J. H. Gelling, of the Magistracy yesterday afternoon before » Daily Prosd, was thrown out of a ricksha Mr Lindseļi, ·

with which the defendant's car collided.

The case had lawn adjøürned for the attendance of Capt. Rymer, the passenger in the defendant's car, who had gone to Shanghai. A he had not returned the cus was called on for decision without his evidene

SERMON BY DR. T. W. PEARCE. Further reference to the Peking, Anti Christian manifesto was made by the Rev., T. W. Pearce, LLD., at the University Students' service, on Sunday, at the Rhenish Mission Church. The question,

Few shall I know the truth!" was Dr.,

Pearce's subject god he took as hid text

QAMPAIGN

AT CANTON, CONDUCTED WITH GREAT VIGOUR, MILD TASTE OF SOVIET RULE, The Canton correspondent of the NC. The subject most in evidence in the Daily News, wrote on April 18th:~~~

newspapers at present is the "anti-Chris-

the words of Jeremiah, Chap, L., verse 5tian campaign that is being carried on They shall, ask the way to Zion, with, with great vigour Some of the Chinese their faces thithërward."

papers are devoting a good deal of space When the men were arrested 'a qasotity

Well for us," said the preacher'. to it and many are taking advantage of of Chinese silver dollars was found in

if we have formed the habit of the opportunity to air their opinions. It their "possession, whilst two revolvers, fully loaded and cocked ready for action,king questions at the right time, of is interesting to neties on what day the were found in the possession of two of the right men, in the right manner, and first article appeared. It was on the day the men. Two charges were preferred with the right spirit. If this is so, we that had been fixed for the big street against them. The first was that of

are on the way to become men of wisdom, tarade against licensed prostitution 'in The facts of the case were, briefly, that possession of property believed to have discernment and understanding, through which all the Christian Schools of Middle the exercise of an inquiring mind. One School grade and above were to take part been stolen outside the Colony, and the number of rickshas were travelling to

second was that of unlawful possession of mean our questions and look as if re

condition, only, is attached. We should and the labour associations bad agredd to join as well as some from phosgevern- wards Hongkong along Praya East A

mens and private schools. The day before car in which Mr. S. B. C. Hogs was ridings and ammunition. Owing to lack of

meant them. We should not be asking that the Christian students and carried was approaching from Hongkong, and the evidens, the charge of possession of

about the road at the moment when we

sbrough a canvass of the city, going from shop to shop asking the proprietors to defendant was avertaking the rickshasKolen property was dropped, and two

"are looking over our shoulder award paste up a notice that they agreed to the and vollided with one of them with such of the defendants were discharged. The another. This is what the prophet Jeremiah closing of all, licensed brothels.

other two defendants were charged with

For that the occupant was hot cut.

lawful possession of armis, The C Over the lead of the coolie, into the side

'was made interesting in view of the pre- phannel, and enstained varisis injuries.sent state of affairs between North and Cross-exammation had suggested that the rickshas"were on the tram lines and, by falling to pull in to the left, had con tributed to the accident,'

The prosecution yesterday tendered fie ther er dener, Mr. H. J. Timperley, of "the China” Mail, said he was in the hind He heard the untor car most ricks pulled up sullenly. It was then quite, char to the side channel; in tart, but for the circumstance that it was evidently stopping unexpectedly, i ne might sappase from its position, that it was about to get

penger down at the kerb,

The defendant, giving evidence on hist ¡own behalf, said he saw four or five rick. shas ahead and sounded his horn to warn them to let him pass. The rickshas wäre in the middle of the tram lines. Sing that had very little opportunity "of passing them, I slowed down," said the defendant, and just the fucked

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of them."

The Magistrate: Where exactly was your car in the road?

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Defendant; The inner wheels were on the left hand tramite.

The Magistrate: Why did yed net drive a little further out?

Defendant; I might hit the motor car coming from the opposite diretion......

The Magistrate: But, on your own admission, you' had five or six Fret be tween you and the middle of the road,

The defendant reiterated that he feared collision with the other air. Further pressed, defendant said, I tried to go, to the middle of the road but there was

not time to do so-

The Magistrate: Why were you not edriving there all the time?

Three or four efforts were made, to get an answer to this question, but, nif" the defendant said was, "I could not swerve the car to the middle of the road." One of his attempts to answer was interpreted

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South China as both defendants tried, 10 make at that they wore spies in the employ of General Li Lit Kwan of the Cantonese Army,

After evidence of the discovery of the Chinese arths had been given by two detritives. Acting Sub-Inspector Shannon gave evidence of arrest: He stated that he carefully" examined the revolvers and found that they had recently been add and that the safety catches of the re- volyres in both caseg Were not in use,

Mr. F. X. D'Aimada, who appeared for the defendants, then pointed out that these 11111 were the unfortanate victims of n Crime in which they had no hand. On receipt of a telegram from Swarow the Palice sented the dungun Mar and the revolvers were found in their possess

sion.

As a matter of fact, the men were theers in the employ of a foreign govern. ment and they were returning from a mission of investigation in the Kansu Province vid Amoy to Cantun. At the quie of the robbery at Swatow they were on the high gene The defendants were quite prepared to be put in the with

box;

to Kansu.

position there.

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means in the text. Let us consider with present application to ourselves the sug-

tons of the verse.

We wish to learn more clearly and

How are

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Canvass met with marked success and is was noticeable how many shops, put up this notice.

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CAUSE OF THE CAMPAIGN,

All this was attracting too much atten- fully, the truth concerning Christianity, tion to the Christian Church and the next

we to find this. in the enfies the Christian cause of the present cam morning the first "shot, in the attack on of opinion that rages around us today!paign was fired through an article written How are we to satisfy ourselves goncern by Mr. Wong Chong Wai, the local Minister of Ednension, in which he stated ng anti-Christian movements and mufihis objections to Christianity on there festies such as the document, to which our grounds; first, for its narrowness

and attention was directed when we last que

intolerance; second, because the Christian In this Church.!

Rember that question asking right within certain limits. We some fimes do well not to bed questions that are put to us out of mere curiosity or persinenes, "We should not. if we can help it, listen to the interrogatories of profanity. But when the soul is really alive with interrogation it will know how put its own questions and will give Christianity no rest till those questions are answered, at least substantially. If Christianity in China to-day, or in any place, at any time, caboct answer the questions of the soul, then I for one would What are Christian teachers for hut, to have nothing to do with Christianity answer the questions of the soul, to rebuke litt und unworthy questions to urge to rater and bolder inquiries; that there may come to the questioner sur vision of light, som 8

Ereater treasure of benediction.

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religion was the enemy of the democratio dend and always the supporter of the capitalist, and, thirdly, because it wa nes in accord with modern science. "Since then the battle has gone on.

Last Sunday there was a large meting of students who favour this thevement. School, a school noted in times past fer The leaders come mostly from the Law the lawless conduct

of it students. They have formed as association in connexion with that in Peking and generally s determined to carry at a strong pre- pagar da. Some of it is not merely anti- Christian it is anti-retigins and there is little iden of religious liberty in it: 1 and finding that some of il students heard of some of them going to a school, were in the habit of having a meeting for Bible study and prayer out of school hours and these partisans of progress" thought that it ought to be stopped, be- cause this school had been founded in memory, of a man who was known to be an opponent of Christianity.

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Canton; who are

I hear that some of the students of

not Christian, 23

opposed to this auxi Christian movement on this very ground that these people ib following the principles of the Bolshevists and attacking religion are the foes of liberty of thought.

The Bra defendant, a well-huit an of

We, who have made ourselves six feet and wearing a long coat, said that he was a petty offer in the employponsible for the conduct of Students Ser General Li Lit Kwan of Canton. Vie, daire above all things that these Sometime ago he was sent on a mission services may be the means of the way to

He returned from there to

a city of God wherein, with towers and

THE CHRISTIANS' ATTITUDE," Amoy on the 18th alt, and from there stands the temple of God, knowledge. Linterested in it all and are watching with and pinnacles pointing heavenward, booked his passage to Canton via Hong. And we dak as those who have a right interest bus with no alarm. They do not The Christians are of course deeply kong. He arrived in Hongkong on the following day. He was

sjf to ask, if you would regard yourselves or intend to be drawn into much debate, but was not aware any robbery having taken place in Swntow

regarded as sericus inquirers. that are going to use the present time to push the arrived at Swalow at 10 a.m. and your faces be turned thitherward". day. He did not intend disembarking hails open to the street of Canton, the claims of Christ and His Gospel upon the left for Hongkong at 3 p.m. the same

more vigorously their. Christian cam- Dr. Pearce recalled that, years ago,paign hear of plans for a Christian when the was speaking daily in preaching daily paper which will set forth, the at Hongkong, but was going to proceed by the same vessel to Canton.

same criticisms of Christianity were utter Chine people with all the force they The Magistrate: Now tell me, why did by hostile critics as were contained know you go to Kansu?

in the Peking Anti-Christian manifesto, The defendant! To investigate therently published. Indeed, it seemed to articles, not because of their depth of It is interesting to read some of these | him as if he stood in ancient Rome, bear thought or evidence of The Magistrate: What! a non-com- the early, preachers of Christianity beard: they show how tirely the objections ag in Chines precisely the thing that of what they are attacking, but buse missioned officer sent to investigate the He had to try and meet inquiry as they raised are based upon misconceptions

grasp of the truth

position ?--Yea

of what General Li Lit Kan was going to frad his

were you sent for -Because it by showing what Christianity what Christianity really means.

really was.

Mapy ere bred upon antigua whip.

views of the If you want to know about the Chris Bible that modern into Kansu.

has shown Mr.

Christian Church, go to Christian Lavo beca raised again and again through- literature, go to Christian teachers. If

out the centuries. We have not yet come you want to know nahout atheism, go to to the question as to who was Cain's atheists they ought to know their own wife1" but

expect that it will ne negation. If any man wills wills on. There has been nothing that in any know of the detring whether it be of claims of Christ that is set forward by to do His will, he shall know

touches the view of the teaching and (iod. If and man wills to keep his men whose minds have while loyal to steadily taking his own course, because from every quarter. face turned Godward and upward. Him, been open to all light that hag coins not down?-Thehe naso willed, bia face turned Obedience and knowledge shall go band to light and truth, he shall know, hand; by doing he shall learn, until knowledge derome perfected and he sens, faer to face."

28, Un seeing the rickshas ahead 1a D'Almada: I think he was spying tian religión,” continued Dr. Pearce, "go to be incredible, some are quibbles that

turned in to the left," and this led the Magistrato to remonstrate with the inter preter, What nonsense are you putting

into his mouth now?"

the ground there,

inside the revolver.

The Magistrate to defendant: How did you get from Kansu to Amoy 2-1 travel led overland.

And you always carry your revolver at ---The defendant then took the line, "Allful cock! don't always keep the mage

the time, I was driving in the middle

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What do you mean? The Police Officer of the road." but the Magistrate remind- cays the magazine was in the revolver and ed him that he had already made a con- the safety catch Was

magazine was not in. trary statement.

The Magistrates & don't believe you: the Officer" was and I believe him.

The Magistrate then ordered the volver to be shown to the defendant, and when the weapon was being passed up queried in a "suspicious way It is not

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TOUCH OF SOVIET RULE.

Two weeks ago we had a mild taste of what Soviet rule might be like. The Canton Government have been concerned because the local bank notes were not cashed at par.

by the asanesination of the change shops. The of Staff of the Civil Governor and the uncertainties of the political situation had their effect on

money market. The Labour Associa tions took up the matter and ecided that it was an insult ta the Kuomintang government to discount their notes and Motor cur and truck cases occupied Mr.That they would demand that the ex- beyond the tiffin hur. Fraser at the Magistracy, yesterday, far change shops carbed them at full value.

The driver of Car No. 505 was fined

They went round to several shops and the shop people would not do an

CHAUFFEURS AT COURT. TRAFFIC CASES AT THE MAGISTRACY.

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Inspector fiarrod said he understood Mr. Timperley could speak as to the posi- tion of the vehicles after the accident. The witness was recalled and said the rickehn was two feet from the side chan.onded, is it? nol. He was sure of this, because they Magistrate how he usually carried it, with The defendant then pointed out to the thought.it quite safe to leave it there. the safety catch down.” If it had been on the tram line it would

"How long have you had this weapon" have been the obvious thing to pull it unarmed.

asked the Magistrate--I went up there I bought it about a month in to the side of the road..

The Magistrate said there was no doubt totally unarmed and thought you would "You have been on a dangerous missien the defendant was driving negligently; buy this on your way back No. I he found the case made cut against the bought the pistol on the way to Kansu, $15 for exceeding the speed limit near they demanded they had the effrontery defendant on his own admission. He And you did not bother to see that the St. Stephen's Boys' College. He admitted to hale several of these Assistante

afety catch was driving at a fair speed and not suff all the way like this-Yes. I have never Sergeant Hallamratinated the pace at had

down. You carried it having driven at 18 m.ph. and Police to the police

station

and the ciently in the middle of the road to clear bad any occasion to use it?

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evil precedent that the rickshas.

was being rel police officer

driver The

has just been it

one of the Kowloon motor they actually detained these exchange Mr. Wilson (representing the Dragon

fired I don't know I can't ernlain that. buses had to pay a fine of $15 for driving shop. "fokis" in custody. Then the

The second defendant's evidence was t 30 Garnge) mentioned that the defendant similar, but he added that the mission of aid that the bus company manager bud Guild took the matter up and the whole .p.h. in Gascoigne Road. It was was in the fire. The Exchange Shops had suffered loss of wages amounting to investigation was a political one. He warned the man and asked that the police of the exchange shops were closed for a $65 because his license had been taken He was linble to be shot by the seldiers him and other drivers.

carried the revolver in case of discovery, should take proceedings as a warning to week. At the end through the negotia

tion of the Chamber of Commerce the away by the police.

the re

The driver of Mr. Botelho's car was matter was settled by the Inbour The Magistrate: I shall fine him $20. I see; you wanted the receiver to pro summoned for driving at 25 m.p.b., on agreeing not to molest the exchange shops It was mentioned that the ricksha protect yourself -If they had tried to arrest the wrong side of the road, at Chinwan, in future,

I would

onld have tried to protect myself.

on the Castle Peak Rond. Ife was pristor had put in a claim for 831.02 in

The facts are that the exchange shor fined $15. The Magistrate: Excellent! One re

cannot take al and every note to the respect of the coolie and the vehicle. volver against an army of soldiers, eh 1 Mr. B. M. Dyer's chauffeur had to Banks and get face value dinetly for Observing that the question of damages the idea of the Arms Ordinance was not drove from Murray Road to Wellington than

Mr. D'Almada then pointed out that answer a summons alleging that he them, the Bank will pet cash more rested between the defendant and the to charge persons in session of arms Barracks, in Queen's Road East, at the uncertainty and the fact that they had fixed number each day. ན་ So with Company, the Magistrate ordered pay-intended for persons destined to stop in 25 m. p.h. A traffic sergeant on the police wonder that they wanted some discount.

passing through the Colony. It was a.m.. on March 25th, at a speed of wait for their money it was

to

small ment of $30 as compensation. Mr. the Colony.

motor cycle had to go at that speed to Still one wonders why more did not sen Gelling, ha understood, was not asking The Magistrate did not naree, and keep

pare with the driver and ultimately what a precedent was being set when the for compensation in that, Court.

then addressing the defendants said: I stopped him by signals on

the horn... propose to send you both on another mis-

Labour Uning usurped the functions of Mr. H. Lyson (for Mr. Gelling): No, sion: it will not be similar to General

Asked for his defence the driver said: the police and arrested those who had The policeman has taken out the wum incurred their dierleasure and police "your Worship.. I think, from what I Li Lit Kwan's mission. It will be a mons because I wenld not let him naan, meekly acquiesced. Whom will they hear from the Company, that there willion of investigation of the conditions A previous conviction for a similar arrest next, if they usare the functions

of hard labour.. „Bix......months".

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