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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 11T, 1924.

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MINISTERS' TWO RUPEES DEADLOCK IN INDIAN CENTRAL

-PROVINCES.

REPORTED MASSACRE

IN SIBERIA.

FOUR GUNS AND A FIELD HOSPITAL.

RiGA, March 9th. The Soviet Press publisher reports from

DIOCESAN CONFERENCE

tintinard from paga 5.)

A QUITE TYPICAL SERVICE

to hold on to Pants, March 9th..

SUNDAY SORODIS.

7.

A MISSION OF HELP.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Molony, D.D.,

Bishop Malony said he had to speak on What is meant by a Mission of

-Berailed this morning near Lyons, Three yearly fur minister was voted where. chus, who it is alleged were reinforced by they do not see any point in it. WHY [lave for strengthening the Church in the not arrive at the Conference in time he

The Calis-klediterranean exprese- was

persons were killed and twenty Injured.

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The wrecked train was ant the regular Express from Calais.

It now appears that only two were killed and three injureil.

SPECIAL SERVICE SQUADRON SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S ENTHU

SIASTIC WELCOME.

ADELAIDS, March 9th. The special service squadron has ar

It was heartily rived at Port Adelaide. Welcomed by great crowds. The city of Adelagde was befagged."

ROYAL DUTCH LLOYD. GOVERNMENT TO, GRANT CASH ADVANCES,

already been sought..

So far I have tried, firs of all la dyöne the position of the Church of England. | Bishop in Chekinng, was introduced bý Secondly to point out some thing in which the President at the open session, which I have gone into all the details about the Church has failed and may still be was held in the evening. Catholics and Evangelicals to tag and sift failing. Thirdly, I have suggested that Naaren, March 9th.

ent some of the things in which we may the Church of England is not failing, and The Swarajists' obstructionist tactics in the Council of the Central Provinces Vladivostock with regard to an attack be failing to give people anything definite that the methods, which have been adopt Help? Do we need one in the Far East ??" So many men have said teed to strengthen her at home are well worth and then made a jocular reference to the culminated in a total rejection of the on the Fast Siberian village of Kon-

isarovan on February 20th by 200 Chan- me that they do not go to Church breau or consuleration in any scheine we may fact that if the Bishop of Singapore did budget. A salary of only two rupees upon Mr. Standen, the fauce member, Chine soldiers from the Garrison of out they se any point in it! Let us gu

Mishiyan, The village was burnt, and with our worshiper into a quite typical East by a mission to English speaking (Bishop Molony) would have to deal with, declared that the Governor would have

inen were killed and women outraged Service. He is a man, let us say, who loves people. A question of first rate impart the subject of "Some Practical Sagges to take over the transferred departments.

"I have been in Hongkong for three The Daily Telegraph Calcutta correspot-Cheka guards prevented a massacre of his Bible, there are pakages in it which we have no time to go into now is tions." dent understands that Lord Oliver's the whole population, and killed twenty make a rare appeal to all that is best in the question of Sunday Schools. We are

bine But often enough the tesous beginning to realise thats teaching young days," continued Bishop Molony, so I sanction for dissolution of the council has of the hadits This remainder plunder appointed for the day" an quite un people is not an easy thing. It is an suppose I am qualified to speak about the two more vilages on the Russian frontier suitable for public reading. Nu effort of art. And those who know nothing about plaer. Thave been staying on the Peak, The guards subsequently killed twenty kcation can make anything intelligible it can do more hare than good. Of, and the sight of Hongkong from there is more bandita,"

it of what is being read. The pansourse, everyone is in favour of really indeed a stimulating one for a Britop. It is alleged that the band was com-

are, of course, the most perfect expression good Sunday Schools, but it would be He sees the Cathedral, the Law Courts, manded by a Chinese officer called Siasat. of spritual feeling. But when we have interesting to know how many of the the Memorial raised to the Glorious Dead, and was well equipped, with four eld

to stand bolt upright and listen to a choir tterly mistaken ideas about what Chris-the Square with the statues of Queen guns and an ambulance.

which is not a choir of angels struggling | tianity really is, are not due to well-mean-Vieteria and others'; he sees the Dock- through sixty veres, not unly our piety ing but incompetent teaching in Sunday yard, the military establishments, and ke and our attention, but even our leges, are schools. How many people have nothing knows there is the wonderful University put jó a severe test. The prayer, seem to to do with the Church to-day because they and also Kowloon and all this has been la for the most part for the King. the think the Church teaches what they were done within the last eighty years. It is Royal Family, and Parliament, or things taught in Sunday Schools ?

Sue! It gives one a feeling somewhat qually repots It would be unkind to. Whether this is true or pot it is cer-

like that experienced by Nebuchadnezzar, So there is agst appalling ignoraass of what we have done all this on the coast of a country of ancient civilization. And then the Chirch reach. And tut only ignor ance which means not knowing but know I am asked to speak on the need of a ing what is not true. Few preple cruise Mission of Help in a place like this! how insecure are the assumptions through is it needed which they have come to doubt, the a volation" of God to man in Jesus Christ.

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FRANCE PULLING OP WISER FINANCIAL MEASURES MOOTED.

PARIS, March 8th. President Millerand, 31. Poincare. M. Da La Steyrie, the manager of the Bank of France, and serverat prominent financi ers, conferred as the Elpsay this working with regard to measures necessary to im prove the financial situation and restore the franc. The Government intends to impress upon the Senate the urgency of The overnacht has drafted bill passing new financial measures, rapidly authorising the grant of cash advances | reducing expenditure, and ending the loan to the Royal Dutch Blogil ̧46, for live | policy. It is understood phat the Bank of years to cover the company's working Frazes will continue to associate itself bosses; the grant nut to exered 3,250,000 with the Gierernment's efforts. gulders

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AMSTERDAM. Märch.ch.

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The Royal Dutel Lloval undertakes to pay six per cent, interest on the ad. Valves, and financial reurganisation is Fikely to instinted shortly, entailing "reiluetion of interest on the company's handed delt from seven to four per cent.

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"WE DO WANT TO FIGHT: IRISH TROOPS OBJECT TO

DEMOBILIZATION..

Losbox. March 9th. Wholesale demobilisations in the Irish

National Army, culminating in the dis criticise the sermon, but it is not as a rub cainly trus that in every class of society when he said This is Gerat Babylon."

charge of over 100 officers during the past week. Id to trouble at several military centres.

ed efficers at Templemors wont of with machiaguas, rifes and ammunition, whereupon an armoured car wist to

A number of demobili-

round the ap

The City of Amsterdam is to make

The Senate Finance Committee camin- similar andaanees, but exceeding 1,750,000ed $. Poiccare's, financial proposals the

Two officer of high rask have sent guilders.

whole of yesterday afternoon and passed a number of the articles, but amended Government with failure to interpret the others. The Committee has so far apete in accordance with the spirit of proved four milliard fraues increased taxation. The Commisbo remains hostile the Irish, people,, with the result that the to investing the Government with power military an endeavoring to arrest them from regulations having the form of law.

for insubordination. They complain that GERMAN GENERAL ELECTION the latest demobilised lists contain too INTER-ALLIED COMMITTEE MAY many officers who participated in the

Anglo-Irish struggle,

NEW CURRENCY ISSUE FOR

GERMANY.

DENOMINATION OF POUND ·

STERLING.

BALE: March -nth.

In the Budget Committer of the Reich ALEK Herr Schacht President of the

GRANT FREE PRESS.

BERLIN, March 9th. In view of the approaching generol elve- tion; the Government of the Reich has appealed to the authorities in the occupied territories for liberty of the prys nud Erge-

anything particularly enlightening when ur worshiper gets home hays be does not sw the point in going to Church. He campot espress himself very well bes

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The

youd waying everything should have been all right, but som how it was all wrong He feels, like mebody, said he felt after

Bishop Melony thought such a Alissian one of Disraeli's dinner, that everything

was needed, or at least something like had been wreed cold except the ies la Now are they aware of the extent to which Intter to the President charging the deed if people do not come le Church to furry crticle of the creed can stand the He painted a glowing, word picture,

receive the Sceraments, and if they are test of the most

of the average young man, who comes arching modern

from a Godly home to the East. The not brought into an atmosphere where they criticism and come out victorious. young man is seldom seen in Church; his be done more today than home life is gone: club life, invariably can pray, and if there is httle in the work needs ta whole service so quicken the iniad to the this work of teaching and teaching takes its place. He spends his leintre thought of God, it is questionable whether those who have been taught wrong.

in things that do not really help him. Stady circle method which the Bishop of This class of people, as well as many thaw is any point-in going to Church."

Vegria has run so successfully here, or other vlasses, needle something like a perhaps similar discussions on a somewhat Mission of Help farger scale might do a great drai in told quite plainly that the wider range The modern world has got to of the modern mind means that it is be coming less and not, more easy for God

Thy God iga jentous God. Religion must

"There is great military activity in Dublin. The guards have been doubled, and leave cancelled.

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A CARICATURE AND THE TIDEAL.

this way,

But, added the Bishop, can the home

was in a distracted state, distracted about Church really help wai The home Church the revision of the Prayer Book, and

most fundamental question of Christian Faith. Could anyone come from home

Brictatank, utlined a plan for the dom of speech throughout the occupied REFTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)| utterly unlike this the Church of England to be kept in à corner of it. The Lo distracted about the niora important and

establishment of a new bank of issue, vra Dermau gold note credit bank. The Institution is to be purely German and managed by the Reichsbatik. The sarees will be 500.000,00 gold marks and notes will be in the druomination of pound sterling, which, among other reasons, the Reichslank directorate cou sidered to be the most serviceable. Georaan trade, in the main, depended on the London nousy market.

SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE. REASONABLE APPREHENSION REGARDING THE FUTURE.

zons, in order to ensure uninflueneri voting. It has asked permission for speakin ers from accupied Germany to address meetings. And that 140,000 inhabitants from the occupied regions of whom two-thirds are voters, hould be gllowed in votr

It is stated that the Inter-Allied Rhine. sind High Commission is likely to grant freedom of the press "so far as the safety of the uccupation troops permits.

Losos. March th Strong sympathy is extended on every hand with Franer in her desire for security, as brought fouts in the Yellow Book.

"It is regnised that Paner is masan ably apprehensive of aggression from rehabilitated firmanns. Nevertheless, "British disinclination to enter into a military alliance in accordance with French views is defended, and, at the same time, it is pointed out that the sievupation of the Rohr and Rhineland no more solved France's fear of Germany than it solved the reparations question.

It is ruphasised that security is more important than reparations, and hopes are entertained that the disenssions he tween 3. Poincare and Mr. MacDonald may lead to an agréement on this pre- dominant consideration.

FRENCH COTTON ENQUIRY POSSIBILITIES IN INDO-CHINA.

PARIS, March 9th.

The Senate's colonies committee, in spicing into the question of the produc tion of cotton. heard Colonel Bernayl regarding the climatic and other adva tages afforded by Indo-Chica where society for the study of the cultivation of colton is meessfully experimenting on intensive lines similar ter: British thethouts in India. The speaker said

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MR. CHURCHILL'S CANDIDATURE.

MR. BALDWIN'S ELEVENTH-HOUR

MOVE,

Lospos, March 1th

A piguna sirumation bas arisen in the Westminster Abbey Division, where, after furnicious promingat Conservatives had amonneed their support of Mr. Winston- Churchill, Mr. Ballwin has issued a letter stating that the Conservative candidate, Brigadier-tieneral Viehrdson, should reive the whole-heatal support of the niunist Party. Mr. Churchill had just ablished his election address, cultic ally declaring his intention to support Mr. Baldwin and Conservative Party.

M. VENIZELOS LEAVES

NEW PREMIER PORMING CABINET.

the

Aruess, March 9th. M. Papanastassiou is said to be endea Couring to form a Cabinet, including politicians of all shades in the present Assembly. The new Glövernment's pro- grange will include the overthrow of the Dynasty by the Assembly without n plebiscite. The question of the change of constitution will be settled by a plebis cite at an opportune moment.

zrios shall leave Greece on March 10th, It is at present arranged that 31. Venis tá Brindish

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M. Venizelos has left.

SOVIET. AND THE TURES.

REPORTED AGREEMENT GRANTING "FREEDOM TO TRADE."

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 10th.

c79.

that Cambertin ratton presented the characteristics of American cotton. Jirsch, President of the Niger Cotto Company, describing the results obtain ed in the French Sudan, said it, might be possible to count on a yield of 100 kilogrammes to the hectare.

A incssage from: Moscow says the Soviet The com- pany's cotton-fields, where cultivation Government has granted immediate began three years ago, now cover over

freedom to trade between Turkey and Russia, subject only to payment of 3,000 hectares, ..-

toms dues for local produce and manufac tures in both countries, while Turkish SERIOUS SITUATION IN

traders shall be free to come and go and MOROCCO.

sell their wares to whomsoever they please. SPANISH POSTS BESIEGED.

PARIF. March 9th." Reports from French Morocco indicate the seriousness, of the situation in Spanish Morocco.

Two Spanish posts are besieged, but they are managing to get food and am- munition by sea.

SOUTCPH

"DEATH FOR RUSSIAN BANDITS.

Rica, March 9th, A message from Minsk says twenty-two well-equipped bandits, including three women, led by Ataman Yegor Monich, who carried out a series of robberies on

who are violently assaulting a number of Spanish positions sixty kilometres west of Mella.

years' imprisonment, twenty-seven

shorter terma and eighteen acquitted.

OBITUARY.

UTAH MINE DISASTER

NO NEWS YET OF ENTOMBED WORKERS.

RESCUE LEADER ASPHYSIATED

Als have strive.

Ker

personality or else dwindle.to less than

Fortunately a good deal of what" I have said is not true. It is a caricature. But it is a caricature in which be the original What. I want to emphasi is not whether this is or is not typical of the Church of England, but rather how ought to be. The ideal of the Church of England to give her people the whole Catholic faith, with something of that either be the dynamite force of the whul and pull together the Church out here!

and freedom for which the

We want me who can help us to be There are in England to-day a considerable number of

When we consider what vigorous efforts constructive and not destructive. especially in London at the far-

The title, Mission of Help," con- vincial towns, who na prosenting a man must make to have a religion that

is a practical one is surprising that sidered the Bishop was hardly adequate. Christianity in their Churches according SALT LAKE Cary, March 9th.

very best ideals of the Church of we do not have attached to every Church If the Mission was coming from home to the Although the sea parte rated England. They are the people who are 6 society for men, and women which the working in the Utah fuel raise to a anietly sueding

the extreme Anglos at a pretty high standard of Christ and if the hour Church was to finance depth of 2.500 fert, there is no defaite Cathalles. They have no party pame, and discipline. With rules for instance the movement, it would he a good title. news of the imprisoned miners yet. No

no party ambition. They or other about attendanes at Communion, Bible But if we were going to call these men, indications of fire have hitherto been en

ing about partis at all. One thought reading, intercessory prayer and those countered The leader of the rescuers was

has arrested than

thm: the thought of the certainly a "rule about reading set hooks choose them, put up the finds, instruct asphyxiated.

multitude of men and women and boys advised by the priest controlling the them, then he thought the title was is SALT LAKE CITY, March 9th,

to whom Christianity means less society. But on one point we must insist. Nice charred bodies have been removed that the heart of keeps them.

wen en Rules wone are quite useless. Nobody little inappropriate. It was not definite you are going to bave enough: there was no "grip in it for from the Utah fuel mine.

Chri-tendon the fit of the Church has rules you must have a quarterly if not the Church workers out here.

ecome almost completely alienated from

they are being kept. In this way you can have tried to do has been to make the build up a body of people who are really The fire which broke out yesterday rple feel at home again in the Church. living and enjoying the Christian life

They have not done this by stunt ser

services greatly hindered the efforts of the rescue parties at the 'tah fuel mine. The fire stunt preaching. For the most part, can moreover give a reason for the was extinguished late last night when venty-five men who were exploring the mine found about thirty dend."

RAILROAD MAGNATE

KILLED.

THIRTY BODIES DISCOVERED,

NY.

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New York, March 10th.

Mr. Alfred Smith, pe mident of the New York Central Railroad, has been killed through being thrown from his horse in Central Park,

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DAVIS CUP,

SEVENTEEN ENTRIES.

New Yonx, March 9th. Canada, Italy and Denmark have chal- lenged for the Davis Cup, bringing the nualer of entries to seventeću.

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NEWS.

· juy "CormesY, OF THE DAILY HULLETIN.

SINO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS

PERING, March 9th.

anding. Their 's havi

Let us

the life of the prople. The first thing that a monthly report or whether the rules fad something."" plealed Kishop Melany,

The

hope that is in them.

which will declare to the whole place what we are doing."

Another point which should be cont Only those who have tried it know how sidered, he continued, was that of ex- they have not gone in for bizarre, innova

have added

difficult it i to lead disciplined time. The chief thing they

pense. Was it all to be borne by those to the Church service is Bunion seas.

have compare the rvies they are piritual life. Lerhaps, the clergy know

better that anybody else how essential it out here? Shanghai was willing to guar providing with the Ang it for. The pale they are progid

taken are that The clergy do realise that everything antee the sum of Tls. 2,000, and as it had when a man copies to Church it will not they do whether it is visiting, or preach been computed that the Mission would cost about Tis. ",000, it had been sug- the fault of the servig if he can see bing, or arranging and fussing around

sinine social functions is worse than we u

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worth listening to, of her unething evors. libg it luis is a background a really tharif, should each provide. The 2,000.

ip it. They either "hy a a strong gested that Hongkong and Singapore body can sing The way read from.

Other questions touched upon by the Bible do contain less. The prayers are amongst a positive maze of things we meni prayers. Some priests for the prayers hava left undons which we ought to have kneel about halfway down, the aish

Jone, to deliberately put our spiritual Bishop included the necessity and desir Unties before evru the most urgent claim ability for women missioners, the Mis amongst the people and conduct, if not

on our time. Those of us who have spion's scope, whether Japan should hɛ xactly a temure mering, prayers for ex-

Morever, they have part of our lives in places" and under con the

fact that

no man can reach ditions in which we very geldon meet include, etc. as constantly as most clergymen have to other priests hut live and eat and drink Preach without constantly talking rubbish, and sleep amongst men, whose yocations are not to the priesthood, know how easy

the clergy do not do a1 the preach it is to get slack in our spiritual lives

The President, in inviting discussion on the subject of a Mission of Help, said that some of his fellow elergy had them- selves thought that the title was hardly adequate. He then gave an outline of the arrangements made for the recent Mission of Help to India, particularly in

The home. Church, he explained, were

They find that laymen and sometimes wonten have the the gift of prophecy to on We know also how disastrous it is. Yet extent which is ufsen denied the priests when we are stationed in a place like Each service is properly thright out this, which is chock full of parsons, it is fare

It has a character and life wonderful bow successfully we manage to regard to the financial methods adopted. band.

But that is only one site of dodge

Is it not possible that sbeis work. The other

side ។ hing, which absolutely for the same things as we are might st metal teaching. deünite. The Holy

Communion has not in

be stimulating? Would not a retreat or all Churches taken the plate of Matins.

of its own.

their Sacra- the comch other of those who are out responsible for all expenses of the Miv

sions in India: then the Church in India took over the responsibility.

Sir Cland Severn said he thought it would be a good thing to have these Missions of Help not only in Hongkang but from Singapore to North China, in possibly up to Iapan.

Bishop Bannister (formerly Archdeaco of Hongkong), said he also thought the suggest a Mission of Hope." What was needed froin below Hongkong to Ticatst was an optimistic faith, in two thing t the Divine power behind them and human response.

but in all Churches that is not desirable. quiet day, or even some sort of talk

together be any help? But it is the daily service of the priests, and it forms such a dennite

"WHAT IS WANTED IN THE CLERGY. of their part teaching, that really good percentage We all want inspiration. The people of their congregations are regular" com municants. They tench people betit what ect to and it in the clergy and the younger elergy expect to find it in the The semi-oficial paper ha l'an says confession is and what it is not. They resider clergy. None of us find as much of that hrei courses are open to the Governorgnise that many people, especially young is no we should like. By inspiration title, somewhat inadequate." He would ment ng regards the Sino-Russian Settle people, do need a wise fewer, and in- do not mean what Mr. Guadella would. ment: (1) conditional recognition; (2) deed will never develop pritually without enllThe ponderous enunciation of the continuance of the prelimsary negotia that

We meno we expect to find unique oprtunity for person obvious.” tions until a satisfactory Artiment is guidance in the difficult time of liff,

some result from the contact of human reached after which recognition; (3) the other hand they are wit nough Receptance of the broad principles for to admit that, taking the British charac- Personality with Divice Truth. We look to those who have been long in the service. recognition, after which the details may be as it stands, with its stering peculiari.of the Master for those sure judgments,

ties

the idea of enforcing confession. GT that spiritual perception, and quiet con.

you the Vision Splendid towards which it as necessary to salvation is

fidence in God, which comes to those who eyes have beheld even the broken rays for ever the feet of the Blessed move,

An interesting discussion followed in

be settled.

teous Indard it is not necessary.

made many concessions, and it is unlikely But

The paper adds that M Karakhan has that he will conceds more,

of us like to admit. The paper also considers that the first course would be unwise from the Chinese this way, in a way that is truss not only The result of present Christianity in

The Rev. Copley Moyle (Principaßi« Chaplain, Hongkong) moved that the

st Conference warmly welcomed the sugges

Mission of Help" in the Far tion of n

The Hon. Mr. Pollock seconded, add- "Mission of ing that he suggestes a Faith as a title.

The main routes are menaced by Rifts, "railways, have been tried and condemned point of view, while the second does not to the Church but to the heart of Eng- which the following gentlemen took part:

to death. Eight were scoteneed to tep, meet the Russian wishes, and, therefore, and, has resulted not only in crowded The Rev. T. W. Waldegrave, the Hon. The resolution was unanimously carried

to the third course is the only one likely to Churches Int in maay

places there has Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC., the Rev. G. R. prove satisfactory.

been positively a religius resival. per. Lindsay, Bishop Malony, the Rev. H. C. According to other reports, the Goy-hap, at the morient exprelly among the Copley Moyle and the Rev. T. B. Powell. ernment will send a delegate to Mukden heiter educated. So much that The general trend of the discussion was to-morrow, and as Chang Tso Lin's official clergyman who has recently come out from that the Church failed because the Clergy views will not be known, it is not likely England said to me the other day: Why did not go out into the highways and that the Cabinet will reach a decision on The Hamburg dockers have decided to Tuesday, when the Sino-Russian question Church are you going to talk about the byeway to appeal to the people to come

failing when she's never had to into the churches. strike on the 11th inst

much life in her for the last fifty, pone"?? | The session closed with silent prayer:

BEN. BAYERS.

LONDON, March Oth.

The death is announced of the famous 'golf professional, Ben Sayers.

STRIKE OF HAMBURG DOOKERS.

BERLIN, March 9th.

is to he reconsidered.

on earth

Sir Claud Severn suggested that there should be a meeting with the Bishop of Singapore before anything definite was decided upon.

Eventually it was arranged that ul concerned should meet at the Bishop's noon, in order to discuss the matter with House, Hongkong, on Thursday altas- the Bishop-of Singapore,