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ST. "MÄTTHEW'S GOSPEL AND HUMAN BROTHERHOOD. SERMON BY THE REY, H." COPLEY MOYLE, MA

The following sermon was preached in St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, MA.. Senior Chaplain :—

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CANTON NEWS.

"[FROM OCE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. ]

DR. SUN'S NEED OF FUNDS. The leading merchants in Canton have again assured Dr. Sun Yat-sen that they cannot be expected to comply with his request for another loan of $2,000,000. A deaf ear has been turned to the appeal

PÚBLIC WORKS IN HONGKONG.

THE PROGRESS MADE LAST

YEAR.

CRICKET NOTES."

The list of those players who have been invited to practice at the nets for the forthcoming Interport match has been

Report on the Colony for last year the would perhaps have been easier to post In the Colonial". Secretary's annual posted in the Cricket Club Pavilion. It following resume is given of the Publica list of those who have not been invited. Works in the Colony-

At all events it is quite certain that no

works:

BUILDINGS.

Jesus saw a man named Marthew sit-

During the year under review good real talent will blush unseen this season. ting at the receipt of Custom, and by General W. Techen of Dr. Sun's He saith unto him, Follow me, and following, who was in Canton last week-progress was made on the following Fifty-one names are there, but t under- stand that after seeing the players at to arose and followed Him."Send in order raise funds for

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ha chief, who is now stranded in framework of the New Fire Brigade work for ten days or so a preliminary Shiukwan with about 2,300 men. Dr. Sun's Station opposite the Central Market; weeding out will take place. funds in Canton were then known to besite formation of the new Sai Ying Pun School: site formation of the new Queen's sufficient to last his men in Shiukwan up College Building; site preparation and Filteen gentlemen have been elected to September 21st only, and by this time, retaining walls, for the new garage on honorary members for the period of unless other means have been available, Stubbs Road.

practise. I would draw the attention of In Kowloon, Medical Officers Quat the Hon. Secretary of the Civil Service they must be suffering from the wast of

ters and site formation of the Kowloon

St Matthew the Apostle, whom we commemorate to-day, was, as the text tells as, a Customs Officer. He was most likely in the service of Herod Antipas, the The tax collectors tetrarch of Galilee. were the most despised and hated class in Palestine: they were called publicans

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The Canton Merchants Volunteer Corps

has issued an official statement, denying that its committee will approve of a loan of"$2,000,000 to Sun's Kuomintang Gov.

erament.

THE DETAINED ARMS.

Hospital site: new market at Mong Kok

Tani.

Station at Shatin; Police Block House In the New Territories-New Police at Castle Peak.

The undermicationed works were com- pleted:-

Clubs to the fact that his reply to the Hot Secretary, H.K.0.0., has gone

Holdman do not yet appear on the list astray. Hence Messrs. Ling, Baker and

Of these eighteen names I rather fancy

man who becomes a publican, is to be driven out of the society of religion." It was therefore an act of very great courage for Our Lord to chose one of this

In Hongkong-Senior Officers' Quar despised class to be of the number of the 12 Apostles, but Jesus Christ had a mes The seven representatives of the Canters on the Homestead site at the Peak the interest will be confined to Omar

(except. semi-detached houses) under sage for the despised and the outcast and ton Volunteers dealing with Dr. Sun Yat-Messrs. Little, Adams & Wood; Quarters A. A. Rumjahn, S. F. Ismail, F. Bakor, the call of Matthew helped to bring Him sen's Government in the arms question at Leighton Hill, under Mesars Deni- Balbatchet, and Q.M.S. Stripp. in touch with the publicans whom other have demanded of Dr. Sun, through Gen son, Ram and Gibbs: Maternity Block latter player will be watched both as a wise He might have found it very difficult erals Fan Shek-shang and Liao Heng- and alterations to the Sisters' Quarters bat and wicket-keeper. Master-Gunner Victoria Hospital additional offices for Rough bowled very well once or twice to reach. The call of Matthew the pub-chao of the Yunnanese Army, his fulfil the P.W.D.; Miniature Ride Range at lican may be taken as the protest of Our ment of the promise to release the arms the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps last year, but it remains to be scen how he will shape against the best bits we he illegally seized, asserting Headquarters. Lord against the social ostracism of any that they will not be responsible for

have. class. There can never be, in any healthy

which

Church, that spirit of the Pharisees which subsequent actions of the Volunteers upon storey to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.

the repeated failure of the Kuomintang Government to keep its word. Dr. Sun agnia on September 21st promised, through his Canton agents, to release the arms, but the Volunteers are getting tired of his lack of faith and honour, in public dealings. It is understood that some action will soon be taken by the Volunteers to force Dr. Sun to keep his

promise.

In Kowloon.-Police Stations at Yau. mati and Mong Kok Tsui; additional In the New Territories-Quarters for Indian Married Police at Au Tau aud Lok Ma Chow; additions to Land Court Building, Tai Pa. Many other smaller works of minor importance were also accomplished.

COMMUNICATIONS.

The road and path from Wanchai Gap to Middle Gap; road contouring hillside above Conduit Road (1st Section); the low level road (25 feet wide) from island Bay to Big Wave Bay; rond from Wong- utile at Repuls Bay Road end); were neichong Uap to Repulse Bay Road completed. The road connecting Broad wood Road with Wongneichong Gap Road was nearing completion.

The

As a matter of fout with such players- as Havelock Davies und Olliver away, the

Array Cricket here is not very convincing." Of the Naval players, it is a great pity Lt.-Conidr. Jotham is not eligible. Har- greaves is the only man I think will go' far; he is a slow left hander (rather in- lied to keep them too short), and is quite hard to get out.

There will be several trial matches on

Saturdays, while the Colony is to play Cantun on October 13th. The match against the "hall-players will come off after the Interport is over.

Substantial progress was made with the undermentioned works-Road from Taitam Gap to Shek-O (2nd Section Shek-O Gap to Shek-O Village); exten- sion of the 20 foot read from Magazine With so many men for the four nets Gap to Peak Tram Station, Chamberlain it has been suggested that it would be Road; road contouring Wongacichong well to have three or four people in and Tai Hang Valley (2nd Section).

Fair progress was made with the authority to arrange the pets so as to widening of the road through Quarry avoid waste of time and over-crowding. Bay to North Point.

toria Roads

Mention may also be made of improve had fight, but either bowlers who are ments being carried out Kennedy, tired out or else coolies. And fair though Bonham, Conduit, Pokfulam and Vic-

the cuolies are, there are only three or In Kowloon, the extension of Coro- four of them." Naturally everyone will nation Road northwards through the want to be at the nets at the time when hill (formerly K.F.L 11) was completed the Selection Committee will be there, and this is going to limit net practice from 5 p.m. to dark.

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Christ came to rebuke. Yet there is still a tendency to regard certain classes of people as "without the pale." Such a spirit is clearly contrary to the spirit of brotherhood which Our Lord taught us. No man who is really trying to follow Christ will ever speak or think con- or of temptuously of any class of men any nation or race. That is a lesson which many of us who rejoice to sell out from the Old Testament. He also gives seires British Eave need to learn. us the pedigree of Our Lord back to think I have not a hasty temper but I Abraham, and not like St. Luke to the confess that my anger is always roused legendary Adam It is characteristic of this Gospel that the compiler seems to when I hear anyone speaking of "nig have arranged his material so as to bring gers" or "chinks," and it is no upcom-the sayings of Christ on any one subject all together. Thus in the charge to the on thing to hear such expressions. Twelve Apostles he seems to bring to Those who so speak Bave little idea of gether much which was spoken at differ ent times, and in the 15th Chapter he the evil their careless contempt causes. They have certainly not imbibed the collects a number of parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. But though the Spirit of Christ, and they have not even author evidently wrote primarily for the fearned the first elements of gentlemanly. Jews he shows us that he realised that Bay Village, and road from Causeway Csually the last man to bat gets not only

the Kingdom" is for all nations and conduct. They have the same surit nahe concludes bis Clospel with the record the Pharisees who said to the Apostles of Christ's claim to all power henven to the Why eateth your laster with jublicans and earth, and His command uru Sianers!""

Apostles to go and teach all nations. But to return to our subject. St. Matile recognises that the Christian religion them was probably wealthy and his an is a religion for all nien, and that it has swer to Christ's call must have entailed no hurrier, of race or country or colour. a real loss as far as this world's goods | Christ has taught us that all men are- were concerned. We know very little in God's children out that all are the ol

Good progress was made with divert deed about St. Matthew, beyond the cir-jects of the Father's love. We should cumstances of his call to be an Apostle. value a man for what he is and not for ing the roadway near the site of the new Kowloon Hospital, the extension of There is a tradition that he remained for what he has. Let us never forget the Waterloo Road, Tokwawan Road (section 15 years after the Ascension in Palestine, dignity of human nature or think that nod then taught in Persia and Media, we can increase the prestige of our race but of the accuracy of this tradition we by despising those, of another race.

Every man, he he red or yellow or black An we know so little about him I want

or white, is God's child and his salvation you to think this morning of the Gospel has been won by Christ. Those of us which bears his name. As you know the who profess to be Christians should be

Preliminary works were in progress in first of the four Gospels in our New Testa ready to welcome men of any race na connection with the extension of Chatham tuents bears, the title The Gospel according to St. Matthew." The Gospel our brethren, and in the stress of these Rond from Hunghom to Kowloon City. times when nationalism seems often to The work of metalling and tar-paint has evidently been compiled from vari

run to madness, Christians are bound to ing the Coastal Road from Lai Chi Koksuring against lean times by making pro- ous sources but it has a unity of its own. The Gospel nowhere claims to be the uphold the brotherhood of man, which to Castle Peak and the Tai Po Road was vision in times of prosperity is better work of St. Matthew and it seems that must be preached and practised in season continued during the year. it is hardly likely that he was the author and out of season, if the world not to for had he been he would not have used be reduced to a nad chaos of selfishly other sources for writing his Gospel but ed Lord has taught us quite plainly that

struggling races and nations. Our Bless would have been able to write it from

we must love our neighbour and you bis own recollection. The writer, who- ever he was, had evidently the Gospel remember that when He was asked "Who of St. Mark before him when he wrote of the Good Samaritan to teach us that is my neighbour?" He spoke the parable and he incorporates no less than 470 the claims of humanity have no limits of verses of St. Mark's Gospel in this one. nation or race. He also follows the order of events as Canon Callaway writing recently about given by St. Mark but he uses other the South African native used words sources of information and inserts new which it is well for us to ponder. It facts and discourses where he thinks they is not the least use," he writes, "to would esme in appropriately. In trans- cribing St. Mark's narrative he often point out to the perplexed native the

A contract for training and diverting shortens the story as eg. in relating the splendid qualities of the white man, his reverence for truth, his sease

The rel work for roof and granite story of the Gadarene demoniae which of responsibility, his respect for a pro- Chung was let in October. The work is occupies 20 versex in St. Mark's Gospel mise, his strict morality. All that may being carried out in conjunction with facade to the new reinforced concrete but only seven verses in this Gospel.

This Gospel has also a large amount be unanswerably true but the eyes of the the Chaihara Bond Extension and Kow- pier opposite Queen's Statue were com

menced and proceeded satisfactorily, of matter in common with St. Luke, native are upon a quality which is dearer loon Bay West Reclamation...

The reinforced concrete pier for land- to him than any other. "He wants to see something like 200 verses,

ing pigs and cattle at Kennedy Town But it is unrespect for a fellow man. If Christianity The excavation connection with the and the Ferry Pier at Public Squara, likely that the writer bad St. Luke's does not produce this he wants none of Gospel before him when he wrote for heit. At least he does not want the Chris new Eastern District Filter Beds; and Street, Yaumati, was completed..

work on the Stanley Mound East, omits some of the most beautiful and tianity of the white man. Ought we not stanley Mound West and Jardine's most important pasanges in St. Luke to be really thankful that this is sol

cammut be sure.

I hope to arrange a further system of between Kowloon City and K.M.90). Fair progress was made on the Kowloon City to Mong Kok Tsui (2nd section grievances next week. I am sorry I can but owing to heavy rock cutting the not remember anything else at present. work to the Argyle Street extension was to be captious about. somewhat delayed.

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than heaping doles on the just and un- A section of the Tai Po to Shun Wan just-Mr. (!. F. G. Masterman, M.A. Road was compicted. An access road Waterworks at Shing Mun was from Taan Wan to the proposed New

menced.

DRAINAGE.

сод-

The existing outfall from below Wan- chai Gay was continued to the sea near Aberdeen.

Good progress was made with the Mong Kok Tsui Nullah East through the Rail- was Bridge

The Waterloo Road Nullah was com- pleted in November

the mainstream

factorily.

course at Ma Tau

WATERWORKS.

between Tai Kok Tsui and Fuk Taun Heung and Reclamation at Shamshuipm A contract was let for forming Reclamation at Kowloon Bay East to form permanent accommodation for the junk building and repairing industries.

Work was eontinued on certain private reclamation works, and, in the use of the Kai Tak Land Investment Company, some further progress was made.

PIERS.

MISCELLANEOUS, (2),

The Deport of the Consulting Engine It is therefore supposed that he had one Oaght we not to be thankful for a critic Lookout catchwaters proceeded satis

ern (Messrs Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson of the sources from which St. Luke ob

ism which is sc wholesome! It may pain The workin connection with the and Mitchell) on Hongkong Harbour tained his information, for St. Luke in and hurt us if we are willing to realise Hydraulic Ram and Distribution System Improvements was received and was the preface to his Gospel gives us to it, but surely that pain and hurt are at

the Hongkong General understand that be had obtained many least the sign that God calling us to for the lower Wanchai Gap District was referred to narratives of Christ's life,This source judge ourselves, to bring our lives, our

WY Chamber of Commerce for its considera completed is concerned chiefly with discourses of social conventions, our attitude towards

The Repulan Bay Water supply scheme tion. The Report recommends six jettien forming ship and junk basins in Hung- Jesus. The third source of information our fellow men under the only true lights extended which the writer of this Gospel used was the Light which flows out from the Life diversion of Peak Pumping mains and

Commencement was made with the hom Bay. Lor made by St. Matthew and it is from of Him whom we desire to honour, and Distributing mains in connection with the question of universal water meter- probably a collection of sayings of Our

to follow, and to love" this source that the Gospel derives its That then is the thought I would with the Conduit and Hatton Roads Develop name. A very early writer named Papias to leave with you, this morning. The outson,

In Kowloon, the work of enlarging the wrote Matthew in the Hebrew dialect Gospel according to St. Matthew leads compiled the sayings, and each one inter up to the universality of the Christian mains to improve the distribution aya preted them according to his ability religion, and shows as the brotherhood te was continued.

em, was continued, tion with the eston The Gospel itself gives no sign of having of all men and the real worth of humansion of Kowloon entekwater, and new Shek been originally written in Hebrew, so it

nature As Christ called Matthew to

is probable that the writer translated the follow Him, so. He calls each one of us Lai Puf Reservoir proceeded satisfac sayings and incorporated them into his today to follow Him in His life of ser- torily. work, writing it all in Greek, which was vice and love for all mankind. the language of the educated world at that time.

This Gospel was evidently intended primarily for the Jews. The author. sets out to show that Jesus Christ is the Messiah whom the Jews were expecting, and he makes no less than 43 quotations (Continued at foot of next column.)

"He has sounded forth the trumpet

which shall never call retreat... He is sitting out trus hearts of men

before His judgment stat. Oh, he swift my soul, to answer Hi

be jubilant my feet,

Our God is marching on."

A large amount of survey and contour work was done in connection with the Shing Mun Valley Scheme.

RECLAMATIONE

Good progress was made with the Praya List Reclamation the filling in of the Tidal Flat, cutting down hills (Continued at foot of next column,}`

Several meetings were held to discuss age, but the Chinese community expres ed themselves against the scheme which was therefore not proceeded with during the year.

Good progress was made with the development of areas in the neighbour hood of Kaulung Tong, some 14 acres of formed land being handed over to the Kalung Tong Development Company. piers at Whitfeld and Blackbend's Contracts were let for the erection of Point. Whitfold and

A contraet was let for constructing road from Fan Ling to Sha Tau Kok

The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $4,716,002.04 radion "annually recurrent works 81,-123,332,50,