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CHRISTIANITY AND THE TREATY PROBLEMS,

THE ROLE OF THE TELEPHONE.

IN COLLECTING THE WORLD'S NEWS.

IN THE EARLY DAYS.

AMAZING GULLIBILITY.

FORTUNE TELLER CHARGED

WITH FRAUD. '

SPIRIT'S FONDNESS FOR MONEY.

It was shown that on a recent date n

Y.M.C.A. NOTES.

WINTER SPORTS UNDER WAY.

DETAILS OF OTHER SECTIONS.

The past week has seen the commence- ment of the winter season at the Euro pean Y.M.C.A., Kowloon.

The sports programme' `opened Monday last with outdoor sports and physical, under the leadership of Mr. J. S. Smith. A group of keen) fellows turned out and enjoyed a strenuous, very pleasant and beneficial hour, Whether

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP.

For a long time the relationship of

The muse of history sometimes plays

What appears to have been an ingeni- Christians" to "international problems in strange pranks. There were doubtless ous fraud, made possible of achievement general and to China's treaty relation many eminent journalists back in 1977 by the credulity of a Chinese woman, ships in particular has received much who would have coveted the opportunity was disclosed yesterday, during the attention in meetings of the National of sending the world's first telephone hearing of a charge against a fortune Christian Council and by many groups press despatch, for the event marked the teller of obtaining money by means of a of Christians throughout China. During opening of a new era in the making of fraud the morning meeting at Shanghai on the newspapers. But fate reserved this hon- 19th inst. the members of the National our for a mere youth-a young man from married woman, living at Wellington the pleasure was so noticeable the next » Christian Council were able to achieve Salem, Mass., U.S.A., who eked out his Street, visited a fortune-teller, by whom day, however, is a sore subject: How- a common mind on these intricate and rather meagre daytime earnings as Ashe was led to believe that she was really ever, there is no doubt that such exercises difficult matters. The Business Com bank clerk. Although this position was heir to a legacy of $10,000. The dis regularly continued "will be of much mittee proposed a statement thereon for locked upon as a highly desirable one. couraging fact was that an evil spirit was benefit to all participating, and it is to adoption. The purpose of this state the pay did not enable him to keep up standing between her and this fortune. hoped that those who have commenced ment was to show how Christians should the appearance necessary to his social Nevertheless, the fortune-teller declared the physical training will turn out re apply the principles of Christ to inter-standing, so he worked as a newspaper that the evil spirit could be propitinted gularly on the days allotted for it. national relationships. There was general writer by night.

by the carrying out of certain "joss" approval of the tone and spirit of This part-time journalist was Henry rites, for which the sum of 1.30 was the statement as presented. In bis introductory statement Mr. T. Z. Koo. Batchelder, then Salern correspondent required for expenses. said that force, compulsion and in- for the Boston filobe and now president Subsequently, at a ceremony staged equality and principles embodied in exist of the Merchants National Bank of before a "joss" kuage, an envelope was ing treaties were not in accord with

Salem. The event which gave him his opened and found to contain a piece of Christian ideals. The statement was adopted unanimously as given below:- unique opportunity was

That while the National Christian officially for the organizations which have combined to bring it into exist ence, yet after studying closely all the recorded actions of these organizations, we, collectively and as individuals, place on record cur conviction.

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Council is not in a position to speak

1.That the Christian Church and Christian Missions should preach the Gospels and perform Christian service in China upon the basis of religious liberty freely accorded by the Republic of China, and that all provisions in the treaties with foreign countries for special privileges for the churches or missions should be removed.

2.That the present treaties be tween China and foreign powers should be revised on a basis of freedom and equality.

3.That we are glad of the stepa already taken towards this end by the Governments concerned and trust that they may persist in their efforts till satisfactory results have been achieved. 4.-That whatever were the his torical circumstances which led to the present state of affairs, its speedy remedy is now the joint responsibility of Chinese and foreigners, and that in this task we need the spirit of per- sistent forbearance, understanding, and

love on both sides.

a lecture and

message from the evil spirit in question.

demonstration by Alexander Graham Paper bearing what was said to be a Beli, held in Salem on the night of February 19th, 1977.

the following significant note at the head The next morning the Globe published of Batchelder's account of the lecture

"This special edition of the Globe has been transmitted by telephone in the presence of twenty people, who have thus heen witnesses to a feat never before at- tempted the sending of dews over a space of sixteen miles by the human voice."

A New Chapter.

The first words of a new chapter in the history of journalism had been written A new method of gathering news had been created or had been discovered by the press-overnight. The modern news- paper was in the making..

This required the woman to put mare moncy into the envelope, and the sum of $27 was named, because the supplicant's age happened to be twenty-seven. V

Varions- Games.

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On Friday, under the tutelage of Mr. G. B. Slipper, the P., T. Class angaged in volley ball, bastball, and other games,

Monday and Friday throughout the These events will be fixtures on every

winter months, beginning at 6 pm.

Various Committees met during the

past, notably the Sports' Committee, and the outcome of their meeting was that

soccer fixtures were arranged. Plaus for a golf match were discussed, and hockey was also mooted. There is no doubt that before long the "Y.M." will part prominently in the Colony's sport. be figuring in the press as having taken

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This and other ceremonies, at which other sums were offered, were detailed in Major C. Willson's Court this morning. Police officers described the trick by using the Chinese phrase of "planting the silver tree. A man alleged to have posed as a fortune-teller and to have obtained a large sum of money from the woman was being prosecuted by the bus-Thursday band, through Mr. Loseby.

Toast Night."

This week the first Literary and Debat. ing Club function will be held which will take the form of a dinner, followed by speeches by several members on varied topics.

This event takes places on

Thursday night has also been chosen "Association Night," which "means The Cas? was adjourned until this that all functions of an important nature

will occur on Thursday evenings.

TOY PISTOL.

HOLD-UP IN QUEEN'S GARDENS.

For. hardly less than the modern high-afternoon. speed printing press or the typesetting machine, the telephone is responsible for the newspaper of today. These and other marvels of mechanical genius play their essential part in the distribution of newspapers to meet America's almost in- antiable demand for speed; but fun. damentally the vital step in modern. journalism is, as it always has been, to get the news. In the collection of new to-day, there is no rзore important factor than the telephone.

The Council, therefore, calls Chris tians in China of whatever nationality With the coming of the telephone, how or occupation to a more fearless follow ever, a picturesque figure has disappear ing of Christ, whatever the cost. anded from the journalistic atage--the Ieg- to co-operation in bringing His Spirit man.' These reporters út an earlier into our international relationships" generation were selected more often for It was pointed out in the discussion that facing the issues involved in arriving at the above statement, the Council has passed through an educa- tional and religious experience. The statement is not primarily a political document. It is an attempt to move into a wider field of exemplification of the spirit of Christ. It is a spiritual act, not a political resolution."

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CHINESE ARRESTED.

A daring hold-up occurred in Queen's Gardens, on Sunday night, when a "Chi- nese supposedly armed with a pistol accosted Mr. C. Chaning, a young Chi. nese, and a girl companion,

" you value your lives," he said, hand over at once all your valuables

He

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The Sing-Song held for the first time last Monday night, was an unquali- fied success, there being a goodly number, of singers who turned up, and the Lounge was well-filled around the piano.

Already. a Glee Party has foregathered, and we may hear something to our ad- vantage or Ladies' Night, November 4th.

have been added to the library, notably During the past week, several volumes most of Sabatini's works, the copies added being rarely seen new, so popular does be prove. Kipling's new book, Debits and Credits," is also to be found on the shelves.

Study Circle.

concerning a YM." Magazine.

speed and endurance than for literary and money."

A Study Circle" is being formed" to ability, though the latter quality many of

Mr. Chaning's companion complied with try to get some literary background to the Bible. Questions such as "Tribal them possessed in larga measure. A

nose for news" was essential, as it the demand, and had "handed over her Gods," "Totemism in the early Times," must always be to the good reporter, but

and the setting of the stage for the even this pre-requisite was of little value earrings and a finger ring, when her Early Religions in the Near East,

"Birth of Christ" will be discussed unless the reporter could cover the dis- companion saw his opportunity. tance from his office to the scene at which knocked the weapon out of the man's

Further information will be given later, 4 story had broken" and back to his hand and engaged in a keen struggle with when it has been found how many wall desk at top speed. In this connection an interesting series The modern newspaper, on the other him. A minute later a number of Euro- be willing to attend.

The Magazina. of recommendations passed by the Hunan hand, has its staff of reporters-often Pean residents, as well as two Indias constables, hearing cries for assistance,

Rumours have been going the rounds Christian Council at its second annual running into scores in the larger cities came running to the spot and helped

This, meeting on the 18th and 30th of especial assignments, with

assigned to routine beats or put on Mr. Chaning in the capture of the rob we hear, is now being considered... tember was presented to the Council force held in reserve so that they may be which were thrown away by the robber ture at an early date. Meanwhile, mem

ber. A search was made for the trinkets

Details will be given of this new ven These are as follows

1-That the Council take Christian hurried to the scene of a "big story principles as the basis for asking the if needed. The second line of defence in the struggle, but these were not found, bers are requested to start thinking, the The assailant was then arrested. The fruits of their thoughts to be published. foreign powers for the speedy boli in this newspaper army consists of a weapon which he used was found to be in the magazine, which, to parody some

rewrite" men. large staff of tion of all the unequal treaties.

well-known words (the author of which "That henceforth the churches reporter gets his story, he telephones in.

we have forgotten for the moment) is approach and deal directly with the reports to the "city desk," briefly out

to be a magazine of the members, for local authorities in all matters pertain-lines his material and is assigned to one

of the rewrite men. ing the Chinese Church:

One of the persons concerned may be the members, and by the members".

There is a growing attendance at the in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco or. New Orleans on a business trip. A dis- Sunday Quiet Hour at 0.15 p.m., which is tact is essential, in order to check up a tant relative, with whom prompt con- very encouraging. missing detail, rany live on a farm in Iowa, a ranch in North Dakota or a plantation in Virginia

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3.-This Council wishes to see those

The Re-Write Man. missions that have not yet transferred The equipment of the rewrite man- authority to the Chinese Church make outside of a peculiar type of literary immediate provision to that effect.ability which enables most of them to de 4.-This Council earnestly hopes a difficult task remarkably well-consists that the churches will give due atten- of a supply of copy paper, a pencil, a tion to the problem of the 'purture of typewriter and a telephone headset, self-supporting ability.

similar to those worn by operators." but with a receiver for each car.

5. That due publicity be given to that part of the budgets of the mission which is solely appropriated for the promoting of the Chinese Church, with a view to encouraging all concerned in the development of the Chinese

Church."

The following have been elected officers

of the National Christian Council:- Chairman, Dr. David Z. T. Yui. Vice-Chairmen, Dr. Luella Miner and

Dr. R. Y. La. Honorary Treasurer, Mr. T. Y. Chang, Honorary Secretary, Bishop L.

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THE PUISNE JUDGE'S HOUSE.

"The firm in question is of consider-

Amidst laughter, Mr. Justice Wood re- marked "That is not altogether in the witness's favour.”

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CHEQUES FROM THE POST- OFFICE.

PLAN TO AVOID. DELAY IN WITHDRAWALS.

The staff of a large city newspaper or of a press association, which serves hun- dreds of papers, great and small, starta As the reporter telephones in his story to work on the story, and toll operators able standing, carrying out contracts of the rewrite man either notes the facts in who handle lines to these widely sepa as much as half a million or a million. pencil or writes direct on the typewriter. rated points go into action. Often these dollars including Government contracts," In either event; only a few minutes are efficient young women of the switchboard said Mr. M. K. Lo in the Summary Court consumed in getting material to the office, are called upon to exercise remarkable yesterday, referring to a Chinese fing and the reporter is free to follow up his patience and ingenuity in locating & with which a witness was connected another assignment.

for additional data or to undertake person called by long distance, when the "I might add," said Mr. Lo," that Reporters Keep in touch with the main tick some newspaper reporter is living was exerted by this very arm.

clue to his whereabouts is a vague the block of booses in which Your Honour office so that it is not a difficult matter to has picked up while running down an mobilize a staff on short notice, sending important piece of news. extra men to assist on a story having too

Many columns of correspondence" Hay angles to be handled by a single detailing events in the small towns of the reporter. Thus the city editor may abilt United States are published daily in city his reporters from point to point, a papers just such items as were usually general moves his forces to this or that contained in young Batchelder's daily strategic point of the battle lines where letter to the Boston Globe. It is news of they are most needed.

this character which plays so large a The telephone plays an important part part in the making of the modern news, not only in collecting and reporting paper. promptly routine news, but in the work But while it is still called" corre- of the interviewer and special writer. spondence," much of this news is report- A busy man is far more likely to answered without ever touching pen to paper.}

The Home Government have decided in the ring of a telephone at his elbow It is telephoned in by the local repre effect to turn the Post Office Savings than be is to consent to an interview. sentative and handled by a rewrite man Bank into a cheque or note-issuing body. by a reporter waiting in the outer in the same manner as-reports from the Authority has been given to the Savings office. It is inuch casier for the regular staff.

Department to prepare, for operation & interviewer and interviewed alike to And so, while the presses of the world scheme whereby depositors wishing to confine themselves to the subject at hand hum endlessly on, wearing like buge withdraw money will he aple, if they de when they are face to face. In addition pattern of the daily lives of millions of ed warrants which will be negotiable. when talking over the telephone than looms a variegated and ever-changing fire, to receive by way of payment cross- to economizing on time, the telephone persons, thousands of telephones are kept Thus a depositor, instead of going to interview makes for convenience and busy spinning the thread of news from the post office to withdraw his money, efficiency.

which this extraordinary z fabric

will be able to take a crossed warrant, Particularly for use in interviews, but fashioned.

sent him direct from the Savings Bank The telephone, in short, has revolu headquarters in Kensington, and use it to & considerable extent in the routine work of cheking up on details of general tionized journalism. Making speech in making purchases. has proved itself an invaluable factor in thousand-fold the power of the press. the depositor the tradesman will be able news stories, the long-distance telephone highways of wires has increased a When it has been properly endorsed by

breaks in New York, for instance, made the printed word many times decount as if it were an ordinary cheque. A piece of news Giving wings to the spoken word has to pay it into his own private banking and it develops that certain angles or more potent. It all began when a It is complained that the present phases of the story must be confirmed by bank clerk-reporter in Salem, Mass, method of withdrawing sums of more an who is vacationing in Florida, telephoned the report on that memorable than £l entails much duplication of work, Maine or Colorado."

evening less than fifty years ago.Dan's which will be avoided by the proposed International Review.

Dow scheine.-Daily Mail,

JEECSALEM, September 20th. The ruins of the first settlement of the Jews in Palestine, alter the parting of Abraham and Lot, have been discovered near Nablus (the Schechem of the Old Testament), thirty miles borth of Jera salem, by an international archaeological expedition headed by Professor Freest Sellin, of Berlin University.

The excavations revealed a temple of Baal, a palace, and an acropolis, alt the work of the early Jewish settlers.

Professor Sellin declares that -the rite of the ruins is the place where Abraham built the altar for the sacrifice of Isaac, where Jacob buried his idole, and where according to tradition, Joseph was buried by his family, after his triumphs in Egypt. The place is mentioned in cure form tablete found at Tell Amarna, in Egypt.

The excavators also discovered parts of the walls of the city, gates and_towers, and columned porticoes-Daily Express.

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