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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21st, 1927.

CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.

EFFECTS OF THE LAST YEAR'S TURMOIL.

13-

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN-

COUNCIL AT SHANGHAL

?Di-

RUSSIAN INTRIGUE

IN MOROCCO.

"ALLEGED SHIPMENT OF ARMS FROM DUNDEE.

FRENCH REVELATIONS.

attaché in Paris. Krestinsky, the Soviet Ambassador in Berlin, and a London. well-known British. Communist in

These documents are held to prove that the Soviet Government International have been working And the leaders of the Third

together to break up France's colonial empire and raise the tribes in Morocco.

SHANGHAI, October 14th.

A United Churak... At to-day's sessions of the Annual Lastly, and by far the prevailing A startling revelation of Soviet Meeting of the National Christian note of the conference thus far, was intrigue was made by the latin Council cow being held in the Mis- the emphasis on the part of all of which published a series of letters sions Building the entire day was the Chinese delegates for a united alleged to have passed between. given to reports reflecting the pre- Church. The common impatience Volkov, the Russian military sent status of Christianity in China on the part of both foreigners and in the fight of the last few months Chinese with denominational divi- of revolution. Delegates reported ions became stronger than ever be in turn for all sections of China fore when it was voiced to-day by and for the various church group the Chinese who are now farming. ings. Practically all of the reports as, quickly as possible, a united were made by Chinese. Beginning Protestant Christian Church for with Canton they carried. their "this country. While this is as ret analysis of the country up to the more of a desire than a fact, grent regions outside the Great Wall, and satisfaction was expressed at the as far West schuen.

recent holding of the first National Practically

statement Assembly of the Church of Christ made by the ghese representa in China, which represents a third times showed that against a back; of the Protestants of this country" ground of attacks upon the Church, One of the high points of the con- persecution of individuals, loss of ference to-day was the appeal made property, etc, the Chinese Church by a West China missionary to the itself began to stand out in new outlines. It was claimed that there is now a clearer understanding than betere of the fact that Chinese Christianity is not detached from patriotism and on the other hand,

Chinese members of the Council for all possible help in the decisions which West China missionaries are about to make as to whether and when they should return to their stations. This reflected new

of the fact that in general the mis-degree of co-operation and fellow. sionaries in China are trying to the ship between the Chinese and for utmost to meet with sympathy the eigu lenders of the Church. present Chinese struggle for united christianity And Social Conditions. national life. Several of to-day's

Mr. T. Z. Koo summed up much Chinese speakers admitted that for of the discussion of the day in his

sentative of the Communist Inter On January, 4th, 1997, the repre- national in Paris instructed his British

comrade"

to arrange for carbines and 1,300 rifles, to be sup- arms and munitions, including 2,500 plied to the Riff tribesmen before later the British comrade replied to the end of January. Four days Volkov that the necessary arrange ments had been made with Dundee ions and with the representative frm for the delivery of the muni- of a German shipping company in England for their transport by sca.

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CLINICS IN MANILA.

COMBATING THE SOCIAL SCOURGE.

German Officers For The Rif. Three days after this the Com murist International headquarters in Moscow decided to increase, the resources at the disposal of the in the hope that fighting might be. Committee of Help for the Riff."

gin again in the spring. On Janu- 18ch Krestinsky wrote to Volkov saying that arrangements had been made to secure the services of expert German officers, and a time they hoped to find in the analysis of fundamental reasons for received important information ch added that a Major Jurgens had Nationalist Movement * greater the recent attacks on "the Christian Morocco from the German General fulfilment of the aims of Chris-Church. Beneath the more super the 29th, the British comrade" On January 1st, and again on tianity than can be possible during feial reasons such as resentment of wrote to Volkov informing him that such a period of struggle. One aad mistakes made by the Church in he had received 10,000 pesetas from all, however, they reaffirmed their the past, and a natural reaction to Soviet commercial representatives

Manila will be the first city in staunch belief in the ultimate good the fact that up to the present including machine guns, revolvers, venereal diseases. Following the in England, and that munitions, the Orient to have public clinics for which lies in the aims of the Christianity has been protected by and Mills grenades, had been pat People's Revolution apart from its the Toleration Clanses, he felt that purely political aspects.

a very fundamental reason for the Chinese Carrying On Alone. Anti-Christian Movement lies in the Another note which was uniformly growing discontent in China with reflected in to-day's reports is the the existing social order in which so hopeful assumption on the part of great a majority barely have enough Chinese Christians of a strong new to live, an, and with which the sense of responsibility for their Church thus far has in the main Church" It was plain that last acquiesced. In this as in many tween the two year's ill winds had blown much other statements made throughout good into the life of the Church by the day there was evident a grow hastening the giving over to Chinese | ing desire to root Christianity deep leadership. One foreigner, report in the actual conditions of Chinese ing" on conditions in West China, life. fram which practically all the missionaries were evacuated last spring, said, "We had talked of devolution and wondered if it could

Bishop Roots of Haukow began, a strigs of devotional talks which will rus through several days of the con- ference.

FORESTRY SURVEY IN

PHILIPPINES.

EXPEDITION TO SET OUT IN NOVEMBER.

TO FACILITATE DEVELOP MENT PROJECTS,

Forest survey, and reconnaisance

on board the steamer, which was to recommendation of the Philippine letter of January 21st aded that Board is appropriating P.8,000 for in Mindanao, designed to facilitate. smuggle tham to Morrocco. The Health Service, the Municipai the departure of the ship had been the establishment of two evening delayed owing to orders having been received to load another signment of arms from a Manches ter firm comprising 1,500 rifles, 2,000 carbines, & machine guns, and 300 same subject were exchanged be revolvers. Further letters on the

霭

comrades, who

in

clinics, one at the Philippine Gen- ral Hospital and the other in Tondo.

carrying out of the plans of the Philippine legislature for the de velopment of that region, will be starter in November by the Bureau A yearly allotment for the main of Forestry, says the Manila Times, tenance of these clinics will have A special appropriation of P.20,000 that the spot chosen for landing the and Mayor as the Director of the abide by the legislature for this were alarmed by the information to be appropriated by the Board is understood to have been set arms namely, the Cap des Trois Philippine General Hospital cannot work, end if that sun is not suf Fourches (north of Melilla) wis being very closely watched. aid 'the city in the maintenance of ficient other Government funds will On January 31st Kamenev wrote the clinic to be established in that be drawn upon,-it is said. The long letter to the Spanish repre sentatives of the Communiat Inter-institution. It is said at least Bureau of Forestry has some un- national in Paris explaining the P.3,000 will be needed for the expended funds which can be used Bolshevik plan of operations

salaries of the physicians to take in carrying on the work, it was Morocco, which aimed at over- throwing Spanish rule in that charge of the clinics.

pointed out, The Director of the Philippine

To Haslian Pizat. country. The same idea was ex- pressed in a letter of March 18th Health Service will be requested to from Volkor to the Soviet military choose a site in Tondo which will will leave Manila early in Novem- A party of foresters and rangeri representative in Morocco, Arkasov, National Christian Council and Mr.sending him special instructions or be adequately located for the second ber. The island of Basilan will be

behalf of the Revolutionary Com a district where the Chinese were E. Hawkins, who is at present mittee to give every possible help to clinic. Control of both clinics will the first field of operation of the carrying on alone, claimed that visiting China as Chairman, of the the insurgent tribesmen in order be in charge of Dr. Jacobo Fajardo, forestry party, the main work there more had been accomplished in the Standing Committee of British Mis that the Bolsheviks scheme might Director of the Bureau of Health to consist of classifying and divid

sionary Societies sent

bear fruit. past year than in the previous de-message expressing his regret that documents pablished are sufficient cillors, however, to place the con-

The latis declares that the It is the intention of some coun-ing all unoccupied public lands.

of provinces he could not be presebb.

Zamboanga, to prove that the Third Inter- trol of one clinie ander the head Agusan and Lanao will be recon- national and the Soviet Govern- ment in Moscow are working band of the Philippine. General Hospital noitered by the party about the end glove, and concludes Finance and the other under Dr. Fajardo, of the year. The party will not will know what to think."

meet with much difficulty in the This point will be discussed. With reference to the article in

be accomplished in ten years. We Many visitors are availing them found it could very well be done in selves of the privilego of listening three weeks. At the same time to this year's sessions of the

An Inspection is Cordially Invited. There are many Articles, which will make Fine Christmas Presents for Friends at Home.

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the fatin regarding Communist Acting Mayor Artiago declared survey and classification of these action against France and her that he was not opposed to the regions because there are consider- - Colonies, alleging that the Russian

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COMING PICTURES.

TOKYO SCANDAL.

RECONSTRUCTION OFFICIALS CHARGED WITH ACCEPT- ING BRIBES.

the work.

The feasibility of constructing rands and highways linking the various provinces, of Mindanao also will be looked into by the party, as well as the establishment of unclaimed public domain into forest- colonica. The party will sub-divide

ed and agricultural lands, and re- commendations as to what parts are fit for the establishment of colonies will be made."

The ware of scandals spreading

! Look At Rubber Land. Across the country threatens to in-

Recommendations regarding the volve the Tokyo Municipality. Since September 28th Messrs. Katsu and adaptability of certain regions for Onishi, Deputy-Mayors, have been certain crops or products will also secretly examining the staff officials be made. It is understood that the in charge of the Tokyo reconstrue the study of lands suited for the party will lay particular stress in tion work, and it is now alleged cultivation of rubber. that a number of officials accepted

advisory council, the former putting into execution the resolutions adopt- ed by the latter. But since the pro- vince came under the control of the UNION OF COMMERCIAL RE. Kuomintang Party, the committee Military Attaché in Paris and the project, but that such a measure and other sources. The personnel

system has been introduced, where by a number of executive oficers Soviet Ambassador in Berlin-are ueeded careful study, especially in of forest stations in these provinces forming the executive committee are implicated in an effort to provoke that respect pertaining to control will join the party from Manila in The Chamber of Commerce of Foo-elected from among the members by Morocco, the Soviet Embassy in

a new rising among the tribes in of the clinics. chow, says the Chinese Economic the members themselves, and from Paris issues a denial in the form Bulletin, has been in existence for among the members of the execuofn Note. several decades, but it has always tive committee a number are again been controlled by fow

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The Note states that there is no who elected to form the so-called have done very little to promote Boutine Work Committee who are Paris, that there is no officici military attaché at the Embassy in the welfare of the Foochow mer- responsible for the routine work of named Volkof, and, that the docu- chants in general. The inaction of the association. The committee is this organ has led to the formation divided into several sections, cachments published by the Matin in of the so-called Commercial Be- under Chief in charge of the The Note expresses surprise that the suport of its charges are forgerice. Asssociation by different general affairs, finance, publicity groups of merchants of Foochow for and investigation work. Funds for Paper should have fallen into what the promotion of their own interests the upkeep of the association are Herald.

describes as a "tráp."-Glasgow by studying measures for improving contributed by: the members, the business methods and busines ex- sum varying from $0.20 to $1 "a Fansion, etc. The first of its kind mouth according to the financial was organised in 1995. This was standing of the members, immediately followed by others and In order to organise all merchants The following is a list of pictures up to the present more than twenty of Foochow into one body, a union to be screened at the different such associations have been formed of these commercial research asso-theatres next week:- with official sanction and are inde-eiations is being farmed, under the pendent of the Chamber of Com- name of the Union of Commercial Research Associations and will be After the organisation of these composed of two representatives Pan associations the merchants are able each of the associations. Funds for to communicate with the authorities, the Union are to be contributed by through their new union instead of the associations and otherwise the Chamber of Commerce, and raised by special subscriptions. through the efforts of these associa This Union will have a superin-

World Theatre, tions the merchants have their tending committee, an executive Sunday and Monday burden in the form of various committee and the routine work com. Tuesday and Wednesday:-"North illegal and extra taxes much lighten in addition to the ed. Any merchants of any business mittee. The last named committee of 38. quarter in the city or suburbs of is also divided into four depart Thursday.

Saturday: Foochow is elegible to membership partments, general affairs, finance, Madame Sans Gene." of the association of that quarter, publicity and investigation.

Before the occupation of the pro The Commercial "Besearch Assy.

Star Theatre. vince by the Revolutionary Army ciation is peculiar to Foochow and Sunday and Monday-The each association had a president | functiona like the Chamber of Com- Prairie King,” and one or two vice-presidents | merce, settling by arbitration dis-

and Wednesday-Bouls Gale." elected from among the members, potes between merchants and pro- for and a number of other officers of tecting the general interests of the Thursday to Saturday: "Call the executive committee and the taercantile class.

of the Canyon."

merce.

Bunday and Tuesday:

"Queen's Theatra.

1

Peter

The

Kiss

Wednesday and Thursday:- Let's Get Married.' Friday and Saturday: Tower of Lies."

to

bribes from landlords and tenantssion of Forest Lands and Maps, will:

Rafael Medina, Chief of the Divi in connection with the removal of be the head of the party. houses necessary for the reconstrue- tion.

The

party will make its headquarters at Zamboanga..

The Metropolitan Palice Board arrested on the 27th ult. four off cials in charge of the Aiakusa and Kandagawa districts, and Miura are charged with the duty of cal- Kuraji, a lumber merchant in Tori-i culating the losses caused by e- have bribed the officials with T300- necessary forty to a new location. goe-cho, Asakura, who is said to moval of estimating the amount

Y1,000 each, and foasted them at owners' property to a geisha housen, ---

The City Indemnity Committee his The houses doomed by the recon but the officials decision is almost supreme control over these officials, struction of the Tokyo Municipality Anal, many residents have exploit number 100,000, and these in the ed them as far as they can, and hands of the Reconstruction Bureau many other decent officials are said 40,000, the officials concerned num bering 1,250 in the former case, and order to remain clean-handed under to bara sacrificed their posts in 1,000 in the latter. These officials the strong pressure of bribes offer Continued at foot of next column.) ed on all sides.Japan Chronicle.