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ADMIRAL WAISTELL AT CANTON.

`SALUTES AND CORDIAL WELCOME.

LAVISH HOSPITALITY

ARRANGED.

Įraou ova CHIŃsSE CORÜESPONDENT:]

BRITISH ARMED

LAUNCHES.

TO BE PAID OFF NEXT WEEK.

ANTI-PIRACY SERVICES IN

DELTA.

The British armed launches em ployed on patrol and Conroy duties on the West River and CANTON, February 13th,

Canton Delta are to be paid off Vice Admiral A. K. Waistellon February 18th, the expenses CB., the Commander-in-Chief of being shared by the local Govern the China Fleet, arrived in Cantonment and the Naval Authorities.

Originally four vessels, the Hing this afternoon in H.M.S. Peters- field. his flag having been trans-Wah, Dom Jono, Wing Lee and ferred earlier in the day from Ewong Lee, were put on patrol, with temporary crews from the H.M.S. Kent. The officers accom-China: Squadron until the arrival panying the Vice Admiral ara Pay of special crews from England on master" Captain L. C. E.Ayre August 1st, 1924. Lieut P. A. O.B.3. (Secretary), Lieutenant D. Berry commanded the Hing Wah, P. Evans (Flag Lieutenant), and Lieut. J. A. H. Hunter, the Dom Commander F. A. C. Baker, Com-Joao, Lieut. M. A. O. Biddulph manding Officer of H.M.S. Paters the Wing Lee, and Lieut.

Dwane the Kwong Lee.

field.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1929.

CORRESPONDENCE.

CONFUSION "WORSE CONFOUNDED.

[TO THE IDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.")

lotry

SAR.- have read your wall- meant endeavours to explain the trouble in Bombay, but am I

cannot quite understand the scatenes:–“A Hindu bates Д Moslem simply because he is. as heartily reciprocated."'.

Can you reciprocate" anybody! And who dr the is "he "the Hindu

Moslem-Yours, etc.,

PUZZLED.

SCIENCE AND RELIGION.

FATHER GALLAGHER'S.

LECTURE.

"THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.".

THE LATE CAPT., W. H. SPARKE

FUNERAL AT HAPPY. VALLEY,

The de

The funeral took place yesterday afternoon of the late Captain W. | At St. Patrick's Hall yesterday H. Sparke of the Kongmoon river evening Father Gallagher, S.,steamer San Nam Hoi. continued the course of lectures ceased was buried at the Protestant which the Jesuit Fathers are de Rer. W. T. Waldegrave afficiating." Cemetery at Happy Valley. The livering on the relation of science A large number of friends and to religion. Father Gallagher too fellow mariners wore present includ as his subjectThe Existence of ing Capt. T. T. Laurensce (Secre tary, China Coast Officers' Guild), God."

Mr. G. Williama, Chief Officer, AS. San Nam Hai, and Mr. M. F. Captains Callum, Campbell, Thomas Houghton, the Chief Engineer. and Morgan; Messrs. MoGilfory and Rike; and the Chinese crew of the 5. San Nam Hoi

He continued:- Philosophy divides the arguments into three kinds:-

The Wrasih.

"I am going to show" said the speaker that Religion, e. there Iation that exists between man and God, is not necessarily, based on the authority of others, but that man Hong Kong, February 13th-

by using his senses and his intellect [We sympathise with our corres is forced into accepting the funda- pondent, and trust ho will sym-mental truth of all religion, the ware those from the Captain and Among the many wreaths seat

pathise with us when we explain Existance of God, I am not deny- Officers of the sis. On Lee: Captain the CAUSA of his bewildermenting that man osa and that man and Officem of the s... Tai Lee; What we wrote was: A Hindu docs make an act of Faith in the Captain and Officers of the s.a. Sai hates a Moslem simply because bo existence of God. All I assert is On; Captain and Officers of the is a Moslem, and that hatred is

thas the human intellect is capables. Tung On Captain and Officers af arriving at certain, definite of the ss Kong Ning; Captain as heartily, reciprocated "by the Moslem towards the Hindu. Pos-knowledge of the existence, and to and Officers of the sa fanning; HLsibly the reaction from the New

a limited extent of the nature of Mr. and Mrs. L. J.-Cave, Mr. and Year holidays accounts for the

God."

Mr. J. C. MacKechine, Me and Mr. Wo K. Way, Mr. and Mrs. R. difference between the written and the printed word.-ED.]

C. Wilson, Mrs Funderbuch and Miss Clement, Miss M. Braga," Mr. G. W. C. Burnett. Captain and Mrs. T. T. Laurenson, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bird and Miss Bird, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. May, Thems and Norma, Ara E., O. Murphy and Jamily, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Mody Mrs. Capell and family Mr. and Mrs M. F. Houghton, Mr. H. X. Dimead, Mr. R. D. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. W Perritt, Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Captain F. Baylis, Mr. G. Williams, Mr. C. H. Beavis, Mr. Deanis H. Blake, Mr. F. L. Parton, Mr. F. W. Coulson, China Coast Officers' Guild, Mercantile Marine Officers, J. W. Morris, Messrs. C. E. Warren & Co., Ltd., Leung Yue Kai, and the Steward of San Nam Hoi.

The launches were then employed As the Petersfield steamed into

convoying steamiers on the Hong Canton Eurbour, she saluted the

Kong-Kongmoon run, rounding Chinese flag with 21 guns, this being up pirates and preventing the replied to by the Chinese gunboat. commandeering of river veerels," Fai Fin. After this the Fai Yin saluted Vico-Admiral Waistelf with another 13 guns to which the Feters- feld responded.

A BROKEN PROMISE.

They used to come to Hong Kong TO THE ADITOR OF THE." BONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."] once every seven days.

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During the troubles in 1925, these launches were employed as guard- ships at Wuchow, Samshui and Kongmoon, while the West Fiver gunboala were at Shameen with crews landed for its defence, and maintaining wireless com-

The salutes having been exchang. ed. the foreign Naval officers ic Canton, headed by the Captain of the Chinese guardship. formally for called on the British Vice-Admiral.munication.

They were withdrawn from ser- .M. J. H. Brenan. Acting British Consul-General at Canton, escorted vice in August 1993 as they had him to the British Consulata ut proved too small to remain up the river for very long periods at a

Shamern.

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1. Metaphysical: based on self evident first principles as the Frin -ciple of Causality, the Principle of

Sufficient Reason.

The argument for the existence of God from design is this:-

1. There exists in the world an order and an adaptation of a very wonderful kind

Thas order is constant, re gular and very useful

3. Tha: order is proved by ali the sciences.

2. Physical: arguments drawn from the phenomena of nature, the SIRI is a very well for the content of experience.

3. Moral: based on the general Guardian to Manchester".

conduct of mankind. Winston Churchill over the coals for not carrying out a pledge about the abolition of ni Tani, made seven years ago. I expect most of us would have to plead guilty if challenged to say whether we have done during the last seven years all the things we said we would do. It is my opinion that the Government of Hong Kong knows what is right and proper regarding affairs in the Colony better than the agitators who are worrying Parliament on, the Vui Trgi issue. The Government can be trusted to act with caution and with justice, and I think we can leave the Governor to deal with this dificult problem. He knows what the difficulties are, and people at bome do not. They think these changes can be effected quite easily

4. It is more complicated than the order, for instance, in the works of a watch, or, in fact, any other mechanical device that we know.

Now if the amallest mechanical work demands a designer adapting means to a particular end,

Then much more does the vast

mechanism of the universe.. liminary remarka

Let us begin with a few pre-

REPORTING SMALL-POX

CASES.

WARNING TO CHINESE PRACTITIONERS.

Vice-Admiral Waistall expects to time.

Then came the Po On, which has remain in Cantor for four days, in the course of which he will, accom- since been renamed the Faulknor, panied by Mr. Brenan, pay a the Shun Lee, now the Onslaught formal visit to the Canton Govern- and the Dom Joao which is now ment. The local authoritica are de.the Nessus. These three launches this. dis were commissioned in the autumn lighted to welcome tinguished visitor and are prepar- of 1005. They were employed as port guardships, on convey service ing banquets and other entertain and for evacuation work. In 1828 Admiral they were part of the anti-picket meats in his bogour. Waistel will make a motor tour of patrol and acted as reinforcements by just issuing a formal notice, but sign, taken by ittdf, proves that the defendant said that he treated the

to gunboats.

the city on Thursday and visit all

On the resumption of trade, they the places of interest. In the even resumed convoy duties, and in "ing he will be guest of honour at 1926-1927, they Werx convoying a banquet to be given by Admiral steamers on the Hong Kong-Kong Chen Chak. On Friday night he moon run. This duty was super will be at another banquet given ded in 1927 and up till the pre- by General Chea Ming SEu at Gov-sent they have been on anti-piracy ernment House.

patrol in the Delta

DEMOBILIZATION

they had to handle the job them Beives they would soon find out what they were up against. A lot of sympathy expended on Jui Ta might be devoted to injustice and suffering nearer Westminster and Manchester than this Colony.-

Yours, etc...

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Hong Kong, February 13th.

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MORE ABOUT RESCUE WORK.

Past and present officers in com- mand of these three vessels are

Faulknor: Lieut. P. A. Berry, IN 1995-26; Lieut. -Comdr. F. A

Pigon,

S. 1926-28; Lieut. A. Thomson, 1928 (invalided); Lieut. R Alexander, 1923-29.

Onslaught: Lieut. N. L. Dwane, (TO THE EDITOR OF THE PLANS AND CONFERENCES. 1995-26; Lieut. D. W. Graham,

KWANGTUNG,

LI TSAI HSIN'S ARRANGE, MENTS.

[FROM OUR CHIEEE CORRESPONDENT.]

CASTON, February 13th. Marshal Li Tsai Hain who has been on a visit to his native pro- vince of Kwangro, with his brother, Li Tsai Man, to complete the obsequies of lus mother, is expect

1926-97 (invalided); Lieut. G. F. Agutter, 1827-29.

Nessus: Lieut. J. A. H. Hunter, 1923-28 Lieut. Topp, 1928 (drown- ed); Lieut It Grimes, 1027-28; Lieut. N. S. Gooch, 1928-20.

Details Of Armed Launches.

The three launches are vessels of" approximately 100 tons and a speed of 0-15 knots. previously employed in Hong Kong

They were

as ferries or on harbour duties. They are fitted with protective plating (bullet proof) armour Around bridges and gun positions. The armament in each case-con- ed back in Canton on Thursday or sists of, 1.3 pr. Hotchkiss gun; Friday by the gunboat Hai Fu. 1.303 Several leading officials have gone,

guns.

maxim; 3 lewis machine The personnel was a Lieut in up to Wychow to accompany bim command, 9 Europeza, ratings, 9 Chinese (firemen, engineers and on the return journey.

cook). The Marshal's return is eagerly

The usual routine consisted of awaited at Canton and as soon six weeks or patrol in the Delta he arrives the military conference which is to tackle the problem of and one week in Hong Kong for

boiler cleaning.

demobilization'in the Leung Kwang.

The average mileage steamed on provinces is to be called. As soon patrol was about "ten thousand as the deliberations are completed yearly by each launch. the Marshal will probably leave for Nanking to take part in the Third

Some Of Their Activities.

to

DAILY PRESS."1"

1. We do not assert that the world is the most perfect that could

A Chinese doctor was summoned exist. We grant that there is pos- at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- sibility of improvement. We do day before Hr. E. I. Wynne Jones, not say is so many accuse us of and was fined $3 for "failing to saying that the argument from de- notify a case of small-por." The designer was all-powerful or that patient on January 31st and again he created the universe. It is

He told the on February 6th. sufficient in the first part of the patient that he was suffering from proof to show that to explain the mail-pex and that he should notify The defendant order that does exist there must have the authorities, been an intelligent originator.

could not say why the case had not been reported.

We do say that science and the theory of evolution help in a won- derful way to establish our thesis.

Order In The Universe, v Astronomy maps out for us the orbits of the planete, the periodi city of the double stars. Biology, Botany, Zoology have because of the wonderful similarities, and equally HONG KONG wonderful differences in the cells, plants and animals been able to reduce these things to definite and clearly distinct groups. what a marvelous machine the Anatomy and physiology show human body is both in its structure and in its functional activities Chemistry and physics have done for the molecule, atoms, ions and electrons what Botany has done for the plants, Zoology for the animals.

S12,-May I be allowed to voice a protest against your criticism of

the Harbour Office in connection

with the arrangements for sending the Kausing to assist vessels in die trees! I consider that reasons of economy" quite justify the action of the harbour authorities. Weeks and months go by without it being necessary to send assistance from Hong Kong to a ship in distress.

The Order Is Useful, The inclination of the earth's axis-23, 5-allows the maximum of the earth's surface to the warmed by the rays of the sun.

The atmosphere, is exactly suited to man.

In answer to the Magistrate who naked if the onus was on the defen. dant, Sanitary Inspector Miles re- plied that the Ordinance stated that the person in attendance or in charge of the patient was respon Mible for reporting it. The defen- dent asked if it was not, the duty of the patient's family to inform the Police. The Magistrate replied. that the Ordinance placed that onus on the nearest male occupant there was only the mother unless or relative. In the present case the defence could prodice the pati ent's father. The defendant replied that be was unaware of the law.

As this wee the first cize on re- cord of a doctor being summoned for the offence, the Magistrate im- posed a nominal fine of $5 as a warning to Chinese doctors..

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which means that fires would have to be kept going and men would have to be paid to stand by the Kausing without the vessel being

the more conclusively an intel- ligent designer. Psychologists see called upon to move an inch. This Colony is not so well off as to be Man and the animals breathe in in the son the only adequate ex- planation of the concepts, ideas, able to afford to keep such a vessel oxygen and breathe out carbon-judgments and reasoning powers cating up fuel for month after dioxide, plants on the other band of man. Two Chinese, T#c month and doing nothing in return. absorb carbon-dioxide and give off Frenchmes, two Englishmen, two Even if the Kausing had had steam oxygen-compensation.

South Sea Islanders discuss the up, it is very doubtful whether she

Water is the only liquid that is same thing. The brain reactions could have reached the Hsin Wah in densest before it drops to freezing are in all four cases different, yet time to be of any use. I think the point. If that were not so the world the resultant concept is in all four jury did quite right in recommend-would be a frozen mase in a short cases the same, the concept of ing that bigger police launches be time.

beauty, of goodness. The concept provided, so that they can go to the The eye of man, condor, epider, is not a measurable thing. It is assistance of a ship in distress. bat are all suited to their require immaterial, spiritual. Hence the Being always on duty, they would mente. be available at minute's notice,

Countless other phenomena show faculty which produces it is im- The cause material, spiritual. and I think it unfair to blame the exactly the same thing: symbiosis, cannot be of a lower order than the Harbour Office for not doing what the adaptation of plants, animale effect which it produces, is impossible. Yours, etc.;"

and of man himself to the climatic The world is changing. The RESIDENT.

conditions in which they happen to universe is changing. That change find themselves.

began. What made it or what set Hong Kong, "February 13th.

There is order. The order is con-it moving! stant. The order is useful.

Not itself. There is no reason If I pick up a watch, I argue at known to science why an inert mass once that it was made by an intel-should without external impulse ligent being. From any mechanical move itself."

signer.

Kuomintang Conference at whith During the troublous period of he will represent the two Kwang 1995, Winglee proceeding up-river, Mr. Siao Fat Shing, a member sighted a huddled crowd of vil of the Central Executive Committee lagers on the river bank and of the Kuomintang, has just left neighbouring village in Aames. the crowd, Drawing rear Canton for. Nanking. Mr. Siao, they were informed that ban- who is a keen opponent of the ex dite had attacked them and An armed guard of three was put tremist element in the party, only were now looting the village. aboard with instructions to keep arrived in Canton on February 6th Wingleebrowned the village out of sight, and Faulknor fellow- work I unhesitatingly draw the Hence if it moved, as it has from abroad, where he has done with apparently good effect, the ed three or four miles astern, alsd same, conclusion. The more perfect moved, then the cause of the move- much to stimulate the interest of bandits retreating inland to the keeping well out of sight. Sure the machine the higher I rate the ment mast have been something is Oversens Chinese, in the National aciter of wood where Winglee's enough while rounding the bend intelligence which designed it: The dependent of the universe. That movement. At a banquet given in machine guns could not reach into Junction Channel the lighter marvellous order in the world com- cause was what we want-God. his honour by General Chen Ming the Unfortunately she went was attacked. The pirates, putting pels me to admit an intelligent de- Extent means nothing to God. Shu Mr. Biao yehemently denounced

Timo means nothing to God. the extremist leaders, particularly ground in the excitement of the off in sampans to capture her,

However, Dom Joao were met and uncomfortably aur But they are all evolved from a Human minds may think of God, Wang Ching Wei, for his share in then arrived on the scene and, prized by machine gun fire. nebulous mass! Science has proved may know God, may reason about the Red uprising of December, 1927, having been lately fitted with a 2 In June last year .s. Kochow that to the hilt. Science. has not God, but only the Mind of God and for the dissensions which he has pr. gun, was able to shell the sank acar Wangmun outer light. proved it. Scienes assumes it, Himself can comprehend God. caused in the party. "

wood where the enemy wore in Between midnight and dawn three basing its assumption on certain God does not change, and hence Mr. Koo Ying Fan, a high official retreat.

the relation between-man and God hundred passengers were taken off evidences of evolution. But even of the Nationalist Government who In spite of the prevailing anti- the wreck and conveyed to hit it were trued an intelligent is now what it was at Creation's recently returned to Canton to re- British feeling, both, launches re

Onslaught.

dawn. No development of Science mun by Nessus

being who could so endow & pair the grave of his father, is also ceived quite an ovation from the There must befow, if any, acbulous mass with the laws neces- can alter that except in so far as going back to Nanking in the course local populace on return to har steamers using the Delta which are sary to produce the world as we to bring more clearly before the of a few days. He said in an inter-hour.

not indebted to the armed launches have it to-day, with its myriad eyes of man, the wonderful power view with the Press that he has Towards the end of 1027 a motor for some assistance, during the different forms shows as great, if of God. Religion has nothing to completed his mission but is wait lighter bound up-ziver reported to ncarly five years they have been in not greater intelligence than one fear from science and the Religion ing a few days longer as he wants Faulknor that she lad been

comunistion, either summoning aid who could create each one separ of today will be enhanced, not or actually towing them off the ately Evolution only proves all weakened by the Science of to- to confer with Marshal Li before he threatened with a piratical attack.

morrow, goes North again.

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