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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 1929,

NORMAL 1929 A

TRADE YEAR!

CHAIRMAN OF "CHINA PROVIDENT ! ON THE OUTLOOK.

YESTERDAY'S ANNUAL

MEETING.

SHARK FISHING OFF NORTH GOSPELS AND THE

BORNEO.

COMPANY FORMED" AT

SINGAPORE.

HIGHER CRITICISMS.

DATE

A company hat bean registered RETURN TO TRADITIONAL in Singapore which hopes to ex ploit sharksking in British North Borneo and Labuan water on a large scale.

An exclave licence has been granted by the Government of British North Borneo for the ex- part of sharks' hides from waters within 15 miles of Sandakan, Kudat and Tawan for a period of three years

Mr. C. A da Roza was in the chair at the 3nd ordinary annual meeting of shareholders of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage

The proposal is to erect a fish Company Ltd, held yesterday ing station at Kudat, and it is morning in the registered offices estimated that the cost of equip ment, including shark nets, hooks, of the Company, Fedder. Building.

motor boats, reduction machinery Supporting the Chairman were and construction of jetty and Sir Robert Ho Tung and Messrs.various premises would be 835,000 T. R. Wilson, N. V. A. Croucher, SM. Chara, A. L Alves (Dires tors) and D. L. King (Managing Secretary):

The claim is made that a mini- mum haul of 80 to 90: tous of sharks, together with rags turtle and various other kinds of fish may be expected. It is stated that The report and accounts were adopted unanimously on the prover 1,000 tons of sharks a year are already being caught by native posal of the Chairman seconded by shermen in these territories. Mr. T. J. Bagram, the only ques tion asked being the identity of the Fire Insurance Agency mentioned in the balance sheet. The Chairman replied that it was the Yorkshire Insurance Co, Ltd, of which their Company was a sub-agency,

Other Business,

Experiments with special shark nete have proved a failure in Malayan and New Guinea waters, owing to strong tides and scarcity of sharks. Moreover, an Austra lian company operating in Car- narvon Bay, West Australia, closed down, though large numbers at sharks were caught. It is stated, however, that high labour costs were the main cause of the Aus tralian failure.

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FATHER JOY'S LECTURE AT

ST. PATRICK'S HALL,

SEAPLANE LOST IN SARAWAK.

AIR POCKET.

CRASHES AFTER STRIKING GET THAT OUT OF YOUR MIND

A flying accident occurred Sarawak recently which resulted in the wreck of seaplane and pearly caused the death of its two, ocet, pants.

Continuing the series of lectures The machine was the "Royalist, at the St Patrick's Club in which one of two Moth seaplanes which the Jesuit Fathers are answering were brought out from "Some by the Sarawak - Government some current criticisms of the Christian

months ago. It lat Kuching on Faith, Father P. Joy, S.J., spoke.

January 19 for Simanggang, så yesterday on the Higher Critician

outstation on the coast about one of the Gospels.

hour's dying time from the capital. Father

Joy said that he wished

The pilot was Flight-Lt Phillips" to deal with the many and varied who was accompanied by Ground- attempts to discredit the super-

Engineer T. W. Goodman, natural or miraculous parts of the narrative. In doing so he would not quote the anthority of any Boman Catholic scholar.

When over Simanggang Flight Lieut. Phillips, in coming down to ay under a lephone line which extends across the river, struck an air pocket and the machine crash ed into the river at 50 mph.

After dealing briefly with the deception by the disciples" theory and the "Natural" explanation,

The seaplane sank in 20 feet of worked ap by Beran, Father Joy water and Messrs. Phillips and came to the theory that the Gospels Goodman came very near to drown- were myths He then quoted in the latter being penned in the Harnack the leading German cockpit by the petrol tank, which Biblical scholar of to-day and a fell on top of him disbeliever in the Resurrection of Unofficial reporia Christ

state that

Right

Now!

A LOT of folks have the

because idea that

Ortho- phonic music is so good, an Orthophonic Victrola must be expensive.

The fact is, we have Or- thophonic Victrolas on our display floor that any home can afford. Model Four- three offers you real Ortho- phonic music at small cost. Our plan of budgeted pay. ments makes it possible for you to play as you pay. Come in and have us

Sir Robert Ha Tung and Mr. T. B. Wilson were re-elected directors on the proposal of Mr. M. O. Kitchell, seconded by Mr. L F. Guterres,

Flight-Liegt. Phillipe displayed *** The assertioni. of Strauss that and Meurs. Linstead & Davis and. The promoters of the Borneo

panion, sad that foodman was un- Messrs. Perry Smith, Seth & Flem-scheme have made careful invertithe Gospels contained very much. Kent courage in rescuing his com ing re-elected auditors at a regation of the waters in which they that was mythical has not been conscious when finally stricated

verified. Another critic, Chamber No mention is made of this in the muneration of $1,250 each on the propose to operate and they Brenin, is more severe. He writes: official statement, however, proposal of the Chairman seconded evidently satisfied that the con-

ditiona are favourable. There The progress of the historical and by Mr. C Mancini,

The steamer Alice Lorraine, was critical research doubt a до

to the mar-

Causes sent from Kuching to fetch both S. Moutrie & Co.,Ltd. kets for their products: pro-

Strauss's mythological theory to be men, who subsequently received. The following shareholders were vided the catches large regarded to-day as so dead, even treatment in hospital. On January (Victor Distributors) present: Messrs. Lo Kai Hong, Cenough to give an adequate return

from its inception, that one cannot 25th Flight-Liem. Phillips took of Mancini, T. J. Bagran, J. M..

on the capital employed.

look through the pages of this for Simanggang again in the

Chater Road. Figueiredo, L. F. Gaterres, and 0.

worthy Кал without yawning Government seaplane Venus Kitchell.

audibly."

and this time the journey Fas made without incident.

Shareholders Present.

Chairman's Speech, The chairman addressing the meeting said:----

The affairs of the Company are still in the process of reorganisa- tion, and it is perhaps desirable, therefore, to go through the prin cipal items of the balance sheet and maka some comments thereon.

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Board of this amount not being required has been realised. As stated before, realisations have re sulted in a handsome surplus; even after providing farther additional reserves on loans, the general re- serve was increased by $162,000, The' destuction of $50,000 from this reserve for loss on territorial shares has already been explained, and, in addition to this the seccant her. The attention of the Board during been debited with certain outstand- the year under review was directeding accounts, originally incorrectly amongst other matters, to reduction of the loan indebtednem of the 1928, and are, therefore, bad Company and to continuation of the policy of liquidating the loans made by the Company at every of portunity.c

Liquidation of Loans."

were low.

J

billed, appertaining to years prior

debts only in s teclinical sense.

Your Board feel that the reserve of more than $885,000 now shown in the balance sheet is more than ample to meet any deficiency which might arise in the reserves speci fically earmarked to loans.

Proft and Loss Account,

In the nineteenth century enme the attempt to dispute the tradi- tional dates and authorship of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Lake).

The following are the dates of these Gospels fixed by leading critics

Interesting information concern ing air developments in Sarawik is given in the Baravik Govern- ment Gazette, “which staten f

The tegular weekly service to outstations will start in the urar

work

futurs after a certain amount of Hong Kong Horticultural

Society

1872 Keim, between 70 and 117,prehiminary reconnaisance

has been completed in the delta of the Sarawak River and district,

A.D.

1875 Helgenfeld, between 70 and

-100 A.D. 1888 Holzmann, between 68 and

100 A.D..

1897 Weiss, between 69 and as

1908 Harnack, between 65 and 93

By 1911 Harnack had given still earlier dates, holding that Matthew Mark (which he holds to be a second must be dated at 70, our present

edition) at about 65 and Luke at 67. Zahn thinks that the Synoptics were all written at dates between 60 and 15.

Previous to the accident at Simanggang, Flight-Lieut. Phillips had made two miccesful fights with the "Royalist" over Kuching and district. With the unsettled weather conditions on the Sarawak coast during the months of the north-east monsoon, flights of these light planes are advisedly restrict ed to comparatively short voyages,

two hours, Mukah in two and a but Bibu can be reached in under

half, Bintulu in three and a half, Miri in a little over four, and Limbang in approximately five] and a half hours ag

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PERFORMING LIONS IN ANGRY MOOD. EXCITEMENT AT HARMSTON'S

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TRAINER CONQUERS, Excitement ran bigh last night at Harmston's Circus when the last item of the programme was pre-

sented. In this not there was a

Christ of Faith' What is the principle of selection 4 Whatever is for that reason, be rejected as supernatural or miraculons must, aggeration." If this or any ther of the theories can get rid of the Resurrection, it may help the ration

But if it cannot, the list case. whole structure falls to the ground. The Resurrection. Why do I choose. The Resurrection as the acid test of rationalist theories? Because it is the central fact of Christianity. If Christ rose from the dead, Christianity has upon it the seal of the Divine.

All the Gospel arzete it it Only armed with a whin, Han tempts to prove later insertion bave stood up against the four bénats rations are brilliantly vindicated the roaring and the fight whith one hopelessly broken down. These par- i of the jungle, and notwithstanding

In carrying out this policy, loans on the collateral of shares were realised by the sale of the relative securities to the extent of $95,095, and on property to. the extent of $40,000: resulting 18 an important Turning to the profit and loss ac surplus over the specific reserves count, gentlemen, the accounts show provided which has been transferred

a nett proft for the year, after de- St. John's Gospel has had a to the general reserve account. Adduction of all charges, of $41,793,58, harder fight but the result is the vantage was taken whenever market an increase of 20,000 compared same here also. We are back at the traditional dates. From 160-170, conditions permitted of a safe, with 1997. J. whether of shares or of property- This increase was due to a large dates given by Baur, we get back to liquidate the sums tied up in extent to the expomiep effected ivca 153; Zeller 150; Talyor retires to 150-160 with Schwegler; Volkmar these loans, and the board consider during the year, and, in a minor to a date between 130-135, Reim, the results as satisfactory as could way, to a reduced interest account." be expected in the conditions pre-

gives 130; Schenkel, Renan, The nett earnings of the Godowns Nicolas give 110-115. It is always vailing last year, during which op

were some $20,000 less than the pre-back, back to tradition till we reach portunities for advantageous sales vious year, but we did not have, Aube who gives 100 and to-day we in the year under raview, anything. The capital locked in loans, less like the benefit obtained in 1937 have Harnack signing the dates the provision for loss in realisation, from a fortuitous revenue from the 80-100. is the important figure approximat Military which amounted to a con- ing s lakhs of dollars, in regard | siderable sum. VALU to which the policy of the Board is The working of the Godowns has known to you

We are awaiting a been satisfactory from all points of favourable opportunity to realise view, and your Board is pleased it.

with the substantial increase in The agreement with the firm of profit in the normal business of The absolutely unique character our late General Managers, referred | storage..· ́

of the Gospels is to-day universally to at the last annual general meet Interess charges continue to be a ing, has been fully complied with.

heavy drain on the profits, and I recognised hy Criticism... regret to say must so continue unt That we are, in essentials, face to in St Paul's epística. I Corians of them put up, Hassan eventually won the day. Quite fearless of thinks, from 62-53). Yet here we danger, be compelled the stubborn face with primitive tradition is in dates at latest from 57-58. (Hamzek contestable.

Thus we have, in the Synoptics, have a full account of the Resur animals to go through their roper Christ Not only that, but it tells" documents giving the accounts of rection and the Appearances of toire of tricks, actual eyewitnesses, which were in circulation in the very place whereas that Paul preached the Beaur the events narrated are said to have rection to these same Corinthians happened when thousands of other five years earlier. It tells us that eyowitnesses were still alive and Paul learned of the Resurrection therefore could have exposed the from James and Peter Even the

most decided enemies of the Resur frand, if frand there was.

rection, like Hammack, admit that "The foundation of Christianity re-

v/10,000 Shares Wiltten Of, Under" Investments," the book value of 10,000 shares in the png Kong and Territorial Estates Ltd, has been written off to the general

the Company is able to reduce its indebtedness further. This is in timately bound with the question of loans, to which a reference has been

made.

Business Conditions not of the

Best...

It was in the last decade of the last century, that Harnack made the frank avowal: In the Criticism of the sources of primitive Chris- tianity we are, without doubt, re- turning to tradition. A year later, he tells us:

solitary man in a grilled ring, and his companions were two ferocious Hons and two lionesses. The beasts were in angry mood, and defed the orders of the intrepid lion tamer, Hassen.

There were no fewer than 2,000 ·

spectators present, and some of them made for the exit when they saw one of the lions ensten the

beasts, however, were soon brought. hip away from the trainer. The under control again, and theng safety-first gentry returned to tetur state and heaved a sigh of

relief

reserve account The Company has gone into liquidation, and no return is expected of any part of the capital invested in it by this Com- Business conditions were not of pany.

the best in 1923, but they could not, Bundry debtors in the sum of nevertheless, be considered to have $95,000 were outstanding on the been bad Sugar imports in 1928

Beride this fact the question of date of the balance sheet; the exceeded 1997 Egures, threefold, bat authorship is a matter of secondary amount is large, but is incidental owing to a change in the method of importance, but it is now universally mained the belief in the Crucibed to the business and coincides with Bnancing the importation of this admitted that Matthew wrote a and Resurrected Christ. The faith the quarterly accounts rendered at commodity, only approximately on Gospel (though whether the in the Resurrection was never the end of the year. A sam of third of the total was landed for Aramaic only or piso the Greek, is shaken

The Swoon Theory.

CATHOLIC MISSIONS IN about 805,000 was collected in the storage, the drop in prices of four still disputed) all Admit Marks

One attempt at a natural ex-

THE EAST. first five weeks of this year, and in the second half of the year, re Harnack's study has finally estab

planation appeals to Critics because the balance has since run off satis sulting in the subsequent restric lished Luke's authorship.

it seems to account for all the

COMPLICATIONS IN HOME. factonly

tion of imports, and the boycott The Synoptic Problem. The other assets, gentlemen, do against produce imported from If the enemies of Christianity facta Briefly it is this: Christ never died. He was merely in a

Home, February 12th-That the. were wise they would talk less about Swoon. He recovered and He left spread of religion among the tribes. tion The Liabilities. fortunate in being able to utilize the ample, Harnack succeeds in proving back to facts.

the Synoptic problem. If, for ex- the sepulchre Again let go of the Far East will in no way hamper trade or otherwise disturb The Company's babilities have space formerly used for these com- that the first edition of Mark and Christ had suffered terribly. The anybody's tranquility was the de- not been neglected, for we have modities for other storage.

the famous "Q" document appear- been able to reduce the same during There is no reason at the moment, ed before: 60, then our Gospels are Priests thought Him dead The elaration by Cardinal Gasparri

crowd thought Him dead. The daring the course of the con the year 1998, although not quite gentlemen, to anticipate a boom

as usar to the events which they. Roman soldiers thought Him dead ferences preceding the signing of an satisfactorily as in 1927, when year, or either a bad year: 1909 has narrate as we are to the Coronation His own friends were so sure of it the Lateran Treaty, according to the reduction was about $130,000 started normally, and we have a of King George Van

that they buried Him. Yet we are reports, dont wal All sums: realised from loans have substantial share of all the storage

asked to believe that on the third Following the signature of the been applied towards our liabilities, offering for West Point. The new

The Liberal School of which Hurday after these events He not only papers, it became known that in and during the year under con tariff is expected to restrict imports sideration, a lakh was paid off on into China, but a not improbable back is the head, seek another way recovered consciousness (that would ternational complications, as well mortgages on our property, and result is the great use of Hong to get rid of the miraculous and be wonderful enough) but He came as protests within the Church, at the supernatural The Gospels,"" the overdraft with our bankers Kong, is & Depot for more they all us, have brought down by approximately in which event the 9245,000, the load on the Company

not call for any special explana-Dairen were adverse factors to the Godown business" but we were

Evolutionary Hypothesis. -

nees will benefit Company's butt He really

being thus relieved by 345,000. Repairs have been met out of re. In addressing you last year, gea venue, and the Company's property tlemen, I mentioned a transfer from has been well maintained. the general reserve account of over Capital expenditure in improve, $141,000 to certain special reserves, menta was relatively small and cos and shareholders will be glad to fined to our requirements for space, know that the anticipation of the and in every instance, has been im (Continued on next Column).mediately productive of revenue.

Forth from the tomb so strong and tended the final decision. ribed Jesus healthy that there is no trace of The French representative the but the weakness in Him. Lastly and this Vatican, protested that the Pope the heart finisheshe Swoon Theory-Jesus proposed, expenditure of the in- Chris He appea

The faithfal Christ, than whom no nobler figuredemnity from Italy on missions of His Church did needed Him? Then therefore try has passed across the stage of to the Far East would injure to dissect the Golpe so as to find human history, as even His enemies France's position as protector of out what parts belong to the testify, is made to go about pretend Catholic missions.

what parts ing that He has risen from the dead. Jems of History,

taining to Ho is reduced to the level of an must be rejected as

olumn). (Continued on "next

imposter,

The British representative, held that colonial interests would be injured.