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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1931.

STEAMBOAT CO.

REPORT.

LOSS ON MÁCAO RUN..

COMPANY'S NEW `POLICY VINDICATED,

CORRESPONDENCE.

· [All" letters intended for publi cating must læ accompanied by the name, and caldress of the writer, nut for publicution, unices so desired, but na evidence of good faith.-Ep.1

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY.

DAILY PRESS."

SIR-Most of the misrepresenta-

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.

EUROPEAN SHOT 'ON EMPRESS BOAT.

The arrival of the R.M.S. En- press of Russin from Mynida yester day, brought to light yes, other daring murder in the high sens, the victim this time being John Har. rison, a Britch subject employed

The following report of the Board | [10 THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG of Directors of the Hong Kong, Canton and Magno Steamboat Co., Ltd., will be subruitted at, the ortions contained in the rmon board as a plumber. dinary ammal meeting of share holders to be held at the office of the Company, on" Thuşday, March

preached by the Dean (the Rev. A. A. Swann) at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday have been corrected by "M.A." in your issue of this morn ing, but therę still ramins one dark aspect of the picture os paint The net profit for the year, aftered by the Dean which needs atten deduction of interest, repairs; de tion. preciation, etc., amount to $22,305.07

5, 11 .m.-

the former farmers.

A poll having been taken on June 24, showing a majority of 3.089 voles in favour of the resolution submitted by certain shareholders

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and Isaac and Facob and the triles, aud (in) that which was, given to Moss and Jesus, and (in)" that which was given to the pro- phets from their Lord; we do not inake any distination between nay of them, and to Him do submit. (Ch. 11.: 136).--Yours,

"HAQ" Hong Kong, February 24,

POPSY'S BRAIN" "WAVE.

rtc.,

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

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The motive of the crime is not known, but according to a report made to the police, a Filipino dock passenger named Martin, Gourales Corron is alleged to have shot Har- rison with a pistol soon after the vessel left Manila. It in understood Curen booked as a passenger for Claiming that his God is a "God this port He is now in polico of Love and asserting that God [evstody and it is understond he will i whicle with the amount brought for as understood by a Muslim is an he brought before the Magistrath ward from 120 account, $19,123,10, Autocrat with whom love. and this morning when he will be charg Kives, an

amount of 241,318.77, apathy, is unknown, the Deaned with murder.

deduces the proposition that Chris The Empress of Raisio · left which the Directors recommended tianity teaches mmality while Manila the gard instant and be carried forward to next acesaint,

Islan enconraphs immorality, arrived here in the forenoon yester From the commencement of the character than Christianity" says Kowloon Docks and after discharg

Islama makes less demands on day. She anchored outside the year until the middle of May the the Denu. The difference between ing her passengers went into the steamers were operated under, the the tenchings of Islam and that of dock for her annual survey and system of “ farning" and from that the modern Christianity does not overhaul.

re in the Dean's claim that Chris date until June 30, they were mantinnity makes greater demands on aged for the Company's recount by Character than 1slan, and thus helps to cultivate a better moral standing than the faith of Muham mad (Pence and blessings of Allah be upon him); the differencs how verlig in the fact that while even an illiterate Muslim invariably adds the words "Alai-his-salam (Peace be upon him) when inention- 86 the extraordinary meeting cung the range of Jesus Christ, the vened <<1]] March 4, 1030, your Dean, a preacher of Christianity. Directors decided as from July 1 and a Minister of the religion, has to opernae the steamers under theircea permitted by his conscience and his standard of morality to own management, and to this end hurt abuse and insult on the pro a Chinese manager pas appointed phet of Islam in these words In and the necessary compradores early days Molamined's re viations were confined to the great staffs and Chinese branch offices" general subject of God and the sinffs engaged.

futur life, but as his power in- MY DEAB, Such a brain wava Had it not been, for the adverseth of his first wife, Khulejal showing me his stamp colivation. creased, and especially after the and it all came through Angus rate of exchange ruling during the (Khadijah) whore influence upon You e Angus is a philopalist Flatter part of the year,, which in-hin

a sort of stamp uiser who was good, his revelations which creased enormously the operating steadily deteriorate and with them buys them to gloat over instead of his moral life, until they degenerato writing letters and lots of his cost of the Company's steamers, the into sanctions for his personal prettiest stamps are what you call results of the past year's, working desires and glans" The Dean's In Memoriam issues or something. would have compared quite favour personal conduct in this instance Well, my dear, he says lots of coun fails to support his claim. If this tries like Spin and San Merino ably with those of the previous is the morality which Christianity make heaps of money by issuing Teaches, and if this is the cheter ever auch pretty stampa every time which the Christing preachers anything happous and people suffer The comparative figures for the would do a useful service to their world buy whole sheets of them. desire others to cultivate, then they ng from popaly all over the Chinese freight and passenger busi-co-religionists and the general And what I say is why not us do ness for the periods:-(1) 129 publie it, they would simply keep the same and make lots of pretty | January-Jung (when such business

stamps for all sorts of values in was farined out), and (2) 1830

quiet.

This preacher of love has deeply confidential dollars and its them January-June (from from 1.1.30 tonded the Mustin feeling in to celebrate Mr. Lloyd's birthday middle May such, business

was Hong Kong, and no, cloak of or nothing. farmed out but thereafter until apology in the pleasing words that And Angus says Fine and it 30.8.30 was under farmers' manage he had not the time at his diaposal they'd fetch much more and thus ment) show that the receipts for do justice to the faith of Isamans that if you write on the front the 1st period exceeded those for would conceal the hostility which of them something different to what the 2nd period by the ARIN

trickles from every word of the the printing says you can sell them 818,088.58 for the Canton Line and above passage. Only a gross ignor for more than ever so he says I'd bet $20,083.39 for the Macao Line. The ance of the life of the prophet and ter so Mr. Breen and sok him to let comparative figures for the 199an inherited cunity towards the us write what they're really worth July-December period (when such faith of Islam could have prompted if anyone can work it out and hi business was under the Company's an individual to speak of the thinks he'd do that for me because, own management) show that, whilst propher in the words that the Dean he's sure he'd like me and I think the Company received 810,727.83 has used.

Angus is rather a dear, don't you. less in the Macie line when the business was managed by the Com- pany, it received 207,153.55 more in the Canton line during the period of the Company's own management than the corresponding period in 1020 when the business was farmed

year.

out.

Figures Compared,

Angus kiys the pattern ought to be something tropical with a border, of Roses and Laurel Leaves and Buds and things to mark an epock ju phinance and philopalim "and poohape we'd better have a Prize Competition for it.

And Angas says I simply must write and tell you because. I oughtn't to hide my talent under

The one great objeepof the advent of the Holy Prophet Muhammad was to teach the world the highest of morals. He had himself deciar

d. "I have been went for the perfection of morals. In the Prophet of Allah there is the best exaplar for you Sys the Quran Big Increase.

with perfree justifintion. The Camonred with the gross earnings Holy Prophet Muhammad's (yence) of the previous year, the Canion and blessings of Allah be upon him) bushel but don't "toll Tubby be- line shawed a decrease.of.5.2 per steadfastness, perseverance and re cause Angus says poor Sir William cent. for the first six months' work sofntion; big forbearance, for is practically certain to offer me a ing, but under our new management giveness, toleanne, and humility: Royalty or Medal or something for more favourable results were offecit generosity and his purity of life ceding all his worries and I want ed during the second half of the are above comparison and it to a surprise. I'd love to be a year and an increase of 8.1 per conlight to his followers. The Royalty, and wouldn't Maud be cent, was recorded. Compared will | urld has ** saands” and “' words" | sick she'd have to kiss my hand the immediately preceding hall-whereas we possess the reality of instead of nowing me about-Your year, viz., January-June, 1930, the In noble life and axalted ChurFro hony publican, rault is even more striking, the actor,. before which the greatest

POPSY.

ratio of increase in earnings being | tuong then, had had to lend their Hong Kang, February 2.

33.1 per cent

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heads in honings.

As regards the loss of earnings I will quote one out of many. "ART AND MRS. "BOTTLE.” on the Macao line of 210,797.80, yerses in the Holy Quran which

HANG FON

hay give the, Dean gome iden ́ of ¦ (TO THE EDITOR OF THE Tulante morality --

DAILY PRESS."] Six-Is it possible that in these

Surely Allah enjoy the doing

of justi and the doing of good

it should be pointed out that for about 3 montha during the period | in question the Compnay bad to compete with inurravd opposition. Had the business been farmed on. (to others) and the giving to the days and in this Colony Mrs. the farmers would have been en kindred, and Ho forbids in Grundy, is still on the war path in titled to substantial deductions in droency hid evil and rebellion: the person of Mater familias"? respect of this increased opposition. He admonishes you that you mayOr is her's merely a new form of If the amount deductible by the be mindful/(Ch; XVI.; 00). dramatic eriticism which judges by farmers. way to be credited to the

Fur over thirteen dundred years easy and condemns undicard and recount, the result would have Islam his extended its sympathetic unread Our inothere of course shown

profit of approximately hand to and sought the co-oporanidly shuddered at the name of $9,772.14.

tion of the Christian priests in Oscar Wilde, as at any thing that The usual overhauls and repairs einncing the enuse of, finanity night "bring a blush to the check were offerted to the Company's Laf de has always be ruthlessly of a young person," but surely wo fleet of ateamers and are all in got pushed off by them, repeat the have got beyond such foolishness. order.

Process in the fetusing words of Life after all is a farraga of good, Directors.

the Holy Quran with the hope that bad and indifferent. Who nowaday In accordance with the Articles Deun nay perhaps hangs his expects a dramatist to depict it ne of Association. Mr. R.K. Batchelor | attitude-terwards. Ilmuk -

uniformly good? and Mr. Li Tse Tong retire from Say: O followers of the Book! In "Art and Mrs. Bottle" the board by rotation, but being conse to an equitable proposition Picture of the solid Victorian father' eligible, offer themselves for re-elec between us and you lint we dial with his volatile Noo Georgian tits.

not serve any up Allah and children and "departed" wife who (that) we shall not associate onlmly returne to the fold after 20 aught with Him, and (that) fome years in the wilderness, displays, of us shall not Lans others for a nice technique with many, most lords besides Allah; it if they amusing features and lines. tara back, then my Bear witness The tone may be amoral; it is that we are Muslims. (Ch. III.Pot immoral. Even so why not use amorality to point in mond and

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During year the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Mesars J; } Warren, J. H. Little J. M. Alves, R. E. Coxen, and A. B. Stewart | resigned" from the board and Bir Robert Ho Ting, Mr. Li Tse Fong and Mr. K. Lo were nected

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I will conclude with the follow adorn a tale Dear Mrs. Orundy general meeting, and the Hon. Mr. verse of the Holy Quran which trad you troubled to read cron, the and Mr. C. A. da Roza makes a Mutim's position that in the end the pod, the solid Jast pngo you might have realised were invited to join the Board

The accounts have been audited from

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, who offer themselves as anditors for tha present year,

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in which was been revealed the rampate any faith-

Say: We believe in Allah and and the Victorian wins all along

to: as, and... (in) that which was fully,

newenled to Abrahan and Ishmael"

(Continued on next Column.)

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