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QUEEN MARY DEPARTS

May Make Attempt

On Record

New York, June 5. The glant

Cunard-White Star Hner, the Queen Mary, salled for home to-day at 3.56 p.m. ¡Bri- tish Standard Time) to-day.

It is not disclosed, whether she will attempt a record run on this crossing, but it has been hinted that now that the commander of the liner knows the capacity of his engines and has broken them in without putting a strain upon them, he may race to beat the Normandie's time.

During the Queen Mary's stay in New York she was visited by 40,000 persons, the majority uf whom took away a souverilr,

At a luncheon of the English Speaking Union In New York to- day, the commander of the Queen Marys Sir Edgar Britten, was the honoured guest.

The President of the Union, during his address. stated that the advent of the Queen Mary helped to bring closer the relations of the two great English-speaking countries.

Beater's Bulletin Service,

PACIFICATION OF GOJJAM

Chieftains Submit To New Rulers

("Hong Kong Daily Press" Sp∙cial)

Addis Ababa, June 5, The pacification of the Province of Gojjam is making favourable progress.

Numerous local chlets with more than 50,000 of their followers have made their submis- sion to the Italian authorities during the past few days. Num- erous pressmen who accompanied the Italian armies during the cam- paign have now left Abyssinia for Palestine.

"The developments in the latter country are followed with keen excitement and interest.. t'ransocean News Servicr.

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WAR CROSS AWARDED

Rome, June 5. The Italian war cross has been bestowed on the German Wor correspondent for the Voelkischer Beobachter, Roland Strunck by Marshal Graziani... Strunek parti- cipated in the march to Addis Ababa Fransocean News Service

NEGUS TO VISIT SWITZERLAND

Hong Kong Dally Press" Special;

London, June $ The Secretary of the Emperor of Abyssinia announced that His Majesty would soon proceed to Switzerland, but probably not visit Geneva, he having, after consulta- tion with his advisers decided to refrain from personally attending the meeting of the League Assem- bly.-

DUM-DUM MYTH

EXPOSED

!

Mr. Eden States The Facts

ITALIANS GULLED

An Adventurer's Aliases

Wesminster, May 18.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1936.

CATHEDRAL SERMON

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The following sermon was delivered by the Rev. H." W. Baines at the St. John's Cathedral yesterday morn. ing:

Wonder and awe together make one of the dominant notes that is sounded in the Bible. Wherever a man is called to meet his maker a hush falls and in awe and Won- der he waits. It seems as though upon the writers who tell of the divine summoris to Abraham and Moses and Elijah and Isaiah there

* Mr. Eden gave the House of Com- | tell a warning of their own little- mons an illuminating and crushing | hess and as they relate the engage- exposure of the origins and of the falsity of the Italian allégations that this country had suppled dum-dum bullets to the Abyssin- jarls His account produced an} qual measure of indignation and astonishment at the clumsiness of

this Italian fabrication, and did things to the holy people" warn- even more than achieve his pro-ing them to prepare for their Holy tessed object of clearing the good Communton. name of Briclsh industry and of this country,

us not in the astonishing revela- tion of creat on nor even in the perfect sinlessness of Jesus but in the depths of the love of one who In the moment of His certain know- ledge of His own supremacy girded Himself with a towel and washed His disciples' feet.

THE MEANING OF GOD

The meaning of God is known to ment of God and man, creature us when we see Jesus' life as one and Creator, they put their shoes act of self ctfering, made available from off their feet and dare to use so that we can share it by the only sacred words to tell of Holy ministry of the Holy Ghost who things. It is in the same spirit ' sheds the love of God among us. that the deacon in the Russian" Li-: | That life of self offering in which turgy cries to the people "Holy we can share is palated for us in an eternally vivid picture and re- enacted for us in such a way that we can live in it ourselves in this Service of Holy Communion. Is it not the Christ in whom the Father As well pleased, the Son of His love whose words we take on our own Ips as He offers Himself again, "this is My Body." "this is My Blood which is given for you," whose ges- sure we repeat, "this do" breaking His Body, "th's do," spilling His Life? It is through Jesus Christ our Lord that we are taken up with all our earthly pre-cccupation and business into the Heavenly places while the same spirit which has al- ways been His messenger to men cleanses us from defilement with intercessions that cannot be utter-

The holiness and the wonder of God Infinite and uncreated, ever to Tlie Foreign Secretary pointed be worshipped and ever to be ad- cut that there was some of this ored, is the mark which Hebrew ummunition in Abyssinia. before religion has left most indelibly up- the outbreak of hostilities. It had on Christianity which sprang from beer. left behind by big-game it. Religion which means the bond hunters, or conte over the border between man and God is a "my- from other erritur.es where bigsterium tremendum." To Greece it game was hunted. These bullets, may be that we own the purpose with many other kinds, circulated to know God and His ways; ta Palestine we own the inevitable urge to worship Him.

:2 country where arms and ummunion were a kind of cur- brough, by its rency It was

'CREATURELY OBEISANCE possessors when 1ncy were mobiliz~ ed, and possibly used by those who And remember that this humble could not be equipped with modern | attitude of creaturely obeisance weapons. The unhappy Abyssinian was not as is so often suggesteded, presents us in union with the

soldiers had to use anything they had got.

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"CLIPPED" CARTRIDGES The first Italian allegation that these bullets had been supplied by fish firms for military purposes Was exposed in a document circu- uted to the League on February 4. ihs showed that the cartridges Illustrated in Italian evidence had coen made in some cases 10 years before, and that the Italians had changed un Abyssinian order for inodern cartridges "in clips of ove"

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by the feeble minded. given to us by people who took it to be the ap- propriate posture to adopt before a delty who might at any moment obliterate you with a thunder bolt or turn you into a rat. her the response, that in this case was common to Greek and Jew alike, that they felt they must make to the moral perfection and Nor unspoiled beauty of God. again is the awe and worship found only in the Old Testament; it is the characteristic experience and attitude of

those who have

to an order for "clipped" car-progressed furthest in the road of tridges.

discipleship to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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CHILDREN'S PART

At the same time there is in Christian worship a new hote and

it is sung by children. "Unless ye become as a little child ye cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven."

The charge

In any cas ridiculous, because exports of ains and ammunition from this country were most strictly controlled and no licence had been or would ever be given for the export of illegal ammunition. But on April 12 the "Messagero" published photographs There is about the Christian purporting to show such ammuni-saints a delicious and spontaneous tion, made, packed. and consigned childlike joy lighting up their won- to Abyssinia by Messry, George der. Is not that the song of St. Bate. of Birmingham. together with Francis "All creatures of our God

a letter from that firm.

A FORGED LETTER

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At this point Mr. Eden detailed the really astonishing part of the story. On February 19, he said, a certain Colone; Pedro Lopez, known to the Foreign Office under many other names. called on Messrs. Bate with a forged letter from the Bank of Eygpt and a false state- ment"

tthat he was an agent of the Abyssinian Government. He asked for samples of ammunition, includ- ing dum-dum bullets. which, he explained, were necessary to kill the leopards with which the coun- try was infested. After some difficulty the firm supplied samples and, at Lopez's insistence, a cover- ing letter to the Abyssinian Minis- "Hong Kong Dally Press" Specialter which Lopez- himself dictated. This letter and the samples were London, Jure S.

taken away by Lopez, and, of Mr. Eden paid a visit of half an hour to the Negus at the Abyssin-course, never delivered. ian Legation on Friday afternoon.

Transocean News Service,

EDEN VISITS EMPEROR

Transocean News Service.

.London, June 6. Mr Anthony Eden. British Foreign Secretary, called on the Negus at the Emperor's residence this morning and stayed hal an hour. Mr. Eden is not Attending the reception at the Ethiopian Le- gation given to the Diplomatic Corps for the purpose of meeting the Emperor, Lord Cranbourne, Under-Secretary for Foreign Af- fairs, will be present in place of Mr. Eden-Reuter's Bulletin Ser- vice."

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

'LEAGUE COUNCIL

MEETING

Italy May Not Participate

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Hong Kong Daily Pres" Special)

Rome, June 5.

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The character of Lopez and the fact of his association with the Italian Military Attaché being known, the Foreign Office at this point gave the Italian Embassy friendly warning. Signor Grandi replied gratefully, and explained that he personally had known nothing of Lopez and his works. But the letter procured by a trick from Messrs. Bate appeared in the Italian Press.

perfect sacrifice so that we with all the children whose infant volces beseige His courts and all those who are stil fighting the tussel and the battle of lfe and with those life- scarred veterans of our pilgrimage lift up our voices until they are lost in the Heavenly chorus "Holy, Holy, Holy. Lord God of Hosts. heaven and earth are full of thy glory, glory be to thee Oh Lörd most high."

LORD ALLENBY'S FUNERAL

London, May 16. The War Offre yesterday Issued Issued particulars of the funeral of Feld Marshal Lord Allenby, to be held at Westminster Abbey at 11 a.m. on Tuesday,`

The King will be represented by Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode. while Field Marshal the Duke of Connaught will be represented. by Field Marshal Sir Claude Jacob.

The bearer party will be provided by the Life Guards, and trumpeters from the 16/5th Lancers will sound the "Last Post" and "Réveillé at the service.

and King lift up your hearts and with us sing?" In the same tradi- tion is our own "All things bright and beautiful all creatures great and small. All things wise and won- dertal the Lord God made them Admission will be by ticket, and all." There is always in harmony applications from those desirous of in developed Christian worship the attending should be made in writ echo which St. John heard in

ing to the Under Secretary of State Heaven from those who cried never

(Room 288), the War Office, Lon- ceasing "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God don, S.W. 1, and not to the Abbey of Hosts" and the shrill cry of the authorities, the envelopes being children.. as Jesus rode into Jerusa marked "Funeral" "As accomino- lem 'Blessed is He that cometh in

dation is limited, preference in the name of the Lord. Hosannahallotting tickets must necessarily in the highest."

THE REASON

be given to relatives and to those. who were associated with Lord Allenby during his lifetime. There And the reason of this is not far will be no public procession All to seek. The "mysterium" tremen-ticket-holders will therefore pro- dum" of God, is not the mystery of ceed direct to the Abbey, and will an incomprehensible proposition.be in their places not later than of an idea of God which nobody 10.30 a.m. but a professor can understand. It is not the fact of God the Bless-

ed Trinity that is hard to under- stand but the quality of the fact that we with our human senses cannot probe to 1ts limitless

depths. When I look upon a scene

of equisite natural beauty or re.

der. Indeed an undifferentiated

It is particularly requested that uniforms should be worn on this occasion. The dress for army off- cers will be ful dress dkmounted service dress. or, alternatively, Decorations and medals will be

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ceive an act of undeserved gen. erosity I do not doubt its existence

only stand amazed before its won- A "GOODWILL" CARGO unitary divine being is strictly

London, May 12. speaking unintelligible; but a God

A "goodwill" cargo will be car- OFFER OF AMMUNITION whose nature it is to give Himself

in love, to impart of His own

ried by the Queen Mary on her Moreover, Lopez, under the name cellence and to rejoice in that maiden voyage. It consists 01 of Colonel Mezler, went to the which He Himself has begotten, afty-two illuminated addresses Abyssinian Minister and offered to whose property is ever to have from the Cinque Ports to name- supply ammunition in return for concessions. A Hat of ammunition made known and knowable to us

mercy and forgive;-such a God is sake towns in the United States. These were presented to Mr. R. to be supplied was drawn up and although we are abased in wonder Bingham, the American Ambassa." signed by the Minister. It includ-before the humility of Bethlehem, or, at the

ex-

Embassy

to-day.

ed 3,000,000 softnosed ballets, an the simplicity of Galilee, the dark Mayors and officials of the Cinque "tem which the Minister now declared he did not notice. This majesty of Calvary, and the beauty Ports and representatives of the of the Easter Morning. The won-Fellowship of Namesake Towns was certainly true, because the

der of God reaches its climax for attended. Minister well knew that he could not have obtained the bullets, even it ordered.

Mr. Bingham said that the ad- dresses were a gesture of co- operation between the peoples of.

There, Mr. Eden concluded, was demanded that Lopez should be the two countries. Referring to the whole of the story. Though expelled and that the action of the launching of the Queen Mary the Italian Note on the subject members of the Italian Embassy he said that he was deeply affect- had been cancelled, it had been should not be passed over. Buted when King George declared informally circulated, and there- Mr. Eden explained that Lopez that the Queen Mary, really re- fore this exposure must be made was a British subject of Polish presented the tle between them. widely known all countries, origin, and that he was concerned Mr. E. M. Ford, Mayor of Hast Nothing less was due to the to clear the national reputation, Ings, mentioned that there were no omcial national honour.

not to animadvert upon a foreign thirty-two Dovers, ten Hastings, It Was certainly vindicated in Embassy. The matter was then Ave, Ryes, three Sandwiches, and

House: Members earnestly allowed to drop.

two Romneys in the United States,

It is highly probable that Italy will not take part in the League proceeding according to a state ment made in well-informed Ita Han circles. It is pointed out that the reasons for this attitude on common the part of Italy are knowledge. However; decision has been taken Trantoran News Service.

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