1939-04-11 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONARY

COUNCIL MEETING

Dr. K. L. Reichelt Gives

His Impressions

RETREAT AT SHATIN

"NO WONDER THAT IN THIS ATMOSPHERE THE CATCH- WORDS AND ARTIFICIAL WALLS, which so sadly separate the disciples of Christ, wore cracking and partly collapsing.................

GENERAL

H,M. MERCHANT

TO STUDY IN CHINA

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Oberlin Scholar 7 Selected

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Seamen: High Tribute

Captain W. H. Whittle proposed the Lord Mayor's health

The Duke of Gloucester was present recently at a dinner of the Honouable Company of Master Mariners given at the Mansion Ellsworth Carison of Portland, House by permission of the Lord (Oregon), has been selected as this | Mayor. Sir Robert Burton-Chád- year's recipient of the Oberlin-wick, the Master, presided, and Shansi fellowship. which for 30 gave the toast of "The King-the years has provided funds for an| Admiral.” American student to represent Oberlin University" in the Orient.

Carlson is expected to spend a The Duke of Gloucester said he year in Pelping. Following this. had conveyed to the King an ex- if war conditions permit, he will presston of their loyal greetings. go on to join the Oberlin school in and received the following reply -- "Please convey to the Master. China, wherever it may be at the time.

Wardens, Liverymen, and Cadets

was located near

Until late in 1937, the school of the Honourable Company of

Mariners Talku, Shans! Master

my sincere sary to move. Province. When it became neces- thanks for their kind and loyal some students message. As their Admiral. I send and 40 members of the faculty them my hearty congratulations "An example-There was quite migrated more than 1,000 miles on the continued progress in the some anxiety in our delegation in into interior China. Last, Decem-development of my Company. connection with the question of ber. students crossed the Tsing "I have a deep interest in our what attitude our Chinese dele- Ling mountains to Mlen Shien. Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets. gates ought to take towards the A founder and president of thejand send to the Company my warm- Japanese delegates. Should an school is Dr. H. H. Kung, who is est wishes for the success of attempt be made to meet them in an Oberlin- graduate,

their constant efforts to improve special meetings or should each

the status of British merchant individual, act separately.

seamen.

*Although we had all shades of Christian thinking' represent- ed; fundamentalists and liberak, high church and low church, it did not matter much, because all felt that it was a shame to

emphase their own peculiarities in these surroundings..............” Such gathered by Dr. K. L. Reichelt, of church. As the days went on with the Tao Fang Shan Institute, who committee meetings and plenary was one of the 464 delegates from meetings on board we felt now

were the Impressions first vigorous days of the Christian

all parts of the world to the Inter-this atmosphere got stronger and national Missionary Council meet-stronger. ing in Tambaram. near Madras. India, last December.

Dr. Reichelt spoke these words yesterday in an address at the

half yearly retreat of the Friends of Tao Fong Shan at the Tao Fong Shan Institute in Shatin yesterday afternoon.

Dr. Reichelt spoke warmly of the feeling of comradeship and anity displayed by the delegates towards one another, of the extensive pro- gramme of work thoroughly gone over of the leading part taken in the various deliberations and ser- vices by the representatives of the coloured peoples who have accepted

the Christian faith.

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There were some 60 people who attended the retreat, and who en- joyed the hospitality of the Institute throughout the afternoon. The weather was favourable to

H.K. POLICE RESERVE

"

"GEORGE RI" Proposing "Prosperity to the Master Mariners' Company." the Duke of Gloucester said he thought our people had been over- Merchant Navy inclined to take the great and vital granted as they took the tides.

8.5 much for

EXPECTATION FULFILLED

"After long deliberations we came to the conclusion that noth- ins should be decided, because we had good reason to believe that undermentioned members of the Training Course-Part II. The coming into the atmosphere of the Chinese Company will attend Chi Tambaram meeting the problem nese Company Headquarters for would solve itself in a higher and Part II of Training Course on better way than we could dream Tuesday. April 11 at 17:30 hours fact that our Merchant Navy was

expectation was also sharp:-

01. Tak fulfilled. :

open the eyes of the nation to the

The Great War did much to

quietly working day and night Constables R9 Wang May-tong. throughout the year, all over the "After a week together at Tam-R31 Bau Ka-ying. R27 Wong King-world, and that, if it ceased to baram it became the most naturaliuk, R105 Lam Kwok-yin, R108 work or If the continuity of its

gathering, and the only disturbing thing to see Japanese and Chinese Tang Shiu-woon. R112 Chan "lawful occasions" were seriously factor, which passed almost un- delegates going together and talk-Ching-man. R113 Tang Chung-ful, interrupted, the result to the life noticed, was the unusually warming freely about the awful res-R114 Jahn Simon Au. R116 Ko of the country would be precisely mid-day sun,

ponsibilities and the awful tragedy Kar-ming, R122 Fok Wa-hol, R123 the same as the stoppage or inter- which burdened the hearts of us At the two services, one in Eng-all.

Ho Tal-wing. R:24 Peter Francisruption of the heart would be to lish in the assembly hall, and the

Lee, R125 Yuen. Shing-luen. R126 the human body. other in Mandarin in the temple. mutual respect grew forth and Pak-hing. R128 Chan Yiu-hing, a more enlightened interest by the

Ng Show-man, R127 Philip Tam genuine and

The Master, in reply, pleaded for

many things were cleared up and 131 Lan Kwok-fee. R123 Law Board of Trade in the ses person- new light shed upon the difficult

Man-choi B133 Chan Cheong- situation......probably for the Arst

shing. time did our Japanese Christian

Dr. Reichelt ipd. being assisted by the Rer. B. Hannerz and the Rev. G. M Reichelt. son of Dr. Reichelt.

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The conference near Madras, Dr.

Reichelt explained, was to have been held at Hangchow. China. the situation in China necessitating this change of venue.

TO NATIONS

The delegates to the meeting at Tambaram were representative of 70; different nations or separate areas:

of the world. They met under the

"A feeling t

Patrol Duty. Nightly between

20.00 hours and midnight by mem- ers as detailed by the Officer in Charge of Company.

friends get an opportunity to come

we from China probably for the down to the actual facts, just as

first time got á full impression of the extremely dificult position in Patrol Duty. Nightly between which the Japanese church leaders are placed."

--FLYING SQUAD

nel.

POPIU TICKETS IN WOMAN'S BASKET

A fine of $350; or six months' hard labour, was imposed on Wong 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-Nui, 30, a married woman charged vers as detalled by the Officer in with possession of 15,585 Popla Charge of Company.

tickets at Connaught Road Central on April 8, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest INDIAN COMPANY

at the Central. Court yesterday, Patrol Duty Nightly between

Det, Bergt. T. Cashman said that 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-defendant was seen by District

chairmanship of Dr. John Mott, STOWAWAY SETS bers as detailed by the Omeer in watchman No. 68, walking along

and among the leading figures in

the Christian churches who took

part were such prominent leaders

of the Christian churches as the Japanese, Dr. Kagawa, Dr. T. Z.

RECORD

Charge of Company.

the street with a girl," who was EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE carrying a basket, in which the Patrol Duty. Nightly between tickets were found. The girl said 20.00 hours and midnight by mem-that defendant asked her to carry bers as detailed by the Officer in the basket for her...

Ko of China. C. F. Andrew. Dr. Crossed Undetected charge of Company.

Stanley Jones, the Rev. Anet from

Belgium, Bishop Azariah of Dorna- In The Queen Mary

Kul, India, Dr. Chow from Yenching. University, Peiping, the Rev. Dr. Chen Ching-yi, Dr. Douglas Horton, Dr. George McLeod, and others.

The work

of the meeting centred about 16 aspects of the life

The first stowaway to cross the Atlantic in the 81,000-ton Cunard White Star Uner Queen Mary with- out being discovered, spent the night in a police cell at South- ampton upon his arrival.

and work of the Christian churches Boon after the vessel reached throughout the world, and each Cherbourg a man collapsed in the one of the delegates was assigned third class quarters and was found

C. CHAMPKIN,

DS. P. (R). Hongkong, April 10.

BOY'S ALLEGATIONS IN SNATCHING CASE Allegations that he had been assaulted at the Police Station in order to compel him to say that he had been asked to commit

to sit at the deliberations on two to have been without food for larceny by another. were made by of the sixteen sectional conferences. some days. ·

Dr. Reichelt, much of whose

When he recovered he revealed work as a missionary in China has that he had stowed away in New been devoted to the training of York in the hope of getting to Chinese pastora, was appointed to Southampton.

both ordained and lay."

destination.

& 14-year-old boy during the hearing of a case at the Central Court on Saturday before Mr. R A. D. Forrest, when Chan Man. 27 unemployed, was found guilty possession of a pair of gold ear- of receiving and being in unlawful

rings.

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