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BISHOP BANISTER ON THE WAR.

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WHATEVER IS TO MAKE US BET- THE BLOCKADE QUESTION." TER AND HAPPY GOD HAS PLACED EITHER OPENLY BEFORE US OR OLUSE TO US., Seneca.

By the death of Mr. F.-T Ballen the world loses one of the few authors who have been able to represent life at een as it is (or waa). If Mr. Ballen was not a great writer, he was the writer of a great book "The Craise of the Cachalot"; a book to which Kipling himself applied the term immense." Next to the truth and accuracy that mark his work, one admires his essential dull. modesty. It is given to but few authors to write satisfactorily in the first person; the average man

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The Probable Attitude of America.

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In the Summary Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice Gome Lower level 8 am. Temp. 68;

perts, saung Yust, trading as clear.

Fow speeches could more elo- the Yuet Wo firm, sued the Wo At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 59;While there is at present no quently and comprehensively put Fat Company and Ip Kun mui, official announcement concerning forward the claims of the British the managing partner therein, for the attitude that America. adopts and Foreign Bible Society (Hong the sum of $78.50, the amount on the question of our reply to kong Auxiliary) to logal sapport

due from the defendanta for goods, Yesterday the Telegraph the German blockade, inspired than the report presented at the sold and delivered. who attempts it, either overdoes published 35 columns of solid comment teade to prove that meeting held as St. Andrew's Mr. C. F. Mason, of Messrs. reading matter. To-day there America is going to deliver a Hall, Kowloon, and which was

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for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. B.

D'Almada" and Mason, appeared.

| strong protest. No one will blame given in extenso in the Telegraph Hind (Mr. G. K. Hall Bruttan at

There was a good attendance at | the meeting, which was preailed over by the Bishop of Viotoris.

office) appeared for the defendant.

Mr. Mason pointed out that the claim was for the price of lime supplied to defendante order, which had not been paid for..

Mr. Bind said he objected to any books being introduced, as none were disclosed in discovery His Lordship:-I suppose

her for that, but she is likely to last evening. Gummit,an error of judgment if the protest in delivered to the Allied nations. She bas

no real justification for protesting 6. against the ultimate effect of German piracy, if she does not

According to the financial do something beside remonst analysis of Dr. J. H. Saunders, rats with that Power. It is not Hon. Treasurer, the aggregated now, and cannot be, a question revenue was $1,401, made up for of what the effect is upon America the most part by collections at can refresh his memory ?... so long as she does nothing to charohes, these representing protest against the proximate $143.26, and the collecting efforts cause. Germany is solely respon of the ladies, which resulted in sible for the present state of the amassing of $857.50. The affairs; she started methods of Bible Society warfare not contemplated by the the auxiliary the sum of $1,325, was paid by various Conventions, which are, and, after disobarging petty ob after all, worthless as a protection ligatione, the sum of $20.21 was either for the Allies or the neutrals, carried forward, ... anditis for the Americans toprotest

The rate or the dollar on demand to-day is la 9.7-10d.

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temporaries that we know of who could better him are Kipling is. "Captains Courageope and Conrad in "Typhoon." He was as far above Mr. Clark Russell (who e idea of a sea tale seems

Messrs. Wright and Hornby in a dozen books and dragging inform me that the Lauskas to consist in using the same plot in by the heels as many technic output for the 2nd inst, was 240 alities as possible) aa Peter tons, and for the 3rd inst., 228 Simple "is above s penny dread-tone. ful; and, ao far as we know, he

never fall into the fatal error which

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Mr. Hind: Yes, he can refresh his memory.

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Mr. Manon-I am told one book was disolosed.

Mr. Hind argued that the per on sued had nothing to do with the firm.

Plaintiff said he did not know

the defendant was only a sub- contractor of the firm. Tho defendant had always told him he against the cause and not against The Chairman moved the was a partner in the firm. He the effect. The American position adoption of the report and state accepted that he was a partner. sceras to be "We don't care ment of accounts in a speech in which of the Allies wine, but they which he paid a glowing tribute defendent Wo Fat, with costs, and Judgment was given for the will have to do it in spite of any to the work of the suxiliary judgment for plaintiff against the interference that we may feel among the Chinese. The affairs second defendant, with costs, to called upon to make."

"of the Society, he said, were include costs paid to Wo Fat.

managed in such a manner as to The Move Begins..

stand the closest investigation of The reports that have come the keen business, man-overy, from the western theatre of war.

TICKETS.

marks the work of quite fifty A remand until Monday was show signs of the falfilment of the thing was dose wisely and COUNTERFEIT

economically. The Society Inst per cent, of our men writers ordered, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, in promise that things would move and somewhere about ninety- the case in which the owner and with the commencement of Fearone of the darkest periods in our history-circulated no lon sight per cent. of the lady orew of a cargo boat were charged Spring. While itis still three weeks

Scriptares, the progress they The "Hongkong Telegraph is now on sale at, and will be delivered novelists-of handling subjecte with being in possession of 1,000 to go before Spring really can be than nine million copies of the Tramway Employee Sept to Gaol,

to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, or forms of life with which he taels of prepared opium, valued asid to come in, the Allies are bad-made being manifest by the

was cot familiar. If any sea- at $10,000, on the boat at Mong- so well up to

fact that in the last fifteen years writer especially influenced him, kcktaui. The master was also

the output of copies of the we should say that that writer charged with the conveyance and

Scriptures had doubled. wra Smollett. The discomforts and carriage of the same. inoidents of life at sea, as portraye

Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.

By Order,

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

DEATH.

DUNSTAN. On February 25, 1915, at the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Hospital, Edwin James Dunston (Locomotive Superintend ent, Shanghai-Nanking Railway), aged 53 years.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915. THE BIBLE SOCIETY'S REPORT.

An

... Bishop's Engagements.

'operetta,

THE QUAINTE.

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their time-

table that things are already beginning to move in a satisfact- ory manner, The fact that the Canadian regiments have arrived,

In the East.

we

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PARIS TO-DAY.

Police Court, this morning, with A Chinese was charged, at the

forging and uttering a number of tickets in exchange for fares on. Bishop Banister seconded. H the Hongkong Tramway Do.” ** ed in "Roderick Random," cannot The Bishop of Victoris will and are doing well, seems to show be said to have been treated more conelade his course of Lent les that considerable reinforcements, kong and to find spiritual work so Deaton, Locker Deacon and Har was pleased to return to Hong-Mr. W E. L.Shenton, of Mesars faithfully by any subsequent tures for ladies in his private if not the greater part of the now writer, though Smollett was quite Chapel at St. Paul's College to-army have already appeared active, he said. He referred to the aton, prosecuted and Mr. Preston, " young when he penned this morrow (Friday) ofning at on the scene of operatione, so good work of the Society, which of Messrs, Johnson, Stokes and in-other-respects-not-amazingly-10.45 a,m. He is announced to that the first phase of this year's was being esrried on during this Master, defended. brilliant work; and Ballen's on preach at the Cathedral in the warfare may fairly be said to time of streas with an activity The defendant, who admitted knowledge of the subject told him morning and at St. Andrew's, have been begun. It must not he that pleased. Just when they the charge, was dealt with sam how unerring the young Soctauurg Kowloon, in the evening, on Suzenpposed for one instant that were fighting for the welfare and marily and sent to prison for air leon'e picture was. The influence day next. Next week he expects this battle which has gone on for the well-being of the world, they months with hard labour. He We published, yesterday, the text of the report to be presented of Dana too, seems to be traceable to start for Pakboi and Liem-over four months will end in found that the work in connection was employed as a trám con

with the auxiliary of the Society ductor, at the meeting of the Hongkong Auxiliary of the British and Foreign in some of Bullen's work; Lut such show.

anything like a precipitats retreat Bible Society. The report may have special interest for some of our influences only concerned the Entertainment at the French to the German frontier. To ours being carried on with even correspondents who have recently expressed their views on the fringe of it; the real soul of it was

Convent.

mind, the fight on the banks of greater activity and sympathy. subject of Missions in the columns of the Telegraph, It takes a as original as it was fascinating.

We were now living in a period "The Enchanted the Rhino is a long way ahead,

of re-affirmation and re-assortion. hopeful-nay, a sanguine-view of the Society's prospects, and it

Glen," will be performed by The Germans have, we know God moved in a mysterious way. recorde the fact that 2,600,000 copies of the Scriptures were issued The Bible an Interesting Book about forty-five pupils of the already prepared lines to To whom, asked Bishop Banister, during the period under review. It proceeds: "The fact that the

We published, in yesterday's French Convent on Saturday, the retreat upon, and it we are did we look to stem the tide of bulk of these Scriptures are sold to the Chinese suggests that the

20th inst., at 4pm., also on Wed-wonderfully successful. issue, a brief anecdote, related by new nation has become Bible-reading, a fact fraught with siguific the American novelist, Mr. Levir nesday the 24th inst., at 6 p.m., máy drive them beyond the first ferocious hate and contempt for the Ex-Hongkongite's "Drab Picture, ance for its progress and development.

If we cannot share, we can at least admire, the Society's en. Bacheller, of an old mountaineer, and the receipts will be devoted line they have ready to the second. British, by those who should be who was snowed up for five towards the relief of the vic Ime The great fights of the early part their friends? We looked to God thusiasm, and its happy readiness to frame conclusions from months and end himself de of the war. Lady May has kind- of this year will be those around and armed again, "Oh God our Paris continues to be sober and premises that more worldly persons might be disposed to weigh a

pendent for literature on a book ly promised to be prevent at the Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels, help in ages past, our hope for subdued-gloomy avon, according. Was God always to a letter which one of our little more before signifying acceptance. Had those who drew up of Mr. Bacheller's and the opening performance, when the With those gone, the German vet toide of the report" found it worth while to mention how many of the 2,600,000 copies of the Bible were bought voluntarily, at published. Bible. The latter be found, "an in. will distribute the Oxford certifi- hold on: Belgium will be broken on the side of the big battalions? readers has just received from a but the fights that will rauge Syria and ancient Rome,, and Usually Paris, of all cities in Where were the big battalions of former inhabitant of Hongkong. teresting book." We wonder how cates. price, we might have felt a little wiser on the matter. We presume,

around these points will sarely. Babylonia? They too, that as soon as a Chinese is in possession of a copy of the Bible, many people in Hongkong have

had all Europe, is famous for its street ever eattled" themselves seriously

exceed in magnitude anything that bas gone before.

gone still God ruled.". And life; people there do not shut he dan straightway be accounted a Christian-or we would presume

what were we finding to-day? We themselves in suburban back thie, but for the fast that we happen to have met quite a number of to study the Bible with a perfectly

In the east, the Austrians are were finding that the ancient parlours or in rocking bar-rooms educated Chinese who, while having the Bible in their possession open mind, quite apart from irreligion. Un. and being far better acquainted with its contents thin many British religion or

saffering heavily; the wonder is grit, force, courage, fortitude, they take the open sir and their Christians, bave no intention whatever of accepting Christianity with their opinions already form- fortunately so many people read it

that they bave been able to and bravery still remaina in resi bome is the boulevards and In missionary work, as in other departments of life, the wish is too ed and so miss more than half of

continue so long, but doubtless the young men of Britain. Fathers the cafe terraces. But now, it often father to the thought. These good people doubtless very what they might learn from it.

a good stiffening of German mathera and wives were learning seems, the boulevards are almost earnestly wish that the idyllic picture of a Bible-reading China which others never open its pages, while

forces is responsible for keeping the meaning of the uplifting shops are shut, their closed doors what was meant by self-saorifica deserted and half the cafes and they have outlined might be true; and, from wishing, bave gone others, still, re-read favourite The "Qaaints came to Hong assumed such a rosy hue that is of the soul and of faith. This was bearing the loyal and honourable

them together. Matters have half way to believing.

pasesges Bat what are the facts? Leaving out of the question the efforts The result is that quite half the companies-a time when moneylation that atsly and Roumanis people and for the ideals which

and neglect the rest. kong at a bad time for theatre would seem a matter for congrata conflict for the very life of the notice: Gone to the war!

Everything18 of all Continental missions, save that of Basel, have the various

excessively societies, even wheu taken together, in all the years during which history contained in the Old Testa in scarce and when people are

would be, one suppose, if they over the material, and the free prices. Yet the Parisians, who for the supremacy of the spiritual at absolutely prohibitive they have worked in the East, made 2,600,000 converte? They have ment, and in those books which making up their minds that they have not come into the war. It were worth living for, a conflict dear, continues the letter, con come sixteenth and seventeenth have already, This year, spent did not come into the struggle at dom of human life; supremacy are nothing if not generous and not made a million; and, of those Chinese who profess to have accept-century theologian elected to style as much on theatre-going as at ed Christianity, au enormous number must be written off as rice "the Apocrypha," is unknown to present they, feel justified in, for their joining would the over barbarism and all that which affectionate towards their couns Christians, and another enormous number as portons who, while the average person. On that same spending. Those, however, who many great and vital points that degraded, despised and tyrren-try's allies, have eagerly subscrib

the further complication of the outwardly receiving the new religion, still cling tenaciously to five average person, unfortunately, have gone to see the new company have to be decided when this war feed, the freedom which God had ed towards the purchase of a Bixthe of their essentially beatben customs. People at Home are the magnificent reasoning in St. have spread such golden reports shall have come to an end. Their given to them. But a new age was presentation sword of honour for edified by the annual returns published by the particular society Paul's Epistles, the music and of its members' performances that advent is certainly to be welcomed about to dawn, the time of con- the King of the Belgians. which they have elected to patronise; but we have not found that poetry of the Paalme and the Book Hongkong is thinking better of

fliot and strife would pass away, The theatres and the cinemato the British and Continental Consular officials are no enthusiastic in of Job, and the marvellous visits, former resolutions ad is as tending to bring the war to and the time would come when graphs still keep open doors, their appreciation of the actions of these societies. If the said people dom contained in the Proverbe deciding that it must, after all, go speedy clove, but there is a grave at Home believe in the future Christianity of China and in the value and "Ecoleaiastes" are all more to 800-what it rarely does question as to whether their inter brotherhood would have a new although they have reduced their to the country of the missionaries' labours, they may be pardoned.

the Allies are prepared to give. But persons in the Loes are or should be well aware that the or less thrown away, There is see: a group of artists who vention will not cost more than

too, where the 1611 version rise above medicority. We hope Chinese are not people to be influenced by preaching or by Bible of the Scriptares is concerned, most sincerely that the patrons reading. They are by nature imitative, one knows; but to them some little question of style. Wenge extended by the public "bite man" and "Christian" happen to be more or less synonym shall be obliged to the reader who will encourage the Quaints ous terms; wherefore so long as the number of Europeans who set can tell us where to find parez to make a long stay. Their popa Trouble with Redskins in Utah. them the example of drunkenness, polygamy, gambling and swind- and nobler English than appears larity was more than ever pro Washington, February 23.

On the motion of the Rev. T. Wever obvious that Paris is no ling continues to bagreater than the number whose liver are marked in every chapter of the James the nounced last night and, had the The sheriff of San Juan county, Pearce, the Chairman and the longer Paris, for the city's lights by the Christian virtues, we onnnct, however much we should like, First Bible, and we are of opinion audience had its way,overy item the sorth-eastern corner of speaker were accorded a hearty have practically disappeared see eye to eye with our friends who think that China is destined so that if it were taught with greater would have been encored, To Utah, has requested the govern- vote of thanks.

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there are few or no strollers in become a Christian country. If the mung ladies and gentlemen

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Med that she streets and no listenera, to the who come out bere, at no little expense to subscribers, would confide frequency, and with less personal night a now programme will ba prejudice, in all our cohcole, the put on, though if it is to be better. their attention to teaching the Chinese the first principles of intellectual outlook for the Britain than its predeopenor, those so have gone on the warpath and earer and the Ladies Committee that there are no longer orchestras

capture the Plate Indians who The Hon, Secretary, Hon. Trex cafo orchestras for the re practical hygiene, they would be conferring a benefit on the country of the future might be brighter sponsible muef, indeed have

are terrorising the district.

to listen to na it is, wo look in vain for any bursts of approval of gratitude from

worked hard, the persons most concerned the Chinese themselves,

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The Growing Popularity of a Good Company,

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iluminated by the Spirit of God. guarde bave disappeared from the meaning, when all would be newly prices. Mon conductors and This might not be the last war, trams and the metropolitan rail- but it would mean progress in way, they have gone to the war, the spirit of brotherhood.—(Ap- and their places are taken by plause).

were re-elected..

women,

At night time it is more than