1915-05-10 — Page 9

THE HONG KONG

TO-DAY'S LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

GREECE HOLDS TWO CABINET MEETINGS.

OWING TO AUSTRO-ITALIAN RUPTURE.

May 9, 10.40 p.m.

MORE GERMAN "ALLEGATIONS."

May 9, 8.00 p.m. With reference to the allegation that a Zeppelin sak a British submarine the Admiralty states that the latter returned uninjured. She reporta that she damaged and drove off the Zeppelin.

ACCIDENT TO GENERAL POLE-CAREW.

May 9, 800 p.m. General Pole Carew bae met with a riding accident and wa picked up unconscious.

DECORATIONS FOR BRITISH OFFICERS.

May 9,8.00 p.m. According to the Gazette, ten Distinguished Service Orders and eight Military Crosses have been awarded."

RUSSIA COMMUNIQUE.

A CONTRADICTION?

May 9, 810 p.m. The Russian commuuique does not mention the captare "of Libau, but says that a German squadron bombarded the town.

German destroyer was sank by a mine.

WAR INTERFERES.

HONGKONG MERCHANT SUED.

OPIUM ON A SAMPAN.

Boatowner Charged With

Possession.

TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915,

"FROM THE PULPIT,

Rogationtide.

of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?"

There are

some, the

DELUDING AMERICA.

German War Prison Specially Prepared for Inspection. Through the intervention of the Bishop of Gibraltar and the repeated efforts of the American Ambassador in Vienne, the Aus trian authorities have finally re- leased the British chaplain at Trieste, the Rev. Edwin Saun- derson, who has been interned at Kirchberg and Raabe in, Lowe Austria for the last two months.

The chaplain says that at the latter place where only prisoners who have money are confined the conditions and treatment were quite tolerable, but the plight of those at Kirchberg left much to be desired. The food was scanty and very indifferent in quality while the living conditions were filthy. The inspect on visits from the American Embassy were a perfect farce as the place was all cleaned up and got into a state of readiness. The prisoners were

SINGAPORE BROKER

CHARGED.

clear that the war dime at a time There are many sober men as when our country was in a par, the Chancellor of the Exchequer lous state. We were on the verge recently said who have been The cave of Adullam, vaguely of civil war in Ireland, and the working their utmost to provide familiar as the refuge of the dis- relations between capital and the necessary war material. But contented, deserves a better re The following Sermon was labour in many of the industrial recent wants have brought to the putation than it gets, because of preached by the Rev. Copley partsofthe country were becoming notice of the public the fearful this gem in the annals of mili- Moyle at the Cathedral yeater- more and more strained-When loss occasioned by excessive tary romance." David, hiding in day:**

the war fell upon us with such drinking. A deputation from it with his outcast" following. Monday, Tuesday and Weduce amazing saddenness last August the Shipbuilding Employere Fed-seems to have developed an ipor day, in this week are Roga:jonit pat an end for the time to these eration recently urged upon the dinata sentimental longing for a days or days for asking God's disputes. But what is to happen Government the advissbility of draught of water from the old According to Beuter's Athens correspondent two prolonged blessing on the fruits of the earth, when the war is finished, he wo suspending the manufacture and well in the city of his youth. Cabinet meetings of forty eight hours have been bold. This is They are appointed to bepbserved pray God it may soon be? Are sale of excisable liquors during This was a weak point in bis believed to be owing to the imminenge of an Austro-Italian rupture.an days of fasting. They come as we going back to the state of the period of the war. That character, and afterwards led him a time of preparation for the things which were so threatening such a suggestion should be made into the great sin of his life. "RUSSIANS SINK LIGHT TURKISH TRANSPORTS.

Great Festival of Christ's last August? Is all the old by men, none of whom were Three traety followers took him May 9, 8.00 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Athens says that the Russians have Ascension which is kep; next enmity and batred to start afresh themselves total abataiura, show at his word, and if their desperate Thursday, Ascension day is not just where it left off? Bure how serious the drink evil in deed was undertaken with his sunk six Turkish transports outside the Bosphorus end also two in observed as it ought to be by sutely is a fitting object for our Great Britain really is. We may knowledge we should have to the Sea of Martora by unknown means. The Turkish Army members of our church. Our prayers at Rogationtide. Let us be thankful that the evil is now put him down as the meaneat of at Adrianople has gone to Midia.

Prayer Book teaches us to observe pray that the spirit of unity recognised, and pray that one mon. It is a contemptible thing it as one of the five chief festivals which has been so splendidly effect of this war may be to check to take advantage of affection and of the year. I hope that all of us displayed by oat nation at this excessive drinking and to wipe devotion. Yet it is done daily will endeavour to keep the day se time of crisis may develop in to a away this national disgrace, which in many a home, many a friend indeed a Holy Day. But it is of real spirit of brotherhood in alaya its-50,000 victims annually. stip. the Rogation days and their use which selfshuoss will be lost in There are many things which world's spoilt children, youthful that I want particularly to speak love of our neighbour. Let us people at home are able to do in or grown up, who seem to live this morning. In England many make no mistake, selfishness is connection with the war which always in the mood which years ago it was the castoin at the root of all the labour troub'e

'e, we cannot do out here. Bat David indulged for a moment, sometimes even removed to fresh at Rogationtide for the people the self-hness of the employer as might not many here make the exacting, fretful, given to ineia-quarters only to be taken back of each parish to walk in pro- well as the selfishness of the self-sacrifics involved in following nating their wants, hinting their after the diplomatista had gone. that someone Care was taken to prevent the coaéion round their parish church la sourer. There will never be last the example of His Majesty the longings, Bure singing Litanies, Palms and ing peace in the industrial world King, who we know has under-else's tenderness or ohivalry will prisoners having private cover-

Bations with the Americans.- Hymes, and offering prayer for tilt the spirit of Christ is shown by takea that alcohol shall not be gratify them at almost any cost.

ost is the mean side of human Reuter." God's blessing on the harvest. In worker and employer. We mustased in bis house-hold during the the course of time the religious get rid of that solishness of the war. No doubt to those who are nature, fortunately it often drawe side of these processions dropped employer which oares nothing for in the habit of using wines and out magnanimity. From one side and they became merely beating the conditions of lile which the other alcoholic drinks it human nature seems all meanness mean 0 real self and selfishases; from another it the bounds of the parish, an an- labourer must lead. The hard would naalreminder to the inhabitants of and heartless company system has denial, but when

thou is crowned with glory and honour. In the District Court yesterday. the boundaries of their pariah. done much to embittor the re sands of our countrymen are giv. It is good to remember that whileteaze the Straits Times of April 27, Procesions of this kind were lations between capital and ing the aupreme sacrifice of their there may be black sheep in every there was opened before Mr. E. L. common us late se fifty years ago, labiar. When an owaeremployed lives, ought we not to be willing fold there may also be heroes in Talma a case in which Jackson. and often boys were baaten or man in his own works there was to make this amall sacrifice that any Adullam. Whether or not it Oswald Davies, of Coleman House, given presents, at certain spota on dom for the elemens of poreonul we may show the world that we was right that those three brave is charged that he being entrust- the boundary to fix that spot care for the worker, but now when are not under the bondage of men should have indulged their ed with $550 as an agent cam- If someone asks what leader's whim it would be an ill mitted oriminal bronch of trust. Aia their mind as the limit of their the employer is largely im per drink.

parish. I remember an old man sonal being a company consisting would be the good of my giving day for the world if their Accased claimed to be tried. Mr. By Robert Nixon, of Sungei Nibong, in my late parish telling me that of many shaders who have up my moderate use of alcohol, spirit should forsake it. as a small boy he was thrown never seen their works or their the reply is, that to-day our Em their deed of prodigal devotion Bata Tiga, Selangor, said he into a pond which formed the workers, the personal element hus pire needs the beat work of all they wrought a good work apon bought a book from Davies of boundary of the parish, be cerr largaty gone, and the worker is her sons-Most people are doing their leader, for when Divid was local dollar shares, which was tainly seemed to have rems simply regarded as a necessary something extra during the war, offered the too costly draught he issued by them. After reading. bered the spot very accurately, item in the process of producing and so have need of all their showed he had come to bis better the book he sent $70 to accused with the production of modern dividends. There is something powers. And scientific experi mind by refusing to drink it and asking him to buy some Malaka maps, the boundaries of a parish wrong in any country where some nents have clearly demonstrated pouring it out as a sacred libation. Pinda shares. He got a reply were clearly marked and the old people are as rich and others as that alcohol even in moderate Encouraged he must have been, advising him to bay Mandai rough and ready method of in poor as they are in England to quantities impairs the bodily but still more humiliated, and it Tekonge at 273 cents, and, upon and diminishes the might be humiliating for many this advice, he gave an order to stillag into the minds of the day. It is not right that so many powers

sepses, and to realise what the fulfilling of bay, 2,000. He was informed by inhabitants the limits of their people should be forced to live acuteness of the parish fell into disuse. Within ander conditions which are ab eo makes the man who takes their selfish desires is costing to letter that 500 shares had been recent years an effort has been solately incompatible with health it incapable of doing his best. others whose devotion and self purchased at 2/3 cents. each. A will denial are all accopted a matter few days later he received another made in many parishes to revive of body or mind er spirit. For Let us resolve that we

We have no right letter to the effect that another 500 prosessions for their original re- us to enjoy the pleasant circum this Rogationtide bring to of course. ligious purpose. In my late atinces of our qua lives and bear on our country and her needs lightly to accept the service which shares had been purchased and parish. we had a procession at never give a thought to the bars, all the power of prayer. The war is the price of blood, to make that the firm hoped to complete the Rogationtide through the fielde, cruel, joyless which so many are is teaching many men to pray things happy or easy for ourselves order within the week, Witness when we sang Litanies and compelled to live, is selfishness of who have long been strangers to at too costly a rate to others. asked Davies and Co, to send him: Hymes and cffered prayer for the very worst surt, and it is a prayer. A soldier who had been The lives of all of us are crown-the transfers to sign so that he God's blessing on the orope, as selfishness which we must resolve brought up as an atheist recently fed by a multitude of blessings might have the shares registered his whose cost we rarely realise. We in his name. Again he heard many as 170 people walked in the shall end. The war has taught wrote from the front to procession. Such au observance as how possible it is to be unsel parents who professed to be were born into enlightenment, that another 500 Mandai Tokonga of Rogationtide is not possible fish: Let me read to you some atheists saying "Pray for me, its safety, freedom won by the blood had been bought for him and in here. But surely there was never words of the Bishop of Stepney all noneans to say there is no and tears of gererations past. due course he was informed that very hard to obtain delivery, on Mr. Gardiner outlined the case a greater need for prayer for in a book published a few months God." Many of the men on The political, civil and religious the final 500 had been purchased account of the slow arrival of wool for the defendant which was that our country and Empire than ago entitled "In the day of Battle. whom lies the barden of respon privileges we inherit were won and that the total number had from Australia, the high price and two men came to him to hire the

there is to-day.

(P. 122) We shall do well to sibility at this time are men of by struggles which fill the pages cost $550. In that letter he was dearth of dye, and the scarcity of best to go out to a ship. They this year make a special effort to during this Rogationtide that prayer-the King is, Admiral of history with noble and heroic asked for the remittance of the tonnage. When the delivery was put various cases and an earthen observe these Rogation days? the spirit which embittera class Jellicos is a man who believes in deede on the part of devoted men balance due to the firm. The Lord and consecrated women into $200 he sent were in notes and asked for, these circumstances ware receptacle on board and There is one thing that we need hatred may be checked and that the power of prayer.

one result of this war may be a Kitchener and Lord Fisher the whose labours we have entered. in due course he received an were explained to the plaintiffs. went away at about 5 p.m. He to realise and that is that this ter

The bearing was adjourned waited for them to retorn but rible war is God's visitation. God deeper realisation of the essential first Sea Lord of the Admiralty Our Christianity itself in every acknowledgment of the money. until Wednesday.

on the The firm promised him that the they did not do so and when would not have permitted it to brotherhood of rich and poor, em- make it a rule to go to church special is founded CLOTHING FROM

dark came on he took up his jos-coms about had He not seen that ployer and employed." And on for prayer and meditation every sacrifice of him who loved as transfers would be forwarded to ition for the night. Later the the nations needed this chastise other thing which we ought to day before beginning the work of and washed us in His blood, and him. They agreed to his ang police came on board and found ment. We can rest assured that pray about at this season is that their offices, le there not great who broke through the hosts gestion concerning terms for the The drug, in the articles the men our country entered upon this terrible sin of intemperance. We room for increased prayer? Ought of hell to bring us water of life. defined payment of the rest of had left on board. The defend-war much against her will, it was have heard much of this lately. we not all to spend mach more Time and events bring home to us the money. A good deal of ant had not erough money to forced upon us, it was none of Thinge are being done and being time in prayer for our country in the value of ear privileges. corresponderes was produced and purchase $5,000 worth of opium. our seeking, hat it barame neces- suggested in Great Britain to-day this time of terrible trial than we Parents are lost and we come to ultimately a remand till May

A sentence of six months hard eary if we were, as a nation, to in the way of checking dranken have been accustomed to do. Lei know the costliness of all their was granted, bail being fixed at labour was passed.

retain our honour. The whole of

ness by legislation, which would each one ask himself "Have I love and care. The Faith seems $500. the nations of our Empire have have boen laughed to scorn had done my duty in this matter?" threatened, and ever seen this and they are all they been suggested a year ago Let us take Christ at His word soule ere sartled at the thought afraid and ashamed in bìa secre ready to trow themselves with Some deople seem to write and and we shall receive an answer, of a world without the Cross and heart, but no stretch of charity enthusiasm.info the cause of our speak as though excessive drink for He said "Ask and ye shall the empty tomb. The enemy can cover the intolerable effence King and bis Allies, because ing with its consequent inability receive that your joy may be fall." clamours at the gata of empire, of any to whom the whole well as the Belgian refugees: THE EXTRADITION CASE. they believe it to be a right and to work were a new thing and a The Mean and the Heroic, and a new sense is awakened at terrible convulsion of thesa just cause. We cannot for a peculiar way of showing want of Notes from a sermon pracedertien at the end of these to their trade or their pleasured it means to be British daya is only so much interruption moment doubt that the immediate patriotism, but thats who know at the Union Church on Sunday: citizen

thewer was anything of the centres of inda-morning by the Rev. J. Kirk centuries of toil and valour, to be got out of the way just that On this last point one would fain these may be resumed. Few the unscrupulous ambition of trial activity have kng known that Maconechie At the Police Court, this morn-Germany, but we must rem- there are many workers who re-Text: "And David longed and hope that none who are now living things are more debilitating to waistcoat, cloth suits three pieces Shu Lung, alleged to be a rebel world and He would not have cover from their drinking on to drink of the well of Bethlehem, to enjoy and absorb those advan miring in others sacrifices which ing, the osse, in which Heung ember that God is the ruler of the gularly require Monday a day said Off, that one would give me will be able for the future simply character than the habit of ad- 1. tussore suít; 4 opata ; 3 pairs of suspect with connection with Sun allowed this fearful war to take Saturday and Sunday.

The which is by the gate! And the tagse. The draught is too costly we cursives refuse to show. As. houses 4 Women Coats and Yat Gen, is asked for under place had: He not seen, that the diminished output consequent on three mighty men broke through for our mers refreshment; it ranet we see the artifi akirts, 6 dresses 2 womens authorities, was remanded until stisement of war. We are not now thing, hough no doubt the in-drew water from the well used sacramentally as a consecra bold dear and have long perhap blouses 4 womens' coats extradition by the ChinвBO nations, needed, the fearful cha-excessive drinking la no now the host of the Philistines, and be poured out unto the Lord" being made on behalf of all we

s; 7 child's woolley, Thursday afternoon.

concerned to nuk what were the creased wages which has been of Bethlehem that was by the tion to daly and responsibility too lightly held, we must surely sins of the other nations which

paid in some casos since the gate, and took it, and brought it Brave men have gone out to de- hear God's call to a drew upon them this punishment, inning of the war may have to David, but he would not drink fend that citizenship, to win is worthy of all that, He, and under

Him our father BEE

fathers in the past and We need only ark what has been fod o inoreseed drunkenness of it, but poured it out onto anew for us in leopardy of their wrong in our own people,

And do not let us suppos that the Lord. And he said, be it far lives. Charity can make excuses our brothers in the present h what must we sinend; A

isuniversak from me, O Lord, that I should even for the Coward; the

In the Summary Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice Hazeland, On Hing a trader of Wellington Street, sasd G. Martini an export and import merchant of King's Buildings for the sum $1,000, being damages for non- delivery of twelve cases of Lama Braid, sold to the plaintiff under a contract dated May 21, 1914.

Mr., B., O Faithfull appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the defendant.

The contract was put in by the solicitor for the plaintiff, and ad-

A sampan 'owner was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police Court, with the unlawful possession of 595 taele of prepared opium valced at $4,850.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended. Evidence given for the prose cution was to the effect that the opium was found in tine and an earthen-ware pot on the defend- ant'a sampan at Moogkok. Mario Fortie, manager of the

When taken to the Police Station defendant firm, acknowledged the defendant said: The opium the nature of the contract, but is not mine; it belongs to a pass. said, that, owing to the war, it was enger.

mitted..

HONGKONG.

Dostrable Garments from Local

...Women...

This week the following 264 garments have been sent by the women of Hongkong to Mrs Eden-Jackanapes Work Society, 94, Marlborough Mansione, West Hampstead, N. W., for the men at the front and their wives and families at home, no

40, Pairs of sock;; 23 bussifs; 10 mufflers; 15 Balaclava' helmets;

4 pairs of mitte; 21 flannel shirts;

9 cotton-airte; 1. man's white

cost; 14 pairs of trousers; 1

petticoats

Mr. PM Hodgson, Crown dicent!

Solicitor, appeared in support of 17 pairs child's 12 Irooks

the prosecution Mr.WB. Hind infan

(Mr.G.K Hall Bratton) appeared boota; 3 cape,for the defence

Cause of

Shall we not

pray

"

do this shall drink the ablood

heedless

which are

done to make it precious,