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FROM THE PULPIT. Notes of a sermon preached by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie at the Union Charoh yesterday morning.

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Telesish 10. 5 He Assyrion, the rod of Mine anger,

the Fram in whose hand is Mine

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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

in the case of milliona went into sport and other pleasure taking. The plodding German clerk got the situations not so much be cause he was cheap but because he gave his mind to his work. The very children went to school

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1915.

THE WAR LOAN.

A Chance for the Poorest. (Continued from Saturday.) There is a third issue which

"IF GERMANY COULD HAVE FORESEEN.”

Mr. Bonar Law's Confidence

of Victory.

Mr. Bonar Law June 24 pre- we propose. A Committee presented a sword to Lieutenant-

NOT GREEDY, BUT-

Madest German Territorial Demands.

MR. ROBERT LANSING.

4KWANGTUNG" RELIEF

FUND.

Subscription List No, 21.

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chants of Lumpur 82,044.89.

(Continued from Saturday.) My first momentary impression Paris, June, 24.The Berne of an elderly man disappeared in the morning nervous and Bided over by the Financial Colonel Fred Hall, B.F.A., M.P., correspondent of the Humanite completely before I had been heavy-eyed from last night's Secretary has devised a very as a token of appreciation of his telegraphe that the chief indus with him ten minutes. A man indignation." The Assyrisa who picture palaces, multitudes of ingenious and practical scheme for meritorious and valuable services trial and agrarian leagues in Ger- with white hair, white clothes, is dans spostrophised was threst parente exercised little or no con- giving to everybody, however as commanding officer of the 33rd many have addressed a petition white shoes and a black nooklic ening Jerusalem after, having trol and dared the teachers to do poor, an opportunity of taking a (Camberwell) Division, R.F. A to Her Bethmann-Hollweg, in starts by looking elderly. Bat

The Tung Wa Hospital begs to swept over surrounding nations so either. If a law did not suit share in the loan on at least as The ceremony took place in the which they demand the areation when you have had the chance acknowledge with thanks the like a destroying wave, and with come clase of the community good terme as are given to the drill ground of the brigade, Dog of a Colonial Empire, the annexa of watching a pair of large, following donations to the se little compunction, making its members bound themselves millionaire. It is proposed that Kennel Hill, East Dulwich, tion of Belgium, and annexation bright blue eyes gathering Kwangtung Flood Relief Fund. his name a bysword for ruthless-together to set it at naught. If War Loan vouchers for 68., or any Mr. Bouar Law said that per- of territory in Frenos and Russia in everything in sight and from the Chinese Consul "ness in the ancient world. He say class desire a privilege they multiple of 58., should be on sale.

haps at the present moment there as follows:---

disclosing nothing, when you have of Penang $15,000.00. claimed to be God's instrument set about making life intolerable at the Post Offices or through was a tendency to be discouraged.

T.T. from Samarang $4,000,00 French territory as far as the noted a firm, straight-lipped

T. T. from Kuala Lumpur in chastising other peoples, and till they get it. Our enemies were Trade Unions, Friendly Societies, "Bat we sea only our own diffi- Somme, comprising the basins of mouth above s square chin which the claim is admitted, though not wholly without excuse in and works offices. These 58. culties," he said, "We don't Briey and the Pas de Calais, the does not bag st the knees if 1 $3,000.00. not in the way he regarded it taking us for a people on the vouchers will only interest at flow see those of our enemies; and line of the Meuse, and the for- may use an indefensible expres

T. T. from the Chinese mer- nobis vainglorious self-esteem. verge of anarchy, and had they rate of 6 per cent, per annum for when we remember that this war tresses of Belfort and Verdan, the sion which every one will under

which waited another dozen years who every complete calendar month," ig nothing requires more humanity from any knows but that their expectations The vouchers when they have was made by them when prepara French coast comprised in the stand-you get the true vision of

tions extending over many years Pas de Calais Department, and a man young, vigorous, alart. pation than the belief that it has might have been realised.? Bat accumulated to the amount of £5 were completed was made by the mining area of Northern In manner Mr. Lansing is com- been selected by God for some the scourge fell upon us in time, may be exchanged at the Post them when they thought the right France.

posure itself. He speaks without bask in relation to others. When and it is being continued long Office for a £5 bond, which will moment had come, and when they In Russia, annexation of the gesture, almost without moving sation becomes highly convinced enough to be effective. A new carry all the rights of any other felt sure of victory; and when we Baltic Provinces and certain ter- his lips. I should describe him of its excellence and its laission spirit is being awakened. "Hil-stock-holder. As to the holder realise that though they have not ritory west of Silesia,

writes & private corre of the voucher who finds a diff been defeated yet they are very

as impassive were it not that his to inferior mankind it is on the lions,

Both France and Russia must smile discloses too much kind. likely road to severe humiliation, spondent from Home, who ad- calty in saving up to the amount far from victory, we have reason also pay large indemnities. nees, too much humour than ever and to becoming unfit to serve dresses recruiting meetings by the of £5, or for some other reason to take courage for the future.

went to the make-up of a are finding their souls finds he requires the money, (Cheera.) God's purposes in any higher score,

who was not humane and sensitive. sence that that of being a mere through the appeal for voluntary propose to give him the right to

"Up till now the superiority in "BLAST THE GERMANS.”

Wants to See Ty Cobb Play Ball, instrument in His hands. He service." The peril to the coun- pay in his voucher to the Post the mechanical appliances of war The Poster that made the King said the Secretary when he had Kongmoon Custome Standard Oil

"I do feel the need of exercise," who makes too sure of bis position is revealing the value of Office as a deposit on a Post Office the superiority in munitions in the British account. They can thus convert above everything else, hea been as a light to lighten the Gentiles citizenship is likely to degenerate at best into empire. The difficulty of over it immediately into cash, but if

on the side of our enemice. That

There

mån

Laugh.

signed the last paper, but I We print the poster which was simply can't get any. I used to displayed in the Barrow Works play golf every day-except Ban

I haven't had six began

Mr. Ten Mong Ohi $1,000.00. Per Mr. Lan Ying Wai of the Kwan Tak Girls Bobool of Tein Shan in Heungeban District $634.20,

„Chinese staff, relatives and friends of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ld. $417.20, « de

Chinese Chamber of Commeros of Quinhon $300.00.

20 Subscribera of 810-snoh $200.00.

Per Mr. Frank Smith of the

Co. of New York $100,00,-

Asiatio Petroleum Co. $100,00. 28 Subscribers of $3 each

The following subscribed, $50.00-Cheong Lee Company, Kongmoon Customs Club, Mr. Frank Smith.

a rod to chastise them. To-day we coming an enemy so thoroughly the voucher is so trented it will is due to the fact that they knew of Messrs. Vickers, Limited, on day, of course-but since the war $84.00. are in the midst of events which disciplined and organised is bring not carry interest. We hope by what was coming and we did now the occasion of the Royal visit :

are widely recognised as repre- senting on one side of them chastisemente from God. Their immediate source may lie in human pervereity and ambition

ing home our own shortcoming, in the matter of subordinating private interest and opinion in the common cause. We shall never imitate our enemy's methods

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Lose and waste of life can be

but that is not to say that the or part with our cherished liberty, closed on or before the 10th July. the part of our enemies will teng shortened and lessened.

That is an aspect of the question which we must not overlook (hear, hear). However long the war may last, there is a future,

for

but su almost unlimited supply I am confident that this is the of ammunition is necessary, only means,

Blast the Germans out of the Work and make Ammunition to trenches and so save your pal's

life.

in

PRESENT.

Happy Returns for: Happy Recruits,

gamės, and not one since last October. I can't even spare the time to walk to the office,

"I have almost forgotten what the word vacation means, but when I did take them I used to spend a month or six weeks every year at Henderson Harbour on

· 12 subscribers of $4.14 encli 49.88.

D subscribers of $5.00 each 45.00.

Kang Shan Tong $4142

4 subapribora of $10 anoå 40.00; O subscribers of $4 each 36,00, 4 subscribers of $8.29 esoti

Lake Ontario, where I have & cottage, black bass fishing. Bafore favourite outdoor games were foot 33.16. I took to golf and fishing my ball and lawn tennis.

There is one thing I'm looking forward to, and that is to see Ty Cobb play with the Detroits when they come to Washington, for a real baseball game makes up for a good deal.

4 subscribers of $8 28 each 33.12. Subscribers of $19,70 and $11.15 30.85.

10 subscribers of $3.00 each 30.60.

Kowloon Custome outstation 28.00-2

The following subscribed $25: Mrs. Frank Smith, Mr. W. B. Mokay, J. E. martshorn, G. Witt enck.

Chung Haing Tong, 24 86. 12 eubacribers of 1.86 each, $19.92.

these means to induce all sections Bat they have no capacity which of the public to retrench their gives them the right to continueBlast the Germans not by expenditure and subscribe to the that superiority, and we may Words but by work.

be War Loan (hear, hear);

The lists for application will be

Sir John French, waiting on aare of this, that every week and.

Neave Chapelle, states :-*** every month that" superiority on great Baler of nations has nothing But our country will come out of Allotments will be made on sp to diminish until the time comes to do with them or leaves them to its fiery trial with its unruliness plication, and the lists will not be when the scale is on the other distracted closed earlier than the date named side. (Oheers.) But, after all, work out their wild consequences; subdued and its as they may. We curselves stand, elements hammered into unity unless the applications have

though mechanical appliances as we believe in a just cause, yet beneath the rod which God does reached a point which we con and munitions have counted most not spare from those He cares sider sufficient to meet our re so far, men count, too. The losses who does not admit that our

Bat our require of our enemies bave been colossal, nation stood in need of soms fiery about and whom He would shape quirements. trial to brace and cleanse it from to His uses. That is compensation ments are great, and nothing but evile which were growing rank? for the losses and sorrow which a great appeal to our financial and when there is an equality in the mechanical appliances of war The same is freely admitted/have fallen on our generation, and resources, stimulated by the most the superiority in men will tell, amongst our great continental fature centuries will show that earnest enes of patriotism, will and then will come victory, KITCHENER'S BIRTHDAY Allies. A French publicist the price was not too high for the enable us to obtain the money. I

"Of this at least I am certain, blessing received. In the light of would have those who have the that if the men who control the of standing, M. Wilfrid Morod, said in an address these principles what of the claim means to enbauribe, and those who German Government and who shortly after the outbreak of the of our enemy that he is the chosen cas obtain the means to subscribe caused this terrible war nearly

"But as a matter of fat, apart | instrument of God? This appeare by curtailing part of their custom eleven months ago could have war: "Our nation offered some

from dining out and going to the alarming symptoms, of anaemia, to be a dominant idea in Germany ary expenditure, to remember that foreseen the position in which A special recruiting procession theatre once in a while, I get moat and even of degeneracy, Philoso itself, from which country, unhap every effort they make now is an they stand to-day the decision honour of Earl Kitchener's of my recreation from reading. phors, educationists, statesmen,

pily, we hear no confessions of effort which is not only necessary would have been different, and birthday took place on Jane 24. For many years my eeriour rending noted with alarm the distressing shortcoming, no admission that to enable us to carry on the war, the world would have had peace the variona Battalions of the Lon-political history, political science Seven thousand Territorials of has been chiefly along the lines of progress of tuberculosis, alcohol the war is in any sense a calamity but will bear very great fruit in

"Victory will come, but it will ism, gambling and debauchery, which the nation has even par enabling us to maintain our not come of itself. We have got to don Regiment marched from out and government, and lawless individualism impati tially deserved or brought upon financial position when the war is win it, and the whole nation has side the Houses of Parliament "My hobby, however, is the The following subscribed $15; ent of all discipline, Bosial or re-iteelf. So far as we have materials over (cheers). A

got to win it."

****around the South-Western area stymological study of the English-Mr. J. A. McDonald, Wong Hin ligious. Moreover the French peo-

for judging it is believed that the

and returned to Trafalgar aquare, language. I have read the whole Wa.. pleappeared resigned to their own Almighty Ruler of nations is en-

where a big meeting was held. of Chaucer four times, not so much

5 subscribers of 2.48 each; declension in numbers: They gave tirely satisfied with Germany,

tage of the facilities offered

Three bands supplied the music for the matter as for the words, and 812.40, more work to the makers of coffins seen nothing in her which needs

subscribing to the Lose.

for the procession, two marching I find an endless interest in going

Subscribers of 6.00 and 4.50, than to manufacturers of cradles." Correction, and has charged her and we do not want to see our Mr. Chaplin wished every sao in front and one behind, Scores through Skeat's Etymological $10.50. The speaker affirmed that the with the chastisement of the other selves crippled in that fature by cess to the Chancellor's great of man walked along the pave- Dictionary. I don't mean to say 1 subscribe" of 88 29. outbreak of war had wrought a inferior peoples." Among all the our own neglect of the rules of patriotic appeal.

ments handing out bills, and in that a knowledge of the derivation

2 subscribers of 3.50 each, 87, radical revolution, arresting in-nations of the earth," says one of prudence and economy while the Sir Thomas Whittaker said one many cases capturing recruits of words is so very important in

8 sabscribers of 83 cents each temperance, gambling and urime, newspapers, and the utter war is being carried on (cheers), result of the new Loan would be The bills appealed for five thon itself, but it has the most intimate | $6.64,5 and causing "an awakening of ance is typical," the Germans are He who subscribes to the country's to send down all other securi-sand men for London Territorial relation, in my opinion, to the subscribers of 2.00 each 6,00," the religious sentiment the always, relatively, the best. God need at the present time is in ties, which would be a serious Regiments to fill up the gaps at writing of good English, and by 5 subscribers of 1.00 each 5.00. thoughtful silence of militant haschosen Germany and Austria as truth doing an act of memy, Bad thing for the country and for the the front. Every recruit who good English I mean clear, simple I subscriber of 3.31. freethought." In the case of His instrument, in a way as His bis not benefits both himself and banks,

|_ joined and there was a large English written with a due regard 1 aubsoriber of 41 cante. Raseia we find a people who had police, to correct other peoples the country to whom he gives it. Mr. Lough urged the Govern number at once fell into his place to the precise meaning of every Already acknowledged

It Be who subscribes now and saves ment to meet a larger proportion in the ranks and wore a paper word you employ."** begun to prosper socially and placed on a lower plane. industrially because before going seeme a pity to make so free with in order to subscribe(hear, of the expense of the war by in armlet on which were the words And if you ever find time to forth to meet the enemy abroad the name of God, so sure of one's hear) will be able to bear the crossed taxation.

in red letters; Kitchener's read, apart from Mr. Montagu, Secretary to the Birthday Recruit."

your nightly they had had the courage to acceptance with Him, and one's strain when the war is over, and

soporifle," I asked," to whom do tackle weaknesses at home, That superiority to other people. But, he will be thankful for the efforts Treasury, said it was intended to With the troops lined up and you go just for mere pleasure?" Russia is on the way to social, that apart, let the nation which he has made in this struggle to take powers to limit the subscrip listening to the speeches, Tra- Enjoys Reading Colonial moral and political reform is as claims a God-given charge to help himself, but still dearer to lions through vouchers, folger square presented certain as any such thing can chastise the other nations look to him-must be the knowledge that Mr. McKenna, replying later on animated soono.

"Well, I like Parkman and Macaulay and Thackeray and be, and the work will be deep itself, lest it become nothing more every aid that he gives to him the debate, said as to the limit of ened and confirmed by the severe han at the best the mere rod of self he is multiplying for his the loan, the only figure he could

Gibbon, and some of Carlyle; but sively vicissitudes of that Eastern cam-

His anger, to be broken in the country, and that his country will put in was the maximum which

I can't say that I get more genuine RED CROSS FIRED ON." paiga which we all watch so an using. Some of us believe that bless him for his providence and would cover everything, and that

enjoyment anywhere than I do in xiously. A nation sobered and the Ruler of nations has better for his generosity(loud cheers). would be not far short of 1,000

Austrian Treachery Against

the Colonial Documents of New millions. He did not expect to. self-controlled ne Russia is to-day work for Germany than that of

Asia Italy.

York, especially when they deal will not be panic striken nor turn policemen and superior persone, Mr. MoKenna, replying to Sir get that amount, and he really did

Verona, Jane 21. While some

with the Iroquois Indians, in ed from its purpose by temporary and that the chastisement of the Banbury, said he believed the not want as much as that. As to

Austrian officers have displayed

whose history I have always felt reverses. Looking to our own land our enenies bad believed us Bee in any oase that we make our by the terms of the resolution to lep at a time. The present of disloyalty and deception are

war will fit her for it. But let us smount of the Loan was limited the suggestion for increased taxa chivalrous generosity towards the greatest interest. man was undoubtedly a man of wholly decadent, holding only the own calling and election sure, the amount vcted in supply. He

nothing but the extreme courtesy trouble with hidropied tradition and semblance of real What these are one would like to believed the total was 910 millione; generation were contributing aalag reported. On were one of my companion prevented him man, for his conscience instead power. They were mistaken, but believe are not misstated in the bat he was not asking for any good deal, and they all realised if casioris the white flag has been from showing how bored he was. of being his guide is his accom

the war continued fresh taxation hoisted, only to induce the there had been ominous signs and greeting which came from Italy specifio amount.

I would try a humorous story

plice, the ⠀⠀ anniversary of the Sir F. Banbury thought it a must be imposed Italians to advance without cover, unhealthy symptoms. Our pride o

before putting my last question. Igathered my notes of liberty had been growing declaration of war:

"To Eng mistake for the Chancellor to have The resolation having, on the when they are fired on. Rede Did you ever meet Mr. Glad Bhanked the Secretary of State for land, wise mother and instructress promised what he did in the motion of Mr. Mokenas, been Cross ambulances have also been stone? I inquired. People were growing

being re-amended so as to permit the can repeatedly fred on more and more impatient of of the savage and lesser peoples." event of a further loan ber restraint or discipline of any That is better than being a police quired. It introduced a new cellation, if necessary of Tromanry

Work, which in to correct one's inferiore; let us principle of basiness which would bills, that have been issued, wan system of warfare two Latan Kind. the lot of cap, was widely regard seeks to be worthy of the high and he unfair to the taxpayer, who, in agreed to and passed through re ed as only an impediment to be happy work of mothering and this Loan were failur got out of the way as lightly as training others who have not had have to recompense possible. The real energy of life, our advantages in the race of life,

their

F.

Some Criticism,

Mr. Goldsto working-men-

an

Documents.

$393,042.24

Total $420671,59

Mr. Lansing bowed permis

It has at least the merit of abortuess," I contioned. certain man was asked why he had such a profound contemp for Mr. Gladstone, seeing that that eminent orator and states-

it was far better to take one j'Italian wounded, many examples It was getting Istə, "I felt that conscience, That's ust the

port stage,

The Chancellor then brought i he the War Loan Bill and 11 advand read a first time.

By means, of this treacherous

ot killed and several sold

ade

the

lis patienos, shook hands with "Never said Mr. Lansing.

that smiling and imperturbable oficial, suda Perhaps you will allow me to tell you rather a good story about

door sw & white him; it is a clever piece of ohar black necktie ben soterization, though I can't think of papera wash brings it to my mind at this tag attache

Ireland in the moment