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SPECIAL CABLES.

YUAN SHIH-K'AI AND THE government.

NO FAITH IN PROPOSED CHANGES.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, 0, 10.35 pm. President Yuan Shih-L'ai in a message to the Ban Chong Youn aaye: "In my opinion a change in the present form of Government involves so many other momentous changes that it demands the most careful and most serious considera- tion regard the proposed change as unsuitable considering the circumstances in which the country is placed. If the opinion of the majority of the people is consulted, good and proper means will undoubtedly be found to strengthen the foundation of the State and to in- arease ita prestige. As the constitution of the Republic is now in the drafting, a suitable and practicable means will be devised."

FROM THE PULPIT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

compulsory in our Church, shey would have enforoad, celibacy | of the clergy, and would copy the evil example of the Roman Church in her many departures from early Christian teaching, Other peopla_wish to go to the extreme of Protestantiam; they would abandon every belief, every practice which differentiates the Church from Protestaní Dissent, They would refuse to allow any ona to confees to a priest, though our Church says people are to be encouraged to do so. They would never have a clergyman use the absolution in the Service for the Visitation of the Sick, becausÓ, they regard it as "Popísh.” They | would like to see our churches as plain and bare sa dissenting places of worship. They love to speak of themselves as Protestants, though our Church never des oribes herself as Protestant, and the word is not found in our Prayer Book, but always speaks of herself as Catholio and the Faith she teaches as the "Catho lio Faith.'

Certain

SEPTEMBER 7, 1815,

DAIRY FARM

NEWS.

FISH

WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT

OF SELECTED

FILLET

HADDOCKS

AND

KIPPERS.

"FIGHTING FRANCO."

TELEGRAMS.

OBITUARIES.

London Received, September ?. Sir William Chichele Plowden

(man's home is bis castle." Ile was not interfered with by the He might choose Sermon preached in St. John's Government. Cathedral on Seuday last by the to give himself to the service of his country in the army or the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle.

The extreme men in the Church St. Luke 17.12.14. "And no Heavy or the civil service, he entered into a certain village, might devote himself to his of England have, in the last two there met Him tea mea that were country's cause in political life; soare, come almost to a sharp lopers, which stood afar off; and or, on the other band, he might quarrel over what is known as the DOO FIGHT SEQUEL INCOURT. they lifted up their voices and live an entirely selfish life and do Kikuya controversy.

Bishops and missionaries in Amusing case before the Beach, eaid, Jeans, Master, have meroy nothing for his country.

But now we see a obaoge; this Africa, feeling very strongly the

At the Police Court this morn- SIR WILLIAM O. PLOWDEN. on us. And when He saw them He said unto them, go show your liberty of ours is threatened weakness which resulted from selves unto the pricata. And it by a power which would over the want of anity amongst people ing, Dr. K. M. B. Weigelsberg, 5, (Routery Service To The Telegraph" came to pass that as they went throw all liberty in the world, and in face of the heathen, had a the Albany, was summoned by

Bo, in order to maintain ultimate-meeting with certain Protestant Mr. M. J. D. Stephens for having K.0.8.1. is dead. The deceased

named they were cleansed.”

The Gospel for to-day is the ly our liberty, we are forced to missionaries with a view to found an unmuzzled dog

Franco" on Bowen Boad on gentleman was born in 1832 it was and was the eldest son of W. familiar story of the healing of curtail this liberty for a time, ing a united Church which should tea lepers by our Blessed Lord. We are fighting for the liberty of include all the Ohristians in August 24th, which Standing afar off, as the rules of the world, and everyone has to the area under their influence, alleged, ferociously attacked Chichele Flowden, F. R. 8., M.P., cated at Harrow and Haileybury, the rabbis required, they made take his part in some way in the except those belonging to the complainant'a dog, biting him on of Ewhurst Park. He was edu their pathetic appeal. Jesus, fight. It can no longer be left to Roman Church. It was objected, the back.

Mr. Stephens conducted his and entered the Bengal Civil Master, have mercy on us." And the individual to do or not to do against this scheme, that it was Christ'e sewer was one well cal- his part of the nation's work. contrary to the doctrine and own case, and Mr. L. D'Almada Service. He was Census Commis sioner in India; Secretary of onlated to try their faith. "Go Those who are in authority, those practice of the Church of Eng-represented the defendant.

Mr. Stephens said there was a Board of Revenue of N. W. Pro who have the greatest knowledge land, especially on four points:- shew yourselves to the priests."

It was the duty of the priests to of the nation's needs, are best First, that if proposed to admit point he wanted to raise last time vinces and a member of Legisla His Worship: And I supported Member for West Wolverhamp examine s man suspected of the di- qualified to say how every me to Holy Dorthe Protestant societies to which Me., D'Almada objected. Live Council, Catentts. He sat as sease of leprosy and to pronounce and women's service can best be Communion without their him clean or unclean according used. So we glory in the fact being confirmed: Second, that it bim, you did not give evidence of to the result of the examination. that England is a land of liberty, proposed to admit, in the area the fact and if you had it would If he was found free from the but we agree that, for the present under consideration, Protestant be relevant to your case as to the certain ceremonies our liberty must be curtailed and ministers to preach in the palpite nature of the mazslo, disesse,

of the Charch. Third, that it Mr. Stephens :-That is what I had to be performed before le atriet discipline enforced.

And if the spirit of freedom is seemed to suggest that members am going to refer to now your Wor- could be received back into

of read the Bociety. expected to heal lepers-It might it is aleo, in a striking way char.macion from the hands well have been said by these ten acteristic of the Charch of Eng lepera: "What is the good of land.

ton 1886-1892.

WOOD FULLER. SIR JOHN MICHAEL FLEET- Reuter slso reports the death of Sir John Michael Fleetwood Faller K.O.M.G.

The late baronet was educated at |

revents were not characteristic of the English nation of our Church might receive Com-ship. I would ask your Worship to Winchester and at Christ Church,

Protestant ministers; and, Fourib, Stephens and I will call her to that the meeting at Kikuyu had prove her story of the mussle..

His Worship said he would our going to the priests? We Our Church is noticeable for its concluded with a united Com-

when the Bishops read over the evidence. have leprosy. We have not been breadth. While holding fast. to manion

Mr. Stephens said that he oured. This Healer esa do noth- the ancient Catholic creeds, she officiated and people of many de- ing for us and so lle is trying to is free to accept and assimilate nominations communicated. The would call his Worship's atten of Canterbary tion to the laat regulation in oon

The get rid of us quietly. The pricate new knowledge. She leaves to her Archbishop

statement nection with mazzling. officiale and her members a wide has lately made

theee

four, points, and order came into force on August are sure to pronounce as anclean.'

excited 21 and the attack on his dog was Bat, instead of Boting in this latitude of belief and a large (on way, they obeyed the command. freedom of interpratation. And so his

went they were cleansed."

statement

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ham, 1892; Bath 1805: Saliby Oxford. He contested Chippen- 1897, all unsuccessfully. He was A.D.O., to the Viceroy of India, 1894-6 and sat ne Liberal M.P.. for Westbury (Wiltshire) 1900-11; was a Junior Lord of the Trea- eary, 1906 and Vice-Chamberlain B.M. Bousehold, 1907. From 1911 to 1914 he was Governor of Victoria, Australia. He is su

Witness! I have just said so. Continuing witness said that the other day whilst walking along Bowen Road the dog flow out and attacked her dog.

"And it came to pass that as they we find that in her fold, even in much interest and no little op-made on Angust 28. He conceeded in the baronetcy by bis There are two thoughts which of very varied opinions. She is course, only an opinion, and in no properly muzzled and was very Fleetwood, born July 8, 1906. we may gather from the nar- indeed the most free of all sanso an authoritative judgment, badly muzzled improperly muz Our branches of the Church. And this but, coming from one in the Arch-zled. He would tell his Worship rativeFirst, the care Blessed Lord took to reapest and freedom has proved itself a good bishops's position, it has naturally that since that occurrence he did observe the roles of the Jewish thing. for she has been most received considerable attention, not intend to go out for a walk Church when those roles were successful as a training school for Oe the first two points he thinks and he did not want to go out for the Kikayu proposals are legitima walk again through this dog, but founded on God's command; and, Saints,

But oar Church herself ao-ate, i.e. he approves of members on Sunday this dog went out and Recondly, the blessing the lopers craved, came to them in the path knowledgee that she has need of of Protestant societies, when out attacked his dog again. He was of obedience. Our Blessed Lord grester discipline. Our Prayer of reach of the ministratione not the only one who had com.

absence of their ministers, being admit-plained of this dog. would not do anything to injore Hook deplores the needlessly the authority of the of this discipline and wishes for tel as guests at the altera of the Jewish Church. Although He its restoration; for the time when Church, and he sees no objec know that He was about to ee men and women who have com-tions to ministera of other demo- tablish a new Kingdon which mitted great sins shall once again minations being allowed to preach should be bound by no narrow be put to open penance. Yet our in the pulpite of the Church, if national boundaries but be as wide Oburch bas come discipline, she approved by the Bishop of the time. as the human race itself, yet He has certain rules, clearly laid Diocese. On the other two points was careful not to go against the down in our Prayer Book. There he does not consider that members of time you are wasting time. rules of the Jews. Öhrist evident are some things which are not of our Church should in any case ly believed in discipline and in left to the judgment of the in-receive the Communion in Prote-wicked waste of my time and the obedience to lawful authority. dividual; e.g. she requires obilatant places of worship, and he Court's time; it is not the subject We are often told that the dron to have God-parents at their thinks a united Communion, sugh of the charge. English nation requires more baptism; she requires those who as that hold at Kikaya, is or wise discipline-A recept writer in one are going to be confirmed to have and should not be repeated. of the Reviews Books to show that boon baptized. She requires those

Mr. D'Almada: That is not the subject of this charge.

Mr. Stephens: It is the subject

Mr. D'Almada: It is a waste of of this charge.

Mr. Stephens: It is not a waste

Mr. D'Almada: This is a

By Mr. D'Almade: The dog attacked her dog. The mattor was one of a few seconds. She' could not see where the dog came from--it pounced suddenly on her dog.

And so you can tell me Mis, Stepheus for how long these two doge were fighting each other 7- It is impossible to tell-they were fighting until I separated them.

How long?-Well I did not take my watch out to time them.

Well I quite appreciate that, Mrs Stephena, bat would it take a minate 7-Yes certainly,

And immediately after this

minute you saw the muzzle hang- ing on ita nech ?-1 saw it after it had been biting my dog.

doge

Mr. Stephens: It is the sub ject of the charge. This The subject will no doubt come dog should be destroyed and the strength of Germany lies in who come to Hely Communion to up when the Bishops of the Ang the police should destroy it, the strict discipline to which she have been previously confirmed, lican Communion meet in the because it will do something worse is acenstomed and cooks to induce or to be desirous of being con. next Lambeth Conference in three than what it has already dons,

And immediately these two English people to subordinato firmed; those who marry must years' time. Till then I suppose and it must be destroyed.

Mr. D'Almads: My friend has

... were separated Mrs, themselves to a like discipline.not be related within certain the matter will remain sa it is

Meanwhile те may olosed bis case,

Stephens did not the defendant's We English people pride our degrees of relationship, the now.

His Worship said he had sap dog run away ?--Yes of course it selves on our liberty; we love to burial service is not to be read draw the lesson from Kikuyu

are anbap- that hasty attempts at reunion are ported Mr. D'Almada before did because it got a good whack. Yes of course it did, aud you sing" Britona never, never, never for those who aball be gloves;" we regard car tized, or excommunicated or have apt to do more harm than good, because he thought it was a flag whereever it fica as the laid violent hands upon them-The reunion of Christendom will separate charge, but since then swear positively Mrs. Stephens that this was not the muzzle guarantee of liberty. We rather selves. Those who are to be never be achieved by a federation he had looked up the order.

Mrs. Stephens said it was a (produced) it had on that day? look down on nations who are recognised as lawful ministere in of Protestant sects, and anything

for the thumb of what we con- the Church must have received which tends to throw doubt on thin wire muzzle. It was oor- Certainly it was not and it was sider a grandmotherly govern- episcopal ordination. These are the Catholic spirit of the Church tainly not a new one; the same not the muszle it had on Sunday ment. Liberty is certainly a someoftherules which our Church of England is likely to do more se she had seen on the dog for last.

barm in alienating the ancient some weeks. It was not a muzzle It does not matter about plendid thing. It is one of the lays down.

But, within the limits of belief Churches of the East then it can do under the new Ordinance. It Sunday we are concerned with greatest blessinga any nation can possese. It is well worth fight and action which she has laid good in conciliating the Protest might have been like one of the August 28 Mrs. Stephens 1-It ing for and, if need be, down, there is room for very wide aut Christians.. Meanwhile let us regulation musslos produced but certainly was not the massie be- and not fail to pray for. Christian not exnolly the same. It was not cause it had no wire over its head.

Continued on Extra, Ma dying for. We bave been justly divergence of teaching

our practice. Unfortunately there are unity and endeavour to show as regulation muszle she was sure, proad of the liberty of nation. In Erg'and men were some people within the Church of spirit of true Christian charity to The dog last Friday was brought free to come and go. No foreig-England who are not content all our fellow Christians. And into Court with a different mussle nere were bothered for passports, with this great liberty and wish lat as be loyal sons and daughters from the one it was wearing no one had to be registered by to over-etep the bounds which one of the Church of England, obey on the date in the authorities, everyone was free Church has laid down some in ing her and following her advice; She could also swear that the to come and go as he liked with one direction and some in another. so shall we be led to walk in the mussle was not one of the three ont let or hindrance. And in bis Some wish to assimilate our steps of her Lord and Master, prodnood. own home the Englishman was teaching and practice to that of for all the Church'e rules aim at Mr. Stephens: You know alo patriotio aaying "An English-make confession to priest Obrist.

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