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Christian this does not stifle the enemy may by that time have down, though it seems widely to arrived. Personally I see no hope Burma Salt Importation.

be zapposed that it doen.) of any real change for the better The import of salt into Burma

Christian teaching certainly unless the enemy is undeniably in February was 18,755 tone,

does not stop at this point, worsted with his own weapons, making a total for eleven months

It further leade

to and convinced by the only of 60,385 tous. This is better

Notes of a sermon by the Rev. be more concerned really to argument

is 23 then the figures for 1915-6, bat J. Kirk Maconachie at Union overcome evil then simply to have amenable to

far 1. foros and not so good as thoes for 1914-15. Church on Sunday morning it punished, more anxious to have unscrapalsame are the wrong There is no sign of a shortage at "Avenge not yourselves, be an enemy's heart changed than means of winning one's way oven prosent, but prices continue to loved, but give place unto the ever to see one's own cause right in this world, falty though it be. rals high, despite plentiful sup-wrath; for it is written 'Vengeance ed. That desire in Christian love It is bat bere justice he should H. K. & S. Banks sa. plier.

belongeth nato Me, I will recom-to enemies not an impossible be compelled to restore the terri- MARINE INSURANCES. *** Trade Mart For Hankow.

pense, saith the Lord.-Rom, and unnatural requirement that tories he has overrun, to repair as Cantons Hanhow,” April 30-The 12/19.

we should feel toward norepent far as possible- unfortunately it North Chinas Chinese Government has detailed "Thus said the Lord God; Beant wrongdoere precisely as is not very far-the ornal wastage Unions Chen Hsiang-hsin se the Director osase the Philistines have dealt we do toward those to whom we he ba dose in them. 10 Yangtazes of the office for preparing to build by revenge, and have taken are bound by ties of gratitude, make good "fon for ton" a trade wart in Hankow. The vengeance with a despiteful liking and affection, Christian the shipping he was wantonly China Fires

FIRE INSURANCES. Chinese Chamber of Commerce heart, to destroy it with per-forgivenses is to foreawear vindio destroyed, to be prevented for the H. K. Fires at Hankow is now in conference petual enmity,

behold Itiveness and sincerely seek an fatare from ruling over any tribe regarding the building of the will stretch out mine hand upon enemy's good, La ordinarily of men ezsept his own. We are trade mart st Hankow to have the Philistinsa."-Ezek. 25/15. legal usage, vindictiveness counts faced in him by an egregious Douglases propar city administration i

The first of there two passages against even a good case. A condition of moral insanity for Steamboats view of the completion of the is from St. Paul's well-known good case pursued with musaifest which is is impossible to imagine Indos (Pref. Indos (Det.) Hankow-Canton and the Bankow-counsels to Christians to live personal snimas may get its remedy short of a very thorugh Sheils Szechwan Railways, and to build peaceably with all men, in verdict, but an enlightened jury humbling of its power and pride, Ferries up the city with an American which are laid down the ideal and jadge will so modify the which I pray God he may sustain, principles on which personal verdict as to show the vindictive not least for his own sake. wrongs are to be dealt with in plaintiff he has over reached Bat, that attained, it seems to me Sugars H. M. Coueal-General at Seoul private life. They may often himself. My point is that inws are on an extremely question- Malabons reports that imports from the Unit be considered counsels of per-daily life we customiarly recognise able track in looking to a war of ed Kingdom into Kores during the fection, but even people who that there is a better way than commerce after the strife of sima Kailans first six months of 1816 showed a call them impracticable not on the way which the gospel pro- is stilled. Many of us cannot Langkats

£ 17 very beary decline as compared them, less or more, when bibiits, that punishment should see that that would not be peace Raubs

$2,65 with the corresponding period of it

00 mas to the point. The be judicial, and if possible re-at all, but rather the germ plot of

27/6 1914, amounting only to £216,798 teching has ita influence, medis!, allotted with a view to fature wars. It may be necessary Urals

$31- in the former period, as com- backed as it is by our Lord's the offender's good as well as the to take a new class of measures

DOCKS, WHARVES, pared with £380,444 in the injunction to love our enemies, aggrieved party's rights, for developing "the resources

GODOWNS, &C. .... latter. Were it not for the and also supported by much of

Uhristisa forgiveness is mis-within

our own Empire. H. K. Wharves 9. all-round rise in

values this the gathered wisdom of the ages, conceived if it to be taken for 8 I think it will be, but measures Kowloon Docks n. comparison would be still more which has a great deal to say, scheme.for obliterating the dis-specially directed against Shai Docks unfavourable. As compared with Christianity quite apart, about tinction between right and wrong, present enemy, designed to crip

LANDS, HOTELS the first half of 1915 the value of the need for curbing our human by letting wrong be done with ple and frustrate, theee are in

AND BUILDINGS imporia into Kores from the resentments, and the tendency of imparity.

another category. We should Centrals United Kingdom during the first oar retaliations to work more The God who bids us avenge probably lose by them commer-H. K. Hotels half of 1916 showed no great harm than good.

not ourselves saya aleo," I will cially in the inter-dependent Land Invest. variation.

The Christian Apostle here repay." The solemn seurance ie modern world, and what would H'phreys Est. Manchester Goods. does not appeal to His Meater's quoted by another Christian be gained otherwise it is not easy Shai Lands London, March 28.-Cotton teaching, as it happens. Whether Apostle in the Epistle to the to see, beyond the satisfaction, West Points prices are still advancing, and parposely or otherwise, he goes to Hebrews, and he adde "Is anob as it may be, of injuring Liverpool is now only a very faw the Old Testament for his pair of is

A. fearful thing those who, with but too good.

COTTON MILLS, points from the highest, write sapporting references. One is to fall into the hands of the living cause, we greatly dislike.

Ewos Mesara. James F. Hutton and Co., from Mosse, "Vengeance be-God." It is. If we realised how It is unnecessary here to protest

Kung Yiks Ltd. There is not much business longeth anto Me;" the other fearful, we should be more eager the horror and aversion with hai Cottons coming forward for cloib, although from the Proverbs, "If thine than we are to change the hard which all of us view the enemy's

Yangtszepoos $a. there is more inquiry and a butter enamy hanger, feed him; it he and impotent hearts of enemies. conduct of this cruel war. They

MISCELLANEOUS. feeling ip some sections of the thirat, give him to drink; for so

Of all the ancient Gode the weigh on us night and day. We Borneos. market. Whether this is due to doing thou shalt heap posle of strongest and surest was Nemesis. shall never get over them. One the continued strength of the raw fire on his head."

China Light & P. b. "With slow pace and silent foot feels defiled by having to know Providents material it is difficult to say, Christian teaching is an incal- his doom overtakes the gaity and believe the wickedness Green Islands

Dairy Farms bot with prices st such Scalable advance upon the wisdom when his time has come." That is with which German heathes H. K. Electrics height it is not anticipated of the old world, but it does not not from a Hebrew psalm, but dom has defiled the world. But H. K. Ice Co., that there will be any strong stand isolated from general morals Greek tragedy, though the no remedy lies in bequeathing to Ropes boying movement under present experience. It does not need a psalms have much to match it. the fature a legacy of hate, 89 Steel Foundries . conditions. We are often being special revelation, bat only ex- Our Saviour Himself declared one cannot but fear we are in Trams, Low Level b. asked for our opinion as to prices perience of life, to show that the that God would not fail to avenge danger of doing. In self-protection Trams, Peak, old n. after the war, but this is one of wrath of man, worketh not the His owo elect, and that " those points on which it is almost righteousness of God, that angerly."

speedi-it will be necessary, no doubt, Trams, Peak, new n. Life often se me chactic, to restrict and overlook the Laundries. nasafe to express an opinion, the is a weapon which we hold by upside down;"

acivitites of

U. Waterboats who fatare being so uncertain. The the blade, and that its unrestrained

Watsons Right for ever on the scaffold, grossly abused their liberty to best advice we can give, and guidance cannot bat make bad

Wm. Powells s. Wrong for ever on the live and trade within our borders.. which we have repeated several

throne."

Morning Posts . But beyond that point mattere times in this report, is that our friends should simply bay for

Bat, for all the confusion might surely be left to the course their immediate requirements, equital of injuries, Christian and all the seeming injustice of events. not allowing stocks to get too precepte justify themselves in the there rane through the cycle of The German needs no formalĮ BENJAMIN & POTTS,

end to the broad judgment of the great year the solemn lesson ostracising, he has ostracised Share and General Brokers. low, but that business of a specu-mankind. It is objected to the that wrong inevitably meets its himself. Even now he is aware lative nature is dangerous.

Princes Buliding. Obristian doctrine of forgiveness due ere all is done. Slowly the he has not a friend in the world. Tea Report.

that it Mears. W. Jas. and Hy.

amounts to moral milla of God may grind, but He has brought on himself the and BO we exceeding small is their grinding. caree of Cain and God set a Thompson's weekly tea circalindifference, (London, March 28) states: get the unreal notion of No earer word was ever spoken mark on Cain, "lest any, finding Although ealee were resumed last Christian person one than this of old, still true, "Beaure him, should elay him." He will who will sacrifice anything, even your ein will find you out," sufer, be sure of that; he is petice and honour, for a quiet terrible trath for the unrepentant, suffering now. His punishment have disorganized the market, ile, ag ansemic sort of character a hopeful one for all who will let will vindicate the righteous T/T............. 2/456 and with a somewhat obscure and who is indiferent whether right it lead them to a change of heart, ness of God, but Christian men Demand ......... difficult position ahead, extreme or wrong is uppermost in human The perception that truth is cannot be content that his 30 d/s. irregularity in prices has char-affaire so long as he can go hiaown one of the best restraints upon punishment should be without 60 d/s. scterised the auctions. The pione way. But whilst Christians the merely vindictive feelings reaction upon himself, which will tendency has been downwards all are forbidden to parsus personal which so easily creep into our fit him for fature helpful mem-T/T Shanghai.. along the line, common and low revenge, it is nowhere taught desires for justice, debsee them, berahip in the family of the

T/T Singapore mediam

TT Japan that they are do to so in order defeat them. My second text is nations. To hope that from the grades marking

T/T Indía............... that wrong may go unpunished. one of many which strongly heart, and shape one's cand not Demand, India.... considerable decline on previous | rates; the best of an indifferent On the contrary, one of the forbid the seeking of revenge in accordance with it, is Christian T/T Ban Francis-1 demand has been centred on ressone given here for the fore" with a despiteful heart." love to an enemy. Many asemed

5634 co & New York! I may right cause wrong, as to be haanted by a fear that we T/T Java 1379% good tea generally, but more par going of personal revenge is that ticularly on broken grades, which the pursuit of it interferes with these Philistines did, if I pursue should be arged in the name of T/T Marks... Nom.

the proper course of justice, my enemy with an implacable Ohristianity to apon, the fo- T/T Francs 3.24 have been least affected. Sellers Avenge not yourselves," says feeling. Executioners of God's gates of a foolish sentimentality, Demand, Paris ...... 3.2434 have met the market and have the Apostle, "but give place unto justice have often turned it letting bygones be bygones in a Bold freely. Java- Offerings dar

the wrath," by which he means against themselves by ing the week, 8,008, packages, not the wrath of the wrong looking their work, even

orer- sense which is essentially not 4 m/s LJC against 4,584 packages last year; doer threatening yourself, but the Israelites after a victory needless, bet in

right. I think the fear ia 4 m/s. D/P total from Jan. 1 to date, 83,105 God's wrath coming upon the once incurred the prophet Obristian forgiveness is not at all 30 d/s. Sydney &

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6 m/s. L/C packagee,against 87,008 packages last year. The quantity of the wrongdoer. "For," it is added, rebake, "The Lord hath deliver a mere facile forgetfulness which offeringe W24 much

"engeance belongeth unto Me, ed them into your hand, and ye really springs from indifference, 30 de. Ban Frano- par with the last sále. I will repay, saith the Lord," have slain them in a rage which That we must avoid, but we must A fairly good demand pre-

It is obvious, of course, that reacheth up to beavən:"

also beware of the despiteful heart The right thing can be done in and the perpetual enmity. No 6 m/s. France...... 3.41 railed, but, in sympathy with this does not mean we are to other growths, prices were decid-forego personal revenge in order the wrong way, and it seems to Christian need exert himself to Demand, Germany.. edly lower than the previons that our hatred may be gratified me that is a danger which keep enmity alive. That at least Demand, New York. :6% setion. Among the highest aver by seeing a worse fate overtake lies ahead if we follow some will be done without efforts of T/T Bombay ages were:-Windhor, 18. 441.; the wrongdoer. The point of the leading which is being ours. Let enmity die a natural Demand, Bombay... Nom, Goenoeng Mas and Pemegatan, that the reward

cf offered vas sa to the coures death. Let time end évente do T/T Calcutta ................ 14d. Marolo, Tjitalshab, rongdoing is

left to be taken when the present their work. Let God, to whom Demand, Caloutta... Nom Toekoel and Tiangle, 18. 311, in which it is sure to be exercised ending be the complete victory to work

in God's hands, the only hands war shall at length be over, if its vengeance belangeth, have room

|Demand, Manila 11334 The average for the whole sale on

Demand, Singapore. 101 Garden account is 1s, 2td. com- will perfect justice. Persona! we all trust and pray it may be, And if you cannot feel toward On Saigon 24% prem

On Haiphong memin, S prem resentment is admittedly an na- It will take all the victors' wisdom the enemy as perhape you think On Bangkok ......... 641⁄2 and with 1011. - year ago. safe guide. The law of the land then to not rightly, steering be you ought, if one of his sins Sovereign. 8.30. Nam.

s-Privately.-The market mies būt little businées is doing is qualifed to be judge and jury severity which would defeat ite us to a state of mind more bitter Bar Silver, per oi.....20 38.00- scis on the principle shat no man tween mistaken leniency and sagamit as is that he has brought Gold Leaf, per or... 43,20 in Dearly all descriptions, especi in his own case, and on the highar za objsota. I am being asked, and anforgiving then we had ever su sily for the lower grados,

plane the Christian is so commit daily what I think should be done though possible well, Gad his case to the only just: Judge, about this or the other question, know all about that too, and if sure that He will not overlook it, which will then come up, and pan you cannot "love" your Bosný THE ALEXANDRA CAFE.

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