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THE BACECOURSE

A CALAMITY."

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918.

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except what is thought and `dons\vies, not for aggrandisement, not | agree that it is fitting that the first lo connection with this, branch offto get but to give, etc. Well, it words spoken from the pulpit amusement.

will not be claimed that all who this morning should be words. It is different to-day in what come here do so animated by the of very sincere sympathy with the once ~ was "merrie England," loftiest altruistic motives. Many Chinese community and all others and if the sympathy our will confess, indeed proclaim, that who have suffered in the terrible Colony receives is qualified they osmo for what they hoped to catastrophe 'st the -racecourse, by censure

we can scarcely make, and mean to be off as soonDeath is always a solemn thing, wonder, An old and highly as they succeed in making it, even when it comes to us in its honoured resident writes me that Skil, taking it at large, there is most peaceful aspect. Death is The Row Kirk Msconscbie the name of Hongkong will stink some justification for Dr. Mac- the work of the devils God creat preached yesterday at Union in the nostrile

of civilised donald's view, and at any rate it od ban to be immortal and made H. K. & S. Banks n. Church before a very large humanity."I hope it is not so bad is an aim to live up to. Without him to be an image of his own

MARINE INSURANCES. attendance, which included many as that, but there you have a say Phariseeism I think ir stercity. Most of us seem to be CantonsTM American visitors. Before the point of view, and more that one can be claimed that British more familiar with death since North Chinas b offering of the principal prayer, the or two will take it..

rule and infance here have war, Even when it comes to us Unions prescher sited those present to

But however that may be there been characterised as much by in its most peaceful form it is a Yangtszes stand in token of their sympathy is one thing at anyrate about disinterestedness and tainted sa solemn thing, but when it comes for those who are mourning for it all which gives unqualified little by mere exploitation as any as it did to those people how awful

"FIRE INSURANCES. friends and relatives lost in the satisfaction, and it is the such authority could well be. Walitis. We can hardly imagine a

China Fires

b great calamity. The whole con readiness and eagerness tobave been able to give an example more terrible death. I think al-H. K. Fires gregation stood.

help which were manifested on of в just and stable government, of ways that to be on a burning ship The preacher took as his every band the moment the un- uncorrupt administration, of the at sea must be one of the most Douglases text part of 1st. Corinthians 9-22. expected danger burst upon the arts of advanced civilization, of terrible experiences possible. Steamboats "That I might by all means save scene. As to that there is but one upright commerce, enlightened Those bundreds of people, bent Indos (Del.) some." He said

testimony, and it is good to hear education suited to the conditions on pleasure, full of the joy of Indos (Prel.) "To-day, our annual special Willing helpers of every kind and of the modern world. All these we life, and twenty minutes later

Shells missionary Sunday, “we

before the Ferries. most every nationality threw them have given to neighbours hare, burat under; the "shadow of calamity selves at once and unsparingly much to their advantage, and with eyes of people ready to help. so recent that it cannot be over into the work of rescue, difficult, a sincere wish and intention to Those of us who have seen the looked, and so cutterably sad dangerous, and in a sense disap advantage them, as well as to distracted search for missing Sugars and shocking that it will be im- pointing as it could not but be. promote interests of our own'.. [relatives must feel how terrible is Malabons posible, ever, to forget it. The One says disappointing in spite There are two contrasting the sudden grief that has stricken Year is but ten weeks aid, yet it of the utmost that could be done, tendencies, one or other of which the Chinese community, and our Kailans bas already brought enough to hundreds proved to be beyond all lays hold of as Europeans who hearts go out to them in sympathy. Langkats make many years, memorable in aid. The toil, the efforts, the risks, make our sojourn in the East At least one member of this Raubsp this place. There was the Gres- could not save all, only a certain One is to take the contagion of Cathedral congregation perished Tronohis son Street tragedy, reminding number. Not a few were.them our surroundings, to drop our in the catastrophe." us that we are living on the selves injured in the work. All former standards, to fall into a

Urais The congregation remained Oriental Cons. outskirts of an empire of anarchy, were exhausted, some sacrificed laxity or even licence which we standing while the Dead March and that nothing but ceaseless their own lives endeavouring to should never have permitted out was played. vigilance keeps our quiet colony save others, some had to be kept solves in the home land. That from being involved in its con back by force from doing 80. is common enough, you sil fusion. There was the earthquake,

know very well, The story in yesterday's prese

that far more dangerous than many ought never to be forgotten, of is to be deplored even those who imagined, for had the main shock those six Indian youths, them-give way to it will generally ad- lasted a few seconds longer, selves just escaped with injuries,

All the members of the Anglican mit. Hongkong would probably have who rushed straight back into to brace one's character and English and Chinese sympathise Hot fared as did Swatow, which is not the flames on

The other effect of coming hers Communion in this Diocese both far away, as earth tremors go cries

hearing the There is the mysterious epidemic

imprisoned Purpose rather than debilitate most deeply with the members of H. K. Hotels which has appeared in our midst, women, and were last seen, alas, them, to quicken the sense of one's our own and other Communions Land Invest.

vainly endeavouring to

need of Christ and the world's andreligions whoare nowsuffering H'phreys Est. truly a "pestilence walking in them. We are proud to bave supreme need of Him, to give one bereavement and sorrow owing to Kloon Lands in darkness," little understood such young men as these as fellow larger heart to feel for ope's fel- the appalling calamity of last Shai Lands

subjects, and we hope the honour low creatures' sorrowe and degra- Tuesday. We reverently respect West Points n, And then last Tuesday, the which their memory receives will dations, and a stronger hope for the memory of the dead, we realise Reclamations principal day of what is described be some consolation to as the chief annual social event, stricken families.

their deliverance into the glorious the solidarity of our community liberty of the children of God. A and our common brotherhood viz, the Races, in a moment as it

question which every one of us smid diversity of race were, in the twinkling of an But there are many who had fought to put to ourselves is to ask Nationality. We weep with those eye." unforeseen disaster came extreme satisfaction of successful which side our influence is telling, that weep. upon the scene of animation and effort to "saving some "in that enjoyment. Thousands were jeo- dreadful hour, and I am quite sure

We trust the righteous God pardised, and despite overy exer- they would tell you there is no envied who, can spend years in mercy to the dead, we pray him to The man or woman is not to be Whom we all try to serve to shew tion precious lives were lost before satisfaction to compare with it. the eyes of their helpless fellow The man or woman who has re- China and yet fail to acquire an extend comfort to the bereaved earnest wish to be of some service and to enable us all to be ready -creatures, and that in a manNET KO

ally saved a fellow creature's life. peculiarly distressing that we feel is a different man or woman from industrious, easily contented, yet call us.

to its wonderful people, patient, for Eternity whensoever He may as if we could not bear to think that day, and a better. It is some living and dying in the twilight of Almighty and everlasting God, H. K. Electrics about it. The worst of it, in a thing worth living for, worth any arrested civilization, and under the comfort of the sad, the HK. Ice Co., way, is that it was all so un-exertion, any risk, any sacrifice-religions which, when the best has strength of the sufferers, let the necessary. A wreck at sea, an Who had a thought of anything, explosion in a coal milae, even the when facing the flames and the been said for them, contain little prayers of these that try out of Ropes disasters of war, seem less de falling timber that day, but just to uplift the heart and scarcely any tribulation some unto Thee; Steel Foundries D. plorable, and the reason is that the one, instant, immediate ous-

a hope to cheer the tomb.

that all may rejoice to find that

Trams, Low Level a. "Can we whose souls these or the like of them are in-liness of helping the helplass,

are Thy mercy is present with them

Trains, Peak; old®:- lighted. curred in the course of work and snatching from danger the man,

Trams,Peak, news. in their afflictions, through Jesus duts The catastrophe which the woman, the infant who With wisdom from on high, Christ our Lord. Amen.

Laundries overtakes a gala is unrelieved was, it danger and could be. Can we, 'to men benighted,

UWaterboats by these miligations and is reached, without consideration of

Watsons The lamp of life deny ? undoubtedly more horrifying on who they were, or of what race, Unfortunately many

Wm. Powell's of us circumstances that account. It is not, of course,

condition can or

and do.

Morning Posts .. We get so that people are to be censured for When bare life is at stake all used

to the darkness that taking their recreations, but the those distinctions vanish. Any we come to think nothing of it mind cannot rid itself of the stark man who is a man will do his We have so little love for our fel .contrast between the bright gaiety utmost for any other man just for lowmen that we think in our The pamphlet advocating of one moment and the grim tra- our common humanity's sake, hearts the darkness, is good plurality of wives which is ex- moment's thought enough for the millions who citing Germany, is not the fount gedy of the nex. Life asems to without. a be lost for so little in such a csse, whether he be rich or poor, white stumble in it. Yet when

comes and origin of the shame'eas and it is also a fact that the holi-or black, good character or bad. to the push the common humanity scheme. The ides resched Ger day spirit tends to a certain lack It is enough that he is human, underneath, thank God, zasers of care and precaution which bas and our instinct forbids us to its claim, and it comes home to Major-General Eadres, of the Constantinople. from many... contributed to the sad result in offer oriticism even if life, which every heart that no effort and no Bavarian Army Chief of the Gar- many such cases whether in this is apparently better and more risk are too much to expect of ds. A particular case or not we do not valuable than his own, is risked to if "by any means" we may 5270 yet know.

save him. The happiest men or some."

the Turkish, heads cartéry, seems Demand uncosomes. The atmosphere of the race-women in Hongkong to-day are

to have been responsible. He 30 dis courke in particular is of a kind those by some means in that hour

arveyed the harem system of the 60 d/. References in the Cathedral. which accentuates in some res--of confusion and peril were able

Tark and, lo, it was very good. 4/8...imi' 3,-1⁄44 pect the distress. I have no wish to save some." If there were At St. John's Cathedral, at the He reported that is extension to T/T Shanghal........ Nom to magnify the point, but we may any who held back from the work, morning service yesterday, Boy Germany would be in every re- TT Singapore 139 not overlook it. What that atmos-if there were any who saved V, Copley Moyle mada mention of phere is you know very well. It themselves at the cost of others, the calamity in the presence of aspect axcellent with a view to in. TIT Japan...... 13744 T/T India ..................... No. is-known to all-men and is the the memory will be to big-congregation. Just before the cramming the birthrate. That was

Demand, India...... NoL same all the world over; and it is them

of one insupportable sermon the Chaplain requested months ago, and the pamphlet T/T San Francis- 71 not the atmosphere which any of horror. But those who answer the congregation to remain stand-' seems but an echo.

co & New York) you would select for your last ed the call, who did not

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In addition there is a sense at' ed the horror or the danger and the back of the public mind that did their best, can at angrate look the propriety of holding race meet back with a sense of duty done, ings at all in this ferrible time of which will be a strength to them wariyery much open to question. for the rest of their days."

It was thought best to carry on as The preacher then went on to nua), and one can see the grounds the Gospel application of his text for that decision, though person- and told an ancedote of the late ally regretting it. Few realised Dr. Alexander Maclaren, "The at the outset that the war would most illustrious preacher we ever prove to be the protracted 'des. had in Manchester among the perate business it has been, and I illustrious of the universal church., suppose we have been led on The late Alexander Maclaren once from one year to another in grieved his devoted congregation which would have by exclaiming: There are some been avoided had they been fore. 500 members in this church: hów. seen. We have drifted, it seems many of them do any work for to me, into a false position in the God? Knock off a nought. The matter, while intending no harm. old man said no, more than was I am afraid a bad impression will said in the city, when it was said be given in those part of the Em-, that the congregation thought his pire which are really feeling the work consisted in preaching one weight of war, an impression of brilliset sermon a week and theirs heartlessness and indifference in listening to if,

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which does not really correspond to "It by all means I may sate the actual state of our minds, but some Down in that Valley - "which" certainly seems to be in- the other day-one dare not dicated by a good deal in our way call it the Happy Vallay now- of living. To see ourselves as it was just the same. By all others see us is to see our whole; means and every effort it was only}, Colony from top to bottom of its possible to save "some." Did any social structure given over for a one think of staying his hand on

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