1918-07-01 — Page 5

OMPULSORY SERVICE.

Pulpit Reference to Hongkong

Conscription.

of, something of which a bet be made, And, setting

HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY

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empty diacassions as to thRY FARM NEWS.

scope of a piece of advice purposely in the form a figur speech, we are all quite aware that happiness and contag ment would be much increased: many people, including often ou selves, if the Master's genli

Yesterday morning, at the Union Church, the Rev. J. Kirk Maconichie preached from the advice here taxt

"Whosoever shall compel thee go one mile, go with him twain." Matt. 5. 3.

were as geniall

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taken to heart. It is genial advice not imposed law: not be excelled with tinned in which we conduct our lives, rather than a regulation one con-

The reverend gentleman said forms to. A few weeks ago the general,

public became familiar with an

expression known to few except

Now there is a large area

or fresh stewed fruit.

and as time passes tree of life ER CHEESE. COTTAGE CHEESE

decrease in which this spirit may i

international lawyers, viz. the find scope. Every one of us is RISHING & IDEAL FOOD. right" of ungary. This curious subject to demand and requisition word WAS adopted into the at a hundred points. We are free

Europeas languages from Roman agents yes, but not in any abso- NSHIRE CREAM

law, whence it came from the lute or literal sense. The freedom Greeks, who had it from the Fer-is qualified by all the claims of sians, who again got it perhaps duty and affection which grow from Babylon. Originally the upon us as years pass by." "When word is said to have meant thou was young," said the Lord "mounted courier" and to have to Peter, thou girdes the

Was

their

ALWAYS BE HAD.

JUNKET TABLET ON APPLICATION.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the letting by Public. Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 8th day of July, 1918, at 3 p.m., st the Offices of the Public Works Department, by, Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land at Happy Valley, in the Colony of Hongkong for a torm of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Reat to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

applied to Bort of postal and walkedest whether thou system established by Cyrus the wculdet, but when thou art old Great It

established another shall gird thee and lead appliepeiple hare with-holding, no minimising, no for the transmission of state dess thee whether thou wouldst not." conscrne matter reluctance at least no cherishing patches by night and day in all That is the normal course of life, discussot going to of reluctance. All the virtue is weathers. This easily enlarged The normal illusion of youth, bow: Bill. Tonscription taken out of self-denial if it-be- itself to cover military transport ever, is that it is otherwise. With official overnment comes self-conscious, self-pitying, of all sorts for which horses, more real liberty of choice than Chambery of the self-glorifying Our sacrifices Waggons and men could be com- he will ever have again the youth one of the but only have a sweet-smelling savour only mandeered and later it was applied imagines that when he has fully not seem, who do when they are freely rendered, in toy manner of compulsory srrived at man's estate be will be what is artsy about the magnanimeas spirit which is public service.

leas subject to Under the Hague Convention Later on men live from period scription, bi to Con- with the measured mile is to stop restriction.matters. I in these willing to render more. To stop of 1899 it is provided that railway to period of plant, telegraph service and ships always looking forward to a question dectutional Christian temper is not one of re- careers think therespect, I short of what is Christian. The may be requisitioned by a aation period in which there will be in the handleration signed submission to the inevit- at war from neutral nations if the slackening of obligation and they of the wholer rights able, but rather one of glad sc- property in question is found on will be able to arrange things body even oftricted ceptance of the compulsion which the territory of the belligerent, more just to their choice and provided full compensation is paid. liking. When the children are or not it will anhether the Saviour and the fellowship of The Bill is 1 men." brings souls into the service of This is the "right of angary" as older, when the business is estab. not to say contarious, His Cross, recognised under the necessity of lished, when a competence has for which it aprposes war, under which possession was been laid up, then-then there there is one tended vice of the King and companion- Regarded rightly is the ser- taken of neutral ships in this very will in all likelihood be something will decide for . It ship in His glory." port a short time ago. Nobody else to come between you and men a matter oung likesit. Manifestly it may involve your merely personal preference themselves to hat for very choice and true and well I think this word impress is a hardship, but it is the public law arid choice. of nations according to

Some other class of a common and It is adapted word for Christian loyalty common agreement.

Now here in my text the word in a world in which no man can shirking his duty.e is bracing to Christian life to realise You will not cease being a citizen not volunteer for does you are under authority. It is translated compel " is the live to himself alone, and no man specialised word angary and only with a conscience would want to. there is a conflictes of angary which demands It is under military rule, disciplin- in one other instance, I think, is Make your lodge even "in some men are at a loss hnd in its own sphere

The truth is thated, imperative, subject to the it found in the New Testament vast wilderness" where you are between them. If the our all," and which surely no "our life,

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their demand will be made upon you. assume that every todd obedience. It is good to feel PORTS via SAN (FRANCISCO,

HONÖLULU & JAPAN FORTS.

The above named

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It suggests the king's. courier monarch of all you survey, even rightly administeredis less is a banner over us in love for having arrived, consignees of requisitioning upon his journey there the inner voice will haunt these cases, at least'de the life which we live in Christ. cargo are hereby notified to citizen you "What doest thon bere, when an agitation are There is nothing less satisfactory send in their Bills of Lading for | progress to Elijah?" and you will go back to ing all fit men away to all concerned than trying to counter-signature, and to take the next stage, perhaps to carry the baunts of men and dutying them by mendis reduce, Christian duty to its immediate delivery from along mands of this kind would not be messenger does not pass; and at do not know them, but which we can render, and yet on 3rd July, 1918, at 5-PM will

the side.

horse or vehicle. Obviously de- way of life where the king's enlisted there may be irreducible minimum, so to speak,

popular. Frequently no doubt the which his summons service is harshly and arbitarily call for your service.. exacted. In the ancient empires things are

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as

who.

Cargo remaining undelivered may not exist-but there will be

These

claim to be some sort of Christian: be landed at consignees' risk and will respond quite willing

messengera come expense, and delivery must then known call of the King, which in The King's such in the course of be taken from the Company's

looks is the call of right and jus their errands; people who find Godown...

to

Storage charges will be "assess-

ed on all cargo remaining un:

5 P.M.

it was exacted oftener than not in by the name of a distant and alien beneath the mere surface of life.human welfare. We are reasons for putting off every

everyone emperor whose rule was resented One way or another we find that the one volunteer is demand, which God makes of in most of the countries in which we have given hostages to far pressed men. Not always¿hem, who may perhaps be" com delivered on 6th July, 1918, at his writ was enforced. No man tune, surrounded ourselves with pressed man has badpelled" to go one mile, but who de likes to be turned out perhaps obligations "aurrendered as at midnight, in snow or rain, many and important details, the reasons for waiting till the hot have it in them to be loyally to assist by hard work an control of our time, our strength needed, needed in the army ile.

No Fire Insurance whatever ity responsible told him honscripted and volunteer a second which he in

bas our promises.

will be effected, season The question comes to be not meat is a weight off the shouhose

than where he was. The imi There are men sad women

No Claim will be recognised real trouble is that after the goods have left the "All chafed and damaged cargo

errand no interest. At any

if one had nothing to do one must.

ness to attend to, work for their choose; but how you are going to latives belonging to them.. Te themselves be mastered. There most people have their own busi-how much you can do just as you of such men, and of wives aney are masterless, and refuse of Steamer or Godown. own mules and horses, and even choose to do the things which you nically the service may be cao controlling power or prin-will be landed into the Company's would be sure to resent a high- Here is the requisition you pulsory, but in reality it is qule or personality to which they Godowas, where it will be ex handed demand for theakless, cannot escape it. Are you going another. To be sure the pressurefore there is no question of 10AM. unpaid labour and inconvenienos. to meet it in a resentful rebellious man who hangs back and bindetiuct or of faith which is not

as much volunteered as thate, unquestioned allegiance. amined on 8th July, 1918, at But the king's business demands spirit, giving way as little as you who goes about his duties uus them open to debate. Noth

No Claim will be recognised if scruple about taking you and your off the measured mile, stubborn only anxious to find the easiesand code of morals, and as a cattle away from the harvest field in any case that you will not way out of them, is not of mucht their course is not a King's of the plough or whatever else move one inch beyond it? you want to be about. pels you, by right of angary, to go messenger with a cheery" all soldier however thick you covered jos of moot points. They He com- Or will you greet the king's use. Neither ten of them nor away marked off by milestones, with him the appointed stage, right," shoulder your load brisk them with khaki. They will go the King's courier always to

a futile zig-zagging amongst Hongkong, 30th June, 1918. with small consideration for your ly, and fill his limited official liking or convenience. It is a case, mind with amazement by volun. ona mile forward at a snail's pace ad argue it out with them; of accepting the inevitable and teering for stage by the and retreat a dozen at the doubled arglike themselves is NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. my text suggests that there is a bound ?. worse and also a better way of do-

baste, so his messenger makes no can, scheming to knock a furlong sing a sense of grievance and is settled in their scheme of flied after the 15th July, 1918.

hundred would even make

T. DAIGO,

Manszer.

ward it.

there is no satisfaction

fo

of us until we respond From KOBE AND MOJI heerily, whole heartedly,

to

offer and invitation

But the man who has simply for somewhere and must ing even that. You are pressed the world the world of grudging heartedly when the decision comes, That is the way of overcoming for him will not take it half waited to have his duty decided into service? Very well, do not and reluctance within our selfish or do it by stint and measurement. submit in a slavish, sullen spirit. hearts, which is the source of all Him you will find on the second You are made a slave by being the drab dullness we so common-mile you strong or even if of Erd's Christ :-"Take My yourself a free man by volunteer- ly conceived is the shining outset that there is one other resin, or reluctance, take it ing to go another. Overcome evil herald who bears the King's des instance of the use of this word not toubtful experiment or & with good. Whatever you have patches and summons our loyal for compal in the New Tests Deceted do-no-better. Take to put up with take it magnanim- | aid. ously, high heartedly. The way !

fold is when the soldiers it we ready, joyful, trium having arrived, Consignees of

compelled to go one mile, make ly attribute to duty. For duty right faint still pursuing. I said at the on you." Take it not in THE Steamship

reign.

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TO CEHEADACHES,

TJILIWONG,"

and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd. whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be ob- tained. Goods not cleared by the

We may choose to look on the jaid hold of Simon of Cyrene to Phantit, for the King Who cargo by her are hereby notified to get the better of circumstances demands of life as irksome necesbear the Saviour's Cross on the calls to His service is He that all Goods are being landed is often to meet them half way, sity, and may all the way.

mis-spend our That I take to be the drift of escape it. Or we may elect to res margin reads in the Revised Ver- strength in efforts to outwit or really impressed as indeed your the Master's counsel here. It is cognize them as the King's busision. Whether the service was

way to Dalvary. The word is whosed-bought right it is to st their risk into the hazardous on a par with what he says about ness, the royal providence of the reluctantly rendered by Simon we giving your cloak also" to the realm, which includes our own sanot tell; at anyrate the word quarrelsome man who wants to welfare in ita aims and scope. take you to law for your coat. We are men under authority, compel in our ordinary use of it Constipathod Headaches go 7th July, 1918, will be sub- He is certainly not inculcating an every one of us and there is no is not quite fair to him. He is hand in had Bemove the danas ject to rent. abject spirit, on the contrary, a authority or dignity, about our mentioned as the father of Alex- with a littled, of cheerful, conquering spirit. Peo, own lives until we recognise it, of good repute later in the City of ple seem always to get into end- but only a futile ebbing and flow-Rome, from which it is not a far less discussions as to whether a ing of mere self-will. The way to fetched inference that the duty. precept like this is intended to be win is to meet our compulsions laid on him of helping the weary and then your lious headache, 1918, at 10 am followed literally in all cases. But half-way, to outrun them, exceed Sufferer on the nia dolorosa had "liverishness, smelling breath that is's barren business. It them: to choose them indeed, and was not the Master's way to to see in them the joyful service come to be regarded as a high will disappear. lay down literal rules, but rather which is perfect freedom.

honour, which indeed it was. To carry

to emancipate us from such. It

ander and Rufus, two Christians

might not be wise, or even possible, clattering down the road you need sages is a

When the King's courier comes

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