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REMEMBER TEL. No. 977

FOR

MERCURY GARAGE

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Honking Telegraph."

THE JESUIT COLLEGE.

and

†

THE MOST

MODERN CARS IN TOWN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; TUESDAY, APRIL 1919.

show the petitioners, before it is

putin FURS & CARPETS.

stands they have not proved their cose, and that they have not strengthened their position by neglecting to secure the support

of the non-Fortuguese section of the European Catholic population of the Colony,

Yours etc.

AMD.G.

Hongkong, 7th April, 1910,

SiA letter published in your issue of the 7th inst, signed by a Catholic" (or rather a non-Catholic as he should bel.

Save your FURS & CARPETS by storing them in our COLD STORES

for the SUMMER MONTHS.

FOR PARTICULARS AS TO PACKING AND RATES APPLY TO ——

contained a lot of insolent and THE DAIRY FARM IGE & COLD STORAGE

hate

is meant

malicious, queries to which 1 all COLDS 10 reply. Tuat for the purpose of satisfying Trac, there are many on his ignorance, but simply to let Catholic parents in Hongkong those people who can easily be and South China who would misguided. know things as probably be only to glad to send they really over. their children to A Jesuit Here аге my replies →→→ collègéstified by English priests 1-The Jesuits Logether with from great English Jesuit colleges other religious Orders (including like Stonyhurst, but here unporthe nons Sir, interesting

were expelled from (race discrimination " amusing to an English Cathole tunnisly

Portugal by the sectarian and to read ofusions such as that of appears to be an insurmoun ible democratic people, from the very your correspondeat Canto die" {pbstacle for English parents in start of the new Republic, on I should rat mention that Tha the East will not seul their aunt of their Satanic

seen the petition to His children to a college in which against the Catholic religion, Holiness the Patil it appear they will mix with boys other which they intended to exter- ed in the Press a few days than those of pure Ensopean minate up to three generations!!!

This was Indeed, it would appear, from parentage.

undoubtedly the Your correspondent, "Catholic" machination of lemons. the general style of the English copy either that the English asks "why were the Jesuits ex-

2-By Catholic civilisatiou They and true civilisation" Catholic community of Hongkongpelled from Portugal? were not approached in the were expelled by an atheistical the civilisation emanted solely matter or were at consulted as overnment because they are the from the religion of Christ: by to the wording of the Englisi. | great champions of Christian. as

"Catholic faith", the faith based petition.

opposed to purely secular, educa-upon the teaching of the Catholic I was for several years a suition, and because young men Church openly and absolutely in ent of the Jeanits and shall ever lagated in Jesuit institutions 57 opposition to that of molern cherish a very affectionate regard put into the world well instructed times, whose only aim is to ex- and esteem for this splendid ths of their holy clude the blea of Gol from the firm phobiers of thoughts of man, as the atheists Catholic educational andhisstati-relizia, - ary Onder which stands pre-constituted authority, and strong are doing. eminently as the greatest Cath hepponents of all surk abomin- elucatial besly in the world.ations as daberists. anarchists But, acquainted as I am hasad Free-Lovers. certain degree with the aims atl purposes of the Order, 1 stall be very much surprised if they cat be induced to establish a college in Hongkong For the objects which are given greatest fromme ence in the petition. The students of Jesuit colleges, are, as a rule, the children of parents who can afford to pay for higherë lucati u. By this do not mean that

there are

to not

be

Another of your correspondents remarks that as the Portuguese of this Ubey are nearly all republicans, they cannot wish to see the Jesuits in their midst." I would remind this person that there are

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ristian men and Lyal citizens

-Yes, but for the reason Found of that great Christian republic. expressed in the Petition to the in their Colleges young men of any rase i understand that the Pope, it is preferable to have a less well-to-do families, but. within of the petitioners is to have College of their own, azıl The public are aware that the thing, still it seems scarcely Esw exceptions such boys are English Jesuits in Hongkong. although

they will

never petition to the Pope is being compatible with the dignity of hulders of barsaties or scholar-would als, ask your correspond-or eve: have) exclude signed by all Catholics, whether Imperial interests to permit a ships. A Jesuit College in Hong Kathie" who admits that the Proste tacts, heathens and old or young, men or women, and mistake, however small to go kong, staffed and equipped as

others, I don't think they will try although it is presented to all, forth officially before a Chinese similar institutions in Englan! the Holy, Roman, Catholic and to eulist the support of these yet no one is bound to sign it, public. and America, woul! be oblige! Apostolic Church to bear this communities, unless they volun-anless he is willing to do so.

Yours etc. to charge fees at least as high as fast fact in mind with reference tarily wish to contribute.

The Assosiacao Portuguesa

PHILATELY. thouse of the University of to his question "is it wise to

6. There was nothing in the de Soccorros Mutuos“ are no Canton, April 7, 1919. Hongkong, probably higher be easmage the introduction into attitude of the Pope during the doubt at liberty to do what they cause it will not enyaich large the Colony of a political sic sec: war, nor anything whatever of think best with respect to the endowments as thus with which like the Jesuits?". and which we know with respect to special fund they have For would in this connexion at the Catholic priests in India (of educational purposes. Your cor- the University is furnished.

The petitiouera do not state from the Harmscorth Enty which I am entirely unaware respondent has vertainly the how they propose to found this cinerie, a publication which can that will not encourage the intro-right to choose the School which Str,May I pass og td others College. It has been sin that cortilly bot be accused of duction of the Jesuits, who are he thinks best.

jā suggestion which has been one Portuguese gentlemen is pre-pro-Catholic prejudices 'aunoto political sect, as is wrongly The Catholics Lave to send male to me, namely, that a the pared to donate three acres of which incidentally refers to sao believed.

their children to a Catholic School, War Charities sub-cription list lant as a site, bat Jesuit Colleges antagonistic books as Nicoline's

Why all this war against the This is a matter of great impon has just, closed, the ex-War are always built in large grounds History of the Jesuits and Walsh's

auce. Schools without God and Charities sub-criber might be Great Britain 18 providing cricket, tennis, and Jesuits

Is it feur

enry

that without religionare condemned by willing to give their usual con- football fields, and lamafraid that wildly extravagant "um has induced. prople to both Catholics and non-Catholics, tribution this month to

The "The popular conceptions of a take such upposition? three acres would be but a small

The including the great President | Hongkong Bed in Dr. Barnardo's contribution towards the area of secret instractions, or of answers to these questions are:-Wil-on. The Chinese and others, Home? required for such

an inner circle of the initiated. Because people are deluded by of course, may so what they like. Parposes.

we were told, every Who is expected to provide the like the highest grades of the the presence of these renowned The supporters of the Jesuit fighting subtier made a difference, reiusinder of the ground? Who masonic biges, or again of an men, thinking them to possess school are not forgetful that thea we surely owe a debt of is to build the college? Who is elaborate system of lay spies and an extraordinary physical streug- Hongkoug is a British Colony, gratitude to the 10,953 Barnardo to equip it as a Jesuit college secret emissaries, are fictions. th like Samson, whereas what they whose protection is extended to Boys who took part in the war should be equipped? I do not The documents by which these really possess is the intellectual Catholics and non-Catholics as and this Endowment Fund is doubt that the Portuguese legels are supposed to be and oral strength with which well.

Hongkong's recognition of their community would generally proved have repeatedly been few cau compete, and their noble

service to the Empire, and a support the college pace shown to be forgeries. The Order motto Ad majorem Dei gloriam

Memorial to these who died. was established just

was instituted to undertake every speaks for itself. #3 they support, I suppose, the kind of apostolic work-every- Catholic Mission in Victoria thing, that is, which can be

Jesuits?

دم اما

Yours etc.

A TRUE CATHOLIC.

and Kowloon as liberally as brought under the formula ad Hongkong, April 7, 1919. members of other denominations majorem Dei gloriam (for the in Hongkong contribute to the greater glory of God the

Yours etc.

R.

Hongkong April 7, 1019.

STAMP ERRORS.

Sir,-Stamp collectors may be interested in knowing that the new 10 centime Indo China

I a

Yours, etc.,

TACLINE POLLOCK,

Hongkong, 7th April, 1910.

MY FROAT AND MY TUMMY ***

My froat and my tummy do

support of their pastors) but the initial letters of which, A.M.D.G., Sir- reply to the letter of Jesuit Order cannot be expected may in some sense be regarded your correspondent "S" pab- to incur a large initial expenditure as the distinctive device of the lisbed in your last Saturday's on a College in a distaut Colony Society. But three of activity issue, I beg to state as follows stamp surcharged 4 cents for use like these funny Hittle medicines, the Catholic population of which are singled out as specially pro- His presumption that the Portu-in Canton, at the French Post said a small Cheshire of boy 3 to does not exceed 5,000, and in per to the institute-cis. the guess

here are nearly all Offices there, ia erroneously his mother, and the "funny little which there is at present another work of teaching the young, Republicans is no doubt correct, surcharged 2 cents in the Chinese medicines he spoke of were Large Catholic college providing, preaching to the ignorant and but it must not be forgotten that As soon as this error was dis- Baby's Own Tablets, the Canadian at a few dollars a month, an eday- the hea:lien, and guiding Chris- there are very few indeed who covered, the stamps in question children's remedy. ation, not as advance i as a Jesuit tians in the way of perfection." "cannot wish to see the Jesuits was practically sold out.

These Tablets are popular with college could afford, but certainly In conclusion I would like in their midst," as they are good

children because they are pleasant The general public may also in taste and take the place of sufficient for the needs of the to make it perfectly clear that I Catholics, and, as such, they take a wild interest in a Chinese Castor Oil and all other nauseat- vast majority of the Catholic would be very pleased to see do not object to any forma error. Camparable perhape, to ing, griping laxatives. They are children of the Colony. This Jesuite of the English "Province" of Government What they want

筵 mistake in spelling in equally harmless and helpful to college (St. Joseph's) is one of established in Hongkong. I quite is a good, liberal, up to date and English, which for the last the babe of 8 hours as to the the most successful in the Colony understand that there may be, non-sectarian Republic similar four or five years has remained child of 8 years and more. in preparing for the examinations in spite of all that I have written to that of the United States of uncorrected in the 25 cent Hong-Sickly babies-little ones who of the Hongkong University, for above, a real need for a better-America, and not a Republic that kong stamp. The top character are troubled with their stomachs the Matriculation examination of clasa College, in this Colony imposse inquitous laws, per-fon the left hand side of the stamp and bowels, whose teething is which the Catholic (Douai) staffed by highly educated secutes defenceless citizens, is written a sign for which no painful, digestion bad, who have version of the Bible is prescribed, English teachers, but, in writing forbids the teaching of character exists. It should be worms, are feverish, or cannot and attached to which the this letter I have assumed Catholicism in schools, banishes without the downward stroke at sleep well-may be made healthy Catholic community of Hongkong no knowledge of any reasons the members of all religious the lower right hand corner. ItObtainable from chemists, or post may, ahould they a desire, for this need other than those Orders and commits many other seems a pity that this should not free, 60 cents the vial, from Dr. a Hostel for. Catholic furnished in the petition. My strocious crimes, which shame have been corrected as soon as Williams' Medicine Co., 96 Sze-

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