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8222 式拜雞號五十月四英港香

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1919.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

THE CLAIM FOR RACIAL EQUALITY.

Japanese Proposal not Adopted.

New York, April 12.

A despatch from Paris to-day states :— "The following authoritative statement was made here to-day : Nations Commissiou On At a meeting of the League of

fol- Friday, April 11, the Japanese Delegation proposed as lows: To insert after the words by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations, an additional clause to read by the endorsement of the principle of equality

of ust.ons and just treatment of their nationals."

"The amendment was admirably presented by Baron Makino. In the course of his speech he emphasised the great desire of the Japanese Government and of the Japanese people that such a principle be recoguised in the Covenant. His argument was supported with great force by Viscount Chinda.

SIR JOHN BUCKNILL'S LEAVE.

Singapore, April 15. The Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknil!) goes on long leave on Thursday.

SINGAPORE EXAMINATION SERVICE ENDED.

Singapore. April 15. The port's War Examination Service has now ceased.

THE STRAITS RELIEF SHIP,

Singapore, April 14. The hospital transport Marama on the voyage to Penang (with homeward passengers from the Straits) experienced hot weather and conditions were rather hard in consequence. There have been two

births on board.

SINGAPORE BABY SHOW.

Singapore. April 14.

The Baby Show at Singapore has attracted the largest crowds The championships, male and female, were won by a Chinese and a European infant respectively.

"A discussion followed, in which practically all of the of all nationalities. members of the Commission participated.

"The discussion was marked by breadth of thought, free and sympathetic exchange of opinion, and a complete appreciation by Tthe members of the Commission of the difficulties which lay in

the way of either accepting or rejecting the amendment.

"The Commission was impressed by the justice of the Jajan-; ese claim, and, by the spirit in which it was presented.

"Mention was frequently made in the course of discussion of the fact that the Covenant provided for the representation of Japan on the Execative Council as

one of the Five Great Powers, and that a rejection of the proposed amendment could not, therefore, be construed as diminishing the prestige of Japan.

*Various members of the Commission, however, felt that they could not vote for its specific inclusion in the Covensat. Therefore, the Couraission was reluctantly unable to give to the

that furanimous approval which i- amendment

necessary

Er its adoption."-Reuter.

CHINA DEMANDS COMPLETE FREEDOM.

SINGAPORE'S GOVERNOR.

Singapore. April 14.

Pis Excellency the Governor has returned to Singapore after attending the Coronation ceremonies of the new Sultan of Perak at Kuala Kangsar.

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position to know anything, or care, about her husband's public business. Bet by some means the bad come to know something. on when bahalf she was the only human creature to intervens in the whole course of the trial. I is imposible to knows nothing, thinks nothing, have dream about one of whom one,

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great wrong that her dreams of Wong Nei Cheong Road it were agogy," and she sent to yesterday morning. Mr. Ah Hong. warn bar hund at day-break.the tenant of the house, was in Now, woman a woman may be bed with his wife early in this or may be that, or may not the morning when, be the other. The subject is one

slightest warning. on which abundant foolishness is

the

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LEST WE FORGET.

The Germans were brutal and cruel in the prosecution of a without deliberate policy. They made both civilian and military prison- the

ers do the lowest kind of work in

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out their plan of putting white under black, they actually set to work as labourers to native both civilian and service prisoners masons. Their treatment of In- dian officers who were prisoners of war was abominable, and they -including a near relative of a maharajah—were treaty absolute, ly as low caste natives.—Accound of German “frightfulness” by Rev. E. F. Spanton, principal of St. Andrew's College, Zanzibar, who

or maligned the Son of Man. testimony of his spotless purity. Eat Africa, but was released

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had been a prisoner of the Germans when the Belgians captured Tabora,

DAY BY DAY.

talked, and which could do well antire roof of the bedroom order that they might lose caste with a period of silence. But collapsed, covering the occupants before Africans. For great dis- was any woman ever heard to of the room with debris. Forton-tances throughout Africa the news was passed that were German blaspheme Jesus Christ? The ately Mr. Ah Hong and his wife slaves. This was drummed into the artist- Munkacsy in bis escaped with only minor injury people on every opportunity, and famous pictare "Christ before and fright, but it was almost a by all kinds of propaganda, and Filate "* shows DIA just ons face in the whole crowd miracle that such was the case. referred to us as slaves. Carrying [even the native Garman soldiers which has pity for the prisoner. It is stated that the cause of the It is a working woman on the collapse was that the rafters had outskirts, with a babe in derarms, been eaten away by, white ants, and I think the painter mast and the opinion is expressed that have put her there to keep us

a more careful inspection of auch from despairing of human rature houses should be carried out by

he only countenance which shows a Fooling that is not the P.W.D. ugly and selfish. From beginning to the end of the four gospels we hear not of one solitary wo man who ever thwarted, mocked further significant seal to the mot suggesting any The dying words of even thieves iaridious sweeping comparison are likely to be sincere, and there jadging others himself, eager for between sexes, bat only stating a isthe confession of one poor trans- any rag of excuse to cover his fact, which, however to be gressor waiting for his end: We own conduct.

secounted for, has its significance, received the just reward of our Take this Judas, if you will, for especially with regard to the old sin but this man hath done! human nature at its worst, human question always recurring, "What nothing amiss," (Luke 2341.) conduct at its meanest; there think, ye of Christ?" I haveThis man was exceptional Notes of a Sermon by the Rev. still remains a conscience which never accepted the notion that wherever He was placed, and Those members of St. George's J. Kirk Maconachie, at the cannot be killed nor permanently women are really more religion notably when they hung Him in Society who intend being present Union Church, on Sunday morn- quieted, and one day it stirs to than men, and if I ever had sich companionship upon the at the dinner to be held on St. ing Oor Saviour had many setion in the presence of the have seen encogh in Hongkong cross. Wrongdoers knew He George's Day, 23rd April, are ou that fateful day Lamb of God and Hi-spotless to bare made me doubt it had nothing in common with reminded that their names should when the rulers of this world parity. We must all, the worst But it does seem that them, save

on the breath of be sent in to Mr. W. A. Dowley backed by the populace, covered

the best, woman is gifted with certain true slander. And they are no easy as soon as possible. themelves with everlasting shame appraise oor-elves in the end spiritual instincts, not that every judges of others. None are quicker by crucifying the Lord of Glory, before the judgment seat of woman follows them. In the to detect preténdel piety, or Mr. Justice Ebdea in his The Chinese Delegation has received a communique from the A multitude of voices charged Christ. There our distinctions interests of bur children this readier to assert that the so-called delivered judgment, in the case Peking Government explaining the Chinese demand for the nulli-Iim as one anfit to live, and not of best and worse are apt-let us surely is well, and for those who righteous are at heart no better in which the owners of the fication of Japan's twenty-one demands.

nae was raised in lis defence. admit it to break down, to this are past that stage, well, if a man than themselves. But the sinners steamer The communique declares that China demands complete freedom There are, however, five eparate extent at least that it is the best does not find all the lead he could make this poor malefactor's words against the owners of the steamer to direct her own affairs and full exercise of sovereignty throughout testimonies to the innocence of who are least disposed to par final wish within biraself in spiritual our own still. He speaks for the Warrimoo for damages resulting all her domains, because she is convinced that only thereby can the Lamb of God to be found in judgment upon the worst, leaving things, he might do worse common conscience of the hucani- in the loss of the former vessel lasting peace and happiness be brought to Eastern Asia. --

the narratives of those last them to the judgment of the than follow that of otherty Christ came to seek and save.midway between Pulo Pisang As a result of news reaching China from Europe, it is no,

He Himself Only innocent. Judas gravitated or wife when it is of the kind We admit there is sin in common and the Brothers Light on the exaggeration to say that Chinese Irridentism is already raising its hours, though

remained dumb, as sheep be to "bis own place," it is the place which leads upward. There are between the most notable trans morning of 14 December, 1917, head in Korea, throughout Manchuria and Shantung.

The communique refuses to accept the argument that Shantung

fore her shearers." Five separate of those who hold, not that Chris: voices enough, my brethren, to gresor and the most perfect of found for defendant on claim and was wrung from the Germans at the cost of many Japanese lives, voices from very different quar is unfit to live, but that is life sophisticate Bad confuse.earth's saints. But "this man" quoting in this connection the example of Belgium, where in Britain ters aflirmed that He was in is out of place in world flearken to the voice of the we say with one voice, "hath done reference to the Registrar to asses makes no claim, despite the fact that thousands of British fell on | nocent:-Judas who betrayed like this. The man who says in Home. Believe that the Master nothing amiss." la fim there the damage to the Warrimoo. Belgian soil. It declares that the part the Chinese have played in the fim; the wife of the Governor Lis heart that in this world it who is so welcome there and fore we shelter, His merit we plead, war is greater than is generally recognised.

who tried Him; the Governor will not do to be unworldly has beloved is indeed the blameless through Him we hope for purity The remainder of the document is a plea for the restoration of himself on the jalgment seat; in him the root cause of Judas's Christ of God, commissioned to and pardon. For this is the » As a consequence of helping a Korea and Manchuria and the remission of the penalties and indemnities imposed by the Powers on China after the Boxer rising beside Him, and finally the turn to gall in his boson he sees the Father's house if we will less, undefiled, separate from opium ashore, a sampan woman one of the two criminals crucified in. When his worldly rewards make our world one mansion in man who, Himself holy, harm-Chinese to smuggle 19 taels of which have lain fors twenty years like leaden chains upon thecer in change of the actual too late that in surrendering his bat receive Hiu. shoulders of the Chinese Government and people."

sianers, is not ashamed to and her daughter had to face the execution. The testimony of ideals he has sold his birthright, 3. Three times, at least call Us the betrayer: Judas, when he betrayed his better self as well did Pilate protest "I find to be with us is very Paradise.

brethren, promises Magisterial music to-day. When saw that He was condemuel, as been dieloyal to bis no fault in this man." If it 5.-Lastly, when all was over, a band and the mother of the elder repeated himself, and brought Lord Let him that thinketh wife warning (3me the 30 pieces of silver to the chief he staudeth take heed les: he womanly instinct his own words final testimony that the life which up to the prisoner's advantage, from plain man standing by gave the woman to see if they could speak priests and scribes, saying, "I fall."

are a judicial deliversace, after it had been bis duty to hurry out they affected to know nothing have sinned in that I have betray. 2.-TLe very remarkable public examination. Pilate was no of the world as too bad for it had about the matter," and would not

The case of this miserable man wife. Pilate

A RETORT TO JAPANESE ARGUMENTS.

Paris. April 6.

THE BILL FOR GERMANY.

WHAT EXPERTS PROPOSE.

Paris, April 9. An agreement has been reached regarding responsibilities and Teparations. It is understd that one of the Allied nations, probably Belgium, will initiate the prosecution of the ex-Kaiser and others responsible for breach of Treaties, invasion and devastation.

BRITAIN AND THE BOLSHEVIKS.

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

ed innocent blood! Mat. 27/3. intervention of the Governor's scrupulous stickler for justice, and really been too good. "When so much as enquire into what in his would have thought little ordin- the centurion saw what was done, had happened to their relatives. is mysterious and horrifying; I judgment hall, petulant and arily of condemning in a case like he glorified God, saying, certain. As it was, the elder prisoner was doubt if it be possible really to troubled about the case. to this to restore his waningly this was a righteous man "to-day fined $2,000, or, in de fathom it. What we do find in between conscience and expedi- popularity among the Jews. But What a chain of testimony! Be fault, mix months' hard labour. As regards reparations, experts recommend that the enemy repented of too late. The results dare do what he knows to be the surer he became that He was prisoner, and now at last the the Magistrate considered that it, beyond any doubt, is a wrong ency, wountering whether he ran the more heexamined his prisoner trayer, observer, judge, fellow Her daughter was released, as countries shall admit responsibility for damage, but in view of their of a sin, though expected and right, or whether it may not innocent, and his decision was executioner! All have one thing she was too young and was only inability fully to recomponse the losses, an Inter-Allied Commission intended, often smite the per- be possible to slip, out of wrang from him by threats and to say. will assess the losses payable in thirty years, beginning May 1,

All had the same acting under direction. 1921, with an initial payment of £1,000,000,000, Germany signing a petrator with horror when they the responsibility by throw-in bitter anger after he had made irresistible impression made ou bond recognising a provisional debt of £6,000,000,000.

actually come to pass. He has ing the decision on the some twelve or thirteen distinct them, from the man who had his reward, in silver or otherwise, Sanhedrin, or Herod, or the efforts to avoid it. He gained been the Lord's daily companion but he can only cast it from him crowd. In his perplexity there nothing by his crime; men who for years to this other who had with loathing, though that neither reaches him a simple view of do wrong for the sake of power but been with Him in the last eases his conscience nor absolves right and wrong from an never do gain. Before long Pon- fearful hours. And when at Lim from guilt. But all this ac- unbiassed source, and well tins Pilate was a disgraced and last it was finished this rough centuates the testimony of the would it have for him to ruined man, but his testimony soldier, to whom the over-sight traiter in such a case us this. have heeded it and stopped remains, and to this day wherever ofan execution was but an ordinary Judas's remorse is the measure balancing expediencies. His the Christian creed is said or incident in the day's work, meeting-5.30 p.m. of his sincerity, and though wife", we read-Mat. 27/19-, sung, his name reminds mankind whose share in the story which In the House of Commons, Mr. Clem Edwards drew attention his paymasters cared nothing for "sect unto him saying have that the Saviour who suffered transformed the world was only tion. Annual meeting to M. Lenin's alleged peace offer, whereupon a lively discussion it, not one of them disputed it. nothing to do with that righteous under hima suffered without cause, that of a cog in the world's P ensued, a number of speakers objecting to any negotiations with He seems to have thought his man, for I have suffered many "the just for the unjust, that He mechanism, summed it all up,

Mr. Shortt, replying on behalf of the Government, said there (acquire power and riches, bat be cause of him". One would much

master a fool for refusing to things this day in a dream be might bring us to God."

and glorified God though he did niarsky Trio-9.15 p.m. was no desire to avoid discussion with Russia, but we could not knew that he was blameless, and like to know more of this lady was perpetrated, and the friend know the good man when ther 4. When the last ignominy not know it. Even such as he have any truck with a mere gang of bloodthirsty ruffiacs, who were it is very significant that this but except her name, Procis, of sinners set on high in such see him. The Saviour if He be terrorising the population of Russia. We were entitled to tell the covetous, ill-minded man, who nothing is related in secular his company as they said was fit for lifted up from the earth will yet Russian people that we would have no dealings with a

overnment which endangers civilisation. He expressed the opinion had lived with Jesus and watched tory, and the tradition on the Him, the very insult turned to draw all men unto Himself. We flat the story of M. Lenin being ready to negotiate was German- Him at close quarters, could find strength of which the Greek His vindication, Mockery over-whom He has drawn, we to whom manufactured, for the purpose of making believe that the Bolshevists nothing to palliate his treachery. Church has canonised her as & reached itself when it numbered His story has been familiar from. were really peaceable, civilised persons. The Germans were No eye is keener to detect faws Christian osanot be relied on the Lord Jesus with transgressors, our youth up-do we love Him spreading Bolshevism wherever possible, as their only hope, because than the eye of a traitor, suspici- It would be very unusual, we are For though one of them did as we should, do we confess Him where it went, weakness supervened.

ous in his very nature, prone to told, for a Boman lady in her revile him the other set ons as we might?

NO TRUCK WITH BLOODTHISTY RUFFIANS.

London, April 10.

the Bolsheviks.

Hongkong Polo Club-Annual

Constitutional Reform Assoria – 533

p.m.

!!!

Theatre Royal The Cher

Victoria Theatre 9.15pm Coronet "Theatre÷5.15 and 9,13-

TO-MORROW.

Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Coronet Theatre 5.15 and 9:15.

PRIDAY, APRIL 18.

"The Crucifixion” at St. John Cathedral-9.15 pm