1919-10-15 — Page 5

NOTICE.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

JUST ARRIVED SMART SHAPES

in

Gentlemen's

FELT HATS

Fine Quality, Assorted Colours

Prices $3.25 to $12.00 each.

A large assortment of Fancy

BABY

BLANKETS

Soft as Rabbit Skin

Price $1.75 to 59.00 each.

YEE SANG FAT CO., Queen's Road, & D'Augilar Street. TELEPHONE 1355.

SUNDAY'S SERMON. by devotion to the arts, and

14..

MR: MACONACHIE ON TEMPTATIONS OF

worst of all, under the wing of religious worship.

The atmosphere is one of rank decedence; in our own time we have seen it produce decadent drama, decadent art, and in relig ion esoteric cults, always Notes of a sermon by the Rer. verging toward the indecent in the

THE EAST.

THE - HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG BUDGET.

TO BE INTRODUCED TO-MORROW.

The Estimates are to be introduced in the Legislative Council to-morrow, when the Hon. Colonial Secretary will move the first reading of a Bill intituled) An Ordinance to apply a sum of not exceeding Eleven million one hundred and seventy-three thou- sand two hundred and twenty-six Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1920.

The second reading of the Bill intituled An Ordinance to con solidate and amend the law relating to Places of Public Entertainment is not to be pro- ceeded with at this meeting.

FOREIGN CHILDREN IN THE FAR EAST.

are especially subject to worms. some of the indications of which are irregular appetite, bad breath.. grinding of the teeth in sleep, pain and swelling of the abdomen, irritation in the nose. Baby's Own Tablets, the Canadian chil- dren's remedy, given for a few days destroy worms, and a mark- ed improvement in appetite and general health speedily follows.

in cases of this nature the As an example of their efficacy|

Didsbury. North West Canada, is evidence of Mrs. E. Morrison., illuminating. She writes:-

"I can strongly recommend Baby's Own Tablets to mothers whose children are troubled with

better medicine for this trouble. I have also found the Tablets good at teething time."

of

They are guaranteed under Govern- ment Analyst's certificate to con- tain not the slightest atom of opiate, narcotic, or other injurious. drug, and they are just the right, remedy for infantile indigestion, colic, constipation, simple fever, diarrhoea, teething troubles and colds. Obtainable from chemists' everywhere, also post, free 2:60) cents the vial from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 96 Szechuen Road, Shanghai.

J. Kirk Maconachie, at Union name of emancipation and en-worms. I have never used u Church on Sunday morning - lightenment. "I know where thou dwellest, In such

1.12 atmosphere even where Satan's seat is: and the lo: of Christians is thou holdest fast. My namie, inevitably contempt, resent- Babies and young children and didst not dear Myment, and finally persecution, need special medicino faith, even in the days of as was proved in Pergamum their own, something prompt| Antipas, My "witness, My There are places and there are yet mild in action, and faithful one, who was killed periods in which it is peculiarly which can be given without among you, where Satan dwelleth. (difficult to maintain a Christian the slightest fear or hesitation. But I have a few things against life and faith. It is encouraging to | Baby's Own Tablets, the Cana- thee, because than hast some that be reminded that God takes note of dian children's remedy, exactly hold the doctrine of Balaam, who all that and allows for it. "I know answer this description. taught Balak to cast a stumbling where thou dwellest:" let every block before the children, to eat one who has to held & fort against things sacrificed to idols, and to long odds remember that and commit fornication."-Rev. 13-take courage from it, and let Churches remember it The outstanding characteristics too, for often it is forgotten. of the Church in Pergamum were "Where, thou dwelles"-if that difficult circumstances and hon- be a bard place don't pity Four- ourable history. Its excellence self; hold the fort, though it be was fidelity to the honourable "even where Satan's seat is." past its fault that a learen of the. The message next shows that surrounding evil was tolerated the Captain takes note also when within it. There is censure in the fort is being held well and the message but it opens with loyally" and thou boldest fast 3 sign of that sympathy My name and didst not deny My apart from which censure faith, even in the days of hurts but does not heal. Antipas. My faithful one. The trying circumstances of the who was killed among Church are known and marked you where Satan dwelleth," "I know where thou dwellest, The Church's honourable record is." is not overlooked. Its typical even where. Satan's seat Pergamum was difficult ground faithful martyr is named and for the gospel, as research reveals, called to remembrance, the hero though the New Testament tells who was a glory and an inspirat- us nothing about it save what this tion to the Church. Who was he? one passage contains.

Of that no one can tell us any The first syllable of the word is thing beyond this passing allusion cognate to our English "burgh, "here, illustrious though his con- meaning a fort or stronghold. It fession was. One could presch a well suited this capital city of Old | whole sermon on that very fact, Theurania, rising on an embattled in remembrance of the unknown. hill behind the junction of two all but anonymous dead, for- rivers, like many fortress gotten by the world, never can- nearer home.

onised by the Church, too deep in By means partly of treasure oblivion for even the diligent left in it by Alexander the Great historian, the patient antiquarian. the city acquired a splendour the pious martyrologist to restore which was one of the wonders of to fame; but known, named, re- the ancient world. Art, science membered by the Lord for whom and letters flourished-the very they lived, or if noed were died. word "parchment" reminds us of "Antipas, My witness, My faithful its industry in dressed skins to one "we would fain have bis supply its famous library. story in the scenes where he Sacred as well 35 strong, withstood, loyal and dauntless, too, W&S Pergamum in the fury of the place where Satan its day, adomed with magnificent dwelt, singling him out for temples to the chief gods of the sacrifice that his name might be Greek pantheon, and being the written in heaven. It is a long resort of macy worshippers. Add roll, praise be to God, and not to this that the place was noted one of them forgotten, which will

also

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FRESH MILK

The value of pure fresh milk as perfect diet cannot be over- estimated.

a

Without fresh milk children cannot

thrive.

The purity and quality of our milk is guaranteed.

Beware of adulterated and impure

milk.

THE BAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

DO YOU NEED A TYPEWRITER?

IF SO SEE OUR REBUILT

REMINGTONS AND UNDERWOODS

WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY

THOMAS W. SIMMONS & CO.

IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS. TOP FLOOR YORK BUILDING

WHAT YOU WANT SOMEONE HAS- ADVERTISE IT

IN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE MOST POPULAR LOCAL NEWSPAPER WITH A"

WIDX CIRCULATION,

ONE CENT PER WORD PER INSERTION

TWO CENTS IF NOT PŘEPAID

Try a small advertisement under WAN ED. TO LET. LOST. FOUND or FOR SALE. You will be astonished at the number of enquiries you will receive.

mother

as a fashionable bathing resort be unsealed when the final books undermined. The adversary, and also for its gladiatorial are opened, the great volume who had failed in direct assault, shows, and it will be easy to entitled "My witness, My faithful was gaining ground by stratagem. imagine the atmosphere of the ones." Will our names be there? even as Balaam, who could not town where dwelt the Church If so, it matters not where else openly curse God's people, where "Satan's seat" was.

betrayed them they are or are not.

through un- The expression is a strong

But we might pause too long guarded frailty. Therefore Per- one, and it indicates

mus: that even on the record of the glorious gamum

repent, and this political stronghold was past, and that would be to err that speedily, martyr Church â stronghold

it was and of sin, just where the Church of Perthough wherein the Church was given gamum erred. The martyr spirit of Antipas the faithful. the honour of holding the fort for is much, but by itself alone it No Church can live on its past, Christ. In this centre of debased does not make completeness. however glorious. Pergamum sanctities was to be established I have a few things against indeed may have recognised this "holiness unto the Lord." The theo," says the Captain, Who and thought to move, with the pure worship of the Father was understands the difficult present times, but in moving with the to be maintained where, as in and honours the creditable past. times we iust take care not to other Asiatic shrines, feasts of The Church was in great perillose touch with eternity and our things sacrificed to idols were unless to its faithfulness it also very good intent suffer perversion. associated with practices which added discipline. In Satan's seat, Something of this kind mus? can hardly be so much as named of all places, the Church had need surely have befallen the Per- among us. Where Bacchus and to keep itself unspotted from the gamene congregation, for the evil Venus receive public homage world, but it tolerated some who, it tolerated could only have there Satan's seat is most like Balaam cast a stumbling beer admitted as a concession to assuredly, and the Christian block before others in the matter supposed necessities of the situa gospel is likely to get short shrift. of idol festivals with their tion. There where Satan's seat In many of these splendid cities associated .vices. Faced by was it may have been felt, un- of Western Asia à veneer of persecution, the Church had easily no doubt, that allowances. Greek culture overlay Asiatic endured and triumphed, sapped lrary and licence, all marked by impurity it was like to be

(Continued on Page 8.j

DIAMANTLES

CAL-PA-CO)

BEST QUALITY

TELEPHONE 2189

PURE

MARINE PAINT

CAL-PA-CO cannot be equalled for purity and the excellent finish it imparts on any surface. It withstands severe tests of weather and varying temperatura.

the

INTERIOR DECORATION CAL-PA CƆoffers something entirely new in interior finish.

MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA PAINT CO. Sale Agents GERIN, DREVARD & CO.

HOTEL MANSIONS.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM.

Please publish the uboce advertisement.....................times, for which I enclose...

Name and Address:

Prior Arrangements

make it impossible

for us to show William Fox's Red-Blooded Western Comedy Drama, "THE BLUE STREAK"

at

THE CORONET for more than THREE NIGHTS.

It is a picture that has had IMMENSE SUCCESS wherever shown.

Please don't missfit!

MOTIC.S.

THE WELL-DRESSED MAN

WHO KNOWS THE VALUE OF A GOOD APPEARANCE PAYS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE QUALITY, CUT AND PRICE OF HIS CLOTHES.

KE APPRECIATES A GOOD TAILOR BECAUSE HIS TASTES ARE UNDERSTOOD.

YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED IF YOU GO TO

Wm.

J. T. SHAW

EL HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS.

Powell

TELEPHONE 346 ·

ATLAS" REGD PYJAMAS

IN LIGHT,

MEDIUM

AND

HEAVY

WEIGHT.

PRICES

$4:50 $5.75 $7.75

$8.75 & $10.50.

TAILOR MADE.

-"VIYELLA"

best quality only.

$15.00.

UNSHRINKABLE MATERIALS

IN NEAT DESIGNS."

NEW TROPICAL MODELS

ESTEY

PIANOS

FOR TONE

UNRIVALLED

QUALITY & FINISH.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

16, DES VŒUX ROAD.

TEL 1322.

WHISKY AT REDUCED PRICES

From 1st October, 1919.

Per bottle.

Per Case in Bond,

duty paid.

SPECIAL LIQUEUR

520

$2.40

522

$2.55

V.O.S. (Parliament

$25

Blend)

$2.80

SOLE AGENTS

JOHNNIE WALKER

(Red Label)

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

(Telephone No. 75).

15, Queen's Road Central:

SKANDIA

GERIN, DREVARD & CO.

4th Floor Hotel Mansions. Tel 114,

and at Canton..

MARINE ENGINES

Page 5Page 6