8
FROM
THE
GOD'S GIFT IN SLEEP.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PULPIT.frightful usury, a sapping of
vitality at its springs.
Notes of a sermon by the Rer. J. Kirk Maconachie at Union Church on Sunday morning
"It is vain for you that ye rise up early and so late take rest, and eat the bread of toil: for so He giveth His beloved sleep. Psalm 1272.
not be
seems
i3
a time to
In the matter of character no less it is wasteful to grudge the
to
rid
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 1920.
work for him, just as the heaven-
NO ROOM HERE.
It is vain then
ly keeper is never off the watch. though we must slumber.
be
to
snow
are
And in
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us
of that what He "He
ness Tall our strivings cease: Take m
our souls the strain and stress "And let out ordered lives
confess
ACCOMMODATION.
Hotel accommodation cannot
an unenviable reputation for lack
of sufficient hotel accomodation. The passengers who arrived by the
havel
to
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Chater Road, Telephone No. 1062. CHAS. E. RICHARDSON, General Agent for South China.
NOTICE.
ASSOCIATION
FOURTH TOURNAMENT
At the Theatre Royal
on FRIDAY MARCH 5th at 9.13 p.m.
NOTICE.
CLUB.
A Rowing Regatta will be held
The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from Monday the 16th February, to Saturday 28th February 1920. (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 10th February 1920.
NOTICE.
at the Club House, North Point on Saturday, 28th instant.
By kind consent of the Admiral NEW FRENCH LOAN 1920. Commander in Chief and Officers, China Squadron, the Band of H. M. S. Hawkins will play Selections, and tea will be served on the Lawn during the afternoon. The Commodore and Committee will be at Home to Members and friends from 2.30 p.m.
Under the guarantee of the. French Republic
hours of rest. What could we at it late and early, and eating the TOURISTS UNABLE TO FIND LOS ANGELES PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Po accomplish if we could be at bread of toil. That is to say it-is- work and in activity" all foolish to overstrain, to forget the time?" thinks the industrious how much has to be done apart be had to-day even for love or and zealous soul, but it is salut from effort of ours, to acquire the ary amid all our eagerness to be apprehensive, unbelieving mind money, The Hotels are absolute- compelled, in Bible phrase, to which forgets to consider they packed, and many fourists "stand st.ll and see the salvation lillies of the field, and cannot have had to go to Canten and
Macao. of the Lord." It may be bear to think that every thread is
There areover eighty applicants humiliating but anyhow it is not in one's own hands at every "Ex- The previous verse rans:
fact that things somehow do go moment. "He giveth His beloved on the books of the Hongkong Hotel awaiting reservations. A cept the Lord build the house on without us. Sun and moon, in sleep" trust God, do youri
labour in vain they
that
some Americans who have not build it: except the Lord keep the tide and river, wind and rain, duty, and all things will work for most surprising thing is that city the watchman waketh but magnetism and gravitation-all you.
"The blessing of God makethas yet arrived in the Colony the great permanent forces were in vain."
here before our restless energy rich," says the ancient proverb, are paying for the rooms that It would, however, be a strange perversion of the meaning to find and do not cease when the re-and toil addeth nothing thereto.they have had reserved for them. here any
discouragement of quirement of nature overcomes Beyond a certain point human This shows that things have ar- rived at a serions pass. When the anxieties and All that in nightly slumber. Much exertions
situation is going to be relieved labour and watchfulness. that is deprected is the restless of our anxious wakefulness really fruitless.
Now there are. people-weo one can say. Each time that a big passenger vessel comes in, the Jose over-toll and perpetual anxious comes from our pride.
them-who Casting all your eare upon all care to which the industrious
The Him, for He careth for you"life by needless work, defeat Problem becomes more acute.
Hongkong is already acquiring and vigilant are prone.
have of all who take comfort from those their own good objects by allow psalm been addressed to people who were precious words does one in aling no time for rest, no leisure busy about some work of God, thousand ever observe that their for friendship, no time even for is an exhortation to God. Not the worst of people by probably the restoring of the context temple. In religious activity it humility? Yet so it is: (1 Peter any means, to be imitated indeed 5. Venezuela could not be put up. LONGKONG BOXING ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT
[ 5'5-7):— God resisteth the in their zeal, though not in their How the passengers of the Tenyo Maru, that is arriving to- is about as easy to lose sight of
to restlessness. Let none of us turn krace
are going ta get God as in any other business, and proud, but giveth
the bumble" etc. A degree of from our door God's sacred gift of morrow the same Master who, bids us
well-line pride does certainly mingle with repose. It leads in the end to accommodation. nobody knows. weary in reminds us in season that there much of our care. Wrapped in larger output of useful service. The tourists travelling under
and its dark folds is the larking feel- untainted by our feverish fears of the Raymond auspices
been forced to go. receive. recuperate as well as a time tajing that we should be safer if we mistrustful pride.
"Drop Thy still dows of quiet-Macao and Canten. as no rooms could be procurel at the Hong- spend and be spent. There are urselves could be always doing,
kong Hotel for them. too many idle and indifferent always on the look out. people in the world no doubt, and order that the Church has its share of God gives to them we
are often reminded.does not need Himself.
Israel keepeth
slum- There is a time to exhort those that who sit
Zieners not, nor sleepst" but we in case or elsewhere, there is something must. we are bound to relax and also to be said, as in our, psalmet go, to lie helpless and de- to the earnest and industrious pendent as any infant in its cut, about their besetting faults.save for the help that cometh; This is the borden of the psalm :rom the hills, the encircling care
Mr. Robert John White, chief Do not let your industry put God of the Almighty Father as the
mountains round that
about Jer-appraiser of the Chinese Customs out of sight,
cloud usalem. It is then that we Service, died at his resilience. carnestness
Bot
The coolie's contention was heart with care. are most secure, but our pride Shameen, early yesterday morn Back of all your building thinks otherwise, and here again ing, the funeral taking place the that the fare depended on the He must build, unless you are 628 so often the saying fulfilled same afternoon. Mr. White was energy ha cserted, rather than on spend your strength for nought, that except we turn and become 52 years old and was just about the distance. In the present case In all your earnest application as little children we shut oar to retire on pension. He had an he was asked to put on more there must be space for repose in selves out from the realm of jattack of influenza last week, speed, and that necessitated at
followed by pneumonia, and died bigger fare. Himself: He Who appoints your peace.
Mr Rendall informed the work and duty also "giveth His There is another reading of after an illness of six days.
Magistrate that he engaged the the text, perhaps more ac- beloved sleep."
not The shrott of a Company which ricksha near the Old Bailey to The busy, over-diligent work-jeurate but in any case
though supple-lets launches cut for towing By to his residence az No. 1, Pros er grudges the time for sleep, yet contradictory it is one of the good and perfect mentary meaning: He purposes, was to-day given three rect Place, Bonham Road. The boons which come down from the giveth His beloved in sleep." months" and labour for embezzle-advertised fare was five cents
of lights up n
His Thuse periods of repose which ment. Between the 2nd and 6th for that distance, but the practice restless striving human ir grudged by our eager im-instant, he collected on behalf of had been to give the coolies not dren, untwarn exhausted with, patience and subtle pride are natis firm a sum amounting to $39. less than ten cents. He would their work their play waste hours. They are not even which, instead of going into his not have brought up the charge From TRIESTE & SINGAPORE
Consignees of Cargo are hereby | kindly angel of the night, stand-blank Themselves a gift they employer's coffers, was transfer- had it not been for the fact that
and are the season and opportunity red into his own pockets. His he had been often subjected to informed that all goods baye Degree Examinations. ing between mankind
New Session as now commenced, madness, curtaining over each for certain givings. Physically employer was zot aware of this, similar annoyances. The coolie!
Godowns of the Hongkong and Tutorial Classes are being conducted! toilful day with blessed oblivion. regarded, steep, common place until he took upon himself the in the present instance intimated en landed at their risk into the Well-named nature's sweet though it be, is still very much a task of collecting the bills, for to him, when he sought to engage Kowloon Wharf and Godown in English, Mathematics, Thigonone
We know that which purpose he had in his keep the vehicle,
at Kowloon, iry, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry: Company. Ltd.. restorer. fitly called a balm. is mystery, but
are one of the duplicate set of bill refuse a fare that was less than whence and or from the wharves list Graphy. Latin and sleep, for indeed it umes whilst nerve and muscle
almost He had his shroff arrested, with 15 cents. from God's Gilad, best of relaxed and the senses
The coolic was fined $ by the delivery may be obtained.
French for Ingkang University physicians for
Optional Cargo will be forward- July Examinations. body and dead for the time, the mind would the result that the above sentence
Magistrate, Mr. N. L. Smith.
ed unless notice to the contrary for mind. The soldier bivonacked seem to be at work. What we call was inflicted.
be given before. on the tented field, the sailor tess- unconscious.corgbration gues on, ed in mid ocean, forget their and the process is held to explain dangers even on the verge of the very common experience off death when sleep falls on their problems insoluble a
your
Father
21
see
docs
Your
in
night
The beauty of Thy peace."
DAY BY DAY.
CARROLL BROS.
eyelids. Watchers by the sick bed clearing up of themselves as we SHARE AND GENERAL BROKERS long and pray for the closing of sag in the morning. fevered eyes, and whisper with
come 10
In any case, this illustrates RUBBER QUOTATIONS. hope renewed, "if he sleep he the blessings which
of their shall
well." રાત
independently Indeed en there seems almost a priestly or conscious exertions, and truly
absolving ministry for this angel ther
numberless
are
RICKSHA FARES.
ENERGY, NOT DISTANCE, COUNTS.
18 Mr. Benjamin Rendall, an o resident of the Colony, turned uj at the Police Court 10-day charge a Chinese ricksha cooli with demanding more than th" Proper fare
that he would
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on February 1, 1920.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
Straits
$
4.25 m. 4.20 sa.
To an intere
4.50 TL.
TANT
16.00 mm.
8.00 m. 1.70 sa. & b.
..1.25 m. 1.70 m.
and Alor Gajahs..... the best ja life. Amal Malays of God to exercise, for many among
We are accustomed to say that Ayer Moleks selfish perpose, many a godless plan, many a thought of anger nothing worth having is to be had Ayer Panas so Balgownies and revenge passes away in the without taking pains, and night from the man who is wise forth. That is true no doubt, but Bas-etts... enough to
his equally certain is it that the Bukit Jelotongs sleep over " design. It is saner things for which men kill them- Bukit Katils kindlier man that often awakes selves with anxious toil elude Changkat Serdangs 10.75 m. in the morning, to know that his them,
out worthless Glenealies get them, and Indragitis
make Jerams
itl
a
Of
turn
evil thought was but a dream of when they darkness. And which of us, just the
things which
in the common course of life, life
worth while come
to Jimals
has not many a time gune to rest us, and are not to be got by our Kedahs
exhausted, worn out, at the breathless, sleepless
end
powers. Our
efforts. Kompas
to Young man," writes an Ameri- Lunas......
the
as-Pantais
1325.
Beriba 202 Jeba
westow 154 Cyk 26-30 Bedr BAPEROM ***** The Belov
0 k
17 & Bes 19 re
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS:
1319 219.42
1320
Pytani
3:0.47
3.50 .
Tycam Bypas
.39
1.40
13.25 m.
Tatam belezaungjate of Estar Tak
JAN.SH
160.18
1,175 68
2.20 sa.
Wing and on
.54
247.00 150
Radna ..
..........
29 JU
3.25 sa, &c b.
5.35 m.
1,365.54
12.75 mm.
tal 1.03 23
Pamenuplasa nd water in the thy, and H Burnet e millies and dreimaḥ hd galtene ! Huring he want of Jantary
MAIN EVENT: WELTERWEIGHT CONTEST
between,
SKY KERRISON (Champion of the Colony).
and
IRON BUX.
Full programme will be adver- tised later.
CONSIGNEES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship
"PISNA
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Go- downs, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd prox will be subject to rent.
In the event of unfavourable weather, dacing will take place in the Club House during in. tervals between events.
By Order,
R. E. MACDOUGALL,
Hom. Secretary; Jongkong, 19th February, 1920,
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TUTORIAL & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
43, Bonham Road. Opposite the University Tel. No. 732. P.O. Box, 593. Principal
JOHN P. JONES, B.Sc., M.E. Min.
The Local Branch of the BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE will receive subscriptions for the New French Loau JK 1920 from the 19th instant to the 10th of March next.
The Loan is free of income tax ind redeemable in 60 Years at 15% by half-yearly drawings, the interest coupons being payable
1st May and 1st November of each year.
Fully paid subscriptions at par Partly paid subscriptions at 101 purporting:
Fr. 25-when subscribing Fr. 25.--on the 1st of April Fr. 25. on the 16th of July Fr. 26-on the 1st of
August, 1920.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,
Manager, Hongkong, 16th February, 1920.
NOTICE.
The Institute affords Spe fal Fre Evening. Oral and Correspondence) |
aration (Class and Private. Day at THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC for University Matriculation
and
Private Tuition can also be lad in! there subjects.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 15th prox or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damag-in ed Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be ex-| antined on the 1st prox at 10a.m. No Fire Insurance has beca effected.
Prospectus on application.
NOTICE.
NEW FRENCH LOAN 5%.
Price of issue Frs 100 Redeemable at Fre: 150
60 years by half yearly
drawings. Interest payable on the 1st of may & 1st of November.
Drawings to take place on the 16th of March & the 16th of Bills of Lading will be counter-September of each year. signed by
JODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Agente, Hongkong. 25th February, 1920.
FOR SALE
x 4 ft. 6 in. with accessories. Good KOWLOON WATERWORKS LEVEL. condition. Can be seen any time.
Ist drawing on the 16th of September 1920. 1st coupon of Frs: 3.50 to be paid on the 1st of November 1920.
Subscriptions will be received up to the 10th of March next by the:
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
L. Berindoague,
Manage..
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Apply Ward Roon Secretary: THE Undersigned has received
14.25 m.
3.75 m.
6.10 sa.
!!
1.49 m.
10.75 m.
1975. umpt
.... 221.15 Eat.mated pp 24.00
?!f; 1) jar dai...f Costal Mupply in all dimmick during Hammary of NaN 1310 and 1920.
1320
732.90 30. gallon 277.800
22.
FOR SALE-Billiard Table 9 ft.
6.25 m.
16.25 m.
2,05 m.
1949
-
1320.
S.
Belor
4.40 m.
overlies
H.M.S. Ambrose.
3.90 sa 4.10m,
6.25 m.
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
1.45 m.
1919.
5.00 m. 13.25 m. 6.00 m.
I 920.
263 02
TO BE LET.
29.00 r.
of awake in the morning with a can humorist lapsing into serious Malaka Pindas. psalm of gratitude He re- philosophy. "if you will be content Malakoffs storeth my soul?" Truly a gift. to wait and do your duty, at least Mandai-Tekorgs. a priceless hoon, which effort ne half of the goods of life will Mayfields cannot induce and money cannot come your way, but if you! New Serendahs buy, is the blessing which came race after them you will lose Pajams to us just last night and" for them all. Similar is
of the Jewish ore Parit Peraks.. which as for every common surance mercy it becomes us to thank in Deuteronomy: "All these Perak River... God this morning.
blessings shall overtake you." Pulau Bulange
Saviour Himself There is truth in the remark Our
once Punggors that one thing much, the matter likened the Kingdom of God, Sandycrofts with people to-day is simply "as if a man should cast seed Scudais want of sleep. Early and eager upon the earth, and should sleep Sungei Bagans...... at business, late and excited at and rise night and day, and the Tapahs amusement, nature is being stinted seed should spring up, he knoweth Tambalaks of her due, baulked of her oppor-not how." The earth beareth Teluk Anson..... tunity to remake and upbuild. fruit of herself" He adds, "and Temerlohs. That is a common encugb phenom-man's part is to reap the harvest United Malaccas... 2.90 sa. enon, and physically regarded it he is unable to produce, the per- Utan Simpans..... 4.40 m. is a spendthrift borrowing at manent forecs of nature being at RUBBER is quoted at 294 per lb
1.75 m. 16.25 m.
2.30 sa.
Gravitation 304.30 Rovervur...1 Consumption of water in Rombon in miTO LET.-No. 67 Shameen,. Lions and decimals of galbuie during the month
of January
British Concession (Canton) Suit 1020 tensumption....... 33. 47.25 . gation able for Offices and/or Residence. 8 Rooms with detached Servants Centrally situated. salon Quarters.
possession. Apply to Box 319 c/o Hongkong Telegraph."
Reacted gri-L 162.350
Comption 2.4
bradera.
104.750
14.5
The Government Asia's repoely whew that Immediate
se water is nf excellent quality.
W, CHATHAM.
Water Auyaunity-
instructions to sell by Public Auction on Thursday the 26th Feb., 1920 commencing at il a.m, No. 155 Wanchai Road A Quality of Valuable House- hold Furniture (Full particulars from catalogue)
also One Cottage Piano in good condition.
Terms: cash on delivery,
Geo. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the above named Company will be closed from Monday the 23rd day of
February 1920 to Saturday the 28th day of February 1920 bath days inclusive.
Dated this 16th day of February 1920. By Order of the Board, GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO.
NOTICE."
Agents.
CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES. LTD. Trans-Pacific.
Office of the Manager Japan and China.
Yokohama, 1st February, 1920. Effective 1st February, 1920, Mr. P. D. Sutherland. General Agent Passenger Department, Hongkong, is appointed General Passenger Agent for Japan and China, with Office at Hongkong.
Wm. T. PAYNE,
Manager Japan and China.
Approved:
G. M. BOSWORTH,
Chairman.
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