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-THE BIBLE SOCIETY,

Hongkong Auxiliary Annual Meeting.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

together. In the recent Conference of life. We asked "Mr. Gandhi at Paking, more than 33 nationsjone day how he got this great were represented, and although he spiritual power, and mark his did not like to deprecase the good words, for they are very striking. results promoted by the Washington "I got my spiritual power from Conference, he would wish to state to sources," he replied. "One At the annual meeting of the that what was achieved at the is the second book of the Hindu Hongkong Auxiliary of the Bri-gathering could not be more effes religion, and secondly from the tish and Foreign Bible Society, tive and lasting tha

Gospe, but more from the Gospel held at the Helena May. Institute attained at

than the other" Here is a pre- yesterday afternoon, a large aerence at Peking.

fessed Hindoo saying that he dienze listened to two

derived his spiritual power from the Gospel. This Gospel is, I be

what Wats the Students' Cak

interest- No one who had seen the mean ing lectures given by delegates which the representatives flieve, working for the good of to the World Students Christianations of a condicting interests Federation Conference recently such as were gathered together into

India" Lood applause followed.

the utterance of Mr. Ha's Bo's

convened at Peking. The Bishopthat big conference sait fait concluding words. of Victoria (Dr. Duppay) presid ed, being supported on the days by appreciate the value of a frank ex-

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Treasurer

On the motion of the Chairman,

The following reve elected

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motion seconded by the

the Hon. Secretary (Dr. T. W chaute of views and the facilitira and later fully expressed by Dr. Pearce),

given for the clearing up of difficul|Pearce, a vote of thanks was ex-

The pressed to the delegates. (Captain H. Fogg). Mr. Scholes, and nisunderstandings. and the two delegates. Mr. P. X. Fendia! relations that existed be Young and Me, His Ba. Amongst tween such conflicting types na then Moe as the Committee for the those present were the Hon. Mr.Japanese and Korean delegates, or ensuing year, on the J. H. Kemp and Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. the Indian and British delegates. Mr. Scholes J. R. Wood, the Rev. Mr. Copley was

an eri-lence of the influence Chairman: Moyle. the Rev. Mr. E. W. L which the high aims of thisChristian Martin, the Rev. Mr. A. D. Stewart mement

There everted and many others.

wanting no reluctance in getting a The proceedings opened with frank exchange of views all conndlains serving in Hongkong. appropriate hyron and prayer the Japanese and Korean ine

Wak

The Clergy and Ministers of contributing Churches.

The Naval and Military Chap-

Mr. J. L McPherson, Dr. J.

after which the Chairman called for on the pohtical and religious Herbert Sanders, Mr. W. M. Hum-

upon Dr. Pearce, the Hon. Secre- differies which divided India, tary, who, he said, had been se tively associated with the work of

the Society for 30 years, to read]

a resume of the annual report.

The Annual Report.

phreys, Rev. H. R. Wells, Mrs. Dowbiggin. Mrs. J. Miine, Mrs. J. In the Matter of a Poster. Martin. Mrs. Edmonds, Mrs. And further illustrating that Mackenzie, Miss Pitts, Mrs. Ma the Chinese themselves were also Ying-piu, Mr. J. H. Kemp, Miss keenly perceptive if the good work Wooley, Miss Storr, Mrs. C. B. W. of the movement. the speaker reMoore, and Mrs. Balean; Capt. M.| The anbul) report. stated, ferred to the cordial receptions Figg. Honorary Treasurer, and inter alia:

students and Dr. T. W. Pearce, Honorary Secre For Bible Society publications President and other responsible the sum of 31,735.91 was received, letheials at Peking. It was difficult by sales amounting : 6.400 copies) Pithaps to realize that other peo of Scriptures in the various lut were as sincere as ourselves. guages spoken on the island and The insinuation that once a Ger! mainland. Of Scriptures in Engman always German, which hel

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CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

The Petition for Wider

Representation.

The Chaisman remarked that can

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Mr. Pattenden seccaded and the motion was unanimously approved.

On the proposition of In. Dow biggin, seconded by Mr. Lowe, Mr. 4. Owen Hughes was elected Vice President.

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if this went entirely against the President, and he had pleasure in Government, it would mean that proposing that their Vice-President. there was general dissatisfaction | Mr. C. G. Alabaster. e.B.E.. be lish 435 coples were sold at the pub place in the Colony, was

with the measure brought forward | elected President for the rest. Depot.

entirely wrong in its direct con-f

One of the dißeulics with which As compared with the sales for tradictoriness to the aims of the 1920, there was an advance of 12 Conference. People who read into

they had to contend in Hongkong on the number of Bible Soviets the history of the Teutonic race

was the constant change in popula publications issued; and ($43811 up to fifty years back would surely

in this made it the more sur on the receipts from this source. e to the realisation that the the Lfth and tweets of the brained to the

Hon. Mr. H. 2. 191 ek paskirs | prising that 1,500 signatures were From the date of the last Public Germans were possessed of as fine Constitutional Reform Associate all sorts of counter arguments were recent petition

The Chainman proposed Mr. R Meeting, Mr. T. Arnott has been iden)- us those of other nations.) good enough to discharge thellt was only in

sangkona, held in the old Chamber (but forward, but their opponents Stock, of Mesars. Alex. Ross and the few years

Mr. W. daties of Honorary Treasurer, future the war that the change morce y m at the City H. Įsikt not agree in their various arga. Co., as Hon. Secretary. one year, having been then elected hud crept ins but now that all thelast evening. There were also pic Some could see little good Jackson seconded and the meeting to the post which he is now com- world seemed anx.on that go.djsunt Mr. A. H. Lese, Mr. J. Owen in granting the petition because, approved. pelled to resign before leasing the fellowship shouli come into the Flughes. Mr. A. 6. Coppin, Mr. They said, the same persons woaid The Chairman expressed thanks Colony for the homeland,

to Mr. White, last year's Hon troubled atmosphere, he thought|W. L Pattenden, Mr. H. A. Carte elected At all events, the re- The General Committee has that such ruch statements as the wright, Mr. H. B. L Dowbiggin.resentatives would be elected in Secretary, for the enormous amount luf work he had done in connection aught and found a most suitablene he alluded to should be avoid-Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. W. Jackson. br.ader basis if they had

ed. successor in the person of Captain To quote a parable. Mr. Mr. T. A. Martin, and Mr. I. Spock treater number of stituents be with the petition. H. Fogg, who has kindly declared Young said that in the misty at a Secretary).

hind them. Another argument |

The Chairman mentioned that Mr. himself willing to become "the mosphere of a plein a

brought forward against the change good enough to carry on the work E A. M. Williams, who had been Honorary Treasurer of the Auchan object which he took to be af

important events in which thur As was that the present Governor- beast. As it approached nearer diers for the current pear.

koristina wes:concemei had tokos-tee-tubtedly it was the fact ---

of Hoo, Treasurer for a number of i në discerned that it was a man, The Hon. Treasurer (Capta:)and a close view recognised in/Mar during the past year. One wit

years, had left for Canada. He was was ready to listen to argument had to be able to tell the meeting Fogg), followed with a statement him his own brother.

the joint meeting held with the ups all sides. That statemeat was that another gentleman of the fir of the accounts. which showed; Cincluding, Mr. Young said that when Residents' Association to ferle trus

about the present that the receipts obtained

of Messrs Lowe, Bingham In parts of the Far East where protest to the Governmeus against | tiovernor; but it was not necessary Matthewy had consented to Church, collections, at a Chinese)

Christianity had not claimed as the increased rating OC houses.to carry the memory far back to concert, and by the various Ladies mang converts as they would wish The result of a very large and en

on the work. crme to times when that notoriously Mr. T. A. Martin be elected to fil He proposed that Committees reached the satisfare

to see the cedduct of the inhabit-thusiastic meeting 13 tory total of $3,670.23, leaving ants was Christian.

entirely was not the case, and there was an the position. The view-nccessful, for the Government-security that in the future there balance of $100 after the necc-point of the whole world to-day after the return of HF the Gov-might not be in the Colony another

Mr. Jackson seconded cod the sary deductions had been made to in fact was Christian and he hoped mer to the Colpoy-repealed the autocratie

motion was carried. floreznor who would the account of the Sab-Agency and that would not be long before militional rate

The not be ready to listen to advice. elected on the Committee:

following members, were the current expenses. A tribute the faith of the whole world wasį was paid to the activities of the Christian also.

Merely to say that the And that which!

prestat Ralean, Dr. Forsyth, Hon. Mr. Governor was willing to late to U. Chinese ladies whose efforts in would be mainly instrumental inf

E Follock, Flon. Mr. getting donations from Chinese achieving this object would be the flour to tia becretary of fin livour of perpetuating a system. Dowbiggin, W. L Pattenden, A. R.. Austher important event was the representations was no argument. H. Holyoak, Messrs. H. B. L sources accounted for more than Bible. He had much pleasure in State for the Colonies at a petition which was inconsistent with the

seconding the resolution, as pu for greater reprentation.

Lowe, W. A. Dowley, A. G. Coppin, The Chairman formally moved forward by their Chairman.

It was principles of wider representation. S. D. Consland, H. A. the resolution that the report and

noteworthy that whereas under increasingly prevalent throughout wright, F. A. Joseph, J. P. Braga, statements of occcurts be adopted

people signed a similar petition in the British Empire. "So far I W. Jackson and D. Harvey. Mr. Ha Bu, a Burmese student 1016, 1,500 signatures were obtained an see," continued Mr. Pollock, i and that coples of these be sent

The President Thanked. to the main inst tution in London uently. Displaying an intimate was an increasing feeling that some serious attack upon angle Een kofe

of the Calcutta University, spoke last year. which showed that there there has not been ATLY really Mr. Owen Hughes said that be- and to thele agency at Shanghai.teuch with his subject, he related

the meeting concluded he In doing so. His Lordship referred the story of the First convert of Jould be accorded to residents. M. of the petition. I cannot recali u thought the least they could do was i greater measure of representation to the steady zrowth of the Society Burma, a fisherman, and the power for wood that the vinced against the best of his

Pollock recalled that the petition been advanced against the right of ices rendered by the President to ingle solid argument which has to express appreciation of the sex- Bibles distributed by the Society heathen beliefs, at length was a moderate one; the petitioners election or against the constitution the Association. (Applause) "Mr. wrought in this period of unrest. braced the Christian faith and was naked for the right to elect all non-of a wider electoral body, or against Pollock, as we all know," Mr. Owen He regarded the formation of baptised in front of the pagoda Chinese members of the Legislative there being an unoficial tanjority of Hughes proceeded, has been the the World's Students Christian by the first missionary in the Council; secondly, the constitution Federation as one of the most country. Dr. Justin.

Years ago wider electorate for such clec-one, un the Legislative (ounce) Col hopeful "movements of modern this raan had held with great retin; an nonficial majority of cat.the petition, in conation with the [ject to certain rights, wentromed in times in promoting that spirit of verence to the faith as embodied subject to certain ample safeguards, defence of the Cuiony zniec good fellowship which was essen-n the figure of Buddha in front upon the Legislative Council. T Therefore, I cannot help feeling tial to a clear understanding off the temple. He was ready to petition was now in the hands of the prezent squation. And the give his life for it, and the fact every member of book from which these students, that he consented to be baptised Home, and he thought members of Commons have this marter Lette shall miss him very much, although who represented something like in front of his own temple made raight be sure that Colonel Jobo them, we ought to see something he is only going away from us for forty nations at the Conference, the change more remarkable. Toward and others would emphasise accomplished." derived their thoughts week by become a Christian in those days week, was the Bible.

The Conference.

half the total collections.

A Burmese Convert.

wis. ton-

em-

undergo persecution, social hos

Burmese kings.

Gandhi's Power.

The Petition to the House of

Commons.

Parliament

the House of Commons, ΠΟΣ

that, now the members of the House

As to the affairs of the Asserta

Dr.

Cart-

life blood of the Association, and like all other interests that he takes up nothing would swerve him has in sierw. It has been the from the attainment of the object

same with this Association.

a few months, and we shall look forward with very much pleasure to his return and to his taking an

was no easy thing. One had to merely the very moderate nature tion. Mr. Pollock said there was a In introducing the speakers, Hiety and even death from the old the reforma asked for, but the cash balance of 203, but the Seria active part again in the work of fnet that the granting would be in tion owed sundry creditors a large our Association. I ask you to join

· Lordship said that owing to a mis-

fine with other coeasures of reform amount. He hoped members would with me in wishing both Mr. and understanding a large number of

in the direction of wider regresen pay their subscriptions promptly, Mrs. Pollock a very happy holiday." "delegates from the Conference Speaking of the remarkable hold tation in other parts of the Bri-because it was obviously undesirable

The members signified their ap whom they had hoped to have the which Gandhi exercises in the tish Empire. In this connection that the Association could be in

preciation by applause. pleasure of hearing were away in present non-co-operation move Mr. Pollock quoted from a speech debt. The expenses lit year were

The Chairman, in reply, thanked Canton. They had, however, two ment in India, Mr. Hla Ba, who by Mr. Lloyd George in very heavy indeed, in conan Mr. Owen Hughes for his very kind able' speakers in the persons of has come into contact with this 1917 in which he said there was no with the petition, which involved words. "I do feel," he said, "that Mr. Young and Mr. Hla Bu, of Nationalist leader, said: I believe Burma.

that his influence is largely de. Part in the sphere of statesmanship payments for advertising six we ought to be on the verge of in which there was greater need printing, stationery, hire of the

some great improvement in the re The Rev. Mr. P. N. P. Young, rived from the great spiritual for revised idea than in our at City Hall, etc. fe used the ay p

presentation of the Colony. I who was formerly Chaplain of St. Power that he possesses, more 50titude towards the great commation of the report and nee unte.

than his political doctrine. As wealth of nations known as

I bave John's College, Cambridge, and is

the Mr. A. R. Lowe reconded and the think the time is ripe.

nover despaired of it even in what how Lecturer in History at St. Ste-Calcutta and in Barma and see

I watch my fellow students in British Empire.

resolution was carrie

seemed to be the darkest hours phen's College, Delhi, is a member

how they are influenced by him An Unofficial Majority.

of the Association I think of the Cambridge Brotherhood. He

I cannot help but think that this has the distinction of being the one great spiritual leader was

The meeting then proceed to that the flowing tide of progress one were various Crown Colonies in the the election office for the is with us in our efforts. I thank Englishman to be put on the delega which India so urgently needed Empire in which not only was the desuing year.

you very much for par good wishes tion to the World's Student Federa. at the present time, because India principle of election granted but The Chairman said that as for myself and my wife, and al Fion by the Student Christian Asso-has for the last four or five years also the principle of an unofficial

SOC of them wore aware be though we feel that after 8 years ciation of India and Ceylon. Speak been largely materialistic in her majority and, in view of the im WAS going away ́on leave absence we ought to renew foqarin mg on the subject of the Bible, he objects. It is my belief that not portance of Hongkong, there was the following morning and would tance with the Home country, when inferred to it as being an interna- only India but Barma will be led no reason why they should not get not be back until November, the time comes to return, we shal

ch would bring the nations view on the spiritualistic outlook moficial majority on the Council that there should be an absentee With an official majority of one,

Mr. Pollock remarked that there

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