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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF

New "Telegraph" Competition

A FIVE-SEATER MOTOR CAR FREE!·

THE HONGKONG -TELEGRAPH;

This is to notify our readers that we have decided to abandon our weekly FOOTBALL COMPETITION In favour of an extremely simple contest which will be known as: -

"THE TELEGRAPH " MOTOR CAR COMPETITION.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor, "Hongkong Tolograph "*)

Union Church Kowloon:

A

Sir,--The letter from "Com- municant Member," which ap-| peared in your issue of lant ovoning, is most informativo, in the songe that it disalaros, for the first time during this con Subscribers List there is a Con troversy. that bestdes municants toll In connection with the Union

Church at Kowloon. Soeing that "Subsort! ber" appeared to be so well informed on the whole subset,; lat me say I am surprised that he oniltted to mention such a vital point. However, tho In- formation, though belated, cloars the atmosphoro somewhat,

The position is now clear to me Athere are subscribers and there

whom are people aro communicants, the latter of munion"

in full com- denomination to which toy with the particular normally belong. But may I k what is the position of the man or woman joining Union Church who has never before beon "in full communion** with donomination and who therefore cannot produce any documentary evidenco that ho has embraced any Christian doctrine whatever? And what of the young people who merely pass from the Sun-, day School into Union Church-

It should be clearly understood that this WILL NOT BE SUBSCRIPTION STUNT similar to those recently held in various parts of the East--competitions which place competitors under the obligation of canvassing for subscribers to a newspaper for a period of a year or more, but a SIMPLE CONTEST for all of our readers, WHETHER THEY BE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE "TELEGRAPH" OR NOT.

SIMPLE RULES

AND

ONLY ONE CONDITION

and that is, readers must cut out the coupon which appear daily, fill in their names and send their coupons in this office.

will

to

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any

do they have to subscribe to any religious, formula? Is there a Communicants' Class for such poople? If so, they clearly must be taught some doctrino. If not,.

The Competition will COMMENCE on Monday, 22nd. of what is thoir exact status in the December, and finish on Saturday, 25th of April.

The result will be announced on MAY DAY.

To the competitor who sends in the highest number of coupons will be awarded.

A 1925 FIVE-PASSENGER

SPECIAL MODEL

DODGE MOTOR CAR

SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES

will be given of a

HANDSOME GRAMAPHONE

AND

A NEW TYPEWRITER

Look out for further particulars of

THE FIRST COMPETITION IN HONGKONG WHICH MAY MAKE YOU AN OWNER-DRIVER WITHOUT COST, WORRY, IRKSOME CONDITIONS OR OBLIGATION.

(Members of the "Telegraph" staff will not be eligible to compete).

PARTNER'S DEATH.

COMPLICATES LEGAL

ACTION,

OBITUARY,

DEATH OF SHAMEEN RESIDENT,

church? Are they only in the position of the man who, by sub- scribing a sum of money, has a right to a voice in church management?

"Communicant Mombor"

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924.

Christmas

Hospitality Powell-

90

$.

Celebrate in the "good old fashioned way"

We submit

Turkeys, Geese,

Capons, Chickens,

Sucking Pigs, Australian Beef,

1+

Hams, Bacon,

Mutton, Lamb,

Meat Game & Pork Pies, Sausages,

Sausage Meats, etc.

Order early and ensure satisfaction.

that my suggestion of requiring The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

members to subscribe to a simple creed would mean the formation! of another denomination. I can-1 not soo it. I suggest no new doctrino. What I advocate is simply affirmation in fundament- al beliefs which are common to all branches of the Christian! Church. Do I think it wise to

water down" Christianity to a statomont of less than a dozen words? Most dicidedly, if it can be done. Thoro is no greater need, in my opinion, than a ro- statement of the great truths of

CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

Christianity in simple, under- LADIES DIAMOND DRESS RINGS

standable terms. The curse of

presunt day conceptions of Chris- IN ALL THE

tianity is to bo found in the vary- ing doctrinal interpretations put upon it by rival churches. Simplify the roligion, without sacrificing essentials, and Chris- tianity will attract more, and not fewer, adherents.

Yours, etc., Kowloon, Dec. 17th, 1924.

QUADRUPLE WEDDING,

ENQUIRER.

FOUR SONS TO MARRY, Mr. Ma Ying-piu, woll-known in the business circles of the Colony, settles a big family pro- blom in ono day carly. next month, when his four oldest sons will be united in marriage to daughters of prominent Chinose familios. This quadruple marri- age will ho portormed, it is un-| derstood, by a clergyman at St. will have boon thus establishodi John's Cathedral, and a precedent

The douth of the managing The Canton Gazette announces partner of t firm presented the death of an old Shamoon in functions of this naturo, Chi-

difficultion

at tho Summary resident, Mr. G. G. Hoppolier, nese or foreign.

Court this morning, tho question

of ability to givo judgment against a firm being raised.

Mr. Brooks was for the plaintiff, who was claiming $720, for goods sold and delivered.

Afoki of the firm said it was still in existence but he had nover Hoen any partnor other than the man who had died.

The manager of the plaintiff firm gavo ovidence of having Baon the photograb of a further partner on the license.

who passed away on Sunday at 12.30 pm. He had been ill for

All four bridegroome-to-ba are some time, and latterly had been Shanghai, one in. Hongkong; and engaged in business, two in unconscious for several days, the fourth with the Heunghsan remaining so until the end.

Bank in Shokki. The father is

The deceassed, who 57 years of connected with the Sincere Com- age, was a popular member of the pany, and is Manager of the will be keenly felt, He came out Banks, besides being interested Shamoen community, and his loss National Commercial Savings originally to China as a silk in othor spheres of business. Mrs.) & Co., subsequently joining Christian workor, being leader of export for the firm of Carlowitz Ma Ying-piu ia 4 prominent Messrs. Villa Brothors.

the Hongkong branch of the Chi-

The funeral was attonded by a nese Young Woman's Christian Judgment, with stay of ex-Chinese friends The coffin was

large number of foreign and Association. ecution for a week, was granted. borno from the British Stops, Shamoon, at 3.30 p.m., and was covored with beautiful floral tributes.

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LATE MR. E. T. ARNOLD.

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.

The funeral of the late Mr. E. 30-acres stadium. When James Thornley Arnold took place at A. Jalinuot announced The management of the World Dempsey was fighting Gibbons in Cometory, yostorday afterricon, that Happy Valley, in the Protestant Theatro announces the biggest Shelby, nobody bolievod it until the gravesido service being con- boxing show over sosu hore in Doo nine full rools of thrills and ex- manngor and Eddie Kano, Gib-M.A. Alorganumber were present. Koarns, Dempsey's ducted by the Rov. G. R. Lindsay, oitoment for four days' run com- bon's manager confirmed tho mancing to-day, Tho

The floral tributos, in addition filmed are. Dempsey v. Gibbons, thought it was impossible to raise Mr. and Mrs. Blake, Mrs. H. W.

publiahod. The publio to the family wreaths, included: 15 rounds and Firpo v. Wille enough money to pay the world's Chaney,. Mr. and Mrs. Everest, 12 rounds. Bo great was the champion, and no ono would risk Mr. A. Logan, Miss Logan, Mr. Interest and enthusiasm aroused the purse for it, The bout was and Mrs. J. J. MoKimm, Mr. H. when Harry Wille and Luis held in the open air and under L. Stainfold and Miss M. L Firpo fought a sonentional twolve the summor-sun. The cinema Stirling, Mr. A. Trambitaky and round bout at Jersoy on Sept. 12th will bring you to the ring-side Mr. 8. T. Low, Mr. W. E. Wilson, that thousands of poople worn and show two of the world's and " From officers of the 6. tarned out from Boyle's famous groatest bouts,

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