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LIFE'S

PURPOSE.

By the Rov. G. R. Lindsay, M. A.

Our life is given to us to make A oharactor and therefore must have a conscious plan and purpose.

Life without a plan An unclose as the moment it bogau

Bo many

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

two

"I have not." It is the word of one who has wolghad the non- sequanco and the responsibility.

halt betweon opinions. They do not honestly think things out and como to A decision. They hovor Serves morely an a soil for near the border line, where men

discontent

To thrive in

accept Christ Joans as Master of all their tolling and loving and thinking, but they never cross the lino. They cannot say "I have sot the Lord always before me."

It is here where men and women need clear vision and sane judg- ment. Life is given for a bottor And, what of those who make thing than making a living the decision splondid? Is it not Many a boy and girl leaving true that it is awfully possible to school get a false start because turn asido from our purpose? the only plan suggested to them. If wo eit loose to our possessione ia to soek employment at the in Christ, of power and spiritual highest rato of pay. Not a few aspiration, we may change the noom to look upon life as a toy to object of our passion and scok our ministor to their pleasuro, rather good in something less than good- than as an entrusted talent, noss. Tho dangor is a real one,

But if we judge aright we shall Tho onemy of soule uses the value earth, its possessions and very plonsuros God meant us to ite pleasures for what they can enjoy to turn us aside from duty contribute to our highest good and sacrificial living. He takes and the effect they will have on tho possessions God intonds us the forming of our character. to use for the good of others and And, as the highest truth and oursolves, till they dominato purity, the noblest selflessness, is us like a relentless doity. Ho in Josus Christ, wo shall ecek to takes tho vory passion of love

AMBASSADOR.

Above in M. Albort Sorraut, former Governor- General of Indo-China, who has boon appointed Franch Ambassador to Turkoy.

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His Spirit. In tho last degrades it to lust which makos but is by no means as strong on analysis, ik ie always

to- us lower than the beasts.

it was a short while ago. There Yos, it is wards a person that our main

possiblo "to is a lot of fog. the Lord boforo 16, The Trafford Hall, Captain A. purpose in life is directed, even if not

then "I have and

become that person be oneself.

unsettled. Rowlands, arrived yesterday from not the Lord always before me," There is nood, great nood, for Bingapore, and had quite strong said a saint of old. Every lessor constant concentration, watch-monsoon most of the way, purpose in life is to be made aub- fulness, and discipline. This do- The Purpura, Captain G. L. ona hig, all minant purpose in life must be Forrest, arrived yesterday from embracing life plan, to follow acknowledged every day, and the Tarakan with oil, and had a the Saviour Christ and to bo scorot of its steadfastness is the strong gale in the Zulu sea, but mado liko unto Him.

bonded knoo.

servient to

the

SINGAPORE'S MORALS.

LOOKED AFTER IN

LONDON.

DAY BY DAY.

more moderate weather lately,

The Honam, Captain M. Thompson, arrived last night! with a broken paddle, towed in by the tug Henry Koswick. Sho is already in drydock, and her passengers were taken off her near At an extraordinary meeting of Custlo Posk, whore abu was tom- the Hongkong Rope Manufactur-porarily anchored, and brought in ing Co. Ltd.. hold this morning by the Company's steamer Lung and presided over by Mr. R. G. Shin. Showan, the resolution passed, The Hongkong-Wuchow pas- at the moeting on Feb, 26th was songer yacht Ko Chow, Captain confirmed as a special resolution. E. Jones, has now returned from Wing Keo & Co.'s little patont slip over in Sam Shul Fo, after hor annual overhauling. She re- sumos her old route to-morrow.

Captain A. Hanson, of the ta Hongkong Yuan Tah, is going home for his Prosidont vacation on Monday noxt, affer The chiof 34 years' service. officer, Mr. C. Olson, is to take: the command. Captain Hanson is the brother of Captain J. Hanson, formerly the captain of the Prospor, now mastor of thot

London, March 13. The annual mooting of the Union of Sociation for Equal Citizenship, in London, after a atatoment by Miss Alison Nailane,

Mr. Norman E. Franklyn, ropresenting social hygiene, with

the rogard to the present condition of the advanco manager to morale in Singapore, decided to Madoline Rossiter Rovue Com- Bend a letter to the Colonial pany, returned Secretary urging that no provision yesterday by the should be made for re-introduc- Grant. The Company will open a tion of any

form of State short season at the Star Theatro regulation prostitution in the on the 15th instant. Straite Settlements-Reuter.

THE PROTOCOL.

NOT QUITE DEAD.

The Japaneso woman, of Po king Road and an oiler of the ss. Hakone Maru, who were charged before Mr E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with unlawful possos- Genova, March 13. sion of two automatic pistols and The Council of the League has 200 rounds of ammunition, wore

for

the trial at unanimously passed a resolution committod proposed by M. Bunus referring Criminal Sessions. On the ap- the delegates' statements with plication of Mr Loo d'Almeda, regard to the Protocol to the next who defonded the female defond September ansambly of the ani, she was granted bail in the League.

sum of $10,000.

M. Benes in a longthy pooch defonded the Protocol, for which

he said all the small nations were longing.

Mr. Chamberlain briefly rocap- itulstad the British standpoint, and announced that ho accepted M. Bones' resolution-Reuter.

CHEAPER WHEAT.

EXCITEMENT IN THE MARKET,

Pronto, another vory popular coasting skippor.

KONGMOON NEWS.

PASSENGER BOAT SEIZED. (Our Own Correspondent)

Kongmoon, Mar. 12, The military commanders in charge here have lately shown quite a deal of ronowed activity. They havo just commandeered the Sun Choong Ten, a passenger boat formerly trading botwoon this port and Sun Choong, and are now using the vossol for trans- porting troop: further up the Wost Rivor. Several of the town (con- sisting of tugboats towing junks) THE STRIKE SITUATION. botwoon Canton and Pakkai hayo

CANTON NEWS.

also been seized and are now being employed for the same purpose,

Many coolies and other people (Our Own Correspondent)

have also boon soizod lately, and Canton Mar, 13.

commandeered in order to make The heavy tax on junks and up "press gangs" which have hoen lighters which the Government put on board the junks that were recently loviod has now boan re-taken and sent up the West River the soldiors. pealed, but very few of the boat the same way as

the military oom- London, March 13. people have as yet returned to Although A break in wheat prices has work, as the Lightermon's Union manders here will state nothing. been responsible for the wildast has not so far issued any order it is known that the destination Econos in Chicago and Winnipeg for the general resumption of of all of them is first Wuchow wheat exchanges,

work. Most of the harbour traffic and then Kweilin, Kwai Ping and May futuros dropped fourteen is still at a standstill, with little Louchow. conts, to $1 66, in Chicago, and cargo moving.

Now that the junk and lighter 81.74 in Winnipeg, the latter Strong rumours are now in mon's strike has broken out at being a record dooline.

circulation to the offoct that a Canton, I consider, it not at all to unlikely that wo shall soon soo The collapso is dus to heavy gonoral striko is expected raine, which it is believed will commence hare in another wook. the lightormen here on striko increase the crop in the United The authorities in charge seom again, and that the boatfolk of Statos. Reuter.||

to havo takon precautions to be Sam Shul, Shui Hing, Tack Hing ablo te koop order in the city, as and Do Sing will follow suit.

TURCO-AMERICAN.

RELATIONS.

ro-

Washington, March 13. The Lausanno Treaty ostablishing Turco-Amorioan re- lations has boon sont back to the foreign rolations committeo by the Senate.

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they have already recalled quito

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