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ed have failed to impress. How

Remington ever, there rematne a great deal of

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STUDENT.

DAY BY DAY,

foolish belief in the bravado state-

THOU ART NEVER AT ANY TIME ments of the intimidators, for, as NEARER TO GOD THAN WHEN His Excellency the Governor said UNDER TRIBULATION. - Miguel the other day, the majority of the Molinos, workers have proved themselves to

Of the eighty-eight steamers in harbour this morning, fifty-two were British.

CHRISTIANITY AND ́

BOLSHEVISM.

SERMON BY THE REV. R. L NORTHCOTT.

tions, there is yet one danger. It is that in these modern days, de-- spite our hatred of Anti-Christ wo should yet philander with the things of Anti-Christ. After all, Jesus Christ stands for something more. than the British Empire. Ho

Preaching at St. John's Cathedral stands for the redemption of the The rato of the dollar on do- yesterday morning, the Rev R. J. whole human race, body, mind, and be arrant cowards, only too easilymand to-day is 28. 3.11 16d. Northcott. CF., made some pointed soul. When I say there is a danger The

stampeded by the paid emissaries

references to the spread of Bol- that we should philander with the Portable

sheviem. The reverend gentle- things of Anti-Christ, I am not re- of the mainland. Nevertheless,

man took as his text: "Delilah ferring to the ordinary vigorous. Typewriter one can now discern the gradual

said ante Samson, "Tell me, I pray sins which men and women have with the return of confidence in some direc-

thee, wherein thy great strength committed since the world began. I The local naval authorities re-leth. "Judges, 16.0. He said: am referring to something so oubtle Standard tions. Gradually the people are

port all quiet in the various dia-

The character of Samson has al- that it is difficult to find words to keyboard, learning how much better it is to tricts of South China.

ways been one of the most popular explain it. But some of us must have a threatened" life under

In the Old Testament. He had all have noticed that, with the pre- "Nothing British protection than an uncera, B. Soars returned from a holi-larity. He was strong physically tereating or beautiful in them, there Engineer Commander and Mre the qualities that make for popu-tence of finding something in-

tain one in Kwangtung. The Go-day in Java on Saturday by the and mentally, and he had a great is a tendency in these days to probe vernment measures, both as to dis-5.9. Tjikarang,

sense of humour. But fascinating into, and pore ever, things which play of armed forces, and rewards,

and able as Samson was, the most are frankly unhealthy and disre Another of the Post Office striking thing about him was that putable, mean ke this. Some and awards to relatives of anyone launches will be brought into he did so little with his abilities. young man who has spent more or who might be murdered in the exe-commission once again to-day. God had given him these great less effeminate days in the shady cution of duty, are having their She is manned entirely by Euro-gifts for the purpose of delivering parts of the West End of London, the Israelites out of the hands of and has had a few pretty childish

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MONDAY, JULY 13, 1925,

effect. The sight of hundreds of the better-class Chinese actually helping the local authorities to run essential services and to main tain law and order, are also having effect. There have been recent ins-

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took

For the first time in three the Philistines, and the first thing conversations with ladies of easy. weeks, the public bar, soda foun-he did was to go and fall in love virtue, writes five or six hundred Philistine woman and pages of morbid introspection on tain and ten lounge are being with "a opened at the Hongkong Hotel against everybody's advice, insisthis experiences, and has the audaci- led on marrying her. After severalty to call it a modern novel of the to-day.

Actual School. He is usually a other amorous adventures he was To-morrow being the French eventually made a perfect fool of by clever young man and his English tances of people turning on would-National Day, the Consul for a Philistine woman, called Delilah, perfect. But the story is dead be intimidators and beating them France and Mmo, du Courthial who betrayed him to the Philis-rotten to the core. There is not a character in the book with any The Philistines off. Steadily, if slowly, confidence wil be at home at 13, Peak Roadtines.

character at all. That people write from 5 to 7 p.m. The Consulate him, and put out his eyes, is being restored."

will be closed all day.

these things cannot be helped, but it him and bound

in prison. One day on a public holiday when is pathetic that we read them and The following appointments of the hearts of the Philitines were evel over them. The same kind of thing might be said, in somewhat nursing sisters to Hongkong were merry they called for Samson toj made by the Secretary of State make sport of him. The blind giant cruder language, about the sort of There is nothing but congratus for the Colonios during the month was brought in, and stood with als pictures that are shown in some of ended May 10th, 1925-Miss D. great arms and shoulders leaning our cinemas. And it is particularly Green, Mise A. M. Davies, against the pillars of the house, true of our modern cheap news- Miss A. Barclay.

listening to their jibes, and feeling papers. Day after day the papers the sting of their blows, and Sama-latest ansavoury divorce case, and of the Western World placard the Beginning to-day and continu-son prayed, "Remember me I pray the last brutal murder, with the ing for the duration of the striko, thes, and strengthen me pray murderers own account of what it moals will be served at the thee, only this once. O God, that feels like to be sentenced to death, Hongkong Hotel daily at the I may be avenged of the Philistines following times only:--Breakfast: for ny two eyes.".

Our Volunteers.

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lations to offer to those who have been instrumental and successful in organising a Canadian Section of the Hongkong Volunteer De- fence Corps. The comparatively small number of Canadians in the Colony will naturally restrict the

And the spirit to order your last breakfast! strength of the Section but it is) a.m. to 9.30 a.m.; tiffin: 12.30 of the Lord came upon him, and And it's all wrong. There is

pm. to 2 p.m.; dinner: 7 p.m. to he bowed himself Duped.

the spirit behind the movement i

with all his danger of the character of the 8 30 p.m.

might, and the pillars break, and hole community becoming infected Those of us who have had ex- that counts-the pride of nationa-

the lords of the Philistines and all position of the newer side of life. and diseased by this continual ex- perience of other Chinese strikesity that inspires pride of effort on The many frionds of Mrs. E.

the people in that house came down it is time we made up our minds Danenberg, who recently return together in a welter of blood, and have always felt that the period behalf of the Corps. We wish theed from Shanghai, will be glad to

to re-create public opinion on these, of the present cessation of work new Section every success and an hear that she is now progressing

matters. We do not want' The moral of the story of Sam-prudish public opinion that pre- Will in large measure be deter- early completion of its full well towards recovery. Whilst mined by the financial position of strength. During the past few weeks in hospital and under-went was

in Shangbai, she was for many son is obvious,

It is not that he tends these things do not exist... complete failure. He did we want a healthy public opinion. several brilliant pieces of work dur- which says whether these things the strike organizations. For that days it has been suggested to us a rather severe operation. reason it is interesting to

that our Defence Corps might very i

ing his lifetime and there was some-exist or not, or even if we ourselves Providing present progress is thing rather glorious about his that the Strike Union in Shang- well include national Companies or maintained the Empresa of death.

become involved in them, we are But the point is he did not

not going to have them written up, hai appears to be reaching the Sections on a much larger scale Russia will arrive here about do what God wanted him to do, and and put on the pictures, as if they

on Thursday next, the he did not do half he might have' end of its tether in this Fegard.than now. Why could not Hong-noon.

16th. inst, leaving again the done. He never seemed to get it concentrate our minds.

were the finest things on which to A shortage of strike funds is now kong have a Chinese Company, a same day at 5 p.m. for Manila clearly into his head that if he was Destroying Civilisation.

Portuguese Company, an Indian This vessel will adhora. to going to lead a vigorous attack 1 say that this kind of thing is the point, however, is the fact/Company, etc., just like some of schedule and leave for Vancouver against the Philistines it was nonhilandering with Anti-Christ. It

note

their

dust, and confusion. .

and a meeting to consider the Anti-Christ.

gave notice to the other" to de-

as the writer of the Revelation of the Bolshevists ате destroying

that in the end there must be a

reported. What is even more to that there is growing dissension the other Far Easter volunteer via usual ports on the 23rd. instgood philandering with them.

The other day I noticed an article istending to lower the Christian amongst the strike leaders, owing organisation? At Hankow there It is proposed to form a Mid-in one of the newspapers which moral standard. If it continues Janchecked it will have the same to alleged misappropriation of is a very strong Chinese Company, Levels Residents' Association, spoke of Bolshevism as the modern effect on the Western World as money. That is not in the least whilst in Shanghai there is a Por-suggested scheme is being held vism was a challenge to the Chris-had on Samson. It makes us less It said that Bolshe(philandering with Philistine women surprising. We recall that much tugese Company, and there is pre-at the L.RO, May Road on tian religion. We do not know able to deal vigorously with our of the money raised by the varicedent for such a move in Hung Wednesday at 6 p.m. Residents very much about Anti-Christ. Wel enemies. It blinds us to the real of May Road level and surround-know that in a sense "Anti-Christ moral and spiritual issues at stake.. ous Guilds in Hongkong during the kong inasmuch as we have a Scol-ing localities have been asked to has existed as long as Christianity,! Because the Quarrel of the West big seamen's strike found its way tish Company and now a Canadian' attend.

and it is true that holy men, such with Bolshevism is not simply that into the pockets of dishonest Section. At a time like the pre- officials, who managed to disappear sent, when there is a desire on the in 1911 for ten years certain, with St. John the Divine, have believed trade, but because they are trying before they were

part of loyal, residents to demon- found out,

a proviso that it would run in-final conftics between the forces which civilization has been built up. destroy the very foundation on whilst we also remember that thestrate their loyalty, there would be

definitely unless either Power of Christ and the forces of Anti-Civilisation has been built up Seamen's Union in Shanghai suf-

little difficulty, we imagine, in or

Christ. it is true also that from laboriously, but always with a grow- fered in a like manner. from the ganising national Companies. A termine it. Just after the ten-it is clean contrary to every Chris and brotherhood of man. Bol

what we have heard of Bolshevism ing sense of the spiritual heritage absconding of some of its officials, few Chinese have joined the Vo-

year period, it was recognized thattian principle. It has caricatured shevism

comes in defiantly with the money-bags in

lunteers during the strike, there

the understanding might be held the great Christian watchwords of materialistic. It professes. no are some Portuguese and Indians

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. standard of decency. It can con- In view of these! possession.

not to be in accord with the In modern Russia there is no liberty fuse international affairs by a tissue in the various existing sections, facts, it does seem amazing that

Covenant of the League of Na- for Church, or press, or anything of lies. It has no reason to reckon and it is thought that if they were; the workers should be so willing

As for equality, any man's life sacred. It would to place their trust in these glibbe a greater incentive on the part tions have ever since continued nical than any kings.

organised nationally there would tions, and it eventually lapsed. or anybody else.

All the same, Anglo-Japanese rela-the rulers of the Reds have shown reduce our women to chattels, and themselves more despotic and tyran- our children to be slaves. It is tongued Union officials." Every

of their compatriots to join We

Instead of fundamentally opposed to Christi- time it is the worker who suffers; make the suggestion for what it is to be of a most cordial character, fraternity there is bitterness and anity, because the teaching of Jesus vet wisdom does not come with worth, believing that avery oppor-

and recent events have brought hatred, starvation, and a reign of Christ more than anything else has | experience. We can only hope

created those principles on which terror, throughout the whole coun-o tunity should be taken of the pre-

the two Powers even closer toge try. So whether Bolshevism is modern civilisation has been built- sent state of things to benefit our

ther still. In particular, the anti-Anti-Christ or not, it can stand up. It was Jesus Christ who gave Shanghai will be seized upon by Volunteer organisation in a per- foreign movement in China has very well for Anti-Christ, since it hen the right lead, when he taught those in charge of local propa manent way.

is attempting to destroy the very them that the world would never been especially directed against things that Christianity has fought go as it was meant to go until we ganda amongst the native com-

Britain and Japan, and this has for.

recognised that it was God's world, munity, with a view to demon-

led to closer contact between the Bolshevism's Chief Enemy, and that we were. God's children. strating to the workers that they

But if the Bolshevists want to It was those who believed in Jesus' two countries. Quite recently, are being, proyed upon by unsere-

sprend their gospel of Anti-Christ Christ who developed that clean, In view of the present troubled Sir Charles Eliot and Baron Shide- they have one great obstacle to strong, moral code, that made the pulous agitators who have every condition of affairs in the Orient, hara have conferred on important face, one giant to tackle, and that West shudder and suddenly gleam thing to gain and nothing to lose it is not surprising that there points, and it is these conversa is the British Empire. From what with new hope, until it glowed, and by these foolish strike movement. should be reports of the possi- tions which have, given rise to we hear they are fully aware of it. spread its radiance over the East- We are told they consider Britain) I am not suggesting that the Brit- bility of closer co-operation the idea that the near future may their chief enemy, and I reckon the ish Empire would ever be disloyal, tween Britain and Jahan, aiming witness a reversion to the main average Britisher considers that a to the cause of Christ. I know that One of the aspects of the pre-at the maintenance of peace in principles of the Alliance. Whe-compliment. He would like to be something of the beauty of Jesus thought the enemy of Bolshevism. Christ has been so 'bred into the aent situation which is worth ex- this part of the globe: Mention ther or not we shall witness any A cause like that would wake the old bones of British men and women, amining is the way in which con-is even made of a possible renewal such development, time will tol', war fever in his bones. He would that they would always fight to the fidence is being restored in quar-of relations on a basis similar to but that events are pointing to go out to it, as he wont to the last breath against Anti-Christ, and ters where it hitherto, has been that underlying the old Treaty of the desirability of a close under- Crusades, with the Cross emblazon-all that Anti-Christ stand for. I ed on his breast; and with know too that if ever the British entirely Incking. The return of Alliance, by which each party to standing, with a view to the mu the conviction that if he gave Empire fell she would fall glorious-

could not give ly, like Samson, and her enemies. certain strikers, such as domestic the understanding undertook to tual protection of interests, there his life he

it in a nobler chuse. But, would be brought down with her servants, even if in only amall come to the aid of the other in can be no doubt. Indeed,

although the average Belton would But the point I am trying to make numbers, is one instance of this th event of one's interests being vital contact might produce re-fight to the death in what seemed this morning is that it is not the realisation that the dire threats of placed in jeopardy. The Alliance, cults of far-reaching, importance agitators and the woe they predict it will be recalled, was concluded to the Far East as a whole,

that the facts now leaking out in

Restoring Confidence.

Britain and Japan.

u more

to him a battle for Christ, for will of God that the British Empire Christian principles, Christian na- (Continued on Page 6)