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FUTURE OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.

RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS IN DISPUTE.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11,

1925

POSSESSION OF A DAGGER.

SENTENCED BY TWO MAGISTRATES.

Charged-under the new Or Peking, August 10-Considerdinance which gives two Magis- able interest and importance are trates the powers of a judge in attached to the various missionary dealing with cases of possession" conferences being held at summer of arms, an unemployed Chinese resorts at Shanghai and elsewhere appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamil- this month to discuss the future ton, and Mr. R. A. D, Forrest at of mission schools all over China, the Kowloon Magistracy yester In view of the widespread 'move-day on a charge of unlawful pos- j ment among students not to re-session of a dagger.

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turn to such institutions owing to The defendant pleaded guilty, the nationalistic and anti-foreign The evidence showed that the agitation. It is understood that defendant was seen sitting on a some missionaries favour the doorstep in Shanghal Street, at opening of the next term hoping 5 o'clock on the morning of the that a good number of pupils will 2nd, inst, and when arrested was return. Others, however, foe found to be in possession of the that those returning will probably dagger.. bo subjected to considerable an The accused. had one previous C.F. Warren & Co., Ltd. noyance and persecution by conviction and was sentenced to students of non-mission colleges four years hard labour.. and possibly forced to leave. After the case of possession of Many missionaries, therefore, arms, the defendant appeared bo- advocate the closing of the schools fore Mr. Hamilton to answer a for three months, a year or more, further charge of feloniously and Others suggest that the schools burglariously breaking into No. be handed over to the Chinese for 12 Argyle Street, at 4 a.m. on the period of from one to three August, 2 and stealing one tin of years to give the native Christian cocoa and a hand bag containing teachers an opportunity of con-school books. ducting them.

He pleaded guilty and was sen- The problem not only concerns tenced to six months' hard labour, education, for there are numerous the sentence to rua concurrently cases of Chinese withdrawing with that for possession of the from the mission churches and dugger,, forming independent churches of

their own, The question, there] CHINA AND THE POWERS. fore, also arises whether to, handj over the churches to the native Christians. Many missionaries are_of_the_opinion that-in-view-of

CHUNGKING AUTHORITIES

SCORED.

the feeling of bitterness and Peking, August" 10.Following hostility prevailing, the present is two

previous communications

SYRIA FIGHTING.

Loss of Convoy.

an unpropitious time therefor.-M. Palairet on the 7th sent a fur- Reuter...

ther note to, the Waichiaopu in regard to the bayoneting of Chinese at Chungking last month, forwarding a memorandum sum- marising the detailed report from the Consul. The note mentions Paris, August 10-General Sarthe receipt of the Waichiaopu's rall's despatch relative to the fight.note of the 27th July quoting ing in Syria was read to the press-telegrams from the Szechuan pro- men by M. Painleve late yesterday vincial authorities, but questions: evening. It stated that the Durse the accuracy of these accounts attack on the French troops origin-and expresses surprise that the re ated in dissensions among the mem- ports, which are in complete con- bers of the family of an aggressor, tradiction to the facts, should in some of whom wanted a French this, as other cases, be accepted Governor and others favouring in-a8 genuine. dependence clamoured for a native The note claims that the action governor. As the agitation grew of the gunboat in landing livelier small columns were sent to inspire respect and order... One, im- mediately as it entered Jebel Druse, was enveloped and submerged in flood of aggressors. The troops fought most valiantly bat, were crushed by numbers. Sixty managed to escape massacre"

A

lives under a petty officer, who dispersed the mob, wounding one Chinese in the stomach" and slightly wounding three others, was taken in view of the, imminent danger threatening the lives of British subjects and the fallure of the Chinese authorities to take requi site action.

A larger column commanded by General Michaud was sent to exact While commending the prafse- reparation for this action. General worthy efforts of two Chinese offi- Michaud's column was followed by cere, General Wang Ling-chi and a convoy of mulo and enmel tran-Captain Lei, to avert trouble and sport protected by Malagsy Syrian to protect Britons, M. Palairet irailleurs who fled in the face of protests most strongly against the violent Druse attack. The con the "disgraceful conduct of the voy was captured and the officer in Chungking authorities as a whole, command of the convoy was wound-who, with the exception of the ed and committed suicide.

officers named, were guilty of wil The

fut neglect of duty and more-or infantry column thus deprived of its ammunition was able to retire!

less open encouragement of the Bghting.

rioters."--Reuter,

M. Painleve added that he was

unable to state the losses to General THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

Michaud's column as General Sar-

rail's despatch was unfinished.

RESUSCITATION OF HONGKONG BRANCH,

Le Journal commenting on the above says that It throws no ex- pected light en the Jebel Druse in-f eidents, their causes and effects, and demands a full and impartial] Association, which, since the second enquiry-Reuter.

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TWO LINERS MEET WITH ACCIDENTS.

An effort is being made to reviye the Hongkong branch of the China

year of the Great: War, owing ⚫to circumstances which have largely been unavoidable has been practi- | cally suspended.

It is felt that the present critical conditions in connection with China! affairs urgently call for a revival of the branch: Quebec, August 10.

From experience, Two Canadian Pacific liners met

the Colony has again recently learn-i with mishaps during the weekend.ed the value of telegraphing the The Montrose, on route to Liverpool Parent Society in London on urgent with 850 passengers abroad, struck China questions. since it is always. an unknown obstruction in the chan-in close touch with the "Foreign

Office." ncl. Het rudder was damaged and]

By the courtesy of Messra, with a tank leaking she returned to port, her passengers and cargo

Jardine, Matheson and Company, B. being transferred to another out-coting will be held in their Board going steamer.

Room on Thursday, the 20th

The Metagama grounded in the Three Rivers. With three tanks leaking she proceeded to Montreal,

Router.

PO HING FONG DISASTER.

All men

August at 5.15 pm, to discuss the revival of this branch. interested in the China questions of the moment and of the future are not only invited but urged to attend. These are days when propaganda, if only from an educational point of view, should be incessant and the ANOTHER VICTIM RECOVERED, Ching Association is the one Society at home interested in the The death roll in the Po Hing Far East, which has both the ear Fong disaster has now. Incrossed to of the public and the confidence of 71, as the result of the discovery the Home Government.

of the remains of a young mui-tsal, It is hoped at the meeting to fourteen years of age, employed at make arrangements for vigorously. No. 15. Decomposition was so far resuscitating the Hongkong branch, advanced that Identification was Ex-members or interested visitors only by means of the clothing from const ports are cordially The body had been under the invited to attend. debris for 28 days.

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