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DO WE LOVE?

By the Rev. Geo. Arrowsmith, M.A.

There are some real Christian people who feel that they cannot truly say that they love God, They look within and they are' horrified at their coldness and want of affection towards their Heavenly Father. As they think "of Him they feel no thrill run through their being as they do when they contemplate some dear earthly friend their eye does not glow nor their pulso quicken when they hear His name mentioned.. They think of the words of Jesus, "He that loveth father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me" and their heart sinks with

THE HONGKONG TER

GINGER INDUSTRY.

AN OPENING FOR HONGKONG.

In view of the fact that the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak has given notice [of a question to the Government. asking what steps are being taken to assist the cultivation and growth. him? His outward appearance of ginger root and to foster the was mean, even contemptible ginger industry in the New Terri- stunted in growth, one-eyed, one-tories, more than usual interest armed, and by no means handsome attaches to some comment on this

there was nothing in his out-aubject in the annual report of the ward personality to attract. No, Hongkong General Chamber of no, men loved Nelson for What he Commerce, an advance proof of was, his sympathy, his tenderness, which has been forwarded to us. his 'unselfishness wan "the love of The Chamber statement is in the all who knew him, and made men following terms: willing, nay, eager to lay down their lives for hig sake.

"The members of the Shun Shau Torg, the Preserved Ginger As- Are wa wrong when we say sociation, addressed a circular to that this is the highest and most the Chamber and all export firms divine form of love that sinful on August 20 stating that the new man can have? It Is love which season preserved ginger of the exists quite apart from the out-current year-both wet and dry, in them as they realise how inward for it is called forth by the land both packed in casks and in measurably above them is this beautiful nature that exists with-cases-contracted for with foreign standard of affection. They say in.

Arms, could not be delivered fur- "How can I love deeply someone I have never seen? God is an in-

visible Spirit, how can I be be ex- rected to love such ah abstract personality?". People who reason In this way have an altogether wrong conception of love.

GRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1926.

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STRUNG WITH GENUINE

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IN 4 QUALITIES

FROM

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Now God, though a Spirit and, ing the months of August and Sep- as such, possessing no material tember, as, unfortunately, owing being, yet has a nature. His to the Strike in Hongkong, many character is faithfully portrayed Workers had stopped work and left

"Morcover," chapter of St. Paul's the Colony.

the in the 13th. first Epistle to the Corinthians: writers added, "the Canton Au "To love" is a verb which we

he there tells us the attributes of thorities have prohibited the ex- use very loosely, but we may give true love: but "God is love," and portation of goods to (Hengkong it two general meanings.

First, so we have in those verses a list and have also stopped all steamer it in the heart's delight in that of the essential characteristics of traffic between Canton and Hong- which pleases the senses the the Divine

Nature, Run yourkong. As you are aware, though glutton loven the savoury dish, the

eye down them, see what they are preserved in Hongkong, all ginger artist loves the beauties of nature. Charity" is longsuffering, tenders imported from Canton. Though and 50 011. Morcover, it will hearted, unenvious, meek, modest, conditions in this Colony are affect our relationship to each unselfish, and so on. Now look gradually becoming norrbal, the im- other. A man will love a pretty within your own heart, banish Fortation of raw ginger from Can- face, it will create in him a pas from your mind for the moment tqa is still impossible. Under these circumstances we are unable to sion of devotion. But how pass all doubt and questioning as to

above ing and unreal it often is: let the your love towards God, and say to deliver the goods at the face become old and wrinkled, and yourself, "Do I love these different mentioned times and hope you will then where is his love?

inform buyers and, consumers Love of aspects of the Divine Nature? the'external and visible is the God is true, am I devoted to truth? abroad to this effect. As soon as

God is pure, um 1 devoted to eonditions improve, lowest type of love.

every effort Let us now think of the highest parity? God is love, have I real will be made to make deliverios

under contracts as early as pos-grown in the New Territories, form of affection that man eanlove for my fellowmen? If so,

[sible." have: it is love of the Inward, off your attachment to these attri-

where the soil had proved suitable.

There he lies in the murky glodm

row.

the

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the unseen and spiritual In the putes of God is genuine, then you "In this connection the Export The Chamber, therefore, ventur Painted Hall of the Naval College. love God's Holy Nature (for Sub-Committee discussed the praced to suggest to the Govern Greenwich, there is a picture att is but the sum total of His atticabiltiy of promoting the grow- which no Britisher can look with-tributes), and that means, despite ing of ginger in the New Terri- ment that enquiries should be out feeling deeply moved. It all your doubts and inward fears, tories, and as a result 2 letter was made HS to the possibility A Bolshevik nával Bag, small red depicts the death scene of Nelson. that you must love God Himself. addressed to the Government, on of developing this valuable indus-flags, a considerable quantity of

September 28, stating that Listen to the words of Jeusa Chamber had recently, had under try in the New Territories, where inflammatory literature, six autom- of the cock-pit of the "Victory" Christ, they provide an infallible consideration, information from cultivators would he working underatic pistols, six pistol magazines | surrounded by some of His devoted test for gauging the sincerity of the

and 300 rounds of ammunition were officers and grew, who are bend our love, "He that hath My con- dealers, stating that no raw gingerpared with the interior of China, of booty seized by Det.-Sgt. Reas Chinese preserved ginger very favourable conditions as coma small part of the immense haul ing on him looks of love and sor-mandments AND KEEPETH What was it that inspired THEM, he it is that loveth Me."

was available for this market owing to the non-arrival of sup. as they would have a considerable and a squad of the Shanghai Mu that?

generally disturbed conditions in South China, and it was a matter of common knowledge that large stocks were lying rotting in the interior for the same reasons. The Trade Returns for 1924, show. d that the value of the exports of singer from Hongkong in that year amounted to £314,023, of which £139,570, went to the United King fom: £53,107, to Australia: '£10,130, to New Zealand: £30,002, to the United States of America: £43,959, to Holland, and £10,378, to Ger-

such love for Nelson in the hearts Could anything be plainer than plies, due to the strike, boycott and market at their doors and enjoynicipal Police when they vaided

of all who came into contact with

HOURS OF LABOUR.

CONCLUSION OF LONDON CONFERENCE.

Ragby, March 19. The Conference of Ministers of Labour of hours of industry, which opened last Monday in London, concluded its sitlings at 2.30 this morning.

Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, the British Minister of Labour, in closing the Conference said the "British Government had decided to convene this Conference because it desired to see how far it was possible to secure agreement amongst the principal industrial States as to the principles upon which there. could be based an international agreement for the regulation of the hours of labour. This was without prejudice to other nations. It is no doubt desirable

EXCHANGE RATES.

Rugby, March 19, Today's exchange rates are as

follow: Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin

Buenos Aires

Geneva

many...

"

"It was

understood that in ereasing quantities of ginger were

Copenhagen

Vienna...

Helsingfors

130%

.12.13 .20.42 .18.83 .34.50 .103

Lisbon

44.5/16

Shanghai

.3/0/%2

Yokohama

1/10%

New York

4.86%

20121

25.25

ockholm

18.14

22.66

104

34.40 .7%

.2/3%

.30%

.80.5/10

BEING

USED

TO A

STOCK Oslo

Prague Madrid Rio

Bombay

Hongkong

Silver (spot)

Silver (Forward)

-British Wireless,

This se Laconia left this morn- ing on resumption of her world

to obtain an agreement among cruise, others than those invited but the possibility of an agreement among the four nations here present with

London.Hair waving да

us, is indispensable if a wider practised by the women in the: measure of agreement is to be your 2250 BC. was not altogether obtained. In particular, the dissimilar to the modes of to-day, British Government, felt it was is the deduction made by necessary to examine the difficul- Leonard Woolley, who has been ties surrounding the Washington excavating at Ur of the Chaldees, Convention and to ascertain to in Mesopotamia. While searching what

extent it would be for the palace of Dungi, son of practicable to ensure uniformi- the builder of the great zikkurat, ty of interpretation, combined with or temple, who reigned 4176 years assurances as to effective operation ago, Woolley and his "follow and enforcement. I am sure we workers" canie across what is all agree that the Conference has considered the most beautiful been able greatly to advance the example of Sumerian sculpture consideration of the whole quea-over unearthed-the head of the tion of hours of labour from the Moon goddess." The hair is an international standpoint, and elaborately waved coiffure. acknowledge with cordiality and

gratitude the co-operation of my

colleagues to that end."

...

with their consideration of thei

The record of the agreements question of ratification of the reached by Conference was after-:

Washington Convention. The

warda signed. The representatives

of the Governments participating conclusions of the Conference will in the Conference undertook to also be reported formally to the report these agreements to their International Labuur Office by the respective Governments, so those Governments who have not British Government, which took ratifled the Washington Conven- the Initiative in summoning the tion may be in a position to proceed Conference-British Wireless.

that

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freedom from the continual inter-Saturday evening and arrested the house at 15 Dent Road last

ference with their operations two men, bath of whom are thought which so unhappily persisted in to be Soviet agents whose duties China. At the same time, the are to stir up dissension in China. ginger preserving Hongkong and Kowloon would gain

industry in especially Shanghai and Hongkong. the advantage of more regular

These two men and the articles supplies, and the export trade in referred to, as well as four other the commodity would not suffer the Russians, were brought before the damage which must ensue when Mixed Court Tuesday and the demand of overeens markets charged with various serious] was entirely disappointed at offences. period when supplies were expect Formal evidence of arrest waa ed. It is hoped that, at a conveni-given by Det-Sgt. Repas and the ent opportunity, the Government Bench, Messrs. Whitamiore and will thoroughly investigate this Zau, adjourned the case for special

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TOWARDS THE END, NEWS

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~AND NO SOONER HAD THEY KICKED OFF THAN THE TEAM BEGAN TO LOSE THEMSELVES,

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AFTER WINCH COMMUNICATION WITH THE HALF BACKS WAS DIFFICULT.

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Palaco, where there are over 30 sorrowing children on the eve of soparate suites of rooms or bis execution in White-hall on houses. The allocation of these that wintry January morning in is in the hands of the King, and 1640. his Majesty has lately granted a

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