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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926.

THE CENTRAL CHINA WAR.

DID NORTHERN TROOPS MUTINY?

· WU PEÏ-FU'S' OPTIMISM

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According to "anti-Red" in formation Marshal Wu Pei-fu, who arrived at Hankow on August 25th, is reported to have stated that an augmented. Yangtze flotilla will soon recapture Yochow, which he expects will fall into anti-Red" hands within ja, week,

"SHOWING OFF

[BY THE KEY GEO. Z ARROWSMITH, MA

In His "Sermon on the Mount - to stand out bravely and say to his Regarding the war operations in our Lord forbade His disciples to follows, qui a Christian". L'hold Central China, Inspired Kuomin- make a display of their religion a brief for the comf Christian folk ang reports state that Northern their worship, almsgiving, and fast, who maintain that a man's bellefs roops at Wuchang, on Thursdaying were to be in secret." There are a matter of the heart only and nutiniod in favour of the Kuominwas to be no negalese parading of should never find any expression on ang Army and that workers along their good deeds into the lince the lips. Such people may pray he Peking-Hankow Railway are light. Wien vo fast be not as the in secret, when no one is present o go on strike in order to curtail gpocrites of a sad countenance to see them on their kneas, but ho movement of the anti-Red" for they disfigure their facts that they strongly obiect to praying in nilitarists.

they may appear unto men to fast.”- public, and they give that as their The ultra-devout folk of our Lord's reason for their abgence from day were very koon on advertising / church on Sunday: "0, I can pray their piety their praying alms- and be a Christian just as well at giving, and fasting were all made home-why go to church? You as ostentatious as possible. If they know the argument? It comes were abstemlous for religious rea- from people who shrink from mek- sons, they were quick to lot their ing any public profession of "reli- neighbours know about it. Aiglon because they hold that a man's Jewish faster, we are told, neither bellefs are something between God The "anti-Roda" believe that washed, nor bathed, nor anointed and him only, and that there should General Sun Chuan-fang of Che-his body he either shaved his never be made, any "show of them kiang and Kiangeu, whose aphera head, nor shod his feet. He would openly." To all such I would com- of influence extends to Klangsi, put ashes on his head and thus mend a careful study, of St. Mat Tukien, and Anhuil, has come to "disfigure his face."How great thew 16. Religion is not a can- an understanding with Marshal this disfigurement could be we can dle that is to be hidden beneath a Wu Pel-fu; and that General Sun gather from the description of one bed, but we are to let its light. Rabbi, of whom it was said that shine so that it may bring bright- and Marshal Wu have purposelyll the days of his life his face ness and joy to all who are around. allowed General Chang Kai-shok,

It is not the display of a real in- the Kuomintang Chief, to lead his was black by reason of his fast-

ings. Ostentatious worshippers ward religion-q religion that has of this sort had their reward- touched the heart and so cannot worldly one, "good opinion" was its be hid that Christ condemns: name, "Look what. holy men rather it is an exaggerated display. are these! See their sad aloofness, As some one has neatly put it, The ace the signs of self-denial which Christian is called to show forth, mark their faces, and which surely not to ahow off" There are many

"Red" troops as far north as possible. The "anti-Reds," they say, will shortly march Into Kwangtung from Klangsi, Fulden,

and Yunnan.

A Kwangsi raport says that Yunnanese anti-Reds," despatch- ed by General Tang Chi-yao, Tuchun of Yunnan, have already passed into Kwangsi territory, by

way of Poseh.

The Canton Information Burend 1sauce the following:

they have forgotten to remove people who "let their light shine,

it! Thus the world.

owing to their religious preoccupa but the aim they have in view is tion. Truly these men are saints, that men may glorify them rather their very appearance proclaimeth than "their Father in Heaven." They do not object to a little of Now harken to Christ. "But the praise being diverted in His "The General Staff at the front thou, when thou fastest, anoint direction, but they insist on having telegraphed on the 25th that the thine head.and wash thy face (i.e. most of the applause themselves.

"The man who is proud of the. Nationalist forces, after capturing make yourself spruce and attrac- Yochow, advanced and occupied tive, never let your religion be un donation he has given to charity, Taung Yang, proceeding towards excuse for untidiness or dowdi- and brags about it to a friend; Halongling which is about to be ness), that thou appear not unto the woman who is rather pleased occupied. From Hsienling to men to fast, but unto thy Father at the number of religious meet- ings alie attends, and is at no Wuchang is a seven hours' train which fa in secret" journey. Commander-in-Chief If our Lord's warning was neces- pains to conceal her satisfaction: Chang Kai-shek is leaving Change sary in an age when a display of the church-worker who is elated at holiness was far too apt to cover the success of his or her labour,

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tee of the Kuomintang announces Scribes and Pharisees were stick man or woman who, instead of be-

the admission of Marshal Fenglers in regard to geremony and ing "clothed with humility? Yu-hsiang Into the Party and his ritual, and most punctilious in ful (which, surely, implies a dress appointment as a member of the filling every jot and tittle of the that is unassuming), adopte Nationalist Government. The Mosaic Law, and yet neglecting the weird attire in the name of reli- effective co-ordination of all the great spiritual principles of which gion-a dress which seems to ery Nationalist forcee, as represented that Law was,the witness and sym-aloud to every passer-by, "Look by the Kuomintang and Kuomin-bol, has all need for it passed away at me, I cover the body of a very chun armies, has begun."

to-day? Are not men and women devout and consecrated person!": still apt to make a parade of their these (and I might name many goodness, and "for a prétence" say more) are a few instances of their prayers, and read their Bibles, Christians who would do well to and go to church? Are there not remember that it is not their Mas- spme who taking a real pride inter's wish that they should "show "showing off" their devout behavi- pff."

NOTE TO GERMANY.

"STRANGE AND TRIVIAL."

Berlin, Aug. 27 "Strange and trivial" are the ad-

Of course there is a sense in Worldly pride is bad enough, but jectives applied in German circles to the Note from the Conference of which we must all make a display God help the man who is spiritual- Ambassadors to the German Goy of religion, we are to "let our lightly conceited, for "Except ye be- ernment, demanding; firstly, an un-shine before men that they may see come as a little child, (with all ambiguous legal degree terminat-our good works and glorify our that that suggests of simplicity I am not in and humility) ye shall in howise ing the military activity of Nation-Father in heaven."

our some who; if there was no There is great danger about dis- audience to play up to, would not play of this kind, for it fosters a dream of being devout at all?

very, deadly sin—spíritual pride.

alist organisations; secondly, the any sense advocating that cowardly enter into discontinuance of illegal recruiting policy that makes a man ashamed Heaven."

of the Reichswehr; and thirdly, the fulfilment without delay of the de mands of the Inter-Allied Military Commission.

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It is pointed out that over thousand Notes regard- ing disarmament have #0 far been received from the Inter-Allied Military Commission and the Ambassadors' Conference, and the latest is regarded as most inopportune in view of Germany's impending entry into the League Reutor.

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unemployed. There is, too, a tremendous demand for musiciana. for the orchestras, for jazz and balalaika bands.

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Tiller girl choruses are, of course, a sine qua non, and they are being trained for all the pro- ductions. A revue in Berlin with- "Shakespeare and Shaw"who, out "die Girls" could be written of course, are the "best players" down as a failure from the start in the Fatherland-"are going to

Paris. and New York, too, are have a thin time of it in Berlin being ransacked for dancers, and next season," declares a prominent more particularly for dan- theatrical manager. "Revue fs, geusce, Half a score of managère COLONY'S FINANCES. at last, going to capture the city and producers are busy in half "During the 1925-26 season only a dozen capitals, looking eagerly three theatres here were given for new ideas, atriking scenes and over to revue, and that was daring costumes. thought, by the serious, theatre-

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WHY THE BABY CRIES. Hospital) said the trained nurse was, in his opinion, an essential The financial statement for the

requirement In my opinton, he And they are willing to pay ál- first five months of the year, in all conscience. But in the com published in

EDUCATING THE FATHERS. kajda It is nothing less the Government ing season no fewer than nine of most anything for "the goods.",

than national diagrace that Gazette, ahows that on May 31st the biggest thentres in Berlin will. Anyone who can produce a succes", the balance in hand was $7,070,278, | 'try' their luck' with this lighter oor to the Charleston or some- Fathers, It seems, are not be- untrained midwifery attendants, as compared with $7,465,167 at the variety of entertainment. These thing as catching as "Valencia"yond being educated in baby lore, commonly known as handy end of April..

theatres have seating accommoda-will be received here with open and can even have their "intel- women are still allowed to Analysing the figures, we find tion for 11,000 people.

arins and almost open banking ac-ligence awakened" by visiting plytheir evil calling among

midwives.

ué. Clean midwifery in the home" that the total revenue for the live "Why, even the great Reinhardt, counts.

terus, pro re has as it is not, however, absolutely The quoted phrage le Men de $9,201,106 last year, whilst the fallen for revue, and he has en certain that revue will prove so M. Doubledays, of the Midwives handy woman is permitted to play expenditure for the period was | gaged the two supreme artists in

Instituto, who spoke at the Child her part." $9,167,100, Дв

Lady Forster, who presided. compared with Germany to star in his show. They tremendously popular in Berlin. Welfare Conference at Caxton 810,851,884 in 1926. The princi-aro Fritzi Mossary and her hus-Only a few days ago a revue was. Hall, Westminster, recently. Her said. It was not only among the pal shrinkages in revenue were band, Max Pallonborg, who are, by put on at one of the city's theatres, outlook on fathers is encouraging. poorest classes that there was under the bends of light dues, far, the highest-paid couple in the licences and internal revenue, in-country, and probably on the Cond one evening, at the end of theWhen visiting the homes of the need for improvement, in mothers terest and land sales. Under ex- tinent.

great scene, culminating in the people, she said, the midwife had craft there was an extraordinary a wonderful ppportunity of od ignorance among the better penditure, there were decreases of

Charleston, a large portion of the ucating the father. If he object-educated classes as well.

session, the anglenca rose and shouted: "Takged to the baby crying she could tell At the afternoon se "So perhaps G. B. S. will, like it off and give us Shakepenre

bg him why it cried, and she would Rey. A Herbert Gray said the goal find he quickly followed her argu- root of so many home troubles was rovue. Why not?".

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of May 'was $1,698,958, as against $1,016,476; whilst the expenditure country are now busy on "books" mains Mr. Shaw. What will hap totalled $1,998,849, ng compared song-writers are working at high with $2,871,916 last year.

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