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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LAMMERT'S

ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC

MEETING 1927.

To be held on the United Services Recreation Ground, Kowloon, May, 5th and 6th.

OPEN EVENTS:-

6th May.

One Mile Flat Race-Timed for 3-10 p.

One Mile Relay Race-Timed for 5-0 p.m. (220, 440, 880, 220. Yds. Teams of 4.)

Open to the Royal Nav European Garrison (including

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auc- tion,

TO-DAY.

the 28th April, 1927, commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at No. 5, Chatham Road,”

Kowloon.

H.K. & D.C.), Hongkong Police, A Quantity of Valuable Household and British Residents.

Sporta to commence at 2-0 p.m. oach day.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT. STAND COURT.

Subjegy to weather conditions the following is the proposed pro- gramme:-

FRIDAY, 29th Aprli, Red-Ticket.

Furniture.

(Catalogues will be issued.)

On View from Wednesday, the 27th April, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Phe-Undersigned-have received

SEMI-FINAL OPEN DOUBLES, { instructions to sell by Public Auc- Yew Man Tun and Yew Man Kittion,

v, T. Honda and H. Akiyam.

SATURDAY, 30th April. White Ticket. SEMI-FINAL

OPEN DOUBLES. 1. D. and S. A. Rum- jaba v. 1. M. Razack and J. A. Cassambhoy.

Blue MONDAY, 2nd May, Ticket. SEMI-FINAL OPEN SIN- GLES. Ng Sze Kwong v. H. D. Ramjahu.

on TUESDAY,

the 3rd May, 1927,

commencing at 2.30 pan.

at their Sales Room, Duddell "

Street.

A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture.

comprising

Yellow Teak Bookcases, Class Cabinet, OPEN | Chesterfield Couches and Arm- chairs, Desks, Carpats, Curios, Pic- tures, etc.. cle.

TUESDAY, 3rd May, Ticket. SEMI-FINAL RINGLES T. Hondu 聖 S. A. Rumjahn.

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WEDNESDAY 4th May and THURSDAY 5th May for Friday, 6th May) Finals, Doubles and Singles, Open Championships.

FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar dens. Quiet apartments and suites of rooms. Full board from 395, $110, $130 monthly. Large RESERVED SEATS for SEMI- commodious rooms, also daily FINALS may now be booked at rates; five minutes from ferry, Messrs. Moutrie & Co., Price $1.00 next new Hotel, Hankow Road,

each, Kowloon, Tel, K.357.

PREMISES TO LET.

:

THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TO LET.-One European FLAT The Forty-sixth Ordinary Gen- Wanchal Gap Road, Hongkong,eral Meeting of Shareholders will Apply to 92, Kennedy Road.

TO LET.-Office Rooms, 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank Building. Apply Sang Koe, aame building. TO LETA. Wyndham Street. Suitable for Offices. Apply Hau Kee, 1, Wing Lek Street, first floor. COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central. also two small offices in 1A, Chater Road. Apply E. B. Sassoon and Company, 12d/"

FLATS also ROOMS, single, double, furnished or unfurnished, midlevel or Kowloon, excellent locations. Partial service, if re- quired. Small Investors. ČAG30.

Tel.

TOLET-Furnished No. 515, The Peak, six rooms. Modern Sanita- tion, Largen Garden, Tennis Court, Garage, etc. Apply to John A. Plummer, care of Bradley & Co., Ltd.

TO LET-European Flat; 29A, Kennedy Road, 4 rooms 2 bath- rooms servants quarters. Apply Telephone C.547, or Thornhill Aerated Water Factory, 151, Praya East.

TO LET SHIPPING OFFICES in Connaught Road Central, Nos. 16, 18 & 19, Ground Floors; Nos. 16, 17 & 18, First Floor; No. 16, Second Floor. Please apply S. K. Trust Ltd., 29, Connaught Road, Central.

TO LET Furnished flat on Peak to let: two bedrooms with bath- rooms, two reception rooms and enclosed Verandah. Modern Suni- tation. Immediate Possession. Apply Box No. 207, care of "Hong- kong Telegraph,"

FOR SALE OR TO LET.-Bunga- low 402, Severn Road, Peak, Partly furnished, four reception and five bodrooms. Tennis Court. Posses- sion from 1st June. Apply Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Chartered Bank Building.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR TO LET.-Euro- pean Flat No. 176, Kowloon Tong. Apply Fongson & Co., 4th floor, China Building.

CHINA

AUCTION ROOMS.

4, Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would

like to soll, exchange or advertise

send it to the CHINA AUCTION ROOM.

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA.

be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Tuesday, the 17th May. 1927, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Gen- eral Agents, together with a state- ment of Accounts for the year unded the 31st December 1926.

The Share Register and Trans- for Books will be closed from the 3rd t the 17th May 1927, both daya inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED.

General Agents.

Hongkong, 26th April, 1927.

Teak Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards, Dinner Wag- gon, Ieu Chests, Dinner Crockery, Glass Ware Cooking Utensils, etc., eic.

Teak and Iron Bedsteads with Mattresses, Wardrobes with and without Glass Door, Marble Top Wash Stands. Chests of Drawers, Chamber Stagds, Toilet Sets, etc., etc.

also

THURSDAY, APRIL 28,

1927.

AREA OF THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.

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Meridian

New Driaans

POST OFFICE NOTICE

NOTICE.

Rogistorea and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutos earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. rogistered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

RADIO TELEGRAMS may now be accepted for Kongmoon under the sama conditions and at the same rates as for Canton,

Dutiable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are liable to confccation by the Cuatems. Such articles should be forwarded by parcel post only.

During the interruption of the Hongkong-Macao cable service the Macao Radio Station will remain open for the exchange of telograms with Hongkong from a.m. to 10 a.m. The Hongkong Station is always open and messages are accepted at any time throughout the 24 hours.

Lotters and postcards only for the United Kingdom and Europe. will be forwarded via Siborio If so superscribed.

The Radio Telegraph Service between Hongkong and Swatow has been resumed and telegrams for Swatow are now accepted under the same conditions and at the same rates as for Canton,

Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai Pres. Lincoln

Suez and Straits

Manila

INWARD MAILS.

krom

Por

Due.

Canada, USA.. Japan and Shang-

hai

Empress of Aola

April 28.

Shangha!

Yingehow

April 28.

Japan and Shanghai

Malwa

April 29.

'Straits.

Horang

April 29.

Straits

Suwa Maru

May 1,

May 1.

Аспода

May 1.

Prca, Jefferson,

.Mny 2.

U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai Mania

Pres. Grant

May 9

Empress of Asia

May 9,

U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang-

hai

Pres. Garfield "ChanoneeruX"

May 9,

May 10,

CULT—OF

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberia,

For

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per

Date.

Morca

Haining

The above map Indicates the area which has been devastated by foods, owing to a rise in the Mississippi River, as detailed in cables published to-day. Some 200 people have lost their lives, many thousands are hemeless, and the situation is

The fine city of New Orleans is. growing hourly worse.

threatened with destruction..

SHANGHAI LATEST.

INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

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MISSIONS CRISIS.

PROBLEM OF ANIMUS

IN CHINA.

Shanghai, April 29. Three airmen had a

STRUGGLE OF DOCTRINES. escape from death yesterday after- The accident happened to noon.

A meeting was held at the Royal a seaplane from MS. Argus,

Asiatic Society Hall, Shanghai, on which is lying on the Peotung side Thursday afternoon at which Dr. of the river. The aeroplane had William Lyen addressed a larg been up for a flight and was audience chiefly composed of mis- coming down near the Argus. Itionaries who have been forced by present conditions in China to had almost reached the water evacuate their posts. when the left wing touched the must and sail of s junk. The impart was sufficient to "crash the machine. However, it floated all right and the airmen were On View from Monday, the 2nd rescued by launches which put of The machine from the Argus, May, 1927.

was recovered bet a fair amount The of damage had been done. junk esesped ghtly and no one

A Few Pieces of Carved Canton Blackwood furniture. and

One Coltage Piano by Challen

& Son.

One Cottage Piano by John

Brinsmead and Son.

One Ricksha.

Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

LEAGUE.

CLUBS IN MEMBERSHIP ARE REMINDED THAT ALL SUG. AL- GESTED ADDITIONS, TERATIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE ABOVE LEAGUE MUST BE SENT IN TO

UNDERSIGNED NOT

W. E. HOLLANDS,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 24th April, 1927.

on board was hurt.

Dr. Lyon has spent 32 years of his life in China in the service of He has the distinc- the V.M.C.A. tion of being the first secretary of the YMCA. in China. He is now Chief of the Secretary Training Depot of this important branch of missionary work in this part of the world. We regret that, through Iack of space, we are unable to produce in full Dr. Lyon's interest- ing address. Yesterday's meeting who called by a group of Mis- sionary Administrative officers of which Bishop Furnie is chairman.

A Major Crisis.

Japanese Casualty, The Japanese contingent to the Shanghai Defence force suffered its first casualty on Thursday in very sad circumstances. A party

Dr. Lyon chose as his subject of Japanese marines were cleaning their rifles in the grounds of Tun "Should the missionary be dis Wen college, beyond Jessfield Parkcouraged" and said in part:--

The missionary movement in when me rifle went off accidental- ly and a marine standing close by China is now confronting a major was shot through the left chest. crisis in its history, He was rushed to hospital with such crisis was the cataclysm of fall speed but died an hour later, 1900,

Yesterday special services were inaries in more than a third of conducted at the Japanese Naval China were suddenly taken from

Another

Then, as now. the mis.

G. R.

PARTICULARS AND CONDI- }

TIONS of the Sale by Public THE Auction to be held on Monday, { LATER THAN May 1st, in accor- Club and he is to be buried to-day their work, though the present has The 2nd day of May, 1927, at 3 dance with League rule 25. p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Mong Kok Tsui in the Colony of Hong- kung, for n term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Kend to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75. years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

ticality.

Radary

7,705

13,012,00

pest Price.

FANLING HUNT STEEPLE CHASES.

Saturday, April 30th, at 3.15 p.m.

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ADMISSION TO PUBLIC EN- CLOSURE: $1. LADIES FREE.

'Admission to Subscribers En- closure on Production of Badge only,

Subscribers can introduce Two Ladios free and two non-members at $5 each. Tickets ahtainable from A. H. Potts, e/o Benjamin & Potts.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG AND CHINA

GAS CO., LTD.

riin

Japan and Shanghai

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila. Sandakan, Australia and

New Zealand via Thursday Island Arafurn

Manila....

Thurs., Apr. 28, 5 p.m. Fri., Apr. 27, 1 p.m.

Trl, April 29,

Parcels

.noon.

Registration.1.45 p.m. Lottori.......2.30 p.m.

Due Thursday Island 14th May?) Empress of Asia

Fri., April 29, 2.20 p.m. Shanghai and Europe vin Siborin... Szechuen....Fri., Apr. 29, 5 p.m. Haguo Maru Sat., April 30, 8.30 a.m. Tjibalas Sat., Apr. 30, 11.30a.m. Sekakow Maru Sat., Apr. 30, 12.30 p.m.

Percels

Formosa Batavia.. Saigon and Hangkok Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,

E, & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt" and Europe via Marseilles

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,

E. and S. Africa

Amoy

Japan

...

Swatow and Bangkok Swatow, Amoy and Formosa Shanghai, Japan and

Siberin

Swatow

Straits and Calcutta

Manila.

Europe via

Malwa

April 29, 5 p.m. Sat, April 30,

Registration 9.45 a.m. Letters......10.30 a.m. (Due Marseilles May 27).

Mexica Mara Sat., Apr. 30, 1.30 p.m. Aahui... Hosang

Kuying

Kaijo Maru....

Suwa Maru

...Sat., Apr. 30, 5 p.m.

.Sat., Apr. 30, 5 p.m.

Sun, May 1, 8.30 a.m. .Sun., May 1, 9 am.

Mon., May 2, 19.30 .m. Mon., May 2, 10.30a.m. .Mon., May 2.

Parcels

Yingchow

Namsang

Letters

Pres. Lincoln

noon.

...1 p.in. .Mon., Apr. 2, 4.30 p.m.

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia... Aeneas ........Mon, May 2, 6 p.m. Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, "San

Francisco and Europe via Siberia Shinyo Maru

Shanghai, Japan, Canuda, U. S. A

C. and S. America and Europe via Victoria, B. C. and Europe via Siberia

Swatow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Swatów. Amoy and Foochow Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Manila Straits, Ceylon, India Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles

Tues., May, 3. Registration ..8.45 a.m. Lettera......10.30 a.m. (Due San Francisco 80th May.)

Proa. Jefferson

Parcels

Tues., May 3, ....8 p.n. Registration..,4.15 p.m. Letters ........ Ŭ p.m. (Due Victoria, B.C. May 23.). Hanggang

.Tues., May 3, 5 p.m.

Ilzetor

Registration

Letters

Wed., May 4,

.9.45 a.m. ..10.30 am.

(Duc Marseilles 1st June). Haiching

Hailong

Pros, Garlickl

Wed, May 4, noon Fri, May 6, noon. Mon., May 9, 6 p.m.

:

Chenonceaux ........Tues., May 10. Registration ..1.45 p.m. Letters... 2.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles, June 10),

*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

AMAZING THEORY,

(Continued from Page 1.)

Dramatic Bcupe.

involved at least three times the number of the former evacuation. Big U. S Canteen,

In the previous crisis acores of Preparations are well under way missionaries and thousands of for what will no doubt prove to Chinese Christians made the bring to your attention, in the be a very fine canteen for the supreme sacrifice: in the present opportunity and challenge which U. S. members of the Shanghai upheaval the number of martyr-the-present emergency offers to us Defence Force. It is being opened dams has thus far been happily as missionaries to rethink our

"American very small, and

by the

missionary policies and to rebuild Players" 2 very live amateur

In the present agitation against our missionsary programme. Just. dramatic body here. The canteen the evils of foreign influence the as the great tires of modern his- is in be on the top floor of Messrs. awakened animus differs from that tory have made it possible for Kelly and Walsh's printing works of the former agitation in not less more beautiful and better built

When war broke out he obtained and very well it looks tab.

than three important respects: the cities to rise from the ashes of

place in the War Office and was There is a enfeteria at one end evils which have resulted from the those that were destroyed, so out anally accused of spying and there will be room for cinema foreigner's presence in China are of the havde which has already shows and what you cannot find much more clearly defined.

been created and may yet be made fled to America. The rest of his life. Half of China has been denuded, in the U. S.) there will be a "wet"

more complete, there may emerge he determined to deveto to

He useful venge: The whole thing, of as by a giant tornado, of most of a far better and more

Arrested in course, will be very popular. The its missionaries and of many of Christian enterprise in China than America, however and made a extraordinarily the institutions which they with would have been possible without most dramatic escape, He used

motives of service had laboriously established through many years of

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. D. O. Russell has been ap puinted Chuirman of the Local Committee and also joint Attorney with Mr. Frank Gondwin, acting Manager, for this Company during the absence on leave of Mr. W. L. canteen. l'attenden.

By Order,

of the Directars,

L. 3. BLACKBURN,

Engineer & Manager.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS CO., LTD.

decorations are well done and orange and blue cretonne curtains play their part well. Overhead there is a

fat

roof which it is hoped wilt later be turned into a roof garden..

The rental has been subscribed

preparing

the

다

hardest toil."

so great a cataclysm.

was

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all his arts to become friendly with his gaolers, and persuaded

A Series of Questions. In our past relations with our one of them to take him out to dinner Was Chinese fellow-Christians have we dinner. When the

were smoking While the presence of mis-been guilty, consciously or uncen over and they

Ultra Foreign Worship.

and the Players themselves have made a donation of $4,000 forsionaries has been needful in the aciously, of any attitude of social cigars, Lincoln said, "I think I'll past as a means of introducing and superiority? Have we made it at go and buy a paper." That was decorating and

exemplifying the gospel of Christ any point difficult for them to the last the officer saw of him.' rooms.

intimate to the Chinese people, and the become our

friends? NOTICE is hereby given that

Re-arrested later, he was brought Mr. Frank Goodwin has been up-

vastness of China's nopulation has Have we given them the same justified their coming in large liberty to carry responsibilities to England and sent to prison. pointed acting Manager of the above Campany, with Co-power of ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT enough numbers to develop centres that we have ourselves unsumed? Attorney, during my absence on leave,

By Order,

of the Board of Directors,

L. J. BLACKBURN,

Engineer & Manager,

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING.

Addition to Programine Race No. 4A.

KLO.S.B. Subalterns' Cup, Four Furlonge.

For China ponles, the privato Special train leaves Kowloon

property of Subalterns 2nd Bat- 2.07; retura fare lat Class: $1.50 talion The King's Own Scottish 2nd 90 cents. Free parking for Bordercrs. To be ridden by cars off the course; $5 dach. If officers of the Regiment. Catch- parked opposite the stand.

weights 168 DE..

Post Entries.

3 p.m.

CLUB.

we. to

Has he really given up the idea of revenging himself on Britain?

of light in all parts of the country. In what respects do we propose to yet their very numbers, and mond our attitudes in the future? Or is the monastery only a blind? especially their concentration in What contribution have Inrge units in certain so-called make in helping to bridge the strategic centres, have brought great gap between the institution- with them an attendant embarrass-alism we have built up and the ionary statesmen of the world, as they seek to solve the pressing pro- ment of no small magnitude.

life of the Chinese Church?

We here are being

The closing cruise will take pince on Saturday, April 30th First race from Club House North Point at 3 p.m.

All friends of members will be

We missionuries have recently What shall be our attitude to blems of the new age, an age on welcome at the Club House.

been waking to the fact that the the very dimeultics and dis- ages telling. Launches for members and the types of worship we have intro-couragements which we have just given a share in helping to prove Public will leave Statue Piordaced are ultra "foreign": we considered? Shall we allow them whether or not the Christian cul- every 15 minutes from 2 p.m. until have over-magnified concerted to depress us continually, or shall are which we represent can out- Launches will be avail- acts of "congregational worship. we fix our vision on the brighter live the international strain of able for the return journey. with what appears at times to our parts of the picture, and on the these difficult days. The issue is Championship and other Chinese friends to be an almost task ahead which challenges us? more than that of the survival of trophies won during the season military rigidity; even our hymns The attitudes we take, the motives missions. We are now in the theprolonged will be presented during the after-carrying much of the martial to which we respond, the spirit weme-light

a civilization flavour, but we have forgotten that radiate, will all have real effect struggle between these are largely accidents of wor-on these with whom we have re based on force and one founded ship, which grew up with the lations. By our attitudes we shall on brotherhood. To be living in civilization in which our. Western be helping or hindering the China at this time is truly sublime. Christianity developed.

Chinese about us, our fellow mis- The meeting. then terminated Among the grounds of on-slonarica, our friends in the home with a prayer. couragement which I am trying to 'lands, and our leaders, the mis-1

noon.

F. J. EASTERBROOK,

Hon. Secretary,

R. H. K. Y. C.

Hongkong, 26th April, 1927.

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