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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OBITUARY.

.TWO OFFICERS WHO' SERVED IN CHINA.

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SATURDAY,

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FLIGHT.

CAPTAIN CHARLES LINDBERGHI TAKES OFF.:

MAY 21, 1927.

"LETS BEHEAD GOD!"

PERSECUTION OF CHINESE CHRISTIANS.

Increasing evidence of the per- secution of Chinese Christians is contained in documents received frequently by missions in Hankow, according to word received in Shanghai from that city.

Colonel Richard Henry Julius Meister, R.M.L.I., died at à nursing

Now York, May 20. home in London at the age of 67.

Captain Charles Lindbergh, fly- lie was born on May 11, 1869, the eldest son of Mr R. H. Meister, of us unaccompanied in a Ryan mo- Liverpool, and entered the Royal noplane named "Spirit of St

A letter received by a mission- Marino Light Infantry on February Louis," atarted on the trans-Atlan- 1, 1889, as second lieutenant, being tie flight for Paris at 7.52 this

Hunan, tells of anti-Christian promoted to lieutenant a year later. morning-Bouter's American Serary at Hankow from Yuanchow, parades in that town and describes Ho first served aflost in the second-

New York, May 20.

how evangelists were seized by class battleship Audacious, Const

the

The students and imprisoned. guard ship at full, but in 1893 was Lindbergh started from appointed to the Imperieuse," flag-Roosevelt field, Long Island. Two

more convinced that anti-Christion York-Paris ship in China, for disposal on that other aeroplanes equipped for the missionaries are daily becoming

ilight were

sentiment is growing and feel that station. Early in 1895 he was New

Com- Innded at Chefoo in charge of a housed last night, namely Royal Maring guard to assist in mander Byrd's Fokker monoplane the future is dark. Extracts from "By God's grace we have boeu protecting the settlement from a "America" and Lloyd Bertaud and lotters dated. April 22 follow:

biplane

The threatened attack by Chinese fugi- Clarence Chamberlin's

able to continue our work. tive soldiers driven out of Wel-hat- "Columbia,"

Reds hated us but the people were on our side during recent weeks. Wel.

In the following October Lieuten ant Meister was in charge of the

From April 18 to, 20, were to be three days of parading because Marine guard at: Seoul, sent up

beginning to question the Reds thought they had gained from Chemulpo to protect the British Consulate on the occasion whether any start would be made.a firm footing in Yuanchow. On, of the disturbances following the Efforts to reconcile the pilot, Ber- the 17th the streets were placard- murder of the Queen of Corea, and trud, with Charles Levine theed with the most offensive slogans was there three months. In Febru-owner of "Columbia" failed and such as 'Down with Christians,' ary, 1896, he was again sent to Bertand obtained an injunction Down with God,' 'Let's Behead Seoul with Marines, as fresh dis-restraining Levine from employing God.'

The case will be turbances had occurred when the another pilot. King of Corea took refuge in the argued in the Brooklyn court.

not com Russian Legation. Promoted to Commander Byrd has Captain in October,, 1897 he completed his tests. manded the Marine contingent in the battleship Victorious, and in "July, 1902, was seconded for ser

vice in the Naval Intelligence De- partment. He became a Major in January 1907, and a year later was appointed to the battleship Prince

Lindbergh's start was a surprise for in view of the stormy weather, mechanical difteulties and threats of legal proceedings the public

were

Lindbergh was the sole dictator of his own affairs and completed his est. He worked all night long on his machine, despite the heavy rain, but the weather unexpectedly im- proved in the morning.

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City Nervous. "The whole city was nervous, country many poople from the locking to the elty to view the destruction of our chapel and pos- sibly to share the looting. We de cided if one of our helpers or the Christians be seized and paraded through the streets with his handsR bound behind his back, and a repe Lindbergh hopped off carrying around his neck, we would ring of Wales, which flew the flag og gallons of petrol, and a total Prince Louts of Battenberg. in

together so that we might go May, 1913, he joined the staff of weight of 5,150 lbs.--Realer's Am-the big bell calling all Christians

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along. The Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, and served there throughout the late war until March, 1919, being promoted to Lieutenant- colonel in August, 1917. He re- tired with the rank of Colonel in. May 1919.

Lt. Col. R. B. Low. Lieutenant-Colonel. Robert Bal- main Low, late 9th Hodson's Horse, Indian Army, died at Shalbourne, Camberley, at the age of 62. The eldest son of General Sir R. C. Low, he entered the Army in 1885, and served with the Lashai Ex- pedition of 1889, the Hazara Ex- perlition of 1891, and the Chitral Relief Forem of 1995, when he was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the D.S.O. He was so with the Tirah Expedition, 1897 to 1808, and served in China in 1900 and 1901,

Mr. Hans Beck. The death is announced of Mr. Hans Beck who died at the Gen-. eral Hospital, Shanghai, following a serious operation during which beart symptoms developed which ultimately caused death.

WATCHMEN'S WAR.

MAGISTRATE'S WARNING.

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That there exist two gangs amongst the Sikh community of Hongkong, determined to do all the harm they can to each other was revealed in the Central Magie- tracy yesterday afternoon.

were

"One of our helpers went to the Reds and announced our intention. On April 18 almost, every Chris-

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La mun for the parade, Our Chris- tians suffered much mocking and persecution. There was an, ezor- mous parade and again and again the slogan rang out: "Down with the Gospel." Brother Buss and I took our place in an open gale to show that we feared nothing. We were not attacked personally.

"On April 19 there was a lan- after parade scheduled

Originally five Indians were tern

In the evening, every- charged with assault on the head which the chapel was to be des- watchman of Messrs. A. S. Wat-troyed. son, & Co. Ltd, and his friend. thing was ready to start march- were of seriousing when suddenly a thunderstorm broke. Before the parade could The assaults nature as both men who attacked were found by the polies en start there came a mighty "The next day was also rainy in an unconsciouà condition. No downpour of rain. knives were used but the Indians employed long heavy sticks, one the parade was postponed until street with the usual slogans viag God!" blow of which, it is said, is suf-the 21st. The leaders entered our fcient to lay a man out.

ing out; "Let's Behead When approaching the chapel the crowd suddenly dispersed and

Mr. D. MeCallum represented the five men charged while Mr. D. II. King: A.S.P, prosecuted.

As a result of cross-summonses taken out by the defendants, na

fled.

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Fire Breaks Out.

"A fire had started out in the Mr. Beek, who arrived in Shang-

so the. hai in July, 1922, was particularly fewer than twelve Indians ap house of the General in charge, well-known in the German commu-peared before Mr. R. E. Lindsel.supposedly due to aracn

The hearing came to an end Reds were driven away, the sol- nity of which he was a member. He was associated with the liqeal yesterday afternoon when three diers using the butts of their rifles

North of the

German men were fined $100 each for be- and their bayonets. They then agency Lloyd and was to have returned ing in possession of offensive went to the office of the Reds and Some to Germany for a leave of absence weapons. Three were bound ovor looted it, smashing everything, during the next few weeks.

in a personal bond of $250 and a taking what they could use. surety of $260 and yet another two were killed and some prisoners were bound over in sureties of were taken.

safe but "At present we are $250 each.

when the Hunanese soldiers re- turn we will suffer the same trials over again."

The deceased was 30 years old. He served in the German Army during the Grent War and was a prisoner of war of three years, re- turning to Germany from Eng land in 1910.

Mrs. Mary Houston Allen. Mrs. Mary Houston Allen, died last Saturday at 32 Lucerne Road Shanghai.

The late Mr. Allen was the widow of the late Dr. Young Allen, who died in Shanghai in 107 This Christian couple devoted their lives to the eause of China and the welfare of the Chinese;

Dr. Young John Allen was born In the United Stategrin 1836 and first came to China with his wife In 1860 as a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal· Church. Later he entered into the services of the Chinese Government as t teacher and translator.

In the year 1875, Dr. Allen, com- menced at his own expense news-

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At the request of Mr. King, the large number of Sikhs who were in Court were warned by the

Another missionary has reciv- magistrate not to create any fur-

the ed additional information stating: ther troubles as otherwise

"At Singtan, near Changsha, consequence would be serious. Addressing the defendants, the students seized two evangelists Magistrate said that should they and threw them fhto prison, hold- appear before him again on simi-ing them there several days. The lax charges they would be sent to

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paper called the Wan Kuo Kun Pag and published that organ for some 15 years.

sion churches have been turned Northwestern Hunan Finnish Mig- into Bolshevik theatres, and Chin- ese, pastors paraded through the streets as 'running dogs of for- eigners. They were then com- Con- pelled to flee the country. verts have been tortured to force Later, he edited it for the Chris them to forswear their faith. For- tian Literature Society and car-signers' dwellings have been oc- ried on in the capacity of editor cupled and foreignors forced to live with Bolshevik Chinese and until his death...

Russians. The queer things about these attacks is that neither Ger- mans nor Finns have "unequal treaties with China."

Mrs. Allen is survived by two daughters who are at present liv- ing in Shanghai and a son who resides in Chefoo.

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