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EMPTY PEWS.

LACK OF THE HUMAN

."-TOUCH.

INSIPID CHRISTIANS.

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This is another extract from the forthcoming book by the Rev. H. R. L. Sheppard, entitled, "The Impatience of a Parson." It is the third we have given.

Doubtless the outstanding, con- tribution which Jesus Christ made to religion was His bellef in the goodness and availability of God Who was to Him and to all men in the relationship of a Father.

The first task that confronted Jesus Christ was that of liberating men from the fear of God to which they were under bondage. He had

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

A BACKWATER.

HANGCHOW LIVING AS

USUAL.

COMMUNISM APPEARS.

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SATURDAY,

"WANTED” AMERICAN

OFFICIAL.

SOME FURTHER DETAILS. The Manila Bulletin, referring to the desired apprehension of an American official named Kearns,

says: 4

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has

NOVEMBER 19,

TOO MUCH OPIUM,

MAGISTRATE REVISES FINE.

A Chinese was charged before Major C. Willson this morning with being in possession of five more taels of Government pre- pared opium than are permitted by the Ordinance.

Major Willson imposed a fins'of $1,000,

Mr. Loseby pointed out that bail which had been allowed to the de- fendant, amounted to only $100. This small bail reflected the Gov. Jernment view of the offence, which was not often brought before the

international alarmi An

The charge was an unusual one, It is always an augury of good, said a native of Hangehow, when beon broadcast and police autho- and was the first to be brought up we see the Mint belching out smoke rities in the ports throughout the before the Court for many yeara.

Mr. F. E. Losoby, in appearing The author, who is a barristers and the hooter hurrying the opera Orient have been furnished with

A descriptive notification for the for the defendant, stated that was admitted that the de- al-law, has had a most interesting ters to their regular shifts.

Government career. Having won high legal consignment of new locomotives apprehension of G. "Kearns, who it

dealer with it. honours during the course of his and some rolling stock, I hear, for is alleged to have disappeared fendant bought the drug from training, he fought as a volunteer the Shanghai-Hangehow Railway, from Shanghai, early this month

General in that clty. ernment on the amount of these in the Greco-Turkish War of 1887; under way, writes the Hangchow with funds of the American Con- knowing the limitation set by Gov- was British Resident in Northern correspondent of the North-China sulate

Daily News. This is a good sign, Kearns was the disbursing officer purchases. Nigeria in 1901; and was on

The for the Consulate.

The American consular authori- mission to Macedonia in 1907 and romarked n business mau. 1908. When the Great War broko railway service, to and from out he volunteered for service at Shanghai, is well ordered these ties in Shanghai have comumuni- the front as a Scoutmaster and re-days, and the time table is kept ul-ented with the office of the govern- fare crowded and the conversation to destroy the current conceptionceived the thanks of the General most to the minute. The trains genorul in Manila requesting that a close look-out be kept for the absconding man. of God as someone who needed Commanding.

Later. he became lenilmaster of of the passengers, for the most

According to information, perpetually to be propitiated and "whose judgments were so capricious Inverness College, and in recent part, centres around the weary that no mau could tell what they years has been an interesting struggle which fills the day at Kearns was last seen in Shanghai Count

and with anguish and dismay. There

on November 6, and was thought of reminiscences writer

Senior Revenue Officer George might be

is certainly a deep longing for a If onge we ceased to argue about romances, all of which have se- God and accepted im ns gar cured immediate popularity. The time of peace which it is hoped to have taken passage

Notwithstanding made its trip to Hongkong and posed a penalty which was only in- would be nothing story we have obtained for our will usher in a period of commer- President Grant when that vessel Watt said his Worship had im- Father, there

cial stability. left except to obey Him-that is readers is fully up to the high the varying fortunes of the politi Manila. It was, however, later flicted in the more serious enses to trust God and to trust mankind standard be has alrently set,

Readers should make a point of jeal and military scramble, the revealed that while a ticket had of possession of non-Government -and that is what the world will

its der the name of Kearns, the latter not and does not even wish to do.'geting a copy of the Telegraph on Hangchow Public Works Depart been purchased for that liner un- opium.

ment steadily carries For an individual to be involved Monday.

scheme of city improvement. The had not been found on board dur in treating God as if He were n

new bridge over the picturesque ing the vessel's trip, and the belief Father and his neighbour as if

stream in the Tartar City is near- was entertaindd that the abscond- ing completion and the roads, in ing officer had escaped from China he were a brother is to exact from

on another vessel. him every conceivable virtue that

general, are kept in good order. Christianity enn demand. To love

Outlook on Foreigners. God ul to love your neighbour as yourself is the beginning and und

Quite of the Christian religion. We have only to pause for a moment to think in what that world in volve us to realise how hard it is for men to be Christians and how much easier. it is to make Christianity

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LAD'S REVENGE.

ATTEMPTS TO BURN STALL.

As an get of vengeance for his dismissal, two days previously, a 16-year-old Chinese attempted to destroy the stall of the licensed hawker of an untuumbered hut in

on

оп the

The exact shortage could not be definitely ascertained at the time th alarm was sounded, as auditing

His Worship thereupon reduced the penalty to $100, saying that he bad misunderstood the position.

His Worship also made the con- scation order applicable to only, five taels of opium, the amount the defendant had in excess.

a number of foreigners are visiting this old time capital. The of the books had just commenced "OUR CABARET” AT THE

STAR. presence of "the man from the when he disappeared from Shang- West" calls forth some very un-hai. It is, however, estimated to

come up to a large figure. savoury remarks from certain sec

Kearns, according to informa- tions of the populace. At times,

philosophy rather than a definite commitment to a pertain king.or jer yesterday morning. On the plot jaarprise which carries with it n of a pleasant personality, excep-

life.

to burn the stall being discovered, the fad was arrested and was this morning charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with attempting malicious they to damage the stall

The Way and the Life." it were better to declare Throne of God empty than to set back upon it the grant God whom Jesus Christ dethroned. It is Christians and not Jesus who have made and still make God a punisher.

are

his hut.

challenge to your right of entrance. The more genteel take an oblique glance which leaves you in doubt as to the line of thought the ob- server is pursuing as be confronts representative of a so-called Im- perialist country.

Day

Inspector Murphy informed his worship that the defendant had

Soldiers are not so conspicuous been previously employed by the

former months: A great complainant and was dismissed as in from his service on Wednesday just, exodus has taken place, but re At midnight on Thursday, a con- feruiting is going on apuce. I am afraid that however auch actor's foki was passing the stall by day streams of young life are we may desire to avoid a diffient on his way home when he noticed a being poured into the various situation, it is impossibh to escape sky on fire. The complainant, channels of military activity. noise out Young enthusiasts who are joining the fact that the princfiles win-

On investirating the lap at this juncture, will certainly tained in the Sermon on the Mount was aroused by a

the actual marching orders lease, he discovered the defendant have to endure great hardship. for for citizen of this Kingdom of in the act of applying a match to apart from the daily ration, practi

nothing "more, van As soon as the censed feally God. Alas, that they have never yet un tried, at least by the his stali,

saw the complainant emerge, he ran guaranteed, and many are even Christian Institution.

Until August of 1921 it was our away but was arrested later in tho without the necessary bedding.

admire the moral ay in Sai Wan flo. habit. to

When naked by the Magistrate if standards contained in the Sermon, but to laugh at the few people he was trying to get his revenge, who were foolish enough to say the defendant replied in the afħir. that they were the standards not only which Christ ordained, but which the world must live by if

it would save both its son and,, its body. We excused ourselves from

mative.

His Worship sentenced him to twelve strokes of the cane.

The Insing Communists. The Communist rising in the Thsing, and other areas, is widely discussed. The hand of the as- sassin is busy "here also. The other day, a student was foully done to death and an attempt on the life of a small official left him

obeying the teaching of Christ. NEW AERIAL DEVICE. "In a precarious condition. Quite by

"SLOT" WING TESTED.

London, Nov. 18.

tionally intelligent in appearance, but of an ordinary carriage. He is a man of average height, and modest in his dress.

TROTSKY SHOT?

THREE POPULAR WEEK-END

PROGRAMMES.

Three first rate new programmes

are being presented at the Star Theatre by Mr. Charles Chamier's London vaudeville company, the New Our Cabaret, during the week-end and Monday.

To-night, the programme to be presented is called "A La Carte" REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.

and promises to equal and perhaps better those that have already been London, Nov. 14.

given. Included is a sketch entitled The Daily Mail's Berlin corres-"The Wedding Ring," which was pontent says a report is current one of the most successful items of there that Leon Trotsky has the London Co-Optimists. been assassinated.

A new revue entitled, "Here and Messages from Moscow and Leningrad report the same, but no There," will be on view to-morrow official confirmation has been re-night, and the sensen here will be

closed on Monday with "Pot Pouri ceived.

which will present the most popular items in its repertoire.

SHELL DIVIDEND.

TWO SILILLINGS PER SHARE.

Last night the Company repeat- ed their programme entitled "Honi Soit" with great success. Humour, music, dancing, and singing were pleasantly intermingled and the au- dience showed their appreciation in no uncertain manner.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIÓNS.

The Chartered Bank has re- ceived the following telegram a number of arrests have been from its Head Office in London: that however

"Shell Transport and Trading HOW MUCH DO YOU suggesting

made, especially amongst the admirable were His precepts, they

young people, and both men and Co., Ltd., declared dividend at the were entirely unpractical world

women are being brought to rate of 2s per share free of In- could be run on is lines.

justice. The police authorities come Tax payable 5th January, Did not all our great people tell us so? If they did not say so in

Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary seem determined to stamp out any 1928. Bearer Coupon to be pre-

Bolshevist rising and apparently sented No. 50." " as many words, at least they based

have the situation. well in hand. all their advice and legislation on for Air, made a test light at

direct Crickle-wood Aerodrome in New posters are out exhorting the standards that were

people, merchants and the scholars of Christ's teaching. Bristol fighter machine fitted with. negation

one mind and de- And what has happened as the the new slot device invented by to be of

stroy

this "Red" enemy Galilean proved a false prophet, Handley Page to prevent stalling.

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton their midst. A newspaper of or have we who claim to be Chris-

lice and printing worka tians not only been false to His Brancker, Chief of the Civil teaching but false to be best in Aviation Department..has already just been officially sealed, charged own in a machine equipped with with the crime of secretly printing terests of our world?

the device and, it is stated, he was literature for the Communist

Party. favourably impressed.

It is claimed that the invention It is interesting to note the Youssef, has been will render any machine perfectly

military precautions which

has

NEW SULTAN OF MOROCCO. LATE RULER'S THIRD SON. Fez, Nov. 18...

Bon Sidi Amada, the third the late Sultan of Morocco, Mulli proclaimed Are Sultan:-Reuter.

of

Granted the Way of Christ is incredibly difficult, is it not possible that it is a more hopeful way than the way down which the prominent people would direct us and which, safe. When the plane loses speed now being taken to suppress and as a matter of fact, under their and the nose drops alightly, the root out any element of lawless- guidance has involved, us in livslots come into action automatical-ness which dares to assert itself. large announcement call upon the ing within an extraordinarily un- comfortable world that goes bumpy and the machine is thus given The railway stations are specially!

tionary party of Chakiang.

two The collection of the ing, like something out of control, sulcient wing resistance surface guarded and at various stops, the people to establish the new revolu front the edge of one catastrophe to keep it on a level keel in the armed guard parades the train on

months' house rent is proceeding Air-British. Wireless. to the edge of another?

The Publicity Department of the with a certain amount of brisk- commit Churches aust The

Provincial Government is now ness. Rental agreements have to themselves body and soul to this

wounds Jaunehing a new series of black be renewed and it is understood Suffering from stab their adventure,

confess

with white that the tenants in future, will painted apostasy and become mere refuges Inflicted by another man, a Chinese posters,

Tang Seng-chi, and have the right to lodge a complaint for those who desire to escape was taken to the Government characters.

from the Hankow clique, come in for should the landlord hint at any Civil Hospital yesterday

One attempt to raise the price of rent.. from contact with actual life.

Cross Street, Wanchai.

some scurrilous criticism. (Continued on Page 15.)

OF

a tour of inspection.

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SCENE AT THE CENOTAPH.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 18 of this issue.

1 Who was Heraclitual

2 What is a "Deerce Nist"?

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When and where was Gaina- borough born?

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What is a jackaroo?

5 What islands are known as (1) "The "Pearl of the Eastern Seas"; (2) The Appla Land of the South" (8) Ellan Vannin"! "Fascists"? What is the origin of the navio

7. What is a martingalo?

8 Explain the term "Poate re:

stante."

9

What is mount by the phrase,"

"According to Cocker"?

to

What are the Pillars of Hercules?

What is a greenroon?

to

What is the meaning of (a)

Verbatim, (b) Stet, (a) Festina lanter

A general view of the Impressive Armistice Day ceremony which took place at the Cenotaph, when His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn) laid a wreath on the memorial in the name of the Colony, (Photo:

Welcome Studio).

1927.

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