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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

GHOSTLY TRICK

Chinese Accused of Sorcery

"HAUNTED" EUBICLE

The task of proving that there wore no ghosts in a house-was a difficulty which confronted In- spector J. 8. Dick before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Police Court this morning, when he charged a Chinese with obtaining | 86,40 by menna of false protonces In that he undertook to chase away evil spirits from a cubicle In 24, Lower Lascar Row,

His Worship.pointed out that to succeed on the charge, the pro- Recation would have to prove that there were no ghosts in the

cubicle! -

Inspector Dick replied that the complainant did not kce any before the arrival of the defend- ant, nor had she seen any since his arrest.

At the suggestion of bis Wor- ship, an alternative charge of practising sorcery was brought against the defendant,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932.

RELIGIOUS GERMANY'S RIGHT

IN THE WORLD

FRICTION IN MEXICO

PAPAL LEGATE TO BE EXPELLED

ROME ENCYCLICAL· ROUSES IRE

Mexico City, Oct. 4.

President Makes Stirring Call

WORK AND BREAD

Berlin, Oct. 4. "We are

fighting for our ight in the world, for work and bread at home," declared President Hindenburg to-day. A serious recrudescence of broadcasting a message of friction between the Church thanks to the German people and the State in Mexico has for their birthday congratula- been marked by an order, issued tions. by President Rodriguez, for the expulsion from Mexico of Arch- bishop Leopold Ruiz y Flores, the Papal Legate.

The President celebrated

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85th birthday on Sanday and he recolved, some twenty-two thou-

sand letters, postcards, telegrams and presents.

Archbishop Flores roused the wrath of the authorities carlier by lasuing a statement dofending The telegrams included " the recent Encyclical by the Pope, message from His Majesty King fkening the treatment of religion George and all other rulers of In Mexico to that in Soviet Russia. States.

The Encyclical has provoked

The President in the course of much indignation in Mexico and anti-clerical demonstrations are his broadcast speech, said: fented.

ORIGIN OF TROUBLE.

Inspector Dick said defendant The conflict between Church went to look at a cubicle, which and State, now likely to be revived was advertised to let. After be after a lapse of three years, began Ing shown the room, he spoke to in 1920 when President Calles took complainant, who occupied the vigorous action to put into effect adjoining cubicle. He said the the dormant religious clauses in vacant cubicle was full of evil the Constitution of 1917, which spirits, and volunteered to chase nationalised Churches and their them away if he were paid a sum | property. of money.

"The Fatherland and Ger- many's future are at stake. Every German man and wo. man must be determined to serve the Interests of Ger- many's future and make sacri- fices for that purpose. For- ward with God.”—Renter,

one

Deportations of priesis began occasions. In June Inat, several He played on the feeling of the on a large scale, vigorous steps States took action against the complainant to such effect that were taken to sever religion from priesthood, Vera Cruz decreeing she was almost convinced there political connexions and heavy that there should be only

penalties for infringement were priest for 100,000 people, Yucatan were ghosts in the cubicle. A specified. Hundreds of schools and Chiapas limited the number aum of $5.40 was handed to the and churches were closed because in their Provinces to nine and defendant, who dipped a piece of of refusal to abide by the decrees, Tobasco banned all priests, paper in oil and then set it alight. With the burning paper he described a circle about his chest

and then left, promising to return with a brass ring for further cere- mony. He was never seen again until his arrest in the streets yesterday.

After bearing the evidence, his Worship convicted the defendant of practising sorcery and imposed

a fine of $10.

The I und O. 8.9, Carthage is due here from Shanghai t 7 ani on Friday.

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PEACE IN 1929.

Clashca with loss of life occurred. Two priests were slain Archbishop Flores, together in their church in Vera Cruz, two with Archbishop del Rio and four churches were burned and there bishops, were departed, the only

were Beveral bomb explosions, other member of the episcopate, one in a church in the heart of Archbishop Jimenez, going into Mexico City,

hiding.

was allowed to return, the Church

With the

may

Pope's recent The controversy was adjusted Encyclical, the controversy in 1929 when Archbishop Flores again become acute.Reuts recognising that church edifices were State property and agreeing. to register all priests.

LEGATE LEAVES.

Later.

The Papal Legato, Archbishop Flores, has dopanted for the hasUnited States in a private acro-

plane. Reuter.

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