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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3,

1936.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL “WITHOUT DUE CARE”

-PROGRESS REPORTED AT THE ANNUAL MELTING

Boston, Mass., Juno 3.

LANTAU MURDER CASE

BEARING

Maintaining a passive dontentour

MOTOR INCIDENT NEAR"

HEPULSE BAY -***

B. Spera of Exchange Building, A call to renewed activity in the dally appilention of Christian Science during his preliminary trial for the appeared before Mr. W. Schofpid at was issued to-day at the annual meet murder of Chan Hang-tak, a 5-year the Central Magistracy yesterday ing of the Mother Church, the First old fisherman of Lautan island. The infiernoon, on a summons for driving Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Tam was yesterday committed to the his car, No. 2322, without due cars

suchusetts, Director.

by

Christian next Criminal Sessions on the capital and caution on Island Road, near the Repulse Bay Hotel, on June 10. The charge.

complainant was Mr. W. R. Hillyer Sub-Inspector A. Britain wasia charge of the case.

·Board

Science

In their reports Church divulged

growth

of the movement throughout the world, and increased demand for the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science,

-

"We lost 13 ducks; deceased had some of the ducks so I stabbed him," was the only comment made by the accused during the last of the two Bearings, which were taken before Mr. G. S. Kennedy Skipton, In the District Oftes South.

George Wendell Adams, speaking LIN chairman of the Board of Directors, stressed the need for interest not only The charge is a sequel to the dis- in problems of individuals, but ning covery in a hut at Lantau on June in the general welfare of the world. 11 of the mutijsted body of deceased Truth and Love hold guard over the with accused, the only other occupant whole as well as over the minutest of the hut, in possession of an axe. occupant of it, the Directors said,

Mr. Hillyer said that at about 6.30 p.m. on June 16, he was driving his car, No. 3984 from Stanley to wards Aberdeen. When passing Re. pulse Bay Hotel, car No. 2322 over- took and passed him, going at a rate much faster than his own, which was about 20 milles per hour. The road was fairly dry. Defendant shot right across the front of his car and pro- eceded to the left of the rond..

Referring to the now Christian Sergt. K. L. Stephens gave ovi

When he was about 10 or 12 feet Science Publishing House which in-dence yesterday that he was on patrol creased demand for Christins Science in No. 2 Police launch when he re-away, witness saw defendant's rear literature made necessary, Mr. Admas ceived a mesange in consequence of light suddenly flash "Stop" and then asserted that while wholesome activity which he went to the hut. A man just as swiftly shut off. Without in the movement continues, "the named Chan Fuk was standing by, further signal or warning, defendant putting up of buildings, however and he unlocked the door for witness. wung to the right and turned up to Hotel. Wituena applied his vautiful and necessary they may be, When witness went in he saw accused the

defendant's does not in itself lay the foundation in the middle of the hut holding an brakes and pulled his car up about for spiritual enlightenment which is axe in his hands. He handed the three feet away from

cdr. A collision was only averted by essential to meet the demanda of axe to witness who took it.

jamming on the brakes. There were humanity. To be enduring, growth

other cars behind witness and must be the result of earnest, active

damage might have been caused them *piritual effort.”

as witness had not had time to warn them.

against the another man

Willing to Die Partly under a bed The election of A. Barry Bacon nside of the weil was the new President of The Mother who was nearly dead. Witness asked Church was announced, Mr. Bacon if accused had struck him and accused succeeds Dr. John M. Brewer, ABRO said: I struck him. cinte

Professor ut the Harvard Grudunte School of Education.

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Wilneas then shouted to defendant, bat was not heard, though passenger in the dickey-sent of defendant's car

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AL about 6.65 p.m. defendant meantime the injured man succumbed. Sub-Inspector W. M. Darkin said he came from Cheung Chau in res-gainst passed witness on

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dickey-seat passenger alighted. Mr. Bacon, the new President, was!

Inspector A. H. Elston said he was Mr. L. C. Licke, manager

Defendant then born in Ponting, Mich'san, but when visited the scene the same day and Siemen and Co. quite young his parents moved to inspected the hut. The injured mudrove on. Witness stopped his own Washington, 1. C., where he spent had wounds on the top of bis hend car, intercepted Mr. Licke, and had a his boyhood and received his eduen and bruises on his face. There was a talk with him, as a result of which tion, Hatering the retail business considerable quantity of dried blood be asked Mr Lieke to give evidence world, he located in Boston, where on the floor and some on a chopper.on his behalf. be has steadily advanced and is pve An use and a bil book were alsó in president of

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In his address Mr. Bacon asserted the modern need for necepting the Bible axion, "By their fruits ye shall know them.”

Areusini waLA

| Dla murder.

later curged with his ent.

At this point accused interjected for the first time and said his ducks had been lost.

He added: I am willing to die.

Mr. Spern nld that he did not remember the alleged incident, mrl eould not remember complainant or He deniec thint

witha༥ stopped as close as three feet from his car, but the distance was about twelve feet. There wna no necessity for him to take such a wide turn as alleged. He did not pass in front "During the past four years of the

of Repulse Bay Hotel that day. After so-called depression," he said, “when A Police interpretor deposed that in coming up from Bench Road, he went the whole world has struggled under answer to the charge accused said:on to the main road and turned lato unemployment, lack, want, and woe, "I did out murder him. I stabbed Stubbs Road. There were two pas Christian Science has come to the him and killed him." regelle of many, and through the ap

Ferry Wharf at about 7.20 p.m.. Formally charged in court, accused stars with him, and he reached the plication of this Science, they have declined to say anything further, and He had lights on the whole way.

F. Kien he been heated of erroneous conditions. | was committed for trial,

witness for the de- fendant,

для сво of the passengers in defendant's car. He and been given a lift back to town by defendant, and during the journey he did not notice anything unusual. There were no lights on Mr. Sporn's

In the midst of this period the build- Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At- ing of our new Publishing House was torney General. appeared for the wisely undertaken, Thereby many Crown.

people were given employment, much money was put into circulation, and

an example of courage and persever-

P

ance in right-doing was presented published misstatements calling for car. They reached the Ferry Wharf with resulting benefit."

corrections are comparatively few!"

The fruitage of Christian Science in And that "reports of our Lesson-Sor- at a few minutes after seven, and witness reached Peninsula Hotel at healing all manner of disease and demons in the Christian Science Quar- 7.20 p.m. order, WAR attested in selected terly are each week reaching millions The case was then adjourned · till of people through newspapers, in- 2.30 p.m. on Friday, when a wfiness William W. Davis, Executive Super-cluding four metropolitan dailies of will appear for defendant. visor of Christian Science Charitable New York City."

testimonials which were read.

and Benevolent Institutions, reported | The addition of 73 new branches incrensed guests and associates nt of The Mother Church, 47 in North| ARRIVAL AT VENICE both the Pacific Coast und Chestnut America, one in South America, 17 Hi Sanatoriums as well as abundant in Europe, two in Asia, two in Africa Joving support to Science Pleasant View Home.

by Miss Rosamond Wright, Manager HUHAN-MIN MET BY LEADING alembers of the Board of Lecture-of the Department of Branches and hip `rartu

Christinn

Science Practitioners. messages to the four corners of the

the

Christian and four in Australasia, were listed

their

CHINESE

Canton, July 2.

Ezra Palmer, Clerk of the Church, globe, it was disclosed at the meeting. They lectured in the British Isles, noted in particular numerous letters

A telegram received by the Continental Europe and Scandinavia, received from young people showing

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the arrival Africa, Berioula and the West Indies, Science and their ability to demon- afternoon announces

of Mr. Ha Han-min. He was met Mexico and the Canal Zone, the strate it. United States, Canada and Alaska. An increase of 29.5 per cent. in the by a number of Chinese leaders of Roland R. Harrison, Manager of sales of Mrs. Eddy's works over the note. Including Mr. Wang Chung- The Christian Science Publishing previous year was recorded by Wil-hui, Chinese judge at the Hague Society, reported a distinct improve-liam M. Bartlett, Secretary of the Court of International Justice, ment in the quality of articles sub-Trustees under the Will of Mary Mr. Liu Wen-tao, Chinese Am- mitted for publication in the religious Baker Eddy. periodicals, attributable, he sail, to Approximately 6,000 persons, re-bassador to Italy, and also by re- greater spiritual progress in the presenting but a fraction of the total presentatives of the Kuomintang Field.

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