SEAFARERS' SERVICE
FIRST OF ITS KIND
AT CATHEDRAL
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1935.
waters, the realization of that servico CRUELTY TO 'BIRDS. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
is set forcefully before us-our trade is threatened, the links of our com munications are strained, strangula: tion is upon us. So we remember, and in our distress we cry to Maker for ourselves and for them:
"From rock and tempest, arq bud
foo Protect them whereso'er they go."
Lest We Forget
our
MAGISTRATE'S WARNING
+
AGAINST PRACTICE
A warning that a heavy fine would be imposed on those who plucked live Reial because no blood is alied, was plans, believing that this is bene Issued by the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, on Saturday, when the practice was explained to a Chinese shopkeeper.
LESSON SERMON 2
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST, HONGKONG "Doctrine of Atonement" was the subject of the Lesson Sermon in all churches of Christ, Scientist, yester- day."
A unique event in St. John's) Cathedral yesterday. was the first unmuhl Seafarers' Service, which was largely attended. There was a special prayer for seafarers: the Lessons were read by Captain Ton often we the sailor we adore him as the result of a charge against you in Christ's stead, bo ye reconciled i
to
W. E. Kirby, the Secretary of the China Coast Officers Guild, and by Commodore C. G. Sedgwick, B.N.; and Rev. Cyril Brown, the Chaplain to tite Missions Seamen, preached the sermon.
Taking as his text Rom. VIII, 12, Brethren, we are debtors," Rev, air Brown sakl:
Every day at 11 o'clock the visitor to Canterbury Cathedral who is not a senfürer might observe what
ip-
pears to be a strange custom, for at mt hour a bell is struck six times
waters."
lives in the high seas, when war is But, when 16,000 have given their nppily overpast and our stomachs no longer complain, do we'
forget:
"Our God and
remember?
In times of danger, not before: The danger past, both are requited, God forgotten, and the sailor
slighted"!
Ho must not be slighted, for peace has its perils just as war; the ships must come and go-and rock and tempest, fire and fog still remain.
The case which led to the insuing of the warning was one in which Ma Klu-kee, aged 30, shopkeeper, was charged with cruelty to a pigeon, by plucking out its feathers while it was still alive, ut No. 101 Temple Street, ground floor, on Saturday. Defen- dant pleaded guilty and was bound
On these I will not dwell, but rather suggest to you something of the over. lordships and discomforts of a great calling.
The Anilor is often away from honie and all that home means, for long periods of time: nor are living condi- tions on board some ships as good as might reasonably be, for while they the best of food
and quarters are provided by most of the comfortable butler known shipping companies, cannot but any that very diferent conditions obtain
in many British tramp steamers.
Defendant pleaded that he had an aged mother and had done this be cause he believed that if a pigeon was net without its blood being shed it was very benefleini.
Inspector Shannon, who appeared Worship that this sort of thing was a for the prosecution, explained to his common occurrence.
Asked if i did not think this was a cruel thing to do, and if he wanted blood, why did he not knock it over to kill a pigeon without shedding the head or wring its neck, defendant stated that it had never occurred to him in this light.
His Worship remarked that it was quite probable the practice did not rrur to defendant as being cruel, and held the case over until he had dealt
was the
We are
great
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A
DISORDERLY · ACTION
UNEMPLOYED BRITON GIVES
TROUBLE TO POLICE George Laing, 30, unemployed, of Edinburgh, living at the European Y.M.C.A. Kowloon, pleaded guilty be fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Police Court on Saturday to a chargo of behaving in a disorderly manner charge room, Central Police Station, by trying to forep an entry to the after he had been ejected. Defendant, who was on ball, was fined $15.
The Golden Text was: "WE are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by.us:, we pray to God." (II Cor. 5.20),
Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector J. J. Walsh stated that at 8.15 p.m. on Fri prised the Lesson Sermon cont-
Among the citations which
day defendant entered the charge room in a half intoxicated condition following from the Bible:
and asked if his purse; which was lost, compassed about with
Wherefore, seeing
had been found. He was informed there cloud of witnesses, let us lny nside
was no purse found. Defendant was Evers weight, and that sin which Sub-Inspector, Walsh, who
a, cigarette and was told by doth so easily beset us, and let us run Beach with patience the race that is set be to smoke in the charge rooni," Defen duty, that nobody was allowed futhor and finisher of our faith; who medi
us us.
Looking unto Jesus thei
put out hla cigarette but im for the joy that was xet before him was not allowed to smoke. He took
mediately
afterwards naked why he shame, and is set down at the right to his mouth and tried to light it. The endured the cross, despising the out a packet of cigarettes and put eme (Hebr. Inspector throw the cigarette away
And the defendant one. Defendant was then naked to
pulled leave the charge room, but he refused. outaide," added the In-
hand of the throne of God." 12:1,2).
ont
Why
a Recond
The Lesson Sermon also included the following passages from the Christian, Seience textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the scrip- specter. "The defendant tried to tures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
force his way past me at the door of "Atonement is the exemplification the charge room. He was brought up OF man's unity with God, whereby to the charge room at 1 am, on Friday man reflects Truth, Life, and Love by two cooties for not paying his Jesus Naz eth fought and ricksha fare." demonstrated man s oneness with the Futh oth Father, and for this We owe him His mission was endless homage. hoth individual and collective. He Justice to himself, but in merey to elil" life's work nright not only in
mortals,-
The Magistrate to defendant: I feel sure that hnd it not been for the fact that you were partly under the influence of drink you would not have we cannot have this sort of behaviour acted in this way. At the same time,
room. Fined fifteen
by n different person each day. When as recently as June of bust year that bell was received into the Cathedral, the First Lord of the Ad- miralty, in presenting it closed his nud dress with these words: "Each day this boll will be struck as a call to prayer for all at sea, shit its voice
I remember one which put into this will testify that England remembersport some months ago. She was un- her saliors with gratitude and love: der Jamnese charter and had been that England will never forget that more than a year out from home, her destiny lies upon the everlasting There was little paint about her and
The men were arcu less comfort The echo of that bell nude forth ada unsetia e
aft: I descended strep 'modated from the ancient centre of English divided into two sets of living quar-with the other business of the dins, Christianity; it is enught up and re-work-firemen on the port side und fin order that he could give the case theirs, show them how to do in the charge echoed to-day here in afar land, and sailors on the starboard. Above each where most fitly then in this Cathe-door
his full consideration. 1015.
but not do it for them nor dollars. appeared the Muminating words, dral Church-the-mother church of "Certified for the accommodation of Worship anid: "I want you
Later, in binding over defendant histor relieve them of a aingle res- the diocese of our city?
ponsibility. Jesus to
noted body. лентен,"
under. To us who live in one
Here they had fed and slept and stand that this is extremely cruel and against the accredited evidence of the of the
Pharisaical creeds senses, against to kill n greatest liner ports and centres of dried their sodden garments for more if you think necessary
pigeon without shedding blood, as you Laud practkes, and he refuted all transhipment in the Far East. the than a year, and for all they know words of the last phrase that Eng-would do, the same for yet a year, there are other ways of killing opponents with his heating power."
it. You would not like to have all - (P. 18). land will never forget her destiny liesmore.
alive don't think your hair upon the everlasting waterscome
while you are pulled out with added force. Day by day we
intended the cruelty so much, but at
that
you really look from many a window upon the
the same time I must make you under stand that I propose to make this a waters of the barbour, where ships quiet and small ride at the buoys or
warning to other people in the dis rest against the piers, and often
tricts: I will bind you over in $50 for mayle as we cross to and fro and ser the ships jussing upon their lawful geensions, we wonder whence they come or whither they may go.
Same of those ships are vessels of the Royal Navy, many are vessels of the British Mercantile Murine-great liners, stout merchantmen, shallow draught river steamers-and it would indeed be strange if, with such a seeno before us day by day, we were ever, unmindful at how great a debt we owe to ships and seamen,
We Are Debtors
For "Brethren we are debtors" debtors to the men who guard our
you to have some
The Chief Engineer said, "I'd ask dinner, but I'm afraid you wouldn't eat it!"
Such conditions are a disgrace to such shipowners as allow them, and a call for the expression of the publle
pinion of our Nation.
But that is not all: a disaster at sea, the loss of a a tramp steamer--hither- to instgallienu-anit the loss of valuable lives, occasionally rouses feeling of disgust in men's minds, especially, when the ship is found to have been insured for a sum greatly exceding that which appears on the asset side of the company's books.
There is an enquiry and rumours are heard of invcient steering_gear or inadequate manning, but the letter of the law has been fulfilled and the excitement dies away.
But all
Short of Necessity.
be well if Lord cannot
ít
everybody else concerned, there will be six months. I give fair warning to a very heavy fine next time."
Mr.
ALLEGED ASSAULT
ANONYMOUS LETTER RESULTS IN ARREST OF WOMAN
.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
MONGOLIAN WEEDS
U S. PROFESSOR'S CAREFUL STUDY
Kweihun, Oct. 20. Prof. Nicholas Roerich's "anti- drought" expedition, from the attested by Captain W. J. R. Cragit swept Gobi Desert to study sand United States which went to wind-
movement bas Mongolia.
Sunday, Oct. 18-Ifis Excellency,
A.D., and accompanied by Miss Mary Smith, attended special service for Business
Men at St. John's Cathedral. Monday, Oct. 14-Mr. N. E. Young, M.c, arrived at Government House.
Tuesday, Oct. 15.-His Excellency received Captain R. S. Benson, R.N, and Captain W. R. Patterson, R.N., who stayed to lunch.
returned from
Professor Roerich brought with Two months ahead of schedule, him 300 kinds of drought-resisting Plants, some of which the United States Department of Agriculture, may use to carpet western Amerl- Wednesday, Oct. 16-His Excel-ean plants, loney received Mr. Charles L. Hoover,
The expedition spent five montha Consul-General for the United States gathering these specimens on the of America.
at
Sighwaye of caramaree, debtors to the Merivale, the Wreck Commissioner, Magistracy on Saturday and chinrged
| G. He
received Mr. A. W.dispatched seeds
of
dined at Government
As a result of an anonymous letter Lt. Col. H. H. Blake, 0.5, lunched edge of the Mongolian Desert and received by the Secretariat for Chi- nose Affairs, a 10-year-old married
Government House.
Professor Roerich said. it has ac-1 Thursday, Oct. 17.His Excellencycomplished all that is possible in woman, Lai Yee, was brought before received representatives of the Press that area. He said he has already
Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon HIB can say, as he did in the course on who bring our daily tread across the seas.
Without the merchant ser-
his finding at a recent enquiry. A with having assaulted a 12-year-old vky there would be no Espire either to the whole question of securing the Fan Lin-tai, alias Sum Fong, who
በሂ described their in time of
in time of war. safety of sea-going ships and
Sim Po Tsai, pence or Without the aualor service our mer- crew, we feel that existing provi.
defence,
Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the would
while sions fall short of what is necessary," chant vessels
Sab-Inspector have no protec-
On the score
O'Connor, I wish to say
Inspector of Mul-Tsai, ap- tion and our Empire no hope of pre-
peared for the prosecution. servation. But I would remind you more perhaps I have already, said that the Empire as we know it to-day too much--but it is surely the boun
ΠΟ
is but a child of little more than 350 den duty of each one of us to add our
เมม
Secretariat for
of numerous The
varieties of plants to America and House: His Excellency Major Gent proposes, after arranging for the eral F. S.
shipment of further specimens, to S. Thackeray, D.&O., M.C.. A.D.C., and Mrs. F. S. Thackeray, proceed to India for similar work. 2. Captain J. W. A. Waller, N., Lt. Col. The expedition experienced no J. A. A. Grimm, 3.0, Mr. and Dies, hostilities from natives, but Pro- In the outline of their case the pro- Allen, and Mr. W. S. A. Clough however, puzzle the Mongolians R. Hancock, the Misses Hancock, Miss fessor Roerich said that it did, secation stated that on Friday an Taylor.
letter was
was received by the
the-Friday Oct 18-Excellency stand why the United States would extremely. They could not. under- Bess volume of public opinion.
Brethren we are debtors!
ing that the girl was a muí-teni in the H. B. M. Consul-General, Canton. have hinted at some, of the dan employ of the defendant, and was be 021
Captain W. J. R. Cragg, A.V.C1 re- gers of the sea-there are dungers sent out and it
ing ill-treated. Indy inspector was turned the calls of Captain R. S, too of the shore, for dock areas are girl not mui-tear a
was found that the Benson, RN, and Captain W. R. Pal- somehow seldom found in the best was me a lui sur but nu puterson. n.N., aboard H.M.S. Duncan | neighbourhoods.
and H.M.S. Folkestone. r marriage). When the girl was examined sho different parts of her body. Defen: was found to bear various braises on dant was then seal to the Mongkok Police Station, where she was charged. Defendant had a son 17 years of On the application of Mr. Silva for
for-a-sailor-it-was-in-the own 10 that yoice which shall bu. the anonymous Chinese Affairs alleg-recolved Mr. H. PhillipapC MG, 0.1.E. send an expedition half way round)
summers, spacious days of good Queen who conceived that child of vision and laid down clear principles which it should be nurtured.
That sailor's name was Sir Walter Raleigh, of whom Geoffrey Callender writes in his book, "The Nuval side of British History, and this is what he
says:
age,
Our Archbishop tells how he once made Queen Victoria smile when he said, "The sailor is never more at
than when he is on shore,"
I recently made a visit to Saigon;
a place where there are many tempta- age living at the same address. tions for young men and apprentice
lads who can roum ushore in a strange an adjournment, the prosecution re- port at an age when their contem-quested his Worship to see the girl's poraries ashore have to be safely in present condition, as she was being bed by 10 pm,
care of and would improve under their sent to the Po Leung Kuk to be taken treatment.
"His own pet scheme on which he had already expended a larger portion of his private estate, was the estol- Hishment overseas of a Colonial Ein- pice-a Union of English speaking, English loving, dominions. Ile saw. with a vision in advance of his own
that the British Isles alone could We have na missions or Seamen's nover cope successfully with the ac Institute there, but I was able to get cumulations of military strength and a promise from several British ladies national wealth much as Spain con- that they would do what they could trolled, and that the maritime sources of his country needed employ-dors of England.
re to look after these young anibossa- ment in A wider world, they were I to be put to their
remember a senior master muriner most profitable
able telling me how as an apprentice in use, le desired to call into being sail he had! wandered round the
new worlds to redress the balance of streets of Sydney, had seen the lights the old, and in trafe with Trans-and heard the friendly laughter within oceanie Dominions he wanted the houses and thought "If only
Some-
ships of Enginn to multiply until body would ask me in"-but nobody the Cross of St. George was the best ever did. We have a fine Institute known flag in all the sevon sons," 'n Sydney now.
Hongkong As Witness
How far that vision has
The Church's Part And so I come to the crux of the
been armoil.
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ne sailor
is
p.m. on Thursday, and bail in the sum The case was remanded until 2.30 of $250 cash, or approved aureties, was allowed.
U. S. AIR ARM
CONCENTRATION, OF NEW
PLANES
San Diego, Oct. 19.
announced
Admiral King has
of
two
ships too-but that in the men who the Mahoré "for thoso in peril on the McGinnis record-breaker, be-
Mrs. Hole, Hon. Mr. M. J. Breen, Hon. The following lunched at Govern ment House! Hon. Comdr. G. F. and Mr. W. II. and Mrs. Bell,
Captain W. and Mrs. B. D. Evans, Fl. Lt. A. D. Armstrong, Mr. N. Richardson, Mr.
Tyrrell lunched at Government House, and Mrs, Bennett, and Mr E. Nelson Saturday, Oct. 19. Mr. Gerald F.
Honour Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell.
His Excellency dined with His
'TOBACCO COUPONS
STRICT REGULATIONS AS TO PRIZES
Canton, Oct, 20, Rigid regulations governing, the issue of prize coupons by tobacco companies have been announced by the Finanelni Department here. The followings are
the chief points:
1. No lottery tickets shall
be
coupons In
FOR THE POOR
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..-realised, this great port of Hongkong What is the Church doing to fulfill that permanent bases for forty-contained in packages or tins of
bears witness, together with many the debt? The Missions to Seamen eight of the sixty new seaplanes cigarettes, another centre of our oversea com- is the answer; the Missions to Sea- at present being built, and merce; but I would hid you rement."It is the fruits of one man's efforts seaplanes, will be based on Pearl be for articles valued at not more
the Gospel in action.
2. All squadrons, cach
prize ber that its realisation would have
twelve cigarette packages or tins should been impossible if the Colonies Dominions of our fur flung Empire Ashley began that work in the nar- twelve planes will be based on the cigarettes.
years
ugo, for that is when Dr. Harbour. A further squadron of than ten per cent. over the cost of had not severally been linked with "ow channel of Bristol the Mother Country (her markets, spread to the seven seas.
which has Cocoslio and a squadron of twelve her foundries and her nulis)
3. All prizes should be common each other, by supremely vital links man, body and spirit. There are the based on San Diego..
at Port Wright. He added that use articles and only native manu- and with
The Mission enters for the whole the remainder will probably be factured articles are allowed. the links which are the ships of rienics and entertainments, the visit- the British Mercantile Marine. ing of the ships and the hospitals, the
prizes. Wah Kin Yat Po It is further announced that the That Raleigh's vision was realized where two or three are gathered to construction will be based on San quiet hours in the Institute Chanel-aircraft-carriers at present under depended not, in the first instance, other and no prayer goes up from Diego permanently. the fret that we possessed the finest more earnest hearts than that of the ships for other nations had
The senplanes are ropliens of Next Sunday he will be. manned them we had the quality nt. កប់ព himself; which counts, and I dare to say In no lookout will say "Lights are bright, machines with arched tail, and
who knows if the ing powerful stream-lined GIFTS TO SOCIETY OF ST. spirit of idle jingolani that then, as Sir. and all's well."
VINCENT DE PAUL now, we had the finest seamen in the
rugged hull, capable of alighting world, and I count it a privilege that Missions to Seamen, holds out the a wing apread of 110 feet, with Paul acknowledges with grateful
Above all the Church, through the in the roughest aeus. They have I am called to minister to the inherl-hand of fellowship to her sons of the retractable wing pontoons.
The Society of St. Vincent de tora of their great tradition.
sca-the men to whom wo
J appreciation and thanks the re- Only too often we forget, 1 fear,
debtors.
The armament of the planes la ceipt of the following donations the debt which we owe to those men something of that surpassing love of Ported that they will carry
He tries to show to the seafarer bong kept a secret, but it is re- and gift to the Fete on November to whose worth Mr. John Davis (Him. Who gave all for us men and tons of bombs. They have
two 3: former Ambassador to the Court of for our salvation to share with Him radial engines of 1,200 horse-Kowloon
two Ladies' Pious Union, ... St. James) paid striking testimony.
the security and the power of that power, and Whether in war or in peace," he grant "rock which is higher than I miles per hour with a radius of
can cruise at 220 St. Joseph's College
Boys nald, tho men of the British Mer-
the sight of that Light of lights which 3,400 miles.
Mr. G. S. Archbutt cantilo Marine have rendered more may ever be his beacon until the day service to more men of more nations comes, as it will for
The dedication of the Con Mr. Aloo, M. Patell than any other human agonicy."
solidated Aircraft Factory on Sun-Anonymous
in standing in from soa,
all are
!
"He has climbed the last horizon, helluted Attended by Gatty and Mr. Ha Kom Tong In war, when even in the fairest weather danger lurks beneath the where a ship is glad to be."
And the gallant ship has anchored other record-breaking airmen. Messra. Orient Tobacco
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of the Roerich Museum of Now Professor Roerich is the founder.
York. He has written numerous bool:s on Central Russia and the Himalayan regions.-Union News.
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