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RELIGIOUS BE LIEF may be, one can' not help admiring thosd sincere men and women who deem it their duty to proclaim their faith to their brethren in distant lands.

irrespec The missionary, tive of creed, is a heroic

July 26, 1941.

THE TREK OF

Missionaries In China

Intion of the Bible, and the com- pilation of Boveral excellent volumen on the Chinese langu- nge, including a dictionary and a grammar. By his death in 1834, the Protestant Church' lost one of its ablest men.

American Protestants began their labours in China in 1829, with the arrival of the Rev. E

personality, and the dis- belief of the country, so that by in 636 A. D. These early C. Bridgman, who shortly be seminator of doctrines that 381 A. D-nine-tenths of the Christian missionaries BUC-

By T. PAUL GREGORY

came one of the best Cantoneso scholars of his day. "The

Interested

and their works on the Chinese Innguage, geography, and cus- toms have largely contributed to

West.

create revolutionary move- Chinese people were adherents ceeded in gaining many con- Chinese Chrestomathy", ments of momentous im- of the new faith. So powerful verts; and several Emperors is- port. For religion is a vast was the influence of Buddhism sued edicts in their favour. Al- published in Macao in 1834, was among the common people, that though there were times of per- (and still Is) one of the best dynamic force that changes even the period of official per- secution, the faith managed to. Works on the Chinese language, the tires also with WHIZ WHITE the lives of men and women secution from 420 to 461 A. D., survive them all, and when the and may be consulted with ad-

more completely than any in which many devout monks first Franciscan missionaries Vantage by any one

lost their lives, failed to curb the arrived in Peking in 1300 A. D., in the intricacies of Cantonese. other factor.

zeal of the faithful. When the they found Nestorian Christians From the thirties onwards, It was the missionary zeal edict against Buddhism was in large numbers. In 1304 missions in China have flour- of Constantine the Great finally revoked in 454 A. D., the A. D., when the Nestorian Pa- jshed like buy trees. Of the that made the Roman Em- religion established itself more triarch of Baghdad submitted to thousands of missionaries in the Cities in the Rome, the Chinese members of field, some have achieved fame pire Christian almost over- firmly than ever. night. It was this same Empire vied with one another the sect seem to have thought as scholars of the highest merit, ardent spirit that motivated the prophet Mohammed, who in a few short years converted the Bedouin tribes in the erection of snered edi- best to follow his example. At making Chinn known to the of the Arabian desert and ices, so that by 530 A. D. there any rate, from this time onward were over thirteen thousand the Nestorian Church disap- sent them forth as conquer- Buddist temples in North China peared from Chinese history.

Catholic missions which have

UT THE GREATEST BUT ing warriors on the path to alone,

ACHIEVEMENT of laboured in China with great glory and fame.

Moslem missionaries began success, may be said to have all has been the part played by Missionaries have always la- their labours in China during commenced their activities in missionary influence in the ca- boured with the greatest success the early period of the Tang the fourteenth century. Many laclysmic changes that have in China. To begin with, mis- dynasty (A. D. 618-906), at of the ablest Catholic mission occurred in China during the sionary work had its inception which time a community of

aries have been scholars at the last hundred years. The abor in this ancient land when the Arabian merchants was esta- Imperial Court in Peking. Mat- tive Tai-p'ing Rebellion in the Buddhist priests, Kasyapa Ma- blished at Canton. One of the

'fifties was begun by a Hakka tco Ricel (1562-1610) was tanga and Gobharana, arrived first Mohammedan missionaries

among those learned men who schoolmaster who founded a from India in the year 67 A. D. to the Middie Kingdom was re- served the Church in China. He creed based on the imperfectly ut 2.30 p.m. Although the former died soon puted to have been Wakha'az, translated Euclid into the understood teachings of mis- io-morrow. A service will be after his arrival in the Middle the maternal uncle of the great Chinese language in 1607, and sionaries. Had this struggle held at the Chinese C Kingdom, the latter attained a Prophet. His tomb may still be with his colleagues made Wes- against the Manchu Dynasty ripe old age and accomplished seen at the ancient mosque, tern astronomy known to the been successful, China would grent work in connection with known to the Chinese ns the Orient.

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Saturday, July 26, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20013

the faith.

BUDDHISM BY THE

Ta'ing-chan-tze, or the "Temple of the Pure Truth," which is located a short distance from' the former northern gate of Canton.

PROTESTANT MIS-

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possibly have become a world' power long ago,

WAS

The abolition of foot-binding

SIONARY EFFORTS

agitated by missionaries THIRD CENTURY A. D., had become an important

in China commenced with the for years, and it is probable that the teachings of Christian rival to Taoism, and was, large-

work of the Rev. Robert Morrl schools were largely instrumen ly studied by the Confucian

HRISTIANITY sot, an Englishman, who ar tal in creating the restless spirit literati. The deep spiritual in-

RUBBED rived in Canton in the year among young Chinese intellec- fluences. of ancient India SHOULDERS with the other 1807. His life story is a fumi- tuals that resulted in the over- indicate news which is strictly copyright crented a leaven in the religious religious faiths of Cathay ever liar one to many. But his throw of the Imperial regime life of Cathay, and Buddhism since the Nestorian sect esta literary work was outstanding. and the establishment of the gradually became the leading blished a mission at Singanfu To his credit stands the trans- Chinese. Republic.

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph" is used by the Vilongkong Telegraph" to

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AXIS WEAKENS

C

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HAS

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 3149 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

I'I has been reported by ibc Moscow radio that Hitler and Musso- il are to meet quce again at the Brenner Pass. The meeting, unim- Rachmaninoff Concerto No. portant it may be from most points 2 in C Minor, Op. 18

view is of

worth recording, S

130 Reuter and Rugby Press and Announcements.

1.45 Schubert Songs. Elisabeth Schumann

(Soprano)

and Kari Ulrich!

ZBW on a Frequency of 845 kc.c.s

Radio Programme Broadcast by with Gerald Moore (Piano).

1.55 Schubert Divertissement a and on Short Wave from 1-2.15-and La Hongroise, Op. 54. 8.30-12.00 midnight on 952 m.es Artur Schnabel

Schnabel (Piano Duct), per second,

12.13 p.m. A intercession.

12.30

Varlely with The

Short Service of 2.30 Close Down.

6.00 Indian Progamme. 7.15 Mills

Pro- A Light Orchestral gramme with William Bownlow 1.00 **Local Time Signal-and-Pro- (Baritone) and. Elsie.Ackland (Con

hitherto these meetings have always been part of some larger diplomatic whole. Mussolini's presence at this. time has, however, no more signi- Aleance than the presence of a Quisling from one of the occupied territorrs_or_a_Darlun_from_France, Brothers, but the propaganda volue of the meeting lies in the weight it can to Hitler's diplomatie manocu- vring. It also indicates that weak and helpless as Italy is, the farce

of pretending that she is · still

gramme Summary,

1.02 Compositions of Iver Novello. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Preas and Announcements,

1.45 Popular Dance Music. 2.15 Close Down.

0.00 Indian Programme. 0.45

Closing Local Stock Quola-

tralto).

8.00 London The News.

8.15 London-War Commentary. 6.25 London-Listening Post', Examination

of Points in Daily German Propaganda.

8.30 Programme Summary, 8.32 Alfred Cortot at the Plano. 9.00 Local Time Signal and An-

6.47 Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 nounceme Solos by Pau Casals.

partner in the Axis, is necessary; tions. proof that Hitler is not strong enough to throw off all pretence Mussolini's real position to-day.

to

It is reported that the questions to be discussed include the replacement of German troops in certain areas

by Italians; the fight against Britain and the position of France. These

in C Minor, Op. 18.

tra,

and

9.02

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

JOHN

BLUNT

urges:

DO SOMETHING ABOUT RICE

IF

MARIE ANTOINETTE the majority of the population but, were living in the Far at the same time, do away with the.

doubtful practice of mixing and Inter East-to-day-she-would-probably mixing which-ly-so-prevalent-to-day.

reply to the suggestion that

people could not afford to buy

I

CAN ONLY ASSUME that the

practice of mixing pays.

the Sunday paper that, according to the Director of Medical Services, "As

this year In another column, I note that "deaths from tuberculosis recorded in the first six months of the

subjects do not indicate a conference | Over In The Underworld/cond, by Eugene Goossens.

rice with the fatuous rejoinder It does not pay from the stand- "Let them eat chicken and point of the well-being of the Colony. As Ï write these lines, I read in noodles "

The tragic seriousness of the a result of the increased cost of liv rice problem was recently driven Ing. deaths from starvation diseases Sergei Rachmaninoff (Piano) and Menuet (Debussy); Gavotte Tendre home to me in a most convin- are expected to reach a record total

Villageoise the Philadelphia Symphony Orches-(Hillemacher); Chanson

A Village Song--David Fopper): cing manner. 7.20 Songs by Oscar Natzko (Bass). Apres Un Reve (Gabriel Faure).

I was strolling around a current year numbered 3,457." "Honour

Arms Samson 9.15 StudioBook Reviews.

0.30 Massenet-LO Cid-Ballet friend's garden, admiring his Surely a matter of very great con- (Hanuel); The

Village Balcksmith

| Aiusio

chickens, when the "boy" Inter- cen, and yet the most simple diet (Longfellow-W. H. Weiss).

The New Symphony Orchestral rupted us with "Chicken rice be further tightened around the rice is so costly, that belts must 1.30 Compositions of Offenbach.

9.45-10.00 News in French (On has come." Helen-Sleep

"He produced a already emaciated bodies On; Galte

sands of humans. Shori Wave Only). Parisienne-Ballet Music.

0.45 The B.B.. Wireless Singers. small parcel containing ten

Think of the families where the 8.00 London-The News,

Crown of Life (Based on "Poet pounds of floor aweepings. "Is rice-winner comes under the category 8.15 London-War Commentary.

Peasant"

Overture orr. M that all there is for a dollar?" of the twenty or thirty dollars per 8.25

London' Examination of Points in Daily Farrar); The Long Day closca

London-Listening Post'.

(Chorley and Sullivan); O Gladsome his master asked; and turning month men. After he has paid for his cubicle, frowood and other German Propaganda

London Special Broadcast to Light (The Golden Legend-Sulll- to me, he said, "Just imagino domestie necessities, how much can

van).. the British Forces in the Far East.

the poor devils earning a few he have left for the purchase of 8.00 Local Time Signal, Programme

cents a day who have to exist Summary and Announcements.

9.02 A Programe of Folk Music.

upon rice!" 9.30 L'Accordeonist Deprince and His Orchestra.

of "conquerors flushed with victory" -they rather underscore some of the difficulties which circumstances are forcing upon Hitler. German soldiers in certain occupied areas in a don- gerous expedient and one that Hitler would not take were it not 'urgent for him to gather his own Nazl troops together for work elsewhere.. As a guarantee for Italy's good be havlour and efficiency he is sold to be dangling before his beaten and humiliated erstwhille partner, the two long-coveted prizes-Coralca and Savoy,

9.42 Local Sports Results, 0.45-10.00. News in French (On Short Wave Only).

9.45 The Hi Bulles. 10.00

London The News and News Commentary.

10.15 Dance Musio.

11.15 London-"Old Mother Kiley Takes The Alr

· 12.00 midnight. ́ Close Down,

and

100tary,

London-The News and News

10.15 K.P.E. Bach Concerto for Orchestra in D Major,

of thou-

rice?

TO SET UP A MONOPOLY OR CONTROL, IS NOT EN-

Allegro moderato—Adagio-Allegro The boy explained that not many

Koussevitzky and the moons ago, the parcel ho was hold-OUGH. The question must be Symphony Orchestra.

ing In his hand could have been probed to the very roots in order to Boston

10.32 Studio Sunday Evening bought for very little unoney. Epilogue.

Conducted by 1 Priest of the Church of England.,

10.50 Close Down,

Germans Fear

discover the cheapest market from which to buy, and the cheapest man-. set me ner in which to transport and dis- tribute the grain. The more arbitary

glean but

But while Mussolint could be easily disposed of his only hope of safety

in Her's continued success lying the Italian soldier who has had some salutary lessons in regard to Musso- lini's

fascist polley must also be reckoned with. It is inconceivable that he should remain blind to the fact that Mussolini has lost the Italian Empire: he must know that it was only the timely intervention of Gor-

that spared

Radio Programme Broadcast by

indifferent, undesirable or him the loss of many Albania; he sees misery, espionage and on Short Wave from 12.15-2.30 ZDW on a Frequency of 845k.c.'s and want at horne and still more lie and 8-10.80 p.m. on 9.02 m.c.'s per 13 surely capable of realising that German bureaucracy is the guide In second,

To-morrow's Broadcast

The Winter

THE EXPERIENCE

thinking and enquiring. I have been able to little, except for the fact that rice is fixing of prices because the profiteers so priced to-day that, although the must be curbed, is only part of the staff of life to thousands of Chinese, way to the solution. It is part of the it has risen to the luxury level. It way from the wrong end. must be bought sparingly, caten

If a standard grade, can be intro- sparingly and, what is more, the quality cannot be questioned, no duced; If it is proved, to be far more multer bow it be adulterated with nutritious than some of the rubbish Raids And Food Shortage

broken being sold to-day, then in the name LISBON, July 25. (Reuter).The varieties..

of humanity and commonsense let's aliqbitants of Berlin are anticipating The scourge of war has interrupted get on with the job, and thus earn and "furiously preparing for heavy normal trading conditions, and, as the gratitude of those who arO KO 11.00 pm. A Relay of Morning B.A.F. raids when the nights get so often follows, as soon as the de-

needy, all Italy's domestic matters. Chafing

longer, according to a well-informed mand exceeds the supply, parasites

ther he can become a good substitute | Aols. under these blows it is doubtful whe- Tervice from St John's Cathedral,

13.15 p.m. Fuccini's "La Boheme" neutral personality: who has just arstep in and exact their gain..

Something must be done. An army [rived here from the German capital. cis II and III.

In normal times, discases born of is said to march on Its stomach, The for the Nazi still blinded by victory

of appearance; | He told "Reuter" that on leaving malnutrition exact a terrible toll Singers in order propaganda. At the same time the

of giving away of Corsien and Savoy as Luigi Marini; Gino Vaneli; Itosella Berlin a German friend, bidding him a reward for good behaviour is not Pompanini; Traneredi Fasero; Aris-good-bye, said: "Lucky devili Pray Hikely to impro

Improve Germany's relations de Baracchi; Guiseppe, Nessi; Salva. for us next winter." with France where as time goes on tore Baccaloni; Luba Mirella; and Two bogles in the minds of the people are fear of the RAF and of food shortage next year.

crime.

fe from our Chinese population, contentment and goodwill of a com- Many certainly the majority of munity depends upon le ability to deaths can be traced to the lack of secure a sufficiency of food. Shor food, or unsuitable grades of rice. toge of food breeds discontent and

la generally recognised that the polished variety is directly responsi ble for beri-beri, from which so many The other day, a derollet stole n

week out. I am not dio week in and qualified to deal with this aspect, but purse containing forty cents from a have been assured that an under street sleeper. Certainly a crime, but milled rice is obtainable at moderate if traced back to its root, might. It price, which does not poszust the not be possible that his inability to The neutral added: There is pro- danger of the polished variety. Tur secure his few dally, bowls of rice

Full Chorus of La Scala, Milan, with and the true status of the Vichy Gov ernmont becomes bettor underslood, orchestra. the hatred of Nazilem steadily gaina 1.00 Local Time Signal and Fro- ground. Hiller has In all probability gramme Bummary,

The Germans also.fear that the no choice with the enormous demands 1.02 Beginald Fooft at the Organ. history of the last war will be re- the Russian campaign le making ou Medley of Daly's Favourites; Repeated when the "Americans Arc

la reserves of men and materiale, miniscences, of the Galety Theatre. further in this war."

but his: turning to Italy for help at tikis time is a clear confession of a

1.15 Concert Waltzes.. Springtime Waliz; Farmyard Waltz

weakness, which, however adroitly (Folk Tune): Children of Spring found disappointment and much mis- ther, that it could be placed on the had something to do with his lapse? cloaked by the Brenner talksWaldteufel); Blue Danube (Johann giving throughout Germany over the market as a standard grade, and,

Strauss), nevertheless developing..

thus, not only improve the health of course of the war in Russia,

JOHN BLUNT.