6
Gilbey's
celebrated
London
DRY GIN.
Distilled and Bottled by
W. & A. GILBEY By Royal Appointment to his Majesty The King
Bole Agents:
A. S WATSON & CO., LTD.
·་
Wine and Spirit Merchants Phone Central 616.
PURICO
100% PURE
MADE FROM PURE VEGETABLY FAT.
Endorsed by the highest Medioal Authorities
PURICO is the purest edible product known to medical
science. It is a vegetable, lard "of absolute, purity
and wholesomeness, manufactured entirely." from cocoanuts. Delicious, appetising, smooth, creamy, and snow white in colour, it is unrivalled in any respect for alf cooking purposes;
"
Packed conveniently in -1) lb. and 30 lb. tins.
Obtainable from all store and
pradores both in Hongkong and Kowloon.
com.
Sole Agents:
THE CHINA MAIL.
BONGKONG'S BEST VALUE
MOUTRIE
PIANOS
More Moutrie Fianos are sold in Hongkong than any other make.
WHY::
DEPENDABILITY REASONABLE PRICE Catalogue on request.
BANK ENTERPRISE
(Continued from Fuge 1.).
"Before drinking to the pros-
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1926.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"COMING OF THE "WORLD
-TEACHER?DE
perity of the Hongkong Branch of (To the Editor of the China Maid recognised among them in conse the Banque de l'Indochine, I want
buliding which we are inaugura
¡ting to-day. And if from the foot.
of this hill, he is a good walker
a Camp held by members of an Order to which only those are ad mitted who believe in the coming of the World Teacher) that ⠀ J. Krishnamurti was the chosen" vehicle a fact already largely
quence of his speeches and writ on behalf, I am sure, of the Hong-
Ings I suppose, this was the Sir-In view of the various basis of the Inaccurate state- koug community as a whole,, to congratulats on this special occa-sensational newspaper notes in ments made subsequently in the sium my friend Mr Lecot who has connection with the Coming of London. papers. I have never had done an much during his stay in the World Teacher which have any idea of "proclaiming him na Hongkong for bringing up the appeared recently in the Press, Messiah." Modern paychology, amount of affairs of, the Institu shall feel obliged if you will kind recognises some of the subtler tion at the same lavel and on they give space to the following and rarer aspects of conscious- The difficulty with the anness, from the cases of the in- same solid ground than the new
of the World Teacher, as pro-through higher cases of inspira nouncement of the near coming fluence of one mind over another claimed by The Order of the Star tion such as those of "prophets" in the East which counts amongst to complete temporary change indeed, he, I moan the Banker, bring himself and bis business of the Theosophical Society as well many of the early Christians, its members all the great leaders of "personality" I believe, with the top," in case of what wa call as a large number of its members, that the World Teacher, named by will not be great for those who them the Christ, assumed, at the know the underlying historical stage of the Gospel story called and occult facts and are acquaint the Baptism, the body of a dis- ed with the great plan of the inner ciple, Jesus, to carry on His Chinese Language:.. spiritual government of the earthly work at that time. A. **Some weeks ago, His Excellency world, the superhuman guardians similar event is to take plaes of a Colony. And no greater tr the Governor of the Colony made struggling humanity. For among us. Without inflicting the bute can be paid to the adminis.in a very eloquent speech a refer- such there is absolutely nothing reasons for my belief on this occa
elize to the necessity for foreign strange about the fact that the sion-I have given dozens of: tration of a Colony than the ex-merchants to
World Teacher will come again as lectures on the subject-1 will learn Chinese.. pansion of a great foreign bank Banking associations are for the they know that men and women merely add that which may have. ing institution such as the Banque trade what the water tanks, oven evolve into supermen who con given rise to this telegram. Mr. stitute the spiritual government Krishnamurti was lecturing, 01 in wet countries, are for the in- de l'Indo-Chine. It expresses not habitants of the town
I don't of the world, and that at critical December 28, to a very large only the confidence of the French need to insist about the greatest points in the spiritual evolution audience under the Banyan Tree nation in Great Britain and in this advantages the bankers would gain of the human race, at certain (at the recent World Conference Colony itself, as the French Con-in enabling themselves to discuss periodical intervals. One of the at Adyar, December 1925 HEL) sul pleasingly put it in words that directly, without the interference greatest amongst them over He was concluding his lecture shadows the physical body of a speaking of the World Teacher, lost none of their charm through Chinese merchants, and oven with the world once more in human lead us all to that perfection where
on Interpreter, with their
carefully selected disciple, to bless with the words:He comes to being delivered in English and their own compradores. Such an not in the sweet cadent notes of effort would be certainly appreThose who know something of comes to lead us and He comes to form as He blessed it before. there is eternal happiness: He
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
Chater Road....
The China Mail
(Every evening, except Sunday. Annual subscription, excluding postage abroad,, H.K.. $30,, payable- In advance. Local delivery free.):
Overland China Mail..
(The weekly edition of the "China: Mail” Annual subscription, HK $13 including postage: $16, 'payable in advance.
Pablished by
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. Printers & Publishers No. 5,WYNDHAM ST. KONGKONG
Telephones Central 22 & 4641. Cable Address:Mail Hongkong...
All communications should be spüressed to the Newspaper Enter. pivino, Etdi, to whom all: remittanasa: should be made
payable
London Offices The Far Eastern Advertising Agency (Lohaon}', Ltd, 24. Devonshire Street, Bloomsbury, WCI
BIRTHS.
.our
he French embarras de richesse;"
he must not forget that he has as many friends as many people as sembled hare to-day.
of
ship..
um-
the might and the power and the those who have not understood, dignity of the Great One, Whom who have suffered, who are we call the World Teacher, wer happy, who are unenlightened. shipped in the West as the Christ He comes to those who want, who and under other names in all the desire, who long; and other great religions of the world
There was a slight start, and a know that it would not be voice of penetrating sweetness economy for Him, it would not be rang out through his lips
the French tongue; but it speaks ciated by the Chinese here and of a link between the two nations nearby as a tribute of our friend that smooths the relations of the Therefore, will add one word respective diplomate and that only Mr. Lecet would be the tends to make international most perfect type of banking stock if he would, as Roch as the classes obstacles disappear as if by magic. at the University open, register In congratulating the Banque himself as a student in the Chinese de l'Indo-Chine on the fresh mark language (Laughter). And what good use of His stupendous Come To Those Who Want any for Mr. Lecot is good for the power, that He should occupy a Sympathy, Who Want Hap- of its progress as evidenced by others and they must not tell periods of its birth and growth-Released. Who Are Longing To human body through all the piness, Who Are Longing To Be the opening of its commodious me they have no time they can through all the earlier stages of Find Happiness In All Things new buildings in
local so easily spars valuable hours for its life. Therefore one of His dis- Come To Reform, And Not To ciples takes charge of all that for Tear Down Not To Destroy," "Threadneedle Street" we cannot example, in calculating" not so
strictly the most favourable rate Him, and He steps into the full But To Build but welcome and appreciate the of exchange of the crafts in francs fine sentiments expressed by the of your most, obedient servant,
Gentlergen, to the prosperity of at the European Hospital French Consul Surely his tri Kula Lumpur, to the wife of bute of confidence in this Colony Mr. H S.. Paterson, Malayan and its future will tend to inspiro "Civil Service, a daughter..
in the hearts of British residents themselves a like degree of cop fidence even. at a moment when the trade horizon is heavy-laden RAIT-TAYLOR-On March 15, with clouds not of their own crea at Brompton Oratory,tion. There are many who must Roderick James Rail of Batu be grateful to the French Consul Tiga, Selangor, to Charlotte for his lesson or confidence m Taylor, daughter of the late 0. H Taylor and of Mrs Hongkong lesson as timely as Hodgson, of Melbourne,
it is sincere.
PATERSON-On the 7th instant,
MARRIAGE.
KELLER, KERN & CO, LTD,
Hongkong, Monday, April 19, 1926.
For a non-drying, free-lathering: Shaving Soap
COLGATES
for a"
Clean-testing and efficacious
Ribbon Dental Cream
Sole Agents
HONGKONG TRADING CO., LTD.
TELEPHONE HANDBOOK (The Merchants' Friend)
NOW ON SALE
$1 per Copy
Wyndham Street,
Hongkong
For The Coming Races
GOERZ CAMERAS
BINOCULARS
The Best in the world
HW FTOOK JUOL AREIA
HALL LAW & CO LTD.
Telephone 8217
CONFIDENCE IN THE. COLONY.
Confidence: begets confidence in the world of commerce as well as
INDULGENCES.
•
grown and fully prepared body The meeting shortly after when He is ready to do so, and brake up in silence. Probably the Bank de l'Indo-Chine, to its use it for the fulfilment of His some account of this filtered out. eign and Chinese." manager, to its staff, French, for-reat office as the World Teacher That the World Teacher spoke in the physical world. To us, the through the then speaker i be- members of The Order of the lieve. Since 1909, as I said above, Manager's Thanks.
Star in the East, as well as to have known, that he was chosen Mr. A. Lecot guld:— *
those who are Theosophists, there- as the vehicle, and I expect an Gentlemen, Our Consul Me:fore, Jesus Christ means two lever-increasing tenancy of the Dufaure de la Prade, has been persons and not one-the disciple select body by Him for whom it kind enough to do me the honour Jesus, who prepared and lent the has been prepared. I believe that of presiding officially at the formal body, and the Great Teacher, the we are at the beginning of a new opening of our new building, and Christ Who took it and used it age, a new civilisation, as has in his eloquent and happy speech In the official organ of The Theo-occurred five times already in the has given you a short sketch of the sophical Society ("The Theoso Aryan racoin Central Asia, history of our Bank and the pro-phist, Vol. XLVII., No. 5, Egypt, Persia, Greece and Pales- grese of the Hongkong Branch February, 1926), the following time-39 well as before in human
statement in connection with the evolution!" coming of the World Teacher was made by Dr. Annie Besant, Presi dent World T. S., as follows
A Note From Advar." "Interviewed by the Associated Press regarding the
since its coramencement:
In the name of our Institution,
ANNIE BESANT, P. T.S. I sincerely thank him for the in-
The condition of the world to- terest which he has shown and for
day clearly indicates the absolute the kind words which he expressed
necessity of drawing together of and personally for the eulogies
the world's great religions, the which he has seen it to address to
rumour-reconcillation of religious, and in me. I also thank you, gentlemen,ed proclamation of Mr. the widest sense of the word,
for the pleasure you have given me in coming here today.
Favourable Comment.
We read of petitions to the
Krishnamurti as World Teacher, scientific thought. We stand to- Government In behalf of Chinese
Dr. Annie Besant, Presi at T.S., | day at the threshold of ả made the following sta, ment;. "planetary patriotism," and to seriously inconvenienced by the
Similar statements were made day it is not merely the Western boycott, but there is little or no Practically all present comment-more than once in London papers world that will be the recipient publicity regarding the replies toed very favourably on the appear as to my supposed intentions of the World Teacher's message, in the social realm. This happy them. That they have been re-ance of the building. A leading while I was in London, and when but the whole world, America, thought was expressed very neat.ceived sympathetically no one admiration for the splendid apauthors stated that I had post Asia, Japan, which awaits the exchange broker was loud in his I said nothing, the imaginative Europe, India, China, Australia, ly by the French Consul at the doubts. It is not the practice of pointments, the s
poned the announcement. As a mighty message of universal opening of the magnificent new. British administrators to decline
Situated in the banking quarter similar statement seems to be brotherhood, religious unity, re- building of the Banque de l'Indo without arst considering; and evolved on graceful lines, providing ter state, once for all, the bare operation. Shall not the Master of Queen's Road Central and now cabled to London, I had bet-ligious, social and scientific co-
Chine this morning.
administration in this Colony is for maximum utility to be secured facts which must lie at the root in our time, marked by the end of
This new building, he pointed noted for its willingness to con-in accommodation without sacri- of these statements, which hither a great cycle, the end of an age, but, "stands as a symbol of French sider in every conceivable fight ficing the architectural beauty to. I have left unnoticed appear once more, to bring the confidence in the permanent pro-matters brought to its attention this structure of six storeys forms "In 1909, I accepted from their light, the impulse, the fulfilment, a welcome addition to the Colony's father the guardianship of two opening the new age of universal sperity of this British Island for adjustment. Chinese prostately buildings.
young brothers, promising to be brotherhood and universal co- Colony," and he sincerely hoped perty owners have petitioned for The building has been under responsible for their education. I operation, that of the revival of that "this spirit of confidence will amelioration in connection with construction for 22 months. have occasionally stated a bid the mysteries and a world reli ga a long way to bind and cement the payments of rates on throughout, in addition to Shang-brought Theosopay, to me in, this pear, not; as a mistaken theology
Reinforced concrete has been usedden by Madame Blavatsky, who sion. And surely He shall ap that spirit of friendship between empties. They are concerned hai plaster and granite. Other life through her wonderful book, has taught to end and destroy the the country in whose hospitable some of them with the Govern- fittings have been selected with a The Secret Doctrine that I was world (can any words describe ment's resumption of land, origin-view to rendering the building as a disciple of the same Indian the absurdity of destroying a Colony we are now residing and
ally bought for development. The reproof as possible. The rooms Rshi whose messenger she was. school whose pupils have yet so the country which I have the
are well lighted from the windows My reason for accepting the much to learn?), but to fulfil all Government has had no option in and airy, honour of representing." Since
guardianship of the boys was that that is best in the religions of the matter. The conditions at The ground floor of the building I was told that the elder, J. the past, and present to re-pro- the days of Edward the Fesce-tached to the purchase of Crown will be used as bank's offices and Krishnamurti, had been selected claim the old, unchanging truths land in the matter of time allow fourth floors are roomy business World Teacher on His approach form as to be applicable to our on the first, second, third and to give his body as vehicle for the in modern language in such a the Franco-British Entente the ed the purchasor to develop his offices which will be rented. On ing. coming, if the lad proved to modern problems in all the de- purchase are very considerate. But the fifth floor a certain amount of be worthy of the privilege, when partraents of human life, on a recent conditions have held up the accommodation is provided for a ho reached manhood in 1910, national and international scule, development of sites, and pur- After the toasts had been from his Teacher during the sleep wider, truer, universal civilisa
limited number of the staff he wrote down teachings received this laying the foundation for a chasers,
rg, and
even contractors, drunk, Mr. R. Hancock called for of the body, teachings which were tion ences may have arisen, magnified have been hard hit Another three cheers and a tiger publishe
title The Order Of The Star In The
East Hongkong Group HERBERT E. LANEPART
maker and the inauguration of
traditional friendship between these two nations has been only, heightened by their comradeship during the war. Political differ.
now and again by that Bensa
class now crying out for consider- tional section of the Press which!
Aation is the Restaurant licence. loveth to make mountains out of holders who find it difficult to pay molehills; but in the hearts of the the annual licence fee. The for- British and French peoples there
square eigner is zomewhat in the dark is a sincere friendship that in-
concerning these appeals for in circle." discreet politicians and imprudent dulgences. No harm would be newspapere can never, mar CI:
ngit plain
It in only right that a symbol of
that
provided
to in the
book At The
On December
Dung
able overshadowing of thought you knew the Rob boy took place in Benares, and a
live in the same handful of the TS. prostrated
lves but not in the same fore him. Wa
quiet as got abro
Hon. Secretary. Theosophical Society Hongkong Lodge
HERBERT D. LANEPARTA
tion, Sec, and treas.. Hongkong, April 10, 1926.
Allca Bald