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July 21, 8th Sunday after Trinity.
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THE CHINA MAIL,
THE WORLD OF BOOKS
LIFE OF BUDDHA
LEGENDS OF ANCIENT INDIA
as
of
BOOKS IN BRIEF
A TRIO OF READABLE
.NOVELS
[Shipmates," by Taftrail; Hodder
and Stoughton, 7/6.3
Naval College at Dartmouth and Dick Carey is about to enter the the evening before leaving his home his grandfather tells him the story of his father's career This story is the whole bock and is a most interesting one, written in Taffrail's inimitable style to cast a great deal of light upon the everyday life of an officer in His Majesty's Navy both before
and after the War..
•
There is 'a great deal in the
WOMAN OF INDIA
BIOGRAPHY, WRITTEN BY
HUSBAND
This is 1 very pleasing. bio- graphy of an enlightened and
voted her life to the cause of the highly cultured Indian woman, possessed of rare talents who de- uplift of Indian womanhood. Es- sentially eastern in her outlook and temperament Saroj Nalini boldly freed herself from the
shackles which bound. Indian women and assiduously imbued and assimilated all that was good in the West. She herself provid ed the example of what enlighten- ed Indian womanhood should be.
The author is no other than Saroj Nalini's husband, Mr. G. S. Dutt 1. C. S., who was passionate- He has written with a precision and in- timate knowledge, which is the sole monopoly of an Indian hus- band.
["The Life of Buddha,” accord- ing to the legends of ancient India, by A. Ferdinand Herold. Translated from the French by Paul Blum. Pab- listed by Thorton Butter- worth, London, 7/6 nett.] This is neither a scientific bio- graphy nor B blographical romance: the author has gone to original sources, and has drawn from them the most beautiful of the old stories that set forth the acts and teachings of Prince Siddartha, who, born some five centuries before Christ. is now
book that is reminiscent of known to countless millions Michael Bray, but, being written The Buddha:
in a slightly different style, this ly attached to her. The collection stpries is divided into three parts. similarity does not become too The first part deals with the prominent. Here we have the family history of Prince love story of two men brought up Siddhartha, his youth, and later, together, although in different his marriage with the beautiful stations as far as social life is Princess Gopa. it is well known concerned — as an Officer; the how his Father, King Suddhodana other an Able Seaman. We follow surrounded the Prince with no- them round the world, and finally thing but beauty, so that his life are permitted to see them in ac- should be one of ease, happiness tion in the War. and pleasure. The startling dis-
The climate at the end is well coveries of old age, sickness, and worked up and makes the book death, which come to all alike, one of "Taffrail's" best. were made during the Prince's triumphal drive through the city. These discoveries, disturbing aa they were to one who had pre- viously been ignorant of them, proved to be the turning point in the career of the Prince. In vain did his father strive to distract his son's attention from the
tragedies which he had seen, and one night the Prince stole away in quest of the Great truths which he could not find in the pleasure loving life of the past. Every-
û
thing was left behind which might prove hindrance to him, his wife, small son, his fine clothes and jewels, and so the Prince cut himself off entirely from his home and his people.
Search for Truth
The last five chapters deal with the one time Prince's life as a hermit, and his search for Truth. After testing the modes of life of religious men and monks with whom he met in his wanderings no true Faith is discovered until the Prince finds
1 деу path, which combines the good of the Faiths he had tried and also which contains much new enlightenment and teaching of his own.
The Prince now
becomes The
Buddha, and part two of this book tells of his journeyings from place to place preaching and teaching and gradually adding to his dis- ciples. During his preachings he recounts several stories of his former existences, often in the form of animals, and he claims that man mast continue to pass from one existence to another till he has attained Supreme Know- Ledge, when he will enter Nirvana and no more suffer the trials and troubles of existence.
*
*
Hodder
But we should say that Mr. Dutt has been guilty of a we say grave because it is apt to grave yet pardonable omission;
be easily overlooked. Mr. Dutt we imagine has been modest to a fault. We have read
the book from page to page and we find no where mentioned that Mr. Dutt had any part or lot in the noble work, to which his wife so en- [Dajnra," by "Ganpat";
thusiastically devoted herself. and Stoughton, 7/6]
We feel that much of Sarej Once again "Ganpat"
Nalini's enthusiasm was derived from the beater track
from Mr. Dutt himself. Saroj wilds of the Himalayas
Nalini undoubtedly possessed great talents, but it was Mr. Dutt country called ́ Asmaka.
who provided the opportunities; reading Harilek we were enraptur- ed by the glorious descriptions, for the use of those talents for the splendidly told stories of the the cause, which was dear to his native wars, and the delicate wife's heart. Under leas favour- thread through the story.
running able circumstances Saroj Nalini's
would In Deinra talents
possibly have Ganpat has perhaps gone one bet-blushed unseen.' ter since he has given us a story of the natives themselves with no heroic European influences.
Dainra is the despotic queen of the country and the
story con- cerns the battle of wits between
of
romance
cads us into the and a When
A
Established Institutes Saroj was the fourth daughter of the late Brajendra Nathe, a distinguished member of the In- dian Civil Service, She received tutor. Leontas a strange but brave vist her education. under tor to the country and this cruel Even in her early years she had opportunities of mixing freely and extremely selfish queen.
with high class Indian and Euro- There is any amount of action,pean friends of her father. In any amount of descriptive material, and for such as desire it any amount of the love element. In fact except for people who pre- fer the purely modern themes "Ganpat" has again proved him self to be The Rider-Haggard of the High Snows and as such is really enjoyable.
this was her motto. The appal- prevailed Jing illiteracy which among the great majority of pur- dah women in Bengal moved her and with a view to remove this literacy and to secure moral and social advancement, ahe establish- ed Mohila Samites (women's in- stitutes) in Bengal. In her task, she received great help and en- ["The Lawless Frontier," by Mary couragement from her husband.
Caunt; Ernest Benn, Ltd.
She has passed away, but she has 7/6.3
left behind a truly lasting memory which should act as a source of inspiration to those who follow in her footsteps.
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Poet Tagore, in his foreword, pays
a glowing tribute to the life of this gifted woman.
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Appetisers."
The Lawless Frontier is Abys sinia and the story concerns the adventures of a British girl who is forced by eircumstances to spend some time in that country. She is the governess-companion to a widow who at the time is liv- ing with. a Count Boronskoff, a man of unknown nationality but who is connected with Soviet Rus- sia Spurned by society on ac- The Buddha attracts many fol- count of her innocent connection At this time of year, when lowers and in spite of the fact with the widow the girl still everybody feels more or less jad- that he demands the strictest dis- tries and finally succeeds in foiled and out-of-sorts, there is a cipline and self denial. Self is ing the attempts made. by tendency to stimulate the en-
British feebled appetite by entirely suppressed, and pleasure. Borunskoff to defeat
тегля of ease and comfort are unknown commercial project.
and unac-| cock-tails, 'aperitives' among the monks.
The result is curtomed foods. that, the judicious use of a laxa- tive at intervals is more essential than ever, 20 that the digestive. tract may be cleansed and kept in working order.
起
Love comes to the girl and after Part three tells of The Buddha's a series of adventures the story triumphs over evil, in various becomes conventional and the forms (each encounter offering a characters all live happily ever moral lesson to the disciples) and after. of the destruction of Devadatta, the Judas of the disciples, who had sought to destroy his Master, owing to jealousy of his power and influence.
First Nun
by
"The Defendant
Pinkettes are superlatively good! Sail,"
for this purpose. Charles Forrest; Ernest Benn,
Not only do these dainty little laxatives ensure 7/6d.]
daily intestinal regularity, but Arabella Cole's life was her des they aid the appetite and diges fence when she judged herself betion, dispel bilious attacks and fore the "dark tribuna!" of her sick headaches, keep the liver ac- Women are also attracted to the Buddhs, and after repeated re-der.
own heart for the crime of murtive and the system cool and
With everything against clean. quests from them and some of the her, she had fought unwearying- monks. The Buddha finally con-ly for sixteen years to make her kettes, at 69 cents the vial.
Chemists everywhere sell Pln- sents to allow them to join the husband's business successful, to community as nuns. The first make a home, to save him from woman to be admitted as a nun others and, above all, to save him was Mahaprajapati, the aunt and from himself;for George Cole. foster mother of the Prince, who had been converted and felt in was now The Buddha.
him a call, fierce and exulting, to The strict mode of life, and the save the souls of his fellow-men.
Preacher: The Rev. A. D. Stewart, Headmaster of St. Paul's wanderings and preachings of the She knew as she said "the man's College.
Buddha begin to take their toll, mind was sick and when he pass
Holy Communion, 12 noon. Evensong, 6 p.m. Preacher: The Dean.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
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her own happiness and that of West, from Shanghai.N George, but George was arrested - Oceanfahrt, from Takao..
The working out of the paycho-Pak Ngai, 69, Robinson-rd., from and tried for the crime, gamba Ernst Hutze, from Shanghai.
logical problems involved is the Kobe. main interest of the story which Soergel, from Shanghai. is told in- reminiscence, through
*E. V. JESSEN,
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medan tribes of Central Asia has re- The First Church of Christ, Scien- As death approaches, his aim sulted in a fresh victim being claimed tist, In Boston, Mas, USA.1
Road Tram Station.
at Usbekistan. "A" young dancer was Macdonnell Road, below Bowen murdered by her relatives because she refused to wear a veil and appeared in pubile
The police have made 20 arrests, and it is anticipated that the trial will prove sensational in view of the So rict's determination to entores its policyTrans Ocean,
Sunday Service, 11:16 2. Subject: Life."
The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.30 o'clock
Final Words
accomplished and his labours re- warded, the Buddha Joyfully awaits his entrance into Nirvana. His final words, Never cease to the mind of Arabella, though not struggle,” are a fine command full in the first person. It is pathe- of encouragement and promise. tic, sometimes tragh but, never
In this delightful book one becomes sentimental or merely finds sound - morals Interwoven sordid. The study of the neuro- Reading Room at above address, with most interesting reading, so the emotional George is sympatie
It therefore should pear to tic and convincing: Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. to every one. The only drawback trait of the undaunted woman
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