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Buddhist India."
Dr. Rhys Davids has written the|
doing so, he should select a system.
SANITARY BOARD.
and it must be admitted that he sue
owner, pointed out that in conse-store, and he did not recommend ceeded. Then, he streanovaly de
quence of their situation the houses that the application be granted, voted himself to the higher life and
would always, onjoy ucvbstructed On the motion of the President, to the welfare of his subjects.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board open space of an unliinit:d area in ❘ this application was refused.
Shin Kéo applied for the renewal "It is strange for a king, whether was held on Thursday afternoon, the rear, as the houses in Circular in India or Europe, to do such a thing The President of the Board, the Pathway cannot be increased in of the licence to sell fruit at che latest. volume of "The Story of the as this. And doubly strange that, in Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal height under Ordinance of 1903. entrance to the Ko Shing Theatre. Civil Medical Officer, presided. The The depth of the houses varied from The licence was in the name of Ho Nations" scries, under the title of of belief where salvation," indepen. other members present were:-The 33ft to 27ft. 8in. Each house would Ngok Lou, and he wished it trans-
be well lighted and ventilated, as [ferred to himself. "Buddhist India." The author does dent of any belief in a sout, lay in Vice-President, the Hon. W. Chat the fronts were practically open on The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon: not attempt to describe the teachinga į
No ordinary man ham, Director of Public Works, the the upper Hoors facing Hollywood had no objection to the application. self-conquest. of Buddha.
His scheme has been would have so behaved; and the re
Hon. H. C. Pollock, K.C., Dr. W. Road. The windows wers each 3ft. The shop was at the entrance to the to depict the people and surround-sult muust have been due mainly to W. Pearce, Acting Medical Officer of sin. by 7ft. Exemption from the theatre, and was used by theatro ings in the parts of India where his own character, his firmness of Health, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, Mr. provision of yard space was granted goers. Buddhism was the chief religious
Lau Chu Pak, Mr. A. Rumjahn, Mr. to the owner of Nos. 197 and 141 by The President moved, and Mr. purpose, his strong individuality.' creed. The book should be well After a time, he began to issue. A. Hewitt, Dr. B. T. T. Barnett, the Sanitary Board in My, 1902, in Fung Wa Chin seconded, that the received, for a volume that denla edicta, These were rough hewn Al Assistant Medical Officer of Health, respect of existing houses in Holly-licence be granted. This was o with the people of a religious com- of them.
ried. Cut deep into the rocks Captain . W. Lyons, Acting Cap-
Dr. Barnett reported, further, that munity that consists of nearly one and stones of the temples, they are
tain .Superintendent of Police, and
Lau Lam applied for the renewal at the area of the houses for which of the fruit licence for No. 117, fifth of the human race is certainly still to be seen by those who have the Mr. G. A. Woodenek, Secretary. application for exemption was made, Queen's Road West.
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there was a retaining wall on which The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon Mr. E. A. Hewitt announced that the area wall would stand. This re-did not recommend that the applica he had only received his agenda that taining wall had been patched con- tion be granted. The premises did same morning, and asked if it could siderably, and was somewhat bulged not comply with the conditions of the be delivered earlier to members. in places. He thought the Public licence for the sale of food. It was Referring to Clause No. 5, in the Works Department should have used for the sale of tobacco, mineral confidential circular sent out with their attention called to ho condi- the agenda, Mr. Hewitt asked--tion of the retaining wall, so that Why should it be dealt with confi- they might consider, if they had not dentially " There was no doubt done so already, as to whether it
was capable of supporting the enor nous weight of the proposed arca wall.
The President moved that the exemptions be granted subject to the conditions stipulated by the Director of Public Works.
waters, matches, de,
On the motion of the President. seconded by Mr. Hewitt, who asked that Rule 6 be insisted on in each case, the application was refused.
Lak Ping Kee made an application. for the renewal of the licence to solt fruit at 77, Queen's Road Wost.
and the Acting Medical Officer of
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon
Health both recommended the re- fusal of the application.
Mr. H. E. Pollank minated: On
what grounds is the refusal of this application recommended ?--
that at times, there were matters that should be dealt with in this way, but he could not see that there "Docility to parents is good.
was anything in this particular The author speaks of the hot-air Liberality to friends, acquaint class when should be dealt with in He referred to this baths as described in full in the ances and relatives, and to Brahmins this manner.
subject some months ago, and there Vinay texts. hese baths were in and recluses is good.
was a large question involved affect- Captain Lyons seconded. the towns and the houses of the rich.good.
ing property owners.
Mr. Rumjan rose and said he *They were built on an elevated "Self-mastory, purity of heart.
The Secretary said the letter re-wished to draw the attention of the basement, faced with brick or stone, gratitude, fidelity, are always posferred to in Clause 5. was only re-Board to certain irregular acts of the: with stone stairs up to it, and a rei! sible and excellent, even for the man ceived on the with of Octobor, and Assistant Medical Officer of Health
The roofs who is too poor to be able to give it might be necessary to obtain the in this matter. He moved that the think the licence should be contineid, The Acting Registrar-General. I ing round the verandah, and walls were of wood, covered first largely.
opinion of the Law Officer of the Standing Orders be set aside to as the man has carried on this beni- chown on it. With skins and then with plaster, the
enable him to make his remarks on ness for seven years. Mr. Hewitt replied that the last the subject. lower part only of the wall being
The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon: zel with bricks. There was an
letter he saw was of the 18th of
The President: I think it is neces-This shop is at the entrance to a Augrist, Self-restraint in words i
There was a letter fasary to give notice of motion, so as land'in Queen's Road West, atsl is antechamber, and a hot room, and the right thing. And let a man seek Messrs, durdine and Co, on the 6th to allow the officer to make any ex-sod as a barber's shop, &c.” pool to "bathe in... Seats were rather after the growth in his ow and another on the 18th. He hadplanation he may think necessary. arranged round a fireplace in the sect of the essence of the matter.
seen those, but not the one of the 30th. middle of the hot room, and to induce perspiration hot water was poured over the bathers, whose faces were covered with scented chinam (fo: chalk). After the bath there was
Joleration. Honour should be paid to all, laymen and recluses alike, belonging to other sectr. No one should disparage other sects to exali His Own.
"Marrsees but his good deeds, say- ing: This good act have I cinne.' Man sees not at all his evil deeds, saying: That bad act have I done, that act is corruption.'
Such self examination is hard. man watch over himself, saying:
1
Dr. Barnett. I agree. with the
the licence was refused.
Rule 6 not being complied with,
Mr. Rumjan: Certain remarks C.V.S. made by the Assistant Medical Officer of Health will, if published, depreciate the value of this pro- perty. Dr. Barnett his represented
The President: The letter of the th of October, was partly dealing with the same matter, and I thought Yet ansait would be mach wiser to consider by his statements that he is an engi-seil vegetables at 281, Queen's Read -
RS. DONALDSON (daughter of MR, ROBINSON, NOW IN EUROPE. shampooing, and then a plunge int. Such and such acts lead to corrupit, with the other letters, confiden
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The President: I must call you to order. You should have given
We might also obtain the tion--such as brutality, cruelty, tially.
i will zealously see opinion of the Crown solicitors in to it that I slander not out of envy. the matter. anger and pride
That will be to any advantage in this
Mr. Hewitt: But I have no know-nation of motion to suspend the world, to my advantage, verily, in the world to come.
ledge of the letter you refer to Standing Orders.
The Secretary-There has-not- Leen time to circulate it.
Mr. Hewitt: 1 received my papers Tuesday, and have received nothing since.
It must be remembered that this is a description of a bath in the Ganges valley in the sixth century B.C., and it is curious to find a form That is all. It will be seen that of bathing so closely resembling our there is not a single word about God; modern so ele Turkish Baths. Didor the soul, or of Badilha C
scinus that he ad brought his sub- the Turks derive this custom frotects into the condition of believing India !
and obeying, this daring mao hurled forth his edicts with the cl severity and assurance of an is
mortal autocrat.
arrogance.
Mr. Woodsock: The letter was
received since your papers were sent
the
Mr. Howitt. I will second Mr. Rumjahn's proposition that the Standing Orders be set asi, so as to enable him to make his statement at this meeting.
The motion was put and carried, and the Standing Orders suspended.
The Board then sat in camera. On the open aècting being ro
AN OPIUM DIVAS, The Board considered the corre
NEW MUSIC STOCK. There are several chapters on the Beginnings of Writing" and on Language and Literaturo.” At the For some time he was obeyed. Then his edicts grew stronger; his
Mr. Hewite: I suggest that this time of Buddha-
range of vision, wider; his assurance, question, being of very great im-sunod, the President's resolution to "Literature of all kinds. laboured
The people commenced portance, should be dealt with in grant the exemptions was put and under a curious. disability. There to disobes, and protest. Or else, apen meeting; but as there seems to cried.
they accepted with a shrug, suggen- wore, for a long time, no writingve that a certain allowance must he be some further correspondence I materials-that is, none that ol
the mattor for mle for the self-complacency of will waive Je used for the production and repro- | Kings,
I think it is necessary In the end he failed. duction of books. And the Indians lim, vchophants sprung up about
To pleased important that the question ludo only did mal fer the went of his thrane. The opmions he insisted should be dealt with in open Board,
liam, birt even continued, for ce
apon were enfeebled and corrupted and the correspondence read refer by his favour. And when he died his ring to the matter. turies after materials. had become empire was in such a condition that available, as preter, so far an books soon split up and dissolved. He are concerned, to do without thei.ad began to believe that he pos The state of things thus disclosed That his opinions and commands sessed a power that was divine.
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mast of a necessity be obeyed. That he was the "deus ex inachina," who could put all things and all men straight.
The Fall of Asoka the King
And so the Great Gods broke him on their wheel. For his empire crumbled, his teachings became for gotten his ediets were swept away into comparative of livion.
For there is
moment.
A RUBBLE WELL.
The first business on the agenda was the consideration of correspon-
i
Road West, applied for a licence to Yenug Tseng, of 236, Queen's
it ve
The C.V.S. and Assistant M.Ö. H. both recommended the refusal of the application.
Licence refused, on the propesi- tion of the President, secondled by Mr. Hewitt.
A similar application was made by, Lam In, of 2, Queen's Road, in a licence for 205, Queen's Road.
The C.V.S. reported that this shop was at the entrance to Tarxien Street. It did not comply with the conditions required.
Refused. -
tables was also heard. This res for A third application to soll vege-
No B, Connaught Rond West After an oxamination, the CV.B. and Assistant M.O.H. raised no ob-
spondence relative to the opiumjection to the granting of the lisence. divan at No. 7, Upper Lascar Row.
The President proposed, an A The Assistant Medical Officer of Pollock seeanded, a motion to promat Health reported that No 7, Upper the licence. This was accept Lascar How, had no con tett floor, and could, therefore, not be licensed de novo, although the promises were otherwise satisfactory.
take the tiles off the floor and Mr. l'ak Kan Slang wrote:-"
lay down ans, of cement concrete rendered impervious, will the Board recommend that the prejusen will then be fit to be registered as be
opium rivan? ***
desce relative to the well at 19, Chine Road. It appested that an application had been male by Mr. B. Brotherton Harker, on behalf of well at 18, Caine Road, to sir. Li Wai Po, for the water in the
analysed. If it was found fit for domestic purposes, he asked that permission be given to Mr. Li Wai
Po to use it.
OPEN SPACES,
I am unable to decide.
An
(1) Would it not be creating a dangerous precedent to allow
a licence with only 3in. of cement?
(2) Would the floor stand the extra 3in. of concrete. I think
WATER ANALYSIS,
The reports of the analysis of the public.water supplies for the month
at Kowloon, Tytam, Pokfalu, d of October were very satisfactory. Cheung Sha W. the water found to be of excellent quality.
THE BAT RETURNS,
The report with reference to kino-- washing was satisfactory, and the Board rose, their deliberations gut- ing half-an-hour.
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CLERKS IN MANILA.
The "Manila Cablenews of not; altogether, this would be October 33 prints an article which about 4in. in thickness, points out that there is now a great
anique in the history of the world." - The practice adopted was the hani ing down of the great works of the perial by memory alone. This is proved by the exhaustivo search for
The rat return for the fortnight ended November 2 showed that of early manuscripts of any kind. And
Dr. Barnett, in reply, ported:-- 676 rats caught in the city of Vie in every case the search has been use
At Adelina Patti (Baroness Cader- What is more, nowhere do we
I think sins of cement on the top of toria, nineteen were i fected the present cement and tries--hall | Kowloon 157 were captured, ning WEEKLY POST strom) has given another great testi- find the least trace of any reference
• Dr. Hhys Davids compares this The President: This is a rubble the floor is tiled and half-cemented boing infected. monial to the Apollo Piano-player. to books or manuscripts She was so delighted with the instru-
striking personauty to the great well. Even if the water is analysed would do very well, but there are ment that was purchased by her last This is decisive. As Dr. Davids figure of Oliver Cromwell. The com and found fit, I think the Board several things in this matter which year that this second testimonial is anya: "It is one of those rare cases parison is a fair one. even stronger than the first one that where negative evidence is good evi- pose; the strenuous desire to be well be cemented right down to the the same single-mindedness of pur- should refuse.permission less the he bottom of its nidos, the top covered Moe, Patti says that "the Apollo denes." At the same time, writing looked upon as the Father never has given her the alightest was practised for ordinary things: people; the same riggedness of
manner, uncouthness of speech, and in, and the water drawn up only by trouble and that the new concert such as letters, the issuing of orders, language full of repsutions. To means of a pump. grand is one of the most wonderful
As the Vinaya texts again quote the author:-
Mr. E. A. Hewitt: I think all wells and perfect piano-players that she business, &c.
quaintly put it: "If a lad should The gospel he preached was as of this description should be closed.
appucable to the India of Laat day as adopt the profession of a writer, be it would be to India now. That he
On the motion of the President, will dwell at ease and in comfort; but was wanting in the most efficient sort the application was retused. then, on the other hand, his fingers of practical statesmanship seems to
Application was made for exemp- have been chiefly due to the glamour will ache. The modern ma is of a majesty that was indeed so very tion from the provision of open quite in agreement with the latter splendid that it was great enough to spaces for Nos. 127 and 141, Holly-
i am of the opinion that the Board The culture part of the text, but he has his doubts blind the eyes of most.
have no legal right to agree to the of a Marc Aurelius or an Akbar wood Road. of the former as applied to the preget have saved him from this. But, The Director of Public Works re-licence being granted when there sent day
even as it was, it is among European ported: "I see that the scavenging are only 3. of cement on the floor, The volume closes with a brief his rillers, with Marcus Aurelius for lane is shown to be only ait, in unless the bye-laws are altered.
some things, with Cromwell for
The President moved that as the tory of Asoka, vr Indian prince, who others, that he deserves to be con- wilth, and it would be possible to reigned in India after the curtain of pared. Had Asoka been greater than widen in future by taking 3ft. from bye-laws provided that sin. of cement should be laid for, these silence bad been lifted in that portion he was he would not have attempted the adjacent houses, as they are on
the impossible.e should have had a much lower level. I thek exemp-floora, the condon should be in of the world some three centuries relicts. And we should probably tion might be recommended on consisted on in this case.-Carried.
know little of the personality of the most remarkable and the most idition that the lane is made 6ft. Asoka the King.
posing figure among the native wide, and that no compensation is
to be paid in respect to it." Asoka was one of the most extra-pinces of India?"
It is a pleasure to review and wel
Dr. Barnell ininuted: "I think BISMARCK & CO., ordinary men of his time. He came come a boot such as Buddhist
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(3) If the door is to be relaid,Jifficulty in inducing clerks to code would in. cost much less than out from Washington to anih.
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LICENCE.
At a recent meeting of the Filipino Bar Senor Sumulong urged the necessity of some provision in the Code against pulajades and similar associations which exist in great numbers throughout the Islandă. At Shun Fong applied for, a The speaker said that these awo- licouse to sell pork at No. 187, Holly-ciations of individuals are on the in crease, that their main purpose in wood Road.
polygamy and that they
take Advantage of every disturbanco in the country to profit by it.
APPLICATIONA,
Mr. A. Gibson, Colonial Veter
The only provision of the old Code inary Surgeon, reported that the
which, in the minid of Senor Sumu shop did not comply with the bybleng touches the matter, is the laws covering the sale of food. The provision against those organiza- shop was used as a miscellaneous tions contrary to public morals.