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DAILY" PRESS" THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1992.
THE MEANING OF LIFE.. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ADDRESSED
BY DR. T. W. PEARCE
CONFUCIUS
VISION OF OPTIMISM,"
The address at the University students'
Was
be handled it in a very interesting man- aar by contrasting the familiar words of the Psalmist, The days of our years are three score and ten," with the words of St. Paul "The life, which I now live." (Galatians, c. ., . 20.) The first, Dr. Pearce remarked, was an arithmeticsi computation: the second a spiritual ap praisement. Dr. Pearce observed that de
So
SINGULAT, DEMAND BY
CHANG TSO EIN.
FENGTIEN SHOULD CONTROL CHIHLI ARSENALS.
A Chinese News Agency says that,
instructions from Chang Tso-lin...
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
YESTERD.(T'S NOTABLE MATCH.
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Tennis enthusiasts, at the conclusion of 2nd Florr at No. 8a Des Voeux Road, Centrd
(corner of lea House St) on 11th April
WS. HANNIBAL + Co. yesterday's play, were, unanimously of service last Sunday was given by the according to Government circles, the rela-opinion, that the match played off on the
• 1792. Warden of Morrison Hall (the Rev. Drtions between the Fengtion and Chibli Stand Court yesterday was the best of T. W. Pearce). These services, held in factions, though assuming at first sight the Tournment. The players were the the Rhenish Mission Church, Bonham the aspect of tranquillity, have of late redoubtable Ng Sa Kwong and W. Lock Road, are intended to help, students to
In mality grown from bad to worse. Wei who had to meet A. A. Rumjaha and General Chang Ching-hui, who is now. H. Ismail in the second round of the fuce some of the pressing problems of life
au a visit to Protingfu, has placed a and thought.
Open Championship Doubles demand, comprising three items, before| the **The Meaning of Life"
People expected is good match aúd roll- subject on which Dr. Pearce, spoke, and Tsao Kun and Tao Yui, acting undered up in hundreds. When the match con- eluded there must have been something Among the items, there is one, it is like 2,000 spectators. Among those who wit said, requiring that the two arsenals at Dessed the game were H., the Governor Techow and Kunghsien be put under the and his Private Secretary (Mr. Eric control of the Erngtien faction.
Rice). With regard to this matter, both Tond though Ng Sze Kwong and Look Wet
The match provided excellent" tennis. Kuu and Tsao Jul, being unable to form won by three sets to two, there was a
SATURDAY, APRIL 29ND, 1900 a dcision on their own account, are stage in the game when Rumjaha and
NTRIES or invited for the following." expected to come to a decision upon the mail were winning, and in such a E arrival at Paotingiu of General W round of unstinted applause. They open-
as to bring forth round upon). Quarter Mite-Open to bona fide ama- ductions had to be made, from the sum
Per-fu and after consultation with thee the natch in the manner born to
teurs resident in the Colony. (2), 220 yards (Handicap)d Students total of the Paulmist's three, score
latter. year
winners and scored point after point to Their
only. sad ten.
In this connection,: Dr. „Pearce! Meanwhile, Tano Jui is still insisting tennis was, dashing and for the first two
the surprise of the spectators.
(a), 220 yards--Open to. Schools of the
Colony; uptly quoted Bishop Jeremy Taylor who, upon the peaceful solution of the situasets their wins were decisive. Rumjahn (4 60 yards-Egg & spion race för girls.
ore than 300 years ago, wrote:- tion Chang T-c-lip has of late request was excellent with his drives. They were Entries "must reach the Bon. Secretary, Yet is a third part of our ed Mr. Chung Shih-ning to supply the of the express type and very low whilst E.K.U.AA. not later than TUESDAY, the life spent before we enter into a higher Feugtien faction with military fund to double's man than he is a single's, got in
his partner, who, by the way, is a better 18th April, 1900,
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order, into the state of man.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF that if we must not reckon the life of a the amount of $1,500,000 per month on some brilliant back hand strokes. Their
HONGKONG. man but by the accounts of his reason, condition that Chung T-o-lin recognizes opponents could do nothing but play Luc is long before his soul be dressed; and Mr. Chang Shih-ming as Acting Mini carefully and with patience wear out the IN he is not to be called a man without a
two younger and more enthusiastic play- wise and an adorned soul, a soul att ter of Finales,
ers. Their policy was a wise one for in the The two least furnished with what is necessary
third set the change rame. toward his well-being, but by the time
younger players lost three of the first five his soul is thus furnished, his body is
they changed their.. tactics. games in this set and from the sixth game They aban- decayed; and then you can hardly reckon him to be alive, when his body is
doned the dash which had done so much possessed by as many degrees of death.
for thear and adopted the slower and more en reful game.
The older and the more Dr. Pearce bere "sounded a warning
experienced couple rose to the occasion There is another way," he said,
and from theace onware their star was in note.
the,, necendant. The youngsters gave ac where madness lies. Reflections on the
casional glimpses of their former form in shortness of life have déprived many of
a long rally, but they could not recover rational, ordered, fruitful participation in In these days when the Powers are near to victory. Ismail to some extent their dash, which had brought them so life's responsibilities and duties. Hermits, strictly living up to their common prin. recluses, anchorites have withdrawn from the society of their fellows, to spend their ciple of non-interference in Chinese in recovered in the final set, but those fine days in meditation and their nights Nine Powers Treaty, it is absolutely
ternal affairs, strictly observing the drives from Rumjahn which predominat-
ed in the first two sets were wanting. prayer; being constrained thereto by posible for
Ng Sze Kwong and his partner im- political party, in Chinn minds rendered morbid and self-centred to obtain a supply from the Powers of proved greatly" in the two last sets and by brooding over-much on the brevity of arms or war funds. While it is very it was in these sets that the stamina of existence. They also have lost the road; hard for Dr. Sun Yat-sen to effect fur- older men and their longer experience they, too, have failed to see the meaning ther progress of his scheme for the destood them in good stend. They simply of life.
patch of
of expeditionary forces to the wore out their opponents and smashed North, it is doubtful if the relations be-home a brilliant point. I would have every one of you say,
tween the Chihli and Fengtien factions The scores weïn:--4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. The life that I now live is an investment are so much strained as are generally Ng Sze Kwong and W., Lock Wei have now reached the semi-final. Their oppon: The life which I now live is the one ported to be the case.
Even if the alleged co-operation on the ents in this round are F. A. Bedmond and life that "I have to invest." Wise man, engaged in mercantile affairs, know exact Part of Chang Tw-lin, Dr. Baa Yat-sen G. R., Sayer.
The other semi-finalists in this com ly, from time to time, wheresthaus zones a Chini were to nebieve the
object of overthrowing General petition are the Lo brothers, Wong PoOR SALE--One Carrying Chair with 16: they can find it or account for it. Wu Pei-fu. it is most unlikely that the Keung and Y. Yagovich.
FOR should it be in the conduct of life, The
Coolies Uniform et. at the Peak. Reply present complicated situation would be admonition that should guide us is. Sec altogether settled.
The other results for yesterday' were:- Box Q.W.clo Daily Press Office. In other words, even
Open Championship Doubles.-F. A. that ye walk, circumspectis, not as fools, if the unifiention of the North and Redmand and G. B. Saver beat R. Mart be fully Conversant all details but as wise, buying up the opportunity, (the glorious chance, the great occasion), because the days are evil.
LIFE AS AN INVESTMEN 1,
To this request Mr. Chung is alleged to have already given his consent, LEADING JAPANESE NEWSPAPER VIEWS."
TOKIO, April 4th.
In view of rumours that hostilities would be opened at uo distant date be- tween the Chibli and Feagtien factions and making the political state of affairs in China more gloomy su
ever, the Jiji, in an editorial to-day, says
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TODAY'S MATCHES: Handicap Singles "A.-R. K. Valen- tine z. B. M. Dodwell.
South were to be brought about,-i it would em evident that there would be Smith and G. M. Dodwell, 11-9. 6-3, 6-3.
Club Championship.-G. W. a fight in the dark, or antagonism again "My friends," continued the venerable between the Fengtien, Anfu, and the Can beat C. C. Stark 6-0, 0.2, 7.5.. preacher, many of you have life before ton factions. In these circumstances, the
Handicap Singles B.-E. L. Leader you, and mine, for the most part, is be Powers would do well to watch with in beat B. Crowley, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5. hind me. Let me remind you, with difference the course of events and re affectionate carnestness, that you may train absolutely from interfering in start from one of two divergent points. China's home affairs This is the only You can, in a short while, make yourselves, we feel confident, that tends to old men by the simple process of reckon accelerate the realzation of the stability ing the number of years, months and days of the political state of affairs in Chian. you may have to live. Or you can start under the inspiration of your immortality and not under the discouragement of your frailty. Which shall it be 1 The days of your years, or the life which you now live! "There is always possible the arithmetical count, the scientific measure ment and there is also possible the moral measurement, the spiritual appraisement, THE HEILS OF THE AGES.
SHIPPING DEPRESSION.
SIR F. LEWIS AND FREEDOM.
Handicap Doubles. Capt. P. H. Davies and Capt. C. C. Olliver. L. de Leeuw. Major J. R. Lloyd and A. B. Haworth v. G. E. Ellams and C B. Brown.
and Dr. dladys Turner z. J. B. Penman Mixed Doubles-Surg. Lt. G. H. Hayes and Mrs. Armstrong.
FIT-U PINCE-NEZ
Sir Frederick Levia, B., was elected president of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom at the annual meet- ing hold on February 24th at Skinners' is the latest of the finger operated eye. Hall. In the course of his address he said
"I address myself, specially, to students of this University. The life you now live he was speaking while they were in the glass mounting and has been designed to is in an age of wonders, It is not easy experienced, but he was not going to join this type of mounting. The long coil drepost depression that shipping had ever avoid all the objectionable features of to realise, even partially, what is meant the rhaks of the pessimists. They still be springs of the Fit-U prevent spting by the phrase, A century of inventions. lieved in the four "F.'s-freedom of the Man's conquest of the earth, the air, the
tunities.
THE GOODS OF FRANCIS MAMLAND of Victoria Hongkong Marchant de- coased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtro of Section 48 of the Probates Ordinance 1897 (No. 1 of 1897) made an order limiting the time for sending in claims to or against the above Estate to the 8th Day of April, 1922. Creditors and Olai mants are hereby required to send their claima
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Dated this 5th day of April 1929.
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Well would it have been for China i she had realised that vision of optimism. as creed of hope; she would not then have been left behind in the stream of world civilisation. Dr. Pearce thought that, as things were to-day, neither East nor West might fail of this great reali in a glass, darkly, things fraught with nation.
of the doar vision to be TILE CONSCIOUSHING OF INTOLALABLE RED. vealed! Then respond to the call to learn, "The note of triumph beed not be and find rest. Christ met the world's wanting," continued Dr. Pearce, "where need. He meats that need to-day. You the meaning of life, in all its fulness, is feel hunger of the mind, thirst of the soul, realised. Yet is it not a fact that with weariness of the spirit." He will come to all our wealth of present day civilisation, you with revelations in which are "pow wealth that cannot be reckoned up there abilities higher than any that lie within is everywhere the consciousness of intoler the arithmetical compass of seventy years. able want! How is this to be met "Give up the sacredness of life, and Would you realise meanings They are you give up society, progress, education,— Brought home to the spirit that finds its everything that imparts value, dignity and home in Christ. Would you read the divinity to being. Accept the sacredaces riddle of life, in the solution of which of life, live it God-ward, and this world you are, so personally, so directly, so in becomes a vast training schưól, where we timately concerned, and would you see, sa are 'dissiplined and fitted," by God's
(Continued at foot of next column.) methods, for the life Immortal.
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