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PAST YEAR REVIEWED.
Considering the trade deprès- sion from which the Colony has beef suffering, the results' attain- ed by Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd., Are considered satisfactory. Moreover, there are indications of improvement in the present, year, So stated Mr. A. S. D.. Cousland at the 26th ordinary general meet ing of the Company, held at noon to-day, and at which he took the chair,
Mr. Cousland said:-Unfor tunately, we were not so success- fil this year is last, and although there is a balance to carry for ward to the next account of $1,431.28. this is accounted for by the transfer of $37,000 from .General Reserve. This Reserve was set aside to meet special con- tingencies, and your Directors feel sure that you will agree with them when they say that this is an Dccasion to call upon this Reserve.
The stocks of the Company are absolutely clean and have, in every case, where necessary, been depreciated to replacement cost.
Although at the end of our finun- cial year we had an overdraft of. $15,687.26, set off against this amount are payments in advance of $9,991.09.
Trade depression has naturally: detrimentally affected our busi- noss in common with all others, and in face of this. I venture to think you will agree that the re- sulta of the year are satisfactory, bearing in mind” the “vicissitudeš through which we have passed. There are many indications of general improvement In 'business during the coming year, and I am confident that this Company will. receive its share of the benefit therefrom. No effort has been spared to make the departments, and the store, up-to-date and the improvements in the lighting and setting out of the store have met with approval all round, as has also the alteration to our entrance. Another point that I consider has had a detrimental, effect on our sales is the blocking of the pathway, due to the erection of the new Realty Building, This has had the result of driving the tran aient public to cross the road, where otherwise they would have passed our store.
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HUMILITY.
[BY THE REV. GEO. E. ARROWSMITH, M.A.] ·
Humility, like courtesy, is an; many conquests in this world, by old-fashioned virtue that is looked when they finally stand bereit of all upon with no grant favour in these their worldly trappings before the modern days. This is largely an gate of Paradise the Saviour will age of bruggarte; men are in sadly say, "I know you not, depart clined to think far more highly of from Me, Only those who are themselves than they ought to clothed with humility are recog think: but it does not end in mere nised by God-lowliness of mind is thought, their good opinion of one of the most essential features themselves Js reflected in their of that wedding garment, that will words and in their actions.
gain them admittance to the Mar- riage Supper of the Lamb..
Human wisdom says, "The man who thinks highly of himself is the
The other, and unselfish, reason We have, dispensed with our
one who will be highly thought of why humility is so importantis Lendon Office, and our buying is it tells us that a man will be judged this, God will not itse us unless we now done through one of the largest buying agents in London, at his own estimate of himself, are mech and lowly in heart. We
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does; He say? "Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth."
THEOSOPHY.
THE PATH OF PROGRESS.
....
There are two main reasons why humility of mind is of the utmost importance to all who would follow Christ-one is selfish, the other unselfish
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God not this the reason why some people are such failures when they attempt to do work for God? Instead of thinking entirely about their Master's honour and glory, they want to have a big share of the honour and glory themselves. They are quite willing to go to some reprobate and try to convert him from his evil ways, but when he has been roused to penitence should know that they brought they are anxious that other men
about his reformation. They want to stand in the centre of the stage it is that so much "self" should in the full limelight! What a pity
enter into every department of re What is that but a paraphrase of ligious work-it ruine. & path of human perception of which the Lord's own words, "Blessed are usefulness and spoils every service 'man's the mystics of all ages all religions the poor in spits thesis that he doed for his Master. and civilization's spolte-that path the kingdom of heaven?
When
Are we just as keen and con- which leads to human perfection : Alexander the Great stood
before scientious in our 'work for far ahead of the slow advance of beaven's portal seeking admission.
God the masses by the steeper, shorter so the legend run the guardian of road. There are those who have the gate cried "Who knocks troll it and passed beyond the "Alexander." "Who is Alexan
At this week's public meeting of the Hongkong Lodge of the Theo- sophical Society, held on Thursday, Mr. H. E. Lanepart guve an dress on "The Path of Progress." He said in brief:
Never was the world without guides towards the ancient narrow
The selfish reason is this, only those who are meek will see God.
"Humble we must be, if to
heaven we go,
High is the roof there, but the
school of life on this earth-thờ| der?”-“Alexander the Alexander
them
when, the tasks are lowly, incon spicuous, and when no eye but His will see our toll, as when we are called upon to do some- Elder Brothers of lumanity-the-Alexander the Great the con- will compel the attention of thing, big and : showy that masters of wisdom, of compassion, queror of the world!" "We know our fellows and make of love, and the
narrow ancient him not, replied the angel; "This look on us with Approving eyes? path is being trodden even in our is the Lord's gate only the right- If so we are "clothed with humi- days by number of men and cous enter here."
lity," with the humility of a John women who have realised that The proud and haughty, the self- the Baptist who could say: "He God has a plan of perfection with assertive and self-satisfied, the (Jesus) must increase, but I must humanity, who are filled with the
matar and brow-beater may gain] decreure.”.... one desire to attain in order to bring down to struggling, suffering humanity the light that will guide it safely towards its glorious goal. path, And the entrance to the although carefully guided, "is always open to all aspirants who are willing to pay the price..
PURPOSE OF LIFE.
...
The loftiest purposes of man's existence can only be accomplished by the conscious union of his will and intention with the powers and forces of Nature; as for tread-
ent and unsatisfactory nature of the practice All this earth can give, the emunselfish
of
labour
virtue, by and intellec ptiness of all life limited by forms. tual effort turned to the Sooner or later his soul once and service of man, by utter de- for ever will break with earth and vation, plety and purity, draw heaven as incompetent to antisfy ahead of the masses of their fel- his needs and this definite turning away from the transitory, unreal, will make him find the path.
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Arterial syperionicity. Repecially during the period of pro-scleraris When there is only functional diaarder pro- sent, dup to tho intoxication, Arteriosclerosis with oliguria rolension of gring and uramia. "..
The various manifestions of arthritis Arthritic gly epsuring certain forma of dermatos cortain migroine and ail manifestatins caused by urinary and oxalic intoxication. Infanting arthritis, in particular for children, and cdolescents of gouty parents, the cure in indicated in casoN of " urinary die orders" and ir, ubles of micturit on, incan; linenca, vesical spam billory troubles". (eyelie vomitlet; "affections of the digestive "ystem" associated with biliary" insufficiency; zastro-enteritis, with constipation certain forms of dermatosis, migraines.
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"Believe me, ma'am, that a rug low men, and render themselves like this in Perala is the usual worthy of special help by special market price for three beautiful spiritual receptivity. Only those ladies like yourself!"—London who show a capacity for quick pro
Mail, London, gresa and can thus be quickly fitted to become an intelligent helper of the human race is God's plan can cient to regulate one's conduct through many a life, will accept fever hope to tread the path, with a reasonable regard to right the aspirant, more often uncon-
WORTHY TO ENTER
First, his Master, Who will have ing the steeper path it is not suff-watched his unselfish noble work
worthlessness.
of
The six qualities of good conduct are self-control as to the mind, self-control in action, tolerance, cheerfulness, one-point edness, and confidence, and, lastly- love,
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Warsaw, Poland, Apríl Amonument to the late Dr. Ludwig "Zamenhof, & inventor --of Esperanto, has been unveiled÷in the Jewish cemetery heré--? The monument was purchased with contributions sent by Esperantists from all over the world. It Is the work of the Polish sculptor Lubeleski.N
Dr. Zamenhof died in 1917.
London, April 21-Queen Maud of Norway and Princess Louise, the English Princess Royal, bisters of King George, were near injury in a motor car accident near Knightsbridge.
The royal car was near the Albert gate when it collided with a taxicab, which had skidded on the slippery road. Quick action by the chauffeur prevented a serious smash, Both care escaped with slight damage.
and wrong, and for the rest, to sciously for the latter than know- THE QUALIFICATION trust blindly in the gracious mercy ingly, on the probationary path, There is no lack of information
The engagement is announced, of God. As a man's intellectual, which he then will trend for a about the definite qualifications The speaker went on the refer to and the marriage will shortly take moral and spiritual nature deve number of lives, till he has become whlely by the wisdom of the Great other stages of progress, and, in place between, Mr. Hugh Handley Jops, he becomes more and more worthy to enter the path proper, White Brotherhood are laid down conclusion, sald several of those Pegg, younger son of Mr. and Mrs: conscious of the glorious purpose of the path of accepted discipleship as the condition for becoming their who had attained the objective, the W. Carter Pogg. Derbyshire, and human life, and he more and more The masters of wisdom, the Elder accepted disciple. There are Tour Great Ones, being free, declaru: Miss Francis Mary Margaret eagerly strives to accomplish this Brothers of Humanity, who have of them, discrimination between "Until the least of my brethren is Iuxtable, only daughter of the purpose in his own person. After attained and have passed beyond the real, and the unreal, destrelas ready for liberation, I will dwell to Mr. James Huxtable and Mrs. lives of noble work and unselfish human ovolution, eger watch, the ness and indifference to external almi the men of the earth and point John Kemp, of Dawlish, South achievements he learns the transl- raco, und mark any who by things in the knowledge of their the way to peace."
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