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THEOSOPHY
THE WORK OF THE
A DECLARATION OF CHINESE · THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,
At this week's public meeting of L. R. Kentwell, the barrister the Hongkong Lodge The Thodag recently suspended from practis-phical Society on Thursday, Mr. ing in the British Courts, appeared N. S. Rama Rao, M. A. (Cantab) on the lat na defendant in two gave an addreas. on "The Work enses before Judge Grain in H. M. of The Theosophical Society." He Supreme Court, at Shanghal. One sald in brief: Since the close of was a judgment summons for the the 17th century, with the render amount (with costs) held to be re-fig' of the Sacred Lore, of tho coverable by Mr. Chow Kuel-ching Enst into English by Western, an elderly Chinese financier who writers, Eastern Thought, began secured judgment against Kent to permeate the west." Foremost well in connexion with the latter'a among them was Wilkins, who liquidation of one of the boom translated the priceless gem of the "exchanges" The second case East, the "Bhagavad Gita" into was a claim by the Shanghai Muni- English-Gorman and French cipal Council for Tis. 200.70 for editions following soon; thus the rates and $30 costs.
Philosophy of India was made The Judge-I understand the accessible to the Western World, defendant has been served, but he and it was from the study of this writes an official document to the great Scripture of the East that Court and says thut," out of such leaders of Western Thought courtsey to the Court, he will let as Thoreau and Emerson gleaned them know that he is no longer and disseminated Eastern Philoso British subject., He says:Iphy and Eastern Ideals in their have taken steps to become a works, and gave to countless citizen of the Republic of China, younger minds a freer range and my motherland, and I throw my truer basis for their ideals of re self heartily into the fight to religion. When Sir Edwin Arnold Cover her rights." There is a published in 1879 his famous and good deal of other unnecessary forceful translation of the "Light material. Is there any, laforma of Asia," read by thousands in tion as to what stops have been Europe and America, many minds taken in the Registration Office? anned for the first time some true Mr. E. T. Maitland. (appetringiden of the noble ethics and phi
and wero for the Municipal Council)-Ilosophy of Buddhism have no information. I take it amazed to find that for centuries that it is a move to escape payment antedating the time of Jesus His of his debti.
moral teachings had been impart The Judge-I take it his idea ised in their plenitude, coupled with further philosophy unknown to the that this Court has no
Christian World at any time. power over him..
Mr. Maitland-I think the Court Despite the general contempt for still has power, as he is of dual "Haathen" people, Western Ex nationality,
plators began in earnest to ad- The Judge-I am not quite. so venture in search of the heredi- sure. With some nations it does tary metaphysical possessions of not matter, but I am inclined to the Orient; Wilson's translation think that, if a British subject of the "Vishnu Purana" and Dr. takes on another nationality, his British nationality. goes. Ger mans, for instance, cannot get rid of their nationality without the sanction of their own government. However, I am not now prepared to state definitely the position.
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a right to do this thing, he must Lincoln, John Bright, of Mazzini
prove it to your Lordship's satis-and many others all made for the Rights of Man as opposed to the faction.
The Judge I think I will pursue ferees of reaction.
Idens Reshaped. the course I do in most cases and give the person notice that, if he
works of such men does not appear at the next hear-s Ingersoll in America, ing, a warrant will be issued. I do Bradlaugh in England and Kings not see why I should alter myley and Canning helped to shatter usual prosedure.
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A Snowstorm. Fifteen passengers and train- men were seriously injured at Nofu, a town in Niigata pre- fecture, this afternoon, when u violent,enowatorm and whirlwind blow off and wrecked four coaches belonging to an express train. Reuter.
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HO MUN TIN LOT DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY.
There was a small attendance at the China, Auction Rooms yester- day when property situated at Ho Mun Tin was put up for sale by Mr. E V. M. R. de Sousa, boing- eventually knocked down to Mr. MD'Almada Remedios at $14,200. The property put up was Kow- loon Inland Lot No. 1348, with the buildings thereon known as No. 8 Liberty Avenue, held for a term of 75 years from December 1913, with a right of renewal for a further term of 75 years, having an area of 2,446 square feet at an annual Crowa Rental of $16.
Opening at $10,000 with bids of $100 acceptable, one rise was. of- fered at this figure and then one bid which lifted it to $12,000. Then by stend raises of $100 the. price reached the closing figure and the lot was knocked down as stated above.
efforts
no
Max Muller's "Sacred Books of the East" were part of the fruitage thus made accessible to the West, Darwin's "Origin of Species" powerfully shook Western reli- gious ideas of miracles and special creation. His second scientific Modern Science, hitherto deaf, work the "Descent of Man" was 'dumb and blind towards every Contempt of Court. Mr. M. B. Brown (for Mr. Chow received by the educated world thing but the empirical acquisition Kuei-ching)-I have looked up the with profound interest, and be of physical facts and hypotheses authority and it rather bears out red long enough to see his theory based on them, began reluctantly what your Lordship has said. Incepted in spite of the attacks and and suspiciously, but still began to submit, however, that we have only ridicule of religious bigots. The take notice of the phenomena of Mr. Kentwell's letter to go on. He period that followed saw a great the metaphysical, Thane he's not appeared to prove his leap into invention and discovery, were isolated and there was statements and for that reason development of means of communi- organised body under whose ban- alone, and also because his lettercation and trade, all making for ner all could fight and work, constitutes, a grave contempt of interdependence, inter-communica- united in their selfless search for tinenter-respect in the great Truth and Light At such- a Court,
The Judge-It is a most insult-human family, and the breaking period of stress and strain The down of human insularity and se-Theosophical Society was founded ing letter.
Mr. Brown-Therefore ask for parateness. In the political field in the year 1875, at the instigation of Abraham and under the direction of the La warrant to be issued. If he has the great eureers
Great White Lodge of Men made Perfect, the Masters of Wisdom, as Their Channel and Instrument for the Helping of the "World, The Society, boldly declared as its three objects: The Brother- hood of Man,without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste and colour;. II. The study of compara the moulds of fixed ideas into tive religion, philosophy and which human thought for ever science; III. The research into tends to crystallize. The spirit the hidden laws of nature, of insubordination to, narrow con- making the first only conditional" ventional idea's stalks like a giant of acceptance on those who wish in the speculations, of Herbert to join the Society. Its ideals Spencer and in the writings of have to-day become so far and Mr. Brown suggest that it Ruskin, Carlyle, Dickens, Eliot, widespread that there is no should be rend.
Balzac, Tolstoy, Walt-Whitman country in which a branch of the The Judge-It is very Insulting and others, They may all be said Society is not found. Scholars of and I do not see any reason why to have fought for the unrestrict-religions and Science, are amongst we should give Mr. Kentwell, the el domain of the individual con- its members, each assisting the opportunity harl his insults in science, the larger outlook upon other in solving the riddle of the this Court. I may as well say that human life and human duty, All Universe. Towards this end the he accuses me of systematic in-are of value. All that facilitates Theosophical Society has been justice to him. I do not mind say the revolt of the mind and con- working for the last fifty years. ing that, because I feel so confi- science from creedal exclusi- It has influenced the World to- lent that, not only have I not been veness, all that might turn men wards human Brotherhood. as no unjust, but I have given him an from the sordid materialism of other movement of Its kind has enormous amount of latitude when a one-life existence devoted to the done. During the past decade its he has appeared. before me. I pursuit of physical well-being, is efforts have extended into the have continually assisted him with useful. A spirit of liberty, often educational, social, and political his work when he has, been igno- fteense mistaken for liberty, was fields as well. This was thought rant of the precedure of this abroad in Europe and America, necessary because no activity of Court. The case will be adjourned and even threatened to penetrate man could be divorced of religion. until Thursday, 1 January 27, and the East. In the realm of In short, The Theosophical Society notice will be sent that, unless he Spiritualism the researches of has spiritualised all human enden- makes an appearance then and men like Sir William Crooks, Sir vour because of the knowledge of proves that he is no longer a Bri- Oliver Lodge, A. R. Wallace, Prof. the inherent Divinity of Man, bé, tish subject, a warrant will bo Zoellner, und Edmunds produced cause of the knowledge that Man Issued. Inquiries will be made in among millions a transitional state is God in the making and that the meantime as to whether he of mind in which the time harden-Salvation means the Perfecting of still remains on the registers. ed Ideas began to disintegrate. all.
Mr. Maitland-I have just re- ceived a similar letter from Mr. Kentwell.
The Judge-Oh, yes, he seems to have distributed great many copies.
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