CORRESPONDENCE.
WHAT THEOSOPHY 18,
[To The Editor of Hongkong...
Telegraph.]
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH..
MOSCOW'S WORK IN BREAKING UP A GREAT
THE U.S.
RED REPORT BOASTS OF
MANY PLOTS.tu
New York, Oct. 4. A flood of light le shed on Soviet net vitios in Lie, United States by the Communist International report, covering the years 1924-28, which has now, come into the possession of the State Department..
Sir, I was one of hundreds of women who met in the Helenn May Insitute yesterday afternoon to hear Miss Royden speak. I ad- miro immensely har strong faith, clear vision and broad views, but I
The official, report, which, ap: should like to correct one state-parently is not a secret document, mout which she made.
coyers the activities, of Communist Sompone asked for her views on agente among U. S. Marines at Theosophy, and Miss Royden sold to Nicaragua, among. U... troops that Theosophists took the best sent to China, and in various im parts of all religions and blended portant strikes which have occurred them into one religion. This is in the United States. not correct.. Theosophists do Described as "a report on the study other religions, but it is position in all sections of the smainly, so that they may be able World's Communist Party," the to aco things through the other document describes the launching follow's eyes in order to foster pfa "united front" campaign their great ideal of Universal against, U. S. intervention in the Brotherhood.
tion.
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Í have never heard it expressed that one should adopt parts of other faiths, but always it has been impresied on one that he should seck the best in his own faith, re- iccting only the dross which has crept in and which causes dissen- The study of other religions does not make one a worse Christian but nukes one understand that In a religions there is fundamentally, a great resemblance,
Personally, I consider that I am a better Christian for having come in touch with Theosophy.Yours, etc.,
THEOSOPHIST. Hongkong, Nov. 3rd, 1928,
FORTUNE LOST,
BANKRUPTCY CAUSED BY
COTTON SLUMP, ..
A man who through the alump
in the cation trade fost nearly
DOMAIN.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1928.
TREASURY CLAIMS £8,000,000
TEARS AT THE DERING SALE. THE LATE SIR DAVID YALE'S
ESTATE
The domain of. Surrenden. Ders
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ing from the lovely mansion, tho The Treasury are expected, It is ancestral home of the Derings, for stated; to claim about £8,000,000 900 years, to the humblest cottage death duties on the estate of the came under the hammer in the late Sir David Yule; the largest Corn Exchange if Ashford, Kent, claim on record. 1 recently,
It is likely that it will lead to a Grey-headed farmers and village folk flocked to the old hall to hear great legal battle.. the fate of the places in which they were born and had spent their lives. Handstead House his English Sir David, when he died at No offers were received for Sur-home at Bricker's Wood, Horta, in renden. Dering itself, the home July, left a fortune stated to bo which Sir Henry Edward Dering between £20,000,000 and £25,000 has been forced to sell owing to the 000. The question which now burden of taxation.
The Picturesque village of arises and which may be the basis Pluckley, in thedears of the estate, of the lawyers arguments is that which has not known a sale during of his legal domicile. the 300 years of lis tranquil exis fence, was dissected, into lots...
The death dutics leviable on £20,000,000 aro, about £8,000,000, The villagers listened, some with and smiles and occasionally tears but. It is understood that a state listening here and there among ment will shortly be issued to the the womenfolk, as some of their effect that the Engilah estate of homesteads, places with dream-like Sir David is less than $1,000,000, names such as Honey Farm, the and that the executors of his will; A vigorous campaign also was Roakery, Monday House, Brown's of which probate has not yet been launched against the US. war in Kitches, The Finnock, Mistiotos granted, will be prepared to pay Nicaragua under defeatist slogans Cottage,, and Shaggis: Mount, page-death duties on that amount. in which, for the first time ined one by one into unknown hands..
Sir David Yule amassed most of Mr. Alfred J. American labour..history, marines
Burrows, the were, appealed to to fight against auctioneer, who was for many years his wealth in Indie, and the re- their own. Government if necessary. agent of the Surrenden Dering mainder of his estate comprises The party supported the efforts estate, made every effort to per-property and holdings there. For of the All-American Anti-Imperia-suade the tenants to buy their that reason the executors are list League....an organisation with homes and holdings. He knew understood to be of opinion that headquarters in Mexico City and them all and called them by that part of the fortune should be hranches in the United States, and their Christian names as their assessed on the Indian scale. Thdae the chief Latin-American countries, homes came under the hammer., dqties then would amount to very This organisation is mobilising anti-
much less than, if assessed on the Imperialistic sentiment through-
English scale." out Latin-Americo "to resist the encroachment of Yankee Imperial fsm,"
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Chinese revolution.
Mutiny Campaign.
Alfred, Tom, and Jesse.
Burrows to one villager suddenly "Como along, Alfred”, unid Mr.
Turning to the activities of the buying his home, and business pr
confronted with the advisability of Communist Party in United States mises, "This doesn't need think- industrial disputes, the
reporting about. I am doing my best for claims, credit, for engineering many
likely to take an entirely different The Inland Revenue officials are
that the Treasury, to whom the view, however, and it is probable duties eventually go, will conduct
The Very Idea!
Among London's millions are: hany pleturesque personalition who lead quaint lives, and sooner AT-later many of them pass through the dock at How-street Police Court.
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Elleen is a member of a debat- ing society that meets every night after closing time on the Victorin Embankment. When tho debato night P.C. 201 E ensually remark- was at te higheat on a recont cd: "It is about time you, people went home."
Everybody want except: Elleen. Sho wanted to debate with the constable, who said he had mara sense than to argue with a wo подл lenged Eilean.
You think I amedrunk,!" chal "Y08 replied P.C. (201 E. "
"You are right,” agreed Eileen. You think it is your duty to lock me up."
"Yes," said P.C. 201 ́E. `-
And all the way. to Bo-street Police Station Ellten was debat ing with P.G. 201 E, and Mr. Fry, for talking out of her turn. the magistrate, charged her 108.
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Woman at - Pongo (to magle- trate) Excuse me, sir, but my husband is only a casualty hand.
Market porter bound over at the Guildhall for an assaults I think it must have been a cold in me eye infected-nte temper
A Dinnington, Yorkshire, defen
back at him. Ond was black eyes at my wife and I made eyes dant In an assault case: He`mado
one, the
Marylebone: Some people; I am MrBinkley, the 'magistrate"" at
important strikes, and it mentions. You can have the place for negotiations themselves. There told? do things better when they
the strike in New Jersey, saying that this strike. Involved 16,000
textile workers who were led by Communists,
200,000 Leaflets,
£575."
Alfred went on puffing at his pipe and shook his head.
"Very well said Mr. Burrows, rather sorrowfully.
"Don't shake, your head at figure like that, Tom," he said to another elderly man who was being offered the ownership of a small farm. Mr. Burrows was mined to help Tom in spite of him-
deter-
Than the Soviets claim that they £10,000 in eight years appeared at distributed more than 200,000 the Official Receiver's office In leaflets among miners during the Manchester recently, when a meet-notorious anthracite strike, ing of the croitors was held of The State Department, in com-self. Very well," he said, " we will John Berry Bradbury, a directormenting upon the report, stated that miss this farm over and I will talk of a merchant and shipping com- they have long been familiar with to you about it presently? pany carrying on business in these activities, and the United Jense was.another, tenant farmer Manchester.
The statement of affairs show- ed gross liabilities amounting to £18,000 and a deficiency of, over £37,000.
It was stated that the debtor in 1920 Inherited about £60,000 un- der his father's will, and he took' up 20,000, fully-paid £1 shares and beepme a director of the firm of John Radcliffe, Ild,, "nierchants and shippers. Owing to the alump in the cotton trade the business of the company declined, and head- vanced money as a loan and gave guarantees to creditors.
States Government did not propose to nequiesce such interference by renewing relations with the Soviet Government.
No Recognition.
Buenos Aires, Oct. 4.“ "Argentina will not catuhlish diplomitic relations with Russia so long as the Soviet Govérument refuses to give sufficient guarantee regarding the respect due to other States, and to promise to abstain from propaganda,” says Dr. Gallardo, the Argentine Minister for Foreign Affairs, in a report. made public to-day,
The report, also states that the
proposes
The cause of the failure was attributed to a depreciation in the Soviet Government's connexion with value of the shares and by finan-the Third International, which eing a company and becoming,
to destroy present-day guarantor for its debts.
society," is a bar to the resumption The debtor was adjudicated of normal relations. bankrupt, and a trustee with committee of inspection was ap- pointed..
ITALY AND, THE +
CIGARETTE.
INCREASED PROFITS ON STATE TOBACCO.
The Italian tobacco budget shows a cheering balance sheet, with a profit of two milliards and a half lire. Not only has smoking in- creased in Italy, but the export trade has grown, while imports have 'decreased.
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Cigarettes are more popular now than before the war, probably by reason of the increase of the habit amang women, especially in and near the big towns. Curiously enough, peasants have taken kindly to cigarelles. Cigarettes figure, he practically half of the total con- sumption of the tobaccos smoked in Italy,
Among cigars, the long, strong amelling "Toscano" is universally smoked, only about 4 per cent, of other types of cigará competing.
The greatest number of smokers
HONGKONG IMPORTS.
PIECE GOODS MARKET, IS QUIET.
sober.
have been many consultations be- tween high Treasury and Inland 4 drunk than when they are Revenue officials with leading law officers recently, and it is probable int some action will be taken in the very near future. -
Sir David left a widow and daughter, but no son.
"GIRL NO. 12."...
MATRIMONIAL AGENCY
PROBLEM::
who was coaxed into buying his holding. "I am going to bid very quickly Jesne," said Mr. Burrows,
Afarriage agencies flourish in "beenpse you are the tenant.” when Jesse, after more cajoling, vinces, whore farms lle far apart And Hungary, especially in the pro- nodded assent to the figure, Mr. and the farmers have little time. Burrows remarked; "And that, to soarch for a suitable wife. A Jesse, is £250 less than you ought ease affeating these agencies will to have, given.for it."
shortly come before the Tribunal.
Professor Istvan Ronay com- missioned the Budapest marriago agency "Farago" to procure him a wife, signing an agreement. by which, if a marriage took place,
HANDS WASHING TIME
WAR OFFICE EMPLOYEES AND OLD CUSTOM.
to strike me, but did not succeed
Woman at Mansfield: She tried'} because I was not there when the blow-landed;1
Nottingham Woman: She aware し me "twice" with n sweeping brush, and then I-ittallersted:
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They had both spent a hectle evening, and as they lived in the me street it was not remarkable that they should collide with each other on the way, home,>»^
Said the first; reveller:“Did
"No," answered the accond, "You know who I am, then?” ' "No."
you ever see me before?"
"Then you don't know who I
am7"
"No, I don't."
"Then how do you know it's
me?"
cheers
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"Three cheera for the cold,
he was to pay the agency a feo "Cold weather," says a doctor, of 2 per cent. on the bride's dowry. "ought to be 'prected with three The professor was introduced to "girl No. 12" on the agency's list, but although he was attracted to Employees at the Royal Small the lady a marriage did not-taka: Arts Factory, Enfield Lock, have place. Two years after the first passed, the following revolution, introduction the Professor again which will be sent to the War Of encountered "Girl No. 12" aud fice:-
married her.
"That the strongest possible ef-
the
forts be made both by the local the professor has been obliged to. Some years afterwards, when Whitley Committee and the Trade Union representatives on the War leave Kolozsvar on the Roumanian and had become Department Industrial Council occupation, against the attempt now being director of a teachers' semináry made to take from the employees at Kiskunfélegyhaza, he began to The fortnightly Price Current | made to Make from
be annoyed by treatening letters and Market Report, published by employees of the Royal Smail desired to take action against him from the "Fargo" agency, which the Hongkong General Chamber of Arms Factory the three Commerce, slates:
for debt. Although the professor in which to wash their hands before considered that his marriage was not due to the agency'a efforts, he the proper leaving-off time, a custom which has obtained for more but later decided to bring an RC- offered to pay a fee of 100 pengo, than thirty years without common against it for extortion, plaints,"
Piece. Goods.
The following reports have been received:
Market very quiet. There has heen, some enquiry for White Shirtings but very little business doing. Manchester prices are fairly steady.
Nothing to report, market very quiet. Deliveries continue satin- factory. The raw material has been steady with an upward ten- dency.
Woollens.
Small business being done in Wool Venetians, Woollen Rugs and Scarlet Blankets.
Market values for woollens in general have declined and dealers
are to be found in Trieste and it are finding it difficult to obtain vicinily: te one goes south smoking margins. Clearances have been
minutes' break allowed men
diminishes. There are ‚ 22,617 | fairly satisfactory but the demand f...), people employed in tobacco from Kwangsi has fallen off. factories.
TROOP, DISBANDMENT CONFERENCE.
MARSHAL YEN TO VISIT, NANKING.
Nanking, Nov, 2. A telegram received: from Peking
la to the effect that Marshal. Yen Hai-shan' is not to come to Nánking until the end of the year when the.
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Colton Yarn.
Since our last report, market has rated quiet, but prices are un- changed.
Nominal quotations are as fol Jowa: No. 188. $170-190-“No, 120, *** #180-195; No. 168. $195-200; No. 205, $200-205.*
Arrivals nil Shipments nil, Sales mfl. Unsold, Stocks, 1,400 bales. Bargains 6,400 balesius.
Old Lambeth Chapel, Lambeth- big Troop Demobilisation Con- road;, which has been transformed ference is to take place in the at a cost of £10,000 into a cinema capital,
hall on weekdays and a Wealtyan
It is understood that the office of cinema, church on Sundays, was the Examination Yuen will be open opened under fle new name, "The
Ideal," ed on Monday..........
Ambition,
MUSICAL AINSTREAS
ÖLHA,'MY NEA SERVICE. INO--- MEG. TAT-OIT
And good riddance to heat?" These are the words.
I'm expected to blent...
· But, though. I might try
To enthuse in thle ́way,
I fear I should full "**
In my efforts to-day. "Three cheers for the cold!" Thus I cannot 'rejoico- It has entered my head
And run off with my voice!
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opened, people have been talking With the 1928 shooting season
about record "bugs" of game, snys the London Mirror. One has to go a long way, however, to beat Grey, who was a noted shot and the record of the late · Lord de
general sportsman A record which was compiled some quarter of a century ago and which, I bo Hleve, was accepted by Lord de Grey himself, showed that between 1867 and 1900 he shot 56,400 head WAS of grouse: His 'best year 1889, when he killed 3,081 grouse, In 1882 he shot 3,026, and in 1888, 3,000 grouse. The greatest.. total of game in one year which fell to hie gyn was 19,185 head, an as- tonishing amount. That was in 1893.
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A lady worker, who was doing her bit in welcoming American soldiers home, on the return of a U.S. troopship asked the "frst Boldier down the gangway bow many Germans he had killed
"One, with my own fight hand," he said. The lady thereupon took the man's right hand and kissed
She put the same question to the Becond man down killed two Germans with my own right hand, sald the second soldier/The Iddy thon kissed his band twiCBTTI'S
The next man she 'accostediwas an Irish-American, And mahy Germans did you Idll" sald the lady blushing prettily...fo
Ten bogorra," said the soldier, "an Ol hit them all.".
how
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