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MEANING OF LIFE.
"WASTEFULNESS IN NATURE
IS ONLY APPARENT.
At this week's public meeting of the Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical Society on Thursday, at the Theosophical Hall, Mercantile Bank Building, Mr. John Russell, the President of the Lodge, delivered an address on "The Meaning of Life," He said in brief:
OBITUARY.
SATURDAY, APRIL
DAUGHTER OF A FORMER HONGKONG DOCTOR,
FOR THE CHILDREN,
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER “AT HOME.”
1929.
The annual "At Homo" of the Chinn Light and Power Recreation Club will take place on Sunday afternoon, when the opportunity will be taken to present the Cups to the winners of the tennis tournament that has been in pro gress "since the beginning of December last,
Miss Elsie Thomson, M.B., Ch. B. Edin, D. P. H. London, of the Public Health Department of East Ham, who died at Kow on March 6 at the age of 35, was tho younger daughter of Dr. J. C. Thomson, lately of the Govern- Seeing in the santorial aspect of ment Medical Service of Hong- Naturo merely the means by which kong, and Mrs. Thomison. She the Spiritual Universe unfolds, Theosophy studies and reveals the
was educated at St. George's
The Committee hoped to make Inwn of the unfolding life within all School, Edinburgh, and obtained this the occasion of the official forms, as the origin and directing her medical degrees at Edinburgh opening of the Children's Section factor of all material manifestation. University. She was maternity of the Club, but, unfortunately, it |
offers a philosophy, an
heosophy of He, which, not denying and child welfare and school will not be possible to complete]
the facts
of science, shows that wastefulness in nature is only ap- parent,,, and that there is a higher purpose at work which is not visible to materialistic science, That purpose the evolution of life which is going on continuously behind the evplation of forms, and it is for the purpose that life might unfold that material evolution Lakes place. stephy proclaims that life is altogether independent of matter, and that it can exist entirely apart from physical organisms. Life unfolds by means of
the experience le recolors arough these organisms,
d all organisms, all material are merely the instruments of ex- perience the vehicles through which the life within comes in contact with the outer world, and by reaction to outer conditions, develops its innate
powers.
The experiences it has accumulated are not lost when the form is broken. It storos them within itself and uses them as a foundation, as a mould to build new and higher, more efficient organisms. It matters little when the form perishes, the life continues, chriched by the experiences
inces it has
TS-
men's
all the
arrangements In this! medical officer under the Stafford-respect. The attention of Kow- shire County Council, the London toon residents is directed to this County Council, and the Ilford branch of the Club's activities as Urban District Council, and was it represents one of the few ex- resident medical officer at the Wo- amples in the Colony where the
Hospital, June, 1925, she was appointed as
Clapton. In pleasures and welfare of the children have been taken seriously sistant medical officer in chargo into account by any of the several of the maternity and child wel- Clubs in the Colony. In 1927, the fare section and assistant tuber- Grounds Committee of the P.W.D. culosis officer at East Ham, allotted a small space of ground:
on King's Park to the China Light and Power Recreation Club, sufl- cient to hold three tennis courts. This ground, however, forma part of a very much larger portion al- lotted to the Kowloon Cricket Club, but which that Club did not take up.
The funeral of Dr. Elsie Thom- sort took place at Richmond. Cene tory on March 9. The Rev. F. W. Anderson, of Richmond Presby- torian Church, and the Rev. C. H. Hickling officiated. The family mournera inchided Dr. and Mrs. J, C. Thomson (parents), Dr. Ruby Thomson (sister), and Dr. Frank. Thomson (brother),
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WITH THREE MEN.
ceived through them. The evolution PEAK HOUSE BOY STRUGGLES of forms is but one side of the process of evolution. To understand the universe thoroughly we must also make a study of the evolution of life.
Purpose of Life.
There is an intelligent purposo at the foundation of our universe, and that purpose rests on an invisible
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A house boy working at No. 616, The Peak, had an unpleasant ex- desperados who attempted to rob perlence at the hands of threo
him on the New Aberdeen Rond, bedrock of law, This law regulates and in Wanchal Gap, early yesterday Rets the stage for our repeated afternoon when he was on his way descent on earth. Man in an immortal to Aberdeen on a
visit to his essentially Divine, bearing | father. within himself all the goodness, the beatuty, the love of his Divinity. It is to awaken there within himself, unfold them from latency
falt and radiant manifestation, to lose himself in them, to become IT, ho returns to earth again and again clad in ever higher forms, and learns, through suffering and joy-the himself to know himself as Divine.
Effects of calises
to
Д
set going by
The law is that causes set going
cident to the Police later, the In making a report of the in- victim, Lo Hung-fong, said that he was on his way to Aberdeen about one o'clock. On nearing what is known as the No. 38 Bridge the boy passed three men
who were walking in the same direc-| tion;
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One of them approached him by a man in one life work themselves and tried to catch hold of him. out an effects in this and succeeding He put up a struggle, causing the lives. This relationship, cause and other two to join in. Undaunted effect, is the ruler of our destiny, and by the majority in numbers the destiny is thus selfmade by each man boy defended himself, and had and nation for
for himself. From physical, emotional and mental yehi three men abandon their attempt. our the satisfaction of making the eles, as well as from our spiritunt self They ran away towards Wanchai go continually forth actions, desires, thoughts, aspirations and divine kdcas
Gap, which remain with us as part of our consciousness,
All thoughts, reflections, desires, ideas, aspirations and hopes, fleeting as they may be, leave an imprint on the mind in the ahape of a mental image, and when, at death, man
One of the men was stated to have been armed with a revolver, but the weapon was not made use of
his physical body behind, happiness and spiritual development.
Notwithstanding this rofusal, the Grounds Committee made it clear to the Committee of the China Light and Power Ro- creation Club that the original al- lotment must be held in reservo for the Kowloon Cricket Club and that their present tenancy would bo but temporary. This unfortun. ate state of affairs forced the; Committee to adopt a very conser vative attitude as regards spend- ing money during the first year, but the Club has, however, been so well patronised by the members of the staff and has provod such a source of pleasure, not only to the younger members of the staff from the point of view of reerea- tion but to the several married members who have found this on for their children, who number excellent and healthy playground
thirty-three, that the Committee were pressed to go ahead and chance being turned out by the Grounds Committee.
Inspection Invited. The Secretary of the Club is a member grounds Committee of the local of the play- Residents Association and, be ing au fait, with the conditions prevailing in the Colony, regard- ng Children's playgrounds it has
been possible with the aid of the other officials of the Club and the generous support offered by the General Managers of the Company, to convert what was a waste patch. on King's Park into an 'excollent playground for the children, for, amongst other things, there is a swing, sce-saw, ball-court and lost but not least, a sand pit.
Parents whose children play Inj away with him thase mental acquisi
There is no such thing as blind the play-ground on Chatham Road tians, which will condition his
chance, ne immutable Law holds good would do well to visit this ground character
throughout the Universe. surroundings and
What and afterwards visit the public Chil- and "destiny" for his next life on earth people by "chance" really mean is that dren's Playground in Chathan Such are the far-reaching effects obscure, and cannot, therefore, as yet realise that it will be for the bene
the cause for a
a certain occurrence is Road; they would tho sooner of his experiences, joyous or painful; of his actions towards others, pleasure studies and observes the working of
be provided for. Whilst ho who fit of all concerned If the Kow- giving or harmful; of his ambitions, the law of cause and effect in life nable or base; of his desires, selfish or unselfish. Whatever a man sows,
learns to guide his destiny with a firm that he inevitably reaps
here,
hand, the ignorant or careless has to hereafter and on rebirth on earth.
suffer, not realising that suffering is avoldable to him who harmonizes his whole being with the Law. All life la a game in which certain forces are in operation, and it is only the man who disregards the existence of the law who continues in suffering.
trol Children's Playgrounds on loon Residents' Association con-
this side of the harbour, and they can hasten this by becoming a member of that Association ns soon as possible,
Unfortunately for the China Light and Power Recreation Club, the first typhoon that strikes Hongkong may undo a lot of the work put in during the last year, Da the temporary matshed that at present serves as a Club House is not strong enough to stand any
A Fatalistic Outlook. Every act, thought, desire and Ideal, is so much force thrown out into the Universe, to which the Uni- verse unfailingly reacte, and this reaction, falling in due time upon the The man who places his reliance in actor, we call destiny. The threads the will of a personal Deity in at the of destiny are therefore of our own other end of the, scale from the one weaving, and while in ignoranco in believing in blind chance. Such a the past we have created a destiny man believes that God wills before- that puts
undesirable limitations hand around us, we at any moment have the i thot verything that is to occur, and great atrain. However, plans are:
nothing can, therefore, happen power to recreate, to send out new
stronger is willed has the ap being prepared for a but what
and has thoughts, to
to build a new destiny that proval of God. It is ΑΠ
structure which, Indus, course, entirely un- will give us everything we hold reasonable, fatalistic attitude, due to will be submitted to the Govern- desirable. By
our thoughts and ди
An incomplete understanding of the ment for approval. nctiona, desires and ideals
do we Law, and denies man any free will and create this destiny. Let us therefore power of choice, which man certainly choose right, and see that our possesses, Whilst final attainment is thoughts and actives, desires and assured to all, yet the ways leading ideals deal with Truth and will bring to it may be chosen by each, man for to us the things most needed for our himself.
Should any Kowloon resident care to visit the Club ground.on Bunday next, the Committee and staff will be pleased to welcome. them.-Contributed,
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