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EDISON'S NEW PROJECT.

REFLECTIONS ON LIFE AND IMMORTALITY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

endeavour, to delight in pretty im-

agery. Those familiar words about

'CRICKET TEAGUE.

the Father's house of many man- (To the Editor of the Chino Mail.)

'sions' always appealed to our love

of the beauilful. However, of all the poets Rossetti best explains

Dear Hir-o view of the many

our future state of abode when she dissatisfxetions that have arisen out socaks of life and death and call it of the Cricket League matches 1 "From house to home. In 'Saints beg to admit the following sugges- |

saw

In

she 5 sho afterwards describes it, a place where The loves that meet shall cast out fear! The Latin Poet Virgil in his sixth book Aeneas visits the underworld 'The land of shades, and passing through Hades reaches the Elysian Fields, the | abode of the blessed!

to

(To the Editor of the "China Mall."Tnd Angels' she calls Paradise tions for the considention of the 'Home' place of re-union Leagua Committee to be unde inte and recognition.

bye-laws next year, if found work- Sir,In_your_issue_of_the_25th dream

Heaven nblo. instant you mentioned the latest

1.--Tint official supiws be ap-| exploit of Mr Thomas Edison, his

pointed by the Langue at a quest to discover where the souls of

certain fee per match to bol borne by the Homo side. men abide after death. There are some who call him a dreamer but dreamers are those who lift up their eyes from the earth and look into

H. Fielding Hall in his famous the heavens. If Edison is a dreamer novel 'One Immortality' also reiterates that in Heaven there is he is at least a practical dreamer.

no marrying or given in marriage; Life according to the famous that the souls of men and women French philosopher 'Henri Berg-are not mate-souls but that man and woman uniting physically on earth shall enter Paradise as one perfect soul.

NOR

We

the

who revolutionized Darwinian Theory is Creative Evolution. If this is true ere When we dwell on Edison's to suppose that the evolu work and its possibilities new avenues of thought are opened to tion of man ceases when the last us and our minds wander through vestige of his carnal creation be- all these Elysian fields, each in comes extinct in death? Some their turn and we wonder what logicians argue that this is so and Edison is going to show us, they are base their contention on the famous worthy reflections of what the theory of Berkeley, Esse is Percipidoer of the word' has done before (To bo is to be perceived) They our time. We wonder which of further contend that since we can them has whirled nearest the pivot not perceive immortality, there is

of truth which Edison's new inven-. but one life and that our earth-life.tion shall unveil-We wonder and They forget that while we cannot

our wonderment is illimitable really perceive the soul's future because we have read so much and state we can conceive it; almost know so little. Wherever otr feel its reality is "our hours of

thoughts converge we should how- insight " Their sceptical align ever, not for a moment doubt the ment of thought however, is so frail future immortality of the soul! as to be ridiculous. Are we to because we can feel its far-away infer for instance, that the Coperni-existence through our conscience cian Theory ie an imaginary which sometimes reveal to us the fignent of the mad astronomer's Hound of Heaven' which unre- mentat wandering? That the earth, lentlessly pursues us in our earth- therefore, is not a component planet {1}fe and of whom Francis revolving round the sun because we cannot perceive the Solar System Are we further to sup pose that all energy, all life and

present.

(The present system is lo gel hold of anybody umpire, irrespective of the fact that he does not under- stand the first thing about ericket.)

2. That nutches must start at a

certain time.

of Soans

the lengue matcles do not

start till 2.30 pm, and sometimes luter simply because some of the players have not furned up vel.) 3.That each side be given equal

time to but and there will be: no drawn janes,

(Although a draw is per-1 missible in cricket. I think it is more interesting not to Jave it.) 4-That the carrying unt of the Ive-laws be in the hands of the umpire.

(The duty of the ampère is to see that an innings starts at the right tire any ends at the right time).

Scone.

Yours faithfully,

Hongkong, October 25,

POPPY DAY.

Thompson writes: 'I fed him down the nights and down the [To the Editor of the Chins Mail.] days, I fled him down the arches of the years' etc.

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For

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D. L. TRAMPU Poppy Day" Sub-Committee, ela Butterfield & Swire. Hongkong, October 26. ►

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Sir-My attention has been evolution here on earth is radiated away into nothing, is all wasted?—

My comparison of the future drawn to the fact that no nddress) This surely does not agree with state propounded by the dfférent was given with iny letter asking for the Eastern Law of Karma (The creeds should not be misunder Lady Helpers, which was published

in das Press; last Saturday Effect);

signify Law of Cause and

of stood

particular one is right, or The Appeal is only made once a Action and Re-action. No, it is therefore evident that there is a There is a saying that all roads essential that a sufficient number of wrong in this particular issue. year and to make it a succuss it is future soul state

We can all feel the palpitant lead to Rome. In the same way all, lalies should come frward and offer Life is serious, life is faiths contain truths and all truths to help. As one, willing to offer evolution and struggle. The life lead to God for it is part of the their assistance, may be in doubt of an individual as well as that of ath. This does not mean that I where to write, I should be obliged:| Fation is nothing but a sordid war-advocate Theosophy. Far from it; publish this letter to fare against some implacable although although all religions, which I have ridded my address. enemy who would seem to hinder have their place in the moral at- our progress. Man fights the very tainment, for each sect of men the elements and destiny, and destiny particular faith they were hom n in return wages unseen battle to should be best suited for thein because it is in rost cases mankind. She strips. against him of his; most dei paymous with their moral possessions, brings bitter gall follow the religion of our fore- Stuards. of civilization. To ps.wrestles him in Ktle to show him that nature's fathers is also one of the greatest will is stronger than his; that he tributes of filial love and respect. must live in conformity with her Again do not misinterpret me to prescribed laws. If man in return mean that I do not believe in (To the Editor of the China Mail.) did not fight this destiny he would ministers and, missionaries who

come out to convert the Chinese Sir, Thousands of pounds ster- be over-ruled by her, his progress for instance, No, these men playing are spent by the local cigaretta would recede into the background of inactiveness, the best that is in an integral part in the religious companies to study what is required his manhood would be destroyed evolution of the universe and their by the market and they spare no intercession is a necessity. I canins to bring out improvements. -Thus the balance is always per demonstrate this when I say that Experts are constantly in tonel Yo, we have no Ba-Na-Nis. Wfectly poised and evolution goes religion like everything else in life with the sumil rotuler to find out

on, ever active, ever-recreative;

is in constant evolution and his needs. But Ive they ever wisdom-enianating from-chnes, We've Ca-Buges and C-Beens; peace from war, love from hate struggle. Each religion expounds thought it might be worth while to its merits and others' demerits, but experiment, with supplying magm This is an universal noood for Pun fors and Ma-Reans:d so on.

Things Getel and Sun-Dry, law of nature in which the pendu- this antagonism will eventually cigarettes, irrespective of brand, in

weed out all the hard-headed | Wey="Man-Goes and Chat-Noy. lum is balanced in perfect pre- dogmas and blind obedience to fifty's he has to take it home befere small packets. If one boys a tin of From Tim-Lineroo and Pro-Ney: cision.

legends which the mind of a child bul

Thus far we know is life but can subvert and the best religion he can use it or else carry the opened of immortality and the life here- will be proclaimed universal after tin about the streets. Then one mast after i know we

From standing the rigid test of time and have a case large enough to satisfy the ethics of the Japanese criticism For instance

ourne's requirements till the next trip Buddha, the Amida-Daibutsu of proselytizing ministers come cut back to the office or home or he will Kamakura and the Indian's Vishnu to China to expound a new go short. There must be a large! purana we learn of that state when religion. The Chinese believe in mumber of cigarette smokers who the soul of man after passing Buddhism, the Worship of their would welcome magnum cigarettes through many reincarnations and Ancestors and other deities in packets of twenty or cardboard They would be lives un earth and becoming per and creeds. In the contact and packets of ten. fect thereby, are transported to the conflict of the religions of the West much thore convenient, although realms of Nirvana (the Soul's and East many theories confute they keep butter and longer in a tin. serenity) From Christianity we and contradict each other. The learn of heaven and hell, from the one that will best stand the test of Islam's Koran we hear of the time shall be the accepted faith. Moslem's Paradise and the Purga- The ministers of these faiths are tory where Abu Talib, the Prophet all unconsciously taking part in Mahomed's uncle was doomed to this internal conflict and therefore, temporal torment. The teachings they are necessary to its very sub- of Confucius and Chinese Wor-sistence, which is religion in ship of the Ancestors also expounds evolution. As a Catholic I am in- the state of Buddha (Perfected clined to believe that our religion Soul-attainment), It is for this shall be the last survivor but this is The following will represent Del

very reason that Chinese venerate a private opinion. Cluff Kaserves in and Division

their dead ancestors because they

There are those who will say that say that these souls having left the my discourse is nothing but League match against the R.G.A.

earth long ago must have already extracts but let me point out that Reserves at Sookumpoo, kick-off at

| attained to a state of perfection.

nothing has been thought that has 3 p.m. it. Hutchison (enpt); 3.

Lucretius and some of the early not been thought of before; nothing Gardner and H. T. Buxton: A. [This has been sent in by a local Ferguson, S. H. Garrod and A. . poet in the hope that its publication Hebrew writers epitomized this written that is not in the dictionary Pant: T. A. Barclay, J. Rohorts, will help in putting a stop to the celestial state in their literature and as Goethe so aptly puts it; but to E. W. Reillon, A. J. Douglas and tune being payed at every opor-poetry, Dante painted it in words venerate the glorious dead which V. Kumsay. Reserves: I. W. family.]

matches in the first division of Bur lengi.

The fixtures and tems received i firms Club Seusuniors Follow --

INTERPORT THAL

Bites v. Whites.-Chili gröund, !

El at 4.45 p..

LEAGUE-DVISION IT.

V.

ין

R.G.A.

Club-Sookampooį

** ground.

Sacred Heart v. Club de Berrio, -sunpoo "B" ground.

Diomede" v. University-Navy **Agrostið.

Soul China "B" v. King's- Sõath China grʊnd,

Yes, we have no banas. We have

no latrons today!

Yes, ava love ta bananas. We have

no bans to-day!

Wa've Coc-Kunaches and all,

Bats, Tands and What-Not galore

riuch as one sees anywhere :

We've Ly-Chees and Goor-Cheese, Taly-Fingers with Butter and

Freeze; but

Yes, we tave no bananas. We have

no banamis to-day!

St. Joseph's v. Filipinos.-S. Josepit's ground.

Tomar

̈“Titania.”—Navy, Yes, we have no baunas. We have

no banapins to-day ↑ !!y# gswth¢?.

Kowloon v.."Bluebell."--Kow- ladin ground.

CLUB RES. v. R.G.A.

Williamson at V. Summers,

|

We've Long-diuns and Gar-Lie, Itaw Eggs and Empher-Lic,

Salt-Fish and Gibber-Rish! We've Vine-Car und Muc-1-Oney;

Oh, Tiali-Nes and Spag-Hay:

but Yes, we have no bananas. We have

no banana- to-day!

-J. F.

little.

of burning fire in his 'Divine Edison's invention if perfected Comedy' and Shakespeare refers will perpetuate is my sole object, to it as 'The land from whose

Yours etc.,

H. M., SILVA. Hongkong, October 26,

W. H. Brown, Tayler and Sinnbourne no traveller c'er returns! KRO, RES, V. ““BLUEBELL."|mers, Reserves: Young and Ross.

Te following have been selected PORTUGUESE Y. INDIANS, to represent the Kowloon Football

Club Reserves in their 2nd Division 'On the Punjabis' ground on Sun- engagement v. II.M.S. "Bluebell" diy, ol 4 pm., the Portuguese-and-

Christina Rossetti,, Wordsworth, Browning call the soul 10 high

on the Kowloon ground, kick-off at Indian mothers of the staff of the gepoppoo

3 pan. -Beach Morion and flangkong Blectric Company will Urgut; Lcord Handle and rest. The bus will be

Wheeler; Hast, AW. Brown, Portugueso: -J. Ribeiro,- C%-

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