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Hongkong. Saturday. August 28, 1928.)

A SATURDAY CAUSERIE,

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TRUE MIND.”

HOW CONCENTRATION LEADS TO HAPPINESS.

BUDDHIST RECITATION.

[By K. T. Leung-1

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926,

MORE CHANGES.

GOVT. DEPARTMENTS TO MOVE.

A RENT CLAIM.

TENANT WHO ORDERED FITTINGS.

WHOSE LIABILITY,

A clause in the agreement be

con

FIRE STATION BUILDING.

Following is the accommoda The Buddhist view on "Per-tion to be allotted to Departments tween landlord and tenant petual Happiness," briefly, is to

in the new Fire Station building curning the landlord's flability In cultivate a true mind."

which it ia expected will respect of gas fittings was the sub- From the mind one should be ready for occupation between Ject of legal argument at the Sum banish all worry, whether over September and November this mary Court yesterday in a caso in matters material or spiritual.

which the landlord of No. 6

year:

and

Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for

By concentration, those with In the Connaught Road portion, Kennedy road (To Sze-tuon) claim- sufficient faith can obtain content-the S.CA.'s Department on the ed $210 from Mons. Albert Guetat, ment. To do so, there should be ground floor and first floor; the of the Cafe Albert, alleged to be no thought, no reasoning. Even Imports and Exports Department balance of rent due. the existence of the five senses

"Defendant counter-claimed for a on the ground, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th

like amount. should be forgotten.

Hoors; the Education Department In concentration, as laid down probably on the Srd floor; the for years, the five chief elementa Medical Department, and Govern- Plaintiff and Mr. L. D. Turner for

the defendant. · are-mineral, vegetable, water, ment Analyst's laboratories on atmosphere (which includes fire) the fourth floor; the Harbour De said that the clause in the agree Mons. Guetat, in the witness box, and the earth Their presence

partment.

Government) should be forgotten. When a per-Marine Surveyors offices probably put in before he took possession of ment relative to gas fittings. was son's faith and will is sufficiently on the fourth floor; the Police De the house. When he took posses strong for him to devote his mind partment on the ground floor, the son electric and water fittings. erection of a private matshed absolutely to the spiritual, then Audit Department on the 3rd, and were there but no gas Attings, He

there is a way to Perpetual Hap- Fire Brigade offices on When these facilities are actually!

the 5th asked the Gas Company to put in. piness.

floor. provided there should be plenty of Buddhism has many ways

two gas stoves and in

Ave geysers, In the Des Voeux Road portion, one to each bathroom. In addition scope for the 'bus' service which which to cultivate concentration, the Fire Brigade will have the they had to

and thus happiness and peace.

lay pipes from the has been mooted. As regards the

ground floor and 1st, 2nd and 3rd mains into the house. He told the Reciting Buddha's name in foors. The G.P.O. and postmen landlord's agent that he wanted the island; some disappointment has "Naam Mo O Mee Toh Fut" has will be on the 4th floor. Police house as a boarding establishment. been expressed at the Com- had such sobering effects that re- Department on the 5th floor, and mittee's finding that. Big Wave sults are difficult to conceive, and Imports and Exports Department of the plaintiff's shroff when he

harder still to believe. But many on the 6th floor. Bay is too dangerous to justify have recited thus till the last!

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"SIX IN

ALL

the institution of a public beach moment of life and thereby found there, but extensive recommenda happiness. tions have been inade regarding other spots which are at present limited to launch parties owing to lack of protection from the sun- notably Island Bay, Shek O, and the beach at Stanley. 'Consider-

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CHINESE WHO HAVE BEEN KNIGHTED.

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OBITUARY,

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FORMERLY OF HONGKONG.

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Defendant referred to the visit

POET'S CORNER.

BLUE BOWL.

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dedected the amount spent on the gas fittings from the rent dua and gave the ahroff the receipts from the Gas Company in lieu. As the shroff was angry and demanded-the- money, stating that the other mat- ter could be discussed later, he got FATHER SOUVEY OF MISSION: $210 from his wife and paid the

ETRANGERES.

full amount. In spite of this he had received a solicitor's letter de- manding the alleged balance. THE THREE OTHERS.

Mr. Turner submitted that the able improvement to the road At a complimentary barquet,

tenant was justified in having these leading to Shek O will have to be the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow men.

Attings installed News of the death

as they were at Auch,

necessary particularly having re- effected, however, before Island toned that six Chinese in all had France, of Father Souvey, Pro- (London),

received the order of a British curator

gard to the fact that the house was of the Bay is made comfortable

Mission intended as a boarding establish of knighthood." 2,,

Etrangeres; was received in the ment. access by road. The recom

There were three living, added Colony yesterday:

Mr. Hind, for the landlord, Father Souvey was well known argued that the landlord should mendations regarding Repulse the senior Chinese representative

combine a minimum of inter- other two besides himself being assistant to Father. Robert here.were installed and as he had not. Bay

on the Legislative Council, thein Hongkong having acted as have been consulted before they ference with present occupants of Sir Robert Ho Tung and Admiral He arrived here in 1907, being been that there was no breach of matsheds with the introduction Sir Sa Chen-ping.

ordained by Bishop Pozzoni, and the agreement. The claim was pot. of certain necessary hygienic this life are Sir Kai Ho Kai, Sir hai.

The three who have departed left in 1923 on transfer to Shang- good in law unless the landlord had The most sensational event re-reforms.

been asked to have the fittinge in-. Bo-shan Wei Yuk and Sir Chen- ported during the week was the

He was born in France in 1885, stalled. tung Liang Tang." The new member on the Legis-

commencing his studies in Paris' piracy in British waters within!

Sir Kai Ho Kai was a barrister.and completing them at the Col-

Kie Honour reserved judgment. ' sight of Castle Peak Bay oflative Council has already made The Alice Memorial Hospital was lege of the Mission in Penang. launches and motor boats contain-his influence felt and his speech served on the Legislative Council the friendship of all who came built in memory of his wife. He The late Father Souvey enjoyed ing a party of local residents, on the question of the necessity and was knighted for his services into contact with him in the largely comprised of members of of precautions against storm and to the Colony.

Sir Bo-shan Wei Yuk was a the Portuguese.community, who typhoon damage embodies what

merchant. He sat on the Legis were on a moonlight fishing party most residents have observed as lative Council with the late Mr.

of the most each succeeding storm finds out Lau Chu-pak who was posthum Constituting one audacious piracies within recent weak places, often in the same fously awarded the C.M.G.

Sir Cheatung Liang Tong WRS years it owes its success to the places. In view of the Govern-

a diplomat in the Monarchy days. carefulness with which the plane ment's opposition (and the Gov-At one time he was manager of |were laid, the attack taking place ernment has through its the Canton-Hankow Railway. He At 11 time" when the "Official" representation a major-died in Hongkong some years ago. Of the three at present ving, waters were clear of Water ity on all divisions) also in view of the least known in Hongkong is branch of the Ministering Child- Police supervision and the the assurance given of the intro- Admiral Sa. He has been Minis-ron's League states that the pro main body of fishers in small duction of reforms on certain ter of the Navy at Peking. Heceeds of the bridge drive recently boats well away from the unpro-matters which formed the chief by the uncle of the Emperor the raffle of a teścloth) amounted was one of the mission-headed held at the Peak Club (including tected launches. The fact that basis of the recommendations, present at the coronation of H.M. to $582. the only launch on which certain Dr. Koch took the wisest course King George V. members of the party were armed in not forcing a vote. He has was left well aloge points to the focussed attention on the need for pirates being particularly well in-greater lessons being.derived from formed and the fact that beacons previous disasters and in regard | were observed at both extremities to this and other questions has de- of the island lends support to the monstrated what the public had | belief that there were more con-already had the opportunity of cerned than the seven armed men observing in his activities on the who actually boarded the boats, Sanitary Board that he has the Fortunately, although jewellery best interests of the community and money were taken, also one of at heart and is prepared to devote the launches and its crew, no himself unsparingly to their fur- member of the party was injured. (therance."

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duties to which he was devoted:] course of the performance of the He was welcomed here on passing through February when he was in poor

Shanghai

health,

from

in

M, C. L. FUNDS.

The Hon. secretary of the Peak

The winning. ticket in the raffic was No. 81.

Jiggs Off For "Jinks.”

By Frances Wyatt Baker, in Scribner's Now am I quite at peace with my

slow days;

The hours come gently now,

and pass me by;

All night in dull,"unbroken sleep

I lie;

There is no thing to change my

quiet ways.

Great, starry night and hoot-

owl's eerie cry,

Strange music, skies and seha,

and dawn of day

I see and hear them, every one,

and say,

"How pretty these things are"

and that is all..

And yet one thing there is that

in my heart

Can wake the heavy mem'ries;

turn to naught

My brave pretences, all so dearly

bought;

And catch my breath, and make

the old tears start,

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That cries your name, that brings

you to me here,

A vision torn from bitterness

and dole.

Of all my dreams, most cherished

and most dear;

White Angers curving round a

small blue bowi,

BENEFIT CONCERT,

FOR LATE B.Q.M.S. JACOBS". DEPENDANTS.

R.A.OB. EFFORT.

In aid of the dependants of the late B.Q.M.S. Jacobs, the R.A.O.B. organisation in Hongkong have farranged a. concert at the Royal

Naval Theatre next Thursday.

Even keen fishermen, however, "Such is fume," wrote a dis- will be chary in future of organ- tinguished journalist once in com- iped parties to remote districts at paring the rapturous welcome night time where jewellery and given by tumultuous crowds to money to such large value are on an American' screen actress visit- display.

ing England with the unrecog~ nised lot of scientists and others] "The need for greater bathing devoting their lives to the inter- facilities on the peninsula has ests of humanity. Admitting that apparently been realised, the re- the measure of the adulation of a port of the Committee appointed film idol is out of proportion to by the Government to go into the that falling to the scientist whose general question of bathing lot is cast in walks upon which beaches in the Colony having rethe light of publicity burns less commended improvements to the fiercely, the screen artiste who present rendezvous at Castle Peak has proved himself master of an and

the development of other art which renders hira able to beaches. Tai Wan, if developed afford to millions an hour or so's along the lines of the recommen- divertisement and relaxation has dations which the report indicates none the less deserved the title of that the KR.A. are preparing, benefactor of mankind. People The famous cartoonist (so the "China. Mail" in informed) is "With Lotus and would be more convenient for such the world over heard with regret aa have no independent means of this week of the death of RudoH transport.and the public matsheds Valentino, who figured in several it is proposed to erect at Ch'eung Famous Players Lasky films Sha Bay,,near Castle Peak, com- which have been screened here. Mr McManus is shown in the picture with his band on the metal It is motifed that His Excel- bined with other conveniences In him the screen loses one of its rolling stock pin. Mr. Matthew C. Brush is to the right of "Jiggs" which private enterprise is pro- most popular idols and one whose and the other is Mr. Emmett Connelly. viding in the vicinity, will also sudden rise to fame was prefaced They are on a private car of the Delaware Lackawans Rail provide for the needs of the many by seven years of hardship and road, en route to the annual "Jinks" of California's famous Bohemian

club. whose means, do not run to the disappointment.

In this picture is Mr. George McManus, the creator of "Bringing up Father."

Lambs Club Lights Cross Continent for Gaia Golden Gate Bohemian Affair

Imagine "Jiggs" and his "bunch" turning that private Pulman

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Amongst those who have pro- mised to take part are the Rev. GE. Arrowsmith; A..E. Crocker (baritone); J. Blakely (vocalist at: the piano); Mr. and Mrs. Leach (ductists); B. Goodacra (elocd- tionist); A. Morley (with banjo); and Imperial Concert Party enter- {tainers.

His Excellency the Governor

appointed

Mr. William car into a "Dinty Moore's" just for a card sassion! Proceed then, to George Gerrard to be an official holiday. the nearest fountain and over a glass of pop picture "Father" on Justice of the Peace.

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lency the Governor in Council has. given directions for the rescission of the ender of April 26, 1928, proclamo Saigon to be a place hich infectious or con-