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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1927,

WHO WILL WIN?

China's Present War Explained.

BIG BATTLES IMMINENT.

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By Li Chung-yin."] Perhaps the most severe of the battles in the Chinese civil war are Only time cad tell whether the Fentien Party will be able to quên back the Cantones who have so

now imminent.

far been invincible.

4TH ANNIVERSARY.

HONG KONG THEOSOPHICAL

SOCIETY.

LOCAL LODGE ACTIVITIES.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Comparativo Rival Strengthe So far the Cantonese have proved practically Invincible on the Nan- king and Shanghai' sectors. - True, they have that with minor ravorges. Bukthey are making daily progress. In spite of fresh detachments being- poured into the fold by Maraha Chuir Taungchang (right hand man of Chang Tso-lin), his lines. Mr. John Russell,"chairman. pre- are being moved back. And yos-elded over a large gathering of terday it was reported that he even friends and members on Thursday contemplated withdrawing his gar when the Hong Kong Lodge of the frisons from the vicinity of Shang-Thecsophical Society celebrated its that to strengthen his front outside

Nanking"

fourth anniversary.

brotherhood, of love to all without distinction of race, crood; sex, casto or colour; which is the germ of the anifying quality of the new race, which will draw the separate in- dividuals together and make them realise the spiritual unity which avershadows and underlies them alk.

One Supreme Religion. Hence universal brotherhood is the only thing which is binding on members: of the Theosophical Its other teachings as to Karma, re- Society. incarnation, the existence of higher beings, the adepts and masters of

The brunt of the Southern offen-After qulos meditation, those pro-wisdom, who have passed in evolu sive has been borne, is most cases sent stood up in memory of the not binding on the mind or con

tion beyond the human stage, aro by the original armies which set departed Brother Archibald out from Canton last year enlarged Stephena. Chief Petty Officer of science of any member. and replenished from defeated H.M.S. Carliste," who passed away

Armies which have gone L. Shanghai. over wholesale to the South have shown little ability as fighters.

Hostilities age at present confined to the territory from Shanghai westwards to Nanking and then urrales. bit northwards, (see map) To the south of Shanghai, the vanguard

of the Nationalist Army is deploy-

ing in order to keep up the offen- sive, the direct route to that vast elty not being open.

After capturing Klakinng the Nationalists marked time for some months. When the expedition from Chekiang province lowards Shung- hai had met with considerable suc-

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Shadows Before.

-coming kvents ANNOUNCEL

IN THE MATE",

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March 19-Queen's Theatre: The Flaming Frontier."

March 19-World Theatro; "The Lost World."

of the Storm" "Waking Up The

March 19-Star Theatre; "Bride)

Town."

City Hall, given by Morrison Hall, March 19-Concert and dance at

(University Hostel), members, 8 ing world teacher, Theosophical

Under the inspiration of the com- p..

.9. March 10 The Hong Kong Society is to be "the corner-stone of A.D.C

the prosenta

brilliant -Day's Significance,

the future religion of humanity." comedy by Frederick Lonadnía, "The Mr.. Russell in £21 address This will be no longer an excles Last of Mrs. Cheyney" at tho Thoa- Unlike other factions Dvercome on the significance by Canton, the Fengtien Party day expressed his appreciation of one supreme religion which is the, March 19-Special Mena

of the faive and separatist faith, but the tra Royal, 9.16 p.m. busts unity of command. They are the thithful support accorded by direct individual knowledge and ex-dance at Café Restaurant Parisien. also better equipped and have the members and friends and re-perience of God. superior training

March 21 & 22-Jascha Heifetz of their at the Quean's Theatre, 9:30 p.m. Will History be Repeated? fent. Brother M. Manuk, whose place only just so far as they put I recall the campaign of a few spirit and influence he said was within the reach of their followers

→ Sports. the means of individually rising to

March 20-Annual golf match years ago when Chang Tso-lin, cant-still with them.

He pronounced the annual in that supreme knowledge. ing covetous eyes on Peking, march-

hetweens Wayfoong and Taikoo, inside of the Great Wall from vocation to the true leaders and Join Hands Together."

Royal Hong Kong Golf Club's The first wɗrk of the Theoso- course, Faning. Manchuria, to be thoroughly routed guardians of the Theosophical by W Pei-fu. Since then Fenglian Society, as follows: "May those phical Society was to blond all the

Meetings. who are the embodiment of love existing religions together into a March 23-Fifth annual meeting

ferred to the absent Lodge Presid- Religions are-worthy.

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annual

eers, the main strength of General Chang Kai-shpk pushed forward' rapidly from Kuliang and entered Wuhu further down, the Yungbae.

has gone an from strength tonmortal, bless with their protec-brotherhood of religions, so that all of HK, Engineering & Construc- The "Mystery" Sector

strength. In 1924, taking advant- tion this Society, established to do should recognise the divine wisdom tion Co. Ltd... Mesars. Shewan Wuhu, the Southerners age of a coup, several Fengtien their will on earth. May they ever their common root and complete. Tomes & Co., Ltd., 11.30 a.m. marche on Nanking in two direc, armies trekked southwards anguor it by their power, inspire it instead of antagonising each other., 1!!18, Ong route" was practically occupied Shanghai, Reference to with their wisdom and energizeib Next is the training of the new meeting of the Bank of Canton, Ltd.,

March 23-Sixteenth diveci, by the banks of thy “Long Shanghai, of course, mena the by their activity,"

generation in unity and its greats, Des Voeux Rd... Ct., 2.30 p.m. River" The other was Indirect. | Chinese city and environs outsidej

brotherhood ideals; and the pre- aiming at severing the railway to the International Settlement.

Lammerts Auctions. whilst letting dogmatism gos and servation of religious education.

March 22-Household furniture to prepare the world to receive the will be sold by Mesars. Lammert world teacher when he comes, by Bros. at their 'Sales Room, 2.30 p.m. making the public mind more re- March 23 Household furniture, ceptive of new ideas..

as 101, Austin Road, Kowloon will be sold by Messrs. Lummert Bros. 2.45 p.m..

iseous.

WHERE THE CHINESE, ARE" FIGHTING,

REKING

SHANS

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HUNAN

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SHANGHAJ

NOKIANG

This rough sketch-map of China's north-eastern'provinece shows she present war areas. The northerly river in the Yellow Rivers Further south is the Yangtze, the waterway now marking the boundary of the Nationalist. territory. The two principą), railways arò shown (n} from Peking to Hankok, (b) from Peking (vla Tien- tsin and Tainanfu) to Nanking! and its continuation to Shanghai. The urrows extending from Anhui and Chekiung provinces into Kiangau denote the routes fallowed by the Cantonose in their asguults la reach Nunking and Shanghai. The arrow running due nerth from " Honkow is the Nationalists' line into Wu Pol-fu's small domain. Two lines of little squares run down from the north; these show the linus along which the Northerners advanced to meet the Southerners.

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Members & Visitors.

Mr. H. E. Lanepart thonerary secretary and treasurer) gave the annual report. An extract of his

remarks follows:-

The work of the Lodge was ear- ried on successfully without inter-

Realizing the just and greatness ntion throughout the year. The of the Theosophient movement and total number of meetings held dur-its still more splendid! work in the ing the year extended two hundred, future," Mr. Ladepart concluded. comprising public lectures in Englet us join hands whether we agree Fish, public lectures la Chinese, de- or disagree with each other on arly votional meetings, Order of the Star matter save that of Brotherhood and meetings, Star, Self-Preparation go forward together into the future. groupe sony classes, and other splendid and brighter than ever the Imeetings.

past has shone.""

A bathing picnic was held which was very successful

The following Theosophical work- ers, from abroad visited the Lodge: Mósa Eileen Casey (Tokyo); Madame de Manziarli (Peking); the Rev. Ouear Kolferstrom, (Sydney); Mr. N. Rama Rao, M.A. (America)}; und the lodge was obliged to them for their co-operation,

Society's. Progress.

The number of active members brought forward from the previousi year was 76; 22 new members join. ed during the year, bringing the totall up to 03. Of this number f were transferred to the local Chi- nese. Lodge of the Theosophical" Society, resigne, 1 passed over. and 13 were on the inactive list, leaving 76 active members.

From this must be deducted 20 members, who had been transfer- red wherever possible, to Theoso- chical Society 'Lodges "abroad, on their leaving the Colony for good. A new Theosophical Lodge, the "Chinese Theosophical Society Lodge," was successfully opened in Hong Kong by the Presidential Agent for China, Bro..M. Manuk, on November 9, 1926, and its charter was formally handed over to the President, Brother Wet Tat, Brother Wong Man-keung, (honotary secre tary and treasurer) and a commit- tee of seven Chinese Brethren.

the north of Nanking and thus cut- Then Sun Chuan-fang struck out

"Star in the Enst.” ing off the Northerners' line of from the South and he had the The work of the Hong Kong Cen- communications with their strong, satisfaction of pursuing the North-Etre of the Order of the Star in the hold in Shantung and Chihli orners right back to Shantung. East tan organisation separate and Not many non-Chinese know that True, Fengtion fought a rear-distinct from the Theosophical only a portion of the Fengtien Army guard action in masterly style, Society) was successfully carried haa come southwards to pre maintaining cohesion and withdraw-on by the Centre secretary, Mr. H. D. vent Anhui and Kiangsu falling ing the majority of war supplies. Lanepart, in the absence of Brother into the hands of the Cantonese, A ¦ But the point that strikes me is that M. Manuk, 22 new Star, members, big force has been left to gärrison | the Penptien soldiers have never comprising members and non-mem- the Fenutien Party's home pro won outside of their own Manchuria berg of the Theosophical Society. vinces and Manchuria. But an-and the two metropolitan provinces having joined the Order during the other Army came down the rail of Shantung and Chibli.

year. way from Puking towards Hunkow, Modern Fighting Methods.. All was well til the vanguarda Even if they are subduing Wai reached the Yellow River. Hete Pelfu in Honan province, they are the remnants of Marshal Wu Pei- in strange territory. Unless they fu's big army put up resistance. have profited by their past lesson, Although Wu Pet-fu ia professedly they will have a difeult task in an ally of Marshal Chung Tso-lin stemming the Cantonese tide on the The library was increased and

the strong man in Peking) he, or mouth of the Yangtse kiver.

Fortunes of the Campaign.

Weekly "Star" meetings were held throughout the year.

of

An inner section"in the order, the "Star Self-Preparation Group." was opened, which is composed earnest Star members who undergo special pledges of service.

special good work done by the book-

his lieutenants, resented this intru- Perhaps the fortunes of the cam-ales department and the publicity sion by the Fengtienites, Wu Fel-paign may binge on developments department.

The work of the Lodge in general.

fu only holds a part of Huran pro-along the Peking-Hankow Raliway has been very satisfactory and gives viner. His army council felt that Chang Tao-lin can get through every hope for further growth. entry by the Fengtien Army wouldonan quickly and enter. Hupeh mean that they would lose their last province, the danger to Nanking foothold.

On the southern bank of the Yel- low River (also known as the Ho ang-ho or Huang Ho), Wa Pel-fu's outposts atfucked the vungzard of

re-

new

may then be speedily lifted. The Nationalists must then send out large forces from Hunkow to the

w auctor.

Rather than on the result of

WEEKLY ADDRESS)

Work of the Theosophical Socicly,

A

After the unbul thanks had been Chung Tso-lin. The Peking war-operations around Nanking, but acccrded to the Lodge workers, the ford brought into action a good possibly on Chang Tso-lin's race to chairman called on Mr. Lanepart to many of the branches of modern reach Hankow will the trend of proceed with the weekly address. warfare that have only been

movements be decided. If the Mr. Lanepart spoke on "The Work ently introduced in China, En-

Northerners fail to reach Hanof the Theonophical Society," gineerg began to throw out

kow, then the prospects of the Can-condensed report of his remarks fol- tonese in Anbud and. Kiangau pro-lows. bridge-heads while a barrage of ar- tillery was directed at the southerninges are decidedly ay, hank. Under, cover of held suna. the Fengtien Infantry rushed the railway bridge. Auroplanes also hombed the Wu, Pei-fu posts but the Fengtlenites were held up for about a fortnight.

Complex of Politics. " Wheeling eastwards, they crossed the river near Külfenz. (see rien) and then rushed into Wu Pel-fu'a capital at Cheng-how,•

Why did the Northerners go to the extent of antagonising their

erstwhile friends?

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The Duke of Atholl has disposed by private treaty of Kinnaird, part of the historic, Atholl aetates, to the Hon."Sir John Ward, brother

The inner purpose of the Theoso- phical Society is to prepare", the world for the coming of a new race) and to be itself the nucleus of that race; it was established and is under the guidance of two great adepts, much higher than the great ones called the masters of wisdom.

Keynote of Brotherhood... The work of one of the great adepta is to choose out those who show in consciousness the germs of the new atage which is to evolve in the coming race, to stimulate that germ within them and to direct, the |

of the Earl of Dudley. The pro- building up of the future physical This phase of Chinese politine fe perty comprisen 6,000 acres, of bodies of the race to come, notesally understood. Through which 4,000 are moor and 2,000 The world of the other adept, the Hibaan lies the Youte southwards to arable, and several miles of final world teacher, is the teaching aids, the present Nationalist capital tealmon fishing in the River Tay to stimulate the new ideals and the Hankow. Once Wu Pol-fu is: suð- It also includes. Bainagnard, which religion of the future race. And he pressed, rapid advance je feasible. | is one of the oldest parts of the has begun that work in a humble By threatening Honkow. Chand Teo Atholl properties.

and insignificant fashion, by strik

In hopes to relieve pressure on: Lady Ward is the only daughter in the keynote of brotherhood and Nanking and Shanghai, or he may of the late Hon. "Whitelaw Reid, by drawing into the Theosophical even contemplate a serious blow at the Kuomintang.

who was American Ambassador in Society those whose hearts thrfil London,

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