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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1926

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

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ON

Friday, 12th February, 1926,

From 9 p.m. to Midnight.

FANCY OR EVENING DRESS OPTIONAL

DINNER.

(Including Admission to Carnival Dance)

$4 Per Head.

7.30 p.m.

to 9.00 p.m.

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THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

LECTURE ON THE SPIRITUAL FACTOR IN CIVILISATION.

At the weekly public meeting of the. Hongkong Lodge of the Theosophical Society on Thursday Mr. H. E. Lanepart gave an address on "The Spiritual Factor in National Life," based on the recent Sydney Lecture of C Jinaraja dasa, M.A., Vice-President of the World Thecsophical Society,

The ideal which we preach and our practical application of it, he said, show a great contrast. We profess our hearty belief in spirituality, yet the moment we present the ideals of Christ to a business inan be says: That is all very well, but business is business; it is not prae tical. We believe in Nationalism, yet each for himself, and the devil take the hindmost is the perfectly frank gospel of the institutions of modern civilization. As you think of God, so is your conduct to mart The trouble with Christian civilization is that the God of Orthodoxy is a static God above the clauda True reconstruction of life, true civilitation will only begin when we realize that God

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

January 8tx, 1925. -

$1,060 buy,, 1,070 sa..

£129 nom. £21 now.

Hongkong Bank

Do., Londen. Chartered Bank... Marcantile Bank, A. & B..

Do.,

nom.

деп.

£9 nom, ..$85 nom.

蛇:

$590 buy,

nom.

Tl. 145 nom

233 bay..

F. &0. Bank. East Asia Bank Canton Insurance China Underwriter North China Insurance Union Insurance Yangtare Insurance. ..438

buy. Chins Fire Insurance.

$185 bay. Hongkong Fire Insurance, $600 881 Douglasen ........

435 boy. Hongkong Toge...... HE O. & M. Steambosta Indo Chizas (ProE)...

(Def.) London...$65 sel. Hongkong $65 al.

Shell Transports Star Ferries.. Waterboats

Oriental Navigations China Sagara Malabon Sugars. Bangusts....

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115. 114 nom.

sol, 310. $684 an

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$154 Day

$150 num. $7 sol. Tla. 10 sel. Tis. 3 nom 62 bel.. ....Tis.

.Tls. 31 sel. 8101 buy.

..$7 nom.

$15 bay.

Jis, nom.

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Da (nid)

(DBW). $3 nom. China Buses

Tim. 10% buy. China Lights (combined) $18 vel,

Do (old) $15.10 gooi. Do... (new).

$10.65 nom. China Providenta (comb.)...$32) nom.

Do. (old).$8 nom. (new)..... 55) nom. ..32% bay.

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His perfection out of impere to bring Shanghai Explorations. His great scheme with the world He hans need of all of us, of all races, all nations, French Mines. of all stations. We all have a part of His work to do, to reveal His Divinity HK. & K. Whoris,. Ural Caspiana... in us, through us in our Brother Man.

H.K. & W. Docks Even the humblest, most simple-minded

Hongkows bas his lawful place and right as a re: New Engineerings.. veiler of His Divinity. All men and Shanghai Dooks.......... women are needed in the Plan of God HKS Hotels (old)....38 with their offerings of mutual service be Hongkong Lands their capacity unequal, small or grent, Hongkong Realtys (o.p.). there need be no inequality in the spirit E Territorials (f.p.). with which we offer. Our biggest failure Humphroys Batates.... in civilization is that we accept the Prince's Buildings. teachings of our religious Founders for Rural Lands the individual but not for the nation. Ewo Cottons But God is not mocked and what we

Orientals. sow we reap. We bare to realize the Law Shanghai Cottons (old) of Canse and Effect, that an injury Amusementa

Do. : (new).. planned, is as powerful as an injury dona visibly, and whatever is done by the in- dividual or by the Nation, brings ita effect for good or evil, and every physical, emotional and mental injury, whether in the name of individual or national necessity, brings in its train an evil Karma. The injury of one part of the community or nation is the injury of all. Being able to show millions in our budget we think that the nation is thriv ing, yet no one enquires how many men and women have lost golden opportu. nities in life during the year because none were given to them for self-expan sion. We think nothing of that phase of life for we only see one part,-the

H.K. Developmenta EE. Ropes (ombined) material gain. This is only one small

Do. (G.d) 'portion of man's life, and to neglect, the

Do.

(now) more real part of our existence is sure Hongkong Tramways of painfal reactions, which will bring Inns Crawfords.. home to us, the lesson of the common Mackintoshs. interest of all for the well boing of all Peak Trams (old) mon all races and all naticas.

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(new) (o.p Business men are often suspicious of Sinceras. what is called collectivism or communism. Tari They argue that individual freedom will United Asbestos be handicapped. But there is a great Watsona (old) spiritual principle which says that it is Do. (new) always better to and ethers with whom Wm. Powells to work, even if slowly, than to work by ourselves and swiftly. We all are links in one chain, and the stunted growth of our fellowmen through lack of oppertunity for healthy exercise in ser- vice and expansion is sure to react on all. The opportunity for self-expansion given to every member of a nation comes back in increased opportunity for expan sion for the whole nation. If we work with another, individually and national ly, in the name of God or Humanity, we shall do more for civilization than we know.

All these ideals are especially needed to-day because the World Spirit is nt- tempting something magnificent now, and, that is to bring the whole world to a realization of a collective life. One step towards this federation of the world is the federation of peoples called the British Empire.

Side by sido with that institution, which can be a tremendous power for good if we make a success of it. is the League of Nations. In this splendid attempt by the divino plan to federate the world, each of us is heeded, not the least equipped man or woman or child'soul but has something to give which is necessary for the success of the great plan, the revelation of his own divinity, by mutual service.

BAG SNATCHER SENTENCED. BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF A

GANG..

"..

A Chinese believed to be one of a gang of bag snatchers appeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday, on a charge of bag spatching, und was, seat to prison for three months, and ordered to receive 19. strokes of the birch.

Constructions Dairy Farms. Der A Wing (p.) Macao Electries Hongkong Electrics

8171 nom $10 nom

$10 LO .30 cts. buy.

840

Tel.

19 nom.

..$8 nom.

Si nom. .8124 nom.

Sid bay.

.38 nom.:

mou tiger

$11 sel

$4 rel

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..812 buy.

....§13 sel,

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JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE..

1925 A RECORD YEAR..

We are officially informed that accord- ing to the official report of the Japanese Government's, Department of Finance, the foreign trade of Japan during 1825 (up to the 25th of December) totalled more than 3,500 million yen, which constitutes a record. An extraordinary increase is thown especially in Exports.

The figures are as follows:- Import into Japan....... 2,544 million yen. Export from Japan... 2,270 million you.

Defendant was the man who snatched Miss M. Eraga's handbag, containing $200, in Seymour Road.. Although It is estimated in general commercial chased be tanaged to escape, and after sireles in Japan that the Japanese foreign handing over some of the money to two trade for the first half of this year will other Chinese, went to Macao, where he reach 90 million yen in Exports and spent the rest, after which he came back 1,200 million yen in Importa to the Colony.”

Defendant pleaded guilty, and said he throw the bag into a dust cart,

SEQUEL TO STABBING AFFRAY. COOLIE ARRESTED TWO-YEARS AFTER.

"A Chinese arrested two years after the alleged offence took place, was charged hefore Mr. B. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday, with wounding another coolic.

Inspector Murphy said a fight occurred at the Taikoo Sugar Refinery in January, 1924, and it was alleged that defendant stabbed a coolie. The man immediately disappeared, and was only arrested two days ago...

A remand was ordered, pending further enquiries into the matter.

A COSTLY MESSAGE, CHINESE FINED" FOR ATTEMPTING

„TO EXPORT MONEY.

An elderly Chinese was fined 8100 by MRE Lindsell at the Central Magis tracy yesterday, on a charge of attempt ing to export 81,000 to Macao.

The story for the prosecution was that defendant was stopped as he was board. ing the Macao steamer, and the money was discovered on his person

Defendant aufd he went on board the essel to give a message, to one of his friends who was going to Macao.

The fina was than imposed, and the balance of the money returned to the

min."

3/0

TO-DAY

BUSTER KEATON

OUR

HOSPITALITY

DRAMATIC COMEDY.

QUEEN'S

WE BUY

INVESTMENTS.

H. Banks | 9,20 Unions 50/200 C. Lights (old) | 500/1,000 Trams 30/200 do. (new) 50/100 Hotels 50/100 L. Crawfords 1 Canton Ise,

100 Orientals

25/250 Electrica

WE SELL.

25/200 Lands.. 10/100 Moutries 100- Realtira

1100/500 Dairy Farma

300 500

SMALL INVESTORS, 10, Des Voeux Boad,

- Hotels

100/1,000 Un writers

Ter, 4330,

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100 Ewca

500

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Steamboats

Cementa

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HONGKONG HOTEL FIRE.

THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS," PUBLISH- ED TO-DAY, GIVES A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FIRE AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL. SHORT REPORTS OF THIS OUTBREAK HAVE APPEARED IN THE HOME PAPERS AND THE CHIEF FACTS HAVE BEEN BROADCAST IN ENGLAND. ALL OLD CHINA" HANDS, AND ALL FRIENDS OF RESIDENTS HERE, WILL BE ANXIOUS TO READ THE COM... PLETE STORY.

The WEEKLY also gives the latest telegrams from North China and a record of the recent developments in the commercial situation in the South. This information will help British exporters to understand the Trade position.

In addition, there are full reports of the gatherings

organised in honour of Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher.

THE NUMBER IS ONE OF EXCEPTIONAL INTEREST.

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