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Today,

(July 16)

Opening of Prince's Theatre. ¿Queen's Theatre: "Women Every” where,

World Theatre; "Trada Horu." Star Theatre: "Soa Wolf." Central Theatre: "Plunder." Khg's Theatre: "City Streets." Majestic Theatre: The Love

Parade.".

Dinhor. Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

European Mail.-Inward: Europe ria Sacz (Rajputana).

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Friday.

(July 17.) "

First day of Robi-al-awal.

Water Polo-Second Divisions Victoria Recreation Club v. South Walas Borderera

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THE FUTURE OF MAN.

OPTIMISM OF TWO GREAT PROFESSORS.

THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON OUR PLANET.

Life: Outlines of General Bio-; Personality, and Purpose. logy. By Sir J. Arthur Thomson Is he to be the Supor-Man 7 Let and Patrick Geddes Williams and us quote their own words "Tes, Norgate: 2 vols. £ 3.

in a way but not that of (Niotascho" This monumental work has been and his like, with their often bril- writton with a clear-sighted passion liant expression of what is none the and a fine courage by two men of less biological blundering." For positive vision whose belief in the them, in rough outline, Homo. future of Man is neither dimod Sapientior, having made his choice. by the still unhealed sores of the between "the individualistic badger Great War or by the painful poli-or the dialistis bee," will be less tical and economic problems of the "aclf-regarding of his own life, present period. Their belief is and more "poies-regarding, Box- founded on their unrivalled study regarding, offspring-regarding, and of biology, which, in their defini-group and kind-regarding." By tion, is the science of "Man's his the development of the "ultra-vio tory, past, present, and possible." let-rays of the spirit," he will And Ruskin's phrase, "There is no his Individuality transmitted into wealth but Life," is the driving Personality directed for the general idea, and so they look beyond the good of the three dominating fac temporary, apparently overwhelm-tors of man's existence: "The ing, problems of the immediate Domain of Things: tho Realm of present to the evolution of a still Organisms: the Kingdom of Man,''; greater type to inhabit this earth, or, in the more pithy words of the the coming of Homo Sapientior.

biologist, "Place; Work: Folk." It is because of this abounding

This, it may be said, is but belief which forces its way out of Kipling's forecast, restated in scien- every page of these two volumes tific language, of the time when that "Life" should be read and i "No one shall work for money, and digested by everyone who is con- no one shall work for fame, But: cerned with the future of our com each for the joy of the working. mon genus at heart. I should also

but Professors Thomson, and Lawn Bowle First Division: be read by ovary pant who is Geddes lay special emphasis on a Taikoo . Kowloon Dock, Civil Bar-faced by the problem Leducation.human attribute which has ever vice | Craigengower, Police v Kowloon B.G.C, Club de Recreio This may seem a formidable under been present in biology, but which, Kowloon CC. Second Division: taking, but if a start be made within the overwhelming opulence of the Hong Kong Electric & Club de Re the penultimate chapter, Biology industrial period from which we creio, Kowloon C.C. v. Taikoo,.,

Opening of Prince's Theatre, & Queen's Theatre: Women Every where."

World Theatre: "Trade Horn.” Star Theatre: "The Bea Wolf." King's Theatre: "City Streets.” Central Theatre: "Plunder."" Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

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