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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER

1912.

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This is the portrait that dis- Tho news that a Buddhist prints the following story of legal appeared so dramatically from monastery is likely to be estab methods in the States:-Balti- more, Baltimore, Sept. 4.-Justice The Louvre, to the constoration lished ere long in Londen serves Lovinson fined himself $1.45 in of the keepers and guardians, to remind us of the immense the Southern police court this one night in August of last your find a home in the few aquare variety of creede and racos that morning and paid it, too. That and which has not, as yet, been miles whereon is crowded a popu is, the hagistrato paid the fino that he had amessed upon a

recovered. All we know is that lation larger than that of many prisoner brought before him, overnight it was in its usual respectable second-rate States, ENGLISH graduate gives lessons in English, Scienos: Mathematics Every to, to Chiuces and Indian Papile; Nathaniel Sober was charged place, and in the morning it was says the "Standard."

civilised or semi-civilisod race is Chiness and Hindustani poken with violating the traffic law by gone. Where it is now, if it still represented within London's bor-Apply Graduate," Office of this driving on the wrong side of the exists-and eoman of the French ders; every species of faith or Paper. street, Justice Levinson let him

off with the costs, $1.45. Sobor Authorities are under the im-negation of faith that has pos- Hongkang, 28th Oct., 1918.

pression it has been destroyed-sessed the human mind is held. by somo section or other of

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did nothave it and asked that his employer be notified, giving his no-one but the thief knows her population. To reckon up ENGLISHMAN, gradente. name."Oh, I know him," said For four hundred years" this the multitudinous Christian sects coptional knowledge of Chiness, the magistrate. "I'll pay for you world-renowned work delighted alone would be no light task; to undertakes translations from and into myself and make your boss sotil the world. From the first the form a catalogue of the more out Chinere. Petitions, addresses &o.. pre- lator." He wont down in his pooket and collected $1.15 from painting had a high reputation of the way philosophies and re-pared in either English or Chine e himself and sont the mus away most as soon as it was painted, given to few. A census in any Hongkong, 28th Oct.; 1912.

Raphael himself initiated it al-ligions would imply a knowledge oderate terms Apply X. "Hong-

kong Telegraph," rejoicing

influence upon western suburb would probably The Subjugation of the subsequent art bas boon bring to light a Chinese Con- A Taipeh dispatch to the incalculable. The husband of the fucianist or Taoist, numerous "Japan Chronicle" states that the Lady Fracasseo de Giocondo, professors of the Hindu faith, operations for the subjugation of commissioned the Portrait from good many Japanese with a the northern aboriginal tribes Leonardo. For four years in fite shadowy faith in Shinto. were resumed on the 13th instant. and starte, the work proceeded Buddhist or two from Ceylon or The right wing of the force bad and at the end of that time was Burma, a fair sprinkling of advanced about 200 metres, when not yet finished to the artist's aa-Mahometans, and more than one

tisfaction. about 60 aborigines appeared and

Music was supplied Sun worshipper. In the dook dis- fired from the front and both to relieve the tedium of the sit-triots many more surprises would flanks. Under this cross fire the tings, Finally, for what reason be found, and the conmus-taker attacking force suffered severely, not cortainly known, the hus would be finely bewildered by the Four police officersund volunteers and refused to accept delivery of confusion of creeds professed by TWO Single rooms; Availablo_Nov- ember 1st-European Young were killed and six were wound-the work, and the artist sold it to the black, yellow, and chocolate

Man's Christian Association, Alexander | eil. The total casualties suffered the King of France. Generations strangers who give a much-need

Buildings, by the police force since the open- of artists have been fascinated by ed picturesqueness to those de

Enatongkong, 28th Oni., 1912. ing of the operations amount to the calma sphinx like lady with the pressing regions. 150, about 130 wounded now

inscrutablo smile. If, indeed, we London police magistrates gain undergoing treatment at the have for ever lost this great mns-some insight into the multiplicity Taipeh and Shinchiku Hospitals, terpiece, this supreme creation, of those orotis religions. Every

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and Manchuria on the charge of Tondoa, bave included a Photo-a fixed place of worship in Logars obtained at the Offees of Mesars,

ving conceived a plot to asses-gravure roproduction of this don. Even the Mahometane do ate Prince Katsura on the famous painting in their list of not yet boast a monque, though occasion of his visit to Russia High Art Pictures which they are there is an intention to provide some months ago. Those men giving away free in.exchango for one. were brought to Seoul and have since been under examination by their old and 'wall known brand The Buddhista will, therefore, the police. It is stated that they of The Thros Costles" Oigar- if their project matures, be rather TO LET LARGE enbilentially buil, have been dealt with under the ettos. Full

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well-known pictures by famous a Western people. It looks Mr. Fisher on Australian Defence. artists, nuoh 05 Wedded "the powerful incentives to con-

Mr. Fisher, the Australian Innocence

"The Laughingstuet of Christianity, and is Prime Minister, last month re- Cavalier", "The Gleaners" and equally destitute of Mahometan iterated to the House of Re-" The Broken Pitcher".

self-assertion and intolerance. On sins of sensuality, ill-will, and presentatives his conviction that Anyone interested in art should the soft fibred races of Eastern stupidity-is no ignoble percop- "a live Minister alone can express not fail (to fecouro a set of these Asia it maintains a somewhat tion; but it lacks the driving the Australian Government's Photogravures, which are really nerveless bold; there are over force of the creed of Islam. iA aotive, Buddhism views, since the Government's beautiful and strictly high class million Buddhists in the Indian Islam whole powera cannot be delegated in every particular, and Mossrs. Empire, the vast majority of is passive, and in any equal to representatives without active Wills are to be congratulated on whom belong to Burma. But any tween the two the fisroor and Misinterial conto." He prefers selection of a subject which we race in whom love of action is a contest be more positive system 'an Imperial Conference every feel sure will be met with a roady passion turns coldly aside from wins. Baddhism, too, what- an appreciative the Baddhist's ideals. Nirvana (over its original merite, has be- second year for the present, or at response by least' Ministerial visita at similar public.

the dying out of the cardinal come encrusted with innumer

able corruptions, and its success intervals to consult the defence

in those regions where it has had uninterrupted dominion. It is significant that the orood has lost All hold on the progressive Japanese, The Buddhist hier aroby still possesses some in-| fluence in that country, ohiefly because it has, control of the graveyards, but its vitality as a religion seems almost completely exhausted. On the whole, we need have little fear of the proselytising efforts of Buddhist monke.

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Death of Major Buke, A.S.C. Amongst recent deaths is that of Major Buckle, commanding the Army Service Corps in Caylon, who died in the Suez Canal on board the Derbyshire and, wan buried at Port Said.

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