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CHINESE CHAMBER.

Rents Ordinance.

A commitee meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- | merce was held yesterday after- noon, Mr. Li Po-kwai.. President. in the chair.

*PORTUGUESE OR

FRENCH?

Interesting Board of Education Discussion.

THE HONGKONG (TELEGRAPH; THURSDAY, JUNE 7. 1923.

CONTROLLING EMOTIONS.

Lecture at the Theosophical Lodge.

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At the Theosophical Lodge last Branches:-- guese or French should be taught evening Mr. Manuk gave, in cou With reference to the proposed to Portuguese girls at the Beliliga tinuation of his series of addresses, amendments of the Rent Ordi-School, came up for discussion at discourse on "The Higher Con nance, the Chairman said he a meeting of the Board of Educa-sciousness"

would welcome the opinion of tion yesterday afternoon, when the Mr. Manuk explained" that members of the Chamber as to Director of Education read afat previous meetings the lec- whether the amendments would be minute from Miss Clark, the Head-tures had dealt with the mani- detrimental to either landlords or mistress. Miss Clark wrote that festation of life in its various. tenants. To enable members to in the University examinations stages of consciousness, and th- consider them, the Chinese mem-Chinese was a compulsory subject three aspects of human conscious- bers on the Legislative Council, for Chinese girls, and asked whe-faess the sub-conscious, the con at the request of the Chamber,ther the Portuguese girls should scians and the super or higher con had secured postponement of take French. The majority of the sciousness. He now proposed to the second reading of the Ordi-girls when they left School worked discuss the working of the Spiritual nance for two weeks. If members in offices where the knowledge of consciasness of man in order thought they would be unduly a modern language would be help-nderstand the Ele and activities trespassing on the time of the ful. The Director of Education of men in whom the spiritual en meeting by discussing the amend said the minute had been circulated seostess manifested in the sant ments now, they could submit their to members. His own opinion. manner as the waking consciousness

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views to the Chamber in writing which he had recorded, was that for transmission to the Gover-everyone should learn his own) ment.

language and he was in favour of This course being deemed a Portuguese, but that it was a mat-

The Trinity Explained. risable, no sliscussion took place. ter in which they should altach

The Life Principle with each The Chairman mentioned a cen much weight to the feelings of the he of us was a spark from "the plaint from the Chap lu (Cargo Portuguese community. Various Universal file which pervaded, ani Coolies) Guild against the for-members of the Board had. express was reflected in our, universe and eigu firms, for breach of promised their opinions, The Inspector was manifested in all stages in regard to the stevedoring offet Vernacular Schools was in creation. Nothing existed outside ships.

favour of French. Dr. Pearce said of Himself (as no two Infinities could

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It was stated by the Secretary that if the attitude of the Portu-fru exist), all manifestatin, and all of the Chamber, Mn. ip Lan-etuen, Iguese community was sufficiently tivities were of Him and in Him. that when the trouble, which took favourable, he advocated the teach, the lie in each one of us place about 2 year ago, overing of Portuguese. Mr. S. W. To which manifested as consciousness the supply of cargo co-lies he thought the feeling of the Portu-manifested within ui the attri tween the Chap tu tulld andzuese community should be obtain-utes if it Creator and its Source. Chinese stevedore arms, was set-ed. Perhaps Mr. Silva-Netto could On f the attributes tled, the foreign firms promised to inform the Board of the feeling Creator was Power, This we saw test the reliability of the Guild the Portuguese community at the in the Human Spirit reflected as members an:, -S # beginning next meeting? Mrs. Hickling was WHL His second attribut would give them shall contracts. of the opinion that French would was perfect self-consciousness that For some time no work was given be far more useful than Portu- knew Himself and all that to the Guild, which wrote to the guese. Mr. B. Wyle considered that within Himself, and this marvellous Chinese Chamber, asking them to French would be more useful in remind the foreign firms of their offices than Portuguese. Mr. H. B. pect was reflected in

Wisdom, or the realization of the promise. As a result of repre-L. Dowbiggin wished to know the

Divinity in Man Then 3 sentations to the Hongkong feeling among the Portuguese. He Chamber of Commerce, Messrsas of the opinion that French was ld say "I and the Father are Butterfield and Swire employed much more useful in assisting the the Guild members to work on girls to earn a living. He under-pott of the One Supreme Life two of their ships. That, how stood that Spanish was more useful was reflected in ever, was the only work that had than Portuguese now-a-days. ferentive culty of the intellect been given up to the present.

which created and made all things Foreign Firms Within Their

new, and so we saw in man the Rights

Mr. Silva-Netto observed that manifestation of the triple aspect. Another letter had been sent to the chief question seemed to be of his 'reater in whom he lived the Chinese Chamber from the whether the students at Belillos moved and had his being. Guild, pointing out the alleged School preferred Portuguese. insincerity of the foreign finns The Director of Education: De and asking the Chamber to refer you think, Mr. Silva-Netto, there is the complaint to the Hongkong a very strong deling arcong the Chamber of Comerce. Mr. I parents?

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In the Spiritual man the super consciousness" "became

tire daily waking anuseiousness. He was in constant realization of his unity with his Source of Creator" and Lat-chuen added that apparently Mr. Silva-Netto replied that, of shared it. His nethity. his individ- the European firms had more concourse, there was a patriotic feel-ual activity becoming the refretion fidence in the stevedores than theing in favour of teaching the of His nature, which was love, Chap fu Guild and it was quite Portuguese language. He thought service, power and, wieloui within their right to do as they that Portuguese should be caught attain to this stupendous height | liked. However, in deference if a large enough class could be of spiritual onsciousness the wish of the Guild, the Chinese foutained at the School for it. Ile

mrvessary interpret rationally Chamber would communicate the mentioned that Portuguese had the expericness life, think complaint as requested.

been taught at St. Joseph's College.ystematically about life and intel The Chairman, in referring to a Some of the boys who went in for letter from the Fook Tai Cheung the examinations failed in the sub-operate with the Am. in regard to the piracy pfject, but that was to a certain ex-from within one's

dencies of promptings which sprang the Canton steamer Sa. Ch tent only to be expected because who is Cirsch

innermost self said that the Chamber had been they could not expect the language gradual steps self-realization was asked to help in securing the to be mastered in two or three release of two members of the years. ship's crew, who were abducted}

Mr. Wylie asked Mr. Silva-Netto by the pirates for ransom. which language in his opinion General Hsu Shu-ching was Civil) Governor at Canton at the time would be most beneficial to the of the piracy, and to him thei

pupils.

Chamber had appealed for assist- Mr. Silva-Netto! They are both ance on behalf of the firm The useful, Portuguese is not so ger

and herally used, but every child should appeal proved fruitless thing had been heard concerning learn his own language. The first the whereabouta cf the

kidpoint is whether we have sufficient napped,

pupils there to form a class

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Thinking for One'a Sell. Our mind bad intellect should be free from any system of thuughte nor should we allow others to do the thinking for us, but should utilise the thoughts and teachings of others as a means of help in order to find and know ourselves. For every man #15 the temple A letter from the Chinese!

Rev. Dr. Pearce expressed the of the tuly Spirit, and the know Chamber of Commerce at Sydney, view of the University that the ledge of God was life everlasting. N.S.W., was read. It vigorously attitude of the Portuguese com-and that knowledge would only condemned the action of the munity should first of all be be attained by withdrawing coa Canton Government in selling ascertained.

sciously into our innermost self, public property to raise military

The Chairman: I am not prepar-by silencing the promptings of our funds and asked the Hongkongled to move a resolution that Fortu- mind and subduing the violent A merchants to join in the protest. guese should be taught at Bellies vibrations of our emotion.

When mention was made of a School if the majority of the mem-į Mere religious emotions and the open book,, inasmucf. as appeal from General Ngai Bong-bers think it should be French.

idealization of such emptions must come into conscious unity with the ping, for relief from Hongkong on behalf of the distrased at Ship-l

Mr. Dowbiggin suggested ad-st be comfounded with spiritual

source of al! creation and with until consciousn

God was not hing, one of those present remark-journing further discussion

an the plan of the Creator, which So we meet again, after ed: "It is better first to send a

the next meeting in order that the object of sensuous appréhension was evolution and the perfecting The years--the long dead years! telegram to him who

con but an object of insight, and it was has beef feelings of the Portuguese responsible for the present conmunity might be ascertained.

'o we meet again, only through nesthetic intuition, ditions."

further discussion combined with longing and purel

Laughing such silly laughter, Speaking such trivial words. The meeting decided that the Mr. Sliva-Netto and Mr. Ralphs aspirations to know the Father, Chamber send a letter to the Hor were asked to make "further en- that a man raised his consciouances

And towns,and books and things Speaking of sunshine and of rain. Mr. Chau Siu-xi, congratulating quiries and to report to the next from the physical to the divine

... Down by the water till the him on his appointment as a meeting of the Board.

poplars wave, member on the Legislative Coun-

cil. The meeting also elected

Mr. Chau Siq-ki an honorary patron of the Chamber,

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Masters of Our Emotions,. Such were the real sons of God within the grasp of each one of us The spiritual consciousness Was

And the chestnut swinga In the wind, And in the night Sometimes, the dead leaves Patter like falling tears! This year they lie, a little head,

all piled Beneath the trees-

if we only gave that consciousness- an opportunity of manifesting itself. While the ordinary man

We must become masters of our moved about by every desire and emotions and thoughts and most driven about helplessly, the play not allow bate, abger, malice and thing of circumstances and slave

intolerance to darken our percer of his emotions, "the spiritual man

tion and silence the "promptings How can three sizes be placed (he who was conscious of his of the true self. It was by sell together so as to produce the unity with the Father, his real mastery and the shutting out of number seven ?

Self stood firm amidst all tempte-worldly glamour that the tide self Bo we meet again tions, and was not attracted by the could send through its dazzling Aud part, after the years. lure of worldly power and plea light and life. Be in the world sure, for he realised the transient out not of it. nature of all.worldly things, Lia

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