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21 YEARS AGO.

ITEMS FROM "TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The items below aro based on reports appearing in the Tele graph for the wook ended April 30th, 1904-

On the 25th appeara an account of the departure from the Colony after 52 years' residence here, of Mr. Dorabjoe Nowrojec. It is re- corded that he came East in 1852, working his passage on the "Charles Grant," one of the old

EASTERN BANKING.

INCREASING COMPETITION

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THEOSOPHY.

PRAYER AS A SCIENCE.

The forces of the unseon worlds

At the last Wednesday's publio Speaking at the annual moot. lecture of Hongkong Lodge of

Theqsophical Society, ing of the Chartered Bank, Sir the Montagu Cornish Turner. (Chair-looture was given on "Prayor a man) said I desire to emphasise Science." The lecturer said, the fact that competition in in part- Eastern banking is increasing in all directions, with the result that which pray or puts in motion are margins in exchange are whittled just as real and just as subject down to an extremely fine point, to law as the physical forces and it is not easy to maintain the with which ordinary scienco standard of profits of previous deals. There is a science of years. Furthermore, the course prayer which is intimately bound of trade in the East has not run up with the science of life itself. East Indiamon. By dint of apo smoothly or in such volume as All our doubts as to the useful- plication to business affairs, he gradually established bimself wo might havo hoped had condi-ness of prayer would disappear if firmly in the Colony and built tions been rermal. In attempt we would consider prayor simply large godowns at Wanchai, whileting to describe the conditions and naturally as an effort the re- he also eventually took over the under which we have worked and action to which under the im to make a forecast for the future, mutable laws of the universe, is management of the Hongkong I should be inclined to adopt the cortain; the reaction depending Hotel, ran, the first ferry services well-known formula which wo partly upon the strength and to Kowloon and subsequently

and partly upon the built the King Edward and the have heard with such frequency skill with which the effort is

while listening-in for the oven-made, Now Victoria Hotols.

ing weather report: "Weather amount of roistance or inertia unsettled, prospoots uncertain." which has to be overcome an The annual report of the Hong-The weather in some quarters the various planes of the unseen

has, indeed, been extremely worlds which

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consciousness, and the partic- I would refer to China as an ular limitations involved will course be those with example, where, the usual course of

伯 a man of industry and commerce has which

most

kong General Chamber of Com unsottled. There bave beon prayer touch. merce for 1003 contains a refor-periods of sunshine, but as a rule

In general terms, prayer may ence to the Crown Agent system, the commercial barometer has be dofined as the attempt to regarding which the

Ceylon stood low. Chamber asked for an opinion of its working in Hongkong. The Committee of the local Chamber came to the conclusion, after investigating the matter, that the cost to the Colony through om ploying Crown Agents was not incommensurate with the services rendered. The advisability of Government supplies being purchased locally was dealt with and the view expressed that public works of "a special naturė or of urgency" might be entrusted to private firms.,

On April 27th there appears a reference to a big camphor tree

the at Shengshui, in

New Territories, which. was stated to have a circumference of 23. feet. It now. shows signs of decay, and unless some attention is given to it, the old landmark will assuredly topple to the ground."

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NURSING "BREEZE”. A "breezy" meeting took place on April 27th in the City Hall over the question of providing a home for nurses of the Hongkong Nursing Institute. Dr. F. O. the Stedman, President. of Institute, took the chair, but opposed to the he Was ...scheme ho vacated it in favour of Dr. Jordan. The latter delivered a lengthy speech reviewing the matter and then proposed that it was in the best interests of the Institute that it should be provided with a build- ing of its own to house the nurses, Dr. Stedman spoke at length against the proposal, analysing the financial position and saying that his chief objection' was to nurses living in a home with no matron and no-one in authority, Bir Paul Chater toon offered to guarantee $5,000 for a period of ve years to meet any possible deficit: A heated discussion fol- lowed, after which the Chairman's motion was adopted, with an ad- dition to the affect that the eater- prise had been assured by Sir Paul Chater's generous offer, and that a matron would be provided. On April 28th, there was an- other big blaze at the Kowloon Godowns, which completely des- troyed No. 9 godown. The out- braak cccurred as a result of fumos from some arrack becom- ing ignited. Much assistanco was rendered by naval men in port, but the building could not be saved. The loss was estimated at $100,000.

Thousands

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been deplorably interfered with concerned at the time, and the by the prevalence of disastrous science of prayer has for its civil war both in the North and object to determine what in each South of China. The only rosult particular case is the proper field of this internal conflict, as far as for the activity.of prayer, whether I can see, is the personal aggran the physical life, the emotional disement or the attainment of and mental--the soul-life, or the power by a few military leaders, life of the Spirit is the stage the who can soarcely by regarded as man is in and has to transcend patriots in any sopse of the word. on the way to his goal-manifest China is suffering also from the ad Divinity. In the physical absence of a strong Central Gov-world effective prayer is action, erament, with the result that as the physical limitations must disorder reigns supreme in many be overcome and the physical of the Chinese Provinces. The consciousness expands by taking. peaceful inhabitants are looted Therefore, the proper way to and outraged by bands of ex- overcome physical limitations Communica and disabilities is not to pray for soldier brigands. tion by rail, road or rivar is so their removal but to get up and uncertain sad dangerous that work. So long as physical merchants prefer to keep their limitations are the most import- goods in safety at the seaporte, tant, work is the most effective | are and appropriats prayer, as at while up-country dealere unable to move their goods to this stage of development it is seaports owing to the want of extremely improbable that man's transport. facilities.

powers will have developed to of tons of wool, cotton, skins, such an extent that his efforts to seeds and other raw products accomplish bis objects by prayer aro awaiting transportation from will be anything but weak, in- offective and superstitious. But North China.

The railways are practically in when the centre of gravity of the hands of the military leaders, man's activities shifts from the with the result that the rolling physical to the "emotional and his prayer stock is scarcely ever available for mental planes,

mingled the transport of commerce, and, will be even when available, has to be paid prayer which is effective on the for at an abnormal price, added to subtler planes. During this etage which the permanent way is in the path of progress for man lies: such a state of disrepair as to in the gradual turning of the prevent the ordinary running attention from more material of traffic. In spite of this, objects of desire to the rousing of the Customs revenues for móral and intellectual faculties. Hankow and Shanghai show EFFECTIVE PRAYER. an increase over 1923, chiefly in The right kind of prayer and connection with imports, the the most effective is that which i higher valus of which may helps us to ascend the next step account for the increase, which in our evolutionary life. When seems unaccountable in the face e man has reached the stage of a general complaint of dull where his interests are definitely' trade. Imports into China of centred upon the inner or soul twist and cotton piece goods from life, it is naturally the limitations Japan show a considerable in of that life which he feels most crease in 1922-23 as compared: with imports from Great Britain acutely, and what he desires and naturally will pray for in this Hongkong reports that forward stage is a clear insight, and the import business of linen and most effective prayer for this woollen goods is far from bright.

purpose is suitably directed The political situation in Canton mental and emotional activity, as is very unsettled, and dealers are formerly his most effective prayor was physical activity and work. reluctant to trade under there

Up-country stocks The three principal elements in couditions. are light, and if safe transport this prayer will be discrimination wore guaranteed through an im- to pay only for what bringe real proved political situation, clear-freedom and expansion of con- onces would improve immediately sciousness; secondly, the power of forming a clear conception of the desirable object; and thirdly, the power of will and Con- centration which make it poE-I sible to hold firmly and con- tinuously to this conception These are as when formed. essential as acuto sonses, develop- ed muscles and animal vitality are for successful notion (i.e. prayor) on the physical plane. We may note here too, that the specific act of prayer and the general attitude towards life must not be too widely

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inconsistent with one another the opposing forces of goodness creating soricus obstaclos for our If we babitually harbour evil till the evil forces genorated in future growth on other planes. thoughts, the effect of prayer for the past thus become balanced out. The supreme efficacy, in the or virtue may be completely annull- SPIRITUAL PRAYER.dinary affairs of body and soul, ed, while the prayer of the un- Prayer for physical objects of the prayer which is truly developed that attempts to soar should be used by the developed spiritual has often been notload. into the bright thin airof the Spirit man rightly only then when it Ho who prays may be weak in will faint for lack of sustenance amounts to a frank, joyful and body, illiterate and ignorant, and and because the world of the Spirit natural effort at self-expression yet marvellous things are some- is as got 'unreal" and divorced without any calculating self-in-times effected. The reason is an- from life. To dwell in the act of tarost, as the danger of prayer for alogous to that for the common- prayer upon one's own sins and physical objects consists precisely observed superiority of skill imperfections is merely to strongly in its tondoncy to divert at over muscle. A small amount of then them, not to get rid of them tention from the endeavour to spiritual force applied to the mind This is a recent photograph of Viscount and Lady Fitzalan. A Forgiveness is not needed, for the transcend them to reach the fol- or body enormously increaseH turning away from sin and the lowing and higher stage of con- the offlolency of both. On tho! Router message to-day roports that the Viscount has been made a getting of the face towards good-aciousness on our way towards other hand, the premature ap- Knight of the Garter, which is the highest order of British Knight hood: The Viscount, who is 69 years of age, was Viceroy of Irelandness is forgiveness already, at manifested Divinity. There are plication of great spiritual oporgy iu 1921-22. Among his maty honours is the D.5.0., won in tha though the results of past errors prayors which build up on one through an imperfoot soul or are in no way annulled heroby, plano and react injuriously on mind or body may lead to disas South African War. He is a brother of the late Duke of Norfolk, and will have to be reaped to the other planes, and there are trous results, unbalanced, foolish and was for 27 years a Conservativo Member of Parliament and at uttermost, unless one persistently prayore which may be only too or ovon vicious actions, to fana- one time Unionist Chlof Whip.

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