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THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

EASTERN AND WESTERN

IDEALS OF LIFE.

SATURDAY,

the ruled is the next great sastorn ideal, that of Duty, given to overy- ond by the law of the past, ands through tho accomplishment of. which alone progress is possible. Thus the whole social and politi cal ideal of castorn nations is built. on duty, meanwhile. the western ideal is that of ono's "rights."

MARCH 5, 1927.

INSPECTOR BOND.

FURTHER PRESENTATIONS TO DEPARTING OFFICER.

A dinner was held at the Hotel Savoy on Thursday evening by the friends and colleagues of In- apoctor Bond of the Water Police, who leaves to-day for England on retirement. This was made the

occasion of general hilarity and fun making at the expanse of the officer who has compelled the good feeling of the community by his unfailing tact and genial person-

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At this week's pubile meeting of

This western Ideal of getting the Hongkong Lodge The Theoso- phical Society on Thursday, Mr. one's rights at all cost also has its H. E. Lanepart gave an address on place in evolution, but it is an "Eastern and Western Ideals of ideal of combat, of competition Life." He said. in brief: The differ- absolutely necessary, with all its ence between Eastern and Western undergirable accompaniments, as Ideals, and their utility In the one stage in the progress, of evolution of Humanity at large humanity; but it is the very in their present conflict must be antithesis of the eastern (deal, understood if we should road with which sees a man surrounded by eyes of wisdom rather than with duty and is practically blind to eyes of passion the pages of his his rights. No man following an allty.

Soveral novelties tory which are to-day being un-eastern ideal says "it is my right. rolled before us. It is the part of to have so and so;" only duty, yes, troduced, all of which had a bear- the student of the Divine Wisdon duty to all around, to inferiors,ing on the work of Inspector Bond. com-equals and superiors, but always He was given a Sunday permit for to try to feel peace amid

for broken working cargo and the replica of bat and to fix his eyes steadily on duty, and no excuse the goal to be arrived at, so that duty because another has broken a vessel without lights, and of the 50 guests present, there were few he may not be whirled off his feet his duty to oneself. by the turmoil of the moment.

It is necessary to realize the who did not in some way We do not put the Eastern and value to humanity at large of that tribute to the gaiety of the even- Western ideals in conflict, yet that ideal of duty, to understand thing in a similar manner. conflict has to some extent been necessity, of not allowing it wholly inevitable. If we look back over to pass away from the minds of What it can do embodied the nineteenth century we shall men.

the in a nation, the triumphs of Japan noties that more and more West has been dominating the in the Russo-Japanese war hava Eust, by conquest primarily, but shown out of that ideal, again, extent by the grows another castern thought, immense spread of western thought and the relative character western ideals, the whole current morality. This meant that the of affairs meant the slow, but duties and hence the morality, of complete subordination of the East each man, will vary with his poni- to the West, and that carried with tion, with his stage in evolution. it the gradual perishing of the

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Although the agricultural and artisan population, as well as the population rich with the cullure of Eastern thought and literature, remain more or less unaffected, yet the most potent factor, the young generation, in numbers comparatively small, but carrying with them the weight of the power of thought of quick fatelligence and keen enthusiasm, were quick- ly undergoing the process of Westernization.

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Balance Redressed. Those who guide human des- tinics, the true Authors and Creators of the World's History, directing from the higher worlds the affairs of men and nationa

saw, that the eastern ideals wer: in danger of perishing, and in order that humanity might not thus be deprived of part of its ideal wealth, we see the balance between the East and the West being redressed to-day, giving back to Asin some of its ancient independence.

What are then thest eastern ideals regarded as so important by the great Intelligences that guide the destinces of nations? One leading eastern ideal is that the world is under a divine gaidance, that there is a most powerful, constant and directive action play

from ing on the world of men superhuman Intelligences that do not belong to the human evolution, that the destinies of nations are guided from the invisible worlds. This is not a mere lip belief, as in the West, but an active, working and universally in ordinary life in the East recognized belief.

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Yesterday afternoon, the Chinese crews of the Police launches gathered at the Taim Taha Tsui Station to present Mr. Bond with an embroidered scroll, in which they expressed their appreciation of his administration and gave him their good wishes for a happy and lung continued retirement."

The Presentation, Inspector Ogg made the pre- being kis⚫ speech thinker sentation, or dreams of laying down one com-translated by the station inter- mon moral ideal for all, that is a preter, the full strength of the purely western fancy, and does coxswains, seamen and stokers of not on the whole work very well. the Police launches being present. There is no hurry, we need not try Inspector Ogg found it difficult to, to compass universal perfcction in express himself after the highly a single life, if we learn the duties eulogistic remarks of the Captain belonging to our stage and do them! Superintendent of Police well, our progress is sure, other thought that the crews gathered parts of the moral codes will find would agree with him, that while their accomplishment in lives yet Inspector Bond may not have been at times too good in their opinion.. to be lived.

he had never been too bad and there were many among those present who had to thank him for On behalf of help and assistance. the Chinese Water Police Staff he wished Inpector Bond the best of health and happiness in his retire- ment.

Simple Life.

This view of the relativity of morality is another of the valu- able eastern ideals which has something to say to the West, where we see a lip belief and lip acceptance of Christian ideals as given in the Sermon of Mount but which does not guide most men on all stages of groth, and is there- foro in praction life after dis- regarded. The last eastern ideal we mention here is that of the "simple life," and of voluntary noverty.

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Sub-Inspector Andrews also testified to the excellence Inspector Bond's control of the floating service and felt sure that the good wishes of all of them would follow him.

The embroidered scroll was then Amongst western nations the presented, a magnificent embel- standard of social position has lished silken hanging, more than been first birth and then wealth. seven feet in length, together with resulting in the vulgarizing of two silver vases. Insector Bond society, in the loss: cf noble man-was visibly affected and replied ners stately and dignified. In the haltingly, asking that those who East, wealth has never been re- had so ably supported him during garded as the standard of social his tenure of office would give the consideration, on the contrary the same loyalty and consideration gathering of wealth was that of to his successor. If in the future, the lower classes. The wealth of he said, any of those who had a teacher is his learning, it is worked under him had occasion to written, and we see in the East visit England he hoped that they the millionaire and the prince alike would not fail to call upon him. bow down before the poor bus The веліог members of the learned man, the suge. Well it Chineso staff then shook hands would be for western nations if they with the departing officer and 4 followed the simple and digniued touching ceremony closed with the beauty of life, the gentleness and assembled seamen filing past and case of eastern nations, in which

paying their respects to lic their strength and remarkable

loved chief. longevity.

CONSUL DEPARTS.

M. BRIDAT TO REPRESENT CUBA AT CALCUTTA,

The attitude to life of Eastern people, who thus regard super. human Intelligences as constantly intermingling in human affairs, becomes utterly different to that of the West. That God is against no nation, but is for every one, is a view interwoven into the very fibre of eastern thought, although it has vanished from the West, and

Among passengers departing by that ideal of the invisible worlds the sis. President Wilson this week mingling in the affairs of men was

were M. Bridat and Madame Bridat one that had to be saved. This view for Calcutta. M. Bridat has for a of divine governance moulds the considerable period been acting na enstern idea of human government, the Cuban Consul in Hongkong considered ruling by divine au- and his preferment to

a higher thority, not by human suffrage, post has been the pucation of gen- and hence the responsibility of the eral congratulations by his many higher for the lower in a definte friends... established thought in the East.

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