To the Editor of the 'NORTH-CHINA Dalty News."
Suy—On the second floor at the North Szechuen Road Post Office there is a room facing the south which is at present occupied by Postal Censors and if any one cares to bags of mail matter which were detained by Censors and have never been opened and this mail matter ming. printed matter for both Chinese and Foreigners and why they were detained, nobody can explain better but the Censors. "These Censors also styled Postal Censors but they are appointed by the Central Government Tangpu and are young chaps who have just finished their Middle schools and some are many of the' Censors had been in their teens. During the sty discovered of stealing contents of mail matter and. sold books, ete., Uelonged to, others but the) only banishment. is. discharge, from the censorship and get appointment to some important official functions.
There are nine Censors under a Chief Censor and their office hours anth-Cutxa DatLy News."
Si,—Would you permit the cour tesy of your columns re the title of the forthcoming lecture by Dr. Hawks Potts, viz: "Theosophy Substitute for Christianity." superficial student of Theosophy was 1 had imagined that even the most aware that in every Theosophical lodge room throughout the world, the same "motto" is daly hung up in a conspicuous position—"We do not ask you to leave your religion, but to live it."
Theosophical teachers, lecturers, Jand literature, all emphatically state that Theosophy is not a substitute for any religion whatsgever—its purpose being in the nature of an illuminating light which shines on the hitherto half-understood and dimly deciphered meanings of the of all the religions, more ly, 2 Western Deople our though not always well-understood, Christian relig 'The Writer has personally' met hundreds of people of very many religions, sects, ele, each one of whom has blessed" a. study of Theosophy for making much more ible to hi his own particular them, Roman, Cathe title of his lecture, seems a logical dedueion that Dr, Hawks Potts is about to argue from a false premise, and should be much interested to know the reason for this, and. also m|for lis apparent ignorance of the (this is the articles above. re. Seen eae ige dally in Shanghai and these consist of ordinary, registered and
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