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increased optimism of the leading sintes THURSDAY, March 26:---
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in their destiny by Europe and America. With such a spirit prevailing there will be an ead of the Yellow Peril bogey and we will no longer by posed in a position which must have given Asiatic nations a foolishly inflated idean of their prowess and an undeserved contempt for our courage. Thus we agree heartily that it is a good thing for us to bare a good Copemamitations relating to new should be conecit of ourselves-using us in a most
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The British Labourites, wo learn by cable, are to give Mr Keir Hardie, M. P., a great reception. There can be no possible sort of objection to that. Thoso who believe in the peculiar views which Mr Hardie professes have every right to Orders for extra copies of the Cass Man give a public demonstration when the should be sent before 11 am on the day after chief apostle of their crard returns from |blication. After that hour the supply in a pilgrimage. It will be a bit of a change limited. Cuel 20 ct.., Cerdit 20 etaper for Mr Hardin to receive a cordial welcome. In Australia and New
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Eastern bodlieu." As wa deprecate personalities we will not retaliato by shying rocks at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce if there is such an institution.
TATSU MARU'S ARMS,
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1908.
SHANGHAI SENSATION.
JAPAN BOYCOTTED.
จ
Wild Scenes at Canton.
The pen of the ready writer may find much entertaining as well as a world of instructive material in the lighter phases
Accountant Suicides."
(From Our Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, March 24,
Mr A. Roberts, Manager and Ac
"
of the now movements that are dostined to change the national life of the Chinese people. Incongruity, bordering on absurdi-countant, of the Shanghai Times, com ty, lack of self-criticisen and of n sonso of
SHIPPING DISASTER.
Not Yet Claimed.
humour, the absence of prospectiva in mitted suicide this morning. viewing situations, are characteristics that (From Our Correspondent.) wo prexure to be, inseparable from a CANTON, March 24. cartsin type of reforming spirit partially Up to this moming no claim has boon enlightened, thoroughly aroused, and made to the Sin Hau Kok for the arms and sweeping all before it with tremendoua ammunition which were responsilio for theo'ermastering energy in a progress to a
final goal, tho new China. Ruizure of the Taish Maru II.
THE CANTON VICEROY.
(From. Cur Correspondent.)
CANTON, March 23. 'In response to Viceroy Chung's resigns tion the Waivapu bas wired that his application would not be accepted and tint Chang must stay. Chang Chi Tung Ins also called to the Viceroyt remain in his post.
Over 200 Lives: Löst.
(From Our Correspondante)
CHINA AND JAPAN.
If the more ardent and progressivo men could have their way in directing, con-j trolling, guiding and inspiring the forces"
Tosro, March 24. that are working for a new heaven and
The hutsu-maru has been sunk in a earth many ancient abuses would vanish under the magic wand of a benefcient collision between Aomori and Morvan. power that dwells in a higher order of Two bundred and forty lives have. things, and a brave new world" be culled into existence, independent, finished, been lost. perfectod, having no relation with pro- cosion of evolution and development. It must astonish most persons who know China well to observe the rapidity and LOCAL AND GENERAL.
facility with which her people take mug." There were 48 European and 134estions from every source and use the wisdom and experience of all countries and Chinese visitors to the City Hall Liar all ages in the endeavour to give their od 100 European and 52 Chinese own land the best things from all lands visitor to the Museum during the week In this as in most that pertains to progress ended the 22nd March.
the governed peoplo force the hands of their rulors. Indeed, with few exceptions, |.. schemes of improvement have come from Chamber of Commerco has been held non-official sources and their elaboration at which a resolution opposing the and adaptation to present day needs bas
A Sodul folyam to the Mainichi states that one of the leaders of the Corean insurgents, surrdered to the Japanese troops with five hundred and thirty-eight of his men at Kupsin, porth Coren.
The Boycott Condemned.
(From Our Correspondent.)
KODE, Murch 24,
A meeting of the local Chinese
not been in the Yamen. Scholars, mer-boycott was passed. chunts, and artisans, the thinking mon who
A Changchun telegram to the "Maini-zualise their own stake in the country's weal and the poorest toilers antong the chi" state that anti-Japanese fever is
Alterations and additions to advertisements | Zealand though he was entertained by increasingly provalent there and at Kirin, maeses of China's population. have learned!
on Pagre 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7, should be sent to our
to reach out with restless, unsatisfied
JAPAN HOLDS CHINA RE- SPONSIBLE.
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
PERING, March 23.
Offer ut & Widham Streat net Inter than 11 the Labour leaders his welcome was not The Chinese refuse to buy dapoucas goods, Jesire for more liberty, light, equity, and am. New Advertisements should be went to enthusiastic, la South Africa he was and the Chinese troops to exercising a
conditions that go to form the environment | our Offier at 8. Queen's Ilood Central before afforded a splendid opportunity of vigilant watch over the Japanese.
of a free self-governing people. learning what the · Britisher overacus At 2 o'clock on the morning of March Advertisemente and Subscriptions which are thinks of those who make a practice of 11 torpedo-boats Nos 41 45, and 46, ¡Canton during the past few days take their the Whiwupu that Japan will hold not ordered for a fizett period will be continuedeclaring upon every possible occasion belonging to the Maizuru Naval Station, renders into the heart of a fierce, strenuous China responsible for any diminution of
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DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIMISM.
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Dried Fruit Dealers Guild
$100
The native newspapers published in
The Japanese Minister has notified
trade on account of the boycott..
Burning Japanese Goods.
(From Our Correspondent)
CAKTON, March 24, Viceroy Chang Jen Obun is in receipt
that their kinsmen abroad are invariably entered the port of Hands to take refuge straggle. A united people is-lifting its in the wrong. The information when from a storm. No. 4d bowover, went voice in protest against the action of the conveyed was accompanied by emphatic ground an- partly sank. Her crew are safe.leking authorities who have seen fit to rolone thus Japanese steamer detained and unpleasant smelling eggs. We are The den indy of a,Chinatown was there on a charge of smuggling inta not altogether in love with the overdue found hanging from a treo over a nullah on | Chins Artus and unitions of war. egg as a political argument but we must the hillside below Morrison Bill Road Any reflecting spectator of the scenes) admit that Mr Hardie invited all he got yesterday. It was cut down and conveyed to which this action has given riso when he ventured to visit. Natal. The
to the Police Station. The bly was on the part of the Cantonese roust be memory of political offences does not decomposed and has not been identified as impressed with the momentous issues that of telograme from the Walupu to-day nay hog to-day on conflict such as this instructing bit to disperse any organization cuduro bat Mr Hardie's open incitement i
between ruiers al wahjecte, Graphic for a boycott against Japanese goods and of the Zulus could not be so soon The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice descriptive writing such as we find here ́iss a consequence the self-government Soste observers in America writing of forgoten. The uen of Natal recognised Mentorial und Nethersole Hospitals boss the outcome of sympathy and imaginations society has been closed by official orders. the mental condition of the world to-day in Mr Hardie a gounsellor of their to acknowledge with thanks the following stirred to the depths. There cus le uo Previous to the receipt of instructions have laid it down that there is a decrease enemies--one whose foolish and ill-donations to the fands of the Hospitals: doubt as to the intensity of toeling and the from the "Peking Government, Japanese bitterness of humiliation that finde rent goods to the value of from $6,000 to £7,000 of pessimism and a corresponding in- considered sympathy with crime if Dairy Form Co. fat.
50 in certain articles on the subject of Japan have been destroyed by: fire, 23and the relessed steamer. crease of optimism. This can only be comunitted on a nationalistic protent Lowe and Bingham ...
Tho fact that the self-government socisty Soon after the vessel had left Canton an has been closed by official orders has taken as a matter of opinion as it is endangered their very existence. It is
Mosses Leigh and Orange have purchas indignation 10eating of colossal proportions evident that there can be no exact scarcely to be wondered at that theed the good will, business and offieis of assembled. Enthusiasm run high. The excited the people to an unusual extent, arguments they addressed to him were the late Mr William Danby and will carry clapping of hands a custom borrowed and it appears to have added fat to the fire. statisties on such a subject. Still there forcible and anfragrant. However in on the basiness noder the style of Leigh from the West-was as the noise of The native hotele here propose to discon- is a mass of information available which London or wherever the grant Labour and Orangs both in Hongkong and Canton.theder," for practically the whole city was tinue using marie products from Japan if carefully sifted and considered will reception is hell he will be in the midst Mr C. B. Thems he joined the firm as athers through as any representatives as and such odibles an unbi and shell-fish greatly assist in arriving at a compara of a sympathising audience. Any insult partner nad will take charge of the Canton could find standing room in the place which found their way to China from Japan office. We are plonsod to see this, com available for such an assembly. As the must be curtailed if the boycott is in force tively accura conclusion. The Frass hurled at the flag will be applauded solidation of old firms.
speoches proceeded and the decisions of Yesterdays Chinaman arrivedfrom Hong WHISKY is of the fast value in this regard. and any declaration that we are abusing
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asked the throne for lease of cotirement became uncontrollable. Certain measures The man was obliged to take a short cut approved. Still it takes all sorts to from his post as the President of the Waiwere concerted and forthwith acted upon, and run away, feeling somewhat ashamed merits it must be the mirror of the make a nation and there are indications apu. The Empress Downgor will not which have had an incalculably far-rasch of himself.. people's mind. If a newspaper conses that the Keir Hardie sort is losing the grint this. It is stated that Tang She ing effeaton Chinow public opinion through- to reflect the thoughts of the people, ground it won at the last general yih, the Governor of Mukden. who is even though they have not been ex-election at Home. pressed, it has no long career before it, When it conses to be a mirror, it might be said, it ceases to be. Assuming then that the Press actually does not reflect
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gregate. As Macaulay would say every school-President of the Waiwupu. boy is aware that, to get reliable Dalay reports that the authorities
Boycott against all things Japanese has bean declared with an emphasis of con viction and determination probably without
Finding that the posters inciting Chinese to boycott the Japanese were being tora down by the police, those responsible for the agitation have adopted another plan that of sending round a man with smaller circulars, which are more strongly worded
knowledge about domestic affaire it is concerned have decided to cry out parallel iu the previous history of boycott than the posters. One has been interpret
the views secret or open of the people necessary to go abroad. Hongkong is the first period of the improvement of A largo sheet of white cloth, on which od as follora - MANAG
what does the Press of the British Em-
the harbour at a cost of 10,000,000, the in gigantic characters was the injunction The Japanese are barbarous to humbug extremely fortunato in one reapeot; work extouding over five years, The airu Reinoinber the national shame," was as Chinese, Our Government does not it has not got to seek far for invaluable is to enable the port to receive or export fraught with hint, and suggestion to those love its people who of course are wooping, pire disclose as to its mental outlook, information about its internal affairs. 1,000,000 tons of cargo annually. At pre prossut at the meating To Fashion such and if the Chinese have a bloody boycott We think that most readers will agreWe find that a contemporary at Singa.sent the surnual volume of trade is about banners, "in numbers sufficient to the sup of the Japanese immediately you will soa
500,000 tons
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr W. B. Hull, recently American Vioo Consul-General at Hankow, ie un route for is now chargo, which is Canton. Thore
in
he has been appointed Vice Consul-General
Chargo.
with us that a few years ago, uncon-
ply of ono to every street in the city and that their annihilation may be expected in pore is in variably ready to act as a
suburbs to open in every trees, and in a few years hones." sciously no doubt, we began to take
By kind permission of LE-Gul. M. S. the building designated by much banner
The language is certainly optimistic. The guide, philosopher and friend to this
annihilation of the Japanese nation by literally the advice Kipling gave in favoured Colony without feo or re-Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders will willing to put away "things Japanese
Rinch and Officors, the Band of the 2nd "boycott books" in which all persons means of a Chinese boycott is quite good. connection with a luxable and a con-ward--except perhaps the conscious-play the following programme of music, at might inscribo their names was resolved trite heart.
Our grip. seemed to be
ness of voluntary duty eagerly per the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, ou upon and carried into effect forthwith slackening visibly. The warnings that formed. It is the Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, the 28th March, 1908 (weather
Strange sights followel, In the precincts permiting)
of the "Representative Government institu- the fates of Babylon and Rome would which has attracted our contemporary's March...... Anf Wogendor See Doring tion" that is on the premises of the now be ours instead of being laughed to kind attention AGst recently. In the Selection A Chinese Honeymoon' Talbot and maintained for promoting representa Overtora... The Merry Monarch...Herold overwhelmingly strong institution founded scorn as would have been the case a few course of an article in regard to the Waltz "Cagliostro". years earlier affected us to some degree Crown Agents it says: Evon Hong
Clarinet Sole... Andante and Polonaise...tive government, fires were lighted into
Le Thibic which tho randdened crowds of people who Mr. James Gordon Bennett and party and we began to manifest a certain kong, notwithstanding the inaction of Selection... The Now Aladdin. Doboston brought to the spot piles of Japanese returned from Canton last evening after Polish Dauces I and II....Franz Morgen manufactured articles cast them as an enjoyable trip, and to-day Mr Bennett eympathy for ourselves. This was its Chamber of Commerce--which, if Galop ... Poltergeistor
sacrifice to wounded pride and outraged returned the call of His Excelloney the dangerous frame of mind to get into, be a correspondent) only know it, is
loyalty. Nothing could, we are told, Governor, made yesterday by Capt and we remember that the little we one of the most helpless and useless of
oxceed in impressiveness of effect this Mitchell-Taylor, A. D. C. The yacht will could do to prevent the weakening of Far Eastern bodies where public quos-
proceeding as a demonstration against probably leave on Thursday morning,“ Japan. Bystanders were maddened beyond shall be our salvation. In articles and if our correspondent could only protest against the Crown Agents; written two or three yours back we
have the
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ail thought of consequences chat might Captain Jackson, of the Ocean S. 6. Co.'s ensuo from the demonstration which steamer Patroclas and Commodoro of the they stood to witness. Caps and conta
An amended Bill for the payment, by nude in Japan were thrown off, cristines Blue Funnel Fleet, mot with a serious urged upon the British in this Colonyview with Mr Robert Shewan, one of Jajaan alone, for a period of sight years of by the wearers themselves and at others accident on board the day before the. to mentally adhere to the beliefs which Hongkong's ableab merchants and once sura's Oriental Colonization Company has into the blazing piled hud to be removed to the Internationa a subsidy of Y 200,000 to Marquis Kat toru by the excited, mob from the heads steamer was to mail from Yokohama and
beau intrecreed before the Diet. As
and bucks of their owners, and thrown
make for their success if they do not add a live member of the Legislative motion assurance of Japan's protectorate The, nows of what was taking place flow Hospital, Yokoliamma. It toems Captain
Dehanturas to
A VERY FINE WINE, OPULAR to their popularity. We believe that the Council, ho would hear something in over the operations of the
will through the city and from all quartas Jaakson went down into one of the holds Company it will came troops of people bringing in Japanese THROUGHOUT THE FAR EAST, spirit of optimism is rapidly developing picturesque language about the Crown undoubtedly the atrount of Yon goods to be burned in, protast of this into satisfy himself that some painting had nned the shume boon property line and while standing on in this Colony, not only we are glad to Agents which would convince him, if 10,000,000 will be issued in ten separate justice, the humiliation
lats, to provida capital for side wurke, lailleted on China.
the propellerheit tunnel slipped and fell say, among Britishers bat with all the be needed convincing, that the Colònies which will include banking and mirino Latest advices from Canton tell that tho
Viceroy
is toe. ill to administer his Govern
arn about 8 feet, sustaining coneussion of the representatives of other countries. This could evolve a better system then the enterprise, and mining and manufacturingmont, that the Treasuve declinos to act brain, We believe Captain Jackson hap
industries,N, C., Daily News.
for him, and that the one purpose in the boom in Messrs Holt & Co.'s sorrice some minds of this people is to get what satie
present for locking after colonial ro
SANAAN A SWATSON" NO is in overy way to be joiced ovequirements." Wa had an impression FOR RHEUMATIO SUFFERERS. fuction is possible from the contral author forty years and that during the whole of
ments on Peres 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sant to our Office at 6 Wyndham Streit, and later than 21a.m. New Advertisxmurfs should be sent to our Odios at B, Quoa 6 Brad Central
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There can bo no real pleasure in a con- that tho Chamber of Commerce hind quick reef from patu Afforded by ties in Poking who are declared to have that long period he has not had an de munity such ng oura unless there in a scoomplished some rather useful work
applying Chamberlaine, Pain Balmople in the must di astrous relations dent. The ship arrived at Kobe, in makes it a fevarite with sufferers from certain friendliness between the repre-in its time, although we have not thematian, aniation, lame back. lumbago, with Japan and with the whole civilised charges of Captain W. P. Beyin (late chist sentatives of all nations. And use infrequently had occasion to differ and dead cestod and muscular pains. For world by an not of unpardonable folly and offer of the Company stormship Bellora
sale by wil chemiista seid kuruk-open,
patronage,
pbon.)