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LOCAL AND GENERAL PARIS, to be in a position to afford to be frank acknowledge that they are unable to
Sarami vitriol-throwing outrages were STREET.
fathom the Oriental mind. Sir Robert committed recently at Tokyo, 536. Hart himself just after the Boxer
This unfortunate Colony has been do trouble, said we quote-from memory)clared in rofected port by twelve countries
I thought I had begun to understand and colonies to dato. China but I am now fain to admit that
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SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1908.
OHINESE GENEROSITY.
A MOTOR MISHAP
FRENCH EX-MINISTER
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M. Etienne, who was a Minister in recent French Cabinet,raet with a serious accident when motoring with his wife
M. Etienne had two ribs broken and
It has often been noticed that the Chincat are very generous when they take A matter in Land In some affairs they appear to in outsider to be indifferent to the sorrows of their own people. but this is really not so. That they allow beggars to die in the streets, and that there are The upper Chinese families are work-crawls of Leggara, and others who mam I know next to nothing." Other a thorities have spoken of the "inserung embroideries for the bazaar to be held about the 'stroats of big cities of China in Canton in connection with the food like Canton and Fatshan i beuse table Oriental." But it never seems to fand.
they have been accust med to do su, have occurred to Westerners that
and no one has probably thought that The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, there is anything incongruions or in-at Alencon in all probability, Orientale regard
in Chambers at the Supreme Court, this consistent not such apparent indifferenco us as the "jocorntable Occidental, morning, Szed the dates for the hearing On the other hand, it is well known that Just as their methods of thought of cases, for the remainder of the term. are strange to us.
The Cautou Government has been methods of thought seem strange to instructed that Chinese siguing title deeds them. But although, speaking general-for property must declare themselves us ly, it must be achuitted that the mis. understanding has been only to a mill oxient swept away, there are indications that the time will come when Occidental and Oriental will thoroughly apprecista jected. the good points in sanh other's character
The Magistrates i Kwangtung have and give a generous tolerance to the been ordered to specially investigate the points which do not agree with their growing of poppies and to persuado the own preconceptions. In the argument gentry to explain the prohibition to the
people.
It is notified in the "Government
Goods per S'ippon Muru andelivered at at Yokohama we are disposed to think noon on this date subject to root. that those who declared that the Ja-
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in munay ways the Chiness according to also sustained internal injuries. their traditions are generous. Many
Madame Etienne won also seriously persons will arrange that there shall be Froe ten for the tired and thirsty, and those injured. who like cha come and drink, without paying anything, even a few cash. Further the way in which the shopkeepers in Canton According to the Peking correspon submit to the aggressive attacks of the Gremony thousands of borgara on certain days of the dent of the "Chinese Mail" desires. to strengthen the forces mouth, and to the personal appeals of some Kehow, Int the Wai Wu Pu bas ob of this class on all days, also points to the same willingness to assist those who are down in their luck.
It may be answered that if the Chinese shopkeepers did not resist this class of person, the leaders of the beggars would arrange matters tbst the better classes would have a warm tine of it. The crowds of riff raff would hover round the shops and continue to do so until life would be
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The refugees who took shelter in the British Legation at Teheran during the recent disturbances in that country have
Transfer Evoke of The West Point Build. panese are just as capable of feeling the Gazette" that an Order-in-Council extends hardly worth living. On the other hand now returned to their homes.
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sentiment of friendship as any Wester rece, carried the day. At all events the literature of Japani contains instances of
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A Sa Francisco, message to the self sacrifice on the altar of friendship Ashi repart that Japanese poachers
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Goods per Sesia undelivered after this Friendship between the Japanese and between them and the American patrols
Vessels registured in a British posses. Goods per Glenroy, not cleared on this the Western races would naterally grow | |
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more slowly but we are of opinion that son, working wireless telegraphy under license from the proper colonial authority are not to come under the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1904 now extended to the overses pussessions.
SATURDAY, August. 1 -
NOTICE.
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A-New York telegram of July 7 te so will disappear our belief in their the Japan Advertiser says that the non-possession of one of the best of battleship Nebraska left behind on the departure of the merican "Battleship rirtaes. The fact is too often for- Flot from Saicisco in account of gotten that the East and West still the discovery of case of scarlet fever on
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it seems that the better classes of peopleExcept a few who hare keen oriled could easily induce the officials to take the
matter in hand and so control the beggars they have received assurances that they that they would be unable to cause much will receive the Shal's pardon. annoyance, and might perhaps prevent them from roaming the stroots altogether,
At any rate, as things are now, it certainly sochne as if the Chinese are generons to their own people, and that they are willing
The immediate occasion of these reflec
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LONDON, July 16, to their menus.
The Pietermaritzburg Assembly kaa, tions is the recent remittance from the without a division, passed the second Chinese in Singapore to the funde for the reading of a Bill providing for uo neW relief of the Chinese who have been stricken trading licenses to be issued to Indians by the food. This is the third remittance, after 31st December, 1908, and no trad
oreover, that the Chinese from the Straits ing licenses to be held by Indians after- Settlements have sent up. This particular that date.. sum amounts to ten thousand dollars."
Our information warrants as in stating, moreover, that the entire sum received by the Tungwn. Hos ital Commitico towards
Bloods moants to no less than $255,500 the relief of the sufferers from the recent
This large sums does not include the rent that has bech and will be realized by the Chinese bazaar, now being held. All this very praiseworthy, and all the more so
view sufficiently serious of an incidont raise a loan to buy up, the shares in the as it has been collected in so short a time.
which we referred to some days ago and which some of the native papers record at length as having happened recently to two Hongkong gentlemen, brothers of reputation and standing. Mesura Li
Chan Pik. President of the Board of Communications, has been impeached by a Censor who declares that the proposal to Telegraph Company will place a burden on the country and shake the confidence of the people.
This large sum of course has come in to
tha Committee from sources other than the
BRITISH NAVAL AFFAIRS,
Loser, July 16. The Chronicle" states that the British Government has decided to abandon the naval dockyant at Rosyth on the advice of the naval experts.
THE BALKANS.
LANDON, July 16, Fether military revolts have taken
natives on the mainland--at least this fa prosnued to be so, as the Infter have Ondera for cura copies of the CHINA MIL
their enn or.anizations, which they ret Seres and Novachop. At Linnis should be sent befors Il am on the day after
and Ferizovitch, the Turkish uthorities It is stated in o San Francisco cable working, and working for all that they are publication. After that hour the supply is
of July 8 to the Asahi that Americans worth. This sum, it will be seen, is much hapë been expelled by Alumns, and limited, Cash 10 ets., Credis 20 ta per Po Kam and Li Po Yung proceeded on et Muka have out representations to larger tun that subscribe by foraigners the same has also taken place at "Alterations and additions to Adertisement business recently, by way of Canton, to the American Consulate there and the and Chinese united at the time of the great Pristina, on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be cent to our Heungshan, baving it appears, from the Department of State at Washington, com- typhoop. If then there lie added to this open Street not later, then 11narrative provided themselves through plaints have attracted grout public atten-
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1908.
OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL,
large sain of money a like amount from the
people of Cantou and Faishian, and there is no reason why this should not be soj then it will be seen that the entire amount enbecribed towards those who have been
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
RECHABITES.
The rder of Rechatutes have again
It is reported in a London cable of in the interior of China. We were previously unaware that it was the July & to the Hochi" that Germany it so badly by the floods will be little beau started in the city. The Far has decided to develop the shipbudding thing less than a half a million Catuey Tens has been opened in the practice to isane these documents - to
works at Kinochao. It is likely that the of dollars, and this is a large amount to be Soldiers and Failors' Home, Arsenal Street, Chinese. In this instance, however, Rear-Admiral presiding over the Govern- given by the Chinese in the South of by P. H. Hilborne on bohalt of the Tristrict. the advantages of a passport was early mant Dockyard at Kiel will be appointed Chine, and given too apparently quite Chief Fuler. The meeting was fairly well- manifest. At Heargahan the two Govenor of the colony.
spontaneously, without any official instiga attended and it is to be hoped that with gentlemen were arrestad es political g
tion or pressure. All this shows, what the help of the old members the Order will suspects and detained by the District Nine persone, including a woman, was said above, that the Chinese are, prosper in the Colong. This Order is the Magistrate pending facilities for their were arrested on July 6th in Matsukago when they see the need, a very generous oldest and wealthiest benefit Temperance removal to Canton, where they were isohn, Tokyo, on a charge of having infringed people, and though in business maltors, Society in existence.
the Rico Exchange Regulations, the houses rather in small business tranmotions, they due course taken arul handed over to four of them subsequently being search will cavil and bargain and almost quarrel the prefect. This official (presuming. The Lature of the ofence, was puncti over a few cash or a few cents, when the the report to be accurate) took early cally gambling. They were making bets occasion demands it, they stand with their occasion to consult His Excellency the on the fluctuations or the Rice Exchange, parses open and assist those who are in
trouble. Viceroy regarding the disposal of the
prisoners. The Vicemy gave onders for
HONGKONG CRIMINAL
SESSIONS.
The July Criminal Sessions were formal- RECENTLY A lacussion raged the
On Friday the 17th instant, Big If any further facts were need, it ly opened, at the Supreme Court, this word reged is justifiably used as the their detention with the views to an Excellency, attended by the A.F.C., and illustrates the position we came here, morning, by Ms Justice: Gompertz, and controversy was most zerimonious inquiry. In the meantime an appeal, accompanied by Mr Chatham, visited the they might be found in the general gens Yokohama on the question whether we are told, was sent to the British following places on the mainland-daughter rosity that bas shown itself in the schools the ebarges against Wong but being the Japanese felt. friendship as do Conan, who made the arrest and use and cattle depot at Matoukok, and the colleges of the Colony. Probably wounding with intent to commit murder,
adjourned until Monday.
There are three essas down for hearing.
WEATHER REPORT.
(where Mir Gibson showed the party crer in most of the schools of Hongkong auto maim and to do grievous bodily harm. detention the subject of two urgeat the Blind Asylum, the 0.3.S Victoria scription lists have been passed raced, and charge of meder is to be preferred dwellers in the West. A similar kine
despatches addressed to the highest Home and Orphanage, Kowloon City and the little ones have put down their tenor against Lan Keung and Uni Wai Tale, whils ***** their twenty cents, and hardly any one has Fong Nain and Ng Chen me to be charged of inquiry is casually suggested in our provincial authority. The second of Kowloon City road extension.
declined to do what was possible: In with uttering an altered banknote: review upon the life of Bir Halliday these documents accured the release of Nagoya (Japan) message states that addition to all this the members of the ***** Macartney. Do the Chinese feel what the two gentlemen, who returned the proposed flotation of a Nagoya Muni Native Christian Churches were early in we en gratitude-the sentiment, in shortly afterwards to Hongkong. From al loan has been sanctioned by the the find, and, before the iden tuck shape
The following notice in tamed by Mr this instaños, that an obligation is the above statement it will be inferred Government. The amount of the loan is that there should be a hazast, and, we that travel in the interior of China for 17,140,000 and is to be raised in a number think before very elaborate preparations imposed upon an employer when his Hongkong Chinese is not inattended of instal quests, extending to 1949 Rope had been made by the general Chinese Com: Figg of the Hongkong Observatory
muttes, they had subscribed their fifty dol. On the 18th at 11.58 The depression employee does more than his duty? with risks. If it be true, as here reported, ment is to be completed in twenty-seven lam, or their une dober, just as they cercable lying over Ex Japan yesterday he moved That this conso of obligation is felt that the gentlemen when under arrest at peare, commencing in 1917. The amount to do. All this is just as it should be, and by Westerners is shown amongst other. Heungahan word subjected to rough of the first instalment to be lontol is will create a good impression stongat their things by our pernicious habit of treatment at the hands of their captors tipping. Undoubtedly tipping bad ite
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In a County court case on the witosses was a cabin, elio didu baleny that he had little love for the motoren.
into the Pacific.
Japan, and elight riw has taken place The barometer las tien moderately in non-Chinese brethren. It is interesting to who over the Philippines and 5 coast of notice that in the prospective arrangements Chins. It has fallen alightly over the being made for the bazaar in Canton all Yangune valley classes are united. There have boom de legates chosen from the Roman Catholic, He raised a roar of laughter by and the Protestant Christians, and these Philippines incidentally describing the defendant
have met with the delegates from the nou chant or as a chidonier
Ongesting the blunder he was Christian Chinose, and' "kli classes are
working amiably together. All this show Chinose subjects in Hongkong that in Cliauteor, my friend chauffeur consideration which the latter was
order to proceed to Heungshan It is corrected the latter chionier, you agrest advance during the last ten your ing
know, is an ozzamental, worden We are therefore justlied in assuming that entitled to, covered. The practice, of needful that passport be obtained Oh wall Interrupted the witness in this crisis the Chinese have done splons with a ned in the direction of the chauffeur, didly, and tast they have given expresion. hrough a Canton consulate.) course, has grown out of all bounds
**call him wou yer likes. I dare say wo
to feeling that ikjunnbe to short, and li Loth pretty near the mark in
dovaloped in other smaller matters,
tip-receiver was greater than the legal Rot we think, occur to many of ouroulled up by counsel for the defence.
and has become one of the most stands the.
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