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symposium on the question What are the most marked traits in the Chineko national characte?" their contributions not to exceed 300 words unch in length Over a score of ladies and gentlemen responded, and of those about a dozen were present to read their, papers, alnost ull of whom based their remarks on personal experience in China. Mr. Arthur Dieng, F.R.G.S., occupied the chair.
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Can
Tuna, ... Grina, "TEP.
despach
1860
9000
Comdr. Archibald Dochrane.
¡Atlan
EUTAL
Bramble Britomars
river gunbest.
110
900
La Comdr. B.
Prichard
river gunboat
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L
800
Lient-Comdr. W. H. Darwall
1070
1400
Capt. H. PR. T. Wiluma.
Chalmer
·Charah.
torpedo bost i salway
Clic Colne
weder tank and tig sloop.
*
500
300 1070
47:3500
Lieut. E. T. England
Candy Collin Mackenzie, DSC,
torpedo kost destruyer
550
Lieut. C. Mf, Blackmam
Fame
torpedo, hast destnoper
5:00
· MY A. J. BEATHER, Danner
Hongkong
Hampshire
orvince, it clang
10,850
Capt. R. W. Graaf
Hongkong
Jo
terryseda bold dustavyon
• 7500
Liest, Mulock
-Hongkong
Konpet
torpedo bent demrciyer
563
Rongreg
Kinaka
tires genbont
214
1 1200
Yang
Loop
1040
Honghong
eriaisoše, Tuck alumn
14,800
27,000
oruiser, 2nd clas
river ganbost
CHERNIAYSKY CO. UNDER the direction W. ANGUS
MACLEOD
Far Eastern Tour Booked and Directed
by D. H. D. COHEN.
MAUD ALLAN
AND
LEO, JAN and MISCHEL·
Merlin
Minotaur •
Moorhen Newcastle
Nightingale Ribble
Rosario
CHERNIAVSKY Robin
The Most Powerful ATTRACTION
Miss Mind A. Duthoit, who set the balt rolling, stated in the cause of her remarks —Every pravollar in China marks the porsaveting, patlont industry of the peasantry, and their ready obedi encu to law and order; the strict inte- grity, combined with excellent business espacity, of the merchants has become In the History of the Far East proverbial nail the ruling and official | dasses have bug been cospicuous for their consummate skill in a highly elastic delomacy. But it would sccul that filial ploty, respect for vid age, roverance for! literature and the writings of the sages ENTIRE CHANGE of PROGRAMME Woodcock
PLAN AT MOUTRIE'S CIRCLE & STALLS 34. FIT M/- GALLERY 82%
Ten)
Thistle
river gunboat
- torpedo bost destroyer
1400 4800
5700
10 90,500:
7000
2 1800
Lieut. E. K. Boddam-Whatham
Ka-Gamdi, H. D. Manyi
-It Comdr. Gibeon
Capt. E. X. Kiddie
TA Com, Alan Dizon
Capt. Frederick A. Powlett-
Lieut.Com. Malcolm Murray
Lout. R. W, Wilkinson
Lieut. F. A. N. Crumie
Hongeng
West River
Shanghai
Tangtam River Hongkong
Hongkong
West River
19" 29,000
240
7806
depot ekip, malumacion
1400
*9*** 240`` ́Tit. Comdr. Nash
240
"It.Com. L. 8. Hutton
.940
Lt.-Comdr Maurice B. Leslie
river ganbost
Commodore R. H. Anstratier, C.M.G.Hongk
SC Lt-Comdr. Hon. G. Stopford Upper Yangi.
L-Com: H. R. N. Cottrell-Darmer Hongkong
Sandpiper Snipe Tamar
river gunboat
river gunboat
West River
Yangt he
receiving ship
river gun bout
190
river gunboat
710
..
900
Triumph
battleship
11,985
18 12,500
Capt. P. Streatfeild, M.V.O.
Boogteng
Usk Welland
, torpedo-bost destroyer
8:00
7500
Tt-Comdr. Maxwell
Hongkong
torpedo-bost destroyar
600
7500
Comdr. Baymour
Hongkong
Widgeon
tiver gunboat
∙195
SCO
It.-Com. J. C. F, Borrett
Upper Yangiome
river gumbost
150
800.
It.Com. M. Blackwood
You trea
· EACH NIGHT.
Woodiark
river gozabent
150
600
Lt.-Comdr. Lloyd
4) HOWARD EDIE, Yarmouth
Managers. ་ ་ 0.38 Hongkong, 10 Fobunty, 1914.
light cruiser
1250
22,000
Capt. H. L, Cochrane
Hong Yoog
submarine
Lt. Comdr. F. J. McGillowis
Hongroog
118
0.37
aubruarine
Hongkong
C.28
rabmarine
Lt. Comdr. R. K. C. Pope
Hongkong
torpedo bost
Lt. Comdr. Handley
Eongrong
torpedo bost
It.. Camdr. Barton
West River
torpedo bost
Lt. Comdr. Nisals,
torpedo bort
Lt. Comdr. B. W. Seymorz
-West Fra
Hongkong
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and deep-rooted omservation are commea i to the Chincee of all ages and in wil parts of China. It is doubtless to these strik. ing characteristics that China owes the fact that who is intact wi a nation to-day. Who fully scknowledging the need for drastic reforms, oro is filed with regret at the recent wholesale removal of the Further, the bidene (of both sexesh.035 lalarks which their fathers Lava set, excelled in sobriety, industry, frugality,.038 bajertain section of the Chinese. It the gambling spirit, inaccuracy, falso .037 seems passing strange that they should shame, power of manory, loyalty, make- | havo tuken it for granted than because a believe, subservice to old custom, pati. Republie is so well suited to the youth-chine, perseverance, abeunes of bigotry, Pul country of America it must therefore, giustinacy, capacity to exist and even! be suited to the oldest empire in the Thrive under difficulties, contentedness, world, steeped in ancient and imperial khulness of art, family cohesion, and traditiom. So of us who are lovers love of children. In one respect above [of China, woud ant be surprised, and all others we might eavy them. Wo of certainly not regretful, to see these dorp-1's other civilised countries had been rooted national characteristics reassert expressed, and tubed, anil motored,, azad ing themselves, and leading on to the avisted out of our natural habits and resestablishment of an Imperial Govern feelings. Wa band sequired, or
Koula. musik, rosessarily "of modified and rapidly acpiring, mechanical
24 limited forin, wuites to the present age. They were stik for the most part un when no ora nation enn afford to be self-sophisticated, and therefore their ово sufficient, nor remain in Isolation from most marked trait was that as a people the other autions of the world.
they were still voży-huinni.
AN ADMIRAL'S OPINION.
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* Flagship of Vice-Admiral T. FL. M. Jerrum, K.Q.B.. Commander-in-Chief,
Mobiro!
Edmund Fremantle, Duploix † G.C.B., C.M., lus served as Kleber midshipman and Admiral in the China Montesha Scar, said the Chinese very honest, Decidée trustworthy, and cfficient as servants, which was his princip experience of tho | Argus
Foreign Man-of-war on the China' and Japan Station.
Optain!.
Last reports Hongkong
Name
Faq and description. TORE Austro-Hungari erniser Kaiserin Elisabeth
French armoured cruiser French armoured cruiser
4000
Capt. Makerite
French agai
10,014
9730 9600
French gebob
90 20,000
18 19,600
648---------10-------1000
Capt. Dhavalny Capt. Gouta
Hongkon
Saigon
Capt. de Vainscad
Shangha
Lieut. Vandier
Saigon
French river ganhost
180
French ganhost
123
• $70
600
"Lieut. Bordet
Canton
Lieut. de Jervillier
Canton
French gunbest
130
Tierat. Collin
Tongka
French gunboat
Lieut. Depay Dutempe
Tahong
1.
+ Flagship of Roer-Admiral Colock de Karillia, Commander-in-Chief, the French China Station.
Lynx Proted
Dr. James Cantlie put obedience to pancuts and to traditional custom.first. As showing the retentiveness of memory of the Chinese, be related how two slaulente at Hongkong furut-out exami- nation papers that were exactly alike, and were therefore make in sif-aggin, with a like result. The solution of the The ruling class were well known Vigilante mystery turned out to be that they had, bargainore, but trustworthy in
Peibo learned largo text-book on medieins off | waying out my tangement to which by heart. Speaking again of the Chinesa hoy weris pledged. The Mandarins and Dondard de Lagroe urbanity of disposition, and the power higher officials; were much the same, of accommodating themselves to sur. They would avoid the point if they could, roundings, he explained that their faces and not comṛnit themselves, but his 'ex appeared childlikes because of the luck pericne of them was that when ther of airwells in their foreheads. He stated | lund given their word they were entirely further that `a manliness of boaring desto be trusted. Though the Chinese had * 8tyx. tinguished the Chingman from many great respect for autority, their great
Frende other Asiatic peoples. As to his regard weakness as a nation was, he thought, for children. if you wanted to go through a lack of discipline, which was mainly Iberville thina safely you should take a child with | doo to the unmilitary churacter of their Pistolet you. Referring to the respect for an Government and the fighting services cestor and family life, the speaker being locked down upon the lowest Mousquet alluded to an instañes in which the Chi-las, though he understood that there Manche nose punished the relatives and school.") bad hoën "some improvement of late in master of a child who had "committed a | tit respect.
Mr. Liniel Giles (Hon. See. of the den great crime, for, not training him pro perly, ural said" that if we would only | Society) said :-Tho keynote to the Chi- 'follow the Chiuso system we should save nese character is simplicity. This is a |ourselves a great deal in the way of paradox; but, as Lao Tzu suys, the truest
police and other expenditure. He also sayings are paradoxical.
The typical Jaguar- Gwelt on their open-undedness; their Chiness is not merely in appearance," he Leipsig repulinews to give a hearing to any phiño is at bears both childlike and bland." Luchs
French sub-marin
Lieut. Bolair
Buigera
Franch sub-marine
Saigno
French scmowend grubost 1798 French destroyer. !!
10
1700
Lieut. Goülaume-Louis
Saigoo
350
7
303
Lieut. Aurillac
Saigon
Onpl. de Frigate Runisen
Enigrice
130.
7
800
Coru dr. de Marquesaar
-807
300
Saigon
10 9000
Ocisdr. Voisin
French destroyer
French destruper
Fronch destroyer
French superior-shap
* Magship of Capt, (firmandoną“ Boscheats, Commanding cha Inca) defanan Indo China,
Gasisensa
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An example to the whole world. Lastly foreign observars, is not put on us Otter Dr. Cantic spoke of their industry, say mask but is really part of his nature. Scharnhorst ing that their enjoyment of work was To Chinese is essentially honest, but beg, 0. great-national asset. The cookie- worked is schooled in habits of self-repression, Taku
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Mr. George Brown declared that growing popularity of the works of John Macao schristy poevaded the whole life of this Stuart Mil in China is, I think, largely Fatria wonderful people. Who would describe due to the transparent intellectual the Chinese, whother officials or traders, honesty of that philosopher, and his de scholars, or handicraftsmen, compradores sire to reach the truth st a coste. Not g or boys," clerka or labourers, as any unconnected with this simple-mindedness
A thing but dispassionate, nell-possessed, of the Chinese is another trait which kedate, grave, calm, regular, and tém makes them perhaps the most lovable perate? Whern would you find & people race in the face of the earth-their A-7 more abstemiols, in a generat way, than gaiety and light-beartiness. The poor-Albany the Chinese? Certainly not in Europe est punt or coolle will always greet Bainbridge
you with a unio, and to positively | Bazy radiates with good humour that must go chlao far towards sweetening his hard and tail-
Chauncey soynu cxistence. Undoubtedly, Chian fa
Cincinnat tho, land of laugbles shoro all others, and in marked contrast to this inhabita ants of the Indian peninsula, and even Decator to the Japanese, who smile indeed with El Cano equal politeness, but whose gaiety is losa Helath spontaneous and unforced.
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3800 2 3.500
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German armoured azuiser 11,800%
YOU 900 32 1300
900 12 1300 $250
24 11,000 900 10 1350. 800 $2 13,200
Captain Bruninghaus
1singtain
Comilr, v. Üobrezi
Shanghai
Comdr, Vanselor
Taington
Capt Behacke
Tangtan
Condr. Bondomano
Tsingtar
Capt. Mürberger
Taingto
Capt. Lieut. Firle
Yangiam
11,600
4X3
230
30 20.000
Capt. von Schultz
Tsingtan
BRUG
Lart. Lisut. Berrenberg
Taington
4
6000
Obit, z, S. Claassen
Thingto
900 - 10
1300
Comdr. Böcker
Tringt
923
4
1900
Capt, von Möller
Cantor
223.
.. 500
Olt, S, Prins,
Shang dual
Italian crimer
2145
Comdr. Sommi PicaLardt
Shang bak
Portuguese cruis
1762
Capt. Anibal do S. Dias
Portuguess gian
Capt. Marting
Portuguese bost
700
Captain José do Carralho Crato
Ensign 2. MeU. Martsy
Lleat. E. D. MoWhorter
Ebsgn 3.0. Van de Carr
Ensign C. M. Yata
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7500
Com. M. Bristol Enngo H. A. Jones Lout, R. H“
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-8000
Lieut. B. H. Graen
Lt. Comdr. 8. Gannon
1983
Comdr, G. R. Marvell
1600
Eleut. R. V. Lowe