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attitude of the Christian Church (Protestant and Catholic alike) is a great bar to the spread of the gospel in China, and perhaps the most potent single cause of Chinese hostility."
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bias," since to impugu in any way the attitude gymnastic exercises. Hence the noble art of the missionaries is far from our wish-take of self-defence, including other exercises some exception to the introduction of the twenty- | as well, practised and taught by these societies ·
-the art or soience, and not the societies seventh chapter, on “The Hand of God during
called the aji-hoch naw. the Siege," which was no doubt. appropriate themselves, was
was the original Boxer movement. enough as an address at an Union Thanks- This
object was defence not giving Service in the British Legation grounds on the 19th August, 1900, but is decidedly less defiance." These many other details of a
It seems in place in a book like that before us.
like nature go to make the book an interest- to us a trifle grotesque to dwell on the almost ing one, but beyond its value as a medium incredible folly of the Chinese besiegers, from for enlightenment on such matters, we are a military point of view, as a glorious example inclined to the belief that the book will of divine aid to the besieged. We cannot help have no material effect in the appreciable being reminded by parts of this chapter, of the revolutionising of public opinion amongst Deus ex machina of the early Theatre. How-foreigners as to the methods to be employed in ever, the reader is only concerned with the the administration of the affairs of the Chinese author's theological attitude in so far as it Empire. The events of last year and the canses, rightly or wrongly, that are deemed to affects the value of his work, and this in the case of China in Convulsion is extremely little. have brought them about will not readily be We will take leave of Dr. A. H. Smith's book forgotten, and whilst their memory lives there can be little hope for the indulgence which the by cordially commending it to everyone inte-
book craves for. r sted in the recent history and present state of China. We should like to cite, had we the space, some pass iges from the final chapter on Foreign Occupation," but we must content ourselves with drawing particular attention to it, for it presents the view of an exceedingly able observer on a very difficult question.
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SHANGHAI RACES,
In the race for the Shanghai Derby, on the second day of the Shanghai Spring meeting, 15 ponies faced the starter. At the fall of the fag Sirocco took the lead attended by Flying Scotchman and Zeus. Passing the stand Coronation had assumed the lead with Zeus and Flying Scotchman in close pursuit, His At the back straight His Excellency last. Excellency moved from the ruck and assumed third place. Nearing Probst's Corner Zeus led followed by His Excellency and Coronation, The Victor fourth. Passing the Monument Gray Dawn was seen getting through the field and rounding the Bend he was first, with Turakoal in hot chase. A grand race home ensued between Turakoal and Gray Dawn, but the former passed the Box half a length ahead of the latter, while Windrush came with 8 wet sail two lengths behind, third. Time, 3.14 4/5 secs. Tarakoal was ridden by Mr. Campbell, Gray Dawn by Mr. C. R. Barkill, Windrush by Mr. W. W. Cox. His Excellency was a strong favourite in the Pari Mutuel. The dividends were:-1st, $16.70; 2nd, $20.50; 3rd, $16.50.
To the Imperial Cup race on the same day more than ordinary interest was attached, as it was for the Cup presented by Prince Chun.
If this admission were made by all mission- aries, we should hear far less of what is called "auti-missionary" sentiment among European residents in China. But unfortunately su h commendable commonsense is extremely rare. Nor do we find many of his colleagues ready to echo the author's statement that "for the pre- cipitation of the tremendous crisis which has occurred, the proportion of responsibility of Protestant missions is undoubtedly real "—even though he goes on to qualify this by the addi- tion: "But it is a small and a relatively insig nificant factor." We need not be surprised to find Dr. Smith concluding his chapter on Roman | Catholics in China with these words :-" The universal and deep-seated animosity to the claims and practices of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the Empire have added greatly to the fury and to the bitterness of the attacks, and will contribute materially to the A frank difficulty of a permanent settlement. recognition of this indisputable fact will be of the greatest service to the interests of the Chinese people, and to the peaceful spread of the religion which, for the welfare of that people, has endured so much persecution and suffered so many martyr. doms. In spite of the able apologists of Roman missions in China, the case of the Papers from a Viceroy's Yamen. By Ku Chinese against these missions is abundantly
HUNG-MING, M.A. Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh. made out. The entirely insincere "protectorate"
As an author, or rather newspaper writer for of France, herself a persecutor of missione, over the book under review is simply a compilation Roman propagandists in China, cannot be ex-of articles dealing with affairs in China and plained away, and even the propriety of talking their disastrons culmination in the events of of martyrdom in many cases is more than last year) Mr. Ku Hung-ming is quite un- doubtful At any rate the martyrdom is con-
known to the reading public, the articles in fined to the individual and not to the body question having been published anonymously; which is backed up by gunboats and ex- and by way of explaining his identity it may tortionate claims for indemnity.
be stated that he is secretary-interpreter to H.E. Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy of Hukuang, and a graduate of Edinburgh University. The articles, or papers, which have been-republished in their present form with the object of attaining a wider circulation, are, of course, written from a that the distinctly Chinese standpoint, so arguments they contain must necessarily lose somewhat in value and force. The writer is generous to admit, however, that the troubles in China were not entirely due to the fault of foreigners, but to mistakes on both sides; and There was a large field of 22. Style and Upset* were leading at the drop of the flag, and from on one point wẽ think that readers resident in
the field well up together Castaway came away. this part of the world will find themselves in ac- cord with his views in his plea for some modifica-At the back straight Toronto and Loch Fleet tion and control of the whole missien scheme as it now exists in China-& scheme which he characterises as one of charity for unemployed professional persons from Europe and America. Here one sees an example of that extravagance of language so frequently indulged in by the writer, but which is only natural when consi- dered from the point of view of a man whose great love of country prompted him, when all else failed, to take up his pen and through the medium of the foreign Press make an appeal to the world at large for that consid ration of internal conditions and circumstances which it appeared to him would result in the certain cessation of trouble by the removal of the influences responsible for its existence, and in the lasting pacification of China. To attain that pacification, the writer says that in view of what he describes as the present ridiculous- ly inadequate and false knowledge of the true state of things in China among foreigners," the one true policy for the Powers to adopt is not the policy of the open door,”, but the policy of let the Chinaman alone." What the adoption of that policy would
A Peking telegram to Japan, eventuaily lead to, however, is a question fraught with many possibilities. Besides the mission-29th, states that Russian influence aries, the Reform party in China is also Mongolia is reaching conspicuous attacked. and to it is attributed a great share 1,200 Russians (troops probably) in bringing about the troubles in the North. Kulon. There is no sign of their The writer's version of the origin of the (the telegram says). There AID Europeans at the place and they hav Boxer movement is interesting. He says:
The name of the original legitimate first a settlement there. As report so-called Boxer society, Yi-ho-tuan may be construction of railway between translated as friendly society of good men and this place Kulon is confirmed. true, or society of honest men for mutual the line (socording to this cable) defence. In order to carry out the object for been finished and a survey between which the societies were formed, viz., the defence Kalgan is going on at present. ↑ of their persons and property in their village telegram adds that the ten-market homes, the members of these societies were has revived and good businessi required to practice boxing and other
An interesting chapter is that on The Commercial Intrusion." Here, of course, Dr. Smith deals with the much-vexed opium ques- tion. We have not space to go into his arguments, but we may note that, though by no means a bigoted anti-opinmist, he relies too much on the writings of Chang Chih-tung and the like, with the implication that the Chinese bear an undying moral objection against Europeaus for forcing a curse upon their coun- try. A statement like the following is not warranted by facts:-"While no riot can be said to have had its origin solely through the use of opinm, it is doubtful if there has ever been any outbreak in China against the men from beyond the sea which was not either started or promoted by opium-smokers at their places
resoit, where the worst characters in every Chinese city, market- town, and village are invariably attrac ́ed. Reliable medical evidence is entirely against the contention that opium-smokers are turbulent and law-breaking individuals. However, there is much sound sense in the chapter as a whole,
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With regard to foreign trade in China, "the idea of a real reciprocity," says Dr. Smith, "in which way is advantageous to one party may be in a different way not less so to another, is entirely alien to Chinese thonght." But it may be remarked that reciprocity between Chinese and white men in other countries is not a policy which the Chinese often see upheld by foreigners. The above-mentioned and the other early chapters of China in Convulsion all serve as an introduction to the history of the rising in 1900. A very careful and elaborate account of the whole movement occupy the greater part of the book. Into this we need not go Our readers will quite appreciate that the author is qualified in the fullest degree to write such an account, Land the fact that the official documents to which he was able to turn were necessarily scanty will not shake the confidence felt in his thorough enquiry into all sources of information. Dr. Smith says that "there is some reason to fear that through imperfect knowledge some events are not set forth in their due proportions and just relations.” But we may feel sure that it would indeed be difficult task to succeed where Dr. Smith has failed. Especially is this case in the description of the siege of an admirable account of a wonderful We may perhaps we hope without causing any remarks about “anti-missionary
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were in the favourite places, but Pfeil and Discord soon passed them, with Clansman in a position which he soon improved and held for a brief time. At the entrance to the straight Mr. G. H. Potis's Rebel King (Mr. C. R. Barkill up) and Windrush (Mr. Weilloumier up) challenged each other, and Joker'came up on the rails. A very keen run between the two leaders ended in Windrush being beaten by Rebel King in a length. Yarrow, third in, was a length behind Windrush, both those ponies being in Toeg's stable. Time, 2:40 3/5 secs. Dividend:-$27.00, -88.30, $9.80, $24.90.
The Formosan authorities have decided to
enact a law relating to the encouragement of the manufacture of sugar on the island. The law is said to be composed of thirteen articl It is proposed to lend machines and also supp shoots of sugar-cane and manure free. *** grant of a charter to cultivate. methods of irrigation are res Government. A draft of the propo be shortly submitted to the Cabinet för
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