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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 10гx, 1905.
-AN EDUCATIONAL PERIL
GERMANY IN CHINA?
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oropping up of more thau rely mischievous two years or more ago, un adiet was sucent Tie-"nary department and -discussed Found to be crea moro-deeply gated than was
At Eingapors on June 28th, a serious autrage was perpetrated upon the new electric tram May. By monus of structions placed deliberately on the line, a car was capsized and thrown into the ditch by the roadsido. Ever since the cars first made their appearance on the streets, there have been cases continually obstruction of the lines. All kinds of things bring ericulated to throw the wheels out of the rail. boda hayo less found the trace from time to time. Brick hats and road worl beaten into The ruil socks ta are some of these. In such wwa, happily, little or no damage las e suited, aud the thing has generally been -t down more to the mischief of the street arch in than to the maliciousness of the richa cooliu who sees in the advent of the tramwaya the ruin of his occupation:
But in this Intest affair in Sarañperty Road, au atrage which can deserto nothing less than,
opithet of murderous has been nered
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It has long been noticed by the generation of During the past few acoks increasing attention- bag been directed by nearly all the Vicare s The Chicago Daily News prints an interview Chines who happen to bo in power, that when and Governors to the question, of the gret with Re-qdmiral Trappel, Governor of they rond their promising route to foreign inox into the southern provinces of Japanese Kinochow, and now on leave of absence at land to burlacated, results are liable to follow Buddhist priests Quile a number of the mon Barlin. The interview is signed by FW.which are not only not omitted in this band.
intolerable. bad ofitered and mado flexuselves at home in Wile, and opens by stating that Governor but which are unwalese, and
News, Promowhat Fukien and Chockiang Provinces before the Trapure tong stay in Berlin is popularis was, says the N. C. Daity N Chiucse began to realize the danger of the associated with important plans for fortifying premature discovery of this disagreeable "fact immigration, but they now appear to be doing Germany's baval military and political which led early in the eighties to the recall of so. It will be remembered, perhaps, that some position in the Far East. Admiral Truppel the Chinese who had been sent to America. received the Daily News correspondent in Lis Upon their arrival in China the disease was. al temples not actualy in Te religious purposes to be converted into releal candidly German aims and sentiments as they supposed, aard the subsequent educational career so at the prople might have some practical re affected by the row history which Japan' of these youths was embittered by the barber of conservative and indigent Tartais, and by a good from their existence, sahy fath jority virtions army and navy are writing in Asia.
I do not pretend to interpret the views of general lack of
with the new cult sympathy of the temples were but neste of fuiquity and
The policy of sonding Chinese to Japan to be existio. This ediot was received with touch those in supreme authority or German policy. atisfaction by the people sud was set upon said Admiral Truppel, but as one who speaks gimented is of long-standing, and hus beau very promptly in many districts, schola being from impressious gained on the ground, I have alternately favoured and denounced. It is now at once opoued. It was, then, no small disapno hesitation in branding as unfounded the more popular and more incitable than ever, pointment a few weeks ago when another flict fears current in some quarters of my country yet it is well known that the Empress Dowager was issued suddenly giving the same temples that German interests, especially our territorin ony high offels look upon the expedient No and idle Buddhist priests protection. The edict sights in Shantung, are endangered by Japan's as one bristling with potential daugers:
A correspondent of the N.-C. Dudly News, predominance in China. Among responsible amount of the most rigid quarantion can exclude. was 9th, 3rd Moon and was in effect as fo lows:
what borau to in the air, sul Japanese air almost certainly a missionary, writing from "It Las come to Our knowledge that the statosmon and prudent people of Japan there is delBrite plas has been laid, well organised, prople are being vexatiously taxed for school no thought of permitting the fuck of victory daring the past year and a-baif hes been heavily Linchingchow on May Sist, way There h
charged with much that is new in Ching, and heca plicet in the writer's hands a panophlot in and carried out by more than o irresp asible and indlustafal purposes, and even the priestsovet Russia to precipitate adventurous a
which all Europeans must be interested. It is hand, for the racking of an eletric ear, reckless are being taxed. This is very improper co-tly conflicts with Germany or any other undestrations now. It is not a recent phenom
enon oply that Chinese students in Govern. and the Viceroys and Governors must give or nation which holds territory in the cust.. of the loss of life that might ensue.
the righbouring entry of Knot gehou their tooth, and .run During the past few nights the ears have beenders that temples of all kinds and the property Bash big headed ambitions may existia the mout schools-mot infrequently take the bit to published by some philanthropic indivi'nis in away with all the Phe title is a Coldon Pit for Fostraering the
1351 World."
As its vams woull indicat, it ruping every night for trial and time ing part of the priests shail be protected and must not minds of jingo patriota and school hoya, just as
Serangoon Road was one of the routeste melostid under any protext. The properties in 1871 they fified the beads of enthusiastic proprieties. Sometimes the eccasion is chown for the trials. One of the cars was going of the temples shall not be forcibly taxed for Germaans who, after conquering the French, obucious Instructor, condtimes it may be
Occassionally a provincial institution held conversa with the gods e muninni. IN ORDINAIRE SETS
oponing pages, we find that certain individua's aut tabuat full speel over this route when real works, however important, in order that insisted that Germany could not rest on its unlrsirable study-perhaps un anpopular bills from some Twist meet. Turning to the sed apatogether, to suit the in the sixth moon of last year, and the latter and enls ut McPherson Rnd it struck an unex. the integrity of the Govertiment day b pra.murels until it had effected the conquest of all of fern. Occassi
Lufopé "A century bouco, perhaps, Japon will has to posted obstacle. Dusing thus interval between served.
malcontenfs--and is perhaps kindly communicate their view for the edit COTES It in einen the issue of this ediet that the be ready to begin another war to disode some troublesome the passing of the last car and the coming of
of mort la Among these gods are the village MEDOC With the growing conscioneness of And it was no ignorant country. Viceroy Yuan, as well ux Chang Chi. Japanese stati man worthy of the name dreams a deadly obstruction.
lung and Chow Fu have rach and all ad of doing so now or in the visible future. For power, the students scattered throughout God of War, a deity by the name of Chang, ST. EMILION brain that had designed it.
For & distance of about eighteen foot the brook dressed the Throne in very strong terms in re many years Japan's orgies will be taxed by Chins will tend to become increasingly unified whose acquaintance, probably the reader has MARGAUX....
in thought and forling. Many of them.naver. made, and several others. had been laid with broken rand metal-flush forenes to the matter, and the mistaso which is the arts of peace. No one who knows ber can
thurt her people, want. have strong astional furling which
It would seem that the languages of the other war that with the rails at the beginning and gradually likely to be made in onsequence of this edict soriously believe
would eufail they readily mistake for patriotisic. from world must be something like this one, julging ST. STEPHE
it differs ід vital rking towards tho Parl. Any big astucli liks Vieroy Yaan points out that the latt-rediet soon again a log placat across the track would have been was presumably only intended to protect the repetition of the tremendous encrifices of the which
young peop's want to stand up for Chin, by the pamphlet before u, except that the gols one and all drop into poetry. That Kuanti Gasily visible from a good distance by the driver interests of the tmples actually laue for struggle with Russia.
interfere
Speakera at a recent meeting of the German and want China infstand up for herself, though should take to the Muses when he wishes to Asiatic sociots in Berlin forecasted that neither the students nor the country have any make a revelation, may surprise us; but no one of the car in the strong glare thrown forward religious porposes and in no way to by the electric light in front, and the car in all with those already turned into schools. Bat he
can be surprised that the godt must hang probability would have boss Hopped in time maintains that there is danger, nevertheless. Gray was measurably aoara war with Japan cleat les, as to the real nature of China's to prevent colision. But here the metal that the two may be confounded, and that is for the retention of Kinochow. They urred the ranges and ilir. They know that she is big, finds poetry his native element, who it is known employed was practically of the same colour as fakes my artis and educational work be there recessity of a German Port Arthur at Tsingtan and old, and that she ought to be wise and that on earth he could not even read. the roadway and its Monting smooth surface by endangered. The odontional work in Chinli They declared that Japan was already strong. They naturally wish to have her so.
Cast of counternuce. The world is going to the bo states has been enabled to advance and reorganizing the Chinese army and ravy and, though they cannot help parceiving that she is. As for topics they seem to be of a jernia made its pres-noo aliet imperceptible.
that the dread day of the yellow peril was in reality either. How to remedy this gives dogs The officials are bad, the number of The result was that the danger was not per accomplish so much mainly on account of the
them pauce, as it has long done to some of the hourat men in China is small. Mou do not care cojved until it was too late for the impotas to saving in expense effected by the conversion of approaching with giant strides.
rust of us
for that which is of highest worth, and the gods these less temples, and many of the priestsbuvo be taken off this vehicle, which shot spriten donations, while immoral numeries have
deniare: that there will likely be some who at bigh speed and, as it bumped ap the ineline,
will be indifferent to this publication, whose- was thrown over to one si e and then capsize buze state of things may be allowed, and
inspired pages were taken down on a'es which with. He prays that this and fell with a crash of breaking wood and iron
are given. [The tone is quite Hackelinn.). work into the ditch. By good fortune this that the last odiot was not intended to drivers on board escaped with little hurt, do away with voluatury contributions, or to though they might easily have been killed interfere with the school work in any way. The car was very badly damaged.
News of the outrage was despatched to head quarters, and Mr. E D Tandy, the General A wrocking Manger, was early on the scene, party was got together and went out under the charge of Mr. Brcadley to get the capsized car sot ta tight and the permanent way repaired, It appears that several obstructions in the zature of bricks and stones were removed from alio track no further away from the contre of the town than at Raffles Hotel
this one, somebody had been busy throwing up nese prieste huve been parring into the great power from Asian soilstart cartainly no respenel·lator under different auspicir deity, and Kuauti, popularly supposed to be the
*These are the same men who a few yours age made the mistake of belittling and under equally astray now in ascribing to the Japanese estimating Japanese possibilities. They are superhuman capacities and intentions.
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But their strong feelings must bare vent, and this is often found in the newly introduced
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mon, is much above the average: Moreover, it is pertineat to inquire why the gods did not exhibit some of the learning in the composition of this bamplet, which is more after the style
of a theatre play than an essay from the prit of graduate. We fear the gods have not been Another subject, which is mentioned but not fairly reported on this occasion. treated at length, is tho Boxer uprising of 1909 Here we are informed that the gods did not come down and take possession of the said Boxers, but that the time had arrived when they should be punished, and punished they were.
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college paper or the vet more recent college cautus. Here one finds intens passion under What Japan's astounding encoes in the war vory little control and an ill regulate or quite with Russia bus dons is to awaken among the daregulater expression of crudu opinions, money in vain to est-b-ish schools, which Chou Fa in his memorial deals more directly Chiusse the tardy determination to profit from the osultant of a variety of composite has been butter spra
tter spent in teaching virtue in the western civilization as the Japanese have done, forces. The porecnal istinence of leaders with the presence of the Japanese priests anil
China has been rudely and unwillingly aroused counts for much, and the contagion of gold way, rather than by teaching learning arges that if the influx cannot be stopped thou at least let some special arrangement be made to the realization that the paese, whom bied enthusiasm is often practically irresist lies and Protestants have a liberal-sized doss Chinamen once despised as the inferios branch ible. During the past two months these of the Golden Pill given thom impartially, for with Japan that the priests must not in any way interfere with the people in their litigation of the yellow race and ignoble imitators, of a phenomen bare ben repeatedly exhibited in they are told that their destrines will not pre- or intrude ints politics. The Peking Pas, in counterfeit culture, have by systemtic employ causection with the discussion of the American vail that the men who enter the Church are atent of that culture leaped overnight into the Excision laws. Students have hekl meetings, deasa there by seductive word's, and that only referring to this memorial, say that it is impossible to make any such special clause or connels of the mighty' and won an indisputable have passed resolutions, have had conferences fools pay say heed to them. This is as it should. agreement with Japan without inferentially right to rank with the world's great poses with thier instructors, bave written reams, nud the said denominations o've tanks for admitting that the Christian missionaries To-day all conservative leaders of thought and of letters, and hure even gone out on a the information, which may thus save a mint f money. Unfortunately, the said denow in stions As to who are the perpetrators of this heinous have the privilege of interference: hat there action in China are pressing for the adoption "sympathetic strike, all on account of con-
ditions in a distant land of which a year ago in this region are finding their hands-full affence one can only guess widely. But there the papor is, of scurse, a little wide of the of the system whereby Japan has found itself. is a largely shared opinion that it is the hindi mark, as the matter has already been the lot is the great result of the war as far as they never heard, for which five years ago nobody with the pplicants to onte and it ti
To my mind, China's card. and in regard to which they have even
Protestant Church certainly, the number of wark of a section of the class mest likely to be object of many edicts in connection with China is concerned. affected by the coming of the tramways, and the Christian churates. The real point at issao determinatica, to profit from western ideals is a to-day no exact knowledge and for the care of those who have a degres or fre roading these of course ate the ricksha pallers. Weis, by what giebt do the Japanese Buddhists gaarantio of not a danger to the security of whier they have in mind to remedy. Under a have had experience in Singapore before now en here as missionarios at all The object western interests in the Far East. More and purely Chinese régime those youth would be of the extent to which their maliciousness and of the missionary, whatever his creed, is to take close contact with Europe and America-got sepinned and told to hold their tongues. to another country and people a religion which the foreign devil iden-is the policy, which But in the new atmosphers which they are now spirit of vengeance can go in dealing with no believes to be superior to that they already Japa friumphs have irrevocably fastened breathing they are likely to resont control possible and foreign competirer like tramway
Ching has seen what which, to be efficient, must be wise, firm, and entering their field of sporations. It is to be posters, or to introlado a religion where non upon the Chinese mind.
In Japan's case she is only western-taught Japan can do and she has decided prompt. Henceforth, we take it, the tunds of hope, however, that are not so short- already exists. alghted as not to perceive that the methods bringing to the Chinese what they already have, to try some of that schooling herself. The Chiteso educational establishments, whether for young men or young women, will find their adopted by their class in killing the old Sings and what she herself originally obtained from forthcoming war in the Far East will be a
war of brains, a battle of cleverness, With task inreising in diflenly. The cultisation door of the talent for talk god for destructive Tramways will not be tolerated for swement China, and her priests are, therefore, in no sepae pero ut the present day. If they wanted an example of the word missionarios, but political invaders equality of opportunity the open
-riotory will come to the nation or an-criticism, while the talent for prudent aoticu is of more modern treatment of the same kind of under false pretences. The pretext is the.
sions that bring the most enterprise and yet in embryo, is a serious danger. problem it can be got in the case of the Colombo more thin for the reason that there some
the highest degree of intelligence to bear. China has long since found reason to try to From ways in connection with which special priests are in their own comutty prophet Europe and à merics will start in the compoti- suppress ail Soret Societies, although it has
more outward legislation was passed. for dealing with the of no repute. There is colies who made destructive attempts upon the religious observance in Japan than in China, it tion handicapped by the natural advantages always failed to achieve the result. It will be is fine, but not of such a pronounced nature enjoyed by Japan, through racial, liugnol and az esil cay if the Government feele impelled to new cars and apparatus............
M. Tundy, we understand, has been in con- to warrant any religions anxiety on her part geographical ties, but there is no occssion for strungle its schools. ference with the public authorities to enable for the spiritual welfare of the older uation, and the white nations to strike their colours on that him to get police protection for the running of the influx of Buddhists cannot but be regarded account. Indeed, they will only be spurred on bis cars. The only method that would appear with the grare at suspicion on having ulterior to greater endeavours. Japan will place a to be efficacious would be to have patrols right motives behind it. That this idea has occurred higher valua on her services, as well as her to the Chinese is obvious, and they also forasse wares, after the war with Russia. Her military along the route. It will be a pity if sucb
much confusion of interests and possible com and naval instructors will not be so cheaply measures have to be resurled to, but no saorifico is too great to prevent a recurrence of the lament plimations in the future if the immigration is bad as in the past, Her labour will be more
́Allowed to continne.
costly and the prices of her good will advance able affair in Serangoon Road-Straits Times.
All these things-the natural result of success. fully waged war-provided the wor does even- COSSACKS IN MANCHURIA.
toally end successfully for Japan-will lighten { Gronk rabes about à foot in diameter through will ha too late. that Heaven will regard the timeEVOTED
which parcels would be blown by pu-umatics too full of avil to avert their fata." the competition for Europe and America.
Already there is in existence in So the European in to be of some use in China Terrible accounts are circulated about the
Germany hes no intention of building n London a system of smaller tubes extending after all to soare men to reform. Thousands EXCLUSIVELY barbarous contact of Miscbenko's Cossacks the great fortress in Kiaochow. It could unly be of over the West Central and East Central dis of this pamphlet have been given away in the
conflict with Japan, are engaged in the southward raids recently service in war in onse of spoken of. They carry very little in the way and even then, owing to Japan's
rob and plunder everywhere. Murder and rape Tsingtan is not for war. It is for pesos. It is of this country for support, they do not scruple to China are those of trade, and our naval base st
adora their
CHINA COPYING JAPAN,
In response to the desire of their Majesties the Emperor and Empleos Dowager to obangs a great many useless pastors in the Imperial Palaces, a Chinese cfficial is now in Tokyo studying the curriculam of the Mikado's Court: This official is also engaged in studying the Mikado's manner of receiving Boyal and distinguished visitors from abroad. it being
AN UNDERGROUND POST.
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But the chief aim of the work is to be to exhort
form, to spare life, to do good, and to follow the old ways. Otherwise, one deity informs us. "the foreigners will destroy the Chinese, root and branch; that was the one purpose for which they entered the Middle Kingdom; and they will slay until the uninhabited places' are filled with corpses and blood. The father will werp for the Bon, the son for the father, with a grief 2a mov- ing as an earthquake. How thou will the gods be more to sympathy? Tears will soak the clothes of all, hucontrollable will be their
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There is a project now on foot in London for establishing what is popularly described as an underground post. In more precise language lamentation. And yet even the gods will be EXPERTS the proposal is to create a system of under nnable to save, for then it is to be feared that it
district mentioned above: The pamphlet close3
of provisions, and, depending upon the resources would not long be tenable. Our paradisiets, and used for the dispatch of telegram sith a list of the subscribers...
The message, as written by the sender, is put into aaall cylinder and then blown to the General Post Office, thence to be blown out again to the Post Office rearest to its destination. In Paris
their Majestien' wish also to follow the custom passed, the Fesses, and wherever they have needed as a haven for German ships of war and this system of small tubes is still more widely, of the Imperial Japaneso Court in that respect found. Thus ju the track of the Cossacks whemerge in order that they need not always used, and the public obtsing a much larger share | Canton province has shown itself in a new form
As a matter of fact, owing to Japan's pheno menal successes in wor, diplomacy, and trade, which it has bean brought home to Chinose high and low have been due to the former's adoption of the arts and sciences of the West, there is
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Japanised, and the New learning imbibed we may be euro (says the N. C. Daily News Chinese editor) will never be rejected by the people of this Empire
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THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT,
ANTI-FOREIGN LEAGUE IN CHINA The animosity against things American in of men and womon are to be
bare to seek the hospitality of foreign harbours, of the benefit than in London. The messiges in Canning, and taken shape in the organisation recently achieved the exploit of attacking and in order that Germany its If may be able to in Paris are called "pneumsgrams," or more of a league, the members of which pledge them-
is said that there was be host in For Eastern waters. It is a fren Japanese field hospital, found a Chinese cart whh the reas of six port, open to the shipping of the world-as free popularly "petits bleus" from the little blue solves not only not to use things foreigu, but pieces of paper on which the messages are also to do everything possible to discourago young people, ons of them, a girl of 16, bebig as Hamburg or Bremen.
Germany seeks and exercises no exclusive written. With the Freach system the actual others from patronising foreign-made mann- mutilated in an indescribable manner,
the is delivered un- factures.
Hender Another statement made is that Mischenko's rights in the province of Shantung, which our
message as written by sealed in the addressee, and the message may con- The league at present-for it he only recently German Reg influence."
noe." Mining,
sequently contain ag butse whom they have dressed in Japan sphere of
piece of blue paper. On themselves "The lovers of their country. It. nuiforms so exactly' imitated as to be indis-
any and shipping concessions are available to the other hand in London the pa the investors of all nations. During my ocoup- tinguishable from the originals.
merely an auxiliary to the telegraphic system has branches not only in Sanning, but also in syst m Yanping, Huiping and in Konyuur, allopu- The Jiji Shimpo has a very strong articla tion of the governorship of the colony I have for the message is copied out afresti by the lous cities in the richer part of the Canton delte. on the cruel an barbarous conduct of the considered it an honour to waloume foreign officials of the Post Office-presumably in order Workers in all branches of industries are inviteil to anite, and for once scholars, farmers, work- their armies, during the present war. There encouraged its advent. If there are persons The new scheme in much more ambitions. It men The Siam Free Press has dwelt upon military stand to their clorual discredit the mar ering who think that Germany has slammed the open preparations in that kingdom. It is atntal that of wounded man in cold-blood-brutality door in China, they have either never attempted The military authorities hare in contemplation again and again perpetrated; the sinking of to find out if it really is open, or else prefer the construction of various forts and other transports without any attempt to save their deliberately to misrepresent us. strongholds in several parts of the country. hundreds of occupants, the seizure and deten The ald fort at Pakoam, it is stated, will have tion of non-combatants; the destruction of to give way to a news structure built on modern inerchantmen; the attack of field-hospitsis and scientific principes on which will be mounted the slaughter of turesisting surgeons and some of the most formidal's coast guas of nurses; the violation of neutral territory the
A similar fortress, we are told, riding ters: The murds of peaceful by the Chinese in Singapore as a protest against recent make.
The threatened boycott of American goods London private properly; the despoiling of will be erected at Chantaboon while Koh si soldiers
and on Chang will be converted into a kind of unoffending people of both sexes and all ages; the rigorous Chinese laws in the United States Gilraitor. A new atem of mir as will sise to the violation of women; and the weston burn is having the peculiar result, we hear, of
of Chineas Поняев: laid so that ships of a hostile nation would in ing
The Jiji Shimpo increasing the business of the American firms tack case stud poor chgues of appareaching pased lly think they the puntly, and in das locally. When the movement was first deve the Bar, or even of entering
think that the later strocities per Ioped in Shanghai and Feking, foreign firms potrated by the Cossacks be attributed to a likely to be affected here were very quickly mood of desperation bogotten of perpetual alive to the danger that lay behind it, and a big infeat. To us (Japan Mail) not the least strange pressure was put on in the U. 6. to forward as feature of all this business is the apparent big shipments as possible before the boycott
Gordon Smith, who has during the past two to be a determination to keep silence. One ivereased domands of Chinese buyers who were years ben cerupied in investigating the fab Yo ohars foreign journal recently made the desirous of getting large stocks in hand of fours of the inland seas of Japan, taking up his astounding.assertion that a cleanor war than American stuple producta in view of a possible.. residence in Rebe, has returned to England, this was never waged. Are we to suppose, then, stoppage of sales in the near future, From the conveying a mass of inform tion not only 2 that all the stories told about Russian doings American point of view, this is the weak p int
The Hongkong Observalaxy yesterday isaned the immediate subject of his work in this are fictions ? Yet, if even a fraction of them be in the attempt on the part of the Chinese to the following report country, but also on the natural history true, it is a shocking record, and not the least work in unison against them. The Chinese, generally of Japan. Several of his specimena shocked, probably, are many of the Russians they seem to think, are too keen as traders to
On the 9th at 11.55 am. Baremeter has of fishes are believed to be specimens new to themselves, for although many excesses, terrible miss chance of turning a dollar, even in fallen slightly on the China coast. sei-nce, and he has also obtained one or two excesses, have been committed by their armies. despite of their promised unanimity of notion,
Gradients continue slight, and light 8.E. we believe the average Russian officer and to permit of the bayoutt becoming & rof source winds may be expected in the Formoss Channel soldier to be as temperate and kindly as are of alarm to the Americaa houses. Of course and over the N. part of the China Sen. the men of any military fores in the world. that yet remains to be seen.-Straits Times);
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would deal with preels as well with mysages this anti-foreign league. Two classes of persons of every kind, and the authors contend that it only will be black-balled, and those are Latino it were introduced it would refere the streets of Christians and people of doubtful reputation, London cf thousands of parcel vans surt mail All who enter this organisation mns: swear a vans, If anyou asks how this can be, the salemu oath, that nothing foreign shall clothe answer is that though the tubes are small as their bodies nor support physical life, or in any; compared with a mail cart, their currying capa way came into their bands. It is indeed a wide- city is enormons because of the speed at which reaching oath to which they pledge the psde s.
parels would travel. In the streets of Funds are bei or subscribed back in the proj does not make on an average more than five
a cart leaded with parcels prob bly gandu, and preachers' aro appointed to win
converts and strengthen the organisation. miles an hour. In the proposed tubes the spent It is affirmed that the motive of this would be something like thirty miles an hour, wovement, i
ovement, is not hatred of the foreigner, or
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anch she thite, whereas, a voll takes of long time to load and a long time to paload. The sheme shortly comes before Parliament, and it wil be interesting to see whether the promoters aro able to establish to the satminction of a Com
they are putting forward:
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Tho Wentininster“ Gazette states that Mr. A. Lindifference of the foreiga.public. There seemяcamo "into actual operation, and to meet th/mittee of the House of Commoss all the claime
new species of mammals. Mr. Gordon Smith proposes to return to Japan shortly to rasame his labours in the Inland Seas,
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country and fear fast the furpartstion of weof harbour flying the Cail flug B. large quantities of merchandise and manufa tures shall end in the permnasut crippling of leme industrice, and the impoverishment of the Chinese people. It is declared that when a
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cised. that the quality of the materials which European by and the perfection of finish," manufactures are characterised, make it im possible for the native workers to compete in the open market, and that, therefore, the only way to dom back the overflow of imported goods, is to form a league, the mombore of which, by cath, ehall pledge themselves to pass by all imported goode, and use instead the less suitable articles of home manufacture Straits Times. Houghoug, 5th 1905,
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