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the establishment of Embassies in Western Centres would bring China into auch intimate relations with foreign countries, and so improve her knowkdge of foreign affairs, that she must perfore be compelled to adopt a more enlightened system within her own borders. To some extent, it must
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day. Twelve years for the introduetion of some form of representative government is
a long time even for Cathay ; and we must confess that if we had to conclude that China was acting catirely on her own initiativo, we should havo grave doubt as to her sincerity and should be incliued to conclude that the proposed Mission Lo duced good results. It has ended in Europe would probably ond in disappoint- miristers or subassadors being sent to all ment, as many similar movemente, pu the most important Europan Capitals and the part of China hayo ended. But the case to the United States. There is no doubt stands differently if, as there is good reason that up to a certain point #plomatic inter- to believe, Japan is at the back of it, and will use her influence and give her course has beau facilitated and a batter state of international relations brought assistance to the Chinese in carrying out about; but the great reults which were the necessary reforms in the direction of It is at least fondly anticipated have not followed; and more liberal government.
honestly DISPENSARY. though something has been done, the long possible that Japan may bo
looked for change in her dministration, listened to in this matter. The Chinese which would bring China moro upon a level will more readily understand ler than other with other vations, is still but a hope, tunations; and she can certainly point to most esscutials, she ruins hopelessly practical experience as proof of the success bobindhand; and this fact has of late been likely to attend the adoption of the views which she advocates. There may tans still much emphasised by the marked progress
be more room for hops of beneficial results which has been made by her neighbour,
from the contemplated movement than,, Гарап.
There can be no question that the object view of past experience, those acquainted loscon whelihas been before China for the with China would be inclined to look for. fast two year has had some effect upon her; Much, of course, must depaad upon the bulit would be contrary wall the lessons of course of political events in respect to a experience to conclude tes readily that this reform which is to take twelve years for will rouse be earnestly in the direction of its accomplishment; but, circumstances progress. The suggested sending off of the being propitious, it is not beyond the commission, was, it may be assured, brought hounds of possibility that some steps wil All taken to produce beneficial changes about chiefly by Japanese influemer. though the Chinese tre to admirers of the in the internal administration of China, Japanese, they are shrewd enough to which is certainly what is most needed a recognise pain facts, and annot fail to have order to preserve her integrity. Probably appreciated the enormous advantage which the Chinese officials themselves do not In the case of geods purchased on credit a Japan has gained by the judicious way in see exactly how thin can be brought about, which she has made use of modern ap and are really only resorting to their old making a show of advancing. Hul the Japanese may see further, and may be able, with thet and management, to at last lead the unruly team of Chinese officialdom in the right direction, : -
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EXCHANGE now prevailing, wo beg to notify our customers that, until further notice, A SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF FIVE FER CENT, will be allowed on all goods pur chased from our Retail Establishments at ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, and at Robinson Roul, Kowloon; opcept in case where a special quotation is given.
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A Club, called the Chinese Autoïation, has been opened at 78, Hallam Street, Portland
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fadian Railway earnings continue to fall behind, owing to the essation of the usual TELEGRAMS.
Place, London, near the Legation. It has been grain exports from the Punjab in conanquemco formed for Chinese students, officials, and of the sorolty. The receipts of the North- merchants, of whom the number has largely Western railway during the past six months increased lately, and is sure to still further are thirty-five lakbe of rupees behind those in increaan. H.E. the Chinese Minister is the the corresponding period last year, and the behind by seventeen lakhs; but the Bengal- president, and he has endowed it with monthly receipts of the Indian Midland railway is also Nagpur being ahead by thirty lakhs, and the Rajputana Malwar by nineteen lakhi makes up much of the difference. The total excess of earnings during the first six months of the earrent official year over those of the corros. ponding paried in 1904 is thus reduced to sixteen lakhs.
A recent visitor to Nowohwang says the port prezents a general air of cleanliness with its large new buildings springing up on all sides and fine macadamized roads, constructed oat of a surplus revenus derived from the just and economical administration of its affairs. All property is rising in value and the brightest hopes are ontortains of the future, if only no vexatious likin and other suicidal hindrances are allowed to be imposed by the native authori- ties. Daley and Port Arthur way have special advantages, but they cannot disct the trade from this port, which will soon rival Tientsin.
Tho Mexiesu Government is reported to have invoked the assistance of Japanese settlers to deal with the refractory Yaqui Indians in the State of Sonor. According tho Torento che, a contract has been made with the Imperial Japanese Colonization Company, it pursuance of which about 100 discharged settled on the confiscated Yaqui lands and will
nose soldiers with their fax s bo expected to procoat the Yaquis from raiding the valleys and carrying off ostile and produce to the mountains, The vetalaus, who are to be settled in groups, will be supplied with arms and ammunition, and through their activity it is hoped that the Yaquis will avsatually be
starved into submission.
Imperial Customs' authorities amounted to
Į NEUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF JAPAN.
LONDON, 21st November. As a result of the liberality of Mr. Martin White, the London University has arranged
M. Sawanayagi, the Director of the General with the Japanese Glovernment that
Education Burean, will deliver two series of lectures on Japanese education in 1906.
THE NEW DOCK WORKS AT SINGAPORE.
The Melbourne Aryua statos that negotiations are proceeding between the Australian Govora. mout and the Japanese Comal General ia con-
LONDON, 21st November. section with the restriction of immigration, and that it is understood that Japan has requested that the educational test should not apply in
Mr. Inglis, the manager of the Great the cases of marchants, tourists, and, scholars Western Railway, denies that he has been accredited by the Japanese Government, it being pointed out that the arrangements between Australia and Iodis allow fudians of all classes mentioned to enter the country without going through the test. The journal adds that the negotiations give proof of a disposition on the part of Japan to limit the number of immigrants
the latter insists on restricting
tin immigration of Japanese. The various proposals have been forwarded to Japan for submission to the Emperor.
An American report says:-Maud Kassonf,, tae belle of the Syrian colonies in Wosteru Pennsylvania, had so many suitors that she conceived the Ides of putting herself up for auction to the bighost biddor, the money to be Mr. Littor, His Brittanic Majesty's acting pail to hor mother. This novel method of reports that during the quarter ended thing provision for her mother's declining years, Consul at Tenguch, writing on 6th Octch or selecting a husband, and at the same time mak- was carried out renently at the town of Dutvis. Charles Hazoy, also a Syrian, senior partner in September, 1905, the mule toll collected by the als 1,996 (at the prescut exchange about Rs. large confectionery business at Altoona, found The general duties on opposed by a wealthy young Syrian of the bride's 4,647) as compared with tools 2,20% during the himself towards the close of the competition own town. Their bidding was spirited, and same quarter last year. gus daring the quarter amounted only to tuels tals 7,313 in the corresponding quarter of 1984. From July to September, the trade is always slack on secount of the rains, heat and malaria. The annually great stagnation of the present season is due, among ether causes, to the excessively heavy rains, resulting in foods, and consequent breakdown of the reads and bridge, and to a block in the opium trade.
appointed General Manager of the new deck and harbour works at Singapore,
THE STATE OF RUSSIA.
LONDON, 21st November. Russia appears to be getting more quiet generally, and St. Petersburg is resuming a normal life.
TURKEY AND THE POWERS.
LONDON, 21st November. The Sultan is disposed to yield on the Macedonian question after a fruitless appeal to the Kaiser.
GERMAN FINANCES.
LONDON, 21st November. The Nord Deutsche Zeitung points out that the debt of the German Empire has
one hundred and seventy millions sterling increased from three and a-half millions to
deduction will be roads from tho' customer'pliances and adopted modern improvements, policy of putting off the evil day, while 4,910 (Rs. 11,500 st present exchange), as against finally the local Syrian bid £1,000. Hazey at since 1877, and that the increasing military
account at the end of the month, and in the not only physical bat also administrative, to the wants of her country. The question case of cash purchases, nl. the time; but whether this undoubted fact will be customers are requested to note that this sufficient to convince the Chinees that in order to improve their entry they must go discount will NOT APPLY to ÆRATED
to the root of inatters, and in many respects WATERS, BEER and STOUT, or CIGARS. depart from time honoured principles.
In order to improve the internal slate of Chinn, there can be no doubt that the government of the country must be mado A. S. WATSON & CO. at one more popular and more contralised
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The German mail of the 25th October, was delivered in London on the 22ul instant.
The total trade between India and Wostor, Tibet during the past summer amounted to twelve lakhs of rupees.
It has been decided that the 1-pounder Q.-F. gun (l'om-Poin) should not be adopted in ludia. The Pon-Pom, pussessing grant moral effect, not consilered a sufficiently destructive weapon to warmnat its introduction,
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The directors of the Peking Syndicate Limited) have received à cablogran from the Agent-General in China worded as follows: obtained from: DE TOGUEVILLE'S "Demo-Hare struck a seam of coal lft. thick at a cracy in Am rica," where the author shows depth 494ft. Main seam underlies at a depth that there is a natural limit to absolute cf from 40ft, to 100ft.”
The sale of Inland Lots 1,503 and 1,604, power, and that autocutis action is always subjected to limitation and restraint, either together with the property theroon known as by the action of an official entourage or by the Wa Hing-Tane, which was to have bear offered working of local inflence which cannot beat Messrs. Hughes and Hough's sales rooms yesterday afternoon, has been postponed nutil overcome. The latter force has acquired a
next week. proportion in China which few people are
The Chamber at Brussels ou Ocl. 20 decided evidence has arisen under special circum.to refer for examination in committes the stances. The appemance of unbounded Government Bill for the extension and defence Bubmission to the catral authorities of the port and city of Antwerp, as an after. native scheme, proposed by M. Hellopulte, for maintained by the Provincial mandarins, the construction of a series of docks north of while they are all the time making use of the city instead of rectifying the courss of the the local forces around them to carry things | river.
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREST, EC.disposed to recoguise, but of which definite
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1905.
in their own way. The Central Government
power to gratify it by application is the gravest indictment against the ciucatisual systems in which the British people have placed their
By kind permiszins of Lt.Col. Aitkin and Oeore, the band of the 119th Infant.y will play the following programune of usic, at the King Edward Hotal during diauer, this (Fri- day) crening:-- March
"El Capitan ". *Haydee"
Sousa Auber
Kapry Theanas
A Singapore Chinamaa having photographed a house on the edge of the fortillons was fined and his camera forfeited. The harshness of this red-tape prosecution ishsing cormented ou. One correspondent says:-They mauage those things batter in Hongkong. Some nine years ago three Americans were arrested there on a similar charge. Their camera was taken by the Police and the films developed, the sase standing over till the work of development was faished. When it was found that none of the pictures included views of any fortification, they were released, and the camera and visus returned though there were two or three views taken from the roadside immediately adjacent to one of the fortifications which commanded a
It was magnificent view of the harbour. evidently considered by the Magistrate that such ca ordinance was not intended to be blindly enferrosh, hui was to be used with discretion.
Under the beading Public Interest," the Straits Tinics publishes the following lines by a Penang poet. The double-entendre hits the popular idea of the Crown Agents.
Our Government, most excellent, O public interest only bout, To pay for harbour and for dock Will ise a loan audissue stock, The costlier th expropriation, The more for interest pays the nation, (And in that interest by-the-bye They're taking our small dock at Prysl So let not Straits contractors grumble Bat, like Uriah Heep, be
nmble,
True,
if our local fires competed The work might sooner be complated. True, that if local views were headed Lees publir money would be needed. But the Crown Agents wisely know Their interests with the publie's grow, The mor the cost can be inflated The greater interest is created. The more the public money flows The more the public interest growa, And so, they one and all are bent Ou public interest-Excellent!
once raised the bidding by £230, and the girl and naval demands, apart from other. The pressing fionncial necessities, involve a fresh was knocked down to him at £1,200. onsh was paid to the mother, and a clergy texation of £11,500,000 yearly. performed the marriage ceremony.
THE P. AND O'S NEW LINER.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE 9.9. MOGLTAN."
The Intast addition to the P. and O. Com- as the M's," from the initial letter of their names, but she presents several novel features. Like her sister ships, the Moldavia and Mongolia, she was built by Messra. Caird and Company, of Greenock. Her gross tonnage is 9,090, her dimensions 20 feet in length by 58 boom, and
FIRE IN DES VEUX ROAD.
Another fire, the origin of which is unknown, occurred on Wednesday might at the promises of the Wing Fak Tai drm, peanut and conji doslors, of No. 462 Des Voeux Road West. They's splendil feot belongs to a class krewn brigado, under Chief Inspector Baker, responded to the alarm of the fire ball, and after two and a half hours' hard ghting saccooled in contreling the fire, but not before the stock-in-trade and the building had been destroyed. The stook in the adjoining shops was also seriously damaged by wator. The promises and goods of the Wing Fak Tai wore insured for $15,000 in the Prassen National
Insurance Company, aad for $12,000 in the Meiji Insurance Company. The value of the stock on the premises, so far as can be ascertainost at present, was from $500 to $1,000. QUARRY BAY BLASTING FATALITY,
pansion engines, from the works of Messes. in depth. Shu is propelled by quadruple Billis sud Morcom, giving an indicated hp. of 12,000, and a tested spood of 18 knots. Steam is supplied from foar eingls and as
anny
Jumble Scotch boilers, fitted with How-
den's forced draught, the faus being driven by skectric motors, Electricity is employed for ventilating fans, which will rob the Red Soa of its. terrors. Nay, it is made to serve the lighting the vessel, as will as for an urray of
humbler purposes of the galley, which contains mechanical roaster, motor-driven. Accommo- dation is provided, in four decks, for 357 Brat and 162 second-class passengers, 250 of whom an dine at once in the First Saloon. This is a noble apartment, panelled in England and Hungarian cat, and decortated with frescoes from the brush of Professor Moira, of South Kensington Bill more ornute music saloon; while a spacious smoking room is James Young, blasting saperintendent at equally adapted to the steraer tustos of male pansergers. The second-class quarters aft aro the Quarry Bay shipyard, deposed that
as replete with all the essentials of comfort and afternoon DE Use 9th instant even luxury, This great company caters mainly and for passenger traffic; bat the needs of shipperk he had charged thirty-three small
have not been overlooked. The Moolan bax tea large hales with dynamite. The coolies on isolated compartments in nor hold, forward, the work lit the fases, and then wout about which are fitted with refrigerating plaut, în
An inquiry into the circumstances surround. ing the deaths of the three toolies who were killed as the result of a blasting accident at Quarry Bay on the 9th instant was hold before Mr. F. A. Hazeland and a jury at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
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a haudred yards distant. With the execption view of the requirements of the frozen meat of one, all the charges exploded. This was a trade.
Sir Thomas Sutherland, G.C.M.G., and bis. large one, she hole baing about elecon feet deep brother-directors received eighty guests on Three gongs were going all the time, and board the Afcoltan at Southampton for the trial before they stopped ton or twelve mea rushed trip. Literature was represented among them to the scare of the explosion Witness called by Messrs. W. S. Gilbert, and Pinero, Su them to come back, but they did not hear, or Squire Bancroft, and Mr. Moberley Bell; law by sir J. Gorell Barues; the Service by Sir heed Just as the foremost of the men got near Redvers Butler, Sir Oven Baras, Lord Welby, the charge it went off and thres of the coolies and Sir Francis Mowatt; science by Sir Ses and wonther were were killed. One man was kown 50 feet, and William Whito. Sir James Wolfe-Barry, and
Mr. Patrick Caird. the other two about 20 feet away. The practice perfect, and the guests returned to town with is for the drill coolies to light their own fase, conviction that the P. and O. Company is even better fitted than of yora to serve as a and then get a safe distance off. The rauseink of Empire.
they rash back to the spot so quickly is to get a good place to bure a kole on the following day. Thu.men had been constantly warned not to return to the scene of the explosion until the gong had ceased beating.
FREIGHTS TO CHINA.
The announcement that the Chinese Gov- erument intended to and a commission to
The Times of India remarks.--Thirty-fre study
"Western methods" seemed at first at Peking has long felt the inconvenience years of board schools have left Euglend more blash very encouraging; and the sub-of this, and has endavoured to obviate it thickly over-rau than ever with the person sequent notification that its despatch had in the ways that seen natural to it accord. whom Matthew Arnold described as The The widespread failure to been "postponed" was proportionately dis- ing to its lights, the most obvious ticing Rawdy Philistine."
arousa a serious instinct for culture and the appointing. At last, it had seemed, China that of pressing its arbitrary authority with had awakened to the fact that she must full more and more severity from time to time, iu with modern ideas, if she was lo maid and not allowing sy loent official to re-
This main tu long in my given place. But trust. tain her position in the world. sanguine view of the subject, however, is they have never succeeded in getting
The Englishman Calcutta) says:--The
It is stated on good authority that but that which has been entertained on the comtry well ia beard," and their
London papers have from the first failed to
representatives of the loading Sues steamship many other occasions, only to be followed constant desire has been to find some
grasp the true inwardbuss of the struggle
Dr. Hunter'a ovidenco praved that death in companies and Trans-continental lives have by disappointment in the end. So far back means of strengthening their own authority
between Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchener, believing that conflict was due to personal each case was das lo multiple injuries, which derided to raise the rates on cotton goods as the sixtica, it was confidently predicted | The last thing which would occur to them
s dynamite shipped to China. The new rates are expected into effect July 1st, 1906, and will be as to gro ambitions rather than we divergent views ou could have bana oaused by
follows from Southera mill pointa-Overland China would entirely reform her navy, and | if left to themselves would be to endeavour
Ents constitutional principles. It was, therofore, the explosion.
Other witnesses corroborated the testimony rate, $125 per 100; and via Suez Canal, Se ection "Three Little Maide place it under the direction of British to bring the masses throughout the empire Overture...
more incambent on these who reflected Indian
or about $624. The measurement mata of officers. But the well-known SHERLARD to their side by granting them something Romaner......"Ecoutez Yoi
"Japsusar: Dazce' Daner
opinion to set people at home at right on tho of Mr. Young, after which his Worship Che. The present Suez Canal rate is 228. ft., addressed the jury, who found that death in al
cost will be abandoned entirely for the basis in the form of representative institutions waltz...... ** Gitana OSBOUN scheme fell to the ground and was
Lampe matter. But the Sirals correspondent of the three cases was due to a mind ventare.
of weight, as the latter is considered mera iden would he too wide Two Steps...Dreamy Eyes
Dail Mail has himself misapprehended the
just. Owing to excessive competitions, the rendered fatile by the obstinate action of Such an
THE CZAR'S MANIFESTO.
rates on merchandise sont to China have the Poking authorities, who flatly refused flight for any ordinary Chinese statesman
In reproducing a suuiwary of the annual purport of the published despatches, and hence
been going steadily down for about thres "A BRAVE AND MIGHTY ENEMY,
years, and at one time were as low as $2.50 to have anything to do with it and insisted unless he were strangly moved towards it
report of the Hongkong Branch of the Navy we find him gravely advising Lord Minto to
por
ton,
is understood that the that the provision of naval defence was an by some outside influence. What seems Lagu, the Japur Herald observes that the take such steps na will result in the total
The Imperial manifesto published at St. contemplated increase will not affect the big entirely Provincial matter. In the same
now to have occurred is that the Japanese Hongkong branch of the British Navy League abolition of any authority which can chook the way great results were predicted from the huve been able to put this view, or a view Brems to be justifying its existence, whatever Commander-in-Chief. He suggests that Lord Peterburg, proclaiming peace between Russia trade with China machinery, tools, implements, God has caused our Fatherland to anffer and canned goods, but only cotton goods. The report is creating a good deal of interest, owing gore trials and blows of fate in a sanguinary to the large purchases of cotton goods by arsenals and other naval establishments somewhat like it, before the Chinese high other branches in the Fur Fast may be Kitchener should be his own Military member. and Japan, suid:-
war, which has afforded manifold proofs of the Chinese buyers already made for shipment well which China set up in various places; but officials at Peking; and that the latter have doing. By attending to the welfare This is even going further than Lord Kitchener of the Naval en employed on Stations himself dared to go. Lord Cuszon's whole the effective results Lave fallon far short of felt the suggestion to be one which it away from home, brauches of the Navy Foint was that the Commander-in-Chief was bravery and courage of one glorious troops in into next year. In this connexion it mang be of a revival of activity among mighty enemy.
bach somewhat of what was anticipated. A certaigamount of might be well for them to consider to some League in this part of the world can do attempting to establish a military despotism by the obstinate struggle against a brave and added that during the past few weeks there is This war, so painful for us all, is over. The Chinese buyers after the period of duluess. On Eastern portion of our country will develop the present movement some 25,000 to 30,000 foreign method" has no doubt heen extent. This, at alf events, is what may be far more effective service than in passing limiting the powers of the Military Member,
Military Supply Monter with a very ill grace, itself in peace and good neighbourliness with trades of goods have been taken, principally adopted but the adoptions have all been of hoped, and what on the surface appears to resolutions for the increase of Flects to which The Viceroy accepted the appointment of a
three-yard sheetings, and deliveries extend as In communicating the regleration of peace far ahead as October of next year. In all cases a local and isolated nature, and the Central have been the case, though, of course, we are they directly contribute nothing, and it seems
justify their existence. The retion of the have a weak man. But to have no up to our subjects, we are sure that their prayers full prices have beau paid. The most recent Government has gone on in its old course only too well awan that in China "things to us that only in this way can such branches and as we have seen, le resigned rather than the Japanese Empire, now become our friend, much as if no change whatever bad taken are not what they seem," and the present Hongkong branch is to be commended by Member at all and to have Lord Kitchener will be joined with ours that God may give His inquiries cover a broad range of goods, and in place. Then again great things were preaction on the part of the Pcking authorities everyous who wishes to soo the life of the man acting in all the capacities of Commander-in-blessings to our great labours, in conjunction some cases call for very light weight sheetings.
ment of the prosperity of Russia.-(Signed) increasing quantities-Times. would be to add insult to injury.
NICHOLAS. dicted from the BLINGAME Mission to may be only the familiar plan of putting behind the gon' made as happy as possible Chief, War Ministr, and Military Member, with men elected by the poople, for the develop: Knit goods have also been taken f
a later daring his period of service away from home.” Europe. It was confidently declared that off a troublesome question to
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