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wo find China, but a few days ago garments bound up and her face to take the needed step, now hahing. shivering on the brink, and again turning a longing glance to the old slough of despond whence her best friends had hoped
resoluto | boing to issue summonses, and make arrests. As the policing of the Settlements bad from the first been placed in the bands of the Committee of the foreign land holders, and as these spaid runners were making use of their offices to exact illegal tees, this
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The German Mail of the 22nd November was delivered in London on the 1st inst
The Sun Fire Ofos Calendar for 1996 is to
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Mr. F. D Chesbiro, American Cobsul-General at Canton, who has boma homes on leave, orrived by the ns. Mongolia postorday.
A smoking consort is announced to take place to-night at the rooms of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders.
The Mother Superior and the Sisters of the
Italian Convent wish to thank the gentlemen who so generously subsoribed towards the Orphans' Christmas Fand.
The winter solstice, or Tung-Chih, opened yesterday. Foreigners sometimes speak of this date, without reason, as the "Chinese Christ-
diary.
["DAILY PRESS "EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME.
LONDON, 22nd December. The Premier, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, has announced that Chinese emigration to South Africa is to be immediately stopped.
A Bill will be introduċed, giving to the Irish control of their domestic offairs.
He foreshadowed an increased taxa tion of land values.
Military power in India is to be subordinate to the Civil
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THE LINCHOW AFFAIR.
CHINESE COMMISSIONEIS" REPORT.
{FROM OUR CANTON CORRESPONDENT.] The following is a translation of the joint report sent to Viceroy Bham by the Chiness
Members of the Commission of Enquiry that Hot at Lizehow, vis, Cheung Wan Yea (prefont) Ting Ping Lau (sab-protest of A-chow) Tang Chouk Thong (presant prefoot of Linahow), and
Blau Lan Shen (the oschierad profect of Linslow.
We have already reported to you our arcival at Lushow and the aspects of the case. From investigations we have discovered that the origin of the Linolow massacre was through the celebration of the Ta-chin festival at the Chau-Loong temple by the people of tho Choi-
Yuen-Pu village who had gathered there to propitiate the Gods sa ns to abtain a good Adminis-harvest. Dr. Machle protested that a portion
of the matshed erooted for the festival was
More freedom and security will be encroaching on land belonging to the Mission and took away thres small cannon by way of given to Trades Unions.
retaliation. The village considered that portion of land as the publio property of the village. They state that without ung provocation what? ever, Dr. Machle insulted the villagers by taking away the Ta-chin cannons, This
RUSSIA.
LONDON, 22nd December, The revolution in Russia is pro-net, Becording to the deep's religions popłe,
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vast had luck for them. The village people grow very angry and demanded repeatedly
understood we are not deprecating in any as-systom became a matter of.complaint' ¡ and Co. way the returning desire of China to be with the result that it was agreed tbɛt"tho runners of the Court should be accompanied once more & power amongst the nations on the contrary we should welcome such a by the Municipal Police in the execution of -movement with outstretched arms, but all warrants within the Settlements But China's return to greatness is not to be the right of jurisdiction, never in any case accomplished in her present mood, which denied, was of necessity accompanied with is simply a harking back on the old racks the right of administration, and for that of self-coucnited ignorance. With much promises for court and execution were re- humiliation of spirit ber exemplar, Japan, quired, including, of course, the necessary saw the necessity, would she too be great, jails. As in many cases the Magistrate was
· of accepting the role of learner and sitting only too happy to be relieved of the trouble at the feet of Europe; her path was not and expense of keeping his prisoners, a cus- made smooth for her, and many a time she tom arose that the Municipality should take was disposed to resent her treatment, Lofer the able-bodied and employ them on but if her hasiliation was great her municipal roads and other useful works, mas. reward has been' still grunter, and now Meanwhile the number of prisoners necessary From Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Co., tha her alliance and friendship is a thing to be provided for was, with the growth of local agents, we have received the pretty wall sought by the greatest of the powers. If it be the Settlements, the population of which calendar issued by the Queen (now merged in | China's ambition to take her place likewise already approached half a million, rapidly"Royal") Insurance Company for 3906, to amongst the great nations, the way is like increasing. The jails provided by the gather with a blotter and a pocket almanas and wise open to hor: she will receive inore help Courts were, as all Chinese jails, utterly than Japan; but, and there is a very devoid of all attempts at sanitation, and with effectual but in the ease, she must, as a
constant outbreaks of beti-beri were be- preliminary, attain the ar: of learning with coming a source of danger to the community out temper or self-assertion, Now and large. Under the circumstances, the fortunately it has been the weak point of Municipality built a new jail with all neces China that throughout all her history she
sary appliances for sanitation and inspection, has been wanting in these very qualities; and and the affair, taking expense and respon- it is not too much to say that in all ages her sibility off the shoulders of the Magistrate chief calamities have befallen her through of the Mixed Court, for a time all went along their lack. The present year has shown merely; no one was hurt, no dignity was that abe has not even yet begun to see the offended, and better control was able to be weakest of her many points of weakness. exercised over the number of criminals who With a splendid case, and the sympathy of always gather around a growing population. The mombers of the Hongkong Volunteer the entire world, she has succeeded in Unfortunately for the peace of the com-Reserve Association will meet for practice and thoroughly alienating the public feeling of manity a
new Taotai, one Mr. YUEN, competitions at King's Park, Kowloon, this the United States by her weak attempt at afflicted with the newfangled ideas of (Saturday) afternoon, and on Euxing day from the Settlement, and mounted volunteers ignorant people of the village having let loose boycotting a trade, in which she was herself dignity to which we have alluded, but the principal gainer; and equally her ill-unable to see the reason why it had become
railways, as she experience their hopefits, political and commercial, seems likely to cause the with- drawal of her best friends and throw her back into the hands of those very Powers who, under the cloak of friendship, are
Mr. W. D. Graham announces that white THE SITUATION ATSHANGHAI. | from Dr. Maoblo that the cannons should
of
continning to direct the Eastern Agencies of Messrs. Wilkinson, Heywood and Clark, Ltd., he has established himself in Hongkong as a commission agent and general importer ander the name of Denglas Graham.
A neat little data block is that issuing from the
aludio of Antonio, photo artist, Bangkok Back has a photograph of a Siamese sceno, with which the tear-off "block"--about an inch squaresboros a cabinet monut. It is very novel, vory artistic, and very unsful,
VICEROY SETTLES. THE DISPUTE.
SHANGHAI, 21st December. Order has been generally restored here.
be returned to them; but this tho Dr. refured to do. The people then went to the bospital to search for the carbon them- selves and in so doing cats across preserved foots which they thought to be infants murdered by Dr. Machle. Then the people's angor knew no bounds and was impossible to suppress. Cries cams from ten thousand
a serions affair. From careful and minute enquiries made, we are of opinion that the
The Viceroy of Nanking arrived to-day and promptly settled the dis-mouths, and suddenly the matter developed into pute.
The Mixed Court will probably re-affair happened all of a sudden and was not premeditated and there is, therefore, no ring- leader in the affair. The ignout people of the village thought they were justifol in taking revenge. Consequently they did not loot sny
open to-morrow,
American, British, German, Italian and Japanese sailors are on guard in
are patrolling the roads beyond the limits of the Settlement.
10 am to 5 pm. To-day will bs Che Dual shoot. for tas year at the 200 yards range; and on Boxing day there will be a competition at the 600 yards rangs for a cap kladly presented by To-night an attack was made on
of the buildings but barnt them down. The
their anger, this serious osse resulted. For
the crimes committed they deserve capital punishment, but they deserre on the other
A.S. WATSON & CO.. timal self-assertion in the waiter necessary for China to assert herself, was
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requires the exercise of good temper and discretion, in both of which he has proved himself lamentably deficient. The ordinary Chinese jail is bad enough, but on the female side all its deawbacks are magnified, When the male prisoners had been removed to the new jail with the approval of all, the female quarters were not completed. Meanwhile under new influguces new officials were appointed, and when, ou their completion, the Council wished to move the
being presented by the Association.
The Eastern World says that the Finance
The recent affair at Shanghai exhibits more clearly still how seriously these defects of temper are retarding all her best efforts at amendment. Of the many points in which Cuins stands in the rear ranks of ONLY commientions relating to the news a olumn civilisation, there is none more marked, women into the new quarters the ery of even according to her own confession, than insulting the sovereigu dignity of China communications addressed to the Editor, her administration of her criminal law. It was raised. The new Magistrate took upot the ground, 4. Inters for publication should be uvitien on 28, in fact, one of the points ou which her himself the task of building a new teniale. No anonymously signed communications that have wise men have in every age been agreed. jail, in al: respects as its predecessor, and !
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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 23RD, 1905.
WHs the recent awakening of the great but unwieldy realm of China to a sense of har own importance amongst the nations of the work cannot be looked upon stherwise than as, in the long run, satisfactory for the world at large, it yet Ime its embarrassing features: not the
effort and the miscreants were easily repulsed.
{BEVTKE'S BERVICE. {
COLONIZATION SCHEME. '
LONDON, 20th December.
hand pity and sympathy un account of their
servants have separated the criminals and have questioned them separately.
This cam being an international affair we dare not be too lenient. At the same time we muşt take into considoration that it is also a matter with reference to the feelings and beliefs of the general public, and owing to this we cannat bo too severo with the criminals.
During the last ten days your hauble
rostion and examine the criminals, and bave
Department has decided to dispose of the military notes in Manchuria through the Speate Bank, According to its plan the Bank is to establish branch offices at various places and to exchange the military notes with its bills payable at sight.. Some 70 million yeu worth of the military notes are said to be in circulation in Manoliuria. In
A philanthropist, Mr. Herring, has given this canusetion it is said that the Government contemplates to revise the law governing the the Salvation Army the use of £100,000 toronts have been considering over this matter Specie Bank so as to make Chinese eligible for start a bome colonization scheme for the sight and day and lave taken great pains to If that is the unemployed, the Salvation Army ultimately called on the virtuous gentry and respectable its shareholders (and directars). case the much-talked of establishment of paying the whole amount to the King's witnesses to appear before
us to testify, Japan-China Bank will probably be dropped to spital fund in annual installmouts. The The measure of the orimes committed by scheme provides for 4,000 settlers to receive those concerned has been clearly discovered A pamphet containing the manifesto of the five acres of land, an equipment, and the and provod. Amongst the criminals there. Jewish Territorial Organisation bas come to temporary support of themselves and wore three, namely: Hung-Ah-shna, Tung- In connection with her criminal law, her stoutly insisted on his rights to supremne hand. The organisation regards emigration familics, the cost to be repaid by amall Roou-eze, and Leong-Ah-kam, who confessed as the only salvation of the Jews suffering annual instalments, the land foally be. that they throw a European into the river jails have at all times been a disgrace to control over his prisoners without any
and red weapons such as pitchforks and humanity, and her wisest have ackno reference to the Settlement Regulations under political oppression in certain countries, coming the settlers.
spears with which they stabbed them natik As in notably Russin, and wishes to secure territory ledged the necessity of her purging herself whether sanitary or otherwise.
where those people could emigrato and have
they were drowned. of the disgrace. It being an impossibility most cases where a wantonly aggressive legally secured homes. Briefly stated, for any community belonging to the higher attitude has been assumed, the actual out-object of the Jewish Territorial Organisa- civilisation to exist under these conditions, break was accidental, and had nothing to, tion is to procure a territory upon when the port of Shanghai was opened, in do whatever with the point of quarrel. Lutonomous basis for those Jews who cannot the anticipation of an important settlement Some prisoners, amongst whom were ong of merchants and others engaged in the or two women, were brought before the commerce of the place, it was distinctly Court charged with kidnapping. There understood that on the foreign community were one or two suspicious circumstances should rest the responsibility for the good connected with the case, and it was by no means clear that any crime had been order of the place, and to that intent certain powers were conferred upon the community committed. Under the circumstances. ít as a whole. The practical extinction of all
was decided to adjourn the case, and the rule of muy sort in the districts round, couse- BRITISH ASSESSOR, in order to prevent qaent on the Taiping Rebellion, caused undue influence being used, desired to have numbers of Chinese to seek refuge in the the accused taken to the Municipal Ja, settlements, where all through under the where they would be properly treated and
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or will not remain in the lands in which thay at present live. To achieve this end the organisation proposes (a) To unite all who are in agreement with this object. (b) To enter into rolutions with Governments and public and private institutions. institutions, labour-boreans, and other justru
(c) To create financial
ments that way be found necessary.
least unsatisfactory part of which, as we aegis of foreign protection, order had been free from interference. The MAGISTRATE, equal the market gardonor's lust for good |
the other day printed out in connection preserved. with railway affairs, was that it was being ment
taken advantage of by the reactionary party to block the wheels of progress. A curious instance of how slight is as yet the way
When the Imperial govern carefully primed by Tastai TOEN in the was restored in the country new principle of seeing in every remo round neither side made any efforts strance some interference with the dignity of to alter these conditions, which practically the Empire, attempted to intermeddle by beth, native and foreign, found advau-torce, but naturally ineffectually. Had the
The Hongkong correspondent of the N.-C. Daily Nein, discussing the forthcoming Bower show, says: I fear they are missing the whole point of having a flower show hore. They keep talking of improving the vegetable supply, sa if any trucapacy prize they could offer could
pric-s. The object ought to be to get everybody with a bit of ground or u verandah to 008X lowers to come thera. Not that much eaxing would be needed: it only means a little initial cost for seeds, a little attention in the way of watering and absding, and Hongkong would
big natural greenhouse. Instead, the people bay from the Chinesa few pots of evergreen things that give no trouble and always look fresh !" could weep for the wasted, opporinuity."
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By kind permissios of Lieut.Col, A. G.
RUSSIA.
LONDON, 20th December. Admiral Rozhdiestvenski and Admiral Wirenius, are in St. Petersburg.
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
LONDON, 20th December.
The Berlin Tageblult states that Prince von Buelow has telegraphed his warmest congratulations to Sir Henry. Campbell- Banuerman and Sir Edward Grey, both of whom have sent the must friendly replies,
OBITUARY.
LONDON, 20th December. The death of the Frefich General Sanssier is a mounced.
THE TROUBLE IN THE CAUCASUS.
LONDON, 20th December. The massacre of Mussulmans at Tiflis continues, and even to extend; and the Mussalmoos throughout the Caucasus are
families have fled from Tiflis.
At that time the people that had collected together were like a swarm of bees or a leap of ants. This people all acted together and it was impossible to make out who struck the first, the second, or the fatal blow that wounded or killed. It was very difficult to measure the crime and mete out a punishment in proportion a3,000 would in an ordinary case. These throe criminals who were the principal actors have confessed that they committed the murders and it has been conclusively proved that they did. We sent your Excellency a telegram praying that instructions may be sent so as to cause them to be bobeaded as a cantion to others, to deter them from committing such dreadful deeds.
Tang-Lo-chat and Lo-Tak-Keon, two elders
of the village, were members of the committes for the Ta-chin Worshipping Festival.
ΔΕ though they did not encourage nor direct thà ̈ people to commit the deeds, they did not attempt to restrain the men and allowed them to
perpetrate such deeds. We bog your Excellency to order that Tang-Lo-chat be sentenced to flys years' imprisonment; and Lo-Tak Koon to three years as he voluntarily sorrendered himself.
followed the mob to the Loong Tam temple but diá not take Л hand in the murder, „Grievances from Ireland" is the title of a Mang-Low-teang denied that he was the man ruchure from the Imperial Protestant Federa. The first set fire to the hespitol bat from the ipu It recorda seditious utterances and out- investigation we discovered that he was present gos perpetrated by the Nationalist in and took part in the rivt. We beg your "distressful country," and it appeas for help in the efforts of the Federation to combat the Excellency to sentence them to five years' Nationalist and Irish rebel," "The real object imprisonmout each. "An. Yestay, Kin took the of the publicati a is to sequaint the colonies Europeans to the Loong Tam temple to hide which have expressed sympathy with Hono transpiring in that country, from the Protest
Rule for Ireland with some of the events now
themselves and demanded money for his trouble
gained, is afforded by the change in the lageous. At the same time no attempt was thing been permitted to cool there would have become a wonder of the world. It's built for it, hunted like deer; two thousand Mussulman Shum-Ying-Poong and Shing On both deportment of the five commissioners being made to bring these mutire residents under been no further trouble, and a way out of dent ander Imperial anspices to study on-the foreign law except in so far as the necessary the difficulty could have beeu quickly found spot the practical working of representative municipal regulations for the good order and without compromising either. Unfortunately governments throughout Europe. But a few the unitation of the Settlements were con- the molto appetitas rationi pareat did not weeks ago the first step was taken amidst the cerud, and the execution of these even prevail the next day, and the Teori, universal plaudits of the nation: the new being left in the hands of the constituted instead of attempting to bring those Fitton, D.8.0., and Officers, the Buud of the light had already dawned and all classes Emporial authorities. A totul ply sque viuet concerned together, to the per qutics of the concurred in forecasting a happy result for complicated system of local jurisprudence of seeking to inflame the prejudices of his the rejuvenated Empire. The explosion of sprang up, and to render this capable of fellow subjects. Sach has been the cause a single bomb carried by an unknown, and practical administration, the so-called of the first dissolution of the hitherto well. apparently unfriended individual has, to all "Mixed Courts" were established under the understood estente, between the numerous of which the Foreign outward appearance, changed all that, and sole authority of the Emperor of China as nationalities
Settlements are built up. It is a proof, if the Commissioners, no longer the hope of Lord of the Soil.
By degrees thess Mixed Courts, which for such were needed, of the wisdom of the the patriotic classes of the land, half ashamed of themselves, and no longer the time had been fairly clean, began to revel first measures adopted, as well as of the observed of all beholders, are with ilin all the iniquities and dirt which grow general ability for self-government of the grace being literally thrust out, practically up in congenial soil about the native Yamen. residents, native as well as foreign, that for ignominiously, and certainly unwillingly. Unpaid runners with indefined duties, hut upwards of sixty years, until the advent The lessous of many years have, tir fact, with a generally understood right to live on the present TaoTai, no enuse of quarrel has Scargo, Bolled Corned Leg of Pork and Pease New York on the 16th inst. under this acy excitement been momentarily their offices and to contribute towards the arisen to alienate the mutual sympathies of forgotten, and consciously or unconsciously expenses of their superiors, were appointed the residents, Chinese or foreigu.
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Second Battalion Plus Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regiment) will play the following programma of music during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel this (Saturday) evening -- Overture to... "Trancradi" March..."Liberty Hell.......... Seus
*** Rossini ant point of view. Selection from the Flying Dutchman" Wagner "Treecr D'Amour" Waldteufel dyll.The Suithy in the Word Michaelis Song Cernet Sela)... "Killarney". Selection from San DINNER Hors Soup-Matron Broth. Fish Rolled Fish and Tomato Sauce, · Entrees-Lamb Cutlets and Grson Peas, Tagged Hare and Hed Currant Jelly, Cauliflower au Gratin. Curry Nopaul Curry, Cantiver and is of Borut Pahor Victoria, B.C. on the 21st iust. Pudding, Cold Pheasant Pie and Mixed Salad,
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Ben Lios str. Benarty, from Antwerp Jones sand-Londen, left. Singapore on the 21st fast D'Euvres, Bongal Toust, for this port.
Sweets Macaroni Padding, Ratatis fco Cream and Pound Cake Apricot Tart, Tipay Cake. Dessert-Coffee-Fruf.
The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s str. Hydes arrived at Victoria, B.C. on the 20th, inst
The Boston S.S. Co.'s str Tremont arrived at The Barber Line str. Shimase sailed from The M.M. cargo host Kouang Si left Bings. pora on the 22nd inst., and is dus here on Friday, the 29th inst
the mob of their biding plass, but this was not proved. We ask your Excellency to sentenco him to three years' imprisonment. Loung- Ka-chow denied cdling the people to arms by beating the gong but it has been proved that he vas present at the riot. Leong-A-Wing son- fessed to being presentamongst the mol but denied taking part in the affair. These two prisoners should be soutouced to one year's imprisonment. A monk named Nam Sia demanded a reward for allowing the Loose Tum temple to shelter the fugitivos. We ask your Excellency to sentence him to six months' imprisonment
and it was stated that he afterwarde intortaed