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to existing order and methods of govern ́ment.
Can that be considered a highly
education ? Is it! We are requested by the Robinson Piano Co. immoral result of not the natural result of the educato mention that all params who have booked sesta for any of the A. D. C. performancesare requested tion; whether with or without the do to make early application for their tickets. cidedly religious influence? If CHANG
Tokyo papers report that a syndicate has been CETA TUNG did not intend Western educa~. tion to have that result, his plea for its formed by Mer Bash Bros., a British firm at Newchwang and Mr. Tenkudo, Vice- CO., encouragement was meaningless. "Among President of the Japan Hypother Bank, for the the Chinese," he wrote, "there ieno incentive purpose of working the various mines of gold. to thought or action,.... and the condi-silver, copper and iron in the region of the right tion of things has become stagnant and bank of the Talu 'river. offete. Effeteness has begotten stupidity, and stupidity lethargy; lethargy has produced idleness and idlenses waste." Again: "If we do ant change'soon, what will becom's of us? European knowledge will increas more and more, and Chinese stupidity will become more dense." If that is not a call for * strenuous opposition to the existing arder of things" what does it mean? Happily the Government has recognised the need for radic al reform of the exist ing order of things and these young men who have been chosen to receive aa education abroad are doalinel to CHOCOLATES. be largely employed in carrying out
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Toxro, November 29th. The first annual dinner of the British Association of Japan was held on Friday.
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Sir Claude Macdonald, H. The following additional regulation has been Minister to Tokyo, presided and Am added to the quarantino regulations: The 2 plass known as the Government Observationbassador Kato was the guest of Station at Taichikok eball bo set apart as a honour. place for the detention and seclusion of persons, whether actually suffering from disease or not, arriving on board vessels subjected to quarantino."
On Wednesday, the 2nd of December, the Austro-Hungarian Consulate will be closed Cousal and Mrs. vou Wiser will receiro, their friends at home on Wednesday afternoon in honour of the sixtieth anniversery of the accession to the Throne of the Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Emperor Francis Joseph the First.
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THE FRENCH NAVY.
LONDON, November 26th.
SERIOUS RIOT IN FATSHAN,
CANTON,
[BOM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
A riot of a rather serions nature occurred in Fatahan yesterday. It originated through the police arresting a monk who recently declared
November 27th. himself before the publio to bo o living Buddha,
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. and has been preaching his doctrine and selling
The total sum of money due on the second charms in the roots in Fatahan during the instalment of the shares of the Canton-Hankow last two or three weeks. He professed to be Railway Company amount to over $13,200,000 capable of performing miracles and healing all out of which about $1,300,000, is reported to kinds of diseases. Many ignorant men and have been collected by the Company up to the women, believing in his power to heal, bare 30th day of the 10th moon (23ri instant), and even pawned their clothing to purchase his from this amount the sum of $200,000 was paid alarms. The local Press have published several into the Company in drafts or promissory notes articles pointing out to the public the pre to be collected on the date. posterous character of the monk's professions, and exhorted the people not to waste their money. It is reported that recently complaints have in purchasing his charms nor to believe in the been made by many passengers of the Fatshan monk's healing power, But the igerant class Railway of articles missing from the passengers" did not keed the good advice. Finally an
luggage cara.. officer of No 1 Police Station in Fateban who could not any longer tolerate this rob- bing the poor people of their hard-earned wages: or the impudence of the monk in raising the price of the charms on account of the daily
increase of demand for them caused the monk to
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THE FATSHAN LINE.
Owing to the recent increase of railway fares many steam launches have been placed on the Canton-Fatsha¤ run, and, it stern measures are not taken to put a check to the pilforing which is causing great annoyance to travellers, the
hands of the steam launch owners.
During the discussion of the French Navy be arrested and sent him over to the Head Police bulk of the passenger trade will fall into the estimates in the Chamber, Mr. Picard was Station in Canton to be tried and punished. Short cheered for a speech forecasting reforms inly after the arrest was made a mob of over 1,000 the administration and an improvement in the artillery of the mary.
LORD ROBERTS' SPEECH.
LONDON, November 26th.
OBJECTION TO A KEROSINE DEPOT. À British firm purchased a piece of land in Samahui for the purpose of building a kerosine depot. The gentry there objected to a kerosine depot and applied to the Sam-shini Magistrate
to issue an injunction restraining the foreign fire from erecting the depot on the ground that
men and women went to No'l Police Station and demanded the monk's release. 'The police refused and were pelted with stones by the monk's supportors. Several arrests were The annual general meeting of the Kowloon
mado. This incensed the people and a riot Dook Staff was held in the Reading Room
ensued in the course of which the station and on Tuesday last when the following members
The discussion on the debate in the the furniture were wrecked and the Chiat kerosine is dangerous goods." The Magistrate were elected to office for the ensuing year House of Lorde continues briskly in Ger- Police Station in Fatehon was saved only in reported the matter to the Viceroy who directed a class more docile and less impatient Wm. Stewart, Chairman; J. C. Gow, Secretary; then there who have seen with their own B. Lapsley, Treasurer; B. J. Brown, Librarian: Others, in Great Vari ty,
eyes the fruits of that learning abroad; but W. J. Crawford, W. Davison, J. Hand J. FULLER'S we are hardly prepared to accept the stat.-Ramsay, J. Tolly, Committee. It was also ment that they are better men and better agreed to carry on the Bi-Weekly Dances and to hold the usual annual ball on Hogmanay Eve. CONFECTIONERY. citizens because they have not been abroad.
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many and numerous technical articles by military experte, giving varying opinions about the feasibility of the invasion of Great Britain, have appeared.
DEATH OF A JAPA NESE MINISTER
LONDON, November 26th. The Japanese Minister to Spain has died at San Sebastian.
The Hankow race meeting was favoured with glorious weather and excellent sport was witnessed. The race for the champion awsep- stakes was won by Mr. Reynell's "Haraldie" (for the third time) Springfield up. The "big sweep" proved a record for Hankow, the total amounting to nearly 85,000. Mr. Danby of Chinking drew the winning pony, The Heraldio" is to run at the Foochow races. This pony won five races at Hankow.
contemporary, is to be made by the Manils doors,
A determined fight, we learn from a Manila
countries, and are consequently better able to appreciate what has to be accomplished in China before this great Empire can enter the city of nations, should be more impatient and more atrenuous in their FRENCH opposition to the existing order of things. CONFECTIONERY. The missionary whose observations we have in mind in penning these few comments TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELE puts all the strenuousness and impatience Merchants' Association against the adoption in
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learnt to late injustice and evil in all is forms with a burning hats. CHANG Cara wh he wrote his plea for the encouragement of Western learning was as fully alive to the importance of moral
the Philippine islands of the metric system: The whole matter has been referred to the legislative committee. The American mar chants are, in the main, opposed to it, while the Filipino tradesmen feel that they would be lost beyond recovery in the intricacies of what seems them a needless substitute of a well under
to
stood system already in general use. The promise of the Governor-General to meet the business public half way in the proposition is
alentine an acouraging,
A very successful smoking concert, the first of the season, was held on Saturday night at St. training se is any educationist anywhere, George's Club and proved very successful. The and it cannot be said that the ethical attendance was large and the entertainment was side of education is naglected in Japan. of more than ordinary merit, so that the pro The writer we have quoted goes so far as to meters may feel gratified with the result of their say that the fature of the country will turn efforts. Mr. G. A. Dies made an excellent on the issue of the struggle between the chairman. The programme was sustained by Messrs. E. E..Ayria, tenor; F. A. Mackintosh force of revolution inspired by "non-toral and A. C. Dias, baritones; F.T. Chapple, bass; Western learning" and the force of order-W. Pelling, A Hannibal, B. L. Bridgar, E. G y progress inspired by Christian ideals. Jordan and Captain Parke, humorists; Lieut. By which of these is Dr. SUN YAT Sax R. M. Crosse and Mr. W. Williams, who gave musical sketches; and Musers. D. Harvey and inspired?..
W. Anderson wire contributed a duet, the former playing on the one-stringed violin and the letter on the oboe. Mr. Atkins played the Bocompaniments.
Lady Figgott is a passenger by the Kamo Mara" which is expected on Wednesday.
The Right Reverend Bishop Lauder is ex- pected to arrive in Hongkong next week.
The offerings at the Cathedral yesterday were devoted to the fands of the Hongkong Charch Missionary Association.
The list of copyright works which has been publicly exposed at the Court House is published in the current Gazette.
DEATH AT AMOY.
„RUSSIA.
LONDON, November 26th, The Government has introduced a bill in the Duma authorising a lone of 450,000,000 Roubles, the Bill to be discussed with closed
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.
LONDON, November 26th. Unless the Turkish boycutt of Austrian goods ceases before 2ud prox. the Austrian Ambassador will quit Constantinople en a prolonged holiday."
LONDON, November 27th. There is a panic on the Vienna Bourse
due to a combination of disquieting rumours of the Balkau situation. Reassuring officia statements failed to restore confidenes. Interest centres in the negotiations between Vianos and St. Peterburg regarding the conference and it is admitted in Vienna that the views of the two Governments are very divergant.
FRANCE.
the nick of time by the arrivals of reinforco ments under the command of the Kwang Chor General Woo Ling Shenu.
REBEL CHIEF KILLED.
GOVERNMENT PAY: £10,000 BEWARD. The Viceroy of Canton has been informed by telegram that the Robol Chief, Wong. We Shan, has been killed by several of his comrades who having surrendered and sworn allegiance to the Chinese Government, declared at the same time their willingness to capture their Chief. Wong Wo Shun's head was produced and identified by several military officials. Tha
the Provincial Treasurer to investigate and
settle the question. TEE ENTREONEMENT OF THE NEW BOVEREIGN
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H.E. the Viceroy has received cable instruc- tions from Poking to notify the officials and the people of the Kwangtang Province that the enthronement of the young Emperor will take place on the 1st day of the let inoon next year and that the Grand Council has decided to adopt the two characters Shaon Tung ( the title of the reign of the now Emperor. As it is customary in many lines of trade to print the title of the reigning Emperor on the articles manufactured, the cablegram expressly instructs His Excellency to issue proclamations to inform the public that all articles and goods which are now being manufactured for the forthcoming year must bear the title of the new Emperor,
NEW COINS.
The Viceroy is also in receipt of telegraphic
gai Governor requests His Excellency to remit $10,000 reward to Tactaia Keong and Kwok of Lim-chow Prefecture for distribution amongst those who took part in the capture of the notorious brigand Chief. Wong Woinstructions from the Board of Revenue at Shun had long bean an object of terror to the Peking requesting him to instruct the Director of the Provincial Mint to cease miuting opera- inhabitants and a constant source of uns
tions as stamps for new coins bearing the title easiness to the officials in Kwangsi.
of the new Emperor are being made and will be. sent to the Canton Minta as soon as they are ready
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A
A CIGAR MEROHANT,
-DUTY ON NATIVE OPIUM.
A Russian merchant named Bonalans The Director of the Liang Kwong Bureau of ralissway, of 62, Das Voeux Road, appeared native opium has reported to the Viceroy that before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy on the total amount of duty collected on native Saturday charged with being in unlawful opium during 12 months .e. from the 1st day possession of five cases of cigarettes, valued of the 10th moon of the 32nd year of Kwong Sui 1,080, Mr. E. J. Grist appeared to prosecute to the 30th day of the 10th moon of the 33rd
and Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended.
Mr. Grist said that Saturday was a very awkward day for business men, as it was their half-day, and he would be glad if the ease could. be again fixed for a day next week.
His Worship-Oh no, I shall not do that. I want to go on now. I have given you full notice, Mr. Grist,
Mr. Grist I understood the case WAS
LONDON, November 26th, The French Army Committee has adopted the Government's proposal to increase the adjourned for a week. I should not have co number of artillery regiments from 40 to 64,sented for it te come on on a Baturday. and batteries from 606 to 694, giving each army corps 120 guns instead of 92.
THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, November 27th. Mr. Taft appoints Mr. Hitchcock Post master.
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His Worship-There must have been a mis understanding. Besides I have a very fall week next week.
Mr. Grist-Of course if your Worship insists, we must go on with the case.
year of Kwong Bui was 683,793 taels and that out of this sum 306,250 taals were collected from the Kwangtung Province.
OPIUM AFFAIRS.
The Emperintendent of Polion has notified the publie that, owing to the death of Emperor Kwang Sui, the new wooden opinn smoking licenses will not be issued for some time yet as it is necessary to alter the date of expiration te the 30th day of the 5th moon of Emperor Shuen Tung.
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Sometime ago a proclamation was issued by the Viceroy restructing the sale of opium smoking requisites. This was heeded for some tims, but of late these articles have again been freely exposed for sale in many shops both in Mr. Grist said there was no direct evidence o Pak and Ho Nam. His Excelleney has that defendant had either stolen tho olgarettes issued a second proclamation ordering the con or had taken them in his possession knowing fiscation of the gouls exposed and seizure of the them to have been stolen, beyond his own state-shop. AND THE NEAR E STERN ment that he purchased the cases for $500, and
QUESTION.
es he himself was a dealor in cigarettes he must have known that to be able to buy them at this low rate they must have come to him in an LONDON, November 27th.
unlawful way,
In a debate on Foreign affairs in the
The death of Mrs. Joseland which took place on the morning of the 24th inst. is deeply felt in Amoy. She had been connected with the London Mission Society for a long number of FRANCE years, and had done good service both in Chang- chow and Amoy, Mrs. Joseland had proved harsalf to be an excellent and honoured teacher, wife, mother and friend. Her experience of
to say the word in season to those who wer in trouble. Her judgment was considered to be hope was warranted that Austria would admirable. Coming from a well known minis- agree to come to an understanding with the terind family in England, and having received Ports, and that it was not impossible to fad tions, she was fitted to do good service in teaching. The Turkish Chargé d'Affaires at Vienna a valuable training in one of the best Institu compensations for Servis and Montenegro. Bhe improved her powers, and endeared herself as informed Count Aehrenthal that the to schools of boys, girls, and women.
I will be generally admitted that there C. Brewer, one of the most prominent business human life was considerable, and she knew how French Chamber, M. Pichon' said that the of Chefoo stated that on October 24th he sent
are few men in Ohins in a better position to offer no opinion on the educational progress of the country than are the missionaries who are scattered over the whole Empire
The death is announced in Manila of Mr. C.
men of the city.
The name of Miss Daisy A. M. Gale has been added to the register of medical and surgical practitioners qualified to practice in this Colony
A harrest thanksgiving service was held at the Union Church yesterday. An organ recital followed the evening service at the Union Church last night.
Mr. B. O. Hutchison has been appointed to act as Head of the Sanitary Department, and Mr. A. E. Wood.to act as Assistant Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of Marriages.
AN APPEAL FOR WORK.
Manchester,
EX-VICEROY BHUM,
It is rumoured here in official circles that news has come through private channels that ex-Viceroy Shum has gone to Peking and that he will no doubt be placed in some high and responsible position. It is also said that Bhum was gutamoned to proceed to Peking by Imperia order,
A partner in the firm of Protopas and Co six cases of cigarettes to his firm at Amoy, where
A SOLDIER'S BUICIDE. he afterwards went and discovered that they had been taken away. The five casos produced were those he consigued. He did not know defendant found the cases on defendant's promises, lying Barracks by cutting his throat. No reason is
Lance Corporal Smith, of the Buffs, com Detective Bargt Appleton stated that hemitted suicide on Friday night at the openly on the verandah. Defendant was not present, but later he came to the Police Station signed for the rash not. The body was
and claimed the coms, producing a receipt for 8500
removed to the Military Hospital.
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THEIR
AGENTS.
Mr. Gardiner submitted that the case solely rested on the question of value. These cigarette, were sent to Amoy to be sold during the visit in the House of Commons last month whether Mr. Summerbell asked the Home Secretary
of the American fleet, but they did not sell his attention had been called to a clause in the and, being left a drag on the market, people policies of assurance companies which stipulated naturally thought they could bay at a bargain, that such companies were not bound by the acts. So defendant bought them for 3500 and of their agents or representatives unless the ager, and, if so, whether he was prepared to brought them down to Hongkong thinking to same were countersigned by the general man- tako steps, by legislation or otherwise, to make make a profit.
such companies responsible for the acts of their agents or representatives when acting as such on behalf of the company.
The case was adjourned in order that the Hussien Consul at Amoy might be asked to investigate the circumstances of the sale of cigarettes to defendant.
and whose business inevitably brings them into close touch with the educational move- ment. Their contributions to our knowledge
So far as Amoy is concerned, she was this Forte will do all possible to prevent the on this subject are always interesting and,
only married lady in the Mission. She was boycott. given to hospitality and exercised a gracions o far as actual facts are related, they can
influence over those who needed a friend. Her hardly fuil to be instructive but we
loss will be widely felt. Her brother is cannot say the same of many of the opinions
minister of the Union Church in Shanghai, A well-dressed, well-groomed man called at The younger son and daughter are at home the offline of the Mayor in Cincinnati (U.S.A.), s they deduce from their facts. When CHANG CHIR TUNG, nine or ten years ago, published Mr. James F. Younge, the advance manager and there are twe soms in Amoy, one connected couple of months ago and said :—
"Bir--I have just Thd.To-morrow night the his notable plea for the popularising in of the Bandmann Opera and Comedy Com- with Messrs. Tait & Co., and one with the rent of my room is due. I have not s friend in. China of Western learning in the arts and panies, has arrived in Hongkong, and is making Angie-Chinese Collage. The saddest part of the city. I went work, work of any kind the necessary arrangements for the perform the painful loss is that the striken husband, Lambart is my name Charles Edward Kilcon sciences and advocated the sending of
Rev. F. P. Joseland, has been away in a distantie Lambert-an Orford graduate, a lieutenant ancos of next week. students abroad to study, he suggested sending them especially to Japan. Many Gazette for owners or agents of infected vessely left his wife in good health and will now return
Instructions aro published in the current part of the Mission field, where neither letters in the Boer war, consin of the Earl of Cavan, nor messengers have reached him in time. He and best man at the wedding of the Duke of "I am not looking for charity. What I want thousands of selected Chinese students have from which the passengers or orow may be to find her not only dead, but buried.
is work. Got me a place washing dishes, I passed through the schools and colleges of romovod to the Observation station at Laichikok
The funeral took place in the Community have not had a substantial meal for a week, and Japan during the last decade, and the by order of the Health Officer of the Fort.
Cemetery. A long company assembled, Clanese I will thank you most sincerely.
"Ten years ago I had £7000, but ran through education they have received apparently
money, and my
my people turned me off. I His Majesty the King has not been advised from college and school marshalled in strength he fills the missionaries with dismay. Scarcely
to exercise hin power of disallowance with respect Westerners also all showed their deep regard, ameto America and tried acting. I dui juvenile an article lie written or a speech made to Ordinance No. 12 of 1918, entitled-An Foreign gentlemen, carried the collin from the leads with a Quebec company, and was stranded. Then I came here and inquired for by a missionary on the educational ques-Ordinance to provide for the registration of mortuary to the grave, where tokens of affeo. the British Consul, and was told there was none tion which does not express concern Chemists and Druggists and to regulate the tion abounded in beautiful wreaths, The Bov.| here."
"I answered an advertisement for abd J. Macgowan read the service in English. In on the subject. It is a dismay clearly Sale of Poisons.
Chinese the Her. J. Saddler officiated. Hymns washer, and fount twelve men ahead of me at born of prejudice. The complaint is that
were sang-in English Jesu, Lovor of my Soul 5 in the morning. Fawn my clothing and dress
Igas expensively? Tas, I could, but my clothes day of the 11th moon (December 2nd), as a lucky the education imparted in Japan is entire
In Chinese, The Happy Land
are the sole link between me and the part. If day for the accession, which will take place at I drop them I become a tramp like the dozens
21001 ly practical; that there is no "decidedly
I see looping in the parks With them I can religious influence" in the schools, and
make what Americans grapineally call a front. consequently the education received de
No; I will stick to them to file land?527401 *** calculated to raise up strenuous opposition from the 19th instant.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. A. Bedford C.M.G, R.A.M.C., Principal Medical Officer, South China Command, to be Member of the Sanitary Board, vice Eeutenant Colonel J. M. Reid, B.A.M.C., resig
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Anew battleship is to be laid down at Porte: mouth Dockvsel on January 1, 1909. She is effect provisionally named the Foudrojant, and will bo an improved St. Vincent, but no details of the vessel are at present olitaimble,
The Mayor promised to see what he could do
IMPERIAL EDICTS,
"In response to a memorial presented by the Board of Rites, an Imperial Edlot was issued on the 28th inst. notifying that the reign title will be Sun Trung from the commencement of the next Chinese year.
The official Geomancer has selected the 9th
Mr. Churchill, who replied, said,-I do not know whether any insurance company issues policies containing a clause stipulating that the company is not bound by the acts of its agents or representatives unless countersigned by the general manager. My attention has, however, been called by the hon. member to a clause in a policy issued by an insurance com pany in which it is stated that no agent or other representative has any authority to dispense with the express performance of any of the conditions referred to in the policy, and that no alterations of the policy or any endorse ment thereof will be valid as against the com any unless the same be countersigned by the general manager of the company
The clauso
sa worded does not appear upon its face to be
illegal must, however, add that the whelo question of the responsibility of this class of company for statements made by their agenta
Ax Edict announces the lying in state of the late Empress Dowager at. Wong Kik palace and gives directions regarding memorial services. is receiving attention.