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HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,
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many years,
London, Januky Isk
THE BLIZZARD.
of excavators and a cold thaw.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1909.
solution. Mr. Taft, I bellove, will prove a less vociferous prasident then Mr. Roosevelt, bat his influence will be all in the direction of peace
still tank in his declarations as to a special had the advancement of commerce. Also he is
interest in the Philippines.
after
miles
the Governor of British Honduras, has been in THE U.A. PRESIDENT; AND HIS BUCCESSOR.
SHIPPING NOTES,
A MORO BISING. EXPECTED. British Columbia investigating the circum It would appear that Tang-thao-yi, the special
The Cavita correpondent of the Manila stances and he is now against having the men ambasador to the United States, has found
Yesterday's mail from Japan brought details Cablenews saya'—-- deported at all to his solony, and as he says he Amorton soy in regard to any sort of formal of the collision of the Hokkaido ́oliery stonin- is unable to find unemployed and starving entanglement, though ample assurance of sym-ship Iburi-maru with the M.M.steamer Sydney the Moros of Jole are on the verge of a serious On the best of authority, it is ascertained that. Anokl dry Christmas has been succeeded by Hindus la -Canada, I take it you need pathy with the progressive morement have been It appears that the Juri-maru left Urags on aprising. In fact it is ascertained that a the severest blizzard that England has seen for not fear having these birds of passage-as they given him. Moreover the Asiatic question on the Saturday morning the 23rd ult. for Yokohama, fanation war is near at hand, thronghout Moro-şi undergoing repairs at the Trags dook land, and that the authorities of the southern In the north and in Bootland wore to Hongkong on their way eastward Pacifo coast is on the way to a more permanent When she arrived at a point some three Islands are fully prepared to cope with the
off Kwanonant, she sighed, the M.M. steamer situation. trains, sowed up for twenty-eight houra, have returning to your pert,
All attempts to avert a disaster were futile, and Sydney, on her way from okohama to Kobe. at length emerged under the combined efforts
the two vessels came into collision, the bow of the maru. The Frouch vessel backed out, and the Sydney ramming the port-side of the Iburi.
Iburi-maru made water rapidly untily she was on Mr. Roosevelt, by the way, will probably Sydney assisted the crew of the other vessel on the verge of sinking. The offers and crow of the extend his African trip into the interior, fur-to the French steamer. One of the stockers and ther than was at first intended. He is bent on a mate were too late to scramble on heard and securing a white rhinoceros, and has pledged jumped overboard with a life boy, They were himself, if he gote two, to give one to the British afterwards picked up by a fishing boat. Mean- Museum. A French scientist has just advanced while the Iburi-maru Bank. The Sydney
having the theory, backed by some eridanes, that this sustained some damage she put back to white rhinoceros is the real soures of the Yokohama, with the caplain and 37 members of the grow of tha Iburi-maru on board. Fortun- fabulous univern.
ately no lives were lost. The repairs to the Sydney would take only two or three days to complete.
As a matter of fact, Colonel Swayne has warned the Canadian Government that further the worst effect, in the way of providing powder persecution of the Indians is calculated to have
This is and shot for the agitators in India. suggestion that the India Offles also has made as delicately as possible to British Columbia.
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INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL.
The same thing applies to the Transvaal. The compulsory registration of Indians has for nearly two years aflicted the pesos of the colony, for the Indians claim that they are old established reputable merchants and British citizens to boot, and should not be treated as suspicions characters from the corners of Asia- Of the thirteen thousand Indians there nearly two thousand have carried their objections to the point of suffering imprisonment rather
As I write, London is a study in shades white snow on the untrodden parts, black slush in the streets. The treatment of the snow with salt in the main theroughfares has added to its horrors and its effect is generally to produce bitter composite of slime that defies alike the clothes brush and the circulation of the blood. The horses are having a terrible time. The motors, however, have come out of the trial better than was to be expected.
It has been good for some of the unemployed for savoral hundreds of them have been employ ed in street clearing. But others, of course, do not regard the labour side of the situation with Animation. That point is illustrated by a little amoodole vouched for by the master of the Dun. mow workhouso. He allowed the inmates athan registor Eberal supply of evergreens and gave the per- mission to decorate their quarters. One muutte, carefully designed by an old resident for the wall over his bed, was however too pathetic to be allowed to remain as a destroyer of Christmas
peace. It read:--
"How sad to think as we lie in bed What a pity it is to work!"
THE CALAMITY IS ITALY. The nows of the Italian earthquake has also boon a poor Christmas present to the world. Io our Italian quarters round Saffron Hill and Sobe the spirit seems to have been clean knocked out of the people. All celebrations of Now Year have been stopped, and the money thus saved tas gone to swell the ample relief funds that the world is gathering for the stricken aren Among English people who have been to Mes kina and its beautiful surroundings the disaster bar conio as almost a personal allletion, though scarce a one who has soon that sweet spot in its prime but has remarked "Some day that city will be wiped ont." It was so situated between Mount Etna and Vesuvius as to mark the natural centre of disturbance. Every time there a rumbling of the earth the inhshitants stopped their gaiety and their blanched with apprehensiou. They ex- day, Int affor oach pected the blow one
ild shock they determined to stay pot awhile. And now it sooms clear that over 100,000 of them will never have the chance to be gay or afraid again,
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THE ARBITRATION OF TRADE DISPUTES.
An interesting return has just been issued aliowing that the trade unionists were wise to, at last, give a qualified approval to the new Cour of Arbitration, established by the Board of Trade for disputes in which both sides are ready to accept arbitration. For during the past yer there have been 257 disputes, the days lost i̟ strikes have been enormons, wages have been lost to the tune of £3,000,000, and the trade zaion funds have been depicted to a very low point. In nearly every case the trouble was that men would not accept the lower wages seale necesitated by a period of depression, Yot eventually, notably in the shipbuilding and engineering strike of the North East coast, and the cotton strike of Lancashire, the lower rates have had to be accepted-after long idle mos, carrying harm to the strikers and rain to many cutside the actual combatants. Truly the strike has been a boomerang in its effect of late.
AWAN-BOARNED VETZBAN.
A war scarred veteran, James Goldfinch Lawrence, has just died at Aldeburgh, Suffolk,
The Appeal Court had shown them greater consideration lately, and so, in view of the desirability of pacifying India also, the pro- socations will not be pressed for the present. In a few weeks a conference between the authorities and the Indian leaders will be held with a view to settling the Indian question in South Africa for good and all. Considering the ticklish situation in India I believe official opinion runs in the direction of considerato tresturant of the Indians in the colonies.
THE ANTI-OPIUM AGITATION.
THE LEGATIONS IN PEKING. ·
THE QUESTION OF THEIR ELEVATION.
Washington that they be granted the use of the The army authorities have telegraphed to
the next fifteen days in the Island of Jole following naval vessela in conjunction with a big campaign that will be inaugurated within
U. S. S. Arayat, U. 3. S. Paragua, U. 3. 8. Pampanga.
In addition to the above named vessels, the U. 8. 8. Rapido has been requisitioned for by the army authorities, and it i derstood that the matter is now under con- sideration by the naval authorities.
The U. Š. 8. Chattanooga will be ordered south by Rear Admiral Harber, with orders to act as mother ship to the above named vessels.
put into active commission Monday next and in
The Arayat, Paragua, a
and Pampanga will be all likelihood will be turned over to the army within a few days following,
It is understood that the above named vessels The British steamer Craigrar, Captain B. C. will be equipped with the smaller calibre of Edmonds, arrived at Yokohans on the 20th ult. naval gura, including Maxims, Colt's outer- from Murorum, ber forward compartment beingatio, one pounders, and three inch field pieces, full of water. The vessel, which is chartered by and that hot stuff will be handed out to all Messrs. Andrew Weir and to, who by the way reballions shore villages. Parang bay, Min are also owners of the ill-fated Adao, left Seattle danas, on which is situated the naval station on the 15th of December Inst for Hong- of Follek, will of necessity become the means of kong and Manils with a cargo of pine lumber, active operations, as it will be used by the navy flour, oats, etc. Heavy weather was met as a base of supplies.
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CHRISTIANITY ON THE NILE.
INTERESTING DISCOVERIES.
The following has been communicated to Renter's correspondentat Khartoum by Professor Bayoo, who has lately returned to Khartoum:
Mr. Robert Laidlaw, M.P., and Miss Laidlaw children by Imperial orders only eight years for, but before these had finished their in- remains has recently been made at Wad-el-Hadad,
have followed. Mr. Mackenzie King and Six Cecil Clementi Smith eastward for the Shanghai Conferenceo. They left London on Wednesday.
If they are the last they may not be the least active at the Conference. If Mr. Laidlaw is easy going there he will not be like the auti opiumiste here just now, for; though their programme is run on quiet lines, since the meeting of thirty members of Parliament appporting the anti-opium policy a month ago, there
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has been a steady flow literature directed to their fellow legislator. You see they don't expect much more to be done with you in the East till after the Shanghai Conference and the appearance of the bolated Opium report on the Straits Settlements. They are preparing for hostila criticism of the pros pestive restrictions by this feeding process of anti-opium print.
As a matter of fact the stars, are in their | favour, for apart from their trusts altogether,
which are probably more often used as gape Ughters than as improvement for the mind, there are exciting times coming in Parliament in the next few months. Keep your eyes on Lloyd George and you will get advance views will force a General Election. That is my of when and where the trouble will come that
"tip," based on information from political circles that ought to make it worth bearing in mind. So amid all that roar of the home gas- works there will be little time for the voice of protest that has to come many thousands of miles. Nothing less than a megaphone on the spot will make any impression, and you are so far away,
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WEDDINGS.
Clementi Smith, R., son of the leading British By the way, a fortnight hence, Captain Habert Opiam Commissioner at Shanghai, will marry Miss Kathleen Clarke-Jervoise.
There was an Eastern wedding on Tuesday under most inhospitable weather conditions at St. James', Dover, the contracting parties being Mr. Harry Gough, of the Straite Police, and Kathleen, oldest daughter of Let. Col. C. R. M.
The projected elevation of the American Tegation in Peking and of the Chinese Legation in Washington to the rank of Embossins, the Time: correspondent telegraphed on Christmas Day, has been much discussed here during the past few days. Comment, even among those interested in seeing a further strengthening of the bonds of friendship between the two countries, is almost wholly unfavourable. Foreigners point out that brilliant men like Tang Shao-yi, Liang Tun yen, and other Chinese educated abroad who hold official positions in China, are rather examples of what the Chinese may become in sa improved environment than typical examples of the Chiness as they are. They admit that China is maklug progress, and are willing to forget the massacres of foreign women and ago. They fear, however, that the premature granting of such a distinction to China will retard her progress by romering the incentive to progress, and will give the Chinese in their present imperfect development au erroneous mopres of their position in the scale of While her progress is undeniable and full of hope for the fature, it must not be forgotten that China has no Budget, no rational financial system, and no uniforin currency; and the best. Chinese must admit that until polygamy and domestic slavery are abolished, the administra. Lion of Justice reformed, and the barbarons extraction of evidence by torture abandoned. China cannot aspire to rank with the United States. It is of a Constitution in Chins might be fittingly suggested that the
inauguration marked by the elevation of the Feking Legations to Embassies, At present China cannot esta blish a claim to such recognition on any grounds of national achievement, though she many appeal for it on the ground that it will gratify her na tional pride,
Powers.
On the other hand, prominent Chinese in Peking view with misgiving the projected sub version of present procedure in diplomatic inter course, knowing that Ambassadors will rank after Princes of the Blood Royal, will have the right of personal audience of the Sovereign, may ask for an audience on any fitting occasion, and will decline to treat with the irresponsible miner officials without authority to whom are now too frequently delegated duties belonging to the responsible Ministers.
A SWATOW MISSIONARY ON CHINESE PROGRESS.
crossing the Pacific, and, running short of coal, the vessel made for Muroran, off which port she the arrived on the 9th instant. While entering
struck port, the Japan Gazette says, the vessel submerged obstruction in nud-channel. The blow, which was only slightly felt on board, caused no apprehension, bat shortly after being anchored in the harbour it was found that the vessel was making water forward and settling by the head. Disers were at once sent spection the vessel settled more and more and listed heavily to port, and it was determined to beach her to keep her from sinking her anchore. By this time there was 22 feet of water in the forward hold, but steam being got up, the vessel was safely beached in a good position. The divers reported that the vessel had sustained serious damage, there being a hole 20 feet long and from 1.foot to 3 feet wide on the starboard side about 40 feet from the stem. A part of the cargo was landed and temporary repait! were made, after which the vessel came où to Yokohama for further repairs.
About 1400 of the strikers at Manila returned to work on the 27th alt, under sigroomonts signed franches and 93 cases and lerchas. Sumor between the anion and the owners of nine Pedro Guevara president of the premis. declared himself well satisfied, stating that the concession by the shipowners is significant as a recognition of the union, for which that body
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An interesting discovery of early Christian on the Blue Nile, a few miles north of Senner, while the foundations of a rest-house for the Irrigation department were being dog. A nuta- ber of graves were found, containing skeletons, Round the hand of with feet to the east each was a gunntity of pottery, consistizug
of bowls and jars, all in a good state of preserva- tion. The bowls are for the most part of dark clay, and decorated with what are known as Nubian patterns. On one of them is a Coptic Processional Cross, and the same emblem is scratched inside the line of the jare, where it is.
GIRL TERRIBLE
Began with Teething and
Twelve Years-Tried Every Im
·Insble Treatment to No Effect- Head and Body a Mass of Humour -Almost Mad with the Torture.
CURED IN THREE WEEKS BY ONE SET OF CUTICURA
"My daughter, now thirteen years of age, had been a martyr to eczema on
her body and bead ever since cutting her tooth. We had a doo- tor off and on for the Arst five years' and have been trying dif- ferent chemists from time to time, using many_olintinenta, hut to no effect. We tried everything imaginable and only kept hoping that she would out- grow it Atlast, after suffering for twelve yesen, kar body and head were a masa of hores and she was almost mad with It. Then I sent for a set of Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Cintment, and Cuticura Hesol- Tent Pills. After ten days' use of tho Cutkoura Remedies: she began to get better. In three weeks there was not a; voetige of eczema laft. She only took one vial of the Cuticura Pills and we have some of the Soup and Ointment stili. Mrs. C Bresler, High St., Godstone, Burrey, Aug. 8 and 12, 1907.“
Send to nearest depot for free Cuti- cură Book on Treatment of Skin Diseases.
AWFUL ITCHING
Torturing, Disfiguring Humours Instantly Relieved by Cuticura.
Even a single gentle application of Cuti- cum, the great Blin Gum, preceded by a warm bath with Outiours Soap and tol- lowed, when necessary, by mild doses of Outlours Resolvent Fila, affords Instant relief, permita rest and sleep, and points to a speedy care of the agonising ilahing and burning of the skin, as in eczema: the frightful sealing, as in psoriaals; the loss of hair and crusting of schip, na fa scalled head, and the awful suffering of infants and chlidren, as in tetter, of salt rheum.
· Citleurs Remédian are 20M throughout the world.
• Bğu: Paris, & Fabrics, Loanga, Lady Capetown, etc.; VođịẨM Poster Drug & them. Corgi, Bois Prope.. Bostany
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associated with two other Christina amblems, the fish and the palm-branoli. On the neck of one of the jars is a mason's mark, and another of the jars, which are of red waxe, has a spent as on Nabian sites between the first and second well as a handle. Cataracts makes it probable that it should be BRITISH COMMERCE AMD METRIC dated in the seventh or eighth century AD.
A comparison of the pottery with that found
Museum.
Excavation would
MEASURES.
buttery has been sent to the Khartoum
A Gothenburg frm communicates to the had been contending aå essential to the success
“The chief interest of the discovery lies in Times a very striking illustration of the way in of the strike movement.
Mr. Guevara the fact that it is the first time that Christina which British manufacturers lase business by said that the average increase of pay granted remains had been met with so far south, and we neglecting to make use of metric weights and the returning strikers amounts to twenty per
This firm wrote in succession to two may therefore look forward to the discovery measures. sent, 6,300 strikers are left to be looked after by the Union.
of other early Christian remains in the neigh-British firms, asking for a quotation for bourhood of the Blue Nile. At present very rought iron piping, and giving precise dimen- quoting There is no information in the papers as to
little is known of the history of Christianity in alons in millimetres. One firm replied, these regions, and we must look to excaration for pipes of a totally different measurement, how the Adato same to be so far out of her to throw light upon it. A quarter of an hour's expressed in feet and inches. The office of this course, but the Japan Gazette reports that walk from the graves are two mounds, called by firm apparently did not contain any clerk com- Captain Grant, of the British sailing ship the nativen Beyt-el-Anak, The House of petent to convert metric measures into their Brilliant, reports that on the night of the 19th Anak (or per inhommedan people), which English equivalents. The other firm appear to when the docte stranded, the weather was thick, doubtless mark the site of an old Christian have understood what was wanted, but replied with rain, and that there was a strong current church and monastery.
that they did not sell pipes of the metric length to the eastward. The Brilliant was several
desired The result was that the order want to Germany. The primary inference from such cases as those is that there must be a good many British manufacturers who either do not understand their own business or do not care to take the trouble te develop it. More generally, however, theso iliustrations show what a serious. NEARLY ́£8,000,000 GIVEN IN. 1908.
handicap we voluntarily impose upon our The amount of money given daring the year industrien by refusing to adopt a system of to charitable institutions having their hasd-measurement which is now almost universal on quarters in Londen is £7,742,916. The details are set forth in a statistical table which will
piled by Mr. W. F. Howe; publishers, Long appear in the next issue of "The Classified Directory to the Metropolitan Charities,” com. mans, Green, and Co.
times compelled to alter her course and hand probably bring to light early Christian in
scriptions." estimates that the current was setting to the more to the north and west. Captain Grant east at fully six miles per hour. It is therefore Yokohama, encountered the same current, and, very probable that the Adato on leaving the night being very dark and stormy, she was set out of hor course, and so met with disaster.
The year 1908 was the most depressing, un profitable, and unsatisfactory in the history of The following are the statistics of the tonnage British shipbuilding, says the Shipping World. launched during the last three years
Топладе. Теаr. Year.
Tonnage, 902,756 1906 1,828,090 1,697,890
1908.
The figures for 1908 show a decline of 50 per compared with 1907.
LONDON CHARITIES.
Foreign missions, 24 in number, make up the largest item, 1,479,559. Home missions, 61, come next, with £1.049.028.
at the age of 75. He was, the son of a vocet Brien, C.M.G., late of the 30th (East Lancs They were greatly interested in what went on cent. compared with 1906, and of 44 per cent, 14 institations which are both home and foreign | few days, and all the time How wasted on our
guardamon, and entored the naval service early He saw active service first in the Crimean War, and after that went out on the Chins station, where he was one of the volunteer party to land and attack the Pel-ho forts: It was a brilliant plece of work and he was one of the defences. In doing so he was so wounded that he had to go into hospital. Reduced from activ combatant to signalman he was invalided hom and pensioned.
first to scale the walls and enter the Chinese
BI ROBERT HART. Sir Robert Hart, it is reported, is finally con. sidering whether he shall retura to China or settle in England with periodical visits to his countrymen in the north of Ireland. His friends contend that as he made his promise to the Dowager Empress to return if she asked him to, her death hae freed him from obligation, bat Sir Robert has not yet made up his mind positively. I have tried to lay hold of him this week to discover his bent on this matter but he has not been available in London. He has just been made an honorary Doctor of Laws of Dublin University.
shies Regiment), and granddaughter of the tato Sir Terence O'Brien, K.C.M.Ğ. groom's father, rector of Birmingham, officiated. The bride
At All Soul' Eastbourne, Mr. Cyril Clode, Robinson, youngest son of the late Mr. Alfred Marray Robinson, of Bhanghai, married a day or two ago Miss Alice Peerless, daughter of the last Mr. J. G. Peerless, of Eastbourne.
PRANCE AND OHINA,
The French papers, I notice, during the last few days have bean devoting a good deal of aditorial attention to the advance of China The neighoiring position of French Indo-Chins, says Le Journal, makes France very directly interested in the new order of things. It is not so much upon Japan that the fate of Franch Indo-Chins depends as on China, and it is satisfactory to note that the new Government in Peking seems perfectly willing to enter into an agreement with France.
The reports of rebel nativity in Indo-China, ander the spur of agitatore trained in Japan, ie irritating to the French, it appears, but they recognise that the rapid rise of the Japanese is naturally succeeded by a livelier period of native ambitions in other Asistio territories.
A. COMBINE OF MATCH MANUFACTURERS. -
the continent of Europe and is rapidly making head way even in the East. A common system
common calendar. Nor are the advantages of measurement is almost as important to the world as a common system of numeration and a
which the metric system would bring to this oantry confined to those persons who are ongaged in foreign trade. The simplicity of But as there are the system in such that a child can learn it in a missions, which have an income of £592,287, the confusing tables of weights and measures could and yet we have men who should, and best idea of the position may perhaps be formed be devoted to some more practical study. do, know better, " says the Shipping when it is stated that the home and foreign World, than trying to whittle down and ex-missions of every kind have together an income REGISTRATION OF FIRMS ABROAD. plain away statements made by shipbuildors of £3,120,874. This is more than double the
A volume of reporte from Colonial Governors, and those who know, and who have been income of all the hospitals and narsing institu
the Government of India, zad his Majesty's made acquainted with, the unparalleled decline tions, of which 161 receive £1,252,542. in shipbuilding daring the passing of this The Zollowing figures appear in the table roprosentativos abroad on the laws in force in
Bible and Tract Societies... We year compared with all past years.
£ 343,843 various countries as to the registration of not making a ory of despair. We know Home and Foreign Missions... 3,120,874 commercial firma has been published as a Blue-
Church and Chapel building funds... that the commerce of the world will over-
22,436 book [Ca. 4420]. The inquiry was asked for by Charities for blind, deaf, danib, in-
the Board of Trade with especial reference to take the tonnage available for handling it.
eurables, idiots, &o...... awl that we shall get out of the woods again,
248,425 the question whether such firms are required to But we do ask and urge that statists and Hospitals, dispensaries, and nursing
institutions politinians and journalists should deal frankly and fearlessly with the facts where they indicate the receding or the flowing tide."
Dr. Gibson, of Swatow, Moderator-elect of the English Presbyterian Church, preached in Warrender Park U.F. Church, Edinburgh on Dec. 27 and gave an account of the awakening of Chins. He said that it was just 100 years slave the Arst Christian missionary went to hina, and for a long time the work was carried on under grest difficulty. Some of the early missionaries calulated that in a century there might be 2,000 Christians. There were now at and families wore being trained in Christian least 200,000 Protestant Christians in China, homes, and besides these there were probably at least another million of Christians in China. Dr. Gibson said there were now 300 Chinese daily papers which were read all over China and 1907 cresting a united national opinion and sentiment. in Europe, and read all about our public men and their speeches. He described the earnest efforts now being made to put down the curse of opians, and said that in wiping out the whole trade within ten years Chinese statesmen little heed to vested interests. In their deter were looking to the national weal and paying mined crusade for national education the Chinese bad sense enough to regard the build ing up of character as the main end. The officials were laying hands on their old temples for schools. The idols had been thrown out, the incense and worshippers were gone, and the temples were filled with desks and scholars. All round on the walls hang pictures of the world's great benefactors, beginning with Con- fucius, and having among others Buddha and Jesus Christ, and ending with the late Queen Victoria. He had repeatedly been in these An intersting experiment in shipbuilding temples and talked with the teachers, who were will be made this year on the northeast coast, it quite willing and eager to discuss China's is stated. A Newcastle syndicats has decided to now ideals and problema. It gave a Christian order a new type of cargo-carrying stanmship a shock at first to see Jesus Christ classed along with a capacity of 3,200 tons. The new vessel with more earthly benefactors. Bat it at will be built with its sider grooved along the Isust showed that the Chinese regarded him as | water line, and it is claimed that this will a person worthy of love and reverence. There reduce the water resistance on the skin of the cast off their old superstition and thrown out adding to the cost of propulsion. was the danger that now that the Chinese had ship and thus increase the speed without
their idols they might become. a nation of agnostics or atheists, and turn to mere material things. It was therefore the duty and the privilege of the Christian Church to see that full advantage was taken of the present favour.. able situation by sending more missionaries, both men and women, to win China for Christ.
ME. TÄFT AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Commissioner Forbes, says the Cablenews, has brought to the Filipino people a message from the President-elect of the United States, William H. Taft. This message is to the effect that
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The Supreme Naval Prize Court at St Peters- barg on the 24th December heard an appeal by the owners of the British steamer St. Kildo and of her cargo from the judgment of the Liban Prize Court, which had held that the confisca tion and sinking of the ship by the Russians in the course of the Russo-Japanese War was justified The Supreme Court, however, while hanl the vessel, decided that the confiscation upholding the right of the Russians to over- and sinking of her were not justified, and that the owners were therefore entitled to present exception was made by the Supreme Court with regard to a small quantity of ries which was included in the cargo, and which was declared to be destined for the Japanese Government, and also with regard to the cotton on board the vessel, which, it was ruled, might in the circum- stances be considered as contraband of war. | The owners were represented by Mfr. Sheftel. who was also counsel in the case of the Ikhoma
For the aged food and Institutions for food and general relief (not including Mansion House funds) Voluntary homes, Orphanagas, &o.
Institutions for reformation and pre-
vention...... Institutions for education
Institutions for protection
register the names of all responsible partners 1,252,542 and of persons who are authorized to sign and 674,876 act on their behalf. These reports have now been received and copies thereof are included in 509,567 the volume, 317,446 From the replies received it appears 203,769 that all the foreign countries concerned
have logisisted of the subject,
with 51,324 the exception of Abyssinia; that there is no law 603,879 in force requiring firms to register in British Institutions for social improvement... 615,535 India; and that the following colonies have ao 218,400 legislation on the subject:-Barbados Bermuds, British Central Africa, British Quiana, British Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Dominics, East Africa Protectorate, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Hongkong, Labuan, Leeward Islands, S. Helena, Sierra Leone, Southern Somsland, Southern Nigeria, Rhodesis, Straits Settlements, the Transvaal, Trinidad, and Uganda, The Governor of the Bahamas states that the only Act in force in that colony dealing with the subject is sa obsolete Aot of the year 1861 Act to authorize the formation of partnerships with limited lability-and that it does not appear that any fina has ever been registered under its provisions.
Numerous provincial charities are named in the directory, but their headquarters not being in London the incomes are not included in the above figurea.
THE PATHWAY TO HEALTH.
COUNT TOLSTOY'S TEN RULER,
Count Tolstoy (says a Morning Leader" telegram) has caused to be published in the local newspapers of Touls, near where he resides, the following ten commandments of hygiene:-
1. Live in fresh air day and night.
2. Take open-air exercise every day, working or walking, &o.
3. Eat and drink moderately and simply, milk 4. Get hardened to cold by washing in ̈ies- water.
Hot bath every onday, 5. Wear light, loose clothing. 6. Live in a dry, spacious, sunny house. Be year own landlord.
CANADA'S ASIATIC PROBLEMS. Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian dolognte to the International Opium Congress in
Match manufacturers in Europe are watching Shanghai, in passing through London made it with something more than interest the negotia- clear that he has grast hopes of satisfactory tions for the amalgamation of numerous resulta coming out of the meeting. He thinks Swedish and Japanese match concerns. If it the Conference will last three weeks or a month is carried through it will be very much in the and has left word in Ottawa to expect him back nature of a world's monopoly, for though in March. While in the East he will take up Sweden and other places have plenty of matok not only the opium question but also the whole footories, as time gew on Japan has an increas there will be no change in the policy of the claims for damages before another court. An in lieu of alcohol. mattor of Asistio immigration te Britishing advantage in the matter of suitable wood Columbia. At present, as a matter of fact, the supplies. Here again the prospect of timber agreement with Japan seems to be operating famine is menacing an industry in Europe, antisfactorily, for very few Asiatica indeed havo
A LONDON HOME FOR ASIATICS. landed in Canada for many months I boliovo
The Japanese Government has just shown its the figures are nine for the past six weeks. So appreciation of the work of Stratigers' Home the matter is not exactly pressing at this time, in for Asiatica in London by sending a donaties spite of the efforts of American agitators to keep West Indian Dock road, and there the ruperit alive the anti-Asiatic disturbances along the tendent, Captain J. A. Morris, receives every whole Pacific coast. It was mooted some time year more than 200 destitute rien.
Shelter is age that the Hindus of British Columbia not given to natives from India, Arabia, Africa, found in employment and not willing to be Ceylon, Malacos, Singapore, and Chinese The full accommodation deported to the sugar fields of British Honduras And Japanose sailors.
is for 144 men and for the past two years the should be sent forcibly to Hongkong, whence coupants have averaged about half that they came. But since then Colonal Swaywe, 1 number.
to the funds of £100. The home stands in the
American nation in Philippine fairs. That the policy laid down by President Mckinley will ba fellowed out for the benefit of the Philippines and the Filipino people.
President-elect Taft expressed his gratification at being, elected president of the United States as his position would place him in a position to carry out his many promises to the people. He expressed his love for the people and his confid ence that they would respond to the efforts of the American people on their behalf,
This message of the President-elect" explained the Governor General in a most decisive manner to the false and gives the lie foolish ramours that are afloat in the columns of certain native papers, that the advent of the now president is the advent of a new policy on the part of the government.”
7. Rigorous cleanliness-morally as well-a remedy against epidemics.
8. Regular, strenuous work, a consoler in misfortune, a joy.cure," preservative against the sicknesses of mind and body.
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The Royal Packet S.N. Co. st. pan Hoora Left Singapore for this port on the 30th ult. p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 5th instant, and will leave for Masso and Singapore on same day.
The P.M. str. Asia with the American Mail from Hongkong on the 2nd ult, arrived in Ban Francisco on the 29th alt,
The C.P.R. str. Empress' of India left Van- couver pm, on Thursday the 28th ult. for Hongkong via the anal parts of call.
The J.-C.-J. Lijn str. Tylatjap left Batavia vis Muntok for this port on the 27th ult. p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 8th
inst. a.m.
The 3.-C.-J. Lajn str. Tjipanas left Batavis vis Muntok for this port on the 27th alt. p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 8th
inst. a.m.