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interests. This is the more noteworthy in that it was largely owing to his Manchu associations that YUAN SHI KAI owed his promotion to high office; and his patronese all through was the late DOWAGE, who, whatever her birth, was from all her CO., surroundings a Manchu of the Manchus, Doubtless Yuan owed much of the favour displayed towards him to the fact, that, like the Dowasnt herself, he was capable of making up his mind, and acting on it with out ewerving; and eo presented a strong contrast to most of the weak-kneed crowd of courties who surrounded ber; but unless he had in addition proved himself a persona grata to the Maschu element surrounding the Court this alone would hardly have proved a passport for his advancement. So. far then from his dismissal being an indication of any desire on the part of the REGEST to advance the Mauchu element in the Government, no Chinese official in high office has earned to the same extent the 17.50 gratitude of the Manchu bierarchy as the 19.50 dismissed Yuan himself. 25.00
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tangible grounds have raised the belated 25.00 ory of Munchu supremacy. Nons were more determined opponents of Yuan while in 34.00 office then this self-same revolutionary party-and this for the good reason that NOTE.—Port, after removal, should be rested other official understood so well their
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nima and methods. Herein Yuan was a tower of strength to the Government, and it showe well how little there is of go od or ennobling principle amongst the leaders of the movement to voor round at the last moment and accuse the Government of having dismissed him on account of his Chinese proclivities. In politics Yuan was above everything else a conservativo, almost a reactionary, and all the reactionary acts of the late Hegency found in him a steady and conscientious backor. It is, in fact, just because the present Government is prepared to carry out an extensive scheme A.S. WATSON & CO.. of reform that the new REGENT found that
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and that, in fact, it needs the cooperation of the entire country. The relations of provinces and central executive have liter. ally to be entirely readjusted and this in a task too great for any man, or any body of men constituting a government, to under take without the co-operation of the country at large. This is the main point that the revolutionary party, but half instructed, fails to porosive; desiring only to overturn what is because it has failed to be perfect, and shutting its eyes to the fact that mere destruction of evils without compensating provision for reconstruction can only have ons effect; and that the entire downfall of the edifice of the State. We may und a corner in our heart to sympathise with those patriots, who, carried away by a genuine hatred of what is false, would remove the
rotten props before inserting new of soon- der construction; but we can find no excuse for those outsiders who with all the means of obtaining better information, yet suffer themselves to be led astray by the interested clamour of a party bent merely on the grati. fication of private pelf, or private resenti ment,
The French Mail of the 5th January delivered in London on the 4th inst
Yesterday's bulletin at Government House said:Her Excellency Lady Lugard's condition shows satisfactory progress.
Thare is to be a Volunteer Church Parade at S. John's Cathedral, Hongkong on Sunday morning, the 14th inst.
Mr. Arthur Chapman has issued another
of the Colony. supplement (No. 5) to his valuable street index
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CALIFORNIA, AND ALIENS.
LONDON, February 4th. The Bill to prevent aliens owning land in the State of California has been rejected.
the defeat of all measures embarrass
This is regarded as foreshadowing
ing Federal action.
ARMED ROBBERIES,
THE SHOOTING AFFRAY AT YÄUMATI, The seven natives arrested in connection with the armed robbery at Yanmati on January 21st, which resulted in the death of Lance Sergeant Mills, were arraigned on charges of murder and armed robbery before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistancy yesterday.
Acting Assistant Superintendent King prose. onted, and Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wil. kinson and Grist) appeared for the seventh defendant:
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT.)
January 4th.
THE DIG FIRE AT TAI-SHA-TAV. The Chief Superintendent of Police here luns seat in his official report of the disastrous fire at Tai-sha-Tau. He states that about 500 lives were lost and 61 boats were completely distroyod, The River Police saved the lives of 111 people The Canton Roscue Society picked up 102 por- sons from the river; many of these were burnt
Mr King informed his Worship that hear otherwise injured. They were all sent to the wished to withdraw the charges of murder Red Cross Society Hospital for treatment. Inu against the seven defendants. Ha also wished Kal Tong, Captain of the Loong Young gunboat
the only evidenon against them being that the haritable Socistics recovered about 100 to withdraw the charges of armed robbery saved 14 people and the Captain of the On Tai against the third and fourth defendante, saved four,
The River Polico recovered 110 dead bodies,
covered by the relatives of those who wore dead bodies, and about 100 dead bodies were
drowned.
they were arrested, f the house under suspicious circumstances. With regard to the LONDON, February 5th.
#eventh man, he would also withdraw the The Californian Legislative Assem-second charge against him, as he had elected
VICEROY'S OPINION. bly has adopted the Bill providing for to give King's evidence.
His Excellency Viceroy Chang is very wroth His Worship withdrew the charges, with the officials who patronised the flower-boats separate schools for Japanese, but a desired
Li Chen, the master of an iron foundry in bo made na to the names of all officials on that might. He has caused inquiries to motion has been made to reconsider
Kennaly Street, told the court that between tea who were present and have escaped and has the matter.
and eleven on the night of January 21st five decided to memorialize the Throne to have them .. President Roosevelt las telegraphed persoas entered his shop, all of when were armed punished for disobeying the State mourning to the Governor that this is the most with revolvers, which they pointed at the rules. He will also ask that the titles and ranks of inmates. Then they tied them up and put them the offeials who perished be cancelled. Notwith offensive Bill of all and clearly unto one side. One of the intruders asked witnesstanding that the Pekinese "Sing Song" girls constitutional. The President inquires for the koys of the sate. Searching the master's near the Eastern gute paid a royally of $9,000 person, he found and took the boys, opened to the Government only a few months ago they whether its further progress can be
the safe and removed the money. Witness have received notice to quit their quarters stopped in the Legislature or by veto, and his two tokis were tied together within 14 days as they are too close to the
by their queues, and they saw the robbers yamena, and easy of access for the off als THE BRITISH CABINET.
take the money
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as they got out of the shop they ran. Witness severed his quene and gave chase, shooting thief" as he ran. After he turned a corner somebody blow a whistle, and the first defendant was arrested. In the shop, when the robbers oved him with their revolvers, they told him to keep his mouth shut otherwise they would shoot him. He identified the first defendant, but could not identify any of the others. Wa ness had $4,800 odd in his safe at the time, and all this was taken.
Further ovidence was heard, and the case adjourned,
A SPLIT THREATENING.
LONDON, February 4th. The Daily Chronicle," denying rumours that three Cabinet Ministers The Lord Bishop of the Dioce will preschare about to resign, admits that there the evening service at 6.30 to-morrow. at St. Peter's Seamen's (hurch, West Point, at
is a sharp difference of opinion regarding the naval
-programmė.
Churchill, Lord Morley and Mr. John "Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Winston
Burna are opposing the Admiralty Programme.
The Fire Brigade were called out for a blate in Hing Loong Strect yesterday. It happened
to be caused by only a mosquito net, however, no the firemen returned to quarters disappointed.
The Liddiard Bijou Troubadoam are prolong. ing their stay in Manila where they are doing excellant business, and the return of the Company to Hongkong has been indefinitely postponed.
Bishop Ingham, one of the secretaries of the Church Missionary. Society, will leave England
for the Far East in the autumn. He will visit the Socistys missions in Japan, China, I dis and Ceylon.
We understand that His Excellency the Governor had been ploused to grant Constable, E. Hodge the fourth olsas Polios Medal for conduct in the recent shooting affray at Yau- mati, in which Lance-Sergeant. Milla was killed.
be could not get on" with the man who had been the ruin of his brother; and whose object it would have been to obstrust every massie having a tendency to widen the basis of constitutional government. It is probably from the waut of knowledge of the events of 1900 that many foreigners, from whom we should expect better things, have probably, anconscious of the necessary result, been found backing. Lenox Simpson, of the Imperial Maritime
The death is reported at Tientsin of Mr a policy in reality revolutionary, forgetful, of the fact that the foes of constitutional government is nothing new "All letters for publication should be written on among the Chinese people, who, even in the one side of paper only. have atualy signed communications that worst times, have kept alive the theory that led in other papers will be the Lasis of good government is to be found
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1. M. C. in the early sixties, and has been s Customis. Mr. Simpoen came out to join the Commisioner for upwards of thirty years, Until recently he was stationed at Ningpo.
Mr. A. W. Maclean, of the German Consular
Service, died last week at the General Hospital "Heaven in Shanghai Mr. Maclean, who, as his name implies, was of Shotch descent, came ont to Shanghai in 1904, and since the absence on leave of Mr. Schirmer has been noting a German Aasassor at the Mixed Court. Donth was due to appendicitis, for which he had an operation. He never rallied, and died a rook
cortost, the people were at peace," "This," he adds, "indicated the prople's acceptance." This has always theoretically been the rale Ccepted in Chian; and in the best of times carried out by bath ruler and ruled, The walt has been a quicker method of asver. taining the views of the nation. This has been the foundation of the present move ment for reform. In one respect. China has been unique in that the movement has been headed by the EMPEROR himself, instead of CERTAIN mischief-makers in China, it is to his waiting for the outbreak of revolution. be hoped, mainly from sheer ignorance of the No country has had more evil experience of actual conditions, have been endeavouring the inevitable results of revolution; and to construe the dismissal of YTAN SHI KAI, herein revolutionariesend reactionaries have as an evidence of a Maschu plot to deprive kissed hands, for each, bent only on attain the Chinese element of its proper weight in ing its own ends, both bave combined in the the dministration of the empire. As we act of entirely repudiating the interests of have before pointed out, there is no doubt the people themselves. On the other hand that the dismissal of YUAN SHI KAT was to the Government would appear to have a a considerable extent due to personal fairly clear idea of what is required of it in reasons, owing to the inability of the the watter of constitutional reform, "We do REGENT to work with him on account of the not put forward," the REGENT is reported relations existing between him and the late to bave said, “a'scheme of constitutional
Mr. J. H. Scott, President of the Chins Association and senior partner of Messis Butterfield and Swire, was entertained at dinner by the committee of the Shanghai Branch of the China Association, on the 30th alt, while among the guests was Sir Cool Clementi Smith, G.c.M.G., Senior British Delegate to the Opinn Conference. Owing to the shortness of Mr. Scott's stay in Shanghai and the little space within which arrangements could be made, it was not found feasible to make the entertainment one of the whole Association, but as many as possible of Mr. Scott's personal friends were present. Mr. W. Adams Or manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, had kindly lent his house for the ocassion, and a most enjoyable evening was spent.
ANOTHER CITY OUTRAGE.
Botn
DROWNING FATALITY.
A young marina from the French gunboat Vigilante was accidentally drowned yesterday morning. He lost his balance and fell over- board Not being able to swim he sank at once. Lieutenant D'Harcourt gallantly jumped after him, but, in spite of his courageous efforts, was able to find the body, the waters of the Canton River being so turbid that nothing can be scen
under water.
The body was picked up a little latter by means of boat hooks, and although everything was done by the doctora in atteri- dance all efforts at resuscitation failed. The funeral takes place this afternoon.
BAILWAY CONCESSIONS TO FOREIGNERS.
FORBIDDEN.
Notwithstanding the vigilance of the police, The Beard of Posts and Communications haa and the numerous arrests which have lately been sent a dispatch to Viceroy Chang instructing effected, the armed robber is still with us. THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
hima not to grant any Railway Concessions in Shortly before the tiffin hour yesterday the Long Kwong Provinces to foreigners and another daring" hold up" was attempted in the that in future all railways must be constructed LONDON, February 4th.
heart of the city, but thanks to the activity of with Chinese capital and labour, Matters re Reuter learns that the results of the police, was frustrated, and one of the garding railway affairs must all be referred the International Naval Conference mentioned three natives, armed with Japa- construction of any railways in the two pro mieorcants WBS arrested. At the time to the Board. If capital is wanting for the which was opened at the British nese swords, presented themselves at the vinces, the Board will devise means to raise Foreign Office on December 4th for dwelling of a countryman residing at 16, the necessary funds. Foreigners can only Cochrane Strost. As the door was opened to construct railways within the boundary of their the purpose of preparing an elaborate thom they pushed into the house, scoured the concessions. The Viceroy is instructed to dis Code of luternational Law, by which only ocupant, the tenant, hond and gag patch depaties to the Foreign territory to the International Prize Court at theed him, and proceeded to ransack the dwelling. see that the foreign railway terminus does not Before they could collect the spoil, however, age beyond the concession boundary. The Hague will try cases, greatly surpass policeman appeared on the scene, and succeeded Vicergy is also instructed to protest against in arresting one of the robbers. The other two all foreigners who, obtain passports under the expectations.
escaped, but an early arrest is expected.
pretext travelling into the interior but whose runin object is to survey land for the purpose of construction of railways, or repairing of
The questions regulated include blockades, the continuous voyage, CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION. railway lines etc., oto. destruction of prizes, unneutral service and the transfer of flags.
regard to contraband will be reached it is hoped that an agreement with
in a few days.
THE OPIUM PROBLEM.
LONDON, February 5th. The Times" states that the Colombo Opium Bill has been with drawn pending the report of the Shanghai Conference. It is hoped to reintroduce it at the end of the
year.
CHUNG NGOI BAN PO" BHRVICE THE PERIOD OF MOURNING.
PEKING, February 5th. The Board of Rites has recommend ed to the Tirone that the people should be allowed to shave their heads on the 22nd instant, after the one hundred days of mourning,
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bribes.
The annual meeting of this Association was held at St. Paul's College yesterday afternoon,
when His Lordship Bishop Lander presided over
s fair attendance.
After the Rev. F. T. Jonsson had read the minutes of last meeting.
MACAO.
THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL, LAMBTON. A guard of honour was present at this navaj wharf at the Barra when Admiral Lambton paid a visit to Bacno on Wednesday, and a salute was fired from the gunboat Patria. The Admiral tifined at Government House, and afterwards accompanied by H.D. the Governor, visited the returning to the Alacrity at five o'clock. Camos Garden, and other sights of the city
GARRISON BELIEFS.
The steamer Fan Hoorn was expected to arrive at Masao yesterday with about 100 soldiers to relieve the time-expired men in the garrison.
Mr. CROWTHER SMITH, the treasurer, sub mitted the annual statement which showed that the subscriptions during the year amounted to for 1908 and 86 subscriptions in advance. A $200, of which $54 was arrears, 8140 subscriptions considerable number of subscriptions were in rear, while donations amounted to $243.49 As the snscription was only intended to cover th post of the "Gleaner", and the working expenses it was the duty of all members who were able to. do so to send donations according to their means, Bach donations would be applied directly to missionary work. The working expense sinounted to 814.32 including postage and cheques. The balance in and amounted to $360.62, out of which it would be necessary to provide 26 for the "Gleaner" and "Boand the Colony would be glad to have the assurance World" for 1909,
THE HARBOUR WORKS. Negotiations regarding harbour improvementy are said to be progressing satisfactorily. A representative of a Company prepared to under. take the work has come to Masao on the in- vitation of the Government. No doubt H. E, the Governor is in earnest about the matter, but
that the Home Government is equally in
The next basinsia was the election of officers, earnest. and the result was as follows.
A REQUIEM SERVICE.
Committee-Mesdames Beck, Bunbury, Ed. kins, France, Lander, Stewart, Miases Baker, last Mond y for the repose of the souls of the A requiem service was held at the Cathedral Bryer and Pitts, Messrs J. M. Book, A., Bryer, late King Carlos I and the late Crown Prince, G. Piezoy, Crowther Smith and Dr. J. II. Sanders Luiz Philippe. The sacred edifice was orovided
Secretary of Juvenile Departments
Bryer.
and a military gaard was stationed at the en trance. Business was suspended for the day, and. the fort fired a royal salute of 21 guns.
THE CIRCUS.
Last night saw another record crowd under canvas, and
as in previous nights, the
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Although the firing of crookers in prohibited **a**
PERING, February 5th. areas, bad without a permit, may appease
Box Secretary-—Mrs. Edkins, EMPEROR with regard to the reforms attein- reform as a matter of mere words, and to powers that be in Hongkong, and as a conse. President of the Board of Communi Joss or scare the devil, it does not satisfy the A censor has impeached Chan Pik,
Hon. Treasurer--Mr. Crowther Smith. pted to be introduced by the latter. Now enable certain officials to draw high salaries, quence some seventy old Chinese were charged cations, on the ground of accepting
General Secretary-Rey, A. B. Thornhill. It is worthy of note that one of the principal but rather to afford a foundation for the before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistmay yes
His LORDSHIP THE BISHOP regretted the of these, and one that more éspeci lly
the absence of the Bishops of South Tokyo and brought down on the young. EMPEROR the readjustment of the national finances oa terday. All the available space in the large
Sukiang. It was the Church's duty, he said, to wrath of the late Dowacan, was his scheme lasting basis satisfactory to the people at court was ocoupled by Chinese of all ingross Na Tung, Grand Secretary of the bear witness to all nations that five times over for the abolition of all difference between Mange; and for this purpes we have deter chant, and the widow who by propifisting the
from the humble mechanic to the wealthy mer-Board of Military Affairs, and member we were told of our Lord's express command to appreciation of the spectators at the various abu and Chinese in the Government, and in mined on calling the representatives of the Omnipotent trasted that the barrel si rics of the Private Council, was command he came into the world to save all mankind William Schultz successfully negotiated his bear witness for him that some 1900 years ago tums was made abundantly manifest. Mr. token of this his desire to make the wearing people together." The people pay the taxe, would not waste nor the cask of sans failed to make an investigation; and it is Missionaries did not go to other nations to get remarkable feat of looping the open loop, and of the queue optiound with all officials and look to the officials to carry out their The doors of the Court were led by Indian reported that he has submitted anthem to change their views, or to give thiers the other items on the programme were carried. Now the new REGENT has made no secret of reciprocal duties, and this can best be per- his desire to follow ant the policy of his formed by a Parliament where all interests pleaded guilty to the charge his Worship im- unfavourable report to the Throne, fact they would otherwise not have known. Thule the name of Harmiston Elmous.
good advice, but to inform them of the great through with that securacy and skill which has brother which was rudely and forcibly be represented. No simpler description-posed fines of 82 on each offender. 9d time Four officials attached to the Board Church of Eome did far more in mie To-morrow afternoon the usual matineo will interrupted by the coup d'état of 1898, and of the province of government could be ran on util some $160 has beca added to the of Communications are to be dismissed. sion work that the Anglican Church, the be hold,
Colony's reveane, and then five of the natives with that coup d'état the name of YUAN devised, and its very simplicity shows that charged pleaded not guilty. The hearing of
latter not having contributed her proper share
Harmaton's irons now announce the last E KAI is indissolubly connected so that the essential idea has been grasped, and that their cases was adjourned, and the Magistrate LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. concluded by exhorting members to continue it
in the evangelization of nations. Hia Lordship even nights of their atay in Hongkong. Their ths at tlie head of affairs do not intend adjourned the Court His place on the bench
final performance is on Saturday next. only wilful ignorance, or, what is stil worse, that the scheme shall deg nerate into rare a deliberate and disloyal atempt to falsify show. The reform of the financial Magistracy, and by the Magisterial shroff, who the 5th instant, and may be expected to arrive. The Revs. B. J. Barnett and J. A. Bunbury Charmant and Special Bidn Tonio and Pouder
was taken by Mr. Ali Bus, a clark at the
the good work with more enthusiasm, and to The Glen Line str. Glenroy left Singapore on exhort others to do all they could.
How To BE BEAUTIFUL Keep your com- the case, could have been the actuating
plexion, Mrs Ellen's Crime Charmante, Talt motive in the suggestion, at once false and aystem of China is momentarily the great proseded to collect the fines, and as each here on the 11th inst
The N.Y.K str. Nikko Maru (Australian followed with interesting addresses on the work Charmant will enable you to do it. mischievous, that the dismissal was in any desideratam,, but the PEINCE REGENT is offender paid for his breach of the law he was Line) left Thursday Taland for this port via of the Church Missionary Association, after. -Specialities for the kin are the study of a...
allowed to pass through the guard at the Court Maails on the 4th instant, and is expected here which the mosting closed with prayer.
lifetime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd Bolg Agents. on the 15th inst.
way the outcome of a plot to exalt the wise enough to see that it is a huge task,
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