LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET NOTES.
The Christum festivities have made a break in the League competition, bat of other cricket there has been quite a lot.
The match on Saturday and Monday between, ths Club and Unitol Services produced some tall scoring. Each side had a century regis tered, Lieut. Green scoring 111 not out for the Services and Elborough 135 for his side. Power was disappointing, being besten by Bird for a "duck" in his first and for A single in his second innings, Young i improving. considerably in his howling sui
coured the best bowling average in both inn. ings. His average in Club and League cricket should read well at the end of the BSBROE. Pally won playing attractive cricket in his second innings, which he ended by attempting an impossible run, of which full advantage was The fielding on both sides left a lot to be
FOOTBALL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30гm, 1909.
Soratok XIs of Buffs and King Alfred mot in a friendly match yesterday afternoon and the former had no difficult in winning by four goals to one. King Alf red hall only four of their league team playing, and the Buffs combination woro all new men.
CRICKET.
R. A. M. C. and A. E. C. played a 'match yesterday afternoon and the "Medicals" won, the total scores being R. A. M. C., 95 runs, A. 8. C., 47 runs
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CIVIL SERVICE "A", A.0.0.
This match, played on the C. B. C. C. ground yesterday afternoon, resulted in a win for the home bam by one rua.
ROBBING MAIL" BAGS,
GERMAN SHIF'S OFFICER SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT.
'One of the most extraordinary cases which have come before the public in Shanghai, says the
DOES CHINA WANT THE FOREIGNER?
IMPRESSIONS IN THE INTERIOR PROVINCES.
bas
Governments were made was to foster commerve and money-making. China teliores that whilst foreignora talk much and advise generously about her development, they only desire such development along such linea sa will place her hopelessly in their power, and make her more prodtable to them. And is this the reason? I make no Lesertion, I ask the question. She is looking only with her old Chiasse eyes, which were looking out on a civilised world long era duwned; "and she, before our Christian perhaps, je wrong.
Until she in convinced that her view is a negativo one, she will not open her arms to greet us, or open her country for us to trade in a wo wish,
THE FALSE-MARKING OF. GOODS.
OF COMMERCE,
A correspondent writing to the London
taken by Harry Hancock behind the wickets. Į ship of the Colony has been reached. Mr. G.K. them to the mail-bar. Paper and turned the white men. In centros where Western Times says:
desired.
Thora were several other friendly matobes at the Valley and at Kowloon, but there was nothing of particular interest to record, with the execption that the Indian regiment scored a win against a strong Kowloon side.
UMPIRE.
FOOTBALL NOTES.
No Loague matches were played on Satur. clay, ever the second League matches being dectured off. The American game of Rugby and the friendly game between the Club and King Alfred wero well patronized, quite the largest crowd yet seen at Happy Valley this season being in attendance at the former.
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LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP. The final stage of the lawn bowls champion Haxton, of Kowloon Bowling Club, who defeated Mr. T. Petrio of the same club in the semi-final by 21-20, having now to meet Mr. Bell, of the Police Club, who beat Mr. Bloway, of the Civil Service Clab, to decide this championship. The meeting will take place on the 15th January on the Civil Service Green, and on the same date Mr. Petri and Mr. Dloway will play off for third or fourth prize, there being four prizes sworded. The competition has provided many earprises, and fow expeetod that Mr. Bell would have won the place which lie has.
BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
EXHIBITION OF CHINESE PUPILA' WORK
AND CLOSE OF SCHOOL YEAR.
Yesterday morning Mr. E.A. Irving, Director
[er EDWIN J. DINGLE IN THE "PALL MALE GAZETTE."] Shanghat Mercury, was the subject of a
No international question of recent times has criminal trial in the German Consular Court. on Thursday, when an officer of the mercantiles China want the foreigner ?"
become so hackneyed in the East and West as Columns marine was sentenced to two years' imprison- ment for a series of robberies. The accused of utter rabbish bare appeared before in the Was Harmann Witzler, second officer of the home Press, written by men supposed to know, to the effect that she is crying out for the atesmer Meilse, and related in Court the evidence showed that he had practised thieving foreigner, that the Chinos cannot do without in the most systematic manner for the fast year. haions of the East, and the West. Thus it Chins is to come into line with the grand Dr. Ney and four Assessors heard the case.
thought the writer, who has had several years! It was shown that the accused, who was arrested on November 1st, had on three cocasions commercial contact with the Chinese in an adje opened the German mail bags which the Meilee cent colony. As a business man, I admire him was carrying between Shanghai and Hankow. Hore than ang other Asiatio; but as one who lo DISCUSSED BY BRITISH CHAMBERS As second officer of the ship Witzler had charge travelled in the country, of the mails, and on the first occasion he had ing them under all their untural conditions, I sey opened two letters addressed to the Rasso- unhesitatingly, that at the present time only an infinitesimal percentage of the vast popula Chinese Bank in Peking, abstracting $580 from one of these and 3420 from the other. He had tion of the interior entertain even respect for then inserted piscos of
the letters arrived trade and induence have done much to break at their destination the theft was discovered, down the old-time hatred towards us, the real but until the arrest of Witzler no trace of auveneered attitude of the ordinary Chinese the thief could be found. On another cocasion is not one calculated to broaden between the Witzler had opened one of the mail-bags and East and the West the brotherhood of man, purloined a kodak and other photographic Those who know least will mile, bat it is true. apparatus, while a third ones occurred when he Difficult is it for the average man in Float stole a pair of gold alcove-links, His method street to grasp the fact that in huge trasts of had evidently been to heat a knife, put off the China, the people have never seen a foreigner, save the ubiquitous missionary, who, in most seals, and after absiroting the contents of the
cases, takes on the dress of the nutive. parcel he had affixed the sealing-wax once more. In addition to the thefts from the mil-bags three other charges were Laid against Witzler. One of these was that while a aboard the N.D.L. steamer Goeben he had stolen a pair of field-glares belonging to Dat.-Sergt. Reeves of the Municipal Polios. The second was the theft of a silver cigarette case from a passenger on board the Meilee, and the third was the appropriation to his own use of a Winchester carbine and revolver which had been put in his possession
passenger
while on the Meiahun,
After bearing the evidence the Court found Witzlar guilty and passed sentences amounting
But why are we not liked and not wanted; why do 98 per cent. of China's four hundred millions still treat the foreigner with disrespect, if not with contempt?
The false-marking of goods has become so sexious a matter that several British Chambers of Commerce have discussed the sabject at their meetings. The Chamber in Paris recently pointed out that large quantities of goods were being sold in France marked with the names of towns such as Leadon, Coventry, or Shefeld, though they were actually of Continental origin, and a doputation has recently had an oppor tunity of laying the matter before the French Minister of Commerce, 3. Chapsal, Apart from the trade in these goods in for eign countries there is undoubtedly a large trade in colourable invitations of British goods carried on with the Colonies throng home ports and also direct with the Continent, as was shown in the discussion at the final mesting of the Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire held at Sydney last month. A volu tion was thon carried pointing out that a large trade was proved to exist in foreign goods deliberately marked with British unes and phrases of a nature to load to the false. supposi tion of British origin, and calling on all Colonial
To the Chinaman his country is the best in the world, his provinco better than any of the sighteen, and the village in which he lives the most enviable spot in the province the centro Speak disparagingly about of his universe, that tiny spot, and he is up in arts at once, whether it be in criticism or in symapathy. Ho regards all men who have never tasted the trae bliss of a home in the Celestial Empire us a barbarian. Part of this general feeling is saying that England in the most Christian
Nationally speaking, the Chinamar is the foreign counted that if the evil exists ou country in the world for the vory same reason.
of Education, attended at the Bellice Public in all to two years' imprisonment. Witelor is patriotism, part is conceil. Englishmen are gooonts to prohibit the importation of
To the large numbers of uninitiated who wit-School to inspect the work of the pupils on the nessed the Rugger" game tha wonder as to vernacular side, and to preside at the closing why Americans should have so many protectors curemony. The room in which the pupils and and pads no longer exists, but at tho their parents armblod bore gaits, an Aresdian same time the game as played in the States must appearance. be much rougher, or it may be that the colleges put more "go" into it, as in a great many public schools football is now prohibited, owing to the large number of serious accidents.
From my place of rantago, I was able to overhear many diverting remarks during the progress of the game, and was highly amused at the flowing explanations of a lond-toned Ameri. can who was explaining the game to some lady friends. With his Essistance I was able to
Festoons of greenery mingled with paper chains, while the walls glistened with silver tinselled serelle surmounted by goldon Chi nose characters. The stage was a maes of vari. coloured chrysanthemums, and was a bright Betting for the pupils who appeared theroon in their picturesque silken robce. In the course of a long and varied musical programme of Chinese songs and recitations the headmaster, Mr. Sung Hok Pang, read his annual report:
He stated that in the past year the staff bad been increased by one master, ons temporary
at prosent confined in the British Gael, bat will
his sentence.. in all probabilty be seat to Germany to undergo
the
in
oldest man in the world by very many centuries. In common with all other travellers in this Flowery Land and others who have made his Dature a serious study, fur
perplexities, and, indúsaces, I am novel way from civilising to me, insolable conundrums, a portion of tho superficial maybe, disappearing with a truar understanding and closer insight. others wrought into the very fibra of the man.
of this chuimeter, and also upon the with this question in any future trenties with British Government to introduce classes to deal
It must bo
ITCHING PIMPLES FOR 11 MONTHS
On Girl's Face and Back-Back was Dreadful to See-Itching and Pain Kept Sufferer from Work for Weeks at a Time-Amazed at. Prompt Cure Effected by Just
ONE SET OF CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT
"Some time ago my back and face- came out in a rush of pimples.. They
did try them.
were not so conspic- usps on my face, but my back was dread- ful to ace. The itch was very painful to hear. I was away from work for weeks
at a time, but I did not consult a physi- clan. I was sick of trying didorent rem- edis in fact, I did
not put much falth in them although I At last, getting a cake of Cutioura Soap, I washed myself with it. I was amazed to see the difference it made, and therefore I bought a box of Cuticura Ointment. That was all I needed; the cure was complete after having been annoyed eleven months. 'I shall be glad to recommend Cutiqura to my friends. Miss Jeanie Riach, Lady- smith, Gray St., Perth, Scotland, June 23, 1905,"
SKIN HEALTH
Effected by Cuticira Soap, Ointment and Resolvent.
The agonizing itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema; the frightful scaling, as in peoriasis: the logs of hair and crusting of scalp, as in sculled head; the racial disfigurement, as in acne and ringworm; the awful suffering of infants. and anriety of worn-out parente, na in tetter or salt rheumall demand a remedy of extraordinary virtues to suc
That Cuti- cessfully cope with them. aura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent (liquid or pills) are auch stande provON by unquestioned testimonials.
Catfeurs Remedies are puki throachout the world. Ria art often rures. Iseums: Laridoa, 27. Chat-
Paris, S, Buc de la Patx; AURORES, EL" Tow & Co. Sydney: Afers, Lennon, Ltd. Cape Town. ote. !' H. A...I firme & Cher. Carp. Bunton. Pastor
rleti denn iberal sample of Cutlery will look on the skin.
54-21
THE DEPRESSION IN JAPAN.
follow the game with interest, and am now of mistress and one pupil teasher. The normal different country over since. In China no such shoots at the clouds to drive away the rain in couraged this trude, and many tone of gods on and of newspaper commoat. But is there
the opinion that without the rough element the American game of football is one of the finest outdoor games played.
Que particular phase of the game which I thought could is introduced into British fout. ball was the pre-arranged method of attack which enables each player of the attacking team; to knew just exactly what is going to happen, by the Captain calling out cortain numbers er letters which are only understood by the teaIN concorned. What our game would be with the centro forward calling out members or letters to inilicate the light of the ball, I can only imagine, but no doubt similar methods have
been tested with little successS.
The Army and Navy match which is due to tako place on Saturday is likely to be a keenly contexted game. Tha Hongkong FC. have kindly consented to place their ground at the
December
THE PROGRESS OF CHINA. In the course of his report on the trade of Fosckow for the year 1908, just published, Mr. Consul Playfair makes the following interesting observations on the remodelling of China ----
The process of remodelling through which China is passing has, at some points, an influsuos on the course of trade. When Japan set her house in order 40 years ago the transformation took place suddenly. It was like a conjaring trick; the magician waved his wand and alterations were effected in the twinkling ofan eye. The Tycoon left by one door and the Mikado entered by another, and Japar has been & celerity has characterised the movement, which in China is rather that of the hour hand than of the minute-hand of a watch. The motion there is so nearly invisible to the senses, that it will be some years ore its general outcome is apparent We are accustomed to look on Chins as the Soms of her institutions have existed from time immemorial, and to most of us, who consider the matter at all, it seemed as if these unchanging features might continue without alteration to the and of time. Snob, for instance, was her system of compotitive szatainations whereby admission was gained to the hierachy of official- dom. Tat sinos 1900, which appears to have been the turning point of China's existence as a nation, she has abandoned, not the system itself, but the curriculum of study on which it was based. No longer can candidates satisfy examiners by dlozen canons and a parrot-like knowledge of a
to the onlooker.
the Coutinent, instances of misrepresentation are not entirely nakasen in this country. some marchants are quite willing to ship for, unfortunatey, it set to be 4. fact that foreign goods where British products aro inferred but not definitely asked for, and ore quite indignant when their methods are quos tioned. Some manufacturers, who have Yet he has a certain redness of charactor, ceived an order presumably with the idea that reaching in certain directions almost to crystal the work will be carried out at their own lisation. He has never discovered the nature factory, place the work abroad without first of the earth in form, or the natural cause of informing the customer, though sometiraes aclipes; he is frightened by ghosts, bures a label will be found on the goods wheu de- mock money to maintain his ancestors in a livered indicating the foreign origin. The fature state, worships & bit of rusty old granting of a proferential tariff by certain
The depression por prasailing in Japanese business circles is a frenont topic of convevan iron as an infallible remedy of drought, and colonies on British goods has distinctly en time of Blood and I depise him for it. The made on the Continent have been sent to the Chinoman will not fight, and I despise him; he Colonies under the preferential Customs duty much room for doubt as to the principal cause P abbers me because I do. I ridionls his manner These practices hare at times given rise to Twenty or thirty years ago, when large sums were beginning to be spent ou railway building, of dress; he regarde mine as indecent. Icon. ipdigantion among merchants in Colonial and especially ten years ago, when those sum aider his fiat nose and pigtail and shaven shall ports, as not morely is the lomi raverne a gress deformity, but the Chinaman, eating defrauded, but the straightforward importer had come to total hundreds of millions of yen, with those long thin chopsticks, looks out of the of Continental goods, who makes no secret of shrewd onicokers did not hesitate to predict chief obstacle ou the road to really great de what he is selling, tres orders to rival that Japan, since scarcity of funtis was her considers me still a foreign devil, although he is concerns selling similar goods to his own as
other, tho inconveniouco of fixing uch too cunning to my so His opinion is founded British products. In a number of cases for velopment, would severely feel, ono day or on the narrow grounds of egotism and vanity sign firms, trading vader Kritish-sounding
countries had felt it. Even the United States mine, although I will not admit it, and perhaps names, have established factories in the United large amounts of her scants capital. Other do not know it, form something very much akin Kingdom, where some proportion of the goods of America, that land of now colossal opulence, sold are manufactured, or a small repair shop is had her bad quarter of an hour whewshe carried thereto.
conveniently called "the factory," where only a this firing process too far before the money few hands are employe Bouetimes the bulk markot of the world opened its hands to her. of the business done by firms of this class is in
Still, the railways were always an asset, liqui
class, which commenced in February, did good work and took great interest in the theory and practice of teaching. The total number of pupils on the roll was 521, and the maximum ottondance in the history of the school was reached in April, when 395 pupile were presont,type of a conservative country par excellence.corner of those quick almond-shaped eyes, and
chie to The average attendance up 24th was 327, as compared with 242 on the previous year. The school fess still for old scholars, remained at 50 centa but these admitted after the summer vacation wore charged $1 per month. The examination results of apper and lower classes were very good, but the middle classes were rather weak, irregular attendancs being the cause, The two higher classes had been taught English since June by Mrs. Tutcher. The pupils had classies. The science of the Wast has now to manners rude and offensive. All this seems to, of all classes, such as machinery, hardware, revision of her foreign relation and
completed 300 pieces of silk embroidery during the year, and these were ou exhibition in another room.
Mr. IRVING congratulated the girls on their excellent performance, and on the very fine
I have been locked upon in far-away outposts of the Chinese Empire as an example of one of those human monstrosities from the West, a creature of a very low order of humanity, with a face and form incomparably ugly, with dress uncouth, with language a hopeless jargon, and convey what may be termed the ideas of the people of the interior regarding, us Europeans.
merchandise imported from the parent houses able one day or another. It was plainly icre- on the Continent is a finished or almost fuished so that so soon as Japan's hesitation to condition. The foreign goods, which may be borrow abroad had been durelled by the
currant watches, textiles, leatherware, or fancy goods,
and
고
are sent to these factories, or sometimes only to a 3000 as fato had provided for be included in their purview and their horizon has been very considerably widened.
warehouse at the docks, and then labelled, opportunity to win a place among the greut "One consequense is that the school-master
It may be, and I trust is, all erroneous packed, painted, or finished and sell in this nations, she would enter the markets of the travel forward with fresh vigour along pervades the land; he has done that, it is trus, But I know that I must keep in mind the country or shipped to the Colonies as British West, renew liar stock of floating capital, for centuries, but now he is of another type and all-important desideratuza in dealing with products, or the fuct of their foreign origin is the road te signal development. But all thant needs much more of extensive acquirements, the Chinese that he looks at me-my person, kept conveniently in the background. It Schools have sprang up everywhere, at my manners, my customs, my theories, any no uncommon practice for firms of this class forecast has been completely falsified, Not cry out for developmout. But because the asset semaid the Great River which has been often mistaken and misled, arrives at his own country in a prominent position on all advertise. tapped, nor yet because the country does not
for ments, lists, catalogues and business: stationery, leavoned by the presence of Europeans. Here conclusion. This is what he has been doing the new knowledge is inculcated and to these centuries, and he comes of a stock the criginal though perhaps not a quarter of the goods sold has ceased to be available in its old form. The schools the
removed beyond of privato youth of China is flocking tagerly of which takes on no change whatever. Seroral are actually made hort, and it has happened taally solved on Jund tidézed, and the offens schools of Western knowledge managed by/berations mast pass before this transfer of that & Colonial Government has placed an order enterprise. Can thero be a moment's doubt and in their rayrinds. There have long been comuent he wished to make it was well | Europeans, chielly missionaries of various secta mental vision can be effected, when the Chinese with a firm of this class under the impression that, had the railways continued to be a feld known that Chinese were excellent imitators in and nationalitise, but what is noteworthy, in the will view all things and people in their true that British machinery was being supplied after for private investment, scores of miles would
disposal of the competing teams for the after-exhibition of needlework which he had in at in the fringe of land bordering the things-through his own eyes, and, although to state the location of their works in this because the markets are not there, ready to be
noon, and the fixture is sure to attract a large spected. He hoped when his Excellency the crowd of spectators. The Army team has been Governor distributed the prizes at this selected and has been published in these school that some of those beautiful pieces columns, but the Navy loam will not be selected of needlework would be shown him. With until after the trial match which takes place regard to this work, there was only one this afternoon.
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nations.
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light.
the
refusing direct offers from the Continent. Inferior foreign plant was shipped, which gave trouble, and the reputation of British goods suffered in consequenos.
THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT.
There are under the existing laws powers for only too rarely put into force. The
have been added to the system within the
foreign sources? How different is the actual sitantion! Never since the Nippon Railway Company was formed in 1881 has there heen such a suspension of railway construction as the past five years have witneed. And of necessity.
past five years, funda being obtained from
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 29th at 12.10 p.m.-The barometer has fallen generally, particularly over China and
Japan.
present revival of learning is the number of The Chinese Government. certainly recognises The Army team calls for little comment, as art, and much of the exhibited needlework was schools established by the Government. The the nugarous situation of the nation; vis-à-vis most of the players are without doubt the bost a very good example in imitated art. Bat imita officials are clever enough, when establishing with the nations of Europe, and la ratifying ons in their respective positions. The only selection was not altogether the highest form of art, their schools, to make them attractive by gzant treaty after seother with these dreaded peoples, tions which are open to criticism are Watts at and the person who copied was not so advanced ing them certain privileges denied to outside but the untion itself does not apparently appre
educational establishments. For instance, it is oiate the fact that she cannot possibly resist the
white man and hold herself in seclusion, as dealing with deceptions of this kind, but they the indirect consequences of this virtual cosa back, and Brown at outside right, and here so an artist as the man who went to nature and
proposed to establish constitational government far as Watts was concerned the committee could mada his own plotures from still life. This was in China; this implies the election of repre- formerly, from the Western world. China is are only act on reputation, and as for Brown his understood in England, where children were sentatives by the people to form a national disserering, as Japan did in her great awaken. Customs authorities have power to prohibit the tion of public works are a state of general assembly or provincial councils. It has alreadying, that steam and machinery and airships are entry of goods falesly marked, but they are depression. Millions are no longer poured into performances for the Sappers against Kowhon now being taught to draw from nature from the hean decided that the franchise shall be extend rendering the world too small for any part there generally satisfied if the offending labels or the ledger in rate of dirt ta ato dodo fot and Naval Yard certainly justified his being very beginning. In another school in this
to the pupils of Government aphools, but to of to hold itself ontirely sloof from the broaden marks are removed, though the importer not uponed; the value of rural lands does not infrequently replaces them with others & fow appreciate; and all the bustle and excitement of considered, but to put a centro forward at out Colony he had soon the same principle adopted no other students.
China is now endeavouring to walk the ground hours after the goods have been cleared. productive enterprise are checked. There were We are not aide right is rather a risky experiment.
with very considerable success, and he trusted There is a carious fact, though undoubtedly ing current of the world's life. that Mr. Bang would give the system a trial no more than a singular coincidenca, in connec which led Japan to greatness among the nations Prosecution can be made under the Merchandise good reasons for nationalization.
tion with the old-fashioned competitive cismi: of the earth, and, thinking what Japan has done Marks Act, but aetion must almost invariably denying that. But that the collateral effects Since my rotas of last week I have soon next year. He wished to congratulate the
With them disappeared the proud she can do, la plonging into the stream of be taken by private individuals or trade associa are largely responsible for the present state of
Tertius, and
international progress, determined to acquire tions. The Government has shown repeatedly stagnation and depression seems to us' un- Bedford play in a Naval League atek, and headmaster very heartily on the progress made titles of Primus, Secuulus,
a condition Quartus, indicating the four candidates who all the knowledge of the world and with that by answers to interrogations in the House of questionable.-Japan Mzil, although none of the team are left who won the by the sohcol, which
Commons the difficulty of dealing with the evil. Shield, they do not seem to have lost much in he thought, they all might be proud of took the highest places in the Palace Exami- knowledge win for herself a place among t
nation. The Primus, or, as the Chinese call Powors. We shall see abari usages disregard. Two recent examples of successful actions are exchange of crews. The present team hare It was three years since he had last attended him, the Chuang Yuan, took an almost inconceived-we soo this now in the more foreignised interesting. In one case a Erin was prosecuted done well since they left Hongkong, only losing on such an ocension, and he noticed a very greatably high place in the pablle estimation, and parts of the Empire and wisdom and ability and heavily fined for selling Fritish-made sigara by the od goal to a team picked from the improvement indeed. And while this improve the town which produced each o paragon will be sought after in all quarters of the world composed largely of Havana leaf in boxes The coin for the purpose of establishing the Imperial printed with Spanish words, cigars that had State of California.
ment was very largely due to the staff, credit arquired thereby undying fame.
I
is that it was almost simul- should be given to the girls themselves, who taneously decided to shelish the title of Senior comination. Gradually, but vory surely, these been on the market for some years sud sold
principles will become the established method
other case stall-holders at the White City exhibi- had shown remarkable diligence in their studies. Wrangler at Cambridge, which corresponds as the pepple-vent in such renato cord wethel of apparently without fraudulent intent, and in the For instance, at their own request the girls in closely as possible with Chuang Yuan in Chins. Empire so that from which this article is tien were fined for seiling foreign-made goods
Another national movement of an extraor-written (Longchuan-fu, Yunnan),
as Irish manufactares. It seems strange that But all this does not mean that my presence while there are trade protection associations for English this year, and he was very much struck done to demolish the national vice of opium is desired in China, or that fear of me, the dealing with Havana cigars, Irish goods, or Bootch The stimulus come from above in the foreigner, lins cessed. On the contrary, it tweeds, there is no association sufficiently free with the progress they hand made under then our form of an Emporial Edict, but it is doubtfal signales that I on more greatly to be fextod, from outside influence to undertake the general tuition of Mrs. Tutcher. The experiment of whether oven a Decree of the Emperor would and that what was a distant possibility has be protection of British trade and prosecute frun allowing the top girls to learn English had have done effectual work had not the people come a dreadfully rear probability-China for dalent importers manufacturers, and
trado Another example of laxity in applying pera. the China Ses. boon so successful and so popular that he shown they were heart and soul in the crnando, the Chinese must be maintained, if China is to intended to continue the system by recommend- and that they were determined the mighty govern herself. The European is not wanted descriptions has appeared in the private prosent ing that the next two standards, the fourth and enterprise should succeed. It is still too early in China for an ether purpose than to teach cutions by Messrs. J. and P. Coats (Limited) of
in to pronounce whether China has succeeded fifth, should in the ensuing year also be allowed her endeavor or indeed to be absolutely certain toiminees, to foreignise as much as he can, coal exporter, which ended in Edinburgh an
or light; fair. to go for a certain part of the day to the upper that she is honest in her wish to see the last of teaching the lenders of the people to modify Tuesday in the technical conviction of the to-day is as follows
administration to the best standards of the certificate. Briefly, au order for 500 tons of a Education concluded by congratulating in the in this part of China evidence that rers and West. And when China is capable of booking certain coal was isou, but ce to the dill-Formos Variable winds, first place the school on the excellence of the people are sincere, for streets of opiuin shops after herself, she may, if she will, turn the oulty of obtaining the deal only 70 tons of the
description ordered was actually shipped, the South coast of Chins between ) have been closed and myriads of pipes and other foreigner sway.
Hongkong and Lamocka. The Chinese are learning a lot about the remainder consisting of cost, though of equally work done by the headmaster and staff, in the smoking paraphernalia have been commitled to
good quality, drawn from other districts, not. South coast of China between foreigner, but it is an unwelcome study standing the fact that the cons! shipped was
Hongkong and Hainan... second place the headmaster and staff on the
They have learned the aggressivo force and persistent determination of Western Govern- certified as the particular variety ordered. Such excellence of the work done by the school.
ments, and think they have learned that the prosecutions fear ho sir, and by putting underlying motive of all Western anxieties is consumers on their gaard must ensure greater mere greed and gain The entire Western attention being paid to the question of trade atmosphere is repugnant to the great prepon-descriptions and discourage reprehensible trade derance of the Chinese, for they have never methods, whether brought to light in this understood that the main purpons for which country or abroad.
The want of any ropes round the Naval Football Ground has always been a soures of
annoyance to players and spectators alike, and the two top standards had beea allowed to learn dinary nature is what ruters and people have
I am of the opinion that any visiting team in the coming Shield tios will be gaite justified in protesting against the enorosohment of
spectators.
LEADING GOAL SCORERS.
Taylor, Bails (8)
Watts, R.G A. (0)
Brewster, Baffs (8)
Sullivan, Naval Yard (4)
Brown, Kozlows
A depression is moving Eastward to the North of Japan, and probably a second depression is developing over the Yangtze ralloy.
The high pressure area is now shown over the Pacific to the S.E. of Japan.
Light variable winds may be expected in the Formces Channel and moderate mensou uver
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours onding- 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
Numbers in parenthesis”, indicate matches school do study English The Dipector of the produce of the poppy But there is, at least rational life, and so raise pablie conduct and defendant for issuing an incorrect colliery Hongkong & Neighbourhood 1⁄2 22. winds, mod'te.
played.
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NAVY LEAGUE TABLE.
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King Alfred..... 3 3 Monmouth
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Bedford... 1 1 0 0 4 0 Flora
A senior papil then thanked the Director of Education for his attendance, the National Anthem was gang in Chiness, and those present ~detéma sudÃent are also entered but have not adjourned to another room to inspect the skillful Jet competed.
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Samo da No. 1.
Same as No. 1.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.N. Co.'s str. Iinan left Shanghai on the 30th inst., and may be expected here on the 2nd prox