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The British Minister to Chine arrived in
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Yesterday, being Whit Monday, was observed holiday in the Colony. Water excursions
were popular.
WAISONERE HO three sections China in Transition," to way, she is unequalled. Yet when doctrine of peace on earth and goodwill to started out to cross the island of Formoss has}
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*^ THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, QUESDAY, MAY 17TH, 1910. establishment of a University which will less obvious. He wires enthusiastic overadional eins of the white races. The Far supply native touchers and preachers of Chinese art and praises Chinese architect with its greater power of unity, may Christianity and a laity imbued by Christian ture"though," he says, "her excellence illamine the West with a higher conception ideals to resist, the materialism, so prominent is not admitted either by the foreign re of this great virtue, and the world may be a | a growth of the Western world. Loneident or even by the native student. "In für holier and happier place when the yellow WILLIAM CROIL as divided his book into certain forms of architecture," he goes on race has preached to the world the great
Westerner comes to China, he mea "In plain Saxon English, China is to **Religions of China and the Missionary," the and The New and the Old Learning." In glories in bringing with him Western work a miracle in Christendora ! its compilation, he has boou assisted by architecture, indifferent as to whether Wo have left ourselves very little space in climatic condi- which to deal with the author's manifeste LADY FLORENCE CECIL, and he acknowledges it is suited to the the aid of numerous writers on Chine. It tions or is in itself beautiful. Take, for for the Christian University, which, on the
instance, the English churches of China. advice of the great CHANG CHERUNG, London. is obvious that many of his present-day facts are obtained at second hand mainly Could any form of architecture be less suited is proposed to build in the neighbourhood from workers in the mission feld, but all to a country like China, where the sun is
architecture t
If antipathy to the Chinese necessitated a Western type of building. Italian or even Romanesque architecture night be selected, and a build.
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referred to in our leading article to-day, is The new book entitled, "Changing China," published by James Nisbet & Co., Ltmited,
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THE JAPANESE EXHIBITION.
LONDON, May 15th. Prince Arthur of Connaught, the At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. R. Wood honorary president, has telegraphed of Wuchang. There is, of course, much to sentenced a native to fourteen days imprison to Mr. Kiralfy his best wishes for the hia facts, as well as some assumptions, are frequently oppressively hot, than Gothic be said in praise of what the missionaries.ment for being in unlawful possession of 14hibs, success of the Anglo-Japanese Ex-
and especially the American missionaries, of copper nails, hare done to spread a knowledge of Western subjects amongst the Chinese. Excellent as it is on paper, like some other with a massive roof supported on solid things in the Chinese polity, the Government arches might resist the rays of the sun. But educational system has little to commend by not accept the Chinese architecture as it, and the insight LORD WILLIAM gives of eminently fitted for the climate? This is an educational institution established under a point we may leave for the consideration the new regime at Nanking makes us doubt of those it more intimately conceros, but it the efficiency of the Japaness instructors in hight well be considered by those gentlemen China for the work they have undertaken. responsible for the unpicturesque, pigeon. The central idea in the author's mind is to
made subservient to his plea that a Christian University is necessary to direct China's adoption of Western civilisation. "Con- fuciaujam must fall before Western materi alism," he writes. "I do not speak of
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A Chinese from Rangoon was arrested on the
a hoy from Rangeon. He will appear at the str. Glenogle on Sunday on a charge of abdacting Magistracy later, 500
In the now Chinoso Cabinet there will be fiya bureaux, namely, Legishtive, Compilation Statistics, Printing and Decorations, and the Board of Civil Appointments will be included in the Bureau of Decorations.
UNIVERSITY MISSION TO
CHINA,
LONDON, May 15th. Lord William Cecil has arrived at Liverpool, after visiting America to
The deportees have been quartered in the his visit had been most satisfactory, ragrants' home at Tsimshatsoi, and will be and there was every possibility of the forwarded on to their homes in China shortly.
mission being carried out. The fire at Aomori, which we announced in
Buddhism, for that is falling so quickly that its influence may be said to be almost China will de stripped of religion, robbed of her old ideas, and not clothed with new ones, wandering into all the misory and humiliation that vise and sin
Dutch East Indies on Sunday, brought 84 there regarding a university mission The str. Tjimahi, which arrived from the consult the Educational Authorities
can bring upon mankind, till the course of hole form of architecture so common in make his university a substantial sent of deportess to the Colony, and another batch of to China. Lord William said that Hongkong and the Treaty Ports. Surely learning, not a mere secondary school or 21 arrived on the Glenogle from Singapore. Western utilitarianisma will admit that where academy, and. in his opinion it is essential it is at all possible the best in Chinese that the education should either be imparted architecture might be preserved, if not in in the mandarin dialect or to students who the purely European settlements, at any rate speak that dialect and are thus able to to the respon. in Chinese cities, and especially in the public transmit the results of their study to their our telegraphio columns on the 4th inst.,
M. P. UNSEATED.. fellow Chinese. He refera to a Cantonese devastated two-thirds of the city (8,000 houses Chinaman teaching a science clase in being destroyed), and 30,000 persons were
LONDON, May 18th. English because he did not know mandarin, rendered homeless, while 16 persons were burnt
Captain the Hon. F. Guest, Liberal and says: "It will be one of the limitations to death and a large number injured. The of the usefulness of the Hongkong damage was estimated at some millions of you.M.P. for East Dorset, has been University that the bulk of the students
Sergeant Piggott of the E.GA. proceeded unseated an petition on the ground election expenses were
itself author's attitude
ag
her millions in misery will go out against the harsh unfeeling West, who could leave her thus blind and helpless without a guide" That quotation is sufficient in to indicate to our readers the sibility (or self-interant) of the West for the edifices likely to arise as a result of future of China's four hundred millions, their Western civilisation. In opening the second intellectual equipment and moral and portion of his book, LOED WILLIAM Writes: religious education. With most of his "The real power of a nation lies in its aspirations it is possible to agree. While religion; other motives inevitably tend to. we aust acknowledge the fact that some of egotism, disorganisation, and nationalho attends it will be Cantonese-speaking against a riccha coolis before Mr. E. B. Hal- that his the Western nations which profess most the death, and China is no exception to the rules Chinemen, and they will therefore be lifax at the blagistracy yesterday for demand- Christian religion are amongst the most the strength and the weakness of China lica ineficient us teachers to the great mass of ing more that his legal fare and assaulting excessive. The other charges were
are few nations who set less store by the in her religion and in ita absence. There the Chinese empire. A University which
decadent, no one who has studied history will deny that Christianity has been one of the greatest not the greatest-of the world forces that have moulded our modern
outward observance of religion, and yet there hopes to produce teachers who shall teach are few nations with a greater belief in the the whole of China must be a University situated in mandarin-speaking "China" supernatural. man will tell you that the Chinese are
Here is a thought for those who have materialists people who have no faith; and interested themselves in the establishment
The commercial
complainant's child. Whan the fare was and seized the obild's hand. His Worship sen tendered the defondant created a disturbance, toned the defendant to three weeks' imprison
ment,
civilisation, and this in spite of the dark Bottles will be charged for at the Rate of deeds done in its name in the earlier periods 31.20 per dozen, and credited in full on being of the Christian era and ever since. There yet with glorious inconsistency, he will of our local institution. He is good enough riots in Changsha, Grant Britain has demand. returned in good condition.
of using abroad is that. even
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is a tendency, however, on the part of the explain that the difficulty | author (unintentional, perhaps) to assume Chinese · labour
that all that is evil in China is due to the commonest coolie demods that A.S. WATSON & CO., Western influence. We think we may take his body shall be repatriated and shall
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it as true that that intercourse is not relie in some place which will not hinder his HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA throughout official China, nor for the dewhole question of what the race believes is basement of the currency, nor the difficulty rendered more difficult of comprehension to of trusting Chinese in such positions as the a Westerner by the confused nature of that
The
sponsible for the corruption that prevails son doing filial worship to his spirit.
not sustained.
votes against 6,531 cast for Colonel 3. 8. [At the General Election he received 6,957 Nicholson, the Unionist Candidate.--ED.]
The Bin Wan Pao says that for the resent
MOURNING THE DEAD,
ed sa indemnity of Tls. 30,000,000 and Japan
LONDON, May 16th. to say elsewhere"The University of one of Tlx. 5,000,000, The Hunan offletals have Hongkong will be very beneficial to the telegraphed to their fellow provincials in Hunan,
Yesterday evening the King and Colony, and is an example of the generosity stating that the indemnities should be paid by Queen Mary and members of the of the merchants and citizens of that town ex-Governor Teen and Provincial Treasurer Royal Family attended the service in but as a means of naturalising the higher Credent of the Mixed Court et non the the Throne Room before the bier of side of our civilisation it laboure under the procedent Court riot in Shanghai,
His Majesty's indemnition to foreigners. great disadvantage of not being either inhen the Total was made responsible for the the dead King. "China" nor under the Chinese flag, nor of
Guardsmen were on watch at the A native on the coastal steamer Kathleen corners of the catafalque, and through- speaking the prevailing language." Having
mission influenes and direction, be brushoa
of a realver and 100 rounds of ammunition without a poruit. After hearing the case at
command of a ship, nor the cruelties belief, and is complicated by the character set his mind upon a University under was arrested on Sunday for being in possession out the service maintained statuesque ONLX Communications relating to the news perpetrated in the name of Chinese justice, istic of the Chinese of mixing all religious aside the suggestion that the Hongkong the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. R. Wood hands crossed on the butts of their
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
molumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR,
nor for human sacrifices and many other together regardless of their natural incon Correspondents must forward their names and
Proceeds to deal with University should be amalgamated with the fined the defendant $50, and confiscated the addresses with communications addressed to the deplorable features of life in China. There gruity." He then
proposed University at Wuchang, and gives revolver and ammunition. Another Chiness Bediler, not for publication but as evidence of is quite as much original sin in Chinn es in religions in China, Confucian philosophy the reasons that guided the Committees at who appeared before the same Magistrate on a
good faith.
positions, absolutely immobile, with
reversed rifles, and heads bowed.
Crowded mourning services were
All letters for publication should be written on any Western nation. The social evil, for and Western culture, the Roman Catholic Oxford and Cambridge in supporting the charge of having in hla passession 250 rounds held at all places of worship in
ne side of paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that
inserted.
ignorant reader might imagine from a por Orders for extra-opies of DAILY P21use of the chapter on The Woman's should be sent before 11 am on day of publication. After that how the supply is Question." Take the following as limited. Only supply for Cash.
Telegraphic Addren: Pers,
Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber,
P. O. Boa, 84. Telephone No. 1a,
BIRTHS.
On May 9th, at No. 1. Avonus Road, Shanghai, to the For, and Mrs. F. McRan,
ason (Cameron Farquhar).
On May 10th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. BURTON PAYEE, a daughter.
· MARRIAGE.
On May 12th, at II.B.M. Consulate, Shanghai, before Sir Pelham Warren, K.O.M.G., and afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. AJ. Walker, H., CHARLES GORDON KIBE to PHOBRE MACDONALD, only daughter of A. G. E. Leppero, Shanghai, late
of Yokohama.
DEATHS
On May 12th, at Shanghai Marie Louise, beloved wife of the Rev. WALTER ROBBINS, C.M.S., Ningpo.
At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on
an
As there are over 3,000 Chiness in Panama,
London yesterday.
FRICTION IN MANCHURIA.
Collisions are reported to be still taking placa
instant, says Dairen dispatch to the Mainicht, between the Japanese and Chinese police at
a conflict took place at Taling in which swords various places in Manchuria. On the 1st
were drawn and one man on each aide was in. jured. In the neighbourhood of Taling Chinees the Japanese policemen sent there are only policemen of superior ability are stationed, while novious on probation or time-erpired menz Contrary to the agreement, the Chinese police- men are attempting to drive the Japanese out of the station compounds. It would be interest. ing to have the other side of this dispute.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Subjoined is Mesars, Mocatta & Goldamid's
Business in the silver market has again been.
fairly active, although until to-day the price has remained within d. of -244-a. The bat as China has been a free seller they have bazaars have again bought practically every day,
disturbing the quotation. To-day, however, been able to fil their requirements without the China rates have improved, and the selling quarter having ceased for the moment the price has advanced to 2431, which in the highest quotation this year, and within fd, of the highest touched during 1909. In addition to the silver which the bazaars have bought in amount direct from Chias,
from that
instance, did not malic its advent with the and other missions in China, with a separate Wuchang project and the appeal for funds of ammunition was discharged, his Worship
chapter on medical missions, the affect of have already appeared in other papers will be European settlers in the country, as a Western literature in China, the missionary well known to some of our readers already,
to establish it. The idea, as is probably not being satisfied with the evidence, movement in Korea and Manchuris, and the is to found a University acceptable to all and Paname agreed some years ago, when ap future of Christianity in China. Before sum elements of Christian teachers. LED pointing a Panama Consul to Hongkong, that marising his views in the latter chapter, it WILLIAM Writes. The foundation of this Chins might also send a Chinesu Consul to example: “A far darker side to the intro is interesting to note that the author quotes University cannot, for two or three reasons, the Chinese Consul at Vancouver to proceed to Panama, the Chinese Government has ordered duction of Western ways is the gradual the well-known incident of a very able be loft to one body. In the first place, Panama sa Consul-General. Most of the 3,000 naturalisation of the social evils of the West. Jeguit" interpolating two clauses in the
no one communion will be rich enough to Chinese there are traders, the rest coolies, but LADY FLOGENOE had the privilege of seeing Chinese version of the French treaty with undertake such a work; secondly, it might there have been many complaints of crust treat some of the rescue work undertaken by China which secured the status of the cause a certain narrowness of atmosphere meat of both classes of Chinese at the hands of devoted missionary ladies in Shanghai Christian missionary in the country, and thirdly and chiefly, co-operation among the leosl authorities in Panama. Henes this Being an open port, this town, in commen, that he does so without a word of condemna Christians would afford an object lesson to step. I believe, with the other semi-Westernised tion for the
"pious fraud." Presumably the Chinese of the real unity there is ports of China, bears a very bad character as he believes that the end justified the means between them. We are constantly twitted candid truths about Siam in a Penang paper. A correspondent has been expressing a few regards purity of morals. The advent of in this instance of dissimulation and deceit with the fact that we confuse the heathen. He says. The fact is that since the Russo- the foreigner has done nothing but harm in Yet it does not redound to the credit of by professing the religion of love and then Japanese War and the recent Treaty with this respect. Wonderful and horrible though Christianity, the morality it teaches or the setting before them a mines of warring sec's. Britain the leading Siamese have been suffering it may seem, the vice mart exists in superiority it assumes over all other faiths. If we can unite in the founding of encha of quietly devoting themselves to the steady circalar dated 23rd April --***
from a bad attack of “welled heat." Instead the parts mainly in connection with the It is the belief of LORD WILLIAM, as it University, we shall show that though we development and exploitation of their country's foreigners, who appear to have shown must be of all Christian missionaries cap see the Christian truth in different aspects resources, the extension of her trade and the On May 12th, at the Shanghai Nanking the way to the Chinese The scenes in able of taking a broad view of religion as a we have agreed that truth is one, and have attraction of foreign capital, they have set out Ballway and District Hospital, Shanghai, this street (Foochow Road) as night falls thing apart from mere creeds and dogma, in spite of our divisione a fundamental to apo the Japanese, to cherish aspirations of ELEANOR BOGEns, the beloved wife of James
Are a sad witness to the ill-effect of Wes- that in course of time the Western misunity." The scheme outlined by the Joint becoming a military Power, to dispense with Shaw Rogers, aged 32 years.
tern ideas without Christianity. This is sionary will pass out of existence with the University Committee encourages the forma European tutelage-in a word, to attempt to Scarcely a fair presentation of the case, but rise of a Chinese Christian ministry. Those tion of denominational hostels, which shall before they have learnt to walk." wedo not allow our indignation at Loz of us who can look on unprejudiced at the be under the control of individual missionary
Jud ment was delivered in the Yokohams WILLIAM's presentation of it to prejudice work of the Christian missions in bodies, and which shall form colleges at the Chiho Saibansho on the 3rd instant in the case Hesex, the infant son of DaCAR and DOLATHEA US against the excellent rescue work of the China can only marvel at the faith that University; and while the University alone of a "house.boy" against his late employer, London they have been able to get a large missionary ladies nor to dry up our sym. believes in a united Christian Chured in would concern itself with giving secular Mr. B. G. Cohen, of 35, Bluff, ordering the pathy for the poor victims and our praise China as an outcome of the presentation of teaching from a neutral standpoint, the latter to pay Y.100, or in defanit go to prison HONGKONG OFFTO: 101, Des Vorur BOAB C for their rescuers. We refer to it only as Christianity by such a diversified body of colleges would give Christian teaching to for 20 days on the charge of having struck the LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC an instance, where LORD WILLIAM CECIL, in devoted men and women. There is not only their pupils. In this way, it is expected taimed damages for injury sustained from the "the great rent which divides Protestent that all conflict between the missions will be said blow by Mr. Cohen was also decided in the his anriety to advocate Christian momi teaching, has allowed his judgment to be from Roman Catholic, but the divisions and avoided, while the present mission schools plaintiff's favour, and defendant was ordered to warped and has overstrained the evil conse-sub-divisions in those who profess the would feed the University with pupila pay Y.61,10 in addition. Comments are made on quences of Occidental contact with Oriental reformed faith.
Evidently, the author The scheme is most certainly a grand one, this decision by English journals in Japan. It manners and customs and ways of thought. believes that Tuity is possible in converted..
In the first portion of his book, Lon China, and that it will adopt a ritual and but whether it will be successful in stem is stated that the judgments will be appealed
ming the tide of materialism may be doubted. agalust. "CHANGING CHINA” is the title of a new WILLIAM discusses the causes that have administration suited to its environment That, however, like the Christinaising of
The Nippon reports that in Japanese military book on the Celestial Empire from the pen awakened Chinn, what China means to the and the national character He is certainly China, is a matter for the supreme test of circles the opinion is gaining strength that in which is to be held at The Hague during the of Rev. Lord WILLIAM GASCOYNE-CECIz world, the foreign relations of the country fearful of the future. But after saying that experience, and none of us of the present order to enfores the federation of Korea with coming summer. The date of the assembling It deals with the changes occurring in Uhina the weak side of Chinese civilization and its to preserve Christianity in China from generation could see ita walisation. We Japan-two more divisions should be sent and of the Conference cannet, linwaxer, bo settled as a rescit of the pressure of the Western good features, railways and rivers, the future dangers, not only is union necessary, have shown how hopeful LORD WILLIAM distributed throughout Korea. There are st Powers upon the Chinese peoplo, but more cities of China, the opium question, the but a well-ordered Church bound by creeds
GARCOYNE-CECIL is of a United Christian Present in Korea one division and a brigade, General Usagawa, President of the Oriental
TYPHOON WARNING. *particularly does it compera itself with the Women's question and Chinese architecture, respecting tradition, which shall embrace Church in China reacting upon a divided Colonization Company in Korea, is of opinion
they Christendom, and since faith is said to that the number of Japanese troops in Kursa, at From the American Consulate General at intellectual and religious development of the Those who read his letters to The Times all those Christians by whomsoever Chinese and the necessity for giving a rien will have been prepared for the present have been converted who love the name of remove mountains it may be expected to be the present time is quite insufficient to maintain Hongkong we received a copy of the typhoon work, for though it may not contain much our LORD JESUS CHRIST, he concludes strong enough, even in this materialistic peace and order in the peninsula. It is stated warning despatched from the Manila Ob slirection to their acquisition of Western that is new to the European resident in that the discord that reigns between age, to remove mountains of doubt. The that upon his arrival in Tokyo shortly the oratory at 430 pm-May 16th, noon. learming. To sum up in a sentence Chins, at least it presents some old facts in Christian and Christian, between race and book provides food for thought to all who General will urge upon Marquis Katears the Cyclone or typhoon Best of Northern Luzon, the object of the book, it is an eloquent a new light or recalls to notice characteris.race, between class and class, is not the will are interested in China and her future Fremier, the essity of increasing the Japan more than 300 miles distant, moving W.N.W ples by a deeply religious man for the tics which long familiarity has rendered of the Creator, but in the result of the
among the nations.
| May 10th, M. W. TEFFENBERG,
At the General Hospital, on May 11th,
WROENER..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 17TH, 1910.
"boy."""_A_mvil suit in which the "boy"
sas garrisons in, the panineula,
THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.
REITISH REPLY STILL AWAITED.
It was reported from Washington on April 19th that some irritation was felt in State Department circles over the long delay of the tion of the United States to take part in an British Government in replying to the invita International Opium Conference. All the Great Powers, including China and Japan, have agreed to send delegates to the Conference,
until the English reply is received.
DEN.W.