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CHINA SOCIETY.
ANNUAL DINNER IN LONDON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,
London, May 13th..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7th, 1911.
presided over at its opening by a Chinese doctor, whose speech, for breadth of view, wine advice, and grasp of the situation, would not hare toen unworthy of the President of the Royal Collage of Surgeons. (Cheers.) With men like that China need not despair. (Cheers.) Speaking nort of the constitutional movement, Mr. Jamicson declared that it was a movement in the right direction, and was bound to go on.
The CHAIRMAN, replying, sid: I thank Mr. Jamieson for the kind words he has spoken, and you, ladies and gentlemen, for the kind way you have received that. You knew se much about the affairs of China from the papers and letters you receive from your old friends wh
CHINA'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER
PRINCE CHING AND HIS RECORD.
The following is the article in which Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of The Times, recently described the record of Prince
MAR 27. Ching
Peking
clung. On April 13, 1505, on the death of Jung Lu, he rose to increased, power, and wa made Presdent of the Grand Connell, the highest post in the Empire. He also succeeded Jung Lu in the lucrative post of Custodian of the Imperial Mausoles. He is still President of the Grand Conneil.
Every position of dignity that could be given He to an official lias been thrust upon him. bus been the Supervisor-in-Chief of Naval Reorganisation-the present deplorable con- incapacity. He has been Comptroller-General dition of the Chinese Nary hears witness to his of the Army Boardita suoness in large measure is due to his abstention from any duties on nected with it. The last important convention to which he affire his name was the Manchurian Convention of December 22, 1905,
p tiplomatary Agreement, one of the
of which provided for the transformation of the Japanese military railway between atong and Makden. Chipa's ei lation of this undertaking compelled Japan to proceed to the Chistes consent, stig being out one of the many without awaiting
in bringing upon his country, a more recent humiliations which Frines Ching has eneseeded instance being the Russian ultimatum regarding
hed accomplished a remarkable performance (Cheers.) The outcome of it all was, he believed, that the plague had been extinguished. (Cheers) Recently a conference of medical men took place at the invitation of the Government of China, who asked them to go to Chias and At the annual dinner of the Chin Society,tly the plague on the spot, and the conference held at the Trendero Restaurant last night, the Chinese Minister, His Excellency Low Yok Lin, presided over about 120 guests, including the Rev. Lord William Cecil, Admiral Sir Edward Fremantle and Lady Fremantle, Sir Waltor and Lady Dillier, Sir Ch 19. and Lady Dudgocs, Baron Its, Lady Cameron, Amy. Lady Polly, Mr. George Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs Byron Brenan, Mr. Arthur Diosy, Mr, and Mrs. G. Acheson. Mr. and Mrs. C. 8 Addis, Mrs. G. Addis, L. F. Ah-lo, II. F. Allen, E. L. B. Allon, H. C. G. Allen, C. F. R. Allon, Mr. and Mrx. Angier, Mr. A. Aoki, Mr. T. S. Baker Col. Barrow, F. W. Bigsby. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bois, Capt. Bois, Mr. H. R. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. | are in China, and it is therefore, needless for Fativo of the old school like Shih Hou was in Mongolia. H. F. Brady, dir. J. F. Brenan, Mr. and Mr. Gge to refer to them at length. but with Mr. Bad is T. L, Dullock, Mr. G. H. Bullock, direction of women's education in China we Mr. and Mrs, B. A. Comprov, Mr. and Mrs. G. receive mails from China which give details of Gutter, Mis. Copeland, Sigrúnra Costantini, E. how education is spreading in China. The Censins, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Coutts, C. E. doils are just as familiar with the politics of Bortedano, Mr. Handloy Derry, F. D'Iffonger, Chinnas the boys-(laughter)—and they hope Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Dipple, Mr. . . Dodwell that as soon as your women get votes they and Miss Dodwell. Miss Dudgeon, Mr. A. W. will get theirs. (Laughter and cheers.) A few Fremantle, Mr. Lionel Giles. Mr. Lancelot Giles, pars ago news noter reached the interior of Mrs. Giles. Mr. F. W. Grantham, Mr. C Chiva but now orory day talegrams from en, Miss G. Hannen, Mr. H. Hartley, Mr Europe are reported in the Chinese papers, and F. H. Hawkins, Mr. H. M. Hillier, Mr. Harol, the people roud them as eagerly as you do here. Hillier, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hippistoy, Mr. C. G. In regard to the constitutional Government which Holworthy, Mr. L. C. Hopkins, Mrs. Hughes, we are establishing, we think that it is progress.
a
conspioncus and the most notorions figura in Prince Ching has been for years the most China. The story of his life is the story of China for the past 27 years the story of the Empire. From those disasters China in now om- erging chastened and strengthened her fatars under new methods of government, is rich with promise. Whether Constitutional development can be guided satisfactorily by a decrepit old man, irresolate, wily, corrupt, and ineficient, is A question which may
be disputed. To orento a donate whose delibemifone were marked by reasonableness, diu nity, and his wet, as its all praise was a wise stop; to elect China's thie
landable not, but then to remove the Prince Fresident an intelligent Prince like Pa-lun wos and substitute for him an aged Manshu Consur
act condemned by every thoughtful impolitic man in the country, And now the which is only the Grand Council under another Grand Cancil, becomes the frat Prime Minis name, and Frince Ching, the President of the ter. "Now Presbyter is but old Priest writ large
Foolish are the counsels guiding the young tion of Manchus and draw attention to the im. Prizes Bagset to emphasize the class distine. monge preponderance of Imperial olansman is the higher metropolitan offices. Dissatisfaction To the counsels of Prince Ching, the most wide and deep is expressed against this folly. trusted of his advisors and the most corrupt of Chiness officials, must be attributed this policy of folly.
THE OPIUM TRAFFIC,
QUESTIONS IN · PARLIAMENT.
Parliamentary report of the 10th alt
The following is an extract from The Tinur
INTIMATIONS
Mr. T. Taylor (Latios, S.E., Bodeliffs, Opp.) CORONATION
naked the Under-Secretary for India whether he could state the result of the negotiations with China regarding the termination of the new agreement permitted China to exelude Indo-Chinese opium traffe, and whether the
Indian opinn as soon as she could show that her own small remaining production had entirely stopped. He further asked for information about the opinns now in bond at Hongkong and and its treaty porte. stipolo Mr. Montagu (Cambridgeshire, Chesterton, Min-The treaty was signed with China yes. terday, and the summary of the treaty which appears in The Tintea of this morning may be taken as correct. The answer to the second ing. 3. believe the amount of uncertifiested question is in the affirmative. Roughly speak-
kong is about 21,000 chests. On the assump opium now in the treaty ports and Hong:
that that figure is correct, the Indian exports of spinm to China during the year 1912 will be
19,500 chests, as against 25,500 chests not bosu takon into account,
Brown, Dr. and Mrs. Browne, Mrs. Ballard, Mr. regard to education it is astonishing that in the clamouring for a Cabinet ora given people systematically evaded his duties. Ministers of which thes, would have been if this stock kad
PRINCE CHING'S ANTECEDENTS,
As Presiout of the Waiwapa he has powerful foreign States have been treated by lini in a way that would not be tolerated in any of Great Powers respectfully crave audience other country under heaven, for representatives with this corrupt old naudarit to discuss ques tions that he has contemptuously declined to treat at the Foreign Offico He has not been Minister, six times in the last six yours. He in the Foreign Ofoe, although he in Foreign grants rare andieuses to the Foreign Ministers in bis own residence. Royalty itself could hard ly be more excinalvo,
HIS PRIVATE LIFE AND CHARACTER.
the city, outside the Imperia. City, has been the His Palace in Feking, in the northern part of place of pilgrimage of expectant officials for a generation past. His front door is a market place" is the common saying nmcng the cincts of his Place has to pay tell to the gate man,
Mr. Keir Hardie (Merthyr Tydvil, Lab)
up the love to revenues of India. asked what provision had been made to make
Government had net already received as much Mr. T Taylor asked whether the Indian
money na thay expected during the whola niua in the quantity of opium produced in Chin or ten year period owing to the great reduction
Anot or Ministerial member a ked whether
any contribution was to be made from the Imperial Exonequer towards the burden pro- posed to be
the treaty put on the Indian taxpayer under Mr. Montagu-The result of the reduction in the
of outpat opinm has becu to inflate the prices received for opium. Daring the next
ROYAU
Dr. and Mrs. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. J. .ing in the right direction, but it is a great thing Imperial clansman, born in Peking on April 12 Chinese, Erory official who enters the pre: the years the revenue received by India from
Prince Ching is not of princely origin. An 1839, he wus, whos a child of 13, adopted as Chien Laug, the grandson being the son of the the heir of a greadson of the great Emperor 17th son of the Emperor. As an adopted cou he was admitted to all the rights and recogni tion of a tras sos. He is thus regarded as of the same generation as the Emperor Halon Fény (1857-61) and his brothers, Prince Kang xil Princa Chan, the father of the Prince Regent,
export of opium to Chine may entirely dis. ppear revenue of ever £3,000,002. It is rather premature to consider the question of a contribution from the Imperial Exchequer until it is seen what China dos under the new agree. mant. It is interesting to know that the sug gestion is made by a representative of the British taxpayer.
Mr. MacNeill-How does it come to paes that this Chins Opium Agreement, which is a matter of very great importance-(how, hear) the House of Commons altogether, and that this has been ratified absolutely behind the back of Homes now lens of it for the first time?
Johnston, Mr. II. D. C: Jenes, Mr.und Mrs. Hto establish a new constitution in such a country H. Joseph, Mr. F. Joye, Miss Kemp, Mr.C. Das Chirs. We hope to atady your constitution. Kerr, Mrs. Jolin, Kirby, Mr. F. Kirby, Mr. Of course tho Constitutional question J. Kommin. Mrs. Laus, Mr. W. T. Lay, Dr. requires many years of study before you and Mrs. Moreland McCrea, Miss MacDougall, can decile which is best, but we think Mr. J.S. Mackintosh, Miss Maclean, Dr. and Mrs that the English constitution is
more Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Maxielli, Roy suitable to China than any other. (Cheers.) G. Currie Martin, Mr. J. R. Michael, Rev. G.
The annual genoml meeting followed. Mr. Owon, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Perry, Miss Firkis, BRENAK, proposing the adoption of the roport Mr. George Pickis, Mk. G. M. H. Playfair, Mr. and accounts, nanounced that there had been five and Mrs. E. A. Probst, Mr. and Mrs. Raikos, lectures during the year and that the society was Dr. and Mrs. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. W. Beteadily growing. Mr. G. Jamieson, who had Robertson, Mr. J. Sakata, Mr. and Mrs. F. been chairmian since the Society was storted, bad tills rise in the ranks of the peerage has been and by indicions mariages be is related to an ex- the bon. Formber, and if he has any objection to Salinger, Mr. C. P. Sandberg, Mr. A. Bandberg, decided to retire, and Sir W. Hillier, at the Air. B. C. Bentt, Mra. J. L Scotty invitation of the council, had consented to take Mr. Y. Shibata, Mr. and Mrs. J. Silverstor, his place. Fifty people had not paid their sub- Mr. and Mrs. J. M. de B. Smith. Mr.scription, but there was a small tabuco of £5 inmitted to the ranks of Hereditary Princes of and Mrs. A. B. Temkins, Mr. and Mrs. A. M hand. Townsend, Mr. Y. H. Tean, bir. J. K. Tweed, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ward, Mr. A. Watanabe,
Mr. H. Wilcockson and Miss Zimmern.
CORRESPONDENCE.
for, and it is recorded that he was glad to in- In his early your ho was not wall provided creuse his income by giving lessons in writing and painting. He is an excellent painter of Chinese landscape, and a muster of handwriting. continuous. By adoption made a Prince of the Fourth Rank in 1852, he was raised to the Third Rank in 1871, the Second Rank in 1384, tise First Rank in 1894, and on the death of the late Emperor in December, 1908, he was ad
the First Order.
(Opposition cheese.)
MT. Monta The method of encluding
treaties with foreign contries is well known to
CANDLES.
WE Bog to Notify the Public that
We have Just Received a Large
Shipment of SHORT CANDLES,
suitable for the forthcoming CORONA TION ILLUMINATION, and they are requested to make as early application
to avoid disappointment, as the domand
is likely to be great.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
38 and 40, Queen's Road,
Central,
HONGKONG.
Colonel Yate- Is it the fact that by the GOLD
agreement Tadia will ha robbed of three millions of revenue so that the revenues of Persia may & be increaeod?
AND
For years the Prince has stood for all that is most evil in Chiness officialdom, yet to an exceptional degree be enjoyed the confidence of the Express Dowager, who showgred honours upon him unceasingly. His record is always associated with disaster. No constructive states man, so masterful patriot, he has lived his 73 years
with no act of glory attached to him; the Freas never mentions his name but in his name. Censors have vainly impeached posration, but he survives it all, and is daily more powerful. Polygamens to a degree unusual even among Chinese, he has had a large family traordinary number of the hig heet Princes and officials in the Empire. His eldest son, who is it he must address his objection to my right to be Chinese Ambassador at the Coronation of hot. friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. King George V., is married to the daughter of
Mr. MacNeill-I havo asked him often. En Shou, o Magchs, the Governor of Sheusi (Laughter Province. Another son is married to the dangh. ter of the Governor of Buntung, Bau Pao-Chi, a Chinese, the first instance in history. Manchu Prince marrying the daughter of s
of
Chinees. One of his daughters married the have decided, so soon as may be, to atop the sale the Mr. Montaga-The Government of India. eldest son of Yuin, the notorious Viceroy of
(Ministaria! cheers.) Metropolitan Province during the Boxar Re of oplam to Chiva.
When Tientsin was bombar led have received no intimation of the unwilling- bellion.
ness of the Indian cultivator and taxpayer to committed suicide with his father,
bear his part in this weiterions policy." widow was at that time in Poking. She lost to India, and will it accrue to Persia by Colonel Yate-How quob retendo will be the favourite lady in-waiting of the late Empress this policy Dewager, and accompanied her in her fight to Siagan-iu, returned with her to Poking,
Mr. Montagu--If the hon. member will study retained with her till her death. She is still the terms of the Agreement when they are the mist favoured lady in waiting at the Imarsilable, he will see that precautions have been perial Court, being now attached to the prescut taken that no other supply of opium shall reach FNGLISH, Empress Dowager.
Through another daughter Chino in opposition to the supply from India. his family is closely inter-married with the (Hear, Lear) Four years later, in the matter of the Imperial family of Prince Sa, President of the Ministry Audience, he in found counselling the Emperor of the Interior; Bother daughter is married to to slight the foreign representatives in Peking Prince Na, one of the highest of the Mongol by receiving them in the Hall of Tributary Pees, a chief of the Khnian Mongole; and Nations, au Oriental indignity that in the mother is married to the Mongel Prince to maintain the prestige of the Throne in the specially detached to accompany the Dahi
of its subjects. Created Prince of the First Order in Febru the misdirection of the Throne as to the pre nry, 1894, he was responsible in large measure for
the son
HIR
and
His first appointment to office was on April Mr. A. DIOSY-seconded, and urged every 11, 1884, when, quite trained and inexperieu member in the coronation year to induce noted, he was made President of the Board of less than one friend to join the Society. The Foreign Affairs, the old Tsung-li Yume in After the toasts of the King and the Emperor motion was agreed to, and the proceedings con- place of Princa Kung, degraded. His appoint of China, His EXCELLENCT proposed the lealth clled with that exchange of friendly chat whichment coincided with the commencement of of the Society as follows: It gives me the is always the best feature of these China Sogiate difcaltios with France, which calminated in by the foreign troops in 19 Q.
Ho Lore no glorious part in the courcile gatherings, restoring as it does the links of War. greatest pleasure, as it is also an honour, to be friendship first formed "Somewhere East of of the Empire during that memorable time, when Chiun finally lost oven the semblance of asked to prosida at the annal dinner of the Suez."
her former authority in Anna and Taking Society, the growth and increasing prosperity
While he did not personally conduct the nogotin of which I have watched with great cars and
tions for the Treaty of Peace which was signed satisfaction. It was, I remember, four or five
by Li Hang-chang on June 9. 1885, he signed with M. Constans the Additional Convention years ago that I had the honour of taking part
of Jano 36, 1887, by which Mêsgtauin Yunnan in its formation, and it is very gratifying to me
was opened as a Treaty port. this evening, as well as to you, I am sure, that
Hongkong, June 6th. wo are in the proud position of saying that it
$16,--ID the surtailed report of the debate is sailing smoothly and is enjoying what the Chiness call fung-shini. (Cheers.) (The ex-in the Legislativo Conseil on the subject of pression fung-shui mesas "good luck.") Much skimmed milk no mention was made of the state-sss was regarded as a olever ruse well adapted Polio, Minister of the Presence, who was credit for this is due to Mr. Jamieson and Mr.ments which draw from His Excellency the Brenan and the many members who gave their remark that the description in Chiness on the support to the society. A Society like this is thereforo clear to the public on what grounds wrapper was renuifestly fraudulent, and it is not
bound to create wuch good fenting, and it serves sa. Raviour a statement was made. During paredness of his country for war with Japan.
THE SKIMMED MILK DEBATE. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
are
Lama to Peking.
CHINESE "HOWLERS."
a useful purpose by artanding the minds of the Chinese and English people, and by stimulating 'n desire to know more of each other. The result will be to bring about a better understanding between the two countries to our mutual benefit and prosperity. I few skimmed milk." They were to the effect that too severely the fatal blandors then committed, the mile and the three miles."
to
In answer to the question, “What are the fire rest races of mankind a Chinese student replied, said Bishop Montgomery at the anni versary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel at the Albert Hall last night. "The hundred yards, the hurdles, the quarter-mile In another paper a Chinese student said that "Out of sight, out of mind," could be explained in two words. Invisible, insano,"
the debate Hon. Dr. Ho Hai handed to and he approved the bolustic declaration of His Excellency written translation of
war drafted by Wen Tang-ho, which provoked the derision of the whole world. No single the Chinese words, which purported
success radcomed the long train of disaster present the English phrase "Mochite which followed. There is no need to actics nor to recall the state of unpreparedness due to I have your permission to say that we all in the milk in the tin was "the pure milk of a
the corruption of the cffete Blinisters at whose yellow cow" which had been milked by head sat conspicuous the subject of this memoir. our hearts sincuruly wish for the success of the Society, that it may increase and machinery. This was read to the Committee by Disaster shook the confidence of the Thipne. His Excellency, and the translation furnished On September 29, 1894, Prince Kunt was re improra in usefulness and numbers,
called to
power, and nominated Co-Director of 20 Government by the Registrar-General, which War Operations. the better to accomplish the purpose for which it was originally intended. (Cheers) was read by the Colonial Secretary, was to the same effect. The intention, therefore, as Dr. Ho Such; I 410 sure, is our earnest desire and Lope Kai showed, was to misland the parchaser and 1898, Prince Ching resumed fall control of the tobacco-viz., deafness. Actually the use of
ita
I ask you to drink to the prosperity of the
Society (Cheers.)
Mr. G. JAMIESON submitted the health of the
cause him to believe that the condensed milk was pare whole unilk, and not skimmed milk. Chinese Minister, He said His Excellency had that die Bill should not come into force until a When Mr. Pollock moved his amendment represented his country successively at Singapore, in the Transvaal, Belgium, and now in this deferred date, it was pointed out that the printed country. In esol capacity he had conducted date, June ist, was a printer's error for 21st, the affairs of his country with a dignity worthy and His Excellency observed that in view of of the best, traditions of his country. At the the intentionally misleading nature of the tinue the Society was formed, he (Mr. Jamieson) description on the label he could no longer feet was hesitating as to how far it would be any sympathy with the vendors. Mr. Pollock
concurred and withdrew his amendment. - azccess, but the large gatherings they had and „aince had dissipated any doubts that were em-
It is hardly necessary to add that His Excel- Lency neither inferred nor did it ever occur
AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE,
TOBACCO DEAFNESS.
of the
tertained. The China Society was now recognised to him to imaging that the legal gentleman were 87 Fince Ching and others affection may become very marked and even
as a going concern. This was in large measure who represented the case for the vendors had due to His Excellency. (Cheers.) Referring to: any knowledge whatever of the misleading contemporary events in China, Mr. Jamieson statement on the wrapper of the tin, which was August 14, 1900 enterod Peking on of nicotine on the vaso-motor system, which
produced for inspection of the Connell, I am Your obediout servant,`-
THE YELLOW PERIL
NOTED SHIFOWNEL SOUNDS- AN
ALARMIST NOTE.
Under these headlines the Lo don Daily Chronicle publishes the following : --
SILVER
[50
WATCHES
SWISS
AND
ELGIN
Mr. E. P. Houston, M.P., the well-known SUPERIOR
Liverpool shipowner, and head of the Houston line of stemmers, writes to the Daily Phronicle a lengthy letter pointing ont the peril of the rapid indus of Chinese into Englich part towns After referring to a recent letter by a Glas- and their employment on British ships. gow firm of shipowners containing most dero- gatory und damaging allegations against British seamen and landing Chinese sailors; and after complaining that the vindication of the British enten by the President of the Board of Trade (in reply to Parliamentary questions by Me. Houston) was quite inadequate, Mr. Houston continues:
It is, and has over bson, a rule rigorously enforced by me, that no foreigner shall be shipped on board any of the vessels of my fleet miling from home forts, and the same rate is en orced as far as it is practicable in all foreign ports.
The Eritisli seaman is not an səgəl or a plaster raint, but with all his faults, and ho naturally has some (insobriety being the wurst),
I much prefer my own countrymen to' foreigners,
rers, and more expecially Asiatics. It is unfortunate that some shipowners, by resson the Chinamen being cheaper, profer
of
admit th
T
to employ Chinese allora and firemco
the temptation to do so in great, to those whose Erst consideration is cheapHERS,
in for the Chinaman, shipped Chins,
can be engaged for about ene-third the wages pail the British seaman, and can be fed for about half the cost of the British seaman,
in
QUALITY
MOVEMENTS
Chas. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
(256
Dr Farrant, of Lyons, has just brought to On the death of Prineo Kang on May 29, light a new lesion to be put to the account of
he signed the Convention by which Wei-bai-wei there is predisposition, as in the case of Foreign Ofeo. A few weeks later, on July 1. tobacco is dangerons in this respect only where per was leared to Great Britain for so long a period sons who are slightly deaf in one ear without as Port Arthur remain in the occupation of perhaps being aware of it. This is by no means Russia." Events
quickly, now moved
The infrequent, and the infirmity is only discovered coup d'Etat of September, 1898, by which by chance, often in making use of the telephone, the Emperor was relegated to a position as imperfent sight of the right are is oftom tutelage, the unrest of 1899, soil revealed only when trying to take aim with s the summoning to Peking of Tsang Fu.gnu. helange
undisciplined hordes were follwet The predisposition of these half-deaf cuses is. by the Boxer outbreak of 1940, which could bare often Hereditary, or caused by frequent ranawals been averted had there been a leen irreseinte of inflammation of the nasal mucosa or Minister at the head of the Tang-li Yanon. pharyngeal passage. It is thus in winterchiefly During the Boxer rabellion and the siege of the that smoking, even in moderation, affects the Legations, Frince Ching remained in Peking, hearing. These who snuff or chow tobacco are The despatches addressed to the beleaguered exposed to the same risks as smokers, The Legations
Although the Chizaman porterson the virtues published. It is impossible incurable, persisting in spite of the disuse of-
of sobriety and industry, be also practises the crime against humanity. to believe him innocent of complicity in this tobacco.
vices of the East; and bis presence in evor- It is probably caused by the well-known affect
growing numbers in Live pool and other large The foreign troops
seaports to my mind a serious evil and source of danger to the conmmity. In some The following morning, producos rascular hypertensive phenomena
weird and mysterious manner he appears to Prince Ching left with the Empress. Dowager which are not compensated in the cavity of the on her fight to Singau-fu, but three days later tympanum-The Lancet,
bare special attractions for British women. WHY GO TO at Husi-lai hsion ho was ordered by his Imperial
and the infusion of Mongolian blood in our mistress to return to Peking and make peace
population is, to my mind, not an advantage MOISE CHEZ CONFUCIUS.”
the British nation. with the foreigners. With guilty onsolence
Chipamen also. Under this title an interesting story appears
possess ope he timidly re-entered Peking, Sir Robert Hart,
clavnish and kindly characteristics of it is understood, having given him an explicit in a Faris contemporary concerning the late ssurance that his person would be scored. In ralers of China. The Chinese Christians, about Scotsmen, and, having found a new aphere the peace, negotiations which followed, and a dozen years ago, presented the Dowager Em- possessing greater attractions than their which were finally concluded in the protocol of prias with a magnificent copy of the Scriptures,
antive land, futariably induce their friends September 7, 1901, he was associated with Litranslated into Chinese. It was a fize
And relations to follow their example; there стагарі
fore, unless this. Chinesu immiration is er Hong-chang as the representative of China of modern penmanship, the writing being on PRESS."
against the Powers, Divergent interests among silk, and the covers of the Bible being of reated, I shall quita expect to see those the Powers led to a more lavourable agr
Tho Kilver. sreement
gift was
was graciously received and
Celst als displacing the dock enterprise of Liverpool and seaports, as Bix-There are some who may have been than China could reasonably have looped for.
Her Majesty
100d
labourers the book. This excited the
as manning our ships, for, well re
as presionsly disappointed and therefore discontented.
Emperor's curiosity, and be ordered one of the ennachs to obtain for him
of the New mentioned, I admit their capability of com- Testament. The books formed part of th
the loot neting successfully with and displacing
Britishers. of the Forbidden City in 1900. The Emperer
*In this connection (adds Mr. Houston). I was a close student of the Tistsment, which was
the Emperor's another and less patentions requiring that at last 15 per cent of the fly annotated by him. The Bible was found addressed a question to the President of the
chambor, and the Testsimant Beui& of Trade on May faN. LAZARUS, Emperor's study. The future Euler has offres:Whether he will introdues an Act
crepting the gift at the hands of the American vessel shall be British subjects, to which Mr. copy, but t is has cost £800. The Regent, in officers, engineers, and crew of Bay British Minister, promised His Excellency that as soon Beaten replied that pending the result of in- the Emperor has mastored his rudiments, he quiries be was making he was not prepared to
make any statement." slal study the sacrol writings.
N. SIMSON, Private Secretary. [We may say that the statements covered by the above letter appeared in the Daily Press report of the debate.-ED.]
THE COLONIAL REVENUE.
said remarkable things had been happening there, as to which a word of commendation and praise was due. He said this the more willingly because he had noticed at certain gatherings of thoir countryman whore Chino was the topic that there was a tendency to indulge overmuch în oriticism, to express impatience that things were not going better. These critics did not fully consider the diffiorities in the way. As to the plague in Manchuria, remarkable step, [TO THE EDITCE OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY were taken by China to combat it and bring it to a termination. The first reports which came o hand were exceedingly alarming. They heard that towns and villages had been ravaged, aud that people were dying by hundreds and thousands, and it was a serious matter as to what of its actions. was to be done. Now that faller reports were to
to
hand they learned that the Chinese cfficiale, asisted by a small circle of medical men on the spot, eotrieved remarkable resulta. Very ener getosteps were taken under the guidance of the enlightened Viceroy of Manchuris, and they proved effective. Altogether the Chinese
The Government cannot for certain reasons let the public know the why and the wherefore
Thaps it may be due to policy-- Imperial or
otherwise-that certain Concessions and Leases are granted.
Mr. Wong Kam Fook, having been born in this Colony, ought to have known better. let him try again, please.-Your, den
P. T. CHOW.
-PRESIDENT OF THE WAIWUPU.
By the terms the Protocol, the old Tenog-li Yamon was reconstructed in accordanes
scheme prepared on behalf of the other Plenipotentiaries by Mr. Rockhill, the pricent American Ambassador of St. Petersburg. The States to Chinu, and the Japanese Enyos, was then the Special Envoy of the now the Foreign Secretary, Marquis Komus. rested, consisting of a President, tes As A new Ministry, called the Waiwupu, was sistant Presidents, and two Vice-Pre siden's. The post of President was given to Prince Ching, and to this post ho has sinne
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