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this, the lot of women was one of semi- A fine of $100 was yesterday imposed slavery, with no freedom of intercourse and upon a man convicted of having kopt a with no mental outlook; the rasult of all lottery house and sold lottery tickets, these causes combined being that the wouen of China are undoubtedly inferior intel- lectually to the man." As modern education made headway through the country, there was no lack of men who, wall-educated.
according to the ideas of Old China, had not succeeded in obtaining gesernment employ mont, but whe wore nevertheless endowed with sufficient mental activity to adapt them- selves to the conditions of the new edusa- tional system. Many of these were able to pick up a wodicumofarithmetic and English, aad-to-become-instructors in the modern schools. Of the instruction given by them in modern subjects the less said the better: still, their pupils had an advantage over those of the previous generation, for they acquired the normal knowledge of classical lora plus some slight smstlering af Western learning. From this same class of unemploy. ed scholars, too, were drawn the students sent to Japan and other countries, who WHISKY have had such an important influence on
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
For over 30 Years WATSON'S
the affairs of China during the last few months. We have here the foundations
While Sergeant Lee was executing a gambling raid at the old Western Market one of the men arrested bit his little finger very badly.
For stealing a quantity of hawser rope
from a steamer in the harbour a Chinese was at the Magistraey yesterday,sen- tenced to pay a fine of 810 or ge to prison
for fourteen days,
Two Chinese who tried to rescue hawker as he was being taken to the Police Station were yesterday brought before the sum of 8100 each to come up for the Magistrate, who bound them over in
judgment when called upon.
The Stewards of the Shanghai Race
Club have decided to hold the Autumn Race Meeting on November 11th, 12th and 13th and the Off-day will be on November 16th. The meeting will thus begin on the second, not the first, Monday in the
month.
Yesterday Inspector Dymond prosecut- ed a Chinese with having sold books without having a hawker's licence. He
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
{IBROUGH REUTER'8. AGENCY. |
TOKYO'S GRIEF.
LONDON, July 29th. Reutor's correspondant at Tokyo, tele-
graphs that at three o'clock on Bunday afternoon it was known that the Em- peror was rapidly sinking. The Crown Prince was summoned, and other meat-
bers of the Royal Family kept constant watch.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
PIER DISASTER ON THE BALTIC COAST,
MANY LIVES-LOST:
LONDON, July 29th. While crowds were awaiting the arrival of steamers at Binz, Ruegen Island, on the Baltic Sea, the balustrade of the pier broke and over a hundred persons were precipitated into the water.
The majority were saved, but many were drowned.. Already fourteen bodies
| THE "KUTSANG" CASE AT KOBE.
The Japan Chronicle has the following comments on this case:---
Those who read the report of the Kuf- sung case will no doubt teel much sym- pathy for the position of Mr. J. A, C. Taylor, who bas_bcon-ordered to pay a line of 500 yen or undergo 250 days' ini- prisonment. The charge against him, it will be remembored, was of gross negli gence resulting in the drowning of seven men, Tuà Court took me vien tant Mr. yior was responsible for the accident inasmuca as no rang the signal to the
stand-vy
order, which started
the trial revolution of the propellor, when ne must havA DEAD aware of the rdvé chut a steam-launch and a lighter were close Dense crowds have been outside the
ful if tao evidence can be said to afford to the propesor at the time. It is doubt Palace during the past week praying
proof of tius contention. Taylor night and day for the recovery of His have been-recovered:----
Dad every reason to be satisfied that all was clear when he mspected the stern of the ship; and it was after he had left. Majesty, the sights being most pathetic.THE ATROCITIES AT PUTUMAYO.
the poop that the ill-fated craft came Throughout the city, too, shrines and
within the danger zone. While it is temples are constantly thronged by pray-
true that no such accident would have LONDON, July 20th. ing citizens. In the geisha quarters the
occurred if Mr. Taylor had remained on A cable from Lima states that the Pre the poop, and not left it to make a re- tumisen is no longer heard, and despite sident of Pern has sent to Congress port in person to the Captain that all the Minister of the Interior ordering the the British representations concerning it is also true that he was compelled to was clear for the trial of the propellora, re-opening of the pleasure resorts, as their closing is contrary to Imperial that his own Government has sont officer, he had to fulfil two important the atrocities at Putumayo, and states his duties, for, in the absence of the third maka such a report in accordance with
functions. Had a third officar been on
ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU,
of boys, but the veriest rudiments are informed bis Worship (Ir. E. A. Irving) wishes, theatres, etc., remain closed, the Commission to investigate the crimes, to board at the time, it would not have been
Ho was fined $10 or
one around the Palice.
punish the offenders and to prepare
a
that prior to selling the bootes the deactors, actresses, geishas and wrestlers fendant delivered a lecture advocating swelling the reverent and anxious throng general scheme of reforms.
SUPREME COURT
Monday, July 20th.
revolution. month in prison.
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE for progressive movement in the education
wanting in the case of girls. Any great MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
advance toward general female education has been, and for the present will continue to be, impossible owing to the absence of schoolmistresses. This is, however, a de- fect that time will remedy, and we look forward to the day when education will be as general among the girls of China as it is among the boys, to the great benefit of the country. For the progress that has already been made, small though it be. steel steamier of 4,828 tans gross, and vas
"E" has maintained the re-
putation
FINEST of the
the SCOTCH WHISKY in
FAR BAST.
Chains
must thank the foreigu missionaries of various nationalities and creeds, who have for years been the only elevating influence in the land bearing on the female mind, and whose girls' schools-for a long time practically the only institutions of the kind-will be found to have contained the T9A7
WATSON germ of female education for Chius
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YUAN-PEI, the late Minister of Education, included in his programme universal educa- tion. This programme was adopted by the Advisory Council, and it is to be presumed
The British steamer Indranelli, which has been sold to Japanese, arrived at Kobe from Yokohama on the 16th inst. The buyers are the Mitaui Bussan Kaisha and the sum paid for the vessel is report-
ed to be £28,000. The Judravelli is a
bailt at Glasgow in 1897..
A Chinese Company having a capital of $400,000 has been formed to run tram- way's over the Chinese Bund at-Shanghai. The contract for the construction of the line and the supplying of the tramway cars has been placed with the Siemens- China Electrical Engineering Co., and it is believed that either towards the end of the prosent year or the beginning of the next the work will be under way. It is understood that the cars will be sup-
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AFFAIRS IN CHINESE TURK ESTAN
BURNING AND LOOTING AT KHOTAN.
LONDON, July 29th. Reuter's correspondent at ́St., Peters- burg telegraphs that a message has been received there to the effect that a great hre took place at Khatan in Turkestan, in which 4,000 houses and warehouses were destroyed. The so-called popular militia caused the fire and looted everything.
TROUBLED TURKEY.
LONDON, July 29th.
A message from Constantinople states
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT.
J
A FIRE INSURANCE CLAIM:
Their Lordships the Chief Justice (Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.C.) and the Paisne Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) sat to hear an appeal lodged by the Wah Cheong Loong Kee, who were the plaintiffs in a recent action against the Prussian National Inaurants Com-
from pany of Stettin,
whom they claimed $22,000 due on a fire insurance policy.
Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker
necessary for Mr. Taylor to leave his station, for he could have signalled to the third mate. on the bridge that all was clear or the contrary. It is evident, therefore, that if anyone was to bleme it was not the second officer, but the steamship company, the vessel not having sufficient officers.
The death of Boven men is a very seri- ous matter, and it is clear that no pains should be considered too great to fx the blame on the party responsible. It is absurd to argue that the gater coolies were to blame for getting in the way. If the ship were steaming in to-port-and- the lighter came within reach of the pro- peller, despite all warnings, then such But the circumstances in this case were on arguident might have some weight. different. The Kutsang was stationary, and was not expected to leave port for know that the engines were to start with another hour. How were the coolies to out any warning being given? It is clear on the face of it that the ship should have maintained a proper look- out on the poop until all possible danger the Captain and first and second officers, was over, and this, as was admitted by was not done because there were not suffi cient officers on board at the time; they
that Sun Yo-CHING, his snccessor, wiplied by this ŝrm's English branch that up till now there has been no sign & Deacon, appeared for the respon had to content themselves with doing the Messra Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, of any attempt to execute the threat to dents, & appearance not being entered best they could in the circumstances.
continuo it. In any caso, the ideal of universal education has been held befors the Chinese eyes for so long that any balf- heartedness in pursning it will ha regard- ed as a disgrace and a sign of failure in the Republic. The ideal may be slow of realization and many blunders and much muddling ineficiency will be seen before it is attained, but the time will come when China will be rich in an educated womanhood. Educate the women of China, and they will no longer submit to the life of drudgery and semi-slavery that they now lead as they realize their intellectual development and mental strength, they will embark on wider and widor spheres of activity, and the Sons of Han will base to recognize the Daughters of Han as on a footing of equality with them selves. That day may lie far ahead, but we believe that every year will see progress made. It has often been laid down that the best criterion of the civilization of a country is the status of its women; it is equally undeniable that the status of her women is the gravest blot on the name of China at the present day; it is a truism [that education elevates and ennobles; the day must come when female education will have removed tho blot, and China may be A meruan resently propered by the Com-able to claim a place among the Great missioner of Education at Canton shows | Powers of the world. that there are in that city 12,649 boys between the ages of 7 and 10 (anglied, 6 and 9), and that of these 5,160, or 40 per cent, attend school, while 7,489 (60 per cent.) do not. With girls, the proportion reached by the schools is for less of the 11,371 who are between the-e ages, only 1,502 (13 per
Leave of absence un private affairs, to ceat.) go to school, and about 87 per cent do not. We must confess that we attach the United Kingdom, has been granted to very little weight to Chinese statistics, but Captain G. T. Brierley, R.G.A, from these serve to emphasize facts already to-day, to date of arrival of transport in
England, known that while education is making
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JULY 30TH, 1912.
There are said to be at least 15,000 troops in the vicinity of Shanghai.
The German mail of the 26th June was delivered in London on the 27th inst
A Chinese native doctor, aged about so, was found lying dead in a well, in vegetable garden at Tokowan, near Hunghom. It is thought that he fell into the well in the dark.
Ltd., while the rails will in all likelihood be imported from Germany.
TYPHOON WARNING. The telegrami quoted below was received at the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory
at 11.30 a.m. yesterday :--
Sea. A typhoon may develop later:"
KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.
A Chinese doctor, about 35 years Taipe, on Sunday morning. Apparently of age, was killed on the railway near he was walking along the line, and was overtaken by the up train leaving Row- Loon at 8.15. His body was carried about 20 feet on the engine.
forcibly dissolve the Chamber, which is sitting undisturbed.
LATER.
The Government has whmitted to the Sultan a list of persons exiled and in prisoned by the late court-martial with a view to an amnesty.
LATER.
The Cabinet has decided to secure &
Deans.
LABOUR. PARTY AMBITIONS.
LONDON, July 29th.
dependent Labour Party, in a speech at Mr. Anderson, Chairman of the In-
Bradford referring to the doubling of
by appellants.
boatswain on
to
This naturally gives rise to the question, Hon. Mr. Pollock asked that the plain. why was no other member of the crew tiffs' motion in this action, of which absence from the poup of the seond
told off to hold the station during the notice was filed on the 28th June last, officer! might not be heard until the plaintiffs have done just as well?
Would not a quartermaster Was there no had paid to the defendants the taxed petent
board sufficiently com to WAVA EL red costs as between party and party of and the bridge
flag in the event of an- incidental to the recent trial of this ger--in the event, that is to Ry Of action before his Lordship the Chiefa small boat coming within reach of the
propellor's action! Justice and a special jury; and until the was done.
Nothing of the sort "Low pressure area over N. China dissolution of the Chamber by legal of their said motion and that in default wont to Lar when he said that foreign Hence the unhappy loss of plaintiffe had given security for the custs seven lives.
But even so, we think the Procurator of the said coats being paid and the said navigators were prone to look upon security being given on or before the Japanese coolies as little better than 31st August next, or in the event of the board the Katsang took no particular animals, and therefore the officers on plaintiffs making such default in either account of the loss of life which occurred
Also that the costs of the motion be taxed know Captain Bradley or his officers will of the said matters, the plaintiffs' motion on May 7th last.
This was simply au to stand dismissed without further order. appeal to prejudice, and was not justified by anything that took place. All who and paid by the plaintiffs to the defen- be aware that they are not likely to bo the Labour poll at Crewe, said that thedants.
callous of the los of human life. No Labour Party henceforth would fight
Mr. Pollock said the appellants in reinained afloat and could swim were all boat was lowered because the men who every industrial scat where they were
the motion did not appear, and from a being picked up by the surrounding letter received by Messrs. Deacon, Looker eraft; in fact the Captain was only just ciently organised, despite the protests & Danem, on Saturday morning, their
in time to see the last man hauled out of any one. It is anticipated that at the Lordships would
of the water on to a launch; with the ox- BOO that the Wah ception of those who sank the men were next election they will fight nearly 200 Cheong Loong Keu did not intend to safe on board the various craft in the appear at the hearing of the motion. Ha vicinity when he reached the stern. Of would direct, their Lordships' attention still have been launched to search for the course it may be argued that a boat could to the notice of motion filed on the 3rd
men who had gone down, and we think July. It was filed after the plaintifts it is a pity something of the sort was riot had given notice of motion by way of done. But with so many boats about, wa appeal in the matter heard before his sary to lower one of his own boats. Even presume the Captain doomed it unneces Lordship the Chief Justice and a special so, it is a pity a boat was not launched, jury. That notice was filed on the 28th for as a result, of this omission the Cap- June, and in that notice of motion it tain and his officers have drawn upon was asked that the judgment be set aside themselves a reproach which we think is and also asked for a new trial. He now quite unjustified. Apart from this, low- asked for the taxed costs to be paid by ever, it will be agreed that the Court had the plaintiffs to the defendants, and also considerable reason for putting the lane into Court before the motion be allowed. Judge who presided was very painstaking that the costs of the new trial be paid for the disaster upon the ship.
The Puisse Judge-Would a security in the taking of evidence. Moreover, the for costs be enough 7
Court got through the case with prompti- Mr. Follock-I would ask your Lord. tude and dispatch, and in this case there ships for both. We are entitled to usk certainly can be no complaint of pro- your Lordship to make such order as crastination or delay. Though we think may seem to the Court to he just. The the blame should be nut on the company only question is this-whether your Lord and not on the officer, the penalty in ships in your discretion think it just that posed cannot be co dered excessive: in the plaintiffs should harass us with fur-
view of the circumstances. ther proceedings before they have paid up the costs of the very protracted pro shortly after the sad accident, the Indo- Later Japanese papers mention that
THE BRITISH GUAND ON SHAMEEN.
An additional 50 ma of the 120th Baluchistan Infantry have been despatch- } constituencies. ed to reinforce the Garrison of the Shanicen. We learn that this strengthen-1 DOCKERS STRIKE TO CONTINUE. ing of the Garrison is devoid of any political significance, and that the pur pose of it is merely in order to reduce the amount of night duty which has been found to be excessive for the small force which is there at present.
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LONDON, July 29th.
A meeting of 20,000 dockers unanimously decided to refuse to return to work on the ground that that there were no guarantees that the masters would main- tain the agreements entered into before the strike. It is announced that there
THE "QUINTA" SOLD.
The German steamer Quinta, which went ashore on the Paracels about a month ago, was yesterday offered for sale and children for three weeks. by auction as she lies on the north resi with all her gear, machinery, stores, coal, etc. The sale was conducted by
were sufficient funds to feed the women
in Duddell Street. The highest offer was
9850, which was nccepted the purchaser being Mr. Fred. Eilis, broker.
THE QUEUE CUTTING IN CHEFOO.
great progress in China, it is almost entirely Major F. C. Sambourne-Palmer, Ligut. | Mr. G. P. Lammert in the auction room among the male sex, and though there is a Beattic, 4 Indian Oficera, 154 great educational leeway to be made up in N.0.0.'s anden and 20 followers 8th every branch, it is disproportionally great Rajputs, proceeded to the New Territory, ia the case of girls. At the same time, then the 26th instant." other side of the picture must not be ever. looked, for ten years ago girls' schools were practically non existent. There are, unfor Lunately, no figures to serve for purposes of comparison, though it may be noted for what it is worth that in the largest province of China there were two years ago, according to its Commissioner of Education, only: 2,838 girl scholars as against 270,859 boys. The reasons why education has made so little progress among the female sex in China are not far to seck. For years the
Captain B. de L. Brock, 120th Balu-
BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN ·
FLEET.
LONDON, July 20th.
The Times states that the reinforcement of the torpedo flotilla at Malta will concedings before your Lordship and a sist of twenty boats. These have already
been selected.
·RIOTING IN AMERICAN MINING DISTRICT.
A correspondent at Chefoo writes to the F.-C. Daily News:Your Chefoo correspondent has sent you some informa tion in regard to the effects of the efforts to remove queues by forces. Not only was the Chamber of Commerce closed for thistan Infantry, will act as Aide-de- to take down their boards. More well-
LONDON, July 29th. two days, but many of the shops refused
Communication with Paint Creek has
One miner was killed. Camp to the General Officer Command to-do Chinese have left the city for bean restored. ing, South China, during the absence of Delay, Japan and Tsingtao than at any Many shots were fired, hat nobody else Lieut. J. de L. Simonds, R. A., on leave.
time during the revolution.
At present there are three Tutubs in
was injured the. Province and there are more soldiers Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux will, here then are needed. Those from Man- one regular and orthodox way of admission according to present arrangements, take churia are not desired, either here or into official employment was by competitive over the naval command at Portsmouth The same is true of the soldiers from the in the cities from which they have come. examination, and the educational system of to-day, July 30th, when Admiral Sir south. I learn on good authority that China was derised solely with a view to Arthur Moore retires. Both Admirals large numbers of soldiers who wore these examinations, for which, of course, have commanded the China Squadron formerly along the Tientsin-Pukon Rail way, are en route to this place. This women were not admissible. In addition to within the last ten years.
adds to the consternation of the people.
was convicted at the Magistracy yester day of having snatched a bangle from a haby's wrist, was ordered to receive 1 strokes with the birch and to be detained
The
special jury, which lasted nine days, and China Steam Navigation Co. paid to the in which the plaintiffs could not possibly families of the men who lost their lives contend that their case was not properly 320 ven cach, besides providing a new and fully investigated. It is a matter for steam launch in lieu of the one sunk the Court to say whether it is just that the plaintiffs should be allowed to bring. this matter before the Court without put
The salvage work of the British cruiser. ting up the costs in the former action,
Bedford, which sank two years ago off The Puisne Judge-Why don't you of the plaintiffa? issue a writ of execution for the arrest Quelpart Island, was undertaken by Mr. Suzuki, a contractor. in. Yokohama, in Mr. Pollock-There is nothing to levy the autumn of 1910. Owing, however, to on, and besides we cannot find them. The the rough seas, says 'he Seoul Press the affidavit of Mr. Lo Maa Kai, interpreter
to Mesars, Deacon, Looker & Deacon, result has so far been anything but proves that he can nowhere be found. satisfactory. During last winter the Their Lordships made the order for work was entirely suspended on account.
A Chinese boy, 14 years of age, who security for costs of action on or before of the unfavourable weather, but oper}- -
motion to be dismissed. The defendants' tions were resumed in May last, and have 31st August next, failing this plaintiffs' motion, subject to the order for security since been continuously carried on. It of costs to the plaintiffs, was adjourned is said that since the work was begun, sine dic. The costs of this motion were
brass and iron. velred at Y. 6,280 and to be taxed and paid by the plaintiffs to the defendante.
V. 14,018 respectively have been recovered.
for 24 hours.
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