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LONDON, April 16th.. GOOD WISMES POR CHINA'S PARLIAMENT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MA) 13гn, 1913.
THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
The Daren estimates 1900.
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stale of nervous tension. They do not and Ostend. The support of the Midlaza know when another secret attack may be Railway Company on this side and the Government on the other is Belgian
Baron von Horst, one of the delivered, and, they hardly know how best assured. Lo guard against surprises. A few days promoters, declares that the main object
CHANGSHA, May 3rd. is to provide a comfortable means of age they were all but beatch in the House transit between England and the rest of Thunderstorms have occurred through A few of the London papers had and the party received a great fright. Europe, and besides being comfortable out the Eastern part of the Prayince. Directly the voting was over some of the and evon luxurious, it will also be expedi- The water is higher than it has been since elitorial comments on the meeting of the stalwarts met to decide schemes whereby that they will be able to offer the travel-suburban streets. There is much distress.
tious and cheap.
Boats are being used on the first Parliament of China. The Chronicle the danger of snap divisions might beling public a reduction of 25 per cont. in There have been a few accidents but no Temarked:"Western civilisation will
removed. The step has been taken the present prices. Three boats have been life has been lost. The wires have been watch the Chinese experiment with independently of the Whips, which makes ordered of 4,200 tons each and a speed of interrupted for six days.
20 knots. These vessels will be A nation sympathette interest.
so the action all t'e more remarkable. It is internally on those used on the 4 Bumerous, so industrious, and so bent on
probably that a system of relays will be Lakes. All the state-rooms will be above passenger will be education, must have in one way or
provided with a cabin. another a great future." The Standard hours. Mr. Asquith has just served five night traffic will be developed, and the thinks that a new chapter in Chinese years as Prime Minister. The right hon. prospect of a night's rest unbroken by history has begun, and it is pretty certain gentleman is in vigorous health, and, appeal to many thousands of tourists. changing from boat to train is likely to
to be an eventful
The Daily according to ↑ Lobby correspondent, hopes Passengers from the north of England
will News says:-"The congratulations of to remain at the head of the Government.
direct to Tilbury and will proceed aut until he sees the Home Rule Bill through the shortest routes to Germany, all friends of liberty will go
Switzerland, and Italy. to China's first Farliament.
That is one of his ambitions. A other popular assembly in history, not catastrophe to the Government might even -12 own Parliament, has had change his intentions, and it is understood authority over so many millions of souls. that he has threatened to resign should The natural resources of China, probably the Government meet another defeat not equalled by those of any other State through the slackness of its supporters. and in a large measure still untapped, At the present moment his position as make the financial problem manageable leader of his party is stronger than it has if time be allowed. The practical ever been. instincty of the Chinese should prevent them pushing party differences to an
established, to ensure a majority at all the waterline and every at of all, the Ping-chun intends to retiro permauently.
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Herr Bebel, the leader of the German Socialists, in a message of congratulation, expresses the hope that the work of the Parliament may contribute to make the Chiness people free from political and economical oppression and exploitation. **A new ara has opened for China," com- Brots the fingurial Times, "and despite the pessimistic, observations of certain critics the known facts seem to indicate the probability of the revolution against the Maochu dynasty being conducted to a successful, and above all, to u petocful enelusion. Were the Chinese authorities to assent to the loan conditions sought to be imposed upon them by the Five Power group, we should receive glowing tributes of the prosperity of the country under the new régime. The difficulty is that China refuses to acknowledge the right of this group of international money-lenders to dictate to her as to the terms upon which she shall be permitted to raise loans. Sir Edward Grey has so far returned no very satisfactory answer to the critics who have ventured to question the wisdom of his policy in mixing diplomacy with finance, and lending the whole weight of authority of Downing Street to the support of one international group of bankers. It is not improbable, however, that his hands may be forced before very long. The with- holding of recognition by our Government will have disastrous effects on British trade." This paper further argues that it is better from the point of view of our own traders that the negotiations loans should originate in London.
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PERING, April tth. The Poking Ji Pao states that Chao The House of Representatives expects Lu Cheng-hsinng. Minister for Foreign Finance, and Taon Chih-jai, who is Affairs, Chow such-si, Minister of Acting Premier during the absence of Chao Ping-chun, to attend the House in connection with the Quintuplo Lom
HAILWAY OUTRAGE BY HUNGHUTZE".
HARBIN, May 3rd,
The three months' leave of absence
4 largo band of Hunghutze visited the granted to Sir Archibald Hunter is the Soquel to the unpleasantness that has Yablonga station on the Eastern section arisen between the Governor and the in- of the railway. The station was over pied habitants. Towards the end of last year by Jabourers and Chinese soldiers. The were Junghutze set fire to the timber yard, and a number of "Fortress Orders" promulgated which gave a great deal of in order to prevent the extinguishing of dissatisfaction to the residents, and at the it opened fire, killing one Chiness soldier, request of the Chamber of Commerce Sir and wounding three labourers and one The result of the Gre was the Archibald received a composite deputasoldier. Lion on January 31st last. A speech by destruction of 20,000 sleepers and 10,000 the Governor critising the inhabitants in | planks and other timber belonging to the Major James, of the Royal Artay outspoken language was then read.
It railway. General Hitchowsky ordered was alleged that every class of the con- oul a division of railway guards to pursue Medical Corps, has recently returned to India from Panama, where he has been was so outraged that instead of the Hunghutze.
meeting him again, as the Governor
CHILDREN OF REVOLUTIÓNARY HEROES. studying the question of yellow fever in suggested, memorials were addressed to
WUCHANG, May 2nd. order to suggest means for keeping the the Home Government and a deputation ee to this country to interview the disease mit of India when the canal is Colonial Secretary, Sir Archibald said: opened. It is understood here that heThere are places I will let civilians go will report that the danger of the con-
to and places I shall prevent their going to. There are routes they may follow and woyane of the fever to India owing to routes they may not. There is a limit the opening of the canal is not so serions beyond which I am not prepared to allow the local Press to go. I say that Press as the authorities in India considered it consorship is a duty which may soon have might be. The fact is that the precautions to be undertaken. Sir Archibald also no better at Honolulu, the first port of call, are a told them that English was
spoken there than by a Kafir rickshaman great safeguard against the Central in Durban, and nothing like so well as American germs travelling to China and by a donkey boy as Suez or Cairo, He also declared that men walked abreast on India. Major James thinks that the the pavements, spat, and used abscene Intitudes through which the mosquito. language, and that there was no dirtier on a pay-day. The trouble arose, so it would have to pass on the voyage to Asia street than the main street of Gibraltar is stated, through an English lady being insulted in the main thoroughfare.
would be fatal to the insect All the same, full precautions are to be taken in order to be on the safe side,
Special measures are also being adopted in India to check the spread of malaria. Eight officers have been appointed to study the subject, and a Government scheme of special research grants has been placed in operation. Inquiry is also being made into the origin and distribu- tion of plague, and experiments of a sucessful nature are being carried out in the disinfection of grain in bulk. Cholera and dysentery, too, will be subjects for close investigation this year.
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The wave of indignation is running so high that nothing can curb their donunciation Even under monarchical government public opinion is usually respected sad a few persons daro mot exercise despotic power in such matters as contracting loans to the extent of several hundreds of millions of dollars.
"Public opinion should be given far adopted a republican form of government, more weight in this nation, which has
"In consequence of what has occurred, and in view of the indignation created and the widespread dissatisfaction, I re- quest that the loan agreement be at once Cancelled in order to prevent total loss of confidence of the people in the Govern- ment." -
THE SUNG MURDER.
PREMIER'S SECRETARÝ EXPLAINS TELEORMs.
A recent Reuter's dispatch is amplified in the following communication:-Hung Shu-chu, recently secretary to the Premier, whose correspondence with lung Kwe- shing is alleged by the opposition to indicate the Premier's guilty knowledge of the murder of Bung Chiao-jen, sent a telegram on the 3rd inst. from Tsingtau, confessing that he did not like Sung and feared he would endanger the cause of the Republic.
Without exposing Sung's misdeeds his reputation and influence could never be destroyed, When lung wrote suggesting that a warrant issued in Japan for Sung's arrest on a charge of fraud should be purchased. Hung Shu-chu agreed, but, fearing he was not sufficiently influential, be assumed the name of the Cabinet to attain his object. The Pre- mier did pat keep in touch with this At noon to-day the streets were lined matter, and Hung Shu-chu, who possessed with troops carrying flags and without a private telegraph code, managed single- arms. Criers were sent round with gongslunded. His sole object was to expose announcing that America had recognised Sung's misconduct and destroy his reputa. the Republic. The people were not afraid tion. When he received certain telegrams at the gun salutes.
from Iung, he failed to understand their meaning and decided to proceed to Shanghai to enquire.. Hung saya he never expected his letters and telegrams to be interpreted as evidenes in the Sung Chiao-jen murder case, Such interpreta- tion, he asserts, is unwarranted, If he intended to murder Sang, why did he at- tempt to procure documents dawaging his reputation 7 Finally Hang explains that certain characters in one of the telegrams are a Poking idiore for hurting reputa- tion and do not mean 'kill. This con- fession WAS voluntarily cahted to President Yuan Shih-kai, Vice President Li Yuan-hung and high provincial autho ritien
A proclamation has been issued an- nouncing that the children of the heroes who perished in the fight for liberty will be granted a free education at government expense on production of reliablé evi- dance.
Arrears of taxes, which are somewhub heavy, are ordered to be paid, as under the monarchy.
CONDITIONS AT WECHANG.
WYCHANG, May 3rd. The annual idolatrous festival is taking place here on the 28th day of the third moon, according to the old date. The usual crowds are participating. The idols, which were destroyed by soldiers after the Revolution, have been restored at considerable expense. Precautions are being taken by the authorities to prevent trouble being stirred up during the holi- day.
The country, apparently, has suffered little from the exceptionally heavy rains which have recently fallen. The rice in too young to be damaged, although some extra sowing will be necessary.
Some improvement in the affairs of this company is evidently implied by the an nouncement that, & per cent, is to be paid on the preferred ordinary shares on ac- count of arrears. This brings the pay- ments up to the end of 1911. Of course the Board could last year, had they so desired, met the entire claims of the holders of this class of capital, but they decided to write off £53,000 against dopre. ciation, of which £10,000 was withdrawn from underwriting account. The outlook for the present year must be regarded as favourable, although it is impossible to say how long the shipping industry willlung yesterday, contime as prosperous na it is now. The Some recruiting is being done. career of this company has been fraught total number of men in the Hupeh army with a great deal of difficulty of late, but is now under sixty thousand, and these the gradual return to normal conditious are mostly recruits. in China should provide the opportunity for making up lost ground.
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Tung Kwe-shing, against whom a prima facie case for complicity in the murder of the late Mr. Sung Chiao-jen was estab | lished in the Mixed Court of the International Settlement, Shanghai, before Mr. Garstin British Assessor and Magistrate Kwan, was last week brought to trial by Procurator Chen Ying in the ZEISS Nantao Municipal Council' building...
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Evan lawyers were not admitted, in ac- official visit to Vice-President Li Yuan-cordance with the Chinese law governing preliminary hearings. The Procurator
KWANGTUNG ASSEMBLY'S INDIGNATION.
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The following telegram was recently sent by direction of the Kwangtung Assembly to the Press Union and the various Parties in Peking:-
The
"If they do not at once cancel the loan contract we, the citizens of the Republic, will under no circumstances recognize the
loan even if the repudiation should result in our bodies being cut in pieces.""
PROTEST AGAINST THE LOAN BY THE TUTUK OF KWANGIUNG.
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Before this letter appears in print the Canadian naval quarrel may be over, but I may state that all the Canadians in our own House, of Commons, without ex-
I expect many residents in the Far East forception, take a grave view of the situation
will remember Mr. Percival Spencer, who in Ottawa. It is an Imperial disaster,"
The proceedings began at two o'clock gave balloon and parachute displays, not
Without the sanction of the two in the afternoon and the examination of said one," and the position is very grave only in China but also in Japan, India,
the two prisoners lasted till about five, A Bill for National Service in the and serivus. A general election is inevit Egypt, and the Straits Settlements. He Houses of Parliament the Government, Territorials was introduced into Parlia abio, Canada will be split into British Cught sold at Brooklands on Easter during the night of the 26th inst., private when the case was adjourned xine die.
Monday, and developed bronchially concluded an agreement for a loan of
Procurator Chen has taken the neces £25,000,000 from the Quintuple Groupsary measures to have Hung Tse-ying, rest, on Friday, by Captain Sandys, and alien sections, with the alien section cumonia.
First Secretary of Home Affairs, brought one of the younger school of Unionist slightly in the ascendant. The question associated with his four brothers in the The terms of the loan agreement are ab
balloon business at Highbury. He was solutely unacceptable. politicians who has already made his before the clectors will be the gift of the born in 1864, the son of an aeronauts that the Government, trifes with our
Such an unconstitutional net shows down to Shanghai to be tried in conjunc-
tion with lung.
The Procurator has dispatched a wire Our naval three Dreadnoughts, and it is quite cer and when only eight years olne made mark at St. Stephen's. superiority to-day, he argued is very tain that there will be a large majority is first balloon ascent at the Crystal sovereign rights as with toys and con- to Peking to negotiate for the surrender
Palace. In later years he became a fami- siders the Republic as of no account at all.
of Hung with the German authorities at The Republic: is not the private pro- Bugland willir figure at fêtes and galas in different much less than it was in 1907, when the against the contribution. Territorial Force was constituted. Since have to build the three ships herself and parts of the country. On seven casions perty of a few persons. Why should they Tsingtao, whither flung fied after sus- 1907 there has been a reduction of 43,865 pay for them.
he crossed the English Channel by do just as they please and heedlessly picion of complicity in Sung's murder fell Asked whether he realioon, and he had also flown neross the follow the example of Egypt? men in the Regular Army and Special garded the anti-Dreadnought movement Irish Sea from the Isle of Man to Set Quintuple Group negotiated the dealin Reserve and Militia. In the meantime the as anti-Imperial, this member replied: land. Mr. Spencer, says the Times, was
China without bearing in mind what the DEPORTATION OF CHINESE FROM
THE PHILIPPINES. military and naval power of some of the
"Yes. There is no doubt that Sir Wilfrid the possessor of a large collection of form of government of this nation is Continental States have been increasing. Laurier is right in front of a novement photographs which he had taken himself That way of investing their capital is
in the course of his many journeys by entirely devoid of security. Though the development of aerial navigathat is anti-Imperial although he does halloon. Since the advent of the tion will probably revolutionise warlike not know-it. It has all been a frightful anroplane and the airship he devoted a
Governor General Forbes last week re- A United Canada without great deal of study to their structure and operations in the future, our provision in mistake.
utility, and on many occasions he can
ceived a cable from Washington announc regard to the new' arm is altogether Dreadnoughts would have been better municated his experiences through the
ing that the Supreme Court of the United insignificant in comparison with that than a divided Canada with them. It is Press and also throughs his writings and
States has sustained the Supreme Court made by foreigu Powers. The Territorial absolutely certain now that we shall never
of the Philippine Islands in its decision. "Can France now copy our Zeppelins?". Mr. Wn Hon-man, Tutuh of Kwang-
rendered in the now famous case of the Army is 50,000 men under its establish get the Dreadnoughts."!
is the question of the hour in Berlin. Ontung, sent telegrams to Yuan Shih-kai, deportation of twelve Chinese in 1909, ment, and last year 34,700 men did not
The Royal Colonial Institute has had every hand the accidental landing of the the Cabinet, the Vice-President, the two According to the decision of the highest attend camp at all, while a large number did not have the full training. The very successful year, and the Fellows and 24 at Luneville, in France, is regarded Houses of Parliament, the Tntals, the tribunal the Governor General had the as something approaching a national dis- Civil Governors, the Assemblies and the right to deport the men in question and aster. The airship was on her trials pre-Press of the various provings reading as cannot be held civilly liable. Territorial system has not, therefore, Associates not number considerably over
A request was made in August, 1909, for On the proved successful on a voluntary basis. 7,000, representative of every Colony and liminary to being taken over by the follows:-
I was greatly surprised when I read the deportation of 12 Chinese. Dependency of the British Crown. The German Government and contained all
latest improvements. All her secrets, the telegram from the Senate regarding 19th of that month the chiefs of police and it is necessary to enforce the principle Council state, in their annual report, that the test parefully guarded, must now the loan. To thus increase the burden of and secret service of Manila, acting under that the privilege of citizenship carries. with the liability to undergo military they have long folt, and their attentione in the possession of France, and there the people without the approval of the the orders of the Governor General seized has constantly been called to the fact, that is great chagrin over the misadven- National Assembly is clearly an act con- and deported the 12 men, among them one training for the defence of the country. however fitted the title "Royal Colonial specialist declares that even a close inspection.
The Lokalonteiger's aeronautical stituting serious violation of the Constitu- who had lived in the islands for 29 years
I never thought it possible that as a soap factor, another for 29 years a Captain Sandys quoted Lord Haldane as Institute" was at the foundation in 1888, tion and the copying of the plans of the such a thing could happen in this a baker and who was married to a native having said, that in the event of war he that title is no longer truly appropriate motors and structural parts would not Republic, Even during the tyrannical woman and had three grown daughters would pass a short sharp Act to compel either to the self-governing Dominions or enable France to copy the Zeppelins with Tsing régime the higher authorities were
for another
24. One had lived service in the defensive forces. There to India. A year ago a communication out long experiment, and without trained not so bold and despotic as to allow living there; another for 25 years; THE
On the other hand, Dr. foreign supervision of our finances for there
Jess for no
than 35 years, is not much difference," he said, "between was sent to Fellows inviting opinions and Eckner, one of the experts of the Commer fifty years, besides giving the national salt
sive business and large family, and was Lord Haldane's views and mine, except suggestions on the subject. These are now cial Zeppelin Company, states: If the product as security. The loan is so big was a Christian Chinaman with an exten under consideration, and the Council ship has been thoroughly searched by ex- that it actually amounts to £5,000,000 in 1907 chairman of the Chinese Chamber that I believe in organising the fire
announce that they will in due perts there can be no question of any How could this debt be contracted without of Commerce: and still another who had brigade before the fire takes place." The course
as steps
may, further concealment of certain structural having the terms of the agreement pub- motion for second reading was secunded after careful deliberation, be approved secrets. This view is generally held, lished beforehand for the formation or lived there for 33 years was included.
and authorised. The Duke of Connaught Nobody doubts that Franco possesses any the public?
The Provisional Government should. by Sir Charles Rose, a Liberal member, has accepted the position of Vice Patron secrets that were in the construction of and after an Instructive debate to Bill of the Institute, and Earl Grey will be the Zeppelins, thongh how long it will under no circumstances privately contract The take her brilliant mechanicians to make a big loan and thereby thrust a galling was talked out. No vote was consequently president for the coming year. taken. It imposed on all male, British Council further announce that initial practical use of the knowlege is another yoke upon the people during the last days
steps have been taken towards the estab matter.
of its existenos, and actually after the Parliament had assetabled.
Mr. George W. Guthrie, whom President subjects resident in the United Kingdom fishment of a Chair of Empire Trade at
The Lord Mayor has dispelled a popu- "Previously the people of Kwanglong Wilson has appointed to be American the obligation on attaining the age of 18 the London School of Economics, and add
this significant commentary: "It is sur lar illusion about Billingsgate. Heindignantly opposed the Sextiple Loan Ambassador to Japan, was born at prising that the Empire should have pro-recently paid an early morning visit to and now they have become more in- if required to do soy the Army Council. ceeded so far along the path of develop this market,
He did not go in his dignant, as they have heard that the Guy-Pittsburg in 1818, and after graduating at the University of that city became a mens without having a Chair of Empire mayoral robes, but in his bowler hat, so erniment contracted this huge There were certain exemptions for only Trade in its capital city." A substantia? that he should not be recognised. During illegally. They have sworn to repudiate lawyer and entered polities as a reformer sons, and no person would be required to He a delegate to the
tenance of the Chair, but more is required.
1904 and two years later became Mayor be never heard a profane word. Every in connection with the Sung case the Gov. Democratic National Convention NEW CHANNEL BOATS.
where he went he was met with a "By ernment granted a big sum of money to The steamboat service between this your leave, Sir." The Lord Mayor came the murderers. Now by showing contempt of Pittsburg, in which position he initiated in the civic country and the Continent is likely to be to the conclusion that the good, temper for the Constitution and treating the attained soms measure of fame for the dministration. He married in 1888 revolutionised by the new scheme which displayed in the carrying out of the Parliament with contumely the people's reforms he will establish a service Tetween Tilbury arduous labours would have been a credit suspicions of the Government are more
to any body of men.
deep-rooted than ever.
Florence J. Howe of his native city.
years of serving in the Territorial Force
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