SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, November 27th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION;
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. H. H. J
COMPERTZ (PUISNE JUDOE).
THE BANK-NOTE CABEL. The hearing was continued of the case in which Ma Yuk Fai and Mà Kwan are charged with having in their possession, without lawful excuse, 12,500 notes of the Provincial Government of Kwangtung, of the face value of 85 each, the said notes having been stolen outside the Colony,
A witness named Chung Chun Lam, au officer in the Cash Department of the
ACTIONS AND REACTIONS
IN CHINA
IL-FOREIGN RELATIONS;
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THE UNITED STATES.
basis of indissoluble national union is im full harmony with the determination of the Chinese people and of my own to unite peace with liberty and an effective national government with prosperous popular institutions
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27ra, 1913.
highly advantageous, both directly and but without penetrating an deeply on the AMERICAN THANKSGIVING DAY. indirectly
philosophical side of the question, it will A feature that distinguished the be recognized that the United States,o-day the 27th fast, is the day appointed by President Wilson as Thanks relations of the United States and China with its new institutions and recent giving Day. The President's proclama in the early days was the ultra-sympathetic traditions, would naturally envisage an tion issued month ago, reads o attitude of the former, and her willingness | ancient civilization froni
I shall appreciate it deeply if you will stand follows: 1
be so good ns to convey my sentiments and to go further than most European coun- point different from that occupied
The season is at hand in which it has greetings to the President and people of trics in acceding to China's requirements. by the European Powers, which had been been our long rospected custom as a people the United States. To you, Mr. Minister, Thus, while Great Britain and Francs dealing with Oriental nations long before turn in praise and thanksgiving to I am pleased to avail of this opportunity their close relations with China, and had Almighty God for His manifold mercies and to extend a hearty welcome. I attach
blessings to us as a uation. This year that great importance to your mission to: door and doing all in their power to make Imperial responsibilities over Eastern peculiar degree, hy Banifest of His will which now happily, bind the two China admit them by the ordinary route" ci Taku and Tientsin, the United States races. Another important factor has Commissioner was complaisant enough to been the missionary activity of the enter by some other way," to adopt, in
United States, which has always outrun fact, the Peitang route to the capital that its commercial enterprise in China, with Sir F. Bruce had already refused on the the result that missionaries have played ground of its derogatory associations. As a part in the diplomatic affairs of the
Dr. Yung Wing's educational mission to the United States has already been i were knocking their londest at the front in most instances already, assuined has just passed has been marked in strengthen the bonds of amity and good"
mentioned: some measure of its fruits can. be gained by seaaning “a list of the prominent officials of China and sciccting those of American education, Sir Chen- tung Liang Cheng, Chou Tzu-chi, Jème Tien Yow, M. T Liang, Linng. Shih-yi, Jiang Tuu-sen, Alfred Sze (Shit Shack
notes and Kwangtung subsidiary silver fang, Ken Hui-ch'ing, Lew Yuk Lin, and and the embassy was submitted to
gineious and beneficent providence," have not only had peace throughout our own countries, and I can assure you that in harders and with the nations of the world the performance of this noble mission you but that peser has been brightened by on will always obtain my willing and glal stantly multiplying evidences of genuine-operation.
friendship, of mutual sympathy and unders standing, and of the happy operation of many clevating influences both of ideal and nation has not only been
practice.
THE SIBERIAN MAILS.
The following extract from an inter-
Hongkong: He could not understand the cause of letters to Great Britain tak
Canton Treasury, and who also has charge chi), Tang Shao-yi, C. T. Wang, Wang was but to he expected, such complaisance United States that has not been possible prosperous, but has proved its capacity to view with the Japanese Director-General of the payments out, said that Kwangtung Chung-bui, Wen Tsung-yao, Wu T'ing was taken advantage of by the Chinese, to them in the ease of other countries. Lake tenim enansel amidst the rapid move of Posts will be of general interest in were current in Canton. Imperial and Tong Kai-son are some of the names that gratuitous indignities. "We were lodged tary of Legation and: Chargé d'Affaires egnity. We hare seen practical completion ing as long as one month to reach their Republican notes were received into the will at once occur to the mind, and it in a well-furnished house and luxuriously and Dr. W. A, P. Martin, all of whom which not only exemplifies the nation's destination.
that issue
will be remarked, that they are all those
that they had a large share in moulding
Dr. Peter Parker, United States Euvoyment of affairs and deal with its own life to Chine, Dr. B. Wells Williams, Secre in a spirit of candour, righteousness and
of a great work at the isthmus of Panama buscant resources to accomplish what it will and the distinguished skill and capacity of its public seryants, but also promises the beginning of a new age, of new contacts,
may h
and peace on earth and good will towards
The Advertiser represen tative painted out that letters by Wednesday sail from London were usually twenty or twenty-one day on the jarney, while other letters by the
the United Kingdom" to
month. This elicited the reply that
Russian authorities with a view to removing all these irregularities." are glad to hear it, for Hongkong shares
Wo
fed, but we were guarded like criminals, Treasury, and, in 1019, there was an
of men who held office of the highest ránk.
were (and in the case of the inst-named When a party of Russians, authorised issue of 2,000,000 notes.
we can use the present tense) missionaries Mr Potter-What was the amount of under the Manchus or now occupy it Ignatieff among them, no donkt, came to
quoted as the most untable under the Republic, while the part played our door in the city, they were rudely instances, in that they were intimately new neighbourhoods, new sympathies, new dispatches from London on Friday and Mr. Blade streanously objected to this during the revolution by three of them expelled by our guards, and not even a connected with diplomatic intercourse bonds and new achievetnents of co-operation Saturday reached here in about sixteen question. The actual issues should be would certainly justify them in claiming visiting card was allowed to come in." between the United States and China in and peace. Righteousness uniteth a nation, terram
day's. Still, there were occasions when
proved by the best evidence obtainable, for the fate of China. Wen Tsung-yas and Says Dr. Martin, the interpreter to the the critical years preceding the Second men furnish the only foundation upon Tokyo were not delivered under one notes could only be issued from the Wu Ting-fang directed the foreign policy Mission. Finally the mission had to leave China War, during that war.. and which can be built the lasting achievements negotiations were taking place with the department on requisition. The correct of the Republicans during the revolu. Peking without obtaining audience of the way of proving the isane, was by excentivetionary struggle, and by their threats of Emperor (the 'on-t'ou difficulty proved documents under which the issue was anti-foreign outbreaks and of fature insuperable), and had to be content with made, and not by the word of mouth of repudiation by the Republicans did all an exchange of ratifications at Peitang. an individual employer in the depart in their power to prevent the grauting of
Instances of this same tenderness for ment. It was absolutely essential that loans to the Imperialists Tang Shao-yi Chinese susceptibilities can be found precise figures and precise dates should be
was the Imperialist delegate at the Peace much earlier, and this sentiment might given regarding the issue..
Conference at Shanghai; everything be said to be characteristic of America would indicate that he went to the in China from the beginning. In 1821, States, and have enabled them to play a Conference with his mind already made a sailor on an American ship was alleged up that it could have but one possible to have killed a Chinese by acident, result, and by his acceptance of the After holding a travesty of a trial. the
His Honour remarked that if the figures and dates were not precise that would be Mr. Slade--It is not the best evidence
a point in favour of the defence,
Chinese officials demanded tlist he should
throughout the subsequent process of settlement. Until its reorganization in recent years the American Consular Service, too, was to some extent officered by missionaries, while the wealth and influence of some of the American mis sionary societies have given weight to prouquncements in the United their
part in moulding their country's policy that would be impossible to missionary societies of other nationalities.
It is a curious contrast to-and this
"
of the human spirit. The penthought us satisfaction of work well and fresh visions of our duty which will make the work of the future better still. President of the United States of Amerien, Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty- seventh day of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people throughout the laud to cease from their vented occupation and in their several homes and places of worship reader thanks to Almighty God, hand titi enised the Seat of the United
In Witness Whereof, I have here set my
States to be affixed.
when a witness can only say about proposal for submitting the future of the be handed over for execution, which was, sympathetic and altruistic attitude in twenty-third day of October in the year of
His Honour-But that may be merely Chinese politeness. You may subsequently find that he knows exactly to a tick. It seems to me that so far the objection is "not one of substance-a
country to the verdict of a National Convention he made certain the advent of the Republic. By way of contrast, although it would be possible to draw up far more lengthy lists of the names of Japanese students who took an active part in the revolutionary movement and in the subsequent activities of the Republic, there would be found to he few of them.
ultimately done, and the unfortunate sailor was strangled within 24 hours. The attitude of the United States was, at the time, defined in the following declaration:"We are bound to submit to your laws while we are in your waters: be they ever so unjust, we will not resist
them.
*** Dons at the City of Washington this
thirteen, and of the Independence of the Dar Lord one thousand nine hundred and Taited States the one hundred and thirty- eighth.
"WOODROW WILSON,"
CHINA'S PRESIDENT.
PRESENTATION OF CUEDENTIALS BY KOKEIGN MINISTERS:
Witness stated the amount of the issue, whereupon Mr Potter asked witness if he knew when the new so notes were paid out by the Treasury this year.
Mr. Slade My objection is substantially who could claim to be included in the first the same. I want the record of the issue, rank of Chinese puliticians, the "Who's the Burlinghame Mission, which took its America is significant: the altruistic and Danish Belgian, and United States
Who," of the China Year Book, for
We have absolutely no means of arriving
this grievance with Japan,
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paper, I had two ths of Cuticara Ointment and one tablet. of Outleurs, soap and An a month's time I was all right. Outleura. Soap and Ointment completely remedited my trouble ** (8lgoed) Mrs. C. T. Hepworth, May 23, 1912.
at the exact figure, except by this man's instance, includes the names of 30 officials Peking, who was its ledding member American diplomacy in China cruable to at separate audiences. The procedure wament of Cuticura Scap anul Ointment in the
memory.
Subsequently witness said that the notes were issued on the 20th July, and that the issue of $5 notes between the 20th July and 11th August totalled 1,000,000.
Mr. Potter then asked for what purpose the notes wero issued,
M, Slade made a further objection. How could that man know for what par pose the money was paid out? If the Crown were going to prove the purpose, that would also have to be by executive order. He was not taking that point as. a technical objection, but the defence did not believe that the money was issued for the payment of the troops at all. It was mere hearsay and not evidence; hearsay could not be evidence.
His Honour expressed the opinion that there should be some proof of the order which was issued regarding the notos.
Mr Potter said that there had been great disturbance in Carton, and docu- ments and the lika had been lost. How over, they could always look and try and find them. It did not. really matter whether the million dollars were paid for the payment of the troops or not. The objection, he thought, seemed absurd.
His Honour-I cannot take that answer I wont written particulars regarding the purpose for which this money was paid.
of Japanese education, but of theso only a few can claim to be really well-known LiYuan-hung, Hsiung Hsi-ling (who, however, also studied in Europe). Yin Ch'ang-beng (the Commander of the Szechuanese Tibetan Expedition), and, a significant trio, Huang Hsing, Hu Han min, and Li Lich chún
After what bas already beeri said about the education of Chinese in Japan, it is not difficult to draw conclusions from a comparison of the above two lists of
names,
While the result of sending students to Japan has been that they have in many cases imbibed revolutionary doctrines and little else, the American students, though they often exhibit in a marked degree the self-sufficiency and conceit that are prevalent in Young China, also gain such a degree of Western education as to give them a new outlook on the affairs of their country and to enable them to bring new ideas and fresh habits of thought to bear on the problems: of their land. As a very rough generaliza- tion, it might be said that the Japanese educated students furnished the hands of the movement-the agitators and local leaders the brains of the revolution
consisted of American educated students Lest such a comparison should seem to press unduly heavily on Japan, it should
Mr. Potter-Oh, well, we will endeavour | be remembered that, especially of late to obtain that.
Another witness from the Treasury said. in reply to Mr. Slado, that he had made himself notorious as an identifier of notes. Mr. Slade jocularly asked-You eau, I suppose, say if a certain piece of string, which has been tied round notes in a certain manner, has been tampered with
Witness' reply in the affirmative was received with undisguised amasement He added that he had done this several times on behalf of the Canton Govern- ment, and also that "old" notes were tied with string and the new ones with grass paper...
Witness, pressed regarding this matter, said that Iraporial notes were tied with string, and Repablican notes with grass
paper..
Mr. Slade-What? Is it infra dig. to use string, or more superior to use gras paper! Is string a badge of virtue? (Laughter.)
years, and also at the conumencement, the | American students have been picked men, and, furthermore, it is fairly certain that only those who are really bent on edúca- tion, and are prepared to devote some considerable time to it, would incur the expense and the long sea yoyage which a course in the United States involves.
Without examining at length the future
Another instance of American genti ment towards Chian was furnished by nose from the American Minister at
object is described by Professor Giles as having been to bring to the notice of foreign governments China's right, as an independent Power, to manage her internal affairs without undue interfer ence from the outside." Burlinghama
– Dr. Reinseh said -—-
the
HEADS MASS OF SKIN TROUBLE
China ap-existing with the rigid opera tion of the Exclusion Acts on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean, and also to notice that the United States, who played, directly and consciously, so great a part in calling forth the new spirit in China, was the first to suffer from the influence of that spirit. The contrast between the United States attitude. towards the Chinese in China and in
The Swedish, German, Russian, French,
humanitarian principles which, as
we Ministers at Peking have recently pre- have seen have been 11 Jenture of serted their credentials to the President
dust before economic
for the Minister in handing in his papers #presBRIE in California, and, in spite of the United to convey in a short speech the good wishes States cordial recognition of the of the nation represented by the Minister, inherent and inalienable right of man to and for the President to reply.
We quote the speeches made on change his home and allegiance, and accusion of the presentation of the the mutual advantages of the free migra credentials of the new Minister of the tion and emigration of their citizens and United States, Dr. Reinsch subjects respectively from one country to the other for the purpose of curiosity, Mr. PRESIDENT -Having been appointed of trade, or as permanent residents by the President of the United States of America as Envoy Extraordinary and Article of the Treaty of Washington, Aster Plenipotentiary to the Republic 1886)-in spite, also, of the most-favoured of China, I have the honour to present to nation right of travel and residence in your Excellency my Letter of Credence, the United States conferred on Chinese as well as the Letter announcing the recall subjects by Article VI of the same of my predecessor, Mr. Calhoun. I am Treaty-it was found necessary to erect happy to avail myself of this opportunity barriers against the free invasion of the to convey to your Excellency the cordial greetings of the President of the United Western States" by Chinese labour, States. During these years, when the The Governments of China and of culminating in drastic Exclusion Acts, Chinese people are engaged in laying the the United States mutually agree and undertake that Chinese subjects shall the murder of Chinese labourers by foundation of republican institutions and not be permitted to import opium into Californian mobs in 1904, and the of a strong and effective national govern. any of the ports of the United States: refusal of the San Francisco Customs to wishes of my country go out to them. It ment, the cordial sympathy and best and citizens of the United States shall not be permitted to import opium into admit certain educated Chinese of the is the hope of the American people that any of the open ports of China, to upper class. The immediate result was under institutions and under the experi transport it from one open port to any the American boycott of 1903,
enced administration of your Excellency, other open port, or to buy and sell opium in any of the open ports of
as the Chief Executive, the country may MAPPIN&WEBB, this boycott the outer world was
prosper-in-all its activities and free. China.. This absolute prohibition, gin for the first time an example of government may be firmly established on which extends to vessels owned by the the growing spirit of nationalism in a basis of indissoluble national union and citizens or subjects of either Power, China, and of the inculties of combina to foreign vessels employed by them,
died before the mission was two years old, and the effort came to an abrupt con clusion without any sign of progress towards the attainment of its end or of the realization of Burlinghame's optimistic prophcey that within a few years there would be "a shining cross on every bill in the Middle Kingdom."...
The opium trade furnishes another characteristic episode. Article II. of the United States Supplemental Treaty, 1880, provides: ----
on the const.
arid
in agreement with the ideals of national life as set forth is your Excellenes in the inauguratesage
THE
BE PRESIDENT'S REPLY (English Translation reud by Dr. V. K
Wellington Boo, Councillur of the Waichino Lu) |
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or to vessels owned by the citizens ortiq and organization that accompanied subjects of either Power, and employed it. There is no need to trace the nurse
In accepting the responsibilities of the by other persons for the transportation of the boycott: it is sufficient to point position of American Minister to China of opium, eball: ko enforced by that it was effective throughout a I shall endeavour, with all my power, appropriate legislation on the part of China and the United States; and the large portion of China, in spite of the further to strengthen the feelings of loses that it must have occasioned to the mutual confidence and sympathy which benefits of the favoured nation clause Chinese merchants who took part in i have long united China and the United in existing Treaties shall not be claimed by the citizens or subjects of either al that it did not come to an end until States of America. It is my hope that STERLING Power as against the provisions of this isntial Aressage was issued (June our mutual helpfulness in all the works 20, 1905) intimating that the United of civilization may ever increase and that Saites Government would promise for the strong and lasting good will, which This prohibition would certainly seom the future admission and courteous treat- to be as stringent as possible, and the mint to bind-fide students and travellers. starked the relations between our countries, may continue and grow for all net would appear to be so closely drawn The effects of the boycott did not
die with it. Young China had however as to leave no loophole of escape, vetë larnt four years later, when the United States Chiness or the oryanta for had proved watchword of education in China, it may be asserted fing reappeared
té conjure with, and it was soon clear as a broad generalization that many years American vessels were engaged in the that the clamour for the recovery of sereign rights included, in the minds wast elapse before anything approaching coasting trade, opium transport, went on many ardent spirits, their recovery an efficient higher education will be without let or hindrance, and the inten- for the Manchus.
the President of the United States of The forces that attainable in the country; that ja to say, tions of this Article were rendered re ultimately to work the overthrow of America accrediting you as Envoy Extra- the movement for education abroad is abortive.--
te dynasty now came to light-the ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to itators had realized their influence, the Republic of China, as well as the likely to go on unchecked for some con-
The peculiar position of the United possibilities of the Press as a political Letter announcing the recall of your siderable time, and, especially with all States in China is also exemplified by eat had been demonstrated, and the predecessor, Mr. Calhoun, I wish to the above examples of American educated the fact that she has no concessions or flue of concerted action had been congratulate His Excellency the President students in high places, it is in any case settlements, and did not even come forored. These forces were not called into of the United States on having chosen bing by the American boyoots, but, as another distinguished gentleman to be the unlikely that the flow of students to the ward to claim one during the serumble providing the occasion for their first American Minister to China. A profound United States will he obstructed in any of 1898. Her activities in this connection tial of strength, the boycott contributed scholar and a cosmopolitan statesman, you way. There is also another point that were confined to obtaining from the ormously to their development and so not only enhance the pride of your own
the achievement of their ultimate end, will prevent the possibility of the advent Governments of Great Britain, France, There are constant reminders that this country by your accepting the high past of the Republic affecting prejudicially Germany, Italy, Japan, and Russia duestion of Chinese immigration still but add lustre to the one to which you this movements when the United States declarations that international trade and Sintains grave possibilities for the United are accredited.
The relations between China and the States and such must always be
unless and until case
Witness amended his paying reply by stating that all the old Inserial notes were tied with string.,
Mr. Slade, then asted-Your powers of identification of notes received ride shock at the commencement of this case,
returned, or waived, the balance of the commerce would not be interfered with didn't they-They were identified by Buxer indemnity did so on the under in their respective "spheres of interest." another witness, qud he was at fault."
Several other Treasury employees you standing that the funds so saved for China Of the same nature, 153, to come down called as witnesses One of these was should be devoted to sending youths to to meet day, was Mr. Knca's ill-fated asked by Mr. Slade-In consequence of your change of evidence you are, I think, United States for education, thue-nt Mauchurian neutralization scheme. still in the employ of the Troy there one and the same tme gaining kudos for aruparalleled act of international perhaps t
was the danger firing spot" comment -witness
yea
Mr. MINISTER-While receiving from
your hands the Letter of Credence from
many
CUTLERY
From the
SOLE AGENTS:
China United States. I are happy to confirm. CHS. evelops industries sufficient to give have always been marked by mutual con. employment to that excess population fidence and helpfulness. The feelings of fat is now driven to seek relief in sympathy and interest which the Ameri- enigration from the economic pressure, can people have exhibited on and in view of the present condition of occasions toward the Chinese people in An examination of the causes of this hpan, them appears little ground for their efforts to establish republican a strong national bieving that, if China's mineral and institutions under sentiment would involve an excursion industrial resources were all utilized to government Lave never failed to stimulate into such questions as the causes that go ticis utmost capacity, there would not them to strive harder for the realization to the interaction ofer seeking the means of a livelihled to me learn that the hope of the
i other lands.
American nation to see China prosper (To be continued.)
under free goverment established on n
Tepnet that he was still in the emplenerosity," and eisuring that for some to develop a national genius, and would even then be the same surplus population of their ideas and ideals. It is gratifying i
to come she should take a prominent of the Treasury:
The further bearing was art in a traffic which was found to be ethnological, climatic, and political forces, antil this morning.
so: lead On
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