THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TM1⁄2, 1914.
BETWEEN FOUR CAPITALS. it near the kilns, husbanding up a good
supply to carry them through the follow ing summer, when they make the lime and tinko the bricks. Very little land is available for cultivation, and, as is customary in the barren mountainous
OVER A THOUSAND MILES ACROSS SOUTH CHINA,
CANTON TO 'KWEILIN.
[Continued]
TEK FUAO.
From Wuchow to Kwellin the river pursues an over-winding tortuous rock-
tormented north north-westerly course over a rocky bed, which causes the water to be of a tramparent clearness and tá abound with fish of the trout type, which are of a delicious flavour, the catching of which forms the chief industry and staple diot of the few people scattered along this 300 miles of waterway in the heart of Kwangsi. Beyond Kweilin the river. turos due, north and le navigablo to only vory shallow draft boats in the summer months when there is plenty of water, and it is then possible to travel all the war by water from Canton, in to the Yangtze, as the two watersheds are joined by a canal some ten miles long, which in the winter mouths is almost dry.
FORDING 180 MILES OF RAPIDS.
morn until sunset.
The entire length of the lower part of this river between Wuchow and Ping Jokin, the wily town of any importance, for a distance of some hundred and sixty mites, is one long succession of very difficult and dangerous rapids; conec quently our progress was slow, averaging only some ten miles per day, although the crow worked very hard from early These sailors work very hard, but the carsplitting din they cause by a continuous yelling all day long, when they are poling the boat over the rapids, is incessant and trying to one's nerves, and can be likened only to eouls in the torment of a Dante's Inferno. However, one gets used to it after a few daya; it is even possible to sleep quite well when the din is at its height. They say they could not pole unless they made this noise, and one has to believe it. Between these numerous rupids the river flows through deep, narrow precipitous limestone gorges, when for a mile or so it is almost impossible to detect any
FOOTBALL.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,
SIONTHLY MEETING.
The usual monthly meeting of this
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTE.]
MR. KİNG YU WEI.
CANTON, January 3rd,
President Yuan has telegraphed to
rogions. the natives are obliged to clear years. At the time of its formation, orcague was held at the R.A. Barracks Mr. Keng Yu Woi, asking him to proceed.
the sides of the hills of shrubbery so they can grow the maize on which they mainly subsist, as they are only able to grow their rice in very small patches near the mouths of small mountain streams, barely enough for their own consumption.
Yot in almost every instance one will and a small patch of the fragrant weed, near every little bamboo hut, practically the only luxury or seeming necessity of these mountain people.
some gigantic sLW. Uphervals, volcanic activity, and torrential floods, "have evidently disrupted and broken the geological strata of this region, through which has boiled the rock-tormented waters of this river for thousands of
perhaps earlier or later, this district was more or less broken and dislocated hy upheavals of igneous rock and was then cut, channelled and furrowed into deep ravines and canyons by scores of mountain torrents. I do not know this is an accurate scientific explanation of the contour of this region, but at least it accounts, in a conjectural way, for many of the extraordinary topogra phical features of the country; hundreds of peaks and ridges that stretch as iar as the eye can see are unquestionably granitic.
A SPLENDID FIELD FOR LANDSCAPE PAINTERS,
last evening, Captain T. A. Robertson, A.O.D., presiding.
The Staff and Departments Club wan reported by the referee for turning out late. Lee, Corp. Royle, their secretary, explained that the men did, their best, but service duties kept them back. was unanimously decided to accept the explanation and the matter thereupon dropped.
It
to the Capital to give the beneft of his knowledge to the Administrative Con- ference.
DEATH OF LA SHAI EWAL., The death, under tragically sudden cir- cumstances, is recorded of Li Shai Kwai, who, until the time of his demise, was Co-Director of the Tranquillization Bureau of the Kwangchow Prefecture. On the evening of the 1st instant he enter tained his brother-officers and the mei- bers of the local gentry to dinner at the Headquarters of the Bureau for the Suppression of Brigaudage in Shiklung, but he suddenly succumbed when he was
The sunrise and sunset effects on this scheme. He reported that the net stand about to drink the fourth cup of liquor.
It was reported that the efforts made to obtain the grant of a trophy for the Second Division of the League had proved unsuccessful and the fact was much regretted. Sergeant Wilson, the Hon. Secretary, however, had an alternative receipts for the recent "Army "vi extraordinary mountainous- regionNavy match amounted to 894, and the spreads ont scones of wild, unrivalled meeting expressed its satisfaction therent. natural beauty and grandeur, such that He said that by an arrangement with the Hongkong Club part of this might have the pen absolutely fails to describe. No to be handed over to that club, and it other region that I have ever seen in
was decided, after much discussion, that South China, presents, in an equally he and the Chairman should interview limited area, such a remarkable diversity the Club officials with a view of obtaining of unique rocky features. As difficult the best terms possible, especially bearing as this river is to navigate even at this in mind the necessity for obtaining a
trophy for the Second Division.: time of the year, the imagination fails grasp what a wonderful scene it must present to the eye when in flood. Many
waterfalls
and
stalactitic
Finally the meeting decided to record on the official minutes its appreciation of the way the arrangements for the Army and Navy match wore prepared and carried out and its thanks to the Officers who honoured it with their presence.
"APRÓPOS OF TAE QUEUE," Evidently the latest style of coiffure has not as yet, reached these outlying parts, and the country people seem quite at au utter loss as to what style to adopt. On a musket day in any of these small market towns, jotted here and there along the river, one sees the pakka pigtail in all its past and present fading glory Although the majority have not complete discarded this appendag, vot, it is slowly on the ware. Many have cut a part of it off and shave the head as of yore, whilst others, chiefly the older men, still carefully guard it. From the old gentle man who has plaited it ever since he can
fine very remember, and who, unable to understand why it is being dispensed with, and who, eaves, disclosing subterranean rivers, are leth to part with it, rolls it carefully to be seen here and there, which greatly under his bat-as if he were not quite enhance the beauty of this wild mountain certain whether it was infra dig, to sportscenery. it or not to the young village blood, who wears about aix inches nicely parted in Situated in one of the most beautiful the centre, and many others like so many mountainous parts of Kwangsi, the ex-Suturday 10.-R.E Shockheaded Peters, each with a style of capital has, since the revolution, and the
the seat his own-one and all presenting a most subsequent removal of
of extraordinary appearance, which would Government to Nanning on the West quite put to shame Paderewski himself. River-deterioriated commercially. This Truly, when one gets a peep into these is not to be wondered at, seeing that all corners of this the officials and their jetinue, who out-of-the-beaten-track vast Republic, the full fores of the all used to spend liberally, have removed obvious colossal task before the Chinese their families, and incidentally their people of comprehending this new state purchasing power with them. The of affairs is realized, and it will ovidently splendid now Government buildings-in Wednesday 7-Submarines v. Staff and
before even one-stodian style se hastily constructed. generations take
THE EX-CAPITAL KWEILIN.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.
MATCHES FOR JANUARY, 1014.
First Divisiori.
Ground, 4.00 p.m. Storrie Saturday 17.-Tamar *. R.G.A. Naval
Ground, 4.00 p.m. Referee, Mr. A. P. Storrie. Saturday 81R.E. RĪGA. Military Ground, 4.00 pm Referee. Mr. E. J.
v. Tamar,
Military Referee, Mr. A. P.
Blake.
Second Division.
Tuesday 6.-R. E. Res. 4. Hongkong Military Ground, 4.00 p.m. Mr. E. Tyler.
Police. Referee,
4.00 p.m.
Medical assistance was at once summoned but all attempts to resuscitato him proved unsuccessful. The body of the deceased was conveyed to Cuaton on a launch for
burial
CHINESE STATESMEN AND CHRISTIANITY.
"Veritas" writes to the Central China ost of Hankow, pointing out that the vast majority of foreign residenta in China zeem to ignore the fact that Vice- President Li is not the enlightened re- former they take him to be, but a tortuous Oriental withal. This cor respondent goes on to say :-ni-
I have been astonished to see the many pious but altogether untrue reports and tales which appear 10 the Christian papers, mission papers and periodicals of the home Junds. General L, Hwang Asin, Sun Wen, even Cheng Chi-mei (1) are all represented Es starinch Christians, who were anxion to nholish heathenism in China and be champions of Christianity. Someone must
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ANKLES SWOLLEN
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outines country districts, and for this reason to purchased a pair of strong boots. After one of bis long rounds o caro home with gad of his 'enkias svollca and the skin
, caned by the friction of the strong leather on the ankle. I apolled a well- inoan cintmont, but it go: warso fastead of botter, then luflammation Bob ta. This was going on for a fortnight. I had sopt for your samples and they ar rival Just at this time, so I commenced to use them at once, with the result that the first application was not saly most soothing. but is soon started to improve
tayed with Cuticura Soap and Ointment akas and after two weeks it la quite right again. I may say that I applied Cutleura Ointment to my chapped bands with pieps- ing resulta." (Signed) Mrs, 3. Barson, Mar. 22, 1912.
A single cake of Cutters Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment are often sufficient when z olso 1:39 falled, at throughout the world. A sample of each with 32-p. Skin Rook free from nearest depot: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London: R. Towns & Co., Sydacy, N. 8. W.: Lennon, Lu, Cape Town; Muller, Moclean & Co., Calcutta and Bombay: Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Boston, U. S. A
MarTender-faced men should shave with Cuticura Soap Shaving Blick. Sample free.
196.10
to responsible for such vague and entirely MAPPIN& WEBB,
in
wrong statements. Is it the foreign Press individuals for such misgivings? The same China, or shall WIA blame certain
and even more is said about President Yuan
Shih-kai, when in fact no one is further away from being a champion of Christianity than he. It was the same with the call for China to the Christian world. What a to-do prayer which came some time ago from
was made about it in foreign countries I
current at all, and the boat can be yuloed thousandth part of the Chinese race form in the triumpbal days, ensuring the fall Thursday 983 Coy. R.G.A. . Buglers of the Constantine era in China. Why do
quite easily up stream. Then the river broadens wat again into tories of rapids, with a drop in many cases of five feet within fifty yards.
but a hazy idea of what a Republic means. At present it appears that the only difference between the state of affairs The majority now and that of a hundred years ago in these parts is the fact that a fraction of
of these houseboats have wooden capitaius
of the Manchu Dynasty are now the
offices of the local newspaper and the military official, Although Kweilin has not yet been abandoned by the sanction of the Central Government officially, it
Dept. Naval Ground, Referee, Mr. W. E. Doc. D.C.LI. Lyemun, 4.00 p.m. Friday Submarines v. Band
Mr. A. A. Wilson.
In Dockyard,' 4.00 p.m. -Referee, Mr. H. Coxon.
Saturday 10-6 Coy. R.G..
R.G.A. Lyemun, 4.00 p.m.. Mr. J. H. Monadue.
Referee, D.C.L.1.
Coy
Referee,
Military Ground, 2.30 p.m. Referee, Mr. J. F. Woods.
fixable at the bows, and when a rapid is them have cut off part of their queues.is, to all intents and purposes, a capital: too steep to be navigated by poling. a therwise the old customs and traditions of the past. The money market is tight Saturday 10-Staff and Depts. v. R.E. Res. prevail. Many possibly presume that such that ten cent bank-notes are in tions that from time immemorial have shaken the Chinese Colossus, and that it is but a passing phase, and the old order of things will in the general course of events subsequently reassert itself. Who
bamboo rope is run out to the head of this is only another phase of the revolucirculation, which fortunately for the Monday 12.---87 Cay. R.G.A.-Hongkong
couple of hundred yards of twisted the rapid attached to the anchor, which is embedded in the shore, and a mound of stones is piled upon it to prevent it from alipping. The boat is then gradually hauled over the rapid amidst the in- evitable yelling and screeching of the sailors, each of whom has his own special sing-song cry One of the crew, the noisiest of the bunch, completely lost his voice after a few days, and it was most amusing to listen to his vain endeavours to make himself heard above the din of
the others; but, of course, his best was
only a hoarse gasping sound, and even then he refused to give his vocal chords a rest, much to the amusement of all on board.
PEOPLE, CUSTOMS AND TOPOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.
The country passed through is one sen
can fortell?
ABSENCE OF PIRACY AND BRIGANDAGE ON
THE RIVER..
Not being imbued with the hereditary piratical proclivities of their neighbours, the waugsese are now a fairly peaceful and law-abiding people, especially in this part of the province, and they generally
merchants are kept at par. In fact Kwaugsi bank-notes have been on a par with small coin ever since the revolution,
fact which is certainly a credit to the local Government, as in most other provinces, especially Kweichow, they are at a heavy discount. Everything is very quiet bere, yet one misses the general air of prosperity which prevailed before the seal of Government was removed
to Nanding.
DAMENTO A COLD SPELL.
resemble the Yunnanese in this respect. here for several days, bringing with it A bitter north-easter has been blowing
river are stationed the old-fashioned even too thickest winter, clothing barely At intervals of ten miles or so along the cold, driving rain and slect, from which
picturesque type of
guard-boats so sffords sufficient protection. If this cold familiar years ago on the rivers in weather continues, snow will probably Kwangtung, but the old blue and white fall ere Xmas, as the thermometer only striped canvass awnings have now been registers a few degrees above freezing
LIMITED.
NEW CONSIGNMENTS
was looked at in many circles as the dawn STERLING SILVER WARE. wise and real kuowers of China not come forward on such occasions and remind the world that it is only a tortuous Oriental way of doing things and that the world of salt?" should receive such phenomena with a grain
But is not this exactly how the world has received this intelligence?
FOREIGN GARRISONS IN. CHIHLI
Police. Stonecutters, 4.00 p.m. Re We do not think it is generally realized force, Mr. E. J. Blake.
that certain conditions are attached to e. Tamar the withdrawal of the foreign garrisons Monday 12-Buglers D.C.1.I
Res. Military Ground, 4.00 p.m.
Rein Chilli. Article X. of the Sino-Japanese ferek, Mr. W. E. Dne.
Commercial Treaty of 1803 rends Wednesday 14.-Steff and Depts. 7. Sab follows:-
marines. Military Ground, 4.00p.m. Thursday 15-Tamar Res. v. 87 Cor, R.G.A.
Referee, Mr. €. Williams.
Naval Ground, 4.00 p.m. Referee, Mr. F. W. Wright. Thursday 15-Band D.C.II. . 38 Cuy R.GA Military Ground; 4,00 pai. Referee, Mr. E. Tylerwei Saturday 17 Staff and Depts. v. Buglers
Referon, Mr. J. F. Wonds. D.C.LI. Military Ground, 4.00 p.m.
FW. Eager. Wednesday 21-Submarines v. Tamar Res, Naval Ground, 4.00 p.m. teferce, Mr
A. P. Storrie.
Saturday 24-83 Coy. R.G.A. v. Temar
Res Lymun, 4.00 p.m.
Referee, Mr. Tuesday 27-88 Coy R.G.A. v. Staff and
Depts, Military Ground, 4.00 pm
Referee, Mr. J. Moran..
Re.
International Quarter in Peking.
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The High Contructing Parties hereto agree that in case of and after the com- plete withdrawal of the foreign troops. stationed in the Province of Chili, and of the Legation Guards, a place of inter-
PRINCE'S
PLATE
(GUARANTEED FOR 30 YEARS)
CUTLERY
From the
SOLE AGENTS:
national residence and trade in Peking CHS. J. GAUPP
will be forthwith opened by China itself; The detailed regulations relating thereto shall he settled in due time after consulta-
tion,
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CHATER ROAD
While the Chinese are under no illusion as to the motives underlying Russia' this opportunity to acquire face" by proposal they have naturally seized upon making it the pretext for a formal Russia's example. It is probable that upplication to the Foreign Powers to copy they have made this move with tongue in approached will politely but firmly decline to withdraw their garrisons for the present. For if the application were acceded to, tho Chinese Government would have to accept responsibility not only for the protection of the Foreign Legations, and the handful of foreigners who live MACGREGOR&C. outside the Legation Quarter, but also for providing and protecting a foreign settle- went in the capital If the Chinese are
of mountains, covered with long course replaced by the cheaper bamboo plaited point, and as Xmas is drawing near one Wednesday 28.Hongkong. Police v R.E cheek, devoutly hoping that the Powere grass, and bere and there in the valleys covering, taking away much of their sighs for the roast turkey, mincepies and picturesqueness: An outstanding feature plum puddings, and all the pleasant along the river is the old rained associations which stone built forts at
Yuletide usually the entrance
brings. Mais tout ea, c'est une autre
(To be Continued.)
with fir trees, and isolated bamboo groves, but for the most part it is wild, barren and very sparsely populated. Scattered, here and there along the river are a few rude, of the gorges, now in ruins, possibly chose roughly-built mud-brick and bamboo a relic of the Taiping rebellion, which started in an obscure corner of this grass-thatched dwellings, with only an occasional temple here and there partly province, near the Tonking Frontier, and hidden in a cluster of pines to relieve the which assumed such large proportions ere monotony, The inhabitants, who speak it was finally 'quelled.
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It is most interesting to watch the cormorant fishers by torchlight. Each Asherman stands on a raft made of four
A SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE
NEW CAPITAL ISSUE
THE KOYAL DUTCH PROSPECTUS.
Res. Military Ground, 4.00 p.m. feree, Mr. E. Tyler, Saturday 31. Staff and Dents. z. Tamar
Res Military Ground. 2.30. p.m. foree, Mr. F. W. Enger.
RUGBY,
Re.
The following will represent the Hong; kong Club H.M.S. Minotaur and Tamar on the Club Ground, Happy Valley, this evening at 4.45-T. E. S. Robson A... N. Juzeland, W. A. Nowers, P. Linton, and AS. Kemp thorne H S. Rouse and Jasper Clark F. C. Hall, J. C. Taylor, H. G. Hegarty, Watsen, J. M. Walker, and T. W. A. F. Deane, G. Norrington, J. R.
Mackay
SIGHT TEST FOR THE MERCANTILE MARINE..
Sir,-1 think that we should lose no time
CALDBECK,
(ESTABLISHED 1884).
bighly susceptible that they regard the presence of foreign garrisons in Chibli as humiliating, would they not regard a Foreign settlement in the capital itself, as equally, if not more, hrmiliating. We are strong those who would welcome the and trade, but we are not at all sure that opening of Peking to foreign residence
we should welcome the establishment of & foreign settlement with its independent LUXURIES Municipal Jurisdiction, its Consular Body, and all the other complex mechanism that generally accompanies the setting apart of an area for foreign residence and trade in a Chinese city Peking Gazette..
WHITE WOLT.
Great efforts have been made by the
a mixture of Mandarin, Cantonese and Hakka, are extremely poor, Plenty of wildfowl, mallard, duck and The prospectus has been issued of the subsisting chiefly on potatoes, cabbage, teal are to be seen in large numbers all Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij rice and fish, which latter appears to be along the river, but they are very shy tot Exploitatie van Petroleumbronnen in the only industry of any importance. and difficult to approach. The only Nederlandsch ladie (Royal Dutch Com These are sold in the few market towns to means-which we adopted--of bagging pany for the Working of Petroleum them is to take the paths along the moun-Wells in Netherlands India) inviting he met with at intervals along the river.
CORMORANT FISHING BY TORCHLIGHT tain side which afforded plenty of cover, applications for the issue in London of approach as near as possible, and then 28,201, shares to bearer of F1.10 each wait until someone heads them off from Dutch curreney, being the balance of an
The following letter which appeared the other side of the river, and drives issue of 40,460 shares ofared in Holland in the Times of the ath ult. may interest or five thick bamboo poles tied together. them, down to where you are waiting. If M. Rothschild & Sons are authorized
to the existing shareholders. Messrs, many of our readers: At one end is fixed a basket to hold the you get a brace, you are lucky, fish, whilst a torch burns brightly at the bills abound with partridge-of the at F1.020, equivalent to £51 3s. 1d: per and who may be failed, in the Board of The to offer the 25,204 shares for subscription in letting young men who have been failed, ather. This sheds a larid glow on the grouse type-and pheasant--chiefly of the share. The shares will be entitled to the Trade new lantern test for colour vision water, thereby attracting the fish to the long silver-tailed species. It is, however, to the prospectus is a copy of a letter We are most anxious that none of them Wolf" and his gang. It is new reported full dividend for the year 1913. Attached know what we are doing in their interest. Government to suppress the "White light, and from time to time the half a very difficult to bag many without
addressed to Messrs. N. M. Rothschild should give up all thought of a seafaring, that mess of his followers have scattered dozen or so cormorants attached to each good dog, as they lie very low in the & Sons by the Royal Dutch Company, life; hesruse seeing that, as far as I can while the wolf" has taken shelter with raft dive in and bring up the fish, of grass on the hillsides.
and also the balance sheet of the com ascertain, shipowners and nautical associa.a few of his followers in the fastnesses of pany. The present issue of 40, 450 shares tions are unanimous in their intention to the Nen Yang Mountains As it is very will bring the total amount of Ordinary endeavour to bring about a considerable difficult to ponetrate into his hiding shares issued to F1.60,846,000 (£4,720,500), modifiention, there is every hope that those places the President has ordered a few From Pinglokfu-the only large town The company is now taking powers, and who have failed will have the opportunity aeroplanes to be sent down to assist in call like a dog. They appear to swallow' of any importance en route-about mid-1been called in order to give the share at present very busy in connection with the reported that the Tutuh of that provinc
general meetings of shareholders have of trying again. The Board of Trade are the operations against him. It is also all the fish, but when taken in hand a way to Kweilin-the most vivid descrip-holders the right of splitting their Tl. International Conference now sitting, and will proceed personally to Wannan to slight pressure on the throat makes them tion could hardly do justice to the 1,000 shares into 10 shares of F1.100 We do not think is fair to add to their direct the operation.Peking Gazette. instantly disgorge the fish, which they savage wildness of the country presented each. The dividens on the Ordinary labours until it is over... hold in a sort of pelican-like ponch in the to us on all sides, For a distance of shares for 1912 was 41 per cent. The The moment that happens we intend to gullet. The only other industry along over fifty miles, nothing could be seen present issue is being made in order ask the Board of Trade to receive a repre
o further extend the business of the com- sentative deputation of shipowners and the river is the making of bricks and but a
chaos of treeless monolithic pany. As regards the year 1913, it is nautical men, and we feel very confident lime, the long grass and shrub covering shaped rocks, bigh isolated
mesas, anticipated that the profits will be suffi- that the same spirit which influenced the the hillsides being used as fuel. At this rearing their needle-shaped peaks high cient to enable the company to pay on the modifications in form vision will bring about time of the year the natives are busily into the sky, so that the contour shown capital, as increased by the present issue, what we want in colour vision.Yours,
at least the same, dividend as was paid engaged in cutting the grass and stacking on the skyline resembled the teeth of for the year 1812.
14, Chapel-street, Liverpool, Dec. 5th.
which they are promptly relisted as the raft is poled along. These birds are quite
fame and well trained, and answer to the
UNRIVALLED GRANDEUR OF THE MOUNTAIN SCENERY,
JOHN GLYNN,
The Ministry of Finance has been instructed by the President to pay $80,000 to the National Assembly for travelling expenses of the members of the Tean Yi Yuan and Chung Yi Yuan in order that they can return to their native places. It is stated that $30.000 was paid fe the Tsan Yi Yuan and $50,000 to the Chung Yi Yuan by the said Ministry.
FOR
THE
NEW YEAR
SEASON
CALDBECK'S COCKTAILS.
V.O.S. WHISKY.
Dow's HUNTING PORT.
BENEDICTINE (D.O.M.)
AQUARIES SODA.
CLUB CIGARETTES.
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