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it, six are concerned with China's religions systems and her ages
ges and olamics, and with the advent to China of foreign religious systems. Those who are already acquainted with Archdeacon MouLE's writings will realize how peculiarly qualified
he is to deal with those questions, on
The Army Council has approved of the grant of the local rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Major R. N. Bray, while employed as Commandant of the Shang,
a Volunteer Corps
Kang Yu-wei hng recommended to
Tatuh and the Civil Governor at Cauten
Sergt. Murphy has arrested a Chinese TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
named Li Miu in convection with an alleged attempt to chtain, by means of a forged document, the sum of 28,138 from the Chartered Bank. The man appeared at the Magistracy yesterday, remanded until to-day,
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REPORTED GRAVE CRISIS IN THE BRITISH CABINET,
DIFFERENCES ON NAVAL POLICY,
LONDON, January 20th. The Daily Telegraph states on what it describes as high authority," that a grave crisis exists in the Cabinet in ro gard to Naval policy, the majority agree ing with Mr. Lloyd George and opposing Mr. Churchill, the First Lord of the Admiralty.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY: JA
THE HOME RULE BATTLE,
GOD GIVE US - MEN'
LONDON, January 20th.. Sir Edward Carson made two speeches n Belfast yesterday. He was enthusiastic ally applauded when he said. We owe no loyalty except to the King, and if need be we shall prostrato ourselves before the throne as loyal citizens, and ask our King to save us. I do not believe that appeal is fair There have been convor- sations, but I can tell the Government that conversations or negotiations are no
an
use, unless they give us for the
preservation of our rights under the
Professor C. A. Middleton Smith, Dyauxt few days is regarded as possible. Imperial Parliament. The last time I
on them all he throws the light of his the they should re-catablish the old There will be no contest for seats classical crudition, with many a curious piece gentry system, thus enabling the literats on the Shanghai Municipal Council this year. Mesure, E. E. Clark and A. of information from the pen of ancient and rich classes to rule common people.
esterday Mr R Owen decided not, to seek re-election and obscure authors. Equally will it be At the Magistracy yesterday, Mr
In place of these the services of Mr. C. anticipated that his attitude towards the new Grecu, of the Botanical and Forestry Anton of Messrs Jardine, Matheson conditious that were even in his day in Department, presenting a Chinese for Co and Mr. C. C, S., Mackie of WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Cline, and are much more now, springing up cutting trees at Tai Tam, said that the Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. have been in the land will be strongly influenced by defendant had been gailty for some time cured. The new Council will thus be his deep reverence for China's classics and of cutting trees, and selling them to how compeed as follows:-Mr. C.-F. Anton, her ages. It is perhaps as well that the people. The man was fined 250, or two Mr. E. I. Ezra. Mr. H. Figge. Mr. H.
The personal relations between Mr. mouths hard labour in default,
C. Gulland, Mr. A. Hide. Mr. C. G. S. Revolution and the Republic should he discussed froin every possible point of view, Two Chinese wore committed for trial Mackie, Mr, W, L. Merriinan, MLloyd George and Mr. Churchill aroons, and the rigid conservatism of Archdeacon at the Sessions yesterday by Mr. J. RC. Pearce, and Mr. AS. P. White extremely strained and the resignation of one or the other from the Cabinet in the MOULE may serve as a corrective to the Wood for being concerned, with others
views of some American ultra-advanced view
not in custody in an attempted armed
saw Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, a fow weeks authors. In common with other writers, robbery at a Chinese house in cans of the Faculty of Engineering at the Moreover, if Mr. Churchill is defented in ho hos his own theory as to the immediate Hing Lane. The robbers, it was alleged, Hongkong University, delivered a most the Cabinet, the whole Board of Admiralty ago, he ente. Do you know what I would cause of the changes. Without denying the gained access to the house by a ruse, They interesting Lecture ou the subject – of will
do 1 said, No sir, and he said.-- correctness of many of these causes, it were armed with knives and revolvers, Submarines at the City Hall last evening.
rening. will resign,
The Cabinet discusses the question on Fight it out. And we will fight it out, There was a large audience, which seems to us that they wore rather contribuand attacked the mistress, who was badly
Thursday,
God, give us men at a time like this." tory than fundamental, and that what cut, An alarm was raised, and, without chided II.E. the Governor and Lady taking any property, the men attempted
and Vice-Admiral Si, T. HAL May really happened was that, as soon as China's to bolt. At the bottom of the stairs Jerram. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, ancient policy of isolation became impos- however, their flight was arrested by a K,C., who presided, before calling on sible, and intercourse with the outer world, watchman, and they were taken into | Professor Smith, said that the recent sad was no longer to be escaped, she was custody.
accident which had taken place off Ply- inevitably involved in the process of
mouth had brought home very forcibly gratitude that they owed to nil those who risked their lives in the service of the Empire. While it was, be feared, inevit abis that such accidents should occur, he hought it was at least reasonable for
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ECHO OF THE DREYFUS AFFAIR..
DEATH OF GENERAL PIOQUART,
PARIS, January 201h.
The death bas pecurred of General Pic- quart, at one time Minister for War, who bookmaker, opened yesterday, but ended as prominent in the Dreyfus affair. He
was suddenly, the prosecution being with
fell from his horse at Amiens on to the drawn, and the parties agreeing not to
one another in the future. Thorey ground. Blood poisoning supervened,
attack
condition that may be compared to that of new to the resident, except perhaps them to hope and expect, that with the upon a verdict afnot guilty
a supersaturated solution, where the retard- | references to the literary tastes of some ing of the change makes it all the more of our local officials. There is, for sudden and violent when it can be kept off instance, the Chief of Police, who never no longer. Without saying so explicitly, went out without a copy of the Golden Archdeacon MOULE makes it fairly clear that Treasury from which he was learning Le regards the Western curricula of some of by heart Shelley's Ode to the West Wind" and the Resident Magistrate in the New Territories,who tempors exile with the companionship of a com-
China's schools as the baneful seed from
which her troubles and disasters have
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continued progress of engineering, accid- returned, ents of this nature would happen far less Frequently In the future, Professor Smith, with the aid of diagrams, and sketches thrown on a screen by a lantern.
raced the developments of the submarine, and its deadly weapon, the torpedo, describing the mechanism and working
was
THE SUBMARINE DISASTER.
LONDON, January 20th,
and he passed.
· POLITICAL MURDER IN INDIA.
POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR SHOT BEAD.
CALCUTTA, January 2012
The Naval suthorities are assiduously
Detective Sub-Inspector Dripend searching for the lost submarine. There Banath Ghose was shot dead whilst is a strong agitation against the A, Class: alighting from a tram-car in a crowded student from was one. The authorities, however, affirm Dace was carrying a partly lead": that the idea that they are dangerous is revolver. This deceased Ind a loug unwarranted
distinguished record, and was prominent The steamer duten placed at the disposal in all the recent political cases in Cal-
some of these energies of reform and Plete edition of Renan, and dog of of cach, clearly and exhaustively, He of submarines, of which the sunken vessel street Two men have been arrested on
suspicion. One of them, a
explained that the problem facing inven tors at the present time was how to get the maximum of energy into the minimum of space, and in this conection tu spoke of a great work being performed at Cambridge University by Sir J. Thomson. It was of the British Admiralty by Italy for the eutta. pissible in years to come, he said, that
extreme wisdom, but doubtful origin." revolution and change in the old unchang
The marriage was solemused at St. ing China-namely, the intriguing and assertive, and in many cases really and Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday morning of Lieutenant C M. L. Scotts justly influential, body of students and RN of H.M.S, Yerin and Miss E. C. A. S. WATSON & CO.. restless spirits who have for several years Harvey, of Glasgow, who arrived from
past resided and studied in the United Home a day or two since. The Rev. Nenergy suficient for journer from purpose of assisting in the salvage of the States and in England," he says. "In C. Pope, H.,, was the officiating clergy England to Hongkong might be confined ill-fated Submarine 17 is specially great haste they take with them, and offer man. Major Robertson, of the AO.D. A receptacle the size of an ordinary designed for raising submarines, or impose upon China the ripest fruits, as they suppose, of Western reform und enlightenment, which, aro, in reality, rojected and discarded, as unwholesome or in decay, by the truest and deepest thinkers in East and West. The West is to blame here. Why do we exhibit to the world, and teach to the world, our doubts is
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gave the bride away. Mr. Arthur W. Smith, of the Chartered Bank, disebarz- ing the duties of ́ ́ best man.'
"After the ceremony Lieutenant and Mrs. Scott passed out under an archway of swords, held by brother officers, and wore drawn to the Station Hotel in rickshas, manned by non-commissioned officers of the Merlin's company. After the reception the happy couple leit for Macao, where the honeymoon is being spent,
matel-box The lecturer was heartily thanked at the clos
CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
A Gazelle Batramdinary was visaged
MR JESSE COLLINGS, M.P., TO
RETIRE.
LONDON, January 201 Mr. sse Collings, the veteran Member
yesterday announcing that H.E. the of Parliament, announces that he will Governor had appointed Tuesday, next, retire with Mr. Joseph Chamberlain at the 27th inst., to be observed as a General the next General Election. He expresses Holiday,
his deep gratitude to his Bordesley con- stituents for their 27 years. Joyalty and kindness, and adds that he consulted with Mr. Chamberlain or the question retirement.
As Monday (Ching New Year's day, 0.8.) is a holiday fixed by Ordinate, this gives, with the previons Sunday, a three days holiday.
The Police Magistrates' Department is
excluded from the operation of the Government order in regard to Tuesday
of
and
LORD STRATHCONA'S CONDITION.
LONDON, January 20th. Lord Strathcona is sinking.
THE NEWLY-OPENED TRADE MARTS IN CHINA.
The Peking" "Daily." "Yeti "gives" - the
eitica in North China opened to inter
following particulars respecting the seven national trade by a Presidental mandate, issued on the 8th inst.:-**
Kweihwa Cheng, according to the Richard's Comprehensive Geography of the Chinese Empire," has about 200,000 It is also called the Blue inhabitants. City or Ku-ku-khoto in Mongol Tho city, located to the north of Taiyuenfu, Shangai, comprises two towns, the one religious and military, with its schools and its Lama monasteries; the other, largely commercial, is an important. market for skins and camel-hair ropes, imported from every part of Mongolia, and exported chiefly to Tientai,
wiser than our faith, our delirium of statesmanship as better than the ripe and sound wisdom of institutions tried and tested, but ever capable of sound and con- Two American gunboats were brought servative reform ? Young China thinks a out to Shanghai on the Facife Mail sebool and a college not the right place for steamer Mongolia on her last trip. The the teaching of religion,” And again: boats, which are of the British type, were The general effect on the morals and built at the Mare Island navy yard and manners, the intelligence and integrity, of then, together with their armament, cased in sections and put on board the the Chinese has been so great that we capnot regard the passing of this old order Mongolia, he weight of this unusual and the disappearance of her literature and cargo being 1,300 tons. The sections were educational system from China without transferred to the Shanghai Dock and something more than regret--something Engineering Co, and will be there fitted nearer to dismay." This fear of the extinc up under the direction of Mr. L. S. tion of religion in the land, which weighs Border, assistant naval constructor to the Plymouth Service paper of the 17th stages and aspects in the life of the Army's a million camels are employed in this.
THE SUBMARINE TRAGEDY.
POPULARISING ARMY SERVICE,
FOVEL UNE OF THE CINEMATOGJAPH.
LONDON, January 20th. The recent tragedy at Plymouth lends In pursuance of the campaign for interest to the following account of an accident to another submarine of the popularising service in the Army, a same class which we extract from a cinematograph film, representing various
alt
"The accident to
entering the Hamoaze last Wednesday
dent to anbriarine C 14, while has been produced under the funpices of evening, was almost tragedy Five the War Office. vessels of the local flotilla-B 4 and 5 and
Field Marshal Earl
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Kalgan, or Changkiakow, with population of 300,000, is one of the most important commercial centres in China, and is the great emporium of the tear the Winter season. It is said that half trade with Siberia and Russia during
a short at a
distance from Shangtu, the ancient Summer Capital of the Mongol Sovereigns. It has a popula
transporn carrels are
Delon-Nor
US Navy, and Lieut, Carter, a naval upun Archdeacon MOULE, was given voice engineer officer, who have come over for to in the early days of the Republic by this purpose. One of the boats will be TRE wrapper of the Venerable A. E. Vice-President L YUAN-HENG, “If a named the Mongcacy and the other the 14, 15, and 16-had been engaged in / Roberts and 1,000 men, representing the tion of 15,000 half-Mongol inhabitants, nation is destitute of a system of morals, Palos. They will be of a 200 tonnage, exercises around Torbay for a week, and Aldershot Divisions, witnessed the first and is rather an encampment than a city.
MOULE's
latest work, "The Chinese
all bonds and principles must fall to the with a draft of about 25 inches. ground; if literary men throw over all a restraint, no civilization can endure," he said. The present movement for the
Mr. Wheeler, who was prosecuted by the Japanese authorities for alleged fraud in
production.
WONDERFUL FRENCH BOXER.
PAT O'KEEFE KNOCKED OUT IN SECOND
ROUND,
It is a great market for horses brought were returning to their moorings at
in from Eastern Devonport when the disaster occurred.
Chihfeng Mongolia bro
below the Chosu Just as C-14, which was the second vessel
River, Chiali. Chiang Kuei-ti, Lieuteu ant General of Jeho), used to establish in the line, was nearing Devil's Point, at the entrance to the Hamoaze, Govern-
his headquarters when directing opera- men hopper D.W. 27, which had just
A Garrison tions against the Mongols, left the harbour, collided with her,
Commissioner is now staying in Chilfeng striking her on the port sido aft,
Its geographical situation should make it radicting such damage that the submarine
NIMES, January 20th.
an important commercial mart in dus For- sank in a quarter of an hour.
The famous French pugilist, Georges time. tunately boats in the vicinity were soon
Taunanfu Is prefectural
a...
city of alongside, but the crew of C14 had only Carpentier, knocked out Pat O'Keefe Makden. It belongs to the Dzasšaktu just sulcient time to get clear of their with ar ght hook to the law in the second Khanate of Mongolis and, until smo vessel when she went down by the stern.
years ago, was small village. It has a The sunken submarine lies in twelve round..
vast tract of level land to the south-west Eathoms of water just outside the channel..
reaching to Kirin and Mukden, and to. so that she is not a danger to the naviga-
the north-west it is shut off by a branch range of the Hsingzanting mountains. tion of vessel in and out of harbour.
To the north of the town is the River. Considerable interest, of course, attaches
Taverh which flowa in an easterly direc tion till it joins the River Nonni, Tho majority of residents are from Mukden, Kirin and Shantung. It has about 10,000 inhabitants, The agricultural products amount to more than 150,000 koku a year. It will soon assume the position of a distributing centre of the products. One of the four railways conceded to Japan will run through Taonanfu wh match built.
CRICKET
People," claims that " It is not too much to say that this book gives a fuller account of the Celestial Empire at the present day than can be found anywhere else." We fear we can scarcely support this claim establishment of Confucianiam as the State connection with the selling of knitting without raising unnecessary quibbles over religion represents the rebound from machines, has left Japan. It will be the term "Celestial Empire," which has the state of affairs that provoked the remembered that he was sentenced to four more to commend it on the ground of confears of General Land Archdeaton years imprisonment, and the sentence venience than can be urged against it by MoULE, while the plea of the latter was confirmed on appeal. It is reported pedantic purists. It must be pointed out that China's educational system should in a Shanghai paper that Mr. Wheeler that a work cannot aspire to be regarded as be on a Christian basis has not been had the straight tip" that if he chose encyclopedic if it omits all referance to, or affected prejudicially by the changes that to clear out of Japan no obstacle would barely mentions, such important features of
be placed in his way. It is well known, be deprecates it will certainly be no more the country under discussion as its mineral difficult nor less likely of attainment under remarks the Ching Press, that the
KIMBERLEY, January 20th. wealth, its milway, its army and its the Republic than it would have been thirty Japanese do not want foreign prisoners
to the question of raising her. Some of
The M.C.C. beat the Griqualand West Customs collectonte, to name a few of the or forty years ago. The extent to which on their hands, for they are both to the officers belonging to the port had subjects that are scarcely touched in China's educational system has been expensive and involve too much respon experience in the salvage of sunken vessels team by an inwings and 1^1 runs. Archdeacon MOULE's book. It is, however, Westernized is often exaggerated. Be that sibility. It will probably be remembered eight years ago, when the ill-fated à 8
sank, with nearly all her crew, just out po discredit to the work that it does not as it may, Archdeacon BlogLe's warning to that, not such a very long time ago, a side the Sound, and again when torpedo- fulfil its publishers' boast and oust, say, Chiun against adopting clothes that the certain foreigner over there was sentenced hoat No. 99 was sunk of Berry Head, and this port in two pieces. But since then WILLIAMS Middle Kingdom" from its West has already outgrown is not out of to a long term of imprisonment and made was afterwards raised and brought to
the rather startling suggestion that, as position as a standard work of reference, place. At the one end of the seule we bave he affairs to settle design and construction of salvage cruff. enormous progress has been made in the The author himself does not pretend to the irreligious, ultra-occidental educational he had important private a related on and the Admiralty, decided immediately between Ireland and Wales at Wrexham Lunghows & suport in Shangteng
facing the Gulf of Chibli. It is cover the whole ground and treat of every system to which be imagines China may fall parole in order that he might attend to lighter Y.C. 94, specially built for this after last week's mishan to send salvage
was most strenuous. Gillespie scored for Tengchowfu. Shortly it will become are matter relating to Chins, but the subjects on a victim, and at the other end standa "the then. Consent was given, but seemingly ass of work, round from Sheerness to
important commercial port, Ireland in the first half, and in the second which he does write are dealt with in great old framework and its ancient drapery, those affairs i England take a lot of raise 14 The lighter is expected to
Hulutao is near the coast of Feneticu, detail and with the wealth of historical and supplemented and expanded in history, settling. Similarly with Mr. Wheeler, arrive here to-morrow, and the operations half Ireland played a man short. The and during the Ching Dynasty tha Government contemplated making it a will be commenced immediately." literary lore that we are accustomed to geography,
and science The Japanese are evidently content at
shooting of the Welsh forwards was wild.naval harbour The Republican Govern expect from one of his scholarship. The generally, and the great textbook of all, having upheld their side of the argument,
Gillespie added a further goal for ment has the intention of carrying out
the plant and ports introduced," and he, though he would undoubtedly be
Εντό The Commission recently appointed to Ireland, and title is to some extent a misnomer, and it is the Word of God.
ports are quite rather with the literature and philosophy of which he longs to see, and it is between better pleased with a full acquittal, int on the ense of Harry Thaw has
point, and in opening them voluntarily to China than with her people that the book these two extremes that China will steer satisfied within himself that he has done adjudged the laiter sane. This means once for Wales, from a penalty. Ireland important from the commercial stand- foreign trade the Government has nimed that Thaw will be obliged to serve his thus won by the odd goal in three. nothing for which he should be punished. I term of imprisonment.
at the development of the country.
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her course.
mathematics
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LONDON, January 20th
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