TELEGRA MS.
DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD”
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CHINA SERVICE.
JAPAN AND CHINA.
PEKING, July 7th.
ORIENTAL IDEA OF WOMAN.
HUMOUR FOUND IN THE BUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT.
It is an accepted fact that the Oriental possesses his own per views of most of the political and serial problems that obsess the West, and we are assured by those who have been able to fathom to a certain extent the Oriental mind, that his altitudo toward the eternal question of the place of woman in the world would stir- priso many; and more especially dose who aro ever ready to condemn the Oriental's Apparently second-hand kind of treatment of his own fairer sex. These same people, -those who look upon the Asiatic in the manner indicated, would no doubt in sur- prise to learn that their views are really and truly known in the Orientaf, aud that they ate regarded with contempt no Tess strong because not openly expressed. In the West the advaner of materialism affords little room for the existence of the ilealist; but the Oriental both looks and. is an idealist, and he bases his idealismy en conceptions which are, in many cases. as wide as the poles astuder from those which are accepted, as essential by our- selves.
It may also surprise many to learn, and the writer himself confesses to being surprised, that the impassive and RUSSIAN COMMERCE IN THE FAR seemingly never-beeding Oriental has, like
The feling Daily News referring to the Japanese Press attacks upon the Jajese Government because of the narrow range of its political horizon, and also becausờ | it noglests foreign difficulties for those experienced at home, says Japan in attempting to better bor relations with Chins, and in doing so has lost certain privileges. The formation of the Sino- Japanese Bocisty was therefore decaned to he imperatively necessary in inter of both countries.
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PRKING, July 7th, The Russian Minister of Commerce plana the construction of four great Russian centrek for commerce in the Far Bast, viz., one each at Kiuchta, in Man- churia, at Tchita and Werchneudinsk.
RISING OF MOHAMMEDANS.
PEKING, July 7th.
A rising of the Mohammedans in Southern Chinese Turkestan is reported. The Military Governor has been killed; and the Civil Governor has been ordered to send troops to the affected districts.
A BREACH OF TREATY,
→ Pukinä, July 71h, The Governor of Chinese Turkestan has protested against the training of the course of the river Ili by the Russins, as it is being carried out against the
treaty.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
THE POSITION IN ALBANIA.
PUNANUAL DIFFICULTIES,
BERLIR, Ju sth. The Albanian Premier, M. Turkhan, is at Vienna, negotiating with Conat Berchthold and the Roumanian Minister for intervention, but so far without
success.
--Itibaloia has arrived-ni- Durazzo-and demands money before he will continuo ter fight. The financial collapse of the
· Canvernment: js imminent.
The representatives of the Press in Albania are dissuading volunteers froin going to Albania, where there are no means for their subsistence.
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ourselves, perceived some of the humorous aspects of the Suffrage movement at Home, for not long ago," one of their humorists, a sart of Oriental Dickens with a fund of dry and satirical humour, ingeniously drew up, with no amount of powerful satire, a special matrimonial code--obviously based on the model of the Indian Penal Code-for the coercion of refractory husbands and others who dispute the supreme authority of woman. The Code applies only to those! in the meshes of matrimony, but it has been suggested bat this restriction of application is a fault in the Code, for none exir be said to dispute 'the supremacy of woman taore than be who has, sinhborn- knee to the grace and the beauty of at least ly and persistently, refused to how the one not impossible lady. The married Hon may well say that he has paid for- felt for his daring, and deserves no mere punishment married men have been known to speak in that way-but the Oriental hauorist has obviously a very poor opinion of the man who allows hini- self to be a piece of moving and movable properly at the absolute disposal of a woman. The explanatory phrases are even inore satirical. We are informed that
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Romania declines to send auxiliary offence which is done by the wife, or by a troups to Albania:
SERVIA AND AUSTRIA.
BERLIN, July 8th.
The Servian Press shows growing excilesent over the Austrian Press news recent of Servian complicity in the assassinatione.
A TURCO-GREEK EMIGRATION
QUESTION.
BERLIN, July 6th. The Porte, acceding to a request made by Greece, has agreed to submit all Greck disputes over the Turkish and quigrants to a board of neutral arbitra: LOTH
THE GERMAN ARMY MANOEUVRES.
BERLEN, July 6th.
The Turkish Heir to the Throus will take part in the coming grand Army manoeuvrea in Germany.
ESSAD PASHA..
BERLIN, July 6th. Esand Pasha has arrived at Paris.
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The telegrams quoted below were received from the Manila Observatory at 11.35 am. yesterday :--
over
Cyclone or typhoon near or Southern Formoss, moving W.
Cyclone or typhoon wear or over the Hadrone or Marie Islands, moving
W.N.W.
Tiered signal was hoisted in Hongkong harbour yesterday morning and the black on was shibatitared towards evening. The typhoon will probably strike the const gonewhere near Amoy..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8rm, 1914.
cattle are not husbands, for although, capable of locomotion, they cannot be at the absolute disposal of any woman, as they are in the habit of displaying & will of their own." Also, of the wito, a wife is a woman having the right of property the right of pro- in a husband, perty includes the right to chastise an erring husband." Then, again, of the marriage state as a whole, wo are mali- ciously informed that "the married state is state of penance into which men voluntarily enter for sins committed in a previous life." Some men may dole with borror on the grievous nature of past sins which brought their penal punishment while others may be really happy that they erred. Following a very skillful presentation of humerous ideas, the author suggests the nature of the punishments to be inflicted upon offendors under the "marriago eode." Here again the fund of humour displayed by the Oriental mind is "delightfully eurprising, and refreshing to say the least punishments include "hard words," by the wife to the offending husband; "running away of the wife to the maternal roof, with the intention of not returning in a hurry," "contemptuous silence on the part of the wife, frowns, lears and lamentations, scolding and abuse are provided for minor offences. Here is one really remarkable insight into the Oriental mind-" nothing is an
husband in obedience to the commands of the wife." Reading this, one might accuse the humorist of having carefully followed Suffragette scenes at Bow Street, for this doctrine of divine infallibility on the part of the woman has a suspicious resemblance to the plen not infrequently urged by Suffragettes convicted of one or other of their attacks on property; that she is not guilty of any offence against the law which she has not assisted to make. And what appears grossly, unfair to a poor male; - be held to be guilty of any offence against the state-matrimonial state--even ou the simple accusation of bis (uming) spouse," who obviously is allowed to imagine and exaggerate heaps [ of minor offences to which the average man seems heir. Perhaps the compiler of the Code possesses weaknesses for the wild women of the West, for surely this "offence was not framed by an ordinary man, though Oriental:-"Any liquid kept in a bottle and taken in a glass is wine and spirits; anal mere possession of such liquid, even though the owner bever touches the liquid himself, is sufficient presumptive evidence of the commission of the offence.": Looked at merely from the point of view of novel literary skill. the compilation of the code is really clever and exceedingly humorous. Yet, under the veneer, of humour one would be dense indred if he were not able to realise that the militant worten at Home, and the manner in which they have nonplasse successive Parliaments, are providing real butions for other nations. And when we have an Oriental mind set working on such happy lines, peculiarly entertaining through it might be, one cannot help but express the hope that some measures will be devised suficiently forceful to prevent these wild, women inaking England the chief turn in what to other nations is a real comedy.
At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese was prosecuted by Mr. W. Davies, of the Seamen's Institute, for trespassing in the servants' quarters at the establishment.
The prosecntur said that the defendat was the only stranger there, but a number of employees were gambling with him. The buys were a source of trouble and they were turning the place into a club. A fine off was imposed
THE “TAI ON” PIRAQY:
Presentations have been made by the Hongkong Sze Yap Commercial and
·Industrial Corporation and the Sun Ning Society to the Captains and Officers of the steamers Shun Lee and Shiu On in in recognition of services rondered on the occasion of the piracy of the ss. Tas On Messrs. Somerville and Weatherhead, masters of the Shun Lee and Ship On respectively were each presented by the Sun Ning Society with a silver goblet, and cigarette esses were also presented to the Chief Officer of the Shu Or and the mate of the Shun Lee.. Medals have also been handed to those of the crew who inanmed the boats and assisted in rescue work. The Sze Yap Corporation present ed Mr. Somerville with an illuminated address in Chinese and English, and a similar presentation will be made to Mr. Weatherhead at a subsequent date. The Corporation also presented the male of the Shun Leg with a silver cigarette case. All the gifts were suitably inscribed..
THE TIN SLUMP.
GLOOMY OUTLOOK AT KUALA LUMPOR.
The Maly Mail publishes a special article on the tin slump based on an in torview with Towkay Choo Kin Pong, Mr. Nult, and others interested · în mining in Selangor. The article men- tions that 6,000 coolies are out of work nad further estimates that 75 per cent. of the mince will close down if prices do not improve in the next twe sionths.
THE DERBY AND CALCUTTA SWEET.
At a meeting of the Jockey Club in London, on June 15th, Lord Durban Lasked the Stewards whether they could give any information regarding the Derby and the Calcutta Sweep. Stewards of the Royal Calcutta Turf Capt. Green said he had seen one of the
Club, who had assured him that when he met his collongues he would put the case before them, and that he felt certain that they would agree to remove from the conditions-of-the Sweep-nny clause, which wight end inducement to owners to run horses which otherwise would not. he brought to the post.
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THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH IN THE PHILIPPINES:
to identify myself with this viewpoint and 1am sure that my people feel as I do."
Mr. Denison thereupon recommended The Commission has confirmed the Major Munson for the position of whoin appointment of Major Edward Lyahe said in his communication to thei Director of Health, during the absince Munson, medical corp, U.S.A., as acting Governor-General:
Major Edward Lyman Munson.
in the United States and Europe, on Senior Major of the Medical Corps, leave, of Dr. Victor. G. Heiser, the U.S.A., is my suggestion for appointment Director of the Bureau. The appoint as Acting Director of Health during the ment was made by the Governor Generniabsence of Dr. Heiser. Major Munson on the recommendation of the Secretary-is recognized-along with Dr. Heiser and of the Interior.
Dr. Gorgas, among the leading sanitation experts in the world."
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BIG INDIAN LOAN.
AUCTION BRIDGE.
THE CHINESE LAW OF SUCCESSION.
THE PASHING, OF HIGH SPADES.
Some interesting views relative to the Reuter the other day announced an in- Chise law of succession were expressed portant decision of the Portland Club in in a judgment given in a Rangoon suit regard to Royal Auction Bridge, viz., then which the plaintiff, a Chinaman, Yiu abolition of the ordinary spado call at 2tration of an estate.
Lwai, sued for declaration and adminis
a trick. This is indeed a drastic change, His Lordship, Mr. Justice Young, but it is one, that was perhaps inevitable, remarked that the plaintiff claimed a When the new count was introduced it delaration that he was the adopted son of one W. Pain Wain, a Chinaman of was felt to be any anomaly to have, aixell Bures and Chinese descent, anti double value assigned to spades. But the of the Chinese Buddhist religion, and dealer's compulsory call with a · poor" | "therefore his gole heir. The claim was hand was an even more objectionable disputed by the widow of deceased, in feature It was to some extent necessary turn to be the sole hair as Pain Wain died in the infancy of Auction Bridge when the childless. There was another defendant, deal was regarded as distulvantage, a Yin, who claimed to be the adopted and each side attempted to conceal their daughter of Pain: Wain, and who admitted holdings and force the other side to be plaintiff's claim. The first defendant also the first declare real strength.
end defendant, whom she alleged to be denied the factum of the adoption of the
& mere servant maid- As regards the maid principle of the customary law of succession in China, it would appear both Lordship, and from the evidence that the from the authorities available--to-his-
Those were the innocent days of the waiting gan. The dealer under now rules may pase and it is not com pulsory for any of the four players to make a call; if everybody passes the deal is nut and goes to the nest player to the
left of the dealer.
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By a long way the must objectionable rule was that when a mau died his fenture of Anction under the count with | Property, wat and personal, was equally spades, at 2, "trick (writes · E.R.” în | divided among his male children, whether The Pioneer) is the length to which boru of a principal or lesser wife, that, multiple spade bids have been carried
failure of linex descendants.. the Not only are there original bids of high property went to the widow, and if thero spades, but a complicated system of Wis no widow, then to the collateral Secondary Spades hids have already relations. tales taking preference to. been introduced, and there is much talk females. It followed, then, that plaintiff, of more to follow possibly in a short the only son, would be the sole heir. His time we shall have Tertiary and Quarter Lordship was satisfied that according to nary Spades, and then we will be in Chinese custom the son should be the heir. serious doubt whether the maiter under this Lordship's, opinion, the defendant. discussion is Auction Bridge or Geology, had, by leaving the house, by disputing the There is some fatality about the space alleged adoption, by making no attempt call. It was the pade call that doubtedly killed Bridge. The dealing xide and the whole say about the declara tion in Bridge and could make the game expensive if their cards were good by high call, or cheap if they were had by calling spades. To have four een or five honours in carts dealt one, and for the other side to go spades was a sore trial. Auction Bridge has extended de right of aking the declaration to all for players, and theoretically fine, best cards have the best of the game.
adopt the son herself, to her husband, it herself off from the family and disen-
led herself to maintenance. The plain tiff was, therefore, declared the sole heir, but the seed defendant was entitled to maintenance till she married, and then is by daweres.
INTIMATIONS
These tennisfer spade bids," like inest CHS. J. GAUPP
of the innovations at fridge ami Auction Bridge hail from Annevie, where they have an arden champion in Me. "Milton C. Work, Chairman of the Whist Cath of New York. When they were first introdticed nearly two Years ago a
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vigorous campaign was conducted against WATCHMAKERS Then by Miss Florence Irwin in the coluins of the New York Times. In spite of obvious objections against them they gradually gained ground, and judging from books on the game that are popular in the United States "high spades are an important- item in the repertoire of the declarer.
It must be added that at present they
do not obtain at the London clubs, but
JEWELLERS.
there was always the danger of these in- SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL
sidious calls gradually creeping into
clubland. They have certainly-maunged
to obtain a foothold in the Calcutta clubs, and have been adopted elsewhere in India.
INSTRUMENTS.
The danger that threatens Auctions ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. that it is getting too scientific. From a game it is fast, developing into a study, and judging from___the___writings_of American authors there are a large number of conventions a player must learn by rote, or he must give up the game. All this is really unnecessary and can only lesson the attractiveness of the SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE.
ganic.
There is no real difficulty in mastering these spurious space calls-they could all be learnt in an hour. The trouble is that they entail school work and they all mean hardens for the niemory to carry. It is rough on the mere pleasure.seeker, out for an evening's enjoyment. They might
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GLASSES.
Representations--
be extremely profitable to the professional MAPPIN export, but they are a wicked plot against the enjoyment of honest card-players bent on amusement,
What largely detracts from the value of these bogus spado bids is the uncertainty as to their meanings. Three spades at first meant long woak spades, they to day mean long weak hearts, they might to-morrow mean strength without length
in clubs, or these suits protected without
protection in the suit named. So obvious is the confusion of the system that player using "high" spades has to make sure that their meanings are under.
stood before sitting down to play.
High spades are not legitimate card conversation. The caller makes a de- claration and assumes à contract which
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he has no lop and no intention of
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he has merely used the call as a device to indicato that he has good hearts, and all rand strength, except in the suit in which he declares to make a small stam
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and he expects his partner to take bin out by either calling "two hearts "two no trumps wbichover suits hin. band best. Is this cricket 2-
These conventional calls are neither This certain nor in the main sound. adoption cannot fail to produce'a system of purely artificial conventions reprgaant to Auction playera is a whole, and it is time the Portland Club moved in the
maiter.
Reuter's message does not say when the new laws are likely to be issued and the information about other changes in the laws is very neagre. Most players will welcome. the anhand bonuses, recorded to grand and small slams. The perzent values are an anomaly as the reward for defeating a doubled contract by twe tricks, a pot usual once at Auction Bridge, is accorded times the reward assigned to a grand m
Seemingly nothing has ng been done
to recognise the Nullo bid. sits un
likely Reuter would have failed to refe this latest American innovation. to it if the Portland lubad dealt with
The Governor General announced that this action had been taken on the sugges- tion of Dr. Vicente de Justs, the Assistant Director, who had written the Beetary of the Titorior the following letter which is self explanatory;
A Calcutta message says that His "With respect to the vacancy which Excellency the Governor Lieneral in would have right to decupy as Acting Council has decided to borrow fivt Diretor during the absence of the Director hundred lakhs of
rupees for public of Health, I desire to say that I would not service. Promissory notes will be issued
The for the amount, in the form of the notes The Rev. John Steele, M.A., D.Litt., object to being relieved of this duty, reson is that I am well aware of the of the loan of 1000-#1, of ference of the American publies to have stich unit is her catutes to be sun ised late of the English Presbyterian Mission temporary vacancy filled by one of its own will form a part. All the conditions Swatow, is to be the Secretary to the American officers, inusnult us such officer which apply to the notes of the per Board of Study for the Preparation of would assume an international responsibility
notes to be now issued. in this matter, aut also on acount of the cat loan of 1900-01 will apply to the Missionaries in connection with the
Interest on the large number of Americals residing in the notes of i' Iran will be payable half- Edinburgh Conference Continuation Com Islands. · It implies un sacrifice on my part yearly on June 30 and December 31st. mittee, in place of the Rev. P. Weitbrecht,
resigned.
(ESTABLISHED 1894).
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