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GERMANY'S EARLY DAYS IN CHINA.
REMINISCENCES BY PROFESSOR PARKER.
FUND.
doubt owing to the fact that his illustrious KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF mother was still in charge," and that his traditions ware based on those of the Bri- fish navy, which are as far removed as pos
ible From those of the Prussian Menaur [ind“ military honour" type.
The Tung Wah Hospital begs to: acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwangtung Flood
Professer E. H. Parkes, who contributes while forging ahead; the old ramshackle Relief Fund:
to Chamki's Journal & retrospect "ou the German character, makes the following reference to his asacciation with Germans in China:-
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T.T. from 31r. Eu Tong Son of
Ipoh Chan Wa Girls School Per Kwong Wa Hospital, collec Tung On School.
tion No. 13
No. 1 Police Station, Shatin Per Ching Shan Tong Per Messrs. Foog Tai Hing Chinese staff of the Kowloon
In the Far East von Brandi, was inena-
Bastion staff of Baron Rephies in 1870 had proved insufficient, There was a wayward Prussian named Paulus roa Moellendorff in the Imperial Chinesa Cus. toms-omplay. He had long been a great The next Germans I came across in those friend of mine; in fact, he taught me cor- early days-tbo late Sixties-(Baron Stein, reet German in exchange for (I hope) cor- An aggressive brother, etc.) were passengers in steamers between reet English. Hongkong and North China; in each case named Otto, of the Prussian Mensur type: they left the sense of a censorious, brag | with the orthodox slashed nose (who had ging, unfair, and mendacious temperament gained a doctorship by his immortal behind them, above all rather contemptu "thesia on the Beatles of Bosnie), had ons of Aineries and English shortcomings come out in 1872 to join the legation, and and purse-pride. Baron Stein related as Paulus therefore soon threw over the Cus personal experiences some old "chestnuts" toms in favour of the Tientsin Consulate, on American ways which we all remember where, knowing Chinese, he became friend-Offices and mor of the Ha | ed to have read in some pocket Joe Miller. Hy with Li Hung-chang and rival of an King's Shropshire Light
Germany had then (1889) no influence what American confidant named Pethick. Infantry
Customs office, cutstations and launches. ... Per Mr. Sin Shin Chi from Tung Wo Co.'s Wo Fat, Wo Cheong and Wo Shing Junks
ever in China, and no shipping beyond a Paulus (taken over by Holleben during Hon. Treasurer Unión Church... few sailing-vessels on the coasts. With the Brandt's temporary absence) had already. C. No. 74.... courteous assistance of the French, theseen too much of British liberty to stomach 156 Chinese subscribers of 85
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treaty through in 1802. According to cially as his Chinese knowledge threaten- 2 Chinese subscribers of 87 & 96 Chinese historical accounts, it had had to fed to keep him “down” as an interpreter;
Already acknowledged be explained to incredulous China that so he soon “chucked," without even ask- Prussia was really quite recognised by ing permission to resign, and snapped Fis France as an equal State; and now thefingers jat “demnition " Germany twenty-two Deutsch countries-that is, the altogether. Li Hung-chang seat him, Bund or Zellverein were to be represented nominally as Chief Commissioner of Cus- in China by Prussia; but Li Hung-chang toms, to Cören (1882-83), but really kept the envoy at Shanghai, and Prussia to
"keep an cyė open," and was not allowed to send a Minister to re correct the suspicious attitude of side in Peking until 1867. When I arrived he weak king and the intrigaing. there in 1869, the Prussian staff was still Powers. Meanwhile you Brandt did housed in an ghscute hole and corner sort nothing, as no doubt he hoped to jump in At the half-yearly ordinary general of courtyard, the whole of which was two and chim a share in the profits if Paulus meeting of the Grand Hotel, Ltd., Yoko-O LET-A HOUSE at Observatory Villai years afterwards made an extension of the succeeded. The energetic Paulus soun hama, Mr. L. Barmont (Chairman of the T adjoining British Legation stables. Their practically "chucked" Li Hung-chang directorate) eaid:
Apply bo It is with regret that your board of best-man was a really good fellow, an x-tour and had the imprudence-to-est.up-in- photographer and a good Chinese speaker, 1884 as a sort of super-minister (literally a Directors are unable to recommend the named Bismarck (no relation). Of course per dreadnought" was he), wearing distribution of a dividend for this term, Prussia had no men-of-war ont there in the Corean dress, going about in a one-wheel- but think that it is preferable to carry China weas; but Prussia, Japan, and many sedar, practically dictatur over both forward the balance. In order to give other countries had plenty of midshipmen king and country. I found him thus when you an idea of the big decrease of the trade I may mention that the number of guests British navy, a practice now discarded and after lunch played a game of law been 6,159 less than during the corres German traders in British colonies were tennis with him in his extemporised ponding torm last year. Everything has privileged us British traders: in short, the "palace." The Prime Minister, Rim been done to reduce expenses as much as British treatment of everybody in the Far happened to call in " on urgent matters of possible and to run the hotel in the most East was, as it still is, disinterested and the king's fairs" during our game, and economical way, whilst keeping it up to open-handed in the extreme. In fact, the I offered to retire; but von Moellend rf its well-known reputation." However, I great Bismarck's general instructions were (still wearing his baggy Corean white am glad to say that the worst seems to
follow the British lead in all matters, trousers, but stripped clerwise to a for- have been seen, and that the prospects for 2 and where there were no German consuls eign singlet) actually kept his Excellency the future look brighter. I may say that the British consul acted in German inter-standing on the lawn watching us, with the months of June and July already Fifteen years after this date; I my sickly smile on his ministerial fnoc, until show a slight improvement over last year, elf received Prince Bismarck's special we had finished our seure, Moellendo.fi and we may reasonably hope that your thanks for having "acled" officially with lad de facto possession of the Customs a Company will soon resume its usual out even being asked to do so by my own the Corean ports, and had raked together prosperous condition." superiors, not to mention by Germany quite a little jumble staff of British, It was mentioned, in explanation of a dized several times at the Peking French German, French, Italian, and even Japan-statement by the Chairman, that the num. hotel with the celebrated Baron F. von ese officia's of all kinds. Of course, dipla ber of guests referred to was the number Richthofen--rather aggressive who was matically he was an "enemy" of all for of "house guests" in the Hotel each day,
not the actual number of then travelling gentleman for the British ciga officals, including his own and my booked at the Hotel.
The report of the directors contains the Chamber of Commerce, and on his boss be self; but in the Far East, Re Kipling havidur. Prince Alfred (the Duke of Bays, "the best are like the worst, and Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg) came to friends, enemies, police, and crinfuals allowing:-The Net Profit, including a 6-Roomed House with Tennis Court
Balance of Y.8,300.00 carried forward Peking that year (1870).
have the fellowship of Christianly and a from December 31st, 1914, and after writ- After the war with France in 1870-71, common thirst." I well remember writing ing off Y.7,918.31 for Upkeep, Repairs and the Prussian Minister became "Deutsch "to him before I went to Corea: AllRenewals, and providing for General Minister; Germany, under this new right, bluze away; but beware of trending Expenses, Directors' and Auditors Toes, Chinese name, built herself-fine legations, on Bilish tees!' Moellendorff, in the and Bad Debts, amounts to ¥.13,214.80, consulates, etc., in a few places; but sti'l, lend, evertid the business; his custom-house which the directors recommend to bu for many years, she followed the lead of at Clamulpher was burnt down, and he carried forward to the next period. and could always depend upon the kind had to go. His faithful gang, or body, ness of, Britain. She sent out a very able {guard; of shady toadying Germans at and pushing Minister named von Brandt Seoul (the capital), did not even see hin in 1876, and from this date the touting or off to the port and the steamer, and he "bagman" commercial policy in Ching took his inst Corean meal in my house; began. British officials had never touted, afterwards for a living, quietly and man- though, of course, they protected" trade fully rejoining the foreign Customs in a when assailed, perhaps not always as comparatively subordinate capacity under energetically as traders would have liked the maquanimous leadership of his old but according to standing instructions an 1 chief, Sir Robert Hart. Von Brandi left to the honourable traditional practices his post fur good in 1893, and von Mcellen- generally approved at home. During the dorff served as Commissioner of Customs however, active touting for orders corresponding with me to the last. I must gradually became the rule rather than the add that he was a truthful, honest, and exemption with several legations, and the just map by inclination (or possibly idea inevitably spread to the officials of through his numerous leng British friend- ather Powers, if only as an attempt at self-ships), and there was nothing whatever
In those early days of Ger despicable about protection.
him, even when man trade, people used to sneer a little at Dictator." He neither bullied when up itsmuck and truck" quality, and at the nor whined when down; he had no
snivey German dodges. ("Bnivey
feigherzige Kaiser-Kultur
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I had another run through Germany in Capo Dutch slim.") At one port, long 1893, things having in the interval gone after that (1890), a British consul request ahead marvellously, and many large cities ed his own Minister to hand in his (the boon transmogrified so as to be scarcely consul's) immediate resignation as Ger
The Japanese war recognisable... man ecnsul, as he did not consider Cher with China had now taken place, China man ways fair, At the same port an Eng had discovered foreigners weakness for lish merchant, who-had-trained up and orders (decorations) and Li Hung-chang- been "done" by a German, to his dying found that, besides these, orders of day absolutely refused either to speak to another kind were what the Germans really or to meet at hospitalities the German 1 wanted-orders for guns, ammunition,. question. I saw him die.
received their reward; but Chins up to then had hardly yet credited Germany with
persons
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Chinese ....ах to hit her hard. The young Kaiger, at an
Portuguese interview with the young Czar (who already bod with China treaty rights, or hát, succesfully "warned " Bis. marek not to be too aggressive towards at cptions, over Kinochow), seems France. Meanwhile, in the Far East, to have deceived the latter at a personal Portuguese
interview in some bamboozling three-card-Chinese Germany was beginning to "aet" on her trick way. At all events, Germany seized own, and on the occasion even precipitate the first available opportunity, as Prince ly landed marines to take possession of con Henry voiced it to "preach at Riaochow British tested property; but this immature obthe gospel, of your Majesty's sacred pec- Portuguese. trusion of the mailed fist" was at once son, and incontinently to apply the Chinese. sensibly repudiated by Bismarck, whose mailed fist" to the seizure of that region Indian ideas of colonies rather lay in frints (1897); since which her policy in the Far
O. C. Gunid, Chief Inspector Mason. draw away French attention from Europe. East has apparently bean to dodge
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East, and to grow. “ elique and exclu murder of her envoys von Kettler, is responsible for providing a substitute and sive; they did not like to forge billiards on 1500, gave her the right--especially as Great for advising the Q. C. Quard accordingly at MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA.Sunday just because Englishmen wanted Britain's hands were fall with the Boer
the Charge Room. at least as a matter of principle or "o'dwar to a certain pre-eminence in the role Caps will not be worn, except by Inspec. HONGKONG.
custom "o go to church, Yet, on the of the avenging Hun-the- Kaiser's own
F. U JESEIN, whole. all foreigners, being fellow-Chris-word; and sings then her underground tors and Sergeants, until ordered to do su. tians (of a sort) in partibus, leave always borings have been steadily and unscrupu associated together on fairly companion lously candacted with the object of stirring
London is adopting the Government's colonies of the Far East; and this apart up mud and fishing in the cloudy waters, of disintegrating China as she has from the fact that the home-bullied Gezdisintegrated Turkey, and of casting suggestion and is eating less meat. In the mans have a sneaking love for British British influence. But I left China for East End people who formerly purchased liberty and liberality, as compared with good in, 1994; ergo, the suton aupra crepit joints a work now buy one. Odd cuts he ways of their own stiff, meddling, prig dam-most people TV ultra, but supra, into pies or puddings are increasingly of meat stewed with vegetables or made gish officers. OVERCO I am told, is what Pliny says " I may In 1880 Prince Henry visited Cantos, remark that however the war ends, Japan
'popular. In the West End, the and I had the pleasure of meeting him. Ly will never tolerate a German military demand for meat has decreased, but trus Applying soÁ, B. AVASTA, A
̈ Care of E. PABARNY,
personal luviation at lunch in the Ger- foothold again either in Kiacchew or else according to the manager of oue establish- man Consulate (8th. May), No. 1, Daddell Street.
He was then where in China; the Allies may be certain ment there is no demand for a lower Hongkong, 2nd February, 1915,
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