CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDINGS. FRACTURE OF A PILLAR.
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THE LATE DR. G. E. MORRISON AND CHINA.
(BY THE ISAN TAL.} Being an old friend of the late Dr.. G. E. Morrison, the famous Times (London) correspondent and Political Adviser to the Chinese Republican Government at Peking, and, though hav- ng retired from politics since the ro cognition of the Chinese Republic in 1019, I think it my duty to tell the world what i know of the man and his political lean ings, particularly, when a controversy has been raised by the London and Ching reported, death bed confession,
A great number of people accepted the On Sunday night it was discovered that a fracture had occurred in one of invitation of the Pacile Steamship Co., the "pillars supporting the verandah of (the Admiral Line), to visit, yesterday, Hotel Mansions, owned by the Hongkong the ss. If enatchee, which arrived from 11otel, Ltd. The pillar affected is be-Shanghai, on Sunday. Launches were tween Mesra, Falconers and the offices of the Pacific Mail" Steamship Company, All oppostite the General Post Office. night, and during, most of yesterday, workmen were engaged shoring up the verandahs, so as to make good the sup « port previously rendered by the pillar.
As old residents in the Colony know, firms the information that the vessel is the site of the offices on the harbour side exceptionally well equipped for the akong on the 22nd November, 1901, 1n of Des Voeux Rond is reclaimed, land,commodation of passengere and has, also, connection with the Chincess Reform and
and saloon of the steamer was crowded.
A description of the Wenatches has already appeared in our columns, suffice
TUESDAY, MAY 17гH. 192L
THE "POLITICAL, MURDER" CASE AT SHANGHAI.
FRISONER DISCHARGED. At the Mixed Court, Shanghai, C May 11th, the trial was concluded of murder General Li Kanyuan, the former, Yong Chiming for alleged conspiracy: to Tuchun of Szechuan and lately Military Governor of Kwangtung.
it, therefore, to say that inspection coh-Express regarding the bond fides of his General that his lile was in danger
Independence movements.
Ho then
Mr. Y. 8. Ziar and Mr. J. E. Lenilero, conducted the case for the prosecution; and Mr. P. M. Linebarger defended. 1. The defence, summed by Mr. Line-
of the Canton Government, who warned barger, was that Dih zopah, formerly
and happened at the same time to be a pri- I first mot Dr. G. E. Morrison in Hong-great friend of one of the plotters, came
to court to make a charge against soner, and to do his utmost to get Fong convicted. This was because the witness, Dih, himself was in love with prisoner's wife, and nourished a hatred towards Hoferring to the part taken by Dih in ioner on that account"
ness was anybody's tool" When the the affair, bir. Linebarger, said the wit- man knew there was a plot against the Uoners' life he thought he could kill two birds with one stone. In addition to getting a reward for falsely accusing Yong, Dib also thought he would have of the fact that he would be free to unique opportunity of taking advantage devote his attentions to prisoner's wife. Dib came into Court with a well-rehearsed
pointments of the ship are of the most modern type. There are apacious, en closed promenade decks, provision for a swimming bath and handsomely furnished Our American friends publio rooms. lead the world in the matter of the application of modern appliances to of damage only the verandah spanning domestic purposes, and the cabins of the The shoringenatchee bave every convenience. Hot
but, as the buildings stand on thousands a large cargo carrying capacity. The assured me of his unswerving sympathy of piles, driven down to "solid," it is improbable that the fracture of the pillar points to any general subsidence of the
·site. It is more probably the consequence a. building fault in the construction In any case, the main of the pillar. structure of the building shows no sign
of
the side-walk is affected.
and support, remarking:y support means the support of the Times, and the of the British people. Ever since that support the Times means the support date we have corresponded with each other, and I am proud and happs to record publicly the fact that, notwith- standing his intimate relations with the Mauchu Court and officials, he has always been loyal and faithful to the Chinese, from the date of our first meeting in Hongkong, throughout the Great Heroin and untimely death in England.
China.
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atory. He was the chief witness for the
many times, landmar prosecution and contradicted himself
has been done as a matter of precaution and cold water, and hot or cold air, cantion (1911), and up to the day of his sad He laboured quietly and unscifiably and not because any immediate danger be obtained at will; there are spring a feared. In the nature of the case, as beds instead of-berths, and many of the for Chins and the Chinese, and, to my knowledge, ho gave his support to no
General Li had been scared "itiff " half the street has to be blocked by cabins have private bathrooms.
particular individual who has appeared because some one came to his house and The Fenatchee and her sister ship the on the political kaleidoscopic stage of shot at his secretary, and somebody had timbers, the temporary apparatus now in position rather exaggerates the serious-Kegatone State are two of nine similar
Although Dr. Morrison was the friend tried to get money out of him by praying ned the assassination. The prosecution's mess of the matter.
vessels built by the New York Shipbuild-of Yuan Shi-kal, I ani convinced that he upon his fears. Dih had probably plan. ing Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, was faithful to the Republic, and that he witness was obviously not working for did not support Yuan in his misguided humanity The man should have said for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and and ill-starred" monarchical venture. frankly: "I thought the General's life the two ships mentioned, with others, Yuan Shi-kai had only kept his bath to was menaced and therefore might make the Republio and stuck to the Presidency some money. Instead he absolutely in have been allocated by them to the he could have nified China, and hesisted that he came in there as a witness Pacific Steamship Company, for opera would have been universally acclaimed for humanitarian reasons.
It was not the prisoner, Vong, who to be destroyed, so "God made him mad." At the Magistraes, yesterday, Bahadur tion in the fast passenger and mail ser the Saviour of China. However, he had
No. B232, vice between Seattle, China and Japan. Dr. Morrison must have been, doubtful should stand in the box, but Dr. Sun Singh, Indian constable
As a direct result of experience gained and auspicious of the wisdom of Yuan Shi-kai's ambitious aspirations, becaues charged a Chinese with driving a truck
wrote to me on the 20th September, 1815, as follows:-
ACCUSER ACCUSED. MAGISTRATE DISTRUSTS INDIAN CONSTABLE
Yat-sen:
without a licence and another Chinese during the war, these vessels embody the he sought my advise and opinion, and Cannot we keep Sun Yat-sen out of it?
with offering him a bribe.
in the first case, the defendant's em- player, and a tea-house keeper to whom pals were being delivered, disputed the constable's evidence and said that the inan who had the licence was with the party.
latest developments and safety appliances known to science. Their hulls are divid ed into fourteen compartments, any three of which may be damaged without danger of the yeasels sinking under otherwise favourable conditions. The lifeboat equip. ment is af modern type and an elaborate The Magistrate (Mr. R. E. Lindsoll):fire-fighting system is installed with auto The constable is lying; the defendant is matic alarms in each room and compart The wireless apparatus has a disobärged.
In the bribery charge, the constable range of 2,000 miles, and a submarine Haid that the defendant borrowed 50 cents signal system is also fitted..
*
is
from the customer and gave it to hin
not to arrest him!! ** The restaurant-keeper said he heard the conversation between the constable and the truck coolies. The constable struck the defendant and demanded $5 from him. Afterwards the constable reduced his demands to ga. Ultimately, one of
ment.
Capt. J. S. Gibson, Chairman of an Honorary Commercial Commission "— in other words, party of American business men who are making a trip with the Wenatchee on her maiden voyage has issued a statement, from which we take the following paragraphs:—
I have been waiting, with much expectation, for your pronouncement upon the activities of the Chou An Hei, who, I understand, are putting forward, three proposals:---
a
The Assessor: Old King Charles I.'s! head coming into it again?-(Laughter.) He is not charged."
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Counsel: It is asserted that the crima was instigated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Mr. Ziar: There is no evidence to that -effect
The Assensor: "Let us get on with the
case.
That the President shall become
Mr. Ziar, on behalf of the prosecution,
· Emperor.
"said it was insinuated that the first 2-That the President shall become witness (Dih) was an accomplice. This
Hereditary President. 3.That the President shall be Heredi. foreign tary President vis-à-vis countries, and monarch in the eyes of his people.
the coolies, borrowed 50 cents from wit, and extend the hand of friendship to the (U.S.A.), he issued the following war the prime mover is not in Shanghai...
The object of our mission is to meet
peoples of the Orient, with whom our ness' brother to pay the constable.
The Magistrate discharged the defend relations hayo always been so cordial, and to cement the friendship which ant, and instructed Inspector Ellis to put means so much to both nations.
"I have dis the constable on report. trusted him for some little time," re marked Mr. Lindsell. "He certainly must be taken off this truck business. I was listen to him in a track case after this."
"We need your products, and you need ours. Mutual traffic conditions with the Pacific North-west are more direct than those of any other ports of the United States Travelling over the short route from the United States, we wish
Yuan
Was a case of conspiracy, There was Do conspiracy between the witnesses and the Prisoner, and therefore the witness was not an accomplice. But Dih's evidence was corroborated and much other evi- I replied:--
dence heard. Counsel had said that he I have nothing to say regarding the situation in Chinu, and as I have told (Alr. Zinr) made allegations against. Dr. yon atrendy, I have washed my hands Ban Yat-sen. That was untrue. Mr. Line. of pitics What I dread is a Civil War barger said that a political offence wan
but alleged and not proved, admitted in Chim. The Civil War is coming and later on that there is evidence to prove You know who is responsible for it that the crime was a political one. There blood
was testimony showing why General Li hood of the people will be on this man's My old friend and colleague Dr. Yung was to be assassinated; no mention was made as to who was the instigator of the Wing, LL.D., (U.S.A.), also saw through plot by the prosecution. It was a matter Yuan Shi-ka, and, writing to me on the of common knowledge that where an 19th December, 1911, frem Hartford offence of a political nature is committed, The Court found prisoner was not ing ngainst the traitorous ambitions of
guilty, Who is Yuan Shi-kai? Did he not
Ta giving judgment, the Assesor said:" play the, traitor to his master, the The whole of the story of the attempted peror Kwang Shn, in 1808? Ought assassination and conspiracy finally traitor to be trusted Is such a man of depended upon the story told by Dih deep designs to be trusted? He oright Zopah, and in view of the fact that all to be banished with the banished Mão- chus. His name Yuan ought to be the parties were politicians, or acting for expunged from the national record of political parties, there were many com family names. He ought to branded as a plexities. The Court had had to look for corroborative evidenco directly involving traitor in bistory, and for ever held in the accused. Buch evidence was not execration by posterity I was shortly after Yuan Shi-kai's forthcoming. No arms were found is the
Man' possession, Nothing of an in death that Dr. Morrison sold his famous criminating nature, neither arms not as Political Adviser. The one strong gage. Photos of Dr. Sun Yat-sen were man and in the eyes of foreigners not conclusive evidence. In view of the hope of China" had gone to meet his very serious nature of the charge, the
evidence
was certai
not strong Imperiat Manchu masters
Dr. Morrison did not accumulate much
enough to convict worldly riches, as ho once wrote to mey advice to you is not to do it salary. again," said Mr. Blackburn, addressing complaining about its meagre and according to the tenor of his letters, Vong just before the Court rose. he must have left Peking in disgust-dia gust with the corruption and incompet caco of the officials.
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MUNITIONS FOR KWANGSI ? |to emphasize the close commercial colibrary to Japan and resigned his post documents, were found in prisoner's lug-
bave
1 strongly advised Dr. Morrison to re sign his appointment before it was tou left, and sent him the following friendly warning on the 11th October,
1915:-
I have long been in strong sympathy with the Chinese, and I would like to finish up my career by making myself very useful to them."
I may bere remark that Sir Hiram 8. Maxim had corresponded with me on Science, Beligion and Aeronautics since 1893, and was very pro-Chinese, always having the greatest respect for the Chi- pess and their ancient civilization.
tact between the two shores of the RUMOUR IN CANTON. · Pacific. We naturally are interested in Referring to the rumours current in attraeting travel and traffic through the to the attitude of the Hong- Puget Sound gateway to North America Canton kong Government towards Dr. Sun Yat In point of time and couvenience in ship
Bear Sen, the Canton Times mentions one that ping freight, Hongkong is as "British gunboats, carrying munitions, Tacoma and Seattle as those cities are ave left for Wuchow, in Kwangsi, where to New York. With this close connection, the Kwangsi troops are concentrated, with new shipping facilities, and with preparing on Aggressive campaign our great Pacific North-west railroad against the province of Kwangtung. lines to the interior and eastern part of These munitions are reported to be for our country, we look for a rapid perman- these Kwangti troops."
ent increase of trade, and a growing in- The journal says, however, that "the terchange of visits. mere intelligent Chinese regard the "Every member of our party joins with Yumour a incredulous, and believe that Captain Robert Dollar-who honoured us the Hongkong Government would never in becoming one of the delegation as far be so rash and indiscreet as to assist the ne Shanghai, but unfortunately could not Kwangsi militarists in such an open way, continue with us to this port-in the con- which would constitute a angrant viols fident prediction that the centre of Morrison was never in favour of tion of the arms embargo agreement world commerce will in forty years be in China becoming a Military Power, and among the Powers respecting China." the Pacific. The cities of the Pacific being a godly man, and having sprung Coast of North America hope to contri- from a missionary family, he always counselled progress and advancement in bute to, and to share in, this growth "
China on peaceful lines. He was G of few words, and I always found him gentle and amiable; and I still remem-has readered himself conspicuous by his bor his respectful reverence, for his old moth ad affection for his handsomïe Geelong, Australia, and his
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BAN FRANCISCO, May 10th. this congation during the hat year or two, and it seems likely that in the near Sharp competition between American future the manufacture of paper from and foreign-owned steamships in the this material will be undertaken on a large scale in several countries. A Bri-Pacific is forecasted by officials of the tish Arm have been granted a concession Shipping Board, as the result of the dis for cutting bamboo in the Government forests in Trinidad and have also estab-banding yesterday of the Pacific Coast fished a bamboo plantation there of 1,000 Westbound, Conference, which has bit acres Lenses have been granted or applied for to work bamboo foroste herto bound a number of interests in n Burma, Madras, and other parts of India. freight agreement. In Indo China, two factories, equipped on up-to-date lines, are actually manufas turing paper chiefly from bamboo
This means that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Java-Pacific, China Mail and other lines will be compelled to bid Paper made entirely from bamboo pulp lines. The officials said there would be a against American-owned and operated is of high-class quality. On the woole it is too good for the manufacture of rate war, but-n-sharp adjustment of rates ordinary news-print and is more suitable would probably ̈ be, madé.-U.S. Navy
Radio throtch Reuter. for the better grades of printing paper.
My dear friend, I have already warn ed you of what is coming, and I should not like to seo auch words as The rat and the sinking ship applied to you, my wise and learned friend." Again, on the 20th August, 1917, wrote:
I am afraid you must now be dia heartened, and what did I tell you in all my letters? Didn't I warn you, at dillerent times, that it was time la rotire
prido
man
little, sons on the occasion when we last met in Hongkong,mu
In connectiori
and
When I requested Dr. Morrison to con- vey Bir Hiram's ler of personal service to the Chinese Government, he wrote to me on the 22nd May, 1913, as follows:
Your letter of the 16th May came in last night, together with the copy of the Jatter you have addressed to the President recommending the employment of Sir Hiram Maxim, age 78, as Adviser, to the Chinese, Government to assist them in. the manufacture of weapons of destruc tion. Do you really think that such a man-is needed in China at the present time? The fact that Sir Hiram Maxim
violent attacks upon missionary effort in China: I do not refer to. What I, as a well-wisher of the country, desire to soo is its industrial development and the cessation of the insensate expenditure of money upon wespons of all kinds #2 Christian unture, I cannot help recalling Of course, my recommending Sir the occasion when Bir Hiram B. Maxim Hiram was more an act of courtesy, and wrote to me on the 14th April, 1913 have always been against Militarim. offering to place his expert services Dr. Morrison. was far scing. He did not the disposal of the Chinese Republican want to see China become another Gor
manya menace to the world. Government
Bir Hiram wrote:-
1
Perhaps it in better for China and the peace of the world that Sir Hiram did not come out to China, and for this wa have to thank Dr. Morrison
I do not know what confession Dr. Morrison made on his death-bed, or what his biographers have got to say, but I
I could do a great deal for Chine if the Chinese would give me the oppor- I am regarded as the greatest expert on firearms in the world. I took the personal Grand Prix for artillery at the
um in a position to assure the world that inst Paris Exposition, "Notwithstanding that I am an old man he was loyal to the Chinese Republic, and 1 am still very active and able to do that he laboured faithfully and unsel
Ashly for the welfare of China and the 1 am still
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