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"BLUR ON BRITISH REPUTATION.
AR. SUN YAT SEN'S PLANS.
A MISSIO TO THE CE
LEADERS.
CHINESE STUDENTS. AND BRITISH STUDENTS OF
́CHINESK CIVILISATION,
Ata
LOCAL CHINESE PRESS COMMENT.
CHINESE SEAMEN'S UNION OFFICIALS AND THEIR
" SQUEEZE,“ draps..of the recent shipping strikes
time when public attention is The trial of A. M. Spence and G. Y. The Asiatic News Agency's correspón- Chalmers in connection with alleged dent at Shanghai says:- couse-being directed to the question of educat bogus insurance company frands was con-queuer of the invitations of President Li, ing Chinese on British lines, the following cluded at H.M. Supreme Court at Shang, Marshat Tsao. Kun and General Wu Pai-extract-from a private letter from" China
in Hongkong and Shanghai, during which ay be of interest, says the Ching4
the employers contineally endeavoured to hai, on August 25th, before his Houcura, Dr. Sun Yat-sen bas appointed Mr. Express (London)-
"Little You cannot at least, for the present Judge Grain and a jury. The accused San Hung yi, well-known as
usefully give to Chinese, students aegotiate direct with the men, ignoring the guve evidence in the witnesa box, Chalmers Sun, and who was Iloine Minister of Western exlucation of any kiml, be it Union, the following pronuncyment in going into the history in some detail, and the Erst Tuan Chi-jui Cabinet, „Mr. British, or American, or what you will the kincse l'ammercial News, throws some both denied being directly concerned in Eugree Chen, former Editor of the de- Opinions may differ whether er edasi-
powers of thought and action are not towards the officials, „It says that the the insurance business, and said they had fanet Peking, Gezette, and Mr. Kuo Taition is good for ourselves, or whether right on the actitude of the rank and l no reason to believe the tiro companies chi, former English Secretary to President being clogged and impeded by the mass strike for higher wages was only acconi were other than genuine. After his Lord. Li, who is serving in a similar capacity of information that we are calle, on to
under the Provisional President, as imbibe But, right or wrong, it is at plished by stcrifices on the seamen' ship had concluded his summing up the is representatives to proceed to Peking, least developed naturally from our early part and they looked forward to building foundation for mutual benefit. juny retired. They returned in 10 minutes Tientsin, Pasting and Loyang, to obtain upbringing, and has a natural growth un with a verdict of guilty against both from Northern leaders their views con- from and with our home institutions. | Although the dispute was brought to a cerning the reunification plans. Dr. Sun But to the Chinese student it is an may altimately proceed to Peking if the edifice which finds no foundation in his sucessful enuclusion, the men have not Chalmers was then charged that on preliminary discussions with the Chibli own upbringing or his nation's past, and recrived any hnefit and now realise thist April 15th, 1010, he was convicted on two leaders prove satisfactory and feasible for therefore, it is useless to him, and worse,hey were merely misled into being merely co-operation. The mission of Little Sun than useless, for in the process he is charges obertafy (embezzlement) by the is also connected with the fate of the pro-swept off his own foundations, and only the tools of the leaders." It is a pity that Court of First fastance in Manila, and posed Tang Shao-vi Cabinet, and the final returns to add to the confusion in his over a hundred Hongkong Inhour guide.. sentenced to serve 19 months' imprison solution of the Chiness situation depends own country. ment and pay an indemnity of Pesos much upon its result, 83,000.
accused.
He pleaded guilty..
MYSTERY LAND, GEANT SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
FOR NEW GUINEA,
Three times the size of the British Isles New Guines has been described by Miss Beatrice Grimshaw as the only part of the world that to-day remains berred to inity. fate this year an expedition starts that will attempt the first ercing of the nin line, laid down practically and to marry exploration into areas wide
I think, was the the explorers anticherty"
Before we can teach, or criticise, sympathising with false ideals, gave their Chinese civilsation, we must understood support to the movement and caused a what it is, what it has done for its suspension of traffic in Canton and Hong. people, and what it means to them, and, kong, resulting in tremendous losses te with this end in view, I.propose that we the mercantile committees. Instead of
should send.
out young, sympathetic
scholars to study it on the spot. If funds the Union enjoying an cabaneril reputa #re be given, let them be given for tion, it has become an organization". that, and I believe that the result, if claiming tens of thousands of members,
rerelation to carried through," will be
the West, and even to the Chinese them-but under the diegetion of a few un selves: for in the excitement of the new serupulous leaders in whom the men place life offered by the West, they are too no confidence. As regards the Union apt to forget the value of their own. Commission of (say) ten picked scholars funds, the officials claim that no accounts the Chinese authorities, to make a study chers are lost. The subscriptions covry, might be sent out. by arrangement with can be prepared as the books and 'you'
a preliminary perind of (say),five years. cured from outside scurees. Three months "I hope that some, at least, of them increases of pay were banded to the would be Hellenists for there is Union, but it inany cases, no receipts natund bond between the aspirations of were given. There are over 30,000 me Chinese thought today and those of the hers who pay an entrance fee of 25.00 Hellenie poets and thinkers, and Greek each. In addition to the entrance fees, formas 4 natural steppingstone for thero have been considerable amount. Chinese to the knowledge and under-collected from seamen employed on ever- standing of the West. But, if we can sea lines. The indebtedness of the Union make no serioas ndrance towards an amounts to over $20,000, and the men- understanding of Chinese civilisation, letters have been informed that the Union as jewary of trying to convert, pr-peris running short of funds. Under this rert, it to our ways."
A CHINESE THRONE. GIFT TO VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM.
The following from a London paper amplifies a cable on the subject published a month ago
pretence the men are charged "signature lees" and fees for attendance to. receiving pay. In view of the officials'. inability to present a statement of accounts for the approaching annual meeting and their other mal-practices, the members are urged to do their duty and bring about a change when the next election of officers comes round.
and you will therefore go to gaal for 12 stage will be to the. The next acquired, by gift, what may perha regarding the present restrictions, says
made
His Lordship, in passing srutence, said: Chalmers and Spence, you have been "found guilty after a full and careful trial, in which everything possible has been said on your behalf, and I am bound to say I agree entirely with the jury. On the ovidence before them I do not ser how they could have come to any other verdiét. Your offence is a very serious one, for many reasons. For one thing, it is an offence which casts. alur on that reputa tion for honesty which the British have obtained throughout China. It is serious because you have defrauded poor people, norths to south. Maps give a false ide of Chiguse life, and art, and thought, for several lakhs, and burs have been pro
of the mystery land, indicating ranges of and further because indirectly it injure untaius and peaks that have only been firms established in China by lowering the sighted from the coastal districts or fit foreigners reputation for honesty. You, the Fly River. Parties of Australians Chalmers, have been previously convicted in seventeen years ago during a gold booth, for embezzlement and frand... It is true fading the precious metal, but only 40 that part of your sentence was reraitted per veut. returned; fever accounted for the upon condition that you went away to a rest. Impenetrable jungle anal immensi certain country ng did not reture. You swamps have been the barrier to humanity. were given money to go to that country. Guius gains new interest now that the war but instead of doing so you came to has ade the German territory to the
British Shanghai and started again on a fraudu 1 leader of the projected expedition is ift career.
The maximum sentence Mr. Neil MeNeill, and his second in command hive power to give you is two years with Mr. Lucius Conolly. Both are fellows of the hard labour, but I hesitate to pass that. Royal Geographical Society, and have had Although I ought to give you a longer experience in Sew Guinen. Mr. McNeill, an stence than the one you hail before, Australiau, spent two years there on the nevertheless I shall sentence you again to Government survey, and, while hopeful, he 15 months imprisonmect with hard floes pot minimise the difficulties. The cross- labour. As for you, Spence, your case is ing is about 300 miles. Landing at point on the north-coast in longitude 142 degs. E, different. Chalmers,
in about six months leading wind in this conspiracy, and reaching, Mount
150 miles inland. shall also take into account the fact that which this far has only been glimpo you have got a clean record. I must pass This may prove the most troublesome pact, such sentence, however, as will not only of the journey, as the mountainous country be a punishment but a deterrent to others, is covered with thick
the Fly anil Frous Mount Bincher months with hard labour..
difficulti Bivers..
should diminish, as the eapest tion will be largely water borne by rafts and
Vessel to meet them will navigate TUNNELLING FOR WEALTH.he Fly as far as possible from the cast. Below, where the rivers join, is anteros EAST INDIAMAN WRECKED: 140. swamp area. This, if it is possible, will be
explored. YEARS AGO.
The British Pacific Scientific Expedition is wholly scientific in its pure, at wil For 140 years the wreck of the firozesz or,
putler about twenty-two. From the start which i mail to contain treasure wortli
takes three doctors for medical duty nat research, chemists, two topographical sur. Mr. George Swift, J... who at the eriti hours in queues. This is ample reason increase the service. However, in view vevo, eteorologist, geologist, mining cal moment provided the whole of the for the petitions to "the "Government to, engineer, naturalist, and other experts The sum required. entire country to be traversed is British, The throne was one of a pair, formerly of the scarcity of water in the reservoirs New Guinea has
of less than in the Palace of Nau-Haidae, near Peking, the present curtailment has had to bo East"Indiman was homeward bound when 1,000 whites, and it latin timbers, its mompanion being believed to be now forced. To prevent wasty, the Govern she struck a rock and sunk with heavy loss precious and other metals, sugar growing in the possession of the President of the ment will instal meters, in all phone of life. She lies in a cleft between two rocks, Pirens, anut water power alte entirely a Chinese Republic. It was made in the as it believes that "a, system stipulating This lus singe on file with sand which known. The cost is likely to le 100,000.
Imperial facquer factory, maintained by payment for excess consumption will London headquarters Ive been esta
cause the population to exercise car. With the exception of the Bent, Ayndicate is at present engaged in an recently, Mr. Neil McNeil and some
the storage is abnormally low anti" which is of fine flat, red irquer, with reservoirs are full, bus this year ingeniona attempt to raise the chests of of his colleagues aerul decorating, it is executed through the Government, with a view to conserv
there, says the Bully Telegraph gold, silver, and precious stones that are
out in carved facquer of superb quality ing the supply, has exercised much care believed to have formed part of the
and workmanship, mainly red, but with and attention. But the Government's. Groarenor's carge. The failure of repeated
layers also of green in two shades, brown assertion that in Hongkong, where there. efforts to reach the wreck from the sen
and yellow.
is a house-service, the consumption per above bad shown that a totally different
The decoration is symbolical throughout head is more than in Kowloon, needs ex- bethod of attack was necessary. Since the
of Good Fortuar, Longevity, Married planation. There is really no comparison, wreck is close to the shore, and is believed
Felicity, and other matters of good omen, hetween Hongkong's figure of 23 to 24" to be lying against a wall of rock, it was
the centre panel of the back having for its gallons per head and Kowloon's figure of decided to drive a tunnel from the shore to
A War-office communiqué states that the the face of this rock and to build an air following movements of troops between the chief feature the elephant bearing a case of 12 gallons per head. On the Peningula, United Kingdom and commands and garjewels rebus signifying "Pence reigns the Chinese are mostly labourers or agri- dock at the seaward end. Then, by bias-risons overseas are announced:--
in the North. The throne is 3 ft. 11 inculturists who use less water for washing: ting out the last portion of the rock, it is be-, Cavalry-6th and 7th Dragoon Guards in height, 4 ft 11 in. in width, and 3 ft. their dwelling-places, clothing and for lieved that it will be pasible to cut and ath Lancers (one squadron each), United in depth; and the seat is still furnished sanitary purposes. Moreover, the abund, way through the side of the vessel so Kinglom to India; Sots Greys, Egypt to with its original cushion of fine old bro-ance of hillside-streams and wells affords. that divers will be able to gain access to the India; Inniskilling (th) Dragoons (one ende It is now exhibited in Room 41 of them opportunities for washing their per- wreck at any time without being interferred squadern), United Kingdom to Egypt: 18th the Museums. with by the surf. A metal shiell will be Hussars (one squadron)India to United
Kingdom. pushed forward at the end of the tunnel to, complete a covered way, right to the ship's side.
R
THE WATER SHORTAGE, The Chinese Commercial News reply The Victoria and Albert Museum basing to the Government's announcement justly be described as the most important that the authorities have not example of Chinese furniture yet seen in sufficient inquiries into the various details this country. For some weeks the throne of the question. The Government believes of the Emperor Chien Lung has been on that a supply of two hours is sufficient exhibition in Mesars Spink & Son's for Chinese tenement houses; this will St.be fair if the time is evenly divided by Oriental Gällery, King Street, 'James's. The Museum was given an the floors in each house. But the Govern option of purchase on exceptionally favment is not aware of the fact that the orale terms, but ita reyourers were upper floors get practically nothing from quite unequal to so large an undertaking: the taps and the occupants must resort and the nation owes this splendid acquisi, to the public fountains, as a result of
seven millions, has been lying closing chay it will be in unknown country. * tion to the generosity of a private donor which women and children have to wait
to the shore on the coast of Pondo Knil, the. extreme cast of Cape Province Between the two small ports of St. John's und Port Shepstona. The
overs the wreck to a death of severablished at, Newinan street, Oxford-street, Ch'ien Lung for that Emperor's personal Every year towards the end of September
feet.
THE TROOPING SEASON. HOME COMMANDS AND OVERSEA -
GARRISONS.
THE BISLEY MEETING.
"CHINA CHALLENGE CUP.
sops and effects, thereby tending to decrease the sanoint of water consumed from the Waterworks. The Hongkonge, community" wash their houses and cloth- ing more frequently and their only source of water is from the mains. The harbour launches "obtain their water from the wharves on this side, of the Harbour: the fish-stalls in the markets use a consider-
Royal Artillery-10th (II) Battery, L.F.A., Iraq to Egypt: 13th Fack Battery, RCA, Egypt to Aden; 16th: Pack Battery, ILGA., Considerable progress has been made Aten to Egypt. with the boring of "the tannel, vnd those, Infantry Buffs, Aden to United responsible are confident of success. Duric Kingdom; 2n Sorfolk Regt., Tray to Aden: The shoot for the "China" Challenge the preliminary operations to determine the end. West Yorkshire Hegt, Indis to Iraq: Cip, which was presented in 1864 by the able amount; and previous to the curtail exact position of the wreck numcreas articles ist East Yorks Begt, United Kingdom to volunteers in Chion for annual competi- munte, the supply was drawn on for
nd E. Yorks Egypt;
Irag have been recovered including two of the Kingdom; 1st Scottish
to Uniteri
broken silver
KRYPTOK LENSES
CITY OF LONDÓN. "
alips guns, Spanish and fodian gold, Khartoum: 3rd Egypt totion by the home Volunteers, took place cleansing the streets. As a result of the silver, and copper coins, fiutions, and to United Kingdorcestershire Biegti, India at the Bisley meeting on July 21st. It is influx of refugees from Kungtung Malta to Constantinople: 2nd Dorutal open to one team of six from the adminis. Hongkong's population has been increas trative area of any single Territorial ed by over one hundred thousand. These Regt, Khartoum to Constantinople Prince of Wales' Volanters, Egypt to ludia; et pas Association, such feam to consist are only a few of the explanations Fe- of or Territorials or past the difference Hongkong 2nd Sherwood ters, Constantinople to India: Loyal Present members of the Officers Train-and-Kowloon's figures and the Gekoras are conceded to be one of the very best King Royal Rifics (Cartre), United King being ixed for the shoot.
Constantinople to North Chinn: Isting Corps. The trains shot ten rounds per ment should not draw the conclusion that man at 600 yards; a time limit of 45min. in Hongkong, where the supply is handy,'
The City of there is wastage, and in Kowloon, where turms of bifocal lenses. The bifocal seglom to India: 3rd and 4th King's Royal
supply is less. The solution of the ques ment is ground and fused into the distant Rifles, India to United Kingdom; at london provided the winning team, their the people have to draw their water, the
North Staffordshire Regt., Gibraltar to Colore being
tion, lies, not in the restriction of supply. lens making the product practically one stantinople.
but in our sources of obtaining water. We were informed that when the Tai Tam piece of glass. The segments are totally
Tak Reservoir was completed, Hongkong invisible and the lens has a beautiful
need "never for a shortage. But the appearance. Kryptok lenses of any pres.
present scarcity is due to lack of sub cription in either regular or Toric form
4stantial rain and the community must Bre manufactured by the Hongkong
sympathize with the Government'e dif- Government's attention Scully. The Optical Co., auccessors to Clark & Co., ath by the announcement that Captain A mild sensation was caused on August
273) should be drawn to the hillside-streams Manufacturing and Refracting Opticians, Cuttle will not run in the St. Leger
at Pokfulam and Kennedy Roads, that the most competent optical manufactur- owing to recent treatment for lameness
run to the harbour, Cannot this water i ing establishment in South China- not having yielded to the treatment located in 53, Queen's Road Central, sufficiently to justify the risk
Captain Cuttle was officially scratched Fitting glasses and testing the sight is from the St. Leger at eleven o'clock on their specially.---ÄNTT,
August 11th,
[50%
Tank Corps-1st and 2nd Armoured Car Lt. Col. A. F. Marchinent, 1st London.. 47 Capt. F. M. Davis, fate 7th London.46 Companies, Trag to India.
Lt. O. Western, laté H.A.C. Sergt. A Corks, lato L.R......... Sergt. H. G. Burr Inte L.R.B. Bergt W. L. 8. Alton, late H.A.C
Total
THE ST LEGER.
40 45.
44
Next in order of merit were: County of Tonton, 204; Sussex, 202: Glamorgan, 236; Hampshire, 254, Essex, 258; Hert fordshire, od; Surrey, 250: East Lancs, 248; West Laner, 244; Glasgow, 223; and Devonshire, 23,
collected into the reservoirs and thus augment the supply? The public dislike of the proposed installation Fould be averted, if this were attempted before the scheme of meters is introduced
"