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The vast majority of the students agreed that the doctrines of Sum Var Szy were the best possible theory for a real Chinese Govern- ment. Eleven expressed a belief in Communism, and seven registered their faith in Anarchism. The
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A police constable, giving evid DEATH OF MRS. MARIA D.. ence in a case. at low-street, said that he was called to a restaurant in the Strand and found a man
A report has been made to the postruggling on the floor with five
Tie-ntation at Shaukiwan by an oil
merchant in Shaukiwan Road that
waitresses kneeling on him. The
The anticyclone remains central to the north of the lower Yangtaze radical sympathics of the student, his cook had absconded with 855. girl cashier alleged that while the Valley. Fresh moneoon along the S.E. coast of China and over the. China Sea.
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was shown in reply to the question: Who is the contemporary thinker in China whom you admire most ? "' A Chinese scholar almost unknown abroad, CHEN Tu Hsu, received more votes than any other. Mr. Cars is one of the recognised leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, and a former Professor at the National University. Ho is, Hu SHIн, the now a fugitive. Chinese philosopher who is also in the bad graces of the present Gov- ernment and of the Right Wing of the Kuomintang,' was a close second Two in popularity to Mr. CHEN. of the students voted for Marshal FENO TU Hsiao, also a leader of the opposition to the present Gov- ernment. Not one of the Govern ment leaders received a vote in reply to this question.
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A report from Sanishui states that heavy snow has been experi- enced during the past few days, and the temperature was below '30 degrees. A number of cattle and poultry have succumbed to the cold,
actes
man was paying his bill he snatch- from her ed a bundle of desk. She shouted and seized his hand.
Statistical Conference.
More than 200 Japanese and attend 300 foreign delegates will the Conference of the Internation. nl Statistics Association to open in Tokyo on September 15, accord. A seaman employed on a samtary barge was taken to hospital yestering to the Chief Secretary of the
for arrangements day with two toes missing. While Cabinet, who has started preli- the the barge was lying at the Kowloon minary
gathering. The agenda of the Docks he was watching some men
Conference is being prepared in at work and got his foot caught in
The Hague. Japanese statistical the machinery,
experts will submit a number of papers. The Japanese Government decided to contribute Yen 100,000 towards the expenses of the meet- ing. while Japanese business-men will be asked to donate another hundred thousand, to be used lar gely for entertainment of the dele gates. A special committee is in charge of arrangements, of which Count Hokej Yanagisawa is chair- man. The Conference will be the first of its kind to be held in the Orient. Last year's Conference was hold in Poland.
While patrolling Lugard Road on Tuesday night a Shantung, con- stable discovered a reptile, about three feet in length, resembling_a lizard. It was handed over to Mr. and H. Green, of the Botanical Forestry Department.
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A New Trick on. Whisky-Drinkers.
A new way of selling weak whisky by the bottle is being practised in parts of London where vacant flats or rooms are advertised on notice boards "at the fradesmen's "shops, and possibly the method is being worked at other big towns and sitio. A well-dressed man calls to inspect the vacant apartment, and
A theft occurred on board the "Paul Beau" yesterday morning, when the vessel was at the Po Tak Wharf. The lost property belong It would be most interesting to ed to one of the ship's company, know what the big men at Nanking and consisted of a watch, a pair of 18. think of their young friends in spectacles, and a purse containing Peping, but unfortunately no in-844 in Canton banknotes and 810 formation is available
n local currency. point. Possibly the unfavourable result of the questionnaire would be Attributed to malevolent foreign influence in the old capital. In this connection we note complaints SPEAKS. are made by the heads of foreign missions that anti-Christian agita tion in several provinces is inter To what extent the results obtained fering seriously with the work of from distributing a questionnaire missionary schools. The provinces particularly affected are Shantung, really reflect public opinion is open Honaa, Kiangsu and Fukien. The to argument. Those whom the reagitation is directed against re ault-favours are naturally disposed to attach great importance to the views expressed. Those whose views are shown to find favour only with Education has asked ali missionary gilt button, which he decribed as mentions how one of his firm's dr
"YOUNG CHINA
the minority just na naturally contend that a questionnaire is not an accurate method for testing
ligious teachings in the schools. Demonstrations are being held, and in some cases schools have been com- pelled to close. The Ministry of schools to register with the Govern meat, and to promise that religious teachings will not be made com pulsory. The principal mission colleges have made such agreements.
An open invitation is given to all interested, to attend the open- ing of the new Kowloon Branch of the Helena May Institute at No. 8 Aimal Villas Austin Road. Eow loon Friday January 24, at 5 p.m. Lady Clementi has kindly consent ed to open the premises No. 5 Bus passes the door.
An attempt to defaud a pawn broker in Yaumati earned for & Chinese three months' hard labour in Mr. Whyte Smith's Court yes terday. It was stated that the, de fendant tried to raise money on a solid gold. Instead of producing any money, the pawnbroker pro- police-whistic and caused duced the defendant's arrest.
He adds
of course considers it suitable. He gives personal particulars. He is with a south coast firm and is heing moved to London, where his firm's business is extending. that his wife, ataying at their hotel. hall come to approve of their new residence before he pays a deposit. Then in a burst of confidence he livery vans has that very morning collided with a motor-bus on Ar adjacent route, that the van and contents have suffered, and that the particular neighbourhood is ineky On Tuesday evening, at then that whisky and so on is going Peninsula Hotel, a dinner was cheap-nine shillings a bottle. If given to the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, the fint-letter is impressed be or on the eve of his departure on holi-bettles as a faveur. Should busi day, by members of the Council of
ness ensue the nice man 2028 out the Boy Scouts Association for two salvaged bottles and re- Amongst the hosts were the Hon. torns to take cash on delivery-but Dr. R. H. Kotewall, who presided, his wife Bever arrives to decide the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gol- about the flat and the whisky is not lan). Bishop Valtorta, the Hon. Sir quite whisky Shouson Chow, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
There was a large attendance at. the funeral of Mrs. Maria D. Silva which took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday, the Rev. Father Granelli conducting the service.
Mrs. Silva, who was di years old, passed away suddenly at her resi dence in Salisbury Avenue, Kow- on, thortly after midnight on Tuesday. She was a widow, her husband having died in 1921.
She is survived by two sons, Mr. F. L. Silva, of the Eastern Exten aion Telegraph Co., and Mr. H. J. Silva, of Messrs. Dodwell and Co., I.td. She also leaves two brothers,
DEATH OF MR. J. H.
RAMSAY.
TRAGEDY OF HOME LEAVE.
News has come to hand of the
death of Mr. J. H. Ramsay, of the
Corporation, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking
which occurred
at.
Kobe en Tuceday, January 21.
Mr. Ramsay left Shanghai on the 18th instant on the Empress of Canada for a year's home leave, His but developed pneumonia, condition became so serious na lo to the recessitate his removal
the International Hospital when liner arrived at. Kobe,
His
Of a charming personality, Mr. Ramsay was a popular member of the Hong Kong Club, and was well- liked by a who knew him. stay out East had extended over a period of 18 years, and he was in Hong Kong for the greater part of
that time. He was transferred to Shanghai early in 1028, where be week ago. remaised till about a The deceased was unmarried, and was about 40 years of age.
As a mark of respect, the flags at the Hong Kong Club and the H.K. & S. Bank weri flown at ball- mast yesterday.
SALE OF A STEAMER.
YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
The Yuct On, which is at pre- sent lying in the Cosmopolitan Dock, was put up for auction by day, and sold to the Tung Tadk Syndiato де the first bid of $150,000.
popular opinion. There is по
The present, agitation, however, debit, however, that this system seeks to end all religious teaching of inviting a selected number of in mission schools, compulsory or persons to express their likes and voluntary. The missionary teachers Commissioner cf the Boy Scouts, she is promptly offered a couple of Moests. Lammert Brothers yester-
are described as "tools of the im- perialists," who are seeking to im- pose foreign ideas upon the Chinese. Mission heads feel that in abolish- ing compulsory religious courses, they have gone as far as they can.
dislikes is nearly always of great interest, however inconclusive the results may he Recently the students of the National University at Peping celebrated the 31st an- niversary of the foundation of of that institution and among the festivities arranged was the distri bution of a questionnaire in which inquiries were mads concerning the views of students on political and
scal questions of on rent interest The answers given to these in- quiries have been now examined and classified, and analysis reveals some rather surprising facts. To foreign observers of the trend of Chinese amung the younger generation-the results of this queetionire are of great interest.
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this question 329 answered a definite SETTLEMENTS, MALAT no, while only 21 replied "yee." "STATES, NETHERLANDS The rest were either unmarried or INDIA, BORNEO, THE did not care to commit themselves. PHILIPPINES, Etc.
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Good-looks was cited as the prin cipal feature of the ideal m.in or girl by large majority of the studente. Of the men, 246 said they preferred "meek" wife, while. only 71 expressed a particular desire for an educated wife. Twenty-six said they prefered a girl with pongy, whatever other qualification she had.
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students voted for him as their ideal, while only five mentioned President Hooven and four RAMSAY MACDONALD. Still more significant is it to learn that WANG CHING WEI, the exiled lender of the Left Wing of the Kuomintang, is the most popular Chinese statesman if the students replies may be taken as an indication. Ninety-seven pressed open admiration for Mr. WANG, and no other Chinese states- man got anywhere near this number" of votes. The students expressed decided views on Chinese polities, which showed n decided trend to the left. In reply to the first ques- tion: Has the present civil war any revolutionary significance ?!! 235 replied emphatically "no," while only thirteen said "yes" $8 However, when the question was naked: Do you think that the return of WANG CHING WEI to
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"Wake Up, England!
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Mr. E. M. Gull, formerly Secre-
A imusiness-man, recently return- tary of the Associated British ed front a tour of the markets in Chambers of Commerce in China the East, has been giving his views and Hong Kong, and now Joint in one of the Manchester papers. Secretary in London of the China Everywhere the cry was for cheap Assceciation and China Committees, goods, and competitors were oust who is shortly visiting China, was recently appointed Hon. Ad viser on China affairs to the Federa. tion of British, Industries. He is expected to reach Hong Kong, where he will spend, some little time, early in February.
If voluntary religious teaching is stopped, they declare the misión schools cannot fulfil the purposes of their founders, and all have to close. The agitators also demand the missing schools be controlled entirely by Chinese, with foreign missionaries serving in advisory capacities only. This has been done by several prominent schools. The suffered from the agitation, having accented most of the demands made upon them. It would appear that another most interesting question- naire might be prepared with n view to ascertaining whether stud. ents prefer to attend mission schools. under foreign or Chinese mannge-launched in Japan by Prince A national movement has been ment.
Konce and Jiro Minami, ex-Vice Minister of Education, in the form H.E. SIR CECIL CLEMENTI. of the Mother Tongue Improve ment Society, for the reform of the Japanese language so as to meet the requirements of changing timen. The Society wis inaugurated this month at the Japan Club, Tokyo, when some 100 scholars and publicista interested in the move ment were present.
CHINESE ODE UN PRESENTA- TION SCROLL.
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The following is an English rendering of the Chinese Ode iukcribed on the screen prevent- ed to His Excellency, Sir Cecil Clementi, by the Chinese Cum- munity.
་ ན ་
Kind and urbane is the Ruler, Profound in learning and vigorous
in memory:
From Europe he came to Asia, And to befriend the Chiness, was
his principle.
When the labour troubles surged
up. He well know whence they arose By amity with the neighbouring
province" There was established a settled
staté of trade and commerce.
His encouragement of the places
of Tearning
Has greatly stimulated the pursuit
of letters;
That the decay of literature has
been stayed
Whose but his is the credit?
When the spectre of drought
menaced,
From morn to night he toiled, Until his abounding virtue was re-
warded by Heaven,
And the foods descended from on
high.
4.
For four years has be governed, His virtue is felt far and near; Now he has received the Royal
behest
To assume office in Malaya.
An Unfortunate Blunder...
The Yuct Qn was built by the Ching Ngai Dockyard, Hong Kong, in 1998 and has a nett tonnage of 697 and 1,130 tona gross. Her en- iges, which develop a speed of 12.5 knots, are second-hand British naval enginca.. Iler "dimensione are: length 185 feet, heara 39 leet, and depth 10 feet. She was com-
anded by Captain G. H. Carnant and the Fook Yuet Steamship Co. were the owners. It is understood from the present owners that she will be put on, the Canton-Hang-
Looking Back 23 Years,
"Tourist" wants to know why so many Chinese hang orange peel on the front of their houses. One telle him simply that it is "joas pidgin" and he feels no wiser. Another was flippant, and said to indicate they've had the pip." He thinks there might be a better explanation. He is right. The rinds of the or ange and pumelo are preserved to make a medicine prized by the Chinese.-Hong Kong Daily Press, January 21, 1905.
Looking Back 50 Years.
Persons of observing disposition will often have noticed that pig- drivers in Canton almost invari- able carry a kind of bamboo basket, in their left hand in addition to the stick in their right. The ex- planation is that in the narrow streets, it is often necessary to rap
ing British goods because of their ability to supply a good enough Kong run. article at a price to suit the pocket of the purchaser. "Would any of us," he asks, "pay £10 for a suit of clothes if we could obtain for 23 one that looked as good and lasted as long as we required it!? as neatly when he stated at the re- Mr. Dodwell put the position just
cent China Association dinner that the Chinese can no longer afford to pay £500 for a piece of British machinery which would last for ten years when he could get for £300 a pieve of inachinery that would last him for five, and, besides, in ten years the more costly piece might be out-of-date. In his latest article of the series which has been appearing in The Commercial, the travelling business-man was even more emphatic about the necessity for fighting competition if British goods are to retain a position in the Dutch East Indies. Here, he says, is the meeting-ground for re- presentatives of all makes of textile fabrics. "The millions of people require clothing, and we are letting Japan and the Continent supply the cloths that we ought to be sup- plying. In the Dutch East Indies cur competitors are importing over four times as much as they ought, and the reason is, simply, that we will not take the trouble to reduce our costs. Unless we wake up' and work, get into the Dutch East In- dies markets and sell, one of the best markets in the East will pass out of our control." Of course, the other side of the picture is not to be ignored. Mr. E. J. Weenink, chairman of the Batavia Import Chamber, in a recent report, treats in most pessimistic fashion the pre- Orphans of the Storm.
'sent condition and future prospects Reported missing from their homes of the cotton trade in the Dutch state of at Walthamstow, London, four boys East Indies. The bad all of them secondary scholars aged trade he attributes in large mea about 13. walked into Southend aura to the excessive number of in- police office two days later drench-porters, a state of affairs exploited ed to the skin with rain. They sat by the Chinese dealers, who are able obtain enormous eredits. in the charge-room with blankets to
Irritated by an error in Whitak er's Almanac, stating that the Em- press of Japan. died on January 27, 1629, officials of the Imperial Household Department are consi- dering banning the publication from sale in Japan. The Empress is in excellent health. The error, it is believed, came from confusing the name of the Empress's father, Prince Kuni, with that of Her Majesty. Prince Kuni died on the Jay referred to in the Almanac. "So far no action has been taken against the foreign publication," na official said, "and none may be Laken in view of the fact the pub- lishers of the book are not Japan- esc subjects. I believe, however, all copied of the book have been withdrawn from sale by book
sellers."
wrapped around them while their Amongst Chinese dealers failures clothes were dried, and eagerly have been more numerous than for devoured hot soup and sausages many years, and importers will and mash provided by the police. I have to exercise the greatest pati- ence if they are to avoid a debacle, They had slept out in the gale on the cliffa after walking most of the On the top of this there is mur way to Southend. A diary in the derous Japanese competition which, boys' nossession showed that when according to Mr. Weenink, is not they left school it was their inten- et sufficiently understood in Hol- The multitudes block the way But His Excellency may not re-
tion to get a motor-boat and cross land and other countries. Impor- main;
to France. None of them had money ters are having to arrange for com How are we to bid our dutiful or food, and the rain forced them positions of from 25 to 40 per cent,
farewell 1
to go to the police. Their parents and if they made the dealers bank. Umarex centreforthende siphed the rupt they would prob Ket
nothing. home.
wish!
the snouts of the animals rather smartly to prevent them entering a shop or house. The hand could not well be exposed to the risk of a hearty grip by the angry animal, and the stick only infuriates it the more, so the above mentioned ar- ticle is used for the desired blow or to stop the nostrils of the brute. But there is special reason why the drivers need to exercise great care in urging the stupid creatures throught the streets, and thereby hangs a tail. A curious supersti- tion obtains which is worth record- ing. If by any means a pig escapes the vigilance of its driver and en ters a shop, the shopkeeperi im- Found it, and refuse to let it free until one of two ceremonies. has been gone through. (1) The shop- keepers have a right to cut off the tail hanging thereby, which some Виррове will cause the animal's death. If it dois not die. its market value is greatly reduced, for the tailless, pig is looked upon with no very great favour; to save this the owners adopt the second and so obtain its release. (9) A sum of money or lai shi is present- ed to the master of the shop and a present of joas flowers and red cloth to the god of the door, mun kun. The superstition is that the pig brings contention, and is there- fore as much to be dreaded in a shop, as the voice of the crow on the morn of a new undertaking Hong Ko 24, 1880.
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