THE CHINA ASSOCIATION
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 1907.
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foreign intercourse in by way (Chenis). Unfortunately, he is not able to be spitit Which Chrot be too severely reprobated, is, perhaps, noj koown to ordinary membara.'
in the
It is for the simple reason that this athering, to be, so far, the close of the opium divans in 'It has been availed of by men connected with the keanest interest in those perplexing and 'sciousness of nationauty, the stimulation ofed, that controls the world; it is tha" "sacrar
ja London requires consideratión,
every year. And we shall see, long before the Committen was formed last year, under pleasure of knowing Sir George Armstrong, China. · Every capital city has its own, ddily epark of imagination could possibly maintain
necessary
and
in six month, which indicates a disheartening small number of these students have, so far to-night my dissertation on the trade of Chish, Laughter.) It is natural that we, the most beset the Work of the Association abroad. Incapsoy in quake the magelude of the task come to England! It Thought that this is because at the present moment I think it ji k superior of God's creatures (laughter)whose Chief among these I conceive to be the difficulty ANNUAL DINNER. (E
A more omerical concepilas, perhaps, is a so-largely due to ignorance of thoserming. At the abjeck which many of us are inclined to tather mission it is to pry into the internal affairs of til poaking ourselves understood at home. Thin quest dressed to the Chinese Chamber of suggestion, accordingly, pf Sir John Jordan, a leave aleom. If Sir Cyprian Bridge (Cheer)lass favoured countries, should condemn pro trouble is not peculiar to us, or to our position The China Association held its annual dip Commce at Shangha, that it will draw up committee apon, which this Association and the we welcome one who during his command cedere in China which would ever be tolerat in China; it arises in every corner of the world Der at the Whitehall Rooms of the Métropole commercial code. Another hopehil sign is that Chian Sochity afe strange represented and to in China impressed us with the keen and led In this country. Itin astoral, for example, where Englishmen fight their corner, in our on 5th ult, when tome 240 members and guests the Cand Council are understood to have, which we have willfagly granted the use of our searching interest which he took in all matters that we should condemn the practice of pur case it is for us to represent our immediate sasembled for this ever-popular function. The memgalised in favour of ordering the Pravin offices and address has been formed to draw in which we were concerned, and who did chasing rank, still so common in that Empire interests with emphasis and precision to bring gathering which was, as usual, a very repre- cial verrimaate to organise Municipal or up schedule of information regarding educa- not confide himself to the inere matters of Expecially in it natural that such practice ati forcibly their local ralgo. Is in for tha sentative.000, war presided over by, Mr. R, S,
kennerst Gundry, GiB The usual toast list was followed the el-so-dombi, of that which Vain Shik Mr. Ivan Chen has sindly
and costs which his nival command. We equally welcome shout he condemned by thor anndescript men at the centre 10 estimate these local la by the social rendion, which has always been, kalbas established atientsin. Another Edictate and which be dismissed with the my memory serves me right is war Genatal rank is adding to greatly to the dignity and overaan Advocacy. Ale offen aufpected of ane of the most popular features of the China promises honours and even the peerage to help and goodwill (i think I am entitled to say) Hatton whe on one occasion did us," the prestige of pur-hereditary aristocracy. (Laugholding only the narrow local view When dinner.
pa trepreneurs of industrial enterprian on a great Foreign Office to RM. Consulates at the hanghai volunteers, the honour useier and cheera) Just think for a moment this happens to us we are apt to saner from THE LOYAL TOASTS.
scale, "In short ‘if salvation coull be accom Tray Ports, the Imperial Board of Education: frank criticism, upon our Poecilon. Tapo-libut the our criticism, England for the Edduce us to resèniful silance. Therefore,
proficiency.
MWh-" kawrudjgit' we often are, not in our deeds rankling sense of; injustice, which tends't The Chairman, who was warmly received plished by Edict, there would be a wonderful in taking, and the Viceroys of the various pro-
Am wrong in my on rising to propose the first loyal tonal, vid: Transformation indeed. The whole scene is vinces. Some are I Ara araid, inclined still za 10g/semer, rather,
The fact is worn not, this evening, only Kaleidoscopie; and if the tae, is true, then the think that the acquisition of Chinare by Etz- us, tray cher, do not think I do, because flies, Cakexclusion of foreign, manuface the over the octivities of this Association in
for the Canadinas, Australia concerned. It is fortunate that the President four days befute His Majesty's birthday may Empiers broke down at a recent council, delishmen who purpose running the career in how much bas been done by the friendly crit fire the Australians are laudable and pat should have created widely, the impression that permit us to add a thought of congratulation claring that she di i not know, amid the con- China is unbecessary, and certainly we have cium and the kindly masisinace of the succes-riotic aspirations; but China" for the Chinese, ha realises our standpoint; that he appreciates to the loyalty with which you will, i know what 16. 1 for the welfare of the Empire, we resty Ports, I am inclined to think that the the Shanghal corps up to its present strength: own mines, take interest to the administration has done this lately through the charm of faingadvice with which she was overwhelmed, got along fairly well without it, so far.. at the five goserals at | Hongkong towards bringing hina to build her own railways, develop ber our difficulties in a word, that he indagalands. drink to the bealth of the King. (Applause)
The Chairming I ask you to drink to the can enter into her anxie y and sympathise with time has arrived when, even in the Treaty and efficiency. (Flear, hear. We had hoped of her own aritime castoma these are maol his privats correspondence. The value and the bealth of Queen Alexandra, the Prince and her bewilderment. (Applause. Yet to these Forts, a knowledge of Chinese will be useful to-night to have had will as Sir Henry Blake festations of an anti-foreign and reactionary volume of the work that he has thus carried on Princess of Wales, and the other members of Constitutional problems the Government (hear, the Royal family,
beyond the Treaty Ports; and, here on account of sickness to his family, re- (Laughter.) There is much to blame in Chius, But those who have been working members #PROSPERITY TO THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.*ly less difficulty, The effect of the Edict de
the path of those who can talk garding which we heartily sympathise with him, but there is more, far more to praise, and that themselves know it, and an one of them, The Chairman, who had to wait for some creeing The abolition of opiam smoking And Chinese will assuredly be smoother than that if he had been here we could have welcomed real and substantial progress can be recorded know how inspiring it is in this matter Mr. seconds for the applause with which he was production within ten years appears to have of those who cannot. It is satisfactory to know him, many of us, as an old friend and all of us in many directions that lead to greater national Gundry has not had his due meed of praise, greated on rising to propose the toast of the varied greatly in different localities: In some therefore, that the school of Practical Chinese
a most distinguished governor at Hongkong, efficiency seems to me indisputable. The and I wish to draw attention to that fact: Just evening
It has been welcomed with approval, in others which we founded some years ago in that Sir Henry did not confine himself merely to development of the national spirit rather than as, in the august sphere of diplomacy, it is not to subside, said: Gentlemen,If we cannot congratulate our practically unnoticed. The nel result appears conviction has fulfiled its object. (Applause) the ardeaus work of the colony, but, he took the provincial spirit, the awakening to a con- the 'offrial document, with the big seal teach selves again time upon a record
room was certain grost citios. This does however, banks and mercantile houses who bave gone confusing questions of treaty ports in which military pelde, the spread of Woste n'learning, despatch, the pariobal meeting, the opportuns filled last year to its utmost capacity-overfilled, involve prohibition of its sale in shops to peopls.
out to Chinn with a solid groundwork of the both the colony and ourselves in the ports have the rise in power of the native in fact, in regard to the comfest of some of the who wish to make at home. There has been language on which they have built on arrival always been concerned. We have another forms, crude and imperfect as they still nécesty, it is hot the stilted typewritten letter
press
the re suggestion; so in our humble sphere of activis an attempt, indeed, 10 create an official mono".
bar guests; and it is impossible to score more than
the in the country, by several army officers-indistinguished guest with us to night in Sirarily are in a possible. But if the expansion of our dinner poly of the trade which is open to disadvant fact, all who for the last year or two have gone Henry Tuson. We all know something of the tion, the attempt towards fusion of the two races soose of touch without which the bonds of our many brancher of the administra intimate private note that keeps alive that parties is automatically limited there is, happl ages that will be obvious to all familiar with to Peking to study for the grade of interpreter distinguished service in the field which Sir into which the population is divided, the greater commos lile become attenuated: Thus, both ly, no such limit is our musteroli. Nearly China, and is opposed to the British and French by medical men..and missionaries; and it is Henry has rendered. A great deal of water efficiency of the army and the greater economy as a leader and as a listener, Mr. Gundry's twenty years have elapsed since the meating in treaties of 1841 and 44 which siipulate that no now, I think, generally admitted that, under and a certain amount of mod has flowed with which that efficiency is being obtained, very distinct personality operates as an antidets Leadenhall-stract (on May 11, 1888) when ibe menopolies shall be created of any kind, proper teaching, much of the initial difficulty through the Paiho, since the time whan Sirall are features full of hope for the future. Ad Association was constituted with a member- Opium-smoking divans have been cloved, af te language: can be saved by a preliminary Heary Tason gained his medal for gallautry English colonel, speaking quite recently on the
to inertia and as
as a binding: force. We have funther reason to ship of 70, under the presidency of Bir George believe, British concessions coincidently course at home. (Hear, hear.) There is at the taking of the Taku Forts in the war Chinese army, said: "One of the maxims private efforts in the public Press to educate.
be grateful to him for Bowen,(Hear; hear.) I chanced, a few days with their close in adjacent native cities. The stinng consensus of opinion amongst men who of 1858-63. (Cheers.) In welcoming our which even to this day, forms part of the re-home opinion in the direction of removing the ago, upon the record of that inaugural meeting foreign settlement at hanghai, with its snor. are qualified to speak on the subject that candi, friends of the fourth custe I feel myself on ulations of the Chinese Army, is in these terms, mais misunderstanding in this country con and noticed that, in proposing the election of mans population of some 45,00 Chinese, is dates selected for student interpreters in China the somewhat easier ground of personal You should diffuse in the camp
of the enemy 24 gentlemen as the first general committee, in different case. The question affects the should be required to pass a year in England and acquaintanceship and friendship with some the most beautiful musical sounds in order to
cerning Englishmen in China (Cheers) We Mr. Sutherland expressed a belief that there community thote chiefly as a matter of public devote their time to the study of Chinese with of those who are present. I have to regret often his heart!" It is preposterous con- judices from appreciating the complexity of are supposed to be disenabled by our pre- would be found in the course of time a great order. It is contended plausibly that, if the a qualifying examination at the end of it, not
that my friend," Mr. Chirol, has not souse of this kind, spoken by men who the situation created by the show and painful fature for the Chiba Association-more so than opium divans in the settlement were closed,
only in China. Lut in commercial and other been able to those 10 whom he was speaking probably ex- the effect would be to convert every coolie subjects of which the Consular aspirants of the expected him, becatonight, though we fully ught to know better, which perpetuales entrance of the world's oldest Empire into the error about China. The army is still below the common life, of the new nations who have pected." It might not be decorous on our part lodging-house into a private opium-smoking present day know little or nothing. With him to receive to express an opinion as to the fulfilment of that dea, and ibat it is better smoking should go on the conceit of the fly on the coach wheel I am continued and long supantion of his long. European standard, still below the standard that embraced science. Now no man who hạt
long-sustained work of endan it will ultimately reach, but the training and thought bayond his daily bread could con prophecy. But I need pot hesitate to state the is licensed premises under polica supervision inclined to think that our school has contri-vouring to interest the British public in the
the text books used in the military college are ceivably live and move and have his bo lact that those yo members, have become 800, and control. However, an arrangement seems buted in its degren to the solution of a larger Far Eastern question. (Hoar, bear.) In my (Cheering.) I will.even go so far ns to
to have been come to, on the lines of the Edict, problem. It has come to be recognised that
as modern and up-to-date as our own. No ing on the confines of China without realising, phesy on my own account that my successor to reduce the number of ficences by one-tenth the whole question of instruction in Eastern and thoroughly efficient supporter of our Far the growth of the native press. I bellave there problems and of ours in dealing with t friend Mr. Gwynne we have a strong, sound, feature of modero China is more striking than to some extent, the perplexities of ber new in this chair will be able soon to serouace
Eastern views. I am sorry that I have not the -decade is expired, whether the considerable 1,000, You will be interested to learn, in the
Ao no fewer than 200 newspapers published in No one who has any elasticity of mind, of z meantinio, as an evidence of progress, that a
volume of opinion that unquestionably exists the chairmanship of ford Reay, to enter into but in the columns of the Globe we have press, and the courage and cutspokenness they the attitude of which complaint is made by new branch of the Association has just been in China adverse to the drug is earnest enough it. (Hear) In the result, an influential de-always found great assistance in our work. display is worthy of all praise. Their leaders Englishies against Englishmen. It is the organised at the great and growing port
to bring about the ex inction of poppy cultiva
putation consisting of representatives of certain Now, gentlemen, there is amongst the other show steady development of political know. of the nonb, "Tientsic. (Hear,
same sort of charge that is levelled, almpat to hear
tion-for there is the real crux. ((last, hear) The
bodies (including this Association) Interested representatives of the Press who are here to-
fedge and thought cannot be absent from our minds that Previous Imperial decrees in that sease, which
in Eastern languages had an interview with night bris whom we welcome most heartily, telegram insight. They publish the Router distraction, at Englishmen in India, in Egypt have been frequent, have completely failed of
and messages from other agencier, -anywhere abroad in Oriental countries, there i, unhappily, a reverse to the medal.
the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Ex- And that is our friend. Dr. Morrison, (Loud so that thousands and ters of thousands of Complaint is made that we lack sympathy Ten only of the 24 who were elected to the effect; and when we reflect that
every race
chequer, and the Secretary of State for Indin, cheers.) He has meteorically appeared in the Chinese, who only few years ago were ignor with China's legitimate aspirations. That, in first general committee survivė; and of those
in the world indulges in stimulants or nar- who promised 's Department Committes to East, in his red-hot prime, as an acknowledged ant of all foreign things, can now read daily of general, I deny. (Cheers) In particular I four only remain in office. We cannot hat colles of some kind, we must admit that inquire into the various scattered grants which
matter of the present situation in China, and the progress and reforms io Europs of piracy dony that the work of this Association abroad think, moreover, on these occasions, of friends if the Chinese become a rate of total ab are now operating here and there, with a view although he does not figure on the list of in the Black Sea-of mutiny and riots to the who hava sɔ often been among us a former staivers it will be a very remarkable" a;
is carried oo in any spirit of hostility to those to their collection and in the eventual provision speakers, yet I hope that by an appeal from vine districts of France of biots and incendia aspirations. When we take a stand that stems years, but who have left since our last meeting.chievement indeed. (Hear, hear.) In regard of a subsidy which will place the University of the chait, backed with your approval, he may ismin Antwerp-of strike conflicts in Austria to suggest it, we do so believing that the a John Walter, genial and kindly, friend alike iu se the Imperial Maritime. Custores, it is only London mere on a level with those of Paris, be persuaded to give us some other general of bombs and insurrection in Russia-of un-pirants have gone astray out of the path of true public and private life-expressions of sym.
to remark that the strenuous Berlin, and St. Petersburg, where with far less views of the present situation. (Cheers.) Gen- mentionable infamy in bigh circles in Berlin reform. The cause of true reform is manifestly paihy) with whom I remember crossing from protests aroused by the Edict of May, 1906, Easterninterests-far greater educational facilitlemen, I feel that in the inadequate way in. Nagasaki to Shanghai more than 40 years ago.
had the anticipated effect of temporarily checks are provided. ( ear.) Sir Henry Campbell which i have spoken to my toast fem open to bloodshed in felfast, and of the over-increasing tenance of our rights does not, in any way, and to come nearer home; of mob rule and, ours. (Chears) Our advocacy of the main- វីធ one of two inule schemer yachts which ing innovation. Those who seek confirmation fannerman encouraged the deputation to anti- certain charges, certainly the charge of amis difficulty of restoring order and, tranquillity in conflict with that idea. Again, when we sufficed, then, for the traffic between the two of the view faken by the Association last pale that we should, when the time came, sion, and possibly some charges of commission. Ireland. (Laughter.) Some of these papers advocate energetic diplomatic action in sup- year, and I may say generally taken, of the not find Mr. Asquith hard-hearted. Whether in either case, our guests will have the oppor also publish political cartoons, whose lavention
port
of those rights, we would have it believed constilating the great bank in which Walter
that we are not blind to the possibilities of ma his sucessful career: Sir Thomas Han- may be commended to Dr. Martin's new book 3 per cent. income tax, after providing for old which I am rather inclined to think some of similar cartoons" which have done, service in larger issues rendering it.iboxpedient. In brief, bury, with whom I'remember walking to Hong on "The Awakening of China" and to the age pensions, remains to be seen or whether as are rather wishing to tarn. kaw to select a site for the school which now inference he draws from the appintmentbf two any incomes will, under these conditions.
beg to pre English elections, (Laughter.) A healthy though we are citizens of Hongkong or so... pake the health of "Our Guests," coupled with public opinion is being created by these papers. Journers in Shanghai, or Tientsin, or elsewhere bears his name: Johnny Dodd, pincear of the superfluous comptroliers, at an alleged salary choose to remain in England to be taxed..the name of Sir Cypring Bridge. (Cheers.) It is worthy of note how unanimously thay in those far regions, we are also sons of Empire gary in re,cuing the wrecked crew of the Adels which every shilling is known. The prestige to you in the meantime to know that under Sir
support the government in its effort to suppress (cheers)-not of the Jingo conception-not of at Kelung. ear, hea). These incidents, of his achievement places Sir Robert Hart Walter lifier's capable direction (luud cheers)
hat I'venture lo express the opinies that the but sous of the great Commonwealth of Greater and even the namer, are becoming to most of in a position of exceptional strength which ne we are successfully paddling our own canoe, you, a tradition; 16
effort already made to give effect to the Britain-that wondrously fashioned, deeply successor can hope-at first, at any rate to there, are not a few
Sir Robert Douglas having vacated the Chair
Imperial decree against opium and the worth intricate, but intensely vital, political organism, falt,
rival. (Applause.) Rumours of his intended of Chinese which he had held for so many
of the anti-opium movement in China are of which every group of Englishmen in any whom they recall the beyday of youth.
retirement are, therefore, matter of concern to years; Sir Walter is now sola Professor of Chi- The changes in the Far East since those every one interested in China; and your nese, classical as wat as cinquisl; and we
too, in a high degree is the spread of Western of whose destinies, through the both hopeful and encourgead of westem of those costinies, through the perilous carly days have been anaring, and we, who committee have deemed it right to urge that... have every reason tii expect that our respon-the
education. Schools and colleges are multiply seas that lie ahead supplies surely are interested commercially, financially, philo.in view of the great interests and responsibili.sibility will now be lessened by his succession to
ing all over the country. Noteworthy, too, most fascinating perplexing problem that the sophically-for the Association is typically ties involved-regard should be had, in select the endowment which Sir Robert Douglas's re
the spread of English-correct English, not has ever faced statecraft. There is, porr comprehensive cannot but 'watch with an in- ing a successor, less to status in the Customs, tirement sets free, (pplause.) And now, gentle
pidgin English and remarkable is the ever baps, no place from where thoughts like these terest dashed, it way he, with bewilderment, Service than to personal capacity and the demen, I have, think, touched on the principal
increasing numbers of students who are being are more apt to strike upon the imagination the political travail which is still taking place gree of esteem in which the candidate is held matters that have came before vour Committee
educated in Europe and America, There ofe than from our standpoint on the Hongkong Who dreamed, even 2, to say nothing of by the Foreign Legations and by the great during the year. You will find, when the Annual 30 and 40 years ago, of the part Port service which he will have to control. (Hear, Report comes to be placed in your hands, that I
in China is constantly meeting with officials some 430 students in America. The traveller peak. From there we constently direct dur Änbur
Roze into the mists that drift, over the great would play in world-politics of hear.) That is, I believe, the opinion held have not exhausted the list; but I have said
and merchants who have never bega out of Chinese Common which lies outstretched at A incident $0 upheard.
the with practical unanimity by this Association, enough to show you that we have not been
Uhins, who will tell with pride of the saccess of of in
our feet. We observe it in all weathers. We world's history as the siege of the Legations at which is the same thing as to say by everyone idle, and enough, I hope, to justify us in drink
their sons in the honour schools of Yale and have watched it under changing skies. We Foking? or of a war between Pussia and Japan
interested in British commerce with China;
Harvard. Nearly every Chinesa educated shat should change the face of Ensiera politics? and it is, I think, legitimate that the viewing with some confidence to: "The Prosperity
have witnessed the passage over it of three of the China Association" (Cheers.) And who will vanture, with these surprises in should be pressed upon the Chinese Govern-
abroad who can afford to do so is sending his great political The toast was heartily responded io.
typhoons. We have seen it after his recollection: to predict the outcome and meat in the interests of that commerce and of.
sons abroad to enjoy similar advantages. The each one in the familiar aspect of s⠀ huga consequences of the present agitation in China? the great revenue which it'yields. (Applause)"
Governor of Makden has 19 members of his Slough of Despond. Time and again we have (Hear, hear. It is less then ten years since
family now receiving education In foreign essayed the passage through. Time add again It is gratifying to be able to note that, promising reform movement, authenticated respect of foreign szilway concessions, some
countries, and so instances could be multiplied we have tumbled in among the crosklög frogs, by a series of remarkable Edicts, terminated progress has been made. I was able to state,
Indefinitely. And 'it is because of this move- And though we have struggled out on the other suddenly in a return wave of reaction and at our conttal dinner last year, that an agree
ment along Western lines, because of this side, wa do not forget how the pathways tend persecution. The Edlicts were cancelled, the
praiseworthy attempt of China to educate her to double back to Doubting Castle. We ar ment for the Kowloon-Castos line had been
sons in every province and remove the disgrace familiar with every aspect of that Grim Keep. reached. I believe I may say the same, this
of ignorance which has been the source of We know that it is as difficult to lose sight of year, of the projected lines from Tiebtain to the
nearly all her conflicts with the West, that many an a great mountain. These are the visions of Yangtze, and from Soochow to Han chow and Ningpo. (Cheers.) The negotiations have
and politic to keep the sore rackling in Nonh despond. We look forward hope'elly to time of us are asking ourselves whether it in wise our despondent moods. But we do not really been prolonged and wearisoma to a degres,
China and retain there on Chinese soil that when the misle shall roll away," revealing a and in terms of the original concessions have
force of British troops, that English regiment shinning vision of settled weather; a zinion of baen modified in various respects to meet
and Indian regiment, as a perpetual reminder peace, progress and prosperity throughout the Chinese wishes and susceptibilities; but a con:
of the sin which China committed seven years whole wide land. Towards that progress and clusion has been practically reached. Instead of abutting, as originally intended, opposite
ago, but which she has sincerely done that prosperity our hopes are set and in Chinklang, the Tientsin line will and opposite
her best to expiata. America long since | acknowledgment of his services to their further- Nanking, which will have the advantage of
removed her troops from Tientsin and ance, I give you the tossi, gentlemen, " "Our placing the terminus opposite the termlous of
instained no loss of prestige in, so doing. Prendenti" (Lond cheers,) Gentlemen, there is no need in this gathering A hearty reception having been given to the line now in course of
to speak words of sympathy with the Chinese,
The. Chairman, the longer we live among them the more re greeted og rising to resnoad, said: I hardly who was again ' warmly. luctant we are to leave them, but the more we
know how to thank Mr. Murray Stewart mestic and family virtues, the more charitably which he has proposed, and you, gentlemen, appreciate their sterling qualities, their do sufficiently for the very kind serais in wa regard their national idiosydcrasies: Spor for your very cordial recepting of, the fosst. adic disturbances may occur in that Empire, was glad to hear him touch upon one or two which is larger than Europe, but nothing can points in Dr. Morrison's interesting speech now stay the progress of the people. Their pro which seemed to the liable to misconception. gress during the past five years is one of the I had purposed, myself, to deprecale any pos- recent bistory. Nowhere can that progress members were unsympathetic towards the surprising and agreeable phenomens of sible supposition that the Association or its receive, nowhere I am sure will that progress aspirations of the Chinese for progress and couragement than from the members of the the displacement of effert Implied in attempted China Association,.. (Loud cheers.).
encroachment on established institutions 1|k6 the I. M. Customs and the Foreign Seulement, at Shanghai, which should serve as modeli, toast of The Chairman. He said Gooties plause.) But it is 100 late to enter late the Mr. Murray Stewart then rose to submit (be.|'while oxialog abuses remain untouched." (Ap. menit is my privilege to-night to propose question this evening, and I will only remark, the toast of our President, (Loud cheers) that the presence and active That privilege has been conferred upon nie; the proceedings of man like Sir Charles Dods participation la take li as a representative of the Hongkong geon and Mr. Murray Stewart: (the bon repre Committee. Speaking, therefore, as a working
porta; E. H. Pallard, who drew up the data intrigue of which that Edict was an expression, he will have anything left out of the projected tunity of going for me in another place, to and ingénulty compare noi unfavourably with
tea irade is Formosa and Joint hem with Mark of £30,000 each, to "supervise a revenue of (Applause and laughter.) It will be gratifying. The toast warnenin heartily drink cor- the opium evil. It is too early to dogmatise, the idea of a colossal rigid State mechanism
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happity, of the day and Kederation, to
most prominent refirmers executed, banished, or degraded; and the Emperor himself placed la durance. The movement has now revived, and seems endued this time with a vigour that defies supposition of deleat. It has, however, chinged somewhat in character and is accom: panied by a feeling of test which is causing causing evidently, serious anxiety at Peking. The recent Edict abolishing all distinctions and disabilities between Chinese and Manchu is practically an admission that there is in that unrest an anti-Manchu, and therefore an anti dycastic, element. The remedy is one which
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Sir Cyprian Bridge, G.C.B., whe was dially received, said that he had been asked at short notice to take the place of a much more distinguished person-(No, no)-and that his remarks would be short, particularly as all Marrison speak. He continued:1 am sura must be a page as he was himself to hear Dr. whole of your guests will be at one with me is saying that we thank you most beartily for your courteous bospitalit (heat, bear)-and we also thank you for the compliment you.bava paid us in proposing a special toast in our hon our. (Hear, hear) And the hospitality of the China Association, I may ray from my own personal experience, and I shall be backed up, I know. by my late colleagus General Hatton and many other guests here to-night is bat a reflection of the hospitality which was invariably extended to the officers and mens bars of every, branch of His Majesty's service out in the Far East, in the Colonies, and the treaty ports of Chica. On behalf of my fellow guests and my own I thank Sir Charles Dudgeon, the Chairman, and the whole of you gentlemen for (Loud cheers.) your kindness and hospitality this evening
wiser statesmanship would have adopted lang the Shanghai-Naaking Pu been opened as far am inclined to think there was also a sub. I that feeling of scepticism I cannot find myself Most of us have lived among the Chinese, and
construction and which
as Chinking. I may, perhaps, also mention that the line from Chenting to Talyuon, the capital of Shansi, conceded to the Franco- Russo Belgian combination in 1898, 15, 1 understand, un the point of being opened. The Mining Regulations lately, propounded, instead of expressing the sense of around
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In submitting the toast of "Our Guests," Six Charles Dudgeon said:-Mr. Chairman and to me of proposing the next toast, which is Gentlemen,—The hepour bas been assigned one differentiated from that proposed by our Dr. G. E. Motion, who rose at the invita Chairman is that his remarks were flavoured tion of the Chairman, and in response to calls, with some self-satisfaction and mutual admira said have to thank you for the compliment tion of ourselves most appropriate to an you have paid me in including me for a second to submit is completely, altruistic. It is the cured by invising to your dinner, and I have to necasion of this sort, while the toast that I bave time among the guests whom you have hon toast of " Our Guests," a toast which is always thank you for the encouragement you have received at our gatherings most heartily, I am given me and for the friendly approval not quite aware why the committee has put of my work, which you have expressed on more the responsibility of proposing this toast upon than one occasion at these annual gatherings two sub-conscious considerations which instant here this evening, but since I came to me, though I think there were perhaps one or It is not withour trepidation that 1. venture to fluenced them. They have certainly paid me England 1 bave been struck with the sceptici m
T a compliment in allowing me this opportunity that still seems to prevail as to the sincerity of of a re-Introduction to the Association after a the progretsiya movement in China, and I'am somewhat prolonged Far Eastera exile, but I glad to have an opportunity of saying that with ago. The crucial question now whether time will be allowed for it to work. The
conscious and less flattering idea, and it may in accord. It is wise to be chary of our praise, promise of a constitution is maintained, although the Empress has announced that two
that the limitations which have been in this direction that they knew but our prejudices frequently lead un to io Houses of Parliament cannpt he at present.
abroad must naturally put upon may acquain-Fouthern China was suppressed with great long residence justice. Not long ago an Insurrection in constitated but that a council of the officials la the Empire will be constituted to consider
pace with the gentlemen whose health i am severity by a certain well-known viceroy. A the situation, Freaks missions are to be sent
proposing would also place a limitation to the native newspaper in Canton, hosille to the In the meantion to study and enable the ruling the Mckay Treaty, have been composed, length of my remarki. And, Mr. Chairman, vicatoy, gave vent to its hostility by publishing, authorities to decide between themethods of Gore tuld, in
when I received the long list of guests who are at this time a story alleging that on the occasion vernment prevailing to Great Britain, Germany, enterprise; and the Code of Law which is to of the difficulty in which I was placed, and whote personal courage by the way has often sense unfavourable to foreign honouring us this evening, i felt the greatness of the execution of a rebel leader, the viceroy, and Japan; and if this means that an occasion make association of foreign and Chinese therefore, I must beg your excuses if I fail to been tested, had cat out the rebel's heart and (has bean' stized to gain time, there is little capital practicable for tinue to be placed At the same time, I would suggest that, the | valoor of the dead man would thereby.be'com.) continue to receive, more sympathy and on reform. (fear, hear.). "What we criticise. In
industrial purposes is reason for surprise. "It is impossible oct 10 yat to seek. Difficulties
do that justice to the toast which it deserves, drunk some of his blood in the belief that the sympathise with the aspirations of a great in the way of mining concessions to Europeans, very difficulty under which i labour is in some municated to the living. A foreign minister in Empire to place itself on the level to which its on the plea of reserving China for the way in the nature of a compliment to this Peking, shocked by the story, telegraphed to s traditions, its resources, and its civilisations Chinese, and we hear of projects for buying Association, in that is the large number of our foreign official; who in geographical distance civilisation admirable in many respects, if up and nationalising exlating railways to ac distinguished guests to night we baye a flatter Arrested-appeat to its people to entitle il cordance with the most advanced ideas. Yet ing evidence of the interest taken in our work alleged barbarity was committed, and asked was stationed 'deatest to the city where the (Hear, hear. It is impossible, also, nolite there is little evidence that China is herself (Cheers.) In our guest wearehonoured by a dis. him if he could confirm the story. By return make allowance for the immense difficulties bis or willing to produce the capital, the pre-linguished representation of other toilers in the telegraph he received the reply "Can confm, that lie in the way of Government required fessional knowledge, or the bonest administra-wide field of British effort. We desire to make some time later I met that oficial, and asked to make changes whose potential effects self tion necessary to make mides and railways our acknowledgments to the Foreion Office for him how he could so pramipily confirm a story. cannot clearly, foreser, and which are less success. I do not overlook the line from Pek the courteous of sympathetic reception which seeing that regards postal distance he was clearly foreseen still, probably, by those who leg to Kalgan which-traced originally by a they have always accorded to our repr. far removed from the scene of the barbarity demand them. If we stem at times impatient foreign engineer is being built under Chinese ations, and in the ence lo-night of such It is figot because the Chinese authorities supervision out of the abounding profile of the designed officials of the Foreign Office as hesitate to pour new wine recklessly into old Great Northern Railway Lere are two im Sir Eric Barrington And Mr. Waker Langley
had no hesitation in sending confirmation. I did of this opportunity of testifying to the value of battles. That is a risky process whe a long, portant lestures of foreign help! The squabbles I think we have, evidence of the interest which
not even inquire. It was just the sort of thing the great example afforded by Mr. Gun-home are not fossils who have lost touch" established methods and highly complex social about the Canton-Hankow railway might up their department shows in our work. (Cheers)
that the brote would do." (Laughter and dry's unconquerable pluck and Indomitable during residence in England with the course cheers) We are loo. ready to believe these anergy. (Hear, hear,) Hoergy is infece of events, in the Far East. Our master roll is2 the company of
of stories. We haya top quickly forgotten the tigung an, in courage. That contagion of refreshed, constantly, by mambaia returning of the
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THE CHAIRMAN,"
as London is-from Siberia. ~He replied :- "I member of an overses working party, I am glad gal and the other Hongkong)
of the way the strength of the Allo in maintained, (Cheers.) We here it
· systems' are concerned. It does not follow ply material for a comic operaj and funds We sin also complimented Dtorial Office, experiences of "1900, and those gruesome his activities: spreads "evan to us who dwell) from abroad, while car committes, ja similarly
· that representative inštitutions which may suit; subscribed for a line from Hankow to Stechuan | several reprato particularly appreciate fictions of the fate of the besieged in Peking in the altèrmost parts of the' earth. From recruited by the addition every year of some
ne will voit a race of widely different tempera are sold to baye disappeared. Gentlemen, ment and traditions. (Applause) We are see my friend in the vice-chair (Mr. G. Jamie Impatient rather because practical reforms on) frowning at me omitibusty but there is appear to be neglected in favour of bureaucratic one other tonic to which it, I may venture to metamorphoses and offcial Joins trespas for two or three minutes longer on wow, we want to see, and what it appears to your patience. I would like to invite you to or that China most ated, are good laws and tion, (Cheers and laughter) Kyery year good finance. (Applause) Of Edicts pointing considerable number of young Chinese po in that direction there have been many, but of broad for purposes of educailon, in various actual accomplishment what? There hava Westerb countries. The results have, for yaris been Edicts about currsccy reform; but what opticasons, been an unsatisfactory in the car BEs bien Local Ae have seen an Edici, lately, of those who want to Japan, thail the number pedaring the palácation of weights and measures | "pent West le likely to lacrearen A
whose presence wa
for the reason, that outside the very important interests of the Colony at Hongkong the Colonial Office has no direct official con nection with the working of the Treaty Porta
take it that in the presence of such prominent members of that fice as Mr. Lucas, we have an assurance, confirmatory of our exprience, that the interest of their depart 'ment in China questions is not limited to those of the Colony sleds. We are not forgotten by the Board of Trade, but I hope that Mr. Wayıblarton dosa ng repect to hear from
when I myself had the bonour of being picto- there we regard him with that desiration which member or members (like Sir. C. Dudgeon, for rally represented as being barled la oil in the no one cat withhold from a first-class abting Stewart) just returned from the Rast, who bring tame cauldron with his Excellency the Rus man. We admise his tenacity of purpose, his in up-to-date knowledge and fresh blood. Ongo
instance, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Geshom, sian Minister. (Laughter.) There is, of course, augnacity to attack, bis droitness, bin address, much to condema in China. Those of us who Wan think of him with pride at the spirited more, peatlemen, I think you, (Applause) -- know how high are the administrative ideal, fader of our hopes-most spirited when these L. & C. Express engaged both he and in America, who remember how seem most forlorn. We view hlas, as our unsullied we emerged from those embarrassing doughly champion (Cheers.) In another THE Chine aquiries into expenditure following upon one aspect, his personally powerfully appssismo Po 39 ofcourt recent wars (laughter) stormallyways lends as sympalättic, sar, – Torealis | pertaine basiopia in Ita/fra and condama, administrailee methods in Chian the inflagace: which he thug exercism i which do not reach the height of our standarda, mecessary to appreciate the
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