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THE CHINESE COMMANCIAL
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INTERVIEW WITH HABAYANO SHIK CALV The Siam Observar, of 28th ult, say
Will stop:
will stopla
flor some days, and will-then-return-
Intimations
up to 1st Decem) ey, and to Sing pore on the zade agap”re'and'study the trade for
DONE BY TRYING And then, to
Nobody can tell what he can do till he tries. Penang, and feave the cruisers
When a thing ought to be done the modern DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of Yang Shih Chi, the Chinese Imperial Species will return back CA will proceed
spirit moves us to keep working away at it' PAR
the letting by Public Auction Sale, to Commissioner engaged in the study of co to Europe by a mail, freamer, # 1 will visit the unjil, it is done. In the face of this idea the be held on MONDAY, the 23rd day of Decem-mercial subjects abroad, who arrived in and several countries there. After that proceed possible- tanishes. Where there's a will, ber, 19077, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the Public | kok yesterday is now being entertained at the Workament, by Order of His Excellency Louse of Phya Ronazon, Klong. Pob Yom America and Japan, stopping in each country. there's a way." If we could but rob cod liver Le Governor of One Lot CROWN LAND,
oil of its sickening taste and smell and then carabine it with two or three other ingredients we should possess the best remedy in the world for certain, diseases that are now practically incurable." So said a fantous English physi. cian twenty-five years ago. But it will never be done,” he added. “You can no mo e turn cod liver oil into a pleasant palatable medicine, than you can turn the Codfish itself into a Bird of Paradise. Yet he lived to admit that in
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at Causeway Bay, in the Colony of Hongkong, A large number of Chinese mechanisms is for a term of 75 years.. with the option of repaid their respects to him. His Excellency is newal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Vice-President of the Board of, Agricoltore, Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one industry and Commerce at Peking Wo further term of 75 years..
A representative of the Son Observer this PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
mining sought an interview which was most courteously accorded. His Excellency did not speak English, but his Secretary, Mr.T. K. Tsai (who was educated in America) under took to interpret.
Hii Excellency first remarked upon the great heat of Bangkok and also upon its mosquitoes Then, coming to other subjects, and answering questions in the most courteous manner, be said, as to the object of the Mission,
kar "go to several places to study the growin [109% of the industries there, and the methods they have adopted for improving their trade. I also study the several markets of the world."
Arked as to whether China might engage in export trade, Hii Excellency said:
"Well: we meko to do so. We will study the several markets, and if Chies can export anything, we mean to do so
"But China is entirely dependant upon foreign countries for its very necessaries.
"I may be; but times are changing. We will start new industries, as a result of our studies, and may export also,"
Hongkong, 14th December, 1907,
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned have received instactions
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A QUANTITY OF
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Hangk nz, 19th December, 1907.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions Tom G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Esq., to soll by
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ON FRIDAY,
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THEREIN CONTAINED, Comprising :-
As to whether the home market should not fint be locked to, His Excalteocy said:- "Absolutely se; bus, waile we are being rup- plied from elsewhere, if we could manufacture and export things to other countries profitably, there is nothing wrong in doing so?”
But it will be a long time before such a thing can happen?"
"You do not know China then, Ching is improving by leaps and bounds. What could ba accomplished is a term of to years some time back, we are determined to accomplish in be year. The whole nation is filled with an acdour to improve itself."
"How could you do it without foreign train- ing?"
"We ate sending out any number of students to foreign countries. The richer students go to America and Europe and the poorer ones gela Japan. Many have returned and started inno-
vations in every branch of industry."
the same time, I'must tell you I'hara no cut and dried programme. I will alter it to suif
my conveniences."
As to the cruisers, His Excellency said they were taken simply for convenience.
As to the suggestion which was made in sque quarters some time back that the cruis ers were taken to show the Chinese resident in the Straits and Bangkok the might of China, His Excellency said t
"Not at all. First of all it is a friendly visit to the countries, apart from the purposes of my mission. Secondly, it is a foolish idea, because the Chinese out in foreign patrolare a microsi dopić minorily of the vast population of China, For Buything, wh could well afford to leave them ant of outcalculations. But one thing I must tell
"What is your programms in Bangkok?"
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WWWAMPOLE'S PREPARATION... the "impossible had been accomplished. It is palatable as honey and contains all the nutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod liver, combinad with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites, Extracts of Malt and Wild Chetry. This remedy is freed from the bad PART
you I cannot understand why the foreign Press : peculiaritles Dr. Frothingham so detested, and to China should make a fuss about It Bot is precisely the splendid medicine he wished many foreign warships come to Chloa and they for. Une it freely and confidently for Anemia, go from one country to the other, They go Hysteria, Wasting Complaints, Blood Impuri. without any comment, Simply because China ties, Asthma, and Throat and Lung Troubles, kept itself isolated up to now and has just now Dr. W. H. B. Aikins, F. R, C. P., London, broken the tradition from a purely honest and M. D. C. M., Victoria University,—M. B., at motive, all these wild things are said about Toronto University,Consulting Physician to Home for Incumbles, Physician to Toronto General Hospital, says: “I am much pleased to state that the results from using Wampole's Preparation of Cod Liver Oily have been uniformly satisfactory; it appealed to me as being prepared according to correct scien- tific principles. It increases the appetite and mok-influences the digestion of food it is delicious to take, will not disappoint you and is effective from the first dose. It represents the dawn of progress At chemists everywhere.
I told you I came to study the trade. I mean to pay a visit to the Foreign Minister. But I am not here or anywhere on a diploma- tic mission,"
His Excellency then said he was extremely pleased with Bangkok, but for its heat and quitoes, He said he was happy to see the Improvement of Siam in many fields.
At the conclusino of the interview which lasted over an hour, our representative sik- cerely thanked His Excellency and his genial Secretary, Mr Taxi, for their indulgence, and wished them good-bye.
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for a man's religion or race so long as he is fit for the work. 'You will be surprised to hear that one of our Viceroys and one of our Generals are both Chinese Mahomedans There may be a few outbursts agelust Curis tianity ; but the oation as a whole "dass zot bate any religion at all. Now there are in Chink four religions woich have large numbers of followers, fe. Confucianism, Taoism, Pud- 103 dbism and Mahomedanism. What of there
aro a low Christans also?
On view pn. MONDAY, the 23rd instant. TERMSAs usual,
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"Do you mean to say that Christianity can not baye a large following in China?».
"Of course, not. China will never become Christian, nor even an appreciable part of it 2" "Then why anti-Christian riots and mur- ders of Christains?"
It is all caused by some meddlesome foreigners and native Christians who un- necessarily povoks the ignorant Chinesd population."
To a question regarding the troubles at Kwangsi and the reform movement, H.E
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"The reformers want a constitutional form of Government like that of Japan or England:
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male, and the intonáva and ever-increasing denta mand that has been treated for this medicise "hari) evar jästradased approvale práve that 12 te dar tined to cast inta oglindon 131 those quest.Somalily) "runkadiru Thai sera Inewedly the sole reliance of medical men. Thema plon may be of tained of the ; reincipa) «homas and merchants throughout the
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parts of the country, among the Ministers, Viceroys and all the bigh officials. The Em press Dowager herself has promised to grant a constitution for China"
"Why, then, the rebellions?" "Because some fools are very impatiens of the delay in the making of such a great thing; an the granting of a Constitutios,”
"Do the reformers then want a republican constitution?".
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