CANTON PAY BY DAY,
{From Our Own Corrispondent]
Canton, 20th December. SERIOUS CLAN FIGHT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21
PROGRESS IN CHINA.
A revera che fight ortu red yesterday cut pide herb gate checly near the For
leg Hosptal. The resident surgios of that last-tation terveard in the matter and in- i mest and the viceroys, and governors of the AN ITEM OF CONSTITUTIONAL PREPARATION.
The Crimbool Code báting been prepared and r.vised by the Commissions concerned is now "he following later·s·log ast'c'è is from the submitted to the zucheng Yuan and will be Peking Daily News of December 9-
submitted to the Throsë fur promulgation after The Commission for the Study of Constituit shall hayo beas passed by the Assembly. Hocal Government bas recently presented a The Cide cousins of 405 articles under the memorial to the Throne reposting the resu't of heading if.General ard Special Provisions. consthuronal preparation as re arted by the
The establishment of Courts of various grades fierest depatiments of the Genral Govern in the provincial capi als and treaty ports is aucted the ambalance corps to it end to the vous provinces. The commission, after quot beating upon the subject of the Judiciary.. All wounded. At a later stage, irrops fom the fog the virions Imperial Decrees issued and these Courts are to be established wi bls this Namhoi Magistracy and a deacbrett of bearing up in the subject of constitational pie- gua di arrived on the scens of the ou break tparation, says that the pepantos to be made
quall the disturbance,
QUARDING BRITISH. INTERESTI
this year consists of fourteen i ems.. The first among them has been thi convention of the Tzucle1: Yurn which is still holding its or- diary session. The biber l'ems have to do with administration, civil affair, fiance, educa- tier, law and the judiciary. ....
With regard to the reorganiziisa of the id. ministrative system, the Commission presented oabe 15th day of the and moon of the 200 year of Hsuan Toog (January, ihio) a memo. rial to the Throne
rear. In a memorial to to Thrace the Minis- irs of Iustice stated that the Cours will be established after judicial officials should be selected after an examination to be held thi autemo, and the establishment (of them will be bistened so that it will be accomplished within this year. Examinulon was hell on the 9th moon, and some 560 candi intes era chosen. In the provinciai, capitals and in nearly all of the treaty ports Gouris have already been, or ara in come of being, organized.
A despatch has been received by H. E. the actin: Victoy fom the British Censul General here to the following effect:-With reference to the prepared opium monopo'y the certificate issued to smolors stipulated tha: a smoker muil ob'a'n bis opium from firms wagel by the monopolists. No purchases cou'd be mice from and her firm, besides several opium-selling firms whose games are not ixcluded in the lit of firms appearing on the certificate. It is evident that the Kwarg Yun Company (the present pe pared plum monopolit has come to unders anding with cellain firms to this end to the different departmts inviting their opinion efficing the renovation of the sfils in the
cause a bicdance to the trade of ther figs If this presumption be tru, so b. an act is against Treaty chlija io s and the authors ara requrated to at once instruct the Compiry concerted to cancel, the vexatious, regula tions. H. E.the acting Vicer sy basis rucied the Central Goverment Acti-Open Bar eau to make investigations in'o the matter,
CANALIZO MO TOPOLY.
The members of the Onion Deliberativ: Assembly who votel in f. v. ucf the continu- acce of the gambling menopely, have started a newspaper to reply to the face criticisms of the local press.. Tha cppo ing party have also decided to establi ha rival organ fer cruster attacks.
OPIUM DIVANS.
The number of opium divars in the district of Nambei, according to the register of the Prepared Opium Monopolists, amounts to 13 firms, all of which have up. Ted for registration
THE MONTE CARLO OF THE
FAR BAST.
An article on Mastio ('Macao! The Monte Carlo of the Far East") contributed to the November Travel and Explor, l'on is of some topical laterest at the present functura in view of the recent revolution la Portugal. For
Macan is one of the few remaining. fragments of the grest Par uzuese Ear'e n Empire. The article, which's 100 ynous, gives a great deal of information on this latte-kioen pece of "Portugal la Chii;a"
The gambling hells ars in the Chinete quitter, and are by no me:ns euticive as regards cat ror or is erior. Thise gaming houses are usually of cos stry only, and on the ground fxr you will find on T lighted and-ill-ves titted from, some this feet by fifty feet, the sole farmitate of which is arable about six feet:que a dfcm feet high, Before the croupier, usually the proprietor, is a amall pi'e of cash, In the middle of the table
is a large slab of zinc divided into four section,
EMBODYING A ROUGH SCHEMÈ
be based. When the Impe ial sauction was upon which the official reorganization should being obticed, toples of the draf were sent to
thereon. Their views having been obtained a revision was made to the scheme which came to consist of fourteen rrticles and fourteen tables. "The revised scheme was presected to the Those for approval on the 4 b day of this moon (December) and will be enforced when Imperial Decice to that effect shall bave been issued. Closely coon c'ed with this caster is the preparation of the regulations for the civit service exrimination, and for the
GRADATION OF OFFICIAL 54LARY, The Commission is of opinion, howeveal as effical salaries could not be fixed with out the reorganiz tion of the official system being fit eff.cted, it is proposed that there. vited official system be first caso ced, and the egulations for the gradation of salaries"ate to
fo
Vader the cs egory of civil affates thera is the focal governmen: system to be introduced during this period, that is, the first period of the third year of constitutional preparation, in the more flourishing cities and towns. A City Council is to be established at each of the cities, end towas descrb.d'in, the ab.ve, until even was of midor imperiat ce shall have their local councils. Szechuan province tas achieved the bes: result in this matter and municipalities bave been es adijshed in over seventy of its 'cities and towns, and they' will be established
within this scar in sixty more of the cit és and Os, fext to Czechoso may to mentiored Kiangsi, Hup, hens and Kuangsi, which
have all attained jood retus lo this malter, Consus taking is another pro partien to bs made in this period. Having reported the number of houses in the Empire at the cal of last year, the number of in habitants is to be ascertained, accordiaz to the order of the Miccheng fu, at the end of the toh hoop (ovemb. r). As some of the repousse sill not fer-hermny, a separate menorial will be preses tid join ly by the Com- mission and the Mincheng Pu thereansot, With regard to the census liking is Kuang-tung, a memorial has been peta td by the Caslon
The above is a summary, of the memorial of the Commission for the Study of Constitutionsi Government. Though the Commission in simply stating the facts, it may be discernible between the lines that all the officia's concern
ed are without exception quite earnest lo
Chinese Empire.
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20th December, I p.m..
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The proprietors of Grebier's Rubber News," an excellent fortnightly magazine that made its first appearance fourteen months ago, have now published a Rubber Annual, which may be send with considerable profit by all those interested in the industry. Many phases of the industry are treated by those who have made a careful study of their subject, and among the headings of chapters may ba soled A Retrospect of 2010, The Early fisance of the Rubber Industry, The Robber Majket in 1910 ; while a number of Estates are written up" in an interesting way. A chap. ter devoted to The Rubber Planting industry" explains various phases of estate development, and shows by picturas what an es ate at various stages in its history should and should not lock like. Local Directors and Agen's might well insist upin quarterly photographs of portions of
A specimes of cloth made from banana fibre, the younger estates and check thim by the stanceatly exhibited at the fair at Chungking, bas dards set in this article. The Rubber Annual been scat by the British Consul of that place is profusely illustrated with excellent reproduc to the Board of Trade, says "Knowledge; it in tiers of photographs, and it can be cordially recommended. Orpies can be ob'alsed from Messrs. Charles Grenier & Son, Kuala Lum; ur, at St.15 each (Straits Currency)
THE PROVINCes of China.
"NATIONAL REVIEW ANNUAL We beg to acknowledge receipt from the National Review Office, Shangbai, of a copy of that journal's Antul, which is being issued to subscribers only, lo baadsame quarto size with bra d covers. The Ant u.1 bears the title "The Provinces of China" and its pages can tals also a history of the first year of P.I.M. Hsuan Tung and an account of the Govern- meat of Chica. Colonel D. Bruce signs his name to a very readable prefi ce. The mange ment of the National Reviews are to be con- gratulated on their publication, which is replete
interests in China and In China's trade. The publishers intend in fature to publish the Annuit each China New Year.
...slui per lb.
Para Robbersama
BANANA CLOTH,
epared in China by unrolling the stalks of the banaun when about a year old, and seam. ing them over boiling water until quite soft.
The
The green outer skin may now easily ba stripped off by passing the stalk through a machine provided with two b’ust scrapers, the residue then containing the fibres." material is next wrapped in a cloth and hammered so ·48 to separate the fibres and expel the moleture, and the fibres are then pulled opant and spun into threads for weaving. The method of separa- tion Td thus very similar to iba' used in the preparation of ramie fibres. So far only a few lengths of cloth have been woven, and the price is therefore high (1 38 61 for a roll 15 feet long by 3 fact broad), but with increased demand the price will fall and the material will probably be extensively used in the manuf c- tore of clothes for summer wear. The okina'e
very strong. The twisted form of the bottom fibre recalls the characteristic twist of the cotton
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THE PARLIAMENT BILL.
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A DRAMATIC DENOUEMENT.
The debate in the House of Lords on. Lord Labsdowne's motion inviting the production of the Parliament Bill-which embodies the well-known principles of the Velo, Rarolu tions passed by the Commons in April fast-
And a dramatic dénouement. Fresh from his
visit with the Premier, to the King, and from the Cabinet meeting which ensued, Lord OramD announced that the Government would futro. duce the Parliament Bill at once, and take the second reading on the earllast day conveni. ent for the Leader of the Opposition..." Wo sto prepared to put this measure for the. House to take or the House to leave it," declared Lord Orows, who added that no amendment would be accepted. In the cause of his speech the Marquis of Lansdowne des: clared that if the various proposals dealing with the Velo were to be swept away by a dis- rolution, it would be not only `n gravo misfor. tune" but a "very wantos affront" to Parila- | mpot. He expressed his intiation of support- ing the Earl of Rosebery's House of Lords Reform resolutions, and såld be would not quarrel with the Commons' claim to propoa- derance 'in cases, where purely fipancial con- siderations were involved. The revolution was agreed to, and the Parliament Bill win pra- anted and read a first time,
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na bered I, 1, 3, and 4. The patiera place Viceroy to the effect, that t oubles having or with information invaluable to all who bave fibres are about fifteen inches in length and are unrivalled in Hongkong for their Wido and Cholce Stack of JEWELLERY of every kind,
their stakes on one of the sections, but the
richer players, 176 careful crt, to indicate the amount of the state, and wrap their money up
curred in the Tapu district on account of the county purple misunderstanding and object ing to the labelling of house numbers, it is
ORGANIZATION OF POLICE FORCE
The Province of Chios: Shanghal. The
RONT PROBLEM IN SHANGHAI,
fibre, from which, however, it may be distin guished by not having the twists along its whole length. The joluted structure is similar tothat of he ren fibre, which it also resembles in its general chemical characteristics and A behaviour towards different re-agents. TAOTAI 15SUES A RESCRIPT,
specimen of the pale yellow cloth, for which Tae House Eent Reduction Committee the writer is indebted to the Commercial have addressed a letter to the Chinese and for Inteligence Branch of the Board of Tradey was exceedingly tough and apparently very present high reats, which the Chinese find im durable. It contained ro's per cent, of mols possible to bear in these hard times, and assur-tute, and yielded, on ignition, 1.7 per cent of ing them that they will be at liberty to raise miceral matter (ash, the latter figure being very similar to that gives by lnen, which hem again when trade is better.
usually contains about 15 pri cent of matter.
la rice paper, though even the most silful prayed that ha tiking of a ceases in Kuatg* Nation: R.piew Office, 1919. croupfer would find it difficult, with so many to be doried ut i the police system and eyes watching the manipulation of the cash, to olement' ty schools sh Il have been extensive ly established in the several dis rics and towon add to his legitima'c pufi's by cheating.
When all the stakes have ben laid down Another it.m to be accomplished within this and the xirc tablet by its time is quite year is the concealed by little beans of coic's, and the lile piltlike pollers which contain the stakes in the Tiary Ebow, and Hsien of the different of the m ́re cautions gamb'ers, suspicions cfpyn es. Daly two provinces have so foreign house-owners begging them to reduce the the dexterity of this croupis in manipulating hated that palice have been introduced in the cash-the-croupier calls out the Chinese all the Ting, Chow and Hsien, and they are equivale of Messieurs, le jeu est fait He in- zechuan and tellurgkiang. It is not possible dicates this as well by 'covering bis own heap
10 extend the pulice iystem in Kiria. In the Szechuan province there re about oze hundred of cash with a brass bowl, and begins slowly. and deliberately to dawut four cub at A and tbisty two Ting Chow and kisien, where time, with a chopstick in each hard. His police forces have been organized, and in movements are urposely deliberate, so as to Hicilunging the p:1.ce force has been main. Impres the putters wit the fac that "these tained in me at paces at end of the prescribed is no déception. Uimately the hep is re-time., As irabad begun to o ganize polite daced to ore, two or thre cash, or nothing semaids. The win sing stakes are at bice paid In the pi portico of three times the stakes (less the banker's comm'stion of io per cent) to those who have tacked the winni. g rum. bers 1, 2, 3, or 4, fic. later number only win ning when no cash te nai is in the beap al er division.-Z & C. Expres.
SHIPPING LEGISLATION 47
SINGAPORA.
TROTEST AGAINST LOCAL FREIGHT BULL BY LIVERPOOL ASSECIA JOW.
SLIVE.
forces at a comparatively tailier date, there are 11,700 odd regulat police constables. There are in addition some 20,600 policemen in re- The other provinces, have not fully accomplished all that they should do, tot they all report that police will be crganized in al the Ting, Choward II in at the end of this year, or in the near future.
As to the
REORGAN Z TJ.N OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
The Taotai has issued the following rescript ta the petition of the House Bent Reuszien Commiles:-I have again and again written to the Senior Corsal and the Chamber of Commerce, and g ven instructions to the Mixed Ocur: Mag sire to pirside the Chinese and foreign house-owners to reduce the rents. When the Mixed Court Magistrate reported to
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me about the E. D. Sassoon case I ordeie i hlm take the opp:itasity of persuading the lasdlords to reduce the rents at the tria. Teosats are hard pressed on ore anxious ts have their burden lightened. But there is n mens of compelling the landlords to re- duce the rents if they do not all egres to it, I man (ficial of this place and share the sorrows
ofte Empire there is the budget which bas of my prop!), but all I cas do is to use my b: s: already teen completed, and is being cubmitted efforts to persuade the house owners to reduce to the Tzicheng Yean. The d ff.reat provinces the rate, that she object you have in view mıy have ilio each prepared a budget whi his to sto ba achieved. I will never put your matter be in conformity with the blot forms prepared out of my mind. You are to take note of nud by the Tuchi Pa and approved by the Throne, obey this, and to tell all the merchan's to re- The bidget e indeed the mot importart main qu'et and await for me to persuade the busssess cla constitutional goversmert. The ndlords, to reduce the rents. 'Let none dis question of drafting laws for the erying of laal taxes is to her fem cenf orting the Financial Ministry.
The establishment of elementary schools forterching the perp'a low to read is the item of cocs:Itational preparation that has to do with education, Elementary schools to be established in all the Ting, Chow, and Hsien
obay.
Events Coming.
Wednesday, 1st December. Hongkong Fhilharmonic Society Concert. Bijou Scenic Theatre, 9 p.a.
Thursday, 22nd December. St. Joseph's College, Prize Distribution. "Scharnhorst" Band Concert at Theatra Royal.
Police Ball
Filday, 23rd December.
Saturday, 14:6 December.. Boxing at City Hall, 9p.m.
Monday, 16th December, Volunteers Field Day. Bank Holiday.
Tuesday, 27th December.. Bank Holiday.
Thursday, 29th December.
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Hughes and Hough property sale of Boil and Spirits The Mixed Court Magistrate his written a
letter to the Chiness boose awasts sking them to have compassion on the long suffering people' and reduce the rants.
A NEW THEORY,
CHINESE THE FUTURE "WORLD "LANGUAGE
of the different provinces. Trechuna Leads the Repudiating Esperanto and cther ambitious
ing site at Lowa.
Saturday, 31st December. Concert at Club Germánia, " Cub Lusitano Bail, at Club house,
At the monthly are ing of the North of England Steamship Cwaers Association's Commitee of Management held on Oc ober gis, at Newcastle says the Neu častle Chronte!", a commosication from the Liverporl Steamship Owners & stociation was read asking suppert In protesting galast an ordinance of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlement, whereby the power of shipowners in making their contracts with merchants la restricted by a tax cf: psr cent or over on freights which
THE FESTIVE SEASON. may be deemed to be excessive. In the Bill the Gevertor-in-Council is made the sole and list of having the greatest number of elemen."World" languages, Professor Platro Rivalta
VERYTHING is ready for CHRISTMAS Gosl julge as to what may constitute an unduly tary schools numbering some two thousand puts forward the theory, says
Eat the BRITISH AMERICAN CANDY alsh level of freights. I was agterd to topix hundred end 'Chib'i and Hupei rank next will be Chinese, He retis his contention on respondent, that the language of the future
STORES, No. 15, Pottinger Street, CANDIES having about one thourad sch.ols of this kind. the fact that the Chinese cha acters represent of every description, XMAS CRACKERS Chek'ang sed Shantong have about seven Ideas and not words, arguing that ideas are and STOCKINGS can be had at very reason-
able prices. handird, Kuer gli about s'x hundred, Henan, Universal, and that the character which, for
FRUITS, Kiang.i, Fuklen, Koangtung, Huono, Sheast the Chicese, represents. the san might re. All kinds of PRESERVE and Kanzu about three or four hundred schools present the tan for all the world. That is true, JAMS, &c, &c, &c, can also be bad on the.
Comments a 'Paris correspondent, but that is | premisen. each. The rest of the provinces havn each not sufficient to cyaid the sun being given a est:blished about one hundred. The greatest different name. K. Rivelia's statement is the number of scholarz nitending these schools, as more curious in view of the fact that a in Cbibli, Cheklang and Hapeh, is over 200 studying the means of suppressing Obicese Commission of Japanese savants ta at present Cyclone or Typhoon E of Soulbera. Luase and in the remaining provinces the number is charactere from Japancies writing and giręcilɔa vakaowD
proportionately email.
sabethning a Westtra alphabet,
port the Liverpool Areciation in miklog repro estations theicon to the Colonial Offices.
TYPHOON WARNING.".
The telegram quo ad below was rico'ved from the Manila Observat ky of the American Consulate General to-day;—wh
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Manila, December 11, 15 0.m,
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