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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST,

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later 3/16d more had gons, followed. about it. A strong prejudice, aɛ is well known, exists against converts among the Chinese. The convert when he has an action against a Chinese who has remained faithful to his own religion

ALLES-Supt. 7, at Noylaml, S. Watos, Blanche Fabella Adelaide, wife of B. AZLEN, late of Chinese Consular Service, joged 46.

MEMOS FOR 10-MORROW,

Miscellaneous. 9.30a.m.-Military Gun Practice,

date mbject to reji,

Amusement.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907

SELF-GOVERNMENT

IN CHINA

{BY 6. x, W.]

system came into office he had to bogin- gain to learn the things which, as a ruler,

he needed to know, such as law and practical mation of business.

Sona men applied themselves with diligence to those now details, but great many were never able to master thom Lease all their experience had been of mother sort. The proverb says, "What he has learned So it not adapted to his work." was with those oficials. Ascordingly wo

by a farthing on the following day.] Reasons for a Constitution. On the eleventh the value stood at s. 2 5/16d, and by the 18th it had dropped to 2a, 09/16d, but yesterday it In inaugurating the experiment in local rose to 28. 0 13/16d, the average from self-government in Tientsin the authorities coines into a court which is prejudiced Ostober 1 to October 16 being 3. have had recourse to a variety of expedients ind that the officials who show the 1 13/168. During the month of Octo. to acquaint the people with the nature of bar in 1905 and 1900 the tendency was the change they are introducing. They knowledge has come, not from benks, but upward and the dollar did not fall have brought together picked men from from experience. Now the examination until well into November. It would the eight districts of the county and drilled system has been abolished and popular seem, however, that this year the fall them for four months in the principles is to take place earlier.

against him and is likely to strain every Goods por Intok undelivered after this effort to assist his opponent. And so, if a convert is charged with an offence against the laws, the official who tries bin is willing to believe in his guilt simply because he is a convert. There is nothing very singular in a mission-

9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall,

General Memoranda, Saturday, October 19-

MONDAY, October 21 :—

Goods per Bangkam Moru undelivered afternoon this dato subject to ront,

2.30 pm.Auction Japanese Curios,

&c., at Mossre Highos & Hough'sary who sees that this prejudice is Sales Rooms.

likely to result in a miscamingo of justice, trying to bring his influence to But directly he bear to counteract il. does so he is accusal of endeavouring to secure special immunity for Christian converis It is an extremely delicate

Goods per Ernest Simens anclaimed after this data at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges. Goods per Numratis undelivered after

Homh's Sales Rosia

Booda per Glenean not cleared on this

Baas on this data vill ha lapded,

Tuesday, October 99-

11a.m.-Auction of 10 Das. Slazenger's position in which the missionery finds Racquets, &c., at Mosur Hughes & himself. Ef he interferes he is likely to love his action misrepresented and to bring the body to which he belongs

into disrepute. The refrains from in- i terfering the Chinese will resilise that

auto subject to venk

WEDNESDAY, October 2 :--

Noon-Auction of Leasehold Property at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Room.

Tuursvar, October 24:—

11 8.m-Auction of Chinese Porcelain,

&c., at City Hall. p.m.-Meeting of Chaton Medial Mis siovery Society, at Masonic Hall, Sha

mees, Canton.

FRIDAY, October 2û :--

12,30pm. --- Meeting of Canton Insurance Offio, Ld.. at Moore Jardine, Matha- son & Co.'s Office.

The Chim Mail.

HONGKON, THURSDAY, TOBE 15. 1907.

MISSIONARIES IN CHINA

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The men-of-war in part proceed to Mirs Bay in a few days.

The French Mait of the 17th Sept. was delivered in london on the Lüth inst.

The Dourer (Col) Republican says: Japan has put on ocedental civiliza tin, but it is asserment which does not csgo the character of the wearer.

greatest capacity are

the men whose

schools established in its place, in the-

| constitutional government, and have sent |

them back to their homes as missionaries hope that men will thus be prepared in to their own people on the subject. They their education for the practical duties of life. Also salf-government will give all have established lectureships in various

won an interest in matters of national places where the alus, methods, and importance. Thus men's knowlege will be benefits of representation are sol forth, increased. And so when a man comes to Not only so, but these lectures are be a magistrato be will alwady lare the published monthly in simple Mandarit kind of experimental knowledge needed. colloquial for free distribution. Largo placards are conspicuously posted setting

6. National greatness will scared. Á forth the gist of the matter, also ination is made by its people. If a nation that local self-government weans the power ters great or small are entirely in the colloquial Mandaria. The people are told people. Without self-government all mant

is strong it is the good fortune of the

to organise for the purpose of standing to

power of the Emperor. Ifjall the acts of public buzinoes, that it means unselfish the Sovereign are agreeable to the people The Colonial Secretary is in receipt and intelligent on-operation for the com-then all will be well. But if there is any of the following lelegram from H. B. M.mon good that in education, public works at of the Sovereign which is distasteful to Consid General at Shanghai Honggriculture, business, providing adequate the people they will at once may cho ruler is kong ralower from quarantine since Hith water supply and dispersing benevolence,lad. For the population of each locality as well as quforcing the aws of the com.kaows only its own wants and does not try the greatest efficienry with the least consider the advantage of the rest of the

such co-operation. loss of energy is brought about through the people are often at rajauce with the ountry. Consequently the thoughts of The advantages of thoughts of the ruler. self-goverment are set forth somewhint the Emperor decrees that euch are of For example,

after the following fashion

lend must pay a certain rate of tax and each kind of goods must pay a certain duty, and the proceeds go only to the enintenance of the government. But if the people have no share in the govern-

October.

ot n

there is an additional material dis3. M. Miller, advances the idea that The America Consul at them, it

advantage in abandoning the beliefs of champagne is

the most potent their forefathers and the missionary's agents for civilization. Here is an excuse

for thirty porns with 16 CO

taste.

The Waiserpe has wood to La Cheng-ksine, the Chinese delegate to the Hague, that he should return to China and consult in the matter of nebitanters with the Waitrandibenattente conferent again.

1-It gives the people power, not the power to influence the decisions of the magistrate. but the power of concerted action for the public good.

work is made all the hardor f'onverts

are hard enough to gain at any time! but when it is generally believed that conversion involves a loss of legal rights aud rognition the prospects of secur ing them are renderad almost ni.

The Edict, if it is effective, will alter all this.

Flans on over present danger to the re- lations between the missionaries and the officials and people will he removed and the missionaries will be free to de, while Bho Kangsu line ordered three on all topies under couskleration, and non-

vote themselves entirely to their legitimate work.

This is a CRUISE of

How will self-government secure this?ent each will seek only his own advantage By mentos of a deliberative assembly chosen und will be unwilling to expend money on by the people from mong the people that such matters are entirely outside his national ahirs, because he will consider Thus the good of the community, the personal interest. abuses that should be remedied, the money China's weakauss. that should be raised ar that should he spirit will bo overcome by the introduction detail by the assembly. Members of the if affairs are managed fadly in any region saved to the locality, will be discussed in of local self-government. By this method of the eight wheel type for other lines, assembly my freely express their views it will be recognized that the blame should be distributed among all the people and

Early in September Japa rodered in Anterica 28 consolidation locomotives for

the Hokkaido radway, and 24 locomotives

Moguls.

Hu Wei-tob, the retiring Chinees Minister to Russia, was to leave St. Petersburg, on the 9th October, and has trusted the affairs of the Chinese Legation there to the hand- of Secretary

Liu Joy-ching.

This lack of public

10% October 1, an Imperial Edict in reference to missionaries and converts was issued. This is described by the

Peking and Tientsin Times" as being there is a busy time looming ahead the bed Edict of is kind which has for the Puiste Judgo (His Hogbur Mr hoon published for many years"

We A. Wise) who is now doing double fare disposed to produce this opinion. duty at the Supreme Court. His Lord- The Edet recalls de Dart that the ship Sir Francis Piggott is away in Japan and will not be back until the treaties procide for the protering of and of November. Next week will be missionaries in the interior and com- taken up with the trial of William Hall mands the heal authorities to safeguard Adsetts for the murder of Gertrude their lives and propery. After referring Dayton Thursday Bankruptcy Court will sit the following week will see to the frequent instances of destruction

the disposal of the remainder of the of property and even loss of life which cases set down for the Sessions and on have occurred recently the Ediet ron November 4 the hearing of the motion tinues the real reason that the people of Habens Corpus in the case of lu

Viscount Newry, who has left London and the missionaries are not in hanmony Shing, the Swator rebol, will occupy China, and Japan, and other parts of the quainted with these local tunditions, and

for a prolonged tour through Russia, attention. And om Judge has to hear.

uteurbers have the prexgative of voting hot laid at the doors of the Imperial gov for embers, and may have their views erment. If all will unselfishly exert them- expressed by the mombers elect. Is it not selves for the common good of their several benefit that the interests of the com-localities the landation of the national government will be greatly strengthened, munity should be thus looked after?

2-Thore is an exchange of views spade will steadily increase. Is not this a thing and so the national greatness and influence possible between rulers and people. With-to be greatly desired by allt out self-government all matters are in thei

These arguments addressed to the people Says the American Consulat Ricius: hands of the local mingistrate. The people Tientsin and vicinity appear to have The chupagne growers point with pride of the region have no voice. Chinese accomplished their object. For not only to what they look apou as a fact, that custom is not to allow an official to hold were the primary and secondary elections- champagne and the missionmiss are the office in his own province, for fear that members of the county muncil success- Christianizing the little brown Yankees he will be guilty of patisiity. Looked when the council met for organization, most potent iuctors in sicilizing and because of kis spany tricods and relatives fully held without opposition, but the day of the Far East." China is also taking at from this point of view this rufest 18, was made a day of generat

is a good us.

But it has been the rejoicing. Thus it would appear that the source of using evils. For the edition People are being really prepared to take prevailing in each province are different part in the govenment of the whole nation by being first taught to take intelligent from those of overy thor. If the alien official holls office a long time within a

part in the management of cal affairs. given province be will become well no-

more champagne each year.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

TYPHOON WARNING.

is beruse the local borities have not

the lot: Despite the expedition which Far East, is the citest son of the Ear and will be les able to make mistakes. If taken subricut care and made proper characterises Mr Justice Wigs he has Countess of Kilnerey, and is in the 1st he is a new comer, however, he will not The following telugrams was received

Life Guards. arrangements to ensma peace. "This his hunds full nor and few of the

He came of ups about the onderstand any things, and will be de- from the Manila Observatory at 10,55 a.mz. your net, and will eventually inherit his

fis nude admission for the Throne to lonrned members of the bar will envy mother's fortune well as Mourne Parkpendent on the advice of one or two of the to-day by the C.S. Comeninta-Geneml:

make and should be a source of great hire for the next month, at least.

satisfaction to the Missionary Societies.

Go abroast for nowa. The "Galtimore American" inform its renders that

MILITARY CHANGES.

local gentry and the help of his writers, "October 17, 1807, at 8 m. Typhoon the family Irish sunt in County Down. His many of whom will be natives of the about North Yap, has moved very slowly only sister, Lady Cynthia Needham. was

locality. If he falls into the bands of three days." one of this year's debutantes. There have never be wanting critics

unprincipled gentry they will use his The Japan Chronicle" of October 4 authority to oppress their fellow-country- who were ready to aver that the mis-England has proposed to China to Tady Nakayama, mother of his Majesty of knowing the thoughts of the peo- records the death, the previous day, of the men. The magistrate is no WILY sionaries brought mast of the trouble reduce the importation of Indian opium the Emperor. Her ladyship, tho had been ple. Writers and runners, moreover, are Cameron Highhaders, Licul.-Colonel M. The 2nd Battalion the Queen's Own upon themselves by foolish turrity, 10 per cent, in three years and to in-ailing for sure time past, suddenly sank seldom good men. They purposely keep. Rinch commanding, presently stationed stubbornness and persistence in the crease the duty if the native drug is into a dangerous condition on the morning the magistrate in ignomues of what is nt Pretoria, has been placed under owlers endeavour to obtain rights beyond those equally taxed. To the best of our be of that, 4 and her Majesty the Biopress going on, so that they may impose on the to proceed in Decembor to North China, Splits.arcorded to there by inty.

Without local self-government where it will repince the half battalion of Lef Grat Britain has never proposed was hastily summoned to the msidence of people.

Lady Nakayama at Minami-maski, Aoyama, such erits are sure to exist. Coder local the 3rd Middlesex. The Camerons will the one thing or the other. She has, the arrangements for her Majesty's journey sulf-government there will be a local relevo the Throne itself, which would natural we understand, intimated to China that being so speedily concluded that the usual presentative council which will discuss all Hardinge, and will land at Taku. In con- Durban ou Dec. 10 per sx. ly prefer to cast the blume upon the she would acquiesce in a gradual di- escort was dispensed with. The late Lady these matters and then advise the mugi-sequence of na ontive British battalion foreign preachers and teachers, has munition of the imperts of Indian opium Nakayama was 73 years of age.

strate. They one or two bad members taking over quarters at Tientsin admitted that the fault is with the local so that the trade would come to an ond

of the gentry will be unable to work so Peking, the native battalions from Indis

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If our dis-

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3. The sfairs of each locality will be.

"The Edid lays it down that no distinc-

has been made the recipient of the Japan. Wrong. Will not this basgreat advantage? tion is to be made between Christian tinguished contemporary the "Caltimore with the sixtia order of the Sacred Treasure. managed separately, and appropriately to converts and ordinary Chinese citizens Ameriem" has correct information and Captain Smith was employed on transport Under the old system local affairs were for the peculiar conditions of the locality. and that justice out be impartially the parts are to be reduced 10 per sevices during the war and commanded at

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NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Richard Canker,

administered. The Viceroys and Gor cent. every three years those who are different times the Rosetta Maru (then the most part all under a single uniform former Tammany chieftain, who still takes fineially interested in the trade will transformed into a hospital ship) and the stem of control. But the conditions of keen interest in Tammany afin, it is said,

serious should

4

ericketers

be

is no longer n citizen of the United States. Croker is expatriated under law passed Congress and made effective last March.

Tho American Govertiment considere

be a great shock to Croker to learn that

ernors an instructed to draw up all the feel distinct relief. Thirty years is a

Some various places differ widely. Cheshu Maru, a hospital transport.

neighbourhoods are wealthy, while others. stipulations concerning missionaries long period and a great deal may hap-

Prince Ranjitsinji is about to be ato poor. Some places aw prosperous and embodied in the treaties, bind thew in a pen in that time. But we are disposed maried, and his wedding festivities itt, busy, while others are desolate. As the book and circulate it mong all oficials. to believe that the "Galtimore Ameri- November will in ad probability be attended proverb says, "The ten fingers cannot all The Edid concludes with the waming canhua bean mixing its--facts.

by well-known English cricketers. The be equal." If the method of government that Croker is's resident of Ireland and entitled to noue of the privileges or pro- Jam bas invited Mr Arthur Lilley, of is identical for all, what is casy. For one that "any neglect or the part of the

Warwickshire, England's wicket-kespor, region will be a hardship for another. If testion conceded by the United States, to The vagaries of exchange are trots and Me A, C. MatLaren, the Lancashire uniformity is forced on all the result American citizens abroad.

Friends of the former loader of Tam- officials by which a very small case is ing general comment at the proevutamateur, to visit him in India, and they cannot be good. With self-government allowed to go on mail it homes moment and it really seems as though will leave about fctober 8. 1s is stated local affairs will be in the lands of officers, many said to-day that it probably would be promptly and the value of the dollar will soon be that several other prominent anatours will elected from that region, who will be well acho had forfeited his right to claim Ameri- severely dealt with." It is difficult to well below 25. Whether that will visit Prines Ranjisinhjt, while Vine and quainted with all its afinin. What should can citizenship. Retard Croker is her

Former New Yorker. estimate dita true wake an Imperial |

can a general revival of trade is a Cox, the Sussex professionals, are going done at once, what should be delayed, in a class with William Waldorf Astor, the The law which was agreed upon by Eng- Edict but it may be supposed that good ciputed that such will be the case.

moot point, though it is generally anti-t to assist in coaching the Prince's native what should be done on a large scale,

and what should be only touched upon hand and the United States,

te prevent they will be able to know thoroughly. pazons making use of extizenship in one results will accrue from this exposition August opened with the dollar at 28. A vodding of great interest to the They can point out to the magistrate the country to obtain privileges and escape of the views of the Throne. One of the 11/16d, and during the month it rosa literary world, and to other circles as well, inappropriateness of any course of action, obligations in another. It provides that naturalized American citizen who resides greatest auses of friction in the pust to 29, 31/104, but later on dropped to was solemnised on 18th September, at St. and so have the matter rectified. Thus two years in the State from which has been in connection with the ad: 28.2.9/16d, and romained, thereabouts, Margaret's Westminster, when Sir Arthur without waste of strength or nonoy, and or five years in any other state, losie with slight variations, until the end of Conan Doyle, the distinguished novelint, with the greatest efticiony, the business citizenship in the United States. Croker when a small boy. He took out naturali of Mr James B. Lackie, of Blackheath, to an ordinary Chinese subject and a Chris-being 21. 2 11/16d. Throughout Sep. The venue of the wedding had hos kept

zation papers when he was old enough to All mon will add to their know vote. He has lived in Ireland for the last tian convert have somiquestion at issue. tember there was little variation, the socioh, with the remit that about twenty ledge and experience, and hu mudo three years. The allegation has freely been made highest value being 28. 24d, and the poopla only were present, though several thus better citizens. Formerly offices that the missionaries often attempt to lowest 28. 29/10d, while the storage hundreds attended the subsequent recep. wore secured only by the method of ex-

was 28. 26/8d. During the past sixteen tion at the Whitehall Rooms. Captain Hay aminations, and it required many years attempt to reach the North Polo by mas interfere with the due surse of justice. BUILDINGS, and to pervert it on behal

isted as best mai. Later in the afternoon All the intellen of the nation was invested The car was recovered, and Mr Wellman place and a pronounced drop has been Sir Arthur and Lady Conan Doyle left for in the structure of the Literary essay, but returned to Norway. He is confident their proselytes. There is another side experienced. Commencing the month Paris, en route to Drosden and Vanice.

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of:

til

Mr Wellman's second atid of an sirship has failed. His balloon was

days, however, a great change has taken Doyle, P., brother of the bridegroom., for a man, to attain success in this way, blown by a Fiolent galu on to a ginoier.