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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1914

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symposium on the question What are the most marked traits in the Chineko national characte?" their contributions not to exceed 300 words unch in length Over a score of ladies and gentlemen responded, and of those about a dozen were present to read their, papers, alnost ull of whom based their remarks on personal experience in China. Mr. Arthur Dieng, F.R.G.S., occupied the chair.

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Can

Tuna, ... Grina, "TEP.

despach

1860

9000

Comdr. Archibald Dochrane.

¡Atlan

EUTAL

Bramble Britomars

river gunbest.

110

900

La Comdr. B.

Prichard

river gunboat

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L

800

Lient-Comdr. W. H. Darwall

1070

1400

Capt. H. PR. T. Wiluma.

Chalmer

·Charah.

torpedo bost i salway

Clic Colne

weder tank and tig sloop.

*

500

300 1070

47:3500

Lieut. E. T. England

Candy Collin Mackenzie, DSC,

torpedo kost destruyer

550

Lieut. C. Mf, Blackmam

Fame

torpedo, hast destnoper

5:00

· MY A. J. BEATHER, Danner

Hongkong

Hampshire

orvince, it clang

10,850

Capt. R. W. Graaf

Hongkong

Jo

terryseda bold dustavyon

• 7500

Liest, Mulock

-Hongkong

Konpet

torpedo bent demrciyer

563

Rongreg

Kinaka

tires genbont

214

1 1200

Yang

Loop

1040

Honghong

eriaisoše, Tuck alumn

14,800

27,000

oruiser, 2nd clas

river ganbost

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Minotaur •

Moorhen Newcastle

Nightingale Ribble

Rosario

CHERNIAVSKY Robin

The Most Powerful ATTRACTION

Miss Mind A. Duthoit, who set the balt rolling, stated in the cause of her remarks —Every pravollar in China marks the porsaveting, patlont industry of the peasantry, and their ready obedi encu to law and order; the strict inte- grity, combined with excellent business espacity, of the merchants has become In the History of the Far East proverbial nail the ruling and official | dasses have bug been cospicuous for their consummate skill in a highly elastic delomacy. But it would sccul that filial ploty, respect for vid age, roverance for! literature and the writings of the sages ENTIRE CHANGE of PROGRAMME Woodcock

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Ten)

Thistle

river gunboat

- torpedo bost destroyer

1400 4800

5700

10 90,500:

7000

2 1800

Lieut. E. K. Boddam-Whatham

Ka-Gamdi, H. D. Manyi

-It Comdr. Gibeon

Capt. E. X. Kiddie

TA Com, Alan Dizon

Capt. Frederick A. Powlett-

Lieut.Com. Malcolm Murray

Lout. R. W, Wilkinson

Lieut. F. A. N. Crumie

Hongeng

West River

Shanghai

Tangtam River Hongkong

Hongkong

West River

19" 29,000

240

7806

depot ekip, malumacion

1400

*9*** 240`` ́Tit. Comdr. Nash

240

"It.Com. L. 8. Hutton

.940

Lt.-Comdr Maurice B. Leslie

river ganbost

Commodore R. H. Anstratier, C.M.G.Hongk

SC Lt-Comdr. Hon. G. Stopford Upper Yangi.

L-Com: H. R. N. Cottrell-Darmer Hongkong

Sandpiper Snipe Tamar

river gunboat

river gunboat

West River

Yangt he

receiving ship

river gun bout

190

river gunboat

710

..

900

Triumph

battleship

11,985

18 12,500

Capt. P. Streatfeild, M.V.O.

Boogteng

Usk Welland

, torpedo-bost destroyer

8:00

7500

Tt-Comdr. Maxwell

Hongkong

torpedo-bost destroyar

600

7500

Comdr. Baymour

Hongkong

Widgeon

tiver gunboat

∙195

SCO

It.-Com. J. C. F, Borrett

Upper Yangiome

river gumbost

150

800.

It.Com. M. Blackwood

You trea

· EACH NIGHT.

Woodiark

river gozabent

150

600

Lt.-Comdr. Lloyd

4) HOWARD EDIE, Yarmouth

Managers. ་ ་ 0.38 Hongkong, 10 Fobunty, 1914.

light cruiser

1250

22,000

Capt. H. L, Cochrane

Hong Yoog

submarine

Lt. Comdr. F. J. McGillowis

Hongroog

118

0.37

aubruarine

Hongkong

C.28

rabmarine

Lt. Comdr. R. K. C. Pope

Hongkong

torpedo bost

Lt. Comdr. Handley

Eongrong

torpedo bost

It.. Camdr. Barton

West River

torpedo bost

Lt. Comdr. Nisals,

torpedo bort

Lt. Comdr. B. W. Seymorz

-West Fra

Hongkong

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and deep-rooted omservation are commea i to the Chincee of all ages and in wil parts of China. It is doubtless to these strik. ing characteristics that China owes the fact that who is intact wi a nation to-day. Who fully scknowledging the need for drastic reforms, oro is filed with regret at the recent wholesale removal of the Further, the bidene (of both sexesh.035 lalarks which their fathers Lava set, excelled in sobriety, industry, frugality,.038 bajertain section of the Chinese. It the gambling spirit, inaccuracy, falso .037 seems passing strange that they should shame, power of manory, loyalty, make- | havo tuken it for granted than because a believe, subservice to old custom, pati. Republie is so well suited to the youth-chine, perseverance, abeunes of bigotry, Pul country of America it must therefore, giustinacy, capacity to exist and even! be suited to the oldest empire in the Thrive under difficulties, contentedness, world, steeped in ancient and imperial khulness of art, family cohesion, and traditiom. So of us who are lovers love of children. In one respect above [of China, woud ant be surprised, and all others we might eavy them. Wo of certainly not regretful, to see these dorp-1's other civilised countries had been rooted national characteristics reassert expressed, and tubed, anil motored,, azad ing themselves, and leading on to the avisted out of our natural habits and resestablishment of an Imperial Govern feelings. Wa band sequired, or

Koula. musik, rosessarily "of modified and rapidly acpiring, mechanical

24 limited forin, wuites to the present age. They were stik for the most part un when no ora nation enn afford to be self-sophisticated, and therefore their ово sufficient, nor remain in Isolation from most marked trait was that as a people the other autions of the world.

they were still voży-huinni.

AN ADMIRAL'S OPINION.

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* Flagship of Vice-Admiral T. FL. M. Jerrum, K.Q.B.. Commander-in-Chief,

Mobiro!

Edmund Fremantle, Duploix † G.C.B., C.M., lus served as Kleber midshipman and Admiral in the China Montesha Scar, said the Chinese very honest, Decidée trustworthy, and cfficient as servants, which was his princip experience of tho | Argus

Foreign Man-of-war on the China' and Japan Station.

Optain!.

Last reports Hongkong

Name

Faq and description. TORE Austro-Hungari erniser Kaiserin Elisabeth

French armoured cruiser French armoured cruiser

4000

Capt. Makerite

French agai

10,014

9730 9600

French gebob

90 20,000

18 19,600

648---------10-------1000

Capt. Dhavalny Capt. Gouta

Hongkon

Saigon

Capt. de Vainscad

Shangha

Lieut. Vandier

Saigon

French river ganhost

180

French ganhost

123

• $70

600

"Lieut. Bordet

Canton

Lieut. de Jervillier

Canton

French gunbest

130

Tierat. Collin

Tongka

French gunboat

Lieut. Depay Dutempe

Tahong

1.

+ Flagship of Roer-Admiral Colock de Karillia, Commander-in-Chief, the French China Station.

Lynx Proted

Dr. James Cantlie put obedience to pancuts and to traditional custom.first. As showing the retentiveness of memory of the Chinese, be related how two slaulente at Hongkong furut-out exami- nation papers that were exactly alike, and were therefore make in sif-aggin, with a like result. The solution of the The ruling class were well known Vigilante mystery turned out to be that they had, bargainore, but trustworthy in

Peibo learned largo text-book on medieins off | waying out my tangement to which by heart. Speaking again of the Chinesa hoy weris pledged. The Mandarins and Dondard de Lagroe urbanity of disposition, and the power higher officials; were much the same, of accommodating themselves to sur. They would avoid the point if they could, roundings, he explained that their faces and not comṛnit themselves, but his 'ex appeared childlikes because of the luck pericne of them was that when ther of airwells in their foreheads. He stated | lund given their word they were entirely further that `a manliness of boaring desto be trusted. Though the Chinese had * 8tyx. tinguished the Chingman from many great respect for autority, their great

Frende other Asiatic peoples. As to his regard weakness as a nation was, he thought, for children. if you wanted to go through a lack of discipline, which was mainly Iberville thina safely you should take a child with | doo to the unmilitary churacter of their Pistolet you. Referring to the respect for an Government and the fighting services cestor and family life, the speaker being locked down upon the lowest Mousquet alluded to an instañes in which the Chi-las, though he understood that there Manche nose punished the relatives and school.") bad hoën "some improvement of late in master of a child who had "committed a | tit respect.

Mr. Liniel Giles (Hon. See. of the den great crime, for, not training him pro perly, ural said" that if we would only | Society) said :-Tho keynote to the Chi- 'follow the Chiuso system we should save nese character is simplicity. This is a |ourselves a great deal in the way of paradox; but, as Lao Tzu suys, the truest

police and other expenditure. He also sayings are paradoxical.

The typical Jaguar- Gwelt on their open-undedness; their Chiness is not merely in appearance," he Leipsig repulinews to give a hearing to any phiño is at bears both childlike and bland." Luchs

French sub-marin

Lieut. Bolair

Buigera

Franch sub-marine

Saigno

French scmowend grubost 1798 French destroyer. !!

10

1700

Lieut. Goülaume-Louis

Saigoo

350

7

303

Lieut. Aurillac

Saigon

Onpl. de Frigate Runisen

Enigrice

130.

7

800

Coru dr. de Marquesaar

-807

300

Saigon

10 9000

Ocisdr. Voisin

French destroyer

French destruper

Fronch destroyer

French superior-shap

* Magship of Capt, (firmandoną“ Boscheats, Commanding cha Inca) defanan Indo China,

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An example to the whole world. Lastly foreign observars, is not put on us Otter Dr. Cantic spoke of their industry, say mask but is really part of his nature. Scharnhorst ing that their enjoyment of work was To Chinese is essentially honest, but beg, 0. great-national asset. The cookie- worked is schooled in habits of self-repression, Taku

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Mr. George Brown declared that growing popularity of the works of John Macao schristy poevaded the whole life of this Stuart Mil in China is, I think, largely Fatria wonderful people. Who would describe due to the transparent intellectual the Chinese, whother officials or traders, honesty of that philosopher, and his de scholars, or handicraftsmen, compradores sire to reach the truth st a coste. Not g or boys," clerka or labourers, as any unconnected with this simple-mindedness

A thing but dispassionate, nell-possessed, of the Chinese is another trait which kedate, grave, calm, regular, and tém makes them perhaps the most lovable perate? Whern would you find & people race in the face of the earth-their A-7 more abstemiols, in a generat way, than gaiety and light-beartiness. The poor-Albany the Chinese? Certainly not in Europe est punt or coolle will always greet Bainbridge

you with a unio, and to positively | Bazy radiates with good humour that must go chlao far towards sweetening his hard and tail-

Chauncey soynu cxistence. Undoubtedly, Chian fa

Cincinnat tho, land of laugbles shoro all others, and in marked contrast to this inhabita ants of the Indian peninsula, and even Decator to the Japanese, who smile indeed with El Cano equal politeness, but whose gaiety is losa Helath spontaneous and unforced.

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24 11,000 900 10 1350. 800 $2 13,200

Captain Bruninghaus

1singtain

Comilr, v. Üobrezi

Shanghai

Comdr, Vanselor

Taington

Capt Behacke

Tangtan

Condr. Bondomano

Tsingtar

Capt. Mürberger

Taingto

Capt. Lieut. Firle

Yangiam

11,600

4X3

230

30 20.000

Capt. von Schultz

Tsingtan

BRUG

Lart. Lisut. Berrenberg

Taington

4

6000

Obit, z, S. Claassen

Thingto

900 - 10

1300

Comdr. Böcker

Tringt

923

4

1900

Capt, von Möller

Cantor

223.

.. 500

Olt, S, Prins,

Shang dual

Italian crimer

2145

Comdr. Sommi PicaLardt

Shang bak

Portuguese cruis

1762

Capt. Anibal do S. Dias

Portuguess gian

Capt. Marting

Portuguese bost

700

Captain José do Carralho Crato

Ensign 2. MeU. Martsy

Lleat. E. D. MoWhorter

Ebsgn 3.0. Van de Carr

Ensign C. M. Yata

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-8000

Lieut. B. H. Graen

Lt. Comdr. 8. Gannon

1983

Comdr, G. R. Marvell

1600

Eleut. R. V. Lowe