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THE HONGKON F DAILY PERAJ MONDAY, DECEMBER lock 1894.

It has made a reluctant adminas towards improv. | ment to give the soldiers their pay, or, in other ing things but on the ruinen of pause it has words, the habit among the offers of introopt over speed buok into its old indifferenting the pay. Of much a kind, I should say, it qaisomer, remember that in 1880, when the the rebellion which, if we may believe the tole Chine early went to war with the sinusover grams, is at present breaking out in some of the indecorona; if a man spits in your Eson, be the question of Kuldja, I told th Teng-hwatora provivers Yousa-eir Coreign Ministrything I was serry war und benu zveidol. What they said. yan hate breastways working for pass

Yes, dass now you will do nothing for the chefen of the optre. You have born talking of is, of organising your ardy and improving your wavy, but now we abail he no more of And to my surror I was right. Something is hoon dong, no doubt, but in the in the defances of tint gevat ampire Invo be loft in a ni barbarous condition over since I do sincerely sorry for thom, but it is their fault? If government zo 4-incuable griet, it will be but paying the pan. ayuoglact!"

But do was not hear of foreign Zadlories, and maong turned cut by the dozen? Is not Li Hung-elung, at any rate, a contort to Eureign idens in regard to the nem

Coufcotus. Inregard to violenos, Confucing orinse to vary toh the same conclusions as the Quaker, only by a differept ronta. Ha condemna vialszos, not because it is immoral, so much as beouzzo li preachan, icis more becoming act to reseal it. TLesa cabellions are to be eitiotly distia] Or rather, "yan are forbidden to be violent, ishal from rebellious like that of the Moham not bioacso.of any injury toolbars as much medaus, or of the Taiping, which was a palitioalus va account of the jury to pourwell. I have rising grotesquely obaracterised by a botoh potch known a Chinese remonstrate with his furaigu of anperstitions. The Taiping wore what the popil ngainst boating: it war so undiguilled. By Chinese call yaa-tart, or relying on ovit apirts, enforcing an extremo of, meskennas Contuelna did and they professed a creed which was a strange not man, as lar a one can judge, to 'inenlost. mirlar of Christian and patire deas. The spirit of Christian humility a much as that rebellions that will break out if the spirit of dignified reserve and sumovable dal to dynasty collapse will not necessarily be of which we ares some approximation in the this netare. They will, mush mete probably, glucated Chinese. It now looks as if tha Chi- rasotable the movement in the south of China, fuese were in peril of being destroyed by the lib. you will have noted, bax baan described weapons of Confucian civilisation rather than to use the rebellion of the ko-lag, or, as it may be wond send to the loss of deportment necessitat- freely translated, the Old Boys' or Comrados.ed by their use. This is military; the men are exsoldiers, pro-

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It letras that stroumstances have latterly ON testing possibly with truth that arrears are due to driven Chion to pay some attention to foreign them. But there are boides innumerable secret affairs. The war with England and Frases in soaleties with which Chius is honeycombed, and 1860, the antenging advance of Hussin, the inte Ye, but it is guast the grain of the which are always in a state of disaffection. They aggrin of Frazes, and the threatening at mjity Jang chang. a von koow, was would all become a great source of disorder when Litude of Japan, bare, in some sort, soupied the mob beiden to. Gordon in his suppression they fond the weaves without any govercment minds and thoughts of many landing Chinese. The Triping: Rebellion the that occasion, a to restinin thom. Ther would be sores of The frat affect of the war of 1860, by which was compelled an admiration for Baropean nodarias, and ruitless oppression all round of foreign Ministers were installed at Faking, was

thats amplified by Gordon's erruassa storybody who had anything to lose. o and graernfship lo admired and the

the creation of an imposing foreign Ministry "I do not look for any sombined action. Con under the title of the Tsung-h Tamen, at the Chips are got forgotten the men whe dieting robellings will break out in various parts Board of which officers of State do roally freON look after bis troops in every detail, and of the empire. The ephebtoral powers which quently sembla and endeavour to grapple with storificed his very pay for the sake of the will arise from these mecernents, partly political the site of the world. I have frequently had woundo. The elect was the oration of a and partly, perhaps, superstitious. will for the to engage in negotiations with ita mezzbors, and fe which has been las uuly bright exception most part, be at conflict with one another, and I capust say that I agree with tie. Curzon is in Chinese war administration. Taciti nominal China will be thrown into very much the same the low estimate be bar foerad of them. Hero. strength, According to Mr. Curzou, is only condition, as baforo the Mongol invasion in the presents them as a noratah lot' obteen from 100,000, and its real strength as Is. It is, I thieteenth, and the Manchu invasion in the other Ministries; but this syeton of official pla. O

spot, little more than un rang cups. Butsevateenth suntury. She will, in short, present ralities is fraqueally employed elsewhere, and im-ON thai, remember, is is fail twelve years since me the santa pheromone as the panimals of plies ao alue, he seems to imagine, on foreign left the country.

India did before our conquest; the phenomson nations. Tathar it is a compliment, because în "It is trne tut, sives the French war, tantsuf warning prinostings and usurpars, more of that way the State obootes its boat mon ries have bou bolit, and modern weapons of pra. them alrog eueagh to obtain the supreme power. gor, no Obluese pretends to regard any single cision manufactured: But then things are so "This afile of things, of course, cannot be the outside Power as saytbing else but an lutolerable foreign to Chinese ideas that it may very well end. It in imponible that all the different scissace, or as possessing any approximate claim

questioned whether these modern wapons Powers interested should leave China to snuraky, to intallesenal equality with China. distributed to praviccials hot long, if at all, 16 is merely a questine who should step in The alsasionl instance of her assumption of trained in their use. will not prove a greater aud. whas. And that is the reason why I say superiority in the long struggle over the Ba seuran of weakness as of strength. English that the Chinese question is pidly of tow. The chief foreign question in China dur officers leave told me that they have sentaining to the point of becoming a probleming the past bundred years bad been the claim Chinese torpalo boala lying in such a loud of fret-class European importance. For the of the Cilestial that all repressistives of for tion that they would be totally useless for war, question threatens to be who lo to interfere, riga Powers sold perform tbe kou-tes on be injured past redemption by neglent and dirty Russia, England, France, or Gormsey? Who ing presented to the Emperor; in other words.

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B. Shar habits. I cauunt vinch for this myself, but it shall have the governing and drilling of those should kneel arice and knock the forehead on fully accords with what I know of the Chinese. as of hardy, oboliout, and mest go the gronad nine times. No Englishman. Laa Brown & Ca. H. G

Foun. Shares.. Beaider, the Baropat winpans are of no use vernable people? Eron ene slice of Chias, with ever done this: Lord Macartney dropped on one aapbell Moore&Co. without Burap-ar dell for the meu who sits millions of potential soldiers, would give to knee in 1793, but he navor kowtowed. In 1879 China Bornes Etuin, and Europesa instruation the government any e Europesa Power an sormously pre-fro foreign Representatives, of whom I was one, China Sugar is rary sparingly adopted. The Chinese soldiers peadorant weight in the councils of the world."we received by the Emperor standing. Thero Chinese Loan 85 B4, se themselves the best material that an officer

Who Power do you imagine will take the was much dissatisfaction among many Engbak Pain, Crike Co caurki destro-abeliant, industrious, and tempeleed in this race??

men, reflected. I see by Mr. Curzon, that we Onity Farm Co rate, are 2ood markerges, and behind "Withan doubt, Russia. I do not say it in should be bass received in the hall usually Fenwick & Co., Geo.. rouches they will ghodairably But brought spirit of hostility, but for, the last fifty yes reserved for tributaries. Ioannot say that i al Green Island Cement face to face with a well-drill-day, in the gene of Central Asia, und Basta undoubtedly is was entirely different. With a Power like China Hongkong & Gas Russia has been steadily Bassianising the pro- together stared these criticisms. The ceremony. & C. Bakery...... a. Brick & Cyment. they can hardly be exp-led to do better than lery of Spanish patriete opposal to Napoleon's in some way better fitted for the absorption of you must he content to move step by step, and Hongkong Electric...

Asistio races than most Western Powers. The the coccession. much as it left to be desired. Of sahrse, if China and time, she could bring Rosinus mange to send out men of great must have been a great strain on bar pride. Bers rength to bene; she end lery and trubility for this work of expension, and as a race her passaulty, and if she shared Europs that they no va a ecis! ebarm and faculty of adaptation she could fight, she woull barn. I imagine, which giran them peculiar power. We know wese combines with his affectation of superiority. 3 IV. Dock.......... small dieulty in borrowing momap. Bat those sou of their weakarsses. On the other hand, a very shrewd appreciation of dangers that may things take fit, and I am going on the ses have an immense capacity for drilling and cars from the outer world, The Yamen somation that, Japa does not intead to let her organising, and this applied to the Chinees waste my time by no mesne without ability, al- have time. At praat her men are undrifled, produce results that would astonish the world.hongch that gold not be said of all its members, and ber var plast is by no means fall; for I du! The Japaness need not be so confident that they Critics have complaived that the Chinese hav not believe, those stories of great treasure at are going to have the whole thing their own way. way of repeating all you have said after you have Makden. Time is abate ali proessary for her Should-tany win, and the game is as yet by to rotated them. That, so far as my experiones to collect and del av then and to obtalu maney.

means over in their contest with China, they gods, f the way with diplomatists all over the Hat if Japan strikes quickly, the dynasty might will still have Russia to deal with: Russia la con- world; it is vorisinly the habit of the Japaness be in full light before any of these things-ould terminous with Chinase territory for, say, 4000 as well as the Chiness. I do not deny that the Chinese diplomatist is a very aggravating per- Hat supposing the dynasty to bo, pat to

But up to the present Russia shows no siga Nouage, but that is, after all, exactly what he fight? Chin ne chaared bar dyoasty many of interference, and hor Csor is away, and it aims at being. And I have co docht. that be times are now, and still remated antivul uit. May I asr on what your prognostication is has formed equally strong opinious about us" Will the and be anything more than a more

bad?"

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"It is based on a general observation of the Again. I say. I recoil from propheer. no fondency of Rassis'e notion during the last ifty my happen to prevent the dynasty from even years. I onu remember bring this Brst brought fying. But if this should hangen, f freresse for home to me, in the year 1846, by perusal va buk 5th Dea, kad moderate winds and fina westbar. greater trouble tau et ten change of called Roveletions of Pussin, the predictions

The British steamer Taku, from Shanghai tá denasty. Your iden wolt.be. I suppose, that it which, howper, coboarned rather the centre of Japan should apply his next lines dues. Aain then the regions beyond. Our interference Das, and Bautow.7th, had strong N.E. Ecuscon, An intelhgagt Japones has put form in the with Bessie's her ambition for the settlement dull unloverot weather. thoory test Japan in fighting the on at the yellow rises aguat Macolia and Taciar usz. pere. But this is morement towards cool sion by for lor aùmplo...

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„,$710 "But to return to Chies. Do you not think 5th Deo, and Swatow 8th, het fresh insoon Oldest Malwa,... barrier fixed biovann Japan and Chica; us that, even if defeated by Japan and attacked and high eva lo Turnabous teised moderate tns (New) 3830 strong us that between China and all the thy Russin, and seen if the dynastys, monsoon und time other from Turnaboat to Benares (New)......$837 of the world When the lanchas overthru 350,001.000 Chinese would not make some at Swater and Hongkong. the Ming dynasty 250 years ago, deg osin.tompt to defend themselve! Once more tained their hold over the Chinese by, adept there not strength in numbere?" ing, almost uniformly, Chin coatoms ar

What dofotice would they have? Their ideas. I have always bien soep saki chat, havtugemman tie rous, they would merely disints- left such as they found it. the Muchas grate into a namber of ssering groups, formid. should have forord the toasure upon the capable in one another and not

the enemy. quered Chiness Best was almost the only With the fall of the imperial power goes The British steamer Machow, from Bangkok respect in which they offend Ghiness ideas, and that of evorg provincial official, or be is 28th Nov, and Ang Hin 30th, had light . to They may be wil to have tialised themselves a foreigner in the province, and eat of N.E. vinda with fine weather to lat, 19 N by adopting Confecission. For this is the lipatby with his neighbours. You have no idea thenes to Paracels fresh mensoon with high M. between all the marinas ant josk up the besides of the apathy of the Chinese. I can re-squally with rain; thence to port fine weather vast conglomerating that pilled China. It is member an instance of the type of fatalism that with moderate mousson. not only, or evap chiefly, a religion; the religion prevails among Chiness officials. When the

The British steamer Haitan, from Foochow

of the musses is mainly a maddle of Buddhistie Taiping were driven from Nanking, and march- idolatrin. It is common elio-politient banded farther soul, they fell upon a papalous city 6th Dev, Amey 7th, and Swatow 8th, had fresh Th spabling million of human beings to be gaternad of some 700,000 people, and captured it without meases and high an from Foushow to Amey from one denly, But Japo has int, hemelf off a blow, themelzen boing armed motely with and Swatow, thongo to poet light winds and fine from Lhinese ciritilinn by adopting Ocelental-Wands, and souted upon bare horsob. This nuwa wenthes. Stenmor in Auss-Ohrany gett im. She wants, therefor, bs much handicap. I conveyed to a Chinese official, high se zault. Teng In Swator:Namoa, Fockeang, and ped in the endevour to govora China as would Ter, he wad, calmly, “I had beard that that Glenfarg. way European'ontion; without, of course, the same town was taken, and made no further comment, resources, and hampered by racial feud, of the

10% like our lack,' said another, on a similar eztont and intensity of bich the western world occasion.

da soards form in iden... Fifty years ago, the

It is this attitude that the Chinese too conquest of China by Jepun might base meant readily take up towards most of their misfor merely a change of dynasty now, it may mean a tunes: The consequence la, that gradually the porteClous explosion which may shake the whole State has lost all its tributaries. It bas lost world,

Tonkin, Cochin China, and Aspam to France, Burwah to as, half of Kulija to Busan, and in 1877-8 it allowed Japan to alienate the Islands

It is cots if this were thus ir blow to the present dristy. Circumstances recombia

strance. The Four affair in 1874 was an

to weakon it. The death of the Emperor in 1861 Di-le without an effort beyond remon left an heir, Tsai Ch'un, of five years of age, The supreme salbo-ity was rested in a reguoy other instance of Chica's torpor. The crew of a of two women. The widows of the load Emparer, Liu cha junk bad bées murdered by the Farmo- This regency continentil 1873, when the two sana and the Japaness Government demanded a regeak empreses petigal. (Psal Ch'un kad heary compensation. After much trouble the -reached the age of sixteen, when a Ubines. Japanese were persuaded to lasyo Formosa for attains his majority, and beca Emperor half a million taels. In 1877, however, Chius This young man died, however, in 1874, und did not get off so easily. She protasted agujas: second regensy followed, fasting for fourteen the deposition of her tamaal, but she was unpro gears, until the present Emperor Iwai Tianpared to do wore for him. Evar sinos 1974, an came of age and took over the reine. Thas for it is affirmed, it has been Japan's ambition, by twenty-six out of the thirty-three years the subjugation of Keres, to indemnify hercalf China has been governed by women-regente.

for her failure. to gain Forintas. Chins bas "This is an aid way.

ut pople mureely lost. Ist it ba remembered, all her tributarios realise its importance. Womei are not regarded except Korea, Korea is the last of her vasul with anything like the same contempt la China and it will be impossible for bor to Josert Korea as in many other Oriental countries, nor are they without a terrible base of dignity and s-lf- under the savin disquafilivutioun. Still, as a respect. It is an old bone of contention between Chinese statesman worked to mo on the oo the nations. Japau has tried to conquor Korea casion of the Emperor'e deuib, in 1861, fominian before. Thrée conțuriez before Christ an Em: regencies are not regarded as bringing good press-Repent of Japan did conquer it. She luck. They have bad record: The Patral, boes the signiflount wamp of Jingo. authority is also weakenext by the fact that the Then you coulder this latest war merely a present Emperor is still a very young man. | step is the waning of China? To what, flou All this, however, would not so such matter do you attribute this strange military weakness -if it were at that in China everything deponds in a nation feed for ils pride! Surely, it on the outral sethicity. When the Fuperor, bina considers all the rust of the world to be proves a mau of grit, all may go well; but ther tributaries, she must do something to justify wise tire system is full of dangers. In worth boast F

November-

AMOY SHIPPING. ARRIVALS

30, Farmese, British str., from Tamsui 30, Anna Bertha, Ger. bark, from N'chwang December

1, Namon. British str., from Fooshow. 1, E, R. Wood, Am, 4. seh, from N'chwang. 1, Kristina Nilsson, Gar. bg.; from N'obwang

Haitan, British atr., from Hongkong.

2, Kweilin, Bitish str., from Shanghai.

2. Polinaro, British str., from Hongkong.

2. Glamorganshir, Brit.str., from Woosung.

Moss Time, Haght.

· ZUW WATES.

Hongkong

Height.

Hongkong

.30

出

12-

14 m

D 229

The height of mena sea-level has book drtoriniae, (mam the

· Rudal plugirations of 1687 and 1992, na 6.67 [zbovə zero of the bio-gauge at the Kowloon T41 Observatory) and the Spring Tiles, to which kim the heighte la thune 1

The bought in the Tables marked with a mom (→ ars below Loveriler stricted from the constant Spring-Tides, sad should be

z given above.

THE WEATHER.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,

713 NOVEMBER,

TP..

STÁ MON,

2. Kwong Mo. British xtr, from Tammi.

2. Taksang British str., from Hongkong.

4, Fokien, British str., from Hongkong.

4. Hailong, British str., from Tamsci.

5. Smit, Danial atr., from Hongkong.

5, Kwelin, British str.. from Swatow.

Vladivostock 30.35 Takin... Nagasaki Shanghai

$0.19

50.00

29.96

22,00

30.04

30.00

6, Thaise, Uritish. str., from Hongkong

6. Yaansang, British atr., from Hongkong.

6. Cheang Hye Teng. Brit. str., from 'tow. Non- DEPARTUREя,

29. along, British str., for Tamsui 20. Paksbar, British str., fur Straits. 29, Caa, Chinesa str., for Fooohow,

90 Siaham, British str.. for Etraits.

30, Farmass, British atr,, for Swator, 30. Sungklang, British str. for Manila. 30. Rio, German str., for Straits. December

speels Chias eras to the intzider to be very China's pride me one among the much decentralised, it is yet is all essentials the thousand and ons contradiations that you fud most contralised coautey in the world. Thou is that strange country. Just as the Chinese Bauds of things are done by imperial decreo are both the most onltured and the most ig which would be left slawbare to loca, authorities; norant of rases, just us their civilisation is the and, if the imperial end is weak, hipa is cor oldest and yot the least duseleped, so the Chine respondingly weak.

are both the least humble and the last militar. The task of government, no doubt, has been of all the race in the world. It la an entire rai mede mors escy by coaturies of age. I am take to cuts! rue their pride as the pride of the apaviced, from my own observations, that the soldier and the adventurer. It is purely sud Chinge are very easy poople to govern. I simply the pride of the don scholastic. To a opon. mud that remark to a Chinese statesman, derstand the pride of Chine, you should bare and he replied three-if they have food lived in one of our university town half a con My reack re real to their trainig in obiturs ago. It is academic pride in its original. dience to nurkosity; bas I owed not say that I form. Thus it comes to pass that, with sil her fully admitted the sounds the. He was pretensions to aupreme power. China has ever thinking, in ging, of rep watuational been the East aggressive of Eastern raova. Galérias, anno, kúrli-guskea.

"One might atmost say ilio ia tao proud to be

But

1. Albuit, Norw. str., for Keelang.

Sea Swallow, Britib bark, for Shanghai. Kumon, British str., for-Swatc

2. Palinara, Bellish str., for Shanghai.

3. Huit, British str., for Focehow,

3, Taksang, British str., for Chinklang.

8. Kweilia. British xtx, for 8wstow,

3, Kwong Mo, British ste, for Hongkong.

Fokion, British str., for Toma

4. Glamorganshire, stry for Hongkong.

4, Namyong, British str., for Strait.

4. Hailcong, British str., for Swatow. 5, Fernando, Norw.str., for Siam

SHANGHAI SHIPPING.

December

ARRIVALE.

2, Apgertoo, British-ate from Sydney 3. Balazie, Freach str., from Hongkong.

Amoy Auping...

Canton9" Hongkong Vlotória Parkvie Gap BookRA NAT MAONO A!! doitow

•Haiphong. Valirao. Manila

Cape S. James $0.05

| 289231176NIS ampera

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Humidity.

Bra DELDER.

90,51

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Wladivostock 50.46 24 300 Tokio Nagasaki ...............

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30.34

80.09

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Swate Couson Hongkong........ Yotoria Ponk....

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Macoo

2014

30.17

89.05

Leibow

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4. Nanchang, British atz, from Hongkong.

4 Mingyi, German str., from Tientsin.

4. Wasang, British str., from Tientaln.

4 Penting, British ate, from Swalow,

4. Bennlampe Boaspre, Fi, or, feam H'kong,

4. Gianfrnia, British str, from Hongkong.

4. Asumor. British str.; from Hongkong.

Übl, Brillah str., from Cardiff

4. Cathay, British str. from Japan.

Clara, German str., from Moji. Tungobon, British str, from Tientsin.

5. Newchwang, British str., from Tientsin, Deeber-

a, Nanyang, German str., from Hongkong.

DEPARTURES.

9. Tamui British str.. for "Elentaio, 4. Feiobing, British str., for Tientsio.

4. 8h-ayı, German atr., for Tiantain.

thown in the popular and, wed befomifentations genasivo. Scholastic coltare is the grand, To the wrath of theaven, trimplained at the raiseen desideratum in China, and, by a patural sequence dust pressins of the gacionment. And the of ideas, the trade of the soldier is considered se goerament, unfortrin 'tedy, unt-geldois ei sport-vile and anwerths. The mumquezae is, om Mr. gile. If the mud guverno ent es wenk. nržan points out in his able book, that the corruption, always be bane of Llanese governe fflers of her demy are abasan from the commenta morates in the sixit and military ervices Beft over from this letterad sersion. This is why and brigand-ge, within!! itatendaof won, is unlure-the Chinese srmy is in general, so shockingly ly theesult. The Chinese will be formed; Gordon show that if the Chinese wor their government which wa should not laud; properly handed they were as good anxay-troops and perhap wily, as they are sourcely yet op in this world but with, incompetent ogen, able of zelf-government Ext riepe is a point nating upon his own responsibility, no troops in atere their four entering draws the line. Some the world could fit well-

"Again, wou night say that Chineso antipathy

of the most formidable rubellione bina barel

k

broken ont through the failure of the govoru towar in largely derived from the prevents of

Liyu: German etry for Floatalu.

4. Tai-ang, British sir, for Hongkong.

4. Glentarg, Relish sir for Londo.

4. Taku. British str, for SwatÓW,

4. Lindisfarar, British ate, for Bombay.

4. Kweigung British atr., for Tisnlein..

4, Niucobon, British sir, for Kobe

4 Vladimir Russian str., for Vladivostock,

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11

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BCOS

sold in flat oval bottles.

30.19

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W.

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F. G. Frad

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· Hongkong Observatory, 6th December, IBP4

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