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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 1903

antiquity. It is one of the most remarkable things connected with a remarkable people with whoni duality is a primary instinct, that in nothing is the strange gulf which in China exists between precept and practice more clearly exhibited than the contempt with which, in the face of the most exalted professions to the contrary, the Chinman treats the few remains of antiquity he has permitted to survive. All Europe when the news came to it of the rackingand destruction A: S. WATSON & CO., of the Summer Palace at Peking was shocked

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rough and rotten poles no better than we might expect to find from the decay of an ordinary form building. A few rifled mounds, given over to the agriculturist to do his worst to are all that remain of the tombe The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica Memorial of the ancient monarchs of Ta'i, who, if they and Nethersols Hospitals bags to acknowledge had no other recommendation, are of inter with thanks the following donation to the est in connection with the Chinese sage funds of the Hospitals-Parson Charity Fund, CONFUCIUS, and a few nearly lovelled tumuli 8100, are all the external evidence remaining in lower Kiangsu of the once important king-hed bean filleil as for as she could hold with dom of Wu, to which Japan owed its water commenced to discharge the syme at

at the vandalism of the deed. Not so the earliest lessons in orvilisation. Chinaman, who, until prompted by his Western instructors, saw nothing in it, he would not himself have done, without a momentary thought that the damage he was doing was irretrievable, and that the crims was against bunun nature itself. No one is readier than the average Chinesa to unite the pretence of the most lofty sentuncuts will the practise of the meanest vice. Alone perhaps of human beings, he is able

THE telegram from our London correspon- dent which we publish in today's issue throws some light on the report that the Allies have rejected the mediation of L HUND". CHANG as peace-negotiator. The story in deed in its first and unmodified form seemed improbable, for it could hardly be imagined

The tank steamer Subrina Rickmers, which

about three o'clock yesterday afternoon with the

view of raising the dredgar Canton River. Up to the present the Sadine Rickmers has risen three feet. Bo far the operations have been very successful.

In reference to the reported Anglo-Portuguese alliance, a correspondent writes to us from Hasso under date the 14th instant:-For a few days past there has been a rumour ourront at

TELEGRAMS.

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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTE] SHANGHAI, 14th December, 8.37 px.

EMPEROR'S SEAL TO BE AFFIXED An Imperial Decree authorises the Chi nese plenipotentiaries, Prince Cbing and

Hung-chang. to place the Imperial seal

their credentials.

on

OCCASIONAL NOTES.

From various sources, Mr. Editor, we hear u Jot of ratisfaction expressed at the Anglo-For- tuguese Alliance," "Treaty," or "Agree- ment" as it is variously called. Some, how aver, look only for n ranowal of former plodges of amity after the straining of the situation down at Delagos Ray: others talk of an offen- sive and defensive alliance. The latter sugges tion is a little axeive. It is not likely that the hoins. Government is at the present moment going to branit away from the policy of glorious isolation, the expression has grown tedions, but it is conveniently short, so I make no further apology for employ

tire. But it is probable that there is more in the demonstration of the British fleet at ing it and we may dismiss this alterna

Lisbon on the 5th inst. than the more wish to GERMANS ROUT GENERAL MEI.

show that a friendship of long-standing beterson Tientsia telegraphs that the Germans the two countries is still unruffled. There un- doubtedly has been considerable friction about have routed General Mai at Taangehou, the action or rather inaction of the Portuguese looted the baggage, killed fourty-three, and authorities of Delagos Bay, as well as ofar the very bold guess which assumes that there will have released some notorious Boxers whain Dengan Hailway urbitration, and it is not a he imprisoned, which the British greatly to something in any new understanding between Britain and Portugal about the important Por regret, General Mei having steadily spinge podgerston in South-East Africa. This is hand in lund with Gormang, who is next most pressed the Boxers and befriended missions, especially probable at a time when we are working .

interested in the Bay after ourselves, and with FRENCH REPORTED MARCHING

whom some sort of agreement on the question was arrived at in 1898. But apart from all con- sideration of affairs in Africa, it is gratifying to know that the mother countries of Hongkong and our neighbour Macao are en euch excellent terme

DATA, ON TAIYUANFU.

Chinese ofEcial telegmms report that French force is marching on Taiyuanfu. LI HUNG-CHANG SANGUINE OF PEACE.

a

Li Hung-chang telegraphs to a prominent

that the Ministers representing the Powers Macso that H. E. the Governor has received a at Peking would wait for months before cable to the affect that a treaty of alliance, de

Britain and Portugal: to profess belief in three incompatible re-objecting altogether to one of the two nego.fonsive and offensive, had been settled ftwven ligions, while practising none. It was on tietois noiinated to act for China. Bng-

According to the Lancet, perhaps nothing SHERRYt illustration of this peculiar phase of Bestions to add members of the reactionary

Chinese character that, while the handful of party to the Chinese plenipotentiary body that the South African War has demonstrated foreigners shut up in the British Legation were rejected summarily at the beginning of has been more marked than the important part grounds in Peking, expecting daily to be the discussion on terms of peace. LIHURG-which tobacco plays in the soldier's existence. barbarously murdered did their assailants CHANG's appointment, it is true, was then Whether this is to be reckoned as a great fact once get an entrance, were hesitating in hotly opposed by a great number of resi- or a small one, there von be no doubt about the their respect for the records of the past dents in the treaty ports, but the official truth of it. We are inclined to believe that, used bcluding Wines from the most cele-to inflict any damage on the buildings view, which seems to have been that the with das moderation, tobacco is of ralae second Hanlin present Viceroy of Chihli was the only man only to food itself when long privations and

exertions are to be endured.. containing the library of the College, the Chinese in their indif- of sufficient weight to represent Chies in a thau their discussion with the Powers, prevailed, and

A strange experiment in the feeding of an ference to anything cleo momentary passions deliberately set the L HUNG CHẲNG as associated with Frincemy is being made by the American War torch to a library which in China, occupied CHING, the only possible candidato among

capsules are at Oklahoma. The men are being We cannot con-put through warlike evolutions daily, and they pence is nearing."y at the British Museum or the Louvre. As a fact, the destruction of the building really coive that the Allies would at this date are living on, the capsules, a pound of which is allowed each man daily. There are three added to the strength of the foreigners' reject Lu altogether, unless indeed he were position, but that is neither here nor there discovered to be in sceret communication varieties of capsule, one consisting of evapo. in the argument, as the destruction proceed with the leaders of the Boxer movement.rated beef and wheat, which is boiled up into If, turn now disowned (on paper, at least) by the up with chocolate, pepper, and salt; another ed from noe sich benevolent cause

flour, evapointed beef, and bacon. The mon ing away from thie latest instance of the Imperial, Government. Our London tele- of meat, brusd, and tea; and the third of pea- national disregard for its antiquities, wogram, however, explains the difficulty. We will be carefully watched for a month. look abroad through the empire, the total were told at the beginning of the mouth that absence, of any visible record of the past is the Foreign and Chinese representatives as complete us in the islands of the Pacific, had met on the 3rd instant to examine We now bear where want of space has been the enforced one another's credentials. cause of the occupation of every available that some of the Foreign Ministers refuse inch of ground. Want of space is, however to recognise the credentials of La Husq.

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LONDON, 13th December, 9.10 p.m.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATORS A QUESTION OF OREDENTIALS!* Mr. Conger reports to Washington that certain of the Ministers at Peking have re- fused to recognize the credentials of Li

We believe, says the Spectator, that the recent high price of coal in due chiefly to three causes the industrial activity which makes use of

the cost of inland transit by rail. The first Emperor's private seal is affixed. greater quantities, the increased export, and Hung-chang and Prince Ching until the cause, we believe, will be largely nullified by

I imagine that your correspondent of the 12th inst., who wrote of the fro of Sunday evening.

"Bluejacket," ad many sympathisers. I thought myself I read the remarks of the fireman of eight years standing that our sailors and soldiers, who worked so hard, not merely to the detriment of their Sunday clothes but at the actual risk of serious injury, had bet rather ungratefully treated. Thoy at any rato did their bost to combat the flames in the absence of our are brigade. They are ac

used of too much zeal, of interfering" in fact, but this and all the confusion which was s rite st the time were due to the absence of any controlling authority. A fire-brigade can no

explanation is wanted-I am not alone is saying this, I have heard the remark from innumerable more run itself properly than cana mob. Some

people--of the absence,from the spot of anyone

not the case in China, where nothing is 80 CHANG and Prince CHING until there is the growing ass of elbotricity. The second THE ANGLÓ PORTUGUESE competent to direct and guido operations. So

ÆRATED WATERSly, after the lapse of the next two or at

Absolute purity gearunwood,

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AGREEMENT.

LONDON, 18th December, 9.10 p.m.

It is reported that an Angle-Portuguese

far as I know, no such explanation vouchsafe.. I suppose wo shall see Due in the. report on the Brigadé next year.

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seems to have a comparatively slight effect, and remarkable as the encumbrance of the soil affixed to them the private deal of H.M. with the remains of the past generation, the Emperor KWANG HOU. The request in any case it is not a thing which we can for the Emperor's direct recognition is not remedy without compensating disadvantages must three generations, to be destroyed, and only reasonable, but necessary. It is a mat- The third is a matter which calls loudly for with as little compunction as may be ousted ter of historical experience that fu dealing reform, and it is in the interests of the railway to make way for those who followed, and with the Chinese Government it is impos companies themselves to remedy it, for the high whose.

influence for mischief in the family sible to have too many securities. More price of coal to which they contribute must savages who lived in past ages along the the present ease, when the Powers seem to Meantiae there is always the ultimate check ploitation of foreign coalfolds. It is worth coasts of the Atlantic Ocean have left their be on the eve of obtaining a more rational upon an advance in price in the growing excerns the question of Delagoa Bay, remains in long mounds which subsequent system of intercourse with the head of the noting that many of the richest fields are in ong own colonies; to that if the balance is to ages have for the most part: respected, and Chinese Empire" The" objection of the in which the explorer of the present, can Ministers to plénipotentiaries without there redressed, the means of redress may come fnd inferred a rough history of the past. sovereign's fullest sign of recognition is a from within the limits of the Empito In the ruins of Egypt cud besopotamia the vital one. What really is worthy of com- modern historian has been able to carry ment in Mr. Coxone's, despatch is that it is authentic history back for a space. certainly only "certain of the Ministers at Poking" approaching six thousand years, and much who insist on the flizing of the Emperor's knowledge as to the progress of civilisation seal. The others it is to be feared, are in the past has been thereby accumulated continuing in that policy of weakness which which otherwise would have been lost. In can only raise unjustifiable hopes among the buildings, of these and many other the Chinese. If there is any matter, on nations the makers had ideas beyond the which unanimity among the Allies is destr. HONGKONG OFgion: 14, DEB VIEUX ROAD Cl. mere moment, and the hope of handing able, it is on the question of the absolute those ordered. At Bongkok, the samples das The Dutch Gotorument ne Anformed braaniasson of mutual concessions and so averted. LONDON. OFFICE 181, FLEET STREET, E.C. down their history to succeeding generalious, bona fides of the Chinese representatives: be inspected and the, goods compared with the Kruger that Holland is unable to do anything any real quaits From all becounts matters

Boxaxona. December 15th, 1900 *** | long after their own had passed from

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The Daily Press.

[As we go to press the news arrived that the Imperial seal is to be fired to the credentials.]

We learn that the Robinson Piano Co., Ld, are arranging a concert to take place in Canton on the 20th inst., at which Mr. Alec Marsh is un- nounced to appoar, assisted by several of the leading amateurs of Hongkong.

view, wus over the predominant feel

They in fact devoted of their AirHoven, compared with the old empires ing. of Egypt and Babylon, Chiba is but a thing best to futurity, and nothing in the way of of yesterday, she may yet claim a reasonable art nor expence was too good to be employed antiquity. It is true that the great Em in these nonaments, which now, after peror TSIN SHIHWANGTI first malgamated lapse of thousands of years, are beginning the whole into a single state some two and to yield up to modern exploration their Even when we come to India,

Next to the Harbour, in which 70 cases were a quarter centuries before the Christian treasures. era, but every schoolboy in China knows late though the period of writing came into

found during the year, the greatest numbers of that for centuries antecedent there existed vogue, we find the same care taken on their dead bodies of plague sufferers found vers --- Yummati 43, Praya Reclamation Central 15, numerong kingdoms, which, although not monumental works, and if we cannot from always in harmony, still claimed a common the monuments learn the secrets of written Kowloon Point, Mongkoktani, and Hung Hon descent, and had in this a common bond of history, we can at least judge of the condi-14 each, Praya West 13, Canton Wharf and union like that that prevailed in old Greece tieu of the arts at successive periode. Queen's Road East, 12 each. when the curtain of history first opens. When we come to China, alone of all the

Dr. Francis Clark mentions in his report on China possesses a literature claiming to be nations pretending to antiquity, an utter this your's plagao epidemic at Hongkong that of ancient date, and there are undoubted absence of any feeling of the sort mests us early in the year the Government procured a fragments which go back as far as the times Chinese art from the beginning has been considerable quantity of Haffkins's prophylacre of HOMER, and which, though unfortunately mero shoddy, and the spirit of the jerry-serain, int, unfortunately it has not been found overmuch "restored" some two thousand builder has presided in the erection of the possible to persuade many of the Chinese to years ago, do throw some light on the anti-stateliest edifices. The consequence is that accept protection in this form. quities of the land. In these respects China we seek in vain for any edifice more than t is to the historiau fortunately situated when most, a century or two old. The city of compared with Babylon and Egypt, or oven old Greece. As a people the Chinese have, in outward show at least, an exalted rever ence for antiquity, and, quote as models of

Tientsin has existed on its present site for probably the last three thousand years, yet we search in vain for a stone or au inscribed brick extending even to the tims of the

We are requested by the commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps to say that he hopes that all employers in whose establishments members of the Corpg are employed will kindly release them, or as many of them as possible, from daty by 1 p.m. to-day, in order that they

The U.S. Consul at Bangkok nyo of the recently established Japanese Museum of Com- merce there this it is proving an increasing success. The Oriental merchant, he says, has advertisements. He objects to the commercial little use for ostalogues, price lists, and pictorial traveller for the reason that his samples ge with him, and he leaves nothing to enable the purchaser to compare the goods delivered with

LONDON, 1th December.

PARLIAMENT

Mr. Brodrick, introducing the supplementary we estimates of £16,000,000, said he was ungols to anticipate any codation of expozitare e with the strongest possible force. He rugrested fore 31st March, as the war must be continued that it was still impossible to withame the troops and Volunteers. The rote was adopted.

MR. KRUGER IN HOLLAND.

The subicct of sailors and colliers recalls to memory the recent street disturbances hatween the representatives of various countries who

this port and others in the Far East." Tappily the troubles live abated hero-shielly becse some

of the late combatants have gone to other scenes. So too in Shanghai order seans to have ra-established itself. The participants in the rows have lotus lope, returned to their senses Considering the doubted illling and jeal- ousy which have, red, this informational parado" in China, it is perhaps rather creditabl that nothing beyond a few stubt disturbances das resulted from the high late of national anthorities slike have displayed forbeerauch and feeling. Conemler, municipal, and military

been suppressed. It is satisfactory to know toot, and if consequence the wilder spirits have that thees in authority bave recognised the

have not missed off so smoothly in North Chine, a facts which any have more bearing than we

THE SUPPLEMENTARY WAR VOTE, imagine on the progress of negotiations.

The supplementary war vote inelules £500,000 for China Sir Michael Hicks Bonch stated that be had 54 millious unexpanded and

cod for authority to borrow 11 millions.

samples; the merchant can deal with a firm unless the Powers took the initiative... that is established in his city, and the goods are not to be paid, for until he is satisfied that they are what he ordered. The nightfor word manner of fixing the purchasing price appeals both to the Eastern and Western mind The patrons of the museum are by no means confined to the mercantile class, and the Euro-

pean population of the city are availing them- selves in no small degree of this opportunity of doing business with a splendidly stocked Japanese bazaar.

:

LOCAL MOVEMENTS.

The refuse-destructor was very arch in evi- douce (in the spirit), at last week's meeting of the Sanitary Board: Maur of us wish that it were in evidence also in reality. We have had. enough diseased cattle and swine buried on this island, and the plan of dropping their carenses

HMS. Dido arrived from Weitaiver yester in the ses did not inspire enough enthusiasm

in the past to indues us to welcome it back.

posal of these unpleasant bodies, is thero not The Foochow Echo of the 8th inst gives en The British transport Rewa has returned from Apart, however, from the question of the dis- more to be done in the way of getting rid of rubbish in some parts of the city? I supposo account of the athletic sports at that port on the north,

TO-DAY'S SHAM FIGHT. wo must put up for some yeurs more with the 6th, which was quito a gala day for Foochaw The whole of the community, man, ladies and

the condition of the Harbour frontage from children, a contingent of some seventy men

The general idea of the tactical exercises in Pedder's Street restward, but I find it hard from HMS, Mohawk, and several hundreds of Chinees, were all down on the recreation which the local Volunteers will take part to to suppress on expression of disgust wh ground enjoying the sports in the finest of fine day in given as follows in the General Orders ever I return from Macao and take a rick. "An enemy's foroo is reported to have arrived shu from the wharf to the centre of Victoria. weather. The committee consisted of Messre Hatasay, Simpson. Brockett, Rogers, G. Greig, in transports off Miss Bay, and to be landing This will be changed one day, no doubt. It is R. Greig, Balloch, Lachlan and Shearer. Mt. troops at Shatic. His advance guard is re- gratifying to thank what a pleasant and impos. W. A. R. Knight acted as starter and Mesars ported to be on the march by the New Road, ing place, Hongkong may look in the future, Baker and Galton as judges Dix. Wallase, with the probable intention of shelling the when the present generation are all dead. Our the Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the Foo Cosmopolitan Dooks, and possibly advancing on successors may see on landing a well-kept sen chow Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, was of Kowloon. Dispositions will be made to secure front, permanent wharves and piear, with possibly course present and kept very busy throughout the situation. Colonel Brown, CBE, will com roofs over them: further on there may be worthy of the name but not this is Utopia. the afternoon. Twelve stems were on the pro- mard the attacking force, Lieut, Colonel thy ndoquate public buildings; and even a Post Offer gramme of a most varied nature, the list of Hoa, R. II. Bertie the defende which, a tug-of-war between H. M. S. Mohawk and Foochow, was wan after breaking one rope and having a good tussle with a second one, by

In his aantal report to the US Govern the naval team. The afternoon was a great

ment, General Randall, commanding the De- partment of Alaska, has this to guy rogarding encoess. It is impossible to say whether it was

relief to white men, who ventured into Alaska: "I am of the opinion that it would be a mistaks enjoyed most by the Foochow catmunity or

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

for the Government to give eny general aid in by their visitors from the Afshark. The prizes were prosented by Mrs. O'Brien Butler --Our

The C. P. R. steamer Emprese of India az future to the venturesome classes of white men and other vogels this will be sent before the close Fossbow contemporary has also the following Foochow Lodge took place on the 5th inst. The 13th insta

The conditions are now general, Stats The installation of the WM of the rived at Vancouver at 3 am on Thursday, the housing to leaks About 300 have, hook rtoire following are the offto for the ensuing year The NY K. steamer Kagoshima Mara of

din zaturing fo- WH, E. Wookey: I. P. H., G. Balloch; 8. W (Bombay Line left Bombay is ports for this ly throughout, she States land. Che C Gray SWT Knudsen; Chaplain, S. L.port on the 13th inst, and is expected to arrive exposition of Government aid i Gracy: P, M., Treasurer, C. Skerrett-Rogers here on the 29th inattheir homes in case of failure, has without could

The H&L steamer Sarabia, from Hamba hom the mont hopeful prospect in view/1 more FM Becretary, AB Knight 8.D. H

Left Singapore for this port on the 19th in ounsiderable member avho have come to the tian Knight; J.D., C. Fonemaur; L. G., G. Ander- ameposted hele on a about the 19th country since 1897, and especially in the recent

government in the present day facts and Mitgs. According to MARCO POLO, Chinmay take part in the Field Day with the Re- opinions alleged to be thousands of years kiang in his days was the seat of an impor-gular Troops of the Garrison. old. WEN WANG, for instance, even then as taut Christian community, yet not one trace shadowy a sovereign as VoRTIGERN to the is left. The only remaining monument of present generation of Englishmen, was the former provalence of this faith is the boldly quoted by the Bage MENCIUS us an stelent Hsianfu, yet within the few years that a monarch should be it has been disclosed it has been permitted example of all that and rules, of governance within, and pre- from sheer carelessness to drop into decay, cedente for foreign intercouse without, were A yamen or a temple once built, and built, drawn from his supposed administration be it observed, of the shoddiest of materials, of an assumed Empire. With all these is never repaired till it falls of sheer things in view, we might with confi- decay, and is its decay, instead of denes expect to be able to turn to noble and picturesque ruin such as we find Chins as

as par excellence the land where an. in nearly every village in the West, tiquities were carefully guarded, and the nothing more graceful than a heap of highest respect was paid to the remains of Kish of bricks and plaster mixed with a few of churob

Mr. A. G. Ward, the talented organist of St. John's Cathedral, has just composed two very prutty vesper hymns, one of which will be sung at the close of evensong by the choir of Funday, ext. The second hymn will be sung on the Sunday following Me Ward har opford

le, which isoOUK some excellent church anne, his

for a festival of to be

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The corpa will land at the pier near the and after all it will not matter to us. Kerrone Of Tanks, between Yaumali and Ly- Chi-Kok and under command of Lint-Colonal Bertie will attack the right flank of an army on the hills above.

rush to Nome.