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contrary, the objection they make is that uur country would not take possession of Formosa when the people all wished that we should. And not only are these prejudices renovod, but. in contrast to the behaviour of the Japanese, the people have come to ap. preciate the kind disposition of the missionaries. In many cases they are disposed to welcome rather than to resent the entrance of Christianity into their villages.
By the way, to some indisilasla it may hav“. seemed as if the very foundations were beginn ing to shake when, in his issue of 22nd June, the Editor of the China Mail relying abso- lutely and confidently on the bana-fides of our errespondent" promised to hogin his agitation by printing the contents of certain mysteriously important documents which bad come inte his
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The residents of longkeng living along the route from Queen's Bond East to Hollywood Road wilnem a pretty and to them somewhat novel Old Bailey Street, had the opportunity to spectacle on Saturday night, viz..a Mohammedan wedding procession. Adul Karream of the Naval Yard clerical staff, son of Sheik Ablag a Government pensioner, and a well-known Tainan, Formosa, 28th August, 1901.
"do oleo in connection with one now ruhars.
I humbly think, however, that "Our Corres-resident for many years in this Colony, was BTR-O recently returning from a six They are a great improvement on the Chinese mathe' sojourn in the Choang-hos (mandarins. The latter were, no doubt repondent" never rendered the Chief of the Civil married to Miss Sherazes, the daughter of the region, I came to knew that there had bouquired by law to tolerate Christianity, but they Administration here more effective service than late roker Mr. A. Sherz. As most of our
were ready to use naderhand methods to hinder some writing to the rewapapers about the its successful propagation. The Japaness uf by getting someone to prepare those documents renders have probably never witnessed such a Japanese treatment of foreigners in Formosa, ficials, on the other hand, even when not for publication; for, let any man first carefully ceremony, the following details may be of themselves Christiana, krow quite well that read oven the version of Dr. Goto's words as and, as my residence here began thirty your Christianity, as compared especially with Chinese given in the China Mait of 25th Jeng et sey.. age. I hope it will not be considered unseemly heatherism. tons in the direction of civilisa and then comparo it with, sag, the contributions fo: me to ask your kind insertion of a for tion, good order, and enlightenment-the very of "Our Correspondent" for 23rd March and words on the subject.
objects which they are there to promote. Nor is this to them only a matter of theory. They ud Juno. Renders themselves can follow out tho contrast, my own one word about the matter have seen it exemplified in what they found in Formosa. When they took over the island being that, in the former set of documents, we see no trace of the sex-lawyer, or of any desire there were in all be won 3,000 and 1,900 communicants (ie, Church superst in it, to further mere personal ends, but the working beside a much larger number of adherents. And the Japanese officials, Christian and non- of a mind which is accustomed to grapple with Christian, bear testimony to the fact that large samples problems; so much so that whether we accept Dr. Gote's conclusions or reject them whorover they found Christianity established and a Christian community existing, there the
faw will deny that he states his care with con.
It may help to a better understanding of things to note that the foreign comonzity in Firmom is mostly to be found in the two anthera Porta of Tamaui and Tostutis the other being located at Taitian in the south, with the exception of two missonaries whose stations lie about eighty mke to this north of this.
The bridegroom just before setting out on his way to the bride's house is dressed in an appropriate costume by a near relative. Ho first dons a white flowing robe, white trousers, and a gold-cloth wristeost (raderia). Then h in token to the room where all bis friends are long dress col· assezabled, and has to put on jenger; next comes an enormous silk cumber and, and the dagger called chur, and then the outer cloak, and finally the gold-cloth turban with a fringe of flowers, called ser. All the
silk, heavily embroi clothing is of fine cloth
In the meanwhile a similar bat of hered. course more intricate ceremony takes place at the bride's house.
The bridegroom, when drossed, mukos hig his respects, and receives their blessing and a plentiful sprinkling of rosewater. That over, he mounts a charger (on Saturday represented by a Chinese pony), and surrounded by a carul- cade of friends similarly mounted, on foot or, as on Saturday, in rickshas, and accompained by lantern-bearers, makes his way to the bride's honse. He enters the room and is seated next to the priest, on the ground, on a white cloth, with thon and flowers all around. two candie-lights in largo gina globes before
Moreover, while the Mission staff at Tuinan | People were more honest, truthful, and law-sammate ability as well as with fairness, and way to his parents' or guardians' room, pays
numbers fourteen adults when all together Aisteon including the two just referred to their official and commercial fellow residents number collectively only about fire. Nor is the smsilness of the latter class owing to oppressive nyasaras being dinacted against them by one How rulers; because the man in the street" knows that South Formosa business houses and those connected with them were steadily decreasing during many years before the island was coded to Japan.
With regard to the foreign community in the north, I am not myself aware that public complaints have ever come from it about any thing like petty perseculion on the part of the Japanese. On the contrary, residents there sena to feel fairly content with their surround. ings; at least, that was the impression produced on my mind when admitted to their kind hopitality on the occasion of my three visits within the past twelve months.. I hops, too, it will not appear offirious of me to add that last January they were much pleased at the Governor-General's recent gift of fire hundred to their Photographie Club, and for his mwogo" "that" over the Emperor himself had graciously expressed an interest in its work..... Of canse, we English Presbyterian wis sionaries in Fermosa are better anganinted with what goes on further south; for thirty of ear stations are scattered over Central Formosa and as for inland as Faw-sit while we have forty-three more between Kugi
mod the Tang-kang river, be sides four on the East Coast and three on the Pescadores. It need sourcely be added that our constant visitation of thuas stations
hings as into direct contact with all classes of the people, and affords us exceptionally good opportunities for getting to know what is taking plass. A glimpse of this is seDB in the foot that during my recent stay in Chang-hos, I lad to see to the registration of no fewer than fourteen deeds of Church property, a trouble. Homo piece of work which conld never have been put through had not the officials at the
abiding than their heather neighbours. Some of those officials are themselves Christians and hars become good friends and helpers. And those who are not themselves Christians, and might possibly regrot to see Christianity their follow. making much progress among, countrymen in Japau proper, fool Less joalousy as to its spreal amongst their Chinese follow subjects. Especially, perhaps, have the results of the work carried on among the civilised aborigines of the island impressed them; it has boon, even from a worldly point of view, the salvation of those tribes, giving in them greater manliness and independence.
"Of course, there are other elements in the situation less favourable to our wo. which would require to be taken into account in a complete, detailed view of the state of the case. But that the hopeful view taken above is ou the whole a correct one seems to be proved by the recent history of our Mission. Before the Japanese occupation, the number of adult baptisms was about one hundred or more autally Three years ago the number amounted to 156. Two years ago the uber rose to 41 Last year to number was over- 360. During these three years the number of places for worship and of hearers and aluerents also greatly increased. So that in South Formoss the field for missionary labour is at present very hopeful"-Ecumenical Missionary Conference, New York, 1900). Vol. I, p. 5!!.
The other testimony is from Dr. Anderson, for twenty-three years the respected suedical man of cur Mission, who, like Mr. Barclay, is a thoroughly trustworthy witness on the mutters he writes about. He says when writing from Tainan last January:-
exactly in the way which every true lover of his own country would wish to do.
any great countenauce from men like th British Philistins or. Mr. Pecksniff.
Why is it, then, that those who favour "the open door" and "spheres of infirenca" denounce so vehemently this public and calmly-reasoned advocacy of a Japanese scholar and diplomat for clower relations between China and Japan? I leave others to furnish the few plain auswers which could be given to that question; only
Presently, the futher of the bride or his repre asking them to remember that honourable rivalry in trade, coupled with frank acknow-ontatire and two witnesses approach the priest, ledgement of all generally conceded national and on behalf of the bride--who is invisible all to her willingness to marry. This done, the rights, is a maxim which has, never received this time make an affirmative statement as priest grasps the bridegroom's left hand holds it thus while going through the marriago But my lettor has already got beynal ordinary formula thon, releasing his hand, he reads limits, and must be concluded with two remarks, the marriage prayer. This concluded, the brida (1) It is quite admitted that recent changes groom, accompanied by all his male friends, makos have wrought to the disadvantage of a very few his muy to the bride's room the door of which is well-to-do Europeans-in South Formosa; such kicked. He knooks and requests her to let changes, for example. as the camphor produckes all sorts of extortionate demands, until tion Laving been takon under Government at Inst the bride yields, the door is opencil, control, the Japanese supplanting of our nut all enter. The lnstand greets his wife. welcome but high-tariffed little es. Thales and after a fow exchanges of courtesy leaves her to go to his own houss; As soon as he has by a mail stuarter of their own, and the hopeful loft the bride p spares to follow in a chair. attempt now being made by them to monopolis Arriving at her future home, she is escorted by the profits of the sugar trade. Surely, how- the bridegroom to the assembly room and both fortune of war and should extite neither the purpose, This ends the ceremony, and a over, eventions of this kind are but the take seats in the "chairs of state," placed for surprise nor ill-fooling in the aid of any right very pretty and unique one it is.. thinking perzou. (2) My own belief is that a more sympathetic attituile would be shown towards the Formosa Administration hy ont siders wore it known how much they have. done since. Dr. Goto's arrival for the
him in. She or her wèmon refuse at first, auð
POLICE COURT. Saturday 14th September.
BEFORE MR. HAZELAND,
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Interest, hore, as at home, is largely con cautrated on the Boxer troubles in the north of Chias Everything is quiet throughout our islaud, but there can be little doubt but betterment of all clasace of the people.
The manager of the Fuk Cheong engineer. that, had we still been under mandarin rale, It is within my knowledge that millious of
dollars have been spent on sarrey work, road-ing works was charged with making or causing the case would bare bosa very different.
The Japanean appear to be getting a better. hold of Formoss of lute, They are beginningsking trolley and milway Haus, postul, to understand the people, and their rule is telegraph, and telephone stations, military more temperate than formerly. They are cen- pelice, and civil establishments; besides large common and higher sequently less disliked by the natives generally. Government endlay on Besides, the immigration from Japan proper brings u botter type of character than are schools, hospitals, and light-houses; as well at first. The coarse coolie element no longer as in providing a regular service of steamers predominates, and it is noticeable that there round the island and to the Pescadores. are fewer Japanese in a state of intoxication to be seen upon the streets than was the case a year or two ago. All this bodes well for the nious relations of the two peeples.
And let it be observed that all this is but a
harbinger of still greater progrosa in the near
various District Offices acted in a most. oblig-future poace of the island, and for the harno-future; canse I am convinced that Formosa ing and helpful way, 2
Some very decided benefits from the now rule In looking, then, at the charges which recant
are also apparent. For one thing, heathen anonymins writers have been bringing against bigotry on the part of the Chinese is not so The Japanese for their treatment of foreigners intenso, and pablie persecution of Christianity in Formoss, I should like to single out for at least is practically a thing of the past. comment one complete crucial statement from I suppose we would be free, so far as any fear of opposition from the people is concerned, to Au Ocasional Correspondent to the Hongarect places of worship anywhere thoroughout kong China Mail of 22nd Juns. After the island. attempting to establish a somewhat far-folched The fung-shui mperstition also received its connection between the Bater programme in death bigw when Formosa changed handle; is China and such incidents as the intemperate proof which must have appealed powerfully to the natives was the piercing of the City wall janguage of a certain newspaper hare which tire lately for the railway between hers and tas authorities suspended some weeks ago, this South In the old days, the idea of such a correspondent goes on to say the italics being thing would have made Chiname stand
horror; aghast in
now it is regarded.'
his own: My object, however, is not ontwardly at least, as a matter of course. describe or protest against any specifio display There is no doubt that the Chinese goverally of anti-foreign feeling, sa affecting any given are better off since the transfer of the Labour is more remunerative, and individual or group of persons, but to attempt island
to show how, during the last three years, this produce of all kinds obtains higher prices"-- Iseling has been initiated, fostered, and inten.The Mouthby Messenger for March 11, p. 73.. sified against all foreigners, and everything connected with them."
will yet become a most valuable possession; and that, so far as my observation goes, the servants of the Government are faithfully and without nolso striving to hasten the consummation. It is possible that readers who see nothing amiss in the irresponsible fault-finding of "An Ocen- sional Correspondent" may regard any such. word of commendation from me as being in very bad form. Still, there are times when, like the early Christians, "we cannot but speak of the things which we have seen, and haarl. I am, ke..
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TO THE EDITOK OF THE DAILY PRESS." {
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of sunset and 6 u.m., noises in the pursuance of
to be made on the 7th inst.. between the bours his business, calenlated to disturi, the peace.
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
P.C. 351 stated that at 10 p.m. on the day in shop of the Fuk Cheong engineering works. question he heard the noises in the boiler-making The noise continued from 10 p.m. till 11 p... when the workmen ceased. At midnight the noise' commenced again and continued until 2 am. when witness was relieved from duty,
P. C. 160 gavo evidenci as to bearing noises tinned up to 4 a.m. after relieving first witness. The noises con-
Mr.. Master, of Messrs. Johnson. Stokes & Master, being sworn, stated that ho lived on Morrison Hill Road. On the 7th iust, he was awakened by noises proceeding from the Fuk Cheong engineering works at 1:30 am, and the said noise kept him awake for several hours. On the following day about 10 am, be re- ported the matter to Luspector Collett of No. 2 Station.
Defendunt had no question to ask, but stated that he hall takon overy precaution that the noise made shonll be heard as little as possible
outside the shop. At 9 pan. all the work was taken inside the works, and the doors were shut, He was certain the noise could not have been' heard fifty yards away from the shop.
The charge, however, was held to be proved and defendant was fined the sum of $10.
RECKLESS TRUCK-DRIVEES.
answer the
Sergt. McHardy, No. 50, brought five Chiuess coolies before his Worship to. charge of recklessly driving a truck loaded with iron chains along Cochrane Strent, to the common danger of passengers.
The Hire accused denied the charge. Sergt. MeHarly stated that defendants, while taking a track down Cochrane Street, were skylarking" to such an extent as to endanger the safety of pedestrians by the erratic motions of the truck. When he approached to arrest them for their curelessness, they all dropped the ropa and tried to escape, leaving the track to Defendant's claimed that the wheel case off ran down the hill to Queen's Road by itself. the truck while they were dragging it, and the wheel rolled down, not the truck, a statement whisk was disbelieved by his Worship, who timed them $3 or fourteen days each,
Hongkong, 14th September. SIR,It seems to me that the most noto. I hope I have not drawn too largely on the worthy feature with regard to the occupation, rander's patience by quoting these kagthened of Weihaiwni by the British has been the Now, before offering any remarks of my own extracts. Some persons may think that much strange apathy and indifferenes shown with on the question thus raised, I should like to of what they contain is irrelevant here, but regard to the colony. Surely the Government" quote a few words from public atterances of my point is thie; that, if an extensivo mission must have known what they were doing whon ire of my colleagues. Mr. Barclay has been dry work covering two-thirds of the Island, they occupied the place, but for some time after associated with as hers for twenty-six years, and administered to by three times as many the occupation they seem to have been doubtful and what he saye shows also how the foolish foreigners as those belonging to the merchantile of their action. The latest, according to the suicidal conduct of the natives of Formosa class, is not only tolerated, but even encouraged. papers, hus on the stoppage of all work on the greatly hampered the Japanese In dealing with and this by officials who could easily put new fortifications and so leaving them in a half i problem which, under any circumstances, was obstacles in the way, then I say that the post finished state. Frequently cold water seems to ene of enormous dimenity. He writes as follows: tion of An Occasional Correspondent" in his have been thrown on commercial enterprise, About five years ago at the close of statement of 22nd June is untenable, and that as witness the prohibition of mining in the the war between China and Japan, the island he vaunot himself be regarded as a reliable interior of the Colony three years ago. A of Formosa was given over by treaty to the guide in forming public opinion on the matters company started in Shanghai was enter victors. The people of the island bitterly.
prising enough to put up 巩 few houses resented this notion, and when, by order of the now under discussion. Diaperor all the mandarins left, they set up a
The puzzle to me is that this self-appointed on the majoland, but last summer when republic of their own, and prepared to resiet by spokesman on our behalf should exert himself they hoped to get some return for their outlay
First and second defendants were fined X3 or force the coming of the Japanese. These latter seat at once a military force to the north end so much in ransacking for materials to build the Government suddenly forbade anybody to of the island, of which they took immediate up a case against the officials of Fortacks, and land, and I believe that up to now no comper- fourteen days. Third defendant, headman of possession. They then marched southward, especially against its chief civilian. Dr. Goto; sation has been given to the company. Then the truck, was ordered to pay $1 compensation Bylting the people step by step, till at last and, while I bare no desire to be nucharitable, again there is Mr. Balfour's fatnous promise or go to gaol for an additional four daye.
to Germany not to build a railroad inland from their armies converged on Taimanin. A day it will not canse much surprise for us to state Weihaiwei, when orerybody agrees that it is
of the was already fixed for the bombardment
essential to the commercial development of the sity, which would certainly have resulted in that others besides myself would be sorry if great loss of life. But just at this moment the this sort of thing should be accepted by culti place. I quite agree with your correspondent R.N." the Weihaiwe should be developád leaders of the movement fled, learing the peovated Orientals us a sample of the way which
as a naval base and that a dock with repairing ple helpless, There were then three member English gentlemey usually act.
shops, &c., should be built. The asyal and of our Mission in Taiusufp, and we were able
military authorities in Hongkong tend to stifle the best positions in this Colony and so ore or fourteen days"
it. It would be better for businges crowding
so to mediate between the two parties that the
Further, I venture to say that the prospect
city was peacably occupied without loss of life which An Occasional Correspaudent has dominercial development by occupying some of ou either side. It fortuuste for our had placed befors him of moving "semi-public Mission that we were able so to act, as it gained bodies like the Chambers of Commerce and the people here if they removed their energies to ng the gratitude of both sides,
The chief point of interest to us here is as to China Association" that they may impress his how the changed state of affairs affects Formosa views on the British Government, does not con- as a mission held. And on this point I am glad born the Japanese very much; and for this reason, to be able to speak. Both regards the people
e rulers, we stend in a bette that, boing shrewd men of business, those con- und as regards the
nepted with such bodies, like our own Mission position than in the old Chinose days,
When I went to Formosa twenty-five years convener the late Mr. Hugh M. Matheson of 3 ago, a common taunt sgart the missionsrics Lombard Strest, are also sensible men of hon was that we were there to take possession of the island. Now thi has all changed. The our, who believe in both sides of the "lice and people have no fealing of loyalty to their let live principle; and who, therefore, deal very present rulers, they have no desire to main discriminatingly with the cases which are tain the present state of affairs. On the brought before them.
Weihaiwei, and immeasurably better for tim selves on recont of the superior climate of the northern part. It has not our annual blessing the plagas and labour and living exposes ought to be less than here,
Why cannot the British authorities show a modicum of the energy displayed by the Germans at Kisechan and the Russings at Port so crippled England financially that she has Arthur? Is it that the South African war has closed her money bags to poor little Weihatwal
Yours, etc,
MOONRAKER
P. C. 77 charged three other truck-drivers with an ofsace similar to the nove. In this case the track owing to the carelessness of defendants ran into a wall and cansed about $2 damage.
Defendants claired that while trying to avoid foot-passengers they lost control of the truck which ran inte, a wall.
BEFORE Mr. Keur.
OBSTRUCTING BOAD WITH BIGE. P.C. 578 charged Tai Yang of No. 52 Queen's Road West, with obstructing the free passage of Counsight Road by placing 215 bags of rice Defendant admitting his guilt was fined $15,
hard labour. ILLICIT OPIUM
in the same.
Lau Po, u hawker was found in unlawful possession of three of tauls raw opium and one tool eight, mace of opiam dross in excess of the quantity allowed, without a valid certificate, and was fined aborsiz ve bi
Lau Cheung had 31 taels of prepared opium without a certificate and was fined $70, or two months' hard labour.
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