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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30r¤, 1903

howe, there is no one in this Colony who ever lived in Britain who could not bear ample witness to it. We have, of course,

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prise who have admitted the urgency of Jabour at home, but have claimed that there must be mon (and women) for both tacks In that case it seems to us that it is a great pity that so many of the earnest and sincere people who come out and blunder along in their attempt to convert the Chinese were not reasoned with before they set out for

the East and induced to consider mariously whether they might not do far more good

in their own conitry. Dr. HOARE take the Hongkong people to task for cot supporting missions are liberally. The Bishop was

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Considerable smuggling of anns and smamani. tion through the southern islands of the Philip pine Archipelago has been discovered.

The cycling track at Taikoo will be open for training purposes from Tuesday next, in riow of the anunal athletic sports on Now Year's Day.

Dr. W. W. Richards has been sentenced, in Manila, to three years' imprisonment for accept- ng a bribe to pass males for Government purchase.

The appo'nt ment of Mr. F. D. C. Wolfas Assistant Superintendent of Felice, and magis trata in the New Territory is aoiled in the

Gurctic.

Very little overflow" is coming down from the TELEGRAMS. hilltop by the various little gallies. Many of them, indeed, are dry.

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The pond at Kowloon enclosed by the sex-wall of the Hongkong Land Reclamation Company is quite a popular, fishing ground for Chinese Small fish bite well to fish-kait; youngsters. the water is kept in sirculation by a pipe con. Heotion with the barbour.

The Reclamation Works at Kowloon are proceuding space. Ballast-junks are continually employed damping rock to the eastward of Blackhead's Pier, while ashore the "to" railway train, with its

wooden trucks, makes several journeys daily.

Coolies are employed removing a portion of Flagstaff Hill The back portion of this, however, is to be left standing. Tas precipics will probably be The slops at the back will make it possible for the military, if it ever be necessary, to run up guns to s. position commanding the harder.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

DRITISH M.P.'s VISIT TO FRANCE.

LONDON, 26th November.

.HONGKONG JOTTINGS.

One of the obluf topies of conversation in Hongkong just now, it may be seťoly said, is the cold. I cuple are saying that it is much colder then they remember it being at this time of year, while rse or two nowcomers whom I have met recently are, to say the least on it, surprised at what Hongkong can do in the way of cold. It is really not to be wondered at that the weather is so much commented upon. I have been looking at the report, complied from Bfteen years' observations, of the Hongkong Observatory in 1898, and I fed the following

Ninely Members of the House of Commons, goveral Peers, and the Colonial Agents-General, accompanied by sixty ladies, under the anepices of the Commercial Committee of the House of Vommons, have gone to Paris as the guests of a large and influential committee of French Bena-records of temperaturo in November:-Mean temperature, 69, maximum85; minimum 0. The tors and Depaties. The reception was a very thermometer kast Friday store at 55 at 10 am, cordial one. Baron D'estournolics welcomed and at 59 at 4 p.m. (It was 49 only at 10 am.

risit Bordeaux, Marseilles, Lyons, Nice, and Monte Carlo.

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of course is 7 or more degrees cooler. Sa it can bo

Tito change in the weather y sterday was due himself a missionary and to a shift of wind to the south, More or less courel against laudslips by a retaining wall the visitors, who, after three fêtes in Paris," will ¦ on the Peak one day last woek, but the Pank we know,

the hardest sharp weather lately experienced was caused by workers among them. But we think he a fresh northerly wind. rather ignores the possibility that Hongkong people require to be more convinced of the value of the work which missions are doing in China, and that the missionaries have not left most urgent calls at home unattended tu, before they give as liberally as he wishes.

A most elaborate and spectacular aftar is being arranged as a farewell to Governor Taft of the Philippines, the principal fustare boing Venetian water pageant, with gondolas and ali complete.

A Filipino priest at Orion, P.I., has been arrested for tearing up a bible belonging to a native woman, and threatening her with the Tu: despatch of the British Expedition to burning lake and other horrors, for posses.ing Tibet bus been made an

excuse by the the book, Russian Press for a new tirade again st Four mon

wors garrotted for murder in Great Britain. REUTER announces that the Cagayan, P.I., on the 31st it. Their deaths Russian papers are discussing the question, were certified by the doctor in attendance, but.. enlarging on the effect of the expedition,later, two reviveland recovered. Thus, though direct and indirect, upon Central Asia alive, they are, officially, dead! generally, and declaring that it will establish British prestige to the detriment of that of Ress a. They credit the British Indian Government with ambiticas designs,"such no dubt as auimate their own Government, and urge that every effort should be made to thwart these imaginary designs. The truth is, no doubt, that they hail the oppor tunity which they think the despatch of this expedition gives them as a heaven-sent chane to retort upon Great Britain the accusations which a portion of the British Preas have levelled against Russin of designs A. S. WATSON & CO. [upon Manchuria. If they are necused of

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desiring and intending to annex Manchuria. why should they not attribute to Great Britain the same sinister intentions with regard to Tibet? It matters little to

Mr. J. Carey Hull, M.A, 1.8.O., who has for many years been British Consul at Kobe, has beau prentet, on his transference to Yoko as, wih an address by the residents of Kabo congratulating him upon his well-earned pro- motion and apou the distinction recently cod farred on bim by the King in recognition of long and morikerious servios.

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The Hongkong Volunteers have parades during the week as follows:--

At a brilliant banquet at the Grand Hotel, Paris, to the British M.P.'s the speaches wore marked by the atmost cordialily on both sides. M. Combes, who spoke desidedly in support of

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Artillery Companies parade at Headquarters a good understanding between the two nations, 5.3 p.m. to-day for Maxim Faa Drill. was loudly applauded. Referring to Sergt. Bartolome, R.G.A., will attend. At presence at the as me table, withontdistinction of Headquarters at 5.33. p.m. on Friday, 4b December, for 15-Pr. B.L. Gon Drill. Sergt. Party, of representatives of the British and French peoples, ho hoped the Arbitration treaty Bartolome, R..A, will attend.

would prove a fruitful germ of futurs treaties.

THE HOTTENTOT REBELLION IN

All Units parade at Headquarters at 5:30 p.m-

Sergt. James, 1st Sherwood Foresters, will on Tuesday, 1st December, for Infantry Drill.

attend,

Rraits Drill parado at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 2nd Decembar, Fergt. James, 1st Shorwood Foresters, will attend.

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Kowloon Docks, Gun Club Hill, at 539 p.m. on Tuesday, Lat Dscamber, for 15-Pr. B.L. Gun Drill C.-S. . Whelan, R.G.A. will attend.

Taikan Detachment parads at Taikoo, at 5.30 p.m.

on Wellnesday, 2nd December, for Atel grain to the Mauil Cablencies daled | 15-Pr. B., and Maxim Gus Drill.

Wholan, R.G.A., will' attend.. Washington, 23: November, says :-The Asiatic squadron of the United States Navy bas been ordered to sail for Honolulu, Hawaii, at once, State, and Colombia over the United States' sepport of the Pouma rebels is critical Catom

The situatia between the United

DAY OF INTERCESSION AT

8. JOAN'S CATHEDRAL.

Yesterday was the Day of Intercession bin is ripe for war with the United States Aappointed to he observed in all the English hundred thousand Colombians lure volunteered

Churches throughout Christendom. Accord- in case of hostilities."

ingly special mrvices of intercession were held in S John's Cathedral. The Lord Kishop of Victoria preached the sermas, taking for his text S. Paul's Epistle to the Romans x. 13 15,

The Shanghai Tungmen Rapar anya; We bear that Tong Chi, the Tartar General of pngties bus informed the Central Govern ment at Paking that the Russiang have evacuated his gamen in Menkdon, but that they have not returned the yamens of the Boards of Revenus, Rites, and Works, nor the dwellings of the common people of that sity, all of which had been seized by Russian troops after the arrest by them of Trong Chi himself during the latter lays of Polabor

SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, 26th November. The robel Hottentot chiefs are awaiting the arrival of the Governor at Keetmans Koop, and a satisfactory solution of the difficulty is antici

pated.

THE BALKAN QUESTION.

LONDON, 26th November. Before assenting to the reform scheme tho Porte begged Austria and Russia to modify the tarma and received an absolute refusal. On the Russian Ambassador repeating the refusal yesterday, in a strong note, the Porto's attiturie underwent an entire change.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

free hand in Corea.

LONDON, 27th November. The Morning Post understands that there is fem-Highs-Reversud-preacher said that 31--no-truth to the reports that Japan is ready to years ago the Society for the Propagation of abandou Manchuria to Russia in return for a the Gospel, supported by depamtions from other societies, waited upon thie Archbishop of Canterbury, with a request that he would set part a day for specia! Intercession services for foreign missions. In accordance with this request His Grace appointed the 30th of

LONDON, 27th November. November to bo observed for that purpose in all English churches. On the morning of that day, The Russian papers persistently discuss the in 1972, theondon Times is a leading article British expedition to Tibet, enlarging on its made these romar s bu the subject of mission-effect, direct and indirect, upan Central Asia aries: "Who is ther who can unmber among

RUSSIA AND THE BRITISH EXPEDITION TO TIBET.

his personal acquaintane su man who has doge Fenerally, and becuase it will establish British years, or a single year of Church Missionary prestige to the detriment of Russian. They work in any oi An ordinary Englishman alse dwell on the neomsity of thwarting the has seen almost ure-f human or bruts native of foreign limes, but for cus say that they have ambitions designs of Great Britain.

sean a missionary or a Christian convert." Such criticism as this, remarked the preacher, display.

Muscovite writes that the cireninstances are widely different, Great Britaju may not desire to drive a railway across the pusses to the Roof of the World," and is not in segrels of a port in unfrozen waters as the terminus of its great artorial line of railway, but she may be seeking for a new market-if a limited one-for British manu- factures and products, and even the land

The mortality raters for August are of the Dalai Lama is a consumer of tea and published in the Gazelts. Being so much out other producte which England and Iudia of date, they are of little interest. We prost ma there is some apreial reason for this more than have for sale. The volume of such trade would, it is true, he very small, especially wonted delay in publication. The returns show a total of 495 deathe, 26 of which ware considering that Tibet already imports in the European and foreign community (22 HONGKONG, 30th Novemans, 1903

from India to a fair extent. Then Great civilians, 4 Army) and the rest Chinem. 29 DR. Hosur, in his sermon at S. John's Britain has no hankering for the inclement deaths are due to plague and 17 to malaria. Cathedral yesterday morning, mentioned country comprised in the Tibetan plateaus, The average death-rate per 1,000 per sunam

and would not care to spend either men or was 26,9 in the British and foreign civil com the improvement which he had noticed in

money in such a cause. She is interested,munity, 18.3 in the Chinese community, anded the greatest ignoranca of the truth, and such the attitude of the Press toward missionaries like the rest of the world, in exploring the 18.6 in the whole civil population. and mission work. His remarks had no wide territories at the foot of the great The introduction of the regular police force particular local application, but referred to mountains of Central Asia, but she has no the British Press generally. The question wish to annex a country which would of the attitude of the Press toward missionary scarcely give any return on the cost of con- effort has always been a difficult one, and quering, and certainly, even as a markot for perhaps it is exceptionally difficult in such products or goods, would never pay for any parts of the world as the Far East, where we serious effort to secure its possession. What we for ourselves the missionary at work, and

the British Ladian Government cannot allow, do not merely love to rely on the accounts

however, is for another and perhaps rival given in the reports of various societies or

Power to establish itself amongst the Brows from the pulpit on such occasions as yester-

of Tibet and become a standing menace. day, the annual day of intercession for mis first to Sikkim and Nepal, and then to sions. The European resident out bere ses India. If there is to be a race for the pro- the missionary, if he acte up to his profes-tectorate of the tributaries of the decaying sion, striving his best to convert the natives Dragon Throne, then it is a matter of state of the country to that religion in which the resident himself, like the evangeliser, has policy that England should get there first. At present, and as things staud, Great been brought up, or at least under this infi vence of which his mother country is Britain has no hankering for either Mau-eviders agains, a coolies who was accused of

He would, therefore, in thecharia, Mongolia, or Tibet, but if they are governed, majority of cases, we taket, be predisposed, all to be torn from the feeble grasp of Kware Hsu, she cannot and will not allow to look upon the work more favourably than not, though he might not himself do auy them all to be absorbed in the territories o thing to forward it actively. But is this so? The question can hardly be answered in the affiramlive.' It is plain then that there must be other factors in the situation which determine him rather against his natural inclination. We think there are, broadly, two. The first is, that the methods in a lot of missionising endeavour are ob- jectionable; the second, and really more important, is that the thought cannot be

put aside that so vest an amount of work is left undone at home that those rho are admirably suited to do it, but instead come out here and undertako work for which they

the Tear.

after the Shanghai model, with the municipal lighting of the streets, is the sensation of the hour in Nganking, according to the N-C.D.N. correspon lend at that port The polies foros numbers several hundred—rumours vary from 30 to 200, and is being economically introduced by detailing soldiers from some of the numerous camps for this work. It is to b hoped that the new institution will prove a greater success than the street cleansing system introduced some months ago, which has quickly degenerated into a mere farce. The Niaktai is responsible vigorous man, perhaps something may for this newest experiment, and as he is said to

coms of it.

The pawnbrokers of Hongkong ward read a much-needed lesson yesterday at the magistrsoy, Apawnbroker of Wellington Street was callod in

having stolen and pawned a gold watch and chain. The coolie was convicted and given six months and six hours in the stocks, and the pawnbroker was severely, reprimanded by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, who warned him, and through him all, pawnbrokers, that they must The regatia regulations are published in exercise more caution in sccepting valuables, such as göld watekus, ohains, and rings, etc, in the Gazette.

pledge from common coolies, whose very posses- sion of such things is suspicious on the face of it. The pawnbroker was ordered to deliver up

Los Baños, the popular watering-place in the Philippines has been almost entirely destroyed by aluge fire.

On Friday, the 18th December, the fastitutio of Engineers and Shipbuilders will give

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newspaper criticism was most unworthy, and such as no new papar ought to lend itself to, as it won.d nal, cartainly, do now. But though there is a great chau no, there are many found to critiains, whio many more take but a very langaid interest in missionary work for they do not study the subject, and do no know that missionary work in the primary daty of the Christian Chn eh. Bishop Hoars then touched upon the object of missions pointing out that the Gospel of Salvation, which we all knew, the heathens and infidels and the ignorast hal a tight to know also, and it was the Church's bonades duty to go all parts and preach that Gospel. People were found to say that the Chinese religion was good enough, This was, trae, and there was munch that was admirable in Confucianism and Confucianists, but there w sia it as hope, and the erring sinner had no co to pray to, nor to hope for inter- cession from. Some, ngain, valued missionary work only as a civilising agency. True it was so, but sulvation, to S. Paul, was the greater object. Throughout the Gospel the ruling command was to estry "the glad tidings to all," that all might know that this world was not the end-that there was a life beyond. But there was

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE JOCKEY CLUB AND FAIR PLAY.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.")

Hongkong, 28th November, SIE-In order to correct any possible mis apprehension as to the authorship of a latter dated the 27th instant which appeared in the Hongkong Daily Prees of this morning's date nader the heading The Jockey Club and Fair Play" and over the non-de-plume of "Ichiban," I beg to say that I am not either directly or indirectly the author of sash latter

I happen to be the owner of a brown Australian mare which has run at the last two meetings of the Hongkong Jockey Club under the name of Ichiban.

Doubtless the writer of this latter referred to was unaware of this, otherwise I feel sure he would have displayed better taste than, in anch a confined place as Hongkong, to have chosen Ishibaa as his nom de plums for the above letter.

When I write to the Publio Fresa I favari. ably write over my own name.I am, Sir,

GODFREY C. C. MASTER.

HONGKONG'S ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

a great laxity in the interest shown in this work Yours faithfully, by those who villed themselves Christians. Hers in Hongkong. what is done for this work? asked the preacher.. Schools, choirs, and church works were supported, and even generously supported, but what did Hongkong do for missions? Too little. People wore too prone to cry. But what is doce. by missionaries ?*

The following statement of the Colony's assata The Bishop work on to say a few facts would and liablitise on the 30th September, is published. show what was done. The results were in reality very groat. To take the province of Fukien alone, in the past year there had beer

eight months since his return he

who commanded the Prussian navy, such as it

-1000 converts, Here in Hongkong, in Kowloon, was. before it was merged in the marine power and on the wainland of China, congregations

member of his House, first learned the rules of

the watch and chain without compensation.

Prince Adalbert of Prussis, the German all Kaiser's third ave, who passed through Bong- kong last wack, was from his birth, or at least his baptism, destined for the sea service of the

in the Gazette Bank balance

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Crown agents' balance

The okl Oriente Hotel at Manila bag at last Empire, as he was noted after that Princover 1300 baptisms of converts, and in the Advances, &a..

had

bad its fate settled. It is to be the headquarters Adalbert, a near relativo of the old Emperor, administered the sacrament of confirmation to

of the Philippine Constabulary.

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To-day is S. Andrew's Day. It is unnecessary

are by no means well suited, should not come to romind so Scottish s Colony as Hongkong mand much sympathy. We do not intend that the S. Andrew's Ball comes off to-night. hereto go into the question of wrong methods, A meeting of the Justices of the Fesco will as we have on various occasions in the past to held at the Magistracy at 2.30 p.m. to-day dealt with it at some length; the unfortunate to dispose of certain adjourned applications point is that these methods are practically The Hongkong Hotel, Kowloon Hotel, and unchanged. As for the work left undone at Peak Hotel figure on the list.

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of the Reich. The young Prince, like every of native Christians were springing up and Deposits not available military discipline in the 1st Foot Guards at becoming self-supporting. But there was a Crown agents drafta Potsdam, and was then taken to Kiel to be wide field, and aid was needed to go further to inducted into the navy, on which occasion the retch those farthest away from such light-the Emperor delivered one of his most characteristic and of prayer, of funds, and of sympathy, and speeches on the significance of this consecration these were being asked on that day in all the of his son to the sea-servion of the Fatherland, churches in Christendom,

won that the cold which we are HOW ex. periencing, though a good way nhove the lowest - record, is a long way below the mean, tmpera ture of the manth of November. It is indek balow the mean of February, which, according to the sams Observatory Report which I men- tioned, is over 57. Will it last? is the question I think mest which vryone is asking.

" тогу Of courss il-İN of us hope not. fos and bracing," as we shiveringly observe. but our houses and offe ure hardly constructed to withstand the cold well. How-

ever, yesterday was distinctly warmer,

It will interest the members of the local Civil Service to know that Mr. Alleyne Iroland, the weiter of the Times articlo (res-ntly reproduced in the Daily Preas) on the subject of the Ciri Service in Hongkong; is still in the fast, sad in expected to reach this Colony from. Saigon, on his way to the Philippinor, vory shortly. His stay here, I imagino, will be brief, be it is aut likely to be quite so pleasant as his former visit. A Singapore journal, I notice, writes of Mr. Ireland's article on Hongkong as being a virtual exposé of what is seemingly the most incompelant and slovenly secretariat in the to remind Empire." It

be useful miny Bingapore that things are not always what they seem, and that if they were so bad. in Hongkong as Mr. Izoland represected, the resident community, it is safe to my, would kavo made the discovery long ago. As it is they are still puzzkid to know what justification

exists for the attack.

Ricksha-coolies, ara making the most of the cetent-work embedding electrie tramway rails. The smooth surface, no doubt, does away with s den of frict on. In these circumstances a clear road and a good runner make rickeha- riding quite enjoyable. "Picskies" had better make, hay while the sun shines; we shall soon- have little use for them. I note, by the way that where the Ines branch from Dss Tonx Road into Frayn West, the double rails split: one branch turns down the road in front of the Harbour Offer, the other down the next road east. This is a good arrangement; there would hardly be roum for both tracks in one userow byoway. To more a little nearer towa, I still imagine the corner at the City Hall will be a

dangerous.on.

Coming down from the Gardens with a friend the other day, I happened to pass the bitter y near Government Buildings. Greally to the entertainment of a few loafing Chinese the B.G.A. were performing heavy gua drill with tha oldest type of guns imaginable. Little things amuse little minde, no doubt, but my friend accompanying me, an officer in the army of a Continental power, was greatly amused also "Buch drilling," said he, "is waste of time; time wasted in this description was the cause, nidoubt, of many deficiencies displayed by the British in the South African war. It is the asme with your Navy. Men ire trained to lng about obsolete muzzle-loading guns. Timethusoccupied could be utilised to far greater, advantage." It is asid by advocates for this out-of-date system of training men that if a man know his drill at M.L. guas he will experience little difficulty in learning how to manipulate the breech-loaders. This idea does not work out in practice."

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There appears to be a "stamp" in pro- fessional theatrical touring in the Far East Shanghai, it nests, intimated in some way that there was no great desire there for third or fourth-reto shows, and indeed the Lyceum is no longer open to them except by permission of the A.D.C. A result of this inability to secure the Shanghai theatre is that two companies which were coming to Chins from the South will not even come to Hongkong this season, as Hongkong without Shanghal would not

those pay them sufficiently. I have no wish to say two particular companies, whose names I do not know. But I anything against think that the loss we get of some of the very inferior theatrical shows which come to the Far East the batter. I have seen many onl here which are only amansing through their sheer badress; und 1 nm very glad I did not hav to write a criticism on them. If I had, I might have been visite 1 by the whole troups next day.

Compared with the just expiring month of November, which has been full of Chiness 531,832.21 festivals, December is not much of a festival 27.130.68 month with the native population. But there 50,700.80

is nevertheless one of the biggest fete days of $9,091.98 the year during its course, namely that of

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the philosopher Kung. generally known to $653,950.72 Europeans under the Latinised style o

Contacius. The date of his birth is given as 433,870.10 B.C. 551, so that his fête is one of no little

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Total Subsidiary coins in tranzit $100,000 Estimate of silver at mint 90,000 $190,000

The question of the relations between the Press and the palpit does not after arise here and there is really no particular reason why it should. It does so more frequently perhaps in