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THE EDUCATION BILL IN THE

LORDS.

Marquis Ito gave our repressatíva authority to omphatically deny the truth of the report.

"I am leaving Kors for fow months shell stay in Jepan until the winter is over, and bepanaa cannot stand the cold weather. I intend to rotate to

to Korem some time next *pring. Tho Korean Ministers and the Emperor himself told me when I left that se soon as I can go back to my work in Korea they wish xae to do so. That report of my roaigua- tion is quite unfounded,” said Marquis Ito, la conclusion, and you may at once contradict it.

DEFENCE OF CHINESE IDEOGRAPHS.

"I be movement which has been ravived urging the adoption of Roman letters in writing the { Japausse language, in spite of consideratie op- position, appears to be gaining ground. Recently Viscount Hayashi, Minister for Foreign

Affairs, distinguished bluself by strongly condemning the set of ChineBo ideographs.

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HE Undersigned, having been spelried part he took is the great Education Aet of with each other in able to communicate | CANTON MARE, Japacem air., 1,997, S. Hirai, SKULD, Norwegian str., 9947, Olaf Odd, th

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Isawa, a leading member of the Japan Education Society, who at one time held an important ofles in the Department, is now travelling in the wansal district on an educa tional

mission. He was 687,500 0

"There were no wrsoking amendments. The few days ago in tem speaking in Osaka of cantinastion of 3,386,720 19 8

objoot of the Lords was not to destroy the Bill

the use of Chiness ideographe The speech

eth in thinkers, but to improve it. By sooopting the second substance was as followe" There are

who

urga that the 0189 of Chinese ideographe reading they admitted that some Bill was siecosary to sarrest the errors of the Act should be entirely dispensed with, and other who

that a limit should be

the put to of 1902; but they were entitled to lasistara of opinion SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

that the process of correcting those errors shall number of Chiness writing characters used in not involve the destruction of the voluntary Japanoso. These suggestions are utterly im F1843 Hongkong, 11th July, 1903,

schools. As the Archbishop well said in a practicable,

as can be easily shown by merely canelliatory speech, the State has no right to one instanco-Japan's trade with China. The AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN.

exishlish a system which satisfies only one seo-Japanese esh transnet business with ease with SURANCE CO.

tion of the community. Lord Goschen, who the Chinese, without any knowledge of coloquial OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE,

Chinese, has the advantage of being able to look back to

because they pre

in writing Osaka alone in other words the same con.

is selling goods to China to the value of AGENTE for the above Company, artral idea, ither the State, he said, must alor 40,000,000 annually. The German merchants prepared to ACCEPT FISKS against FIRE the voluntary schools to carry on their special are making a bid for some of this trade, sud

Current Raten.

work, or it must make provision of its own for have eat up a school in Shanghai for the study BRUTER, HROCKELMANN & CO.

that work. No answer that is even plausibisoft a Chinese language. It is certain that noch Agents.

can be made to

to this reasonable demand, and if schools will also be established in other import- Hongkong, 21st A oril, 1897,

ports. Yet the

who Japanese,

are already equipped with so poworfal s wespon—s know- lodge of Chinese ideographs are organis ing movements to dissero themselves! The can never disponse with the use of It is not to the interest of any political partractors, which are read by a population of 500,000,000 in East Asia. This valuable medium for inter-communication in navertheless recklan le condemned only because of the diflority in feacting it, without attempting to darias ang bettor method for Isaraing or teaching the characters "Thees

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their extreme pressure of sapporters, they will doubtless welcome amend. ments of the kind that the Arahbishop indiestes.

that an unseemly wrangle over religions as should be carried on from session to session and from Parliament to Parlinazent.

THE SITUATION IN KOREA

Marquis Ite, Resident General of Korea," who is now on a visit to Japan, has been interviewed at Maiko by a representative of the Japan Caronicle, to whom he made some Į interesting statements.

In answer to an inquiry said the aural

people say that the Roman alphabet consists of only 26 letters. In this line of contracted into only eight radiosle. In regard reasoning, even the Chinese ideographs can be

to the multiplicity of strokes in a Chinesa character, there are man English

words in English. situation in Korea, Marque Ito said

and in not a few case

is very

difflenit The situation is sattled.

If the Chinese characters are too to pronounce. We are wordly becoming more slowly, or we have

numerous in number, what of the tear of first to make the Koreans ouderstand what thanwads of different wonis in English? Such reforms are really necessary in the country objections to the Chinese ideographs come IRON MERCHANIS.

only I do not press them.--I want them to under- from the lips of those who are unable to road BINGON & CO.,

stand the reforms we are carrying out. Itis only Chiness writings in vertical lines. The simplest § a short time since this work was commxced to Irun, Stool, Metal And Hardware

way to remove the drawbacks of the Chinese Merchants. Wholesale and Retail

just about a year-and it takes time to carry characters is to improve the method of learning out these reforms,

The Koreans are beginning and teaching them. When properly studied the Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Foundry.

Cake Importers. General Storstoerstand the work we are carrying out, elements of Chinese ideographs are found to be and the general condition of the sonatry is not more than 215, and according to an authority keepers and Commission Agaūts

favourable. 33 & 37, Hizg Leong Street

(1st Street West of Central Li Cha, who is also a relative of the EmperorThe characters used in common among the Moreover, the Minister of the Interior, of Chinese learning, they aan be contracted ialo Market, TelephoneNo.515 | of Korea, is starting to-day (Wednesday) for

Japan with an autograph letter from His Japanese, Chinese and Koreans de not much Korean Majesty to the Emperor of Japan, in number, the ChinaRa have their owa lettera, which the Emperor of Korea expresses bia

numbering thanks to the Emperor of Japan for the reforms have bring between 600 and 700, and about 500

the Japanese for their which have been carried out to Korea by the use, while th Korests have their own now Japanese.

characters, about 39 altogether. When all these lotters are mastered, one is able to communicate freely with the Chinese and Koreaus Even in English it is imposible for one to speak even fairly well without having at bis command at

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"Last week," said the Chronicle repre- sentative, "it was reported that a secret Tamperial decres had been discovers in Seoul urging the Koreans to rise against the Japanese.

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baab, 3rd Deg-Shanghai 29th Nov, and Swalew Lad Deo,, General, Jardine, Matheson & Co.

DAGNO, Norwegian str., 788. 9. Stenson, 30th

November-Moji 24th November, Coal Order.

December-Saigon 26th November. Rice. -Aagaard, Thoreson & Co. Sorsodas, American str. 48, Vittorin, 7th

Bept.-Mauils 4th Sept., Ballast-Order. SUNGKANG. British str. 997, G. H. l'ungs-

father, ia Dec. - Cebu and Iloilo 5th Deo, Geveral.-Battorfeld & Swire

SZECHUEN, British str. 1,143, Bidford, 8th December-Shanghai 4th Dec, Gen —–— Butterfield & & Swire.

5th

TAISANG, British 1,544, W. Gibb

December-Shanghai lat Doo, General Jardine, Matheson & Co. TAISHAN, British str., 1,121, J. T. Laior. 29th November Anghin 17th Nov., Rice and Tesk-Bradley & Co.

TEAM, British str. 1,945, Sommerville, 7th Dre-Macils 4th Dec, General-Butter- field & Swire,

THOLMA, Norwegian str., 1,188, F. Jøger, 8th. Nov.-Semarang 25th Oct., General

Sander, Wieler & Co. TJILIWONG, Datch str, 3,061, Van Wyok, Jurriaanaa, 9th Den-Hongay 7th Dec, Cool-Java-China-Japan Lijn. TIPANAB, Datoh

k str., 5,000. A. Pander, 6th Die Maosasar 28th Nov.,General. Java-China-Japan Lija,

Derwent, British str., 1,505, J. Jenkins, 23rd

November-Saigon 17th Nov, General.TONAWANDA, British str., 2,182, H. D. Clarke, 29th Nov.-San Francisou 20th Oct., O.

-Standard Oil Co.

Chiness. Empress of Japan, British str., 3,039, H.

Pybus. 18th Nov,Vanonover 30th Oct., Mails and General –C. P. R. Co.

TRIUMPH. German str., 675, J. C. Hase, lat December-Newchwang and Chefso 29th November, Gaueral. -Jebsen & Co. UNA MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,400, 8th Dec. Moji In D, Coal-Mitsui Basasa Kaisha Salt.-WANG, British str., 1,179, W. F. Bichard, 7th Dec.-Waku 29th Nov. and Chinking 3rd Duc., Ries and Oil.--Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Exper SIMONE, French str., 2,161, Bourdon, 9th Doc-Shanghai 6th Des. Maile and General Messageries Maritimes. FRITEJO, Norwegian str., 901, H. A. Harald- eth Dos.Tourane. 5th Dec., FrXURA MARO, Japanese str., 3,180, K. Mori,

Angaard, Thoresen & Co.

Bon

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GERMANIA, German str. 1.714, H. Lorenzen, 4th Dec.-Bangkok 25th November, Rico.

Jebsen & & Co. HAILAN, French str., 377, Anderson, 7th Dea.

Pakhoi and Hoibor 6th Dec, General A. R. Marty HINBANG, British str. 1,536, W. J, Davies, 19th Nov.-Weihaiwai 14th Nov.; General.

Jarding, Mathesa & Ce,

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Arrow, British 4-masted barque, 2,970, D. Mo- Donnell, 14th Nov.-New York 20th June, Case Oil.Standard Oil Co. ESKABONI, British ship, 1,670, W. McBaraie, 12th Oct-Mauila 19th Sept., Ballast Dodwell & Co.

I. F. CHAPMAN, American ship, 2013, E Banfield, 25th August-Manila 15th Aug. Ballast-Arnhold Karbarg & Co.

There is no truth whatever in that repart least 6,00) words. The pronunciation of the Hotnow, British atr., 896, W. P. Brywer, 2ad Ivy, Amerloun ship, 1,181, F. O, Stotson $25th

"Noty"

re

Chluase characters is, of course, different in replied the Marquis,

But there are still a number of rebels in the basis of the Peking pronunciation in Chine, Japan, China and Koran, bat when studied on

tho

and that given in the Cyoku-Hen (a dictionary The so-called rebels are mostly of the Chinese ideographs), there will be found bands of robbers, and the reported risings to be a distinct connection between the verions not of & political nature. The pronunciations, and it is by no mesas a difficult the southern provinces task for Japanese to master the Chinese last rising in inished with now." was of B political character but that is all language."

"There have also been a number of charges made of land being seized in Korea by the Japanese military authorities without spm- pensation being paid.”

4Yes; in Pingyang,” replied Marquis Ito. "On hearing of the complints I at once dis- patchod special messenger to the spot to investigate the matter. I had inquiries made mong the British, American, and French missionaries: the two former had no claims to make, but there were a few from the French missionaries. These have now been al satisfac torily settled on the spot. Home of the Koranna who had no land within the boundary, made claims for compensation.”

"It has been asserted that the Tapanese immigrants arriving in Korea are generaly of an undorsirable class. Have any step-boon taken to remedy this?

J

CURIOUS LAPSES OF MEMORY.

' ×Çy

A quarryman, when firing a shot (enys the Practitioner "), was struck on the head by a small fragment of stone travelling with great velocity. He received a small wound, and wat rendered unconscious. The skull was fractured, so sono email piecos of bone were driven into the brain. These, with some palped brain substance, were removed. After some dare consciousness returned, and in a fortalght theovery appeared complete. It was then, however, noticed that the power to Lame objects was almost completely lost. A pen he called "something to write with," a watch "some. thing in tell the time with

December-bufos 26th Nov., Besos, ko— Batterfield & Swire, HONGSONG MARU, Japanese str., 349, E.

Beat, Stb

8th December-Shanghai 5 & Deo.. Maile and General-Toyo Kisen Kaisha HUNAN, Brilish str., 1142, Packett, 6th Dec. Theatsin 30th Nov., Genaral-Batter- Beld & Swire.

ICHANG, British steamer, 1,200, W. Lloyd Jaur, 913 Dec.Swatów 8th Dec.-Batter field & Swire.

ITHAKA, German str., 1,446, W. Fance, 9th Deo-Chinkiang 4th Dec., Rice and Oil.

Riemesen &Co.

KANJO MANU, Japanese str., 1,041, K. Hashi- moto, 4th DecAnghiu 26th November, General Nippon Tusen Kaisha. KADIN, Swedish str., 028, G. Pettersen, 2011⁄2 November-Holbow 28th Nov., General- Chiness.

Kour Mary, Japanens str., 2,876, Y. Minami- kawa, 15th-Dec-Moji 30th Nov, Gone. ral-Takusei Co.

KWANOTAH, Chinese str., 1,536, Wm. H. Lunt, 7th Dec.--Shanghai 4th Dec., General.--- Chinese.

LYDIA,

LOYAL German str., 1,997. Fe. Natzins, 21st On being pressed to name the latter be called November-Bangkok 9th Nov, Rice and

Fot bre

braes. He could not tell the names of General-Sander Wisler & Co. The

Japanese in Korea are not generally of. Į Lie intimate friends. Names es

expressing quality

German 2,734, Meyer, 30th Nov.- that

There are he was able to give, and correctly named the cluse," replied Marquis Ito.

Chetoo th Nov., Beaus Many Japanese merchaats and tradere carrying colours of different objects, though unable to

Bad

& Co. on business at the

name the objects themselves. During the next MAUKANG, British str.. 1,644, R. Houghton, large number of ports, and theirs are a

the faboaring classes18 months be gradually regained the power to

3rd Da

Doc.-Sandakan 27th Nov., Timber. carpenters, engineers,

and scolles-engaged

; mam ordinary obj-ots, hat the names of unusual

Jardine Matheson & Co. building barracks and extending the railways, things still puzzle him, neither on he recall the MERCEDES British str

str., 2,3/M, J. S. McGregor, Among the Japanese immigrants there are names of friends whom he only sees occasionally, lat NovWeibziwei via Swatow 25th Oct, some who go to make a living somehow, and

Cost and Naval Stores

Stores Admiralty. there are some bad characters among the

them,

C. British str MONTEAGLE,

str., 3,953, 8. Robinson, not many. Since I have been in Korea I

14th Sept.-Vancouver 20th Aug., Flour, tried very hard to prevent any bad characters

Lead and General. –(C. P. R. Co- entering the sountry, and the Korosas are

NAMBANG, British str., 9,591. P. H. Rolie, 7th becoming satisfied with my undertaking.

December Calen tu 22nd Nor, and Straits The interviewer then asked if Marquis Ite

NEWBY HALL, British sir, 2,840, Allan Buck,

30th, General-Jardiae, Matheson & Co. had seen the statement made by Mr. Douglas Storys that he, as correspondent of the Louden Tribune, had communicated directly with

NICOMEDIA, German str. 2,803, P. Wagemans, 3rd Dec.-New York 11th Oct., Case Oil. ---Order. the Emperor of Kores, and had obtained a

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"It is not trus. I asked the Emperor about the matter," replied the Resident General, and his Majesty at once denied that be had want any such letter If I thought it necesary, the Emmerce was willing to write to me and state his formal denial, but of course that was sot neces-ary,”

Thas the Tre

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :

has risen over Japan in rear of the depression, On the Fith at 12.10 p.m.--The baromater which has moved into the Pacific.

N.

Central China, but the barometer is falling The area of high pressure remains over

Chine Gradients are moderate in the South, and sirong monsoon will continue to prevail in the Formour Channa) and the China SeaN180N-M4-Japanese-sir, 995, M. Iwano, 4th Dec,--Swałow 3rd Dec;. General.— Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours, ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inches

French str., 1,299, Buisson, 5th Dr.Saigon 80th Nov., Ride and General. -Bradley & Co.

The forecast for the 24 hours eading at noon to-day is as follows:-

N.E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood {

fresh; finu. $_.N.E._wink, Formoss Chaunet

(strong..

Same as No.1 South coast of China between

Hongkong sod Lamoska Į South cost of China batwest)

Same as No.2.

Hongkong and Axiosu.. }

PLINE SIGISMUND, German sir, 3,302, Lenz,

3th Dec-Kobe 3nd Dec., General. Malchers & Co.

PEINE WALDBMAN. German str 1,736, C- Waltemas, 18th Sept-Robe 12th Sept. General-Melobars & Co.

Proro, Norwegian str. 833. Bosborg, 5th 29th Nov., Beads and

Tribune correspondent mays that he the original letter preared bearing the Mr. Story believes that the letter he has came from the Emperor but I am certain that that it did not come from the Sovereign himself. Moreover," contioned Margain Ito, the Em paror has never seen Mr. Story. As a matter of curiosity I asked the Emperor about this latter, and he personally denied all knowledge of the matter. The letter may have come from

not come from the Emperor."

On boing shown a paragraph referring to the lifetime. A. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents, BAGNAL, Norw. str. 1,220, II. G. Nielsen, 2nd rimmour in Booal that the Resident-General did

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How To BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- plezion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charaat, Lait Ubarmant and Special Skin Tonio and Pondre Charmant will enable you to do it. Her

Copies may be obtained from the Daily Pretemeone about the Court, but it certainly did specialities for the Bkin are the study of a

Office or from the Local Booksellers,

Hongkong, 28th November, 1905.

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Nov-Rajang (Borneo) 26th Oct., Timber.

Aagaard, Thoresen & Co.

November-Shanghai 28th Oct, Ballast

Order.

PRINCE GEORGE, barkentina, 472, A. R. Ander- son, 18th Oct-Manila 26th September, Old Iron--Order.

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