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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER śr¤, 1907.

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SHANGHAI RIOTS PAID FOR.

FRINCE BÜLOW'S LIBEL BUIT. A Berlin Correspondent wrote on Nov. 5th:--- A Statement appeared on November 26th in

Il, as is asserted, even more applications for the nativa Press to the effect that the Chinese

We print elsewhere a Pummary of the

tickets have been received for the trial of Herr authorities had notified to His Majesty's Con-

Contrary to an port which emsuated from Adolf Brand, which be in to-morrow, than for sul-General their willingness to pay the full sonditions under which the B. M. C. C.

Malis some months ago, Vice Admiral Sis the Moltke-Harden cam, it is rather because amount of the British claim for indemnity for intervened to prevent the closure of the Britisk losses caused by the riots in December 1905, Post Office is Tientsin. The summary contains Charles Drury will, unless unforeseen giroam the public are desirous of witnessing the au- and that Sir Folham Warran had accepted the little that is new and losten much to be further stances arise, complete the full tenure of his sal spectacle of German Chancellor giving sum of Tix. 50,000 as a faxi settlement of the elucidated, but it give all the ith plative appoitment we Commander-in-Chief of the evidence in court than because of possible rere- up to date. We note with pleasure Mediterranean Blali n. The report in question lations, either of a political or a seandalone incident. The payment was made on November

that the Council is resolute to have a searching stated that Admiral Drury would return to nature. That the young man who has ventured 25th, and it a matter for general con- gratulation says the

which has deficit on the running of the Tintain Office, either at Portsmouth or Devonport, bat it is Pangraph 175 of the German Criminal Code **rit the

now known that he will not relinqulab the will inka advantage of his momentary poeses- such protracted negotia. This has been put down to the large expense of

fediterranean command at the end of twelve siou of the centre of the stage to kick up as tions may at lest be considered a closed chapter, the sea-carriage of maile from Hongkong to By insisting, as the Chinese aathorities have Tientsin: it is, howev, difficult to imagine an months from the date of his oppointment. The much dust as he oan no ono doubts, Adolf done, that the whole of the indemnity should adequate cause for a large an expetsen $7,500 Devenport commard becomes vacant nest Brand is a native of Berlin, and in thirty yours be defrayed by Thotai Yusn, who was per annum for sta freightage, and still more in charge of the Shanghai Yan ču ni the time diffenit to think that this experse is wholly Marèb, and until it became known a few days of age. As a boy he was destined for the agu that the appointment had been iffered to tonobing profession, but the discovery that his they have admitted the accuracy of the consequent on the establishment of a British Admiral Atkinson-Will it was fully believed favourite roading was anil-religions books led Post Office in car Port. If it be true, it must that Admiral Bir Lewis Beaumont's successor at to his sadden departure from the seminary Manicipal contention that this oloial was directly responsible for the ontbrek of apply in less degreto Chefoe, Hankow and all the western port would be Admiral Sir Arthur where he was being trained. Not yet twenty, lawlessness in the Bettlement on December 18, the river communltics where a B. P. O. eriele Moore, who is about to relinquish the command he now devoted himself 10 the Freethought

of the Chips Squadron.

movement, and started an Anacobistical popor 1905. From this attitude the British Legation bat no public mention has ever been made to it Ja thosa caser, Before car local Office was and our Contul General have never departed; la

THE CHINA AND AUSTBALIA SQUADRONS, called Der Eigene. When, in 1906, the agita and, although the matter in dispute is from the installed in September 1906, our letter came

The twelve months tenure of appointment of tion among certain doctors for an amendment monetary aspect of small moment, it is as far se Shanghai, the mail terhinus as part

andible ..itself made

be turned his atton ion satisfactory to find that they have adhered to and parcel of the ordinary British Government Vice-admiral Sir Reginald Cuntance as second of the notorious paragraph above mentioned

so still in command of the Channel Fleet will be com- their point until the Chinese themoves have mall contracis: they orly de

it is sheer ronsense to maintain pisted in February, wher this officer will, it is almost exclusively to this matter. Though in Chips," of which a special number has been been convinced of its justice. At one time it and if so was proposed that the whole incident of the that their ses transit from Shanghai under believed, go to the China Squadron, his place ostensibly striving for the same object se the issued in sammemoration of the Hon. Wm. H. riote beuld be the subject of a pablićí investiga- the aegis of the Imperial Chinese Post often in the Channel Flest being. It is stated, filled scientile Humanitarian Committee of Ur: Taft's visit to Shanghai, contains she text of Megous Hirschfeld, the medical expert in the an important memorial from the Association en the to the President and Congress of the United tion, with a view to allocating responsibility. can fairly post so large a sums. In the by Admiral Bir A. W. Moore, who apparently

Admiral Moore' ground of different premises, proposal was agreeable to the British side, analogous oases of the French and German local prefers to remain with a seagoing Acet rather Harden trial, Herr Brand, attsoked that Bistes. It appeals, first, for a more complete provided. Tantai Yuan could be summoned spist-offlues, their postal authoritiest would, we than return to a there billet.

Abont tou yours ago he hit up na ingenions witness and be subjected to a parsenal oroes-imagine, never subuilt to proportional figures. regime in the China Squadron has witnessed body with great vehemence. examination. Such a prospect held ont no The whole situation is full of anomalies and such a marked improvement in the eficiency

method of attracting attention to himself. contrasts the suddenness with which the of the units under his command, especially in attrations to that individual, and he has taken

L'uring a debate in the Reichstag on marrain that be would be looked upon as s the line of least resistance by forgoing a portion question wes sprung on us, the lack of informe-alable soquisition to the Channel Fleet Vice and foot-and-month diasana ho shouted from

bis changbai smolnments for the benefit of tion as to the nature of the deficit, the extreme

Bir Wilmot Fawkes last com.the public gallery, "Not for the rights of of notice those who suffered

red from bit gross, abum of bit brevity and ach of contre, the contrast between pleted his ten wye as Ceramsader-in-Chief of the cattle, bat for the rights of man, and oinn authority as

Australian Btation, and in connection with this taneously hurled a parcel down among the

members. H word were

not distinctly will be remembered, has been put in by the own Office and theee of other nationalities in the Ay

vacancy the name of Rear Admiral Sir H. D. heard, hat his action was seen, and for a second Port. It is on this latter grond that our Council for the damage done. to

commanding the Third Cruiser Squadron prope ty; and accordingly, Taotsi national self-respect is burs: Britons feel that. Yuan is only called upon to pay the small sum if the French, German, Russians and Japanese in the Mediterranean, is being associated in bis missile was believed to be a bomb, and of Tia 50,000, unless he is to defray the claims can maintain post offices in the Fort without usually well-informed circles. Meanwhile much the bearts of the deputies fell into their boots. of them probably thought that the MARY advanced by other members of the community, these great expenses for sea-transit, and with speculation exists relative to the choice of

successor to Rear-Admiral R. A. J. Mont missile would have been less dangerous if It is unnecessary to recapitulate on this very considerable advantage to themselves, it is occasion the bistory of the 1905 riot and the surely possible that the far more numerous gomerie, who at the New Year will give as the filled with dynamite when they discovered ncidents that led up to it. The air of the British community, of older standing and with ammend of the torpedo and submarine oraft in to consist of pamphlets and Ay-leaves advocat

should have Home waters. The torpedo command has ing the abolition of the mach-discussed para- The disturber of the serenity of the Settlement had for some time been charged much greater commercial interests,

seated a position of increasing Importance graph, with electricity, and the immediate cause of the its own pont-office.

under the recent reorganisation of Ratillas, and Conncil Chamber was forcibly removed, and a utbreak remains immaterisi. As far as the oreign community was concerned. the signifio

whoever succeeds to to appointment will find it little later had to expiate his offence by a slight

penalty. At a subsequent date be caused lay in the intentional pro of the

scene outside the Reichstag by attacking the no sinecure. motion of strife, in the packed meetings that

Deputy Dr. Lieber with a riding whip, bensuse he had, in Herr Rrand's opinion, been guilty of fanned the smouldering besp into a flame and in organisation shown by the rioters, who

some dereliction of daty within. This oscapade for the most part hailed from beyond the limits

brought him a more severe punishment. of the Settlement. In car and all of these factors in the situation the hand of Toots

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It will be noted that both in the resolution passed by the Landrenters and in the Council Lest

pronouncement on the subject, the grant in aid is specifically stated to be for the express purpose of maintaining the Office for one year from Caleber, 1st, 1907 We take it that this clearly means that the Councils have no intention whatever at present of permanently subsidiaing a B. P. O. in Tientsin; but that in the into the breach to prevent the closure of present office. There can be little doubt that if the Offer had been closed, the chances

ever again securing heap ficient British postage would have been

Harr

OUR FOURTH 'LBEADNOUGHT.” The fourth. tattleship of the "Dreadnought" class was the "Superb" launched from the Elawick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. (Limited), at Newcastle. upon-Tyne. A sister ship to the Bellerophon"

built at Portsmouth and

has

In the meantime, Herr Brand had founded, in the pretty lake-side suburb of Wilhelmshage, community of fellow-spirits, which calls

Yuan was held to be discernible. Within its the pablis interest they have simply stepped and "mords respectively, the "Superb" staalf the "Gameinschaft der Eigenes."

of

own Emits the Municipality undertakes

the best the 'task of coping to its ability with possible elements of disorder; bat there were features attending the riot that of our absolved it from much of its responsibility

is

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body of laws for Amerisans in Chine, and ROBINSON PIANO secondly, for an American Federal Railding in Shanghai,

The

main body of laws which Congress has RBy the extended to Americans in China, memorialisis, mesties of the ie that embraced within the no such thing in the United States as a national common law, and since Congress bas not indicat- ed what the common law

se used in the Statute was intended to comprehend, it is well nigh impossible to apply the principles of law now in force in Chias with any degree of certainty Bines the organization of the U.S. Court for Chian the term has been interpreted as the English common law which was adapted to the use of the American Colonies at the date of the transfer of sovereignty. It is hardly surprising that experience has demonstrated that the law as it now stands is nasatisfactory" and quite out of date. Such irregularities can only be met by Statutory enactment.

The policy was to Wallsend Blipway and Engineering. Company on Sept. 10, under the headi**ppeared originally domiciled. "The effort which is now

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vessel ever constructed by the she is of 18,6 0 fous displace Elewick, firm.

by the Wert, length 490ft, beam Sift, draught 27ft.

engines, which are being will have an indicated horas-power of

at a speed of 21 knete, propelling the "Super" The keel of the "Baperb

was laid down recently as February last, and her consirao tion is believed to establish a record for battle ships built by private firms, the launching the launch of the Superh" the three battle. whips of the 1900-7 programme well-be-adost, and the immediate future will witness a start made with the improved Dreadnenght," to be know as the St. Vincent" class, for which provision is made in the current estimates. The Portsmouth ship will lead the way to be followed early in the New Year by the one allotted to Devonport. Meanwhile there is every probability of the tender having been accepted for the construction of the third ship, the laying down of which was dependent upon the result of The Hagus Conference.

of

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reudefnitely lessened. errors 100

keep the Bag flying and the lastitution going while the necessary negotiations were at Home "sad sleewhere being sarried on for the permanent establishment of the Office This is a polioy entirely to be supported; and whether it is ultimately encoesful or not, we are sare the Councils will have the action at a indemnification was ever carried into effect. the Community in their spizild port of weight being approximately. 9,000 tons. With Chancellor's name with that of Geheimrat) appointed for the consular district in which

crisis in which the fate of the Office was only matter of days. 87,500 is an impossible sum for the British Community in Tientsin to pay annually for cheap postage but it is a wholly different matter to disbarse such a snux on the goodly chance that British Tientsin many per- manently possess Post Office. On this as on many other occasions the Council bave show the soundest public spirit, and quite apart from the question of mandate, have proved themselves the tras exponents of British sentiment.

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SERIOUS FINANICAL SITUATION AT NEWCHWANG,

LARGE FIRM FAILS POR FITE MILLION DOLLARS,

The

uncovered

Passing now to the law of probate the 25 memorial points cut that "one of the most important branches of business which the American Courts in China are called upon transact is that relating to the administration

Chins. of states of Americans decedent in some osses our consular officers have settled wad administratively, in others attempted to carries on propaganda against the paragraph administer them judicially some hare on- by means of dy-leaves and pamphlets. It was deavoured to follow the common law, and others one of the publications of this society which the lawe of the States in which the deceased was contained the incriminated article.

Prince imposed on the Court to administer estates under The consideration, however, that tactical

Bülow and Paragraph 175." Its professed pur common law is eminently unsatisfactory owing had been committed in dealing with the out break, prosumably led those who had charge of

pore was to convict the Chancellor of hypocrisy, to the modifications of Acts of Parliament and the indemnity negotiations to feel that the

in that ha, being himself addiated to certain English Ecclesiastical Courts, which secure bo *bsence of

of any claim for compensation from the

offence, took no steps to abolish the law that many persone rights of which they must be de

The prived by application of t

ancient law. the

It bas a whole would simplify the

forbade them, under storn pemitice. Municipality

public administrator be course of diplomacy. Accordingly the intention

innuende was pointed by the coupling the boon suggested that a of the Municipal Council to pross a demand for

Bohoefer, who has been his secretary ever since Shanghai is located. This would very much No pronouncement has been made on the subject,

the time when he was Ambassador at Rome expedite the settlement of estates, and would but farther reference to a Municipal claim has

As far as appears from the article itself, the a great boon to Amariosue who reside in this this impatation was that the part of China. Shanghai being the commercial been omitted since the dispatch of a letter from

sole ground of u the Council to the Consular Body immediately

statements in the papers that the gentlemen centre of the Empire, a majority of Americans The P. and T. Times Outrespondent at after the disturbances. The withdrawal of

was the only official companion of Prince of property reside in this Consular district and Newolwang wrote on November 16- such a claim in no way implies any depart are

Bülow, at Norderney, had twice been nontra the transitory charater of foreign residence Tangsheng Ho, a large Chinese firm of

has failed. from the principle, in the event of disorder in

dicted by the Norddeutsche Allg meine Zeitung. here makes it difficult to End Amoriosas who Newchwang the Settlement, of Bring responsibility where

From this, Here Brand inferred consciousness

accept the responsibilities of administra- liabilties amount to 35,000,000, responsibility is due. With the tsoit acknow

of guilt, for he asked: Won'd the Chancery tion."

Among the banks, the Russo-Chinese Bank ledgement by the Chinese anthorities of the

organ have twice gene to the trouble to issus In this connexion the desirability of determin reported to have lost $1,300,000, the Govern посигису

démentis if the connotation of the announce-ining the question of domicile in China is ment Bank $100,000 and the Yokohama Specia of the contention that the riot was

We are not disposed in discussing this ques, deliberately provoked by Taotsi Yaan, there is

menis in others papers had been of an innocent naturally raised. The U. B. Coart for Chine, Bank $300,000. of

NORTH BEL SQUADRONK, something to be said for paring the way for a ties to emphasise the ethics or expediency

About forty shops hare closed their doors in character? Making the most of the opportunity bas di oided (o atrary to the rale laid down by speedier settlement of the whole question by considering the Chinese Port Ofte Like all

When the report leaked out a few weeks ago of playing upon the secretary's name, which is the British Court), that an American citizen waiving the Municipality's right to pecuniary other Britoba we have the keenest wish for the

Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin and Kobe are Compensation. Bullcient good has acerned from prosperity of that institution, and we shall that the German Admiralty was considering pronounced like the Gesman word for shepherd can noquire an extraterritorial domicile ia coquence of the failure. the evil of those days to make the community gladly welcome the time when it enters the the advisability of abandoning Kiel as the (Schäfer), he wrote of Schoeferspiel and Cblas in the same manner that domicile is also concerned in the losses.

When acquired in other American jurisdictions."

The failing Arm participated largely in the generously disposed. The mistakes then com Postal Union and takes upon itself the fall-beadquarters of the Baltic Fleet a denial of the Schooferstanden. Finally, be asked,

ramour was forthcoming promptly. However,

revelation P"

the D. 3. Court for Chins would be confronted mille in Newohwang. milted in our efforts to cope with the tremble duties and responsibilities of postal manhood,

Prince Bülow has made it a wise rule to take with the necessity of administering estates in Your readers will remember that I ombled have illustrated the necessity of the Settlement that we should renont.se on its behalf the loading Naval circles in Germany, and now it being prepared for all emergencies, and no advantages of our own servies: when the is to the effect that the German Government no notice of attacks upon him, however sour accordance with the laga of forty-six different you some time ago from the North stating that

iatouds to abandon Kiel next summer on the riius they may be, but there were special oir commonwealths.

great Japanese combination, headed by the "The criminal law now in force in Chins Mitsui Bassan Kaisha, had "cornered the objections can

now be raised to the most time arrives, all foreign post offcas throughout headquarters of the Haltio Squadron, when the (camstances which justified an exception in elaborate schemes of self-protection.

munt recessarily be revised. The common law bean crop of Manchuria. We believe here will vanish. As things watter squadron will be joined to the North Sea this asse. It is also believed that he has been Conditions Shanghai have altered mach are at present it is strongly suspected that the since the storm-laden days that characterised Imperial Chinese Post Office is securing the

actuated to some degree by the feeling that faile to define many offenes covered by the that this has had something to do with the it was advisable to do something to put a stop statues of all States of the Union, and there. the latter months of 1905. It would, perhaps, lion's share of the money spent in the sea-transit

to the trolios adopted by the opponents of

no definite scale of punishment. It is further present financial situation. be diffionit to socount for what appears to

of our mails. At present it is probably making

Paragraph 175 of branding every men of any strongly recommended that Assassors should sit be such a violent antithesis between official a higher prest out of the British Post Office

distinction as a proper subject for its applica with and sasist the Court in the trial of relations of Chinese and foreigners at that than if it had the entire business under its own

tion. At any rate, he laid an information criminal cases. A natura! corollary to thin

MERTING IN HARLEY STRE, DECIDES TO period and those that happily prevail to-day. control: it has none of the

expenses inoident

against Herr Brand as soon as the mater was branch of the memorial is the need of ■ law of

FORM A BRITISH SOCIETY. were it not for the feature that the present distribution and clariosi work, while it makes

brought to his notice, and, of course, the Pablic of extradition. As the law now stands, no

In these days of "new" theologies which fre aettlement of the indemnity question brings a large income almost gratuitously in bringing.

Prosesator took up the case without say hesi

el. Ingitive from justice can be delivered up to other out in strong relief. It is the custom to refer up the mails along with its own,

tation; He will himself give evidence, and he governments by the American authorities in quently turn out to be very old in food, there is to the former aggressive policy"

"of the Finally we hope the Councils will draw

has further called as witnesses Geheimrat. Chins, nor can aid, authorities make demand nothing surprising in the formation of "The Municipal Council during the troubled years strong attention. to the fact that the incoming

Seheefer and his nephew, Here Bernhard upon other governments for the return to Chins Buddhist Society of Great Britain."

The result is that The new body was born on Sunday night that preveded the riotu, May we not mail is some foar or five times bulkier and

Bülow, who was also mentioned. No normist of fugitives from justion," rather regard the interruption

the heavier than the outgoing: this portion of the

A correspondent in the interior sent m

person attaches the slightest credunse to the China becomes an asylum for American bad (Nov. 3) at the house in Harley-street. A number of English Buddhista were present, smooth relations between the two sections of mail pertains to our correspondents at Home; [Tientsin Times] some time ago su ace. aut of insinuations of Herr Brand, but the defendant characters fagitive from other countries.

twenty of their Borman co the community as merely the personal an cuminen sense and oqaily alike suggest that

an attempt that was being made or was about has invited a number of witnessee, including On the admission of lawyers to the bar of together with about tagonism of a discredited occupant of the Too- its expense should be incident to the head.

to be made to remove the famous Nestorian-Maximilian Harden, Prince Eulenburg, and American Cearts in Chins for which there is religiosists who are in Eogland for the purpose tais yamen? The subsequent discomfitare of office in London. The less to the Colonia!

Tablet, the monument of the first Missionaries Dr. Hirschfeldt, and as this le Crown proes at present nu staine, the memorial proposes the of study. The meeting was convened by the Yuan has justified the stand made by the Coan Government at Hongkong would probably be

that came to Obins.

ontion the Court has no option but to bear his insertion in the law for China of some inch chief zeoratary of the Buddhigaans Shamagam or International Buddhist Society, who has that the Court shall have full power against

The story reached our correspondent from a evidence out to the end." The consequence is olease as, bis unwarranted encroachments on only one afth of its present dimensions, were

from the liberties of the Settlement. Some indies- the

the expenses of the incoming mail debitod

Chinese wtic had been one of the party which, that a good deal of unsavoury matter insy pos- and authority from time to time to make such come to Europe furnished with powers tion of the narrow limits of the controversy was to London it seems the height of absurdity ander the charge of a foreigner whose mission-bly be laid-before-the public, and it may be a rules sa it by doom proper respecting qualifica the society's headquarters in Rangoon, Burma, to be seen in the circumstance that, in spite of to state that penny postage existe among

As the result of ike deliberations of that the British Communities in Chins when four it was to take the stone, left Tientsin some

to form a branch of the society in England the prominent part played by Magistrate Kuan

is imposed

Sunday evening, a previsional committee was in the bistory of those days, the esteem in which fifths of the total loss involved

The Chinaman alleges that the idea was to

In the next three clansas demand is made for he was held by foreigners suffered but little. The on the Colonial Government. It ought t removal of the official under whose orders he had to be borne by the Home Government. We go to Hsian.fo, make a replica of the Tablet,

law of corporations, similar to that of Hong appointed, which was instructed to draw up kong which permits the charter of limitad constitation and rules for the condnet of the been seting sufficed to cisar the way for an fear that when the explanation of the anomaly and then substitute the true stone for the false,

liability companies; for a law of real property, Buddhist Society, to issue an explanatory leaflet immediate understanding, which held good in forthcoming it will be found to lie with and take the former to London where, he said,

the movement, together with other bossary until he loft as a short time ago. We may the illiberality of the British Treasury: This certain museum was prepared to purchase

which touches familiar diffon ty in China, for distribation to all who may be interested in it for a large amount. view, therefore, the good relations subsisting institution regards all postal income simply as

He gave a picturesquely thrilling account Coptrollers-General of the Bhulwich'a and the and laws of bankruptcy, admiralty and disoro preliminaries, and to report to aucther general the to-day between Chinese and foreigners xa evenue,

and resolutely taboos every move which of how the great stone was copied at night Ministry of Posts and Communications to take normal condition of affairs at this port. The tende to leasen it. Since the Treasury estsh-

Premises have been taken at 14, Dury-atrest, Blande, in evil guuius of a Yuan has passed out of its life, lished its entouratio control of the Fost Office. the work being carried out on the brow of the note that, pending the conclusion of a proper at Shanghai be set free from his judicial fane. nesting, to be valled shortly, when permanent

secrety, every sound

tions in order that he may have no hindrance in officials will be appointed. we may hope, for ever. Now and then schees of St. Martins, le Grand bas fallen from ite proud sending the workers to cover.

bie sommercial and diplomatic duties, already overwhelming.ertain powers of administra. Oxford-strest, W.C., as a depot and shop for the those days may be heard, for evan abort-lived position of being the most liberal and most pro.

The Chinese authorities, however, discovered

ticu in probate care are anggested for American sale of Buddhist literature and books dealing austom dies hard in this country; but they will gresive post office in the world.

In view of the with Oriental affairs in general, and to serve sa the daring project and so adequately guarded

conants ont of Shanghai. of necessity grow fainter and fainter. The

expense of living in Shanghai it is arged that a temporary headquarters for Buddhism in

England. Bettlement of the indemnity question forms a

the salaries of Court officials be increased, happy men for the now régime of His Honour

It may, perhaps," observed a gentleman in- The law of extraterritoriality has already Liang Ja hao.

to learn that been referred to in connexion with the law of terusted in the new movement "bes maiter

are not likely to be repeated; worecoor the riotail that time comes, We think it osanot claim once more this rumour is going round in the fee hare & Chancellor who has no need to the Appellate Court should reverse this ruling,bean trade of Manaburis and had several bean

cil

TO INDIA VIA RUSSIA.

of

GREAT RAILWAY. PROJECT, The "Novoye Vremya" advocates the appoint ment of a commission to study M. Loser's project for a railway to India, remarking that M. Lester has long been the partisan of an Anglo-Russian rapprochement,

If the project in carried out (ays the journal) the journey from Loudon to Karachi, vis Baku, Kramorodsic, Morv, Kusbds, New cosmen, and Sakhona could be accomplished in 7 daya,

The section from Kushka to Newokaman (700 kilometres) alone remains to be constructed. This could be comparatively easily done, na vory few bridges would be required, and much of the necessary material is already at Kushks and Nowobo

The Novoye Vromys " dwells on the political and economic advantages of the railway for both Great Britain and Ensais, pointing out that the Bagdad Railway, if the Germans succeed in completing it, will reduce from Visans to Bombay to days, the journey which would vitally menace British interests,

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Empire

to

Squadron now stationed at Wilhelmshaven, to that the two Naval Squadrons will be able to work together in fature.

EXTRAORDINARY STORY FROM THE INTERIOR.

ALLEGED FOREIGN ATTEMPT TO REMOTE'::

THE NESTORIAN TABLET.

months ago.

couple of days before the proceedings are

brought to an end.

เ

JAPANESE MAILS IN NORTH CHINA.

Sir Robert Hart Inspautor-General of the I. M. C. and Poste, has been instructed by the

tion, examination and admission to practice in

Court."

It is also proposed that the Consul-General

BUDDHISM IN ENGLAND.

postal agreement between Chius and Japan concerning the transportation of Japanese mail bags by the mail-vans of the Imperial Railways of North China, Japanese mails from Peking to Mukden and vice versa are to be transported the stone that its removal was impossible.

through the Chiness post offices in the same The story was sach an extraordinary one way as the mails of other foreign post offles or the theft of such an historic menament so

to emails from Newchwang Shanhaikaan daring, that we could not plans enough oredance gencies in North Chius. Meanwhile Japanese in it to publish it, and especially as the foreigner and vice versa will be bandled as probate: but it is worthy of notice that par of surprise to many people conorrned might, with great justice, consider previously stil further orders. This ionlar-stress is jaid on the manner in which thers are quite a large number of Euro- On the 3rd at 12.05 p.m. The barometer his character damaged by such publication, show that the Japanese Government Great Britain has developed her law of extra peans, both in Great Britain and in

WEATHER REPORT,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

has fallen over China, slightly in the South and considerably in

the North.

Over Manchuria.

A depression is probably moving Eastwards

The high pressure area remains over the con- tinent to the North of the Upper Yangtane, bat gradients are somewhat easier along the China Sets.

Strong monsoon may be expected in the Farrass Channal and the China Bes.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending, at noor to-day is as follows:

(N. winde, Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formon Chanel... (... South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks, South boast of Uhins between Hongkong and Hainan..

modernte or

fresh; fire. N.E. winds, streng. Samoa No. 1. N. winds, fresh or strong

We made inquiries, however, and to the court has yielded to the reasonable protest of the territoriality ory of the Her. Père du Cray are indebted for Chinese postal authorities, The now arrange.

in China

Farope, who are convinced Buddhists, baving become so The Arguments for the second part of the through study and travel in Buddhist countries,

this

A most interesting account of the famous tablet ment has begun on December 1. Baron memorial which plead for new Federal buildings. This, however, is explicab's when it is realised The dimensions of the Tablet, as given in Hayashi, Japanese Minister in Peking, sex-in Shanghai may be supplied by any American that there is nothing in primitive Buddhism to as that i'r secret remoral would be an impos. hai for the conclusion of the propose à

soon af, are no forblidable that. It appears peated shortly to begin negotiations with II.E. who aas been here for a week. A scheme for the Buddhism of the Tripitaks Canor-which the proposed Consular Court and residential conficte in any small degree even with the sibility and that, therefore, the story as circa

How science is affecting theology is a matter of the Japanese negotiations, the arguments are pointed by comparative illustra complation lated among the Chinese, and among whom it. postal agreement. It is stated that after the accommodation is carefully detailed, and the teachings of modern science. created no itle excitement and indigestion, is

other Powers which bare post offices in China tions of the British and American Consulates, of common discussion and of no small concern falsa. Some more plausible explanation of the will also concludes similar contrast with the in-which-ample justice is done to the mesgreness in religious ciroles. At this jausturo comes presance at Hsinn fa of the foreigner with the Chinese Government, not only for the transmis-of the latter. copy of the Tablet is possible,

sion of their malls by railway in North Chian, but also between Treaty Ports in Central and Southern Provinces.-N... Daily News.

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