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A CHINESE VIEW OF THE KAISER.
CHINO-TIBETAN FRONTIER,
ANTI-BRITISH "POLIOT,"
A Chinsman's impressions of the Kaiser are published in a recent issue of the Peking Carette.
M. P. Bons d'Auty: Franch Consul at Cho and have been translated by an English professor of Chinese. Yn Shih-mel, the Chinese states-tu in Western China, has contributed au man sent to Europe on a special mission to article to the Bulletin du Comité de l'Asie report upon the different forms of Constitutional government, was received by the Keiser in Berlin The German Emperor entered by the upper left hand door, and faced north-east, standing south-east, standing in row, according to rank all faced Yu Shih-mei. and salating in accordance with precedent. The German Emperor, who wore military dress and his sword, took off his hat and bowed low.
I reverently handed in my credentials, which the Gorman Emperor, raising his hand, took over in person, respectfully inquiring after the health of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. I deferentially roosaared him as to their welfare, and then in accordance with practice proceeded to read any formal address, which the interpre, The German Emperor, in his reply, said (in general terms) that he would be very pleased to aid where ho could in the object of my inquiries; bat that constitutional questions were always of very complex nature.
The Emperor is some Afty years of age and of middle height. Ho has a yellowish red linge, and the ends of his moustache turn upwards. The expression of his face is remark ably alert, and ir gait is very active. He can undergo a great deal of hard work, and he spends the whole year in Villegiatura, but returns to his capital for any ceremony that may call for his presence.
The whole dominion of Germany is about the size of one large Chinese provinch say, two small ones somewhere about the extent of one of our Viceroy's jurisdicion; yet it stands for h prominently as one of the Great Powers of the Five Continents, while the German Emperor himself is especially noted in Western Europe for his masonline abilities and great political capacity
ters at once rendered into German
«In his capacity for undergoing toil he is like a soldier, while in his demeanour to visitors he may be compared to an ordinary gentleman; he hardly put in as much pomp and ceremony as does one of our Viceroys when moving about within his own jurisdiction; but, on the other hand it is impossible quite to force comparisons in the case of customs so different as those of China and Europe
The "fasing north east described as part of delicats but furtive hint that (like all vesale) the German Emperor did distant homage to the Emperor of Ching. ·
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the reception, edds the translator, scomun to be a
TER FALL IN SILVER.
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⠀ SIĘ E. HART ON THE FAR BAST.
Sir Robert Hart-head of the Chinese Imperial Customs, gave at the Leeds Missionary Exhib tion, a long account of his experience and in- pressions in the Chinese Empire. Sir R. W. Perks, MP, presided
Sir Robert Hart referred to the Peking Française, giving interesting details of the University as a most promising educational state of affairs on the Chino-Tibetan frontier establishmentsupported by American Methodism, and the efforts made to develop & country which which added daily to its laurels. The raine of is only just recovering from the disastrous civil the work over there could not, he said, be too. chuan, who suppressed the rebellion, has sub-were-wow taking place; and men who had hiddon- war of 1906-7. The acting Victory of Sze- highly rated. In the Far East wonderful changes mitted a long mport to the Throne, with pro- their faces in silence or cranclied in despair posals for a large colonisation scheme, and for now stood upright and prepared to maintain am advenes of a million taeis (£100,000) to be a footing of equality with the brotherhood obtained from the Chinese Maritime Customs, of men. India, China, and Japan were awake, and devoted to the purpose indicated, in addi-and the islands of the Pacifio were up and doing. tien, there are various other projects, which Not only did they all throw
open their windows. bring the total expenditure up to three million to a neie atmosphere and a now light, but they began to talk and to plan. One of thoir taels (£300,000).
This expenditure lads, however, been held to thoughts was that Christianity was zaan's in be too great by the Fannos Minister & Peking heritance, and that at last they had each to The favoured view is that something might be have their own churches. One of their plans done to encourage cultivation; a force of a fow was to do their own missionary work in their thousand men is to be recruited to keep order own lands and among their own neighbours. under the jurisdiction of certain magistrates, The century entered on, would see notable who are to be appointed for the chief centres, developmente, and historians in after years Public instanction will be given at elementary would have much to record. Ther thoughts schools, where reading and writing in both and plans meant life and vitality, and were to Chinese and "barkerian.". languages, the four be welcomed and guided rather than objected rules of arithmetic, and the use of the abeous, to and obstructed. Wo mast, in view of or counting-frame, are to be taught, as well as this, quit ourselves like men. Unitses, said Bis against the ethics of politeness; while every seventh Robert, we Britons are able to hold days lesson in religious history will be im any and against all sunsh may not only parted. The products of these frontier regions paralyse our natural strength, but will certainly are said to be very numerous, but toxtiles, bring to a standstill many charities at home and paper, and candles, being wanting, will have to all philanthropy abroad, and therefore I say set. be imported Commmunications, bridges, and your house in order, and strengthen your roudal require improving, and inns and rest country," The prominent feature of to-day was houses will be erected. As cattle and sheep are that China was cutting adrift from the edes- plentiful in Tibet, the acting. Viceroy proposes tionairestictions of the past, and was welcoming to start tanneries and factories at the three and adopting all that the West had to offer and principal towns. Minerals are well known to be teach. The sympathy that was shown in this abundant, and Chinese students who have studied country by Eton and Oxford, in America by mining engineering in Europo will be employed Chicago, and by the German Empire would to develop the resources of the country. doubtless produce good results So much
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A perfect understanding, says 11. Bons activity on the Christian side was full of
acting d'Auty, exists between the Viceroy, promise; lint much as had been done, and was Chao-Er fong, and the two Chinese ambas at being done more remained to be done on the Lhasa, Chang and Nion, their object being to non-Christan or the secular side. There, too, lind oppose the influence of the larnas and petty been greater activity, a new board of ministry, native princes, and strengthen the Chinese ad- the Board of Education, being specially con ministration in Lhasa. Amongst other things stitated. This secular development would, he may be noted the admission of eight young helfered, sapport rather than harm the progress Tibetens inte the military school at Chen-tu, of Christian education. Christianity would be and the despatch of twenty Chinese officers and given fair play by the new ers, for the Chinese dadets to Lhasa, Tibetan apprentices have been ware essentially tolemmat. That however, also introduced into the arsenal at Chen-tu. refered rather to faith than to conduct. The Mesures have also been taken to suppress the Chinese Government, for instanse, resented circulation of the British rupee throughout missionary Interference with matters commer Tibet, and to abstitute Chiness coin for it. cial, and if that point were neglected they Suggestions were made for the starting of a might find the open door shut in their foos, and mit at Lhasa, but, as the diffealties attending incalculable harm done. The Chinimen was the transport of machinery and material were man of brains an accumulated force of 80 or 90 Dec 11th. very great, it is probable that the mint will be generations. Sir Robert advised those at home orooted in Ere-chuan instead: A sort of boycott to send of their best when they were about it. of English 'goods, directed more particularly against Indian tea and salt, is in contemplation, and Chinese bank, with a capital of two million tasks, will probably be started at Lhas
SMALLER PENNIES.
PROFUSAL TO ADOPT FICKEL COINE,
The morements of liver, are being watched with more than ordinary interest just now. A week ago a recóri, ahipment of silver, amounting to Aurly 2700,000 in value was dispatched to Bombay, and Messrs. Samaal Montagu and Com pany in their letter, this week, state that in spite of this the bear party at that centre are still short [908 in their deliveries for the mid-November settle
ment, and that the premium of 23 per cent. on cual silver which already exists wil possibly increase. It is not improbable that after, the Britain is one of the few countries possessing Indian settlemant a mers or leas considerable portion of the silver that will be lying, idle in 3g nickel coinage, and the question of introduo- ing small poins of nickel to replace our large Bomb will be reshipped to London this in brouse Pence will be at before the Primo addition to the contented breakness in the Chiswi hister in the House of Commons. exchange, makes "tendency decidedly limp TRECT from the Manufacturers at In yesterday's Money Market there was a Only last Augnat a new nickel anna (1d.) was
12 bore Double Breech-hoavy fall in bar silver to 23d. per
introduced in India, consisting of twenty-five Lowest strated catalogue of oz. both for, spot, saab, and two months' parts of nickel and seventy-five of copper. It
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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:---
On the 3rd at 1155 am-The barometer has risen moderately over N. China, and fallen slightly in W. Japan.
Prepare is highest over Chins to the North of the Yangtze; and lowest to the NE. of Japan in the North, and over the 3. Přilippines in the South,
Strong monsoon will continue to prevail in the Formosa Channel and N. and N.E. gales over the N, part of the Chiris Son.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10m to-day, 0.01 inches
The formoset for the 24 hours ending at noon
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South coast of China between Formops Channel
Hongkong and Lemgoką. South coast of Chits between Hongkong and Hainan.c
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THE LADY OF OSTEND.
FRI.
Dec. 18th.
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THE SILVER KING.
MARRIAGE OF KITTY..
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THE POPULATION OF JAVA.
Jara, which is hard bone flited larger than
Ireland, offers an interesting problem to th
LATEST MODEL Shot Guns, Combination Guns, forward delivery on large speculative sales is now being made at the Mint in Bombay at to-day is Sporting Rides, sto..., post free,
on Chinese and Indian sccount
the rate of 12,000 a day. It is light, has a wary Glohs Yesterday the price of abréf fall to £5, dédge (sis to disfanguish it from 6 silver coin Hongkong &eighbourhood. per os, being the lowest quotation of the year, of the same size), and deas not oxidise like part of 1903. In the fast-named year aver against ita intapduction, but it is proving
in fact the worst recorded since the early bronze. Experte at the London Mint reported touched the lowest quotation ever recorded being William Ball, M.P. for Hammersmith
-grast miccess. to time 21 per oz., and as will be will accordingly as Mr. Asquith whether he noted, the present price is only 1d per c above that minimum, whilst in the weather will consider the advantages of replacing the the price has been love 338s per ounce, attain present bronze coinage with nickel, much as has ing that level so reesntly as November 1907. bean. recently introduced in India, where the The prosent weakness comes in face of excellent anna is minted at a size slightly larger than a rains in India, and is probably partly the resales sixpenny yiece with undulating edges for of the cigmataace. An enormous speculation difference, has arisen in Bombay, over the metal and Mr. W. G. Ellison Mocartney, Deputy Master the contending “bulletti andi bees of the Mint, said in an interviewSo far as dents of the law of population. The Javazzése
thein
ter India niggle have taken ont tour machinery is onvernad, it is adaptable to inerci fast in number under conditions which practically all the floating stockickel eginage, and no great expense would be ware first investigated scientifically, in 1869, by of silver in the London market. It is known, involved on that score if the permy and half. a effical officer in the Government services that the metal thus shipped is not needed for penny were superseded by nickel; but there are there named Bleeker. He came to the ordinary demands of Lading and this market other serious objections of technical character, sion that the people of Jave, though their is afraid that when the battle of speculation in Bank, said:
A high acip of the National Provincial average duration of life is shorter than that the Bombay bassar comes to a climax a
"We should welcomes the idea of the Dutch, would multiply faster than deal may be shipped back again. A good it is proposed to introdlace, coins of new down that the the population of Java doubled ezuere substitution of poms, but got the people of Helland. Dr. Bleaker laid it age Lighter nickal pennies (banks do not in 35 years. while, in Holland, it takes 70. deal in halfpence) would be cleaner,, more easily years to double the population. He forecasted that the reputation of Java, which stood at 14 handled, and a great pulabe advantage.si!
millions 1865ould exceed 23 millons in 1900, The actual counting shows him to be surpris. ingly in the right. On December 31st, 1900, the census returns showed the population, to be
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France, the United States, Austria-Hungary, Gamany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Servia, Grease, Egypt, Japan, and Brazil have all nickel coins of small denomi
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Sidney, Webq, lotaring at the School Eqdoriga asid that a disadvantage of the nickel the population of the island had increased 45.3
W PROPOSED PORTUGUESE LOAN coin was its liability to be confused with a silver per vent Pacte having proved Dr. Bleeker's one. To obviate that, Belgium makes, e hole in theory the population of Farsin 1935 will stand its nickel penny, Germany gives its nickelsa at about 56 millions! At present, the pressure of plain edge and its silver coins a milled one, and population, is so (grant aa! to arouse anxiety. Ch sa stated, the Indian auna has a wary odre, what will it be a generation ponce
LQUEENCO MARQUES AS SECURITY,
It is definitely stated that a loan of £1,000,000
has been offered to the Lisbon Goverment by a group of South African capitalists.. "It is declared, however, that as security these capitalists demand a kind of mortgage on Lourenço Marques. In spite of this domand the Government is inclined to accept the loan, but the proposal is strenuously opposed by
practically the whole of the Press, the loan is
The Novidades declares that, if necepied on the terms proposed it will almost inevitably lead to Portugal losing possession of the Lourenço Marques Railway because there would be little or no hope of Portugal being able to repay the loan.
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