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The coffin was covered with floral tributes. It was placed on a bier and drawn to the Fire Temple of the Parsees, which is in one of the most picturesque parts in the cemetery, The service was simple. When the rofin was taken inte the building a fire of sandalwood and frankin-

cease was lighted on the altar, on either side of recited by Mr. R. Desai pad another of the which burned also a candle. The prayers wore laymen present. The iutarmient took place in a plain grave, and after the body had been taken from the temple most of those prosent placed a. *mal!

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Taxi-cab."

4. It is quite tra that Dr. Chalmers wrote

and which I now reproduce:

Next (ie, to the south-pointing chariot) followed another machine of similar construc- tion, drawn by four horses, in which a wooden map boat a drum ovory time a mils of road The skeich given by Dr. Chalmers refers only to the south-pointing chariot, though Professor Parker would make it appear to refer to the taxi-cab."]

was gone over. No political worker who moves about much in our constituencies can fail to be struck with the immense influence that the name of Chuniberiniti curries. In remote villages the people will colae up and talk about him and gak auziously when he is caning back to political life again.

In a small Scottish hamlet, after a women's eating had ended, a suggestion was made that men Tariff Rotormers might give in their names to be added to the roll of members at the nearest centre. An agricultural labourer came up to the writer and said he would like to give in his name, as he once lived in Birmingham and knew Chamberlain, and all he said was true," He then went out and brought back three other man who wished to becoms in bors.

"If

I may he allowed to add that those words were written in 1891, and therefore fifteen years before Professor Parker makes his "discovery

This passage does not som to me to be very exhaustive of the subject, but if Professor Parker considers that it is so, one naturally siks why ha mada no acknowledgment of it in his own note of 1906. He now declares that--

.The matter has already at intervals for twenty years past boon thrashed out, so far as it is possible to thrash it out.

However that may be, in the autumn of 1903 I ventured to make a full translation of the most important passages in Chinese history dealing with the taxi-cab," which passages

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Conting them was a wreath from The floral tributes were particularly beautiful. Lady Wyllie inserited. These Ho sent by the wife of Sir Carzon Wyllio, in ever (a) in ame colonssica for the whole State. (b) in one eoncession for any of the following grateful renombace of the brave and noble the interior territory watered by the rivers trying to save her beloved husband and others, with deepest sympathy." Another was Froin within the limits given respectively :---

his loving brother, Kaltahossre Lalcaca," and (i) SANDAKAN DISTRICT--the Territory bounded on the one side by the true righg the other inscriptions were :--

Surendranath Panerjee, on behalf of the the other by the trae left watershed of the mosting of Indian residents held at this Reforinone it; and to this foot is due the immense 17, the specification was printed, and a photo- watershed of the Kinabatangan River and on

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months before the appearance of Professor Parker's article, and his translatione.

On consideration of the above, I might fairly

But it is the touching faith of those who hayə never seen him and never heard him speak, in his personal influence that is remarkable: Chamberlain all stop these forsign fowls bain sold in our market, so as we don get no sifursat never been translated before by any one. I then handed that portion containing au actual to Professor Hopkinson, who 'll be doin' a care good job." In his first speech to his constituents, Mr. finally succeeded in setting up the taxi-cab" as a working model. This was mentioned in the Chamberlain told them he was going to Partia- went to represent working mon, and he has Times of Jamiary 22, and in the Engineering Supplement of the same paper, dated February influence he has with them all over the conatry. GENTLEMEN,

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His undying faith in the working man who graph of the "tari-cab SOMETHING TO SUIT (ii) KUDAT DISTRICT-the Territory bounded of the engineering students of University thinks has been returned a thousand-fold by specification was also printed, together with on the one side by the true left watershed of the College, London.""In grateful remembrance, the working man of his own town. An old other selected passages, and published in Adver- YOU!

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BY N. MURRELL MARRIS.

(Author of "The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain--the Man and the Statesman;" "Joseph Chamberlein--Imperialist.”)

THE CHINESE "TAXI-CAB."

PROFESSORS IN CONFLICT. The following letter to the editor of Thr Chinese Taxi-Cub," published last month has Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review, as the been reprinted by Professor Giles and prefaced

the following note:

the original letter, omitted or altered by the Editor, presumably to soften the blow to Javish purveyor of "copy."

Sir-In the last number of the Asiatic Quarterly, Professor E. H. Parker, of the Un- iversity of Manchester, socnses me [in no measured torma] of having taken the credit of discovering the Chinese taxi-cab," which be credit, he seems to think, should properly divided between (1) Professor Hirth, (2) him. self, (3) Professor Chavannes,' and (4) the late Dr. Chalmers. May I be allowed to point out There is something pathetic about Chamber that I have never either said or written a word lain celebrations. Mr. Chamberlain is seventy-which in any way justifies this statement three years old today, and his birthday is being (acensation, although, as I hope to make clear, celebrated in every part of the country by such a claim I might not be althogether enthusiastic Unionists, and not least in his own

unjustifiable. city of Birmingham.

contra

The new University buildings, opened yesterday by the King, witness the fulfilment of one of his dearest hopes for his own people. How many in Birmingham can recall tho delighted curiosity with which Mr. Chamber lain's first appearance in his Chancellor's robes was awaited by the students as he passed from University to the Town Hall on the occasion of the first Convocation, with the "office boy transformed into his page-bearer, amid the frantic cheers of the bystanders!

the Chancellor is not there; the But

to-day nimal figure is absent. And the pathos of it all lies in the kaunting (The Opium Farmer is responsible for recollection of the celebration" of 1906, and secing that Chandn is not sold by retail at the of the terrible illness immediately following,. Opinia Farm or at the Opinn shops at prices which has forbidden his return to the political higher than those fred by Government and battlefield. Can anyone who was there ever and named above (g.)

forget that last meeting in Bingley Hall, where, The Opium and Spirit Farmers may fix when he would have ended his speech, thousands their own prices for supplying the Opinm aud of his people sheated to him to "fro on, go on!" Spirit Farm Shops wholesale with Chandy and though they did not know that it was his Spirits.

farewell to them? What a leave-taking, too, was the scene on the way home, between solid living walls of spectators stratching from the hall to Highbury, and the endless procession of torch-bearers, a river of flame as far as the eye. could reach.

During the continuance of the Farm period, the Opinin and Spirit. Farmers will be entitled to the use of a Trade-mark (to be approved by Government) to be fixed to any Opium or Chandu prepared by them, and to any vessel containing Spirits for sale.

CESTKAL FIGURE,

(2) As soon as the now Farmers have been

And then came "Jon"; again and again appointed by the Governor, they will be required standing up in his carriage so that even the to submit in writing to the Secretary to the excited children might see him, the spore, Governor a Schedule showing full particnlass nuright figure, the thin worn face, with its of the Title Deeds they purpose to deposit brilliant smile, and the keen, bins eyes which with the Government as security for the missed nothing of his people's welcome. said two months Farm rent. If these are There is nothing new to be told about, Mr. considered satisfactory, the now Farmers will be Chamberlain, nor is there need for it; his work required to execute a mortgage of the property speaks for him, not only in his town, but through- to the Government as provided for by law." ant the country and the Empire What we need is to recall what he has done. aay, more, what he hade us do for ourselves, to lay to heart the lessons suggested and the warnings "e gavo.

(E) The Farmer for the West Con ay be required to rent certain Farza buildings at

Josselton.

The following Proclamations govern the conduct of the Fariss in B. N. Bornes vis:-

SCHEDULE A.

The Opium Proclamation No. 16 of 1901 as

Smended by No. 7 of 1904. The Liquors Proclamation No. 17 of 1901. The Pawnbrokers Proclamation No. 14 of 1902, as amended by No, 1 of 1903, and No. 3 of 1906. The Gambling Proslamation No. 8 of 1891.- Hongkong, 3rd May, 1909.

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Many of thom are as much needed to day as they were when uttered more than twenty youre go Think of the present unrest in India, of criminal sentimentality which incites the people to despise and thon defy their rulers Then study what he said during the Home Rule orisis in 1886, when measures of repression were declared necessary.

“You are told that the Crimes Act is a Bill for the repression of liberty. Liberty to do

1. On p. 380 Professor Parker says:

My colleague, Professor F. Hirth, of Columbia University, New York, even men. tions the "taxi-cab" with its cog-wheels and diameters in Am. 806. (Soo * Ancient History of Chins," PR-126-136, for a summing up.) In reply to this I beg to state not only that there is no such silusion anywhere in the work quoted, hat also that I have received the follow ing denial from Professor Hirth himself:

I am not aware that I ever wrote a line on

elui, if I wanted to claim anything, to have established for the first time, with the important assistance of Professor Hopkinson, the interest- ing fact that the official account of the Chinese "taxi-cab," onder date an. 1027, is not a fansi- fal description of an imaginary vehicle, but of one that will actually work.

"HERBE" TA: "GILES, Professor of Chinose in the University

of Cambridge. Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge, May 18, 19 2 [What motive Professor Parker csa have bad for conoseting the spiteful accnsation dis. posed of as above, I do not pretend to asy, It has toon suggested to me that he was overwhelmed by chagrin at not having male bolter use of his own opportunities in 1906. However this may be, I think he would have played a more generous part if he had sunk his private feelings and joined with me in eralling that the accuracy of ancient Chinese records had been so triumphantly vindicated by Professor Hopkinson,

Cambridge, 7th July, 1909.

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2 Professor Parker proceeds to say:

In the Asiatic Society's Journal for 1906 (vol, xxxvii, p. 179 (aic) I made specific allusion to both the Ki-li Ch'é (recording-miles cart), and the Ki-i Ku-ch' (recording-miles dram Heart), the Chinese characters for whiel are given, and which, it is there clearly pointed ont, differed considerably from the south. pointer.

Here are Professor Parker's actual words, which he (wisely] refrains from reproducing..

In 85 a new "south-pointing chariot" (chih nan cki) was constructed (hein teao) in order to mark the distance and time (chỉ lî kui `it is evident this was no compass. But in 820 there is a second notice which seems to aug. gest to separate instruments. (haiu chih nan chủ chỉ lệ du chi

Such is the whole of Professor. Parker's own

contribution to the subject in 1906, from which it is hiety apparent that he then thought the south-pointing chariot" and the measure mile

wore one and the same drum-carriage "instrument," a mistake which he now passes [vainly tries to slur] over.

3. On p. 381 Professor Parker continues as follows:

The drum-cart

figures in, several plates of Professor Charanues' interesting work La Sculpture sur Pierre on Chine." Here is Professor Chavannos' view, conveyed in a letter which I have recently received from him:

Sur un des bas-reliefs du Hino Tang chan (“Sculptureeur Pietro en Chine," planche Xxxvii), on veit un clar où sont aasia quatre musicions; an centre du char, une poutre

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All broken, cinfed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will he examined on 9th inst., at 9.30 A.M...

All claims must reach us before the 13th inst... or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the andersigned.

MELCHERS & CO...

Agents,

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Hongkong, 2nd August, 1909.

8.9. - TONKIN," COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from Bordeaux

and P. Leroy Laller" in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opian, Treasure and Valu abies are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong-Kowloon Wharf. aud. Godown Co., Ld, at Kowloon whence de- livery may be obtained immediately after landing

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless is received from the Consignees before Noon, To-day, requesting it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after MONDAY, the 9th inst., at Noox, will be subject to rent anil landing charges.

All claims must be soat in to me on or before the 9th inst, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 9th inst., at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been offcoted.

P. DE CHAMPMORIN,

Hongkong, 2nd August, 1909.