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GREAT BRITAIN AND TIBET.

A TIBETAN TIEW.

The following statement reaalos The Times from a Tibotan souro:→→→→→

to

Eisperer hias and that of Tibet to the

has

AMERICAN AS SHE IS SPOKE

alynol

THE BYOLUTION OF A NEW LANGUAGE.

The annual summer invasion of the United Kingdom by battalions of Americans, saya a writer in a London paper, is an impressive It is some months now that his Holiness the reminder that the people of the United States Dalai Lama has been at Darjiling. Sure it are developing a language which in that his Holiness had intended going to Peking words and phrases ie as unintelligible to the many of its

of China, in the hope that the Im To hear su American speak of a "neck-tie soci average Englishnan. Chinese or Hindustani, Majesty and the Chinese Government able would at once lead an Englishman to imagine porial would redress the wrongs

Tibet is suffering at

that he was referring to a backwoods "at hoina the hands of the Amban and the Chinese troops at which the hostess had expressed a desire for there. They are going on at such a lawless rate, her

guests to don something smart ju the way robbing, murdering,

and destroying the poor of nock wear. That this apparantly Tibetans

Ману monasterios have

harmless bean de expression is in reality a symbolism for a desserated, and the

greatest insult been offered,

ing would occur to no one in his wildest tmoments most oroltion ont cruel wassacres, the who was not acquainted with Americanisme,

The most

have been perpetrated The need for Tibet has been disillatiosed of the fact that the and growth of Americanisma has long been standard work on the origin Chinese MED their co-religionists and friends.

recognised, and such a work is The world, both Oriental and Occidental, compiled by Professor Richard H. Thornton,

ia at present being of to be the Oregon, who, after leiting many historical revival of China with Tarions feelings of libraries in the United States, is completing hĩa and fear. But it seems such interest is pre-researches in London. At present tho loading

For mature as yet. - a true revival ought to work o

[_on_ this subject is the dictionary compiled show itself by intellectual progress and develop- ment, and not by acts of violence. The present gets look more like the impotent death throes of a wild beast

than

anything else. Smarting under the indignities and blows of foreign Dations, anable to

to repor

The madly Leaks those weaker than herself. Two years ago, or, in fact, something over a year, his Holiness

NOT AMERICAN. the Dalai Lama had been received in Poking Unfortunately he does not date his references, with some

and splendour by the late En- and includes a good many words whish peror and

Empress-Dowager. Astrances America cauaot properly claim. To mention

has been looking on what it believed to Hope

by Mr. John Russell Bartlett, who was libraria a of the John Carter Brown. Library in Provid enco, Rhode Island. Mr. Bartlett was bor

diligent collector of words and phrases, Bud nearly 105 years ago, and died in 1886. He was

prepared about 1,600 quotations.

of leaving the Government of Tibet in its full only a fex, there are:- power had been given. Then the

로

died.

LOF-

ale the Empress Dowager. Their ideas

politicans gained power.

of

fangled of making Tibet a Chinese province, and drilling the monks of the Tibetan monasteries, and of resuming the Tibetan.

held rent

of d

Canste,

Ear-mark.

Hurricane.

Rapide. Vegetarian.

Cobblestone. Educational, Profanity, Spiritualism. Watershed.

Many strenta in England must have been cobblestoned" before America had a name. If Mr. Bardott had wanted a real name for "watershed "ho might have found it in "divido," The "The Great Divide, it will be remembered, was only a short time ago played it the Adelphi Theatre

free by the aristocracy, Tibet, were put" in fores. Of course they came into condict with the gentry of Tibat. Remonstrances occurred, were answered by the Chinese troops with volleys, killing the people indiscriminately, This was done with the idea of striking a whole some terror into the people. This, it sooMS, ÍS the Chinese method of [719 roforms will have to be submitted to. Tibet, convincing a nation that the stronghold of Buddhism, must have all her priests drilled into soldiers and monasteries converted into forts. And the revenus, now used for the maintenance of the Bangla (priest- wust be diverted to the maintenance of era. Alas for the cause of peace and good | next year willi

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Iduly arranged in chronological order. Professor Thornton has already weitten up about 1,000 examples, a score of which, in some cases, refer to a single word. It is hoped that the glossary will be ready for publication

*ONE-HORNED."

One constantly hears Americans talking of something small, paltry, or inferior as "one- harsed." Professor Thornton has traced this word back to 1854, and a queiat quotation frare Harper's Weekly in 1857 explains its origin clearly enough:

Several manuscript volumes of his great work

· Civilization is driving inoffensive, devout which Professor Thornton has allowed me to ssA Tibet to become a warlike Slute. But if Tibet indicate the extraordinarily interosting results were to be a warlike State, having a Government which have attended his laborious efforts. The of its own, it would te-to-smelling Chinese-compilation has involved-yenes of cassoles woul troops are to occupy Tibet, and the Tibetans are to and an amount of reading which it would scarcely be ground down into slavery. That is clearly the be thought possible for one man to undertake. intention of China. Ar the mighty and en lightened nations of the world going to allow this political crime? The Chiness.

if they tended

drilling Tibetans, could have done so by better and more conciliatory methods. They Dould

have

perenaded the Tibetans themselves friendly in a

manner to adopt the necessary But no The Chinese are too enep steps. cious, they will not drill Tibetans into soldiers, but grind them down into slavery. If the

British Government allow Свідеве to do

suort. Possum Trot. Bazzard Roost, Hard- without now.

raisine hand or striking &

scrabble, Nippentuck, and Lickskillet, most of blow, it will be the a mole

which, however, he says, are merely one-horse greatest

It is so clear. No sooner is Chinsto

expression, "0. K now in such com firmly established in Tibet than the neigh bouring States will be the scene of her intrigues, mon use in this country, is an Americasim and they will rue the day that they wore tardy For Thornton shows, in the following way→→

and simple, which had its origin, Pro in extending

friendly and protecting hand to Tessor the Dalai Lama and his Court.

BO

can see cal blunder Even a bat or a

Hormon elder says he has visited and preached in the following places in Teras: Empty Bucket, Bakaporket, Doughplate, Huck

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SHUN MARU, Japanese str., 1,301, T. Ya. maguchi, 23th August-Shanghal and 27th Aug., General-Osaka Shower Swatow Kaisha.

CROWFA, German str., 1,055. F. Schmitz, 7th Angust-Bangkok 1st August, Timber and Rice Mordasutscher Lloyd. DRUFAR, Norwegian str. 1,102, A. Anonsen. 27th August-Bangkok via Bwatow 26th Genoral-C. S. 8. N. Cɔ. Angastih 4-maston barque, 1,799, - DaraLTAN, British

st-Mouado 30th July, Swatt, 27th August Ballast Standard Oil Co. HAITAN

British str., 1,185, J. W. Evans, 28th August-Craik & Co.

Porta 27th Aug., General-

oppen. Mangle

British str., 1,143, Benson, 20th Aug. Haigen 16th August, Rice-Butterdald & Swire, August-Calcutta via Straits 10th August, General-David Bassoon & Co.

In the Presidential campaign of 1828, Gen- Now to revert to the Dalai Lama's own eral Jackson was serused by soms of his history.

tory. The Chinese Edict accuses his Holients of being illiterate. It was alleged that he

the words ness of being extravagant, arrogant, &e, as if spelled

***all correct " thus, "oll kor- Holines wore

House Hoances bis being deposed, and coolly pro.rest."

another sought out nad set up upon the Throne of Patala. excites the deepest resentment and wounds Professor Thornton ng traced it back to B. JOHANNE, German str., 960, M. Ipland, 22nd!

the self-esteem of

every

A delightginated the abbreviation 0. K. JAPAN. British str., 3,806, A. Stewart. 26th It which, being inpressive word is " mosey,

meang

to move along."

cember, 1836, when there occurred in the Phila- and, every Tibetan

"You're not Buddhist that the Chinese Government prs delphin Ledger the sentence: sumes to dopose his Holiness, It wore easier going to smoke.me So mesey off." 10 and another Alexander, another Napoleon, An Americacion admirably suited to describe than to find an incarnation of the Divine Froo Trader is mose tack." Literally it Avalokita. And to see how lightly the finding of means an u progressive perron," a

Logy."

this Maul" is so common word now is another candidate for the Dalai Lama's Throne

regarded only excites the bitterest rancour country that few would suspect its American regardhist, because it shows in what con in very

origin.

Hewing wood into rails very roughly tompt they hold our faith and belief in the fact was known as manling. Profesor Thornton of the Divine birth of the Dalai Lanit. They has discovered a reference applying to the year call it credulity,

can only estor 1677, which runs: Thor were course. We can by thinking them to be godless mammon-wor wanded to goe to work, fall trees, and mawl and shippers, instead of being Jampalying; and fost rails. It is easy to follow how the word being endowed with so much power to misuse, has come to acquire its present English meaning we regard there as incarnation of Hara and his of "bundling roughly."

Sery Bud

hoste.

The selfish and crusl policy of the Chinese has kept Tibet so isolated and so backward in progress thus far. It was Chinese policy which made Tibet shut its getes to foreign trade and communication, rotarded its internal pro grese and development. The former Dalal Lamas were prevented fram attaining the age

LOG-ROLLING,

Com-

Everyone probably knows what log-rolling means in these days, but few are acquainted with its real origin. Professor Thornton has come across the following admirable explanation in Mr. J. K. Paulding'e "Banks of the Obio,” dating back to 1833

means a combined effort of many to do what isn The

either difficult or impossible to one.

polit

A still clearer definition is fonad in Latrobe's

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noces-

A family comes down to sit in the forest; even to conceal his intention of usurping the completo power of the Tibetan Government they must have a shelter, their neighbours for and the freedom of Tibel. Thousand

Thousands of

down their employments of monks many miles round Lay have been massacred, hundreds of monasteries and come in to the log-rolling.' burnt and sacked. Countless numbers of books

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issuedTM the following report:—

On the 29th at 11.35 am-The barometer has tallez considerably in S. Formosa, and a

aligat

The Rambler in North America," from which Professor Thornton quotes :--

Among oth

other expressive Americanisms which the Professor has collected and the use of which he illustrates by quotations are "lunk-head" the former, se one might gaeRS and lummox, from its sound, msaning sa ignoramus, while the latter, equally appropriately, denotes a stapid or a dumay fellow.)

As to the origin of Americanisms, Professor Thornton has given me the following interest- ing explanation:-

The older States of the Union were first colonised during the. Stuart period, roughly

Nr. M. O. Char

Mr. J. H. Doran

Mr. H. G. Fisher

NE. N. A. FORES

| Capt G. A. Forzaith

Mr. V. Goulbura

Capt. T. P. Kail

Mr. W. T. Halcron Capt. C. Hang

Hon. Mr and Mrs. E. A.

Flowett

SEAM. British Air.. 995, Bimas, 2nd Angust-Dr. S. Hough

Singapore 25th July, Kerosene Oil-Me Bain.

SIGNAL, Crean str., 902, F. Iversen, 27th

August-Swator 26th August, General Jebsen & Co. STEGAN, British str. 1,047, F. Jamieson, 27th 25th Augast, Gezeral August-Haiphong -Battarfeld & Swire.

SOHO MARU, Japanese str., 1,805, Y. Yama

mote, 28th August-Swator 27th August, General-Osaka Sobsen Kaisha. THAN, American str. 574. D. Pajo, 31st Jule-Manila 27th July, Sagar-W. B. & Če,

9.

BUIRANG, British str.. 1,771, M. Picknell, 21st August-Chingwantao 14th August, Cosl

Chinese Engineering & Mining Co. from 1600 to 1700. The early colorists carried TASANG, British str, 1,544, G. E. Matthews,

27th July-Saigon 23rd July, Rice

Matheson & Co. British str., 1,459, L. Dawson, 27th

O. N. S. 8. Co.

fall has taken place alss over S, China with them the English language as it was

and Luzon.

spoken in the seventeenth century, and many

Mr. W. Jackson

Mr. W. A. Law

Mt. F. 9. Joseph

Mies A. Ligh

Mr. G. T Lloyd

Mr. W. gan Di. 0.

riott Minu! Massey Mr. D. Mickle Mrs. J. G. Minor

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Mr. E. F. Ces Mr. A. C. Eltsi Dr. Eyl Mr. A. Hisin Mr. Kennedy

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Mr. H. J. Morse Mr. W. E. Mouck Mr. A. B. Moulder Me RW. Nicholas

Mr. E. H. Ray

Mr. and Mrs. H. W,

Robinson

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-Spalding

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Thompson

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EDWARD HOTEL.

Missy K J., Kenusly

The depression, which is almost stationary words mrvived in Amorica after they fell

into Melbourne 21st July, General Me, H. J. Mardling

over the Bashi Channel, is becoming deeper.

Pressure has increased over N. China and 8.W. Japan, and given way in N.E. Japan.

The Northern depression is moving East- warda the part. the Sea of Japan.

tof aras over the

Pressure romains high over the Pacific in the neighbourhood of the Bonins,

Strong winds to gales may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the NE. part of the Chios Sea.

diease in England. Consequently many words are reckoned as Americanisms which are

frequently found in the older English writers. * Tran.

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Fronch str. 781, Catalane, 29th Auz.

Mr. B. Arndt Dr. Black

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Established for over FTY YEARS Circulates largely throughout Southern Chius Indo-Chins, etc.

Terms for Advertising (Translation free) can bo obtained at the Office, 10a, Des Voeux Read Central, Hongkong; 131, Fleet Street, London, or from the different Agents..

Documents translated from or inte Classile or Colloquial Chinese.

Aug, General-Mesengeries Maritimes. VICTORIA, Srodisk str., 989, T. Eskort, 23rd August-Samarang 6th August, General

Wallam & Co. YANGTEZE, British str., 4,149, Jos. Rulford, 25th July-Liverpool and Singapore 19th July, GeneralButterfield & Swire. YocHow, British she, 1,306, Mills, 4th August -Tientsin 28th July, Salt-Butterfield & Swire.

& Mr. J. F. Macgregor

Cooker Mr. P. 8yLeuba Dixon Mr. & Mrs.D.E. Donnelly Mr. J. G. S. Gausdon Mr. & Mrs. G. Gordon Mr. Q. L. Gorha Mr. H. Hoffman Nr. W. H. Tindal King. Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Logan Consal J, M. Macedó

Mrs. E. X. Jaues

Mr. & Mra, C.Ŏ, Mnolone Mr. & Mrs.L.D. Mandeli Master Mandell Miss Mary Mv, U. Af, Moyer, Mr. R. 9. Morrison Mr. J. A. Offor Mr. Wa

Pittendrigh Mr. J. Robertson Mrs. G. Sachsə Miss K. Sachse Capt. & Ara. Schaltzen Mr. J. B. Southmayd Mles M. Sutmayd Mr. & Mrs Tibbs Hir. B. Webb ME, J. W. Wilson