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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY É DECEMBER 11ra, 1911.

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THE REVOLUTION.

ĮTARODGE REUTER'S AGENOT.]

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

LONDON, December 9th. The match between the Marylebone team REBELS DETAIN BRITISH STEAMER and an Australian XI was continued at Brisbane in very hot weather, and before an attendance of 7,500. On a good wicket the Marylebone team in their second innings scored 267, of which Douglas made 101 by

LONDON, December 9th.

Reuter's Shanghai "correspondent wires that the Revolutionists have searched the

LONDON.

SIR CHARLES DUDGEON ON THE CHANGING EAST.

Our London correspondent sends us the following report of the speeches-made_nt the annual banquet of the China Association in London, at which Sir Charles Dudgeon presided:

The Rev. GEORGE OWEy having said grace,

INTIMATIONS BROWNING'S

preferment lay through an immemorial OLD TOM GIN

| British steamer "Kwong Ping" (owned-by plucky batling. He was at the wickets for the Chairman proposed the loyal-toasts | yesterday, as it were a single-railway-in

the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com pany), and detained her, despite tions from the British Consul

PEACE, PROSPECTS.

the

picture of the then China as a China without railway or telegraphs, without a postal service (as moderaly understood); a China without a press, where public opinion found no expression, and where the sole path (bribery. excepted) to official employment and system of examinations in which the Con-1 fucian classics represented the all in all of knowledge. Contrast that picture with the China of to-day. Take, for instance, rail- ways. Leaving out of account the Shanghai- Wousung Tine, which, after an inglorious existence of about a year, was deliberately destroyed in 1877, and the Formosan Rail- way of some years later, which was there was not, until about 13 years ago allowed in perish through intentional neglect,, 298 minutes. The Australises lost eight with special, reference to the Indian tour, China. There has recently been issued a Paper, compiled by Mr. Fox, our Commercial and tlicy were duly honoured. wickets for 277. Kelleway playel a

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of Attache in China, giving the railway posi tion in the 31st Deccinber of last year--nearly "Prosperity to China' Association." representa-tubborn innings of 60 and Minnett scored

a year ago and the position has ruuch de 69 by attractive cricket. Crawford contri-

He said it had been his intention to follow veloped since then. According to Mr. Fox, butui a vigorous 56 unfinished. When he precedent and give in some measure a review there was at the end of igne a mileage of had scored 37, Crawford was caught by of events in China since the last gathering railway, "open or under construction," of over 8,000 miles, of which some 5,000 were had proposed to make some Mead on the boundary, but the umpire and he

in actual operation, and in addition some disallowed the catch on the ground that platitudinal remarks about the old, hack-3.000 miles of railways projected," though Mead's foot was on the cycle track. The neyed, and always untrue, expression of the as to the latter it has to be admitted that Englishmen in a group dingread with the "Changeless East" and to emphasise its many of the schemes are hung up" for decision and a sensation was caused, the absolute untruth, so far anyway as China among the promoters, or between the pro-.)

Still, a in concerned. "I hid though" fie continued vincial and central governments. game being stopped for some minutes,

"that some measure of interest might have sailway mileage of over 11,000 miles, the been imparted to my speech through a com.greater part of which is either in active operation or in course of construction, as parison of the Ching as we knew it thirty years ago with the China of to-day, coupled with suggestions as to how the dissary revolution which we were witnessing But the events of had been accomplished. the past few weeks have thrown my intended address completely out of gear, for the ex pected, which I fancy we had all been look ing te, has occurred with unexpected sud denness, and in a quarter where 1, anyway, confess i did not look for it. Yet if you will bear with me I will still beg your patience it I-include in my address-seine ineasure of my original line of thought, for it seems to nte not to be of unimportance to consider the "What is of to-day in the light of the progressive activity through the "What was."

LATER.

Reuter's Peking correspondent states that H.E. Tang Shao Yi, whose headquarters are at Tientsin, is proceeding to Wuchaug, being specially empowered to negotiate for a settlement, the prospects of which be believes are greatly improved by recent Ediete.

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GENERAL CHANG'S ESCAPE,

LONDON, Dec. 10. Shanghai despatches report that telegram has beau received from Nanking to the effect that General Chang and his Imperialist troops escaped. They annihi- lated a band of Revolutionists who attempted to bar their retreat at à aput one hundred miles up the Tientsin Pukou Railway.

The Revolutionaries further north are blowing-up-bridges with dynamite.

PRODUCTION OF OPIUM.

} LONDON, Dee. 10. The Opium Conference at The Hague has waiiourly accepted the British-resolution that every governineüt should frame effective A. S. WATSON & CO., |laws to control the production and distribu-

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on of raw opium, and restrict the number ol places whereat this import and export of opiun should be permitted.. On the motion of the Persia, delegate it was lecided to communicate the decisions of Conference to the nations which were not representúl

THE REFORM BILL

LONDON, Doc. 10th The Master of Elibank - (Mr.. A. W Hurray), speaking at York, stated that the Government was determined to pass the Reform Bill. The last reign saw the settlement of the South African question, and he hoped this reign would see the settlement of the Trish question. The rise et national ideas in Scotland and Wales increased the difficulties of the opposition as compared with the difficulties of 1886.

BRITISH ESPIONAGE.

extraor-

There are many in this room whose con- nection with China is of much older date than my own, but still, looking back over the thirty-five years-thirty-five years almost to the day which have passed since I first initiation, and usually disappointing in their results as they may have been, have never- theless been constant and accumulative, until thing are

want of funds, or for reasons of squabbles

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against not 13 years ago, indicates a most marvellous revolution of Chinese ideas

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in the matter of communications. As to the "An Ideal Drink for Summer." "how" of this revolution we need not; this evening anyway, concern ourselves; it is the fart which interests us, coupled with the fact, well known to many of us who know some. thing of railways in China, that the Chinese It was not to be to bicycles.-Laughter). take to them as ducka do to water, or boys "railway revolution" expected that this would be unattended with troubles, and these have taken a double form; first, a protest by the provinces against the nation- alisation of the railways as decreed by Peking, and, secondly, a general protest WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. against the borrowing from foreign nations for the purposes of railway construction, The anti-Peking feeling found fighting ex- pression in Szechuan a month or two age on the conclusion of the "four-nation" con. tract, which included the building of thes in that province with foreign capital, and it its worth to stir up the more recent and far more serious rising originating at Wuchang, though it is probable that the real strength Bow moving with a rapidity of the now wide spread rebellion is to be emulating that of the Law of Acceleration, found in the profound dissatisfaction which After all, why should we be surprised? In the Peking Government has for years been Europe, during the last fifty or sixty years exciting throughout the Empire. But, how- cumulative progress has moved at a pace ever that may be, it is to be noted that so out of all proportion to the progress of far as the question of railways is concerned, the point is not as to the policy of their previous centuries. China's great neighbour being made, but as to who shall make them; Japan, has bowed wisely to the inevitable, and the popular revolution of ideas on the ques it was not in reason to suppose that Chination of the necessity of railways is complete, would not be compelled to follow suit. To. Mr. Ku Hung-ming, of Shanghai, who is me, indeed, it has seemed that the only ques tion was as to the "how," and the solution of the problem appears to be now working out under our eyes: if the laying of the foundations of China's change has been slow, perhaps for that very reason they have all the more strength; any way, the fact we have,

LOYDON December 10th: Reuter's Berlin correspondent cables that though the trial of Schultz and others for landed in Shanghai, changes, slow in their seeras that the same pretext was used for all espionage is taking place in camera, Gorman papers publish what are described as inspired reports, taking the guilt of the prisoners as granted and alleging the existence of a great English system of espionage, in which the best society is participating, their love of sport impelling them to play with danger.

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

COMPROMISE SUGGESTED.

LONDON, December 9th. Persia agrees to cause the appointment of Mr. Le Coffre, a British subject appointed to Tabriz by Mr. Shuster, and is willing to

known to many of us, and who, whatever we may think of his methods, is anyway an advanced exemplar of Chinese progress, has declared in the foreign press that the whole nation is now committed to the in- traction of railways"

As with railways so with telegraphs.

Homakosa Orvice: 10a, Das Vœux Road C/requesting their co-operation with the negotiate in a friendly spirit regarding the to deal with is that, on such foundations, an Thirty years ago the telegraph was prac other demands, except the necessity of edifice is rapidly rising which is astonishing tically unknown except at the Treaty Ports

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FIAT Brauer. EC objects of the Conference,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMADE TITH, 1911.

RUSSIA

AND THE CONVENTION,

SUGAR

LONDON, December 10th,

nt Brussels Renter's correspondent

consider the Russian proposals to be

referring the appointment of foreign visers to Briusin and Russia. Persia hopes that the crisis will be terminable by the fatter point rot being presseJ.

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in the form of cable communication with the The fact is that in China, as elsewhere outside world; there is now not a province it has been impossible to effect reforms unless in China in which the telegraph is not and until the people themselves understood established, though an enormous amount their necessity, and were persuaded of the still remains be done, and is being done, advantage of their adoption. Until such in linking up connections. From small and popular education is effected, experience has slow beginnings the expansion has been shown that even the most honest effort and wonderful, until to-day, what with railways Reuter's Taberan correspondent states intention of rulers towards reform remain and telegraphs, the Central Government is The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewelt has been reports that the representatives of signa- that Russia has sent a nota demanding the ineffective, We may doubt--and I suppose becoming possessed of a power of ruke over

most of us do doubt--whether, so far as the Empire previously undreamt of. re-appointed a member of the Sanitary Board tories to the Sugar Conven ion met to punishment of the murderers of Alla Ed the rulers of Chine are concerned there has tunately, it has to be achnitted that, though been much real honesty of effort and inten- the revolution of ideas as regards the neces- for a further term of three years." *

Dowles,

The report of the debate in the House tion 'so much the worse for them when the sity of telegraphs is complete, a revolution people are once aroused, Certainly during in their method of working still remains to be Dr. F. C). Stedman has been re-appointed allowed to increase her export quota and a member of the Medical Board for a further the conditions under whieh Russia would of Lords has gratifiod official cireles in the past few years we have many grandilo-accomplished, for it is hardly too much to duty of raters, and on the necessity of reform, telegraphs system is about the worst and term of three-years, and he will also act as continue her membership of the Union. Persia, who are convinced that the question | quent eilets fulminated from Peking on the say that, us at present conducted, the Chinese

but they have been little more than what most expensive in the world. (Laughter). The Russian delegate intimated that this will be settled through Great Britain.

the Chinese themselves call them "fine words-

For the Imperial Post, now established depended on the improvement of the

on waste paper" with little more honest soine 19 years, China has in thank the Im intention than that of throwing dust in perial Maritime Customs, which, 20 years regulations affecting her.

people's eyes, and particularly in ours. Re-earlier, inaugurated postal service for its volutions, as has been said ran only be own purposes. Until the present year the DRESSING CASES with effected through a revolution of the ideas of service has continued in the hands of the

Secretary.

The Japanese eruiser Tsugaru, in conynand el Capt: Chisalta, arrived in port on Saturday morning. The Tsugara, a vessel of 6,630 was launched in 1899, and was formerly the Russian cruiser Fallada. She is at present in use as a training ship, and has to en- gineering midshipmen on board.

The British delegates declared that sufficient ground existed to authorise Russia to increase her yuola.

The German delegates asked for more detailed explanations.

An extract of the meteorological observa GERMAN BATTLESHIP REFLOATED, tions made at Hongkong Observatory during the month of November shows that the

average mean temperature during the month

was 69.1 and the average maximum 73.0,

LONDON, December 9th.

The German battleship Kaiser Wil-

us against 25 years' mean of 69.2 and 76.0) beim II.," which went ashore in Flensburg respectively." The colony enjoyed 155.1 hours Fiord during a fog, has been refloated.

of sunshine during the month, as against'a

25 years' average mean of 189.6 and a rain-

full of 2.73 inches, as against a 25 years'

average mean of 1.45 inches.

GERMAN POLITICS.

LONDON, December 9th.

the

The Reichstag bas dissolved, and The Pegasus, first of the Australian cruisers elections will tako place on January detached to strengthen the China naval forces, next.

arrived in the harbour on Saturday after- anon, under command of Commander F.N.

Mitchell R.N. The cruiser-left Sydney on

few

THE DURBAR.

BILLIARDS.

LONDON, December 10th, In the first of a series of matches of 18,000 up, the half way scores are Stevenson 8,598, Gray 7000. The latter has been hitherto out of form, while Stevenson's play has been most brilliant all

round.

FURTHER OPPOSITION TO THE INSURANCE BILL.

LONDON, Dec. 9

the people; otherwise, to quote the French Customs, and its conclurt has been marked saying,

"the, more it changes, the more it by wonderful efficiency. Last May, however, remains the same," The other day I came witnessed its transference to the Peking across a saying altributed to Sir Edward Board of Communications. So far, the Grow, which seemed to ne particularly efficiency seems to have been maintained appropriate to the point, to the effect tha owing, no doubt, to the fact that the_manage

much as ment of the service still remains in European it is not things that matter neaple's opinion about them-and so in hands. It is to be hoped that such manage. China, what really matters is not the things ment will be continued, but on this point ex-| that either the Chinese Government or perience of Chinese ways suggests grave i western nations may urge upon the Chinese doubts and apprehension. people, but what the people themselves thinki

But perhaps the most remarkable and far- reaching feature in this Chinese- revolution A mooting representing 800 firms in the about them.(Applause).

We have now evidence enough that the has been in the matter of education. The North of England was held at Manchester revolution of ideas among the peopk of China examinations, which still remain the only yesterday. Sir Charles Macara, who pre- is in full swing: we may criticise the methods road to official employment, and in which sided, said that a manifesto signed by the and teachings as we please, but we cannot knowledge of the Confucian classics until deny the evidence of our senses that the re-recently comprised the all in all, now include representatives of 205 trades was being volution is there. Some there are who are all manner of subjects of hitherto con- seat to Parliament asking for the postpons-optimistic in the belief that the awakening demned western knowledge. The universal 12thment of the operation of the Insurance Bill Cocial reshadows regeneration political thirst after western learning is rust remark

which imperils productive industry.. THE BLOWING UP OF THE "MAINE,"

LONDON, December 10 Washington telegrams state that a joint ar ny and navy board, after exhaustive study, finds that the "Maize "was blown up at Havara on the 15th February, 1898, by external explosion. SHOP ASSISTANTS HALF-HOLIDAY.

LONDON, December 9th. The House of Commons yesterday passed the third reading of the Shops Bill securing for assistants, a weekly half-holiday and a reasonable time for meals. The Govern- ment has dropped the major portion of the bill, including the limitation of hours to 60

November 15th ant the Prometheus a ALL INDIA MEMORIAL T KING

day's later. The latter vessel will reach Hongkong during this week. The Pegasus

Her

is a third class éruiser of 2,135 tons. horse power of 7,000 car drive her at-a-

EDWARD.

LONDON, December 9th. Reuter's correspondent at Delhi wires speed of zo knots, but she has on occasion shat Their Majesties the King and Queen attained a speed of 21.1 knots. Her

have laid the table stone of the All India armament consists of eight 4-inch and 3- Memorial to the late King Edward VIL pounder quick ring guas two machine

Their Majesties were given an ovation by guns and two submerged torpedo tubes. The

the populace. vessel will probably be docked in Hongkong.

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

The I.G.M. &s. Privs Ludvig carrying the German ails with dates from Berlia of the

15th of November aft Singapore cu Saturday 11 am. and may be expected here on or about Wednesday 13th inst. at 6 pm.

The I.G.M.s.s. Prinz Sig smund left Manila on Friday 8. p.m. the 8th inst, and may be ex- pected here on or abt 6.m. the 11th inst.

DISASTER IN RUSELĂ:

LONDON, December 9th. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent sports that is pressure broke the scaffold-weekly. ing of a new bridge being built across the River Volga near Mazau..

One hundred and fifty workmen were

The ... Apear from Calcutta left Bings thrown into the river; and their bodies ara

pore on Friday 8th inst, afternoon and may be expected he once or about 14th inst,

now being recovered.

NAVAL PRIZE BILL.

LONDON, December 9. Lord Selborne will move the rejection of the Naval Prize Bill when it comes before the House of Lords.

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ly, socially, and morally-that we are at last ably illustrated in the large sums of money in sight of the realisation of Mr. Bur-subscribed by all classes of Chinese for the lingame's somewhat previous picture, drawn foundation and support of schools, colleges nearly fifty years ago, of the Cross of Christ and universities under western teachers, as shining on every hill top in China Pes witness, for instance, the donation of sinusts, on the other hand, are inclined to $200,000 by the Canton Viceroy to the Hong the opinion that at the pace at which the new kong University, a donation which by no China is moving she is likely to upset the means stands alone among contributions whole apple cart-that the bull is in the from high quarters; a smaller, but still im Accurately China shop indeed, and that the result in portant illustration, is the International In likely to be much broken crockery. And stitute in Shanghai, which, from very small dred, there is much, bath in experience and beginnings some to years ago, through the in-the-evidence of what is going on. to Bberal support of Chinese of all classes, his support the latter opinion, for the adoption grows to be an importint college. But wë of a policy of reforma "in the lump has ever can have no better illustration of this educa Our Stock is Complete, Assortment in history proved a dangerous experiment; tional revolution than the recent edict setting ad experiment more particularly dangerous out the elaborate curriculum for the edura. in the case of China, for one may beforgiven, tion of the infant Emperor, comprising not for doubting whether the leaders of the re- only the Confucian classics, but all manner form movement are entirely patriotic and of western learning as well. One can only altruistic as they wish to appear; wheller, hope, that the poor little man, if one nuny in fact, they are themselves not after the speak so disrespectfully of the Son of loves and fishes which an upheaval may Heaven, niay not follow the example of some bring their way,

of our own school children and go on strike. However, to leave that point-a con(Laughter). tentious one; perhaps-I would go back for The growth of the press, and the creation a moment and ask you to bear with me in aof-public opinion, are features producing rapid comparison of the China which was results of which we are now witnessing the thirty years ago with the China which is far-reaching consequence. A generation ago to-day. Recently Bishop Graves, of Shang-a native press was practically non-existent; hai, delivered an address which had for its to lay there is hardly a capital in the pro- text, "The Changed "China," and in it he vinces, not to speak of other important asked his audience to throw their mental centres, which has not-its paper, many of· vision back a generation and he drew the

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