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CANTON.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

BIL

April 29th, HUN YAT BEN'S ARRIVAL AND ENTRY.

On Thursday last when Dr. Sun Yat

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST, 1912,

Theatre. From start to finish the show wont with a swing and there was not a dull moment throughout. Some of the perforniers were recalled three times, and this might have been repeated in other instances if time bad allowed. Major Hunter as the Duke was dignity personi

COMPANY MEETING.

THE HONGKONG COTTON

| SPINNING CO.

An extraordinary general meeting of the above Company was held yesterday at the offices of Mesers. Jardine,

THE PEAK CHURCH, HONGKONG.

The report for 1913-12 reads:- The Committee have pleasure in pre senting the following Report of the Peak Church for the year ended March 31st, 1012.

During the year a Celebration of the

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bandit Manchu Court was shaken with pallid terror, until the cicada shook of its shell in a glorious regeneration, and the present crowning truimph was achieved. The patriotic crusade started in Wuchang: the four corners of the Empire responded to the call. Const regions nobly followed back by our armics. The region south of in their wake, and the Yangtze was won the Yellow River

WAS lost to the

Son arrived in a Chinese gunboat he made hed and his acting was very good indeed. Matheson & Co., Ltd. The chair was Holy Communion was held every Sunday the Manchu Emperor abdicated, and the Manchus, and the north manifested. his appearance on the Admiralty wharf Mrs. Schofield as Casilda was a poccupied by the Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross at 8 a.m. and the number of Communi- In celebration of this event Sun Yat-sen. earthquake shook the barbarian Court

nounced success. She has a fine voice and

(chairman), and there were also present Sir Paul Chater, Mr. J. W. C. Bonuar (Con- sulting Committee). Mesere. Moxon, H. Gittens, Lo K. Shui, H. F. Hickman, U. Friesland, A. 8. Ellis, A. Rodger, J. Harrop (manager), J. Kerbot consulting engineer) and Chas. Beswick (secretary). The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the moeting,

cants was well up to the average. For four and a half months in the summier Evensong was said each Sunday at 8.30 p.m. and a few Special Services, includ. ing two for Chinese, were also held.

During the winter months Children's Services were held on the first and last Sundays of each month by the Rev. C. H. Hickling and the Roy. F. T. Johnson respectively; on the remaining Sundays a Sunday School was conducted by Mrs. 3. A. Stewart, Mrs W. M. Stewart and Miss Tomes under the superintendence of the Rev. F. T. Johnson.

at 10.45, and was received by most of the leading men in the City. An imposing used it to the best advantage, while her procession of different regiments of troops acting left little to be desired. Mr. G. P. was drawn up and escorted the distin Lammert as the Gondolier and some-time guished visitor, who wae seated in a chair, King was the success of the evening, his through the City.. The procession wae interpretation of "Take a pair of spark beaded by a brass band and was excel-ling eyes" bringing down the house, and From the band they his two encores were well deserved. He has lently controlled. made their way through Tai Hong How, quite as good a voice as we have heard Tai Ping Sai, the Wing Hon Gate, the in Canton and we could have done with Tai Nam Gate, Sheung Moon Tai, Wai more of his singing. Mrs. Hunter impart- The CHAIRMAN said--I have asked you Oi Street to the Financial Bureau. ed a great deal of life to the piece by her to meet here to-day to consider an offer Before Dr. Sun made his way to his jolly and lively interpretation of her which has been made by Messrs. Jardine, temporary residence, he called at the part, and the quartette "In a contempla. Matheson & Co., Ltd., Shanghai, to pur Governor's Yamen, where he received an tive fashion" was noteworthy for the chase from the Company 10,000 of its audience from the various officers of the splendid way Mre. Hunter and Mr. spindles and accompanying equipment at

The Committee desire to express their Government. Since then he has been Lammert rendered their parts. The sing $15 per spindle delivered in Shanghai, thanks to these ladies for their assistance received by various bodies in the City: ing of I am a Courtier Brave and In opinion the offer is

an in the Sunday School; also to Mrs. and there have been numerous processions Serious" was not quite so successful, and advantageous one, and had it emanated Hornby for playing the Harmonium at in his honour in different parts of the much more might have been made of that from any other source but that of a the Children's Services, to Mrs. J. A. town and suburbs. Yesterday Dr. Sun number. Mr. M. D. Silas as the Grand branch of my own firm, I should have Stewart for arranging the flowers week Yat Sen and bis daughters were eater Inquisitor was good and his entries quite recommended your Consulting Committee by week, and to the Clergy who have tained in the Provincial Training Depart dramatic, but a little more humour could to themselves sanction the sale. Under conducted Services in the church during very well have been introduced into his the circumstances, however, I think it is

"the yeare part. The dance by the Contadine in every way preferable to lay the offer also deserves special mention, and got a The fine reception from the audience. scenery and dresses were as good as has ever been seen here, and the orchestra, highest expectations. Altogether Canton

ment.

CHAN KWING MING VANISHES),

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fully and clearly before you, so that each and all of you may have full opportunity of considering the proposal. You will remember at our lust meeting, that I Japanese friends for the entire Mill as it

In May an additional sum of 8250 was

added to the amount on Fixed Deposit, making a total of $1,250. The Offerings exceptional expenditure for repairs which

SUN YAT-SEN'S PRAYER.

(PROM A STUDENT OF CHINESE IN "THE TIMES.")

PEKING, March 5. 257 years have elapsed. On Monday; Since the Ming dynasty lost the Empire February 12, on the 42nd day after the establishment of the Nanking Republic,

United Republic of China came into being. the outgoing Provisional President, who on the previous day bad laid down his office in favour of Yuan Shih-kai, proceed ed on February 15 to the sepulchre of Chu who is buried in the vicinity of Nanking; Yian-chang, founder of the Ming dynasty, his former capital, to inform the spirit of the Emperor of the glorious recapture of China from the alien Tartar dynasty, whose sway had lasted the full nine genera At the head of his Cabinet, attended. tions foretold by an ancient blood by civil and military officials and with an im posing escort, President Sun Yat-sen pro- mausoleum of the great founder of the needed to pay reverent obeisance at the dynasty. At the entrance to the manso-

our its sympathy with

cause. An

of Peking, and it was smitten with a paralysis. Today it has at last restored the Government to the Chinese people, and the five races of China may dwell have attained this measure of victory had together in peace and mutual trust. Let us joyfully give thanks. How could we not Your Majesty's soul in heaven be- stowed upon us your protecting influence savages over our China were destined I have heard say that triumphs of Tartar never to last longer than a hundred years But the reign of these Manchus endured unto double, aye, unto treble, that period. Tet Providence knows the appointed hour, and the moment comes at That. Weara initiating the example to Eastern Asia of a Republican form of Government: leum the party dismounted, and passed overlooking the lofty tumulus, within into the place of sacrifice immediately success comes early or late to those, who strive, but the good are surely rewarded which the remains of the Emperor rest. in the end. Why then should we repine Here Sun Yat-sen performed the custom-to-day that victory has tarried long?

I have heard that in the past many. ary sacrifice, and offered up the following prayer, the whole phrasing of which makes would-be deliverers of their country have it worthy to be enshrined among the ascended this lofty mound wherein is your classics of China.

sepulchre. It has served to them as a holy inspiration. As they looked down the aur rounding rivers and upward to the hills, ander an alien way, they wept in the bitterness of their hearts, but today their sorrow is turned into joy. The spiritual

drage influences of your grave at Nanking have dragon crouches in majesty as of old, and

The prayer is typical of the liturgy used portant event in a dynasty's history is in the Ancestral Temple, where every in- always announced to the spirit tablet of the founder, in conformity with the Con- they were present in the flesh. The style fucian principle of serving the dead as if is the elaborate form employed in State in consequence of the evident emotion which animated the performer of the an occasion. It shows the delestation felt for the alien oppressor.

Chan Kwing Ming, the Governor, has retired and left his position, to the surprise of most people. It was thought that he had made his position so secure that with the arrival of Sun Yat Sen any little under Mr. Denman Faller, fulfilled the mentioned having received an offer from became necessary in the autumn, there is majestic ceremony on so solemn

grievances would have entirely dis appeared. Chan is a man whom the Goverriment cannot altogether afford to lose, and he may be expected before long to occupy a military position ander the new Governor. He is essentially a military man and was the chief military adviser and Commander to Mr. Wu, the previous Governor. Despite many state ments made against Mr. Chan, one cannot help admiring the way he has conducted

NEW ERA FOR WORLD COMMERCE

will look forward to a visit of the Hong-stands, c., land, buildings, plant, kong A.D.C. brtoming an annual institu- machinery, etc which was declined as being inadequate, and I may now state tion.

that the amount offered was 8700,000. The offer which I put before you to-day, for 10,000 spindles and equipment, shows a net return to the Company of $160,000 On our total installation of 55,000 spindles this is equivalent to $880,000, for the spinning plant alone, quite apart

THE PANAMA PACIFIC PREPARATIONS: lu anticipation of the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in 1915 San Fran cisco is sending to London the chairmen of her most important committees, with new era that is approaching in the history of the world's commerce.

amounted to 8821.38, but, owing to

at present a deficit of $172.61 on Current Account.

The Accounts, kindly audited by Mr. E. T. Aucett, are appended.

F. T. JOHNSON,

For the Committee..

The Times of April 4th in a leading

matters during his tenure of office. Hethe object of awakening interest in the from land, buildings and power plant, article on "Republican China" says:-

has been firm, and not too firm, as some, think, and the way he carried through the suppression of Wong Wo Shun's rebellion and the disbandment of many of the pirate troops speaks volumes in his favour. The unfortunate business of the shooting of the editor turned public opinion against him; but it in a moot question whether this execution was not justified under the circumstances. The Chinese may or may not be ready for a republic yet; but one thing they must have is a strong man at the top and one who will show his authority:

-NEW-GOVERNON,'

Mr. Wu Bon Man, who was formerly Governor here, has been appointed the

Mr. Frank L. Brown, a director of the exhibition, and chairman of its Publicity Committee, is already there. In an inter view he explained to a representative of the Fall fall Gazette all that San Fran cisco is doing for the exhibition, and its advantages to this country, in combination with the opening of the Panama Canal.

The rebuilding of San Francisco and the Panama Canal will both be completed in two or three years' time, and the inter national exhibition will be held to celebrate the two events. £10,000.000 £4,000,000 for the expenses of the exhibi- new roads, and tion, £3,500,000 for 12,500,000 for wharves and docks-has already been voted by the State of Cali fornia and the city of San Francisco for the purpose of putting their house in order to receive their guests in 1915, and to pre-

the

which would still remain intact. I may here remark that the whole of our plant and machinery is written down to the equivalent of $11 per spindle and it would therefore appear that the Shanghai offer in advantageous. In submitting this offer for shareholders' sanction, general managers bave had before them the following considerations. Not with standing our utmost endeavours, the us supply of efficient labour caused anxiety and trouble. There is no doubt that the scale of wage which we can afford to pay offers but small inducement to the best class of labour and as in the past we have rarely been able from this cause

ritual, but has a special patios of its own

The following is the prayer:-

once more into their own. The

the tigar surveys his domain and his

ancient capital. Everywhere a beautiful repose doth reign. Your legions line the approaches to the sepulchre: a noble host stands expectant. Your people have come here to-day to inform your Majesty of the final victory. May this lofty shrine wherein you rest gain fresh lustre from to-day's event and may your example inspire your descendants in the times which are to come. Spirit! Accept this offering!

INTIMATIONS

Chs. J. Gaupp

Of old the Sung dynasty became effets, and the Liao Tartara and Yuan dynasty Mongols seized the occasion to throw this domain of China into confusion to the It flerce indignation of gods and men. was then that Your Majesty, our founder, arose in your wrath from obscurity, and that the ancient glory was won again. In THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF CHINA. destroyed those monsters of iniquity, so twelve years you consolidated the Imperial sway, and the dominions of the Great Yü were purged of pollution and cleansed Whatever may be the precise political from the noisome Tartar. Often in history has our noble Chinese race been enslaved, opinions of the new Ministers, they have by petty frontier barbarians from the Bors under the old régime. All of them; been won over them as Your Majesty marked advantages over their predeces north. Never have such glorious triumphs or almost all of them, have been educated achieved. But your descendants were de abroad upon Western lines; and several generate and failed to carry on your glorious heritage; they entrusted the reins of them have lived for years in Western of government to bad men, and pursued countries. Men with this training and a short-sighted policy. In this way they with this experience can hardly help hav- encouraged the ambitions of the eastern ing a grasp of realities, and a power of Tartar savages, and fostered the growth of their power. They were thus able to judging them soberly and sanely, which were unknown to the ignorant obscuran take advantage of the presence of rebels tists of the Taung-li-yamên and the Wai- to invade and possess themselves of wa-pu. They are likely enough to make sacred capital. From a bad eminence of WATCHMAKERS, mistakes in their efforts to solve the im- glory basely won, they lorded it over this mense problem before them, but their mis- most holy soil, and, our beloved China's takes will differ in kind from those of their rivers and hills were defiled by their cor- predecessors.

They may cherish a pro-rapting touch, while the people fell vie Although worthy patriots and faith, in the moral and material resources sword.

your

new Governor in Mr. Chan's place, sul pare for the great commercial develop. to work our full number of spindles. It found faith, and even an exaggerated time to the headman's axe or the avenging |

his appointment meets with universal approval. He is to arrive in Canton on Saturday and take up the reins of

office.

RECEPTION OF THE NATIVE EDITORS.

The editors of the Chinese papers are to receive an audience of Dr. Sun Yat Ben immediately, when he will explain their duty in the present troublous times

TROUBLE AT NAM HOL.

The other day a company of soldiers. were sent to clear out a number of robbers who were becoming troublesome in this district. The robbers resisted and threw bombs, with the result that a few were killed and wounded before the soldiers had taken the law-breakers prisoner.

HONAM.

It is reported that a number of bad characters have made their way over to Honam and that a quantity of arms and ammunition is being smuggled there. Searches have been made, and a quantity of ammunition captured, while a large Beizure of arms and ammunition was made on the Wing On yesterday. Li Fook Luen, who is entrusted with the duty of keeping order here, has posted soldiers all over the island, and every person going or coming is being searched, both foreigners and Chinese

SCHOOLS' RECEPTION TO SUN YAT SEN. On Tuesday all the schools in Canton will assemble at the Normal College, where reception to Bun Yat Sen will be held. Great preparations are being made and a general holiday in scholastic circles is being declared.

LI FUNG, THE PIRATE CHIEN.

A notorious robber and pirate on the West River named Li Fung, who had for some time back been holding up junks and

ments.

San Francisco, moreover, has already elected for a term of four years its Exhibi- tion Mayor, Mr. J. Rolph, jun.. of the shipping firm of Messrs. Hind, Rolph, and Company, who represents the bighest type of character of American citizenship.

Great Britain," Mr. Brown said, "will, it is hoped, play a most important part at the exhibition, for she has the ships, she has the men, and she has the money, and should be the first to seize the opportunity of the opening of the Panama Canal for greatly developing her carrying trade and

commerce..

BRITAIN'S CHANCE.

"This wedding of the two oceans that will be brought about by the opening of the Canal will give Great Britain, amongst other advantages, these

1-Wider world's markets for her manufactures in the countries of the Pacific Ocean.

is obviously better to get rid of our sur plus quantity in preference to keeping The Shanghai offer is for these idle 10,000 spindles and of this quantity there are 5,000 spindles and preparation, pur- chased in the days of our prosperity, which have now been standing idle for They are erected in a reveral years. room, which was originally intended for ginning cotton, but as this room was not very conveniently situated, it was found in practice to be costly in the transfer of material to and from the main mill, and there was also constant difficulty in pro- viding operatives for the machines, this isolated plant has therefore given but a the money invested: small return on These 5,000 spindles could therefore be disposed of without in any way inter- fering with the mill 8.8 originally planned, and while these remarks do not apply to the same extent to the other 5,000, yet they can be spared, and the 4.Will give her a large part of the remaining plant would in the opinion of increased carrying trade that will result our consulting engineer and of our manager be quite sufficient for the finer from these commercial developments.

5.-Increased development for British yarns which it has been decided to spin Columbia, Australia, and New Zealand, the Pacific coast ports becoming the and supply to Hongkong and China front door of the nation instead of the markets. I would also point out that the back door as they have been in the past. money received for these spindles would "At the International Exhibition," Mr. Brown added, "British merchants and materially reduce our overdraft-and by manufacturers will have the opportunity saring of interest (nearly $10,000 | per of displaying their products and wares in annum) would reduce cost of production. the most attractive and most prominent A point which I think should also be manner possible before the greatest brought to your notice is the possibility gathering of the peoples of the Orient and in the future of the Republican Govern- and Pacific Ocean countries that the

ment of China adopting a policy of pro world has ever seen.

3-Will bring her nearer in point of time and distance to her Colonies in the Pacific.

3-Will bring her into closer com- mercial relationship with China and Japan and the other countries of the Pacific Ocean that are just awakening to commercial development.

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of their country and in the possibility of faithful subjects of your dynasty crossed developing those resources within a few the mountain ranges into Canton and the years. They can hardly entertain the far south, in the hope of redeeming the delusion that China is now a great and glorious Ming tradition from utter rain, FINEST QUALITY powerful State which can afford to look and of prolonging a thread of the old down upon Europeans as ignorant bar-dynasty's life, although man gladly per- barians and to treat them accordingly.ished one after the other in the forlorn Bat it is at home rather than abroad that attempt, heaven's wrath remained. un- their chief difficulties will lie-difficulties appeared, and mortal designs failed to

achieve success. A brief and melancholy page was added to the history of your. dynasty, and that was all

MANCHU DESPOTISM.

As time went on, the law became ever harsher, and the meshes of its inexorabic Alas for our Chinese net grew closer. people, who crouched in carners and listen. ed with startled ears, deprived of power of utterance, and with tongues glued to their mouths, for their lives were past saving. Those others usurped titles to fetitious clemency and justice, while pros- tituting the sacred doctrines of the sages: They whom they affected to honour. atified public opinion in the Empire in arder to force acquiescence in their tyranny. The Manchu despotism became so thorough and so embracing that they were enabled to prolong their dynasty's existence by cunning wiles. But even so, rebellions occurred. In Yang Cheng's reign the Hunanese Chang Hei and Tseng Ching preached sedition against the dynasty in their native pro- vince, while in Chia Ching's reign.

of Lin Ching the Palace conspiracy Hismayed that Monarch in his capital. These events were followed by bellions in Szechuan and Shensi: under Tao Kuang and his successor the Taipings started their campaign from a remote Kwangsi village. Although these worthy causes were destined to ultimate defeat, the gradual trend of the national will be- At last our own era came manifest Mr. Noel Buxton asked the Secretary dawned, the sun of freedom had risen, and of State for Foreign Affairs on the 3rd a sense of the rights of the race animated inst whether the offensive and defensive men's minds. In addition the Manchu

GREAT BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL

Te-

Never, indeed, before in the history of tection for industries within her borders alliance between the British and Portuį bandits could not even protect themselves. and of arranging with the Treaty Powers guese Governments had been recently Powerful foes encroached upon the ter the world has there been such an oppor

with our sacred soil to enrich neighbour for a very material increase in her Import, renewed; and, if so, for what period fritory of China, and the dynasty parted tunity for the development of new com-

of time. merce and new commercial relationships Tariff. These changes may come perhaps

Sir E. Grey-The question as worded ing nations. The Chinese race of to-day as will be offered by the completion of the

from mighty men of old: How should it sooner than many of us now deem prob contains an inacenracy which I think may be degenerate, but it is descended Panama Canal, and by its fitting celebra boats on the river, has sent a communication at the great International World's able or possible, and it might then it important to correct: It in a grave endure that the spirits of the great dead

Exhibition.

visitation of this scourge Incidentally he paid a bigh tribute to the become necessary for us to consider the mistake to speak of the Anglo-Portuguese

PREVIOUS-INSURRECTIONS. one. If the hon. member will consult or of selling the whole of our plant and the text of the treaties as published in

Then did patriots arise like a whirlwind British insurance companies that met 86 advisability of transferring our Company Alliance as an "offensive and defensive should be insulted by the everlasting promptly their obligations after the great

or like a cloud which is suddenly mani fire that destroyed San Francisco six machinery to China, and if the present 1898 (Cd. Paper 9088), ha will see that years ago; expressed the gratitude and sppreciation that her citizens felt at the favourable offer be accepted by you it the alliance is purely defensive. The fested in the firmament. They began might form a satisfactory basis for such treaties not being concluded for any with the Canton insurrection: then Peking was alarmed by Wa Yüeh's bomb (in splendidly fair and square treatment

specified term, are in their nature per- and foreshadowed fall and just negotiations in the future.

petual. They are, therefore, not, techni- 1905). A year later Hsu Hai-lin fired his measure of reward in future business. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the follow- cally speaking, subject to renewal unless bullet into the vitals of the Manchu robber

Two slogans," he added, have been adopted by the State of California and ing resolution "That the general man they have previously been terminated, chief, En Ming, Governor of Anhui, the city of San Francisco for the Exhi-agers be authorised to sell 10,000 spindles for instance, by war between the parties. Heung Cheng chi raised the standard of belonging to the company with their The treaties of alliance have from time liberty on the Yangtze's banks: rising fol- to time been confirmed," and such conlowed rising all over the Empire, until the firmation was last formally referred to secret plot against the Regent was dis- accompanying equipment to

in the preamble of the General Arbitra covered, and the abortive insurrection in Jardino of Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.'''

There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN tion Agreement between Great Britain Canton startled the capital. Ohe failure took the place of the heroes who died, and put the resolution to the meeting, and it and Portal of 1904 (Treaty Series No, followed another, but other brave men

10 of the year), was carried unanimously,

the Empire was born again to life. The

tion to Sun Yat Sen offering to surrender himself and his men if he will be given a post under the new Government. He guarantees that his men will disperso quietly and suggest that some of them should be enlisted in the regular army. Things are getting pretty hot for the pirates on the West and East Rivors now, and this is but a sign of the times.

THE GONDOLIERS.

On Saturday night the Hongkong Amateur Dramatie Club gave a perform- ance of "The Gondoliers" to a full and enthusiastic house in the Canton Club

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