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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, LI.
E. T. WILLIAMS, the United States Chargé Affaires at Peking, on The State Reti gion of China during the Manchu Dynasty," and,
- we recently mentional in this colume, a prominent Chinese scholar, Dr. Onew loay-chano, has started a campaign for the establishment of Confucianismo ra the State religion, and has been working for the insertion in the Constitution of a clause to that effect. To estimate the real significance of Dr. Chea's proposals, it is nocossary to know exactly what hy ander. stands by Confucianism, and what he intends to be the effect of its establishment uy the State religion. His suggested clause of the Constitution roads, "Confucianism shall be the State religion, while religious liberty shall be accorded to the people of Chim. If this concoption of Con- fucianism is the commonly accepted one, and embraces simply the moral precupts and system of ethics inculcated in the Confucian classics, its official recognition by the Stato could result in no incon
how it venience, but it in hard to see could be established as a State religion out side Utopia. If the established religion is to consist of abstract principles, with no external rites and ceremonies, it will be only hy enforcing the observance of these prin emples, at least by the ruling classes, that the State van establish them asite religion. We do not doubt that YUAN SHIHK-K'AI Bhd his Cabinet would declare themselves irre- vocably attached to the five cardinal virtues
An Indian watchman has been sent to TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
hospital suffecing from injuries inflicted
by a man who is now in custody
A Chinese was caught smolong tobacco In the Magistracy yostorday, and Mr. J. R. Wood ined him 31 for his offenen.
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CHINESE BANK NOTE CASE
IN JAPAN
APPALLING
EXPLOSION,
The Ch The Chinese Y.M.C.A. Land Fund was increased yesterday by $3,331, making the DR KOGA SENTENCED TO THREE ambut to date 837,742. The campaign will close to night at 9 o'clock.
T
The U.S. Arny transport Lascum which
has been practically rebuilt by the Shang hai Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd. had a successful trial trip last week
A gold ring, set with diamonds and sapphires, has been stolen from the jewel case of Mrs. Morris, of 63, Robinson Road. The ring is valued at 880.
Mr. J. A. Hayes, the well-known Shanghai jockey, met with a bad accident in a hurdle race for walers at the King- wan Race Course last week. Mr. Hayes sustained a broken collarbone and tho horse he was riding broke its back. The Animal was afterwards shot.
A man who was returning to his native home after a long residance in America was arrested on the Lee Kee Wharf with a revolver and 491 rounds of ammunition in his possession. The man appeared at the Magistracy yesterday, and was fined $250 or three months' hard labour.
of the Confucian canon--шerry, justice,dog piety, wisdom, and good faith-but they
YEARS
TOXID, October 18th.
MINE
NEARLY 500 MEN IN PERIL.
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED.
The annual reling of the Steam Laundry Co., Ltd., was held at Sir Paul Chater's offices yesterday. MAE
3 Maitland presided, and thero were also prosent 11-Sir Paul Chater, Mr. C. Brown, and Mr. A. D. Goe (manager),
The CRMAN id-It is with mul LONDON, October 15th.
regret that your directors have for the An explosion has taken place in
second year in kuccession to face you the Universal Culliery, near Cardiff, and without a recommendation for a divis the gravest fears are entertained of adlond; but as the nett profit on the your's
Dr. Kogn the ex-Japanese Police official who was charged with being con-large: death-roll. Frantic women have working was only $1,513.60, being the cerned in the manufacture of Chinese fathered at the pithead, and rescue mount to be dealt with, viz., 80,104.90 less the carry forward of $7,891.36' from counterfeit bank notes, has been sentenced parties have arrived from all parts and previous year, they considered it in the
are making most gallant efforts to save beat interests of the company to appro to three years' imprisonment, Notice of
Life. appeal has been filed,
{"BROUCH BRUTEE'S AGENDY.).
THE HAMBURG-AMERIKA CO.
INCREASED CAPITAL DEMANDED BY WIDE
EXTENSIONS.
LONDON, October 15th. The increase of £1,000,000 in the Hamburg-Amerika Company's capital is officially explained to be a necessity on account of the great increase in freight a tonnage in view of the prosperous development of goods transport, the Company's entrance to the Far Eastern
03%
priate the balance of profit and loss account as follows:-White off machinery The latest figures are that 780 men'
$2,000; write off buildings 33,000; curry below, 327 of whom are known to be alive forward to now account $4,101.90, total
His Majesty the Hing telegraphed
Bix bodies have been brought up as yet. 160,404,90; and they trust you
u will It is estimated that at least 150 persona approve. At one period of the past year
there was a bad loss and almost a cesas have perlished.
tion of work owing to the disorganisa- tion of the business on the departure of “The Queen and I are appalled at the your late manager; this, and the the compradore, who terrible disaster, and docply sympathise defalcation by with the families in the loss of their dear bolted with 31,207.21 (included in the
ones.**
91,428.61 shown us bad dobta written off), A later message says that the Cardiff are the main reasons for the unfortunate explosion uppears to be developing into dore was secured for $2,000 cash, which result placed before you. The compra-
au awful calamity. It is officially stated has been estreated. For months past we that 931 men descended to the pit. The have have done quite well and I am explosion occurred on the west side of pleased to say that the business is working smoothly and well under. -our
A very fine would find themselves in many an awkward having to-day for Europe, Mr. von postal and passenger service and other the mine, and was followed by an out new manager, Mr. Goe. If we continud
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predicament if the Constitution haund them to observe them always, They would ali cheerfully assort to the doctrines that one should not do to another what one woull not wish done to one's self, and that all within the four sons are brethren, but the Minister for Foreign Affairs would find it inconveniant to be compelled to condnet this business of his office on these lines. Mr. WILLIAMS, however, construes Confucianisin much more widely: "For the private por- son the Ju Chiao, or Confucianism, means the worship of ancestors with certain rites at stated times, the worship of Heaven and Earth on certain special occasions, and the sorship of CONFUCIUS and other canonized teachers. For the local officials it means, in addition, the worship at the local She Chi Tun, or Altar to the Spirita of the
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HONGKONG, OUTOBER 16TH, 1913.
In a telegram addressed to the PRESIDENT last year, General In Yuan-hung Baya: nation is destitute of a system of morals, all bonds and principles must fall to the ground, if literary men throw over all restraint, no civilization can endure,"
כנן
By the Austrian Lloyd steamer Kocher
Wiser, who lias en Consul for Austria Hungary in Hongkong for the past five or six years, takes bis departure transfer to the Foreign Office. Madame! von Wiser will be much missed-in focal musical circles. Madamo Volpicelli, wife of the Italian Consul General is travol- ling to Italy by the kame steamer
TYPHOON WARNING.
The Manila Observatory at 12.36 p.m. yesterday reported :--
Typhoon E. of Balintang Channel. Moving N.E.
Typhoon N.E. of Nan Moring N
KOSTROMA" WRECKED.
promising extensions.
THE VOLURNO DISASTER.
LONDON, October 15th. The Campania has reported by wireless that she steamed round the Fotturne on Sunday afernoon, The hull was sound, and making a knot an hour, and she is liable to float indefinitely. They care fully sourched for the missing boats, but
Another liner without avail. searchol fruitlessly.
lao
THE DUBLIN STRIKE
MASTERS REPUSE RECOGNITION OF THE UNION UNLESS IT 19 RE-ORGANISED.
break of are.. There are 420 persons entombed on the west side, and these are cut off by the fire. Those on the east side have been brought up, including ten bodies. The persons injured aro in terrible condition.
11
• The Government Mine Inspector says it is impossible to save anyone until the fire is oxtinguished.
The position last night was
in the same way I can confidently predict that there will be a dividend for the current your and also that the future of the Company should be prosperous. All losses have been fully provided for, and we have started the current year with a clean slate, as it were. I would point out that 30 per cent, has been paid away in dividends in the pues eleven years, or an average of 727 per cent, per annum, and besides no less than 352,825.21 has beou written off machinery and buildings. daring this period. In the past year six well-built Chinese houses, quite close to the laundry, have been erected for the staff; this has the advantage of having most of the staff on the spot and under better supervision, besides which the saving in rest previously paid by tho Company gives a fair return on the investment. By the end of this year we
miles further in
department, and with care and good work we expect this branch of our business to cally abandoned.
One woman lost her husband, three greatly increase. We are just about to fx up a new collar Moulder from Home, brothers, and four sons.
which is the latest thing in collar faith-
·Rescued
Missing
140
485
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The fire is still raging, and there little hope of any of the entombed me being alive. The rescuers only ponotrated for 30 yards into the workings, and most
Hope has been practi-
A Vladivostock telegram reports that George Askwith's Report, folues to re- the victims are entombed nearly two should have an up to date dry cleaning
the is. Kostroma of the Russian Volun- toor Fleet has been wrecked off the coast of Karschatka and is a total loss. The passengers were saved.
LAUNCH OF THE MOTOR VESSEL **TUNG KWONG" AT TAIKOO.
DOCKYARD.
LONDON, October 15th. The Dublin employers, in reply to Sir
cognise the Men's Union until it ie properly re-organised in view of the non- chorvance of agreements.
THE LATE HERR DIESEL'S
FINANCIAL COLLAPSE."
MOMENTOUS CABINET MEETING ing machines, and wo trust this will
of the tutelary deity of the city, and offerings to canonized heroes. But the most important of the ceremonies connected with this religion are those which until recently were performed by the Emperor, or his representativo, in Peking. If this is the meaning Dr. Cuas attaches to Confucianism and this is the form of religion he wishes to seb established by the
A finely-modeiled steel motor vessel, State, there are serious difficulties before built to the order of the Asiatic Petroleum him. It is, for instance, hard to see how
Co., Ltd, was nunched yesterday at this will be compatible, with the absolute Taikoo Dockyard, the christening cere Aquality of all citizens of the Republic.mony being gracefully performed by Mrs. upless the whole of the Tmperial rites, which H. Oldenburg.
The vessel is 116 feet long over all, 19 were no assets, except furniture and his Cabinet will deal with the Irish problem probably represent the primitive and purest form of the religion, are cancelled, for Me. WILLIANS Houstrates the absolute ev
clusiveness of the worship of the Emperor at the Altar of Heaven. Erou if that difficulty were overcome by recognizing the President nsvested with the hierarchical attributes of the Emperor, there would stil remain the impossibility of reconciling set an established religion with the religious equality that Dr. Ones provides for in the
same clause. If the Stats establishme.t the religion is to mean anything, it will lavolve for the local ofhcials. the worship at the local Altar to the Spirits of the land and to those of the Grains, the worship of the tutelary deity of the city, and offerings to canonized heroes," that is, there will nither he some local officials who will be compelled to conduct rites that are, in their estimation, meaningless or heterodox, or there will be religious teste for local officials, peither of, which would accord with the religious liberty that Dr. CHEN de siderates. Dr. Ent's proposal is perhaps best regarded as representing a reaction from the anti-Confucius attitude that char acterized the early days of the Republic, and
foot 6 inches beam, and 9 feet 6 inches moulded depth, and bas & straight stem and elliptical stern, on pale mast with derrick, also one derrick past with double derricks. Compartments under deck are arranged for carrying benzine in drams, oil in bulk and in tis. Officers and erew are accommodated in rooms aft around the casing,
The machinery for driving the vessel einsists of one set of Bolinder's" direct reversible crude oil motors capable of developing 29 DH.P. Hand windlass, steering gear and winches are installed, and all the latest appijances for the economical working of this type of vessel
The Tung Kwong presents a very amort appearance, and has been built under the supervision of Messrs. van Meines und Tully of The Asiatic Petroleum Co.
REBUILDING HANKOW.
PLAN TO REMODEL CITY STILL TO THE FORE,
Munich, October 15th. At a maceting of the creditors of Herr Diesel, the famous inventor, who mysteriously disappeared from a steamer conveying him from Germany to England, it was stated that the deceased's liabilities amounted to half a million marks. There
residence.
The Chairman said that the inventor's nancial collapse was due to speculation in land and house property.
AMERICAN STOREKEEPER'S
BEQUEST.
ART: COLLECTION WOETH £3,000,000 LEFT TO MUSEUM,
NEW YORK, October 16th: A storekeeper named Bahjamin Altman The Metropolitan has bequeathed tes
an art collection valued mat. Museum £3,000,000.
HOME TURF.-
PROBABLES FOR THE CESAREWITCH.
LONDON, October 15tir.. Following are the probable starters for the Cesarewitch:-
Rivoli (F. Wootton), Lavaine (Whal
As a result of the protest from land. ley) Midas (F. Templeman), "Warling- owners in the native city, Hankow, bam (R. Crisp), Fantasio (Walter against the unsatisfactory state of affairs
remove complaints by improving the quality of the work. The position of the LONDON, Octoboz, 16th.
Company would be greatly strongthened The forthcoming Cabinet meeting is by the more wholehearted support of the regarded as the most important for maty - public, which I think we deserve, de better years. Elaborate precautions are being the laundry is as well or
equipped than many laundries at Home, taken to prevent Suffragette attacks on
and it is under European supervision. Ministars It is expected that the Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleased to unwor
and the Campaign, and the question of successor to Lord Alverstone, the retiring Lord Chief Justice.
FRENCH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
CHANTILLY, October 15th. Dancun
won the French Open Gelf Championship with a score of 304.
Braid was second with 307, and Sher- lock third with 309.
NEW GOVERNOR OF SOUTH- AUSTRALIA
LONDON, October. 15th.
any questions to the best of my ability.
There being no questions, this CAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report
and accounts as presented. -
Sir Paul ChaTER seconded, and - the proposition was carried.
Mr. Gez proposed the election of Mr. Maitland as a Director of the Company in place of Mr. Osborne,
Mr. BROWN Rcconded, and it was carried
Mr. BROWN then moved that Bir Paal Chater be re-electèci a Director.
Mr. GEE seconded, and the motion was agreed to
On the proposition of Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Ges, Mr. AQ'D. Gour dis was re-elected auditor, at a remunera
His Excellency Sir Henry Lignol|tion of $100. Galway, K.O.M.G., D.S.O., Governor of Gambia, has been appointed Governor of South Australia.
PRINCE ARTHUR PROMOTED MAJOR
The CHAIRMAN-That is all the busince, gentlemen. Thank you for your atten- dance. I am sorry that there are no dividend warrante
GIRLOLOGY,
LONDON, October 15th. Prince Arthur of Connaught has bom promoted to the rank of Major (in the on, she wants to 'get off' (Clout),
2nd Dragoons).
in connection with the rebuilding of the Griggs), Wagstaff (Piper), Night Hawk city, the Hankow Malu Construction (Wheatley), Absolute (Jellies), Fiz Yama Office, which has the business in hand, is now attempting to raise a loan of (Herbert), Mistinguette- $16,000,000 with a foreign financial agent. Dalmatian (Foy), Gravo Greek (Calder),
The office say that if the load goos through they will not be content to widen Himna (Smyth), Guller (Bedson), Augur Pringo Arthur of Connaught has also the streets of Bankow only, but as far (Mash), Candy Taft (Cooper), Annecy been appointed a Knight of the Thistle. as possible the original scheme of
"Girls who are always in the fashion make good book-keepers, as they are so used to altering their igures."**
A man goes into business for money, a woman for matrimonyh he wants to get
THE ELUSIVE SYLVIA RECAPTURED.
LONDON, October 15th.
Many a man marries his typist be
cause she is used to being diclated to "-
of
"If a girl always smiling it is a sign.
good tha
If a girl doesn't wear
eign of an engagement-ring loves it's a Girls who are awfully simple simply awful.
"Never ack a girl's age.
aro
If she bays
it's her birthday, tell her she doesn't
on which Sir Joux JORDAN Comments, "Perhaps the most noticeable point in this telegram is the reflection it makes on the Lural condition of China and the want of aby religions system. China is as nearly destitute of religion as any country can be, and there is a growing feeling among raitecting men that education without ligion will not produce the necessary lament of stability. The adoption of Christianity as the national religion can hardly be refunded as a salous proposal, but the mere fact that such an idea istura of China, while the moral principles contained in them-which are, in fact, ccasionally incoted show the wonderful change public opinion has undergone in universal in their applicability will be reccut years." Two recent occurrences taught in the schools, while, as the local Government becomes better organized and nevitably recall these utterans, the 1913 volume of the Journal of the North-China controlled, the religious liberty provided Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society contains for in the Constitution will be realized rebuilding of Hankow, no signs of which against Guller and Dalmatian; and 40 pleted in 24 hours a flight of 3,220 divorced a learned and informative paper by Mr.
it will be between these two extremes that China will eventually rest. Though it may not be practicable to establish it as a State religion, the Confucian system of othica is too valuable to be altogether
building a remodelled city will be carried (W. Beasley), Auctioneering (Buckley), discarded, nor is it likely to be when men
out. This is given as the explanation of
The Winthorpe (Batman), Charlton (Ring- of the standing of General LX YUAN-LONG the huge sum of money required.
whole scheme, however, has every appear stead), Pearl Diver (Pront), Farakabad recognize the needs of China in this respect.
ance of falling flat, for the landowners What we may anticipate as the ultimate
refuse to give consent to the raising of (E. Huxley), Kingsborough (Plant), and outcome is that the Confucian classics will on till the Dovernment definitely Codetta (T. Clark). It is dunbtful states that the people have no respon retain their pre-eminent place in the iterasibility in the paying back of the whether Bridge of Sighs will start.
principal.
Batting -8 to 1 against Fantasio anding at Poplar. are presumably the floaters of the loan Wagstaff; 10 to 1 against Night Hawk; the idea has got abroad that a large part of the money will be used by the 100 to 9 agains Annecy; 13 to 1 against Wachang government for administrative Grave Greek; 100 to 7 against Rivoli; purposes. The people are made still less enthusiastic over the lean as the sum of 25 to 1 against Mistinguette; 190 to 3 $100,000 has already been spent over the
an accomplished fuct,
Although the Main Construction Office
as yet are evident.--Central China Post.
to 1 against Farakabad,
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested yesterday on entering & Suffragist me
RECORD AEROPLANE FLIGHT.
LONDON, October 15th. At Muelhausen Herr Stoeffler
kilometres, creating a record.
•look
A young man likes to see his girl's arms round his neck."
From Paterlogues," by George Arthura (Samuel French)
The following New York telegram, dated September 28th, appears in un American contemporary:- Mrs. Welter Bowne, who eloped with J. Lawrence Mott, last year and was pursued half-way com-round the world by Hector Fuller, the well-known war correspondent, has been by her husband, Walter
Bowne."
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