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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TM¤, 1914.

we have, and allow them to play upon thr terse official facts which have reached us from the scene of operations during the past two months or so; the thousande of God's subjects who kavo, been faid lawm, the crimsoned areas of the theatre of war. In addition to this, do not fet as hesitate to look into the future and,

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for making garments for soldiers and their families, the Peak Club will be open every Tuesday morning from 10 to 12 for anyone wishing to get work. Ladies can either work at the Clab or take work home.. Anyone, whether members of the Club or not, are invited to attend,

Mr. F. E. Hall has handed to Com: modore Anstruther, R.N. the 'sum. of $501.50 as a first instalment of the net proceeds from the Amateur Boxing Tournament in aid of the Prince of Wales' Fund. Mr. Hall ia do ba congratulated upon the snecess of his efforts.

SAVAGERY IN CHINA,

GRUESOME INCIDENTS IN KWANGSI,

We are indebted for the following to' an eye-witness of some of the incidents recorded:

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM DUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CHINESE SAVINGS BANK.

GREAT BRITAIN'S WOOD SUPPLY.

GROWING DEPENDENCE ON OVERSEAS.

"Valuable statistics illustrative of the growing dependenes of Great Britain on overseas food supplies are given in a return, issued by the Board of Trade, PEKING, October 15th.

summarising the pri cipal statistics relating to the commerce and social con- As many people imagine that sinco The new China Savings Bank is to beditions of the Fuiled Kingdom in the last.... Chins has become a republie she must opened on the 23rd inst, with a capital of fifty years. It shows that not only has the actual value of our imports of food and also have become highly civilized, it ene million dollars. The China Savings drink (exclusive of tobacco) more thauz ought to be known that, in Kwangsi Bank will undertake the issue of premium trebled since 1831, but that the proportion at least, there are some things which bonds.

per head of population has considerably incre than doubled in the same period. In may go 10 show that the Chinese

the following table are set out the total are not as civilized as many imagine, I

values, in certain years, of the imports of therefore will relate only a few of many.

grain, corn, and flour, and meat, alive and daad, together with the total values of all hundreds of cases that have occurred

food imported and the proportions of this within the last few months.

total per head of the population. The figures in the first three columns represent thousand of pounds: -

THE PRICE OF SALT.

PERING, October 15th. The price of salt has been increasi 50 cents a picul.

[TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LANDSLIDE IN PANAMA CANAL.

Loxpos, October 15th.

Grain ant

Total Poo Flour. Meat Inports.

Year.

Vahen plusd.

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ct.

1861 1871- 1891 1891

1011 2012 1913

37,383 1,246 83.022 46,601 10,713 123,931 65,570 25,212 175,00-1 6,317 29,851 184,895 45,200 50,300 220,016 76,701 49,722 268,673 88,400 49,080 274,329 85,406 56,720 282,170 6 2 7

2 19 0

318 9

5 0 9

4 18 a

5 5 11

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A message from Panama states that a serious landslide in the Canal at Culebra 1901 Cut has interrupted all traffic.

Sometin ago a married woman and her paramour planned the death by poisoning. of the woman's husband; she gave him no less than three dozes of poison, but as they all failed, she finally, together with her The local Chinese community celebrated over, and while the unfortunate husband was in bed loo weak to move, drove a large the anniversary of the birthday of Con-spike into his spine, and another into his fucius yestesday. Most of the principal brain; then they both decamped. The Chinese places of business were closed and next door neighbour, it appears, knew of the day was very generally observed as it, or got wind of it somehow, and a holiday. The Chinese flag was flown informed the authorities; the woman and THE FRENCH RED CROSS SOCIETY. from

many Chinese residences and her paramour were arrested, and after u business houses, There was also some feasting on a substantial scale in the West Point destrict.

There was a further hearing of the charge against Tong Nam. formerly an account-

had been knocked out of the case for the prosecution. The counter-charge, which is one of assault, was adjonred, the defendants being allowed hail in the sum of $25 each.

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AN APPEAL IN HONGKONG.

The following circular has been address fed to the French Community and French

proteges in Hongkong:-

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Of the total food imports, the propor Tion received from British Colonies and possessions rose from £17,034,000 in 1861. to 60,203,000 in 1918, Last year, however, the figure dropped to £75,881,000.

Since 1881 the consumption of wheat and wheat flour in the United Kingdơn has varied very slightly, the proportion per head of population ranging froni 3.1 to Tho

LLOYD'S WRECK STATISTICS FOR

-1913,'.

The sovere European winter is coming on fest and the fierce struggle u heroic sol-3.4 cwt. Last year it was 3.3 ewt. dies are fighting is far from being ended. total quantity of wheat and wheat flour Although the French community in Hong-retained for home consumption has, how- kung is fow in number, it has given, in many ever, increased from 107,920,000 cw in eircumstances, so many proofe of its patrint- 1881 to 149,643,000 cwb. in 1913, are mid charity that the French Consul They were General feels cortain that they will consider

it an honour and a duty for them to con tributo according to their ability to the

The statistics of steamers and sailing our field troops and chiefly by the wounded and sick, soldiers of the French and allied vessels lost or condemned during 1913 have troops tended in the Mother Country's just been issued by Lloyd's Register of Hospitals. The Misses Liébert have thought Shipping. During the year 541 vessels, that the forwarding to France, collectively totalling 603,235 tons, were removed from by the French community, in Hongkong, of the list of the world's shipping; but these warm undergarments (flannel shirts, knitted figures only refer to vessels of over 100 singlets, and woollen socks, mufflers, etc.) tons, and exclude cases of breaking-up, would probably be the most efficacious and condemnation, etc., not dependent upon practical means of helping suffering which stress of weather. Of the total number,

be easily relieved. Several dozens of flannel shirts hove already been made by the Misses Lichert and

also realising that the struggle of millions of armed men is 10% yet decided, calculate how many thousands more of those who recognise that there WINE& SPIRIT MERCHANTS. is & Ruler greater than earthly Kings are destined to pay the human price of Having done this, can one be blamed for protesting against these whole. sale and unthinking invocations and assertations of Divine assistance in such Per Cane Per a scene of carnage; the claiming of of 1 doz. Bot. participation • by

for Peace on earth and goodwill to all Fargeting inen have long $2.65 men"!

recognised that national policies were 20 making this pitiless war inevitable. When self-preservation is at stake we think and act on our own initiative and at once, soon as a' blow is struck all and SO Tulstoyian resolutions are shattered. Such 1.60 is the ease of a healthy individual, and

it is equally so with a healthy, strong minded and justly proud nation. fire has been amouldering for several 3.45 years, every nation has been dangerously increasing its store of gunpowder, and the deplorable Sarajevo incident was but the kindling spark. But let us try 4.00 and realise, despite blatant assertions of divine co-operation, that such wholesale slaughter as this war of great nations is 4.55 demanding can never be reconciled with The modern views of the Divinity. impartial historian of these times will

o difficulty in assigning the remarking that he thought the bottom the city and shot. Their hearts and soothing of the physical strain sustained by responsibility for this monstrous crime to the one who is claiming, loud- 2.85 voiced and with a studied dramatic and 6.65 stagey demeanour, that he and his

armies have God on their side.

We can 0.96 | leave the simple analysing of those irreligious and irresponsible" outbursts to the good tease of our readers. This outburst of brute force bas struck a severe blow at religion and civilisation and none can more regret its harmful induence than the missionaries who are endeavouring to substitute for the crude religious ideas", of the East, for instance, the Christianity at Christian A. S. WATSON & CO.. ideals of the West. It will be hard few words of emphatic protest. One might indeed. for them to explain to imagine from his language that the adop LIMITED,

the semi-enlightened why nations which tion of Confucianism as the State Religion had been set before then as examples of China would be a step to place Yuaniendish crimes of this sort. HONGKONG AND CHINA.

of what their fall enlightenment should on the Imperial Throne. This assertion, Yet another case, and we done. be, nec 19

nt euch other's throats; | by the way, is the outcome of the sophistry though all are claiming that God and that defends what reason has pronounced Sometime ago one of the robber chiefs was caught by the soldiers who took him into HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Des Vœux ROAD C. right are with them. This is a war of untenable. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.men, strung men, and any Christian efforts

village where he had committed some There they and ideals, which we may have should

fearful crimes, it is stated.

on the ground and the be directed towards succouring and

dumped him alleviating the sufferings of those who are

villagers at once started to cut him up victims of the general wreckage which

live, and while some ate his flesh raw the combat leaves in its wake. In this

others salted it down for future use, direction all of us who remain at home сяд labour.

The monarch who is THERE must be few people, even among primarily to blame for this outrage on The apostles of culture in Germany, who civilisation will live for generations as a have not been shocked by the travesty household horror in the many grief- of the Christian religion which is stricken homies of England, France, presented to the world in the Kaiser's Belgium and Russia, and there are Watant boasts of Divine co-operation with thousands of homes in Germany also where him in waging what is destined to go that name would cease to be honoured were on record as one of the bloodiest wars the people of Germany cognisant of his in the history of the world. It is true

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surt, of a niuck trial the woman *sliped" (Ling-ch'ihed) and a tin of kerosine oil paired on her and then set on fire! Her lover was simply shot.

Another case is that of four soldiers ant of the Fu Yuen Bank, of embezzling belonging to the camp at Kweilin who £700 belonging to the bank, at the tried to incite their companions to Magistracy yesterday. Evidence was revolution.

this, Failing in given regarding the charge and the coun- being afraid of being reported, they ter-charge, after which defendant was dis- decamped with their rifles. charged, the Magistrate (Mr. Wood) caught, and on the 7th inst. taken outside livers were then cut out, and the soldiers on their return through the city held them up at arm's length and actually shook them at the passers-by! On arrival at the Yamen they were hung up as a warning, probably, to others that may be like minded; but as a large crowd gathered, the General probably thought it was best not to make too much of a show, and ordered them cut down and thrown away. It was then that the savage nature of theby the French Convent. But it is only crowd showed itself. They rushed and small part of the support needed. The French Consul-General is now appealing with con actually fought for these hearts and idence to his countrynies in Hongkong (and livers of human beings, a most gruesome also to the persons enjoying the Consulate's gifts of money ur articles mentioned above sither to the Chanewry of the Consulate (Prince's Buildings) or to the Consulate itsalf (13 Punk Road).

CORRESPONDENCE.

PRESIDENT YUAN AND CONFUCIANISM.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."']

295 vessels were steamers, making 445,265 gross tons, and 247 were sailing ships, These aggregating 362,070 net tons.

than have been recorded for several years. gures are remarkably low-lower, in fact, For purposes of comparison we may mention that during the previous year. 720 from the list, while the figures for 1911 were 830 vessels, totalling 629,326 tons." The following table shows the distributio of the losses among the principal maritimą nations for the year 1913:-

SI-I cannot allow the words of your sight to look upon! It is said that both official protection) begging them to send their vessels, making 748,005 tons, were removed

correspondent, J.X.B., to pass without

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The quotation which your correspondent cited from the Analects of Confucius has assuredly blunted his keen penetration of truth. Till & person bas learnt to look with absolute indifference on subjects, such as religion and the forms of govern ments, and to eliminate all considerations not bearing on the points at issue, he is a stranger to the first requisite of im- partial disquisition.

Were your correspondent, Sir, to ponder deliberately over the circumstances, places and times in which Confucius advocated have assorted that Confucius was intoler monarchical government, he would not ant of anything but properly constituted empires.

The forms of governments are one of the

the heart and liver are used as a medicine to give ore pluck. If the Chinese only knew it, they have more pluck than any her people when it comes to perpetrating

ure

the articles received will be forwarded at the first opportunity to the Ministry of War (French Red Cross Department) through the French Foreign Office, and they will be ac companied by the detailed list of the donors. whom Me and the Misses Liebert thank in anticipation for the contribution-be it large or small-that they may be kind enough to tender on behalf of this charitable and practical patriotic purpose.

The Consul-General for France Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Signed: GASTON LIBERT.

Hongkang, 16th October, 1914.

Total Vessels Owned.

Percentage faut,

Or or Tera Tonage,

1.23. 1:07,

No Tanauge, United

Kingdom 9214 18,696.237 British

Colonies.. 2073 United

States. 2606 Austria-

Hungary. 427

France

1,735,306 1.79 ∙1,16

2,008,457 3.38 2.38

1,011,414

0.70 0.55

750 1582

103%

782,074 1.60 0.88 1,300,849 0.53 0.10 2,201,161 1.03 1.57 5,032,001 1.34 1.11 1111 1,21,942 2.33 1.77

1,500,014 2191 2,457,890 2.78 2.47 1218

974,178 2.38 2.45

$40,996 2.14 1.89

The Consul-General for France and his Denmark. 811 It has often been said that the Chinese daughters would also greatly appreciate Holland

2521 Germany are a very peaceful people, but if such Any gift from their British and Foreign actions menn being peacefully inclined," | friends in Hongkong for the same purpose Italy it is difficult to know where to draw the -ng that explained in the circular to the Japan

French community (French Red Cross), Norway. line at savagery,

and they beg to oxpress, in anticipation, Russin their deep gratitude for any such help:

The Tung-ling in charge of the troops here is the right man in the right place, as the bandits with which this province is overrun-know to their sorrow." Execu- tions take place almost daily, and yet there THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT. appears no abatement in crime. The late th'an King-wa when in Canton made a

BRITISH GOODS IN DERMAN STEAMERS.

Spain

Sweden

607 1436

1,047,270 2.00 1.65

The nations enumerated account for 506 vessels, of 665,540 tons in the aggregate; the remaining 36 vessels, totalling 42,686 tons, were owned by other countries, It. should be explained that the figures given In a non-oral question in the House of for the United States do not include versels trading on the Great Lakes, and that the because Japanese sailing vessels am not embraced in Lloyd's Register.

at all the nations in Europe engaged responsibility for the calamity which has most evolutionary of human institutions. boast that he executed nearly 5,000 of them. in the war profess to count mère or less overwhelmed Europe. We need not fear If J. X. B. were a contemporary of Con- when he was Magistrate here; had ho

var hele, but, whereas, say, in that just judgment will not be meted out. fusius, he would be, perkapa, one of the executed 300,000, there would still be many Commons on August 30th., Mr. Touche England, the attitude is one of prayerful But do let us endeavour to shatter the uos ardent imperialists of the day. left for him to deal with in the same asked whether Belgian-made goods paid percentages lost by Japan cannot be given,

he night be at the pulpit fervently Again, if Confucius were living the day, manner. vindicating Republicanism.

appeal, in Germany, on the other hand, the autocratic ruler enlists the support of his people by pretensions to a partner- ship with the Almighty in the spilling of human blood with less respect than stagnant water; this in order to securo: the place which God has given to Germany in the world." They all praise the God Jehovah, yet surely all cannot claim that at this critical and awful period in their different histories the accepted Father of All is siding with one Christian nation in order that

farce which is created by this unholy claim to Divine assistance in a ghastly and repellant enterprise.

The attention of members of the Hongkong Jockey Club is directed to an a proposed advertisement relating to alteration of the rules and regulations.

in the very aorta of Chinese life.

The proceeds from the special dinner at so-called the Grand Hotel this evening will be devoted to the Prince of Wales' Fund. A miscellaneous contert has also beention is absurd.

an

We are requested to reinind members of the Peak Special Police that the P. H. Holyoak Marksman's Cup Competition will take place at 3.30 p.m. to-day, at the Legs Peak Range.

battle,

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for in London by a British firm, and con- signed to Hongkong by a German steamer, would be confiscated if captured by a British ship.

Mr. Acland, in reply, wrote:--Goods the property of a British subject, or the shipped on board a German vessel, are not subject of an allied or neutral State,

whether particuler goods are in fact the liable to confiscation, apart from any question of contraband. The question

MACHINERY CONTRACTS IN

CHINA.

General at Shanghai, states that the year Sir E. Frazer, the British Consul-

the introduction of electric lighting inla 1913 was a particularly lean year as re- gards contracts for machinery, although

The teaching of Confucius is universal. in nature, and is not confined to a certain

BLACKERS," WHITE FEATHERS FOR class or sect, are the doctrine has been observed, though unconsciously, by the Thirty Folkestone women handed theni adherents of various religions in all selves together last month to present white walks of life. Though Confucianism has feathers to every young slacker" found Religion, yet its doctrines are to be found to their country's need, just to remind not been proclaimed to be the State loating about the Leas, deal or indiferent

them the British soldiers are fighting and property of a British subject, or of a sub- this part of China made some further That Yuan's prezence at the Confucian dying across the Channel.

ject of an allied or neutral State, is one progress, and several installations, mostly Temple on the 29th ull. constituted one of his actions that tended to help the seventy-three years of life has served his applicable in such case.

Admiral Penrose-Fitzgerald, who out of to be decided acording to the rules of law of Gin the righbourhood. The Chinese

The following tion in the Revolutionists, who are now in Japan, to country for fifty-one years, is the force notice, which appears daily in The Times nowadays are constantly endeavouring to propagate doctrines for a third Revolu hehind the white feather" movement. newspaper, has doubtless not escaped the obtain machinery ou extended terms of Ile inade speeches from two bandstands on honourable member's attention: All payment, and offer only the flimkiest I do not see how the recognition of Con- the Leas. It is all very well," he said, persons having any interest in cargoes security. They appear to be of opinion fucianism as the State Religion of China to call upon the working men to join the other than enemy cargoes laden on enemy that suppliers of machinery should be may tend to place Yuan on the Throne, Aray as they are doing, but it is the duty ships captured as prizes and requiring ready and willing not only to supply and to help the Revolutionists in their of people who have public school and release of such cargoes or portion of machinery at net cash prices on extended propagation.

duty due to him as a scholar, and an act the idle ones-that there is a danger awalt at the outports of the United King: In addition to this, they ask for heavy Is not Yuan's veneration of Confucius university education to set the example, cargosa, should make inquiries in London terms of payment, but, in addition, to "I warn the young men of Folkestone at the offices of His Majesty's Procurator provide the working capital for the indus- General, Treasury-chambers Whitehall, trial undertaking they may have in view. that pleases the great mass of Chinese ing them far more terrible than anything Goml, at the slices of the Agents for His commissions for the privilege of allowing

they can meet in battle, and that is, if The Chinese, as individuals and as they

whose the foreigner to place them in funds. are found idling and loafing

Such conditions are not reasonable, and a nation, should venerate Confucius, with to-morrow they will be presented by a lady

although a few such contracts are under- out whore teachings we would not have a

with a white feather." united China to-day.

retaken by speculative firms, the representa

tives of British manufacturers us a rule are adverse to business on these lines. A considerable number of orders for railway On August 31st, Mr. Charles Duncan material have been secured by British asked the Secretary of State for the manufacturers, but it is to be noticed that Colonies whether the Abbontiakoun gold the American competition for freight cars mines of the British Gold Coast Colony is an increasing one. are importing Chinese Inbour; if so,

a

citizens ?

Procurator-General, Majesty's addresses can be obtained from the collec tore of Customs at such outports:!' Hi Majesty's Procurator-General will quire proof of ownership and particulars as to freight, whether paid or unpaid.

equally Christian and God-fearing nation shall be ruined and utterly urranged. destroyed. Such an. assumption is obviously too fanatical and savouring of religious lunacy to be treated seriously, We have read articles penned by those who would have us believe that this great conflagration is nothing more HUF than a repetition of the Holy Wars, and

Some person tore the lock off the roof that their own countrynien are the

door at 311 Des Voeux Road Central on Crusaders marching into metaphorically, with holy enblemas Thursday and stole from the promises jewellery to the value of $100, clothing emblazoned upon their shields. Such articles ATC invariably headed and worth $134, and $14 in money. interlarded with biblical quotations, and "Blessed be the Lord my strength, who Inspector Terrett has executed a warrant teachest my hands to war and my fingers for the arrest of an ex-sergent Chiness to fight "eems to have appealed to many interpreter named Chan Iu Shing, who As a quotation best calculated to move was indicted at the Criminal Sessions in their readers to emotion. These writings 1910 on a charge of accepting a bribe. The throb with the honest belief that this war man absconded and his bail was estreated, is divine manifestation, and that as but he was arrested at the Ellis Kadotrie light in print in the Hongkong Daily casualty lists in the newspapers. Local East Africa; and, if so, whether such him before he gets on the boat, and pay

A later paper says:— Being an ardent Confucianist, General

The mere threat of the women of Folke- Li Yuan Hung would not have taken up stone to present the young men on the Leas arms at Wachang ad fought for the with a white feather as a hint to join the formation of a Republie which would be Army has had an immediate effect. There vanished, as J.X.B. stated, as soon as way hardly a slacker on the Leas yesterday, China adopts Confucianism as the State and recruiting has had a new stimulus. Religion.

In conclusion, I have to say that in

GERMANS HIDE THEIR speaking of the Choice of Religion, the

CASUALIES. wanting of impartiality based on a comprehensive insight often leads to eccentricity of expressions, and to preten sions to critical sagacity such as saw the

"God moves in a mysterious way," so Schools where he had obtained an ap Press on the 13th inst-Yours, etc., He has moved on their behalf. Let us pointment as a teacher. He was formerly endeavour to utilise what imaginations attached to the Yaumati Folice Station.

NG TÁI CHI

Canton, October 15th,

The German military authorities have forbidden the publication of further newspapers are allowed to publish casual ties of purely local interest from the lists which are posted up in the offices of the local administrations.

CHINESE LABOUR IN AFRICAN MINES.

whether this has been done with his sanc- I want to be excused," said the tion; and will be state under what condi-worried-looking juryman, addressing the tions these labourers have been obtained, judge. "I owe a man five pounds that I and the terms of their agreement.. Also whether any Chinese labourers have yet borrowed, and as he is leaving England been brought to the gold mines in British to-day for some years, I want to catch labourers were accompanied by their him the five pounds,""

excused," returned his lordship in icy wives,

Mr. Harcourt: I have no information tones" I don't want anybody on the on the subject, but am making inquiries. jury who can lie like that."

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