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real operative machinery had to be set in motion by China herself, and this Presidential Mandate on the subject appeared on June 14th, and ordered steps to be taken by the Board of Internal Affairs, through the various local officials,
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tion, and about the same time the Ministry of Finance was ordered to provide $10,000 towards the cost of construction of a Government library. These stops at least afford evidence that the Government is not neglecting the question, and that it will, if the matter. is not allowed to drop, introduce mea. sures which we might almost wish to sec copied in England to prevent the emigra tion to the United States of so many of our artistic masterpieces. Even if nothing further is done, the iconoclastic tenden- cies of the early days of the Republic have been mullified. Then, it will be remem
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Temple of Haven into an experimental farm, and all the old temples, many of them memorials to the heroes of bygone days, were to be secularized and used for schools or municipal institutions. There is no fear now of such philistinism on the part of the State, but there still remains the necessity of preventing China being denuded of her treasures of a more portable Lind by vandals posing as collec tors-foreigners too, in most cases. After the attempt to steal the Nestorian Tablet, and the plot for conveying to the Berlin: Museum the wonderful Buddhist sculp- tures in the Lungmen defiles mado familiar to us by Professor CHAVANNES, it is difficult to say that anything would be safe from the greedy collector, though in some cases local popular opinion would be an effective safeguard for the more
Vintage, Old, and thoroughly noteworthy monuments. This was proved matured and în fine condition.
in Shensi, when an Italian agent went with a gang of masons to steal the carvings from the tomb of the Emperor T'ai-Tsuno (Tang Dynasty). The bas-relieves were
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before they could be carried away the local populace rose against the vandals and they had to fee for their lives. If it. can be awakened, public sentiment will be a far more effective safeguard than any governmental regulations, especially se these are understood in China. We do not
RocasAt the Shanghai-Nanking Railinize the need for nor the utility of way Hospital, on November 27th, such regulations as are foreshadowed in THOMAZI QUIRINA M. ROCHA, aged 40 years.
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THE WAR.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOR]
THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM.
LONDON, December 3rd. 1,408..
The evening communique-issued at Paris says:- There has been a violent bombardment at Lampernisse, west of
Dixmude.
In Argonne the enemy blew up by means of mines the North-western
spur of the Forest Lagunie. We are consolidating and developing our
progress at this position of the front.
In Alsace we carried Aspach-le-baut and Aspach-le-bas, south-cast ·
of Thann.
On the remainder of the front there is nothing to report.
SEQUEL TO THE BATTLE OF LODZ.
LONDON, December 3rd. 6.00 a.m.
The Petrograd correspondent of the Morning l'est says that General Rennenkampf has been superseded because he was two days late în taking
up his position in the concentration with the object of enclosing the
Germana
AUSTRIANS OCCUPY THE SERVIAN CAPITAL,
LONDON, December 2nd. 6.40 p.m.
The situation in Servin is critical. It is reported that Belgrade
has been evacuated and communication between Belgrade und Nish is
-interrupted.
An official report from Nish states that sanguinary fighting has occurred at Bonvodor.
The enemy in great force succeeded in occupying
two important positions On the same day, however, the Sorvians had brilliant success at Lazarevatz and have now taken over 2,000 prisoners there
LONDON, December 3rd.
The Austrians have occupied Belgrade.
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS IN VALPARAISO.
LONDON December 3rds 6.00 a.m.
There have been anti-German outbreaks in Valparaiso Crowds stormed German buildings, including the German Bank and Consulate, and also the tram cara Trooph suppressed the riot.
DE WET CAPTURED.
LONDON, December 3rd.
A telegraus from Pretoria says it is officially announced that Christian De Wet, the rebel leader, has been captured.
GERMANY APOLOGISES TO PORTUGAL.
LONDON, December 2nd.
Renter's Agency understands that Germany has apologised Portugal for the invasion of Angola.
PRINCE OF WALES FUND REACHES £4,000,000.
LONDON, December 2nd.
6.40 p.m. The Prince of Wales' Fund for the relief of suffering caused by the war has reached four million pounds sterling.
[TELEGRAMS FROM BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE.}
A GERMAN SECRET REPORT,
INTERESTING REVELATIONS.
the
LONDON, December 3rd.
A French Yellow Book containing official correspondence rointing to the war has been published in Paris. The most interesting document is a secret report of the strengthening of the German Army. This report states that the new Army Law will allow the almost complete attainment of German aims. Neither ridiculous clamours for revenge by French jingoes nor the English gnashing of teeth, nor gestures of Slavs, it sa55," will turn us from our aim, which is to extend Germanism throughout the entire world." The report further states that it must be impressed upon the German people that German armaments ara a reply to those of the French. With regard to the conduct of war, it says disturbances must be stirred up. in Northern Africa and Russia by means of secret agents. This would absorb the forces of the enemy. It also says: In the next European war small States must be forced to follow us or be cowed that Germany must Forestall Russia. at all costs or she would have to maintain so strong a Forca on the Eastern Frontier that she would be in a state of inferiority to France. Therefore we must forestall our principal adversary imme diately. There are nine chances in ten that we are going to have war, and we must begin war without waiting, in order to brutally crush all resistance"
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN THE CAUCASUS.
The Russian Caucasus Staff reports that a Russian Column, taking the offensive in the Euphrates Valley, dislodged the Turks from their positions and coptured prisoners and guns.
REDUCED PRODUCTION OF IRON IN GERMANY.
The German Bhoenix Mining Co.'s production of iron between the beginning of July and the end of October was 273,710 tons, as against
408,430 tons in the same period last year.
STORIES FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS.
The following incidents are taken from a descriptive account by an Eye-witness present with General Headquarters, dated
October 22nd-
CAVALRY IN AN ́ ́ INFERNO,"
An important crossing over the Lys at Warneton was strongly held by the Ger mans, who at the entrance to the town had constructed a high barricade loop holed at the bottom so that men could fire through it from a lying position This formidable obstacle was encountered by a squadron of our cavalry. Nothing daunted, they obtained help from the artillery, who man-handled a gun into position, and blew the barricade to pieces, scattering the defenders.
SPIES.
A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
The following interesting letter has appeared in The Times:
yesterday a latter from Miss M. D. Petre Sir. There appeared in The Timer of
urging gentle treatment of the Germans in this country, I do not think she would have written in that strain had she come, as I have fresh from the terrible scenes in Belgium, only rendered | possible by the active work of German spien. Miss Potre apparently proteala against the internment of the alion enemies of this country, and writes a letter entirely sympathetic to them,
As one who has lived constantly among understand that point of view at all. Germans, I can assure you they do not With them war is war, and spying an honourable, not despised, profession. For some years I resided in Brussels my name, indeed, will be known to many of your military readers, whom I have accompanied to Waterloo and other battlefields--and I can tell Miss Petro how the epics work, because I have scen them.
They then advanced some three-quarters of a mile into the centre of the town, where they found themselves in a large
They had hardly reached the resident spy as a rulo is a doctor, farther and when one of the buildings engineer, small shopkeeper, tobacconist, suddenly appeared to leap skywards in the German Army progressed through hotel waiter, or hotel manager. When sheet of flames, shower of star shells at Belgium we were amazed to find that the same time making the pisce as light people whom we had known for years as day, and enabling the enemy who members of our clubs were spies. It were ensconced in the surrounding houses wae no uncommon sight to find the -to pour in a devastating fire from rifles German troops led into a village by a and machine guns. Our cavalry mannged) German who had been BO long to extricate themselves from this trap established there that people had with a loss of only one officer the squad quite forgotten his nationality. In other ron leader wounded and nine men killed oases, the soldiers were shown their way and wounded; but, determining that about by former residents of German none of their number should fall into the nationality, who had found out all they enemy's hands, a party of volunteers wanted and had gone back to Germany. went back, and, taking off their boots in corresponding meanwhile with GermanR order to make no noise on the pavement, of the class I have mentioned, names re-entered the inferno they had just left, and succeeded in carrying off their wounded comrades.
the President's Mandate, but unless they have a backing of public sentiment, they may easily be evaded and lapse into a dead letter, and for the evoking of public opinion, public information is necessary. The most useful means towards this end were adopted by SUN PAO-CHI, then Governor of Sharitung, when he had a census taken of all the monuments and HONGRONG, Decuber Stu, 1014.
historic relies in the province." The open- Tus establishment of a State exhibition, ing of the State Museum in Peking is or Museum, of articles of antiquity and another step towards the same end, and curios in the Palace buildings represents this will probably be followed by the the first step taken by the Government of establishment of similar institutions in China to preserve those relics of the past the provincial capitals; and there are not in which she is so rich but of which she wanting signs that the educated classes in was gradually being despoiled. The col-China are now taking such an interest in lection consiste so far entirely of articles their antiquities and monuments that it taken from the Imperial Palaces at will not in the future be so easy a matter Peking and Jchol, and as they would all to rob her of them. command a ready sale and high prices in Europe or the United States, their pre Bervation as national treasures represents a real sacrifice on the part of a Govern- ment in straitoned financial circum stancos. The start has been made on & amall scale but in the right direction the articles to which attention has first been directed have been those that were
Mesars. Benjamin & Potts inform us in the most instant danger. But, though that they received telegraphic advice Scotland in 1910. His lordship was 60 years State, loft for the front Sir Pratab made troops and seldom failing to return load Tetters to the Editor of The Timest every credit is due to the Chinese Govern- from their Shanghai office yesterday that ment at least for taking the matter in the Ewo Cotton Spinning & Weaving hard, it is doubtful whether anything Co., Ltd, have declared a dividend of would ever have been done but for foreign 24 per cent for the year ending 31st initiative and agitation. The first real October. step was taken in 1908, when the Chinn
Mr. W. Merrick Hewlett, H. M. Consul in Shanglini, Ims been transferred to be Consul at Ichang. The Consulship in Shanghai will be taken up again by Mr. H. Phillips, who is on his way out from Home.
OBITUARY
"EARL OF STAIR:
LONDON, December 2od.
WORE OF ARMOURED MOTOR-CARS,
Naturalization is regarded by Germans as a matter of business convenience, and numbers of those who naturalized them- selves in the Allied countries went back to Germany and are now fighting against Belgium, England, and France,
The death is announeed of the Earl of needed, of the Nizam's intenso patriotism to be experts. They appear to regard not the authorities at Nauheim holde
Stair
of enge.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
(£400,000), the sum offered by his father, the late Nizam, in the Russian crisis in 1885, and he places that amount at the disposal of the Viceroy. In accepting the generous offer, Lord Hardinge wrote that it was only one more proof, if such were
and devotion.NE
When the veteran Sir Pratah Singh, [The Earl of Stair was appointed Lord Maharaja-Regent of Jodhpur, and his High Commisionor of the Church of young nephew, the Maharaja of the an affecting speech in the vernacular. He said that Englishmen were shedding their blood like water for a great cause Englishmen had always been ready to do The following will represent the Hoog- so, and had done so many years ago for kong Cricket Club Civil Service the P put Slates, and were ready to do Cricket Club on the Hongkong C.C. so agn. Now was the time for the Ground to-morrow, play to commence Rajputs to show their gratitude, and, in at pm. R. Hancock (Capt.), D. E. torn, be prepared to shed their blood for Donnelly, C. A. Hooper, PJacks, R. the King-Emperor. For this purpose he Kennedy, P8 Leigh Bennett, W and the Maharaja were going to the front. Manning, M. M. Maas S. 8. Moore, T. The people might rest assured that in
Pearce, and H. A Stokes.
their absence the British Government would look fully after the interests of the Jodhpur State
pette page The train left amid cries from the crowd of Victory, victory, for the British Emperor !
Armoured motor-cars equipped with machine guns are now playing a part in the war and have been most successful in to-day that consideration is being shown You mention in your leading article dealing with the small parties of German to the English detained in Germany. Is monated troops In their employment that so? Is it not true that numbers of our gallant Allies the Belgians, who are English are held as bostages in various now fighting with us and acquilting parts of Germany at this moment. Did themselves nobly, have shown themselves Uklan hunting as a form of sport. lives were imperiled by their detention? number of English heart patients, whos erews display the utmost dash and skill Was not their release effected entirely in this form of warfare, often going out several miles ahead of their own advanced through the good offices of the America
Ambassador in Berlin, reinforced by ed with spoils in the shape of Lancer People like Miss Petro misunderstand caps, busbies, helmets, lances, rifles, and the Germans and the method of treating other trophies which they distribute as them. It is almost impossible I find souvenirs to the crowds in the market to arouse my fellow countrymen to the places of the frontier towns. -
double danger that oxists by the presenco DIFFICULTIES OF RECONNAIEBANCHA of a whole army corps of Germans The advance has been much hindered and Austrians in England and by the The programme of to-morrow's Gym
nature of the country, but by the impostown (not necessarily a German), and not only by the weather and by the fact that there is a spy in every British Monuments Sodey, which included khana is one of seven events, namely,
sibility of forecasting the reception that that communication between London and bers of almost ever Legation in Peking: Five Furlong Bace for China ponios;
our advanced troops are likely to meat Berlin by letter is perfectly easy was formed for the express purpose of Bending Race for China ponies to be preventing foreign vandalism in China.
with on approaching a village or town matter One place may be hastily oracuated as |
If the Germans ever reach this country The need for some such institution had ridden by members of the Hongkong Polo
untenable, while another in the same some of your readers who have played just been glaringly illustrated by the Club; Gymkhana Stakes; Tent-Pegging
general line may continue to resist all golf with Germens and admitted them to efforts for a considerable time. The feel their homes and businesses will be very daring attempt to rob China of the in pairs; Mule Race; Ladies' Nomination
ings of our cyclists may be imagined much surprised to find that their famous Nestorian Tablet at Si-an Fu, but half-mile distance handicap; and one Aud
when on cautiously approaching a town, quondam friends have all the time men the usefulness of such an institution was a quarter mile handicap.
suspecting an ambushat every turn, they active members of the wonderful cret necessarily limited and
sro met by a throng of citizens of both service controlled from the Wilhelm- confined to The French steamer Vern, which reached offers of help from the Princes and peoples and Shanghai Bank has sent the follow ately this experience is rather the excep
The Shanghai branch of the Hongkong sexes who kiss them effusively. Unfortun- strasse._____ propagandist and educative work. In Hongkong yesterday from Saigon, when of India it was mentioned the Nizam ing circular, referring to dollar accounts, tion than the rule. At the next village
*** I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
EDWIN KNIGHT. this respect it has, with the indefatigable ten miles out from Cap St. Jacques, came of Haidarabad had offered all the horses to depositors:-"Wo beg to inform you the roads will in all probability have efforts of its Secretary, Mr. CORMICK, upon an Annamite on a piece of wreckage. belonging to his State forces which the that owing to the unprecedented local tre ches cut in them and be blocked by BRITISH SHIP SEIZED BY accomplished much, both in the way of The ship was stopped immediately and accept. But, as is shown in the mail to continue to allow you the present rate Another, perhaps, can only be taken after Government might find it convenient to financial situation, we are not prepared barricades defended by machine guns.
CRUISER sering public opinion, foreign and the man was picked up. He said he was papers now to hand, this was only a pro of interest on your Dollar Current an action of all armstances an inofcials, 2534 a Tanies Toronto telegram, Chinese, and in cataloguing the known the muster of a fishing junk which had liminary to the participation desired by Account, and we therefore beg to Under such circumstances monuments and antiquities of China. be manned by thres men besides the Moslem ruler of India's premier State, intimate that on and after the 20th cautious advance is severely punished, have been notified of the arrival at himself. On the night of November ath, His Highness subsequently telegraphed (November) and until further notice the and it is impossible for large bodies of Esquimalt Harbour of the British The influential nature of the Committee, towards midnight, having caught a large to the Viceroy offering to meet the entire rate of interest on Credit Balances up to troops to push on until the front has been steamer Lowther, Lange, brought in as a consisting of the Ministers of six 63h, the four men tried to haul it ca
thoroughly reconnoified. This work reprize of war by the cruiser Rainbow Powers, gave authority to the warnings board. The junk capsized and the rescued
quires the highest qualities from the As the British ship is suspected of of the Society and ensured that any Annamite who was picked up said he had
for it cannot be carried out merely by ob- Pacific there will be not only the question man's three companions disappeared. The
cavalry, cyclists, and advanced guards, selling coal to the Gerroan easels in the future acts of vandalism would be been sixteen hours in the water. The man
faining a view of the enemy, which is of the confiscation of the ship and cargo, regarded with a public reprobation that had still plenty of energy left when he
often impossible, but must be effected by but, if the evidence is sufficient, a possible had been wanting in the past, but the was picked up by the Nera..
drawing bis fire and compelling him to charge of high treason against the disclose his dispositione.
captain.
THE LOYALTY OF INDIA.
©NIZAM OF HAIDARABAD'S SPLENDID OFFER
When atatements were made in Parlia ment on September 9th as to the enger
expenses of two regiments in which he is $500 will bo one per cent per annum; on specially interested the 1st Eaidarabad Credit Balances of over $500 no interest tained by the State, and the 20th Deccan same time rule No. 7 of our Hules for Imperial Service Lancers, which are main will be allowed in the meantime. At the Horse, of which he is colonel throughout current accounts is still in fere We the period of their absence from the State, would add that immediately local condi- In any case, he does not wish his contributions warrant it we will resume allowing tion to fall below 60 lakhs of rupees interest on the former scale.”
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