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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE TEACHINGS OF. CONFUCIUS.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PES39.")

Et

RUNGKONG

PEKINGE NOTES,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY STF, 1916,

PEKING, January 20th. "BOMBONE HAS BLUNDERED." The above classic quotation furnishes an explanation for the sensational report that a plot had been discovered within the

THE REVOLUTION.

CRICKET

TWO CENTURIES ON CLUB GROUND

CHINESE NEW YEAR.

CRACKERS AND MOTOR-RIDES

The Hongkong

Cuinese clebrated tho There was some Jessop on hitting on the

New Year in the customary enthusiastic Club Ground on Thursday in the match between the Club and "The Row Batmanner, their diversions ranging from ting first against an obviously weak lot of cracker firing 10" joy riden,” and an array bowling, "The Reet" did so well that they of tow clothes of all the colours of the

As informer years the boas people carried off the dragon honours. Never content with a manimoth head and an insignificant body and tril, the water- families at Causeway Bay, and also at Aberdeen prepare their dragon for months previous to the New Your festivities and, possessing an extraordinarily long and sinuous body, theo water dragons take a deal of killing. The ong at Causeway Bay kept the boat-prople busy for hours. Pokussed of remarkable digestive organs he gobbled up every bing which was offered

818,-In the interesting speech mads by palace, its object being the assassination scored 428 for five The first three wickets rainbow.

of Yuan Shih-kai. The story was pictur-produced 111 and this brought together the Governor at Queen's College on the 31st esquely told in the Japanese paper printed 3 V. Brags and Major Robertson, both of in the vernacular, an aged servitor having whom commenced to hit splendidly all ul., His Excellency suggested that the grees weakness of young China is conceit beon suborned, explosives hidden, and round the wicket, Braga especially doing He added that he thought Confucius some arrangements made for cutting off the well. They were still partners when 300 what to blame for this and that he had electric light. But before long there was

was telegraphed, the asparation not being been unable to find any passage in the second version. This made the plot an 'Sage's works inculcating humility. But attempt on the part of the second son of brought about until another 38 rucs had been added. Robertson gave several "lives," with a freedom from dogmatiem worthy of Yuan Shih Kai against his elder brother, but it was not until he was well on that Confucius bimsel, His Excellency invited Yuan Ko Ting, in order to secure the suc his audiones to search the classics and secession to the throne. Official denials were rage gave anything resembling a chance, if connsels of humility can be found in a first discounted, but confidential infor. Both were responsible for å most exhilarat mation which I have received makes it ing display; in fact, the score of 428 for five them.

I admit the justice of His Excellency's tolerably certain that the original alarmist is in itself a somewhat novel achievement cnticism that the youth of China are over-ramonts were unfounded. Something did on the Club Ground. Brnga's 141 included him, Ultimately, to the beating of drams people, the huge beast was beaten to death. confident. They have abandoned the pride happen, hat the most serious thing that two sixes and twenty-five fours, while Major sad the excited cries of the happy boat- The market in Chinatown proved almost which despised foreign knowledge, but they occurred was the mistake of the Chief of Robertson hit one six and twenty fours.

Despite the fact that they had to face suffer grievously from the conceit which Police, who blundered by arresting per- Fancies that such knowledge can be acquir-Fretly innocent men and laying up for such a huge total the Club did so well in as great on altraction for the European a short space of time that the game ended population as it did for the Chinese, There ed from a brief study of text-books. But himself a store of trouble which has not

in a draw in no-one's favour. Two of the was the usual motley array on the stalls no teacher ever condemned this vics of yet vanished.

Club players came very close to making cen ranged along the upper part of Queen's the intellect more explicitly than Confu-

The little that is made public concernturies. H. E. Muriel being caught when Rond and the adjacent streets, and they. gius o inculcated more persistently the

ing the revolt in Yunnan is very conflict- contrary virtue. In this, as in many ethering. After all, it must be admitted that two runs short of the hundred, while an attracted large crowds,

cock was not ont with 1 to his credit, the matters, the Chinese have only to follow there is not much to chronicle. The revo the teachings of their own sage, who like lation is some five weeks old, but it is game ending when 396 runs had been scored many other religious teachers, is more s'il confined to the place of its origin, for four wickets on y Barely has such a vonerated than obeyed.

with the exception of the apparently suc good all-round batting display been wit To illustrate Confucius's teaching as toessful incursion into Suifu (Hsuuchow fu) nessed on the Club Ground. The scores humility I will take the Analects. The on the upper reaches of the Yangtazam reader of this work must be struck with the and just across the border A few days. frequent occurrence of the words Kung ago it was known here that Suifu had and Cling. As English renderings trans-fellen, yet the Chiangolan of Szechuan lators use courtesy, reverence, and care, and has telegraphed from Chengtu that the it must be confessed that such phrases as province is quiet and peaceful. The fact and that the Government has decided to pub- reverently orders his conduct" “reverent attention to business" are awk-ish reports of the military operations in word in English. But the meaning is plain the South indicates that Peking has no The ideal man does not take lightly the misgivings as to the outcome. The com people he meets or the business he may munication addressed by the Yunnan Pro- have to do. He treats every one" as if he vincial Government to the Foreign Minis were receiving a great guest" (xii. 2): ters kas only excited derision, each item of business is for him an auxious matter with which he can venture to deal valy if he gives it his best attention. He is cautious and slow of speech (xii, 3) be cause he knows the difficulty of acting rightly.

ENTARONMENT POSZTONED.

China has bowed to the inevitable (re- presented by Japan) and has postponed: the enthronement of Yuan Shih Kai as Emperor, but it has been done in such a clever manner that the Chinese "face" The life of Confucius illustrated these has been saved. The Peking Government principles, and Europeana have often ex-has not been blind to the sentiment that pressed surprise that this scrupulous and has developed in Japan against this coun- the monarchical restoration should be. diffident man, of so open yet so hesitating try for slighting the advice tendered that a mind, so full of respect for authority. and antiquity, should have been accepted postponed, and though the feeling here is that the advice prompted the revolu as a teacher by Eastern.Asia. He disclaim- tion in Yunnan, the Japanese view is ed the title of sage and said he was merely that this occurrence endorses their action. ous anxious to learn and teach. His own The Peking authoriting now make a estimates of himself (e.g. vii. 3 and ix. 15) pronouncement to the Legations which were singularly modest; "humility upou will forestal further advice. On Thurs- humility," as the Chinese commentator day the Foreign Office notified the various Foreign Ministers that though the Bureau BAYE..

in charge of the arrangements for the Grand Ceremony had selected February 9th for the enthronement of the Emperor Elect, His Excellency had not agreed to this, and most likely the enthronement would not take place until the trouble in the South was ended. This clover move makes further advios from the Powers

Nor is direct praise of humility as rare in the Analects as His Excellency supposes, Such words as humble, meek and modest occur, in several important passages of the translations made by Legge, Lyall and Ke Hung Ming. Thus (4, 18) Tzu Ch'an had four characteristics of the ident man:

he was humble and repotful, kind and just. In xii. 20, it is said that a man who deserves to be called distinguished, mus? he anxious to bumble himself to others; in -xiii, 27, that the simple and modest are near to virtue. Similarly Confucius opin ed that it is difficult to expect much in the way of action from one who is not bashful in his talk (riv. 21),

unnecessary.

BRITISH VOLUNTERES.

were as follow:

THE REST:

R. A. B. Ponsonby, b Maas

R. C. Witchell, Fayler G. Marley, ba

19

J. V. Braga o Mass, b Hancock....141 Major Robertson, e Thursfield, b

Hancock

F. A. Redmond, not out.

K. Brayshay, not out.....

Extras

Total (for 5 wickets) Innings declared closed.

...136

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18

-10

.428

E. W. Hamilton, J. Stalker, F. Sutton, and E. E, O. Bird (Captain) did not bat..

Iteed

BOWLING ANALYSIS,'

D. K. ∙B, ::

2 .21

96

0

Tayler Maas Pearce Thursfield Hancock

17

D 118

1

10

1

75

2

70

... 3

0.

19

0

12 1.38 MONGKONG.

08

T. E. Pearce e Brayabay, b Witchell 51 H. E. Muriele Ponsonby, b. Bird M. M, Mass, b Marley"

R. Hancock (Captain), not out ... 91 C. A. Hooper, Hamilton, b Witchell 30 E. B. Reed, not out

Extras

Total (for 4 #ioketa)

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

15

23

**323

51 0

0. X

Hamilton Bird Brayshay Witobell Staker Marley Braga

68

17 8

60

Б

12

8

0

1

19 0.

44

44 0

KOWLOON v. CIVIL SERVICE.

Many hundred of Chinese adopted the Western mode of enjoyment and sought the exhilaration of a motor-car ride, with the result, that the local garages reaped a sub- usgally built for four people, were to be stantial harvest of dolars. Small Ford cars, seen literally packed with Chineso of all ages Occasionally, however, a rotund and jovial-looking Chinaman, gloriously gown. ed, was to be met puffing proudly 'at a Zeppelin-like cigar, enjoying to the full commodious hi aol occupancy of Daimler

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The usual crowds paraded the streets, "to see the sights, and to pay calls, and

found

enjoy: the youngsters

great, ment in their fireworks; especially those which, like small bombs, could be thrown.

at an unsuspecting pedestrian some distance ahead.

KUEICHOW DECLARED

INDEPENDENT.

MENGTSZE OCCUPIED RY LOYAL TROOPS,

Information received from Yunnaniu states that the independence of Kueichow. was declared at Kueiyang on January 27th It was expected at Yunnanfu that Kuangs would follow suit forthwith,

The news of the defection of Kuichow. bas boer expected for some time, but in official quarters it was hoped that. Kuangsi would remain loyal, especially as Kuangsi troops are believed to be acting on the Yunnan border, according to instructions received from Peking,

A later message says that it is officially reported that the Government troops have gcoupied Mengtsze and that the neighbour. The surrendered, ing regions have successful troops are understood to be General Lung Chi-kwang's men sont from Kwangtang. This news is somewhat diffi The following have been selected to oult to reconcile with the reported pros- represent Kowloon Cricket Club Apect of defection on the part of Kwangsi. Civil Service Cricket Club at Kowloon U. Dedy Veres

Robinson J V. Braga, to day, play in commenco. at 2.15 p.m. :-- Macaskill, A. G. Pile, J. H. Mead, B. D. Evans, F. Sutton, Major Robertson, D. J. MacKenzie, K. McLennan, and O. N. Other

THE WEATHER.

SHANGHAI PAPER HUNT CLUB.

ANNUAL HANDICAP.

The annual Handicap of the Paper Hunt Club attracted 47 starters, of whom 29 finished. The course was about 8 miles and

It is remarkable how accurate the Friday Chinese calendar proves itself. last was reckoned the coldest day of tho was completed by the winner in 20-min year and, true enough, although opening 20-1/5th sac. The names of the first six with a thew, it was the coldest experienced appear below, with their handicaps. It is this season. For the next few days we somewhat remarkable that these aix riders, were sccustomed to thermometers regis finished to pairs, in the inverse order of

1.-Mr. 1. Era on Rosewood, Ser. tering as low as fourteen, but the grip of their handicaps,

2-Mr. J. Johnstono ob Peter, Sor, the ice king has not been so severe during

3-Mr. J. A, Brand on Cossack, 1min. yesterday and to day.

4. Mr. T. G. Drakeford on Sea Swallow,

1in,

If the Peking. Volunteers survive the enthusiasm of certain officers and the rigours of the winter, they, will have provod their physical fitness. Despite the blizzard on Saturday afternoon and a temperature not much above zero, some twenty Volunteers had a route march to The faults of modern China were not the Race Course, intending to return by But the Fates were unkind; known in the time of Confucius, for he train. said (21) The little children of my the train broke down, and the man had to school are ambitious and hasty. They are trudge homeward through atmosphere accomplished and complete so far, but they charged with dust. When it is remem- do not know how to shape themselves," and bered that the Volunteers have no over- again ho said of a young man, (xiv. 47) coats and were not permitted to wear furmark him for life. Up till now the Fek "He does not wish to make progress in caps, the rigours of this excursion will bog Club have won all their matches, learning; ho wishes quickly to become a appreciated. man" The remedy for this temper is surely to be found in bis own colebrated maxim that wisdom is to know what you know and what you don't know.

PATRIOTIC BRITONS.

Ice Hockey is in full swing, and the matches so far have been fast and exciting. at the Peking. Olub, when young Lindsay; A had accident took place the other night a beautiful skater from Canada, had his face cut in a manner which is likely to

FINANCIAL

Three interesting paragraphe appeared in the local Press on Tuesday. The first was that certain native banks bad ad vanced no less than two million dollars të the Government, free of interest, to meet present needs, and also that they were prepared to lend a further sum on the same easy terms should it be required.

report

that the Government had proposed another good sign was the denial of the to reduce official salaries thirty per cent, while it is not without significance that period of redemption for the proposed six. These show that the Government is. third internal loan from twelve years to not reb in desperate straits.

Members of the Peking Branch of the Patriotic League of Britons Overseas met in the theatre of the British Legation on Monday night to consider a resolution pro- Confucius, I think, would have accepted posed by Mr. Frodsham, which had for European teaching without conceit or pre-its object conveying a suggestion to the judice but with discrimination. He said Home Government. that some system of once (vii. 21) "When I walk with two income tax be collected from British the Government has decided to reduce the others they may serve as my teachers. Isidents here. The motive which prompted will select their good qualities and follow the mover was that British subjects here them, their bad qualities and avoid them." wore not only removed from the un- In that spirit ba would have wished to pleasantness and discomforts of the war, study Western science and business methods, but did not have to bear the same financial Had he been told that the belligerents of burdens that they would have to shoulderment was concluded in June last it was Europe thought they had a mission to teach if at home. An interesting discussion religion, conduct and character to the refollowed, from which it was evident that Iatively peaceful nations of Asia, he would, the meeting was opposed to any sugges perhaps, have smiled.-am, Sir, Your ton of compulsion, but approved of mening Urga for the past tas months

obedient servant,

C. ELIOT.

The University,

February 3rd, 1916.

berg subjecting themselves to some heart searching, a result which will, no doubt, result in enhanced subscriptions from the Poking Branch,

A TELEGRAPH AGREEMENT.

5. Mr. N. W. Hekling on Fly Bird,

12min,

6-Mr. G, Grayrigge an Jolly Jenkin,

1mia.

FAR EASTERN MEN AND

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