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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS.

reduced

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312,000

19,200

Since Mr. Hau Shih-ying took over the. portfolio of Communications a little over one month ago, an annual expenditure Speaking at Ningpo, on August 22nd,

of more than eight hundred thousand Dr. Sun Yat Sen said:-

dollars has been saved as a result of his Among the people of any land, there reorganization. The various items of ex- are always to be found two views as to penditure which have been ils condition-optimism, which looks for annually are as follows:- a future tree from conflict and dangers The amalgamation of Pukow- Singyang Railway with Tient sin-Pukow Railway and for a lasting democrity; and pes simism, which sees ahead a path of uncnd-

The amalgamation of Nanking- ing peril There is reason behind each of

Hunan Railway with the Rail- these views, nor can either of them be

amalgamation of Tung Cheng diaregarded. My own opinion is that they Department of the Ministry questio of the firm establishment of de-

Railway with Lung-Hui Railway mocracy in our land depends on the The abolition of Vice-Director- people themselves, and not on the admini

Generalship of Hu-Kuang Rail- stration or the executive. The great dis

F XV tinction between a democracy and a mon- The abolition of Vice Chief- archy is that the latter depends entirely Engineership of Peking Bui-

aan Railway on the sovereign; if he is upright, there is peuc, if he is evil, the whole land ex-The abolition of Commission on

A democracy, periences misfortune. However, depends on the people them selves; if all of our people will always take their share of the responsibly... there are no limits to which the demo- cratic principle may not attain; if our people are not prepared to play their part, then, no matter how good and vir

Total amount saved each year from Auous the administration, and the excen-

the result of Mr. Hau's reorgan

......$809,979 tive may be, genuine democracy will not

ization ... In a democracy, then, the be pussible.

The above figures are taken from the not in the administration or the excu-Cabinet. tive. Applause.)

18,800

DUBLIN REBELLION..

IF THE POLICE HAD BEEN ARMED.

THE LATE SUR WILLIAM RAMSAY.

CHEMIST OF THE AIR.

Sir Willian Ramsey, the great scientist I wish to emphasise that, the responsibility the news of whose death was recorden by cable recently, was educated at and the University, for the loss of life, howover it occurred,

the Academy, the destruction of property, and other Fabingea, Germany, Returning to Eng- losses, rests entirely with those who ca- land when twenty-one, he held posts at gineered this revolt and who, at a time Glasgow and Bristol before he was ap when the Empire is engaged in a gigantic pointed to the chair of chemistry at Un struggle, invited the assistance, and e-versity College, London, in 1887, where his greatest work was done and from- operation of the Germans.

Such is the conclusion of despatchesWhich he retired in 1913 Lord Rayleigh- in 1894 had raised the question of why from General Sir John Maxwell Com

Sir William Ram- Fein rising, published recently. The de-prepared nitrogen.

known gas. mander-in-Chief, Ireland, on the Sinn the nitrogen of the air was heavier than Bimultaneously the two spatches open with a covering note from ay suggested that air contains an un- Lord French, who says that he was in-

scientists succeeded in isolating a gas formed of the outreak on the afternoon half as heavy as nitrogen. Working of April 24th and that he at ones gave together, they published the discovery of orders for the movement of two brigades, Argon in 1895.

Following American experiments with although he was "aware that in doing so 1 was acting beyond the powers which certain minerals, Sir William. Ramsay, were delegated to me, but I considered in the spring of 1895, discovered Helium. the situation to be so critical that it was In 1897 he obtained from Dr. Hampson necessary to act without reference to the liquid nir, ict it boil away, and on ex-.

amining the dregs discovered K Army Council."

The ten," another atmospheran: Travers, he In the best of two despatches, dated with the co-operation of Mr. May 28th, General Maxwell describes the investigated the lighter 86,424 main features of the rebellion in Dublin,ually got er gases and even-

12,000

19,990

Inspection of Railways and Telegraphs The abolition of Telegraph Ad- ministration offres to various Provinces......

......... 187,032, The reduction of six departments

into four in the Ministry

The last of the He says the fighting strengths of recruits new gases, Xenon," was found in re available in the city at the murient of sidues from Krypton. In recent years the outbreak totalled 2427 officers and he devoted n, great deal of time to the met.

The facility with which the Sinn development of practical methods of ex-

When he delivered his presidential a portant points throughout the city was,

hopes of the people lie in themselves; and } official report of the Chinotungpu to the Foiners were able to seize so many im-tracting radiam for medical uses.

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT NECESSARY. Administration and social conditions are mutually interdependent; sound ad ministration finds its source in social conditions, but if progress in social con- ditions is desired, local self-government: is necessary. In building a house, foundation is essential; focal self-govern- ment is the foundation. If local self- government is to be a success, the firm re quirement will be the development of trade.

The trade at Ningpo is certainly flour: ishing, but it flourishe principally ex- ternally, and I think it is of greater im- artance that it should flourish in the country itself. Look, for example, at the foreigners. They always strive for com mercial prosperity in the motherland be Fore they seek to extend their trade abroad; if the root well established, the branches and leaves will inevitably be luxuriant. :

TAXATION OF LAND VALUES.

Of municipal affairs, the most import ant are railway improvements and the cleansing of the streets. For example, walk round the International Settlement in Shanghai and so how broad the thoroughfares are and how clean are the streets. And why should not Ningputol- low this example 3 There is, however, one difficulty streets and roads cannot be improved without expens, and where north funda fi of Shanghai

su clean and its thoroughfare so specion whence do the funds for these improve ments come from? I know you will all say From the foreigners,

"but if you think carefully, these funds do not come from foreign hands. How is this? The

PRODUCTION OF BLACK TEA TO BEDEVELOPED IN JAPAN.

ference."

BRAVE WOMEN.

in my opinion, due to the fact that arm-dress to the British Association in 191 cd bodies of civilians have been con- he gravely warned the nation that our anally allowed to parade in and march coal supply, if the rate of consumption. and were not diminished, would be exhausted strecta of Dublin through the

should be taken up by the Government throughout the country without inter-in 175 years. He urged that the matter and that means should be exantined for Hik the sloppage of the waste of fuel. The standiness shown by two battalions suggestion was to turn the coal as whs advanced to Trinity College is, says it lay in the earth into gas-lo ase pits the general, deserving of special mention, as Inrge gas retorts. At the surface the as I understand the majority of the gas was to be used to produce eletrie men have less than three months' service. energy, which would be distributed over I should like to mention the gal-the country. One of the minor advant ages of his scheme would have been the abolition of soot.

Japanese tea growers, apprehensive of the possibility that the demand for green toas may eventually case, are looking well to the future and arrangements ar now being completed to make black tea in Japan next year.

Japan's production of green tea hulant assistance given by a number of made rapid progress in recent years, the medical men, ladies, nurses, and women annaal production now having reached servants, who at great risk brought in 40,000,000 kin, green tea being exported and tended to the wounded, continuing 10 the United States and uther countries their efforts even when deliberately fired in great quantities. The production of at by the rebels. black tea, however, is ill insignificant, says the Japan Advertiser. The produe tion of black tea was commenced only a few years ago, and the amount this year is expected to be not more than 30,000

kin..

That the production of black tea is only 30,000 kin a year now is not to be won dered at if it is remembered that although the production was experiment ally commenced some four or five years ago, it was only a year or two ago that it was discovered that the production of black tea is not impossible.

It is said that the black tea made in Japan now compares favourably with the Ceylon black ten in quality, and the demand for at in Russia and other coun- tries is found to be strong

THE MOTHER.

Twas at that window that I used to

stand

And watch him in the garden at his

play; Marshalling for battle his tin warrior

hand:

It seems but yesterday,

foreigners come to China with the sujeet of making profit out of our land, but if they wish to make proft from China, they mist first roughly make up streets and ronds, and so start a municipality. The And now they say that cold and dead he funds for this must come from some- where as a matter of fact, the funds that the foreigners have acquired for their improvements in Shanghai all come from our own people-it is not foreigners' mony (Applause.)

At present, because there are ng funds. our people do not giv attention by local improvements, forgetting that, if a place be not proved, its products will grow less and less until by and-bye a day will cond when its prosperity is at an end. Hence, with regard to this question, our people must find means.

COMMUNAL LAND.

lies.

Where Britain 'gainst her foes her

armies hurls-

My little boy, with laughter-laden eyes

And sunny dancing curls

He smiled so brightly when he went away (1 tried to mulle, too, though my ges He said Good-bye, dear, I'll come burk

were wet):

One day

Quite safety, so don't fret."

At the beginning of the war the veteray scientist set a noble example. He offered

mixing

any work that would release a ur fit to defend his country." I don't care what it is," he said, "Although doors and windows of shops prescriptions behind a counter-bottle- and houses had to be broken open, no washing, if you like. It is every man genuine case of lusting has been reported for his country and all hands in the to lend the to me, which I consider reflects the great. whrel. "

The Dub. Ilis last cainpaige was est credit on all ranks. In Metropolitan Police could give me movement for placing an embargo on col- little or no assistance because they were ton for Germany unarmed. Had they been arred, I doubt if the rising in Dublin would have had the success it did." A tribute is paid to the dy operators of the telephone ex- change to whose efforts the only means of rapid communication remained avail General Maxwell, in deploring able. ́ ́ the serions losses, refers to "these very disagreable operations.* MAHOT IN COLD BLOCH. symcu, queď May 26th, saya

SHIPPING NOTES.

CAUTION WITHDRAWN.

Notice is given that the caution regard- ing the Navigation of the Upper Ap- proaches to Canton above Tide Pole Lirise.

anim-qoix15% and 6 4.m FOR "His withdrawn.

I think it deisrable to bring to your notice the difficult conditions under which the troops had to act.

VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

The rebellion began by Sinn Feinors, ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, D.C., R.X. V.B. presumably acting under orders, shooting

cancelled,

men; smultaneously they took possession All Officers and Sergeants of "A" and in cold blood certain soldiers and police-Order No. 70 of the 4th instant is

of various important buildings and ocen pied houses along the routes into the City of Dublin which were likely to be used by troops taking up posts,

Most of the rebels were not in any uniform, and by mixing with peaceful. citizens made it almost impossible for the troops to distinguish between friend and foo until fire was opened.

Companies are requested to attend on the Cricket Ground on Friday, 8th inst., at 5.30 p.m. tu Diake arrangements for the annual musketry course,

G. H. WAKEMAN, Major,

Commanding, HK.V... HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

LECTURE CANCELLATION,

In many cases troops having passed along a street seemingly occupied by from behind from windows and roof-tops, harmless people were suddenly Gred upon The Lectare on Discipline and Routine,

Such were the conditions when reinforce ments commenced to arrive in Dublin:

While fighting continued under condi

They say how manfully he met his death,tions at once so confused and so trying

A shell had blinded him, he could not with his last

see..

He sent his love fo me

breath. God! That such things shou'd be!

always sien to see him when I stand Bere by the lawn on which he used to

play.

Blowing me kisses with his baby band:

I seurs but yesterday.

R. C.. L. in the Evening Standard.

it is possible that some innocent citizons were shot. It must be remembered that the struggle was in many cases of a house to-house character, that sniping was con- tinuous and very persistent, and that it was often extremely difficult to dis tinguish between those who were or had been fir'ne upon the troops and those who had for various reasons chosen to remain on the scene of the fighting through the vorilom..

The number of such incidents that has been brought to notice is very insignif

cent.

LOOTING BY ROUGES.

And what means? It would seem that the best plan would be to form a general public committed to acqu ́re land as the property of the community. There might be difficulty in collecting a once the large sunt required for this; then it could be mised by means of municipal deben- tures. But though the land is to be ac quired as public property, it all belongs at present to private individuals from whom it would have to be purchased, ani when it came to purchasing it from the individuals, they would be sure to put up the pre, so that the acquisition wou!! be impeded. The best thing, then, first to inst tute taxation on the declared value: a person with so many wow of land would be required to declare now mach it was worth per mon, The general committee would have already fixed the tax to be levied at so much per cent. of y established, and then the wealthy mehelements of the city joined the rebels and the value; people then would not put the of our land will no longer deposit im-

were armed by them. The daily record value too high for fear of having to pay mense sums in banks established by for

of the Dublin Magistrates' Court proves an excessive tax, if they put it too low, feigners. With this mobile financial re

that such looting as there was wau đóng then when the day esne for its acquisi- |

by such elements, on by the public, the price would be stmail. Thus, they would not go to ex- tremes in either direction, and we could arrive at an equitable valuation.

PUBLIC WORKS.

for commercial ability, and they are, too, of grent intelligence. A pressing neces- sity is to establish, in co-operation with the leading merchants of other provinces, a very large commercial bank; this is really a matter of the utmost importance It will, however, be necessary to have ample capital, so that credit may be firm-

serve, not only will it be more and more easy for the people of Ningpo to establish new industries, but the currency of the whole country will derive immense bene- fit.

.:

A SECOND SHANGHAI.

Once the rebelliou, started the members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police-an nared uniformed forco-had to be withdrawn, or they would have been 'mer-

cilessly shot down, as, indeed, were all who had the bad luck to mest the rebels. In their absence a number of the worst

The have been umerous incidents of deliberate shooting on ambulances and those courageous people who voluntarily came out to tend to the wounded. The City Fire Brigade, when turned out in

on and had to retire.

fixed for Thursday, September 7th, is adjourned pending the issue tu all ranks of the Police Reserve Stand- ing Orders, now in course of print- ing.

ADDEESBES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

The officers in charge of No. 1 Platoon,

No. 2 Platoon, No. 2 Company, No. # Company, No. 4 Company, the Band, the Orchestra, the Mounted Police, Motor Patrols, Ambulance Platoon and the Maxim Gunners will forthwith send to this office a list stating the name, business address, and

mumber, telephone

private address and telephone number of every

and Inspector, Sergeant, Equipment Officer in their respective units.

All Members of the Staff will send simi-.

lar information regarding them selves direct to this office. This information must be sent in before

Saturday, September 9th,

All

AMBULANCE PLATOON.

gaks will attend in plain clothes fur Stretcher Drill at Central Station on Friday, September 8th, at 5:30 p.m.

NO. Ž.COMPANY. Parade at Central Station at 9 pm. on Wednesday, September 6th, as per previons Orders

F. C. JENKIN.'

D.S.P. (R).

YOUNG TROOPS' TRIALS.

1 cannot imagine a more, difficult situation than that in which the troops. were placed; most of those employed were draft-finding battalions or young Terri- torials from England who had no know. ledge of Dublin. Under the circumstances related above I consider the troops as a whole behaved with the greatest restraint, and carried out their disagreeable and distateful duties in a manner which re fleets the greatest credit on their discip-

Then, in the future, when the land had Again, the reason for Shanghai attain-consequence of incendiary fires, were fired been acquired by the community and iting its present position lies chtirely in

As soon as it was ascertained that the became public property, there would be the causes 1 have already enumerated,

relvis had established themselves in vari no obstacle to the execution of public and now the people of our land are all

ous centres, the first phase of operations works. As municipal improvements were eager to resort there. If you ask what is

was conducted with a view to isolate them effested, people would dock here; com- the principal centre of our land, every mere would thrive exceedingly; and be-body will reply that it is Shanghai; but by framing. a cordo of troops round fore, many years had passed the value supposing you ask whether Shanghai is cach..

Artillery fire was only used to reduce of the land would be multiplied many really a centre of commercial activity of times, At the same time, the amount of our own people or of foreigners, our the barricades, or against a particular the tax would increase proportionately; people will have nothing to reply, and use known to be strongly held.

(Ap To give an idea of the opposition offer.line. is there any doubt alout the immense re-will feel a deep ense of shame venue that would be forthcoming! When plause) That is why I now centre suched to his Majesty's troops in the execu

their duty, the following losses people say funds cannot be found for hopes on Niagpo. Ningpo has the situation municipal improvements, I do not be-tion; it has the resources; if it can carry occurred:-

Killed. ont the task with the utmost urgency, it

Wounded, l'eve them.

17.

46 There is another thing I would like to may easily become China's second Shang-

238 say. The people of Ningpo are famedhai-a model Shanghai of China's own commerce. Gentlemen, this depends on (Continued un next Column)

your exertions. (Applause.)

Officers Other ranks...... 89

Continued on next Column.)

Allegations on the behaviour of the troops brought to my notice are being most carefullyquired into. I am glad to any they are few in number, and these are not all borne out by direct evidence. Numerous cases of unarmed persons killed by rebels during the outbreak have.

been reported to me.”**