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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

CHINA.

fBY AN ENGLISH STUDENT AND PHILOSOPHER. Į

OF

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 19%,

COMMERCIAL HONESTY OF THE CHINESE.

In the course of an article in The For

·Eüstern Portnightly on The Develop ment of Trade with China," Mr. Edward

CHINESE FAMINES. MR. JO. P. BLAND ON THEIR CAUSE.

A most

·GOLF NOTES.

BY ZODIAC

successful and enjoyable In the barreer of the 31st October, Mr. Christmas meeting, at Fanling, was B. Bruce, Pesident of the Pacific Develop, O. P. Bland discusses the cause di ment Corporation, writes:—

Chinese famines, which he finds in the brought to a conclusion, on Monday erase and increasing population. In afternoon, with three cheers and the course of his observations he says:

tiger," for Mrs. Bowden-Smith,' who very kindly presented the prizes to the winners of the various competitions,

The Hon, Bertrand": Russell," the well, known English philosopher, who is on s

Too many people promise their tela lecture tour in Chinn by invitation of a tions with the Chinese on the theory that combination of Chinese educational honourable and just dealing on the part of the Chinese are a result of force and organisations, has given his first impres not of inclination; that a contract is only sions of China in the following terms: good because there is a gunboat in the The traveller arriving in China from ping to enforce it. No more unjust and Europe for the first time is struck to unintelligent theory was ever given cred ence. When in all the rest of the world begin with by the great artistic, Beauty of all that is traditional, and the Might was Right, when in Japan the aesthetic.ruin wrought by modern indus humble merchant who dared speak to the trialism wherever it has penetrated. If proud Samurai thereby grossly insulted he is a man whose main interest is art them, when in Europe the retainers of and beauty, he will probably continue the noble lords and ladies were getting by a simple arithmetical calculation. Knowledge two couples were debarred to deplore the influence of Europe; he their weekly pay by waylaying and rob will observe the decay of Chinese paint bing the itinerant merchants, and when ing and poetry, the substitution of (to Manhattan Island and senlping each in America the Indians were roaming him) commonplace Western furniture for the stiff tables and chairs of the old other because no foreigner had yet ap tradition. He will perhaps go even peared on the scene to be treated at further and car his conservatism into the time when the above incidents give no unfair picture of the legal status of life and property in the rest of the world-the Chinese merchant and bank.tural increase of one er was conducting his business, living up

the domain of teas. He will find an old world charm in Buddhist monasteries und Buddhist thought he will rejoice to find that there are men of high educa tion in their own linè, whose whole out! look and knowledge is utterly different from that of learned Europeans. And he will wish such peculiarities preserved, in order to încrease the interest and diversity of the spectacle which the world offers to studious contemplation

COUNTRY CANNOT BE TREATED ÄR MUSEUM,

this conservative attitude. He will

So long as China maintains a birth- rate which is watimated at fifty-five per thousand or over, the only possible alter pative to these

visitations periodical

would bermigration, and this would have to be

Throughout the holiday both courses such a scale as would speedily overrun and overfill the habitable globe. To those were very well patronised, and there. who are nafamiliar with the facts of were record, entries for almost all the China's case, and with the working of the competitions. The mixed foursomes, which law of population this statement may post was won by Mrs. Moxon and Mr. A. sibly seem overdraw. It is nevertheles D. Wallace, was exceptionally popular, true, and its truth way easily be verified over 30 couples competing, and to my Given suficiency of food and elbow room from entering on account of being unable the population of Chins,

to book a time, The bad arrangement: natural increase in about twenty years. In present, birth-rate, Fould dong ito itself by

other words, by the end of the present century, it would amount to abort 3.500 Bullions, that is to say more than the Present population of the globe, and far. more than its soil can support. This na of the strongest stocks of the human race has for centuries

for time booking for this, competition was the one black mark against the Com mittee. The course was supposed to be reserved for mixed foursomea from p... but this was not sufficiently adver-. tised or controlled. Owing to the in- fener of a few selfish old gentleman, the Committee have a holy dread reserving either of the courses for

or two experiences of this nature this: senand, it is to be hoped that we shall have no mote

of

to his obligations and occupying a lead been kept in check within its own borders special competitions. We have had one

ing and honourable position is the com munity The Chinese are essentially peace-loving. law-abiding people, and today you can do business in China with ence and have met their every obligation firms that have been in continuous exist

for over six hundred years. Is such a firm with such a record a poor business risk? In all the history of China, s0 far as I know, and I have taken special pairs to find out, Chins bas never de faulted on a single foreign obligation De you wonder that a people knowing this and proud of their record resent the imputation that an army is a necessary witness to a contract.),

and within the limits of its available food pay by infanticide, by civil war, by pestilence and by famine, which nether humanitarian nor religious The problem thus presented is one with

recognise and to attack the fundamental blowing throughout the week-end, the real can ever cope, so long as we fall to Considering the strong wind that was cause of thero calamities. As a matter of sober fact, the benevolent activities of our good. Miss Healing's win in the Ladies'

scores of the winners in all events were- But it he takes the trouble to consider

wissionary societies to reduce the" death. China in itself, not merely as a spectacle,

rate, by the prevention of infanticids and Bogey competition was a very âne per he is not likely to remain consent with

the checking of disease, actually serve in formance; & up on Boges, from scratch,. the end to aggravate the pressure of shows that she is well above the average realize that the old beauty tas no longer

population upon its food supply, and to lady Golfer and I fancy she will figure any vitaliy and that it can only be

increase the severity of the inevitably prominently in the Ladies' Champion- preserved by treating the whole country

resultant catastrophe. What is needed for ship. Mrs. Drew and Mrs. Manning have as a museum. He will find that many of

the prevention, or as least, the mitigation. each reached the semi-final, in the lower of these scourges, is an organised educa-half of the draw. In the upper half Mi the most rigorous and intelligent of the Chinese are entirely unappreciative of

tional propaganda, directed first against Healing and Mrs. Winslow are still in all ancient excellences in China, and CHINA'S UNPAID SOLDIERY. Polygamy and the marriage of minors and the running, but have not yet got as distinctly impatient

the unfit, and pest, towards such a limita far as the semi-final. In the Men's 18 when foreigners praise i He will quickly discover that

THE CHANGSHA SETTLEMENT.

tion of the birth-rate as shall approximate hole medal competition, Mr. R. P. Shaw to the standard of civilised countries Bug was the winner, with 77 nett, a very progress is only possible by abandoning the old even when it is really good. In

By invitation of the members of the Pro as long as Bishops and well-meaning good score. dustrialisa, democracy, science

vincial Assembly General Chao Tih-hen. philanthropists in England and America modern education do not have the and Mr. Lin Teeya, Civil Governor, who glorious fertility of the East, there can and Commander-in-Chief of the Hunan army, continue to praise and encourage" the statneaque beauty of traditional and unescaped to their friends residences for be but little hope of winising the penal, changing civilizations; Eusope at the safety during the recent riots have returned ties of the ruthless struggle for existence present day lacks the charm which it to their duties so that normal conditions in China, and Nature's law will, therefore, had four or five centuries ago, and yet have now been restored in Changsha," sacozvinue to work out its own pitile solu. hardly any European would wish to re- a Chinese news agency report which adds: ition, weeding out every year millions of vert to the Middle Ages, and similarly General Chao and Mr. Lin held & special predestined weaklings what is most vital in China wishes to conference with important leaders” and press forward, without too much tender-military officers in the Chamber of Con- ness for the aesthetical losses that must be involved,THE

ciled Further,

!!

FUNDS NEEDED.

FOR FAMINE RELIEF AND DIS -BANDMENT OF TROOPS.

and

competition is not yet knows, but I have The result of the men's eclectie medal heard a rumour of two 73's nett, wäich I fancy will not be far off winning. Mrs. F. Maitland has won the Railway Cup.

;

The draw for the Wodehouse Cup, ladies' foursomes was published in yesterday's papers. The first and second rounds must be completed by January 21at. Twelve couples have entered, which is a great improvement on the entries for recent competitions.

During the week-end. 19th-21st inst

clastic. China has been governed for whole situation; so that it is to be feared beds of the Fangng, the Lay second with 3 down. It would be a wise

many ages largely by men chosen at that similar disturbances stay occur again lesst nominally on account of their lite- at any time rary eminence. There has come to be f

there were 33 entrants for the Men's Boger pool, but, only four players re turned cards, a most disgraceful state Falentine with 1 down, a very creditable performance. Mr. M. M. Man's Wa procedure on the part of the handicap ping committee, if they added one stroke to the handicaps of those players who did not return cards. Also it would be just as well, if, in future, the Committee call a competition void unless 75 per cent of the cards taken out are returned.

merce roun when it was decided to pay: one fourth of the salaries due to the officers. ABILITY TO FOLLOW BUT NOT TO LEAD to be paid in two instalments next year. It and soldiers within this year, the remainder One is struck on arriving from Europe is hoped that the arrangement will satisfy by the tremendous eagerness for ideas, the soldiery, at least, for the moment. This Various Ministries have held conferences for enlightenment, for guidance, which arrangement can only be regarded exists among those who have lost faith temporary solution of the Hunan situation.o discuss the advisability of contracting the old traditions. Something of the because there are too many military fac. famine relief loan of $50,000,000 from old Confucian's belief in the value of tums and opposing interests to be recon-foreign bankers; and it is decided that there is no centrai the proceeds of the loan will be used for the learning and the importance of the saganthority in Changsha which can hold the conservEDOY, WORKS and road construction / of affairs. The winner was Mr. R. K survives even among the most icono-

in the North, such as the dredging of the other rivers, and the opening outlets for various large rivers and as a means of irrigation, the construction of Shihchiachuadg Maching and Techow Shunte Railways, and the construction of highways between Tientsin and Paoting, and Kaifeng and Tsinan. and Tientsin The above works will requires sunt of at least, $12,000,000, which will give means of livelihood for 1,200,000 famine sufferers with offices in Carton, has petitioned the ed for the disbandment of 30 Army Divi The Kwangsi Recontruction Association, 830,000,000 of the proceeds will be employ. Military Government, according to&sion of troops, and another sum Minek News Agency report, to address 48,000,000 to be used for the organization note to the French diplomatic authorities of a Commercial Banks Negotiations will in China protesting, against the alleged be opened with the Group Banks for the French loan of $10,000,000 to Lu Yung above loan.-Peking Daily News. ting, the leading militarist of Kwangs Lu is alleged to have offered the mineral resources of Kwangst as security for the loan...

FRENCH LOAN.

PLEDGING KWANGSI MINES FOR. SECURITY.

a scholarly caste, of whom the younger LU YUNG-TING CONTRACTS anes on look to Atteries for. in some cases. Europe) for intellectual guidance Their desire is usually not for facts so much as for what may be called wisdom. It is impossible not to be surprised by the general belief that a sage must be able to give moral advice. by which & nation's difficulties can be solved. We in the West have lost our belief in Wise Men. This is part of the general diminut tion of belief in the individual. which has been brought about by organization. by the vast size of our States, our business enterprises, and our political parties. But in China there is still an expectation that a wise man may play the part of Solon of Lycargus. There is The Kwangsi residents in Canton have u willingness and desire to follow, but also urged upon the Military Government there is, apparently, no correlative to undertake an expedition early, against abbility to lead:

Lu Yunging...

EDUCATION OF WORKERS NECESSARY.***

What China has achieved in the last twenty years is quite amazing. I have no doubt that the most important thing

still

it seems difficult to obtain the good with- out the bad. At any rate, a newly- arrived foreigner here feels puzzled, and does not know exactly what he should

desire. SAN

professionals, at home, were disappoint I have heard that many of the leading

tween the Enles Committee and the ofed with the result of the conference, be delegates of the United States G.A.. regarding the limitation of the size and weight of the golf ball, They contend that the Rules Committee missed a good opportunity, in failing to standardise the CUSTOMS TO COLLECT FAMINE Boater," and thereby restore some of

SURTAX.

the interest which the game bas. lost. during the current century." Under the CONDITIONS OF BANKS FOR

circumstances I think it was a pity the ADVANCE.

Professional Golfers Asaociation did not:: take the matter up, and signify their standardisation of the foster," in spite the intention to strongly uphold

of the American opposition, to the Rules- Committee. If such action had been taken, the Royal and Ancient Committee might have stuck to their original iden of standardising the golf ball. As it was

The Weichlanpu has

Fotem Legations that the Inspector

informed the feneral of Custony will collect the surtax, which he will hand over to the Famine Bureau. It is maumed that if the four foreign banks adrance the $4,000,000 secur

vision of expénditure rand other details

for China now is education not only of the peasant class, but of the whole It is cleat in any case, that indus people. China is traditionally aristo-trialism must profoundly change China ed on the customs tax, the Chinese intend cratic in its social organization, and this during the next twenty years. One could the Famine Bureas to be responsible to they tell between two stools. tradition Life in China reminds a European without the bad fextures which have would be the simple course for the banks very dominant wish that industrialism might develop here the banks. The general opinion is that it of the eighteenth century: the

The light floating ball certainly calls: cheapness and abundance of labour, where else, but perhaps that is too minch to "It is understood that the banks are than the heavy balls. Too much atten proved inseparable from its growth every to receive payment direct from the Cus for more skill in controlling the fight, the multitude of servants, the sur-to hope. I have no doubt that by fore ready to make the advance when the uption is devoted to length these days, and vival of bandicrafts, produce an econo-sight and method the transition to indus have been arranged mic situation such as Europe experienced trialism could be effected without any before the industrial revolation. And the mental atmosphere, too, is not dis similiar. The scepticism in regard to traditional beliefs, and the eager "search after some new gospel, are just what was characteristic of France a hundred and fifty years ago. I do not think any new gospel which is to be of value to China is possible without a more democratie. spirit, and I think this spirit will have to be first of all in the provision of edu cation for the working classes.

I am

of course, very conscious of the difficulties and obstacles that stand in the way, but I believe they can be overcome in time by patience and determination.

evils of a serious kind: but no nation hitherto has shown foresight and method in the transition, and there is no reason to suppose that China will prove" an exception:ST

LEADERSHIP.¦|

SPORT

FOOTBALL

superficial acquaintance of only a few mis match was played in the University

The hopeful features in China, on a

UNIVERSITY, 5; 0,0.0., 3.

weeks, seem to me to be the great eager

our pride costs us money, for manu- facturers have not been slow in detecting the weakness and catering for it.. The PGA. control the News of the World" tournament, so here is a chance for them to demonstrate practically, that their faith in the "floater" is justified.. It would be an interesting experiment.

see the draw for the 1920 Captain's Lean for ideas on the part of the educated Ground on December 23rd. The Univer Cup is posted. The 1st and 2nd rounds must be completed by January 17th, the minority, and the great willingness to Mty was represented by N. M. Lim accept leadership towards some better (a) AM Sepher S. 5. Tay semi-finals by January 24th and the final. social and political system. I fully be. Choo, D. K. Bomy, N. Serb, GB unfortunate that Mr. Kalt, this year's and O. C. Cheah, H. O. Lee, Koter 18 holes, on January 31st. It is, lieve that given, patience and a-willing- ness to averse the necessary stages. Li, and T. 6. Khoo, with O L Chow runner-up in the Championship, will not

and B. H. Wong s5 reserves, mas national awakening if wise leaders can sity five to three. Of the winning team, these, qualities can lead to a wonderful Tho acores were in favour of the Univer" be with us long enough to compete be found. But I do not yet know what Sany and K. B. Caneh were such respon likelihood there is of these conditions able for two goals, the being fulfilled.

ASSEN PRAISE HOSPITALITY

On New Year's day there is Tombatons Competition for men, over the old course at Fanling. I am not quite certain of the nature of this competition, but I think it is played as follows:- Each entrant plays the number of strokes equivadent to Bogey plus his handicap, and then wherever he finishes, he places. The Vancouver correspondeat of The Times

a peg in the ground, with his name on Trade Shipplement, dealing with Pacificit The leading peg which may have Const staples, states that there is a glat of got as far as the 20th hole oven, is the high grade timber. Overseas markets have

ave winner.

The problem of relation with other Powers and with Western ideas and methods is obviously a very delicate one FOREIGN IDEAS AND FOREIGN COMENION,

remaining one being due to Serb If it were possible, I suppose a patriotic

When play was over the visitors · mera Chinese with a modern outlook would One thing, at any rate, I can praise-entertained, it 28, at which the Acting desire to have the greatest possible with complete confidence and that is Vice Chancellor and the Registrar were benefit from Western science and induí Chinese hospitality. I have been wel present. trial methods, with the least possible comed with a warmth that has surprised political and economical domination by and touched me, and have been treated foreign nations. But probably the ideas everywhere with quite extraordinary and the domination are difficult to dis kindness. It is natural to wish that Bociate. Probably any steps that might could make some return for this kindness be taken to resist foreign capital and in the form of help in China's problems; not been able negat to provide the necessary There is a ladies eclectic competition. foreign aggression would only be success

but I am impressed by the complexity outlet for this surplus product, Traders ful, at present, if they were part of the possibility anderstanding them now onerous in 186. Free Rant, in the Malay January, for the best eclectic medal score of running throughout December and great patriotic campaign, which would the of now markets the inevitably extend also into the region of when one is a recent arrival and lanorant States, and on far west as Lulus, through over the arst 8 holes of the New Course,

ideas and economic methods and social of the Chinese language. Bo long as the activities of the Canadian mercantiere we forget the last date for pla

organization. Under these circumstances this remains the case anything that I marise, which thinmooth starts an additional

(Continued at foot of nest column.)

may flod to say must continue to suffer new service to India, calling st South Chinging the fourth round of the Governor a from superficiality, and ignorance.

and

d Straits Battlements ports.

Shield is January 3rd.