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CHINA AT THE CONFERENCE.

A TIMES" COMMENT ON CHINA'S TARIFF DEMANDS. The Times of December and contains the following leading article:-

SEAMEN AND BOOKS.

BLUE FUNNEL LIBRARIES. The London Athaxacum gives interest- ing particulars of the work done by the Seafarers' Education Service in supplying libraries to ocean-going vessels for the benefit of the seamen aboard. Doubt was

CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS -REVENUE.

RECORD COLLECTIOŃ. The Maritime Customs revenue for. 1921 amounts in round nùrabers to Haikunn Tuels 84,500.000, at the average exchange of 38. 117-164. equal to £16,772,906, and

Our Special Correspondent at Washing ton has repented his warning, that until the Conference makes up its mind as to expressed if the Seaman wanted books, so shows an increase of Tacks 5,000,000 on

the previous record collection, namely, in 1920.

Although it is to be noted that as the result of the drop in the average rate of exchange from 69. 8d. in 1980, the the average exchange is over £8,000.000 less than 1990.

THE NEW „CHINA. AGE-LONG STRUGGLES Some interesting aspects of Chiuere life tical upheavals were dealt with by 'Mr. and the changes wrought by modern poli-7 Lo Chong, the Chinese Consul Genern, at the Lyaum Club, on November 24th,

Mr. Lo Chong showed how all thraught history the northern and southern peoples of China, owing primarily to geographi- cal conditions, had differed in arte poli day, he aid, there were, still struggi 9. ties, poetry, and even tandwriting. Ta. but they concerned the constitution. The

him to take this step. The statement of its Company were regular readers. gold equivalent, of the 1921 collection at north whited order, the south liberty--in

went out nine

י

The following are round figures of the amounts collected at the principal ports: Harbin.-Hk. TIs. 1,381,300, an increase of 448,100

Antang-Hk. Tis, 1,062,000, a decrease of 87,500.

word, centralisation or decentralisa- the north some took order to mean des- tion Both sides had their extremists. In

putism in the south some mistook license constitution-as old as that of any conn for liberty. But the Chinese had an old

Konfucius and his five relationships, try-and it was based on the teaching of

Thusband and wife. elder and younger Sovereign and subjects, father and sua, brother, and friend. In place of the old moral constitution they had now a legal one owing to the new conception of law brought by their students from abroad, History showed that the north and south in-and he hoped that the present conflict always had settled down after a timer

Disirenk. Tis. 1.950,000. a increase af 36,300.

what is Chine" no progress is pos

the above Service was started as an ex- Bible towards a settlement of the Far Pegiment and information is given, as to Eastern, question. The proceedings in

what was done from December, 1910 to the Committen na Pacific and Far East August," (1021... " The first ship: to get a "ern Questions, and the comments of some brary was the steamer deneas op" a American writers, appear to have moved Voyage to the Far East and 30 per cent.

made by Mr.. Wellington Koo, the prinTwo books were taken out twelve times; cipal Chinese delegate, which has now

Jacob's "Odd Craft" and Anthony Hope's been issued officially, affords abundant

"Prisoner of Zenda." Doyle's "Study proof that knowledge and circumspec-

in Scarlet" went out eleven times. Kip tion are essenial in dealing with problemsling's "Soldiers Three" and Stevenson's which few Englishmen and fewer Ame-

"Master of Ballantrae ricans understand. Mr. Koo is

times. Among the four-timers appear the brilliant instares of the results of West-first books that were rot fiction: Chatter- ern education as applied to an adapters Races of Man."

ton's "Romance of the Ship and Deni- able Chinese intellect. Hip English is faultless, and this speech, if it stood liners of several important house flags Following the initial experiment, the alone," would sutice to show how com- have been equipped with libraries. It is "pletely he has mastered the art of em clear, too, that as the crew become necus- playing Western catchwords in the man ship they read more.

tomed to the presence of books on the A certain able ner best exlculated to play upon popular zaman on the Ulysses of the Blue Funnel opinion. Nothing can be more plausible.

Line, оп her voyage to the East increase of 224,400. mare modern, or more democratic than during the round trip, the following of $78.100.

January last is reported to have read, the sentiments to which it does homage.books: Murray, "The Ocean": Zimmern, The protestation that the Chinese Gov-The Greek Commonwealth Huxley, under the cantrol of Inspector-Generals The 1921 revenue from native Customs ernment have no desire to interfers

Man's Place in Nature Gregor amounts in round figures to Hk. Tla Cealogy of to-day"; Webb, History 1.500,00) (at the above average exchange with the administration of the Mari- the tariff since 1542, and the reasonS adduced for the restoration to China of the unfetterel right to fix the rates of tariff she thinks Et are all in the best and most, correct diplomatic manner.

of Philosophy": Brewster, The Writ

Tientsin and Chinwang tao.k. 6,816,000, an increase of 1,320,800. crease of 531,700.

Riachow.-Hk, Ts. 2.139,900 an in-

Hankow.-H. Tis. 3,838,200, an

crease of 187,900.

Shanghai. Hk. Tls. 19.914.300, an crease of 1,091,300,

Swatow.-Ek. Tis. 1,31,000, an

in-

Canton-Hk. Tis. 3,118,400, an increase

nobirs and

Bm Custome, the historical sketch of ing of English Domville-Fife." Sub. equal to £589,153), showing an increase by the He did not think the efforts to

would eventually be settled also. Mr. Lo Chong said it was a fallacy that the not a Chinese institution, baring heen Chinaman must have his pigtail. It

came may refused to cut them off out of tokea of submission. When the Republic forced upon them by the Manchus as a

respect and loyalty to the Manchu Gur- rament, but to-day they were worn only en Engineering of Today!!: Findlay, Tixels 180,000.

few loyal Chemistry in the Service of

"All foreign

persons. Geldart. Elements

indemnity simplify the Chinese inngunge would meet of

ebligations, secured by the Customs re English Law Giles, The Civilization of China"

with venues, including the Service Reorgani- merits of the new systems. they would success. Whatever might be the Marcas Aurelius. ແ

Thought"; Bradley ation Lean, and all domestic loan obli- have the effect of depriving the Chinese ** Canada "**** Keith,.

The

"; Davis," Medie elections have been fully met. ya Europe: Soott Elliot, "Prehistoric The above statement is signed by Sir

books and studying their literature. Man and his Story: Deniker, "The Francis Agien Race of Man"; Thurston.

Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs. Economic

+4

town and

The tarif settird in 101s yields no more, Pinto, "The Republie Human Body";gations indirectly secured ou the Customs of the advantage of reading their' ancient

to

A

NAVIGATION OF THE GORGES, THE SINKING OF JUNKS.

SAFETY REGULATIONS.

Mr. Koo declares, than 3 per cent. to China What can be more plausible than her demand to be liberated from the treaty restrictions which prevent her from raising this source of revenue to Geography of the British Empire." Whe- whatever figure she may judge bother the name of that ship attracted into desirable? Not that she would press the her crew certain characters who, would Powers concerned to accord her inme- not otherwise have been there is just diately the full measure of her demands. speculation, but it is odd that there was Condescending to particulars, he pro also a deck-boy of the Ulysses who read poses that the import tariff shall be dies. On the dnchises of the same line significant assortment of books between raised to 121. per cent. from January 1st, This, however, is suggested merely as a there was a fireman who went to the poets temporary expedient. The claim to full between watches. Ho is credited with

A communication from the American independence is maintained and justified

The Odyssey," "The Ingoldsby Le-Yi Consul at Chungking to his legation by specious arguments. The present gends," Poems of To-day," "Ballads and

in Peking gives an interesting account "of Customs system. It is declared, is an a: Sons, Noyes's Poems, and Sidgwick's for some time between the Cersular Body

Poems,

Georgian Poetry," "The Seven discussions which have been in progress fringement of China's sovereign rights; deprives her of the power to make

Readers who may be interested in this Customs and the steamship companies in Chungking, the Commissioner of reciprocity treaties; it is a serious im pediment to her strumic development should communicate with Mr. Charles property due to the sinking of junks movement to the extent of donating books concerned regarding the loss of life and it does not take into account economic and social needs “of her Book Club, who will see that books are the upper reaches of the Yangtaze. It is the Gerken, Hou, Secretary to the. Hongkong during the passage of larger craft through poopic.

Our Correspondent construes

tent without delay to the Seafarers understood that the frequency of these address as a dexterous attack upon the this

Education Service. Chinese Maritime Customs.

accideata was largely responsible for the The Mari. time Customs have rendered invaluable

boycott of the foreign vessels as Chung services to both the Government and the THE AGREEMENT ON THE tion in question points out that as six-or king some time ago, and the communica people of China for..a great number of years. They have saved her, from bank-

seven new steamers are to be introduced into the Upper Yangtze servico for, the coming season the problem is likely to become still more serious

and from the

kruptcy must have broers which upon her

Poems

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are as follow?---

The American Vice-Consul points out

A vote of thanks was passed to the speaker en the proposition of Mra Stan Harding, the well-known traveller, who said that perhaps Chinese unworldliness would show itself able to deal with the menace of Western commercialism. Than

bustling West might learn a good dest from the Chinese doctrine of inaction, "Do nothing and all things will be donat

THE YARN MARKET IN HONGKONG.

and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, state i

Massrs. Palishwalla & Kotwall, enttont

their latest circular:

market reining very active, but the there was every indication of our yard After our last report on December 5th

dency and low rates at Shanghai havd sudden unexpected news of a week ten adversely affected or market by scaring. our local buyers, who are operating on very limited senle only for their im mediate requirements.

Chinese hands 6,000 bales.

Unsold stocks 6,800 bales. Bargain id

Arrival From Bombay 11,000 bales. Shanghai.-With very limited busines during the entire interval, latest reporte. show market dull and drooping, and not”

Our market has been further depressed NAVAL LIMITATION,

owing to two foreign dealers have ime ported about 1,700 bales of India sura The following statement has been

from Shanghai and sold at 5 to 7 under at the hands of creditors some of whom

issued by the Foreign Office in Tokyo:

the ruling rates, while total business hast would have known how to utilize her tion of nuval armam cuts were reached at junks sunk in this manner the junkmasters rates.

The decisions with regard to the reduc

It recalls that owing to the number of passed in 3,500 bales at these reduced default for the attainment of objects they the meeting of December 15th of the and salt merchants petitioned the commis would have greatly preferred to the re gular payment of interest upon their First Delegates representing

The foreign dealers are still holding ziofler of Customs at Changking lust their stock on account of news of very Јарал, advances.

Great Britain, and the United States The Customs, at the same The points of the agreement, as reported drafted with a view to minimising such the prevailing low rates here, and this summor "asking that now.rules should be high prices in India, as compared with time, have been a check upon the corruption and the venality which for

to the Foreign Office from Washington, catastrophes. At a meeting on August special feature has kept our market quiet centuries have been the recognized pre-

18th, the Commissioner of Customs sub- rogatives of Chinese officialdom.

1-Japan, Great Britain and

at the close. Socc

the mitted several proposed amendments to Asiatic and some European Powers have United States mutually to agree to accept the Upper Yangtze Navigation Reguta shown remarkabla skill in pandering to the ratio 3-5-5 respectively concerning tious which the Consular representatives these official weaknesses for their own the allotment of capital ships and at the present were asked to lay before the commercial, and their own political ends. The arrangement was agreeable to both status que relating to the fortifications

same time, to agree to maintain the steamship companies. parties. The Mandarins pocketed succu- and naval basca in the Pacific, including his letter that the over-loading of likely to improve. till after Chinese New lent slices out of foreign loans and the Hongkong. This provision not to be apjunks and excessive speed on the part of Year foreigners fixed their tentacles more and plied to the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, the steamers are the two factors chiefly Japanese Yarn Dao to continued more firmly on the body of China. With Now Zealand, the islands which con this pleasant practice the Maritime Cus stitute Japan Proper and the coasts of the new regulations is that the Chinese Gov- yarn in Japan, local buyers are feeling responsible. The force of the proposed heavy fluctuations in the prices, of this toms seriously interfered, and later the United States and Canada, but complete trament should undertake that provision nervous and only small lots have changed. Bait. Gabelle still further hampered it. freedom in this respect to be reserved be made as soon as possible that all junke hands as under They have been the chief checks upon by the Powers concerned... domestic corruption and foreign rapacity

on Upper Yangtze should have two feet; 300 bales of Nagasaki, No. 208 at $230 in the interests of the Chinese people tain the fair; the United States to 2-Japan to serap the Szitsu and re and, as our Correspondent remarks, the discard the Worth Dakota and the Delus extension of the principle on which they are and retain the Washington and the are based seems to offer the only prospect Colorado; Great Britain to construct two misatoners of Customs. of escape from the circle formed by the capital ships under 35,000 English tona. interplay of these complementary vicesach and scron four ships of the Kiny The principle is the co-operation of honest George class. foreigners with honest Chinese, under Chinese sovereignty for the good of the

3.As regards replacement the maxf | NEW. Chinese people and the discomfiture of capital ships to be allotted as follows:

mum tonnage (in America tons) of "bandits," native and foreign.

21

Great Britain and the United

States cach Japan

Tops,

.825,000 ...315,000

5.-The

of freeboard, while on the other hand to $36; 3 Horses No. 10s at 8215; 3 spod limits to be established from time Yellow Josa, No. 20s at $295 to 8230; the steamers should adhere to time and Horses No. 20s at $230; 14,700 bales ol to time' by the Consular Body and Com-Setau, No. 108 at 8195; Sotsu, No. 20e a

$240; Blue Fish, No 20s at $239.

COMING

EMPRESS !! OUT BY PANAMA. TO REACH HONGKONG DIRECT BY FEBRUARY 15TH. › Victoria, B.C., December 10th.-The

Ew Cotton.-No sales are reported during this interval and market has re "mained quiet. Stock 130 bales, Bengal only. Quotation, Bengal at 821 to 80 per picul; Chiness at 805 to 800 pyr picul.

PARDON TO ANFUITES.

The apparent anxiety of the Chinese delegates at Washinton to destroy or to emasculate a system which worked al mirably in the past, and set an example of pura and honest administration in the interests of the people, naturally gives in regard to the construction of capital anada will bo bere somewhat earlier Peking on January lat,grants pardon 4-The programme of ten year holiday great new 2,000-ton liner Empress of A mandate issued by the President at rise to doubts and questionings among ships to be accepted as provided for in that expected, according to the guiling to the following Arfaite militariz persons acquainted with Far Eastern the original proposal of the United advices received by Captain the Conference and to the world is.

The matter of real moment to States save the exceptions to be speci- Beetham, manager of the Canadian Generals Tan Chih-kwoi. Che what the Mandarins in Peking, 20t fically, agreed upon.--

spooPacife Steamships at Vancouver. Cables Liu Hsun, Wei Taunaan.

yuan Chu Tung-feng, Chri z Show. the Western educated reformers in the Great Britain and the United States ra that the vessel will leave Liverpool' Janu- Generals aave remained in the Japanese.

agreement between Japan, from Liverpool received this week say

Wearyuan, . Since their scription the first two. China-the dumb, industrious peaceful be reserved or scrapped to be contingent company is apparently anxiouaga Tung-feng has been in nominal captivity millions of Chios desire. It is thought on the conclusion of a similar agreement the big ship into commissi sa soon as

Hongkong via the Panama Canal.

and will proceed direct that, like most other peoples, their chief respecting the capital ships of France possible. In the past the liners of the General Wu Pei-fu when he was captured aspiration is to secure some semblance and Italy of good and honcet government and it

at Paotingfu, where he was taken by is questioned whether they greatly con cera themselves about the realization of

Canadian Pacifae fect have come out vid in the field, while the three last named the high ideals of national sovereignty

Bucze longer route, and thence, after have been taking refuge in the foreign eloquently and adroitly proclaimed by

nicking up crows at Hongkong, to this settlement at Tientsin since their flight Mr. Kop That the Mandarins would

coast on regular schedule. Under present from the field when it became abrinu like to bave the handling of the large

arrangements the Canada will reach the that the Anfuites were being defeated.. Bums receivable by the Customs is un-

Asiatic port February 16th, and it will General Ting Shih-yuan and Hsu Shi doubted; that the

A Bunbury, Western Australia, message, here on her maiden voyage in commis

be two months later before she arrives tseng have not been pardoned people would care to states that a fatal accident occurred at sion. Bee it

The their hands is, very doubtful the inauguration of the North-West

former is classed as a civilian, while it indeed. The eloquence of the Chinese serial, mail service on December 5th. nounced from Montreal, will be Captain mutinies since his escape from Peking

The master of the Canada, it is, an- ment intrigues in

is believed that the latter's Anti-Govern- delegates may delude the uninformed; it Three machines started, carrying 8,500 A. J. Hailey R.NR. formerly com

connection with Can only serve to remind those who know letters and three passengers. The planes wander of the Empres of Asia. Capa Asiatics that the more diplomatist is Westernized the less cou- the first Commonwealth subsidised weekly stood at the time, and his appointment

maks a pardon impossible..... An Oriental loft Geraldton for Derby, inaugurating in Hailey left the Aria two months ago fidence does he command in the East.

for, & six months' holiday, it aervice. Lieut. R. W. Fawcett's Ber comes somewhat as a surprise. It had Wales shot his first tigor in Nepal Terai plane crashed 75 miles north of North heon commonly believed that the master on December 14th. It measured nine feet Hia Boyal Highness the Prince of smpton on Monday. The plane was of the new vessel would be Captain six inches. The Prinos Was-personally totally wrecked and Lieut-Fawcott and Robinson, semor-exptain of the Pacific congratulated by His Highness the Prime his mechanic Broad were both killed, fleet, formerly on the bridge of the Minister of Nepal: His Royal Highness Major Brearby's and Lieut. Toplin's Empress of Russia, and also at the pre-staff also enjoyed good sport accounting

Aone time on holiday.

for three tigers.

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