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To-day's Advertisements. BIJOU THEATRE.

RECLAMATION GROUND, WEST POINT.

GEORGE L. D'ARC'S

NEW MARIONETTE THEATRE,

Patronised by their Majesties the King and Queen of Siam and just arrived from Bangkok after a brilliant season will open here

on

SATURDAY, 28th January, 1899, EVERYTHING NEW AND SPARKLING.

MAGNIFICIENT FIGURES,

SPLENDID SCENERY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1899.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION."

DINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the SATURDAY, the 18th day of February next, Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Account to 31st December, 1838.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

T. JACKSON,

Chlef Manager.

21a Hongkong, 24th January, 1899 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ING CORPORATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the KE GISTERS of SHARES of the Cor

GORGEOUS DRESSES,poration will be CLOSED from SATURDAY,

the 4th to the 18th day of February next, (both Days inclusivo) during which Périod NO

By Order of the Court of Directors, The Overtures of Incidental Music executed TRANSFER of Shares can be Registered.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

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on a

MAGNIFICIENT

GRAND CONCERT PIANO

by

STEINWAY & SONS.

PRICES OF ADMISSION.

Boxes to hold six

..$15.00

Single Box Seats

Stails Reserved

3.00 2.00

1,00

go

Unreserved Seats

Gallery........

Children under 18 and Military Naval and Police in Uniform Half Price to all parts except Boxes and Gallery.

Doors open 8 P.M.

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LIGHT YOUR LAMPS WITH "SNOWFLAKE" KEROSINE OIL

150

which gives a very Brilliant Light and does not emit a bad odour as other inferior brands of oil.

H. RUTTONJEE, 13&15, D'Aguilar Street,

Hongkong, and 21 & 22, Elgin Road, Kowloon. Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Ovenure at 9 sharp.THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamship

Plan at ROHINSON Piano Co. Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

STEAM LAUNCH WANTED.

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+

MUST be GOOD TOWBOAT, Compound Condensing Engines, State Dimen sions, price, and all particulars by letter-to- STEAM LAUNCH,"

c/o Hongkong Telegraph Office. [119a Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Company's Steamship

"WOOSUNG,"

i

Captain Dawson, will be despatched as above

TO-MORROW, the 25th instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPÁNY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

HE-Company's Steamship.

THE

"THALES,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports, on THURSDAY, the 25th instant, at Daylight

STEAM FOR *

womrasiks

SINGAPORE AND BOMBAY.

Having connexion with the Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LÉGHORN and GENOA,

ALSO

:

The Hongkong Telegraph

ĮIONOKONO, TURSday, January 24, 1899.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE SAMOA DIFFICULTY.

LONDON, January 22nd.. The German Press is very reserved on the Samoan succession question and is waiting for official reporta.

The Washington Cabinet has decided to propose a Conference between the United States, Great Britain and Germany on the Samoan question.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOUDAN. A decree has been signed at Calro appointing Kitchener (? Colonel) Governor-General of the

Soudan.

The Temps says that the convention will entail a protectorate over Egypt and counsel France not to quarrel over the inevitable but to seek compensation.

WEATHER REPORT. The Observatory report says:On the 24th at 11.45 nm. The barometer has risen slightly on the China coast. The anticyclone remains central over N. China, and pressure is compa- [1163matively low in the Pacific to the E. of the Loo- choos. Gradients slight on the coast, moderate to rather steep with strong morsoon in the N. part of the China Sea Forecast:-Moderate N. winds; fair.

"MANILA," FROM LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ, AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are

being landed and placed at their risk the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Gedowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out-mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are, landed. This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From Madras, er S.S. Lalpoora. Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contary before 11 A.M. TO-DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. YESTERDAY a Chipaman was killed at West

Point by falling from the first to the ground

floor.

A COALINO feat has been performed by the Japanese scanner Kathidals Maru, which arrived in Hongkong on Monday. When at Kutchiñotzu she took in 4,100 tons of coal in 20 hours, being at the rate of 205 tons an hour. Thirty-three ganga of coolics were engaged. We have been shown a very pretty and taste- fully got up New Year's card hailing from the Royal Engineers. It is a folding card bearing the crest of the corps, on the front, while within is a portrait of Lord Kitchener and a view of the Gordon Memorial at Chatham: The back of the card shows the uniform of the corps in 1786 and at the present day. Both Gordon and Kitchener originally belonged to this celebrated

corps.

ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY.

SPELLING REFORM.

A most instructive and interesting lecture was given on the above subject by Mr. Edward Robinson under the auspices of the Odd Vo Jumes Society, last night in the Chamber of Commerce Reem, City Hall.

For A

example the Southern states of Europe where

MILITARY RELIEFS FOR

HONGKONG GARRISON.

this matter, and I am satisfied that the British are not going to enter into this question us to what may be under the new Treaties in any querelous spirit they are going to enter into the new conditions with the understanding that' as far as the British are concerned, they will do their level best to help the Japanese to carry on the Government under the new Trenties.

The P. & O. stekner Manila arrived yester day from England. She has been hired by the Goverment for, the transport of troops to her different ports of call on the voyage. She

You were good enough to say you hoped 1 brings Captains Bland and Geoghegan, 2 Sergeants 79 Rank and File 3 wanan and would, when I arrived home, support such child for the Royal Artillery Lieutenants questions as have been referred to the Prime Sergts. Minister from Kobe. I will be only too glad Browne and Longfield, Q. M. Sergt.

to do so. It is the business of overy Member One

of Parliament to do all he can for his country a Trumpeters, 40 Rank and file, a women and

men, no matter what part of the world they 3 children for the Royal Engineers. one sergeant for the Ariny Ordnance Corps. belong to,(laughter), That is rather Irish, woman and child Royal Welsh Fusiliers and From here she will proceed north or her usual but I am an Irishman-(renewed laughter and part of the world they are situated in, I shall, run, including Wei-hai-wet, taking in cargo on applause.) I should have said no matter what Hongkong carly in March when the time at an early opportunity, ask the question from the lower deck only. She is expected back in expired, men, invalids, and men of the R.E.'s my place in the House of Commons as to what who have completed their service in Hongkong answer has been received from the Japanese Government with regard to the questions you will embark for their several destinations.

have addressed home, Sir-(loud applause). THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.

Our Manila correspondent, writing under of the Commission appointed by President date of aeth inst., states that the personnel McKinley to investigate into the Philippine question has undergoue a change and that the members constituting the Commission are, on the authority of General Olis, as follow Admiral Dewey,, General Otis, Worcester of Annarbor, Schuman, President of Cornell, and Colonel Denby, ex-Minister la China. It appears that the Commission was appointed on the re- commendation of Adatiral Dewey, made some time ago, and that General Olis, at a later date, submitted to the home government that the appointment of such a commission was ad- visable.

Looking to the previous remarks I have had the honour of addressing to you, I believe you will find those answers will be satisfactory, I of the British community here to get everything am in great hopes, looking to the evident wish on a conciliatóry basis, that the Japanese There may be difficulties at first, but I believe adopt a similar attitude towards the British. they will pass over, and that in the near future: fitted enormously by the development of China, the trading communities of Japan will be bene and that the British merchant will benefit in

like manner.

I have been looking up the trade here, and I see that in 1898 1,300 ships and in 1897 1,400 ber of ships 42 per cent. were British, and 53 ships came in to this port, and out of this num per cent. of that tonnage was British also. That is a very satisfactory state of affairs. There is sonie doubt as to whether your trade this year that British merchants, with the idea of keeping LORD CHARLES BERESFORD AT will be as good as it has been. I understand their eye to windward which does thein very great credit-have laid in very large stores; and that being so, they can, hardly expect to mako as gigantic profits this year as they did inst--- (laughter)--and the trade returns will not bulk so largely.

L

KOBE.

Lord Charles arrived at Kobe on the 13th instant and was entertained at tiffin by the Groom occupying the chair with Mr. T. W. local branch of the China-Association Mr. A. H. Hellyer as vice. The British Consul and a large number of gentlemen were present... The Chairman, in proposing Loid Charles' health, referred to the necessity of a good understand in order that the new Treaties, soon to come ing existing between foreigners and Japanese into operation, might work smoothly. He there will be difficulties in france, but when a

trusted that Lord Charles would use his influence to the end that the lives and liberties Japan might be adequately safe. guarded. of aliens

Mr. Robinson, in opening said he strongly objected to having his address described as a lecture, as in fact, he was not a lecturer, it was simply a "talk" Spelling Reform had been THE HOOLEY BANKRUPTCY. The Official Receiver reports that Hooley is lately brought before his notice by an account, which appeared in the Hongkong Telegraph guilty of fraud and misconduct.

a short time ago, of a French gentleman who had determined to spend a fortune, in reforming the French spelling. It was unfor tunate that it was a Frenchman and not an

or an American. after the long time

Norman Conquest, Englishman French was the language of the court while the Anglo-Saxon was only spoken by the lower classes. Eventually the Norman aristocracy adopted the vocaburary of the Anglo-Saxon but discarded their grammar. Writing, was not grows with the necessities of the times, and people language but was only the "dress." Language a very would take the quickest route no matter what rules were made for their guidance,

I hear a great deal about the finances of this apt illustration of this was given by a grass plot with the legend "You are requested to keep off the grass how many people minded

country. There is no doubt this country will ment; and it is not impossible to conceive that the notice, if their path led straight across the

have difficulty with her finance, Japan is a

grts. The lecturer went on to point out the

young country, in some ways, in its manage

effect of climate on language and gave as an the languages were decidedly smoother and

country has done so much as it has in these for one think they will pull through the ire musical than those spoken in the North

thirty years with such conspicuous success, I difficulties they have about finance. In some ways they are like our own country, Japan The toast was drunk with enthusiasm. the Hongkong Football Club will play Licut, The lecturer then pointed out the faults

Lord Charles Beresford on rising to reply being an island, with a very large and growing TO-MORROW afternoon on the Happy Valley Splling reform meant an alphabet reform.

was very cordially received. He said Mr. population. There is no doubt, from a states- Rotherton's Company of the Royal Welsh of he Englisir alphabet hath as regards its regnancy and insufficiency and said that there wa no harm in this, if there was only some

Groom and gentlemen of the China Association, man's point of view, that Japan must-in-the- near future look out for colonies, and also look Fusiliers. Kick-off at half-past four.

I have to think you, Sir, very warmly for the was actually intended to be expressed, but

because she will lite to import food for her There graceful remarks with reference to myself in out for some large export for her manufactures, DURING the week ended 21st January themed in finding out for certain what sound

wer in fact 15 vowels, and 24 consonants and the speech you have just made, and I have to

I think I ought to apoloway, I do not think, the finances will be. he avocated 40 symbols corresponding. The thank you, gentlemen, very warmly for having people the same as we have and unless she rowls were the worst offenders the letter "Ainvited me to such an excellent repast during can meet the exports and imports in some stod for no less than six distinct emissions of my short stay soud these he illustrated by incans of a black-gise to you for not being able to stay longer satisfactory. But putting it as a proposal, than this afternoon. But you will appreciate it is more important to Japan than to any my mission this afternoon is, a strictly com.other country that China should keep an "open mercial mission, though some other countries door," and I hope we shall have, on the part of À NOTIFICATION has been published by the oad as.

seem to think there is a cutlass in my port- Japan, a wish to join in such a commercial American authorities at Manila that no natives

manteau, But it is n strictly commercial alliance as I have ventured to suggest. I am are to be allowed in the streets after 10 p.m.

mission in regard to British trade and prospects certain we shall have it on the part of America, a in any without a pass, the regulation coming into effect

in China; and I have first to propose that and if we have America, and most likely Ger.. a in wash on the 13th January. The object is to prevent

Reformers would say let "A" stand for those prospects would be served more many 1 am not, very much afraid what will seditions assemblies and other disorders..

other alliance between the great trading stations must remember that the alliance will be so signs for the D'ARC's Marionettes, well-known all over theat of the se sounds but only one, advantageously if we could get a commercial happen to our commerce in the future. You

I us have oting

in regard to the trade of China. My business strong that it must make for peace. You are in Japan is more associated with seeing all very well aware what happened in Europe, of it. Far East, arrived here yesterday by the Derbunds. Then it allant letters were struck

Reform woul

the Japanese authorities than it is with There was an alliance between Austria, Ger arang alli fenwell dopting

face. It His co

concerns but in coming to see those many, and Italy, What for? The basis of

out what it was icrmeg wongse from Bangkok, where they have been ervative on audientleman ctically 'com- most starling figures were given sre, equally

ance, but it did car was not a A Washington telegram of the 16th January amount of money wasted in England inve British trade and interests, and how they can

educating the children. Statistics proved best served. I have, in the House of Com-to carry out that is, it kept the pence for published in the Manila papers states that that it took 30,000 teachers in the school the ind in the remarks I ventured to 'make thirty years,-but there is not a man in those three more gunboats are being sent out to board to pass reinforce the American Acet in these waters. Another regiment of regulars is also to be sent to Manila as speedily as possible. This, added to those already on the way, will make six of volunteer regiments now doing duty at Manila,

Goods not cleared by the 30th instant, at a following cases of communicable disease occur ueftunately there was no method.

P.M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Gedowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival kere, after which no Claims will be recognised.

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

THE LEADING CATERERS

COMPARE OUR

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FML BUITIARN TANITO d

Intimation.

red in the colony-One case of bubonic plague (in the city), two cases of diptheria, one case of enteric fever and one of small-pox. Only the plague case terminated fatally,

VENICE and TRIESTS, all MEDITTERRA A. S. WATSON & CO., regiments, which will relieve the same number

--NEAN;"ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO. Taking Cargo at through rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD,

ALSO

BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA.

THE Steamship

BISAGNO."- Captain Manganzini, will be despatched a above on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, at Noon. At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA Dock,

For Further Particulars regarding Freight and Passhge, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co. Agents,

Hongkong, 24th January, 1899,

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SINGAPORE,

THE Company's Steamship

"FAUSANC)"

Captain Moncur, will he despatched as above

on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, nt 2 1M,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR MANILA (DIRECT),

THE Steamship

Lisa

"BENVENUE," Captain-Potter, will be despatched-hs above- on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, at 4 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Agents,

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Hongkong, 24th January, 1899,

· MOGUL-WARBACK-MILBURN-LINE.

FOR NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

THE

6.5. "SIKH "

"ENERGIA,"

will be despatched as above on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, S.S." PATHAN" About and Feb., 1899.

24th Feb, 1899. 11th Mar 1899. For Freight or Passage, apply to

DODWELL & CÒ, LIMITED..

5.S." ARGYLL"-

FL

Agents.

Hongkong, 24th January, 1899,

(1360

FOR NEW YORK VI, SUEZ CANAL.

HE Steamship

T

COMMONWEALTH,"· Captain James, will be despatched for the above poris, on TUESDAY, the 31st instant, at PM.

For Freight, apply to'

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Agents, #11 - gkong, 24th January, 189ý...".

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

ESTABLISHED 1841.

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A-THORNE'S BLEND, White

Capsule

B.--WATSON'S

C-WATSON's

For Case

1 doz

$10.80

10.80

GLENORCHY MELLOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark

ABELOUR- GLENLIVET, Red Cap. sule, with name and Trade Mark........ 12.00 D.~~WATSON'SH.K.D.,BLEND

OF THE FINEST. SCOTCH MALT WHISKIES, Vio- let Capsule............ 14.40 E-WATSON'S VERY OLD E1- QUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Capsule

J

15.00

THORNE'S BLEND and WATSON'S GLENORCHY are high class Sodn Whiskies, of greater age than most

brands in the market.

A DOZEN Chinamen appeared before Com mander Hastings this moming, two being charged with keeping a gaming house, three with being concerned in the keeping of the house, and the rest with gaming. On visiting the second foor at No. 1 Sam Ka Lane on Monday night Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, Inspector Mofint and some Chinese constables found the game of pai-kau in full swing. First defendant was fined $125, second and eighth $75 cach, eleventh and twelveth $25 each, tenth discharged, and the rest $15

cach.

..

A_CYCLE Tournament will be held on the Quarry Bay Recreation grounds on Friday, February 10th, commencing at 1:30 p.m. The following events will take place. A six, four and two miles Handicap Bicle Race.” “A two miles race open to all non first prize winners.. A Veterans Hadicap Race of one mile, for riders of over 40 years age, 10 yards per year start, and a two miles Handicap open to all over 30 years of age, handicapped on their merits, Mr. T. Grimshaw, Hon. Secretary Cycle Tournament will be happy to supply any information that may be required.

THE Committee of the Hongkong Football competition met yesterday and drew the first two rounds with the following results :-

1st round.

a in an standing for a

a in angel

43

1

a in alter

FIL

a in alms

"

while still in the fourth form could not be said to be educated, as they could not read clearly nor quickly. Their time while at school being employed to learn to spell, which was useless as it was only a fashion. This waste of time not only handicapped the youth of the country; but also the nation at large as it was most essential to have educated men in the industrial warfare that was now taking place with other countries of Europe. Philosophic ally it was still more harmful as it did away with the child's reasoning powers and made him dependent solely on authority. Talleyrand saitl that language was given to con- ceal thought. It certainly seemed as though English spelling was device intended in conceal English speech-In dealing with Spelling Reform there were three classes to be considered readers, writers, and printers. He mentioned some names of leading statestuen, authors, and poets, in cluding Gladstone, Darwin and Tennyson who were in favour of the refonn. In conclusion he said there were always three stages for all reforms, Arst they were to bescoffed at, then followed consideration, and last of all they were adopted.

here.

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16000 pupils through the interest angry firmly of opinion that in countries who in-his heart of hearts does not ce, which is the greatest thank Providence that it wis not tested by 6th standard... Children who left school country and more parts-that is, a trading

war. I believe that this alliance that I suggest, shonki have an alliance that the British,-wc

between these four countries for the integrity and does not make for war.

of China and the "open door." will probably I ben for peace, alliance which I am delighted to eat an benefit these four countries more than any Joseph Chamberlain has given his approvar other in the world, but that would bo to at home-between Great Britain, Japan, W other countries' affair, because there

and Germany, the America

basis of nations, fair field and no favour for all intend to address you which is defensive and not offensive, unless at any greaterngth, although as an Irishman we are annoyed; the basis of which is I am supposed too on from Saturday to Mon- the integrity of China in order that we inay day, but I am keep the remarks I want to have an open door for our trade in China-any to Japan until I get the capital. I thank fain field and no favour for the trade of all you for the graceful courtes you have extended nations. That is the policy I ventured to to me, and you may depen submit in as clear Saxon as I could command my return to England I shall upon it that on. my best to in the speeches 1 made in China, and I am glad further the interests of every British merchant, it meets with your approval too. I mention no matter in what part of the world he may be this in order to excuse myself for not being situated, Loud and prolonged cheering, longer among you, though I hope you will not during which his lordship resumed his spat.) think there is any want of courtesy on my part. in not staying longer in Kobe to find out what I wanted about British interests. In your remarks, Sir, you spoke of two very important matters. In the near future there is no doubt, to my mind, China is going to be opened up How it is going to be opened up will depend upon what security can be supplied for invest ment of money and for the security of trade in the future. But that it will be opened up I am very

the Pacific becomes the great trade high- had the Paciu when China is opened up, THE PROPOSED ASSOCIATIONS OF

MEDICAL HEN. way, there is no doubt, to my mind, Japan will benefit materially, and when the benefits, the Britsh merchant will also benefit materially, I am perfectly amazed to see what has occurred thirty years. When I was here before I can in the neighbourhood of Kobe during the last remember seeing a few houses and a great deal of sand (laughter); but when I took my glasses out this morning to renew my acquaint- Ance was astonished to count twenty-two

Mr. J. J

Francis, QC, proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Robinson for his excellent lecture and confessed he harrenis noticed so many anolomies in the English spelling before, but was afraid there were two very strong objections to the proposed reform the first being that the sound for the symbols adopted would change with succeeding genera tions and secondly it would shut up all previous literature from the children who had been taught the new method.

Mr. Robinson denied the last objection giving as an example, a letter written by an illiterate person can be read akhough very badly spell.

The meeting then terminated.

A paper was distributed to those present, containing an coerciation of the proposed scheme of reform, but the lecturer laid em phasise on the fact that the symbols adopted respresent the different sounds was of very zgth Company, Southern Division, R. A. v. C. little consequence. We give an extract show

Company, R. W. F. H. Company, R. W. F. v. Hongkong Footballing the reformed spelling.

Club.

The remaining teams drew byes,

and round.

to

Hwaar the bodi wez, the cegulz waar. gathered tugether?”.

1, 38 Company, Southern Division, R. A. 4; | A MAORI VIEW OF BANKRUPTCY, * *, 』 H.M.S. Centurion,

steamers, to see the Bund, a quantity of ship ping, a good deal of that smoke which generally denotes trade, and a good many other things to show that this is a centre of trade; and if that can be done in thirty years, what will be done in this place under similar facilities in the future more particularly when China is opened up. believe at this moment Kobe and Yokohama rank second and third to Hongkong aud Shanghai; and I believe that in the near future there will be an enormous development in the trade of this place, and of Japan generally, which must benefit both Japan and British interests.

to the

After the tiffin his lordship adjourned to Kobe Club, where he held a long conversation with the committee of the China Association and others on matters affecting British trade and the rights of foreigners in Japan. His lardship left with Mr. Hall for Osaka by the 5.12 p.m. tralu, a number of residents seeing him off and raising a hearty cheer as the train drew out of the station-K Chronicle.

Among a good many objections urged by the Shimpe to the Bill now before tho House of Representatives for organizing -associations of medical men throughout the Empire, one seems decidedly worthy of atten tion. It is that of the forty thousand practi- tioners now.holding diplomas, nearly twenty- seven thousand, or two-thirds, are disciples of the old Chinese School. These "experts" are. an evidence of the difficulties that have beset Japan's passage from the old to the new, Licenses to practise were given to them, not as a recognition of their competence, but in deferenent of their vested rights and to the convenience of the public at large. It would have been an intolerable hardship to deprive these men arbitrarily of their professional opportunities, and, at the same time, to deprivo the people of their services. The latter would have been the greater hardship of the two, for we need scarcely say that, fifteen or twenty years, ago, there were millions of conservativo 1 come to the part of your speech, Sir, which folks in japan who had inherited from their interests me very much. You said that what forefathers a traditional faith in the Chinese 2. D. Company, R. W. F., Royal Engineers. A correspondent at Wanganui, New Zealand, was necessary here was a good understanding system of medicine, and who could not 3 Winner of (15th Company, S.D., R. A. v. C. sends the Fines this amusing extract from a between" British residents and the Japanese, have been induced to place themselves Company, R.W.F.) z B. Company, local paper "A Maori chief who lost £40 and I notice your remarks were very much or their families under the treatment of R.W.F

through a white storekeeper going through the applauded. I cannot see there need be any foreign-school practitioners. Such a feeling Bankruptcy Court has given the following lucid difficulty in the future. Of course there will was perfectly natural, and no Govern exposition of this particular branch of British

be difficulties in anything that is now, whether ment would have been justified in doing jurisprudence: The pakela (white man) it is enterprise, law, or whatever it is; but figm. violence to it. Doubtless the number of the "who wants to become pakarapu (insolvent) goes what I have heard i cannot believe that under conservatives has largely diminished by tlsia into business, and gets lots of goods, and the conditions now proposed there will be all time, and so has the number of Kampp does not pay for them. He then gots ail, the those difficulties some people foreshadow; and Isle, as the Chinese school of doctors are. money he can together say, £3,000, and puts perhaps it is bold of me to take that line, but called. But thiers remain some tweny-seven all of it, except 5, away where no one I shall have your sympathy in trying to take thousand of the latter, and Japan must wait can find it. With the 45, he goes to a Judge | a conciliatory and pacific line with regard to until time relieves her of their presence. Now of the Court and tells him he wants to become the future, After all the British are the more the point is that they would have to be admitted pakarapu. The Judge then calls all the lawyers liable to be very strong on what is than on what to the proposed Associations on equal terms Together, likewise all the men, to whom the may be and I think the Jadpanese will see with every-one else, and, being in an over pakarapu owes money, and he says: This the necessity of having these laws and Treatles whelming majority, might impose regulations man is pakarapu, but he wishes to give you all adjudicated on in the most fair way between of at least a retrogressive character. They are that he has got, and so he has asked me to both parties in order to complete det good harmless enough individually, but, once divide this 5 amongst you all." The Judge understanding to which you referred so strong organized and enabled to bring their numerical thereupon gives the lawyers. £4, and the ly". Fe

For my own part I was delighted to hear strength to bear, they would became a dangerous. remaining Z1 to the other men. Then the your, remarks, Biry and also the remarks of element in the medical world. It is a curious pakéha goes home,4°

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