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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1901.

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Number of cases reported f Chinese 1,556)

NATIVE NOTES.

SHANGHAI, September 14th."

up till noon of the 16th Other Asiatics 53 THE HEALTH OF VICEROY LI HUNG-CHANG. September, 1901

Europeans......31. |

A telegram received yesterday from Peking Chinese 0 Number of cases reported Other Asiatica o reports that Viceroy Li Hong-chang's condition during the past 24 hours Europeans a very serious and that he had been unconscious for several hours. An Imperial Edict tele- graphed to Peking has granted the Viceroy

Total number of cases reponed to date 1,040 Number of dentßa reported ( Chinese ... 1,522 sick leave for 15 days."

up till nipon of the 16th: Other Asiatics 35

THE JOURNEY OF THE COURT September, 190i.......Europeans......12 Number of deaths reported Other Asintics o

to K'aifeng, according to a telegraphic dispatch Chinesed 0.

from Hsian, has again been delayed; this time during the past 24 hours Europeans.....awing to the unusual quantity of main which has obstructed work and therefore will prevent Total number of deaths recorded to date 1,569 the construction of the temporary palaces en Since woon, on Saturday last the cases and deaths are.

route in time for the reception of the Court, if Cases Chinese....................

it should start from Haian on the day first set by Imperial decree, namely, the 1st of Septem ber. There will therefore be another delay of, Jay, some three weeks or so.

Other Asiatics.... -European

Total

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Deaths Chinese

Other Asiatics Europeans....

Total

The plague retums for last week were --

Cases... Deaths..

THE SHANGHAI GARRISON.

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STOPPAGE OF LITERARY EXAMINATIONS IN MONAN. With reference to the Imperial decree issued at the demand of the Powers, commanding the stoppage of literary examinations in the sub-prefectures of Chênchou, Chêngchou and Kuangchop, and in the prefecture of Nanyangft and district of Honeihsien, all of Hanan province, owing to those places being implicated in the anti-missionary troubles of last year: it would appear from a Honan letter, that some of the cities above-named were really innocent of the charge, and this having been reported by the Chinese Plenipotentiaries to the various Foreign Ministers, a commutation has been allowed in regard to Chênchor. Chengchou and Honeinsien, where the literary examinations will be held as usuali Kuangchou and Nanyangfu still remain under the ban for five years.

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evoke wide spread dissatisfaction not comin- gled with indignation in this city. "One would. like to think that His Honour had given both sides of the question his fullest consideration, but the tenor of the Financial Secretary's letter rather conduces, to the Impression that such was not the case, and that the drastic measure. of forbidding the local employment of bar- maids was adopted almost entirely on the ex parte and quite irresponsible statements of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the other three niemorialists. The head and front of the offence seems to be (1) that the employment of banna'ds in Calcutta is "in- jurious to the women themselves," and (2) that it is "a discredit to the European community." These are fatuous statements in quite the best Exeter Hall style, and like most propaganda that emanate from that abode of bliss are not intended to be examined or sifted. To take the first objection, the injury that may accrue to a woman working as a barmaid in India, in contradistinction to working as such in England, can only be due to the different climatic conditions, and the severity of the heat here is largely tempered by the easier hours, and the fish that work does not com- mence in earnest. until after sundown or even later. As regards the period of service, it is extremely light, being, I believe, only two years, with passage paid out and home. The second objection, the "discredit to the Euro pean community," is of course, a matter of opinion pure and simple, though where the discredit comes in, I, with many others, fail to conducted there is no discredit. Discredit ace. So long as the hotels and bars are properly there will be when we oust European and Eng lish women to provide additional employment for natives! The preponderance of women in England is only too well known, and the con. sequent difficulty of their finding employment is equally so; yet here we find at the instance labour is to be stopped to make room for our Aryan brother! Of course, the Woman's their hands and protest, urging that nothing Christian Temperance Unioh will hold up

of the kind was intended, but the fact remains that they have been guilty of a gross injustice to their own sex by their meddlesome interference in matters that do not concern them. That. Bengal should have slavishly followed Burma is not less a subject for wonderment.

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Thus the China Gazette of 13th instant- We are very glad to hear that the Viceroy Liu Kun-yih, has lost no time in bringing the subject of the useless continuance of the foreign garrison at Shanghai before the Consular Body, who discussed it at a meeting this afternoon. Seeing how little actual use our gallant defenders are to us here now, and the upsetting effect they have, apon the native mercantile mind, we really do not see what good purpose occupation, and we trust that the wise counsels which are in favour of their return to their respective homes will prevail. For all the good [30 the foreign garrison in Shanghai has been, It might as well have been in Timbuctoo. The foreign population are admittedly tired of the visit of their military friends, who seem so TO LET.

absurdly out of place in a peaceful commer STEWART TERKACE-THecial community like this, and the sight of the

crowds of officers, towing round great and use less swords, in the peaceful public gardens or on the unexciting bund has grown simply ridiculous. Why soldiers should want to dis. play such absurd and archaic weapons, which we all know are absolutely useless against a modern, enemy, and carry this exploded em: blem of military glory about amongst giggling Amahs and barnless house-boys, is one of the mysteries of the military art we are unable to fathom. It does not impress the Asiatic mind

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H.E. SHENG TO GO TO PEKİNG. A Peking dispatch to the Sinwinggo states missioner of Commerce, H.E. Sheng's presence is required in Peking to assist in the negotiations concerning the Commercial clause of the Protocol. To this end the Chinese Plenipoten iaries have sent repeated telegrams to H.E. hastening his journey to Feking. There does not, however, seem to be any date set, so far, for H.E's departure for the North.-N. C. Daily News:

CALCUTTA BARMAIDS: THE DENGAL LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S

ORDER.

Commenting on the recent order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal prohibling the employment of barmaids in hotels and drink. ing saloons, Capital, the Calcuta weekly,

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motives which led the Lieut-Governor to deter We can quite understand and appreciate the

only makes European residents smile. The mine that in future the employment of bar- age of chivalry and of military glory in China maids in Calcutta should be prohibited, but it

"THE RETREAT." MOUNT KELLET is over for the present and we shall be ali seems to us that it is altogether too late in the they will survive the shock, and possibly it will

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day to take action in this direction. Barmaids have been an established institution in Calcutta for the last twenty years and more, and the action of the Lieutenant-Governor is rather that of a Rip Van Winkle, who waking up from a long sleep rushes in where angels might fear to tread, rather than that of a statesman and administrator.

"Verax" says Contrary to the opinion of "Ajax,"Į believe, with few exceptions, the European community of Calcutta hail, with the liveliest feelings of satisfaction, the decision of the Bengal Government to prohibit the em ployment of barmaids. Dissentient voices will probably be heard in some chummeries of callow youths who imagine they will find life 'beastly, dull, dont' cher know "when deprived of their usual nightly amusement, of lolling: fair dispensers of whiskey pegs. But even over a bar counter in conversation with the

do them good: The prohibition of barmaids. will lead to less drinking. If their presence behind the bar did not encourage the consump tion of liquor, it would not pay the hotel pro- question aside, the action of the Bengal prietors to bring them out, But putting that

Government is abundantly justified on the served has borne fruit, says the N. C. Daily

grounds stated, viz, that the employment News of the 14th inst, and it is interesting to hibit an honest woman from carning an honest selves" and is "a discredit to the European It seems to us a very strong order to proof barmaids is "injurious to the women them- put: on record the punishments inflicted. Livelihood. There may be a few barmaids of community." "Ajax" in a light and airy 1761 Shu-tang, the Governor of Chêkiang, has been doubtful character among those who minister style dismisses the first inentioned ground with

degraded and banished to his native place. to the wants of the thirsty; but that is no rea Yong Chuan, Provincial Judge and afterwards son why the remainder should be prohibited of the barmaids, Some girls at some bars may a reference to the easy hours and short service Treasurer, degraded and banished to Szechuan. from carning an honest living. Whether that experience no physical hardships, but I have Fao Tsu-lin, Taotai of Chuchou, degraded, and living is respectable and moral depends entirely been told a different tale by others. But it is sent to perpetual banishment in Kashgaria. upon the woman herself, and it seems to us a most His official rank was taken away from him, outrageous thing that the Lieutenant-Governor dangers that the Government of Bengal refer, not to the physical so much as to the moral but his hereditary rank of Baron was left to should in effect stigmatise the employment of and these it suits the purpose of " Ajax" to him on account of the eminent services of his number of decent women as improper. The Ignore. They are none the less real, however.. father, General Pao Chao, who was one of Government of India might just as well pro- It is not a nice subject to discuss in a zerg, Taeng Kuo-fan's braveit lieutenants in the hibit the employment of all covenanted civilians, paper; but if "Ajax" knows nothing of English Taiping Rebellion. Yu, the Brigadier including. Sir John Woodburn, because Mr. Agirls, whose lives have been wrecked and ruined General of Chicbou perpetual banishment, but evaded the sen-

P. Pennell is unfit for office.

rence by dying. Chou Chib-té, the com mander of the trainbands at Chichou was executed there on the 26th alt. Three of the principal gentry of Chuchou, Cheng Lien- were deprived of ung-si and Lo Pao-chuan, were deprived of their degrees and degraded Hung, the prefect of Chichou, was degraded. Fourteen of the actual murderers, including of Police to sell liquor is in the nature of an Now the license given by the Commissioner one licentiate, were condemned to death; one agreement; certain things have to be done by died in prison and the other thirteen were ex- both sides; and it scome to us that any stipula scuted on the 8th instant. Nina accomplicestion in it restraining, a person from carrying on M. STEVENS & C-0',

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We already seo that in consequence of this 19590 Governor Liu and Treasurer Yung Chuan, but

Prince Tuan has been allowed to escape it, and resolution, a newspaper is agitating that the Yung Lu has not been punished at all. Every should be prohibited, and we shall probably see employment of women in tobacconist shops where the net of the law is so paradoxically con- structed that the big fish escape and the little an agitation against the employment of women altogether; and we protest against such a proceeding as utterly mean and contemptible. We are not sure that the barmaids, who are thus being prohibited, could not sustain an ac- tion for damages against Sir Joba,

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We would invite the attention of the Govern- ment of India to the terms of the Contract Act, and especially to Section 27. It reads thus strained from exercising a lawful profession, "Every agreement by which anyone is re-

trade or business of any kind, is to that extent

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If the question was whether licenses should be granted for the employment of barmaids, there having been none hitherto, we would un questionably say that it was undesirable. But it must be a little more than undesirable before the Government take the serious step which Sir John Woodburn is taking. It is one thing to prohibit a proposed new trade, and it is quite another to stop one which has been going on for many years past.

SHANGHAL, September 13th, According to telegrams received by the local mandarins from Reking, H.E. Li Hung-chang's condition has changed considerably for the Wame. He partook of hardly any nourishment yesterday, An Imperial Decree has been issued granting him a half month's leave of absence,

Prince Ching hay sent two telegrams to Shong Taotel commanding him to proceed to Faking as quickly as possible, to assist the The Englishman has opened its columna to Chinese Commissioners and the Plenipotentia a correspondence on the subject, and the follow ties in the amendments of the Peace Treaty ing are a few of the letters that have ap. According to Art of the new treaty in repeared gard to commerce and navigation, as well as with other matters touching the commercial relations with the Foreign Power—Mercury.”) GIBAULT for TABLE DELICACIES,

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as a result of obtaining employment behind a Galcutta bar, then he has only to ask any "man about town," and he will soon bave his ignorance dispelled. I have not been in Cal-

"Ajax" with chapter and verse of some very sad cutin many years myself, but I could supply and pitiable stories that have come under my personal knowledge. I do not say that it is in but her environment is not that which a father possible for a barmaid to be all that one wishes, or brother would willingly choose for his daugh ter or sister. Why should English girls be ex ploited in this manner by keepers of hotels and drinking saldons?. "Ajax" speaks of it as fa

hope your corespondant is not a true bom Bri valuable outlet for white labour." I can only

tisher. I should be sorry to think that any one with a spark of chivalrous regard for English, Scotch, Irish or Welsh girls would lift his little.

such equivocal positions. If "Ajax" cannot fager to support a.system that places them in

see where the discredit to the European.com munity exists in regard to the employment of barmaids, I can only assume that be has never been in a bar where any Tom, Dick or Harry, sober or fuddled, is at liberty to enter and express himself in language polite or otherwise to or in the hear ing of the. girls behind the bar. I assume further that: "Ajax" has no conception of the withering contempt natives, must feel for Britishers who pormil and encourage their miss sakids to all a position, that places them, according to native Ideas, on a par with Kols and Sonthals. The fud an natives idea of what is proper and womanly may be charac terised as a mere caste prejudice, but in this respect at least I would sooner trust their sense of what is right and decent than that of "Ajax? At any rate it is in accord with the feelings of Pamericans. In the United States women enjoy perfect liberty of thought and action, but the men hold their daughters and sisters in too high an estimation to allow them to dispense firewater from behind a barz

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