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Birth and Deaths. Loading Articles:-

Education in China.

The News from the North. H. I, M. Mutsu Hito of Nihon. Cantun Trade in 1992, Kowloon District Trade in 1992; The Torpedo in Naval Warfare. Tammany and Reform.

Telegrams-

Russian Aggression.

Startling Complications.

Specie Smuggling in the Straits. Opium Sales,

Meeting:--

Sanitary Board.

Legal Intelligence

Messrs. Bismarck & Co.

Claim for Legal Expenses.

Bankruptcy Proceedings.

Miscellaneous Articles and Reporta :---

Sir Henry Blake,

The Recent Bazaar,

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we shall call attention to the defectiveness of ing less than bringing everything that mening the mind rather than of leading it out hard-earned gains. At this particular epoch, the second crop of the year was also a very the system in what it promises to do for its have learnt from God, or from experience, into a natural, wholesome, and vigorous when the destinies of this brave and enter short one, its estimated shortage being charges, the obligations it assumes for those to bear first upon the moral, and spiritual growth As regards society we find people prising race are menaced by the ambitions reckoned at 30 per cent. Consequently, the who undertake to secure an education. being by means of a well-governed society living in a primitivo fashion, suffering from of the colossal Power in the North, when in price of straw advanced about 8a per cent

that healthy discipline, so Uplinary lainis commiunication should be addrawl | There are manifestly two partics to the and

it the failure to develop their rich country, a few short weeks, perhaps days, the country per picul; but against this, there is no duty to Thin Mansgur., : ... The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for educational contract, the system and the should love and hate aright, and through from ignorance of the dangers of overcrowd may be called upon to strive with all its on straw, and the raw material is carried by dany rajeriad MS., nor to return any Courbution.student. The one has something to give this, secondly, making the body and inteling and filth, and from incapacity to com- might, its means; its manhood to preserve matting stransit contractors freight-free. Also SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). the other has something to receive. The lect perfect, as instruments necessary for bine for the prosecution of great public to itself the place among nations it so glori- the new duties in Japan have handicapped DAILY $30 per annum.;

system has an aim. It proposes an end to carrying on the work of earthly progress; enterprises, like sewers, public highways,ously attained but yesterday, this anniversary the trade in that country, causing an increased -WEEKLY—$18 per annum... The rates por quarter and per mousem, proportional.be secured. There is necessarily a preli- training the character, the intellect, the body, water works, and parks. We find a people, of its Emperor will be kept with a rejoicing demand for Canton mattings. As regards minary conception of the meaning of educa- each through the means adapted to each." by tyre intelligent, industrious, law-abid-tinged with solemnity. When in 1894 Ger- shipping, the total number of vessels on. tion underlying any system as the found-Finally, hear Nicholas Murray Butler, Ph. ing and thrifty, ground down and kept from many, France and Russia joined in robbing téred and cleared during 1992 was 7,581, re- ation of its superstructure. The key, President of Columbia University, United proper development of themselves and of Japan of the laurels won in her war with presenting an aggregate tonnage of 4,197,264 to the Chinese idea of education is to be States. After remarking that education can- thele country, with no system of education China, the whole nation arose in wrathful tons, as against 6,068 vessels (3,766,320 found, in the teaching of the wise men not be identified with mere instruction, he thatgims to ameliorate the condition, or indignation at the brutal insult offered to tons) in 190 Mr. J. C: Johnston, in his of the country with regard to the five cardinal proceeds to inquire what the term means, lider more effective the individual or the their Ruler, but the coalition was over report, accounts for this increase by the ad, relationships. The possibilities of human and he answers as follows: "It must mean combined effort of the mass of the people.whelming and it would have been suicidal dition of 2 river steamers the Kwongchow gind relationship are supposed to be exhaustively gradual adjustment to the spiritual posses. To see a country going to ruin economically to resist. Wisely the Emperor saw this, and Saucheung, and during the latter part of the comprehended in those that exist between sions of the race. Those possessions may for lack of developing or because of misuse calmed, the angry clamours of his people, year to the number of vessels chartered to ruler and inferior, between fatlier and son, be variously classified, but they certainly are of natural resources is pathetic. To see but the nation has neither forgotten nor carry rice to Canton from the Yangtsze ports. between husband and wife, between brothers, at least five-fold. The child is entitled to nation misdirecting the intelligence of a forgiven the affront. Apart from our al-Referring to the entrprise of Messrs Butter- and between friends. Of these, two-the his scientific inheritance, to his literary in single generation of several millions of huliance with the nation of Nihon, the sym-field and Swire, Mr. Johnston says: "A well- relation of ruler to all under him and of heritance, to bis aesthetic inheritance, to his man souls is tragic. The thought that both pathies of the majority of the British people known Britisli firm is now constructing father to son--are especially emphasized. institutional inheritance, and to his religious of these processes have been going on in are assured to the sturdy and enterprising wharves and godowns in the Back Reach, on the Honam side of the river, which, when China for centuries, that they are going on Empire in 'north-eastern Asia, insomuch as And with regard to the first it may be said inheritance. Without them he cannot be a that, probably for political reasons, the carly truly educated or a cultivated man." It will now and will continue to go on for no one they resemble us in the devotion they passess completed, will not only enable steamers to knows how much longer, is overwhelming. for their Sovereign, which is stronger than 'all have quick dispatch, but will prove a great commentators transferred the loyally due be observed that all of these writers con-

party feelings, beyond all personal interests. commercial boon to the port, generally." from the citizens to the State to the person of ceive of the aims of education and the duties

THE NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

The Japanese in Hongkong have, to-day, This work is almost completed though, the sovereign, and so emphasized this duty of the educator as being determined, not by

decorated their offices and residences with when first commenced, several obstacles: as to make it overshadow every other virtue. any class interests, but by the constitution

form of the flags of their nation, the portal of their presented themselves in the This impression made on the masses was

of human nature, the needs of society, and greatly to the advantage of the ruler. It the just claims of every individual member

leading bank is draped tastefully, and with large sunken rocks in front of the pro- was perpetuated and strengthened by the of society. In contrast with this, it will be

delicate apropos, with the colours of Britain posed site; but these have now all been blown up and a clear.fairway obtained to any Raatan required in the presence of the seen that in one single line alone can it be

and Nihon, and to-night the leading mem- magistrate as the local representative of the allowed that Chinese education fulfils its

bers of the community dine with the Con-wharf that may be built at any reasonable. Son of Heaven. Reverence for the supreme charges. It does attempt to make its

sul of H.L.M., Mr. Noma. Also, we are ruler inculcated by the teaching of the students acquainted with their. Hierary in

happy to associate our wishes, with the schools was augmented by the fear of his heritance. And yet even here its exclusive

toasts that will probably be drunk on this acasion, for the health and long reign of autocratic power and by the superstition attention to the literature of China is fatal naturally attendant upon his seclusion from to the broadest culture. Western schools

H.I.M. Mutsu Hito, and the success and popular view. The schools were compelled study impartially the literature of all lands,

prosperity of the Japanese Nation. As we go to press telegrams are to hand-published to teach in accordance with the will of the with a view to curiching the minds of their

elsewhere in these columns-to the effect despot, and woe betide the unlucky neck students with the best thought of all man-

that Russia has seen good to take serious of the scholar who should dare openly to kind in all ages China lays before her give a different, more tolerant and sensible student class only her own literature, and

aggressive measures in Liau-Tung and that interpretation of the utterances of China's even that with a mark of discredit upori all

Afukden, the capital, has been occupied by her troops. The gravity of this news is great sages. Reward lay one way; ruin, that does not bear the stamp of remote anti- disgrace, and death the other. It would not quity or of prescribed interpretation. How

considerable, but we are certain that it will can even the best literary culture such a

not diminish the confidence of our ally in the have been difficult to prophesy which way Chinese scholarship would choose. Nor, system can give be other than narrow? But

future, nor the heartiness of the toasts that with this in mind, is it hard to accountfor the when we consider that every other line of

will be drunk this evening. stereotyped instruction that is given in the culture summarized in the above, quotations schools. The government has viewed educa-is utterly neglected, surely we cannot be tion as a tool to be used exclusively for its charged with pessimism if we declare that own purposes. It has never conceived of it hope placed in the present system as capable as a means of improving the condition of of developing a national character that will the common people, of making them hap make China a blessing and not a curse to the pier, better, or more useful to one another, world at large, is entirely without foundation. We should naturally expect the defectiveness As another writer has said, "The object of education in China has been to impress of such a scheme of education to become upen each successive generation traditional glaringly apparent when its results are brought into contact with the results of the broader ideas and customs, and thus prepare it to take its place naturally in the established and more sympathetic culture of Western lands. The inferiority of China's system is order of society. It does not aim at a development of the buman faculties-it is 50 conspicuous that it, groaning, brings con- simply a cramming of the memory." And the fessions from the more thoughtful of her

own scholars. The great Viceroy, Chang Japan. Viceroy Chang Chih-tung is also to hand that the volume of commerce in material it crams is simply a series of poli-hi Tung, in his volume China's Only known to be a firm friend of Japan, and tico-moral maxims, which, with the stan- opt, is led to exclaim" If the ruling it may be confidently stated hete that the dard, stereotyped interpretations, are cal

classes conclude to remain befuddled, indo-majority of the officials and people of China culated to indoctrinate the people with the

The Mikado's Birthday.

Belilios Terrace Robbery.

Another Important Opium Prosecution. Daring Pobbery at Morrison Hill Gap. Nutes from the New Territory.

V.R.C. Regava. '

Figo Maru and Rit Flanges.

Walichai Murder Case.

Dance at the Masonic Hall.

Alleged Forgery.

The longkong Cricket League.

Fires in the Harbour,

Volunteers in Camp.

U.S.S. Monterey

Mr. W. Morgan Shuster.

Canto Notes.

'T'ientsin.

Yong Am-Pho.

Russian Railway Scheme is Mongolia, The Trans-Sibarian Vail Route. Destructive Fire in Manila..

Philippine Island Exhibits.

About Japan's Big Rice Crop Warships at Kobe.

Accident to a Russian Steamer. The E. & A. Co.'s S.S. Empire. The Pacific Cable. "Cocktails" for Five Hongkong Bound Ship. The Canadian Pacific Railway. British v. Foreign Shipping, An increased Gold Production. Japan and Mexico.

Commerai-1:-

J'urjuns,

Kaub Report. Shanghai Share Report. Freight and Coal Markets. Rice.

Exchange. Opium.

Looit and Genoral

BIRTH,

Atlan-Mor, llongkong, on the 6th inst., the wife of J. WATT JAMESON, of a son. [1335e

DEATHS.

On the 25th October, Mrs. M. A. D'ALMEIDA, at her residence No. 75 Serangoon Road, Singapore.

(3rd November.) The seriousness of the news from Shang hai telegraphed to us by our own corres pondeat and reproduced elsewhere in this issue cannot be over estimated. The reported arrest of Tseng Chi, Tartar General and the Military Governor of Mukden, by Russia, lends a gravity to the complicated aspect of the position of political affairs in the North, which might precipitate a war that had been hoped would be averted by the concessions which have been stated as having been Evidently made by one of the Powers.

is her wont, cannot be Russia, as

Loo earnestly in her pledges taken Like all her promises that of respecting the inviolability of territory is as perfidious as the nation has shown itself to be. She has scized Mukden. This is the substance of the brief message flashed across from Peking This action anticipated the result of the Grand Council which was held yesterday by the advice of two of China's most enlightened Viceroys, and whose pro-foreign tendencies leaning not too much on Russia's side give out the hope that the situation so far as China is concerned is certainly in favour of ber nearer neighbour and our Ally—the Japanese. Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai, according to a Tientsin letter, has been making every pre- paration for eventualities in case of hostili ties breaking out between Japan and Russia, and from His Excellency's conversation it is easy to see that his predilections are with Japan. A secret memorial sent recently.

On 30th October, at Burlington, Vermont, idea of reverence for the supreme ruler and lent, aimless, braggart, useless, ignorant, and are the same.

USA, CHARLES SEYMOUR, for many years United States Consul at Canton.

Jongkong Celegraph

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HONGKONG, Saturday, Nov. 7, 1903,

EDUCATION IN CHINA.

IV.

CANTON TRADE IN 1902.

distance from the new building. This will. allow steamers to arrive, discharge and leave port on the one tide; formerly boats have been known to remain inport, owing to coolie strikes, etc., for over 15 days. In December. last rules were enforced compelling all steam launches to undergo inspection by the Cus- toms' surveying engineer, Mr. Appleby, and, as a sequence, there have been less accidents, Under the heading "Piracy and robberies on the waters," the report says: "Piracies still continue to occur. It is well known that, from time immemorial, the Delta has been the happy hunting ground: for pirates. While native junks only traversed inland waters little was heard of piracy cases; but now that steam-launches are plying, every,, where, every attack is recorded and, in many instances, magnified into a very serious affair. The most glaring instance was that of a Bri tisls subject named Evans, who was attacked by pirates near the Bogue Forts while on a voyage to Hongkong in a junk, and succumbed to his wounds a few days after. It is due, however, to the Chinese authorities to state that strenuous efforts are being made by them to suppress piracy, and that a more thorough system of patrolling and searching is being introduced."

KOWLOON DISTRICT, TRADE

IN 1902.

(5th November.)

In the recently-published I. M. Customs. Trade Returns for 1902, the report relative to the Kowloon District is of particular interest.

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net value of the year's trade shows a decline.

of Hk. Tls. 2,344,342 on the net value of

(4th November.) We tender our thanks to the Kowloon Station of the Imperial Maritime Customs Service through whose courtesy we are in receipt of Part II. of The Returns of Trade for the year 1902. The report on Canton trade for last year contained in this interest ing work is indeed worthy of notice. It has sometimes been asserted by our con- temporaries, and as often refuted in our columns, that there were visible indications to the Throne by the Viceroy advocates in of depression in the trade of this port, the strongest terms close alliance with whereas, it is now evident, from the report Canton has increased considerably during the twelve months recorded therein. On the whole it would be difficult to consider 1952 as anything but a good business year for the capital of the South. It is probable to the Colony, Though the report still bears. not fung; if they elect to continue hopeless-H. 1. M. MUISU HITO OF NIBON. that the judges of trade were led to their the name of what is now, to all intents and his representatives, and to perpetuate his

ly proud, overbearing, sitting complacently absolute power. In other words, education in their places whilst the country is going

To-day of all days is an auspicious one for opinion by the adverse circumstances purposes, British territory, it really refers to the district situated just beyond our is conceived and conducted entirely in the to pieces and the Holy Religion is being the Japanese Nation, for just fifty-one years with which business has had to contend~~ interests of a system of government and not eradicated; although they may adorn them- ago, on the 3rd November, 1852, the present such as the drought and the subsequent borders, which is under the surveillance in the interests of the people. In so far as selves with all the regalia of Confucius and Ruler of the ancien Empire of Nihon was serious damage to the first and second of the Custorns Stations of Taishan, it is obliged to look towards the people it quote long and elegantly from the Classics; born. Many there are who know that the rice crops, though they forget that this Lintin, Shamchun, Samun, Shaichung merely provides a cumbersome, inflexible although they may compose extended essays Mikado is the 121st Emperor m a line of brought a record quantity of shipping to the and Shatowkok, and the figures given, medium for conveying thought, the crudest

on ancient subjects and talk learnedly about sovereigns forming an unbroken dynasty port, and with it a consequent trade in other represent the trade passing inwards or out- possible appliances for instruction, and it Moral Philosophy, the whole world will for since 650 B.C., but there are few who directions. In one quarter (the last) of the wards through these posts of control. The strictly limits the ideas conveyed in instruc-ever reproach and revite them, saying, realise the deep-rooted respect and affection, year over 1,961,190 piculs of rice was

the trade for 19or. This loss is due partly (2nd November.)

tion to those that will aid in its main pur-Behold the scapegraces of Mencius and with which he is regarded by the 45,000,000 imported. The net trade of the year, show

to the change in the control of the Canton We have already pointed out in previous pose of perpetuating the rule of a despotic Confucius." It should be borne in mind subjects who are proud to acknowledge his ing an increase of Hk. Tls. 19,754,443 over articles that classical education in China is monarch. All knowledge and training is that the Viceroy was pleading for the modern- rule. To those who possess any acquain- the previous twelve months, reached Hk.

Native Custom, House, which took place faulty in its relations to teachers, pupils, neglected and frowned upon which does not izing and Westernizing of the national tance with the characteristics and customs Tis. 79,744,797, this being the highest

the disastrous drought which prevailed during science, and society. It knows nothing of conspire to this end. Every recognition of scheme of education. Against the results of the japanese people, it has always been a figure yet recorded at this port. Probably about the 22nd February, 1952, and partly to

some of this increase may be attributed to teaching as a specialty, a profession, a call the rights of the people to an education

of this antiquated and unreal system of so- cause of sincere admiration that no ing. It neither inspires nor satisfies in the that shall fit them for living and be of real called education there must be written, by the

degree the antagonism the taking over by the Foreign Customs of the latter half of the same year. This change of control did away with different privileges pupil a craving for truth. It niakes no effort benefit to them is discountenanced. Educa-

admission of the most thoughtful of even the between political parties may attain, the Native Customs, on the 17th February, to disprove error, establish truth, or add to tion exists for the ruler, not for the people. Chinese themselves, the word FAILURE! the authority of the Ruler remains un 1902, and the outlying stations on the 15th granted to certain imports and exports, the sum total of human knowledge. It In contrast with this narrow view and aim of the training of the schools is surely re- questioned; his desires are immediately May, 1902, and, although the Commissioner formerly carried by junks but which are now undertakes to educate, not in the interests of education in China let us see what concep-sponsible for these two products, the scholar complied with, and his sovereignty is as does not date his report till the last day of transported in foreign bottoms." "The drought society, but of a class. It does not recog

tion of the subject prevails among educa as we see him, and society as it exists. undisputed as was that of his ancestors, February, 1903, he states "A comparison checked the progress of all agricultural pro- nize the right of society to be instructed,

tors in Western lands. Take first a French How are we to describe these two products twenty centuries ago. Neither is this mani- of statistics would not be sufficiently reliable ducts and brought about a complete failure and so society suffers. The prevailing author, Gabriel Compayre, Deputy, Doctor The Chinese Scholar, what kind of a man fest-respect and devotion of the Japanese peo- for publication, consequently we are unable of the autumn rice crop, necessitating the to ascertain to what extent the foregoing importation of large quantities from neigh spirit of Chinese scholarship is, in its unpro- of Letters, and Rector of the Academy of have we in him? If a composite picture were ple to their Emperor due merely to their. in- gressiveness, its insincerity, its arrogance ; | Poitiers. He says, "From the knowledge of to be made that would represent the average it herited reverence for his person, a hero-wor- figures are affected by the transfer. The bouring countries, the value of which exceed the direct opposite of what the scholarly man, the duality of body and mind, and from would be of a man with all the natural instincts ship that has been handed down from genera- matting trade, an important speciality on the ed by Hk. Tis. 6,308,017 the value of rice spirit should be. Defective as it is the the diversity of the mental faculties, it fol- of spontaneity and frank expression repressed, tion to generation-but the sentiments of the West River, was excellent, the export giving imported during 1901. The transit-pass system is at least better than none at all, but lows that education comprises several divi- empty all practical knowledge, and general Nation for its Sovereign are intensified by 260,000 rolls, representing a value of Hk. system reduced the value of trade and the narrowness of its application to the needs sions, which correspond to the essential divi information, full of bigotry, conceit, and the gratitude felt by its citizens towards the Tis. 1,773,841, and the monopoly of transit shippers of kerosine profit by the same to of society is deplorable. It is admirably sions of the human being." And he quotes empty verbiage, without manliness, or capa-Ruler, who, by his wise administration, sound is almost, if not entirely, contracted for by escape the likin, ching-fei and iso-li taxes. adapted to the support of despotism; for approvingly the words of Laboulaye, another city, or any other redeeming quality except judgment and forethought, bas, in a little the Combined Shipping Companies. The Nearly all the oil imported is now shipped extent of their business foresight is shown either by tank-steamers or in small sailing offers the most attractive reward to talent to French educationist, saying, "the end of a knowledge of a few thousand characters over three decades, raised the nation to an enlist in the service of an absolute govern education is to permit each individual to and a few hundred books, a conscienceless, equality with the Great Powers. It is well in the additions made to their fleet of crafts and lighters-under foreign flags. The importation of kerosine by junk steamers which now allows them to com- ment, and it pushes the masses of the people attain the most complete development of characterless being, who, measured by Car-known that the Emperor has always taken a back into the gloom of hopeless ignorance. his body, mind, and heart." Next take the lyle's rule of "how much can do lies under predominant and active part in the organisa pete with any possible combination that decreased, from 15,216,914 gallons in 1901 to 4,410,000 gallons. The total collection, The scheme is adapted to train in one direc-words of an-English writer on this subject; his hat," must be regarded as a veritable lion of the progressive march of his people, may be formed. On the Pearl River, at

exclusive of the granary tax, for the year tion only, and that is, to impress men with the Rev. Edward Thring, M., Head Mas pigmy, a factor of very limited and some and that he has always accorded an un- the time of writing, there are

in 1901-a decrease of Tis. 48,373, the duty of supporting the State and to qualiter of Uppingham School, tate Fellow of times even questionable utility in society. tiring interest in perfecting the offensive than 19 steamers belonging to the company. amounted to Tls. 356,076 against Tls. 404,450 fy them for doing it. It absolutely ignores King's College, Cambridge. He says, "By This is one of the products of the much and defensive resources of his Empire, Although the trade in matting was so good, per cent. An endeavour to induce keros the educational needs of the private citizen, the word "education is meant the best train- lauded system of Chinese education A knowing full well that, though might is not it bad many obstacles to contend with; for oil shippers to revert to the shipping and it knows no claim of woman to the ing for the young with a view to their after system it does indeed appear to be, but a right, yet right must have might to support the straw crops were damaged, owing to the their goods in junk was made, by reducin tres of knowledge. In the present article life," And again, "Trus education is noth-system of stunting and dwarfing and polson its legitimate aspirations and defend its droughts in February, March and April, and in September, the ching-fei" from

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