· to pay a palirybill of repairs and some small compensation for lives lost or fulded. The precedent would operate serious. to the detriment of the prospects of British trade in West River waters and would no doubt be bailed with satisfaction by those unfriendly it. Aa biicials whose desire is to discourage Fal alto dy been pointed out the theoretically Freator security offered by the fancied protec 1100 of the fing is the principal advantage which has hitherto enabled British Shipowners to compete for a shard in that trade. Unless this damaged theory can be rehabilitated unless the protective power of the symbol of ritish protection and power is vindicated, the ques. How will thortly arise as to whether the Shipowners will not be forced either to with draw from the contest; altogether, or to seek protection of some other foreign the part of the Foreign Office to support claims of a pecu. glary nature made in China originates no doubt in a high-minded view of the duties of a Great Power towards a relatively weaker state pad in soar as it derives from this motive no right blaking person would wish it to change. Part, ly however it may be interpreted as a con cansion to that popular but frequently mistaken motion of benevolence which is apt to side with weakness Irrespective of justice and which is ever ready to prompt condemnation of the Governments of other Great Powers for en. Gore it claim when preferred by their subjecia. It is unfortunately the case that there bave been many instances during the laat few years in which would appearthat exhortation has beep practised upon the Government of Chi.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY JANUARY 5 1907.
"THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.
HONGKONG BRANCH MEETING,
p
OUR RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE PEOPLE The annual meeting of the Hongkong branch of the China Association was held in the City Hall Buildings this afternoon, Mr. Murray Stewart presided and those présent were the ion. Mr. W. Gress, the an. Mr. E Pollock, K.C., Messrs. D. R. Law, A. G. Wood, H. E. Tompkins, W: Patane, T. Cochrane, C. Moxon, G. Balloch, S. V. Hogg, C. H. Ross, G. Osborne and H. T.. Butler,
Mr. M. Stewart, in proposing the adoption of the annual report, isid: Gentlemen, when a bomsward-bound G. vanishing in unlit trail of smoke carried your iste Chairs man away from the Colony and, bis duties de valved upon me for the sale though inadequate Yenion that, all the other members of your com mittes were too busy to undertake them, was reminded of the old story of Elijah being
• pre caught up is a chariot of fire, and of the dicament of his successor left disconsolate with a mantle several sizes too large for him, uncasily contemplating, the difficulties of the post thus dramatically vacated. Such a far etched idea may seem to some of you, in the absence of any clear perception of the risks involved in your Chairman's duties, tot in an explanation. It is not to be found a desire unduly to magnify my office. not wish to take too much du
1 upon
the report brought that matter fairly, well, before/ the public and he trusted play the games
ha report was unsuimonsly adopted
Cochrane Mr. Pollopk moved, and seconde the re-election of the committes
en bloc, which was agreed to:
were not unanimons on the currency question, of congratulations by löe Commodes to peculiar poppie, as many of them, resume, but cartala Cabinet"ministers' an' their" "èffóits tö
men of like passions with themselves and, With regard to opium, he did not think the reduce the already insufficient fighting strength when it comes to business, with no more, pastime had arrived to deal with, that, subl of their own country and, with that, her eversionate views. If in writing on the Imperial on the subject of the Kowloon-Canton Faily, sea influence. He will not relate that he heard Majisime Customs question we displayed more them and that China was steadily aiming to passion than would be thought proper in a. Foreign Office despatch in trusts it may be increase hers. He may not have noticed, any.
vetlonked. The heat of our views in receiving thing held in anyone's check. In the mean time it is noteworthy that the visit of the justification, continually. You will have seco Commission took place in April and that the the telegram in Wednesday's China Mail of he year's Edicts the two, to which I hare voice of the charmer was never so distinctly heard as in Peking, during earl May. The alluded, are by far the most important. Ent sinth of that month was the date of the Customs there have been many others all more or less Edict. But we may perhaps indulge the theory displaying the old faith in the efficacy of fair that, whatever bye-products were hoped for works and a new belief in political machinery from it, the main business of the Commissions sach, was to originate a metho of retaining within People who believe that national character bounds of safet the expansive political and has deeper origins will not be very sanguine economic forces set fren by the action of foreigy | of great results. Intercourse. Mandariedon, emissari forno circumambulated the globe and duly delivered themselves of a report. Andict has resulted
THE EDICT'S EFFECT, Its effect, if any, will be to create a corsia number of poor coples of foreign political institutions. That prospect has nothing to do with this story 10 the Arst Anglo-Chinere war the mandatin in charge athighsi Lin Chassa menotilised the Throne reporting that the foreign devils did not fight fair and that he was consequently unable to repel them inasmuch as they possessed ships capable of moving without saila, A second and the .... said that he had sèên such ships and that "he' was quite prepared to make them. The first complainant was superseded in his command by this confident gentleman who proceeded to
HAB CHINA CHANGED?
s regards the latter it is, to say the least of it, doubtful whether: China has changed at all, or, if at all whether it has not been for the worse. Since the earliest days of our diplomatic relations with Mandarindom there has never been any discovery made of tractive principal of good faiths We should like to record evidence of this discovery Bus exciting as the events of the past year have been, there has been nothing as wildly excit. ing as that. There seeins to be no greater avidky to meet treaty obligations than former
of it in respect of the Mackay Treaty: On the contrary, evidences | ly. We have noticed no sign o
of a wholesale desire to repudiate engagements are chiefly reported from Peking. In this maker also there is the oddest adverse criticism
ANEMINISCENCE OF THE
TYPHOON.
LORD ELGIN'S APPRECIATION OF LOCAL
EFFORTS.
The following despatch, addressed to Hir Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan, I published in the Garette by order of the Officer Ad ministering&hs/Government:
Downing Street,
30th November, 1906..
Si have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, No. 338 of October 4th and No 262 of October 22nd, in which you report the effects of the Typhoon, which passed over the Colony on September, 18th,
I have already expressed the deep regret received the intelligence of the loss of life and with which His Majesty's Government, have. damage to property caused by this catastrophe. 3.1 note with great appreciation the ter-
H.K. CHOW PU,
́ON! COOLIE ENIGRATION.
[From a Correspondent.]
MARCanton, 3rd January, His Excellency Chow Fu hầy issued instrue" tions to all his officials to keep a special look- aut for the so-called "agents"who are going about endeavouring to Indace coollesle smigrate and labours on the Pausma Canal works, as the Americes Government has be sanctioned the emigration of these Cainsie labourers, nor authorised these so-called wee to engage them:23HE, häs zordered the arrest of these men whom he intends ta' paninhỳnh ha considers hata ba› better than @mere?
HE. EX-VICEROY SHUM.
CURIOUS RUMOURS.
[From a Correspondent.
Canton, and January Some curious rumours, have reached here concerning H.E. ex-Vicergy Shum ho now, in Shanghai Ong is, to the adest that 1.E. Shum is negotiating with a foreign ban- ker for a loan of ten million dollars (Mexican), does dot intend to take up his naw It is said that HE, Shum has stated that he appointment as Viceroy of Yunnan, and Kweichow ha til he has secured that, loan, as the two
tion in antiment against these doings should be rik of writing or saying the wrong thing, rig om some kind of a junk in the likeness of foreign residents in China for venturing to timony which you bear to the conduct of Provinces over which he' bas been appointed a well at the lower and of the fuchel he made" nesa Government in this attitude. Our old community in connection, with the Typhoon | a very low obb. Another report is to the elect a foreign ship with two masts' and funnel. In protest againri·the encouragement of the Chi Government officers and other members of the to rule are both very poor and their finances at
by the wisdom in council of the rest of the in to a false position, is reduced to a minimum members of Committes. Indeed, it has been their support that has pulled me through the risks to which-1 have alluded, risks increase by recent events.
yaalf. "Nor do I forget that your con na but it does not seemright that a natural reactence reposes on the knowledge that the directed towards denying a sympathetic consi- of thus committing this branch of the Associa of the one Power which has invariably refrain deration of the legitimate grievance of subjects ed front fathering injustice As regards the more vaguely emotional benevolence which appears to dictate the line of policy against which we are protesting it only remains to be said that real practical benevolence does not consist in making it easy for weak or faithless people "China is changing. So are the everlasting to ignore their obligations but aims rather at
rahills. But China is changing in a rather more supplying motives which shall assist in keep pulpitating way. I mean by the statement log up to the duties. Tive friendship everyone else 'means who makes Chipa manifests itself not in condoning her failures but in enforcing her responsibilities.
la conclusion, we venture to express the hope that this view of the matter will appeal to you and that you may see your way to put it forward.—Youri faithfully, /
JOSEPH WELCH, ESQ.,
Honorary Secretary,
China Association,
M. STEWART,
Chairman.
159, Chanon 2 treat, London, E.C. ABSENCE OF RAT FUNNELS.
A CAPTAIN'S EXCUSES.
The captain of the steamer Michael Jebsen was summoned before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this forenoou, for neglect. ing to attach rat funnels to his hawsers while hli Vesial was moored alongside the Standard Oil wharf at Kennedy Town, at four o'clock
ww afternoon.
captain, do you plead guilty or not guilty to the charge?asked his Worship,
I think I'll plead not guilty," replied the defendant.
..
41
J
Were the funnels on yesterday?"
Were you alongside the whart?
*Vos, air!”.
Thes you plead guilty to the charge," said "The ship," said defendant, "had only just
the Court
THE NEW CHINA.
that is how you may know it is true. The fertilising stream of foreign commerce flow, ing evermore freely into the sluggish Yellow River of the old national life has greatly altered its character; moreover, its course has devinted noticeably of late as an unexpected result of the influence exerted by the erection in the North of the great Dai Nippon dam across Manchuria. The waters of the river have broken down the old banks in many places and the lower levels of the great hinese Cammon are niore than usually miry in consequence. It is not a new fancy that views the waste spaces, and long and dreaty fetches of flat, boggy land, as a veritable Slough of Despond. Hut owing to the rising of the river the going is worse than ever. The old causeway of Force which used to lead through the Slough is submerged and abandoned and the only way across is along paths not marked an'any map- paths as slippery, and treacherous as the paddy bunds after heavy rain. It is annoying to find progress so slow and disheartening, to have to ince the fact that these things have got to get worse before they can get beller. But there is this reflection to console us. When the river settles down into some new bed and the water subside, the fields will be much more fertile than ever before. Remember that the cream which is causing the present inconvenience is The story of is origin ale-giving stream.
nd the risc and flow is the history of the world You know the saying that History, so called, is but a comment on the history of commerce." It is an illum the exciting cause of civilitation with which we are furnillar. When is flowed into China, by tasd across Asia'i simulated into existence the civilisation with which we are familiar. When it was cut off through the breakdown arrested and remained for many centuries "marking time." Only when the stream even- tually found its way run the South did the process of new birth begin. The events that have pursued each other during the last ces- tury with increasing rapidity to disturb the old equilibrium of the Far East are merely the throes indicating the inevitable internal pangs.
alms
friend the Spectator took us all badly to task
and I have to convey to you my cordial ap preval of the measures which you have taken.
Governor Sir, M. Nathan_x.CM.G.,
not long ago in this matter. The Editor seemed to lose sight of the fact that is advocating-have, etc., resistence to Mandarindom's lapins from grace Englishmen resident in China display an unreasoning impatience with, and hostility to, the Chinese people. It is often important. to keep in mind a distinction between the word China, meaning Mandarindom, and the samé word to mean the Chinese people. With than the interests of the entire foreign mer.
kc.
ELGIN,
THE AWA MÄRU,”
Through the courtesy of the Nippon Yuren been received from london in connection with the mishap to the company's steamer Awa Maru, off Redcar., The telegram states that the steamer Dardanus has been hartered to take the place of the disabled versel and is ex pected to leave London for the Far East on or about the 16th January.
:
that E. Shum her received private lalorma tion that on account of H. long, dein in Shanghal, the Emperor is thinking of appoints tag him to be Commander-in-Chief of the army in Northern Chins !.
ANTI-CONVERT FRELING
IN SOUTH CHINA.
FRENCH CONSUL ASKS PROTECTION.
[From a Correspondant.].
Canton, 2nd January
Strange reports have lately been brought to Cadton of the ill-treatment of Roman Catholic .converts at Yeadg Kong, by the populace, who, it is stated, are not content with rubbing them and destroying their ancestral tombs, but
bonfire so that smoke appeared atisfactory out of the top. He could not make out why vessel remained stationary. Neither could the higher officials who had taken his promise No Ops could realise that the driving power of the foreign devils' infernal invention was some. thing unseen in the heart of the thing. Without the driving power of a national faith capable of lifting the individual up and enabling him to sink some part of his selfson ese se copying of for the common, good, po. mere external designs in social or governmental canule community are manifestly, bound up. Kaishh ́we are informed that a telegram has This cannot be said Mandarindom. Though mechanisin can avail. It is difficult to máko
it ranks are recruited from the people, is in- put much less (8 steer a safe, middle course between sympathy with genuine patriotism forcats are in many respects opposed to the an antipathy with a spurious article ex-general good. Hence the fact that the foreign tensively masquerading as such. Many would merchant, and the Chinese trader are frequent be, reformers may personally be honest but ly stone in being a sinst the Government. they mast not obscure the fact that some of the Criticisms of the latter by foreign residents is seldom indicative of an unsympathetic attitude changes which they aim at may not be genuine towards China-The Chinese people. It may ralom or restrain anyone from opposing them. Take a cars in point-the question that be on the contrary and generally is indicative has exerised us all so much during the past of a wish for their welfare as distinguished from 7HE WATER POLICE CONCERT to the extreme of kidnapping, tham and car year the change w.ought by the Edict of the the officials. But without narrowing the view
down so far as to make this distinction neces 9th May in the administration of the I.M. Customs. A true Chiness patriot honestly deary 1 claim to speak abroad truth when'l y sirous of reforming the national institutions that the British mercantile community in China is on the whole friendly to China and would not start by attempting to change anxious to see her coming well out of the the order obtaining in the only well-organized difficult problems of the economic revolution and honestly administered government, de
ahead As the mouthpeice of the com. partment. He would begin his crusade else where. He would agitate for change whicse it it needed. He would akitate for it every where except in the Customs Service. Oddly enough, adverse criticism on the methods and motives of the officials who instituted this raid on the Customs Administration has been misrepresented as a display of hostility towards the legitimate aspirations of the Chinese people, in fact as argiunting in a atitude unfriendly to China. Nothing could be fur ther from the truth As far as this Association is concerned it was and is our belief that if the raid hail been completely successful China's credit would have suffered severely. In our view the ultimate effect would have been to.
foster corruption. It is a strange sort of un friendliness that works to finder lie progress of such misfortunes,
munay the China Association has done its bust the Gritocca iti paling listmen, I think, are naturally inclined to a sympathetic-understanding of the difficulties of he Chinese Dur own strong Conservative
acts make us respect thairs.
MOST CONSERVATIVE PEOPLES. Emerson named the English and the Chi- nese as the two night condeivative peoples in the world." Personally, I have much in com. mon with the leisurely mediavalism that in passing away. If I am impressed by its squalor I appreciate its picturesqueness, like many Clarke,
and Berrie. The pro
arrived at the wharf and the men were getting inating remark. The stream of commerce is hamper honest trade, 'io promote smuggling to fise the hardness of the task of conscien•, ranged by the president, Mr. A. C. Langley, converts, and see that they wore in no way
"the funnels ready when the police cama."
The ship was discharging cargo, your Worship, put in lospector Collett, "s she must have been there some little time-lime enough to allow them to put on the funnels."
They wanted me badly over this side," went on the defendant, and therefore prepara tions were made to load cargo as soon as the ship got to the wharf."
Sergeant Aris stated that when he visited the Michael Jibsen she had. her hawsers aut," but no signs were being made by those on board to put on the funnels until he went and spoke to the captain about it,
A fine of $5 was imposed.
THE KOWLOON MURDERER HANGED.
of the old land rules this civilisation was
A CYCLE OF CATHAY,
A QUESTION OF UNFRIENDLINESS.
I the criticisnt of the Chinese Governniest | better programme could pare the bill, for a H.E. also ordered that special guarde bo pieces
We
I
CHINESH TELEGRAPHS, ̧~-
H.E. CHOW su curtailS EXPENSES.
[From a Correspondent]
Canton, and January, H.E. Viceroy Chow Fu his sent a dosprich to Total Wen You Chol, manager diabe to use more, 'economy, and to, curtall the ex- Chinese Telegraph Company, requesting im penses of the office of the Company, . H.B. unnecessarily heavy 14.E. niso soked The Wen to audit, the books of that muce personally.
rying them away--no doubt with a view to ransom-and even murdering them. The re ANOTHER BUCCESS SCORED.
ports go on to say that the officials. these 4th inst. Outrages in 1be most apathetic manner. It le The members of the Hongkong Police understood that these reports are "antiruly un Force gave their annual smoking concert at and therefore the French Consul has requested
H.E.. the Water Police Station last evening, Friends
E.Viceroy Chow Fu to instruct, the oper Koog officials to be more alert and to, spOTA of the police turned out in good numbers and before the hour set for the opening of the greater protection to the unfortunate, persecul
Upon receiving this request from the F
from the French programme had arrived the house was coned native Roman Catholic converts.. veniently packed. The hail was very tasto fully decorated with bunting and evergreens, Consul, H.E. Chow Fu immediately sept. bot.
patch to the Yeung Kong Magistrate Inform and together with the very pretty little stage that was erected for the accasion, the place ing him of the reports which had reached his presented a very pretty picture; Mr. F. P. J
P. J. and
OLT, together with complaints which; might Wodehouse who was the chairmas; was ac end to considerable correspondence between companfed by the President, Mr. A. Chimself and the French authorit 2 Langleys Secretary Mr. W. G. Caygill, and Chow Fu said that the Chinese coberts were by other friends. The Committee comprised the best-reputed subjects of the Middle Rio- Messrs. Atlee, Jackson, Winter, Wills, dom, and they must be protected from lou gistrate and all, the other official Picar of the old ways. I respect the Chinese for Wilden, Davis, Roby fed Dawite. Edwards,
that they must be more vigilant in zbok- not letting, them go lightly, and re-gramme very long one-that was ar
ing after the lives and property of the nativa tious officials who are called upon to
God,
and the hard-working secretary, Mr. W.
dishonoured or unfastly treated in the future. Caygill, and the Committee, showed that great somewhat suddenly, new methods to meet
cate had been taken fo the instant need of the thing. I claim cate
charge of the missionaries' honses to project not be wished for. As c contained in the representacions made by the 道 enemy wishing evil to overtake the old China Association during the year have been with an overture on the plans by Mr. Atkins,
to bring he always the case the entertainment opened them in every way as well is their
Fimply, H.E. instructed the maeleke Middle Kingdom would have rejoiced in the dictated by a 300 view of what constitutes which was well received. The first song was complete success of the original aim of friendship for China.
given by Mr. Winter What is the use of a offenders in the above reported cases of ourKad bave protested the Edict. Anyone who wanted to see against attempts to repudiate agreements" and pair of kilts if you're a window cleuber ?" for to justice without delay, stating that they milit Chinn getting into a hopeless mess again responsibilities. I can understand China's which he received loud applause. Mr. Browne be found and dealt with within the next would have welcomed the threatened upset. enemies encouraging her in the re, udlation of entertained the audience for a whils with a days, Precisely for the opposite reason we ens engagements. I cannot understand those who fute solo, Mosquitoes Parade," while Mr. pore as her friends condoning it. I may be Badcock's "Out on the deep" went down deavoured to prevent it. We thought that we saw clearly enough that the assurances offered old-fashioned-i! so l'am glad to be-but 1 well. Mr. Leckle the comic man-left were au insult the intelligence not only of cannot believe that a Government any more
the house in roars of laughter with his comic the. British Mercantile. Commun.ty but of all than an individual can prosper in the
song you can't get work," "My Irish Sixty years of open poris-a cycle of Cathay foreigners. They certainly were. They were long run by acquiring a reputation for Molly was very prettily rendered by Mr. has created a powerful commercial class in probably meant to be, but whether meant to be unrellability. China's true friends are those Cullen. Mr. Laker threw the house into whose minds western ideas, long fermeating, insulting or not there was never soy doubt who wish to see her keeping faith with convulsions with his comic ditty Jennie my bave at last produced a remarkable brew of to their business meaning, not at least in the the nations meriting a good name for de
own true love," and to an encore gave #} don't matter where I go," to the great delight new wine. Its expansive force is telling upon minds of business men. In the mind of any pendability mainisinings her credit intact the inelastic aides of the old bottles. business man it must, we imagine, have basn increasing her people's wealth by improved of his listeners. Naturally the audience wanted
are trained almort to barsting clear from the outset that the assurances communications and by the same tiene uni-
mare aid on his third appearance on the These point When that is reached some way palmed off upon the Legation and quoted lying her scattered strength, The welfare of boards Laker announced that he was no China lies along these lines, not along routes dancing man, but would endeavour to show the we shall all see red. I etchew the pro in the House of Commons, to allay public un The cleverer young men of the rising genera from beginning to end. Business-teaches men tary ambition. This is the view that has gov. He retired from the stage for a few seconds 10 judge promptly and act swiftly. These were erned our policy during the past year. This is and brought out a verisimilitude of what he tion are pushing their way forward by new roads. The steep and stony steps up tie paths the qualities which might have saved the the faith that has inspired-our- utterances promised in he form of a diminutive ladder. of literary achievements are no longer the only situation, before it developed out of all control. Whether there have been of the smallest avail. The audience forgot all about the encore and roared. Item 9 on the programme was per way to influence and power. The man of Now, people at Home who bear us complain is a speculative question into which 1, do not action is coming in the frost. The soldier is say: Would you have wished England to risk prapose to go. Many people will tell you that for ed by Mr. Reed; who did some very clever no longer
despised. He is even encouraged an inconvenient war over the affair? This ques-be work of the China Association is, in addi- conjuring tricks, while the next, a comic sbag
nglishmen is Chipation to being a weariness to the flesh, mere “No, ra, me,' fa, ab," by Mr.
Rigg and made much of. He is even paid. It tlon is an annoying one.
caused would almost appear as if our old friends, the seem to be regarded by many Home critics of Far vanity and vexation of spirit. They look for
some merriment, A duet was given by Mesics, Todd and Oxberry, Excelsior" a very pleasing tereti, were being relegated to the back Eastern polities as a particularly blood-thirsty results. They ask us to show them some.
fat. We are thought to be always wanting to difficult. It reduces us to silence, We are
item. The laughter which followed the comic seats of hapour. Many, observers view these
We want our treaty rights. fail dumb dogs. We cannot bark.
Song "The Farmyard," rendered by Mr. changes with concern. They see in them make war,
In this dilemma I sometimes think of a lair Greener, suggested that the audience had signs that China is transferring her allegiance diplomacy cannot get these for us we grumble, from the old rale of propriety to a blind wor that is all We would even grumble if it were scene and of a for other form of strips. I once caught on to his bumour, Seaweed" was ship of force. There is danger in attaching not that diplomacy tries to treat us like chil. spent very interesting moreing watching immediately followed by Mr. Yule, after which too much importance to this view. It im dren; To be told that the Customs Edict made some Japanese artillery bombarding the east Mr. Walker gave a cornet solo, Sing me ta opposition against the Loan Agreement fer presses too deeply, the imagination of over- no change made us all angry for this reason. wall of the Tartar City of Pekin remember sleep. The Ater part of the programme
mined politicians. It tends, 10 paralyse. Wo imagined, that diplomacy might perhaps thinking that the busy gunners did not seem with a Tecond quer afven ramm. Todd It had been properly and legally signed by the
contracting parties, diplomacy It weakens the knees of the succeed in institutinga foreign combine against to be doing much good. Their shells were and Oxberry, & ten minutes interval followed.
We now learn that H.E. Tang Shiori, the designs of the wreckers. That was our flying high over the battlements from whose Mr. Warrener, the pianist, opened the "second
Senior Vice-President of the foreign Powers. On the other hand there is
**Minjuicy dol Posts and Communications, is Joilly jddighant danger in attaching 106 little meaning to the mistake, nothing worse. War is the last thing embrasures half-nakedi defenders had lately hall of the programme with the orchestra, and. manifest fact that the mind of modern, Man we want. But we are, moreover, misrepresent been successfully preventing the efforts of the seventeen items on this half of the bill
'at' *the attitude 'assumed by his fellow p darindom is bent on the creation of big bated as being filled with prejudice against the storming parties finfantry to blow up the went through with a swing, the company break-vincials in Croton on the Cantor Kowlson tations, even more persistently the one stick to the social ideals of the Germanic peo-
the people
grost gate which towered in front. The firing ing up in the early hours of the morning after Railway Loan Agreement: question, d whom we live. Because wi among manufacture of smail coins. refrain from
seemed too high, it did not seem to "get | having spent a very enjoyabla evening. attempting to make a cheap point of compari-ples and prefer to mix only with those who down to the business of the attack. They That would seem like observe them, we Ara assumed to be the struck the watch tower occasionally and sent son between the two
the gist of which is as follows The 'skb
ta levity. But it is to be hoped that the soldiers victims of that wicked race barred which clouds of brick dust flying but mostly they sail.
Ject of floating a loan to obtain lands are better stuff than the coins. In this mat. is believed to course like malaria in the blooded over towards the Forbidden City and burst
construct the proper Canton Kowloon Rad ter the danger to which we old foreign re- of European rezidents in the tropics, "And be
way bad been threshed "out on all aldaardie sidents in particular are exposed is in cause of this wicked race-hatred which is
quite a long time, and as a matter of fact the treating too lightly the idea of China profiting supposed to obsess our mlade, pur
opinion
when we got in and wandered about the place and
question
of a loan was opened during the term Mr. Haldane's clear thinking and becoming on all questions are heavily discousted Ew where the shells had been creating havoc
After being confined in the accident ward of of office of H.E. Sir Ernest Bates, the braves a nation in arm. The mere fact that we are In advance. I hare an idea that opinions And realised what the feelings of the stiff-necked
British Minister i Peking. “Atihat ghamitha talking about it at all-to say nothing of the fact emanating from Hongkong are specially Palace oficials must have been when the rain the Government Civil Hospital for two days, a that the whole world is thinking about it-ls a badly off in this way. Perhaps this is how of shrapnel came down it became probable that rice.pounder, of Na, 193, Des Voeur Road Gentry of Kwangtung openly and clearly da For the Cup given by Vr, C. S, Gubbay for significant sign of the times. It was the risk I came by the ides. At the time of the masthe influence of the antillery fire was perhaps West, expired a couple of days ago from injuries "clared that they were unable to raise the needed competition, amongst members having a handi of misreading these that constituted the danger sacre of a body of missionaries near Foochow after all not inconsiderabis in basiening the he sustained in an accident. From what the fund of themselves and it was because onepis cap of 10 or over. There were 5 entries, the 1. foresaw in taking up my present portion."
was held here in this ha land a movements of the Coast. In the Same police could learn, after a very searching in declaration that 1 (Tang Shao'yi) fist breachda hter bejpg Mr. E., 5., Carruthers. Tho. fol. Many other significant sizes of the (isner have telegram-possibly rather an indignant mess- way perchance
activities which quiry, had been made, it appeared that the the matter of a loan. Now howarÁT-NO SOCIA Jowing are the scores
appeared in China during the
New Year's night somewhere in the Central there anont signed than I find you, fentiekiona Score Handicap Total. Just closed."
One of the most significent was Office, protesting against it is Foreign sometimes seem so fruitless may in soms un-rice-pounder boarded in electric framcar on has this loan been wide and til primat
the matter being seen way do a little good.
ing Lok advocating the cancellation of this very the despatch of the late Commission round the treated as of no importance. I happened to be This is the faith the blind faith-by which district and paid his fare as far as Wing
the work is carried on Braced by I have Street. He was at the time under the object of discovering in Glasgow at the time and to rea ad article in
Street in the light of your patriotism, Lam áfrá| Home more suitable system
the raw of ferment- Jach 1 discussed the matter with the calm adoption of the report, which has beau in your the motorman gave the lever a switch and sent you will find considerable dimenity pre
Many Far detachment and disinterestedness which is hands for some days End log
the ac buats, the car fylug down the road, Although the your hoper, W. C, D. Netit Eastern residebis fait qualmish about 11. Pic easily ten thousand miles away and finished This I now formally
Love,
rice-pounder was not scan it is believed that it Commissioners turds in the illustrated papers,
Mr. to the meeting in Hongkong and Billock seconded the adoption of the was at this point he remembered that he bad
than who were charged before hin THERE sampanman, Then up by auram 'giving the resolution passed at
motion, remarking that while he fully appre passed his destination; and galling op from
face about, from Mr. C. ADMelbourne, *'ibia, mon lasketting with the Prime Minister and other by saying that, in some cases? whatever the cisted the chiliman's able address, ha thought seat, sprang,'båt of the prominent politicians gave rise to fears that the attitude of the Briifah, Government in dealing on hit head and Police Court, at the instance of with Chinese questions might not be strenght. do,
he was picked up lo an unconscione condklop, war anchorage yesterday fterandapl ened thereby. There is certainly no avid considered people whose opinion should be curably and opium questions and the "Kow lay on the track of the eat bound car where the Water Police, with dredging in the marlber
were the shrieking colosis loco Crator hallway scheme, sace to show that it was strengthened. Who Hongkong."
Mr, Pollock,
Ko, noted that the member suffering from serious injuries about the head, guilty to the accoustion, and were EACH DEC
Be regained consciousness Immediately after abaydƐ vésiol, Bai bend ship of the branch was very small being only face and armo 66, or cut per cast of the British adult while in hospital only for a short time and was it is the custom of the simpan folka to
able to give his name and address to the police. the scene lika valtores and comm population in the Colony,
he Chairman Explained in answer to Mr. He died two days after admission, the resulting for those places of cos! Por
pverboard during the Dogling of 1 Palzi' the members of'ike Committes' of kajutorskage of the brain;
THE CANTON KOWLOON LOAN.
CORONER'S INQUIRY.
3rd inst. The young Chinaman, who was responsible for the death of his former employer, the master of a pork butcher's shop, in Elgin Road, Kow. lobo, recently, under circumstances previously phecy as far as possible. I see only this, 1 ensiness in England, were inise and fraudulent involving fantastic reform or leading to mili-nudience, to the best of his ability, a few steps, considered the expenses' of that office "wire reported in these columns, and who was sen tenced to death at the last Criminal Sessions, received the full punishment of the law at three minutos after five o'clock yesterday morning when he was taken to the gallows and hang ed, the gaal officials being present. Every thing was kept so quiel that not even the police coun laiteters, who hear nearly every thing of any importance, knew that the law was allowed to take its course in this case.
In the afternoon Mr. F. A. Hazeland, presid ing a Coroner, and a jury, held. an inquiry touching the death of the butcher. Medical, as well as other evidence, as heard, and the verdict returned was one of "death by hanging HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ASSOCIATION.
2nd inst.
The following are the principal scores made in the open competition held at the Peak Rangs on the 26th December, for two prizes given for the best scores at the goo yards range. Sevan rounds with bandicaps- A. Jenkins
34er. 34 Each win
far of J. H. Pidgeon ........ 343CF.. 34 § prize.
W.). Bouqders * 28+, 533
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H.W.Bitman 20+ 531
E. M. Moon.....
264 3-29
207-27
HE Mr. F: H. May ... 22+ 3×25
A. T. Douglas
Hastings
20+ 5-25
E. S. Carry here.......................... 25+ 1035
J. Haninge 23+10m33 . H. Gompertz. 1910 29 Hulchingann ... 16+1015 FN, H. Jonah ..... 154-10-25
GANTON LEPERS RELIEF FUND,
2nd last. We are requested to acknowledge the receipt of the following sume:~~.
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Mrs; G. C. Chester Mastor, Hongkong.$ 25,00 American Cong. Church (Chicane)
Canton CAMERE
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