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Telegrams.

[Renter's]

The British Empire.

LONDON, 7th March.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY MARCH 9

HE, WU TING FANG.

A MAN OF MODERN IDFÁS.

TOO MODERN FOR HIS OWN PEOPLE..

It has no doubt seemed strange to the many friends of Wu Ting Fang in the United States that in all of the newspaper correspondence that has gone out of China doting the last

Mr. Churchill, speaking at a dinner of the African Society, said the development of Protectorates and Crown Colonies in Africa Year zegarding the proposed constitutional must figure prominently as a work of the from of govemment and other reforms, that his Empire, until they have reached a self-name has not been mentioned is one of the leaders in the reform movement. When be was Minister at Washington he was considered a man of modern ideas, and those who knew him then would naturally suppose that in such, & movement as the reformation of his own

governing status, and Colonial Administra tors must feel that there is only one England, whatever government may be in power.

Later. The Opium Question. Mr. Morley, replying to Mr. Sloan, in the House of Commons, said the proposals from

Government, Wa' would be taking an active part in the work.

The truth is, Wn Ting Fang is down and out, so far as the Government of China is concera. China regarding the importation and laxa-ed. Two things have ai fed his political down. tion of Indian oplum had been received, fall. He was too modern for his own people, but that it was not to the public interest to and he is gifted with the most cynical tongue lay the papers on the table of the House at that was ever placed in the mouth of a Chinese.

·DISGUSTED AT CLIQUES.

present.

Russia.

Yesterday a bomb was thrown in the riage of General Neplinieff, the command ant of the fortress in Sevastopol; the Gene. ral and the coachman were injured.

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When he returned to China from Washington a little over jour 'years ago Wt was made a

car-member of the Wai-Wu-l'u, which, translated, means Board of Foreign Affairs. - end ho-con- tinued to be a member of that body until Inst summer, when his resignation was accepted and he was given a minor appointment and allowed to depart from Peking. A few weeks

GERMAN-COMPETITION IN THE ago he petitioned to be allowed to resign his

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In their report dated 8th inst, Mestre, Phirosha, H. Patil & Co. write:

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tents of those reports, though from time to "time the newspaper men in Peking have been given to understand that the high com missioners learned all about the management of other governments. They probably did, for, at the cynical Wu'pointed out; one of the com- missioners informed certain mighty-officials in Peking that after an exhaustive study of the British and French for ma of government, cover. ing a period of bearly three weeks automo-terminated during the loterval, Chinese mer biling in Paris and London, he had learned chants and dealers have for the most part that there were many things in the British returned from the country and business has system that could be used in China, and that since resumed. It cannot be said, however, the French system of govern ent was quite that the volume so far transacted bespeaks different from that of England.

general eagerness on the part of purchasers to enter into engagements. The sales that have been effected were few and far between, while

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company prices have receded, in some instances, fifty will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the cents to a dollar per bale on the last published 20th March, natit SATURDAY, the 23rd quotations. The slackness of demand at this March, both days inclusive. time of year is due in a great measure to the

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers,

Our last, circular was dated the 22nd February,

The China New Year holidays having ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE

Office of the General Managers, St. George's

THE ORDINARY

About this time an edict was issued from the throne informing the Chinese people that they were to have a constitutional form of govern- ment when, as Wu put it at the time, they were educated'up to a standard that would enable them to understand that a constitution was

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Fatimations

THE

HOLDERS is the company will be held in the ROBINSON PIANO Building, Victoria, on SATURDAY, 23rd March, 1997, at 13 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Goneral Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1906, declaring a Dividend and electing Consulting Committes and Auditors.

not something to eat. About this time he left large influx of subsidiary coins into the Colony, Hongkong, 9th March, Peking..

- BRAINEST MAN IN CHINA.

In the opinion of Mr. Sam-B. Trissel, who contributes this article from Chefoo to the San Francisco Chroncile, it is safe to say

that Wu Ting Fang is the brainiest mad in Dowager really intended to reform China's Chlua to-day, and if the Empress

present system of government, she would listen to him. But her dislike for Wu comes from his fearlessness in telling his sovereign what is necessary in the way of a general cleaning at Peking before the reforms we knows his own people as no other Chinese knows them, and he has their wellare

The depreciated currency at one period of the fortnight under review was quoted at a discount of 185 per $1,000 closing at $871 per $1,000. It is obvious that so long as Chinese subsidiary coins are allowed to pour into the Colony to an extent, far in excess of the legitimate demands of trade, so long will they operate as

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IT is hereby notified that the following AUCTION will be held at the Offices of the MONDAY, the 11th day of March, 1907. Public Works Department at 3 PM, on

an extraneous factor detrimental to the easy flow of businois. It stands to reason that retail traders, with an accumulated stock of the debased currency and no ready outlet therefor, must endeavour to meet their pecuniary obliga. the 1st day of July, 1898, with the right of The Lot is sold for the term of 75 years from tlors with the coins in their possession. Being renewal for a further term of 24 years, less 3 at so large a discount prices of commodities days, at a re-assessed Crown Rent as a Build- are relatively influenced, and Cotton Yarning Lot subject to the General Conditions of whose ultimate destination is the small dealer No. 365 of 1905 and to the special conditions Sale published in Government Notification at heart. He has been accused of being anti-is, in consequence, affected. This serious hereunder specified.

The amount to be spent in raleable improve- drawback to trade is one of the crying evils

can be begun,

foreign in his attitude toward outsiders, and in of the wealthiest nations on earth, and her na a measure this is true. He says China is one

tural resources should be developed, but pre forably by the Chinese themselves. But he always adds that if the Chinese will not build railroads, open the mines and adopt modern methods of agriculture, then the foreigners should be given the opportunity, to do so. This sort of talk has not made him popular with the anti-foreign element that would drive

new post and retire into private life. He gave as his reason ill healths, but those who know the cynical Wu best say that his desire to gel A propos of the recent articles in these

out of official life is prompted by disgust over colamas on the subject of German competition the manner in which the clique that is now in in the Far East, the Barlin corespondent o

control of the reform movement are handling it. one of our London contemporaries, says, the Before he went to Washington Wu was like, L&C. Exprem, gives a number of indications thousands of other educated Chinese who know showing the rift of German ambitions not that their Government is far behind the times, ¿only in this direction, but in others nearer but who are willing to sit idle and let trer drift home. He asserts that it is the intention of along. But his stay in the United States the German Government to make Kustenrjia taught him that this would not do and when he serious rival to Brindisi, the well-known port returned to his native suil he got busy. He of call of numerous Biitish tinere, including, of talked right out in meeting and lectured his course, the. P. and O. boats. At the present confretes in the Wai-Wu-Pu in the most amazı time travellers to Egypt from Germany caning manner over the way they were handling. reach Alexxodria via Kustendji, in twenty- China's relations with the outside world. They four hours less time than a Brindisi, Cop smiled and continued to pursue the even tenor stantinople and Alexandria are not, however the final objects of German ambition. From the Bosphorus it seems a lelegraph line is planned, which will follow the course of the Bogdad Railway to Fan'and'thère join with the Indian systems touching the Persian Gulf spells trouble in the near future for China.rical at the present time, and has said so.

This line is expected will be a most in portant factor in the development of German relations with India and the Far East, and will be a dangerous rival to the Eastern and Indo- European telegraph lines. Germany's policy in a word (Enya. this correspondent), is directed towards the contral of the passenger and the telegraph busines between Europe and the East, nnt with India alone, but with the Sunda Archipelago, China and Japan.

THE US SHILPING SUBSIDY

BILL

DECLINE IN AMERICAN TRADE IN THE

ORIENT TREDITED.

The latest acis about the ship subsidy bill, that the House has not only cut out the Harri. man · Pacific lines but all trans-Pacific lines. from any share in the bagus appropriation, is even more discouraging than that re eived first, "obs ́rven the Manila Timės,

Just what motive prompted the House to such an amendment will not be known sinul

fuller word comes by mail, and for the present speculation, while interesting, cannot prove final or satisfying.

1.

Some of the results, however, 'seem fairly plain.

In the first place, we, the people of the Philippines, will be denied early realization of one of the things we have most firmly set 'aur heartă upon, better freight, mail, and passenger service between here and the United States. If anything, the trend of the subsidy is apt to make our plight still worse than now in those respects, as some of the Pacific vessels may be diverted into those waters where they will receive the benefit of the subsidy.

Another effect the elimination of the Pacific is likely to have is the decline of American in- terest if not of trade in the Orient, other trade

fields being apparently enhanced at the ex- -pense of the Eastern field.

of their way..

WO DISLIKES JAPAN.

Now Wu has no use for Japan. He is fully alive to the fact that Japan's aggressiveness

$2,000,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

of the times, for which no adequate remedyments under the General Condition No. 5 is appears to have yet been devised,

Clearances during the fortnight have been far from satisfactory for the main reason ex- plained in the foregoing,

The transactions recorded in this circular have been effected on the old-time basis, viz clearance in three months. It cannot be stated with certainty if buyers will take delivery with- in the stipulated period. The transactious every white man out of the country,

were partly induced by a spirit of speculation Wu takes no stock in the talk of a constituin the hope of an advance in prices in the near tion for China. Ile full well realizes that not. future. Such an appreciation it will not be one-teath of one per cent of China's 400,000,000 difficult to establish. 'of people ever heard of a constitutional form of government, or for that matter any other form of government that goes beyond the village magistrate. He looks upon the plan as chime He

has pointed out several ways in which reforms could be instituted, but he is not listened to.

No. 203.—A very meagre business transpired in this count, Business' reported in selected threads at Si to Si lower than last quotation,

No. 165,-Moderate business 'done for the Nonhern markets,

No, Not much in favour." Cheap prices induced some business in selected chops. Prices show a decline of $1 to $1 per bale.

No 10r.Cheap prices induced business, and good lots changed hands at leat prices.

Nos, Br, and 6r.—Out of favo sr. The markel closes steady.

8r.; 2,790 bales of No. tor.; 465 bales of No. Sales:-20 bales of No. 6; 25 bales of No.

125; 210 bales of No. 165.; and 373 bales of Nojabs in all about 3,880 bales,

When Japan was sharpening her sword for Russia in China's interests," it was Wu Ting Fang who wanted the Peking, Government to tell the powers that China had not asked Japan

WU GUEST OF HONOUR. Last month, a dinner was given by the com said that it was all well enough for Japan to was the guest of honour. He made a splendid to go to war with any one in her behalf. Homercial guilds of the city of Canton and Wu use Ching's interests as a casus belli, but those speech in which he told his audience that the interests would be forgotten, when the guns country was poor and weak because the people begs to boom. Not that he was particularly would not improve their ways and adopt more friendly toward Russia did Wu take this stand, modern ways, especially in trading. "They do but he pointed out that so long as Manchuria not seem to understand that foreigners are 'was atrendy lost to China, she was just as well shrewd and careful," he said, "and look Arivals: Per steamers Kuisang and Light off with the Bear controlling the destinies of far into the future, particularly in mating (from Calcutta), and Bombay Maru, Bauen thul province as with Japan ja charge. "The ters selating to manufacturing industries. and Malta (from Bombay), of about 2,500 bales. result has proved that the old mas was right. They consider not only the Russia and Japan are botli in Manchuria now, home consumption but also of the demands of and will remain there. In talking with a of the foreign markets. They send their newspaper man at the time he was trying to manufactured goods abroad and import raw get his Government to take his advice about materials. In general business affairs we the situation, Wu said;

| should pattern after the Americans. We mus!

be energetic and not idle. Although but few of us can go abroad, to be educated, we' must endeavour to induce students at home to study more modern books, and also with that end in. view, we must establish more modern schools and colleges. As regards education the stu. dent in America and Europa is not like the

ILLUSTRATIS BY COMPARISON, "You have seen two dogs fighting over a bone, you never saw the bone fight back, Well, in t' is case, China is the bone of conten tion, and if I can make ny people see it, the bone will fight before the dogs are ready." bound to come, Wu said that the natives of Manchuria would be the only real auffeiers, and again he was right." That rich country is now all but ruined. The people lost all they had, and in outhern Manchuria the Japanese are pursuing a policy that will if it is not soon checked, ingan their further degradation.

When the treaty of Partsmouth was being negotiated it will be remembered that China asked that a Chine le commissioner be allowed a voice in the hearings. Wu told his people that this was useless; that it was now too late to save Manchuria for the Chiness and when both Pussia and Japan told China very plainty to go away back and sit down: We again was. a'e to say," I 'old you so."

When it became evident that_the_war was

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matter of

student in China. In those countries they do no hope to become officials, but desire to acquire a good general education to enable them to start out for themselves early in life. so that they may become independent and enjoy liberty. As reg rds constitutional government for China, there must be a more educated people before it can be successfully established. I wish you would all read more newspapers so that you may learn more about foreigners and their methods, and I also hope that you will send your sony and younger brothers to school at as early an age as possible. Confucian teaching is good, but if any foreign system proves to be better we must adopt it."

FOR OF CERTAIN MISSIONARIES Certainly there was not much anti-foreign sent ment in that talk. And so it has been with Wu all the time. He wants to help China and her people, but those in power will not listen to him.

We has been a most relentless foe of thai class of missionarias who ga into business in China and use their religion as a cloak to make dollars. His Philadelphia sperch delivered in 1898 lashed this ass mercilessly and they have never forgotten it. They have had no small part in the political downfall of Wu.

longer in the official class. le frankly admits he is too modern for the China of to day, but

will say that he was right.

Shipment:-About 7,500 bales.

Unsolf Stock:-About 108,000 bales. Exchange :-We quete, to-day, as under-

Indin T. T. Rs. 1637 per cent.

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31 11/16d. per 02.

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Conilgnees of Cargo"by the above-named. vessel are hereby informed that their Goods pre being landed and placed at their rich in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained ́as soon ai the Goods are landed.

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This vessel brings on Cargo:-

From London, &c., er S.S. Moldavia, From Persian Gulf, er B,1.5.N. and 'B, &

1', S. N. Co.'s Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the 5th instant, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent,

•No Fire-Insurance will be effected by me is any case whatever,

Damaged Packages must be loft in the Godowns for examination by the Consiganes and the Company's representative af an appointed hour."

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised. have left the Godowas.

Our last report was dated the 22nd "ultimo" | pers. Dewank 1, since when a quiet but steady business was dupe chiefly during the first baff of the interval, and although receipts continge to fall away there was no appreciation In values. Subsequently on the appearance of a large importer anxious to realize even at a con session of 50 cents to a dollar and a half per bale, the buyers entirely retired from the madet at d ceased buying and are now deal ing amongst themselves. Country buyers have not all returned from the interior and business in consequence has not been large. The 8-Trifing sales. No. 10 reduction of market again closes quiet and dull, No.6, and so cents per bale, fairly large business has been done in this count. No 12Sales have been confined to actual requirements, and app proved superior chops at a decline of St to Sit No. 16-Small safès at or about quolations. No, 203 only superior approved spinning have FOR SHANGHA, YOKOHAMA, KOBE, | been dea't in sparingly at a reduction of $1 to Sti per bale, Sales during the past fortnight comprise of about 25 bales of No. 66:25 bales of N. 84,; 7,145 bales of 'No, 101; 645 | "THE Steamship baits of No. 125 1 375 bales of No, frjand 775 |

TH babs' ef No 208 in all about 3.998 bales,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Wong, 8th March, 1907.

MOJĄ, AND NAGASAKÉ,

"JAPAN,"

Arrivals per steamers Bombay Maru, B, Captain J, G. Olifent, will be despatched for the Avisane and Lightning of about 1,968 bales above Ports, on MONDAY, the 18th instant, about 1,000 biles, The gasold stack is est 3 P.M Shipment to Shanghai and Northern Ports of

fisted at about 89,000 bales.

Local will-Sales of about 170 bales. Not ror, and 125, at 583 and 583 respectively are reported.The Mill is now workin; full time,

HIS CYNICISM Makes TrounLE. Wis is a cynic. He knows what his country needs, and he knows equally as well that her, svcalled statesmen do not intend to supply An indirect result of this is likely to be a those needs unless they benefit financially, and decline in the importance of Manila or the he does not hesitate to tell them so. His bit "Philippines both as a traffic and a strategic ing sarcasm bas got him into trouble, more centre. As an entrepot of American trade in than once during the last year. the Far Eat or as a military base we could When the Peking Government proposed to command not a little respect, but with the send a commission to America and Europe for Pacific ignered in such maner by the House the purpose of studying foreign systems of our importance is appreciably decreased. We government Wu smiled a smile that meant | rise and fall with our activities and fortunes on "There you go again." But he said nothing Ile is now growing old and is glad bat he isnos atual...d semanti that broad expanse of water and in the East in until he was asked what he thought of the general

proposition. He replied, thy he had, co

great deal of useful information regarding the western school of e^oking, the proper wides to go with each course of a dinner, nod ac- quire a taste for expensive brands of cigars, but he added: "What they will learn about the forms af government in the various coun- tries they visit will not fill as large a book as the volume that will be required to register what they do not learn," And as reports came back telling about the entertaining to which, Pressure remains low and considerably be the high commissioners were being treated, low the normal over Central China and W. Wu was,unable to bridle his sarcastic tongue: Ispan

Gradients are very slight in all areas, and light variable winds, accompanied by Toggy

.... And, of course, we cannot forget the conse-doubt the commissioners would absorb a says that the time will come when his people

quent aggrandisement of Japan. In fact if the action of the House spells one thing above another. it seems to be Jame acquiescence in the programme of Pacific paramountcy which Japan has outlined. If this is to be our pal- icy it is hard to reconcils with it our building of the Panama canal,

Possibly there is some hidden reason for the amendment found in the law applying the U. S. coastwire shipping laws to the Philippines In 1909, which in a manner will be a subsidy to American balioms plying in the Pacific trade.

THE WEATHER.

First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:- The following report in from Mr. F. G. Figg.

On the 9th at 1655 a-The barometer, has risen in the E, Japan, and fallen elsewhere, except on the E coast of China, terday, bus moved into the Pacific.

The depression, lying over N.E. Japan yes

If this be the case a somewhat different aspect Especially was he cynical when the commis. may be thrown on the action of the House,sioném. cabled for more expense money, as weather, may e expected along the Chink they did from almost every ci y they visited, coast, and light E. and 3.E. winds over the N.,

! "Chorus girls and old vintages come high," he remarked, "but they all have their proper place in governments."

part of the China Staat

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and 430 bales No. 208, at from $116 to $136 Aro stapanee Yararas bales No. tốt, at Stan reported to have changed bands...

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