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PROPOSED HOSPITAL AT CANTON

INITIAL EFFORTS. Reference was made several months ago, says a correspondent, to a movement of the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 16, 1907.

VEGETABLE VENDOR DONE

70 DEATH

FOUR MEN, INCLUDING A LUKONO, AKKESTED,

THE BURNING GOESTHE “NETHERTON"

RAVAGED. BY TIRE...

THE NAGASAKI HOTEL:

MAMMANNUAL MEETING. -

The third annual general meeting of the Nagasaki Hotel Co. Ltdy took place at the Hotel last week; Mr. Frederick Riszer, the chairman, proposed that the report and sc on printed be passed. He did not think, ing for special mention or comment from him. he said, that there was anything in them call

THE GERMAN MAILS

SAFE ARRIVAL-IN HONGKONG;

on the 13th inst BUYER

Messrs. Melchers & Co. write up at

and his family' such an expression"of

sentiment and public indignation: that the 'could find in the whole empire: napend asylum): There is seldom any plonging in i Chinese commercial world, and when there is Pit generally makes buslasse for the undertaker

people, who dwell in contemplation of a favourita The Chiness are a lawabiding and peaceful motto, If right is right what the

defpitely launched at the first meeting of the pitch, The excitement was so great.for, the Mercury and late in the' evening was busthed"; Although there was a fair balance at; credit of from 8hanghai) all well on Monday morning, add ta resentment due to the opium-outrage”

We are in receipt of the following telegram from Shanghai, dated March 19th, 11-35 am

Prinses Alice, (salted on Saturday 3 p.m. the encroachments of the Western world. To Incoming Steamers report having pasted. | might? They have never been able to resist

during a fog at Steep Island (113 miles from different governments have upon one pretazi Shanghai)

or another seized China's best harbours and | most valuable seaboard until the empire finde itself with scarcely a doorway to the sea that is sot dominated by a foreign Power,

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has arrived in port-Ed., F.K. T.]

[Since receiving the above the Princess Alice

4 GREAT FUTURE FOR CHINA.

LET HIM DIO THE CANAL,

LAUDS THE CHINAMAN AS THE ACME OF HUMAN EXCELLENCE.

dispensary, which was handed over to the new death, bat few, are to be believed. Some said explosion the native crew fled ushore, this ginning toʻflock to Japaald coms as far tion and with a hall enraptured expression: os

students and alumni of the University of Penn- sylvania: to 'found a medical school and hospital in Canton. In January this plan was newly organised trustees of the new institution. Το fee it trou the fickleness of many mare student enterprises this body of trustees was established, and it comprises some of the best known businessmen in eastern America. Among them are Messrs. G. W. Pepper, President of the board, S. Houston, Dr. Howard Kelly, and Dr. Chas. Frazier (Dean of Univ. of Pa, medical department). These trustees fake, upon them selves the responsibility of raising the budget of current expenses; all enlargement of the work is to be provided for by special subscrip, tion. At the outstart $15,000 (gold) was given to polarge and improve the present out-patient school by the Canton Christian College, This medical school in Canton is the work of the Christian Association of the University of Pennsylvania and is called the "University Medical School in Canton." While organized independently of the Canton Chrisilan College, it is however closely affiliated with that institu tion, and is to be its medical department. college to the sophomore class; so that some are already eligible to the medical courses. Dr. Woods, formerly of the Canton Christian College, and Dr. J, C. McCracken are the first doctors appointed to the new school W. H. Gateljus, DDS, bas recently arrived in Canton to establish the dental department of the school. Two other physicians and a pharmacist are to be sent out within four years to take part in the school and hospital worki

There are those who see in the awakening)

of China what they call The Yellow Peril Tho only poril 'sea is the peril of the highwayman, when caught with his plunder; the paril of the bully when the spirit of the gentle aroused'; the peril of laziness in competition with in- [dustry; 'the poril of knavery surrounded by probity: the perll of alls when assailed by the truth the peril of a labour trust when put t in fair and open competition.

On Wednesday morning, reports the Singa 13th Marchpore Free Prisi, of 1st inst., the steamer When news got around yesterday that a well-known vegetable vendor at Mongkok had fire whilst lying at Pulau Sembilan, arrived Netherton, which was partially destroyed by been brutally done to death by a number of here in tow of the Tanjong Pagar salvage tug mos, Yau-ma-ti was aroused to is highest

first low minutos after the news got well into

at the cattle wharf at Keppel Harbour."

On the ship our representative was courte.ft and loss, the directors regretted that it circulation that it was feared something wously received and the following story of the dividend here: having been, moreover, an was not sufficient to enable them to declare a going to happen, Crowds of people rushed in every direction hoping to reach the scene of arrived at Pulau Sembilan on Jan. 7 and at fit of the year should be put to Reserve Fund.

outbreak

was gathered, The Netherton understanding at the last meeting that the pro the murder; policemen, blowing their whistles, once set to work to unload a cargo of 14.000 The work for the last six months of the year, running up and down the street, addad' more fuel to the fire of excitement. In Portland

cases of beatine. The unloading commenced

he was sorry to say, was very unsatisfactory, a Street where mob bad already assembled,

from the, forward, or No. 1, hold. The work fact atributable to the great decrease to the the real cause of the confusion, became known, the safety 11am, when the consumber of travellers since the disaster at tents of the hold blew up with a terrible sound San Francisco Nor could it be said, so Sitting on the road-side, his head bowed, with and immediately a sheet of flame, which blood oozing from his mouth was Lo Chiog topped the masthead roared out of the bold.

far a Nagasaki was concerned, that the the hawker, who was known to nearly every

present year had opened any more auspicious. housewife ai Yau-matti. He was dead. Many this hold and not a vestige of their rewould increase gradually. There had come Eleven men, ali natives, were working inly, though it was to be imagined that travel stories were given as to the cause of La Ching mains has been found. Immediately on the news from San Francisco that people wars be Kit Fue Shab, Chinese Consul at New York, it was revenge, while others hinted that the being easily accomplished as the Netherton

but it was of course "Triad Society had got back its own. While was lying alongside the wharf, Fealising the south as: Nagasaki, Another circumstance

wearing the plain clothes af occidental civiliza- A question whether they,

Let, mankind and the nations of the earth, the matter was being discussed by the crowd, grave danger and the futility of staying on the operating against the hotel was the improve last month to panegyric of his people by yellow. What see in the awakening of China his face, listened for more than half an hour disclaim them all and they will cause to sas Inspecter McHardy, who has recently bean ship, Captain Greenfees ordered his European ment in the steamship service to transferred in that district, arrived on the scene bands to quit the vessel and followed himself. Whereas in former days it was necessary that and Adjutant General of the American expedition, quickan her latest forces and make her

Vladivostok,

Col. H.O. S. Heisland, who was Chief of Staff is to releaus her from the bondage of asperti: with an ambulance and the.bawker's remains Barely had the ship been left when the No. 2 passengers to that port should wait at Nagation to China to assist in soppressing the Boxer resources and her virtues the heritage of the wera removed to the Yau-maiti morgue for ex- amigation. At the same time detectives were forward part of the ship was a mass of red

hold blew up with a roar, and then the whole saki from seven to fourteen days for a steamer, uprising in 1900. Col. Hoistand spoke in the world and from a comaiingling of the two vessels now came in the morning and left in meeting mom of the Officers' Club on over civilization, incorporating the best features of evening four men were arrested on a charge of the top of the tapering foremast. As the ben-

civilizations, the creation of a higher and loftier of the company,

nors Island before an audience of distinguished alleged manslaughter. They were Un Yeung, tine drums burst and their contents poured factory condition, but of course required that a the Military Service Institution, says the New and the uplifting of the human race without

the chairman added, remained a hawker, Us Wai, a street coolie, Chan Chau, out the ship seemed to be literally speating fire, certain sum of money should be spent on it. Pork Sun an earth coolic, and Ng Wong, jukone No. for the flames streamed out of every porthole each year. The report states the Nagasak limited to his year's official duty during the about Chinese progress, both in commercialism

prejudice to colour or country, ESTA año, of You-ma-ti Police Station. The four men and in this manner the Netherton burned away.

He said his experience in China was not

Col, Heistand said that there was no mistake spent the night in cells. This morning all the for three days..

Press was as follows: The press profit on facts of the case were in the hands of the

working account amounts to Y13,30065, which American occupation, and that he had made a

and militarism, and the nation-that, attacked police, Lo Ching, the decreased, kept a

after deducting all charges leaves & net profit careful, study of the people. He praised the China under the impression that she now fack- vegetable stail at Mongkok, on the road leading

of Y6,877, which the directors propose to deal American soldiers in China and said that their ed patriotism would make the "deadliest and to Kowloon City. Between ten and eleven

with as follows-To write off building, conduct made him proud of his country. They costliest mistake of its career." Is concluding, o'clock yesterday morning one of the men un

Y101540; electric light plant, Y1,792.13; were popular with the soldiers of other nations the lecturer said; der arrest, reports say the first prisoner, Un

furniture, Y1,221.21; carry forward to next lities, and one of the chief reasons, apparently Yeung, went up to deceased's stall and asked

account, Y2,848.26.

was that they received about four times for an empty basket

much pay as the foreign men in the ranks, f

If it had not been for the cupidity of other nations Japan herself might have accomplished all that the soldiers of the eight nationalities had finally done,

Already students have advanced in the Cantonsent out to, work on the case. Late in the flame which gushed up into the sky far beyond the afternoon. The proper in a very satiga¦ milltary 'lach, active and retired members of both for the betterment of all God's children.

UNOFFICIAL CHINA..

In a country where the great mass of the people are politically inarticulaté, where, from temperament and from circumstances they are content to be governed rather than to govern, it is inevitable that more attention should be attracted to the doings of those in authority than to the silent forces at work in the land. Hence it is that foreign observers in China are found for the most part to set store on kaleidos copic changes in the central administration rather than to attempt to discover whether any distinctive spirit of the times is permeating the bulk of the population. The latter of necessity moves slowly, and is a long time in bearing fruit, if ever it will do. In administrative circles, on the other hand, there is always the personal element to attract, while the chronicles of the Chinese Court have such a picturesque fresh- nais, abruptness and inconsequence, that their study need never prove dull. At the present Juncture, however, the bewildering perplexity that characterizes the course of events in Peking politics has outlive i the welcome ac corded it by the curious, and threatens to disgust those who from love of their subject make a study of Chinese affairs. It is a relief, therefore, to tom from a consideration of the ups and downs of the rival forces of progress and reaction in their struggle for power at the Manchu Court to the normal condition of things in the Provinces as it appeared recently to a careful observer well qualified by long experience. to gauge the course of events in Colom

What do you want it for?" deceased asked, "I want to take some vegetables home in it?" replied the applicant.

"I have only a few of these baskets, which are for my customers, and I cannot let you have one." deceased is reported as having said. The applicant snatched the basket from the stall, but deceased had it out of his which wound up by the applicant and band in a minute. A quarrel followed, number of his friends setting on deceased with bamboo poles, Deceased tried to de- fend. himself and on raising his band to guard his head he received a blow on the side which temporarily laid him out. When he sw his assailants making an attempt to escape he got up and pursued them for about 200 yards, into Portland Street, where he collapsed, and died from a ruptured spleen before the police arrived. During the cowardly assault, it was alleged that Lukong 360 took a prominent part'in the affeny.

At the Magistracy, this morning, the four men were arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland to answer the charge. They pleaded not xuilty" and they were ordered to be held in police custody until Tuesday afternoon next, when the charges against them will be heard.

COMMERCIAL WARFARE.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS AROUND AND

ABOUT SINGAPORE.

In another column we publish the substance of a telegram which has appeared in The

From a paragraph which originally appeared Times from the pen of its Peking correspond. in the Straits Timer announcing the arrival, ent, summing up his observations on a tour in Singaporo, of Mr. 1. D. Holt, brother of Mr. through:outhem China from Hanków to-Cau-

Richard Holi, manager of Mesurs, Alfred Holt toa via Changsha, Kweilin, Nanning and Lung, and Co., the Times of Malaya has been in chow. Not the least striking feature of Dr.spired to print a ve y readable article on 'com. Morrison's description is the emphasis he lays mescial warfare in the middle East. on the peace'ul conction of the country through which he passed and the uniformly friendly reception accorded him throughout his Journey. Friendliness on the part of the people towards foreigners is now becoming so general, that it is no longer in matter for sur prise; but fresh, testimony on the subject is always welcome, and it would be of interest to trace the connexion between this

From a shipping return_published in Bang ok it was learned that Gern an now greatly exceeds British tonnage entering the principal port of Siam.. The January entries were: German 22 vessels, 22, 125 tons; Norwegian 19, tons 14,579; British 7, ons 5,346; Dutch 3, tons 1748: Frer ch 2 (uns 753. Most of the German vessels entering, the port consist of 'coasters'

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THE CHIEF OFFICER'S HEROISM. 4 When Captain Greenlees mustered his men ashore he found that one of the European CICW, a German, was missing. Inquiries amongst the Test of the men elicited that the German was 1st seen asleep in the focale. As this had not yet been reached by the flames, Mr. Rennie, the chief officer of the Neiharton, gallantly volunteered to go back to the burning ship and try to save the man. Despite the fact that the after part of the ship contained over 6,000 drums of benzine which had not yet been touched by the fire but which might go up any moment, the chief officer boarded the Nether- ton by one of the bow mooring ropes. · He then rushed through the smoke and fumes of the blazing spirit into the fo'csle. Here he found the man he had come to save sleeping flames raging not half a score yards away. as peacefully as a child, all unconscious of the low the sleeper came to sleep through both wakened him, his agitation was very great at explosions is marvellous and when Mr. Renale finding himself cut off from the shore by a sheet of fire, Mr. Rennie, however, allayed his fears by showing, him the way to escape over the bows.

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AN AWESOME SIGHT. ́ The Netherton was left barning alongside till six o'clock on the evening of the day of the outbreak and then at this hour the mooring topes were cut and she was towed out into the stream and anchored. That pight the scene of the helpless ship blazing away and the dull roar of the flames was a grand and fearful one, Tienzine burns with a brownish, red flame and this, lighting up the surrounding water, gave her the appearance of a ship floating on 'a ses of blood. All night long the drams could be heard bursting amidst the sullen roar of the flames, and towards morning the ship's sides and steel foremast grew white hot from the great heat and the water alongside began to bubble and boil. The next day the sheet of fire seemed to have gained in volume and those on shore saw the steel mast slowly begin to bend over like a melting wax candle slowly it dropped till it lay doubled, upon the deck. Then the steel decks began to fall in and with the collapse of the deck the vessels sides buckled `in- wards, the bridge and all the winches etc. vasishing into the heart of the flaines. The collapse of the vessel's sides gave her the appearance of having burned to the water'i edge forward of the engine room. On the third day the fire began to abate as the spirit got exhausted, and the sts. Beshang then went

which were on fire.

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1957

The resolution as to passing of the report McCallum, and was carried unanimously. and accounts was seconded by Mr. W. R.

Mr. E. A. Measor resigned his sent on the Board on leaving the port. Mr. P. J. Buckland was invited to accept the vacancy, which ap pointment requires confirmation at the meeting. should this meet with approval. Mr. Buckland retired and offers himself for re-election. The China might have been partitioned between accounts have been audited by Mr. WM,

the Powers if it had not been for the states Woods As Mr. Wood is leaving port themanship of President McKinley and Secretary Directers have pleasure in recommending Mr. of State John Hay. For the services of Thomas Campbell Robertson as Auditor for America on this occasion China had shown herself supremely grateful. The relations, diplomatic and commercial, had been very cordial after the war. It was a pity that the goodwill that had come to America bad been sacrificed by our unfortunate exclusion laws,

Col. Heistad said he regretted that a minority of the citizens of the United States, who had obtained their citizenship chiefly by naturalization, had been enabled to undo the work accomplished through the military occu- pation. He referred to the Chinese Exclusion Act, which he called s commercial blunder. He said he had no wish to reflect on our national legislators, but he hoped that they would amend the objectionable law, which might deprive us of gigantic commercial dealings in the future with a people that was going to bo among the greatest on the earth,

THE RININ BREWERY CO..........

A SHAREHOLDER'S PROTEST. Mr. H. J. Snow, writing to the Yokobama papers, says: "May I ask you to publish the rest of my speech (enclosed) which I consider I was unwarrantably prevented from complating at the recent meeting of the Japan Brewery Co., as it may interest that very large body of shareholders whom I know to be in sympathy with the opposition, but who, for various reasons, have not taken any part in the move- ment against the action of the Directors. I may add that 1 am doing this at the request of a number of people who're interested in this matter."

The following the enclosure above referred to:

"In view of the fact that is proposed in these resolutions to pay 21 per cent, on the net cash available for return to the shareholders, it is necessary for me to refer to the accounts for 1956 It appears there is a considerable sam to be paid out for buildings and machinery which affects this cash available for return to shareholders, about which duibing was said in the report, nor does it appear in the accounts presented to the members, as it should have done, it being a liability on the old Company.

The accounts were therefore not Iruze ac counts, but ware, to say the least, incomplete, and calculated to mislead the ordinary share- holder.

changed attitude and the spread of Western Hoiplying between Hongkong, Swatow, alongside and punped water into the bunkers them in the report?

ideas of education, Dr. Morrison's references to the absence of unrest in the districts he visited may be read in conjunction with the statement that the recent trouble in the neigh bourhood of Pinghsiang was altogether exag. gerated. Unfortunately there is a general weakness throughout China, not confined to Chinese, though they remain the worst offen- ders, to pass on any and every report without making an allempt to verify it or stopping to, consider its antecedent probability or improb. ability. t one fine the movements of a man of war, arranged many days before hand, are interpreted as the outcome of an unexpected summons to meet grave emergen- cies which are also mainly hypothetical. In the case of the Pinghsiang troubles there, would appear to have been considerable alarm felt locally which lent colour to the reports emanat. ing from the district. The movement of troops.

due to lack of c infidence, probably unjustified, in the loyalty of the soldiers on the spot, rather than to their inability to cope, with the dis turbance. Some of the reports freely circulated abroad, and especially in Japan, magnited the incident into a widespread rebellion, carefully planned and well organized, against the Government, whereas in the very heart of the trouble railway trains ran in each direction four times a day and work at the mines was carried. on uninterruptedly in spite of the absence of the foreign engineers.

Bangkok

(in Hainan island) Singapore and.

HALF SHIP LEFT,

"I would like to ask why these liabilities. were not put into the accounts? And I would also like to ask why no mention was made of

"The excuse that the exact sum could not be arrived at, owing to various circumstances, is Until quite recently as the result of buying. In the vessel's after holds there were nearly

no excuse at all. There is no reason why a out the British. "SO" Holt lines, the Germans 7,000 more drums of the inflammable spirit butum suficient to cover the estimated expense, had almost the whole of the trade betwEER

by a miracle these did not get alight, the fire

should not have been put to a fuspense Ac stopping just outside the room, the vessel be-

.count; then the shareholders would have had Hongkong and Bangkok, and Singapore and Bangkok, in their own hands, says our Ipoh ing actually completely destroyed up to 180 ft.

some idea as to how things stood. We have contemporary ; but since the conclusion of the of her length and the rest quite undamaged.

no fault whatever to find with the sale of the Russo-Japanese war some enterprising mer- This extraordinary state of affairs can only be Brewery, but we do most emphatically protest chants hailing from the land of the Rising Sun realised by visit to the ship. The Mercury got

against the way the Directors have gone about have taken cnsiderable interest in the conimer to Pulau Sembilan on Wednesday, the oth, this business of propasing to diven to them cial affairs of King Chulalongkorn's dominions, and the next day the Netherton's anchor was selves large sums of the shareholders' money, and chartering, about a year ago, some Norwe for up. The winch is scrap iroa and the which they have not earned and have no right sien steamers, made a strong bid fora share of the heavy anchor was lifted by band. The task 10. It is most objectionable, and although we good things, The Germans promptly dropped took fifly coolies five hours and could have may not succeed just now in remedying the their rates, only to find the Japanese fully pre-been duns in five minutes with a sleam winch. vil, we reserve to ourselves the right to take pared to go one better, with the result that The ship was down by the bead and on the legal action to recover what we consider we freights and passenger fares were soon down tow to Singapore she sterred wildly owing to have been illegally deprived of to what was regarded as practically an ir her propeller dragging on the surface of the

NOTHING BUT SCRAP IRON. looking forward from amidships the vessel

reducible minimum.

EXTENSIVE JAPANESE ENTERPRISE.

water,

THE ORIGIN OF THE OUTBREAK. The origin of the outbreak has not been de-

from other parts is now shown to have been. Just what the upshot of the war of rates' \ looks like a wréck got op from the baltom of was we do not know, but it appears pretty evident that the Japanese did not go into the sea and only fit for the scrap heap. The the business without full knowledge of the

steel decks and sides have in places melied nature of the opposition to be faced, and, foto a mass of metal and the iron deck sup further, that the debut of their vessels in ports are twisted into nil sorts of odd shapes, Siamese waters was only the first step in a very extensive enterprise embracing practi- cally the whole of the Straits, the Netherlands Indies, Burma and India. Japanese liners have already visited Rangoon, and it is noised abroad that the flag of Dai Nippon will era long be considerably in evidence at Batavia and other Dutch ports, while quite recently it was stated in Jodian papers that Japanese steamers engaged in trade with Europe will make Madras a port of call.

KHEN STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY, After noting the arrival of Mr. Holt, our contemporary proceeds:—

finitely ascertained, but it is believed that the benzine took fire from a spark from two pieces of metal accidently striking together. The damage will cart about £30,000 to repair.

The ship's cook is amongst those missing and it is believed he jumped overboard after the first explosion and was drowned,

31MELY RESOUR PROM "DROWNING.

JAPANESE WOMAN SAVED BY FOREIGNERS.

also, as affecting the amount to be distributed Another question which I desire to ask to shareholders, is whether all the new shares, issued in December, were taken up, and if not, what sum is likely to accrue to the benefit to the Company through those shares not being taken up?

"Then there is another and more serious matter which is in a way connected with the passing of these resolutions, and that is the Y20,00 for the director, Chairman participale. in that bonus ?

"Now, as Managing Director, does the does he also participate in the boous to cm- playés? If so he receives not only his salary but part of this bonus to Directors, part of the and other emoluments attached to the position, bonus to employés, and the 24 per cent as Liquidator,

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Is not that altogether too much? "This bonus is objected to in the first place as being illegally voted, and in the next as be ing altogether too much, and out of all pro ponion to the services rendered. No outside shareholders had any idea such a sum was to be voted to the Directors; no one could be got dose by a Director. This proposed bonus was to second V. outside the Board; it had to be known beforehand by the Board of Direc tors, who were prepared to carry it through, I holders generally, there would have been e am sure that had it been known to the share much larger attendance at the meeting and strong opposition shown.

Of the other subjects touched upon by the correspondent of The Times special interent attaches to his views on the educational move- ment. Dr. Morrison is emphatic in his ap proval of what is being done to promote. Wes tern learning. From time to time we have heard of buildings erected as or converted into schools and school terms started with consider.

With Japanese and German lines, both of able telaf, but within a short perind the en them somewhat heavily subsidised by their thusiasm has died away and the school bas

The Japan Chronicle of 5th inst, reports ceased to exist in all but the name. In South petition with British companies in fields that Manila due to leave Kobe at noon to-day

respective governments, entering into com- On Thursday last while P. & O. steamship om(China Dr. Morrison refuses to admit the not very long ago were regarded as British was in port at Moji soms of her passengers truth of any such generalization. The teach- ing, be allows, leaves much to be desired, formation of a new, ring or the widening of share by sampan. When about midway be

preserves, it is manifest that, barring the had an adventure while proceeding to the but the education spirit is abroad through the Eastern Conference's sphere of influence, tween the vessel and land they noticed a out the lands books are in circolation, and the time is nigh when a very keen struggle iar Japanese woman,in adrowning condition, strug most gratifying feature, there is mek supremacy in Eastern seas will be in full gling against the strong current of the Straits. ed desire on all sides to become ac swing. quainted with the English language. The

With great promptitude two of the gentlemen The old order of this is disappearing: bet.

"Legal advice has been taken on the point succeeded in lifting the woman into the sam pictare presented is a rosy one, and we should ter steamers, speedier mail services, larger pan. She was almost unconscious, and would and we are advised that it is contrary to the as to the way in which this bonus was voted, like to believe that it is attaining more nad subsidies, belter accommodation for passengers undoubtedly have succumbed had shek re- more general application. By such means and the incidence of fureign flags, in ever mained, longer in the water, Dr... Feldey, Axicles of esclone that in view of the fact

law and also a contravention of the Com

of the Company's alone can China rise superior to the machina-increasing numbers, in British India water is ship's surgeon on the Manila, happened to be tions of rival parties in high places. With the the position of affairs to-day. How it will all among those on the sampan, and under his of the Y20,000 voted to the Directors at the

#1 therefore propose gradual absorption of Western education will be acquired a more practical appreciation of

end, or what the near future will reveal, it is directions, with the assistance of Mr. Race, the general meeting held on Wednesday, February difficult and indeed well-nigh impossible to Western morality in political affairs, and, when foretell at this writing. But if it be true that mediately applied the Sylvester systain of arti dator will receive the al per cent, mentioned

woman was landed in safety. Dr. Feildey imgth, affecting the amount on which the Liqni a people demands with united voice integrity opposition is the life of trade, then there should ficial respiration, with the gratifying result that, in Resolution No.s now before this meeting and ability among its officials, its wishes aro

be good times is store for one or other of the the unfortunate woman was so far restored that I move, that that sum of Y20,000 be struck out apt to attain fullment. C. D. New

pappers as wellined, and for he was enabled with assistance to get to her and the vote declared, bull, and fold it not shippers and passengers au well, a home. The astonishment of the crowd of having been passed in accordance with the law, MR. G. C. VAIPY, Passed Cadet, who has for It is especially satisfactory, therefore, to Japanese who witnessed the resuscitation was not in accordance with the Company # Articles same time officiated at Assistant District know that such a prominent and experienced sufficient recompense in the way of ibanks; mod of Association, paragraphs Nos, 60 and 80% Officer at Klang, bas been appointed Assistant abipowner as Mr. Holt has arrived on the scene, the kindness and attention of the English gas The Parent Hysis Articles Curatened to Protector of Chinese, Selangor and Negri Sem u the Middle East, and that signs are happily, fiaman, who were perfect strangers to Japan, renas No: Distors stall, or lo corpector bilang in succession to the' inta Me: J. 8. Me

any contract or monitur lu' walch be it indiri, dailly interested otherwise dian as a member

not wasting that John Bull in alsit and fully will doubtless not be easily forgotten by the alive to the necessity of moving with the times!! phople;

Ile hoped that Chinese immigrants would be treated just as other immigrants were treat ed. The undesirable should be excluded and the desirable admitted. All discrimination under the immigration laws should be re- moved. The educated gentlemen and honour able merchants of China should receive the same treatment as the same class of people from Europe. Their exclusion was not only wrong hom a commercial point of view, but was against the doctrine of peace on earth and good will to men,

"We have less to fear from the Chinese, with or without exclusion laws, than we have from irresp msible and unprincipled agitators among us who endeavour to divide the American people into classes, to inspire and foster dis contest and viciousness, to arraign class against class, to strike a blow at our material prosperity by arousing prejedice against those whose energy and ability have created and maintained it?"

the Chinese as I law and learned to know them I hope you may all son and know China and

and that we may establish and maintain such relations with them and the rest of the world. that we will see the Stars and Stripes go fur- ther and further to the uttermost parts of the earth in peaceful and commercial triumph everywhere and forever to be loved and revered as the symbol of humanity and mercy and respected as the emblem of pational integrity and justice.

MANCHURIAN ADMINISTRATION.

The Goverdment programme for the re-or ganization of Manchuria as detailed. by our Peking correspondent in a letter we pablished recently is somewhat ambitious, says the N. C. D. News, The fourteen articles of which it is composed include provision for most of the demands made by the Powers interested in Manchurian trade since the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth. The time within which Russia and Japan are to withdraw their troops is fast drawing to a close. in another two months China will again be the nominal ruler of the province, the fate of which, has been responsible for so much bloodshed and the expenditure of so many millions of pounds. The home of the ruling house in once more to be controlled from Peking, and the dislocation of trade which followed the Russian occupation, the disastrous war, and the post-bellum administration, promises shortly to become a memory of the past. Man churia under Russian administration, with the many exclusive apportunities its possession afforded to the subjects of the Tear for the promotion of their trede, was to all intents and purposes useless as an international mart. And those who expected a speedy "We have heard and read," the lecturer said, revival of trade after the termination of "of a good deal about Chinese labour at nine hostilities were doomed to disappointment. cents an hour. I can assure you that the What irade there was flowed through other Chinaman is not more anxious to work for channels than Newchwang, which had so long- mine cents an hour than is the workman of any been regarded as the entrepot of the Man- other nationality, including the American. He churian market. The last state of Manchurian learns the value of his labour as readily as the trade, so far as the majority of merchants was best of them. All he wants is a fair show and concerned, seemed worse than the first, and the he will take his chance in competition with the dissatisfaction and disappointment found ex- world, whether it is digging the Panama Canal pression in a series of petitions and appeals to a shovelful at a time or playing the greatest the Ministers at Peking and even to Homs, game of nations with the ablest diplomats. Let | Governments. him dig the canal and if he never does noy- Now, however, a revival of trade seems thing else he will have accomplished a lot to be within appreciable distance. It is toward fulfilling God's purpose in creating and true that the internal government of the preserving him.

three Eastern provinces is still more or less chaotic that armed bands infest the country, and that the military administr tion has not yet been succeeded by satisfactory civil control. The task that China has before": her will be no light one. The concentration of the three provinces under one administration will require a reorganization of the Government from top to bottom. Customs houses have to he established on the Korean and Russian frontiers; the Hungbulzes who have taken Col. Heistand said he was inclined to disadvantage of the devastation and disorganisa credit the belief that the Chinese empire had a lion the war brought in its traiu bays to be population of 450,000,000. There were no dispersed or captured, and, even if the anti- statistics on the subjects and no surface qualed policy of enlisting the leader of He had a p or opinion of some missionaries, resorted to strong forces of police and evidence of the correctness of the estimate. these ouilaws in the Government service is. and said he, doubted if any adult Chinaman troops will be necessary to ensure permanent ever had been converted to Christianity. Some order. These are but a few of the responsi of the missionaries had been gulity of looting bilities China will undertake on Resum in the period of occupation. One had been ing control of the territory of which, she basi caught in the act by an American sentry and so long been denied the active administra shot in the arm. Later this missionary, bad tinn. As soon as possible after the evacuation exhibited his wound with a show of pride and of Manchuria by the Russian and Japanese · had declared that he had received it at the troops no less than fifteen cities are to be sizga of Pakin,,

opened to foreign residence and trade, under The Chinese were more democratic than the provisions of the China-Japan Treaty of was generally supposed. The will of the December, gos. Thus unequalled opportuni.. theoretical absolutism. There were some people was potent under what was merely ties for developing the trade of the country, wil

be placed at the disposal of foreign merchants. be 'imilated in other countries. features of Chinese civilization that might There are sill some questiona at issue between stance, the Chinese family paid the doctor these, it is hoped, will be finally disposed of by a For in- the Russian and Chinese Governments, and only when all in the family were well. The conference between . E. Tang Shap-yi and moment any one became ill the doctor's salary M. Pokotiloff this month. Subject to a antis stopped, continuing when the patient recovered. factory conclusion of these negotiations there if a Chinese bank failed the heads of the pre-appears to be nothing to prevent China from sident and director were cut off and then an proceeding peacefully to set the home of her investigation was made and all the funds were present Dynsity in order. divided pro rate among the depositors. Speedy The messures proposed for the reorganiza- trial and stringent punishment, irrespective of tion of the Manchurian administration show la America, for the fertility of the soil of China, hoped that a programme which will meet with the class of the offender, would be a good thing that the officials at the capital are fully alive to the necessities of the situation, and it is to be One reason which had been order cultivation for many such general approval will not be relegated to centuries, was the use of the bodies of the dead background as soon as Chinx formally enters ** Bodies were not buried, but fald on the surface consolidation of the three provinces under one to fructify it. 7 he empire was a vast graveyard. possession of the Eastern provinces." The and covered and recovered with turf until they Viceroy should make for greater efficiency and mingled with the earth, Americs might take homogeneity in administration, and give the offal into the sea and wasting it might enrich a the trials it has under, one. It is easy to under- example of Chios and instead of throwing its temitory a better chance of recuperating from

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