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"THE SANITÄRY BOARD ELECTION.

To tica Eptron or Yan? Hongxoxo TaibunaFII,”

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 22 1909,

Gay, benda into their master a pockets, and charging | other ways work had been gelog on in a setia”.

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THE OPIUM REPORT

GOVERNMENT GAME OF POKER,

DISCREDITABLE PRACTICE.

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THE DOWNFALL OF YUAN

SKIH KALAN

The following loading article is reproduced from the N, C.D. Nows of rath inst

clearer picture to be drawn of centavo lo lar The latest advices from Peking enable

that the Regent acted atops in bringing about the Capital, and from them we are led to infar the dramatic downfall of Grand Counciller

(098 Dear Sir,-As the electorate for the Sadilary bit health and loudly cheered him. His long had been with him almost all the time. Ho|ideotharping the way. The Japanese, top) | arrived at, but "of an importanes almost a Yuan Shih-kal. On Thursday, December 31,

Board representatives has been so largely in created by the Public Health and Buliding „Ordinances, 1903-8, it will, I am sure, ba"a parsons of the undermentioned classes have

left behind him at Peking a lad who had been with him since 1859-49 years service in one housel (Chears) In that way they kept up a

·ware"}

general conclusions of the Commision, throws who had impeached Yuan Shib-kal last

clear light on an extremely discreditable and on the following day the Grand Councinors-

of Government history, a page which wo

hed anbmitted to them, en edict which, it is understood, cancelled the offences of

Prince

trust will

CHINA'S FUTURE according to his positions: The man at the fictory manner. The work and the capital lo Sir Robert Han, G.CMO,, was entertaloed | top had to par. . But life went on pleasantly vested in it would go on Increasing, perhaps at a banquet by the London Chamber of Com- || navertheless, and one could keep on road not in the percentage it paid, but in amount merce on December presiding 15, Sir Albert Spicer team with gan's stablishment by sharing one's lavested, and they bad several things to look Monkey and blessings with them—and it was right that forward to in the shape of competition--net The company stood to receive' Sir: Robert should be done in family circles the men of other nations and the Chinein. The through a report of such patues as that of www.meraly that of their own countrymen," but, of It often happens that in pursuing bye pathu Hart when he rose to respond to, the toast of

THE BERVANTS IN CHINA

Chinese wern coming more and more into the the Straits Oplum Commission, one comes address was followed with the closest atten

of fdolog trade for themselves, because they across matter, foreign to actual ends to be fiqu, and evoked much easbusiasm. Here

were competing for the trade of the world, and great as marked that during his 54 years in China be

those ends. Such is the Case with this In Chinn they wast about very much Lke matter of interest to the public to know that all had been at work all day and every day. Ha pleasant family circle. The combination of the Chipaman would do, and were able in roport, A perusal of the evidence and the Prince Ch'on received in audience the CanSOT "the right to vote at the fonhcoming #inction was not a genius; he was not a man of grest Chinned was merely to ensure that there should things which the foreign merchants, were: apt- #bich will take place on Wednesday next at fortunately for himself and the work be bhd death, to your competitor. In Canton, for in. able to do; so that të thought, instead of the page to turned and will never be re-written; } stang Yuswel in connection with the refor

ability, a man of superhuman glas: but he had set be the kind of competition which meant the Chy Hall between the hours of 4 and 6 had to do, the persistence which always saw stance, all the boot shops were in the same oclock p.m.

him to the end, the patience which did not Special Jurors.

not attempt to undersell each other. The ser the common sense which he found people vants and wage-carmers could combine and were so ready to recognise. were very small qualities, ore) Those strike if they liked, but' they 'never did so be- they did not cause the master, recognising their power, paid title him by any means to the admiration them wages which satisfied them, and which which he had received. In the reconstruc ought to be paid. As to the future of China tion of the Chinese Customs he kept somu if they would imagins what a country of very

ry simple ideas before him, One was to get 100,000,000 square miles could produce is the work through quickly, to make as few rules 21 way of food and materials, and what a people possible, to make procedura as simple as pos numbering 400,000,000 might do if they turned sible, and to give people who fell foul of the their heads and arma' in the right direction- laws of the Customs the credit of doing so and they were doing so they would see that fraud--and he found that in that way things went on very much more pleasantly

Common Jurom. – (833),"

Members of Council.

Civil Servants, ingi

Consúly not carrying on business."

Barristers-at-Law and Solicitors and their

Clerks.

Medical Practitioners and Surgeons, and

Dentists,

Editors of daily papers and their staf Chemists and Druggists. Clergymen of the Church of England,

Roman Catholic Priests.

stop his work, because there was dólay, and fleet; each had its own clients, and they did / commence of the world, there would In fatur The matter in question affects the letting of the movement of 1898, Holb

Ministers of any Congregation of Protestant rather by mistake than with the intention of there was cartainly a futura for that country,

Dissenters or of Jows and School

Kasi wake

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CHINA'S FUTURE ARMY, MA

grand, wholesale trade-hich was called the

done to make things pay. It might be a come have to be a little more of, the retail business down in terms, but it would be as increase in quantity and it would be better for the nations of the world. (Load cheers.)**********

COLLISION AT SINGAPORE. DUTCH STEAMER SUNK BY THE FRENCH MAIL

FEARED LOBS OF EIGHT LIVES.

Officers on full pay in the Naval and Military very fine staff-cheers)-2 staff. not of China- he had given expression to lately in connectional shipping, repaid Tab Straits Timès | in told that has offered $110,000 and jobs at

i Servico, Masters of steamers and local pilots. Parsons who are exempt from serving on Juries on account of infirmity or of their, baing over the age of sixty years.

Yours faithfully, ***

A SHELTON HOOPER,

He was fortunate enough, too, to have a men or Englishmen. In his own office in Peking a year ago they had representatives of a different nationalities, working side by side harmoniously and well, and at present there were about 1,500 Europeans and Americans and about 15,000 Chiness employed in the Customs, alt carrying on their work very satis factorily, as was shown by the fact that they heard so few complaints from those with whom 'they had to deal. „One of the rules was, ...

...

THE SANITARY BOARD ELECTION,

TO THE KITOR OF THE "Homokong TruroraPH,”! Dear Sir,-1 find that by inadvertence my

"FIRST COME FIRST SERVED." maulfesto was addressed to the Ratepayers of The foreign trenties with China had all got Hongkong, and I desire to take this public the most favoured-nation-clause, and the treat opportunity of correcting the error Underment which was given to one- aan must be the new Public Health amended Ordinance given to others:"the advantage which one which was passed last year, the classes of per- Power got was shared by all the others. That sons who are mentioned in Mr. Shelton

was one thing which had made his work there Hooper's letter as being eligible to, vela cap very much simpler and easier, Chinese trade

· exercise the franchise whether they pay rates had been growing, but not to the extent, to or not—I am, Sir,

which those who prophesied about its expan. Your faithfully,

sign in 1840 looked forward. Btill it had grown 'GÉRARD H. 1. FITZWILLIAMS,

M.D..CH. B. & F.R.C.S.E. When he first went to Chips there was ou ly one steamer on the coast, and going from Hongkong to Shanghai in one of the tea clippers of 150 tons belonging to Iardine Matheson he had the pleasure of spedding 22 days on board. Now the aum. ber of steamers was countless. Only five ports were then open to foreign trade, and but one used to any great extent. At present there were some 40 or 50 at which foreigners were doing business.

. 31, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, January 19th, 1999.

-CHINESE NEW YEAR.

CRACKER FIRING REGULATIONS.

In view of the approaching Chiness New Year, it is notified that permission is given for Crackers to be fired as follows:-

Within that portion of the City of Victoria bounded by the following limita ;**

1. South, Honham Road,

2. Non. The Praya. 3., West Western Street,

4. East. West Street and Morrison Street. On Thursday, the a1st January, from 5 p.m. to 6 pm; on Friday, the aaad January, from 8. to

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be secured for him... This being done. B wasɛ

ing." and it would take generations before they and she was left to her own resources, Sheng farmer, have the farm at $190,000 and on would be placed

dodr

was growing, and would continue to grow. would increase; and 100, 200 or 300 years they towards the Roads, at a speed generally figure. That agreement" "was "made" on the orders, If Yuan Shih-kallent colour

CONFUCIAN IDEA OF FRACE

Oplum farms, more particularly je Penug and Yean Shib-kai refused to signals bably also been applied in Singapore. Fol Edict and it was withdrawn by the Regent. but the melkode employed there have pro-

On January 2 Усад Shih-kai was at the Wil lowing the custom of all great bodies the Government advertise the fatting of these wupu when a circular was issued subimoniog farms for tender and it might be expected the Grand Councillors to meet. He repaired either that Government would accept that one to the Council Ball, but on arriving at the of the tenders which seemed most suitable, or he was informed that his presence was not that it would withdraw the offer and put the required. Realislog, what this intelligence up again to tender without revealing the meant Yuan Shib-kal burried home. The matte pricos offered. Such conduct would be pervening seven of his wives left for Tiantainy The Dutch steamer Djambl, or rather herfectly, explicable. But what happens? Ac and he himself followed on Sunday shattered fragments, lie on the bottom of the cording to the evidence of two well-known travelling in an ordinary car, and on harbour alongside the East Wharf, at Tarjong Chinese witnesses, the tenders were first rehearsiga settlement went to the Autor Ho had been rather laughed at for an idea Pagar, this morning, as the result of one of the caived by Government and were then used as House Hotel, In the Council Bell the other

with the exception worst accidents ever recorded in the annals of incitements to make tenderers bid biber and Conbeillars

of the Thus A having offered through tender Sado,

chill who was not present, found the them with the edict dismissing. with the far distant fatore of China. The

12th int

from office already drafted. Chinaman was a very reasonable person, and

Over her broken sides, torn awnings, twisted told that if he likes to go to that figure heng his custom had been to settle matters by voice

authority the Regent request stanchions and floating furniture, thoals of di bave the farm. Se scandalously ws and not by the sword; he wished to appeal to midutive fishes may be seen at play, while us-practice carried out, that in one lasiv

fors to append their signature to achment without discussion, and reason rather than to might, and he had abbor-

amplied. Opposite the name of told that B had offered, Sta5,000 and wains red the military life and the dologs of militaryer them, in the hold, are supposed to be the price of $115,000 offered by Ae wh bodies of seven Chinese stevedores; whom the

whi Walion the character simplly. people. But he found that the competition of labour contractor reports as missing The vited to offer a higher sum, being informed that

RE European life was coming' so close to him that death roll may be summed up with the addition if he increased to $130,000 the Farm would it was absolutely accessary for him, in order to of one Javanese sailor, who was horribly crush-

ientsin it is uncertain whether, Pin, some circles, Yoon Shih-kai stand on his own fest, to supply bimself with ed by the impact as the bows of the French TOLD THAT A'S OFFER HAD BEEN INCREASEDdeavoured to fee Viceroy Yang Shih-hang those very strong crutches, an army and a bavy, mail steamer Polynesien crashed the Djambi to $130,000 and he was invited in turn to go and was refused admission to the yamen and an army and navy he would have later on. But it would be a long time before the Chinese

down to the depths as if she had been a Malay wonderful tender system. A was promptly from Paking to a foreign settlement caused higher. B accordingly rose 10 $135,000 in this What known is that his sudden departure were real soldiers, for they had abhorred the

prabu.

told of this and invited to go over $135,000, idea of the use of force through so many years.

HAWSERS SNAPPED." that heredity had made it part and parcel of Promptly at 5 p.m., yesterday, the Polynesim although he had already been promised the considerable uneasiness among the Grand farm at $130,000. Getting rather tired of this Councillors who had countersigned the edict left her moorings at Borneo Wharf, for Saigon, their composition; and although they could

new method of tender, A refused to raise, and dismissing him. A dispatch was at once sent shoot straight and learn a good step par being towed into the stream by the Dock tugs

refusing also to see his opponent so-to-speak, 10 Tientsin guaranteeing him his persova! haps more quickly than a European soldi-Sunna and Varunia. The current was ab

I scooped the pool at $135,000. In another safety, if he would return to Peking, and point- er would, they had not got the heart for fight-normally strong and the Polynesien, had 'po sonner got clear than both hawsers snapped

Case Government agreed to let As the outgoing out that a wholly erroneous complex- OD his follow had it. But it would come, and their army

proceeded on, in the horseshoe-shaped basis, actually made an agreement accepting that Councillors' compliance with the Regent's might have their men drilled after quite an

to the belief that it was necessary for him to other fashion, A territorial army of voluntary estimated at about six knots, with Pilot strength of A, the ongoing farmer, offering to soldiers might be the best thing in the world, Dawson in charge. It was found that she give so much, Having covenanted to give take refuge in a foreign concession There but it did not always supply the greatest num was not minding her helm as she should, so advertise for tenders, and amongst the fene transferred bis wives to Tieninio, Yuan Ebib- The farm at this price, Government proceed to can be little doubt that, inasmuch as he had ber of mes than might be wanted. On the other that it appeared impossible, to clear the plex ders was age of $262,000. There were eight kai had not intended to return to Peking from hand, conscription interfered greatly with the at the New Dock, which projects far out at happiness of people's homes, but it ast people the Easter end of the curve, so, as a pre- told Your estimate was not right, all the order the Grand Councillors' appeal was signed by tenders in all, and A was called up and calmly fear of a wores fate than mere ostracism. But up and gave a nation a great number of men to cautionary measure, her anchors were cast tenders are very high and Govermest cannot Prince Ching and Yuan responded to it imme- - depend upon. China would, in all probability, but owing to her impetus, the strong force of mix the two things. He did not think it would current from behind and the muddy character give the Farm to you." And this after they had diately, returning the same evening to Pak on the next day, and on the Tuesday the ever keep up a very large standing army, but of the bottom, they failed to hold, and the sharp signed an addertaking to do so! Bo interviews Ing. His wives followed bim in special cam it would very likely in the course of time pass bows of the Polynesten, whose, eagines had followed and Government recommenced the

left by special traio at five o'clock for most of its men through training. There were then been reversed, but too late, passed over the game of opium poker and eventually succeeded ex-President of the Waiwupu and bis family

in raising A to $217,000. But in the end the those who might laugh at the Chinaman as a Djembi just forward of the poop deck as she

Farm failed to stand the racket, and the price rative of events it is difficult to ponstrate. Hoban, Rebind "this somewhat bald mar warrior, but when China had 40 or 60 millions Jay at her berth alongside the new dock. The had to be reduced in the original $190,000. of trained men ready for work may be 100 or the Polynesien passed beyond for twenty tld have been made to disprove these inter refused to countenance the measures adopted

ship was crushed down into the mud and

Now it might be imagined that some effort It is understood, however, that Prince Ching soo years banco, be thought the--------

five to thirty feet into the pier, the flooring morning, at an angle of twenty degrens, while of. which rose at the impact, standing, this eating assertions. But nothing of the sort hap against Yuan Shib-kal, and that in consequence Pens; the only view Government apparently H. E. Chang Chih-tung is also reported to have he bas incurred the displeasure of the Regent. the pier piling and heavy timbers gave way in

take of it is that of Mr. A. M. Pountney, who

held aloof from the antagonism towards the ex- every direction to give admission to the sharp treats the matter quite easily, and says Viceroy of Chibli, and is credited with baring "YOU DEAL WITH CHINESE AS CHINESE prow of the great timer.

and that is the only possible way of dealing urged Prince Ch'un to proceed cautiously, in order to avold stirring up enmity by precipit with them. They have no idea of a fixed price, As toon as it was seen on the Djambi that a never yet met a Chinamen who had." This ate action. The attitude of the latter has collision was inevitable, the alarm was raised, practice only began in 1903 so that the China with Yuan Shih-kel in the government been that he would not be associated and most of the crew scrambled on to the pier mas did at one time have some glimmerings of Chibs, and that he is satisfied with his before the impact, though a few, who were of the value of a fixed price despite assertions of these being the unfortunate aditor whose Barnes the process is simplicity itself. The to the anxiety expressed regarding the Regent's below, were unable to get ashore in time, one to the contrary. But according to Mr. W. D. dismissal from office, la deference, moreover, mangled remains were secured and turned over tenders are publicly opened by the Colonial future policy, the Government bas allowed it

to be understood that no intention exists to: to the police. Others were thrown into the Secretary, and then every one starts fair in the

in safely. Across the great game of bluff which apparently follows. persecute Yuan Shib-kar's friends and protégés, From an historical point of view the details end of the pier, at the

of Yoan Shih-kai's 'dismissal' have a spacial Djambi, was the British steamer Glenogle, which market", though some commercial people might had brought a general cargo from China, and assume that seeing how long they had beat at the interest, and they will also go some way to several hundred deck passengers, and was load-basiness, the Government department ought towards allaying the alarm not unnaturally felt ing for Rangoon, Jost in front of her was the be able to get a pretty shrewd idea without this at first in foreign circles on reading the edict of Catherine Apear discharging cargo from Chian.pulse-testing operation, However there it Now Year's Day, to a letter which we publish While neither of these fiue vessels had many stands and the public will be interested to know

in this issue from a correspondent in Tientsin the feelings probably entertained by Prince people on board at the time of the accident, the if this system is the general method of dealing property lost would have been frightfully heavy with all Chiness who have no idea of a fized Ch'an towards Yuan Shih-kai are ably sat and the loss of life certainly greater than it was, price," or whether that mental disability only forth, and if they represent a fair analysis of

the relations between the twa man, it can hard had the Polynesien succeeded to getting her comes over them, when they deal in opium. bow about thirty feet mors ahead, for she would. But to turn to the real point at issue. One ly be urged that the Regant has acted beyond have crushed into the stern of the Glenagle and cannot help agreeing with the Commission that

his rights. Ten years ago. Youn Shih-kai driven her on to the bows of the Calearing this system is utterly bad in itself, and is bauad decided upon his plan of action at a crisis in 4pcar, with results which can only be imagin- to cause an immissie amount of harm to Gov- the carried him to be into part that he then eroment prestige as a wholes. The chief excuse took carried him in the interval to high emin

Into the motives which The Diamèt is only a small vessel of 119 for our administration of Eastern races, the ence in the topu. She was bulli, în 1907, at Wilton's Slip-strong support of that administration, lies in

prompted blog then there is no need to inquire при. To the reform party of that date way Company's works, at Rotterdam, for the the fact that our reputation for absolute impar he was opposed, but he has ace bo Koninkl. Faketo. Maats, Her length is 153ft, tiality and justice, breadth 26ft, and depth 8ft. gin. She is regis-

come the protagonist of a more general reform

movement - and tó, his efforts tared at Batavia, and flew the Dutch flag. At the time of the accident, she was loading cargo puts us as a govercing people on a plane higher is due the fact that the movement has acquired for Penkalan Berandap.",

than the people we govern. Once we step off such wide popularity. His action of ten years The other two vessels are fine large steamers that platform and show that we can be They are now in power, and Yuan Shih-kal ago, however, created for him bitter anemiss. which form very valuable properties,

proached," in the same way as any Asiatic THE "TEESTA."

Government department might be "approach for all bis, reform seal of today has to go. The force of the impact against the pier was ed, and we bring ourselves on a competitive hedgir utances as acted not only artily so great that the Polynesien rebounded of ber level with people who can beat us bands down. the circumstances has acted naturally fur own fashion, and did not interfere. The before acted upon. It was acted upon in 1873, wild back lato the water on damage what absurd to play this kind of game with such tried by foreigners interested in China that this result of our superior civilisation was that we having taken them twelve years to decide that ever was visible save where her anchor opponents as Asiatics. The example of the diagnosis of the situation in Peking is correct.

ac elephant feeling whether the ground was Y

others of the Messageriet Maritimes boats, bave proved a sufficient lesson, But apart from taking a strong lae of action, and if his statos- strong cough for it to stand upon; they went specially designed for ramming, her how being that it cannot be toa strongly emphasized that ship is directed on the sound lines of had bean developing considerably, Forty years very slowly indeed. They had been so much filled with concrete to bulkhead which sets blow at its own credit, and the credit of British

Government has by this action struck a hard reform and progress, his presence at the

helm at this junctore should be of incal-“ age the annual shipping tonnage amounted to accustomed to a certain kind of life through twenty-five feet from the figure head, and was about 7,030,000 tons, of which 3,000,000 were asking to one of the highest officials of the

years, that they did not want to change it, intended to do service as an auxiliary cruiser rule, and it will be hard to cosvlace Asiatics culable good to China. Bet, as we have sald under the British fing. Last year the tonnage

in time of war. It is small wonder, therefore, here, that if amenable to this influence in one before, he must not be surprised if a closer The following letter relative to the autbreak was about 80,000,000 tons, of which nearly country same years ago about some unfortunate that she escaped with merely for scratches department we are not amenable in another, scrutiny is now exercised from abroad upon the

quatrai that had occurred, he asked him, and was able to proceed on her

We cannot therefore do better than repro. acts of the Chinese Government. He can suche of rindarpost at the Dairy Farm Company's: 40,000,000 tons were under the British there no way of getting rid of this quarrel?" The cursory examination of her bow and ascertain.duce the remarks, of the Commission on this man around kim enlightened officiais still cajama promises at Pokfulam was fald on the table at We said competition was the life of trade, and the meating of the Squitary Board last Tuesday it might be a very good idea on this side, but official replied, Oh yes, you and yourfriends going the injuciss she had caused at the pier and practice. In the view of the Commissioners, able of promoting the reform movement with

the Chicaman said combination was the life home, and then you will have no more of it."

The same official said, "You had better let us: of trade, not competition, and combination in China bad a different sort of meaning. It was sleep, as you call it. Bat we sro not sleeping, the cambiastion which meant to live and let

we are quite wide awake, and we are managing our business and living our own lives in the

to Bam.

9. a.m. and ƒ p.m.to 6 p.m.. Da Thursday, the 28th January, from 6 am. Within that portion of the City of Victoria not comprised in the above limits, and also within that portion of the Kowlood Peninsula which lies to the South of a line running from the junction of Fifth Street and Temple Street, Yau-mati, to the Northern boundary of Kow. loon Marine Let No. 40 ; -

From 4 pm on Thursday, the 1st January, till 4 pm on Saturday, the 23rd January, and on Thursday, the 28th January, from 6 am, to

a.m.

A JAPANESE SUPERSTITION.

"MODORI SODA,"

RAILWAYS AND TELEGRAPHS. Railroads, too, were now being opened up all over the conotry, and not to-day por to-morrow, hat in course of time, China would be like a spider's web, with railroads in every direction The telegraph was also working in a splendid maaner and you send telegrams to and from almost any part of China. Another thing that was doing good was the Post Office which was established to almost every town, while in the Northern province of Pechili they had estab. lished it in every village. In Pakin itself they had now eight deliveries dally. (Hear, hear) That might sound well to them, but to him, not being a commercial man, it was an awful nuisance. (Laughter) He remembered the time when they had one mail in the month and no telegrams, they had then an opportunity to read their letters leisurely, enjoy their con tents, and think about the replies that ought to be made. Now they had telegrams every minute;

MAILS EVERY DAY

Cracker Gring is to be strictly confined to the times named above, both within and without over Russia and every two or three days by sea, the prescribed area; and both sides of all streets, and life was becoming almost intolerable. ft or parts of streets named as the boundaries was all in the way of trade and, he supposed, above are to be considered as within the pre-paid, but a great many of them longed for the. scribed area.

old and quiet days of the few merchant princes lo China and the absence of the many who worked from daylight to long after dark. The Chinaman himself was a mostindustrious min. The one peculiar thing about him was that he was never la a horry about anything His idea was that the sun would shine to A curious custom has been in' vogue', in morrow, and that the sarth had not by Japan from time immemorial, whereby every any means doas going round the sun, and body eats sebe (a kind of macaroni made of if he could not finish what he was doing buckwheat meal) in the evening of the last day to-day, he said, "No matter, to-morrow will of each year. It is called famogord or year do, and he went on to-morrow and lived a end a lovestigating the origin of the cus happy life in consequence. His ides wat wever tom, a hunter of curiosities in Osaka box to do to-day what could be put off till to-morrow discovered that it arose in the following mao(laughter), and a very good idea that was, ner. Makers of gold-leaf used to wrap up the because it prevented a man from burning his

which in turn gold to be beaten with

paper,

boats too soon. The truth lay betwean that Was wrapped in a piece of cotton cloth several times folded. The goldbeaters then used to and the European maxim 10" never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day," and man's beat the packet thur formed with a hammer. mind must choose which he ought to follow. Bal particles of the gold escaped through the Sometimes one was right, and sometimes the wrapper and were last. Accordingly, a wooden

other. The maxim. of Confucian ethics' was

upon earth instead of fighting would come out, and that huge population and empire would be able to say to the rest of the world: "Now, gentlemen, you must settle your disputes in another way; there must be no more fighting." It was one of the things he looked forward to as a possibility of the faturs, considering the Chinese character and the effect of the world upon China in the future. Regarding

POLITICAL MATTERS,

יי

SCRAMBLE FOR LIFE.

unfortunately the two great people of that country had recently been carried away, the young Emperor and the very clever Empress Dowager, and now the land was being ruled by sea and swam ashore ide of which Jay the These tenders are "only to test the pulse of the a comparatively new set of officials.” “The pro- sent Prince Regent, who went to Germany some years ago to explain the unfortunate death raf of the German Minister at the beginning the Boxer troubles, was a very able and vary, intelligent man, and be believed that be would carry on the new kind of work which had latterly commenced to show itself in Ching, work in the shape of progress. There would be railroads, extension of trade and of liberties there would be a constitution, and there would be strength to stand without support from other people. Every year of his 54 years stay in China had bass interesting; be had bad one of the most interesting lives of any man who. had ever lived, in connection with the new work and the new people sad new surrounding, and in trying to get the right thing done a do bik get things done at the right timer but it took very long time in China sometimes to get things put through.

RECOLLECTIONS.

He recollected bow in 1891 he told the Chi- rose officials that the appearance of steamers on the coast would interfere disastrously with their jusk trade, and it would be well to re- move the prohibitions existing against the usa of steamers. His idea was approved of at the not have them do to you," The result was the moment in a certain sort of way, but it was

similarly," Do not unto others what you would

od.

OUR IMMUNITY FROM BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION,

bowl containing buckwheat meal was placed in the middle of the room, and it was believed that the buckwheat attracted the panicles of Chinaman let other people live their life after I thought to be one to be considered wall before en accord, and spectators say that as the Quite apart from sentimental. teasons, it but with marked restraint,:"It will be bored gold, wandering in the air. Thu the soba which is eaten on the evening of the last day of A year is believed to have the quality of absorb..] did interfere.and intervene, and we were soma..]. that was the right thing to do.. They were like 1.-hains. icmtched off-the-paint, Ska Ja, like recent. Penang and Singapore_farms should The Regent has shown himself capabia · of -

ing or attracting gold or money.

OUTBREAK of rinderRPEST,

DAIRY FARM'S PREMISES INFECTED..

afternoon

Sanitary Department, -19th January, 1909, Sisi bave the honour to report for the in peared in No. 7 Shed of the Dairy Farm Com

Road.

times a little too fussy. (Laughter.)'

THE TRADE OF THE COUNTRY

been made.

voyage after a

The British India steamer Tecate was in the vicinity at the time of the accident. Sama ac counts state that she still tied up to the wharf, but our information points more conclusively

-formation of the Board that rinderpest has ap live, which tried to force those who made pro same way as our fathers did, and we are living to the fact that she was just getting under. I-thu practice to which attention is drawn is par- / dispensa with foreign assistance la "the" rs- pany's premises at Sassoon's Villa, Pokfulam | assisted to make them. In the early days of those changes; but if you will insist upon on seeing what had occurred to the Djambi, institute a further reason for the abolition of the bolds, that it is in such a position; and the

There are fourteen cows, sae bull and one. calf in the shed

I beg therefore to recommend that this'shed be declared an infected 18a under the impor tation and Inspecting of Animals Bye-laws of Ordinance 1 of 1903-1908.—1. kave, als,

ADAM GIBSON, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,. The Secretary, Sanitary Hoard..

fils to share some of them with the people who happily and well, and do not wish to make any weigh, and that she deviated from her course his life in China he received

HIS FIRST PROMOTION

our making them, we will go farther, perhaps, than you want us to." And then he said, "You, for instance, are rather proud of what you have been doing in the Casioms; you think you are A very great man indeed; bat we would will ingly tax ourselves to the amount which you are collecting to get you and your friends out of the country "not through unfriendliness at all, but through a desire to live the natural life which they had been accustomed to live,

order to avoid any possibility of a second coll. sion. In doing this she

grounded. The Teesta succeeded in getting off without great difficulty, but did not proneed on her voyage owing to the necessity that she should have her bull examined by divers first, to pre vent the possibility of any future frouble. Such groundings as this are not uncommon lo difer ent portions of the harbour, though they sel dem are brought to public notice. This is the second within a work.

Singapore Free Prest, Vers 10 M

DISTINGUISHED VISITOR;

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH'S ARRIYAL

IN SINGAPORE,

iba matbods indicated can hardly fall to under out, You Shih-kal's leadership, or he can mine that reliance upon the absolute fairnces favour the policy of reaction usually associated of the Government which the community con, with the word Manchu. It is impossible chita man of his experience and ability should-en- cerned is entitled to look for, as the first cha racteristic of any British administration, and if tertalo, the belief that China in in a position to mitted to continue, it would, we consider, con organization of the empire. Popular clamour Farm system, which we have already urged Regent's strength of character will be test

ed, by his readiners to join issue, on this paint with a section of the people or by his endorsement of their ignorant prajtide" ico. Intelligence that reaches us this mots Ing from Chinese sources, states that there at to be no changes for the present among the higher official posts, but that an inquiry into -provincial, administrations is to be instituted. Bir Artbur Young, R.C.M.O,, the Deputy Go. The phraseology is familiar and sugars no good vernor, has forwarded to the Singapore papers for the prominent Viceroys and Governors whe OPIUM SMUQGLING.

the following particulars respecting the arrangem known to be close associates with Yuun ments on the occasion of the visit, to Singapore, Shib-kal. But until there is evidence to the Customs officials in Bangkok have been

of the Right Honourable Sir Cecil Clementi contrary, we shall believe the assuranças. making some very smart seizures of contre.

Smith, G.C.M.G, the Imperial delegate repre already gives informally that there is no latab band opium.” One could scarcely Imagine the

senting the Crown Colonies at the forthcoming tion on the part of the Government to pr Various fagenious methods adopted for smaug

Speaking at the ordinary general meeting of Toternational Opium Commission, at Shanghai, cipitate a controversy, between Manchur and gling the drag. The Blam Free Fress, of goth,

the proprietors of the F. and O. Company, on on Friday the 15th instantane

Chloase. ags:- We hear of it being found conceal

December 17, Sir Thomas Sutherland said som

Tha P and D. sleamer Dovakia is expected ed in innocent lasking ombreliai, in double

I presume that an philanthropists you most to arrive at 4 p.m. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith bottomed buckeis, in hollown carved in the

rejoice at the extinction of the Indias oplum will soles of sandals and other gunlut places that

land at about 5 pm, and be received by dodh credit to the inventive genius of the back again charging forty instead of nicety.

|_ reason to grieve, and what I must say, I greatly. a Guard-of-Honour of the Singapore Volunteer amuggler. Still the engle-ryad and wide-awake dolls. Be quite agreed with that way of ment of

doubt, is whether our philanthropic action 'in Artillery of which Corps he is Honorary Colonel, -Gastoma guards are equal to the task, but we | looking at life, and they left it thus. . There

this matter will be followed by the Chiness He will then proceed to Government House, hear of a means found to smuggle oplum re- was an unfortunate side to the prevailing cas- which made information available to every Government in preventing the growth of the where a dinner party will be given in his hon, eenily which will necessitats the use of X-rays tom, and when any of bis goests were going: merchant, and to the lighthouses erected, and native opium ln China. I Believe that a Chiza.- our at 8 pm. maja, In the fatum, The Customs off als waited out to buy anything he alwaye warned them, | niker greful work done by the Customs „admi• mad is constitutionally so created and exiçin in At: 0.30 p.m. there will be a reception at 18) tanla of opium on board the Pitsanulok on ** For goodness' sive don't say you are staying aistration, Continuing, he spoke of the large such climate that the use of opium to a mo- Government House In order to gire Six Cecil 1 paday, the drug being neatly concealed in a at Hari's, of they will make you pay double, number of steamers now to be found on the inderate extent is as necessary to him as the use Clementi Smlik an opportunity of magilag old

| The Chinese had a grand, way of putting their, ledd waters of Oblon, and said that in ratioun of beer in England,

Gingapore friends:

in the Consular service. His friends and ac quaintances came forward to congratulate him da every side, and at the end of the month bis cook, instead of sending in the month's bill of 530 for his chow chow or food, as before sent him in a bill for $go. He called in his "boy" and said, "What is the meaning of this?. I have been living in exactly the same way, had the raise food, eaten the sade amount, and you charge And me 390 instead of $30.” “Oh," he said, “sup- pose master catched chancen, boy must catches chances too? The master got luck and the servant ought to have good luck also. And he (the speaker) made his bow in Chinese fashion, and said, quite agree with you, but

my pay has not been trebled. I have only had one-third poor acquaintance, and reciprocity was the rule added to it. The "boy" pui orrather a serious all the affairs of life. If you gave a China face, and replied, "Oh then have made a mistake,

́man à cherry ha would give you a plum la can make a change." He took the bill away reture, and if you would treat him well be would give you justice, and more. » The spanker

A THEIR NATURAL Life

bad bean's happy one. Man had their houses, lands had been properly registered, families were properly, looked after by those who owned. them, the rich man was never subamed of bis

PASIR THOMas sutherlAND

ON OPIUM,

with him, and two hours afterwards brought troferred to the work of the statistical départ. | trade, but an shipowners you haya considerable ke weed by launch to Johnston's Pier where THE FIRE: ON TOR "SITHONIAN

THE CUSTOME,

The steamer Sithonia returned to Colombo, on December 31, after discharging the damiano ed cargo. On arrival, a survey of soma of las cargo left on board was made, and, the carro was ordered to be landed. Another suryaïs ascestain the seaworthiness of the vessel, be held in a few days.. In 'all probability, Sultana world resume har voyage on th

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