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THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL REPORT:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MAY 4 TOTO

tion on the subject The Peking correspondent of The Times has given his opinion that the general result has more than fulfilled expecta tions," and the roport proceeds: --

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The annual report of the Chipa Association It is surely a significant fact that it took 101 19:8-1909 has just been issued. It is a bulky more than two and a half months from the date "document sunulug into 175 pages, and contains of the inauguration of the assemblies to col- a vatt amount of interesting vatter concerning lect the information upon which Dr. Mori all that affects British Interests in China. It is son's pronouncement is based. In almost any impossible for us to reproduce it fæ evfense, but other country the doings of the assemblies it will be of interest to set forth the prin- would certainly have been immediately known, cipal points, is n brief and succinct mander at China, through her want of communications, In the report for 1903 praminence was is still a sealed country as regards her internal naturally given to the dramatic events in affairs; and this fact raises the funher sugges Peking in November of that year, nole was

tion of the danger arising from the wast of taken of the peaceful succession to the throne intercommunication between the various as by the infant Emperor. H'sura Tung, under hemblies, without which no homogeocity of the regency of his father, Proce Chue, and Imparia effort can surely be obtained. Of comment was sinds upon a very generally ex-poradic caroestoess we have apparently some -pressed opinion that aul, peaceful succession proof of collective carnestness, we have none, was evidence pf-China's "innate gift of govern-

and the suggestion may be hazırded that the meut, and was hailed as ushering in." The earnest sporadic work of the provinces may land New Regime in China," with high expectancy. the central Government in uncontemplated of progress and reform. In the report for igog

difficulties. it is pertinent to attempt some measure,of pen- sideration of how for such expectancy has been realised. The report proceeds

That the year has witnessed site maisure. of seeming geouine effit in the direction of raform may be admitted, but it would at the sante time appear that sech effort has so far had but little practical jesi; edieť after edici bas bien thundered from Peking, condemning cx'sting abuses, commanding their redress, and grandiloquently setting forth the principles of gend government and the duties of rulers towards the people. There is little evidence, however, that these exhortations from the Ver milion Pencil hit much deb-1 the pro- vincial rulers, who, indeed, would suti in base their conduct of affairs on the ancient Chinese proverb, that "The Mountains are high and Peking is far distant," Vor el pa uterea nik.7 would, for the must part, seem to be the result, if job the in'e vijng, of Lisperial Edicts.

The relations between Peking and the Pro- vinces fains, perhaps, the lead ng gestion of the year-a qazstione mmanding the greatest akcent907. The shagia correspondent of The liner, has recently (lau. 10) well put the case. "A centralisation of authority," he says, *is contrary to all the instincts and traditions of the people and unattajuable except through the extreme of asce, wantiʼn has never been pe inile available is this centralisation which European diplom cy has bechendea vming to force on Ching for the past 50 years, and the writer goes on to file a utrh,; which all who know Chua walad pit, taki plovicctal mandarinis perpetually compelled by the traditions and necessities of his position to adjust the fauces of his pist lang bừa que sad, so as to satisfy at the same time the demands of the Cental Government, of local opinion, and of his owa fature, a problem which he solves according to the exigencies of the 'siteation on the hues of least resistance," to the face of such tráduson of Provincial Gaverament is easy to appreciate the oppost- tion shows toward, the new Jegian of Constan intelference by the Central Goverment, and

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nature had been made in the development of railway enterprise in Chin The Report for gog must be that the year has seen a very ra markable development, but whether satisfactory. decide, or not is a question which the future must

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which has been exercised over red. Lift, if higher floor, Must be wall lighted able growth of what is known "China for the Chinese" movement, and

Send particolars to— the resistance which the provincial loaders of- that movement oppose to foreign enterprise in the Empire, despite concessions obtained. through Peking. The movement in a remark- able' ore; no doubt it appeals, and is meant. to appeal, to the people as patriotic, but more. probably it bas its foundation in the desire of its promoters to retain for themselves the opportunities of illicit gain which attach to native-managed enterprises. Anyway, it would Provinces" (as it has come to be callica) finds .seem to be certain that this! Revolt of the ten, this as in other directions, in A FINANCE AND CURRENCY.

prvincial rponciation of the weakness and The report states that judged by the standard capacity use Central Government, and lo- of the number of edicts on the question of fine- the belief that the orders of Feking may be cial reform which bave emanated from the Thro- distegarded with impunity. There can be little ne during the past year, it would appear that doubt that the loan.terms, which foreigo au inmense forward strida bas keen taken to- wards a betterment of China's fiscal conditions.impose for their own protection, ara resebted lenders to China have found it necessary to Hut of this practically there is, as yet, litle or no sign.

As regards the carreacy question there is simply to be recorded China's continued dis regard of her obligations under Article 1. of the Treaty of 1902. More than seven years have. elapsed since then, and there is still no sign of the "Uniform National Coinage which the Treaty promised. The mission of Tang Shao-yi to Europe and América, at the beginning of last year, raised expectation that the question was at last being aerously taken in hand; but the result have been wil, and Tang Shao-y ufficial obscurity. The tuta" of the matter himself seems to have. brea relegated to wpull appear to be that the interests of those who batten ou the existing system of currency chaos are too song for the Central Govern- ment.

Ta last year's Report nate was made of the ceriain disastrous result to trade (home or

foreign)ntailed by the terrible depreciation of the copper colonge the coiuage of the people-and the position to-day, says the reports is worse than it was then."

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terms of the German section of the Trestsin

The incidents in connection with the loan

Pukow tallway are commited op, it being printed out that tabsequent events, fully sup- meat (of Pakow serms) does not adequately Steamship ported the view widely held that the agree- safeguard the expenditure of foreign loan faods. Reference is also made to the international squabble;io connection with the Hankaw-Can

too and Hankow-z:chuan lines. The repert is that her a year of contention the several states that one point is worthy of note, which

competing Powers do not appear to have ar rived at 'satisfactory conclusion, and that the local Chinese are strongly (and with sme son.. blance of success) pressing their demands ibat the lines should be home-constructed.

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LEKIN.

While the Cqaimųj»stomers' werd unanimous

On the subject of lekin the report observes:- tu recognising the sincerity of Chinese Govern things Chinese" we are constantly falling It must be admitted that in our appreciation. meat in its antropium crusade, strong nota ages entailed in there being no trustworthy China, would prove to be the death-knell of was nevertheles jaken. of grave disadvan. erally expressed that railway development is to error. For instance, the opinion was geo.

statistics as to the acreage under poppy tekin. Such opinion has been proved to be cultivation in China, despite the tapesial utterly wrong. for the railways have sim- decice of June, 1907, calling for such return.ply proved an essier means for lekin exac- The Chinese delegates undertook to call tion than Ialore. This hos beed, particular the attention of tuer Government to the matter, which of couran is one of prime necesy exemplied on the Shanghai-Nanking

to understand the i cant fabffect which is a cord sity for the purpose of ascertaining how lar/line, over which the curioge of goods, is prac

ed by the provinces to orders from Peking.

REFORM IN CHINA,

It is being constantly suggested by imper fecily turmed writers on the Far Eastern question that what Jupla edicted in the

Chiva is performing her put in the inter- national undertaking. But without questioning the honesty of intention of the Cainese Govan meat is the malter, the fagi romains that no

interested, personal moves.

MANCHURIA,

tically renderad probibitive through the exac-! tions of the lekin officials. And as regards lekin generally, it has to be observed that the

every direction. Take the case o Shankbo curse grows worse and worse-sew exactions, under all sorts of names, are being levied in

stations, but the utmost vigilance on the part of the Municipal authorities is requited to pre- rent interference with the native shopkeepers in the settlements themselves.

strrounded by an ever closer cordon of lakin

MISCELLANEOUS. ·

With regard to mining the report points out

The various questions in ragard to Man chur are discussed at some leogth. After an development of affare in Manchuria, we can other iz mooths,' says the repost, expericace only stund.confirmed in the belief that in a that the Chinese Governmen: his made no County administered as is China, railway coastal is being, proved to be cl mely synony mag with territorial control-a fact which the Chinese seem to be appreciating cisc. where than in Manchuria,

After reciting

xustworthy statis.ics are yet forthcoming may equally be accomprabed by Chica to-day: nothing more in fact than fragmentary pro And such suggestion is, to thɔse having know vincial reports, which; there is only too much itself; not only are the settlements becoming ledge of, Far Eastero affis, fesly absurdieason to suspect, may have their origin in i can quly have via urigio 10 at any and un digested accep:ause of the facts of the great Japanese revolution, without consider strap of the abagimal circumstances which rendered that revolution pussible, and igganing the 201 mous political coneges which have been witnessed in the Far East in the last 5 years. It would seem to be forgo that Japan's gical revolution was fought and

attempt to fulfil the engagements which by bloody fought for a period of 15 yopes (1854 to

treaty they undertook. Reference is made to 1869); it was won throught the leadership of

the Kiang ginising Company is Stechend and men of remarkble ability and character; but

the Anhwet Cussion. Other questions dealt the predominant resoul tisuccess was that the course of events to connection with the Conservancy, Brigh Postal Agencies in Chino, with are weight's aad meisures, the Huangpu Japan was able to fight out the question by question of Russia's claun to "absolute and herself, unhampered by any complicating in

Trade Marks, Shanghai Settlement Extension, terest. But in China, what is the position to

exclusive rights of administration" in the ier- the School of Chinese, the Hongkong, Univers day? It has recently been succinctly summed

ritories of the Chiutse & diera Radway, the sity, etc, which do not call for any special up by the special correspondent to The Times,

report obscives that the setitement of this

commes.. For the rest the report contains the who points to Chin's complicated network of Russian or jupaucae, in the Manchurian rail. reports of ibe annual meeting and dinner, question of jansdicional nights, whether full correspondence with the local branches and foreign 10teresis, to the burden of her foreign in- debtedness-hampering lot frerdum of action="

way mes is one of pressing importance. it together with a syuopsis of the more important and to the eagle-eyed aside of loreign rowers. Dr. Morrison, who recently said: "I edicis issued from the end of 1938 to 120, 7,

watching for a favourable opportunity to

1919-L, &* C. Exprèss, ther their political and territonal ambitions at ber(China's)expense," to face of such complica tiousie berexternal rotation, coupled wi bacte laternal dissopsing,300 pash of return in China must indeed be a thorny one-3 path crossed io all' directions by bath internal and exter; sal complications. The loudly-voiced cry of Chien for the Chinese" must, in its literal expression, and if intelligently and patriotical- ly conceived, command respect, but it cannot but be suspected that it is merely the cry of reported on Jan. 21, on good authority," that the "Young China" party, who, with minds a rescript had been i sued sanctioning the pro. half-opened by mailering of Western edutiminary agreement entered into last October. cation (do educational condition which has

Probably a good deal more will be beard

"Istle evidence in China.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL MOVEMENT AND PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES,

solution and no satisfactory progress will be sacieasingly evident that no permanent

Auence and rights of the Japanese and Russian possible, until the respective spheres of in- Kailways are clearly defined in the spirit of the Portsmouth Treaty Alter a referenca te the Manchurian Convention," sigeed in Peking last Septembar, by which the vexed question of the Hsiomiotua-Fukumen Railway received ile quietus, the report refers to the Chinbow-Tantsikar-Argun Railway, an Anglo American enterprise, regarding which it waY

1070 KISEN KAISHA,,

CONDITIONS STEADILY IMPROVING,

contrary to general expectation, the business Our readers will be pleased to learn that of the T.K.K. is steadily improving. On the South American route the gross profits earuled by the America Maru were Y104,720. On the

first voyage of the Hongkong Maru Y115,300 and on the second run Y46,000 were made in profits. Besides this retura, the Government- subsidy in Y170,000 per voyage and there is a

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Wednesday, 4th May!

been described as pesalential") are simply of this scheme in the near future; meantime, good margin from this avea after all expenses endeavouring to upset the accient condition of their countly fat their own, material ad-

one or two questions seem to present them. Are met. It is expected therefore, says the scives. Is it for Tomance, the intention/-pon ilirald, that if the favourable conditions vantage. Of the leadership, chivalry, and sell of the United States to apply to this railway continue through the six voyages during this sacrifice which characterised, and rendered the prisciple of internationalisation which they year the estimated profit will be obtained. The possible, the Japanese revolution, there is bat have recently advocated? What will be the business on the North America service is also attitude of 'Russia and Japan towards it, seeing growing favourably. In the latest voyage of the jealousy with which both countries regard the Chigo Haru a prof. of Y,100,003 was in the annexes in the report are general Mongolia? it is reported that they are not

the railway, development of Manchuria and obtained and it seems possible that Y140,000 resums of the pumerous Edicis, which, during the actively hostile, and that they can be placated cover the greater part if not all of the loss will be reached in future voyages. Such being year, have been showered from Peking on the by an arrangement of participation; what terms

the conditions, the net profit will very likely Constitutional question. The very number of of participation will they require? Again, why amounting to Y,066,000. these Edicts is 10 itself suggestive of an abdid Chins choose the particular time, when at- sence of working reciprocity between Peking leation was so fixed upon the "railway interna- ONCE the saga meeting is ended, the swimming and the provinces, and the ending of them tionalisation" proposal; to publish the rescrint, men la Shanghai hope to begin training for certainly gives suppon to suggestion, for ratifying the concession of this line to an the coming summer aquatics. It is understood while they are wordiiy insistent upon obedience Anglo-Americia group? Why not dest biva that the Hongkong men are already hard at to the Imperial commands, there is constant secured the certainty of Russo-Japanese co-work getting ists form, and, although nothing complaining note of want of provincial co- | operation? › operation.

official has: yat bogo arranged, it is hoped that With sagard to the Provincial :01ambiles In the Report for 1908 it way stated that der port will be able to come up bars and meet of Shield, and

several of the best swimmers from the southern the repart com.bonis on the lack of informa. lng that year little progeny of a emlatastory & que cracks in the big batha-Shanghai Timst. - Boxing at Helle View Houl Stadium & pame

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