CHINA'S PARLIAMENT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER
THE CHINESE LOANS
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OHINESE FAILWAYS.
SA! KAST OF THE PROJŁUTED, LINIA,
The A'anila Times la loading article on the above natject makes the following remarks:—
The placing of two Ohituse loans of consider. With reference to the progress; of railway abin sits in the United States marks another construction in Chion, the following laforms- lop in the newer relations between the two ties is from the raron by W, Commercial conmusic), which, as far at they may be limited Attachd at Paking (Mr., W. P. Kur) on the to the coun'sles directly concerned in these foreign trade of China inagogam sa stal matters, ere very satisfactory But advancing The following is list of projected railways. mosey to Chios at this time is vary far from for the most part limited so those. lines which being an ordinary banking tansaction, safe, have appeared in official programmes, guarded by the considerations which ordinarily Kirin-Changchun (Kunchangize) (U enter such deals, and it is hard to refrain from Chang) Railway-This lins will be sio miles wondering what hostages to the future we as a long, and is to be undertaken on the comple- people arm giving. Any large enterprise, Intion of the Kirin-Changchun line, Chion at this time has a very hard time avold, ing the International politics of the time, and the dollerofto-day may be the diplomatic tsano of to-morrow. Jealous eyes look an at all this enterprise and joulousbeads are ready to thwart
The N, C. Dễ News of 5th (nst, "matodi➡ No more stilking prof of the fofiuence «^already" acquired: in the few weeks of its exist› ance by the National Assembly could be Given than the Edict which we publish to-day announcing the warly graat of a Parliament, The Assembly was opened on October 1. From the first sitting the delibrations, practically without ex aption, have been characterized by matured dignity and a calm assumption of power. The members have bobs impressed with a sense of their own responsibility, and the only criticism that the Government has been able to bring against them in that they beve displayed a somewhat seleni'ess per. alstency ja seeking to Impiess, the meme sense of responsibility upon the msm- bers of the Mialutdien who had to deal with them - It is not, contended that the debates have revealed any remarkable talents of debate or statesmanship am og the reptesen. tatives of the people. The outstanding feature has been the dispatch with, which the business of the day has besa disposed of, and in this respect the abiezce of any desire to indulge la long-winded oratory has bess of consider able assistance to the Assembly. As far as the | public reports have enlightened us, there has barn hardly any departure from the siald desment and ĉ shesive strang(b, corom that would, befit a court of law; moril- the pairigé of the memorable remtution call- ing upon the Throne to make an early grant to the nation of a parliament. On that occasion the Vice-President's latention to submit the motion to a vo‘e of the Hansa was overrated by a number of members who rose and polated out that there could be no need for a division, If the motion was clearly, unopposed. They gained their palat; slowly the whole House, first the elected representatives and then the pomiasted parilor, stood in their places and the_memorial to the Throbe was carried by acclamation.
And when ode turas from a perplexing foreign outlook to 'sock for anuranças lu domtsile conditions he fɔde only farther dis. couragement, ... He finds what an American has recently described to the writer, a race but not pation. He flids e government that is practically bankrupt. He fade con titions among the peoplàthat mika, for disorder and suurchy, rather thin for organisation, Improve
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Chinchowin-Aiguo Railway--The length of the line will ba yga miles.
Kalgan➡Solyuas (Chang Sulj Railway— Preliminary surveys have begun on ibis line which will be 180 milas in length. 'An exter- sion is intended later to Orga and Kiskhia
Changelogfa-Tohchow Rallway (110 miles), This llos will connect the Faking-Hankow and Tientsia-Pakow railwayt,......
Chefoo-Wolhsien Railway (170 alles) This lice will connect Chefoo with the Shan tung Railway, Progress is delayed for the wadf of funds,
Tatungfa-Fockopia ("ung P's) Raliway (430 miles). This railway, will connect the north and centre of Shana! province with the Shent) Reilway at Toogkway,
Tongkwad-Hobaoin (Hz) Tung) Railway (73) miles)
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„As the powers are now aligned an outside power taust claim for Itself such justice and fair dealing as it would have and ́as China is Dow domestically constituted an outside pawer man seek for itself, to the limits that the com bination of powers will permit, such justice and fair dealing as it would bare. In other words, neither the foreiga oor the domestic situation is at this time dependable and the United-This Has was surveyed in 1999.75 Stater most for luself be the Jospector and protector of these transactions. Now the United Staten is quite capable of tak log cao of the interests of its people uader, ali ordlvary · conditions and will at all times reach out for the protaction of those interests but isn': thero a limit to which it should confi lo ituulfio all this complication in the foreign and domestic affairs of China ? The new railway in Norch Chiam Mostrites the idas which the writer rooks to exproar,
Siaufa-Lunchtwio Raliway (8ɔ miles), Lanchowfo-Hifu Railway (1150 miles).-. No definite arrangementa bara bzen made.
Kalfong-Suchowfa Railway (175 miles),
“This?2iway andvab:edlý persnisos a consi” derable commercial valun bat, it is something tiss. It is the burier by which the Chinese seek to check Jupavesa aggrezzion and further acroscemeal upon Chloese territory. Here one finds their chief motive for encouragement and base one fiads the Japanese view of it. It cannot bo'p bicoming javolvad with the very serious question of Japanese tenure in North Chlox and that brings as directly to an import ant decision. Japan is act going to get out of Maschuria and the Liastung country when the Russian leases by which it holds run out and China is not going to be bla to expel it. Is the Usned States golog to take on the job? We think no, No one will counsel that we turn
and withdraw from China but a great many persons who know the situation and the facts will argue that we proceed with das caution,
Suchowfa-Telngaiaogpo (Chẳng Hsaj Rail. way (140 miles).-The construction of this line has been begun from Talagkitogpu ; it is in= tended to be completed la sgri.
Tsingklangpo-Halchow (Chiu-Hol) Ball- way (70 miles). This last section, is intended to provide an outlet to the sea for the great tronk line from west to east, which will be formed by the execution of projects above noted, in addition to the exfting line from Hosaufa to Kaifeng.
~~~Tulagtiangpu-Kwache' (on the Yargiso opposite Chlokinng Railway) mire than 100 miles),
Singanchow-Fengyang of Pakow Railway. | (270 miles)
Chaochowfa or Swatow via Walchow to Shailung or Sbuachon Railway (:00 vilu),~ These are alternative projects for copsecting | Swatow with the Canton district and the Can- toc-Kowinon Kajtway,
Macao-Fatshan Kadway (on the Canten- Samahui lino) (75 miles).—A' concession for the line was granted to a Portuguess syndicats in 1932,
Kwailia-Chorache (Kwazgoi) Rullway (80 miles),
Bhamo-Tenyyuch (Tien-Mion) Railway (123 miles).-Preliminary sarveys have been completed the line will be of „ft, dia. or meter
Thus within three weeks of the opening of the National Assembly. the demand for an earlier grant of Parliament thin bad Lorn contemplat- ed to the original schome of commiituional development was preferred to the Those and no Edict conforming with its wishes appears "a few dayı"aller The forma memorial bas been proseated. It wamay judge the whole document by the summary that reaches us, it would soum as if some of the basinesslike dispatch of the National Assembly bad for once inspired the Vermillion Pencil, fa view of the neces sity of explaining away the sudden strender of the Throne to ap pular demand which bad already beed twice rejected, the Ei et distays
• pleasing directorss of speech, and the reasons adduced may be said to som up the situation frankly and fully. The Pince Regent, as has been generally recoguisad, has not been at to sther a free agent in determining the course of consultational development, Loyalty as well religious scruples would impel him to adhers to the plan lald Cows by the late Empress
Langson-Lungchów Raliway (416 miles),— Dowager; whils any deviation from the origin.
This is the proposed French extension, matre al programme could not fall to bring down upon
gauge, of the Hanol-Langson line. Tels pro bis beal the dip'essure of one or other of
On the subject, ane ca bardly avoid recall-posed to continue this line to Nanning (150 the Palace cliquer, unless bo were fortunateing that there are other places where American. | milas) enough to win their consent beforehand. The millions may be placed in ailety, without com- Yunnanfa-Szechuan Railway (450 miles) surprising strength of character and unanimity plication or the threat of war. The Philippines, To Saifa or Luchow. Two American engi. of pareose shown by the Nations Asembly, for instance. Fily milices invested here acers were engaged by the Viceroy of Yunnan supported at a critical fracture by the revolu would in a very few years redeem our promise to su:way this line lu 1909. Hium in Portugal, have taken away the groud to make the F.1.pino people prospiroor. from under the forces of reaction; and the Prince Regest has little difficulty in making | CHINESE JURISIS IN LONDON. out a good case, While the numerous petitions for the early grant of a farliament were being There will be masy who will agree with the presnated to the Tarone, the dictates of pra following remarks by "Lx Uriante " conveyed dance required him to hesitate. But in the in a letter to The Timer, ways the London and meantime conditions war altering and the sita- China Exprua, to justice to those papers, în Aiton was becoming critical. The Reyent, wo are informed, bad recoge'xed the need for a
cluding ourselves, who spoke of the "Attorney Constitution bifore the last memorial was pre-
General," wo would point out that it was he who gave himmell the, this, at and before the santed, but it was necessary to await "the luncheon at which the Chinese Government's Prople's Bl verdict." Now that the "ques representatives at the International Frizon Con tion of the enlightenment of the paopla" kan baes "decided," it is possible to accede to the popular wi.b. A bi-cameral #3g'em rf Parlia maat in 10 ba established in ihres geirs, but in
To prevent misconception of the position -the meantime the official system will be chang-
of legal and judicial matters in Ohics
рвета. a misconception which might otherwise be od and a Cabinet will to organizad. The created by the proceedings and speeches os scheme of constitutional development his thus this occasion, may I be permitted to observe been shortened by three years. A few nathusithat Chins pas esses neither civil or crimalust asts may have desired speedier graci, bat proceedure of fùm, nor prinses, or any judici- this compromise, wa baliera. will commad aly in our asoud of these words, and that italf to the wiser heads of the party of pro-in this sinse there is no such thing a*** gress and reform.
General of Paking" is a simple absurdity? will be afforded for many years. Competition Chinese Judge, so that the title Attorney that ample opportunities for British enterprise ment and the lobabitants of the provlaces, and
it is advisable to draw attention to this for the supply of material is keer, and the fact, because when a gentlemen of Sir Edward only firms who meet with, much success are Clarke's eminence speaks publicly of the those who are represented to the country. Attorney-General of Feking being selected Evan where tenders are invited in time to by the Tudges" he is acconsciously fenlognable Gras la Great Britain to compute tha the wall bt of his authority to the dissemination result is often a foregone conclusion, owing to of dangerous error and to misconception of the fact that As a rule, Chinese sailway ziem the sitüsü.n serually existing in Chian, `All
are not qualified to prepare specifications of
gress were cotestained by the London Coast of Arbitration. Ex Orlante states ---*
gange.
The abora list of projects is not exhaustive; but even of the projects mentioned many ars ti nly to be delayed for want of funde.
The chief obstacle to railway dovelɔpment in China is the antagonism between the Cou? tral Government and the inhabitants of the provinces. The former darires to gut all the rallways under the supreme control of the Board of Communications, and recognises the necessity for foreign loans; the igitur are joale ons of Government interference and insist with varying degreas of failure or success on pro- viding their own capital and their owo engi.
SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS. Mr. Ker, after giving paritenlams of the above schemes, proceeds to inte that the cosatre tion of railways in China is bound to proceed the antagonism batwesn ́the Oqutral Govern-
is spite of all obstacles, the ch'ef of which is
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It will be noticed shat the Elict, as far as the telegraphic summary is concerned, speaks only of the Emperor Kuang Han la connexion with the grant of a constitution. If the same of the lete ́ Emp oss Dowager has been omitted in tentionally, wa may, perhapt, draw the in farence that fix the moment Cont intriguos bava bren silenced in the face of a danger that possibly threatens all cliques alike. à repoti- tion of the bistory of the past two years must then titles, implying the adoption of Western locomotiver, &c, and are largely deponidant pe Inevitably bring the Wanchu dynasty appreci. and civilised mathads of procedure, these mis ably nearer to the fate of its predecessors. It has leas of Chinese officials to report on European number of Chinese who are capibianicobstract the asistance of the manufacturers' agacia. The been helped hitherto by the absence of able institutions, are primarily concerned with ope Ing railways is strictly limited, and at present leaders among the people, and by the fact that of two objects-namely, the pravisis of naw it is useless to expect a big sis of me the one man who lotellectually might have opportunities far the bureaucracy, and the crea from the natives in regard to ral Way speciica- keep qualified for the post was devoid of pertlos abroad of that benevolent sympathy which tions and decisions on tandeik. As an Indica | A TELEPHONE gid in Berlin is bringing an sonal ambition, One of the first feunits of the aball secure for Chips in the near future the tion of the conistvatism of the Chinese, and National Assembly' will be to provide scope abolition of the European's extra-territorial the suspicion with which they regard other
for the exercise of the powers of China's pot antial lender to order to rama'n master of the situation and to keep within its own control the course of constitutionat dava, lopment, the Governmeɛt must be able to
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