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MAÇÃO HARBOUR WORKS,

HONGKONG TENDERS INVITED.

Once again the Improvement, of ibe-ap proaches to the Harbour of Macao is engaging the attention of the Portuguese Government in the neighbouring colony, We hear that tenders have been invited from loading firms la Hongkong to carry out this important under. taking to Macao, The works Will, of neces sity, be of large magnitude, and though we have no means, at present, of ascertaining the contract, we believe that, broadly speaking, they embrace works ext.ading from the road stead to the Inner Harbour, in the main, the works in the Outer Harbour, or approaches to the anchorage proper, will be confined to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 1910.

CHARGE OF ARMBD ROBBERY.

JURY RECONSIDER TAKIR VERDICT.

23rd inst.

Ohan Un Hung and Chin Yat were charged before Mr. Justice F. A. Hazeland at the Criminal. fasions. this morning with baving committed armed robbery in the New Terri Tory on the 7th of October and stealing $74, same pieces of silver-wate and articles of cloth log.

Mr. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Dennys, juu., of the Crown Solicitor's-Ofice, conducted the case for the prosecution, and the defence was represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner."

In his openlog remarks, the prosecuting

OFFENSIVE TRADE LICENCES.

REPLY FROM GOVERNMENT,

and last.

The following reply from Government relat ing to offensive trads licences was laid on the table at the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon

In reply to your letter No. 9,28/10 of the 13th ultimo, I am directed to inform you that in the opinion of the Attorney-General permission granted by the Sanliary Board to establish a dangerous or offensive trade is revocable by the Board at any time (vids Wood v. Leadbiter 13 Board way, and cover. Cowper 1.C.M. and R 418) walls the "special conditions" re tarred to in the resolution of the Board appear

are provided in the schedula to these circum- stances, His Excellency the Gevarnos is of oplaton that there is no necessity to amord the Ordinance.

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(54) F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary, Mr. A. Shalton Hooper minuted:-I am glad to find we have power to rovoke a licence al ay'timo, also to issue condillonal ones.

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

THE GAMBLING QJESTION.

(Spicially Translated for the "Hongkong Telegraph")

*NEW BOOKS.

BY HONGKONO WRITERS.

Mr. P. F. Johnston, who is well-kapwa in Hongkong, has written a book entitled "Lion and Dragon in Northern China" John Murray, 15s, net), la commenting on this publication, the Pall Mall Gastia says; The author is The Prince Regent has personally instructed District Offical and Magistrate at Weihaiwal, HE, Chang Miug. Chi, the newly-appointed and was formerly Secretary to the Gorstack of Viceroy of the Two Kwong provinces, that as Hongkong, so that he has had plenty of op the place suffers from a depleted exchequer portunity to saiver the conflict of Interesta in the book is not merely political; it le a survey and as the people are poor, he should, as soon the most contentious part of the Far East. But as he has taken charge of his seal of office, at onca take into his hands the carrylog out of of life and castom, religions, history and legend, Reneral reform and the promotion of commerce, and contains a number of capital illustrations.

Mi. Philip W. Sorgeant, also well-known la The prohibitles of gambling and a strict look- cipal points to be taken into consideration with of our senior morning contemporary, has the strictest care. After obtaining these lepablished a new work entitled The Great structions, E. Chaog called at the Ministry of Dowager-Empress of Obina (Messrs, Hutch lateslor to discuss with Prince Sa the quenisaloson & Co. tia cloth gilt with illustrations, of gambling probibition and it was decided that 15-ret). special delegates bs appolated to discuss the

The two books will doubilais be widely mattor with those members of the Provincial appreciated in Hongkong. Assembly who have not been impoached by ibe Tartas-General Tsang-chi, the gentry, and merchants is Canton and to carry out a thorough investigation into the matter.

CASHIERED OFFICIALS,

THE ROBBER PROPOSALS AT

SHANGĦAL

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183 PLUMAQe trade in CRINA.

In the October number of Anoledge a cor

as follows:

respondent, sigulog himself “W. H. wiltas

Str, Mr. Buckland's scathing attack on the infqulties of the plumage trade, in his address before the Selborne Bociety, has drawn a reply from the feather dealera denying the extinc tlon of the heroön,in China. As a mature lover, and one who has lived and travelled much in

benefit of my experience, to the hope that it August number of "Knowledge" to gira the China, I am impalled by the request in the

may be of some interest upon the palats at pre-

sant under discussion,

deepaning the present silted up channel which Canniel stated that on the night in question the toalready exist in the Pobile Health and Build. out against local robberès, are the two prin- Hongkong durlug bis tasure of the editorship nolat out that there ara'low, if any, districts in is made-use of by the Hongkong and Caston-to-prisoners entered a house in Tsat Mukings Ordinance and byelaws on offensiv circum river steamers. The passage will be deepened Kie village in the Sha-tan-kok district of the sufficiently and made brea: casugh to allow

New Territory, intimidated the two female occupants and stole the money and gooda as of vessels of the deepest draft, now plying to and from Macao, using it without the risk of mentioned above. They were armed with offensiva weapons and threatened the women grounding at the lowest water mark in sum- mer, as is now so frequently the case to the

with violence. There were four men in all who Inconvenience and annoyance of passengers

came on to the roof of the hour, but only two and shippers of cargo alive,

came lato the room, the other two going into the adjoining house. Both of the men who co- An extensiva reclamation 18 planned some. where in the nel hbourhood of Green Island lered into complainants' apartment had hard. where the valuable plant of the Cement Com- kerchiefs over their faces as a disgale The, pany is now located. The foreshore will be handkerchief of No. a prisoner, Chan Yut, came reclaimed with all the mad and slit recovered off while the thieves were rifling the premises. fram the sea-bed and which will removed to This pinuper was very fierce in his attitude to and deposited in the proposed reclaimed area. wards women-he mother and daughter- As only firms of standing in Hongkong have and as a result the robbers ware allowed to bea asked to submit their tenders for the make a clean, sweep of all the valuables and work, it is to be expected that its completion money in the house. The band erchiefs, how will be effected in a thoroughly workmanlike ever, did not hide the whole of the prisoners' manner. Wa regard with considerable satisfaces and there was no doubt that the com. faction the prospect of the Colony securing plainants could recognize them; they were .such a large and important contract, as it may quite sore of their identity. No, a prisoner said that he did not know where the house was. As menu the profitable employment of labour and capital to this Colony's advaninge,

CORRESPONDENCE

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We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.]

TRAFALGAR DAY.

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TO THE EDITOR OF TIN HONGKONG Teleshack." SIR-It is the custom of the Navy League to lasuo, o cach recurring Trafalgar Day, a manifesto explanatory of its policy. While Nelson and his comrades are honoured, the lessons of their lives and services must not be forgotten. They gava proof, in a critical hour, of qualities without which nothing can avail. But the means of their action wore as im portant the ships, gans, staras, and repairing facilities which ware is tramental in the suc Coss. Happily for England, at the outbreak of the Trafalgar cimpigg, Lord St. Vincent bad cleansed the administration, and had given England a flat which was sufficient for her Dends,

The responsibilities which lay upon naval administrators in and before the Trafalgar period, lia upon their successors at the pretent time. It is for the Navy to secure for us all that we have won, and it is for the admials. tration behind the Navy to furalsh all that the Navy require. [oert material does not win battles, but the greatest and most capable officers, and the best trained man, cannot do England's work unless they have shipt and arms and all that their profession. demands. Every Englishman knows, or should know, that the land we possess, the Empire we have built op, the raw material we requirs for manu- factures, the products of, industries, and the very food we eat, are the gift of Sea Power.

Old standards have passed away. Naw dangers threaten for the future in various parts of the world. New Sex Powers are atislag, which slone, or la combluation, my yet chal- lenge our position, or reduce the value of the meads at our disposal. We cannot, therefore, be content with less than a standard which will give us two keels for every keel laid by the Dext strongest Power, Flaancial considera. tions must not stand in the way of the safely that England and the Empire demand. There is hostility to Do lower in the Standard tha Navy League has sdapted. A caval defeat may mean disaster to any Power, but to ua It would mean annihilation. A defeated Army may rally its forces and again take the fie d, but defeated Navy can revive no moto, Therefore, ta omit to take steps to vest the re matest possibility of defeat" would be the extreme of fally.

a maller of fict, he had been employed in the same house as a tailor and was easily recoguis- able by the mistress. But what he s'ated was that he would cut off a cock's bead if anyone could recognise him as one of the robbers, Mr. Alabaster, on the contrary, coutended that the identification was ample and there was not the slightest doubt that both prisoners were cop. cerned in the robbery.

Evidence wasthealed, Fergeant Neil Lamont was the principal witness for the prosecution.

Further evidence baving bo taken, the jury retired to consider their vardict and re- turned with a unanimous verdict of Not guilly" in respect of the first delendsat, who was nccardioxly acquitted. With regard to the second defendant, the jury found him

guilty" by a m›jority of tour to three.

His Lordship said be culd not accept the verdict and asked them to reconsider their verdict. The majority must be five to two.

When the jury returned again, the verdict was "Not guilty" by five to two. Defendant was discharged.

DISTINGUISHED 'PRELATE IN

HONGKONG.

CARDINAL NOVAL QUEST OF THE "

SPANISH PROCURATION.

The Spanish Procuration In Hongkong at the momect has the distinction of housing guests of importance to the Roman Catholic world in thest part. Since Saturday 'last, the greater

been enjoying the hospitality of the Rev. Fr. F. number of the expelled jesuits from Macdo have R. Noval, the Procurator, Tuesday there arrived from Rome Cardinal Noval, who is on 'routs to Manila. His mio:nce is an uncle of theery Reverend the Procurator of the Spanish Dominican Procoration la Hongkong whose guest he will be during his smy Hongkong before proceeding to Manila next week, Cardi aal Novalis a distinguished scholar and of con- siderable attainments in the world of letters, being hims: professor in the University, at

Manila.

CHINESE STUDENTS FOR THE U.S.A.

With the refund of the indemnity which the United States reterned to China for the trouble of 1900, China had taken the obligation of speading part of the returned lodemaity fund for sending students to United States of America. In order to carry out such obligation the higher officials of the Wal-wn.pu placed the matter into the bands of two of its high It is un ecessary, i this Trafiga ay ap officiala one of whom was the former Charge peal to ester i to the details of what is equit d'Affaires at Washington, His Excellency Chow ed. Let it suffice to say that for the future in Tirch, theother His Excellency Tong Kai-Son biz ships we meat lay down as a minimum two His Excellency Fan, an efficial of the Depart kcals to every keel of the cex: strongest l'owerment of Education, joined the Wai-wa-pu off This is the 6 ́st and most impo is t demand of clals in this scheme, the Navy League

In the ma torfe uisers we must build, and go oa building, such cumbers of vessels of the class as may be necessary for the p otection of our-commerce afloat

Destroyers we must have in large numbers to scour the seas around the British Isles, and sufficiest submarises are a petersity.

Docks are most urgently needed for the great ships we are building at the present. time, and there must be provided,

Officers and men la adequate numbers nie also a most important requirement. There must be no want in the period of the Navy. Stores, armaments, rapahing lacilities, dock- yard equipments where not complete, must be provided if the safety of the Empire and Com- mand of the sea is to be assured.

There officials decided upon the advimbility of establishing a preparatory school ia. China for the students selected to be sent to the Unit. ed States for their adoca.ioo. The preparatory school corresponds in scope to the Americas high school. There the Chinese boys are to recolve the mental discipline recessary for univerity work. It is to have a seating of about 600, and the students are above everything_to_ The required to become proficient in the Eng- lisb language. la cddition to tie nudies pre paratory for American University courses, each student will be obliged continue with his Chinese studies, an that upon his return to Chlea ho will have the necessary fluency in matters Chinese,

His Highness, the Prince Regent of China, was made familiar with the plan. The cupon the Prince Regent recently donated toward the school property a large, tract of beautiful park land covering an area of over 2,500,000 square feet. This land belonged to the mperial house- hold. It is situated about seven miles north

QUBN'S COLLEGE WORTBIES.

PRESENTATION OF OIL PAINTINGS.

aznd inst.

Censor Sal Chong Sun has requested thé Grand Council to' adiantate-id office some of the officials who were recently cashlored. The Sevate has been instructed to deal with the mattor,

THE NEW CABINET.

VISIT OF ADMIRAL.

It is a gratllying-fact to note that past pupils

It is reported that the Senate has mem- of the Central School and Queen's College are not nomindial of their Alma Mater. So many have besa thescholars sent forth by this Governorialized the Throne that if the new Cabinet ment institution and so great have been their should be established before the proposed success, whelber in the official sphere, or in Parliament, it will be detrimental to China's those of commerce and finance, that the Col political interests and that the naw order of lega possessos quite an enviabla record of it thlags will be worse than the system bitherio splendid achievements in briilipat and success prevailing. ful past students. We hear that an effort is being made to perpetaste the memory of past headmasters of the College by having a sort of gallery of paintings of its past worthies-men of character and erudition like the late Dr. Frederick Stewart; the late Mr. A. Falconer, and Mr. A. J. May, 1.3.0, Dr. One of the subjects set iu au examination in Gen. Bateson Wright, than whom no better Peking the other day was "The Improvement principal occupied the leading professorial

of the Hadget." The papers submitted to the chair in the College, there is about to be Throne by the Ministry of Finance referred to ready a bust worthy of the hall of the instituths deficit in the special allowances granted to tion and of the memory of the gentleman it is designed to perpetuate"

Mr. Ho Fook has made the ofer of au cil painting of the late Dr. Stewart, and his brother, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, will prescot the likeness of Mr. Falc That of Mr. A. J. May being subscribed for by the younger generation of put pupils. These three offers have all been accepted by the acting head- master, Mr. E.. Ralphs, on behalf of the Collega.

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ANOTHER OPÏÜM SEIZOKE,

DIG HAUL BY THE POLICE,

and inst

Tse Ket, accountant of 173, Queen's Road Central, was arrested by P., 31 yesterday for having in this possession 3,510 tacis of loose oplum, This is the second big seizure made

wlbin a week by the Palica. The man appear. ed before. Mr. ER, Hallifax at the Magistracy

this morning and was remanded, bail being

allowed in the sum of $1,000,

Mr. W.E., Sacaton, from the firm of Messia. Deacon, Looker'nad D) scon, appeared for the defendant.

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THE SITUATION IN KOREA.

ABSOLUTE CALN,

being a seed-plot of anxieties, as was the chie It is really noticeable that Kares, instead of

before annexation, satms to have now onlorad on an era of complete tranquility, remarks the Japan Mail. From week's odd to week's end ons hears nothing of the insurrectionary dis- turbances which used to be so common. One of two faferences is inevitable. Either official secrecy is rigidly exercised, or the sometime disturbers of the peace hava brcome absolutely resigned. We have no right to make the far- mer assumption, though the latter is almost too pleasant to be quite credible, One feature of the situation may be that Yangpon and Li- terati, who are usderstand to have been the. main formenters of trouble, have folded their hands in expec'ation of liberal largesse. If so, it is possible that these idlers may once again begin to dis urb the place, for the latest accounts say that the sum available for dia. tribution among them does not suffics to give more than from Yig to Wion to such of the 6,000 persons who constitute the two catogor, iss. The Y15 men are not likely to become very valiant supporters of the new system.

THE COMING PARLIAMENT.

SOME OF THE PRODIBLE BENEFITS.

Thus a Shanghai contemporary !— The chief benefits from the assembling of a National Parlament will be felt in the pati clal administration of the country. Ohina is to lightly taxed that, notwithstanding her immense population, the present income of the Government is not sufficient for its ordinary expenditures, and there is nothing left for a progressive programme. It is certain that

there must be an increase of taxation. The first step in this direction has already been taken in the ravision of the commercial treatles with th co foreign nations, by which lỳ was agreed that, in consideration of the abolition of litin import and export duties should be fecreased two-and-a-half times. Li bis messure had been carried lato effect, the total result to the Empire would probably have been a decrease.

Vice Admiral Krappel, Governor of Kiao». chow, was received by the Prince Regent in audience on the 21st inst. He will remain in the Capital till the 23rd inst..

CHINA'S BUDGET.

the depaties of the various yamons and in order to ensure economy in future it was suggested that steps should be taken to rectify ho state of affairs. Duko Isai-tse bas endorsed this view.

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A REFORM CONGRESS,

The Grand Council bas arranged a Congress to be held in the Council with the members of the Ministries of faterior, Finance, Justics and Education to prepare drafts for the proposed

reforms.

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FALARIES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.. Priace Pa-lan and Duke Tsai-tse have sag gested that the regulations for the salaries of Government officials, which were drawn up by the Commission of Constitutional Reform, should be revised. It is reported that the articles bave been complete and will be announced shortly,

NO INCREASE IN CUSTOMS DUTY.

The Grand Council bas instructed Duke Tsai-tset give orders to the Provincial As semblies and authorities, that hereafter, they will not be allowed to apply for increase of

Customs duty, no matter however difficult it may be found to raise funds,

GAMBLING RAIDS.

IN SHAUKIWAN DISTRICT.

**23rd iust. The Bhaukward Police hava bean pretty busy lately in carrying out gambling raids. Last night two bly, arrests were made, oas by the Shau-ki-wan Police and the other by P S O'Sullivan of the Central Station. The latter arrested 24 mes in 29, Quarry Bay. Als ap- peared betare Mr. J. R. Wood, Second Police Magistrate, this morning, when the two keepers were ordered to pay a fine of $75 or six weeks and the remainders 54 or ten days.

The next batch consisted of fifteen men who word arrested by Sergt. Lanigan at Shan-ki-wan They also appeared this morning before Mr. Wood, who discharged one man and imposed a fio al 53 on each of the remaining de fendants.

STRAILS SETTLEMENTS-LO A '.

PERTINENT VIEWS OF LOCAL JOURNAL The other day we reproduced a full accoust of the recept'rabbar meeting held at Shanghai, The following remarks which appear in a local paper anent the same subject worthy of sono notice:

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No right-minded man can have anything but admiration for the public-spirited way in which Mr. E. S. Litle has come forward at the present juncture to help to solve some of the difficultles with which rubber shareholders in Shangha! ars face to face, and which will in all probability

a later date Involve them still more sori ona distrass unless they are tackle firmly just almost impossible to conjectura the vast ramifications of the recent crisis, but it is quite certain that unless something is done to prevent further mischief matters will be strained to breaking point. Mr. Little does not propose to save any man from the whole con- sequences of speculation, but he does propose to conduct an inquiry by mosna of a commlites in order to determine how far if la possible to make the best of what is hdmittedly a bad business, and as he has no personal interest to serve we cannot conceive of the state of mind of the man who would otter the gratuitous lasioca tions that have been made against Mr. Little. We are not concerned to defend Mr. Liitle: he can do that well enough bimself if he has mind, though we think he would be wasting his time and his energy; but we take this oppor tunity of expressing our conviction that the majority of shareholders, the over whelming majority of them, fully recognise the publle spirit which has prompted Mr. Little's action, und we may add that whatever the issue of the Committee's deliberations may be rubber share holders owe Mr, Litle no small measure of thanks for at least indicating a way by which the worst consequences of wild speculation may be mitigated.

Mr. Little does not stand alone, however. -H. is supported by a number of public-spirited men who likes himself have for many years served this commualty in one capacity or an. other, and who now give evidence by their willingness to forego any private and they might otherwise gain, that they are prepared to put the general interests of the Settlement first, and do what they can to help. Amongst these thera Is no mara honoured name than that of Mr. Cecil Holiday, whose motives, like those of Mr. Little, as man who has known Shang; hat for any length of time would dream of in peaching. We cannot ran through the whole list, bat ca h deserves bis moed of thanks for placing at the disposal of this community time and energy that are all tos valuable, and that must be taken from their scanty leisure,

THE SHIRASH EXPEDITION,

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In the first place it would be just as wall to Chins that could be termed inaccessible. The enormous population of the Chinese Empire, and the tremendous struggle for axistence that perpetually goes on among its teaming millions of industrious people, makes it a stora neces sity to utilize every bit of land possible for food productios, no matter how poor and naproduc- ilve it may be. One of the most impressiva rights Is the mountafoods districts of West Ohina is the marvellous manner in which the moat malikely places are turned to good acconst in this way. As you all through the gorges of the upper Yangisze you are amazed to sas Ittle homesteads perched away up on seamingly inaccessible heights, surrounded by little patches of growing crops bere and there; in fact, wherever the slope is too steep to retain the soil, there you will find somotblog useful coltivated. Consequently wherever you. go in Obido you out never get away from buman habitstions. There are no great forests—' or dreary wastes, and while some districts are more sparsely populated than others, the ger. oral rule is that every bit of land is needed for the cupport of an immense population. The. suggestion of the feather traders that the birds had retired to "loss (accessible" districts; bo- trays, therefore, the most absolute inoranca of China and the Chinese. In fact, no such places as are implied by the traders exist in the Chin- ase Empire any nearer than the Central Asian deserts.

Mr. Buckland is not quite correct in stating that the "molestation did not came from the fohabitants of China." In one part of Chica at least, they are not altogether despised as food, I cannot speak from personal experience upon this point, as I have never myself seen any herons exposed for sale or used for food. Dr. Wel's Williams (a most rellable authority), however, in his History of the Middle Kingdom, vol. i, page 337, gives a very horrible account of the cruelty practised upon egrets exposed for sale in the markets of Caston, to which I would refer those who desire fortber loformation upon this point, Only, it is well to remember, that the tastes of the Cantonsie, gastronomically and otherwise, differ widely from the majority of the inhabitants of Chloa. For instance, most people believe that the Chinese cat dogs: as a matter of fact, however, this habit is almost entirely confined to Canton, so that it is not safe to judge the whole of China by the customs of one city, at even of one province. I am there. fore certain that outside of Cauton the white beron is oniversally discarded as food. The Chinese, too, are not altogether free from blama in the matter of the nefarious plumage trade, and while the European exporters in Shaoghdi are mainly responsible for this horrible business, yet the actual killing off of the birds has been done by the Chiness themselves.

his is hard-

y to be wondered at, if we consider the ax treme poverty of the people, and the-to them-fabulous prices pald for plume How the trade is worked in mainly in this way. China, for a considerable number of years past, has been grerrua by native agents of European firms, buying-bristles, dowo, hides, and so co, and these buyers have been the principailustra ments of destruction in this shamefal plumage traffic. While representing highly reputable merchants in the Treaty Ponts, who would, of" course, disdain to bave anything to do with such a trade, they have at the same time been IMPORTANT MEETING IN TOKIO.

acting on behalf of the plumage exporters, and as there is good money to be made out of it no Under the auspices of the Antarctic Expedi-efforts were spared by them, wherever they tion Supporting Association, a lecture meeting went, to procure these beautiful adoraments of was held at the Kiakikan, Tokio, on 30th ult the osprey, The knowledge that high prices About 4,000 persons were admitied, the Japan could be obtained for these things was thus dis

·Advertiser ceports. Canat Okama attributed seminated far and wide, and, led, of course, to The postpaniment of the party's departare poor people everywhere adding to their mongro for two maths to the lack of exparlence income by hunting for the greatly desired and on the part of the Expedition Sppporting Asso highly valuable plumes. In consequence of

this almost universal war upon the heronzles. ciation, but he said that preparations had now been completed. The estimate has been to these beautiful birds have now been practically creared f.om Y41,000 to Vio5.000. Now that the exterminated to many parts of Oblea, where party was about to start for the South Pole the hitherto they where fairly plentiful. It is im Conat solicited the deepest sympathy and sup possible for me to speak definitely about the whole af China, but what I have said certainly port of the nation.

applies to the great region of the Yang Tizo Valley, and, from my own observations and from what I have heard first band from Chinese, I am inclined to believe that Mr. Buckland is not vary for wrong in asserting that the horen hat practically dinggeaved from China,

Mr. Sasaki appearing on the costrum took out a scroll which he read aloud antidet than dering shouts of approval It was road --

We, members of the party, swear to God that our lives shall be sacrificed if necessary for the expedition. In order to prove our iron will wa sign this document with our blood.

"After other orators had spoken, Lieutenant Shirase appeared, and assured the audience that the twenty-eight members of the expedition party would be more ready to, perish in snow and ice than to abandon the scheme. Towards the end of November, the ileutenant concinded, the party would start on the journay of 7,000 miles.

PORTUGAL UNDAR THE NEW REGIME.

DISCOVERY OF OFFICIALS' AMAZING MISDEEDS.

Lisboa, 14th Oct.. The Council of Ministers has decreed that all titles of mobility and official decorations shall be abolished, and the whole of the civil and military entourage of the exiled King shall

A HIGH-CLASS 185UB.

The Crown Asate for the Coloris i sia subscriptions on behalf of the G verament of the Straits Settlements for an issue of £2,750, 900 three and a balf per ce tried Stack, 1937-196, the price of issua bei- 951 p-coat-Tae-loan.is secured on the gene a revenues and assets of the Gove.ame t'of h Straits Settlements and the principal will be payab ont par on May 15, 1957, by lick fun of 1 per cent, por acuum, to be fs med in this country under the management of the Cown Agents, but the Government of the This scheme of preparatory education is now

Straits Settlements will have the option of re carried out by the Boreas of Educational

demption on or af.or May 15, 1937, On, giving six mogil notice. The issue to the balance The Navy League makes its great appeal to Mission for Chinese students to be sent to the the Nation on this day. It calls upon English-Unlied States of America.

cf the amouot authorised to be issued to mee men to be worthy of their dires, it exhorts

the cost of the extensious of the Tanjong Pa them to ́axert every agency in obair power, to

gar Docke, the constraction of the di gapore appeal to Government to provide without stint

Harbour Works, and other public works of the all that the safety of the country demands... In

colony. A ball-year's interest is payable ou particular it asks them to enforce, wherever

May is. A statistical statement relative to the they go, the vast Importance of establishing a

public debt, revenue, exproditure and trade of Daval standard which all men can understand.

The Straits se tlements from 18 to 1959, la This is the Two-Keo's-to-One Standard, which of Peking and not far from the wonderful of revenue, although it is also probable that cusive, accompanies the p.ospectus and shows

that the revenna in the eliyea years increased be dismissed. the Navy League upholds. Let them fola the Summer Palace (Wan Shao Shan) of the relgo-there would have been ampls compensation on

A commission will be appolated to investi Navy League, and thereby assist it to compeiing family of Obioa. It is in the neighbour other lines through the abolition of the effets from $500,cos to $8,7 5,03. In view of the the Government of the day to emit-nothing of hood of this beautiful spot that foreign and system of likin, In addition to the tariff rubber developme is in the Middle East, the gate the public accusts, ad find out how neval preparation and sufficiency that will | Chiness architects and building masters are daties, there must come about, sooner or prospecs for tas immedia.e future are distinct much of their salaris pablic officials have safeguard the naculty of all that Britons bald erecting a large number of school taildings later, na lacrease in other forms of taxation,ly favourable and too fact that the existing obtained in advance from the Government, it and dormitories, such as are seen to the various The present Dynasty is bound by its promise public debt of the colony only amounts to is well-known that many influential politicians For the Executive Committee of the Navy parts of the United States. & hospital also made at the beginning of its relge in China L5496411, is another satisfactors feature obtained several years' salaries in advance, and the total amount, it is thought, will exceed adjoins the school.

never to increase the land tax, and the restric. upalit.

́several million pounds. This preparatory school has two divisious, tions of this promise can only be done away

Apparently it has been decided that all ad- One divison is a Gratien er School for 300 bays, | with by direct action taked in the Provincial

NO PORTUNES IN PIBGE GOODS. | vancos made to the royal house during the in which the plan of education followed, will Assemblies and National Parliament during

reign of King Carlos shall be deducted from be similar to that in the United States. In theconsideration of the Provincial and National

the royal family's property. This matter, bow- addition to this there is a middle school atro Budgets. There is no reason to expect that the

If it is asked why piece-gools, which form for goo students in which the plan for higher Draisty would oppose an increase of taxation

ever, will be placed before the National As- far and away the largest part of the China imsembly and decided by that body. education following American. ¡Moas, is pre-made by the representatives of the people, even

part butidos, fail to provide jam as well as The manner of repayment most favoured is valent.

though by its promisa it would be bound cover to ask the purple to take this action. The bread and butter to the 200 or so of foreign that of yearly instalments. This will enable houses in Shanghai, this informant answers to King Manusi to receive an nonual revenue cat second result of the earlier calling of Parlia ment will be the possibility of separating the

One word: Auctions! Auctions at which there is of his property, which would otherwise be on "always a loss and (sic) saldom a profit." tirely absorbed if the whole indebtedness were expenses of the Imperial Household from those of the Government. Although there has been Auctions in which goads prepared with the liquidated at once mach discussion on this sabject, no single utmost thought and care are damped as if they

were so much dung stuff.". Anchions at which | Minister has been willing to memorialise the Throne directly calling attention to the sbsolare natives without the price of a bed on their per sons are able to bid and to have knocked down importance of this fondamental question. The dificulty of such a Memorial being presented by to them cargo for which they could dover pay nay single Mlaister of State will be overcome could they not ra-soll before the fortnight for the clearance of auctioned purchases was up, by its presentation through a National Parlla- ment, where the Parliamentary votes of a farge Auctions which is effect succeed is putting number of members hide their personal identity. money into the pockets of the sharper needy By the separation of Imperial Governmental Chinamta and is prevzating foreigners from expanses and by an increase of taxation China's ; patting together the little sam necessary to finnaalal problems would be to a good way, establish them in some place remote from

Chign-Mercantile Guardian, toward cofalem

dear.

-League,

ROBERT YERBURGH,

President.

WM. CAIUS ORUTOHLEY,

Secretary,

The Navy League,

#1, Victoria Street,

Westminister, S.W.

October 10, 1910.

BIRB IN A LEPER ASYLUM.

RESULT OF CARELESSNESS.

There are two sols of teachers engaged. The ons is purely Chinese so that the boys can Continue their Chinese studies; the other is the entirely English-American plan with En glish education. For the latter a large number of teachers from the United States have al roady been engaged. The teachers will love for Peking in a short white; they will gel foreign bullt sesidences to live in.

Adre broke out in the Lepray Refuge at She Fox, Hiwok Shac District, Canton, shortly after 3 clock on the afternoon of the 18th inst. The inmates were engaged in boiling The Bureau of Educational Mission in Pek. rice at the tims and it is believed that the outing bas, already sent two groups of Chinese brook was caused at a direct result of their students to America, in 1909 and 1910; another carelessses. Between 5 and 6 asighbouring will follow in 1910. The selection is made by houses bichos involved in the fames, which Director Tong Kai-Sou. The supervltion is could be seen for a distance of 20 to 31 12 the U.8.8. is under charge of Mr. Yung Kwej, The damage caused to property le estimated 1st Secretary Legation in Washington. When at $100,000, Fart of the property was covered exlying in the US the sindents are placed by Insuranet.

In various Lantern and Western Gallager,.

The property is estimated to be worth half a million sterling

During my residence in the West of Obina I knew intimately many of these roaming repro sentatives of European commerce that I have described, and all of them have many a time complained to me of the increasing difficulty of obtaining a supply of plumes, das entirely, of course, to the disappearance of the heron from former prolific sources of supply. If any farther proof was needed upon this palat, sare- ly it is supplied by the stringent prohibition which was place I upon the export of plumas by the Chinese Government some ten years ago. That the exportation still goes on is, un fortunately, only too true, and the Chlosse Government have the misfortune to bo of this powerless in the matter clandestlos and illegal business-as in other things, where foreigners are ceraad-to deal with it effectually. To those who do not know Chins, it is impossible to conceive how difficult it is for the Chinesa Government to enforce anyibing for the good of their own peopis or country, if it should cigoers. The law of ex-territoriality, too, makes happen to conflict with the interests of the for- the European commercial intriguer all sup. reme, and notwithstanding the fact that all intelligent Chinese are against such a wicked despoliation of their consiry, yet they ars practically helplass in their well misant efforts to surpress it,

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It is perhaps too much to expect any gen aine sappert being given by our own country to the beneficent efforts of the Chinese to savO this beautiful bird from extinction. & nation that for the saks of commercial gain can look calmly and sera sely upon the awful spectacle of the destruction of the souls and bodies of countless millions of Chinese, by forclog upon them our accursed ladite oplum, is not likely to be moved to much sympathy with this most righteous bird-preservation propaganda by any. consideration, either aesthetic, moral, or hum- an. In fact our national conscience seems to be dead; past all hope of resurrection. One The taking over by the paw Republic of the State's Mint has led to the discovery of a great thing is certals; unless we begin by helping abuse, Apparently for many years several ourselves we shall never to able to help any ter beginning in this direction than by stop. high officials have bsen is the babit of buylog body clo. We culd not, therefore, make a bet great qualities of silver, which has been colaed

ping the importalls of those plumes into our and pissed off as padenal currency. In this

Act of Parliament to enforce this, and to deal way they havd palled, profits of 35 per cent, own country. A sweeping and comprehensive and several made fortaues. The itepublican Government is larastigating this scaudal, nad effectually with the present critical slata ofTM intends to pealeh severely those responsible adaire to the world of Nature, is the crying The affelt has caused great public (nd gagiion, * esed of the bong