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recont conflagration at Kirin. A Tmporial decree has been issued granting the President's request in the memorial.

Peking, May 201

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ftalian Minister, sognatimo ag

Poking, May 21,

Hankow on Friday next to take over his now duties.

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Peking, May 31. The Prasilent of the Board of Agriculture has signified his dis approval of the action of the Pro- sident of the Board of Comumuni- The new Director-General H. E, cations in using strong measures Tuan Phng will leave Peking forded with the people in fläman eront in the work of nationali Land Hupok for opposing tho Coy-

sing the railways out of commor- eint funds and asked Prince Ching support him. He stated that if the Clovernment were not in a posi- on to refund all the commercial shares, it would be better to cancel the present arrangement and wait for a better opportunity.

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Toking, May 29. Recently a large number of Chinese residents werg drives out of Vladivostock by the Russian Government. Now they will be allowed to remain in Vladivostok | by paying $7 poll tax.

Peking, May 29,

THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 3 1911

PREACHING and PRACTICE.

(9th May.)

no.

A NAIVE PROPOSAL,

(31st May.)

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Poking, May 31. man who could unravel the finan-not, we may be suro, permit this territory, and securos a footing, probably less than one-twentieth going on daily in the dens of the The Russian troops have greatly cial tangle are kept in prison, drastic stop to be taken without the credit of that country becomes of the tonnage under the British east end of the metropolis. Thoro increased in numbers at Harbin. their muddled affaire being hand-joining actively in the fight to be nil and as in the majority of cases flag, while without doubt the was a time when England was The people are. panic-stricken, ed over to persons naturally un-waged by the seamen of the world. Diany of the adors would be groator proportion that entors its fond of posing as the only benefi Rumours are current that war able adequately to straighton As we have already pointed out capitalists with money invested in ports is of English registration. ciont nation of the world, with them out. This is but anothor in-in this column, tho ulien question the invaded country's securities In the socond case the proposal is arms stretched out to welcome Communications in issuing for may be anticipated.

Peking, May 31 dication of the workings of the in England, is not regarded, no force can occupy another's a direct controversion of the ro-any who could pour a talo of oign loans and in taking over the It is repoited that Viceroy Li spirit of fear which pervades our through ignoranco or indifference, territory without doing consider solution of the conference of 1907. political persecution into ears control of tho, railways out of of Yunnan has sent a private markets, and wo join heartily with so acutely as in other parts of the able damago to the intorests of and on the question of the proposal that were only too ready to bo- connorcial fuids.

telegram to Peking requesting Messrs.. Nool Murray, with His globe. The paralysed condition its own country people. The coming before the Board of Trade, lievo. That era is fast passing Ningpo, May 20 the Thrane to liberato all the Excellency the Governor, and of trade and commerce which must invading nation is placed in that body, roulising the import away, unthinking beneficence is Owing to the high price of rice political prisoners in order to with those others in various paris ensue from the shipping strike an invidious position, for she ance of the suggestion to the yielding place to a little more in Ningpo, the people have looted save the present critical situation of China who plond for no will be to the average "home has either to withdraw her troops owner, referred the matter to the common sense, and if things go the rico shops and a general of the country:

onergeticoptimism. The Shanghai landor" suflicient and ample and re-establish her opponent's shipownora in general. The ro at the rato, they do at strike is provatout..

Poking, May 31, situation may be regarded as excuse for the oniployment of any status quo, or retain hor grasp of sult was that the Ship Owners present there will soon bono room, Poking, May 2.

The President of the Board of symptomatic of all Chim at the andovery means to broak the back the conquered and lot her own Parliamentary Commitico recom-in England for the Englishininn. The Board of Finance has Commannications has impeached moment. We have burned our of the seamen's struggle for a funnciers suffer. It has boon mended that the resolution of the momorialized the Throno to put the Governor of Hupeh för allow fingers and the hurt is such that change in their lives which the shown that in such a case the Colonial Merchant Shipping Con nside $500,000. from the Taiing the people of his province to we four to take the s-ringont, if large majority of thinking people nations of the world would endure ferouco of 1907 be adhered to.

THE MILITARY CON- Ching Bank for the rolief of the protest against the Government painful, measures which would agree is thoir duo. But Auis such a loss through the collapse sufferers, in connection, with the in taking over the control of thebring alleviation. Instead wo are tralia and America will see things of securities in which such again, that unity always calle It has been provod time and

TRIBUTION. railways out of commercial funds. inclined to consider ourselves in a different fight. The trend of their people's money had forth strength, but the unity of Peking, May 31. irretrievably crippled, when, in of their legislation during the been invested, that an inter-the Empiro must be jeopardised

(2nd Jung.) The Grand Councillors have reality, wo have but been given a last decado ontirely compromises national movement would be set by any stop which tends to rento "hardy annual" the Military Con-

Yostorday afternoon, tolographed to the Viceroys and salutary lesson. We have falloy by them on the side of the whito, no foot to rehabilitate the fallon a disjointed legislature with restribution came up as usual, at Governors of the various provinces the wayside, but it is a poor prido matter, what may be his de- fortunes of the conquered antion. pect to any of the big institutions what appears to have been a to the effect that all diplomatic which portils us to lio prono mands, and an The arson at Paoting in disputes with foreign countries without effort. This is the con-disruption is, therefore, al foreign capitul inrostod in Eng-community depends. Any diss the Legislative Council.

oloment of Take for example the amount of upon which the wealth of tho hurriedly simmoned mooting of Chili suddenly exploded two days have been amicably settled and dition of Shanghai,prono in the most certain to appear in the ish securities and suppose aparity of legal processes in the would naturally be expected the ago. The cause of the explosion that steps should be taken to sup-muddle of its own mistakes, and, emp of theowners, strengthening German army to invest the little differont

unknown. The people in Pelc-| press to students from forming as Nool Murray say, it appears the hands of the man and pro-isto. She could

kages of various matter, was in the hands of an ing wore panie stricken.

torritorial corps. The Grand be no one's business to raise uptracting the strike, which, had our guarantee. hor securities, horsion, and with confusion rampant, posing the resolution; that this longo: colonies can only tend to coufit-unofficial mombor and in pro Pekjug, May 1.

Councillors also notified the again the debased erodit of legislation been adequato to the national credit would have gene who can say that our mercantilocolony should only bo called The President of the Board of Chinese Minister to Japan, to the tho great port. We are forced to needs of the moment, should have to the four winds and her bondsmarino would be.any, the more upon to pay in military contribu Communications took over the same offeet.

consider the circumstances prog-boon soitled by arbitration be not worth the paper they were ellicicut? supreme control of the post offices

Peking, May 31, nant with menacing possibilities.is not necessary to refer to the printed on, until the untion were

tion the sum of $1,000,000 por in China yesterday. Lord Li, The Progressive Body at Wu The China trade is vitally depend almost certain riots, perhaps restored to her former position.

annum, Mr. Ede, a new member ex-Minister is the Court of St.hu Is been scaled up for deliver-ent on unshaken credit, and unless bloodshed, which will follow the This book of Mr. Angels as THE NEW ALIENS' BILL. & very strong case for Janes, has Iwonappointed as Post-ing inflammatory lectores against wo put off from us the garment of employment of these aliens. We shown tho utter futility of war

his motion. It is unnecessary to mastor-General and a certain the Government. The organiz- pessimism which now onvolopos know enough of modern strikes Conquest of territory, for fin: neial

repont the argument that the hon. Frenchman has hoon appointed as tion, however, continued to deliver us we cannot hope to re-create a lo safely say that the seamen reasons, hus ceased to be a pos-

(1st Jung)

member advanced, in his speech, director of postal affairs, these lectures the next day by fly stable financial situation. Op-will not stand idly by and, calmly sibility and the sooner these facts British nation has from timent great length in the press The right of asylum, which the for they have been dealt with * Peking, May 20, fing a foreign Hig

timism, optimism, and again rogard men of another colour are retlized the syner will the immenforis old forth to the generally, but tho fact, that this Tho Grand Councillors have

optimism should be OILT granted an Italian (2) e nession

With it, and the eurage to put Phe commercial horizon is dark

cry, making their efforts null and void. struggle of armaments coaso. political refugeas of other nations, Colony has to find a yoarly sum of in Tientsin as requested by the

behind us our mistakes, we will and, while we can only gonoralise rapprochement seems to be the the time will conic, we hop, when upkeep of its garrison is one that The present Anglo-American is now being narrowed down till something like €110,000 for tho come into our own again. at present, wo enn, say that dawn of a saner epoch, a fitting the word "asylum" will be miss can only be viewed with amazo the international shipping strike prelude to the millenium, for withing from the politician's diarymont, especially when it is recog in its present features will con-nations arming for futile war, Not that we would deny the right nised that the colony's resqu: cas valso the greater part of the globe. much, that might be remedied, of sanctuary to the oppressod but are already insod to tho utist. It seems a piece of stark insanity stands crying in a desert of that right luas been abused of lute, Et must not be forgotton, that the which would pormit a situation inattention for those cures which by those who have done much to colony is absolutely dependent anchas now threatens the shipping are withheld through the well-nigh disburb public peace. It is thereupon the wealth that passes or of the sonnen abant to be function of legislation is to pro-munitions of war.

No action on the part of owners world to culminate. The grontest frivolous waste of money in fore with much gratification that through it. It has no staple in- engaged in the international ship-serve pereo, the liberties of the

we read in the home papers of the dustries froni which any appre- ping strike could more definitely subject and of property.

bill introduced by Mr. Winston ciable wohlth can be derived and omphasise the exceeding gravity these are threatened by tha ALL

Churchill to deal with the consequently any tax that is of the situation (untlined in our strike, and it would be a bold man

malter of alion immigration, leviod, falls direct upon the com- The treatment of the bill of merco if the colony, which is tolograms) than the determina- who would say on whom rosis the

1903 Ina become old history, practically the clearing house for tion by Australian shipping greater responsibility, the ship-

At the prosent Imperial Con- the way in which it was rendered the rest of the cast. lines centred at Liverpool to owners or the men. For ourselves forence the subject of shipping practically inoperativo by a party employ two thousand Chinose we are unable to avoid the re-will hold na important placo in that had como to power, after a becomes no more impost on the Under such circumstancos o tax

who have gone out." The seaman's life are often such as no for the New Zealand government was enough to make the ungols an actual bardon on the very live- Australian Government is landsman would stand for a has submitted a proposal to the weep, and the action of the present lihood of the inhabitants of the Hongkong, Satua, Just 3, 1911. large and vital measures

Labour government. All its moment. And we must also re-effect that self-governing overzea government, in putting forward place. It is therefore, reasonable are member that the British seaman dominions have now reached a the now measuro, is aftor all only to expect that the unofficial mon- directed towards the protection is the backbone of his country and stage, when they should be in-a tardy recognition that tho Tories bera, who after all represent the of whito labour against the if consideration for him should trusted with wider powers for wore, in the main, right when they commercial community, shonid oncroachments of alien. Its laws orrat all it should err on the side legislation in respectto Britial and passed the first bill to deal with utter from time to time a very against Chinese and Japanese in of generosity.

foreign shipping. It mounts à question that, even at that timo, strong protest against this drain particular are stringent in the (27th May.)

really to a proposal that the solf was one of pressing poignancy. extremo. Both, in fact, are de-

ing on the colony's 'resources. It If constant dropping of water finitely excluded from the Com

governing colonica should favo The home papers of Inte have would be a different matter if porfect freedom with regard to been devoting leading articles to Hongkong were in a similar pos wears away a stone, the spirit of monwealth Against their om-

such subjects, whether, or not, the immigration of the Chinese tion to a town in England, pessimism which now onervates ployment ja arrayed the full force

they see eye to eye with the home into ports, such na Liverpool and where the only demands upon the the commercial activity of China of the powerful unions which It is reported that the Russian should shortly disappear. From flourish under the Southern Cross.no one

That war at all times is illogicst, authorities, and is an attempt to Cardiff, and the present bill has public purao ure for the ad- and Japanese military officer Manchuria, from Chilli, from the Something akin to a disastrous subject a moment's thought will sets of laws, those of the home with the matter. The question the maintenance of the public who has given tho bring a British ship within two been specially adapted to deal ministration of health nets and have secretly hold a conference interior, from Sanghai, laukow crisis must threaten the allied dony, and it is with great pleasure country and those of the colony was not so acute in 1005, and is peacs, but the expenses of the The result of the conference and the South come reports toll-trades which may be grouped that we hear of the partially where probably her call is only a consequently not surprising that colony are not confined to such unknown.

ing of appeals similar to that under the heading of "ship successful attempts, made by Sir passing orent. It is not clear provision was not mindo in the matters. Poking, May 30, mado recently by His Excellencyping, before so drastic, un Edward Grey, to secure some sort what kind of logislation is in the Tory measure.

The provision of an The President of the Board of the Governor of Hongkong. They political, un-Australian and preg of understanding among the mind of the New Zealand up to the present has found it question that exceeds all those of The Chinaman adequate water supply alone is a Communications proposes to in- all strike the same note, the nant a step as the employ nations that will do away with government, and in fact we fail fairly easy to enter the land of the home municipalities, and when eroase the capital of this China Mer noto of the need of the moment, ment of such aliens could have the necessity for war in the near clunta 8. N. Co. by $10,000,000 optimism, and it calls for no been countenanced.

to see what further measuros John Bull, He can ship as a it is considered that sneh things; The ship future. "The spirit of the world can be passed by the colonies, member of a crew, and in reach-as typhoon refugos, railways, and for the purpose of developing apology by TIM 10 refor owners ninst realice that by brooding on things to come" which would fond to great ing England leave the vessel other equally pressing miters, thoir shipping interests.

for the third time 10 themanning their ressols with found utterance as far back as eliciency than thoso which layo and settle down in the various are included in the colony's un- Peking, May 30, sanio subject. The strongest nationals of a country looked March of last year, when Presideni been passed from time to time by ports, without The Board of Foreign Affairs criticism of the prevailing pessim. upon by the majority of Austral- Taft delivered a speech which the British Parliaments. With his pockets save the money, ovory outside domand should be penny indertakings it will be sean that has requested the foreign minis

ism comes from Shanghai. ians with distrust, dislike and foreshadowed the time when all vigilant Board of Trade, England which he may have accumulated kept to the lowest possible ters at Poking to notify their contres columns to-day we almost four that they are throwing questions of a nation's honour has kept such a close surveillance on the voyage as wages. They limit. The growth of the con- euls at Shanghai to abolish the publish a most interesting extract into the ranks of their direct would be settled before a court upon hor shipping, that it has sur-havo evon been knows to land tribution has in reality very mixed court, and to establish of Shanghai issued by Mosers. bour union in the Commonwealth the necessity of going to war. while at the same time the rights upon the charity of their fellow The principle on which it from the roport on the trade onemies the seamen-every la of honourable men, without passed that of any other country, absolutely penniless, dependent little to do with the question. high judicial court to take it Noel Muray, the well-known while it is inconceivable that The time must conto when nations of the owner has in no way been countrymen, who are making is based is wrong in overy way, place. The ministers strongly brokers. With the condition of the objected to the request.

Government itself can like private individuals will pleat outraged. the piece goods market, the out-calinly face the situation which their causes beforo a tribunal, in-

compeioncy in the many laundries It would seem that the liomo ports and the tea market we are this manner of practicing what stead of like children deciding Zoaland seem to go farther than towns mentioned above. If the to increase the value of the colony, However, the proposals of New that they have started in the country expects us to work hard Prines Con left Poking for not actively concerned at the they proach must bring about. the matter at issue by fistic argu-those madoby oven the most rabid Chinese were to confine thoir a value that in the main must be London yesterday to represent momont, but Mosers. Neel Murray We do not mean to suggest that most. the Emperor of China at the have important remarks to make the puroly Australian shipping

social reformera wlio have over activities to trado, he would prove felt by England alone, and then coronation of King George.

Sometime ago a useful book endeavoured to subvert all means a much more satisfactory citizen charge us more for the protection on the state of the money mar-trade is supporting this step. As was published by a Mr. Angell en- of wealth production to the than many of the European races theroof on the grounds that we Poking, May 30," kot. As our readers are aware is woll-known the Australian coa-titled" Europe'sOptical illusion," common weal, for the colony's that have found a home on the aro more able to afford it. Such The people of Hunan the recent crisis in Shanghai man is treated in a manner that in which the writer showed the view is, that the shipping shores of Albion, but his system a basis for taxation must be Hupah are very excited over the caused the failure of several precludes him from joining forces absoluto futility of war. Ife even trado ust be regulated in of morality, and the peculiar in wrong by every law of political action of the governmout in taking native banks. The situation, as with his colleagues who underwent so far as to cmuciate the the inforests of the colonica lunce that he has upon the economy and a pursuance of a over the control of the railways it has developed, indicates a very leas just laws have cause of com- darine, timt, in the event of war rather than of the industry if minds of the fair sox, and the un-policy, founded on such a basis, out of commercial funds, and the extraordinary paradoxicality.plaint against the conditions of between such powers se England solf. In short it in sought to told misory that has dovolved can only lead to a stage in our Now Cabinet, fearing trouble, Moroy, that is luard cash, is plenti- thoir lives. But tho step to be and Germany, the conquering deprive the owner of liberty of therefrom, has called for some affairs, when the military contri- has requested the Government to ful, too p'ontiful in fact, but credit taken will, nevertheless, have its nation would be no better off than action, as to the manner in which drastic step, and despatch General Young with leaf is ro tricted to the vanishing effect upon the Australians, since the loser. His argument was he should conduct his business, has been taken by the present phesied, a mill-stone round our

that stop bution will be, as Dr. Ho Kai troops to ilio places in question, point, Tho market is obsessed they have already done for their founded upon the present state of and to make his trade subservient government. Poking, May 30, by the spirit of fear, apparently seamon what the seamen of international finance which ho to public convenionco and benefit.

without cause, and hongs and the other maritime nations are said has become so intricate, In roality this eeems to be the not really so, bafore it had boon Undertheold act, though it was The Board of Foreign Affair, banks fail, with money to burn" now trying to do for them-with ramifications in practically first suggestion that a huge in-interpreted" by the then Home hibits at the Imperial Instituto Portions of the Hongkong ex- and the Board of Interior have Murray de not minco matters in agon to fortune in the shape comp an economic disaster to any purpose of pure philanthropy more than twenty inmigrants the Festival of Empire which in at their command. Messra. Nool solves, and having given host- every country, that, war los bo-dustrial concorn should be run for Secretary, only ships carrying have been lont for exhibition at memorialized the Throne to in-referring to this. They describe of ouest legislation directed combatant uations, Securities and not for the purpose of acquir were subject to the inspection of to be held at the Crystal Palace struct the viceroys and governors the manner in which things are towards the amelioration of the in a country sro no longer peculiar ing wealth for those who are on the officers of the Immigration during the current summor. of the varians provinces to the effect that permission must be being allowed to drift along sailor's life, they cannot look on to that nation, for in practically gaged therein.

Board, but now not ono alion can Mr. W. S. Bailey has been asked obtained from the local authori-shameful," and the general calmly while aliens are employed every case foreign capital has

situation

The request is oua of delightful come into the country without this if he would be agreeable to act as ties before a public meeting could one of the greatest blots on the less favoured, countries,

Shanghai to preservo tlie status quo in crept in, till the stato of inter-naivelo, and we fancy that an ox- cognisance of the authorities. referce in the forthcoming Kenny The national financo is in such a pression of innocent surprise will Such a mossare cannot butoperato Carlson, contest, Mr. Bailey is trade of the place. As we know Labour Government, tho Unions condition of interdependence, that mork the receipt of any refusal for good. It will free the country willing to do so, and Kenny is now, the crisis was developed and the people of the Common-it is imperativo that the integrity to further extend the colonies from an unobcoked influx of prepared to fight under his direc The Cabinet Ministers propeso principally by the mad specula- wealth who support the fight for of the great nations should be powers in this respect. It is undesirables, it will tend to relieve tion. The request, however, lias tion in rubber whichcharacterised fair conditions of labour-by proserved at all times. It is an naive for two reasons. In the the strain upon the poor law, boon made quite unofficially, the China const last year; but, as which we mean the great majority old doctrine in war that directly a first case, the colony, that is ro- and also do away with a great necessarily so, since Carlson has the brokola point out, this only of Australians in general will foreign force invades a country's sponsible for the suggestion; owns amount of the sweating, that is not yet arrived,

Hongkong) Telegraph aliona to take the plaes of the men flection that the conditions of a the discussions on Empire topics, rest of a goal amber of years, people rosiding in the colony but

The new Cabinet has memo- rialized 'the throne to the effort that the Government ought to dovoto all its attention to the movements of the people in the interior instead of paying any attontion to the aggression of foreigners. The now Cabinet asked the Throne to prohibit the: formation of territorial corps for national defence in the various provinces, as il was found thoy had hail trouble with for- cigners and eventually it migh load to war.

Poking, May 30.

Poking, May 30..

the Board of Communications

be allowed,

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Peking, May 30,

to raise foreign loans for the do- volopment of mining enterprises in Obina,

THE NEED OF THE MOMENT.

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A SANER EPOCH.

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