August 25, 1908.]
CHINESE STUDENTS CROWD TOKYO.
THEIR POWER for GOOD OR EVIL.
An observant visitor to Tokyo writes a long letter to the Japan Mail, from which we take the following:
The first two Chinese students officially sent to Japan came here a little over eight years ago. The number five years later was 561. Towards the end of the year 1904 it increased to 2,406. Early in November, 1905, it was officially computed at 8,620 and at present about 10,000 roughly. The huge numbers in which China has sent her young men to Japan for the pursuit of knowledge during the last year or so is a wonderful phenomena in the history of Asiatic nations. The attempt to find another instance in the history of the world where an
Asian nation felt the impulse to learn and adopt the methods of a first class l'ower, with such a passion as to send over six thousand of its young men in less than a year across the sea to a sister country to gain a theoretical and practical knowledge of various arts of peace and War, is futile.
That the young men on their return to China will wield enormous influence on their national
affairs is evident. Their number is stupendous, They are representative in the best sense of the word. They come from all the different pro. vinces of China, North, South, Fast, West and Central China. They are from all the grades of society. rich, poor, high and low. In addition, they are engaged in the study of all kind of sub. jects. Some of them are in the Military, Naval, and Police Schools and Institutes. Others are in commercial industrial and technical institu. tions. Some are engaged in the study of Law, Politics, Economics That the studies of most of them are of the most elementary nature is hard. ly to be doubled, But there are at least two or three thousand of them whose studies are pretty far advano d. They are receiving training in the various local Universities, High Schools, Colleges and some under private instructors. Some of the Chinese young men read in schools or departments of schools which are specially -designed for them. Others study in the ordin ary schools and classes, strictly meant for the Japanese only. But the number of those parsa- ing their elementary studies by themselves with the best help they can possibly get, is probably very large, though the exact figures at the present moment are not available.
It is no exaggeration to say that the problem of the Chinese students in Japan is very knotty and complicated, What to do with these ten thousand Celestial students is still a riddle to the educators and sociologists of Japan. Their number and its unusually rapid increase baffles all effort at systematic work. The students' craving to pursue studies of many and vastly
different nature makes the work all the more difficult. If they are put in the same classes with the Japanese, they being not up to the proper mark, and being ignorant of the Japanese language, prove a drag to the Japanese students and retard their progress. In addition to this government and private schools in Japan are crowded to their utmost limit of capacity. Such is the dilemma from a political point of view. From the social standpoint the outlook is more gloomy still. The students come from rich and
poor families and from different ranks of society. The social conditions in China and Japan are very different from each other. In China the seclusion of women, especially of the higher classes, has always been enforced and the personal liberty of women has always been associated with suspicious character. In Japan, there is no seclusion of women. Woman is in great evidence everywhere, in the boarding house, street car, park, and temple. Then there is the unscrupulousness of some of the boarding house keepers, of which there are a great number in almost every country, who bring these unsophisticated youths into temptation to make money out of it. Again, a town like Tokyo, abounds in fierce temptation, which not only wreck the moral lives of the Celestial students but of the Japanese students and others as well. Viewed from a political point of view, the situation has its own difficulties. That there are many hot-heads among the students is true. “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing", in
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
the words of the poet, and the contact of the Chinese students with the Japanese people, unless it be not superficial, is apt to make these students reckless. A shallow and hasty intro- duction to the Western freedom of press and speech is sure to fill the heads of these students with hazy notions. There are besides some ultra-radical Chinese patriots in Japan, whose influence is far from sobering
CHINA MUST PAY UP.
Advices from Washington say that Mr. Root, the Secretary of State there, is taking an opposite course to that pursued by Secre- tary Hay in the matter of exacting $24,000,000 (gold) from China as the price of her Boxer rebellion. The international agreement with Cina was that she was to pay to the United State $24,000,000 in forty annual payments. It Hay stood for letting up on China, and it is is known that after the first payment Secretary said that be made inquiries among other nationalities as to whether they were willing to forego the payments because of the awful predicament in which they placed China; and because of her generous agreement to the
open door", which was Hay's policy.
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No nation, it appears, would agree to the taking of less than the pound of flesh. opinion, and is practising it, that Chins should Secretary Root, however, is strongly of the Py up in full and regularly. About one-eighth of the full amount has been paid. Mr. Root, in his desire for consular reform gen rally, is now advocating the appropriation of $1,000,000 lands and houses for the diplomatic and con- of the China indemnity for the purchase of
8ular service in China, Japan, and Korea.
THE OPIUM FARM.
MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDED.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
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HANKOW, 15th August, 1906.—Business report- ed since the 8th inst., is as under —–—–
Settlements
Shipments to Shanghai
1906. J-Chests.
3,743
1903.
-Chests.
3,861
1,393
on Native account ...10,808 The following aro statistics at date compared with the corresponding circular of last season, viz., 16th August, 1905.
1000.
HANKOW TEA. Settlements...
-Chests.
1905.
}-Chests.
.367,882
428,277
Shipments to Shanghai on Native acconnt Stock
14,124
8,598
53,231
31,951
Arrivals...
.. 135,237
468,820 *
1900.
1905.
-Chests.
-Cheats.
158,018
177,128
Shipments to Shanghai on Native account Stock
4,985
3,401
8,194
6,592
Arrivals...
.171,197 188,124
Kiuriang Tra. Settlements
SILK.
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CANON, 28th July, 1906.-Fourth Crop.-The weather is very favourable for the coming crop, and so far it is expected to be larger than last year. Market -În raw silk a fair number of purchases have taken place, to cover short-sales for Europe; therefore our quotations do not cor- respond with the real wants for home consump- tion. “Market Cargo" and coarse sizes have especially attracted buyers. The American mar- In a Government Gazette Extraordinary issaed ket is quiet. Waste Silk is growing exceedingly scare in the country, and the native holders are on Aug. 18th it is notified that His Excellency
Steam very excited, the Governor-ia-Council has been pleased to
Waste Extra Selected Pierced Cocoons are amend the form of grant of the Hongkongpened has fetch $105.
not touched owing to the exorbitant prices asked. Farm, published in Government Stock of silk in Canton: 1,200 bales. Opium Notification No. 439 of the 23rd May, 1906, by adding the following provisos -
OPIUM.
HONGKONG, August 23rd.
Quotations are:-Allowance not to I catty. Malwa New the
Malwa Old
"Provided always that in the event of the exportation of raw opium from India being so restricted during the term hereby granted, as in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council seriously to affect the business of the grantee, the onus of proof whereof shall rest on Governor-in-Council, upon the application of the grantee, shall reduce the rent payable under this grant to such an extent or may modify the terms of this grant in such other manner as to the Governor-in-Council may seem equitable.
"Provided also that in the event of the
Malwa Older Malwa Very Old
Persian Fine Quality ..8700 Persian Extra Fine...$780 to
Patna New Patan Old
Benares Old
.8930 to $970 to $1030 to $1080
per pionl
do.
do.
to to
www.
do.
do.
do.
$950
to .$950 to
per chest.
do.
$885
$900 to
to
do,
do.
COAL.
Messrs. Hughes and Hough, in their Coal
exportation of raw opium from India being Benares New prohibited during the term hereby granted and the grantee not being able to procure sufficient opium for boiling the grantee may give notice to the Governor-in-Council of his desire to surrender this grant, and, if, in the opinion of the Governor-in-Conacil such probibition seriously affects the business of the grantee, the onus of proof whereof shall rest on the grantee, the Governor-in-Council shall thereupon, or so soon thereafter as he may deem desirable, cancel the same.
Nothing in the two preceding provisos is to be taken to mean that an alteration in the quantity of opium exported from India is farmer is entitled to a reduction of rent or to a to be accepted as prima facie evidence that the modification of the terms of this graut.”
Lai Lam, unemployed, residing at Sham Shui Po, conceived an original idea for raising the wind. Going to Aberdeen and getting into conversation with shop coolies who were earning 83 and their keep be represented that they would do much better if they engaged themselves under him for 817 a month. He represented that he was building barracks at Stanley and wanted workmen. He would give each man the necessary chit on condition that they paid him 70 cents each. This was done, but when the men went to meet him next day as arranged they did not find him. Defendant was convict- ed of obtaining money by false pretences and sentenced to six months' imprisonment,
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Report of 23rd August, state that 13 steamers are expected at Hongkong with a total of 47,900 tons of coal. Since August 9th, 9 steamers have arrived with a total of 35,500 tons of coal.
The Report also states that the market for all kinda has been very dull, and little business is reported.
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Quotations:-- Cardiff...... Australian
.$15.00 ex-ship, nominal."
$9.50 to $9.75 ex-ship, quiet. Yubari Lamp...$12.00 nominal. Miiki Lump ..$12.00 nominal. Moji Lump .37.25 to $10.00 ex-ship, steady. Moji unscreened$7.00 to $7.50 ex-ship, steady. Akaike Lump...$9.00 to $9 50 steady. Bengal.
89.00 to 19.75 nominal.
RAW COTTON.
HONGKONG, 21th August.—Moderate business at a reduction of $¦. Stock about 2,000 bales. Bombay.....
$18.00 to $20.00 per poł.
21.00 to 24.50
Bengal (New), Rangoon
and Dacen Shanghai and Japanese...20.00 to 27,00 Tungohow and Ningpo...26.00 to 27.00
Reported sales, 175 bags.
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