November 26, 1906.)
come.
reactionary is a difficult question, but the probabilities certainly lie in the direction of the reactionaries being able to check reform, at least for a considerable time to It would therefore, be too sanguine to conclude that he movement which has been inaugurated will be brought to any definite issue at an early date, and the report of the Commissioners in favour of a gradual dealing with the subject can be understol in this light. The danger thas is that the reforms may be so gradual that they will, not be sufficient to make headway against the current of conservatism, which is so strong among the Chinese. At the same time it is to be remembered, against this, that there has always been a strong popular element in China, notwithstanding its arbitrary form of government, which only | awaits an opportunity of making its weight felt, and this may, if properly directed, he availed of to strengthen the hands of those, in favour of refrin. The idea of popular representation having at lust lean recognised at headquarters as a matter for considera tion, means may be found of dealing with the question which were quite impossible so long as any such views were regarded (as has hitherto been the case) as uoth ug short of revolutionary.
CASES DESERVING DEPORTATION.
(Daily Press, November 20th.) Swarmery" continues to manifest itself in China as elsewhere. It is nothing less
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two possible sources for reports, we are not | official letter said, “the change in conditions surprised. It seems to us that the time has ¦ is such, since the transfer of sovereignty in come for plain speaking. Our contemporary, these islands from Spain to the United goes much further than usad when under States, that there is a strong demand for the pressure of irresistible evidence it notes American banks and for the issue of circulat. that "the actions of at least one of, the, ing notes up in the American system ". missionary bodies represented do not seem. There was no desire, the notification said. to have corrected the tendency for outbreaks among
t infrings upon the privileges of the hesitation in going further, and, in respect that Congress would refuse to consider its the population". We have no¦ Spanish-Filipino Bank, but it was probable of the Chekiang troubles, pointing out that privilege of not-issue to be an exclusive the admitted actions of both siles have, one. encouraged that tendency. Fortunately such exceel the amount of expits! paid up, and The total amount issued should not missionaries are not in a majority, or China Fother usual suggestions would indeed awake. There are many good į security
for ensuring and pions men of the same faith, whose | Treasury would be satisfied, in the case of ware tentatively made. The | friendship we regard as
whose lives we honour, who must be as
a privil-ge, aui this Bank, with a much smaller deposit of much distressed by the behavior of the America; and in the case of the cash bends than would be required by law in firebrands as we are, With ourselves they deplore, as the North-China Herald puts it, would be put in a much more favourable reserve against notes outstamling, the Bank "that the Chinese should witness the position thau under Spanish law. The spectacle of foreigners, who have come among then to preach the gospel of peace ID's letter to the Bank is that its mildness worst that can be said of Mr. Commissioner and good will, engaged in enconraging or countenancing mob law".
and generally concessive spirit imply some Verily theirs is recognition of the naturalness of the Bank's the sort of good will that, as business men claim to a monopoly of note-issue. To us agree with our contemporary that investiga. approval appear very reasonable, say, requires to be written down. We the suggestions submitted for the Bank's tion is necessary, aud in view of the alert assuming there is no doubt as to the Bank's ness recently shown by Sir Joux JoRngs right to such monopoly under its charter to the danger in this direction, we have extended as far ahead as January 1st, 1928 ; hopes that something practical may be done but being in such a sound legal position, to put a stop to such seau lals. A few bad the
Bank deman-le-l compensation far examples only need to be deported, to bring beyond what the Commissioner seemed to the rest to their senses.
think becessary. It assessed at six and a BANKING IN THE PHILIPPINES. | value of its exclusive right under the quarter millions of dollars the surrender
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than extraordinary how amenable a mob can be to the idlest of instigations. Any cock-and-bull
Spanish charter, and made counter proposals story seems sufficient tu provoke it to
which involved its being put into a favoured We tried of the law's delay the Spanish-position under the new law as compare d fervour. There was an element of this Filipino Bauk bas taken the extraordinary with all other banks. Hers Gadarene madness in the last British step of explaining to the public in over-reached itself, for the Commissioner Parliamentary elections, and we are still a pamphlet its position in the dispate commentel reaping the whirlwind in connection with with the Insular Government
of t the repatriation of all the Chinese from its exclusive right to
Spanish Franchise, and iu issue bank notes South Africa. If only this were being done in the Philippines. We have not
mash such franchis were recognized by for the same practical reasons that prompt |
pro the American (f wernment, it would justly followel the White Australia" policy, it would not
the developments of have to le submit to a much heavier burden the dispute, beyond noting that the of taxation than any now impe-l, and there be so bad, but the most recent arguments Spanish or Filipino press appared to apparently can by no doubt as to the power are the most hysterical yet; and would be entirely on the side of the bunk, delend-of the Government authorities in these have equal force if employed to advocate ing its alleged right, as the pamphlet islands to tax that franchise upon any basis the abolition of all public schools, armies | remarks, “with remarkable acumen and that shall be deemed just ". It would even and barracks and camps whatever. In | unusual unanimity “. The Bank recalls its be competent to impose prohibitive taxation. Shansi we read that the suicide of a student | owa alarmed
past of perfect harmony
with its | Evidently the ease is one for compromise; by false reports of wholesale “absolute vonjunction
of Philippine if the Bink's rights under its charter and mining concessions to the Peking Syndicate interests with those of the Bink, a lifetime the ratifying Treaty of Paris bo strongly ed to a swarmery of two thousand students, of fifty-two years of mutual and unvari ible established, it must recognise that the posi who got so far as to talk of general confidence", and remarks that the advent tion of the insular government is strong bara-kii, of rebellion and civil war, and as Sovereign of a great and rich natim, too; and not he too stubborn. other desperate remedies. They finally whose principal greatness is founded up u
Its high- falutin references to justice, and equity and simmered down, as all young nien do if being the verbum of democracy and the the Stars and Stripes cannot be cavilled at, given a fair chance. In Chekiang, it is standard bearer of liberty, drove out from but they are not business. reported that
With the bast of worse things have heen us all fear of being disturbed in the pete- governments, public poli y sometimes seems occurring. We quite recently unfolded | ful and quist possession of our belongings". to demand trespass on stric equity, and the story of a sectarian feud over the Yet hardly had the Civil Government give and tako 18 needed ownership of a crop of waterchestnuts, and been implanted in the Philippines, than the it is now reported that the trouble was Secretaryship of Finance began to show a still proceeding during the first ten days of persistent and earnest desire to thwart our this month. On Nov. 9th there was serious action". The Americans instituted the rioting at Haimen or Heimen, when houses first searching investigation into its affairs were looted and firearms used. So at least which the Bank had so far experience 1, a contemporary learns from, we assume, a with the result that the Spanish Philippine missionary source, and after what we have! Bunk appeared as the most careful adininis. just been reading and republishing, we trator and conscientious guard an of the cannot altogether repress a certain amuse- | interests that
confide; ment when our contemporary has to with-everything was in the most perfect order' hold is news.
Unwilling to discredit it, Notwithstanding this chim La spcial our contemporary is yet bound to remark countenaues and protection, the Bank that "in the form in which it reaches us it ¦ complains that efforts were at once made is so obviously compiled in great haste and to cause them to reduce to a half the issus possibly in a moment of great perturbati su of their notes then in circulation. The 1-prefer tu await further details ".! Bank obeyed, without, it is claimed, In simple phraseology, the ex parte report iron muncing its privilege.
On Sept. 24th, of the incidents was to patently untrust-1901, the Bauk was notified of the official worthy to print; at which, remembering desire to put all the insular Banks, preset the circumstances, and recoguising the only or future, on a footing of uniformity. The
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All the legal cannot alter such facts; and it seems to us that the Directors of the Spanish Filipino Bank have com. mitted an error of tacties in thus appealing to the public. However, they seem to have their stockholders behind them.
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The people of Fukien have telegraphed direct HE. Ting Chan Tok tho following massage-To Ting Chan Tok, Ex-Viceroy of Yunnan and Kweichow. We, the people of Fukian and Ch-kiang, do not want a man of your type to be our Viceroy.We think you had better resign the past and let some other better บริเอ come to take it-To which the Viceroy designste replied: -I have made up my mind to come to your Provinces as Viceroy. Moreover, the meantime I ask you to remain quiet and I do so in obedience to Imperial commands. endeavour to ascertain what I have achieved during the period of my administration in Yun- man and Kweichow. [Seal of Tung Chan Tok.
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