THE FAR EAST.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 150, 19 March 1908, Page 4

THE FAR EAST.

( CHINA'S COMINC REVOLUTION. OUR' SPECIAL CORBESPOITOKNT.) ■£■&■■■■'■ Hongkong,; ;Fobruaxy 19... ; There is' daily in South China':Spmo iiidex ' given bf.|ho spread df- v^OTri^fti<''®nd:dissonj( • . tont witH the present systgjii'p£ '.Ternmonti'; To-day it againsfrssbmo official |. will; s ;bj> a mass meeting at ;.are;'cai^d;',and tho; dny'after, it will be-a- ---■ story of ishe and. ; '--iV: ; ' ammunftipri. ThcßO ~.. lar, torn well ttooy are.lpoMidered'to results' of ad-' tiro' -At thoKii .' . thero is lone real /leader—Dr. .Sun Tot. Son., v: - This miiS.ia brfnj[:'e*gfsrfyi'soiifht- for-by the- • Chinestj.' authorities^?but though! hp' is ; oftcn hoard ofS ho manages''to bhido 'arrest-." Tho 5: Governor- 'of Kwßiig'sf „■ qff&rcdi ,A'■ -rpwrd of .520,000. capture,s f Si)n doad oi? 'Allvo,-"and • names.'him as^'tho^noto^'' rious - IjßqSer janti-jinoDjirehist. 1 move-.. ' v- ; inent.''v ,Th at'. Sun "'Yet ScnvhSs' succeeded in .. , organising:a greatiriioTeriient is'evidenced.by- " tho fonds \ho7-or-. rathoi;. tho movement-^:. ■ .' has atSdispossu""To'r' "SirHenry JBe&oMy/a-KfCy'lto fccch !-)fl£hfcm'f! • thoir causo in. Hc/rigkong" Law' Courts. lui . 6i Kingv jj, self-confessed member of tho party ,- is. at OTCscnt^r gaol, await-, .ing'-'bstwjtion of armed; • ' ' robboryj; Jin China:/-'- Tho; brilliant, K.C. : has ■: '. been raising Mrts ,of. barriers!,.,and.;, 'v /.v ;.has'. eloquently jtho . Ch'irifese~'Go-' -i vcrnmoiifi .waritMthe^iiian'vas''S;:r6for^er^a , ndr.' !V ( ; ;;V hot ; as?i'robber,'arid- that extradition for political;?crimes'is contrary to -British law. r Money is;no.X|biect '.to party. ': • CAPTU,RE OF A JAPANESE SMUGGLER^ 1.1 ■ ■ : Another evideiico of 'the degree of tho ■ ' thoy a'rpi:smuggling,-arms" into;South«Ghma.-« - On February -5" a l, Chinese'-cruiser,'seized- the - - —Tat-sit—Maru^-aßd—found- : aboard her 1800 rifles and aboutr/ 50,000, ' ' Tounds of"atem'itiiiti6ft , ''ir(tended ;,:i for' i; tbo'r ; iels: 'Tlte' steamer, had passe<l ; -Hongkong, i ; f and' was anchored'to th^wath^^ldtoQao,* : ]^cl|. ■ was :"ariiS-iintOi£Bli-i;. B ; ing junkß;': Tho."Chineso.;naval officers :...'/ promptly : :MTrMl ; ..tlidV'reffi^itO;(^to l cho lies sit' tho. timo of vyriting. i--That the ■ v'-. "'smuggliSg. rffffis'Cjsj'Si, -'Big jono.Y®ajs' >io imagined.whoAMt' 'isfr'e r m^mbordd^''tH&l!. J lhitf'' . .yessel is the.old.BluoMMelilln'cii'Polyphor ~r; ! :! mus, • of ; i94B'tons^riet.. .There ;js. some., fe^ir.■ ' in'tho Fpl:E.<s'fcl,tHat.HKis,.tei^e' > ; will .lead.; . ■. to'. internationalcomplications.- 1, . - . cablegrams announco. China' 5 completo backdown ) . CHINA'S FUTURE RULER. ■ ;:to. '-tho';,p.ositi6ri'¥-inv; ■ Chtna, l\lr. Takenashi,- a member of the Ja- • parieso.jDiet, said recently that question;'now beginning .to.i.agititS' ClKinaJi,? H'V '; /the nohiiiiation of'S' su'ccessor to tho Th'ronei 1 ' (Each princely, families is putting for- ; ' ward a candidate of^-its own, and .this compei • tition is.almost suro to load to serioni'trbu- ■■ ■ Jblo. On/tho other.hand,;in:p'rbp6rti6n as'the ;-V';new learning permeatM '.ths.. v. -. awakening .to aw-^ns^'of'ftHo'iti^M^^ilHW ' ■'individual,. i.-deyprpiiihg • discontent'with' tho present aocial and ■ / /administrative There aro .no iless ' than BOo'sccret 'sncietiM";tlircrughotrt tho Chi-. ■ oeso Empire, and tkosej'if, only opportunity .'offer, will: kt^pnee' rajso Jjheir; against, the' rnlmg .d#aaSty|?' SucHVah" o^ortanityjj ! will cortainly-.oCer,.ift>fivß»or eix y«srss;'whoiV!-, :wiv oonstitoiional government > and : - tho'": other . v:olnnigesmentioned • aboT#;^fogin v to bo reali- - ties, -and.'thorofore Mr.: ; i-that thpr'o -will,be.greatSa'fifl- iri'dMprOad''dis-. :-4 'th'rotighotit ,tho Chinese iEmpiro ■ pt no very distant'dato. f -Noxt to .China'her?; <;v Bolfj thojcountry.whieh'will be most seriously .; ■~f lffected-hy theso^pyents a^di-, ■ Mr.' :^ieasines3'"wh'erf^ ' -, bo sees :his oonntrymen engrossed in-; wrang- • ling abopt the arithtriefcic of a -budget wliilfi . A; : ; tho materials of, a. vast devastating conflagration. arfcacetimulatjac on ..the other'.sido'if. ■ tho stroet. ■■ • , jJ^(t ii)K»)S.W .iW « SIR ROBERT HART'S RETI.RfM,ENTi;J : For somo 50 odd, years Sir, Robert-Hart, . :, . ■ the. head- of tbo. Chinesei - Imperial Custoina',..; •'. 'lias laboured assidnously in tho V-! :JEo has over .aud oye.?, ,i ;v; tended visit to E'urop6v ; B'nt,4h-'a ; niwor'io tlib : wishes of tho Chinese Government,. has .do-' ;■ ferrod liis .trip and laboured • on/Now. itlias^ ■ been; definitely ..decided that' Sir. ißobert'. is

i shortly-tb-!visit.Englandj-arid it *•- understood.' China , vfill.-;no&( see. him';; again. j . Tho memorial recefitly i-pr.esonted v l,'t6.-f - tho f, .• Throno ■bj': tho ShuiTiruch'u (llov'enue Coim- i cil) on|th'ef departure of Sir.. Robert, for, ; Europe,f^iid^tW;selebtion-ofSir.';!R(MH• ,i ß^ , . ; •: Bredon fas Actirig-Inspector-Gcneral: of 'tho - i lmporiat;lMatitiw i o: l ,C^stoMS^,has y j)B^i.,pnb.-. ;; r3 . lished; ; -7^i^'dra^flofirt3t;SSfSfflf ■ and Lu Hai-huan (both posts being now vacated,. Na .Tungihas-" be«n-appointed'in their _ ' ■ stead) have a lotjer -from tho Inj : £pEctor-Geriqr^; ; 'askihg. leave', tgf' visit En& • ( land this spring]' Wa years in. Cnina jj. asd ' pi®-, •f fas his' locum ■1 tonons.;. Tho memorialists- found,,that the. . Inspector-General . tjid; : ' ! Chineso'; Government' "fornearly ' 55 years, and had aided, tho -finances ;! of CJiina. and;!' - many other important : affairs concerning ! China's .relations with tlio : PoTrers,!durjfig,, liis long 'tenuro of office as Chief , of tho'liii- ' : perial. Jlaritimo Customs. W, As ; ■ • of .his valuable services, fcho'memorialists re- 1 . ; quested that a-special:ho'nour,.'sKbiili be.con--. - : . forrcd on'him by the eii-' * .. courage other tfcoJCJiincso »sv«., - T K EV-E W' IK6I®ECTO R-G'EN ERALf' ~ - Their Excellenoies tfSeh-.Liouiai andtf&n? Eai-* < huan pointed ont thaiYri -now oi.'Ms long ser- < , vice .unci'/great; ©xptxfsnco in.'the! imperial' .fraritnae uiistbrns, '-;'!tho*' Dbputy-Insptctas:; ■>.General was. undoubtedly tho^anpjj-ysHiraoiij:. wan for divriDg thoj a d- .,. wnco. of .'tne : in fioronp-.-- - -, 'I'Jio. memoriaJists ;thereforo strongly mended . that' Sir -Robert vßrodon : bo ~.'ap T :; ■ -i pointed so; as v .tp. cnsiire tho tlie"' Customs, which mosti impoH-aiit and . jthe" tiaiifbseT Ma- . pnate honour' Sir Robert jircdon shouici bo 'given the brevet rank of a Provincial Treasu-;: . ler, so as to i)lace'/hinv!on,;au,,eciual. . with the-ProvmcfaT'lVeasurers/ Judges arid Territorial, and (Justoms Taotais in tno vari- ' - -, ■ ous,. provinces.,,,.in!. conclusion,,, ,the- Controi-lcrs-U^n"eralriktate'dv:thSt'.'.''Uhe'*.!,Shulivucli'u would continue- to. co-operate: with tho 15£ C! , spectorate-General .for,; tno purpose,, of, mairiV . tainingf tho existing'excellent cbriditioii 'of !! tho Chinese Customs. The Imperial, rescript " . stated that • sorvioea,'> Sir ®dber£ ( 'Hirt I rt'given "tho' brevet ■ ■ rank ot a President ot a. Muiistry. m.^o.kin,: ;while tho - ~ the bievetvrank.'.of. Provincial Treasurer of a Pjov Actiog-Inspcctor-Geiieral Twas- ,- appoiivßrbyf-'lfriperial;- rescript, and v not.:by>, , eUiot; tbaff. iab''fo'reighf einplbyM- . has over been' appointed by edict." Even Sir *. Robert ; Ha^..wfß/ ( fti»p6iat^^6peoft)KQ^i#< ■ Tal inr.lß63"' byf a the defunct • . T-sungli-yamen.;';.:Th'o'-breVot''. rank' 1 of. a- Provincial a- ■ Provinco. is 'ojitirfcliy! Aunder,!;!tho>'Vicbrpy or Governw • 'is-no.rank off Already Sir from tho CKM<^^M ; *ft»jfw^4-gOT^|j!(ents ! ■ io covor!hinßolf;Wiifc-!^ff;vvV'^V;/^ CHINESE;COURT.ESYf-'J ~ The . : puts it, and iivith somebody tho^OMtmumuaiii letter - tained fcUtrwingf pnasageS illustrative of , Chinese- otiqiicfcto:— ! could -longer 011duro his straight- . awaycharged'-'him.'-withv' sriamelessncss. , I Baid^./^Phd'aakcdvyou'to trust "mo'?, : ;.tin Kfofii day iiyou ; you:.-think':y6n„aro. of,, the -Court'; rare: BM. oi.'ancicot" times;'i;o.,-7tj years., I have. aLso,auri)rp.<Hxibly,igoiwVthrong;h ; : acaci---pleto Q'olo/ i.0.,'6d yeaTs. fWe can confront '. each .wordstwjll not yield £ Mjr.<lrantt>le •.idea'• ■was'that if this .tricgram : said that th® money had been paid into Court;/your respectable shop would bo anxious to .-go,for tho Wing I''ung,. and there might ho a liope that Hong-

both.'Then, 'ofi MpnSay, liji'. and I as defendan'fr a-nil|i&";\\:buld .then bo nqc.os- ' sary fjo w&t for tfief-amval ; of ovidenco' from Amoy, and then probably tho money noed not boij>ajd, back, British. la\? attaches groat importa-heo -to'tr'uo fividonco. If.thoro is:any 'false word said it may be difficult to clpsp 'the'case;in three'years,^andtpno's,liamo becomes really very!.unenviable..-This is what I'havo';to inform for not using paper, is">s''s&'nya'-matter of 11.0 JgEeUcWorflnclfi; "'l'iriis't you will tako into my. eyes are dim l^itin^ftn'?M', isli#iSir.- cannot bo oloarly. 1 soon by mo. I beg respectfully to inquiro ■afteSS'our spring l health.-' v Unfortunately tho io'tligr tho, litigant's sago tprf'vJMico".(Sir Francis -aHho'conc'ltisioii of tho trial ordered bo arrested aiid