Hawkes Bay Herald. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25,1899. THE TROUBLE IN CHINA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11131, 25 January 1899, Page 2

Hawkes Bay Herald. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25,1899. THE TROUBLE IN CHINA.

Our cable news tells us of further m extensive rebellions in China. Con- fa sidsred merely _as an effete Eastern nation China and its internal affairs t , have little interest for the rest of c the world. If it and its enormous 1 population we're swallowed by an 8 earthquake there migbt be a ter- * ptorary shortage of tea and a rise in the price of silk, but that would be a about all. But regarded as a large * part of the earth's surface, to which g hungry European Powers are look- a ing for territorial aggrandisement, i its internal condition is of great import. There can be little doubt c that if it falls to pieces as a nation t it will become a huge battle-ground ■ between the nations representing Western civilisation, and for that reason any internal disturbance becomes of universal interest. The danger to peace ia increased by the fact that such uprisings are more or less directed against the "foreign devils " A few days ago a cable message informed us that a number of Chinese merchants in one of the treaty ports had petitioned to be taken under German protection, as an escape from the exactions of the Mandarins. But thfe great masß of the people hate foreigners even more than Messrs Seddon and Co. profess to hate Chinamen and Dalmatians. Mr Thomas Meadows, who spent half a century in the Flowery Land, and fell in love with it, in his entertaining* book on the country and its people, tries to convey to European minds some idea of the attitude of the Chinese in this respect. The great obstacle in the way of Chinese progress, he says, is inbred conceit and the supercilious notion that foreigners are of an inferior speoiea — an unclean beast, in fact. Only one outsider has proved an exception, General Gordon ; but they regarded him as a god. When we consider the inborn ideas of reverence which a Chinaman has for the Emperor, who is God's representative on earth, and God's son, one wonders how Buch a Bubject can become a rebel. But the philosophy of it iB quite simple; True, the Emperor is the " Sacred Son of Heaven/ but suppose that Heaven " withdraws its smiles and gives his Imperial Majesty the cold shoulder, either in the form of too much rain, overwhelming floods, or extra degrees of cold, then the Celestial thinks himself quite justified in believing that the sacred sonship exists no longer, and that his divine commission to rule is cancelled. Let any . great calamity occur and it is debited to the Eitope.ror's account; and his subjects hold him 1 responsible. If a river overrun a district, or an epidemic break out, then a demagogue suddenly startß up and informs the people that their ruler has offended the Sovereign of the Skies, The Emperor knows this and acts 1 upon it — believes .' in it, one I might say. So if he is inclined tc give England a concession for a tailway s he looks not so much to hit Ministers, but to nature, which he hopes will give him a few minoi hints as he goes along. If a cornel suddenly appear, he knows that he . is on the wrong cdur'se, and the negotiations must be broken off. Ii a terrible typhoon cause widespread misery, this is regarded as a thunder ova injunction against the course oi I action bfeing pursued by theif Im perial Court, and a full stop is th< i consequence. Thus the despotisn of China is the most cruel that cai be imagined, for the policy, externa' and internal, is governed by comets and their ctiprlcto\is movements, fire inundations, and suchlike. Tet, s( far as it goes, it is the logical out' come of their fanciful and supersti tious creed.-,, 1f the Emperor wil . declare himself as " Cousin to th< Moon" and "Brother oi llie Sim' it is not unnatural that his subject! p should expect him to exercise somf influence, if not control, over hii relatives sufficient to secure then against meteorological commotioni for which such celestial bodies an held responsible. Great poweri always involve great responsibilities is a maxim generally recognised 1 , anc the Chinaman carries it out to iti logical eonclusibn in every detail The rebel always takes care to founc his act of revolt on a divine man date, arid for probf of his commissioi he has simply to be oh the iookou for something which can be eon strued into a national calamity — i ' thing not difficult to accomplish in i rural population which, regards Chini as being the centre of the earth, anc i other nations and their respectiv* potentates as quaking -in their shoei i at the bare mention of their name. Nature, too, is regarded as the divinely appointed commentator or the actß of subordinate officers, , The governor of a province is held accountable for all disasters happening within the boundaries of his jurisdiction , the chief magistrate oi a city, for any municipal mishap. Ii a curse be upon the people the Achan must be found, and the Emperor, in the case of dispute, will appoint a commission of mandarins with full powers, and someone will be punished — must be punished, or the mandarins would be regarded as unwise men, or unfaithful to the trust reposed in them, which, of course, is a thing unheard of. With such beliefs, can we be surprised at anything China may do ? When self*preservation dictates it, however, the Chinaman does not hesitate to invoke the assistance of the " foreign devil " — at so much per hour. Mr Meadows gives a curious instance of this during the Taeping rebellion. H.M.B. Lily* had done great execution among the piratical junks which then abounded, a,nd the Emperor thought it would be a good idea to use it against his rebellious subjects. So he asked the British Government to hire the ship to him, either at so much per month, or as an alternative a fixed sum per head for the rebels killed ! When it was explained that the British Government did not keep warships for hire, it was suggested to the admiral that he should lend the vessel, and it was hinted that he could retire a rich man. This willingness to utilise the foreigner on occasions in itself constitutes a danger, for if the rebellion should assume an acute phase, and the assistance of any European Power should be sought, at any moment the nations might be by the ears. Such assistance would only be given for a Quid pro quo in the way of territory or other concession, and in the present state of tension in the East that would almost inevitably lead to war.

It is Estimated by a Sydney journal lat during 1898 the lafge sum of lai 952,600 was subscribed by the public for Cl attersall's sfoeeps. ffhis means the pro- to loter receives ailnually .£50,000. ta Several hundred of poultry are to be ** jnfc Home shortly from the Hawera istrict, and the experiment is looted jrward to with interest in testing the f* larket. It is hoped it will lead to a pi Cad - 0 cc Another' of the pennant matches be- 01 ween the Napier and Bluff Hill Bowling hi !lubs is to be played on Saturday next, w ?he ballot for players to represent the it lapier Club is to take place on the green tl his afternoon; P The youth Hugh Christie^ whtfse disippearance, from Puketitiri was reported '' >y us on Monday morning, has not yet a ;urned up, although the country has been L icoured for miles around; The inquiries Jj ire still proceeding, Constable Biordan * representing thb police in the search. {' t) The annual muster parade of the town a jorps and garrison band Will be held at bhe drill shed to-night By Colonel Newall. 1 The battalion colors will be uncased for j the first time since their presentation. I As both the Guards and Eifles are up to < their maximum strength the attendance j should be a record one. ( At New Plymouth Police Court on < Friday a man -was fined £1 and costs for ' (1) driving a diseased cow on public > higHWay, arid (S) with leaving the beast ] on a certain property without destroying same. William Barnard was also fined £1 and costs for driving a diseased cow along a public road. Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday: — Wind, between south-west and south and south-east at all places north of Napier and New Plymouth and generally between north-west and west and south-west at all other places ; barometer rise in the north but fall iff the south ; sea moderate on both coasts ; tides high on both coasts. Speaking at a meeting of the School Committee, Nelson, in support of the abolition of the standard pass system, the Eev. J. H. M'Kenzie said he had often seen children in tears and lamentations over the visit of inspectors. He added: — I believe there are thousands ■of ohildre'n iti tins country who are in abject terror of the inspectors. The North Canterbury Education Board has adopted a suggestion made by the truant officer, that in order to facilitate the working of the Act the Board should advertise that on certain days he could always be seen at his office by parents whose cases were to go before the Court, in order to give them an opportunity to explain the cause of the absence of their children. The Australian Star (Sydney) hag tha following :— A Maori lady of distinction, Airini KaraUriftj is now visiting Sydney in search of health: She is the head of a powerful native tribe, is the daughter Of the' late chief Karauria, in his day a steadfast ffletfd of the British, and who was slain in battle fighting against the grim rebel Te Koofci. Airini Karatfria is a gracious type of a noble race. She married sdine years ago a wealthy resident of Hawke's Bay 1 . The police .and Frederick Selby, butcher, had a wrestle in Emerson-street yesterday. It all arose in Patterson, Mossman and Co.'s premises, which Selby refused td leave when requested to do so. An interested crowd ttafohed the proceedings, during which some blood wbb drawn from the police. Selby was eventually conveyed to- the lock-up, and will be asked to aHsw'er thMja charges at the Magistrate's Court to-day. Prior to leaving for Wairoa, Mr Tiintbull, S.M., gave judgment in the civi] case of Eliza MagUl v. Cranby and Sidey heard at Hastings. This was a claim foi ,£3O 9a 7d for potatoes sold, which defendants admitted, but a counter clairr for X77 19s 7d damages for non-deliverj of potatoes was put in. The S.M. founc that the defendants were entitled to the amount of their counter claim, less ths sum admittedly due' to the plaintiff. s Our Waipawa correspdndent write! saying: — Mr Samuel Johnson has beei nominated as a candidate for the Educa tioa Board by the Makaretu and Ong! dng'ii Sehdal Committees. — As the elec tion of two members of thef Harbor' B'oarc is to take place on the 13th Pebrtfery bj the joint Councils of Waipawa anc Patarigats, it is probable that the meet ing of. the Waipawa County Council wil be adjourned till that date, and only the Finance" Cwnirilttee ffleet on the 3rc February. ' At the Magistrate's Court yerteroW before Dr. Caro and Mr Cohen, J.'sP. plaintiffs secured judgment in the follow, frig uiidefpnded case.s:— K. Beecham v H. L. Mullaney, iS7 7s/ co?ts 8s ; Wilsoi and Davies v. B. Welsh, £3 14, Ctfsts 103 — J. Catherall, charged with drunkenness? was fined £1 or one week's imprisonment —Eugene Owen, on a like charge, wa: fined 6s and ordered to pay 6s for gad maintenance while undergoing medica' tfeiittttbtiti An inquest into the circumstances' attending the death of the child EUze Wai den was held at Hastings yesterdaj by Mr Beilby, acting coroner. Mr E Wellwood was chosen foreman of th( jury. The medical evidence showed thai the child, seven months old, had beei weak from its birth, and the jury re turned a verdidfc, "That tne child diec Ironi natural causes, and death was due in- accoTdaiice with the medical evidence to a sudderi fttpi-nre of a l , blood vessel in 1 lung previously diseased." The' spaciorus tent of Harmston's circa was ftgain; well filled last night with at interested a'udiefi{(6; who received thf various items on the lengthy programme with', great approval. The riding feats adrtibatlo ktid Eisley acts, and clowning 4c, made up a ts'ry' entertaining pro gramme, concluding with tHS daring performance in the den of the Royal Bengal tiger. This afternoon, commencing ai 2.30, there will be a matinee, at which children will be admitted to all parts a1 reduced prices. To-nighc an entirely new programme will be presented. The line of demarcation between aihuseinfents in 1 whitih the olergy may indulge and those which thtif should a'hun was indicated by the Rev. T. A. Hdmiltofi, the iiew vicar of Fendaltou. He stated that the Dramatis Society connected with the church had elected him president, " and" he said, " I will go as far as i can witH that Association. But I really must draw the lifie at progressive euchre — I don't think a parson shotild be called on to go in for that. It may be all right for others, but I am sure you would not like to see me engaged in it." " Interested " writes from Hastiugs :— " I notice that a number of school committees are nominating Mr F. W. Williams for one of the vacant seats on the iiaWke's Bay Education Board, doubtless in ignorande of the fact that very shortly he leaves on an extended trip to the Old Country, and will be absent foi? abont 12 months. As Mr Williams' seats, both on the Education Board and Harbor Board, expire, amongst others, by effluxion of time, there will be a vacancy on each Board by his .retirement. Therefore it is no use for committees to nominate Mr Williams if he will be away in England." The South Canterbury Board of Education was asked to settle a nice point on Wednesday last. The scholarship regulations state that candidates must be under 13 years of age on 31st December of the examination year. The candidate who headed this year's list was born on 31st December, 1885. In the absence of precise information it was agreed that the balance of probabilities was that the boy was not born in the first minute or first hour of the day, so that for at least a part of ,31afc December he was under 13. He was, therefore, given the benefit of the doubt, though he ran further danger of losing his scholarship by having sent in an incorrect date for his birth. Many people are incredulous as to the success of colored photographs, but incredulity must vanish at the sight of a volume, " America's Wonderlands," which is now being introduced to the public of Napier by Mr Guy Trenohard, the representative of Messrs W. Dobell and Co., of Sydney. It contains over 500 photographs of natural scenery in the North American continent, with descriptive writings by Mr J. W. Buel, ono of America's best known authors. . The work is splendidly got up as regards paper, printing, and binding — either in cloth or morocco — and the price is very moderate. Mr Trenchard has been right through Australia, where he found a great demand for the work, and in Auckland and Wellington he met with equal success. The book can only be obtained by order through him, as it is not on sale through the ordinary channels. Mr Park, Government Veterinarian, is at present on a viait to Napier. The Napier Borough Council invite all owners of cattle nnd dairymen in the districts surrounding Napier to make application to Mr Millar, Chief Stock Inspector for Hawke's Bay, to have their cattle inspected with a view to ascertain whether their cattle are free from tuberculosis. In any case where, after examining the carcase of the slaughtered animal, the inspector is satisfied that it was not diseased when he condemned it, compensation will be paid equal to the* full market value of the animal. In any other case the amount of compensation will be a suit equal to one-half such market value. The charge for inspection is Is ;)d pot 1 head. Last week Mr Park tuslod a number of dairy herds at Puhintua. Of the number tested 10 per cent wore found to be diseased, and were prdered to be destroyed.

A vetf interesting function took placd st night at the Hastings Presbyterian burch, the occasion being a "farewell" > ths Bey. A. S. 'Morrieon, who leaves W ike oharge 1 of the Eresbyterian Churoh ; Waimate. The church was crowded, ad speeches appropriate to the gathering ere made by the B«vb. X Hobbs, [arten, and Wbyte. An address was resented to Mr Morrison, together with purse of soverefgns from the Hastings ongregation, whilst the KeT. A. Whyte, n behalf of the Havelocic congregation, anded Mr Morrison a cheque. The guta we suitably acknowledged, and musical tern's and refreshments served to fill up he remalndw of the evening very ileasantly. In the Sydney Daily Telegraph of the tb. instant the following advertisement .ppeavedi— "Wanted, young lady about} 7, light employment, good wages, sue lours daily. Apply 7-45 this evening', 3orea, Park-road, Moore Park." A young ady, living with her parents in one Of ;he suburbs, was attracted by this notice, md was one of the applicanta for the position on the evening of the 7th. She iias not been heard of since. Her anxious parents have made all possible inquiries, but have bo far been unable to trace their daughter. An application at the address given in the advertisement was unsuo cessful in eliciting any information,, tha occupiers stating that they knew nothing at all about the advertisement. Grave fears are naturally entertained by the missing girl's parents. That she should have gone in close proximity to. such a lonely spot as Moore' Park at evening five days ago, and then have absolutely diaappeardd, gives sufficient cause for this anxiety. A Chicago special to tnff' Kew York Herald of December 18t& saya -.— Assist ant Naval Constructor Hobson broke all public kissing records to-night -when ha kissed 163 girls and married women. All of them did not, to all appearances, wans to be kissed, but being in a kissing mcod, ,the hero' of the Meirisaao treated all alike, and kept it up tmtil the available material was exhausted. Hobson lectured on the sinking of the Merrfmao, amder the auspices of the Press Club, before 3000 people. When he had finished many persons in the audience asked to be> introduced to 6inr. A line of policemen and ushers formed in front of the) stage to see that there was no undue crowding. Persons mounting the platform shook hands with the lieutenant and passed on. There was no attempt at kissing until Mrs Thomas M'Dermotfe Knight and Miss Mary Fowle, of 3016, Gfrweland Avenue, daughters of former Governor Fowle, of North Carolina, passed. They are distant cousins of Hobson, and on the relation* ship being announced he bent bis head and kissed them. Then the kissing fevec eeized other women, and Hobson made no resistance. In fact, he seemed to like it, and as eaoh lady came up he grasped her hand, drew her towards himi and smacked her soundly upon the lips. It was rare fun for the onlookers, tha stage being" filled! with .members of the Presa Club and guests', \ The fun at last grew hilarious. HobsoU didf not always wain for the women in line. Whenever ha spied a pretty girl near he would reach, for ward, draw her to him, and kiss her, very often accompanying the salute mtu a hearty hug.' Consumption is responsible for more deaths than any other disease. No less than 523 persons die annually in New Zealand . from consumption, and. as medical authorities now hold the disease to be not merely preventable, but curable, the directors of the Australian Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society have had 100,000 copies of a pamphlet, by Dr. P. Jamieson, printed for gratui* totts circulation. The society intimate that a copy of it can be had at theifi office on application, personally or by letter] I STOPPED THAT COUGH and CUBED A. VERY BAD COLD bj a single bottle of Dr. PascaU's Cough Mixture.— (Signed) C. M'Donald. Is 6d and 23 6d, Ecclea, Chemist. Napier and Hastings. . Eoales' Corn Paint has no equal forthe speßdj> permanent, and painless cure of hard or sore coma ; usually cured alter a few applications. In bottles. Is, bom A. Ecoles, Chemist, MapiM and Hastings.— Advt, . J. S. Weinman's Special Proprietary Medioine — the Hver Mixture for biliousness and into* eeation, Dysentery Mixture, Neuralgia Mixture, Qnimne and Iron Tonici Wine, Wind Mirtnra tor Infants, &0., Loeock's Hair Lotion, Com Paint, 4c, &c. The Pharmacy, Hastings-street, — Artvt. The Hawke's Bay Permanent Building and! Investment Society are now prepared to a** 11 ** money on mortgage on freehold and leasehold securities on the new reduced tables of redemption payments as low as 5 per cent per annum, which are lower than any other society p tha polony. Apply to the secretary, J. B. BeMor, rt the SpoietjnJ office, or Joshua Bennett, Hasting* -iKIYt. . Orion Ganges, all sizes, from 3tt to sft, always on hand. A largo assortment of Keaislay mowe* fittings, knife bars, driving rods, section, &c inst arrived; 10 per cent allowed on cash pur. ohasesof Irooiiiongery.-X A. Fryer, Hastings* Btreot, Napier.