The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-05-06

svstc-, hss ~ he chinese MAD. In the or
aipary workings rof She system, bribery and
corruption find an easy place, as in other de-
nsrtnenis Of tho machinery Of state. Still,
sftcr ali these abatement, which are sufficient
IL esnureheusivo. it renaius true thAi the
| Chinese system al Education has accomplished
ami continues to accomplish wonderful re-,
suits. though AZ 81 enormous waste OF mental
power. The prevailing Chinese Ignorance *
geography, Of all branches Of natural science,
| and OF the history of all countries except
China. and its dependencies, combined with
The natural and almost inevitable contempt
which the great boay Of Chinese liteTah teel
for everything nos Chinese, gives little pro
| misc OF successful contact with the OcciSeEt
Of the XIX Century Rat 1t Is ever to he re-
ncrnhered that knowledge and culture are
| ouifs different FROM each other, When Proi.
| Ppmpellv was IN China, examining iuio the
| c,ai aerN,Si;s, tho members q foreign oflice.
eouprisin- some Of the shlost men in the
Enpire, toli him that coal is growth in the
grouui. like 1905, and that II would not GO 10
remove too much at oace, o. the vitality o.
the remainder would he injured, We are n
.hc habit q thinking Il the Chinese as grossly
| ignorant becausc in certain lines. they are IN
| ACQUAINTED with the alphabet Of Western
knowledge. Ru, VIC ought rather - bear IN
mind, that with ceyfSin other lines, (nATrow
| lines. Il Is true. as compared with the en-
cvclspo5ic nature q Western kaowledse,l they
| are hishly cultivated, and are able 10 employ
| ihcir movers IS cftee;ivelv-which Is The real
| lest a ciucaiion-zs OoeidentAls are able 70
| snplov theirs When the Governor General
3! the two kwauE Provinces, WAS carried
captive by the British 20 India, after the war
| ISIS, he was asked upon the voyage why,
| instead q sitting all DAY IN 4 eSnchnoo O.
| comparative to-por, he did not Rad something,
| To tins he made the conclusive reply, that al
| The tooks N existence which are worth mad
| ins. be already knew by hear, There Is
| rrove-hial adnoui.ioa 10 beware Of the man
| q enc box how much more to dreaded Is
| the individual. who has 10; only swallowed
| four. uinc. a. even thirteen hooks. hut who
has euployei the hest part Of his life IN digest
| iu- theme and whp is able AZ { moment
notice 70 take the smallest possible clew, 10
| luc.c tho context and the commentary, and to
| sutiiio in The NOS; elegant literary style, an
| essav y : rae---, of aay inquired length. IN
| our opinion, Manchoo Chinese Statesmen like
Priacs ku1c AMI Ii Hung Chang, N their
eoasSc: with diplorsaiists Of .hc Wesi, have
| folly held their OWE. Many OIL 6ISa6van-
l tsres n which the Chinese have undoubtedly
| lscr plaea5. have beel Gue to their Irrational
conservatism. Sn6 tc ihsig lack q acquaintance
with The conditions Q. Occidental life, into
,autac; with which, much against their wlll,
shey have bsea forced. !; Is no objection &c
the Sea-a2-Ship OF Al experienced captain, that
| he finds S,gnt seIlgus e1Sa-aSSnents II the
transfer fms, S schooner % 5 steamboat Al
ready vosse-n nations are beginning . fear,
| .ia: tc-cihs- with husury International Law,
/ China Will Socr know .Sc well how % COT
| suc: q war will tie pcwerS Q; the West, and
/, Is . common opinion, sAai an incidental
s:ecl q lie present 6eSuliogy Struggle with
France, may - 10 make China great Tzllll-
.Ary pove-. You COMPLAIN q Us, said the
Ilovs-uo- General L, % ; woatcgr ofhclai, |
''ocsslse VIC - s. slowly hut by and BY you |
U-ill SAY tha. we are ScinE TOO fast. Those /
who arc les; acquainted with China and lie |
Chinese. have the mos; faith IN The iuture Of |
It's EuvSrc. tusure which 5 Intimately CT |
.lscsc3 with The svs.em 81 public education |
As system. u stands Is great ueel q enlarge
,aeaI and az publication. sui What u might K |
stlc 10 leiisve fC- Caioa. un1sT lie best COT 1
5itious, % -az : ooapc,cat 10 p7od'ei.
~ czlNE>E 5ovEEN,rENE,
1 once heard tLs lase Dr. Williams NJ
marx. that when lie visited his hroihe-. |
4 missionary IN AsiStic Turkey, the CUES
iil- w1S a>k5is How Dc yoa oont-Ive n /
C.l1rz % keep the rs: population from 1
cutting eGcl others thrOS;s2 The magai
t-6e u s.le ;sask Of railing . people like the I
Chinese. VII b. appreciated the moce. -
The problem ! considered Longer a.
though the laws ~ hydraulics aTe every
yshs~a the ssu2e. / ! one thing 10 turn g
moderate Sl-ei ssra1m INTO s resarvo.r.
and 1ri;o another thing successfully 10
c5-.s.-.ic: 5a-tiaS which shzl control the 4
current q sle Mississippi. The Chinese
CSova-nmo1t i wllSt : known Is Pa;riHl-
cl,sl. s..i !. : usually C1lslSe-s5 an slESll-
lrte tleSpo-.SIE. There : some eresemb-
ryD,a bS-wee- the Chinese government.
sn5 the Solar system Each ! very rs-
mole. Is difficult 70 observe q s whole
numerous v1rsS q eSch are CeoeSsaElly
ont q slEtI, the laws which govern each
1re very complex a-ld often appear 70 be
iucolS5ssez; with each other, many parD
cclarS are - yee only lInva-festly under
stood. and eGeh : sucA 3 gigantic unity.
IS 80 uallia- II difficult u take Il The whole
II one tine. Il : DCt DecaSS-.Ty no- plS
side 10 give any fCll scooLct u the CHI
u.>a government n this connection. but
We shall d. well q bear II 1olDd through
1---. -uc v-luczu.eS- which S.rs u crest
importance and which - fa- toward eI-
uIaSu.-- tla astonishing, dylrsI5oC q tie
L
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! family ! 3 Ulli- IN which II head :
-sSv--St.a- ten families make g lz-za-
mt. su5 6 village : s;il larger p2e-
T-l,s -v-l,s-e Constable. ana the village
Elders s-e ha.5 responsible for what &C
r---s WITHIN the limits q the zraS winch
fbsv have II oha-ce, and II ike manner
rs DsS--zz-- Magistrate : responsible En-
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--77as liz -F1-hs- sid Mother n she
ue7ola. and LIS re-E 1zEe iChih Es5s-.i
--,-'ssS rhz- n : intimately acuuailtayi
w5.a z--l tt-zt cosS u II hiS i.s-Tzi1zy. TIE
SINE h--5S sod q lz-EE sale q he
higher --a55s q o1Sos-s The V-ooeai
ms n tie use q 6 cl1v2cee5 T,ar-5c5ds-
nv s5nzu-s- example u t1s vo-kl1E q
tll.i> r-znciqla- IEs MN u woman IN
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: >.s-;z-eai a. -he lingering dean. and
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o-s ! csrsb-s- : committed 7zi-il-, q cir.
:. : sid ---a- 8 cl-ls- u lie czty val :
t5s-s,,sslai a-5 III I'D II smother shape.
Sold svTo cssaS 11C-- II al. s1-s CIV.
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down s-,1 -,ss-eclss1 b-.5 Z cka-e should
b. t5-- casas- TIE Ehllle cliy- Would Be d.
showed z-5 ttla Inhabitants ss-- . q d
:ss-a-1 .1lll-Iy- II. r-l-c-T-s which T.-ia--
les these strange u7ncee1l1cs : vs-T
s-z-rls C-a Il : l1tz--eG tkls7 tie -tu7-r
ms hEvs sza-ia3 q tszlssul
s-E-s1ce upo1 Tie s,is-lrz-ll- q <o- w-11
c7-l5 - % ths la-Eth 4 zau-yis-zas hiS
sz-ls- and -l,s destruction q 1fts.5r bo-ssS-
: y,---ssh-2s-i i;1- tlsslr supposed Yss5cus
l-.-sz-.z-sce- M ssZs y-l2c1v'ls u-svzllS
N Z lz-rs- sale = liz czSe = ctr
Tie zs-.xf-lrs q Chinese and Afzneho.os n
IL sssE-l-ls--zz5ll = l1e s5Ts-n-ns-t-
--zv t,s rs--E-1lsS = / E-zls- sxz-uls u
IL -lz- u halil1E o-ls ps-saz raSoo-S
b. IN sea scss . l21-ls-- Ths cs11arlsz
Svsls- q clecS and bals1egs rms
sit-1---l. al the jlsyr-tz-ls-is q. rila S;z-ss
Tls FA-ssziia-5 @ Cls q IN 81 B1s-,ss-
nv t. Z. K5cz-FA-g.S55ss-i @. szs1s5s-. and
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lzvas171-la-i 4 lie sz=e 55sz II
-EE-saELly CIsese EEy- Ihe Ezpa-1r
: rv~1l-s51le 20 -Es1Ts1 ta- -he ase
z.seL IL z--zaS q tie Decree. iGy zll.5-s-