New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
THE PASSING THR0NG.

DIT Joseph A Thompson, native Of Aberdeen.
Scotland who IS practising his profession as
physician and surgeon IN HankOw,
SURGERY IN China was in this city Sarur-
HANKOW dav on his way from the Orient
20 the land OF the heather FOR the
holiday season Il went to China six years ago.
said the DOCTOR 'and greatly enjoyed my Residence
and experiences in that country Hankow,
should be understood is one OF three cities ~:
with the Yangtse- Kang. OF which IL is tributary
The other two are Han-Yang and Wu-Chang, ths
capital OF the Province OF Hoo-Pe Inc th5ee cities
which virtually one, have a combined popula-
not ror large az 1t includes few AmeTcans about
equal number OF English and German nan reSGg ,
Club made up of foreign reside7ts-eXceptlng me
bersbIp of ninetv-nine. I am Identified with the
hospital conducted by the Catholic mission and
cal cases. among the Chinese who come into The
OF surgery. They do only the cTudesL soft or vols
along that line, and yet a skilled foreigner who
probably starve from lack OF patronage. One Of
the principal ills with which we must cope IS
resented in Hankow has land concession, and 70
make II haStaSle me sGPSeS eoI mus 1 ana ne DIS
turbance OF the soil Is invariably followed oy an
attack OF malaria that the population cannot easily
avoid"
A. H G. Gilmore who is the sub-agent OF the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. at Hankow,
China at the Hoffman House
CHINESE a few days ago. He had come
CONSERVA- from San Francisco. and was on
TISM the way to England. Mr.. Gilmore
CHANGING. is a native OF the Emerald Isle.
and is on leave from his business IN
the Orient for a year. He will his Christmas
dinner in the land of the shamrock Il went 70
China said Mr.. Gilmore. six years ago. and ief
Hankow on November 5. I was five days COmi8
down the Yangtse River. about six hundred al
fifty miles. to Shanghai, and there took Passass
on the China for San Francisco. We called az ne
Trip in twenty~two DAYS Honolulu is a 6eauttul
city. and enjoyed the entire trip SpeakIls ..
character. Mr.. Gilmore said: "Our banking com
Pany whose mead once Is IN Hong h9nsi hG ~ r.
established throughout China. India Japan 81 81
institution is to facilitate the commercial az
changes. imports and exports. The tansacu9nS
native '' houses are res all sected through com,
pTador OF NO. / ChinaInan, who spes da ~ bv a
surety company, so that all his TRANSACTIONS a.
ChInaman is an emnentIy fair trader, He Is
honest and reliable, and when he makes cons5ssi
Its conditions to the letter The chinese con
seTyatsm is osing dissi9ated have n ,S sOS
try More and more the Chinese are 49, ~ yyss.s
| ern civilization. There is a great field tor u1~'
| expansion in China
The Rev. DIT. William Henry Roberts. OF Paiis-
/ delphia. who has been the stated clerk OF ms
| General Assembly OF the Presos-
| THE PRES terrain Church OF the United STATS
| ENTERTAIN OF America FOR twenty years va
| CHURCH AND seen at the Murray Hin on Thus
| RUSSIA. day, since became sta'sa
clerk said Dr. Roberts. tins
Church which has now 11O0.OOO commandments ara
a constituency OF 100000, has doubled IN member
/ ship and In the expansion OF all OF its Interests
The Church has missions established in fifteen Ios
eign countries Probably the most dOUrishing nsls
IS Corea, with headquarters at Seoul. The earhss
/ hope OF the Church Is that Russia may set ~
/ fOothOld in that country, for under her c0n-N
/ there would be snd OF mission work. The - -
ia undo Nfellv MAJ Of
and right purposes. but he Is unable TO control ~
oiigsrchy that really rules.
Zebra Ouackenoush. who was the proprietor y
| Stanwix Hall. in Albany. nom 1850 until lSS %
who has been living quietly on -
MANY country place at Hoosck for nv
HOTELS OF than dozen years since then. W
| MANHATTAN guest at the Manhattan
Wednesday. The hotels, sAie -
that had the call on the patronage in NeW-iO.
twenty years ago were the Fifth Avenue the -
man and the Gilsey, but the houses that now ~
~ with them have been wonderfully multipSS,r 800
they include some splendid examples OF AO.S are
/ lecture and equipment II would seem : oSStains
would pretty reach the point or over uS,s6ssa
business Turning 10 politics. Mt. Cue a great
i said: Il used 20 be q Democrat and was. for
adnnirer OF Mr. Cleveland but couldn $500 Tor
Mckinley both times that he was esoto SSs,,,frV
dent Roosevelt has certainly given me DSerf 4 e.
/ good administration. out am an me- sYYs.,tton
/ shall determine my preference when isocS =
/ comes round Judge Parker has made soSHHt
i as chief Justice. and am confident ne 49,
] a good Prestsxrt IL he were nofninat7e ~'~