Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-15

thing more than intuition. So In nine
ty.nine cases out of one hundred he
will te-. you what he thinks you want
to hear. This refers to the intelligent
Chinaman, who is the only one worth
taking account of. On such matters
the average Chinese has absolutely no
opinion. lacking information to base
an opinion on.
Minds Are Not Made Up.
And the intelligent Chinese in Man.
churia has no decided sympathy in
this war. because he has not yet been
able to determine on which side his
interests lie; which means, in this
case. that he feels himself unable TO
pick the winner. For the Chinaman
stand in" with the side that comes
out on top. A simple philosophy. but
figures that II Is to his interest to
not without its advantages. To my
mind, talk about the patriotism of the
Chinese being involved In the issues
of this war is nonsense. Not that a
Chinaman Is destitute of patriotic i'm.
pulses. But he never allows politics
to go to his head. And In Manchuria,
he has not the slightest intention VI
uicDutihk lht iooht VI thiS 'phhlNtt
whatever It may be.
At present writing the Russians are
here. And the intelligent Chinese
knows that they may remain here.
some weeks ago there was talk OF the
possibility of japanese advance 10
Mukden. The rumor made the Chi.
nese business men very uneasy. al.
though they maintain, to an astonish.
ing degree. their habitual outward
calm. Had any latent hope for Jap.
anese success existed among them.
surely its outcropping would have
been visible then. On the contrary,
they were rendered very uneasy by the
possibility.
And well they might be. For the
war has brought prosperity to Man.
churia. and Mukden, as It's capital and
chief commercial center, Is distinctly
conscious of the stimulus. A brief
resume Of conditions will demonstrate
this. The war has caused the Russian
Government to spend an enormous
amount OF money In the country. Tens
of thousands of mules and horses,
thousands of carts, thousands of sheep
and beef cattle, grain and provisions
of all kinds In great quantities have
been purchased for military usage
and at prices from two to three times
greater than ever before known In the
country. And for all these things tht
Russians have paid Immediately ~
money. A pony which In ordinary
times would bring thirty roubles can
not be obtained now Tor less than one
hundred, ana mule winch formerly
might have gone begging at one hun.
dred now Is held at treble that
amount.
so Chinese morse and mule buyers
nave been securing the country ipr
good animals, Tor when they ma a
ready market IN the large towns alonx
the railroad, where the Russian pur.
CHASING depots are established. And
the money thus expended percolates
throughout the entlre country. FUR
thermore' the war mas given employ
meht 10 thousands OF coones. The
average wage mas advanced 90 pei
cent. IN the last three months, ana
there is plenty Oh WORK ior everybody
private Expenses Heavy'
IN adaitioh 10 the huge amounts uis
ourseo oy Tue RUSSIAN government ioi
niiltary purposes, tne private eNpeh
futures ,nc'uep,a, 70 ,he war are py w
means iheons'ueraoic. mere Is NO"
On ueposi' IN 'he Mukueh orahch VI
.ne nussV,oh'nese oank nhoie 'nai
..ee hl,ioh r.1'es creui.eu 10 pr
s a,e aeeoun us Nearig az 'nis "ione.
oeIonsa W nussiah onlce,s a"u o.ns,
@ ~noi' '"e war mas p'o"s"'
ih,o "ah'hura,