New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-21
FAR EAST TRANSITION.
Many Changes in Life and Manners
of Chinese.

IFrom Occasional Correspondent of The Trfoune1
Hankou, China. Sept. L.
That China Is changing in many ways Is easily
apparent to those who have resided in the country
for the last three four years On every side
to be happenings that show a new order
Of things, and of the incidents to be noted
interesting to the foreign observer
In the open ports. and even IN the cities which
only partially open to foreign trade, TO be
seen large numbers of new shops. And OF these new
places tho greater number Of the fine looking ones
those engaged in the selling OF foreign style
clothing and military and riding accoutrements One
can see numbers of mandarins and various Chinese
officials entering these places and coming out with
whole supplies Of articles which they do not even
know how to
On every side are to be seen large numbers of
students, most Of whom have cut of their queues.
wear their hair q la Japanese, and are dressed In
khaki woolen clothing cut in imitation of for
eign style They strut about as though they were
the most important part Of the empire. and take
much notice Of themselves, even II they are not
noted by others.
These students many Of them sent from their
homes to various places in the empire to study
and the expense Is met by the local governments
These local officials try to make the best showing
possible, and at the same time pocket as large
proportion of the funds as they which Should
all go toward maintaining the students. So. when
these members of the rising generation walk aboard
a river steamer railway train and Immediately
occupy first class apartments only to be ordered
from there to second. and. in many cases. third
GLASS apartments. they decidedly surprised. and
their faces study. For the Chinese student
has always been treated with much consideration
and has a large opinion Of himself.
A large number Of japanese teachers or profess
sors are being brought from Japan to China to
teach the Chinese schools and colleges located
IN the large cities. During the between Japan
and Russia the Japanese learned the value Of
wheat -four and meat sustaining food, against
the rice diet which they had used almost entirely
before. with the addition of small quantity of
fish. This has resulted in the of becoming
exceedingly popular, and the demand has raised
the price of beef in Yokohama from about IL sen
to 40 sen pound. and the business of importing
meat from Australia in cold storage has begun.
The Japanese professors coming to China usually
travel first class. and 1t is certainly interesting TO
see these formerly abstemious people sit down to
meals and order everything the OF fare from
one end to the other. They begin With sherry take
the soup. have fish. three meat entrees two roasts
all the vegetables. RICE and curry. bottle beer
This of the ways Of being foreign and in the
orient beer and wines at meals included on the
Then, after meals, these people gather together
the E@en Of game of po %h9 has y
Soners ana they play away with great glee. OF all
Orientals have acquired not one apparently gives
them F more satisfaction than the game of poker.
yst may ayo be Noted 5 the fact the
ciohng relieve themselves of the Gscomor 81
1t and use their own being more familiar and
Journey the native clothes are put on. and when
port ls reached whore business Is TO be done the
foreign clothes are used; and when the Oriental
gees 70 MS nome, the foreign clothes are laid
In tho former days. when the Chinese came to
IoIeigners TO engage in business. the customary
way was Tor the Chinese to that he wished
70 assist the foreigner in business, ana would be
giad 10 work with him Now the statement more
often Is MY likee makee platner with you makee
40 pidgn. 1t Is full equality In the business that
John Chlnaman is looking for the present time
and many of them are probably capable enough
such an arrangement. -
Some days ago shroff. clerk employed in
Shanghai office cut off his queue andN adopted for
eign ci9theS In his former thoroughly Chinese
oay6 this sEron would hardly have dared address
his employers at all unless it was with regard TO
matter Of special business But with the change
OF attire MIR. Wangs ideas changed as we'll and
AFTER several mornings under the new form he
walked into the office later than usual and with
out removing his hat, addressed one OF the iunior
ones How Er sns concern in the form Hello
the dignity OF a Mr.. attached to the name Need