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THE BITUATION IN KOELAM Representative in Kores are we to drepandicate that color to displace. whatever they be the rentiment in this urged the Koren Government t
in favour of a Russiao country the foreign residents in Soul con Mr Molavy Brown in sider themselves to be in the presence of and that the scheme was carefully concealed something very like a grins. We are al from outsiders, so wall as from Me Brown ways most unwilling to lend our columns himself, until it had so far matured as to for the circulation of any matter luistad reader retrost apparently impossible for Koras that is what happened. Eng- to embitter international fooling, but ton linen, have indeed a sight to be angry. much reficence may provas mischious We do not know what to think. Russis exaggeration, and we shall therefore repre-
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duce the statements of a correpondent, always gote credit for clever diplomacy, and who writes from Soul, under date of October such diplomsey would be anything but
pre clover.
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tinctly and declaredily Russo-phile. The doubt the rumour solely on the ground that Koreans have been overaved and overpe-oxtravagances of that kind, were calculated
of of his harmony with Russian diplomacy. This 818- binat changes were a discot dietation: such, any rate, is the gonare affair of the financial advisor seems to belong belief bare. He has himself mado
to the some category, and it will bo au well bar of avowals which I am not disposed to for us all to keep our tempers until we are repeat. This campaign has now drawn the quite sure that there is cause to lose them.
Japan Mail English into the arena. Bir McLeavy Brown is at the hand of the Customs, and holds, also, the post of Adviser to tho been most Finance Department. He has
successful in bath offeus. There is not
so much as a whisper against his official
is the strongest
enemies is inevitable, for one result of
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180
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Ballock's Begins,
Turbot,
120
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Shanghai,
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120
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THE FIRST GORDON HIGH- LANDERS
The First Gordon Highlanders, Iste 75th
competence or his economical ability. Hip Foot, is the fourth regiment that has borne gret bulwark k of Britishi interesta the number 75. The first 75th Folt was in Korea, and he enjoys the confidence raised in in 1758 or rather in 176 when of the prean pation • That he bea
Dit was styled the Boond-battalion $7th τους i ia the memorable siege mavasti sofocas and administrative of Bolle Isle, 1751, and was engaged in
•have a pull' at the Treasury tedd after the Treaty of Paris was talents ia
is that every one desiring to Portugal the following year. It was die
Botected and defeated. His value is appreciated,
on February 10
1041, 1763. The so- for a Korean assured mo, only a fow dage com 175th was originally the 118th (In- ago, that ninety out of every hundrad valids), but on the disbandment of the where former corps it became the 75th (Invalids). he is. In this
the duties of position, Mr Brown has su admirably and beneficially exist in 1765. Of the third 70th Foot vary employed, the Russiana desire, not without little is known, save that it was organised reason, to
of their own people. in 1778 in Wales, and was disbanded before place one At the request of the Korean Minister in the termination of the American War of In- St. Petersburg,
Mr Alexief was invited to dependence. The present 75th (Highland)
of the four g take the
Post of Financial Adviser in Soul. He raised at the cost of the. Ha arrived here at the beginning
of this ments.
East
India ready, of course, to go to work at
asked largely
Company in the year 1787. It was recruited once. The Russian Representative
from Ferthshire, its Colonel
This Ralph
Koreans want Mr Brown to rematch it daw no sarvica, 'however, and ceased to
month,
the Finance Department whather they
of Foot was one of
were prepared to have the new Adviser Sir Rober: Abercombie, a younger brother
Sir
officer who had served
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onter upon his duties. The Department throughout the American War had no diffi- PRICE LISTS. replied that Mr McLeavy Brown way uc. calty in ra-anlisting many of the old soldiers onpying the position of Adviser ander a conwin had served under him. at who had tract not yet expired. Thereupon the been discharged at the conclusion of hosti Russian Representative promptly and vigor-lities. Belonging to the East India Com ously showed his hand. With the present pany the 75th has naturally served for many incumbent of the office, he said, he had no years in India. It was employed in Central
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COMPANY REPORTS.
At the request of the Korean India in 1730, and served in the various MODERATE PRICES. Representative in St. Petersburg Mar Alexioff campaigns of
of 1791-3 against Tippoo the engagement must It saw service in Mislabar and Gon during come out, and be implemented. The reply of the Korean 1735-7; took part in the Mysore nampaign Government was that Me Brown acted of 1799, being prosent at the battle of Adviser under royal edict,
thank the
be Sedassor and the storming of Seringapataṛn, could not be thrust aide. It is reported Mag 4th, 1799, when Tippoo Sahib was that, on receipt of this answer, the Russian slain the campaigns in Guzere
in Guzera, and Malwa, Representative demanded an audienes with 1809-4, including the unsuccessful assaults thu King within twenty-four hours. At on the fortress of Bhurtporo in 1805. For
It
all arents, he had an audience yesterday its services the
the regiment was directed to the 5 o'clock in (October 25th), at
Tiger' badge. afternoon. Of course the public does not returned to
the few know emely what passed between
year later discontinued wearing But it is affirmed Highland dress. Monarch and his visitor,
The 75th proceed-
the England in 1808, and a
that the British Consul General to-day reed to Sicily in 1615, and was station- ceived from the Korean Minister of Foreigned in the island of Poonsa in the Bay Affairs a despatch announcing that Mr of Naples, and other places in the Ma Brown's servicos wouki no
no longer be requirditerranean.
ed as Financial Adviser and Chief missioner of
Persimmons,
180
340
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360
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Plum, Red,
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Kidneys,
20
Pustelos
each
14
Livez,
Ib.
150 140
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11
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Pudding,
Sust, Back,.
Raisins, Muscatel,
Water Choaquta, coms, Mandarin,
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菜蔬
260
Capons,
260
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100
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DOTOR,
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Boot Book,
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110
Brigsie, Green,
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The regiment
wout to
the Kaffe War of 1835, in which a but
Com the Caps, in 1833, and served through-
If sho be kicked out in this part of the corps was employed as
infantry.
I returned home By brutal, fashion diet in 1842, and embarked at Dark for its anceremonious, nay brutal, fashion, dies mounted
sentiment second Indian tour in 1849. Being of the foreign community here is ever stationed in Bengal at the outbreak of whelmingly in lagaur of the retention of the Mutiby its sarvices were early re Mr Brown, and there is an almost quired. The regiment took part in the
England hope
will show universal
Dalbi; was actively fight. Grest confidence is placed in the siege and capture of
the employed at Bulandshahr,
Agra,
gra, Cawnpore, Briting Consul
Mr. Jonia, shu the final capture of Lucknow, result is awaited with deep interest and fighting around that city. After a thirteen
the
the
no little anxiety. If the finance and the years' stay in India if returned home in
of British control, and it 1802. out of
customs
ere are suffered to overpa
the Russians
Soreans as they have
Past month, then
The the Hongkong,
to overpower the
theasuredly the
attack tions in
corps next served at Gibralter, Singapore, the Cape, where
in the min
minor opera- Lower Drakensburg, and
hare boos doing for the it was too I toturned hom
will be made on the pan, which is in the
Neth
6 ho
hands of Americare. It has, in fact, been in FOST 1875. Whilst the 75th was alraady announced fresdum of pea Indis it
it was designated the Stirlingshire
vernment in
that
to relate,
(1stment that had unsuccessfully at- /
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prior in Tokyo gets the credit of being to the Gordons When the territorial eye- wide awake. Ender the circumstances,
tem came into Item osma
que the 74th suc Fagus
Orders for Printing and Book-binding | Mixcon Chee (2) is surely not an exaggeration to conclude became a Highland corps, and was directed promptly executed at ODERATE CHARUNS. that the independence the nominal into stylo italf the Hirst Gordon High- dependence of Korea is in the balance, and landers. Its exploits are still freck that she will emerge from the present comin dur memories.
in dur
The regiment took part plications either a Russian province in fact, in the Egyptian War in
181 and Was
suce morg
whati
if not in name, or mora independent than sent at the battle of Tel-al-Kebir, Septem
she is now. Her friends hope for the bays, bor 13th, 1889: It was also angagodi as El
hat it would be false to say that they are Tob and Tamai, and took part in the Nile not anxious.
pro
Campaign of 1684-5, after which tu We suppose that all Englishmen reading ceeded to Malta, thenes to Ceylon in 1888, the abor which, we may nhaervo, is not and arrived in India on the 17th January written by a British subject will feel the 1890. It was employed in the Chitral roughly indignant By what right,' they campaign. will ask, does Hassia browboat Koros inte diepetising with the services of British sub-He's an acount of a man,' said Mire forts who have proved themselves goed Gadahy, who hasn't spoken word tu bila imes, and whose tale to the position chay wife in three years. That'e rather & occupy rests upon established merits rigid adherence to one of the rules of po Such action is entirely new in the history liteness,' said Gadsby, in a scornful tone. of Western intercourse with
Fastern coux-
*Tea-never Interrupt a lady when she is tries. There is not a single instance on re talking."
cord of & Brithat's king-interfered. “İmamaci
to procure the
Tela Rus sian subject, or of * German subject, or of any other
British non-2
subject, from office held by ligi under an Oriental Go
an
vernment in order that a British subject might be thrust into his post. We sto proud to think that there are no fustanees at the kind, and we deem it lutolerable that British subjects should be the victims. of any such procedura, at Rassis's bands,
That in doubtless what our British readers
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will say, and what we ourselves say. Bai: Wrostock 30.32 31
the difficulty of being calm under the air-
gurastanoog rendere it all the more n Kochi.
cestory to scrutinize them slowly
must try to look at the situation
Russia's point of view.
presentative St.
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from
NAUDO
PR:30,14 64
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applied us officially to the Russian Government for a financial adviser, and the Russian Govern
Sastow....
ment sont cut Mr Alarief. Did the He Canton prosentative set on his own
or did he set ander
Instructionsibility,
from the
Government in Soul? If the forcer, then
nothing could
bout simples for the
Korean Government than to disavow the
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Minister's notes, compenests Mix Alexis Hol. 19.82 62 87
and bow him out.
out. But of course the
Minister hed his instructions from Soul, and Maule
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equally of DOUTER the Government in November 22nd at 10 kole
Banl must have known long ago that
Alexief had been chosen and that ha Wostock, 30.37 21 64
Would
Zast Tokió We must assume Russ WAS
in his way to the
Kochi....
is direct communication with the Korean Nagunakti Cabinet throughout the whom affair, Ragdabimus It would certainly be most war on Quinla expect that song, hould content ta
able to
is throwa oraz at the elgranth
the should samoly
hour
that Amoy "ko biste Mr | Swator
Alazios e cervices rejected on grounds
ource which Canton.
had existed at the time con hewa Hongkong 13 71 68.
originally applied for, and wherefore, Vist. Pask
hot concart Russia 21 all
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