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to make disturbances, has also become every where a matter of record,
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giving by our own acts the utmost possible pro- tection to those European inhabitants who might otherwise be horribly slaughtered before the Chinese Government had awakened to a sɔnge of its duty.”
FIGHTING IN FORMOSA.
Commission enquiry will be held as soon as possible. The general scope of this in- quiry will be gathered from the following On this occasion the destruction of the extract from the instructions addressed by religious places of worship was due, in the first H.M.'s Minister to Acting-Consul Tratmen-place, to ill-feeling on the part of the stupid who will represent British and American people, occasioned by quarrels, and because they interests at the Inquiry." At the time Mr. were too ready to lend an ear to and be stirred Jamieson received the telegram from Sir up by evil persons. It was due, in the Nicholas O'Conor, the United States Minister second place, to evil persons by talk stirring According to a telegram from the Viceroy had already withdrawn from the proposed Com-up trouble, so that, both within and without the Kabayama, dated 10th inst., Major-General mission, but as the telegram did not state that capital, there has been widespread destruction. Kawamura, with portion of the Imperial Guard, fact Mr. Jamieson was unaware of the with- | This, verily, is contrary to treaty and a serious commenced to attack the rebel stronghold of drawal. He therefore, whilst endeavouring to offence against the laws Already have we, the Shinchebsien (Shin chi-ku) on the south side. make the telegraphic dispatch as full and Tartar-General and Viceroy, sternly commanded and Colonel Naito оц the south-east on explanatory as possible, inserted portions of the magistrates of every place to ferret out and the 8th inst., Major Yamane co-operating. his instructions received from Peking some seize those who have paused the disturbance. Simultaneously an attack was opened from the days previously, setting forth the appointment They must, without fail, be arrested, tried, and seaward by two gun boats and the Chinese of the proposed joint Commission. The British punished.
were utterly routed, crushed between two fires; Consul General here has since received a des- In our opinion, you stupid people who have they broke in confusion abandoning the position, patch to the effect that the United States been led astray by evil persons are objects of as their compatriots have doue everywhere else Minister withdrew from the proposed Compity and may this once be pardoned your past in the North since the war began. The Japan. mission about three weeks ago, really a week transgressious; but, in order to put you on ese took possession of the town next morning later than the date of his first written instruc- your guard in the future, we issue this sternly and found there a large quantity of spoils of tions alluded to. Hence the error. The general prohibitive proclamation. By it we trust that various kinds. The 4th Brigade arrived in belief is that the U.S. Minister withdrew on all magistrates and smaller officials, all Tartars Formosa the same day, and by this time they account of the representation of the feelings of and Chinese, even all classes of people, will have been reinforced by several squadrons of American citizens in China as being opposed to thoroughly understand the matter. You must the Imperial Guard cavalry.-China Gazette. such a joint Commission..
know that the establishment of chapels and hospitals by foreigners is permitted by the Em- peror, and that the destruction which has. laws, and that payment must be made for the losses which have been incurred.
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE OUT occurred is tantamount to breaking the Emperor's
RAGES IN SZECHUen.
THE INCRIMINATED VICEROY ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
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Further, the Catholic and other religions are such as exhort to virtue, the same as do iucense- burning Buddhists and others, with no purpose whatever to do people harm. You must by no It is reported from Chengtn that the ex-meanslisten with believing ear to idle tales, there- Viceroy Lin Ping-chang, who is charged with by causing doubts to spring up. But if you do originating the riots there, has been appointed cherish doubts, you should make the matter by the Throne Joint Imperial Commissioner known to your local magistrate, who will be able to investigate the missionary riots." This does to inquire and discriminate clearly for you. not seem possible, but the news comes on good Why do you, on your own responsibility, join authority.
yourselves to the multitude and make a distur- Despatches from Chengtu received at Shang bance? This all comes from those idle follows bai announce that Liu Ping-chang, the dismissed who love this sort of thing exciting the Viceroy of Szechuen-who, by the way, is termed multitude by rumours to the point of producing Appointed by Imperial Decree Joint Imperial a riot. In the midst thereof bad men through Commissioner to investigate the missionary riots" desire for plunder take bccasion to involve good
was expected to have entered Chengtu in state people. in the above capacity on the 21st instant. The local authorities, it was also stated, had prepared the spacious Anhui guild hall there for the great man's residence. The absurdity of the plan of appointing a man "by Imperial edict" to iu- vestigate his own share of the business must be apparent to everybody, and especially is it a wonder to Chinese, who wish for the advance ment of their country, that foreigners can be so easily persuaded to consent to steps that the most ignorant populace of any town in China would at once oppose without hesitation, had they demanded an investigation and boen answered in this way.
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After the issue of this proclamation let every one attend to his own duties and not lightly be lieve rumours set afloat by evil men. We desire, in a word, that the Christians and the people, whether Chinese or foreigners, should be at peace, with perpetual regard for harmony. If anyone dare to fabricate rumours and collect crowds, thereby disturbing the places of wor- ship, let the local magistrates use severity in arresting and punishing, thus putting an end to evil practices. Let all obey this -N. C. Daily News,
LORD SALISBURY ON ANTI-FOREIGN RIOTS IN CHINA.
HONGKONG.
The weather during the last week was in- ensely hot, and one or two showers were very refreshing. There were two app als in the Supreme Court; one was allowed and in the other--au opium case-judgment was reserved. A Cremona violin was sold by auction and fetched $200-rather a poor amount.
On Sun- day Dr. Marques was presented with a testi- monial by the Portuguese community.
There were 1,757 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 132 were Euro- peans.
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead returned to the colony on Tuesday by the C. P. steamer Empress of India.
The General Manager of the New Balmoral· Gold Mining Co., Limited, has received the following telegram:
:-"After 307 tons were crushed, the clean up gave 123 ounces of gold.”
It is reported the Admiralty has decided to attach a storeship to the China Squadron, and that orders have been issued for the Humber to be transferred from the Mediterranean to the China station..
The Nagasaki Express of the 14th inst. states' that the Helene Rickmers, which was driven ashore in the recent typhoon, is coming to Hong- kong for repairs, being unable to obtain the use of the dock at Nagasaki.
Clinical Sketches for July contains a set of portraits of the officers of the British Medical Association. Amongst them is a portrait of Francis W. Clark, M.B., one of the hon. secre- taries of the Public Medicine section, who has been appointed Medical Officer of Health, Hong- kong.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals :-
The Trustees, Zoroastrian Charity Fund Cheong Tat Ting
Tsing Kam Sin T'ong W. R. 8.....
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Another despatch from Chengtu reports that the so-called "investigations" have been giving a bountiful harvest to the myrmidons of the The N C. Daily News has resurrected an Jamens, who extort right and left from all well- old speech of the Marquis of Salisbury. On to-do shopkeepers and merchants and have used March the 24th, 1871, there was a debate in the present opportunity to pay back old scores the House of Lords on the Tientsin Massacre, against enemies. One well-known and wealthy Earl Carnarvon arguing that the Government trader of Chengtu, named Chao, was hauled up of the day was not sufficiently active in the before the investigating magistrate Chung, be- protection of foreigners in China. Earl Gran- cause he failed or refused to satisfy the yamen ville, Foreign Secretary, made the usual Foreign runners, and to the question of why he had the Office speech, deprecating a resumption of the audacity to join the rioters against the mission- gunboat policy, and declaring that "their aries replied by asking in return if, owing to lordships might count on Her Majesty's Go- the lawless conduct of the mobs he feared for the vernment doing all that was in their power safety of his own shops and therefore was forced to obtain becoming conditions at the hands to provide for their protection by engaging extra of the Chinese Government." The Marquis of watchmen to guard his house and shop day and Salisbury replied, and we would now assure the night, what time could he possibly have had to noble Marquis that the conclusion of his speech join the very men he was taking measures is as true now as it was in 1871. He said :- On Thursday Messrs. Douglas Lapraik and against P Ele was, however, thrown into prison "It would be eminently satisfactory if Euro- Co. received a telegram stating that their steamer and only released upon a boud being given by all pean Powers could induce the central authority Formosa (Captain Davis) went ashore on Double bis neighbours backing up his statements. in China to keep its people in order at the several Island, near Swatow. A few hours later, however, Another wealthy proprietor named Ma who was ports; but in the meantime, while the ideal the boat was floated again and was uninjured. arrested in the same way was only released upon policy was being carried out, horrible catastrophes The Formosa left Hongkong for Swatow on Wed- a native Christian guaranteeing the man's res- might recur again and again.
nesday, and the accident occurred through the pectability for law and order.
steering gear refusing to work!
PROCLAMATION BY THE SZECHUEN TARTAR- GENERAL KUNG AND VICEROY LU,
A proclamation to make known that the foreigners who have established their chapels and hospitals in Szechuen do so in accord with an Imperial proclamation which has everywhere become a matter of record. Moreover, that the officials are bound to protect them, and not per- mit evil characters to avail themselves of ramour
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The Government of China had not the power, if it had the will, to prevent the feeling against the foreigners culminating in outrage; and the only way of preventing such outrage was by inspiring fear in the very place where it oc curred. It was right that missionary difficulties and all disputes not involving danger to life should be settled with the Central Government; but the desire to fix responsibility upon the Chinese authorities should not hinder us from
Notice is given that on the 29th inst. the central fairway of the harbour will be moved about 800 feet to the southward. Particulars will be found in our advertisement columns. The reason for the alteration, we believe, is connected with the arrangements for the defence of the harbour.
The Colonial Surgeon encloses with his annual report one from Mr. Ladds on the working of the Vaccine Institute. Dr. Ayres says:-As will be seen in the report of Mr. Ladds, the Superintendent, this institution has been a great It has not only paid its expenses, but success. has made over $600 profit, and we have had calf lymph in abundance for use and distribution free of cost to the Government.