Locount of this concession, for the natives are ery jealous of certain rights and this is one of them, for it seems like giving away a part of their State. I am inclined to think, however, that this concession will not be used so much for the cutting of timber as for making a good survey of those parts of the country for use if necessary. by the naval and military authorities. I need not speak of the advantage of having a good map of the northern part of Korea in case of war, but it may be well to remind your readers that Dagelet Island is off the east central coast and quite close to Japan, as well as to the main land, the only disadvantage as a naval station being that the harbour is rather deep and not suffi- ciently sheltered. That this place should be chosen simply for its timber is incredible.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
that the Japs were to clear out ver But of course, though very generally there was no foundation for the re probably, in some tinexplicable way, shed, its origin in the signing of the commercial between the two countries: ~*
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In these parts at least, and even a hundred and fifty li from the coast, matches are fast taking the place of flint and steel. And the European article has given place to the cheaper and better one “made in ̈ Japan." Japanese merchants are travelling here and there in E. Shantung to find out the trade- wants of the people. Last summer, at two different places, one of which was two l hundred li from Weihai, we fell in with two or three There was no opposition Japanese merchants. The èpoke very little Chinese, but managed to get along. One ad- mired their pluck in travelling alone through the very district that a year and half before their victorious countrymen had marched through on their way to Weihai. All honour to the push and pluck of these interesting little islanders !
The so-called Independence Party is now in power and consequently there is a good deal of sentimental talk about the independ- ence of Korea. There has been no such thing as Korean independence for the last fourteen centuries and there can be no such thing now. I am quite aware that many persons will-N. C. Daily News. disagree with me when I say that Korea is not independent, for Mr. Waaber says that it is and a number of people try to persuade themselves that he is right. I doubt very much, however, if they really believe it. There certainly can be no Korean independence until the Korean character changes. At present the height of every Korean's ambition is to hold office of some kind, regardless whether
the Russian or the Chinese are his masters.
We hope that the report of Mr. Oishii com- ing as Japanese Minister to the Korean Court is without foundation. He was here for some time a few years ago and gained an unenviable reputation for his bullying policy. in regard to
CANTON NOTES.
FROM THE “CHUNG NGOI SAN PO."] A fire broke out in an opium divan in Hon- pun Street on the 11th instant, and twelve of the fire is: unknown. Most of the shops that houses were burnt to the ground. The origin,
were burut were shoemakers' shops.
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know that Lacao need of it. We of the Praya and no money to we have to help others greater than our expenditur the sister colony, and oven think it ri different thing and we might be
we should be called upon to do go, present circumstances to take aw badly required at home is very hard. colony
A military officer's house inside the city was sealed up by the Government, as some time ago, in consequence of appliances making counterfeit coins having been discovered the Yuensan bern case. If he does come I fear therein. The military officer ran away. petition has been sent to the home
wife of the officer applied to the Viceroy to be that Mr. Waeber will not have the smooth pat allowed to reopen the house, for she said that the ment with reference to this matt
over which he now travels. We also hear that
the restrictions against Japanese coming to Korea have been removed. This is much to be regretted, for we fear that Korea will again be used as a field for the soshi to wipe out his country's disgrace in his own peculiar but
barbarous fashion.
These is widespread discontent among the Japanese merchants, who see the Chinese get- ting most of the trade. During the war there was great rejoicing, for the Chinese having returned to China the trade fell into the hands of the Japanese merchants. The Chinese have long since returned and have now more trade than they had, at the expense of their rivals. This speaks volumes for the business abilities of the Chinese merchant.-N. C. Daily News correspondent.
WEIHAIWEI.
7th December. Baren Nichi, for some time past the chief officer of the Japanese garrison at Weihaiwei, has been recalled to Japan. We understand he has been promoted to the thief command of a division in the homeland. He is an able and popular officer and he has left the place with the best wishes of many for his future career. Before he left a new General arrived from Japan and was heartily welcomed by the troops. Your correspondent has just returned from a three weeks' journey among some of the villages and market towns to the W. and S.W of this place. Not a few Chinese expressed
appliances had been seized by her husband from false coin makers when he was sent to capture them and he forgot to deliver the same to the Government. The Viceroy in reply to the petition said that the excuse could not be admitted. If the appliances were got from false coin makers they ought to have been delivered to the Government long before they were discovered in her house and the case must be severely dealt with without compassion.
As the 21st instant is the festival of the winter solstice there will be a general holiday in Canton. All the Government offices will be closed and the civil as well as the military. officers will go to Man-shan-kung to perform ceremonies.
A fire broke out in a pawnshop in the district of Samsui on the 5th instant. The cause of the fire was that the partitions of the house were ignited by some sparks from burning joss- paper. As soon as the fire occurred, the shop people deserted the house, except the master, who was burnt to death.
Two junks named San-chiu-shing and Son sang-hop were seized by the Government for conveying rice to foreign places, the export of rice being strictly prohibited. The likin station has issued a notice informing the people not to export rice. If any one is found guilty of doing so he will be severely dealt with. Favour able crops have been reported in the surround. ing districts of Canton and the price of rice is cheaper than in Hongkong by fifty or sixty cents per picul.
On the 11th instant about a dozen robbers
I have no words to describe the dis Condition of the harbour. Petition
without effect. I believe Senhor Horta e recent visit to Lisbon was chiefly occ this question. I see that he has got the $23,400 for dredging and $15,625, to pa interest on the loan and to buy a dredger what can be done with this small-sum doubt, however, it will be used in son the benefit of the colony; if it is for dredging it can be used for som and His Excellency is always prove the colony.
HONGKONG.
The Secretary of State's reply res the constitution of the Sanitary Boar been published and its tone is not unfavourable to the pet Matters are to be left as at the departure of Si the subject is then to be the 17th inst. a launch pinnace; the pinnace was sunk was drowned. On Thursday wind up Dakin, Cruickshank and a liquidator was appointed. kong Philharmonic Society, gay cert of the season at the City Hall evening, and on Saturday the matic Club gave a highly
of Charley's Aunt. The perfo peated on Monday night.
There were 2,385 visitors to the Museum last week, of whom 17
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surprise that he was not afraid to live in the made an attack on a house in Fatshian. When was fixed for Monday last has been
house they seized the
was also severely wounded. The robbers carried away about a thousand dollars worth of booty. Most of them were well known to the shop people, who say that they killed the master for
revenge.
same place as those terrible Yang-yin. I am afraid it will be many & year before Chinese they broke into the troops are as well behaved as the feared and master and fatally shot him. One of the fokies hated Jap. By arrangement between the two Powers Japanese troops may locate anywhere within forty li of Weihai. Beyond this there was to be a neutral zone of forty troops of neither country were to settle there. But until recently, owing to China's inborn contempt for the for- eiguer and for international agreement; both to Mr. R. Hughes and three or four Japanese the east and west of Weihai Chinese troops assistants left Kobe the other day for Taiwan, were located well within the neutral zone. But where Messrs. Samuel Samuel & Co., having to this, we understand, Japan naturally objected. secured the opium contract from the Govern And not without success: for on this recentment, who have made it a monopoly, journey I passed through both these places and a branch office. Mr. Hughes, we found that the Chinese troops were no longer will return to Kobe in the co there
when he will decide as to ether he up his residence permanently the inlar
of the bra Kobe Chronicle
Some little time ago the natives of the place and neighbourhood were agog ith the news
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