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to be fixed by arbitrators, if no direct under- standing can be conie to between the Govern ment and the owner.-Yours truly,
AN OLD RESIDENT. Hongkong, 19th December, 1898.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS. ́
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DEAR SIR-Kindly put my name down for $100, if a subscription is circulated to save Glonealy. There seems to be an idea abroad that "Burnbrae " is to be pulled down and the ground rebuilt with Chinese quarters. This is not so. My Government has a lease of the pro. perty for another three years and the Chinese owners bave given me the right of renewal, which I shall take advantage of on behalf of my Government, for an additional four years, so if the three cornered piece above the Con- sulate is saved nothing in the Glon will be changed for another decade at least. This entire property was bought for $2.75 & square foot, and the Chiness owners tell me the Col. onial Government's offer was 50 cents a square foot. The thres.coruered piece contains about 5,000 square feet, but I do not consider it
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. LORD CHARLES BERESFORIPS MOY MEN S.
Shanghai, 12th ovember. Lord Charles Beresford had three long and important interviews with the Viceroy Chang | Chih-tung at Wucbang. At Wuhu on bis way invitation of the Viceroy Liu to take passage down the river Lord Charles »ccepted the
aground, the river being very low. She quickly in the cruiser Nanshiu, which promptly ran got off, however, and Lord Charles is now at Nanking, and expects to arrive here on Wednes- day or Thursday next.
Nanking, 11th November.
reception to Lord Charles Beresford upon bis The Viceroy gave a grand and most cordial arrival in the Naushiu, the reception being ing dynasty were one to visit Nanking. Lord such as would be given to a Prince of the reign- Charles was to inspeet this forenoon the various forts and the encampments of Generals Li and Wang.-N. C. Daily News.
from his Yangtsze trip on the 15th December, Lord Charles Beresford arrived at Shanghai Tsai Taotai entertained bis Lordship and several
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BAHWAY ENGNEES FOR SHANTUNG,
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Mr. P. Hildebrand, chief engineer of the Woosung-Shanghai Railway, has received or- ders from Germany to proceed Shantung, where he will be employed leave Shanghai about the end of the
railway under- takings there. Mr. Hildebrand will therefore
received similar orders, and will leave for Kiao- the month. Mr. Unglaube, Assistant Engineer, has also chan without delay. Assistant Engineer Ru- fauberg will be in charge of the Woosung- Shanghai Railway in the meantime, and will complete the extension of the line beyond the Creek. present Woosung terminus to the Woosung berg will also proceed to Kiacchan.-N. (.'. Daily When that work is done Mr. Ruten-
News.
HEAVY- WLATHER-
THE NORTH
worth as much per square foot as the Burnbrae | leading British residents at a tiffin in the unfortunate enough to have Web D
property. The ratio ought to be something like $2 to $5.—Very respectfully yours,
ROUNSEVELLE WILDMAN.
U.S. Consulate-General,
Hongkong. 20th December, 1898,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE 喜看
SIR,-
DAILY PRESS.
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If 'twere done, 'twere well 'twere done quickly. The work of destruction has already com. menced, and people may in consequence con- sider it useless to offer to contribute. But it eems to me rather a reason for acting promptly, and the colonists need only notify the amounts they are willing to subscribe; if too late no money will be lost.
If a liberal spontaneous response is made to Mr. Humphreys's appeal there is still hope.
you
I prop se leaving the colony finally before long, but notwithstanding that and the fact that I am not a rich man I shall be glad if will put me down for $25-Yours faithfully,
Hongkong. 20th December, 1898.
W.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE **DAILY PRESS."
SIE-I am surry to see that as yet nobody
lias seen fit to come forward and lead the move.
ment you suggest to save this lovely spot from the vandalic hands of the bricklayer. It is a thousand pities that the Hon. T. H. Whitehend happens to be away at the momaut, as I have no doubt, if he were here, he would not hesitate to take the matter up. Since no member of the Ligislative Council seems to be disposed for the task, will you not, Mr. Editor, take up the matter yourself, as i think the community should not give this matter up before making a last desperate effort? If we are going to wait for one another, the probability is that we shall have to wait till doomsday.
In connection with this subject, it strikes me as most extraordinary that the Government should remain so apathetic before the general olamour. Such a thing would not occur in the Model Settlement up north, governed by a Municipal Council elected by the people. There due attention is paid to public opinion and whenever anything reasonable is asked for, it is generally acceded to without hesitation.
Bureau of F. reign Affairs on the Bubbling Well Road. The China Gazette says:-Lord Charles Beresford, C.B., will leave here on Snuday, 18th December for Hongkong via Fonchow, where he will stay for a day or two. The noble and gallant admiral is greatly pleased at the results of his tour up the Yangtze, the two great satraps ruling which region he bas succeeded in fully impressing with his ideas ns to the only manner in which China has any chance of being preserved, namely, by the creation of well-drilled armies, trained auder competent foreign officers. Before any snch
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scheme could be carried out it would of course be necessary to obtain the approval of Peking and here comes the cruz. Will Peking allow Liu Kun-yib and Chang Chih-tung to set up such forces, and obtain the services of the necessary British offeers, and if P. king dia- approves of the plan will Chang and Liu be strong-minded enough to carry ont the scheme on their own account, and if so will the British Government be as ready to assist them as if Peking approved? We inust and wait
I think His Excellency the Governor might as well, in deference to the popular feeling, order the expropriation, even without any formal petition, and so earn the gratitude of the entire community, who seem to be unanimous on the point. According to Mr. R. Wildman's figures published in your columns to-day, the cost of the ground should be about $10,000, which amount the ratepayers will surely not grudge. The Government, too, had better acknowledge their] mistake and mend things, while there is still time, unless they are tired of the pr. seut aspect of the place an long to see a few Chinese in- habited houses with buge red lanterns hanging at the door, in the midst of it. for a change. Thanking you for the insertion of this letter and inclosing my card.-I am, yours truly,
X. Y. Z. Hongkong, 21st December, 1898.
800.
The NC. Daily News of the 19th December says:--Lord Charles Beresford left bere yester. day morning by the El Dorado for Foochow whence he goes on to Amoy, Swatow, and Hong kong. He intends to leave Hongkong on the 5th prox. in the Coptic for Yokohama, and after a short stay in Japan will proceed in the new America Maru to San Francisco via Honolulu. Dr. Morrison, the Times correspondent at Peking, who is on his way to Siam on leave. was also a passenger by the El Dorado.
THE EMPRESS DOWAGER'S
RECEPTION,"
A special telegram to the Echo de Chine, dated Peking 14th December, reads :-On Tues. day H. M. the Empress Dowager received the wives of the Foreign Ministers. She evinced towards them great cordiality, offered them a banquet and a theatrical representation, and presents of rings. H.M. the Emperor was present.
GREAU MASSACIE IN HUPEH.
REPORTED MURDER OF A FRENCH PRIEST,
The N. C. Daily News of the 17th December: evidently been of exceptional force judging says:-The late H.W. gale on our coast has by the appearance of those vessels which were H.M.S. Iphigenia left Weihaiwei Monday under te most favourable auspices and was doing 22 kuots, intending to reach Shang- hai on the Tuesday afternoon tide, when the gala rose suddenly and by 7 p.m. had attained such a height that it became necessary to slow the engines, and by 9 o'clock the vessel was hove-to and remained so for 36 hours having shipped a sea which flooded the quarter deck and carried over the side one of the star- board three-pounders and the No. 1 ontier besides damaging the Captain's gig. On Wednesday morning the weather having mo derated Capt. Dudding continued his voyage. The steamer Kobe Maru from Japan also had a rough bandling, and we understand Captain Swain declares it to be the worst nor-wester he has experienced for ten years. The steamer Peking was on her way from Ningpo to Shang- hai and bad several planks stripped off her top- sides by the sea; but the str. Kiangleen fared the worst of all. Bound to Ningpo and when ab- reast of Volcano Island a huge sea struck her and carried away some sixty feet of her guard, on the starboard side forward of the paddlebox. The iron knees, etc., were wrenched off close to the ship's side and the iron bulwarks and stan- chions torn away leaving no support for the saloon deck which consequently sank at that place over a foot. Notwithstanding varions reports to the contrary, we believe there was no loss of life, in fact such would be more than un- likely as no one would venture on the deck in such rough and bitterly cold weather. Captain Pratt immediately headed the vessel to the sea and anchored as he could not possibly run for shel- ter in such a condition and in the trongh of such a sea. By 6 a.m. the following-morning the weather had moderated a little and the ves- sel proceeded to Ningpo, the crow having shored up the saloon deck and brought the overhanging weight to bear on the longitudinal girder by day) for Shanghai but as the weather was still tackles. She left the same afternoon (Wednes rough anchored off Chiphai Island until 8 sm. dropped a course was shaped for on Thursday, when the wind and sea having Shanghai which was reached the same evening, the Kiang. teen anchoring below the shipping, at 10 p.m. Her repairs will probably extend over a month. In the meantime the str. Asinchi will take her place.
Telegrams received at Shanghai on the 18th December from Hankow report that a rising of a formidable nature has taken place at the beien city of Chiangyang, in Hupeb province, one day's journey south-west of Ichang, and that a general massacre of Roman Catholic converta has taken place. There seems to be considerable uneasiness at Ichang itself.
According to French reports a Freuch mis- sionary named Victorin and a large number of Christians bave been massacred by the followers of Yu Man-tse and the situation in fupeh is describe l as very grave.—China fazette.
The Shanghai Amateur Dramatic Club gare a very successful performance of R. C. Stephen son's comedy The Passport” on the 14th December.
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Rangoon, 80th November. There are persistent rumours · afloat that Brigadier-General Liu, the Chinese Commis sioner for the delimitation of the frontier, has been degraded and his officers dispersed, several having goue to the Jads Mines, but these rumours are not believed. As at present ar. ranged Lin meets Mr. Scott at Lwelaing, the scene of last season's impasse, on December 1st. It is hoped he will come with definite i struc- tions from the Tenngli Yamen, otherwise the delimitation must proceed without the help of the Chinese officials, the Peking authorities having received notice that the British are de- termined to push on the work in any event. It