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the Baid J. Victor Burn-Murdoch and John A Hay or their assigns fail so to do for a period of six months, then the said mine and all property except machinery thereon, and all rights under this contract shall be forfeited to the Korean Gavernment.
Provided however if the said J. Victor Burn. Murdoch and John A. Hay, or their assigns be prevented from working the mines by force majeure then the time they are so prevented shall not be counted in the above period.
XV-In the event of it being found desirable to make any modifications in the articles of the present contract or in other matters connected therewith affecting the interests of Koreans and Messrs. J. Victor Bura-Murdoch aud John A. Hay or their assigns, such modifications may be introduced by mutual consent of the Korean Government and the British Representative in Seoul with the view of consulting: the conveni- ence of both parties.
XVI-In the event of any differences of opinion as to the interpretation of this contract. the English text shall be regarded as authorit. ative, but a Korean translation will be attached
thereto.
Signed at Seoul this twenty-seventh day of September, 1898.
J. V. BURN-MURDUCH. JOHN A. HAY, per bis Attorney,
J. Y. BURN-Murdoch. Signed before me
J. N. JORDAN, H.B.M.'s Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General.
RISSIA AND THE MI CO-TAG GROUP:
Our Government are offered another chance of being a little previous with a score if they are game to take advantage of it. News reaches us. from what we believe to be good Chinese sources that Russia has been demanding the inclusion of the Mino-Tao Group of Islands in her Port Arthur Sphere of Influence! Russia has her own peculiar method of put ting two and three together to make four. and she has pointed out to the Chinese
that as the northermost, of these islands, or the northermost shore of the northermost islaud, we should say, is the nearest to Port Arthur, that the group naturally blends in with her territory, and is absolutely essential for her comfort and convenience. The Chinese have refused the request more than ouce, but it is the going, going " of the auctioneer, and if England does not shout out a higher bid promptly it will be "gone," with the fatal tap of the hammer before we have done asking in St. Petersburg if it is true. In case any Britisher does not happen to know his map, we may mention that the Miao-tao group lie close to the Shantung coast and not near the Liao- tung Peninsula at all. They also completely command the entrance to the Gulf of Pechili.
-Peking and Tientsin Times.
„MISSIONARIES AND THE
REFORMERS.
AN, INFORMING MISSIONARY HONOUREI.
Missionaries who find members of the Reform Party amongst their congregations or acquaint- ances may have a nice poi tofonscience to decide. Should they give information to the authorities, or try to screen the unfortunates and dissuade them from any rebellious designs they
may
entertain? The following decree. dated 4th December, a translation of which is published by the N. C. Daily News, shows how one missionary has solved the problem
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foreign missionaries, come to China to exhort people to be good. As the said missionary has come forward of his own accord to reveal the conspiracy which was proved by the secret letter sent him by the said Yang Kung,chưng, this missionary has indeed proved his objects in being in this country-that of exhorting, people to be good. A most praiseworthy action indeed! We hereby grant to the said, mis sionary, Liu T'sai-tu, the brevet 3rd rank button, with the 2nd rauk button for his parents as a mark of our appreciation for his conduct.
[Note: As missionaries generally adopt Chi, nese names, it is impossible to know off hand who is meant by the term “ Lin Tsai-to."-ED.]
MR. PRITCHARD MORGAN'S SZĘ-
CHUEN CNUESSINS,
The advantages which Mr. Pritchard Mor gan secured in Szechuan are not quite accur- describes them as a " Concession." The miner- ately described-
-as our northern contemporary
ed, we understand, to an influential Chinese al rights in Szechuan have actually been grant
necessary capital, and has culled in Mr. Prit- syndicate, which finds a large portion of the chard Morgan to assist it both financially and Peking, the French Minister there has already technically Meanwhile, as we learn from entered a protest against the grant in question having been made to the Syndicate.
The war vessels in the harbours with bunting on 18th Dec, and was fired in honour of the fete day of H.I.M. the Czar of Russia. -
It is notified in the faretta that Heb Governor has been pleased to appaint Subedar Major Feroz Khan, the Hongkong Bugiment, to be his Honorary Aide-de-Camp
It is notified in the Gantte that Tue the 27th December, and Monday, 2nd January are to be observed as public holidays in substitu tion for Christmas Day sud New Year's Day respectively.
Henry Blake is indisposed. His Excellency Our readers will regret to learn that Bir
was unable to attend the Council;{ meeting on Thursday afternoon or to distribute the gatta prizes. The latter function stands poät- poned until to-day at 4 pm. d
On the 21stDeo, a boy in theremploy ni Inspector Reidie, of the anitary. Departme was sweeping the roof ofis shed: attached to his master's house in Peel street when bhalipped floor, seriously injuring his thighest aud fell a distance of about fent on to a stone
stationed at Malta, arrived at Singapore on tlis The dredger St., Enoch, which, lass bea
2nd December in company: › with MS Melpomene, on her way to Weihaiwali. It was expected that she would leave for Bings- pore with H.M.S. Edgar, but telegraphic
· instructions were received for the Melpomene. to escort her. H.M.S. Grofton left Hongkong on Saturday to escort the St. Enoch from Singe pore to this port..
Princess Henry of Prussia, socompamed, by Prince Henry, landed privately shortly after 12 o'clock at noon on Saturday at Marray Pier where half-a-dozen Sikh policemen in charge of Deputy-Superintendent. Mackie and two Euɛop: ean inspectors were drawn up. 'They had tilfin at Government House, and then proceededhto Victoria Lodge, where a small dinner party, w held in the evening, the guests including the commanders of the German mon-of-war in the barbour.
We have had an opportunity of perusing the contract entered into by Mr. Pritchard Morgan with reference to the mineral deposits in the province of Szechnan, and we have before us the agreement between the English and French Governments sigued by Lord Salisbury and the Baron de Courcel in 1896, by which the privi- leges acquired by either nation in Yunnau and Szechuan are to be extended and rendered com- agreement is what is relied upon by mon to both Powers and their nationals. This the French in their alleged protest; but the con< tract before us is one between Chinese acting under the direct decree of the Emperor and a British subject, whereby the latter co-operates
The new quarters of the Soldiers and Sailors with the Chinese in the development of the Institute were formally opened on the 21st mines of Szechuan for the benefit of the Chiu- Dec. That evening there was held a tea and ese Government; and after the province has concert arranged by the Hongkong Temper- been geologically surveyed and the regulations ance Union, at which over 150 were present. perfected, the mines will be open for selection The Chairman of the Institute, desires to offer by all nationalities alike. We are sure that the grateful thanks of the committee to the when the French understand this they will not performers at the concert, and also to all those stand in the way of the development of the re-kiud helpers who so ably-assisted in decorating. sources of China for the general benefit of all:
the rooms, and in providing the tes and other -N. C. Daily News.
refreshments.
HONGKONG,
F:
We have received copy of the appeal issued on behalf of the sufferers from the Yellow River floods by the Shantung and Honan Missionary
H.M.S. Edgar arrived from home on 22nd Conference. The Hongkong and Shanghai- Dec. with naval reliefs.
The Memnon, which arrived from Sandakan
on 19th Dec., made her la t trip on the Borneo
run.
There were 2,419 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 177 were Enro.
peans.
Hongkong is to have ocean penny postage after all. The arrangement cones into force on Christmas Day. Four cents is taken as the local equivalent of a peuny.
On Tuesday a Chinaman employed at the Cosmopolitan Docks fell off a stack some ten feet high and sustained internal injuries which caused his death.
The return of cases of communicable disease reported as occurring in the colony last week shows one fatal case of plague. being an im. ported case on a junk lying off West Point.
Bank has kindly opened an account for the * Yellow River Flood Relief Fund" and all funds in response to the appeal may be sent to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bánk or to Mr. R. C. Forsyth, Treasurer of the English: Baptist Mission, Chingchoufu, care of Messrs. Ferguson & Co., Chefoo.
On the 22nd December last & Chinaman paid a visit to a house in Lyndhurst Terrace, where gambling was going on. He tried his luck and lost $10, which so exasperated him, that he informed the police. Accordingly the following, evening Chief Detective Hanson and a number of constables raided the house and found a brisk game" going on. They seized 18 mən, three being the keepers of the house and the re servants to Europeans. $29.60 was baised. three keepers were sach fined $50, nine of the others $3 sach, and the other onb –a boy- Their Royal Highne ses the Prince and ordered to receive 12 strokes with the birch We have received a memorial from Liu Knu. Privucess Henry of Prussia paid a visit to the rod. yi, Viceroy of the Liangkiang provinces, stat- Kowloon Docks on Wednesday afternoon. We ing that a hsiutsai (licentiate) of Kuangfeng-understand they will visit Canton next week. hsien,
Kiangen province, named Yang Kung- cheng endeavoured in the 4th moon of this year (May-June) to conspire against the Government and tried to persuade a missionary named Liu Tsai-tu to join him in his rebellion. Fortu- nately this missionary was 'an honest and law. abiding man and handed to the memorialist the original letter of the said Yan Kang-cheng which led to the latter's arrest and trial, clearly proving that the accused desired to rebel against the constituted authorities. We hereby ordered the said Yang Kung-cheng to be sum marily executed as a warning to all. Now
Our Saigon correspondent writes: The Messageries Maritimes continue to dispose of their old branch line steamers. The Godavery,| which used to run between Singapore and Java, is the next which is to be put up for sale.
At the Magistracy on 20th Dec., before Com- mander Hastings, Dedrich Harft and Ernest Kind, of the Kaiserin Augusta, were charged with behaving in a disorderly manner at 62, Market Street, Hunghom, and damaging some crockery. First defendant was fined $7 or 28 days, and second $3, or 14 days, each being also ordered to pay $1 compensation.
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At the regular meeting of the Victoria Lodge, No. 1026, held on 22nd Deo, the District Grand Master, Right Wör. Bro. C. P. Chater, accom panied by the officers of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China and installed as Wor. Master Bro.C.W The following officers were invested Warilen, Bro. K. W. Mounser Lunio den, Bro. F. D. Goddard; Treasurer, V Apcar; Secretary, Wor Bro A OD. Gourdin; Senior Deacon, Bro. J. H wood; Junior Deacon, Bro. C. F. G. Gr Director of Ceremonies, Bro S H. T Inner Guard, Bro. W. M. Humphreys: Ste Bro. Wm. Whiley; Tyler, Bro. J. R. Grimble,
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