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CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 6th October.
H.E. TAO MUETIRES.
H.E. Tao Mu, having some time ago memo- rialised the Throne to permit him to resi on account of illness, his at last actually resigned, and Landed over the goals of the Viceroyalty to H.E. Tak Sow, who now again occupies the position of Acting Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangsi. But the illness of H.E. Tao Mu is at present too serious to permit him to take a voyage home; there fore the yamen of the Salt Commissioner if the
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
MACAO,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.'
Macao, 8th October. NAVAL MOVEMENTS
The naval element is at present conspienous by its absenca in Macao. The Zaire left on Saturday for Hongkong, where she will remain in dock for a mouth or six weeks during the installation of electric light. The Diu is ex- pected from Shanghai in a day or two; and next week the French gunboat Argus wil possibly make her appearance here.
CHANGES IN MACAO.
Visitors to Murao will snon observe a great
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be independent of the educational work of 1 r. Tenney,
TH KETTLER MONUMENT.
The sculptu e ou the Baron You Ketteler monument alones bas b en completed and au immeuse scaffolding, one of the most gigantio ever seen hore, has been raised over the found- ations, covering Hats Men Street and extend- with its stays into adjoining courts. It is for the purpose of lifting the great stones, some of which are thirty feet long and three feat squire, and depositing them in their positions. Traffic moves through forest-caverns of associat- ed tree trunks provided on either side of where the jailow wil stand. This work is ODA of most curious interest to the occidental and
Southern suburb has been prepared for his change on the right hand side of the Strada darecills to mind the imaginings of what the
temporary accommodation. On the 3rd inst., be was removed to his new residence, his family having gone early in the morning. The streets from the Viceroy's to the Salt Commissioner's
yamen were lined with solidiers nud well guarded. Just at 11 a.m. a salute of three guns was fired from the Viceroy's yamon and the pro- cession, consisting of the Viceroy' retinue, officials and banner-bearers, was on its way. As His Excellency was indisposed he gave orders that no gong was to be beaten on the way, nor any police-runners to cry out. Orders were also given that the guards of honour need not kowtow when he passed. The procession went slowly and quietly. His Excellency sitting in a large sedau clair in plain civilian dress, preced- ing which was a foreign chair with a foreigner within. His Excellency looked very thin and pale, sometimes closing his eyes for a rest, and sometim s opening them to look round.
CRICKET-FIGHTING.
Bella Vista, beyond the llora. A large piece of land has ben bought by a wealthy Chinaman of granite wall is being built along the side of the your city. Mr. Ho Tung, and already a strong
road. I believe that a large honse with gardens. and a tenuis-court is to be constructed there, and it is to be hoped that it will add to and not detract from the roads in the Fast. Another fresh feature nuty of one of the most charming which will appeal more materially to visitors from Hongkong, is the opening of the Hotel Internacional, in the building formerly occupied by D'Almaida's Hotel. It has been taken by an enterprising and painstaking manager, and will doubtless prove a blessing to many week. and visitors, unable or unwilling to seek ne om-
modation elsewhere. Unfortunately the prospect of the app arauce of a railway station is not any bearer, and the latest rumon is to the effect that the hinese Government is going to reserve for itself the construction of the Macao-Canton line. But there seems to be no pressing need for such a line, and when the Cauton-Hankow line is finished, it may be time enongh to consider it, and then the labour and experience devoted to an extension toward the sea. devoted to the latter undertaking might be
Bazair announced for 1 ext Saturday has been Incidentally, I should mention that the indefinitely postponed.
PEKING.
Peking, 25th September.
AMERICAN ADVISERS,
building of the pyramids was like
THE YELLOW TILES
receiving a new coat of paint. The paint used that form the roof of the Imperial city wall aro
for this purpos, as for the other yellow tiles on imperial structures is not yellow but red, so col ur, inferior to the original brilliant yellow. that in time roofs painted with it take a red
For beauty there is no tile made by the Chinese that surpasses the blue one found on the circular temple in the Temple of Heaven
Owing to the cricket-fighting matsheds in Pa Chow in the district of Pau Yu being burnt, and a number of persons killed, the matter has been placed in the hands of the Actio Prefect Kung. It has been found by the official, enquiry that the fire originated from the gambling shed which caused the destraction of all the sheds, eight flower boats, over ten small boats, and the death of a great number of persons. From 30 to 40 bodies were taken up from the water, and the high authorities have issued a notification prohibiting cricket fighting as a mod of gambling. The notification is to this effect: Whereas it has bsn the bad custom in Canton during the 7th and 8th moons for some rogues and vagabonds Your editorial on foreign advisers to the to build matsheds for cricket-fight.ng as a mode Chinese in this province and elsewhere calls of gambling, which sheds were un It of bamboos attention to the complaint sometimes heard and covered with mats, and of extensive size. among Americans that their countrymen do not some being used as drink-shops. some as brothels. rece.vo the same advantages with the Chinese some as gambling-houses wherein the games of as do other nationalities. As a matter of fact cards, fanton, and dice wers played, and others this is not so. We have at this time contrary used as restaurants and for theatrical perform-evidence iu the list of American advisers you ances with a view to attract persons to the have mentioned, and besides, the past furnishes cricket-figuts for the purpose of gain; and whereas persons going to such places were withdrawing from lucrative positions in the numerous instances of Ame icins voluntarily mostly a commodated in flower-boats and on customs, and provincial reform enterprises, and the way were attacked by pirates: this bad returning to their own country. Only recently custom ought to be prohibited so as to diminish the Viceroy Yuan Shikai asked the State the cases of robbery and danger to life and Department at Washington to furnish him property. Landowners, therefore, are not per- an essayer and master of minting with mitted to let their grounds for the purpose of whom to re-establish the Tientsin mint. The cricket-fighting; theatrical proprietors are not Department tendered the positions to two allowed to accept any engagement there; flower- competent men who gave a favourable answer boats are prohibited from taking passengers aud afterward when the agreement was complete thither. In the event of disobedience of this withdrew their assent refusing to come to Chiva order the offenders shall be seized and punished, at salaries which there is reason to believe were and their properly confiscated."
nearly double what they are receiving at home. If Americans will prefer their own land to any conditions abroad whatsoever, they can expect to see the enterprising citizens of other countries taking the places of preference and emolument in the new Chiuese enterprises. It will not ba to their credit nor interests to fall behind any others in the affairs of this new era in the East.
OFFICIAL NEWS.
Later.
The Acting Viceroy Tak Sow will take up his residence in the yamen of the Viceroy on the 14th October, while the Acting Provincial Governor Li Kwong-yui will remove to the yamen of the Provincial Governor on the 19th prox.
Gaueral Wedensky, Governor-General of the Siberian Coast Districts, went to Tokyo at the end of September to interview Baron Komura, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the fishery question. The privi oge granted by the Russian Government to Japanese,
of fishing on the coast of Sakhalin Island, was to terminate in November, but the Russin authorities are now reported to have extended the charter by one year at the request of the Japanese Government. This is the fourth extension which has been made in favour of Japanese fishermen.
BANKS AND SILVER.
Besides the mint Yuan Shikai is seeking the establishment of a provincial bank. Just now the scarcity of silver in Tientsin has oppressed trade to such an extent that he has endeavoured to borrow several millions of taels of the foreign banks. The report that he succeeded in this last week is discredited here because the amoun s named are not to be had in the north. The native banks have shipped silver out of the pro- vince continually for months in a way that ought to be punishable.
TWO JAPANESE EDUCATOR 3
have gone to Paotingfu to start Yuan Shikai's new normal school. This enterprise is said to
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It is not so brilliaut in sunlight tut is translucent and deep and more mysterious.
THE USSIANS
are building their barracks and will have, when completed. the mt interesting buil fing+ i the
legation quarter. This is da to the style of architecture which is peculiar to Russia, and the wholesome plan of one story buildings not higher in their living precincts than the walks defending them.
Tuo o are minarets, and spires, cupolas and gables and the essentials of good architecture, licking in some of the other logation areas.
LEGATIONS AND BUILDI 03. The Coreau Minister will shortly arrive in Peking and take up his quarters within the ing the house vacated by M. Squires until the present American Leation compound, ocenpy-
Americans can build on the new site nearer the Chien Men. The peparatious for a new lega- tion have not proceeded satisfactorily because of a lack of knowledge of the desires of the State Department in Washington, but a better understanding has been reached and a creditable building will b put up under expert supervision. At present the most promising legation under construction is the Austrian, which will be very costly and also large. Work on the Belgian legation proceeds very slowly. The foundations are not yet finished. The Luban Railway company are erecting creditable buildings oppo- Cathedral is now nearly finished. The interior site the German barracks and the Catholic
being decorated in the French national colours and the scaffolding is ready to be taken from the spires. By the contract this structure was to have been finished on the first instant,
and Bishop Favier hoped to have dedicated it before tuis. The Bishop has been removed from the S. Michael hospital to his home at the Peitang, and is slowly recovering from the stroke of apoplexy.-Mercury.
NORTHERN NOTES.
The following items are from the P. & T. Times of the 26th ult. :
Further action against ex-Governor Chen Pi of Peking has been quashed by the judicious outlay of Tls. 20,000,
The health of the Tientsin Customs Taofai is steadily improving.
The manager of Viceroy Yuan's official organ is erecting a paper-mill at Tientsin.
Prince Tsi Chen arrived at Tangku on the 25th, and went direct by special train to Peking.
Viceroy Yuan Shikai takes a great deal of interest in the improvement of the Peiho.
the same date:-
The following are from the China Times of
formally offered to withdraw her garrison from A telegram states that Great Britain bas
Shanghai next month if the other Powers do
the same.
Three brigands called Pai, Chang, and Yang Peking, are now awaiting a painful ex inotion having wiped out a family named Kao in
themselves.
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