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When therefore Sir John Bowring hinted to, felt the effects for years afterwards. Yeh was the Tungkuanshan mining concession and the him, that he might be of use in freeing Canton a past master in these arts; he had tried them¦ Anhni-Houan railway and make a present of from the presence of the rebl just then pre-on with the Taipings within his jurisdiction¦th sa undertakings to Britain. Now you think! paring to assault the city, Yeh did not con and established for a time a reign of terror, If wo agron to this, b fors long our Auhai descend to notice the communication. This did
without much effect is is trae, for the rebels' wil ba garrisoned with multi'udes of forsiga nat prevent him subsequsutly, when the Taiping after they had destroyed everything that fell soldiers. When these foreign soldiers let was blokading the Canton river, and had into their bands went north to repeat their_in_poss-ssion they will oppress the people, defeated Teh's ships, from crying out for help. ravages in the unexhausted lands of Kiangasa rob them of their wealth, outrage their Sir John Bowring, not desiring to see Cinton and the Hakwang.
women and deseorite their graves. My fathurs destroyed, and the trade of the port temporarily, When the news of these things arrived in !and brethren! Can you bear to look on this ? at least, rained, concerted measures with the England it was received in various ways. I do not matter how wealthy you are, you Admiral, and a British flet was sent up; the Sensible men saw that it was time these bir will not be able to resist them. And if then Taiping leaders not caring to face a new enemy barities should be put an end to once and for you make up your minds to oppose them, even retired, and Yeb, finding himself fre, became all; amongst these was Lord Palmerston, at that the risk of your lives, it will probably be too once more as intracticable as ev-r.
time prime minister, who at onca without late. If you do not believe me, mike inquiries waiting for Parliament made preparatious for regirling the state of Formoss a few years ago sending out reinforcements to the feet, as well and the present state of the three eastern Pro- as a land army. He appointed to a plenipo- siu What is the condi ion of the people tentiary, seeing that things were not going there? The peope of So how and Hang- on well at Hongkong and that a change was chow know these things sad therefore they advisable, Unluckily his choica fell on a mere will dis rather than submit; ba', if the dilettante, Lord Elgia. Lord Elgia left Eag pe pla of Songhow and Hangohow have land land in April 1877, and on his way had then walth, have we in Anhui no land sod opportunity of doing the one thing for doing | weil h? The people in Sochow and Hang. which his memory will long be blessed. Alehow tave their ano atcal graves, Have we in Vossel despatched in haste to intercept him Anhui no abcestral graves? The mo of from India, where a serious mutiny had brokeu¦ Schwad il ingehow are meu, out, succa-ded in finding him. Lord Elgin, Akui at men? The people of Soochow thinking that under the circumstances China and angehow dare to resist to the death. could wait, orderal the trups on the way to Shall we of Aubui not dare to resist? The proceed instantly t› India: they arrived in the beggars, rie-ha colies and women of Soochow uick of time to save our army in India from and angelow contribute the fun to destruction, and lent valuable aid in suppr ssing¦ pp 8, the rolway loan, Is it possible that the Mutiny.
the goutry, scholars and people of Aabai PH 11 1 is god as The bezgirs, riosha colies and women of Soochow ?
Now every whero in Anhui it his be‹u decided to hold
With his limited knowledge he could not understand how a man who wrote his surname in advance of his personal appellation, and wore a pigtail could be other than a Chinese subject. His own government had seized a larchs from Chinese pirates on the coast, had condemnel and sold ber. A Chinose resident of Hongkong, and a Crown Lessee of the Colony, had bought her in the open market, takon her to Hagkoug, applied for a British register, and in due time in regular order obtained it. Tas vessel was in due course employed in costing and there was no complaint against her. She was commanded by an English Captain, though her crow as customary was Chinese.
Happening to go t Canton in the regular course of trade in Octubar 1856, without reference to the British Consul who hap pened to be Sir Harry, then Mr. Parkes, by the Viceroy's orders the crew wore seiz l and taken in chains into the city, ou the charge that they were "in collusion with barbarians. Parkes sont in a r quest requiring their surrender for trial in his Consular · ourt, which by treaty he was authorised to demani, and this was refused, The facts hava uever been disputed on either side, The matter wAN of the greatest importance to Ifungkong, as the yielding of the point bafore the threats of Yeb would have been equivalent to handing over the Colony to the tender merci-s of the Viceroy of
the Two Kwangs for the time being. It had been the persistent aim of the Canton gocerum ut ever since the cessio 1 of Hongkong to isolate the colony, and prevent th- accass of Chinese trad rs. Kiying, an able diplomatist who knew his own mind and took in the situation, bad persuad d Sir Henry l'oltinger to accep! a clause in the Supplementary Treaty skillfully designed for this special purpose, and for many years the colony for all purposes of trade was a practi al nallity. Circumstances by nd the con rol of
either the Chinese Government or the successiva governors of Hongkoug were bringing about the resuscitation of the colony; and it was to thwart these that V caray Yoh made his last attempt to restore this depaudney of Brilish trade and British traders on the locd authorities of Canton, Yeh, however, was a bangler beside his predecessor Kiying, aud failed as miserably as his prototype Lin."
Two days after the outrage Sir John Bowring demanded the surrender of the craw and au apology: Yeh, thinking this a joke tyok, no notice, then a junk was seized with like result then Sir John threatened war, when the meu were quietly set back, Sir John had other old scores to settle, so Sir Michael Seymour, the Admual on the station, stopped in, and she led
his Yamen: Yeh rem red out of reach. Theo a few forts were knocked about, but Yah's officers had told h in they could secure the cty against all the force the Admiral could being, and Admiral S-your finding this the cas contented himself with blockading the riv r till reinforcements shou'd arrive, Naturally the mob-and Yah, cousi-derad this a victor§, an i burnt down th factories, and expelled the foreign residents, and hers the advantage of Hongkong came in.
But Yeh in his ignorant and uncivilised way did a great deal more: the English, he knew, were but a small people in numbers, though formidable when permittal to act together; he would destroy them in d-tail. Accordingly great posters appeared exciting the pulce against these nefarious English, and offering rewards for their capture, or their heads. it was one and the same. The principal bakery in Hongkong was included in the scheme, and a grand plan conco ted of poisoning the entire community in a batch: it was but partially successful, as no one died at once, but several
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Meanwhile renfore in nts had arrived for the pay in China, and a sort of a skirmishing war went on about Clinton, which had a
good effect in showing the fire-eaters amongst themtir. On the one hand we will protest defenders how little they could do, and so far agu-st the present policy of the Board of propared the way for the coming war
Foreign Affairs aud, on the oʻler, we will take hors to open mines and build railways our. selv 8. W. in this pla to are also Anhui poop e, If we cannot be before others do not let us lag bebiud, I invite all yon good people to come to the mosting and let us plan a good It is our earn-st expectatisn that purses, outribute Ws all th n be able to
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The N. C. Da ly Nowa is indebted to correspondent for the following translation of you wil call upon your a pos'er which is bing wid-ly circulitadan by shars throughout the provines of Anhu. It would keep the profits in our own hand-, to save the ba wall, says our contemporary, if the Govern-situa'i us, and by and by business will flourish mout fook steps to deal with the authors of this that will bare good returns. Is (his not documout and with the heals of the Association<iling two birds with one stone? In my opinion in whose name it is issued. The Boxers were this is a better thing for you to do than to buy
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A report presented weeping regarding the mining concession in Tungkuan shau auf the Anhui Honan ailway.
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Issued by the Assuciation for the Uonservation of M nos and Railways in Auhui,
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Present: Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chairman),
3. The tenders for the 1908 Night Soil tract are opened and considered. Subject to sati-factory references being given, the tender of Ong Bong Kak for $200 · is accepted.
It's all up! The calamity has come. The day for the death of all us Anhui people is not far off. Don't you yet know it? Those foreigners loug ago thought of dividing up our China, but because they could not agreth Board Room, on the 17th December 1907.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at on an eveu partition Japin and Russia came to blows and so the event had to be postponed. Now they give all their attention to opning C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Cardiner, Huang ́t's'an- mines and making railways in our countrych w, W. Krus, S. Okuyama, the Health Why is this? This is an old scheme of theirs ser and the Secretary. for destroying other peoples' countries.
1. The minutes of the last meeting are read they have the right to open mines, then they and confirmed. can easily, gat our min-y and destroy ou 2. The fit of porsous qualified to vote at lives. When they are railways, then they | public mestings of ratepayers is reid and can easily step by step garriso the cointry approved. with foreign soldiers. In the ninth mou of the present your the Board of Foreign Affair, with an utter disregard of consci-ne, in order to get the promised two per cent, borrowel one million five hundred thousand
1 The Superintendent of Polic, reports the taels giving the Sochów-Haugehow railway as folowing cises have ben dealt with at the scurity. The people of Souchow and Hangchow | Mix d Court since ti e last meeting:— refused to accept the arrangement and fought to the death against it. Two resolute scholars, Wukang and Tangsu, died to oppose it. Other resolute men thou fought all the harder against it, holding mestings vrywhere and delivering speeches against the loan. Everyone in S 10 :how and Haugchow, whether men or women, knows that this affair concras their own lives; there is not one who is unwilling to rush to the frout, Even the beggars have collected more than five hundred dollars, and rissha coli and women bold meetings and collect subscriptions, being unwilling to agree t this affair. The British, seeing that the people of Soochow and Hang. chow ara so determined as this, are at a loss what to do and have appealed to the Govern. ment. The Government cannot force the loan through, but they despise as Aahui people as being a useless lot and have determined to take
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SUMMONSE.
Allowing pigs to stray 4, contempt of Court 1, arsault, quarrying stone to the danger of the pullic 1, breach of contract 1, throwing rubbish
to public dria 2, debt 1.
SUMMARY ARBESTS.
Theft 7, committing a nuisance 1, man. Laughter 1, breach of sampan regulations 1, breach of slaughter house regulations 1, buying sat for human consumption well knowing it to by aufit for human food 1, attempting to obtain the Mucipal seil to meat not slaughtered in the Municipal slaughter house 1, being in possession of stolen property 1.
By order.
(Signed) W. H. WALLACE,
Chairman
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary,