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INTERVIEW
WITH COUNT ** OKUMA ON THE CHINESE
QUESTION.
[SPECIAL ARTICLE.]
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1900
the goose with the golden eggs, and lost all the advantages they would otherwise have obtained in that country, and the cutting-up policy is therefore by no means advisable. One of the most necessary conditions to our deriving great benefit from China is the maintenance of the Chinese Empire, much as it is at present. After we had secured the common intereste of the
REQUIEM MASS FOR THE LATE
KING OF ITALY.
The dastardly act which has resulted in the death of King Humbert of Italy hua aroused the most wide-spread, indignation and general ex- pressions of sympathy. Consequently special interest attached to the Solemn Requiam High
Musi beld at this Roman Catholic Cathedral yesterday morning.
The church was specially draped in black for
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THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND | possibilities which that country prešouts as a
MACAO STEAMBOAT
legitimate field for British enterprise are gon orally recognized by her Majesty's Government, COMPANY.
hut owing to the difficult and complex nature of the problem, and the variety of the interests volved, they have beritated to embark on a definite line of policy without the support of a On the other hand, strong popular voice.
information as to the issues at stake in popular of the most elementary kind, and means of for ming a sound opinion are hardly available among the constituencies.
The following is the report of the board of directors to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders to be held at the office of the company, on Tuesday, the 7th August, at 12
o'clock, noets.
The directors beg to submit to the shareholders the report and statement of accounts for the half-year ending 30th June fast.
The object of the league would be to remedy After paying running expenses, salaries,
Eraught forward from last account, the sum of, to build up in the country at large a sound premis of insurance, repairs and all other out both these defacts. In the first place it would goings, there remains, including $43.213.41 soek, by means of popular addresses, panplalets, $159,267,23 at credit of profit and loss account. body of publle opinion on the Far Eastern From this amount the directors recommend that notion: and, secondly, through a strong Par a dividend for the half-year of 8 per cent, on liamentary party it would endeavour to assist capital, or 296.000,, be paid to shareholders, and support her Majesty's Government in the that $21,000 be placed at credit of equalization task of formulating and maintaining a clour of dividend fund (which will then stand at and consistent line of policy. 430,000), leaving a balmue of $42,267.23, to be
carried forward to now account.
and, if that is true, it is not likely that the Powers will recognize this wurper, for it was owing to him that the present difficulties have arison. It is probabile, in that case, that the powers will elect a suitable person from among I have just had the following interview with the mombers of the Imperial family and place Count Okamus, ex-Foreign Minister, and one of his on the throne. With him at the head of the most illustrious of the elder statesmen in affairs, the necessary security for the lives of Japan. with regard to the Chinese embroglio. missionaries and the property of foreign nor conntry by the adoption of the plan I have just Speaking on the causes that led to the Bexerchants must be obtained and for that purpose outlined, this trade of the country would be gra: disturbances, the Count said:
the hunds of the Central Government must ta dually increased to an enormous urtent, and the
The indirect causes are those that always can be found than the creation of a regular and it. In order to enjoy that beneft it will be neprominent, one being at the principal entrance. There are direct causes and indirect causes. strengthenal. No better means of doing this Fowers would derive the greatest benefit from the occasion, while the Italian flag was very operate when the Western: Powers come into well disciplined army, directly under the control cessary, however, for the Powers first to adjust another before the main altar, and a third drap contact with old nations possessing a different of the Emperor. That will require the taking satisfactorily any petty differences that may ing the catatuique. The latter was covered civilisation, and they inve operated for a long of another step, however--the readjustment of arise among them; and, if any ambitious Power with beautiful floral tributes and was guarded time pust in the neighbouring Empire, which, the faces. The finances of Chins are, I stands in the way of such adjustment, the rest by Capt. Negri, Comdr. Mansardi. Flag-Ligat, considering itself immensurally superior to aUned at tell you, in a very bad state at of the Powers should unite together to put that Cnturi, at the head, and six other Italian naval Western autions, hasten them overtheless for present, the different Governors having com. Power down and to prevent its ambition from officers at the sides, Giovannini, Denti, di Sam- their superiority in material strength. This tote control of the finances in the districts injuring all of them. I hope that the Powers buy, Tomadelli, Mattina, and della Corte. indirect cause has been responsible for the mus
turdor their control. Th's system must be im- will work together in a spirt of confidence
Among those present were H. E. the Governor res, that have taken place more than ones in provod; and the power of controlling the in order that this great trouble may be use (Sir Henry Blake, G.C.M.G.) and Viscount China, of foreign teachers of missionaries, and finances all over the Empire must rest with tho
to pass away and that this unique opportunity Bairdale Major-General Gascoigue, C.M.G., it,was once nt work here in Japan.
contral Government alone. At the same time, for conferring a great benefit or humanity at and the Hon. Captain Transis and Col. The The direct causes of the present trouble are,
O'Gorman, the various consular bodies, a good To my question whether the foreign admirals uumber of naval and military officers, the Dowager and the popularantipathy to the Catho lie missionaries. When the Empress. Dowager Lowever, he accomplished by the Chinese then
foreign merchandize. Those things cauit,
dolony, the Italian Sisters of Charity, and many usurped the powers of Government and smselves: they must be assisted by the allies, in-
"Perhaps the Admirals were compelled to residents in the colony. Consul and Bladame moned to the front conservative statesmen cinding of course the Japanese. The amount judging from the newspapers, I should be greeting thedifferent arrival at the principalen open fire on the fortifications at Taku; batelli attended, the Cousul. in full uniform, who wore in full and perfect sympathy with of the national dukt is, an I have already pointed inclined to copelade that they acted in a some trance to the, charoh, assisted by the Italian pior whion, it is expected, will be ready for oc the popular anti-foreign spirit of which I have out Ave or six hundred millions, and the amount what hasty and indiscrest numer and that officers di Giura and Baccari and by members ofcupation in about six weeks. just spoken, it might easily have been known what was going to happen.
As for the Catholic priests, when they first came to China they found themselves unide for obvious reasons to keep up anything like a close connection with hone, and being thus compelled to live among the Chinese as Chinamen almost, they were very favourably received by the
a well-organized police, established at the dif.
large may not be lost."
The West River Trade romains in much the some unsatisfactory position as mentioned in the lust report. Business bas. however, heen good on the other lines, with the result that the total of steamors earnings compares favourably with that of the corresponding six months of the previous year.
interests
This policy is nowise intended to be aggros. sive. It would nim, in the first place, at the maintenace intact of all existing troaty rights throughout the whole of the territories of the Chinese Empire, and the fartherance of British would endeavour to support, in co-operation with by all legitimate means. Secondly, it other Powers, a progressive Government. in Chine, which by moderate and steady reform would secure the tranquillity, prosperity, and any use, to see that there all be no such distortsace of the balance of power in the Far Bust as would endanger our Imperial_position or affect the safety of our Indian Empire.
among others, the usurpation of the Empress | feront open ports, taust see to the safety of had not acted somewhat too precipitately at Italish, French, and Spanish clergy in the includes the cost of the Powan's now boilers, in independence of the Hipire. Thirdly, aut in
Takn, the Count answered:-
mors reliance ought to have been placed in diplomacy than in force. I certainly think that, if the prosent report of the massacre of true, the attack on Take excited the populace the foreign Ministers and other at Peking be
The item of repairs is heavier than usual, as it addition to an extensive overhaul of that vessel. The other steamers have undergone the usual annual docking and repairs under Government survey,
Good progress is being made with the new
Upon leaving the Colony the Honourable E. R. Balilios resigned his sout at the board, and Mr. Robert Showau was nominated by the directors to 5l the vecandy. At the invitation of the directors Mr. Armin Haupt has also joined the tirmation by the shareholders at this meeting. board, and both these appointments require son- In accordance with the Articles of association. the board by rotation, and, being eligible, offer The retiring auditora, Messrs. A. O'D. Gour din and F. Henderson, also offer themselves for ro-election.
J. J. KESWICK, Chairman. Hongkong. 31st July, 1900.
THE RUSSIAN TROOPS IN SIBERIA.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Tintes, writing at the end of June about the Imperial Ukass placing the troops on the Amur on u war footing and calling out the necessary re- serves, says
people and there were then none of those antice, the allies must, when they reach Pakine I have no special news on this matter, however, Volpicelli accompanied him to his seat, with Me. E. Goetz and Mr. R.. Shewan retire from Ussuri, and adjacent districts. During the
missionary disturbances of which we have heard so much for this last fifty years or so. What was the cause of the change? It was this. The Catholic priests, taking advantage of the power and influence of their respective countries, at- tempted to arrogate to themselves political power which did not fof course belong to them; and bence the feelings of the literati and of the people towards them underwent a mudilen change. The treaties of Tientsin, forty year ago, showed that Napoleon the Third was anxious to use the power of his Sinte for the good of the French missionaries and this tendency to connect religion with national authority, manifested on it was on other occasions, very much increased the haired of
the Chinese towards the missionaries.”
I here asked the Count if he thought that the action of Russia and Germany in leading the way in Chinese "grabi" lind contributed to any very considerable extent to the creation of 11e present diffinities,
He answered us follows:
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themselves for re-election.
the Italias community, Signori Badolo, Mur- cenaro and the brothers Musso, sons of the late Consal, and Rear-Aduiral Count Culinai. At 10 The chief mourners were the Italian Consul
o'clock H. E. the Governor arrived, and Chevalier the officers, members of the Italian community and the company of honour, which was compos..
sona, Accame, Fumagalli and Bellegarole. ad of the following officers, Biancheri, Burdes
troubles, the question of Corea would he ruin the absence of Monsignor Piazzoli, the head The ceremony lasted for one hour and was,
had nothing whatever to do with the question seigneur Excofler, vicar apostolie of the mis-Value of steamers Porn, Honam and opened, he answered that the question of Cores of the Itulisa mission here, celebrated by Mon.
son of Yuntaa, assisted by the Italian clergy of China. This concluded the interview.
of the mission here.
papers.
of the indemnity that might be demanded by the allies might, though it cannot of course be fixed as yet, amount tu, my, four or five hun dred millions besides In that case the interest on the whole national debt will be four or five hundred millions, and, as it will be utterly im possible for the Chinese to pay such a sam stofury and led them to take that terrible step. cause them to adopt various meastires for the end only rely on what I love sees in the news improvement of the national finances. There is ung step which the allies might take with International Conference which would meat Ön my finally asking the Count if, at the regard to this payment of indemnity, stogether after the cessation of the present posing they take the taxes for security, and that is the abolition of lekin in the interior. This measure would containly be good fruit. The tax in question is levied. as you must be aware, on morelandies in the in. terior, and as it goes altogether into the corrupted oficial's pockets, it does not tend to swall the national revenue. This tax once abolished. Chinese commerce will develop with great rapidity. It is at present worth only 600 mil- lions against Japan's 415 millions, but in a few your Japan will have surpassed China in this particular. That will not be a diffent feat indeed, considering how very slowly the resources of Chius are being developed in spite of the ex-
tent of these resouress and the vastness of the
country. Taxes like the tekin are a great hindrance to the commercial development of this country and should be taken off at all costs; and I think that we should also allow China to raise a little the tariff on imports, say to 10 por cent. If the lekin is abolished, business will revive in a surprising manner; and the Chiness
indemnity but have enough left over to organize a new army, and a new police force, and to carry out all the other necessary improvements. Of course this raising of the tariff seems at first
FRANCIS MCCULLAGH.
OUR NEW Q.08.
COMPLIMENTARY OBFERVATIONE AT THE
SUPREME COURT,
The gentlemen belonging to the legal pro. fession in Hongkong atided in full force at the Supreme Court yesterday at noon, when Chief Justice (Sir John Carrington, the CM.G.) and the Acting Paisne Judge (the Hon. T. Sercozabe Smith) nddrosod a fow con- plimentary observations to our new Q.Ca-the Hou. W. Meigh Goodman (Attorney-General) and Mr. H. FL. Pollock, on their promotion to the silk gown.
The CHIEF JUSTICE aid-Mr. Attorney- General, Mr. Pollock: I saw in the last issue of the Gazette an intimation that Her Majesty
Counsel for the colony of Hongkong. have hero no innor and outer bar, and the court is, therefore, unable to call you within the inner bar, but I thought it proper that there should
Altogether son 100 men from the Italian cruiser Fieramosca were present, with the band, which played several appropriate pieces of music in a manner which evoked the highest euloginma. At the end of the service Chevalier Volpicelli and Admirat Candian accompanied H. E. the Governor to his chair. The Italian Consal then remained at the door, thanking all the representatives as they passed out.
SWATOW.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]-
OUTBREAK AT TINGCHAU-FU.
Swatow, 30th July. Word reached Klaying on the 24th inst.
30th June, 1900.
ARKETA.
Heungehan and the of Patahan Value of steam-launches Langshan und Langking................... Value of 3rd slutro of steamera Wychoc. and Non Shri and 4 lightors, nawd pay; ments on secount of 2 stern wheel Mtumera building for the West River trade". value of lighters & Lev and Wo Lee... Value of whares, hulks, and mooring Value of proporties at Wackow and Value of coal, stores, and space geit............... Value of furniture
Kongkun
Value of shares in public companies, Value of Chinese bonda Loans on mortgage.
Cash with the Hongkong and Shanglipi
Banking Corporation
Interest accrued to date
Premia on insurance policies mexpired Sundry debtors
30th JRAN, 1900.
LIABILITIE.
Amount of capital, 80,000 shares of $15
each, fally paid-up. Amount at credit of depreciation and
insurance fund.
patriotism, or la patriatisin is at ull events Government will not caly be able to pay the has been pleased to have you appointed on her that the chapale of the London. Mission at Ting Amint at credit of eqanlination of Evi
The great majority of the troops in Siberis are stationed in the territories of the Amur, the present year the contingent of recruite hent there, to take the place of the men whose time had expired, wore about 15,000, of whom 8,000 wore conveyed on steamers of the Volunteer.. Fleat, the rest going overland. As the com- plement of new recruits and conscripts may generally be reckoned a fourth of the whole number of standing troops, this would make the total strength of the forces in Biboriu, $
principally Eastern Siberia, and including The those in the Leno-tong, about 60,000 men. 712,500,00
mobilization now ordered will probably bring 44,125.00 this totul up to about 100,000 or 110,000, aï though it may be less if the object in view. which is most likely in the first instance to replace the men being went from Port 124,350.14 Arthur against the Boxers," can be attained 12,500.001 | with 4 smaller number. It will also be an ex- 65,239.80.periment of great practial benefit in the future as having been carried out in the altered con- 8,340.ditions produced 11,810.84
by Russia's railway advance 750.00 into the Far East. It will, no doubt, tuke 21,947.60 three or four weeks at least to complete the 1.034.48 operation. The word mobilisation in het veed 68,500.00 in the Imperial Ukase, but the placing of the
C.
36,438.82 troups on a war footing must be considered as The requisite 1,310.48 Practically the same thing. 3,635,65 number of reservists it will be observed, ára to 9,778.00 be drawn from ali parts of Siberia and not alone from the Amar region, where probably there $2,145,067.09
are very few of them. A good many of the men, after completing their service with the ३
colours, romain for some time in different parts 1,200,000.00 | of Sibaria in order to take advantage of tho special privileges granted by the Government 1000.00 to induce theu to become permanent settlers. It may be further explained the the Siberian 9,000.00 rifle battalions have always been kept at
very 137,828.55 nearly, if not quite, war strength, and, accord- 18,910.60 ing to a decree published a few weeks ago, sach 2,657.30 existing battalion is to be formed into a regi
The entire force, leaving ont of av- count certain detachments of separate troops, is then to be organized into the army corps of Siberia.
"The effect of the setion of Russia, Ger many and other countries is not, I think, as great as might at first sight uppeur to be the euse, for the Chinaman hias, as you know, no confined to the limited district in which his particular dialect of Chinese is spoken-there being in the middle Kingdom, I need not re- wind yon, à great number of dialects not in some cases intelligiblo to one another. I am sights very unprofitable mexeure for the Powers ben formal recoption of you in your new diguity. was in connection with the chapel a dispensary Amonitat credit of profit and loss account 159,267.23ment of two battalions, thus doubling the
01
therefore of opinion that, however much effect the sattures to which you refer may have had the educated Chinese, the uneducated mujority were not in all probability aware that the seizures ad taken place at all, and wore doubtless ignorant of the fact that the Listing Peninsula was within the boundaries of their country at all. Under such circumstances it is not impossible that the seizures may have had some effect in kindling the hatred of the Literati, but I think that the amount of its influence on the people was very amal!.
The causen I have already mentioned are the really important causes that have been at work for a long time-they are the feeling of hatred entertained by the Chinese in general towarts the civilized Powers and their profound dislike for the missionaries. In this latter connection I may add that the efforts of the converted Chinese to escape from the control of their own Government contributed not a little to the dia like with which the missionaries were regarded." Here I asked the Count what indemnity would Japan probably ask from China after quiet had been restored, and how that indemnity
would be collected.
to take: but we remember that as soon as the bad taxes are abolished commerce will double and treble, and the final result will be to the benefit of the foreign Powers as well as of the Chinese Government. These measures taken, it is possible that the Chinese, by utilizing their vast resources, may be able to pay the inderonity and a comparatively short space of time accom. plish many great improvements and reforms.
This in my idea of what will happen when these disturbances are settled, but there will be some difficulty in executing this plan.
There is now a united force marching on Peking, a force consisting of units that never met before since the world began. When that fores enters Peking and plans of reform are to be put into execution, the Chinese will need a great many foreigners, and in hiring them from the different Fowers they may cause much jealousy and ill-will, for from some Powers thoy aust not borrow more employees that from etheca,"
I pointed out that the same difficulty had arisen in Siam, which had finally to repair for many of its employees, to small countries liko Belgium and Denmark.
Wa
chan-fa and Ho-tion had been destroyed. Ho- tien is a small market-town 40 i down the Hon River from Tingchau, At Tingohan-fu there
in charge of a native of Amoy. Mr. Chang, the fa magistrate, has hitherto been exceptional-
dond fund
Amount at credit of investment fluctua Unclaimed dividends...............
tion account b...
Sundry creditors
$2,145,067.88 number.
PROFIT AND Lom Account. Dr. To amount paid for repairs to steamers, including how bokers for steamer Peira To subscription to Xudian Famine Roliot
Fund To directors and auditors' foo
3
75,874.39
$0.00 2,750.00
I congratulate both of you gentlemen very sordially on the honour which has been confer red upon you in recognition of honourable and ly friendly, and there is quite a camp of soldiers successful careers, and also in recognition of just outside the city. In this prefecture there 30th June, 1800 good service rendered to the Crown and to the are many chapels of the London Mission people of this colony, and in your case, Mr. At-market-towns and villages. tornay Graneral. I believe. also to other colonies. If you have your letters patent of appoint ment I will direct that they be recorded in the court. I feel sure I express the sense of the people of this colony when I say that the honour conferred upon yon is entirely well deserved.
The ACTING PUISSE JUDGE Mr. Attorney and Mr. Pollook: I wish toudd my congratula tions to those of the Chief Justice upon the dis- tinution tlatiuas been conferred upon you. When I was in the administrative branch of the Civil Service of this colmay I was privileged to see the work done by you both a legal advisers to You were skiful, wise, and this Government. loyal councillors. The present honour not only
phasises the position which you hold at the Bar of this court but also indicates to some ex. teal, I venture to say, Her Majesty's apprecia tion of the counsel which from time to time you have tendered to her representatives in the colony.
painstaking, an absolutley impartial, and a most concientious investigation of their cases
HOW TO TREAT A RISE IN PRICES.
In Shang-hang- hien, 240 li ́ south of Ting-
chea there is a famine, rice selling at five shiny to the lollar. There was trouble between the magistrate and the people. The latter won by closing all shops for two days.
HIAYING AND KIEH-VANO.
Kiaying seems absolutely tranquil, thongh there are ramears of the rising of the Three Dot" society. Two soldiers guard the vacated premises of the Busst isaion
All is quiet at Kish-yang. The recent des traction of the chapel at Ng-yen-tung has only
local significance,
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' CHINA RELIEF FUND.
Weihniwel, 20th July, 1900.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
PRESS,"
DAILY
To balance to be appropriated, viz. Dividend at 8 per cent, on
$1,279,000
$16,000,00
Tu be carried to equalization
of dividend fund...... 21,000.00 To bo carried to new account $2,207.23
31st Deo., 1893.
Cz.
By amanat brought forward from last
account
30th June, 1900,
By not earnings of steamers by interest on investments By transfer foc
159,07.23
$237,941.53
3
0.
INTIMATIONS
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155,557.61
DRPRECIATION AND INSURANCE FUND. 30th June, 1900,
Dr. To balance...ma
38,823.07 346.50
$237,041.50
$0. 600,000.00
$600,000.00
31st Dec., 1899, By amount at oredit
Cr.
600,000.00
$600,000.00
36th June, 1900.
EQUALIZATION OF Dividen Furn. Dr. To balance
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"Of course," he answered, “an indemnity
Another diffenity," continued the Count, will be asked, but the questions, How will if is that, while the plan I have just outlined or
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said—Allow me to
812-Having spent ten days in a cellar under be paid ? At present the Central Government something similar may be welcome to Powers express my thanks to your Lordship for the the Gordon Hall at Tientsin, and endured all is very weak and incapable, I think, of levying which have only their commercial interests in kind expressions to which you have given utter the inconveniences attendant on a severe bom- taxes throughout the whole country. In any view, it may not receive the sanction of ambiance from that Bench. I venture to think the bardment, my thoughts naturally turn to the widows and dependent relations of the seamen other nation an appeal might be made in similar tious Powers which are only lent on territorial Supreme Court of Hongkong is a Court in and marines of the British Nary who lost their you at credit circumstances to the national sentiment of the aggrandisement. If there be such an ambitious which suitors are sure to find a patient, ives in defending us and in extricating us from people, but among the Chinese the sentiment of Power and if it objects to this plan which is not
our deplorable condition. These widows and nationality is very weak at present The Chi-fag but a scheme for the development of the com.
dependent relatives will wunt pecuniary aid, as also will the many young seamen and marines ness merchants do not, you will notice, consider mercial interests and the national resources of by a Judge or Judges of ripe experience learn who, from the terrible nature of their wonnde. themselves safa under the protection of their Chins, its failure to agree with the other nations ing and ability. I have had the honour of may be incapacitated from earning a livelihood, own Government, and great numbers of them would probably involve the world in endless being Her Majestye Attorney-General in this and have nothing to live on except a smail Ad are at present doing business under the proteo wars. But allowing that this difficulty, which Colony for more than ten years. I have seen the miralty pittance. A walk through the hospital here painfully impresses upon one the number tion of foreign Powers, and running their would mean of course the division of China's Bench where Your Lordship new sits occupied of those who will be in this condition. Under steamers under foreign fags. Under these territorica among the Powers, were finally over- by Sir. James Russelland by Sir Fielding Clarke, these circumstances I venture to enggest that circumstances. I as very doubtful whether the come, there would remain a greater difluuity, your Lordship's more immedicate predecessors, subscription be started for the widows or do Chinese Government will be able to raise enough How are the European Powers to keep their With them, as with Your Lordship, I have pendent relatives of the British Sexmen and Marines who have lost, or may lose their lives, money to meet the demands of the foreign newly acquired territory under their rule and always felt that the one desire has been the in this Chins War; and that part of the sub Powers-demands which will, I think, be large. how are they to establish order and peace within absolutely impartial, administration of justice, scription raised be given to such seamen and Much damage has been done to the property their respective spheres? You must remember It has always, therefore, been a pleasure to me to marines who may be either from disease or of their nationala by the Boxers, and the that the Chinese people have a history stretch appear in this Court, for I have felt sure of wounds incapacitated. If this fand be started expenses for mading considerable bodies of ing back for 4,000 years, that they are some 400 kind and courteous treatmest by the Bench and I have promises of subscriptions hors-Yours
etc., troops to Chins and maintaining large fleets million in number, that they are a great force of a thorough investigation of the cases it has
FRANCES E. SCOTT. In Chinese waters will serve to swell the bill in the world, and that the foreign Powers can been my duty to bring before the Court. I be
[Our correspondent seks for subscriptions only. It will be useless, therefore, to demand an in- not subjugate them and hold them in subjection Lieve that fealing to be shared not only by every demnity, coal down. from China at the enda easily as they think. There will be continual member of the Bar and of the legal profession for sailors and marines, but as there are now many British soldiers taking part in the opera of the present troubles, for at that time she uprisings of the people against their foreign but by the public generally, I, therefore, esteem | tions, including the detachment of the 2nd Batt will be unable to pay even the interest on the masters, and in order to rapress these np. it an honour to have been appointed one of Weish Fusiliers, we have taken the liberty of national loan of five or six hundred millions. risings armies must be kept on the spot Her Majesty's Counsel of Her Supreme Court including the soldiers. Subscriptions will be
daly acknowledged in our columns, and sub Several confront all the time and fresh armies sant constantly. of Hongkong. the autoral, important questions will cog, ad All this wel involves the Powers of coast. Pozzock-My Lords. I have to thank acriptions should be pressed "Manager. Tong,
bring about the restoration of peace, for it is enormous expense and their gatan will, I fear, not yet known if the Chinese Emperor is alive | be small, for the disturbed state of the country or not. It was reported, ren may remember, will affect commerce and disturb the market. that the aurper who has taken possession of It, then, the Powers be led by ambition to cut the Emperor's throne has also taken his life; up Ching they will and that they have killed
your lordships very much for the kind words Relief Fund,'"] which you have used concerning me
The CHIEF JUSTICE, to the Acting Registrar, (Mr.J. W. Jones)-Mr. Registrar, let the letters patent bo duly recorded.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TIMEL" Six-For some tihe rumours have appeared in the Press of the formation of a Chins League with a view of keeping before the country the vast importance of British interests in the Far East, mors specially having regard to the present crisis. I am able to announce that the project has so far taken shape that a preliminary meeting of the promoters will be held in a day or two. The basis on which co-operation will be invited is contained in the accompanying memorandum. Details regarding the organiza tion will be published in due course.I am, &c.,
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