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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND. 1900 by any means excessive. It consists of Yokohama Wat Works lau bout to the The body of a victim of the Iso Mara-Colan admirable material, and has given good amount of 1,265,000 op are shortly to be do collision, a citizen of the Argentine Republic, proof of its intre adity, but whether the ring to an authorization by then Herbstein by name, wan picked up mon chu stand the rigours of a Manchurian City Ambly. It is hated that they will be hing boat on the 9th inst, sow miles from
winter remains to be seen.
If the secret Decree reported to have been circalated among the provincial authorities really commands them to make preparations for wur, then the Empress. Dowager has cast away all pretence of making overtures for peace.
The powers conferred upon Prince Ching and In Hexo-CHANG to open A. S. WATSON & CO., negotiations for peace were, therefore, orther
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mere blind, intended merely to delay foreign operations, or else the demands made by the Treaty Powers are considered by the Empress Dowager and her minions
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offered at a price somewhere in the vicinity of the scene of the wreck. 92 yen
All private persons and relatives of Russins in China wishing to proceed to the Far East hure been warned by the General Staff that they will find themselves without a roof above their heads during the winter, as every availabld building will be occupied by troops and eflcinis.
In the Yokohama Chilo. Baibanho ou the 7th inst, before Judge Otamura, a godown- keaner named Edward Valentine, employed by Mesere. Bravior & Co., was sentenced to fifteen des rigorous imprisonment on the charge of firm. The prisoner has given notice of his intention to nypoul.
The Admiralty hare decided to place the Belle, the subject of recent firing trials. under her own steem again when the next pointy experiments are made upon her To
this aid the affip's engines, which were not daca red except by water during the late, ex peritonta, are being put into working orden?
In the Tokohama Civil Court on the 101 inst. was heard the suit of Francois v. R. Bickert of Oppenheimer Frères. The plantiff claimed from defendant you 1,104.60 as damages for
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DAILY: PRESS” SERVICE,
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LONDON, 20th November, 4.10 p.m.
The Governout of Argentina, according to the Buenos Ayres correspondent of the Times, has decided to great a concession of 200 square leagues of territory in the province of Fermosa (not the island of that name) to Senor Valle for the purpose of founting an agricultural colony The contract, the correspondent says, provides for the settlement of 20,000 Jupiuere there.und you 3,168.79 as partage home. The plain-stated that Germany intends no adventur:
breach of contract; pen 1,541.68 us salary dre,
excess of what they assaulting & Chinose employee of the same recently has had full bookings of Chinese retract damages to ti amonut of you 1,18400
are disposed to concede. Jussilly Her Majesty has been prevailed upon by Prince TUAN and General TUNG PUHULANG to cust down the age of defiance to the Allies because their own heads are in danger. General Tuxe is mid to completely douin ate the councils of the Court, and as he has nothing to hope from either the party of reform in China or from negotiations with the Foreign Powers, he will naturally con- Imported from the Leading LONDON tiune irreconcilable. The Empress-Dowager meantime holds the Emperor KWANO Hsu in rafe custody and regards the southern Viceroys with distrust. She is quite aware that both CHANG CHIH-TUNG and Kura-I have remained on good terms with the Powers and have kept the peace in their provinces while the mandate to exterminate the detested foreigner had gone forth and was being obediently enforced in the northern provinces by subservient tools and Manelu officials impregnate with
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The now Russian battleship Knior Potemkin Tucritcheski has been launched at Nicolaist in the presence of Admiral Tyrteff, Commandor in-Chief of the Buzina zquadron, a number of distinguished persons, and twenty then and spectators. The Potemkin, whose keak was laid in 1897, has a displacement of 12,600) tous, with engines, of 10,60 korka-power, and a speed of 16 kuuts. She is the eighth first-class battle- ship composing the Black Sea Division.
The Standard Oil Company, which cornered the coal of industry in the province of Yachigo some time ago, now directs its attention to the coal oil of the Hekkaile, und has sent on Amor can expert to the idand to make favestigation, states a Japan exchange. According to his re- port, the most promising localities ors Atsu- magawa, Magarn, and Niguris a. in Iburi, and next to these Soyu. Bukkai and Koyedoi in Kitasi. The Chugar Shagyo states that the
The emigestion of celestials from the Pacific ports to China continues to be unusually farro ren for this season of the year. Byery transe Pacific liner which has left Paget Sound porte turning to the Orient. The exodus is some what angemal. The Tacoma Ledyor has it that the natives are returning home at the call of the reform lenders, for the purpose of aiding in the overthrow of the present dynasty and the establishment of a responsible government, Nearly all of the Chinese that have emigrated to this country are friendly to the present Em poror, but are inimical to the schemes of the designing Empresa-Dowager.”,
Iu il Notes und Comments": the Nora and Military Record eny's It is understood that Vico-Admiral Sir Compton E. Domvile will succoed Sir H. Rawions Carmander-in Chief in the Channel squadron, and that Sir H. Rawton will go to Chins, in succession to Admiral Sir E. H. Seymour. It is not often that a flag officer succeeds his junior, and Sir C. E. Donvite is by more than a year the senior of Bir H. Rawson: but there are special reusons
for deviating from the anal course. China has now become the most important command in the navy, and staring this tirae his flag las boon
GERMAN DESIRES. IN CHINA. Count von Bülow in the Reichstag has
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GENERAL NEWS.
Lorpor, 20th November, 4.10 pan,
Sir Charles Welby has been appointed additional Under Secretary to assist in the reorganisation of the War Deportmaut.
tiff (according to a report of the case in the dejun Gazette) said he was engaged by the dos policy in China. The reinstatement of fondant company on March 1st, 1898, for five a strong inkopendent Chinese Government your. It was, stipulated in the contract that i
will best at Garmany's interests. in case of either of the parties breaking the con should be paid. Despite the fact that plaintif had been faithfully discharging his duties and confidones in defendant had apparently reposod him he unexpectedly received notics of dismises! on June 12th, 1900, Plaintiff, however, did not sent the ptice. On the 23ril of the same month plaintiff was suddenly dismissed fross the employ of the defendant company. This act on the part of defendant was a breach of thio contract, and therefore be claimed damages, as montioned in the contract, salary from July. 1900, to February, 1901, and. passage home. Defendant said that this case did not belong to the jurisdiction of the Yokohama Court. Pinin tiff was engaged by the head office of the firm at Paris, and it was mentioned in the contract that any dispute in connection with the contract should be decided by the Seine Court Plain- tits contented that the contract was signed fore the Revised Trestier came into force, but as since then the judicial jurisdiction over
foreigners had been transferred to the Japanese Courts the latter were entitled to hear the case. The Court dismissed the case on the ground of
hatred of all change. She is reported to Standard Of Company proposed to engse tying in the Majestic Sir H. Rawson las ei its being beyond the jurisdiction of the Court.
considor the Yangtze Vicaroys as little better than traitors and to be plotting with the Allied Commanders for her cap ture and the restoration of the EMPEROR to
in the petroleum industry at Echigo provines with a cupital of 100,000 yon, but seeing the pro- mixing nuturo of the enterprise it intends to increase the capital in Japan to ten million you
There is a rumour to the effect that the stepmer Eva, operated by the Oregon and
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not in future permit her to sway the des- tinies of the Chinese Empire is sound enough. It would be the very crassest folly on the part of Treaty Powers over again to recog- nise this woman in any position of power, Indeed, she ought to be exiled out of reach of mischief, and even then she would fail to
and a few days ago as the first of a fleet to operate between Portland and the Orient, mude a lower rate to Hongkong and Vladivostock then has been in effect on the other lines, states the Tucoma Ledgers of the 11th alt. It is also stated that a big meating will be held at Hong, kong in a few days to consider ways and mains
for preventing a demoralization of rates which precipitate. This meeting will be attended by such a cutting by an independent line would
repterentatives of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Dodwell and Co., the California and Oriental Steamship Company, and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. As the now line has no railroad connections, a combination of the lines named would make it difficult for the new-comer to secure satisfactory overland rates..
REUTER'S SERVICE,
LONDON, 19th November.
THE ILLNESS OF THE TSAR. The condition of the Taur is improving, It is stated that the Grand Duke Vladimix will posibly be appointed regoat till the Twe recotars.
BRITISH SQU} H-AFRICA. 2.
The Boers have organised several centres of resistance but are well supplied with cash. Frequent batelies of Boer women and children ure being at to Natal
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LOCAD MOVEMENT The British transport Landzuru departed for
NEWS FROM SHANGHAI The following notes are from the V-C. Daily
og evidence of its powers in organising and
War correspondents and other nowspaper truining's fleet. The gunnery returns may not med in China will be interested in the follow- have afforded the utmost satisfaction, but ining remarks in the last number to hand of the tactical exercises the squadron was neser so Namaland Military Record. Our contemporary perfect as it is to-day. If the feet is seriously says: When Bariimant moete it is the intan-Caloutta yesterday. deficient in cruisers, that is not the fault of etion of some fumbore to draw attention to the
weather is now aseared. As Admiral Rawson's hope of putting an end to some of the unfair senior, Sir C. E. Dovile, would, in the ordi-restrictions imposed, and of securing some mary arse, have gone to China, but as he will uniformity in the regulations. War corres be promoted in about eighteen months the pondents cannot publicly complain of the might have caused some inconvenience, whereas the Channel squadron is only a two years' com mand, and no inconvenience, need arise by the admiral holding the appointment for only a few months after his promotion.
News of the 16th and 17th inst.;-
SUR LE THE NORTHERN RAILWAY.
It seems now that the railway has been haud- ed over by the Bussines to Count ven Walder methods adopted by the consors, as it is unders; not to the British direct stood who they go out that they shall abide by THE KANGU KEBELS. any orders that may be issued by the military authorities. But now that they are at home
has sent a despatch to the Foreign Consuls here The local mandarins report that H.E. Shing denying the report that Primes Thu General Tang Pahiang, were in leagoo with the Kauen Mahommedan rebels.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS STILL FAR (FF.
woo informed from a liable source that Li Hung-ching has fotographed to this port that he is afraid that peace negotiations are
fil far off and very diffe it to accomplisli.
"THE EMPRESS DOWAGER INCORRIGIBLE.. A high Chinese officit now in Heian he
wired to his fully residing at this port nut to start for, Heian to join him, as the Impress Dowager în incorrigible and will not be guided by wint counsels; und farther, that the crisis in Shand is daily guit.ng mais complicated
ANOTHER WAZ OF PUTTING IT. A Heian tergraphic desiate states that the
meet the punishment she richly deserves, which she would inflict without mercy on her opponents. As the Empress is a woman of great sagacity, she has no doubt arrived at the conclusion that she may as well prolong the quarrel and defer the settlement, in the hope that time may breed dissension among the Foreign Powers, She is not so ignorant of European polities as not to know that the gerus of disagree ment always exist, and that a spark may at any moment light a train and lead to an The October number of the Review of Reviews, outbreak, even while they are face to face in a note on affairs in China, has the following with a common foe. But while the know specimen of that unwilling Englishman's, Mr. ledge may lead her to build upon chances, W. T. Stead's, hysterical writing. There and to engage in a winter struggle with the us to be too much reason to believe," he says, that the penishment of the Chinees for the Allied Forces, she may find that, after all, attack upon Hassian territory has been carried
understandings readily smoothed, and that there would have been stronger, protests in this November, Mrv, HENRI FEED, nó Oliveau, aged when the spring comes round again she country if our hands had not been recking with will still have to meet a stubborn and still innocent blood unjustly shed in the Dutch Ro- united foe, exasperated by prolonged republics. One secret both of the strength and sistance, and attempts to outwit them and the weakness of Russia as a civilising Power in to play then off against each other. The Asia is that she is much more Asintie than blood of the innocents, moreover, would European, and General Gribsky's proclamation still cry aloud for vengeance, and the long that any shot fired against a Russian soldier. catalogue of injuries suffered and sustainedtion of the entire population of the village from seen for 20 or 30 years. I might add the vines thay beye only been allowed to send what into prison for reeing to no his influence in
BIRTHS.
At Hongkong Hotel, on the 21st November,
the wife of J. Hand, Abordeen Duck, of a son,
they complain very bitterly of the mutilation of their messages, and the impossibility of present ing the whole case to the public. As one of the war correspondents sparked to me, It made car hoarta sick when we found out how some of our messages tid been treated, and it was use lex to speak the whole truth because anything napleasant would be struck out ruthlessly by the censor. Of ourse, the war correspondent, like other men, he his own estimate of the value of what he writes and cannot quietly tolerate what he considers to be undue saporvi sion and suppression, but making all due sllow- suces for this, there can be no doubt that the Empress Dowager cannot punish General Taug censorship was unnecessarily rigorous, and that Fuchsiang as he has since his matara to Hsi many facts which the country were entitled to from Ninghsia lately surrounded himself with powerful guards" to prevent airsat." The fact know have been deliberately kept back. There is that his troops surround the Express Dow- would not be each paanimity uning the corrosager as guaids and she is in Tang Fahsiang fairly, and if they were not conscious that they were prevented from performing their duties properly. The same complaints wore not made by the correspondents who were in the Soudan, although they admitted that the consorship there was not very lax. However, in the Sudan campaign the correspondents were not forbidden to represent facts as they appeared to them, whereas in South Africa, in some cases, plaased certain of the generals. Some instances of the kind are to be mentioned in Farbarent when the promised disenssion takes place.
At 9, Park Lane, Shanghai, on the 10th Nove the disagreements were trivial and the mis-out with a severity and a brutality against which developing the grapes. Boptomber was a most pondents my this point if they had been treated hands.
ber, 1900, the wife of Grò. CaurON, of R
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would be still further extended.
The Telegraph Companies inform us that communication with Tokyo and Yokohama it now completely restored.
It has been ascertained that the Chinese netnally did attempt to divert the Customs dutine collected at Shanghai into the interior, ostensibly to meet the needs of the Imperial Court. This was, however, discovered by the vigilant director of the Russe-Chiness Bank, M. Pokotilaif, who put a stop to the procedings by energetic representatious to the Viceroy.
Mr. Charles Heidsieck, of chappegnocelebrity, writes as follows of the champagne vintage of 1900-I am very much gratified to be able this year to send you a very satisfactory report of the vintage which is now drawing to an end. In the spring of the year vines progressed satisfactorily, but our bite noire the frost did some slight damages on the morning of May 30 in many localities, more especially to the lower valley of the Marue and in some of the white grape districts, but not enficient to cause ranch anxiety. The flowering of the grapes took place promptly under must favourable cir. cumstances. The weather continued warm during July and August, slight rain falling at the end of the month, doing much good in
perfect month, not a drop of rain falling, so that the grapes matured under exceptional conditions. The prospect of a fiue vintage was assured. The gathering of the grapes com menced generally on the 25th ult., and, with the exception of ons wet day, the weather has been perfect during the whole time of the vendanges. The opinion throughout the various districts Se would be followed by the immediate extermina. unanimons-viz., to fine a vintage, has not been which the shot was tired, is even more barbarons are free from the many plagues--ie. mildew, than the order said to be issued by Lord Robertsvidium, &c.—and the phylloxera has rande but that every Dutch homestead in the Transvaal smal progress. 1895 vintage has given great within a radius of ten miles should be reduced satisfaction to ganhoisseurs, and these wines to ashes whenever any attack was made upon rank with those of 1802 and 1803. 1898 ie railway communications. Two blacks is not developing woll, showing great delicacy and make one white, and there is not a word to be elegance. said in justification of a policy of maskere even in the Far East; but as for protesting against it in the name of humanity, that must is left to nations with a cleaner record than that of which we can boast."
The New York Yacht Club has accepted Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America Cup. The name of the challenger is given as Shamrock II. The ruous will be sailed in the last fortnight of August. The challenge, which is addressed to Mr. Oddie, the secretary of the elab, runs as follows-I am requested by Sir Thomas Lipton to forward to you this challenge for the Amerien Cay, subject as to starts, courses, and other detalls to the same conditions as the lust race, which were found so satisfactory; the first race to be mailed on
THE THEATRE.
THE EXTORTION OF THE REACTIONISTS, With reference to the coming of Yü ̧ Chi- yuan, nor
son of Governor Yi Lien-vaan of Hanun. on a mission of avtortion to gather funds for the prosecution of war with the Foreign Powers, commands from Halter the high authorities of somehow. despatch states that in obedience to Boochow have to logan to enforce the extor tion of money from the gentry and wealthy merchants of the city and prefecture, and have even gone so far at throw a M. A. (Chujen) texturing his fri a ls to contribute towards the
patriotic fund.
It will be rem mljred that wheti an Imperial ediet was publishe I last month appointing Sang Shon (Marcha), Governor af Kingai, te *hể Governor of this province, and promoting Ching Bing (neu), Provincial Treasurer of it WAS Last night the Taylo Carrington Com. Haan, to the Governors of Kingsi, pany gave their recoal performance of the generally expected by the intive officials of this furco Charley's Aut up to Date at the points that Sung Shou wouldstart immediate- Theatre Royal Tonight, as nlready announced, y for his new post at Boochow preparations at Trity will be produced with Miss Ella Carring the time bins even inside in Shanghai for ton in this title role and Mr. Charlie Taylor as H.Brocoption News has now been received the bad as they malo om Svengall. The from Nanchang, les ospital of Klangsi, to the following is from one of the Bombay papers effect that HE is only waiting for the arrival Mr. Taylor, and their company in support, is Soocho that is all probability H.E. would Trilby as played by Miss Ella Carrington of Ohing Sing from Honen before starting for one of the most successful pieces that has ever leave Nanshan today ir to-morrow (16th or been played in this city. Miss Carrington's 7th instant), perfortuance of Trilby hus not been equalled don't remember over having seen a more power since the vint of Mr Brown Fortor, and we ful and Intense impersonation than Mr. Taylor Breugall. The offer members of the company all do justice to their respective charseturs, with the result that Trilby has now commandad crowded houses since its first performance hero.
We have been requested by the management For the next two monthe all to remind playgoers that to-night a performance manding offers are to carry out a course of is positively the final one of the season as the instruction in transport packing and leading, company leaves Hongkong at the end of the as those details are of atrist importance in
THE policy of withdrawing a considerable portion of the Allied Forces from Peking during the winter is open to question. According to latest advices received from that capital, it is thought extremely probable that the forthcoming winter may witness new complications, that when the ports vry closed by ice and the roads obliterated by snow, the Boxers may think that their opportunity has again arrived, that the fan kici are securely shut off from communi- cation with the coast, and that they can
Mr. Foulteney Bigelow (whose impressions of easily be wiped out. The Boxer agitation
Hongking we mentioned some months ago) A Service paper says that on the arrival of boas been describing Weihaiwei in the pages of has not died out yet, and it would be a mi H.M. cruiser, Undaunted at Devonport from Harper's Magashue. He speaks of the place take to imagine that the smouldering embers China she is to be refitted and prepared for with no little enthusiasm and anya In all cannot break forth again into a lurid buize. service as seagoing tender to the gummery ship other European settlements that I know of the Even very lately attempts have been made Cambridge. To prepare her for this duty whites are suffocated by the heaviness of the by Hoxers in the capital to create large con- several important alterations will be made in yellow man's breath.” At Weihaiwei, on the August 20, the second on August 22, and the flagrations with a view of burning out or her armament and magazines, and these with other hand, he could see in his mind's eye row third on August 24; further races, if any, to be embarrassing the foreigners, and some of repairs to her machinery and other alterations, upon row of graceful villas rising from the sailed on the corresponding days of the fallow these fires might have covered a large area. are estimated to cost £17,500, The Undaunted, midst of flowering shrubbery and shaded lawasing week. Particulars of challenger:-Owner, but for the prompt efforts of the British says the journal, will be valuable acquisition as in that paradies of South Africa, Durban Sir Thomas Lipton, moms, Shamrock II
to the Western grunery depot, as she has as garrison. The announcement made there heavy an armament as any cruiser affast, waters of a medicinal spring of great volume cutter. The Custom-honse meurement will "Near the Japanese camp. I had tasted this length on the load water-lins, 89ft in.; rig, fore by telegraph from our Shanghai cor- embracing thirty-seven guns, varying in size and of a sulphurous flavour, suggesting Carla follow as soon as the vessel can be inéssured for / HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD/phoid fever sa'n resultant of h late sufferings,
week.
no from the P & T
SY HETUSIN NOTES. The following slams a Times of the 10th just
It is reporte 1. that Count, von Waldersen will probably winter inlient in, but will visit Pao tingin and Shaninikwan, before establishing his headquarters here,
Briti
We regret to learn that Mr. Green has ty
but is
happily doing well so far, and was The record auction of confisted goods took A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held place in the Lycoam on Wednesday. It was slay Thursday, 22nd November, at 4.15 pm on s mueli smaller Scale, but prices ruled
ONDERS OF THE DAY
apwant 1-Eeply from the Colonial Secretary rola- tive to Kowloon Water Supply
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Minute by the elonial Secretary cou-
the New orning the investigation to the Causes of
respondent that a secret Decree has been from a -pounder quick-flror to a 9.2-inch bad or Saratogu. No doubt some enterprising registration. Hugh Kelly, hor. secretary," issued by the Empress Dowager, warning (22-ton) breechloader. She has ton 6-inch company will build neur by a casino or Kur- The committed sent the following exblogram to all the Viceroys and Governors to pre-quick-firing converted guns, some of which haus, and introduce here all the diversions Mr. Kelly-Challenge sccepted, conditions pare for immediate war, would seem to will be exchanged for the new type of beschload incident to Wiesbaden or Homburg The same as stood ut close of last year eraces, includ- indicate that the misgivings felt by ing gun, and the remainder for quick-firera. A
Government might wisely establish here an ing private agreement as to accidents, except foreigners in Peking as to the out correspondent writes to the same paper over institution for the cure of tropical disesse, as modified as to the days of the races and to look for the winter are not without the signature "Anxious One" and asks when more particularly dysentery and mularious the extending of the limit of Simo of start to fever. The United States needs a naval and 2 pan., suitable to change of month. Is this good foundation. The foreign contingents the Undaunted will be homeward bound. He garrisoning Peking have, we believe, all says: Her commission expired in May last, military hospital in this region, and here is satisfactory - With regard to a fear expressed been reduced. Our only white troops left and still nothing is known of when she will be a splendid opportunity for offering to share that there might be sote misapprehension saber 11th to September 24th, 1900,
home. Her relief, H.M.S. Argonaut, has been expenses in developing Weihaiwei as a health to the terms of the challonges Commodore there at the present moment as the New on the station some time. They have had a resort Mr. Bigden arks With mountains Ladyard, of the New York Yacht Club, states South Wales contingent, and although they very hard and wary commission, and it would to climb near at hand, fishing in the streams, that Mr. Oddie has pointed out that if Sir may be relied upon to give an excellent to a great relief to all those on her and interest- snipe abundant in the marshes, excellent boat. Thomas Lipton would refer to the reply of the account of themselves if an emergency arise, ed in her to flad that they have not been ing and yachting in the beautiful bay, a well New York Club to the Royal Ulster Club be is cannot be pretended that they constitute forgotten, and may eventually spend their policed country, and a climate the best of all would see that no mimpprehension existed in a large force.Nor is the Indian contingent Christusas in old England once again."
China, what more can a white man desire p” - Americs as to the provisions of the challenge.
1-Statement showing the number of plague cases and deaths in Bombay City, from Beptam
2-Mortality reteras from ac for the weeks ended October 28th and November 11th, 3910 Mortality statistice for this colony for the weeks ended November 3rd and November 10th, 1900,
4-Four applications for licences to keep swine.
The coolies working for the Japanese in the reconstruction of their settlement are mostly arrayed in military uniforms which the Japanese isoprerad in the fastai e gamen, to distinguish
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them from the coolies of other nationals.
Chinese are dressing up in foreign clothes) and intimidating natives residing in the out- skirts, of the Native City o
The natives at Machikow. harn
presented the American camp i Taku Road with two large silk umbrellas in regognition of their kind treatment of the Chinese. The presentation of silk umbrellas to the foreign members of the Provincial Gorerament is the latest device for extorting money from well-to-do Chinese in the City Foreign onlelels therefore will doubtless be rather chary of receiving the same,