SNATCHED FROM THE DRAGON'S CLAWS.
BY
CHARLES J. B. HALCOMBE.
Author of "Children of Far Cathay," "The Mystic Flowery Land", ele,, ute.
A notable foreign official at Peking was giring vre of his popular lalle and, as is Equal on these accasions, the elite of the European community was present, also several dis- tingui-hod visitors to the capital.
A young couple strolled out of the ball-room and sented themselves upon a broad vorandah, the atmosphere being somewhat clow indoors.
"It is awfully selfsh of me asking you to sit out this dance," said the young man. the Hon. Rowland Hinter, who was tall and aristocratic-looking, though not handsome..
"Pray don't look no contrito," replied his companion, Miss Gertrude Patroner, a fair girl of sightson and the one daughter at a wealthy American globe-trotter then Peking.
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“Well," routiuued listen, I am leaving this delightful city to-morrow morning and may not have suother opportunity of seing yon-at least, not for home time. We have only known one another a few days, just a fortnight. I believe, and yet, presumptions though it may so, I mask on fees that your berwud almost indis- companionship has
Mix Falconer did not pausable to me” make any rejoinder, and for sans minutes they ruined in silent contemplation of the surrounding land sonpe.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 1906.
"Heavens!" ejaculated Hinton, stunned by Buddenly they emerged from the narrow the awful tidings; and the thought at ancestreat into a spacious square which was plainly Hushed upon him that perhaps Miss Falcouer and her father were among the sinin, since ahe bad told him that they were to leave Peking on the Bfteenth of June.
Calling Al Ching, ho instructed him to make immediate preparations for a long ride across country to Lang Fang-
Wo go, master," replind the odding with stoical resignation, we sakne dia!"
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The night was clear and calm sud the moon, which was high in the heavens, revealed several irregular heaps of smouldering wreckage towards which two horseman were cautionsly making their way, coming aeross the phia from the
south-west.
Both travellers were drosund alike, in Chinese costume, and looked wasry and travoltained: and although one of thon was an Englishra, other than the Hon. Rowland
and woue
lintea, his tune wat so bronzed with exposure to the sun and so begrined with dust that no Chintan would havo suspected his disguise.
Many awini sights had met their gaze and many adventures had befallen them since leaving Tai-con four days ago, and at Fat they had reached the tragic spot which was the object of their quest.
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Drawing run, Hintos distrounted, and, rolver in kal, grept Forward to make a reconnoinsauce, leaving his padded sumon
Nut. Ching. in charge of Ah broka the oppressive stillness, but, as he approached the nearest mound of Aubris, rome foul carrion-birds, just awakened from platbaric It was a od ove ing in the beginning of June, and the noise and traffic of day bad, laboriously rose upau the wing and with Serce and hideous eris circled above their gradually subsided into the lassitudo characteris
Tuleone prey.
tie of Oriental life, thus balmy stillness being only broken by music from within and by the sound of a distant bell alati tervals the sharp and far-reaching lap of a bambou gang. goo, made by the entries on the city wall To the North East, the decorated spires and carving roofs of the Forbidden City leaned in stately gran dour, their vari-coloured porcelain thes and rich gi king reflecting the best bright rays of the setting san; while, to the southward, the shady gardens and elaborately-sculptures! eaves ant galleries of the famed Tample of Hearen completed the charmingly-diversifinl landscape.
"What do you think of the much-talked of Boxer movement?" inquired Mise Falconer. udding " I was riding with my father this after noon through the Tartar vity when a nasty rough-l coking Chiusman eure up to me in a theatening minuor; and when my father drove him away, he joined some other roughs who
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Very annoying" said Hinton, "Though I don't place much faith in alarmist reports, nor do I think there is any likelihood of a serious anti-foreign rising, but no doubt intrigues are going on in the palace to depose the Emperor, and this creates a spirit of unrest among the populace, with whom Kwang-su is very popular. Moreover, there has been a long drought, which has brought a anmber of half- starred, discontented men into the capital."
I hope, for your cake," he added with a smile, that nothing serious happens."
At this inucture their tee was inter- rupted by the appearança of a gentleman who claimed Miss Falconer as his part por for the next dance and Histou I'd not have another opportunity of conversing with her, beyond saying good-bye and expressing a hope that they would meet again at Tientsin.
Hinton was junior partner in a large and influential mercantile Brun with its headquarters at Shanghai. His visit to the capital bud been
on business and he was now leaving for Tai- ehou, a city about ninety-four miles to thin south-west of Peking, where he had arranged to meet a loading North-Chi merchant.
Next day at an early hoor and in company with a faithful servitor name Ah Ching, started upon his journey which had to be per- formed on horseback, the railway no unaing
in that dirvelion.
The country through which they passed was intorsented by various waterways, but, owing to the prolonged drought, water was geares, and the fields presnatedá sal spectacle of desolation. Hintou particularly noticed that many of the natives they met looked, sullen and dissatisfied and regarded him with ill-concealed sumity and suspicion; and on more thau ous occasion, when passing a village, open hostility was evinced. However, on the morning of the third day after leaving the capital, Tai-ohon was resuhed in safety, and the two travellers were kindly received into the house of a Doctor resident Morrison, su English missionary there. This good man informed Hiuton tlust was in 3 very the surrounding country disturbed slate and that he feared a general rising and massacre of Christians. His worst fears were soon to be realized, for thut very night two hundred Christians refugees brought the news into the city that Chu-nin, o amall town about forty miles to the north-west of Tai-chou, had been attacked and looted by a large party of rebolu who had put hundreds of their fellow-converts to the sword.
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Raising his band, Hinton prered through the bamban bars and at once saw that the poor captivu s Gertrude Falconer. Her body wa doubled up, her hands rare clasped together sal her yes were closed.
In a bused voice he entted to her, and with a shuddering start, she looked round.
"Friends are here, ho whispered, closely examining the cage which had a door secured by grass-rope thongs of great strength abl thickness,
Half-fearfully crawling to that side of her fla presence of these marengors reassured
prison, Miss Falconr eagerly scrutinized Hinton thas no foe lurked in their immediate
Hinton's features; and then, with a scaredy vicinity, und, calling A Ching to his assistance, udible expression of joy, she put her hand lie commenced a search. The railway line and between the bars and pressed bis which was benatoru up and bent; an engine and tender were busily employed in cutting through the fastan ring on their side, and the charred and splin-ings. Haand Au Chag worked with a will, tared remains of several carriages were heaped and in a few minutes thedoor was unfastened and around while here and there, besile ar baueuth the prisoner erleased. Hinton was surprise the wreckage, were human bodies, some too and relieved to find that she was able unch mutilated tube rangnizable.
walk, and taking off his long undergarment be placed it upon her as some sort of a disguis; then they both grasped her by the Land and led her quickly away from the square.
With trembling hands Hinton examined these gruesome remaius, and he was fost gaining hopefulness in the belief that thors whom he sought had not travelled by, that doonist train, who, on lifting a large bein of wood, his eyes encountered the glassy atare of a deal m when he at once identified as his friend Colonel Falconer.
For stoomont lin stood aghast at this dise ry, and a groan barat from him, but then be aguis est to work, and with grim and fearful haste overhanted the wreckage, the faithful Ah Ching willingly assisting him.
No bava got missie this gidu," said the latter, after a further geare. I saved soldier- mandarin; he too masie Eko foleigu gal anʼno waniches kill 'he."
"The monsters! "eried Hinton, viping the sweat from bis face. Which way you think they have go?"
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A Ching pointed to the southward, so, springing into their saddles, they spurred onward in the track of the devastating army.
The moon had not yet risen and the night was dark when Hinton and Ah Ching at lost drew near to the disorderly camp of the blood. thirdy rebel hordes, which was pitched apon the north-western sida of the town of San-tre.
Sounds of boisterous revelry were borne to their cars by a gentle southerly breeze, which alse favoured their advance; bat, lustend of approaching the enemy from the northward, they made a wide detour to the eastward.
When about a quarter of a mile to the south- east of San-tee they halted, and Ah Ching--who bad voluntee 'ed to enter the town and exleavour to ascertain whether sny European lady had fullen into the bands of the rebels-left Hinton in sharge of the horses.
I was
a uxions time for the young Englishmat, and as his devoted follower disappeared into the gloom he stood with bis revolver in band eagerly straining his eyes and ons in very direction, being fearful lest either of them should be perceived by some stragglers from the camp or town.
Over an hour and passed. and Hintou
to
They had just gained the outskirts of the towu, when they hoard a great bue and ery; and thea a trampet loudly tryed forth su alarm.
We unst run for it!" dried Hiuton; and the fugitivos sped on far their lives to where the borse were tetheral
the
Fortunately the animals were safe, and on reaching them Hinton lifted Miss Falconer into his saddle and spmag ap bsiitid her, Alt Ching als mouuting's pony; and they were
the south-west with soon flying to Chinam riding ahead as their guide.
The moon now locmet large and clear, so that there was little shance of their escaping detection; and on looking back towards the town, which was in an uproar, Hinton percoled several horsemen galloping in pursuit.
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he cried. Twu
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Payable as follows:-
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THE
DIRECTORS
H. H. CHOW KE CHANO, President of the Sechuan Commercial Buresti,
E. JENNER HOGG, Esq. 10, Poking Road, Shanghai,
E. C. PEARCE B., Mosses. Ilbert & Co, Shanghai. YU YA CHING, Esq., Banker. Shanghai.
ARCHIBALD J. LITTLE, Esq., Managing Director of the Chungking Trading Co., Ltd.
(who will join the Board after allotment).
BANKERS: HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, who will receive
applications and, deposits at their Hongrong, Shanghai, Haakow, &o., Office. THE TIEN SHUN HSIANG, who will receive applications and deposita ut their Chungking
Office. BOLICITORA:
Mesars. STOKES, PLATT & TEESDALE, Shanghai. Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Hongkong.
AUDITORS:
Mussrs. LOWE & BINGHAM,
GENERAL AGENTS:
Mesars. ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.
PROSPECTUS OF THE KIANG-PEI CONCESSIONS, LTD.
This Company has been formed to take over a contract estered into by the Bard of Minos in Szechuan with Mr. Arabibali Little, and ratifled by the Peking Board of Foreign Affairs in December, 1904. Such contract has for its object the formation of nu Anglo Chinese Company, with a capital of Tls. 500,000. divided into 5,900 shares of Tls. I sick, to underta e the exploitation of the mining region of Kiang-pei Ting. Sub-Prefecture in the Province of zeebana. The original contrast in Chinese and an English translation of it can be seen at the offices in Shanghai of Messrs. Stokes, Platt and Teesdale, the Solicitors to the Company. Its terms are shortly as follows:--
During a period of 50 years, which may, with the consort of the Chinese Government, be extended by a farthor period of 15 years, the Anglo-Chinese Company is authorised to mias coal and iron throughout the above-mentioned sub-prefecture, and no othor Foreign Company or joint Chinese or Foreign Company, shall be permitted to prospect or mine within each perfnotura. A Chinesa Cotrany called the Pao Fu Company, already formed and organized with the approval of the Provincial Government, hos to provide, out of itkowo romurces, sufficient capital to acquire by negotiation with the native owners each mining lands as the Anglo-Chinese Company shall desire to work, and having enquired snct lands the Pao Fu Company has to lease them to the Anglo-Chinese Company in return for an annual rental amounting to 24 per cont of the value of the output at the pit month. A plt tax of 5 per cent of the output of coal and iron has to be said to the Central Government, and any mining ragulations eventually agreed upon between the Chinese and British Authorities will have to be afkorvi to.
as followe:--
The contract farther provides that the not profits, aftor payment of the annual rent, pit tax, and working expenses and subsequest to a first charge for payment of interest to the shareholders of 8% per onnum on the capital of the Company, are to be divided into ten parte and apportioned Ono tenth is to be set aside fr Amortisation of Capital, and one tenth for a Reserve Fund; of the remaining eight-tenths, 25 per cent. lins to be paid as royalt to the Chinese Government, and the balance is at the disposal at the shareholders of the Angk-Chinese Compary.
Permission is given for the employment of a Mining Expert to prospect, and also for the eqnstration of railways and cauals for the transport of minerals, subject to reasonable conditions. The Concession ares is smprised within the limits of such prefecture of Kiang-pie district situated on the north bank of the Yangtze River. immediately below the Treaty Purt of Chungking; and measuring 190 li east and west and 200 li north and south, an area of some 8,000 square miles. The district is noted as containing deposits of the best oal and iron oros in Szechuan, if not in China. Thousands of old workings of both minerals testify to the wide extension of the deposits. The native mivers aban on their workings in the ground as soon as dificulties with water or ventilation arise, and thus many promising mines have been left derelict and are now, nudex the terms of the concesion, open to profitable worki g by improved forsigu methods.
Of the few coal wines in the basia now boing worked on a comparatively important seule, that at Lungwangtung is the chief. The coal from th so exlliories is almost identical with Welsh, is free from sulphur, and in the bast steam raiser yet discovered in China. During the past five years, an association of the local mine owners and gentry have combined with Mr. Citils in working one scam in the Longwangtung Glen, and have met with au native demand for their production, both in Szechuan locally as well as in the Lower Yangisza ports: Ichang and Hankow. No coal approaching the Lungwangtung in quality bus so far bean found in the Yaugtaza Valley, End as a consequence, this Au ociation has been able to sell all the cast is bas been able to put out at the following prices In Chungking. Tls. 5 per ton: in Iohang, Tls. 9.50 per tan, and in Hankow, Tls. 11.30 per ton-as against Japan coal relling in Hankow at
tuels per too.
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The cost of the coal ut the pit month is little over one tal per ton; and it is to lessen the cast of transit by the substitution of a light mineral railway for the coolia porterage now employed betwe n the mine and the river, that capital is require 1. The distance from the mine to the river is 15 mil a, and the estimated cost of a two-foot gauge lino is Pis. 150,00), he road will be carried by easy gradients along the valloy of a stream, which falls into the river at the site of the Company's shipping port of Shikokon, to which railway transport vi i effect a reduction on present coelis transport of Cis. 2 per ten. By improvements in the working and the opening fa new adit to tap a hitherto untouched portion of the field, a practically un imitod inor any ia,
Coal Field Blone,
the output may be obtained at a reduced cost from the Lungwangalas as a stem-river.
All consumers of the Lungwangtnag coal testify to its
its exceptious! Tamar, tceiving ship, 4.000 tons & gua
Coumeilore H. P. Williams, at Hongkong
The Company holds certificates from Naval Engineers, from Mesra Jerdine, Matheron & Co.. Teal, rier gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns Lieut.
all of which may to seenst from Messrs. Arnhold. Karberg & Co., and from the Lalmte Railway, a Coudr. Secrets, on Yang tsz
the offices of the Solicitors. The Chief Engineer of the latter notes the fict that using this rpeto-host destroyer, 360 tons, 6 guus. Virago,
e at his compound engines can make the run of 200 miles without stopping to olan Bres. 6.Si..p., Liout.-Comdr. J. C. S. Hughes,
Alongside of the coal deposits are found excellent iron ores, which are now worked on a Hoogkong
small scale by the natives, who make us castings which are employed in steel_mraufacture Waterwich, surveying ship, C tous. 450... throughout the province. Being that the oval and iron ore, hematite and clay-itonsto e sre
Coudr. A. W. Glennio, Hongkong Whiting arpado-bost destroyer, 35 toes, 6 in juxtaposition, and that masses of first-class limestone, from which large applies of cheap gn 5,40 hp.. Lieut. Comdr. C. E. L. line are now drawn, lie above the coal, there is material here for a great iron and ceram industry
in the avar fature. Thomas, Hongkong
The untouched reserves of coal and of iron ores throughout the wide Concession area are Widge, gunboat, 193 tous, guns, 300 h.p..prastically unlimited. Of the one narrow seem nor being worked at Lungwangtung. Mr.
Lt Condr. G. B.
150 tons, 2 guns,550 h.p.. Liost-Comdr. Hugh Somerville, Yangisze Wood Lak, gunbuat, 150 tons, 2 g.us. 350 p.h. List Comdr. J. F. Knox, Yangtsza
was becoming very anxions and inpatient, thundering up sad, after a desperate struggle Woodcock, goubout Spicer-Simson, Yangiszegemill. C.E., who made a detailed survey of the region last year, and whose report aut maps
pidicularly as the moon had risen, when he heard hurrying footsteps, and next moment A Ching was by bis elde,
My have look see missie," he said, speaking quickly and excitedly. "Bad mandalia have paths in bamboo cage and just now he stop lengside Fooyon Yamen. Have got three placca soldier-man makes look see 'h no luo away, but they just now dlinkee shawahoo."
in which two wero kiled, were overpowered
Fortunatoly the Rassism officer conli suak English, and Hinton soon aequasisted him with the facts of the case and was at once led to the Coninunder, who had only left Tientsia that and had moving with eight rundred men camped an hour previously. On hearing of the kee proximity of the rebel rmp he deemed it advisable to immediately fall Although a Chinaman, At Ching seemed
back upon Tientsin; and sron the word was surprised and horrified at what he had seen.
passed around, the outlying pickets were called "We must save her said Hinton within, and the littl, force matched back, com- fierce determination;lioy led the barves to a panied by the refugus.
Well, Gertrude," said Klinton, leaning over editary tree and the tethered them.
stole slowly and warily and taking her hard as they rode on lesurely howing the way until they side-by-side, I deeply sympathize with you în shanties situated on the your great bereavement, though I am hoppy in Here they paused and the belief that you will now let me be your
lifelong guardian,"
Then the two w forward, Ah Ching teached some run margin of the to latoned,
She did not reply, but the pressure of his hand was returned, and they rods on in silence.
Hor
It was now about half past eleven, and the Everybody, and particularly his own servent, advísul Hinton to make all speed to Tientsin sounds of rade stivity were dying away, and on the evening of the second day after his though now and then loud volnes were heard in arrival he was waking preparations to depart, dranken dispute, of a shrill seream would make
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Homara, D. J. KEYMER & Co. beg to offer their servicem a* AGENTS IN” ENGLAND. Established in 1844, they have a thorough knowlodga of tha Marketa, and experience of Easiera Fuqeranonte.
The henda of the Firm giva porconal suprvision to all businesų, nad waitin Comidance invite those, Paquiring ' RELABLE 'AGENTS for parohaas of Dosis, sale of jiraderom, or other busi- smes, to entrant their intereste to them. bilmektory arders are zffended to by am expert».
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of the surface, as of the geological features, as well as of the Concesion area, my he soon at the eslf-draining at fifty-four square miles. Out-croppings in the neighbouring glens, as well as Company's offices, estimates the untouched ares of the Lungwangtung son practically level and One such is the nine foot along the river bn, shew the existence of numerous other seams. anthra ite of the Lutikon mines, situated to the West of the Lungwanafung, a coal which, when the mines were is full working, supplied the brine distilleries at the salt wells. The intrinsic alue of this coal is shown by the fact that it pays to convey it up a rapid "infested stream, to the salt wells, to distances of four and five hundred li.
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Messra, Arnhold. Kurborg & Co., who, for the past three years, have acted as Agents for the sale of ti s coal ie Hankow, will continue the management as General Agents of the Com- pany for a term of three years from date. The provisional agreement can be seen at the offices of the Solicitors to the Company-
The terms under which the Concessionaire, ne Voador, pacts with his Concession to the Company which was registered in Hongkong on the 23rd March last, have been formulated in an agreement date the 27th day of March, 1906, made br him with the Company, whereby be transfers to the Company all his mining interests in the region acquired thereunder, in retorn wherefor he is to receive one thousand fally pail up Shares in the Company.
Under present disads ntageous conditions the Lungwangtung Collieries have, since their management was taken over by the rendor in 1899, distr hated an anomal dividend of 15 p cent. on a capital of Tls. 60,000, and an output of only 1,000 tons, besides some ten per coat.. spent is improvements in the mines. The short railway will he built during the coming winter, after which it will be possible to ded with a vastly increased output, and to earn a proportion. ately increased dividend. Iron smelting and allied industries will be dealt with later. It will be the aim of the Directors to work economically, and only to introduce expensive innovations cautiously.
The working of this Concession is no new experiment, but a proved proposition which only Dee's fresh capital to be developed into an enterprise of grant magnitude. By its conversion into a Limited Liability Company, investors are offered au nuique opportunity of participating in one grant. of the most promising wiping concessions that the Chinese Government has thought it to They granted this Cones ssion in recognition of the work already done by the Concessionaire in Szachung, and there is every reason to anticipate their continued and hearty support is carrying through the developments contemplated.
of the Contracta and Report referred to in this prospectus, and of the Memorandum Copies of a sociation of the Company, may be inspected at the offces in Shanghai of the and Company's Legal Advisers.
Applications for shares should be made upon the accompanying form and forwarded to the Bankers of the Company, together with the amount payable on appi cution. If uo allotment is made, the deposit wil be returned without deduction, and where the number of shares allotted is less than the number applied for, the surplus will be credited in reduction of the amount payable on allotment.
Prospectosas and Forms of Application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the How- KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION in Shanghai. Hongkong, Hankow, &c., and also at ile SourciroRS' O. FICES, No. 4, Yuan-ming-yuen Road, in Shanghai.
Shanghai, 16th April, 1906.
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