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A CHAPTER OF EASTERN WAN INCIDENT AT A KIANGWAN |
HISTORY,
FROM THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT
WITTE.
Sires Novaber last the London Daily Telegraph has borts publishing in serial form the Masies of Count Witte, the famous Busian Minister. an instai. ment published on" April fat appeared the following excerpts which have a special intest for readers in this part of the world---
RACE MEETING, WINNING TICKET, SENSATION,
Shortly after the conclusion of the eighth Pncent Kiangwan recently, a Japanese is alleged to have gone to the paying out shroff at the cash sweep coun tag and presented ticket No. 33, winner of the third prize A glance at the ticket suggested in the shroff that it was not altegether genuine. He asked when thad,hen purchraed, and the Japanom replied that he had obtained it at the QUESTION OF KIAO-CHAU..
20 inter during the afternoon, Reference During the German Einperor's stay at to this counter-foil showed that ticket No. Peterbor" there öccurred an incident had been purchased by a foreigner as which was strned to have the most far: themigh ticket, and closer scrutiny of reaching elects upon the course of Raus-the Japanese claimant's ticket showed siad history. It was afterwards related | that the third figure had been erased to me by (and Duke Alexey Alexandro trom the original number-31. It was vich. Once when the two Emperors were -drying miese out in the country" so our Emperor tell the Grand Duke, the Gor- jan Kameyasked his host whether Russia had any for the Chinese port Kino-Chai. He added that he would like to wapy that port and we it, as abase for Lierman shipping, but that dome time ago, it is reported, an order he did not wish to take the step with went forth that Japanese subjects in out hia, Michons's, consent. His ] Shanghai, were forbidden to gamble at Majesty not wl, the Grand Duke race meetings, and we believe this onder whether or not he actually gave his constit übtains, though recently there his sem to the occupation of Kino-Chau... been a noticeable, îndrease in the number What he dhil say was that his guest had of Jajvaneso attending Kiangwan micet. puced him an awkward position, and | 10gs.-Y., Haily" Negro, The whole 6CHINIt was extremely theteful to him. I have but little doubt that his Majesty, who is exceedingly welt-mannered, found it impossible to refuse h-aguest's request point-blank, and that he latter interpreted this atti tude as indirect approval and implied consent, Shortly afterwards Gerwan
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warshistered the harbour of Kiao Chau. I noticed, not without am aži- ment, that the news of the occupation did not come a complete surprise to Count Muravyov, our Minister of War. This seizure of Kino-Chau served as a signal for our ocupation of Port Arthur and Da-Lyan-Mag (Dairca). It was, in fact, the first link in the chain of events which -catminneed in the disastrous Japands
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no cannot erasure, and might have The man passed less careful scrutiny. was handed over to the Chinese police, Kew Police Station, to await appearance and if the evening he was taken to Hong- before the Japanese Consul
SHANGHAI TRADE.
Messrs. [lbert & Co.'s (Ltd.), piece goods market report says:--
transpired during the week, the market Nothing of particular" interest has ruling steady and slightly firmer through- out, though buying has been less active than during the preceding period. It is difficult to ascertain through native sources exactly how much business has been tranacted during the past three or four weeks, but the quantity seems to have been fairly substantial and the bulk of it has apparently emanated from the When I learned that, in spite of in North, chiefly Newchwang, though Han- desperate opposition, it had been dekow and Riukiang have also taken off a finitely decided to occupy those two very fair volume. The Customs returns Chinese pols, in flagrant violation of all show that" during the week there have our pledges to China and counter to our been shipped to Newchwang, Dalny and traditional Far-Eastern policy, 1 went Tientsin combined 43,000 pieces of local straight to the German Ambassador, sheetings, 13,000 pieces of white shirt Chirski, and asked him to wire to hisings, 11.000 pieces of American sheet- Emperor that, in the interest of both my ings, 49,000 pieces of Japanese sheetings, own country and of, Germany, I earnestly drills and jeans, and various smaller lots. entreated and advised him to withdraw of other goods, though those in which from KinoChau, after having meted, but
Lancashire is chiedy concerned do not, justice to the guilty, and, if he saw fl, unfortunately, figure very prominently imposed indemnity un China. Other wise, I concluded, the step would-event-wing of course, to their comparative ally bring about most appalling results. Within a few days Chiraki brought me the following despatch, written in the name of the Kaiser: Tell Witte that, to judge by his despatch, some very essen tial circumstances relating to the matter in question are unknown to him. Conse quently, Lannot follow his advice. It was then that I recalled Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich's story about the Kiao-Chuu invident at Peterhof, and also Couat Menyyov's reception of the news of Germany's entrance into. Kiuo-Chau. Some tius Jater Count Muravyov, in discussing with ine my opposition to the PIRACY IN THE WEST RIVER occupation of Port Arthur, let the cat out of the lag.. He admitted that we had, in his words, rashly given our consent to the step which Germany had taken."
The subaquent course of cvetite--I havn described it at some length elsewhere in these memalry-convinced me that it had been the intention of German diplomacy and of the German Emperor himself to drag us, by book or crook, into Far- Eastern adventures, so as to divert our forces to be East and leave them & free hand in Europe.
dearness.
In addition to the genuine business recently done there has also undoubtedly been a good deal of speculative buying on the part of those who are able to finance, such operations, and from present indications these should not prove un- profitable, at least in the dyed and bleached sections, since replacement is data of delivery. out of the question both as to price and
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Kwangtung Province is in many ways the most progressive of the 18 provinces in China. in one skilful art she has never been backward; the technique of piracy has always been an open book within her boundaries, writes & corres- pondent in a Northern contemporary, These "pirates," "bandite," "brigands," call them what you will, continue to be ADMIRAL UT THE ATLANTIC."
very much of a nuisance in the four dis- Thinking of the methods which Williain tricts of the West River Delta. They ured to influence the mind of our Emperor perhaps excel in kidnapping, and the to bis own advantage, I recollect an blackmail levied is not triding. Return- incident which marked the end of the ed emigrants who have been in the States planera at Reval, in the summer of are very often the victims. Some time the year 1992, attended by the two Emago 10,000 was demanded of a man. percra Is the course of the customary The sum seemed a hugo one to him, and farewell signalling exchanged between the he became adamant and obstinately two Impel yachts, the Emperor flashed refused to pay. In return he was divided the following phrase "The Admiral of into two portions. the Atlante sends his greetings to the
Admiral of the Pacific "which, in plain
language, meant as much as this: "I
Beck to dominats the Atlantic; as for you, THE IMITATION PEARL CASE.
I advise you to try and become the master
of the Pacific, and in that undertaking
I am ready to help you." It is curious
that despatches sent by his Majesty
SENTENCE REDUCED.
At the Magistracy, on Saturday, the
to the Viceroy of the Far East, employé at the Sun Company's store,
in 1902, and especially, in the follow-
ing year, reveal an ill-disguised desira Dos Vœux Road, who was sentenced, a on his part to reach a dominating poȘI-
tion in the Pacific. There is no doubt in week ago, to six months imprisonment my mind that this disastrous orienta for a swindle in connection with $1,000 tion is partly due to William & influence worth of imitation pearls, and other pro- On our Emperor. I have reason to be perty, was put back in the dock and told lieve that his Majesty was, to a certain that his case had been reconsidered. extent, asste of the fact that he was Mr. Lindsell said that, in view of his being hoodwinked by the German Em youth, and to save him from banishment, peror for the glory of the German cause. the sentence would be reduced to thres Upon the outbreak of war with Japan Thank you," said the lad, earnestly, months, to give the lad another chance Emperor William hastened to assure his Majesty of his devotion to Russia and of literally shaking hands with himself as the sectly of our Western frontiers. he was removed. Neverthels, as if in compensation for.
his promise not to attack us, the German
Emperor, in private letter to bis THE VALUE OF GOOD SIGHT
Majesty, requested his consent to a num-
ber of charges in the commercial treaty cannot be over-estimated. Sight stands of 1804, which had just then expired
These changes were so ruinous to our for everything that is valuable or enjoy industries that I resolutely opposed them, able in life. You cannot tell if your eyes and adverted the maintenance of the
to yield.
to
status que in our economic relations with are right; you may see well yet have Germany but, alasf the days of defective eyes. If you wish to have your Alexander III. were gone, and we had eyes tested, the Refracting Room of The
When President Boose volt told nont Portsmouth that the whole Hongkong Optical Co., successors world war anxious to see peace restored Clark & Co., Refracting and Manu- between Easin and Japan, I inquired of facturing Opticians the most competent him whether the German Emperor WAS included. An emphatic YES
was the optical establishment in South China reply. In fact, when pençe, was conclad located in 33, Queen's Road, Central- ed, Emptor William sent enthusiastic
congratulations to his Majesty... It 路 is at your service. They have the equip
easy enough for him to be cathusiastic, menta to test your eyes accurately. for, in the meantime, did he not succeed, Testing the sight and fitting glasses is by the Bike agreement, in dragging Russia into a worse muddle than the war? their epenalty.—ADYT.
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