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THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.
have "explained, that is very far from of itself would be a step which might have being the case I believe we have done bencial and far-reaching results; it is everything that is possible. The diffenity rather lies in their failure in China to ap preciate that England and Europe, and, in fact, the chviliad world, is too pri occupied with other affairs to give to the communities in China the attention which they believe to be their due.
TWO MISSIONÄRIES- MURDERED.
'SHOT DEAD BY BANDITS<IX"
· SZECHUAN,'
A DIFFICULT YEAR. The annual meeting of the China Association was held in the offices of the P. & O. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., 199. Leadenhall Street, London, EC., on July 27th, Mr. David Landale, Chairman of the Association, presided, and amongst those present were; R Hon. Sir J. N Gordon, P.C...G.C.M.Q, etc. Lirut,- | General Sir George Muelenogh, K.C.H. K.C.M.G., Mr. Gershon Stewart, M.P. Mesten. R. Chatterton Wilcox. Edmund H. Grimani, Thos. Brown, D. C Rutherford, J. R. Michie, S. H. Michael, Byrum Brenn, C.M.G.. C G. Mackie, G. W Sheppard, Chas, Beswick, A. W. Burkill LN. Loefe, F. Salinger, A. M. Townsend. F. Anderson, A. P. Wood, H. W. Locker, J. A. Jupp, F. Oswald Reynolds, Cameron McGregor, R. H. Hill, H. S. Moss, C. H. Bates, Edgar J. Houle, W. Carter, Wm. rivals, and will establish at Peking that the great mass of the Chinese pepino for a holiday muong the mountains. B. "Boyers, C, Mackintosh, H. E. R. Government that eat govern. Then there would rise to the cecasion. As far as bernet with bandits on Tuesday, August Hunter, H. D. C. Jones, W. E Leveson, is the other school which gees" no sign of business men were concerned he did not 14th., A messenger entue in last evening O. J. Cousins. Gro, B. Dodwell, H. L. J. any such trend. They see the Tuchus think this confidence was misplaced. The) (August 15th) to tell us that they had Macray, CH. Pearson, F. J. Abbet, developing as independent dictators in state of China since the Washington Con Whistler, Horace Q. Harwood, W. F. their various strongholds; they see suces ference had been gradually getting worse, been shot dead at close quarter--in fact, Turner, F. W. Daldy, A. P. Simpson, H. impotent Central Governments come and he thought it was time to taku activa given no chance whatever. We are await S. Hancock, Stanley H. Bywater, H. Hand goth authority limited to the wall steps to help. He believel Chinese busting further news from Mienchuhsien. They met their deaths about 40 li from Joseph, E R. Morriss, Wm. Theodore, of Peking: and they see the rest of the nessun would not resent outside help.
The resolution, which the Chairman
that city.” E. F. Seymour, H. J. Stockton, F. Guntry degenerating into chaos, Finally, Sale, Alex. Cumming, L. Dudeney, R. they believe that only by means of foreign aid would be sent to the Foreign Ofer Mayne, W. Fisher. und H. C. Wilcox, assistaner can a settled Government be that day, was unanimously carried, as was
createll within "a generation. · ̧·
the adoption of the report and accouts, Secretary.
more than probable that any helpful i action of the suggested Conferened world roccivy the cordial sympathy and support of the great mass of the Chinese people.
The NC Daily News of August. 30thi I cannot help feeling that the course which China is pursuing at present is extremely contains the following details of the dangerous, and will lead sooner or later murder of two missionaries in Szechuan Yet, as you know, your committer, your to disaster, and it is with the object of recently mentionel, inacable from. Government and the Press have "given a trying to guard against dangers ahead Shanghai –
Although the outrage occurred - on. great deal of attention to Chinese sop that we desire to uige upon by Majesty's rus since the affair of Lincheng on the Government the wisdom of hearing in Tousin Pukow Railway, Among them mind the old proverb about "a quatch in August 14th, news has only just arrived in Shanghai of the murder of the Revs. there are, as it appears to me, two schools time."
"Mr. A. W. BunKita, who had just rej R. A. Whiteside and F. J. Watt by Sze-1 ef thought. In the first place, there are those who consider that China. must, and turned from China, said, in conging the chan bandits. Full particulars are not will if he is given time, work out her resolution, he would like to put before own salvation. They are not averse to them the view of those who had bren u yot, available, but a letter received by the our continuing to hold the ring while the timately connected with recent events is Church Missionary Society, yostenlay, Tushuns fight it out. They are content, China. They were filled with many grave from Minchow, stated: to use a common expression, to "se China | misgivings as to the many concessions: stew in her own juice. In time they be granted the Chinese at Washington They The Ross. R. Whiteside and F. J. love that one or the other of the military felt that past experience did not warrant lenders will dere ascendancy over his the confidence facet in
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The Chairman thanked them for the honour, and so he would, endeavour to do his best in the ensuing year.
Sého left here & little over a week).
The murdered missionaries were both marrical men with families, but their ivés fortunately were at Mienchow at ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The Secretary (Mr. H. C. Wileus) hav- FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ADVOCATED." ing read the notie convening, the meet
I must frankly say that I incline to the The CARMAN said the next item on the the time of the tragedy. They are said ing.
latter viow. I believe that an offer by agenda was to elect a President for the to be two of the most valuable men in the mission, whose places it will be parti- The CHAIRMAN aid:-The report and our frivilly Power, or, if you will, by rasuing year.
Mr. F. ANDERSOs said he had great cularly difficult to fill. They had had so accounts have been in your hands for four co-operating". friendly Powers, an same day, and with your permission Inffer to uediate, to negotiate to act as pleasure in proposing the election of Sir much experience of the natives in the will take them as read. The committee it were, as honest broker, is the course John Jordan. His name was a household interior that they believed themselves to again found difficulty in issuing the re- that ought to be followed. I believe that word in China, and it was not necessary be perfectly safe and often had sail so. port at an earlier date while so much a gesture in this direction would draw out to endorse the hearty reception his name Mr. Whiteside had been in several, awk correspondence was taking place with what is best in the country and lead on had had at their hands, except to say ward situations before, but always bad Chim regarding the unfortunate disturb the settlement we all have at heart. that the Association had the greatest managed to get away with his life, thought unces in that country. When we met lagt am well aware of the Chinese objection pleasure in doing what it could to confer once he was slashed across the face with year I was able, to congratulate the foreign interference in their internal upon Sir John the highest honour in its knife and was lindly scarred as the re- Chinese on the results of the Washington affairs and the jealousy with which they power, and was conscious that in accept. sult. About two years ago, when Mr. and Conference which gave them every op guard what is called their sovereign rights, ing the office Sir John was paying them. Whiteside were coming down to their boat was held up by bandite, one portunity of setting their house, in order but there should be no intention of usurp a great compliment. The motion was Shanghai on their way Home on furlough, without interference from outside. I ing any power, but merely of establishing conded by Mr. BYRON BREXAN and CA of whom put a pistol to the lady's head, am afraid this year I cannot congratusgeh power in properly organised Chinese red unanimously- late anroue apon the progress that has hands. The great majority of the people Sir Jos JORDAY said he wished to ut again, they managed to pacify the- been made. Risal Tuchuns, in many pro. of China are strongly opposed to the petty thank them very sincerely for the highs. If is said to be a common practice. vinces, are either fighting with their wars that are continually going on at par honour they had done him, but at the with missionaries in the interior, when of their health, to leave the missions in neighbours or sitting nemad to the teeth gent, nid are in despair at the state of same time he wished Mr. Anderson could they need a summer holiday for the sake watching each other. The Central Gov disorder into which the country is drift. have been persuaded to continue in office the plains and go up into the mountains ernment has practically ceased to exist. ing. They are in the main a law-abiding He thought they would all agree that for a time. There they establish tempor All over the country armed robberie, are people, only, desirous of going about their Mr Anderson had been the life and sonary schools and spend their time teach- on the increase, and the trade routes are Engines peneofuly, and would welcome of the Association, and bad borne the ing the people, so that they continue their infested with brigands, and the move the establistiment of good government in heat and burden of the day for a long evangelistic work and also have a healthy, ment of goods, both foreign and native, is the country. In China very little foreign time. The Association owed him a great einge of environment. It is presumed nucli interfered with. The attack on the supervision or advice has a great effett, debt. Sir John said he accepted the work that the two were so engaged when they mail train from Tientsin to Pakow at we know from experience in the case as a duty. I felt the moment was one were murdered.
Mr. Whiteside came to China in 1000 it is to be hoped that the negotiations at the railways. If the Great Powers speak to the work, for they were faced with and was engaged in evangelistic work. present going on will result in a mach to China with one voice I lo not think great difficulties. The relations between Watt, who came out in 1900, was improved railway police force, which will their advice would fall upon deaf ears, the whole of the East and the West had somewhat of an exceptional amn, who will render such outrages less likely in the and, having brought about the conditions undergone immens change in the last be greatly missel. Iis particular work. Inture. Our member in China are very which prevent advice coming from any year or two, and he thought that they was the teaching of science in Chôngtu anxious regarding the present position of other quarter, the responsibility rests with of that Asociation, should be prepared Union College, and he was in the difficult, affairs, and have expressed themselves them to net, and not to allow matters to to study the problem and endeavour to position of being unable to secure in the
find a way out of the immense dificulties..
ordinary way the money required for the very strangly in their recent telegrams, all continue drift from bad to worse,
Mesars. 1). Landale, D. C. Rutherford, purchase and enrriage of scientific instru........ of which have been examunicated to the
and R. C. Wilcox were then elected to the ments. However, being a most enthusias Foreign Office. They consider that the
During the year we have-discussed with position, of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, tie man, who never allowed anything to- situation requires the presence of few en troops at some of the Treaty Ports to the representatives of the British Chan-and Hon, Treasurer respectively, on the stand between his work and himself, he insure the safety of these ports and as her of Commerce in Shanghai tie e er metion of Mr. Gro. B. DopWELL, Coded and his wife, too-put their hands to
Asecciation with the by Mr. A. M. TOWNHEND.
anything that happened along if unit precautionary step in order to guard working of this
brought them money which could Le against the necessity of operations upon Chamber. In many ways their interests larger scale in the event of more are identical, and I am glad to say an
expended upon scientific instruments. | serious outrages than that at Linchenz understanding has been arrived at which
On the mation of Mr. Thos. Brows, I think you must all realise that a shouhi taake for mutual asistarice in the military expedition of this kind in the future. I may say for this committee seconded by Mr. W. F. TURNER, theGeneral present state of Europe is well nigh that we are willing to render all the assist Committee was elected as follows:-R inpossible, and would be most unpphular l'ance we can to any of the British Chau Hon. Lord Inchcape, P.C., G.C.M.G. in this country. On the other hand, I do hers of Commerce in China and to act as etc.: Rt. Hon. Sir John Jordan, PC. not for a moment think that the people their representatives at any time they inny G.C.M.G., etc. R. Hon. Sir Frederick M CM. Sim (of Messrs, Banker & of this country, when they understand wish us to do so. From the accounts you Lugard, P.C., C.C.M.G., D.S.0.; Sir Co. Hongkong nad wychow) writing to the position, would be indifferent to inter will netice that the expenditure for the Walter C Hillier, K.C.M.G., C.B.: Sr the Times at the end of July said that ference with the British communities in year, sinounted to £1,246 145 d., and the Alfred Int, K.C.M.G. Sir Frederick latest information serves to lengthen the China, and that our members there may receiply to only £1,085 3 6d, and we Bourne, C.A.G.; Mr. F. Anderson, Mr. records of recent outrages in South China,
had to withdrawn the sum of £200 from Byron Brozan, CMG. Mr. Gro., Bin the vicinity of Hongkong. For months. rely upon protection in time of need."
fixed deposit. Larger subscriptions to our Dodwell, Mr. W. Fisher, Mr. past fighting has been in full swing be Owing to the Four Power Treaty signed expenses are required, and members inust S. Gundry, C.B.; Mr. J. S. Has tween the Kwangtung and Kwangsi at the Washington Confereuse the Powers not therefore be surprised if it becomes kell, Mr. R. H. Bill, Mr. H. D troops. The only direct communication were to net in concert in treating with necessary to call upon them for additional C. Jocs Mr H H. Joner, Mr. between the two provisions la the West Chinn, and it was understood that no contributions. I now have much pleasure E. J. Kerr, Mr. David Lundale, Mr. L. N. (Pearl) River, at the mouth of which Power would individually intervene in in proposing the adoption of the report Leefe, Mr. H. J. Macray. Dr. H. B. stands Canton. The Treaty Port and only Home, Llll; Mr. F. J. Norbury, Mr. outlet for Kwangi is Wuchow-terminus. the' affairs of that country. It is to be and accounts.
Mr. D. G. BOTHERFORD conded the C. H. Pehrson, Mr. H. W. Roberton of the Weat River Lias of steamers from hoped that the signatories to the Washing-| ton Treaties are now considering what motion, saying that the chairman had so Mr. D. C. Rutherford "Mr. Gerhom Hongkong, and midway between these stops they should take to remedy the pre-ably described the situation in China that sent position of affairs. It would be a pity he would not make any further remark. if these treaties, which were entered into RESOLUTION TO BE SENT TO FORZION OFFICE. with the intention of curing the peace Mr. F. ANDERSON then said :-We have of the Pacific, were to result, as far as listened to the interesting comments of the China is concerned, in merely holding the chairman on the political situation in ring for the rival Military Governors of China, and white we niny all agree with ther ladies should be invited to attend troops want to get near Canton they have. that country to fight to their hearts-con- what he has said we can understand that the annual dinner. The Chairman stated got to pang Samshui, which neodless to tent and in exposing the Chinese people an olivious comment night be: Every tlust a canvass of members had been made y, has been in different hands for dozens. and the citizens of the signatory Powers our is aware that things are in a bad way on the subject, and he asked members who of times. It is no exaggeration in saying resident in that country to great danger in Chim, but what steps can you suggest had not done so to send in their opinions, that the whole course of the West River inconvenience and loss. Before the days which are practical and which are calend. It was decided that the question should of the Washington Treaty it would have ated to bring about na imprement be left in the hand of the Committee, who been possible for a friendly Power to have It is with the object of meeting this would act in the matter in accordance individually offered Chian advice and as reasonable criticism that I beg to move with the expressions of opinios recieved, sistance, either financially or otherwise, the following resolution: That this This brought the meeting to a clow ment of the present difficulties, but now and intentions of the Governments, aigua; this can only be done by the Powers tory to, the Four Power Trenty at the l'acting in concert. A hea reponzility Washington Conference with regard to
therefore rests upon those Powers to take peace and good order in China have not At a meeting of the debenture-holders gericusness of this state of affairs, but such steps as they can to improve been fulfilled (b) that the fine has now in the Singapore Electric Tramways held would only point out that the freedom of matters think we should urge that a been reached when these Governments on July 30th, to consider a resclution up the rivey was guaranteed by treaty, and conference of the Powers who are parties should review the state of affairs in China proving a scheine entered into by Sir Whithe immediate result has been a serious de......... to the Washington Treaty should be called with a view to considering measures by Plender, the receiver, with the Shanghai prosion, in Hongkong accompanied by forthwith to consider the whole position which China, may be assisted in achieving Electric Construction Co, Ltd. Mr. T. high prices. While the closing up of the in Chine and decide in what way disis nationalunion. settled conditions, and D. Lingard, who presided, "said at last river means this cutting off entirely of all ice could best be offered with the object initial quilbrium (c) that these objects meeting resolutions were pussed entering applies from Hongkong to Kwangsi and of setting up a real Central Government may best be attained by enlarging the into certain arrangements with the Shangate neighbouring province, and as the in Peking An expansion of the terms scope of the Special Conference which is hat Company, which it found impossible are far from self-supporting, it is feared. of referons of the Special Conference on to be convened for considering the Custo carry out. The trusters then applied that nothing short of a miracle can pre Likin and Burtax called for by the Treaty toms surtax and the abolition of Likiu, for a receiver, and Sir W. Plender was
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Stewart, M. Mr. E. Salinger, Mr, there is the port of Samshui, which is Charles V. Sale Mr. H. A. Stewart, Mr. linked up with Canton by rail (probably A. M. Townsend. Mr. A. G. Momy Weale, the best fine, as well as the most profit. Mr. T. R. Whitehead, Mrr Chatterton able, of Chinese railways).
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Conferencsects in the early autumn meeting in the near future a special Con- with the Shanghai Company, the result woujit seem to mest, the case The tele ference be convened by the Four Powers of which was the scheme before the meet | grame-of-opp representatives in China to this end."M
cling. Sir W Plender said the underlying have been, na 1 have said, couch It seems to me that the only hope of idea of the scheme was co-operation be ed in very strong terms They have anything effective being done is by the tween the two companies; if the benefited MR. F. B. MARSHALL'S ACHIEVE cold a tale of administrative chaos atag united netion. of the four Powers. Be did the other. The Singaporo author- nation of tride, and danger to foreign commendations by such a Conference as ities welcomed the advent of the Shang life and properly. Their reverated in xistence Joule me to believe that the opin
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