THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1891.
the would-be assassin was cut down by a police Inspector, but this was an error. Later despatches say that the man was knocked down with a stick either by Prince George of Greece, or some other officer of the Czarewitch's suits, the accounts as to this differ-and dropped his sword, which was immediately seized by one of the arikisha coolies, who inflicted a heavy wound in the back, and the man was then secured. After this, HIH. returned to the Kanche, where he remained quietly and in the meantime physicians from Osaka and Kyoto were summoned to attend him. When sufficiently restored, he took the trala from Baba to Kloto, and arrived at the hotel at 3.15 p.m. A medical examination was immediately made, and it was found that the blows had not injured the frontal bons, but ware slight cuts, one of uiue, and the other of seven centimetres in length. H.I.H. was said to be in very good spiriia, and had conversed freely with his ruffa.
America are, no doubt, discussing this latest outbreak of Japanese ferocity or fanaticism, call it what you will The caly thing upon which Japan can congratulate herself, is the very for tunate salvation of the life of the Crirevitch from the attack of a dastardly asens în.
Mr. Reding, Consol for Russia at Shanghai, received a telegram from the Russian Legation perial Highness is rapidly recovering from his a Tokyo on Friday last, stating that His Im- wound, on board the Famiat Asova, at Kobe.
WRECK OF THE STEAMER · “ALBANY,"*
Yangchow, and in the afternoon, the two women who had lost their children again went to the Mission and knocking their heads on the ground loudly bewalled their fate. This caused a crowd to congregate, and talking the matter over among themselves, they came to the conclusion har the priests had made away with the children, and as evidence of the fact they averted that there were a number of coffins on the premises. The coffias
were there, but they were intended for members of the Mission who died at Wahu. Some time ago, two Chinese Sisters or nung bad, been at Wuhu, and they ased to talk to-the-children-of-Wuhu, perhaps put their hands on their heads, when speaking to them. So the natives said these nuns were rapable of striking deaf and dumb those they touched. All this the crowd talked about and were finally worked up to such a pitch, that they made an attack on the Roman Catholic premises and as they came in at the front the priests escaped by the back. The mob set fire to the place, pouring oil on the woodwork to make it burn better. The rioters dug up some graves on the prerafses and broke open the coffins. The report that an old woman and two children were burnt to death fortunately turns out to be incor rect, as the missing woman has since arrived at Shanghai.
The Chinese men-of-war which arrived at pm. on Wednesday were on their way up the river escorting HE. Shen Ping-cheng, Govenor of Anhui, the late acting Viceroy at Nanking, who left here fast week, and had no knowledge of the riot at Wuhu till they arrived there. They archored abreast of the vamên and after the Consul had been on board, shifted their berths and moored inside the hulka so na to be able to get at the mob if necessary. Before they had arrived, some fifteen of the rioters had beam Arrested and tied up, but H.E. suggested to the Tastal that he should release them, for if he wanted them again, he could always find them. At 5 p.m. the men-of-war fired blank cartridge
experimental trip on the river, and proved a success in every way so far as the exemplifica- ton of the principle was concerned. It is also deacting of note that this was the first launch propelled entirely by electricity which has ever been seen, I believe, in the Far East. The whole of the machinery, which will go within kersine oil case, was designed and mana cured in Canton by Mr. G. A, Wiese, the ible and energetic superintendent of the Canton Electric Light Company. The matar was of a H.P. nom., weighing 210lbs, only, but to test the strength of the motor the beat was fully faden with aï storage batteries weigh- ing tagolbs. These accumulators were made by the Pacific Electrical Storage Company of San Francisco. The launch had on board 5 persons, bringing up its weight to about coolbs, and although only able to work at half speed on nccount of the newness of the machinery, she was driven at about In 34, knots an hour through the wate
'ne launch specially built and of slightly smaller dimensions, the game motor will be used, but fitted with a set of the latest pattern of primary batteries, weighing only 250 lbs. in all, and holding solution for 24 hours' continuous working, and it is expected a speed of at least g kuots will be attained. The important consequences, in the near future, of the develop ment of this principle as a motive power appareat at a glance-no naise, no smoke, do inconvenience, everything, within a small compass of but a few square feet, and working as easily as putting the bands of a clock forward or backward as the vessel is required to go ahend or astein: Its cheapsess la compartion with steam engine and befler power likewise bears a significant ratio,
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no doubt that Messra, Mandl & Co, did tender for the loan through their Chinese friends at Peking. They have also been very successful in regard to pushing forward the bronze-steel guns and smokeless powder, and at Peking they have Herr von Brandt at their backs, who is one of the best officials in Peking for mercantile porporés.
enclose you a copy of a sketch map of the Peking Western Hills where the rich coal and mineral mines are situated, the same is furnished Fy the Chinese friends of Messrs. Maridi & Co. In this matter also Herr von Brandt is, I hear, taking a great interest.
I la definitely fixed that Li Hung-chang will fave Tientsin on the aged utt. In the Hsinys Port Arthur, etc., on a true of inspection. suburb, known as Yui Shan Tean, and I believe Last night a fire broke out in the north-west it is still burning. Already over one hundred houres have Feen destroyed, the property of Then Total valued at over Th. roo,oco. The value of goods stored in the godowns there is stated to be over a million tacts.
Mr. Gardner, the new manager of the Hong-
April 79th. kong Bank, accompanied by his wile, has left for Peking.
To-day Cheng, an Anhwel man and literary graduate, was beheaded. He with three others had been linngers-on at the various camps, and they were arrested ten days ago, and tried and sentenced by a military court. They were of which Chang was said to be the chief, and charged with being members of a secret society, for Issuing the famous placard list year, inciting people to rise and kill all the foreigners, and then march to Paking. Ten days ago he tried on the same game, by sending to the military college bogus oficial despatch duly signed. and sealed. His three associates were sentenced to be banished.
had nothing whatever to do with them, and their brutal and cowardly attack upon him in the first instance was caused by simple hatred of Foreigners. He was leaving the workshop after his day's duties were finished, when he was set upon by a number of Cantonese suprentices and pushed roughly about and assalled with the usual choice epithets that Chinese roughs know so well how to use in such cases. He managed to free himself from the mob, and it is admitted that in doing so he pushed one of his musailants out of his way, as kay maka would de under the circumstances, in mere self-defence, As usual in such cases the Chinese roughs made the most of this fact, and one of their number sharamed illness. In consequence, as he and his fellow-rowdies alleged, of the push which he had received. But upon being carefully examined
News of the wreck of the British steamer by Dr. Bamber no traces or mark of any hurt
Albany, Captain Hood, was received here late on whatever could be found upon him. An
Saturday evening fast, by Messrs. Dodwell, Investigation was held next day into the trouble
Carill and C6, from Shanghal. The Albany at the Directors' office, and it was when leaving Meanwhile the news had reached Tokyo, was a steamer of 1,000 tons carrying capacity, the premises in which the enquiry had been held
some half-hour after the attack, and all was con- and was built at Leith. Her owners are Messrs. d and more serious attack was made sternation, as it was not thought possible that John Warrick & Co. that the seconda
She was to leave upon Mr. Burns. Between three and four hundred the victim of a blow from a sword could bave Nagasaki on Saturday forenoon for Shanghal, of the Cantonese workmen employed at the mines escaped so easily, and it was feared that the where she would take in a quantity of cargo get upon him outside the Directors' office and wounds were, at least, dangerous. Both the for New York and thes come on here to fill up. beat him fu the most merciless and brutal Emperor and Empress were much affected, and at very little space had been reserved for manner with pit-poles and whatever improvised expressed their deepest regrets. Under In Hongkong and Shanghal cargo, so li la probable weapons they could lay hands upon. It was a structions from H. I. Majesty, H. 1. H. Kita- that if the steamer has foundered she has gone case of one man against several hundred, and Shirakawa-no-Miya left on a message of can-down with a large and valuable cargo consisting there was no hope for him of successfully dolence, accompanied by reveral of the Court chiefly of tea and rice. The agents here have not resisting His assailants; he was soon one Physicians in a spesial train at 4.30 p.m., and yet been advised as to the cause of the disaster or mass of cuts and braises and there is every at 9.30 p.m. another special train left convering where it happened. but it is supposed that it reason to believe that had not an engine, driven Count Salgo, Minister for Home Affairs, Vis-
may have occurred in the neighbourhood of the by Kolping man, with whose people the count Aoki, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Gotto Island, some yo miles to the southward of Cantonese are also at enmity, come along and Director, and Vice Director of the Police Nagasaki Heads, during a dense fog; the ship scattered the crowd the foreman would have been Buress, and Drs. Hashimoto, Backs and having probably been set to the northward of barbarously murdered under the very noses of Scriba whilst still father to show his het course by the strong currents prevailing at the Directors of the railway, who showed no sympathy with bla guest, His Majesty times on the coasts of Japan. As to whether disposition, either through fear or disinclination, himself left in a special train for Kyoto at any, or all of the crew of the Ill-fated steamer to interfere with their marderous fellow-provia-6.30 this morning. Previous to the departure have perished, is not yet known, but it is impro- cials. After a while the unfortunate foreman of the Ministers, however, a Cabinet Council bable that there were any passengers on board managed to catch hold of the hand-rail of the had been held, the result of which was that a
at the time, the vessel being a cargo carrier locomotive, which despite the shower of stones special issue of the Official Gazette announced only, from all sides, he clung to as it was slowly that the following rescript had been handed by driven away out of range. Mr. Burns WAS CYCD-
the Emperor to Count Matsukala :— tually dragged upon the locomotive by the engineer-driver, to whose pluck he owes his life. Dr. Bamber at the junction met the engine, which proceeded direct to Tientsin. The fojuries which Mr. Burns received were of most serious character, and it is feared that the shock will leave its mark upon him for life. So serious then became the hostility of the Cantoness on the railway and at the mine, that Foreign overman, drivers and guards, some twelve or fourteen in number, immediately held Kalping and journey. It is Our will that justice shall take Fathers here, the reason for this being that a the doors and windows, using screwdrivers, so the community, who certainly flock in consider It is said that the former were simply allowed to
and de: cided to leave Tongshan and RD to Tientsin until redress was obtained for this scandalous outrage, the ring-leader of which the end that Ourmind may be relieved, and that number of Chinese children had been seized and that they might be sold or used again, and tookable numbers to benefit by the skill of these retire from the place, in order, doubtless, to avoid they desired to have punished. After many Our friendly and intimate relations with Our killed, and their eyes taken out to make medicine away in boats all they could carry. Before the gentlemen, and depart with evidence of gratitude the responsibility of dealing with them. delays and attempts to compromise matters the Directors informed the Foreigners in Tientsin that the men had been arrested and besought them to return to their work. But it subsequently issued from Count Saigo, giving, orders to the At the same time special Instructions were transpired on the return of some of the Foreign local authorities, to exert greater care fa the employes that such was not the case, and they guarding of the Crarewitch, in accordance with were mobbed and insulted as soon as they set the Imperial will, as His Majesty was especially foot again amongst the Cantonere. So threaten concerned at the attack made upon him by an ing was the demeanour of these gentry and so offender at Otsu; and that strict police watch powerless did the Directors seem to be to should be kept, not only at the places of his
the house in which the Fathers lived, and which control the fierce tide of bostility towards the stoppage, but also during his journeys. Counts
was a splendid building only finished a few Foreigners, that seven of the latter at once
months since, the cathedral, hospital, and ali Goto and Yamada, Viscounts Aoki and Kaba. decided to go Tientsin, and said they could not
other buildings in the compound. They next yama and Mr. Mutsy all called at the Russian Continue to work unlese they got protection Legation yesterday to express their regret at the
proceeded to the English Consulate, and begao against the lawless and infuriated Cantonese, attack. A message has also been sent to the destroy the flowers and other properties in the ta throw stones through the windows, and who openly expressed their intention of driving Nagoya Gendarmerie station to send fifty gen-, garden, and it was only the timely arrival of the every Foreigner away from the place. Alter
darmes to Kyoto as a special 'guard. much negotiation the Directors concluded that
These are all the facts known, up to the pre-Consul, (Mr. Colin Ford) that saved this fine Taotal with some men, and the coolness of the It would be wiser not to risk further trouble and they paid the seven English miners and tail-sent time, of this most lamentable occurrence, of building from being set on fire. Hundreds of way employds to the end of their agreements, which it is difficult to divins the cause. We all savage natives were yelling and bowling round some three or four months salary, and their know that there is a strong Nihilistic feeling in the place, and the Consul and his wife had to pasange money home., Mr. Burns, who is willi Europe, and in Russia especially, against the disguise themselves in Chinese clothes in order suffering severely from the effects of the Imperial family, and we were also told that
to escape from their fury. claimed 18 months' salary and
special, precautions were taken by the English 1. Outrage
claim in proper form before the British officials in India for the safety of the Czarewitch
pat
IMPERIAL RESCRIPT,
It is with the most profound grief and regret that, while We, with Our Government and Dur Subjects, have been preparing to welcome His Imperial Highness, Our beloved and respected Crown Prince of Russia, with all the honors and hospitalities due to Our national guest, we receive the most unexpected and surprising announcement that His Imperial Highness met with a deplorable accident at Otsu whilst on his its speedy course on the miscreant offender, to
good neighbor "may be secured against distur bance.
ANTI-FOREIGN OUTBREAK AT-
WUHU.
A serious attack on the foreign residents at Wahu occurred last week. A correspondent of the N. C. Daily News gives the following
details :-
For several days past rumours have been eating about that a meh had determined to lost and fire the property belonging to the Jesuit
for the fathers. Very little notice was taken of these threats by the foreigners, but on Tuesday we found that our confidence was misplaced. collect round the premises occupied by the Soon after noon of that day crowds began to
Fathers, and at about 4.p.m. they broke through the walls, burst open the doors, drove the Fathers
out, and commenced looting and destroying everything they could find. They then set fire to
and soon after it began to rain and the mob commenced to melt away.
By 7p.m. the mob was quieter, and during the night the soldiers were firing blank cartridge to scare the people away.. At 0.30 nm. on Thurs- day there was a small fire but it was soon put out. Atam, the Yunwe arrived, having made a smart run down from Kluklang to Tehshing left for Shanghal and the Yuenwo left a telegram, and at 6 a.m. the
response to
at noon.
....
The mob went systematically to work and pulled down the buildings as if they were pad for the job. They carefully took the hinges off
houses were fired a man dressed in silks, with a fan in one hand and a red flag in the other, directed the mob where they were to work.
On the morning of Wednesday, when the second riot occurred, the rioters encouraged each other with cries of la, la, and then proceeded to ing into the compound like swarms of ants, and the R. C. Mission. They could be seen stream-
their numbers were estimated at 10,000. The mob did not make any demonstrations against the Methodist Episcopal (American) Mission, which is some distance from the Roman Catholic, premises, but the British Consul told the mis- sionaries that he would not take any respon aibility in the event of further trouble, so they came away in the Tchaking, but Mr. Whalley remained behind, living on the bulk with the down in the steamer lost everything they had, other foreigners. Two of the ladies who came and only escaped in what they stood upright in. The Tehshing arrived at Wahu at 6 am, on Wednesday and was soon afterwards informed of the riot. She, went alongside the Lital, Wubu on board, this hulk having been selected where they found the ladies and children of as it is an iron one and could not be so easily taken on board the Tokshing and Captain Cain to make them comfortable, and brought them on and his officers and engineers did all they could to Shanghai. At Chiakiang they picked up the priests who had escaped from Wahu in a boat arrived ai Chinklangan hour before the Trashing While the mob was demolishing the Cathedral, Captain Cald went on shore, and walked up to the place, but was not molested, although he destruction,
The thunder storm of yesterday did not pass off without sundry fatal mishaps. No less than four large junks in the river were captized and numbers drowned, pise aundry houses in while an unfortunate man attempting to gain the city are reported to have collapsed, shelter at the Customs shed is reported to have been struck by lightning and killed within a few inches of that energetic Customs official Mr. Intimation" Loft, in fact the shock was so the alphabet a probable necessity in describing great as to make the prefix of the first letter in this able officer's possible abode shortly.
The celebrated specialists in cre and car com- have been well patronized during their sojourn plaints--Dr. Engler and Mr. Abrahamson, here by the high authorities, as well as the native community of Canton, They have also done a considerable amount of good work in & benevolent spirit amongst the poorer sections of
for the relief they experience. I have always considered China, more especially, the north, grand field for specialist's in this particular branch of medical science, and I am more than ever
on this point is sound.
convinced by recent experience that my opinion
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SHANGHAI,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) -
5th May, 1891.
Coarul; Mr. Byron Brenan, a course which I during his journey there, but it seemed almost bank of the river. The ladies and children were destroyed as the wooden ones. They were all i green chalk with four beaters, the sims as an
At 8 o'clock all the foreigners succeeded in getting to the Custom House; which is on the sent on to the China Navigation Company's receiving ship, the Consul and a number of foreigners going off also for their protection. The other foreigners fally armed remained at the Custom House, as word was brought in that the surrounding buildings, which are occupied by members of the Customs staff, and owned by the Jesults: Twice during the night these houses were looted and set on fire, and it was only the Woodruff), and his staff, assisted by the Taotal this property from being burnt,
I hear from Hankow that the reception of the Russian Princes by the Chinese Officials was that they were not received in the Viceregal not altogether satisfactory. And indeed the fact Palace at Wa-chang is in itself suspicious. The and steel furnaces are being erected, may be Office of Works at Han-yang, where the iron tice place. In which to receive native Officials who have never seen such things, but hardly the place in which to receive Foreign Princes who wink to sen China as she really is an ordinary been treated as a person of no great consequence, bccasions, Again, Frince Georgo appears to have if what I hear is true, that he was carried in a ordinary Chinese Tao-tat or Foreign Consal Chiba is the first nation on earth! China uses, it is no doubt the same old story. has no equals in point of size, population and political importance; all other nations are of some kind. No doubt but the Chinese historians will soon be bothering their heads as to the nature of the tribute the Russian Princes brought when they visited Hankow. The fact that they condescended to pay a Viceroy, instead of the Emperor, a visit, is so much in favour of the assertion that they are tributaries, because
at least one grade or degree higher than anybody ordinary mortals. They are always considered Chiasse, Viceroys have no equals amongst
who calls, upon them. It is true that in going to see Viceroy Chang Chib-tung they went to the very tip-top of the Viceregal class, to a man who under different circumstances might have the Throne of China and to Imperial honours, had reasonable hopes of one day succeeding to hence the homage payed him by the Russlan Princes,
visits Li Hung-chang. His visits are said to be Mr. Ma Kle-tehong I still here, and dally
Watson, after seeing the Viceroy, left by the in connection with the Chefoo gold mines. Mr. Fungshus for Cheloo to see what can be done with the Ping-tu gold mines, started by Mr. Becher.
which are to be added to the C.M.S.N. Co.'s Mr. Ma Kietchong is busy here making arrangements about the three. new steamers fleet.-Mercury.
April 30th.
We learn that eight of the men who left Tong shan in a panic have been discharged, but nothing has been done with the Cantonese who should have been dealt with for their assault, were the cause of all the trouble. They certainly
whatever was done with the runaway foreigners,
The scheme for improving the river has appro rently fallen to the cround through the spoil- tion of the Total Only another illustration of if they would even keep the river channel free how things are not done among the Celestialst from obstruction from junks, it would be some thing in the interest of the growing trade con- nected with so important a place as Tientsin.
The French Municipality is still agitating its waterworks scheme. Whether the British municipality, burdened with a "white elephant," will be able to join and make the scheme a. success, is uncertain. It hardly seems possible for the smaller body lane to carry it through. carried through to completion in some way. It is greatly to be hoped that the scheme can be
After a surcession of cloudy, demp days, we are now having dry, hot, windy weather. water on the plain fe gradually reroling, mainly Vegetation is coming forqand qui'e tipidly. The from evaporation. It was not an high by severnt inches as in the flood of 1870, and, if anything. is receding more slowly. Where it was possible a good yield. So of the spring-own wheat. But to plant wheat fast autumn, there is promise of there are large tracts of land yet under water,
April 30th,
day steps to secure the punishment, of the the throne is as guiltless as is any resident mob intended to burn it down and all the and bad been seen by the Ella. They had ber vassals and are expected to bring her tribute of rice which are piled up alọng lis whole length
lessness to
THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
OF THE CZAREWITCH.
who behaved very well, that saved the whole of
them.
The French man-of-war Inconstant was nine
tugboat pent to look for her, got back to Woosung and H.M.S. Linnst having been found by the miles below Chiakiang on Thunday at 6 p.m.,
Friday. She was detained for a pilot, but Mr. Flood went down to her in the afternoon and she then proceeded to Wuhu. The report that Mr. Ford, the British Consal, was wounded, seems to have been a mistake The Afsrcury says that the refugees wore Mrs. Calia Ford, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Molland, and a children, Mr. and a children, Mr. and Master Harrowment of that Province. The Admini Wu, ofthe and Mrs. Stewart and 2 children, Mre, Russellom Narking 1 hear that many changes pre likely to take place in the Govern and three Catholic priests from Chinklang Nan Yang squadron, has already been deprived At Chinking the Tekzhing was stopped and, of his post. The Taolal of Shanghat is now searched by the Commissioner of Customs, the trembling in bis shoes for fear of being sent to Police and the English Consul, for the ringleader leave the important functions appertaining to of the Wahn rioters, who was supposed to have his rank, in the distant province of Kan Suh or secreted himself on board, but the search proved elsewhere in Western Chins. fruitless. Those who lost most in the disturb Director of the Klang-nan Arsenal, Liu, is also ance were Mr. and Mrs. Russell, whose house under a cloud, having already received notice of was completely wrecked, their property being degradation to five degrees below bis present stolen, but tossed out of the windows and all brevet zanke, All this will very likely give these destroyed in the most wanton berately destroyed. The fine Catholic Cathedral Importance and lead or teach them to be a trifle gentlemen a less exalted notion of their own to a blackened and unsightly was torn down, it is said, by the rioters is order meer considerate towards all those who have
heap of ruins, to exbume the bodies of two native children muster of being descended from distinguished not been so fortunate as themselves, in the whom the ruffians alleged the priests had
persons, or having made important and murdered and buried there.
Influential connections by marriage
alliances, etc. Every dog must have his day.
dell
The Chief
does not appear to have assisted him very much. Impossible to imagine that any hatred to the Russian Imperial family could have existed In the end he had to accept three months' pay, which is but poor compensation for the injuries in Japan. Besides which, whatever may be ba sustained and the treatment he received after
tho particular faults of Russia's Internal four years' services to the new railway. The policy and to most persons' ideas they are Consul, we are informed, uiterly declined to take
Beither small nor few, for these the Heir to
assailants of his national, alleging his power. In Japan. We have never yet heard his name used as interfering in polities! questions, and he do anything unless he had twenty British men-of-war in the Peiho" to support bis certainly cannot be blamed for the type of demands. The whole matter was laid before
government enforced by the present Rufer of the Viceroy, who also seems unable to control Russia, even although that autocrat be his prompt steps taken by the Commissioner (Mr. | stayed some time looking on at the work of the Cantonese in his province, of which in the father. We do not, however, look upon the Mining and Railway districts at least they have recent attempted assassination as the result of taken charge. But we trast the matter will be. Nihilistic plots or tendencies. The Govern taken up la more infidential quarters, for suchment official telegrams repeat again and again quiet, and men, women, and children employed. On Wednesday morning things were more outrages upon British subjects in Chinese that the man was a lunatic, but we cannot employ, whose position is rapidly becoming an bis comrades, his officers, who were in momen- believe this. Had the man been insane,
themselves in carrying away from the houses of
soon after noon the Fathers and the Customs offices anything tenable, must be paid for heavily. The ques tion calls for vigorous action and we would most tary contact with him, must have noticed they could find, that had not been looted or dea strongly urge that it should not be overlooked it, and he would not have been employed, troyed. By 10 o'clock an immense crowd had by those responsible for the protection of Even the statement in the official telegram again collected behind the Custom House, and the surrounding bulldings were again fired. The foreigners in Chios. The railway it being that, upon being interrogated after the occur rapidly pushed on to Shan-hai-kwa, and existence, he expressed deep regret at his heinous members of the Customs staff fally armed fareiga employds are being engaged upon all crime, tolis against the Government view. A charged the crowd again and again, put out maan does not suddenly lose his senses. In a these fires, and by their determination and pluck who contemplate going to the Chinese rallway and mining region we would also impress the moment, and as suddenly regain them. The 413 p.m. we were delighted by the arrival of succeeded in keeping thousands of men at bay, necessity of getting assurances that they will be
mera idea is repugnant to common sense. If we protected against the violence of the Cantonese substitute fanatis for lunatic we are probably
three Chinese gunboats these were anchored between the receiving ships and the shore, and on their arrival. If nothing is done to obtain nearer the mark. There is no doubt a settled satisfaction for this outrage, their lives will not
hatred of foreigners amongst a certain class of at once began to fire off blank cartridges, and it be worth much, now that the cry in the North the native population, which is continually
was very amusing to see the mob flying as fs "Chikli for the Cantonese."Shanghas showing itself. We are told by the organ of the though showers of grape were falling amongst Mercury.
Japanese Government that the English are the nation most detested, but it seems to ur that the
Some 200 soldiers have turned up this morning Japanese is tolerably impartial in his hatred of from Taiplug Fu, so for the time being we feel foreigners, and that all suffer in turn. The again safe. Great praise is due to Mr. Woodraff residents of the neighbourhood of Kyoto and and his staff for the determined way in which Oraka, seem to be peculiarly imbued with this they protected the Custom House, in eff and spirit of fanaticism, and ao rank awes them, proving that a few men armed with sites witness the attack on Sir Harry Parkes at endowed with pluck are que as fine, but he Heinrich, and the occurrence of yesterday the outrage, eleven years ago, on Prince Besides this, it must be remembered that One of those dastardly attacks, for which natives who have followed the career of Russia Japan unfortunately possesses an unhappy in Asia, have a sort of instinctive dread of that preeminence, was made yesterday, which placed Power, and the cession of Saghallen to her, in jeopardy the life of the heir to the crown of although in exchange for the Kurila Islands, all the Rostins. It was known that H. 1. H. rather augmented than dimalshed that feeling was to visit the neighbourhood of Lake Biwa,When to this native ferocity of temper, and this and yesterday afternoon news reached Tokyo, hatred of foreigners in general, and of Russians and where I would have ended pone can that he had been set upon by one of the Police. In particular,.......ws: add the fact that many tell. During the time the cathedral was The information did not reach Yokohams-until Japanese detest the honour shown to foreign | being fired, men the evening, and this moralag we lasted two princes, thinking that their own Emperor is expresses, the first merely stating the fact that superior to all, we find quite enough to account the Prince had been wounded, and the second for the saddan attempt to murder, without seek containing farther particulars, with the welcome log for a suppositious insanity intelligence that the wound was only a slight The occurrence is, however, a lamentable one Kan, More detailed information has since for Japan, and-coming- so soon after the attack arrived, and it may be well to give the occur at the Russian Legaden, wears a somewhat rences of the day in a narrative form. Dominoti look. Even if Russia be disposed to H.IH. the Carewitch left Kyoto yesterday accept the explanations enade, in general extima. morning at 8 o'clock, in jinriktike, in company tion Japan will suffer, and relatoing blow has with Prince George of Greece, his zwitz, and a been given to treaty revision. The continued number of Japanese officials, for the purpose of murders and attempted murders of Tapanese Inspecting the various objects of interest in the Ministers; these ever-recurring attacks on neighbourhood of Otst. After visiting the foreigners, will do much to support the protest different вселен H.I.H. had tiffia at the Shiga of the foreign residents against being placed Kencho,
ho, which he left shortly before a p.m., on under Japanese jurisdiction, because it shows to
F(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,}"{!! ala returs. Whilst proceeding through Klems what yery slight extent the vaunted civiliza
Tientsin, April 18th, chi in Otsu, about 6 or 7 cho from the Resche, tion has penetrated the native mind. Vis-à-vis
Yesterday Mr. Joseph von Hass Austrian Tanda Sanso, policeman stationed on the right Reala, all that can be done has been done
4th May!' cially be mater of location free from Consul at Shanghai, left here by best for Feng hand side of the road, suddenly drew als sword, to atone for the attack on the life of the
local prefadice or opposition, but it has cat is stated that Mr. H. Mandi is swatting his and making a blow at H.I.H. cut him, through Canrewitch the immediate despatch of an
Some days ago, two Chinese women lost their joyed ligular, good fortune in this respect arrival at Tungchow. Last November Messrs. sons and was stated that they had been and within the three months will his hat, inficiing two wounds extending from Imperial Prince the departure of the Ministerss kidnapped by the Jesuits. The women went to practical show second not even to Hang tender, with terms and conditions, on behalf of H. Mandi & Co, filed with Li Hung-chang their the alde to the front of his forehead. They are and finally the hurtled fonticy of the Emperor the Roman Catholic Mission and asked for their kong, in illuminating the ancient city in their friends in Vienna, in regard to the big lown believed to have been inflicted by a singis blow to the scene, all move the desire of the Sovereign children of course, they were not there, but have in, chronicles, new departure by this of thisty million: tacit to belld the proposed H.LH. was immediately taken into a small of Japan to repair, as far as may be in his power, the women commented to lament and a crowd Company in the all-important branch of science) railway, and it was reported here that they had shop by the roadside, where the bleeding was the mischief done. But in regard to Japanese collected and things got so serious that the they are developing, vis-Electrical power secured the ldan; but that le too good to be true, stopped and temporary bandages were #ped pretensions. In the face of the world, they have Tactal was appealed to, and the crowd was applied as a propelling agency to launches. On althoori manyeople here, both Chinese and plied. What happened after the attack is not received a set back from which they will not dispersed. Os Tuesday morning news sxactly clear: The barlier selograme said that sandly socavery, and at this asemeni Europe and of the attach on the Roman cakes exired Wednesday te poon, an extemporised, lause's foreigners, declara i fas and tut Mr. Hans Lyon #3 foot in length and 49 fort boem meh ai, hd way to Peking to skiter if finally, ¦ Tiere in
The following detalls of the attempt on the life. of the Crarswitch are given in the Fagan
Herald of the rath tast
touches of the bayonet, and a prick or two from
word, showed these people that the foreigners were not to be trifled with, There is no doubt but t that the arrival of the gunboats last night saved the place from being looted and fired, as it was ascertained from most reliable sources that' the mob was only waiting for night to make a raid on the property owned by the Jesuits,
No rifle was fired, but a few
CANTON,
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(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)
May 15th... The Netherlands Consul from Amoy it here and satins were seen to be directing the crowd, Excellency the Viceroy in regard to Swalow well dressed in silk engaged in diplomatic begotiation with His and it seems a pity that these, and not a few matters, which place is likewise within the wretched cookies, have not been arrested. This Consular jurisdiction. It is quite refreshing in sudden, outbreak should, I think, again teach a these days of:Consular immobility or lesson tothose interested, I mean the unprotected lessness to come across an official courteous and state of the river ports, and I trust the Admiral gentlemanly, and one who does not hesitate to of the station will see his way to at once send claim Treaty rights for his nation and to gunboat to be stationed between Chinklang and compel their recognition by the authorities. this path, Bower was telegraphed for on "Conciliatory, but firm," was a wise motto Tuesday night, but none bas yet arrived, it conve
practised by Eastern diplomata, but algel Several complaints are being made as to the has long been a dead, letter, so far as British action of the clerks to the Chinese telegraph interests in Chins are concerned. office at this time. Mexasges were sent to the office on Tuesday night for transmission, by the Consul, and some of the shipping agents, but the operator refused to send them until he had himself wired to the head office in Shanghai, asking for permission to do so,
I have chronicled: once or twice the progress the Canton Electric Light. Company has made Like all companies started la: Chion on foreign methods, it has had to experience: Its Iditial: difficulties of more or less acate, mature,
it is used as a transit godown for the whole The band at Trechulin presents a busy ap
Import trade; but at present all other mer pearance during the whole alipotne season, as
chandise is overshadowed by the immense stacks and breadth, and as high as a house. The wholesale destruction of the cereal crops by the foods last summer has left a large vacuum ta be filled up by imported grain, and such is the scarcity of the northern grains that rice which in in ordinary times a luxury beyond the means of the people is now cheaper than their own pro.... ducts.
pleased at the way in which the German paper His Excellency the Viceroy is immensely has vindicated the Chinese action in the matter many occupies the position of the mort of the audience; and for the time beleg Ger- meritorious of all the Western "tributaries, Hanke v N. C. Daily News.
Hotels.
BAY VIEW HOTEL. Mconvenient half-way House on Shau-kl-
R. OSBORNE begs to announce that this wan Road is now open.
The HOTEL commands a beautiful View, and is aftuated in a cool and breezy spot,
the Hotel for launches.
There is a convenient landing Jetty opposite
CIGARS, &c, always on Stock... MEALS can The beat, Brands of WINES, LIQUORS, be served at any hour. Prompt attendance.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1891.
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THE MOUNT AUSTIN HOTEL. SELECT FAMILY and RESIDENTIAL The Athletic: Sports came off on the Race ►›› HOTEL, situated: 1,400 feet above the Course yesterday, in the midst of a dust storm, sea level, commanding on the one sido a magni- The sun shone in the sky like a disc of silver, ficent view of the Harbour with the Mainiand in and the sky was obscured with very fine dust brought over by therecent blow from the deserts the distance, and on the other of hills and moun of Mongolia, The sun la consequence did not talus, with the aca beyond dotted with islands as fact the weather was rather the other way, roast anybody, nor the heat prove relaxing, In far as the eye can reach, surrounded by extensive is bracids to those who had to undergo solent promenades and pleasure grounds, including exercise in the open air. We still have a flower three good Tennis Courts. The Mount Pro show, and Regatta to come off this season, and mensde alone is nearly an scre In extent, and if the weather is as good as it was yesterday we the Flagstaff in its centre can be seen from may expect to have some pleasure on those days, great distance in every direction. We are glad to hear you are golog to build Railroad to Canton and hope it will prove s successful and profitable undertaking for all concerned.
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The Hotel is replete with avery: accommoda. tion for Families and Gentlemen.
The Manager, M.. ROBERT ISHERWOOD, will be assisted by an Efficient, Lady Staff, and the Hotel will be conducted upon the best Eng
system. The accommodation comprises => spacious Dialog Hall, Pivate Dining Rooms, Drawing, Reading, Smoking, Grill, Billiard, and Private Sitting Rosins, with Fifty-four Bedrooms each provided with separate Bathroom and Tramway Tickets will be supplied to Vist at Reduced Rates
o The Hotel wil Open on or about the QUZEN'S BIRTHDAY
Company!alOffice, (38) and 40, Quran's Road Tex) terms apply to the Secretary at the Canifal, Hongkong
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