FOOCHOW NOTES.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,)
FOSCHOW, November 5th..~*
rumours of which are constantly flylog about, and They are many and so capiradictory that one doesn't know what in believe. Military prepare tions continue in the city and large bodies of troops are reported to be coming in daily from the Interler.
for
Training for our Winter Race Meeting, fixed 1 the rrih, rath, and 13th, December, com- menced some time ago, but so far. it has been rather slow. As we are likely to get some pooler fom Shargbal, now that the Faces are over 1'eve, mallers on our course
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894.
deal of the increased Imports of last year may be set down to the recoint of preparations for
Able to machinery and the present a good deal more is attribal wher appliances which acquired with the object of with and
goods from
In the distribution of two great agents of force and light-coal and matches-Japan is already competing with and superseding us OWN
as on its soil and in adjoining countries. Japanese matches and Japanese coat are pushing themselves Into all the treaty ports Chlua, Kores, and Fermoin, and have advanced
far to the weat and sooth a Slugs pore. Japanese-made yarns are taking the place of the products of the Bombay mills, just As the latter pushed out a few years before the yards of Lancashire. Japanese cotton goods are also bidding for notice in neutral markets as well as at home ; and more than a quarter of * million sterling's worth of mill machinery of English make was introduced last year into Japan to provide, as the report to the Foreign Office puts it, "the means of, at some near day, competing successfully with Lancashire apin ners."
our island these vapourings may seem foolish enough, but this should not blind us to the fact that there are real difficulties and even dangers In the auation. Possession of Madarasest hus i heen-for tweens Dories and are cost of French
Government know that a march to Antananarivo would not be a parade—that it would cont thousands of Ilven and millions of money. In no core would the game be worth the candle. France could, of course, play it if she chose,. It
There's not very much to report from here the Japanese havde aguting foreign ambition. All their attempts at subjugation and i ta in her power, ut a frightful sucrifice, lo cor qu just now, nexily all the talk being about the war, competing their own and neighbouring markets. coloration have hitherto resulted in fallure, | Madagascar. But the Republic would be
obtained at last something like a solid footing on thened abroad. French and hut some ten years ago they appeared to have weakened at home. It would not be streng
British relations at at the coasts of Madagascar. The war
the Indian Ocean would Ба
Fut foto more waged at that time sg-inst the Hora Governor position, France in Diego Sanres and ment was not very successful from
B in Zanzibar would be military *
⚫ perpetas point of view, but the treaty which came out of challenge to the peace of Africa and of the East it was claimed by our neighbours as a diplomatic The promising beginning of a native civillaation victory. The ruling power at Antananarivo, in the great African island would be destroyed. while making no express acknowledgment of Another marker for our trade would be lost. With all these things at stake, we cannot but anzeraints, was understood to consent to the control of its foreign enlations be France, to the look with anxiety to what is about to happen in cession of a harbour le Dlege Saurez Bay at the Madagnacat. northern extremity of the island, and to the stationing of a Minister Resident at the capital, Following this came the recognition by Bettain, under the Anglo-French agreement of Angual tRon, of
the French Protectorate over Mada- gascar, as part of the bargain by which France acknowledged the validity of our new position in the territories of the Sultan of Zanzibar, Whatever may be હત of the making such a tresty, as a question of general wisdom of
Eastern policy, or from the roint of view of the Malagasy-ho, in paint of fact, keenly resented action which they regarded as a giving away of their rights to
to sull our own needs-it at least showed that our sixtesmen were not influenced by that jealousy and hatred of France which organs like the Figare nesert to he the key-note of all our diplomacy,
are bound to pet liveller. I heard the other day that "An Old Sportsman
Sportsman" Intends coming up to our races! If he does come I am sure we car show him
some gond sport, Yarl Thunday the Chins Merchants' steamer Punching from Hongkong put in here short of coal. She salled sgain yesterday after getting a chipple. On the same day a small steamer named te kamag-mo. alea from Hongkong, came in the the same reason, and after coaling wecret ta Kerlung. It is very difficult to get coal here t row, ** all the available supplies have been bought up by the Chinese Government, and only small quantites can be obtinel at famine prices.
The
monsoon must be much stronger than usal this age, at no fewer than three steamers called to here during felober short of coal.
Mr. Allen, aur Vice-Consola at Pagoda Anchorape, left heen 14 trip by the Named fre Amex 5" a fleert
ger.hunting expedition, and returned on Saturday, having been successful in brging very fine tiger on the moralog after his arrival in Amoy. The brute mersured ten fect, ten inches over all.
A blight has fallen over Pagoda Anchorage in the shape of a gang of from two hundred and fily three hundred men, women, and children
|
While all this points to changes in the trade between this country and Japan, It need not paint to decline. Indeed, the further the develop. mer acquires Western wants, the greater, although ment of that country proceeds, and the more t
at the same time the more miscellaneous, we may expect is future International commerce to be. China presents a more perplexing and a less encouraging problem. Many Influer
Influences adverse to trade, and notably to trade with this country, have affected the Chinese Empire In recent years, It is possible to trace most, although not all of them, to the stubborn resistance reforms and the anti-foreign feeling, which the Chloere Government and people bave con- iinued up till now to manifest. But they can hardly be held responsible for the opening of the Suez Canal, which diverted a great deal of trade which used to pass in transit
to
Dr
That treaty, it may be taken for granted, we mean loyally to observe, In spirit and in letter, trary offered by the over-zealous pushing of notwithstanding some temptations to the con-
French claims on the Nile, the Niger, the known, there has as yet been no question Gambla, and the Mekong. So far " is
raised as to the meaning and construction of the treaty which canal be readily solved by diplomatic means
of and in spite the
-made up of telugees who were washed out of through London to Continental ports direct of mischief-making Chauvinist press of Paris, it
br
house and home by the fonds in Hupeb, and bad characters discharged from the Chloese army. You can imagine what a bad lot the latter most get drcharged at the present critical time when soldiers are said to be sorely needed They are going round begging in the "If you don't give it to me I'll take it" style, and so plying another charm to life at Pagoda An- chorage, where matters have been rather dail
■lace the river was closed.
BRITAIN'S INTEREST IN THE WAR.
ships
The Interest of the British public in the struggle between China and Japan la a good deal more than a mere outsider's curiosity and con- cern, the bleatings af Russian semi-official organs to the contrary notwithstanding. The foreign trade of these two Eastern nations is carried on chiefly with British, possessions and in British In Kave also the bulk of the imports are British roads, and in
and in the Peninsular King. dma we hair, commercially and politically, the largest stake in Korean commerce and prosperity. It therefore follows that the war being waged by Japan against China must deeply affect, in the present and for the future. British Interests in the Far East; and it may even be said to be Bagel at Britain's expense, and the time is therefore
setting
s are in part at
to the
the
that
It
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CHINA COAST meteorologicAL
REGISTER.
8th November, 1894-—Al 4 p.m.
Wankestack Tha
Berth
M
ronchow......a pri k
Surion..... Rece
Wind,
yo.or
110 of
10, 16
30,00
10.04
10.00
Voi Yosh Gap Rock
10:00
20.01
Bolt
Halphons ....
Manda Cap St. Jam, VASTA
10.01
30.09
gth November, 1894.—At 10 M.
NTATION,
Halhow ****
30.00
311
Foodhe AMOT
NNE
Ragkone
10.13
Victoria P Gap Rock an MICA......
www.m
20.15
NNE
19.00
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I.OR
for the fall in the exchange valse of for th
In this country, all of the anti-oplum agitation in of which have played an important part 12
is earnestly to be hoped and believed that with the It is w depression of foreign trade and of Britlab nothing of the kind will come up, Interests in China. Probably the Chinese them Hovas, the semi-civilised and semi-Christianized solves
ruling race of Madagascar, that France bar her for the rapid decline in the taste and demand for China teas;
quarrel. The native Government at Antananarivo but one of the features
are not disposed to acknowledge m give effect the business done last
in the form to a French Protectorate, at least in the year was that, contrary to the gloomy anticips: which the agents of France desire to imp Hons so freely indulged in to
impose. The was doomed to exactles and rule
The treaty Ich with them the antrammelled rain, the tex trade agreeably surprised people by its expansion Rule, in short. France contends that It
management of their internal affair Home and partial recovery. On the whole,
I FATE however,
evel: her at the same time the complete supervision | “imgħol decline in the there was s
trade of Chlpa foreign
And management of the external affairs of in 1893, especially in imports: and this was the Madagascar, but this the Hove Queen and her more remarkable and disquieting,
seeing that
counsellors will by no means admit. The Mala the year wat, generally speaking, & prosperous
gay Prime Minister has consistently refused to one for Chinese themselves. The constant
the French Government lasaing agree to the French
to the Consular and fall in the gold value of silver, intensified by the
other the exequatur te closing of the Indian mints to free coloage, and
representatives of foreign Powers. The French producing as it did a rise in the currency price complete it off faith, and, of Insults and
complain. foreign impor of many articles
Importation, was, Perhaps, the principal cause of the slackness of ages offered to their countrymen. It is quite ways, and surprise is expressed that the commer trade. It operated adversely
many probable that these complaints are well-founded, on business in many although, looking to the clrcumstances and the il failures and losses were not greater than they to receive them with some reserve. This at yources from which they come, it would be well were reported to be. Not only were the goods least is certain, that relations between the foreign on which foreign impericis into Chios chief Power that desires to impase, its rely--especially English cotton goods and Indian the native authority that is indisposed to accept suzerainty and and oplum-zalzed in price beyond the
I have gone from bad to worse, and have ended in a deadlock, and the fact may be regarded as of the danger and insecurity of any warning Home understand to be that an Ultimatum has been
ome Rule bargain. What has now
snow happened addressed, through her Minister-Resident, M. tex le Myre de
de Villers, to the Court of Antananarivo, the effect of which is that the Hovas must consent to a fuller control of their affairs
cial
remarks, ie, the Scotsman truly poor people to purchase them freely;
forth clearly the groove And direction to which the trade of these countries has heen moving since we opened
yards racans of a
all whose
hose salaries in the country are paid în arer find their incomes reduced by more than half," with consequences upon trade that may be imagined. Silver has been falling for a long P period, but up till now the gold price of the Lancashire goods exported has fallen almost fart passu; and the peculiarity of the present situation in that the Manchester market has ceased to keep pace with the downward course of silver. Looking back over twenty or tweenty- Five years' experience of Shanghal trade, the imports to Chius frocks corne to light: Direct dealing
this country have off 6 per cent. from the figures of 1873, and exports have fallen 75 per cent. In valde. Whereas in 1871 imports from the United Kingdors to med
sa per
cent. and from the whole British Empire go per cent, of the whole business of the port, they now form only 32 and 80 per cent, respectively. Direct exports from of the trade cent, and last year
their gates to the commerce and civilization of the Great West-to
read the last pas. kages nf the chapter of political and commercial history which may soon close, and, if possible, puess from them how the chapter about to open is
is likely to run. Fortunately, saya our Scetek
contemporary, we have the material In two
two reports, which appeared almultaneously, Legations of the officials of her Majesty's
at Peking and Tokin, and respectively with the foreign trade of China and with that of Japan. It has often been said that the a
once supreme control which we posarsied of over-scascommerce of the two great Empires
the
of Eastern Asia has been silpping from us. It can hardly be said that this view i barne out by
late to Japan.
The facts and figures contained in these reports, this country constituted 65 perly is per cent.
the
to bring
trade
of
new
Japan
#
who report
outrages
a
•Hotham***** Halphou
; **; **; * ] Wonsher.
On the oth, at 11a, the barometer war falling. Moda rata north to northeast winds, with due weather, prevail. Isomets admoed to level of the nas, is legias, toothe and hanfraction, a-Temperature in the shade in Enerom, Kah- renhet, Humidity, le percentage of saturation the burality of aly satusind with molitime being zan, em Direct of the wind in two polas Force of the wind sccording to Joncket scale, delta of the weather. J Biụa sky, z Detached donde, of Xiriarting rain, ♬ Fog, a (Moovey, & Ball, & Idghening,
.* Viddky, « Dew wc. 9-Kale in Indians, take and bendradcha.
7. G. Juna, Fist Audetuat,
Hongkong Observatory, 9th November, 1894.
HONGKONG REGISTER.
RACECODESFINE AN Temperature... Ramidky "Direction of wind.......... au
Wether
Previou
day 4p.
Ou data * to Am.
On dasa
90.00
46: EST
30.38 15
90.04
Highest open alz testperature on the Bihar 19 Lowenst open the temperature on the BibĎ
FG. Frog, First Assistant.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
¿From Mestry, On. Phicomm & Co's Raginar.)
Today.
Barat 1 The D
ThermomecaMÍ Þ.B.
Tharm/madseng 1,2. (Wat baik)
«30.12
by France, including a surrender on the exequatur question, and that a further cesilon of territory shall be made in the neighbourhood of Diego Saurez BAY and Indemnity paid for past mladeeds. nor expected that a favourable reply will be received to this message M. le Myro de Villera' record, both in Madagascar and in Slam, bav not been conspicuously successful; and prepara- tlons are accordingly being made for sending out military expedition to enforce the French terms. On the side of the Hovas, also, the signs are far Hongkong Observatory, gih November, 1894- from being paclic. They have been for some time preparing for resistance by importing or at all events by those that relate to
ammunition and At the same time, great changes in the nature
twenty years ago,
other
military stores. They have an army part of and conditions of Eastern trade bave been in
of which has
has been drilled and The Anti-Optum philanthropists have not much
armed on European models, and different gress during the last ten or twenty years, and progress
reason to
to congratulate themselves upon the
estimates have e been formed of its fighting powers, war in certain give impetus to these, and effects of their agitation. They have helped to
French advance on the capital
ital would not be tionary kind, and powerful factors of a revolu- bridge and derange trade, and also to polson
march over ich less serious than they are. even were the natural difficulties of that the the Chinese with an inferior and admitersted outstanding fact is that the
the the drug of Is developing at an extremely rapid
of native growth and manufacture, Our
country As in Consul at Amoy is only one of many rate, while that of China has been by comparison
in their previous encounters with foreign Invaders, however, the Malagasy are relying standing still, or has even, in what were once
that native oplum le supplanting wheat, "10
pon their two great staple branches of Chinese exports and imports Import flour from America!
General-forest and fever. the farmers grow popples on their land and p It may be asked-Where in all this imbroglio ion. The undergoing retrogression.
This Chloese Commerce of Is
text tor British interference pretext tor stil, of immensely greater importance opium, according to the report from Tainan, is to be found the
or the occasion of French complaint a repulsive and most deleterious
against us to us and to the world at large than that of Japan, adulterated with
The Ingenuity of fire-eaters of the the Tientsin cake," made
type of bat Tapanese foreign trade in coming
preparation known as hand over hand. Last year the value of the trom "bolled down skins and all idude of Prince Henri of Oricans is equal to discovering
of that we are t the bottom refuse, to which opium has been It is with them a grievance and a wrong to ottom of the whole mischief. foreign trade carried on at the Japanese treaty added in the boiling or anything that imitates France that Madagascar should have received
galaticons ports reached the handsome total of over-twenty the faste three millions stering. Imports were about a
smell of eplem." But for the main
what seeds of elvflisation cause of the backward trade and the present
and Christianity t million sterling quarter of
more than exportsstralie of Ching
we are brought back to the
blind
possesses through the labour of British miwien- Arles, and that' Yet ta fuil half of the In the year 1890, Exports showed a decline of
trade of
known nearly one and three-quarters of a millos sterling
or introduce to them that if the policy of kee latercourse with
AT H. M. NAVAL YARD, KOWLOON, of on the total for the previous year, but this fall
maple foreign countries, which theac.ive-minded Prince- instance is the deity in the construction of the Conan wholly accounted for by what it may be hoped
requested to deliver their Tendera Sented way the temporary cause of the commercial North China Railway, intended to develop the Consort and Prime Minister at Antananarivo PERSONS desirous of TENDERING are were carried out, British rather than and marked *TENDER FOR BUILDING consequent diminished demand for
trade would be the gainer, Large con- PIER, &c, not later than to AM, on the 26th such Japanese stapl
staples as slik and tea in the United Compared
average
for previous decade, the gross value of the foreign for fighting Japan by land and sea than she is body of concessionaries has been granted rights
the development of the mineral addressed to the COMMODORE-IN-CHARGE, H.M. trade of Japan showed an increase of class upon in today. But delay has occurred, because,
of the island one such NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS. siz and a half millions; and, in potat of fact, it we read, "the extraordinary festivities for the
Plans, Specification and all particulars cus has almost doubled in the
a vast teritory of 32,west Coast, and CHARGE-OF-WORKS, ADMIRALTY OYTICE, R. N. |be obtained on application to the OFFICER-DI- past ten years. What position does the British share bold to celebration of the 60th birthday of the Empress between the capital and the West
such rights the French are bound by their YARD treaties to
to respect. It is conjectured that it is the success of these British enterprises in attract-
heen
China
up on
and
Co-day's Advertisements.
in value, and the figures Have only been EXCEEDED Conservative Iartfects of its rulers, who oppose the island is in British hands. It is well & CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A PIER, &
crisia and
States.
t enc
fallen
with the
of
position
all efforts to open up the
European methods and icon A sample to:
ATIVO
iamture? resources of Manchuris and to find a been granted to British November, at H. M. Naval Yard, Hongkong.
terminus at China's chief naval station of Port Arthur. Had this work been
pushed
forward
companies China would have been in a far different position
Dowager this year caused the Government alleged to have laid hands on half of the sallway urgently to require money," and they are even
sabildies,
THE MADAGASCAR IMBROGLIO.
and
other
over 2
has been the real Inspiration of the wel
the large and growing outside trade of the Mikado's Empire? The question is one of extreme
ing labour and opening prospects of gain, that laterest, more particularly in view of the fact that under the new treaty just concluded with Japan,
prorofsed that
the whole country, and
Ultimatum. Geanting that it is
refused, not merely few posts, will be opened up to
are three routes by
by which French Western enterprise. The seswer is not meals.
might
expend of advance the Hora OA
capital, factory. Direct Indeed, last somewhat the predominant:
Direct British trade with Japan has, GRRAY BRITAIN BLAMED FOR ALL THE TROUBLE. these the easiest and safest, although the
longest in distance, is that which held. But
passes through this is not because it has Serious trouble has been brewing in Mada- | the British concessions.
If thi It is Inevitable, I the contrary, a foreign | Rentar, threatens shortly to come to has, on
increased-
gascar for some time past and, as reported by road be chosen, difficulties
that
arisc the th of the
growth aggregate
bead in and
and that caus war. As to the causes and circumstances of ; which the British British
possessions, mu
much
be which ultimately the quarrel between the French and the bapiens to support, s finds its way to the United Kingdom. The most
Are Jost and Hovas, it is, says the Scetimes, nxt to reasonable. The danger, then, is all in the marked development of Japanese trade has been impossible to
these from the violent future. There is no reason to bellers that it disentangle with other Oriental countries, and, leaving China x parte statements made on behall of the two will assume a critical form, as between France aside, this means in effect more active business diapstants. This is the more disturbing and this country, even should war break out
Beer, with
Hongkong, with
ith Singapore, with India, and seeing that the British name and Belfish between the Hovas and the French, because with Australia, all of the British possessions interests are baled into the front of the
there is
Is no reason to suppose that the tone and which the United Kingdom can કામકા
diapate by both the principsi parties. A
kas ambed sent the tone and attitude of the
tot is dus 10 country, mare especially with
commerce of
In everything read, she still standa far ↑ bellicose section of the Parla
apply
ance of all
in advance of competitors,"
of
certain
of
de
, Hongkong, gth November, 1894.
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