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"Information respecting the KUCHENG MASSACRE, Including a foil and carefully revised report of the proceedings at the
GREAT INDIGNATION MEETING held in the Theatre Royal, City Hall, at neon on the 8th Instant,
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The Opinions of the Shanghai Press, and a Description of Kachung.
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Hongkong, 13th August, #fot.
CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION. No. 61.
THE MANAGER, "The Hongkong Telegrapî Offici, No. 6, Pedder's Hill, Hongkong.
NB-Coples will be forwarded for residents [1095 of Canton and Macan to any address In the United Kingdom respecting which the Manager receives orders on or before 5. P.M. of the rịch Instant
OTICE is hereby given that FRIDAY, NOTICE (THE MOON, RUTH DAY), being the BIRTHDAY of HIS MAJESTY THX | EMPEROR or CHINA, will be observed as a HOLIDAY at the KOWLOON CUSTOMS OFFICE, Oplum Eximination Office and Stations.
All Examination of Carco and Clearances of Jacks will be suspended on that date.
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Kowloon, 13th August, 1895.
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"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR LONDON AND HAMBURG.
THE Company's Steamship
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Ar the Magistracy to-day a Chinese cook in the employ of Mr. A. Stopani was sentenced to 6 months bard labour for assaulting his employer.
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reported in Japan that the Rusalan Minister in Seoul hæ intimated to the Korean
authorities that shortly, the revision of the treaty between Russia and Korea will be demanded, as the term of its validity is about to expire.
LETTERS dated Scoal the 23rd alt report that the Duke d'Abruzzi arrived at Chomulps on the "morning of the stud ultimo by the CArfitojore Colombo, together with the Italian Minster to Peking. He went up to Seoul at once, and lodged at the British Legation. The Duke was audience by the King the same day.
Ar the Magistracy to-day Wodehouse granted the application for the transfer of the Praya East Hotel licence to Mr. W, Sheller.
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Oh shame to England. If the drops that dyo
The Kucheng bilhido call to her In vain s -Oh zbama to England! that crimson staln From English arteries have time to dry Ere yet the shafts of righteous vengeance fly
To seek the heart of every dastard Cain ; Oh shame to England if her hand seľrain To smite with fear ibis land of tofamy,
vengeance, not revenge. The pileous blend Of mixtyred eblid and woman, these must call To what is noblest in our warilor mord
OF
And bid swift, ruthless reizībation (x1). Oh, shame to England! If the vengeance should grantedSVASTIKA, la N. C. Dally News
Tarry too long or ne'er descend at all.
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CANTON NOTES.
(FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON; August 14th. I are by recent issues of the Telegraph that not only was the H.K.T. the first in the field with news of the strecious murder of defencelers women and children at Kucheng, near Foochow, but that my "wire" re the Fatshan outrage-the attack on the Dritish mission hospital there- constitated also the first lakling the publico! Hong- kong get of the crals here, which was, bapally, soon suppressed by Chinese troops, bai not before a good deal of most wanton damage was done to British miselonary property, Thess outrages are, of course, the result of British official lncapacity, culpable neglect and well-righ cilminal apathy. Sona say it is the reunit of the alleged recent war, but that is para both. No fatelligent observer who has resided raore than a "dog watch" in the Gorgobas
beloved wife of W. HARD:E, Chief Enginees \ Ms. J. A. D. Heston,"whosa' death from choler. LOOKING AHEAD According to Japanese East can mistaka tho main cause.
steamer Tafung, aged 48 years,
At Shanghi, on the g'b of fustadt, HENRI HEGNAUER, aged 37 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY," AUGUST 14, 1895.'
(Special to Hongkong Telegraphi) TELEGRAM.
THE
KUCHENG MASSACRE. CONSULS MANSFIELD AND HIXON START FOR KUCHENG.
THEY ARE ESCORTED BY 100 "BRAVES" ||
Foocnow, August 13th.
5 p.m.
A Commission consisting of Mr. R. W Mansfield (British Consul), Mr. E. L. B. Allen (British Vice-Consul, Pagoda Anchorage. Foochow), Mr. J. C. Hixon (United States Consul. Foochow) a Lieutenant of the American man-of-war Detroit, and four missionaries leaves here this evening bound for Kucheng.
The Commission is to investigate the recent massacre on the spot, and report promptly to the British and American Ministers at Peking.
It will doubtless surprise you to know that the British and American representa- tives are to be escorted to Kucheng by
ONE HUNDRED CHINESE BRAVES ! Four of the wounded missionaries are still in a very critical condition In the Hospital here.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GREAT BRITAIN, EGYPT AND THE POWERS.
LONDON, August 11th, It is stated in St. Petersburg that the Egyptian question will be discussed at the orning of the French Parliame and an avempt made to obtain the evacuation of the oventry by the British by the united diplomatic setion of France. Rants and Turkey; the support of Germany is Also kopci fox.
ANTI-ENGLISH FEELING IN GERMANY. A strong anti-English feeling is at the moment displayed by the German Press, which accusen Great Britain of frustrating German colonial
aspirations.
is reported from Rangoon, was a son of Mr. J. Henniker Heaton, M.P., of Imperial penny postage fame. The young barrister, who was popolar and successiol, had an adventurous career before settling down in Rangoon s'ght"| years ago. He was Registrar of "the Diocessa Rangoon, and had lately received the bonorary degree of LL D., from Cambridge.
AT the first meeting of the newly alecied geners! committee of the Eastern Bimetalite League, the following gentlemen were chosen as office, bearers for the ensuing year:-Mr. W. S. Wet. more, President; Mr. W. H. Talbot, Vice. President ; Mr. E. B. Skoltowej Hon. Treasurer, An Executive Committee was appointed, com- pored of the above gentlemen as ar ofice members, and Mestra. Geo. Jamieson, H. H. Kopsch, E. A. Probst, and J. L. Scott. It was decided to prosecute the work with unabated vigour.
SLATIN BEY, the farmer Governor of Dirloar, who was captured by the Dervishes after the fril of Khartoum and only effected bis escaps in March last, arrived in London on the 16th
mo. In an interview with a representa- tive of Renter's Agency ke stated that the Khells, or bead of the Mahdists, had lost much of his prestige and power, and was now entirely dependent on the western Arabs, The Mabdists, be added, were more likely to set on the defensive than on the offensive. No telegraph line, he said, would be possible across Africa until the Mahdists had been wiped out.
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contemporary French painter lately reached
It was with feeling of the deepest regret Japan with a letter of intredaction from Mr.
that wo received nows of the Foochow Sone, Japanese Minister to France, addressed
MERCIO. No Indigaation meeting has been to Mr. Kaneko, Vice-Minister of Agricultura and held here up to the present, am afraid Commerce. His wiift is connected with a great there is no sarplus chỉ, the Chinese paberams, which will form one of the atirac los call sympathy, to spare in Canton. The only of the World's Fair in France la 1950. In this
way to deal with such is as suggested to the panorama picatures of the vasions capitals and
recent excellent sticles of your valuable customs of the world will shown. He therefortal Land a body of mea and rass the entire fore wishes to obtain some goed views of Japan, elly to the ground leaving not one stone upan Mr. Kaneko lanald have promatred his | another to tell where pacelt stood ! No blood. aaststance. The French anlat has brought a shed. Give the Inhabliante 48 hours notice to picture of the Japan-Chion war menudor 12 clear out, This would have a better effect than ft. by 24 and through the efforts of Mr. Kaneko
any other retaliation, ludemstiles, and what not. is now arranging to exhibit it in the late
Another way would be for the missionuries to Engineering College at Torinomon, Tok'a.
keep a few dynamite bombs handy and drop them among the crowd when attacked. Bibl KUCHENG MASSACRE NOTES. would hardly, I suppose, ba in keeping with a mission of "peace on earth good will towards men." At this critical time, when no doubt ail the vengeance of the gods will be called down upon unhappy Chios, especially in ber present helpless state, missionaries would do well not to altogether forget the teaching of their great master: "To him who smitala thee as the right check turn to him the left iso, It" in doubtless a most terrible thing that a dosen miselanary leading noble lives should be murdered to cold blood; but It is a terrible thing that thousands of fenocent, harmless Chlagre should be slaughtered or rendered houseless and Homeless as la the case of the late war for which,
THE PROPOSTE COMMISSION, -
CORT 100 BRAVES ↑ In reply to their telegram to Sir Nicholas O'Conor, published in these columns a day or two #go, the Shanghai branch of the China Associa Hon received on the 6th Instant from Mr. George Jamieson, Britlıb 'Acʼing Conial-General, the following despatch:-
"I have received a telegram from Her Majesty's Minister in 'Peking requesting me to convey through the China Asscelation bis Er found sympathy with the relatives and friends of
the British subjects foully murdered at Kutles,
"I am also directed to foform the Association that Her Majesty's Conset at Facchow has been instructed to proceed at once under milltary escort to the scene of the outrage to hold an enquiry with a view to the prompt punishment of the culprits concerned, high or low, and such sails. fiction as is cow possible, and that an Impr.lai proclamation decreeing capital punishment on All the guilty will be issued forthwith.
If some of our
In spite of argument to the contrary, western nailons are ladirectly responsible, and mainly beatfitted-at-the-expense-of- China's enslave- mert and bordeament with a very heavy national debt; because, after all is sald and done, the Chinese are really a longer suffering | people than wa Westerners are.
prejodices were overridden with the same reck- itsmese as many of theirs often are, there would very soon be "ructions" in more than one "I am to add that the Chengta Commission western land that I could name. The truth is that the sooner the firce of coding women into of inquiry will be heldas soon as possible. The general scope of this foquiry will be gathered the interior of China to teach what to Chinese from the following extract from the instructions are obnoxious and manstrous doctrines is addressed by H.M's Minister to Acting Consultopped, why the better will it be for Doubtless countless thous. 1. Report of the Finance Committee; a. Re-Tratman who will represent British and Ameri- all concerned.
ands of Britishers aro Indignant about port of the Public Works Committee; 3 Sanitary Bye-laws; 4 Resolution; 5. Questian.
this awful massacre, not because the vicilma
but missionaries
for the that they were helpless and harmless British women and children and bad the right, by We are treaty, to be living at Kucheng, Indignant, also, because there can be no doubt that the Chinese officials of Kucheng and Foo-
A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held on Friday, the 16th instant, at 2.30 p.m.
BUSINESS:
ORDERS OF THE DAY)
1. First reading of a Bill entitled The River Steamers Ordinancs.
2. First readingofs Bill entitled An Ordinance to prohibit the defacing or chopping of British
Dollars.
3. First reading of entitled A Ordinance to amend The Trade Marks Ordinances (Nos, 10 of 1972 and 3 of 1896).
4. Second reading of the Bli entitled Ax Ordinance to redeal Ordinance No. 1 of 185$ entitled "An Ordinance to providefor conver
`sion of British currency in all payments by or
to the Government,
MR.MOTODA HAJM, prominent National Unionist member of the Japanese Dlet,
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can läterests at the inquiry,
Changin as soon as circumstances will permit, "After directing Mr. Tratman to prored to H.M.'s Minister continues your duty there will be in conjunction with the Chiccse officials mentioned and the Misionaries who will probably also be placed on the Commission ta inquire in the first place tato the origin of the rlate and the adequacy or otherwise of the measures taken to prevent or suppress them by the officials concerned.
The Radlage
of the Commission will not have a final character its object belas mainly to throw light on the causes of the outbreak and supply material for consideration here."""
It is to be hoped that helther the China Association nor the general European public will be satlified with. such
arrangement
in herein set forth.
Re the officially proposed tripof Mr. Mass contemplates introducing, next ression, a Bli for field to Kuchong our Shanghal morning contem prohibiting the export of costs. According to the porary of the roth expresses Itself thas "Wo (From Japanese Papers.)
opinion of some experts, among others Mr. Wada hope that Mr. Mansfield, the British Consul at Forchow, will absolutely refuse to go up to Tanashiro, formerly Director of the Imperial Kacheng with an escort of the men whose com THE DISASTROUS TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
|Mining Bureau, should the coal mines of Japan rados, sent up to protect mission propéxty, nek TOKIO, August gră.
be worked at the present rate, the supply will be a work directly they arrived to loot the Kouse The Governor of Fukul prefecture sepsis that entirely exhausted in forty-six years. Such a
of the murdered mlisionary, Mr. Stowathinda the typhoon of 24th ultimo ecked.190 hour j
least two hundred man of the Hongkong in Taaruga gorl and that the damage done to the result would be a fatal blow to the growth of Regiment, or the Rifle Brigade, should be sent Tsuroga rallways so great that some time will Japanese Industry, and bence Mr. Moteda pro at once from Honghong to act as his escort. elapse before the line is again in working order.poses to stop the export of coals altogether. At
present about 61 million yen worth of coals areilan is a good one, that the American Consul He should not go slana. Mr. Smyth's sugges- In the town of Fakal over 4000 kousei wer? Inundated, and 23 houses and godowo collapsed. early exported. The Japan Herald thinks at Foochow should go with kim, and he should that Mr. Moteda is wire in his generation, la escorted by an imposing force of American REINFORCEMENTS FOR FORMOSA. taking the step he proposes; it has alwaysBidajackets. The moral effect of this would
Toro, August 5th..
sppeared to us to be a mistake which the British spread all over Central Chion, If the home Reinforcements for the Japanese army' in are making, is permitting the unfetterd export of
The overnments want to properly protect thele
nationals Formoss have been ordered to preceed from coal,-only another name for power.
and save China from disruption, they Klachow, Chin. The additionallesces number mineral does not reproduce itself, and a time
must return to the old gunboat policy, as China rome 45,000; shout as,cno military coolles will must strive when the British coal fields shall be
exhausted. Except for the use of ber own ships, made that policy necessary.
has returned to the condition that originally accompany them.
coals should be a probibited article of export, or & daly sufficiently high should be placed upan them, to greatly lessen their being supplied to other nations, fa enormous quautitles, year after year, as is now the case.
(Special to Shangkat Mercury) THE SZECHWEN RIOTS. VICEROY LIU HELD RESPONSTELE.
PEKINO, August 7th.
The Catholic Bishop, Durand, has been authorised to negotiate for the loss occasioned Viceroy Liu has been held responsible for the rfete.
have been issued and can be obtained on by the Szachuen slots, application. *
Our Seeds are all tested befors, being put up f'a LONDON.
They are packed under our own Supervision, and the greatest care is exercised to lasure protection in transit.
Sowings should be made in FINE WEATHER ONLY and the remainder of the pickets secored from damp, and kept in a dry place for repeat sowings,
CLAY'S FERTILIZER.
THE KUCHENG ATROCITIES.
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CAPTAIN GIO. B. LEFAVOUR, "the jolly old Commodore" of the Steamboat Co.'s feet of paladal river steamers, celebrated the Soth anniversary of his điềuf in this world of woes to-day. Thirly-three long and weary years has Captalo Lelavour spent in Far Cathay, 25 of The riots at Kocheng are regarded more which have been devoted to the navigation of seriously than the Ssechuan slots by the Chiness Government, as being likely to cause an inruhe Pearl River, between Hongkong and Canton, rection in Fahklen. Sir Nicholas O'Conor con- All the river steamers, and several consters as salt daily with the Taung'! Yamen, and the well, "dressed ship" on this auspicious occasion British Consul at Frachon bas tien ordered to and in other ways showed their respect for one proceed to the scene of the slot with a millary of the most deservedly popular, most able and indefatigable shippers that ever walked the deck of a British merchant vessel. Despite his advanced years Capiale Lelavour la në hearty and active as he was a quarter of a century ago,
escort.
LOCAL AND GENERAL, H.M.S. Redbreast and the U.S.S. Monocacy and Detroit Lave arrived at Fechow. -
Ir le sumoured that a daily paper, The Dally
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WELL Informed Chloere at Shanghai credit the White Lilly and Triad Societies with the massacre at Kucheng.
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Tux enquiry Into the recent fire at Jervols Street was resumed to-day, and again remanded til 3 p.m. on Friday. PRINCE FAX and a Korean companion named Li Keskan left Yokohama on the and inst, for Vancouver by the Empress of Japan.
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chow undanbiedly connived at these shocking murders. By treaty the missionaries, however mirguided, have the right to reside in the Interior, and if the Chinese Government cannot and will not protect them from the wrath of secret societies then they must be protected by British bayonets. The treaties having been signed sexled and delivered the Chinese Goverse. ment must abide by the conséquences of breaches therecf.
The Cantonese are jubilant over the deeds of Liu, the valiant Black Fixg Chief, in Formosa. According to them, he has annihilated the whole'Japanere army and is now on his way to Tokio to capture the Mikado! Poor children. No "yarn is too raw for them to swallow with avidity. One story goes that baving enticed the Japanese ships into a narrow Strait, the Chinese rolled down rocks and sunk them all 1 Another tells of how some of Liu'smen are able to stop under water for three days at ä time. They dived down, these celestial mermaids, lashed the propellers of the Jap ships and then opened fire from the forts with grand results | Why they did not at once bore holes in the ships and save powder and shot does not appear. clear. Perhaps they didn't think of that 1
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Yarns apart, however, this Lia seems a man of whom the Chinese may be fastly proud a really strong man among China's Countient military innocents, incompetents and imbeciles. With the advantages of western training what might not such an cne accomplish? Here is a pantot, a hero, who might retire with honour, but who refuses to submit to his Thus the Shanghai Mercury... But country's degredation, and is prepared to take this last outrage go unpunished We refer back the field against the whole of Japan's Well to the lessons of all history, it is in our power, armed, well disciplined, well seasoned troops. by insisting on just and adequate punishment Is there nothing herole fo this? And yet ikere helog Inflicted on the instigators and pory strators are those who contend that Chinese know of these continued outrages, to remove from out- nothing about patriotiem, Verily, were this the
both, selves and Ching the disgrace now attaching to action of a Westerner it would be blazoned abroad to the whole world. He would be likened unto the "Hero of Khartoum," But a Chinaman1 Bab I Could any good come out of such a seething beed of lufqulty and corrup tion as China. It would appear as though there were one standard for the East and quite another for the West.
TELEGRAMS TO LORD BATINBURY AND PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
In accordance with the resolution passed at the public meeting at Shanghai on Monday last the Chias Associatios despatched direct to Lord Salisbury the following telegram-
"Pobic mesting Shanghai yesterday expressed horror Indignuton massacre by Chiness of appeal direct respective governments for protec English men women children!Kailen. Resolved tion from Chinese antragen and protested against inadequate manner persoas gulity former out rages have been and are being dealt with, also strongly against constitution Chengta Commis. sion. Americans telegraph Washington. Comp- bell, Chairman,"
Lord Sallsbury, London.
and the betting is about 50 to 1 that he wi live to see all sorts of things that new appear
The following is a copy of the telegram which impossible of attainment this side of the yest 3000, namely, the dawn of civilisation in Korea; the American cillions in Shanghai sent to the Fra The Roosbans frmly planted in Port Arthur; the signed by All Americans who could be found, #95% || sident of the United States. It was unaufmously Viceroy of Fabklen in a fortress lo India; Hong-- song captured by the French, and last but not except by those in official positions -------
"PRESIDENT. CLEVELAND," " least the West River opened to foreign trade
WASHINGTON. fram its source to its mouth and Captain Ges, B. Lefavour the commander of the Snert steamBI Americans Shanghai unanimously protest running between Wachow-foo and this falle stainst action Minister Denby consenting of Fragrant Streams."
British. Consul represent Americans Szechuan engstry Recommend reconstruction Commis Ir is reported at Shanghal that a few mornings sion with American official adeguate rank, 30,on the petition bex in front of the Kinking excluding implicated Chinese officials; also Custom Hause belog opened, a proclamation recommend marine escort accompany Commis- was found inside, conveying the intimation that sin
It had been decided by one of the secret socialles
to expel the foreigners from the Settlement during Tux Chief of the Hospital Corps at Kelang hai | the 8th moon. If the foreigners refused to go, reported that during twelve days from the 11th | they were to be put to death. A copy of the to the 32nd plt. 3,147 cholera pailants were proclamation was set to the Tactal by the received at that hospital, ike daily aveanga being | over 170,
British Consul,
UNDER the heading "England's Share In the Chinesa Loc1⁄4," Mr. R. S. Gundry gives in the'} COLONEL COLLINGWOOD, commanding the Quarterly Reviews description of Chusan, and Lancashire Fallterü pf "Cretin, while out recalls the fast that we haws a special agreement riding on the 36th vifo, met with an accident, | with Chins, "first, that the Emperor of China
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. and was found lying. Insensible by some men et should never code it to another foreign. Power :
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,-
ESTABLISHED‚Á‚D, 1841.
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his regiment, who conveyed him to hospital. He secondly, that, in case it were attacked by an Invader, we would 'protect the island and its had not 'regained conscioussers up to date el 3 dependencies and eventually sentore li to the ↑ Jalost advises from India.
poissesion of China as before,”
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ANOTHER TELEGRAM.
The China Executive Committee of the Evangelical Alliance forwarded on the 7th fast, to the headquarters of the Evangelical Alliance, London, the following telegram:-
"Kuchong massacre. Press for strong Hoglish and American Commissions. Archdeacon Thompson, Secretary *
And the result is that a British and American Consul proceed to Kucheng esported by
100 CHINESE BRAVES J' 100 CHINESE. BRAVES
-- 100 GIⱭWEKS BRAVES
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grounds, etc.
The fine new French Consulate is at last completed after two years of hard chipping and to have built a fair-sized city. It presents s hammering. Time enough, one would suppose, splendid appearance and will no doubt serve as admirable headquarters in the "good time cam. ing"-1-bear-that the Bellish ilon is jealous and is going to erect a new life for his own dear self, Bst "markee' that. It is like British protection a.completely unknown quiniity, at present at Mil'' events. A beautiful gardes (park I almost geld) is altached to the French Consulato and there a18 In It comfortable seats and first-rate lawn leonis
problem lately Perhaps you can help me to
By the
have been puzzling over a
solve it, Shameen counts some 205 foreign residents. Out of these about 30 are aflicted with an excess of energy which they find it necessary to get rid of by knocking balls over nets with bats of wood and gut. Abbot half of the residents if engaged in sport such as tenula for Instanes auffer untold agony under the ordeal, not having any surplus energy to spars. But they pay their subscriptions! Sotfor the remaining dicken or so of young bleeds, who alone are really able to questionably enjoy barbarian amusements in a tropical climate, the whole of the river frontage Impractically apollt, which Aine might otherwise be turned into a
Now, what I parle pro bono publico. want to know is, how about the "greatest happiness principle? There is a sort of a garden in front of the British Consulate, but Even here the inevitable fence and trees obstract the view, I have often wondered what the Britishes would do withouthis fence to shield him from the contaminating fofluences of this wicked world. This fencing business seems to be a peculiarly Briilaa characteristic the world over. How diferent the action of the French who, nu. shove sisted, 'have thrown, the whole of their sires_frontage, opes in the most courteous"--