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Erince CHUN at the same time, the whole difficulty might be overcome, but that it is utterly out of the question, according to Chinese etiquette, for one or the other to kowtow alone. The mère, fact of Prince Chur kowtowing to the German Emperor would mean that China was inferior to Germany, in the scale of nations or was a tributary state, hence the act of homage would be misplaced. It seems rather a small thing to differ upon, but to anyone who is aware of what a great importance the Chinese attach to the pre servation of "face" it will be quite apparent | that Prince Chus is, from the Chinese point of view, in the right. Anyhow a deadlock has been arrived at and we don't suppose that anything more can be done until one or the other of the two persons concerned gives way.
A Shanghai paper, we note, talks of compelling Prince CHUN to kowtow and be paraded through the streets of Berlin, but we fancy that our Northern contemporary forgets that the little contretemps is taking place in civilized Europe and also that Prince CRUN has not, as yet, entered the German dominions. Even were he in Ger many itself the Emperor could not compel him to do anything against his will, for such an act would be a breach of interna-
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 31st August are:-.
Library Museum. Non-Chinese Chinese
Totals.
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1398 1,889
PRIVATE advices from Port Arthur, says a recent China Gazelle, state that while boring for water to the North cast of the town a vein of gold-bearing quartz of what seems fabulous richness was struck by the Russian military engineers, and the authorities have stationed a strong-guard in the vicinity of the discovery to keep off prospectors.
A SEATTLE cable of Aug, ist says ¦--Â ke- markable plicmenon is reported from the Apostle Islands, off Chequamegon Bay. Steam boat Island, one of the group, disappeared some time during the recent storm and now lies several feet under water in the form of rocky reel. The island formerly stood some distance above the level of Lake Superior, was of sand rock and supported a heavy growth of trees.
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THE bodies of a man and woman (Chinese) were admitted to the mortuary yesterday. Is surmised they died from Ash polsoning. They were known to have eaten some fish about 9 am, on the 1st instant and died at 1 p.in, on the same date.
THE Boers appear to be adepts at train wrecking, and by adopting such methods they can certainly worry the British forces to a very great extent. But one of these days a few of these train wreckers will be caught in the act and, we hope, hanged pour encourager les autres. Then perhaps train wrecking will be voted a somewhat less amusing occupation that it appears to be considered at present! It is high time. that we made à few examples. of some of these folk,
THE China Gabette adds the following note to the telegram referring to Prince Chun's obstinacy:The truth of the matter, we im agine, is that Prince Chun is kicking against being dragged as a captive behind Caesar's chutist, through, the streets of Berlin to and accompaniment of German brass bands and prancing field-marsbals, and he will have to be
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It is really not very surprising to find them taking this view, for it must not be forgotten that the Southern Chinese were in as much danger in the North last year as were the foreigners. The Boxers regarded them as the allies of the foreigners and laid the whole blame of the advent of the Euro- peans upon them, for they argued that it
was the Cantonese who first commenced to trade with the outer barbarians and that had
Abey, the Cantonese, refused from the first to have anything to do with foreign merchants they would never have gained a footing in the country. This being the case it is easily seen that the Southern Chinese can hardly be expected to cheerfully submit to the payment of a tax which they regard as justly due from the Northern Chinese, who committed outrages on foreigners and their Southern countrymen without distinction.
And apparently the villagers look upon the Christians as the cause of all this taxa. tion. They seem to be classed everywhere with the foreigner, until one wonders whether or no the Chinaman looks upon the adop tion of the Christian religion as equivalent 10 becoming a naturalized subject of the country to which the missionary of the parti- cular sect which the convert joins may happen to belong.
SOME of the officers of the Cosmopolitan with a launch picnic. The Cosmopolitan Dock picnics have become a standing ex-
he- moves. Perhaps on the other hand, the finds the sauerkraut disagrees with his delicate ample of how un outing should be managed. digestion! Any way, it is pretty plain the For completeness of detail, absence of all grand triumphal procession through Berlin is. ostentatiousness and whole hearted hospitality working as smoothly as expected. Chun
A most
evidently won't process worth a cent until he is the Dock ranks second to none,
forced. enjoyable afternoon was spent cruizing round, everyone. returning in the best frame of mind | EX-ALDERMAN BAUMERT, of New York, possible.
in order to relieve the tedium of a recent voy age from that city to Hamburg, dropped a battle overboard in mid-Atlamic containing the following anouncement will be given to whoever brings or sends me this scrap of paper.-W. Baumert, Greenwich-street, New York."
ANOTHER story of the wrecked Sobraon. The Singapore Free Presi says that Captain Vibert of the P. and O. Coromandel, who went to the assistance of the Sobraan, had a strange adventure while investigating alone down in the hold of the wrecked vessel. He oponed a farge, feet footed, and of free crowd of rats, large, fleet-footed, and of ferocious mien made for the unlucky captain, in one savage rush. To escape the fate of Bishop Hatto he felt it his duty to turn and on. Hunger had put the taste of the canniballinto the palates of the brutes, and they would most certainly have made a merry meal off Captain Vibert, aniformi and all, if he had tarried with them. We, how- ever, don't quite sec why our contemporary should compare Captain Vibert to a rat. we don't know if the Ferry Company intend
to regulate the thickness of the thighs of their European passengers, but it looks as if they intended something of that sort. On both the Kowloon and Hongkong Wharves most wonderful gateways have been erected, through which a moderately thin-legged man can just squeeze by turning sideways. Above and be low the gateway is of normal width, but two large wooden buffers jut out just above the level of your knees and force you to negotiate the passage by waddling sideways, like a crab, A fat man certainly couldn't get through; even the Chairman of the Ferry Co. would be liable to stick and no lady could pass. Per haps this straight und narrow path is intend- ed to weed out alcoholically undesirable passengers!
THE Manila Times of the 9th ult, says :-- For the second time in the history of the Ameri- can Navy, three Admiral's pennants fly from the mast head of three flagships in Oriental waters. The first time was in the harbor of Yokohama, when Admirals Remey, Kempf and Watson met in their respective ships, the Brooklyn, Newark and Baltimore. The second
time was the arrival of the cruiser New York
The hottle, after knocking about in the
Atlantic for some weeks. was picked up at Etretat on the French Coast by two fishermen.
They sent the enclosure to Mr. Baumert, and
he has forwarded then the Es
Mr. Baumert must surely be related to the
for shares in a certain company, which he never young man of Hongkong who signed his name
meant to take up," in an idle moment !" ACCORDING to the Tichtsin paper, Li Hung- chang is so badly in want of arms for his.
Peking. Police that he has to ask the Chinese
to bring him all concealed arms, and has had. to borrow ammunition from the foreign troops.. This sounds very nice and looks as though Li hadn't got a gun to bless (or shoot) himself with, but all the same we don't quite believo it. As a matter of fact there are plenty of arms that Li can lay his hands upon and he knows it just as well as we do, only the wily, old fox thinks it better to throw dust in the eyes of the foreigner and hence he pretends that he can't raise a single rifle. Yet we dare- say that many of our own high officials are taken in by this and will write home and say how thoroughly the Chinese have been disarmed! Then, when the next outbreak occurs they will wonder where all the rifles came from.
DESPITE Russia's assurances as to the purely non-political nature of the Thibetan Mission, it seems that it is not to return to its mountain fastnesses so simply and harmlessly as it came, but is to be carefully escorted overland by a guard of disguised intelligence officers. That is to say, Russia is about to take the opportunity to survey another, route to India which has hitherto been closed to her. This is just the sort of act that one would expect from Russia, and we should not be at all surprised if it
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE THIBETAN MISSION.
TO RUSSIA.
LONDON, September 1st. The Times Moscow correspondent says that the departure of the Thibetan mission yesterday at Cavite with Admiral Rodgers, from eventually transpires that Russia has made is shrouded in mystery. It is believed to be Yokohama, where he was the guest of honor arrangements for obtaining permission to move at the unveiling of the Perry monument. The troops towards. India through Thibet. How pennants now fy in Manila Bay-Admiral Reaney's on the Brooklyn, Commander in Chief ever, the Russian escort has not entered Thibet of the Asiatic squadron; Admiral Rodgers on parties of travellers have received in the coun
returning overland, escorted through Mon golian Russia by a force consisting largely of intelligence officers, serving nominally in the ranks.
SOUTH AFRICA-MORE TRAIN WRECKING.
A train was blown up by the Boers on the gist ultimo to the south of Samanskraal 250 of the enemy immediately rushed to the wreckage, and fired the trucks.. 25.90 Major Vandeleur of the Irish Guards was killed, the other casualties are not reported. MR. KRUGER AND THE TSAR. 42.00 Dr. Leyds has failed to obtain an inter- view for Mr. Kruger with the Tsar on the Occasion of the latter's visit to France.
LATER, SOUTH AFRICA THE RECENT TRAIN WRECKING.
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the New York, second in 'command; and Ad. miral Kempff, on the battleship Kentucky, third in command. The three flags in the order of their rank are blue, red and white. This in teresting event will only be of short duration as Admiral Remey will leave soon for an in spection of the island ports and Admiral Kempff sails next week far northern waters.
as yet, and from the reception which other
Ty we should not be surprised to hear that this company of intelligence officers had accom- plisted nothing. Still in these times it is as well to be prepared for anything and it is to be hoped that the British Authorities will soon be entertaining a Thibetan Mission in Calcutta or London. Of course we could always assure Russia that it was purely non-political and not THERE appears to be a curious impression even of a religious nature, but would Russia floating about amongst the Singapore Chinese believe us? The Russian Government is not as to the destiny of Prince Chun, now on his of such a confiding nature, as cur own, and mission of reparation to Germany in apology hence it is difficult to convince it that black is for the death of Baron van Kelteler. It seeins, white from enquiries addressed to us, that there is DR. Leyds, we are told, has failed to obtain an current amongst the Chinese a belief that interview for Mr. Kruger with the Tsar when Prince Ghun will never return to China, but the latter visits France, so the misguided old that, his official expiation being accepted at
man sees another opportunity of a personál Berlin by the Kaiser, he will be mysteriously plea for intervention fall to the ground. Surely dealt with, and interned for life in some by this time Mr. must see that he is not
he Hongkong Celegraph in addition, to Major Vandeleur, killed in gloomy Prussian fortess. In fact they look wanted in Europe and that bis présence is in
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1901,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Prince Chun and the Kaiser. It is now very evident that the hitch which has occurred between Prince CHUN and the German Emperor is over the ques tion of kowtowing, or, in other words, upon a
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if Prince Clus kowtows to the KAISER,
it is equivalent to acknowledging himself to
the recent blowing up of a train, nine men upon Prince Chun as walking, fly-like, into the nature of a nuisance to the various crowned were killed and seventeen wounded.
PRINCE CHUN'S MISSION TO GERMANY.
Atelegmm received from Basle says there is no sign of a settlement of the mission dis pute: The Chinese declare that they would rather die than perform the humiliating fowlow before the German. Emperor. LOCAL AND CENERAL
TH
the parlour of the German spider, overheads whom he continues to pester for inter- whose portals should be inscribed Abandon views. As a matter of fact Europe is too level hope all ye who enter bere! The impression headed to be taken in by Mr. Kruger and his given above is of course supremely absurd, but party, and the best thing that he could do would it possesses a gazine realism as indicating these to take a tour through some of the smaller trend of the Chinese mind towards an eye South American States. There, so long as he for eye, tooth-for-tooth policy of retaliation, had sufficient money to scnter around, he and as showing, what course they would be would be lauded to the skies, and might even lieve to be natural and justified on the part of be the great of a few brokendown Presidents Kaiser
William, in view of the murder of his for a consideration. Really too, when one representative Minister at Peking Whether comes to think of it, it does seem somewhat the effort to disabuse the Chinese of their cheeky for Mr. Kruger to expect crowned suspicion really succeeded or no, they appeared heads to sympathize with a fugitivo president to accept readily enough the assurances offered. Some of those crowned heads bave had their them that the person of Prince Chun as a relations badly treated in, former days by men Imperial envoy was inviolate, that he would of Mr. Kruger's way of thinking, and they are
would visit many lands and great cities, and be treated everywhere as an honoured guest,
pleased with an interesting and eventful tour
Singapore Free Press..
My cruiser Dido left the harbour this morn be subject to him, which he most certainly ing for a steam trial trip. She will return to is not. Were China a tributary state of her moorings this evening.. Germany, then Prince CN would have to kowtow, but as Chipa is an independent CASE of death is reputed from West State and Prince Chun happens to be a "Point of a young woman, it is supposed from receive every courtesy and, bospitality, that he naturally not repub icans. If Mr. Kruger were prince of the blood, Kowtowing to the Ger excessive oplum smoking man, or any other Emperor is naturally out
of the question. According to Chinese HMS. Phoenix has gone to Canton, where
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