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involved will be borne by the Central Govern-
A girl of Ateen
Byears of age, residing in the house in Saknye-nachi, 6-chome, in which two (canes of plague occurred last week, was in the atat sust. fourid to be suffering from the disease. 'A' youth - of' seventeen, simployed, at No. 1. Sakayom ichi, 4-clint, was taken ill un the 16th and died on The 21st,. It has been established that he also was a victim to bubonic - plague.~ED, H.KT).
* MARWARRI" ASHORE.
·POSITION, REPORTED CRITICAL.
[Frum Dür Own Correspandent.]
Shanghai, 30th Nov., 1906, 3.50 p.m.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECE
HIEN-CHAU, MASSACRE
FURTHER ATROCITIES DISCOVERED.
"GRAVEYARD-DIRECRATED INT
SEARCH
ANTI FORBIÓN INSCRIPTIONS;
(From Our Special Representation} };
Lien-chau, zoth November,
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American devils have died in
In the US) heaven there is no death” never will they see their ancestor. We are wise men, Co kill thusa, Heaven and earth have po wizer m
mon
thrown down by the miss to'a'religious ceremony.
amatshed built on mission
SAMERA Well Killed inany curate but as we pointed out ancient limes Kien Wong
now are as wise as he."
objected to take for granted the existence of a friendly breading in'|'ventiment which, if it doel'exist'Atall,
theso Yally not strong enough have any app:
weight, against a popu
iant when the crisis comás,
wri evidence of the fact; thá kista in the
interior of China,
reports, which probably riese sources and represent-what believe, are [ ́denied by the survivors
yesterday, there is curious discrepancy jo the accounts now * Wallernars have died, Church members givenbirea cortaspondent; apparently a misboa Darved to accentuate,
arwal Kached on the 6th instant states Those inscriptions wore on the walls of the suTVİVOTS: FESchw. Samshui,which place the bly
that Dr. Machie, finding a Chinese roligious
[presumably Chinese] have not died,” for the sta
of that: movement
basso tended to keep alive thi
only
showing the more rabid chận thất tho
ruined Calle at the men's hospital thero'{ coremony going on in a matshad which en: and more intelligent class'are one with them i
"On" sha..
were many those referring to Dr. Machle read: the people, where is he?" *** " He desires to hang the officials, and hang,
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croached on mission land, seired two bombs far as feeling that a grievance against the partice which were about to be let off by a bay, this "foreign devils" sually existukas being done app treatly to casure that the elders But horrible as the atrocities at Lien-chat promine
hold dow would come and see him to talk over the mat were, they cannot compare with those which ter of the encroachment.
particularly Clearly this was a "have been
perpetrated in Russia by
long range? provocative act. Everynse
Award of the excellentian brothers of the Greek, he was needsden semi-religious motive connected; with the expersuasion. There are also pretty good
vid The members of the Commission are absolu-plosion of crackers and Chinese and it is quite German and Belgian officiats in Africa, not to
of crackers and other fireworks on car chees, that the German troops in China, and infeld effect Backpri
He neither fenra God nor devils."? There are others, besides, of too obscene h character to bear repetition in print.
DESERTED VILLAGES,
The sun was just capping the Kwangtong bills as a flotilla of thirteen boats crept through the narrow pass that broadens out nod bring into view the nine-storied pagoda overinoking the city of Lien-chau. The hardy polemen of lienan
seat to their strange cry as again gave seat to they paled the boats through the last of many rapha that have been encountered d ring the long trip up from Samshui, and when at length, the craft glided past the long line of timber native, tronps lined on the stony bosch sluted
sexarded by the Chinese as being ns, grens an china, have performed
an chion, have performed some deeds which is better than individual
score by innings are we follow Viceroy's representative The procession made the American flag and the Colours of the inhabitants of the houses after closing diem up suchlege as the approtholic mysteries chau, "Our American friends are have a pens
U.S.S. RALEIGH: Evitte
more!
The steamship. Marænrri ́ wont raft moored alongside the bank a company of lely surprised at the extent of the disaster, onceivable that the seizure ni bombs"might be" speak of one or two Franc: officials in Cochin and develope somete
ushoro on sunday, at a point to the eastward of the Kintoan Lightship. The vessel managed to regun deep water yesterday, but her position is reported to be again critical. :
▾
The Kiutoan Lightship is within the Shang. hai district and is anchored in zi fathoms of water,—Ed, 77, AT 75]
way to the official landing steps where hun dreds of Chinese were congregated on a huge heap representing the sweepings of the city for generations past. They gazed on the foreigners on the boats and on the Chinese troops stand ing with fixed bayonets on the slippery steps running up to the city wall. It was shy after i am on Sunday, in recognition of a short service had been held on the missionary
[The Marwarri is a four-masted steamer, which was built by Gurle Brothers and Co. Dundee, in 1900 to class 100 A1 Llayd's, Her gross register is 5,559 tans, and the net 3,613 tons. She has two decks. The Mar. tarr, is owned by Messrs. T. and J. Brocklebant, when the Chinese officials called up on the bank.
representatives of the American Government, They included the sah-prefect, Teng Cho Tang, who has temporarily replaced Shen Lin Shu, who was also present, the deputy magis trite Chwang Chung Ying, Colonel Lus Chen Ka, Commander Chui, Commodore Kew Taze Fan and Taqtai Wen Tsung Yan. They ex- pressed great regret at the cause which had fed in their meeting at the same time explaining hit the people n the district, while being of entirely different to those in the southern part peaceful disposition, were most ignorant and of the province. They promised to provide the partly each day with fawls, eggs, chicken and vegetables and, while offering to send down beel, explained that it would, à doubt, be an tough to be sebishert.
QUBEN ALEXANDRA,
To-day Her most Gracinis Majesty, Queen Alexandra of Great Britain and Empress et India, has attained the 61st aniversary of her birih, which took place at Copenhagen on the 1st Deccember, 1844. Sister of the Dowager Empress of Russia, the Duchess of Cus! berland, and King George of Greece, the Princess Alexandra, daughter of the aged King Christian of Denmark, passed her youth much as any daughter of the upper middle cluses in Europe do; for though of royal birth, the Kingdom over which her father ruled was a poor one, and his Majesty's Civil List was not such as to enable him to support his tringly dignity, When in 1863 Princess Alexandra left the shores of Denmark in be come the bride of its present Majesty King Edward, then Prince of Wales, while the peo ple regretted her departure, they rejoiced a her lappy marriage, which was a love match. From the time, he put foot on the, aliores of England the "Viking's daughter from
DVC the sea" took a place in the hearts of the British which the passing of years has but cemented, until to-day, wherever a Britisher breathes the with is going up from loyal hearts "God bless our Queen, and long may she be spared to share the throne with our nuble King Edward VII, The harbour, in honour of the day, has presented a very gay appearance, as the large number of British steamers now in port have been dressed in their gala robe of
several foreign vessels whose stay extended over the day, A royal salute was fired at noun..
a
• THE SCENE OF THE DISTURBANCE. Early in the afteranon the Chinese officials accompanied by Tanta Wen, Commander hei, Cominudure. Kew and the usual retinue of fuldiers proceeded aur sa the river from the city and visited the graves of the five missionaries on each of which they placed wreath. Towards four o'clock the Han, sir. Lay, Et-Comdr. Evaus, 1.1. Comdr. Dismukes and the other foreigners accompanying the Commission alighted for the first time in the sity. Trong lineil the streets and the water front where chairs of all sorts and in various stages of dilapidation were" provided. These were manned by coalies better accustume 1 in stuig ing a bamboo ple across their shoulders than to swinging along with a setan chair. This in conjunction with the condtion of the convey. ance resulted in mishaps to several of the un official' members of the party. At length a start was made through the narrow city hirests to the footbridge across the river.
The party, in processional order, wereescorted others behind the procession. On a small hill, about half a mile from the city, across a wide river bed nearly dried with a stream only running and a few hundred feet or so wide and very shallow-is the Mission property.
The Mission house was visited. Dr. Machle painted out the varius buildings that had been but the ruined walls of which alone now
Several of the small vilinges close to the Mis
aion property are altogether deseried. The
have abandoned them.
THE COMMISSION'S PROGRAMME. The Commission's further programme in cludes a visit to the cave this afternoon, In the forenoon the party returned the Chinese official visit by calling at the Yanjên,
To-morrow" (Tuesday) the examination of witnesses commences, it has been decided to hold the investigation on board of one of the
boals.
THE CAVE DESCRIBED,
5
AN AWFUL PLACE.
RETURN OF THE VILLAGERS.
P
Dr. Machle doubtless learned of the reports in
vaunted civilisation.
McNair
Bennett Fuchs
Gaicher:
and, Baso y
Short Stop
Lelt Field
Fight Field
Green Rougan Slavin (Capt). Coptre
Innings, Hongkong
G
FITZGER
CIRCUS
8th Nov, FitzGerald's Circut arrived at Hongkong
ful stay of six weeks in that city. The circus left Manila on Friday afternoon after a succdar played in Cavite and the enimals and
squip ment were towed over in lighters to The unloading from the lighters to the Loengsen Loongtang just inside the breakwater The was quickly effected says the Cublerewol lion and ilger were on their good behaviour, the horses, 20 in all, were fractable, but the elephant was so promiscuous with his trunk that the stevedores gave him a wide berth and he was the last one to go aboard. The T Geralds will go on Calculia, via/Singapore the circus will do a six weeks, stand in Calcutta, and will then return to Hongkong
by the s.. Loongrang yesterday. The circus
act
tofs
of a center real
bad as those al, Lien- at an open-air celebration of in Europe. Now it is remarkable fact that chant for negro baiting, and scarcely a year In the later account from Canton, which ap- paties but what dos al niore negross in some Sample
pests to have been obtained from Dr Machle section of the United States is burned alive at and to represent his views, bothing is said of the stake for a real or imagined crime. It H1 Werks this incident. Dr. Machle is represented as behooves us Europeans, then to prate of our discovering that a part of the matshed where a great superiority over the save of Lien-chau. religious ceremony was being performed was The veneer of civilisation is bol a veneer, after built on mission property, and, shocked that hay all, and a thin one at that. We have our own part of the mission ground should be put to hooligans at home and they are fully as bad a such a use, he asked the elders to come and slot to handle as any Police could care for The see him, which they did, promising, after what main difference betwena theic barbarity and is said to be an Araicable conversation with that of China is that our own hoodlums are less the missionary, not to repeat the offence. clannish and hence lack cohesion and the Then, gulte unaccountably, the riot begins ability to carry things with as high hand as We think most people will be inclined to they otherwise might." It is also probable that regard the earlier story as the most probable, they are a much smaller proportion of the total as it gives
a reason for the riot which the later population than is true in China, where the story quite fails to do. On arrival at Canton, people have not had the benefis of our much Lien-chau, 23rd November. ; In my despatch of the zoth inst., 1 recorded circulation as to his responsibility for the out the Commission's inspection of the Mission break, and it would not be surprising if the afternoon the party, having previously visited property that had been destroyed. On Monday
story told at Samshui by the survivors was thereupon somewhat modified. J. Machle, the burnt buildings, directed their attention, in
it must be remembered, is practically on his their tour of inspection, to the cave where the trial. He has not only to answer the charge, massacre occurred. Nothing is neglected of provoking the rint by an act which at the the part of the Commissioners to make the in quiry a complete and impartial one, and it is test showed a woeful lack of prudence, but he has also to explain how he allowed his wife 'perfectly plain that the very spot where the
and child to be dragged from the cave where dreadful tragedy tank place should come under the close personal observation of each indivi. they had taken refuge without at least attempt dual member of the Commission despite the protect them, even at the cost of his own life. The account given, evidently on Dr fact that the inspection and close scrutiny of Machle's authority, of what happened in the the interior of the cave, if interesting, was not
task calculated to afford any degree of plen Cave is net very convincing After all had entered he stopped to bar the door, and when sure to those carrying out their duties with such he had finished could hear nothing of the a scrupulous regard 10 every detail
others, who, as they had no candles, must have gone forward in utter darkness at a very rapid pace indeed to have been beyond the sound of his voice: That knowing nothing of what had become of his wife and the others and oblivious to the terrible shouts that must have resounded through the cave on the finding of the other members of the party, including his wife and child, Dr. Machle could have been so concern. mud and submerge himself in water with only ed for his own safety as to smear himself with an eye and nose above the surface, would seem to argue that he is an abnormal type of man,--very abnormal, it may be hoped-but it does
from the water.
Distant about a mile from the Mission property, the cave is situated on a hillock above the river and one hundred feet or so It is, of course, very old. With due regard to fengshut, there are two banyan trees on either side. The doors, which had been shut after the missionaries had got in to escape the fury of the mob and were bat tered by the rioters, are very massive.
Inside the cave everything is completely wrecked. The idols, that were the objects of veneration by the people, have been broken and are scattered in every direction and lying about on and around the altar, suppose it is
be taken into consideration that a foreigner is In vlowing the Lien-chau affair,! than, It must. a rarity in that locality; that he is a natural object of suspicion, all things being consider sionaries; that the rioting was started by the ed that offence was given by one of the mis younger and rougher alement in opposition to: the desires of the older men concerned in the religious festival which was interfered with that the discovery of a skull, in the hospital further excited the ignorant, and that an honest effort was apparently made by the official ele meat to protect the hated objects of the mob's wrath, which is not usually the case in the land of the free and the home of the brave,
The missionary who goes into such a distric should bear in mind that he, takes his life in his hands, and should be a man of ined discre zion, a man who would make every effort to con ciliate the people and avoid as far as possible giving reason for the slightest offence. Far from the protection of his own flag and entirely. reliant, in most cases, for his very existence upon the goodwill of the people among whom the labours, he can expect nothing more than revenge or his sudden death if he brings upon much the local mandarins may desire to himself the lilwill of his neighbours. However protect the foreigners in their midst, the pre- sent instance is by no means the first in which it has been shown that they have no adequate
China is in a state of unrest. This
bunting, the same compliment being paid by by armed troops, some marching in front.and the altar, as the place appeared to the 10 be not lend additional support to his credis force for that purpose. Keys who was not
SUICIDE AT CRESCENT
TERRACE.
"Joth Nov.
At B p.m. on the apth inst a boy name i Pun Sun, reported to the Central Police Sta tion, that he found Yung Fong, aged as year, a house coolie, 'suspended from a window by his girdle, which he had fastened round his neckrat-No-1-Crescent-Terrace-It appears that the man fixed one end of the girdle round his neck, and the other to his shoe; the latter he then placed inside the window, and then afler closing the window 'to hold the girdle, he threw himself off the sill. When found life was
tuary. The usual inquiry will he held.
wide wall and watch-tawers behind which 1ose
stately mountains with jagged peaks. Away to the north are more mountains, and through a fertile valley winds the Lica-chau river,
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residence was on the top of the hill surrounded feet higher up the rock caves inwards, with by camphor, date, and olive trees. It com.these stalagmites hanging down in all direc mands a magnificent view of the city with its tions. Every available niche is filled with im- ages representing the various deities the natives Pay the fight are twenty rough-worn steps curving round to the left and leading to the main entrance to the cave which is about six feet high and branches in many directions.
The inspecting party crept through this and ing torches to light the way. The passages in most places were about two feet wide by three feet high in some plices they were even mar Tower, Pointed rocks hang down from the
The house was built hout two years ngo, cemented, and filed outside. The staircase was made of camphor wood, and date-tree wood was nhe used in the interior of
bean a beautiful house.
ON HANDS And knees.
as a witness.
are
extinct, and the body was removed to the mor the residence. It must undoubtedly, have explored the cave, being led by "braves" hold-by tilenders in the mola were called
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necesarlly endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.]
-IGE HOUSE STREET, BLOCK:
TO THE EDITOR i rijm “'Honakong Telmarárid",
JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE
PROSPECTS FOR THE SECOND HALF-YEAR.
Japan Japan's foreigò trade for the second half of
the year continues fairly prosperous up to date though since July it has shown some, depräse sion owing to the operiton of the increased? tar, the dufavourable reception by the people of the terms of peace, and the onsettled con- dition of the future policy of the Government: Tabulated, the figures are as follows t
LA EXPORTS, "A" First half-year, July to Oct. Jan, to Oct.
1,000 yen, hoco yen, $3901F5,340, 87,c82
1903
19:3
H
1904
1905
110,851 0.943 125,918 | 112,279) 37.4758,081) 147,739 · 170,948. IMPORTS $130,599%3 19021,250 132,774":"87.676"
190
1904
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like one. On the left of the altar is a doorway The most discreditable part of the Canton will doubliess be anything but allayed by the which leads into a mall courtyard about twenstory, to, which we note with regret that the demands which are likely to be made upon the ty feel across. Beyond this there is a ckcuter Chinn Afail lends credence, is the attempt to Government for satisfaction for this outrage. opening at the back of the wall facing a wall of
shift the responsibility for the abbreak of the anything like vindictive punishment of the rock and immediately looking on a figure of riot from the shoulders of Dé? Machle to |· Liên-chĩu mob ba demanded, the effect je fat |j Buddha.
The constant action of dripping water hashore of his Christian fellow-workers who likely to be salutary upon the missionaries and on the rock auth and the rate has happen to own the authority of Rome, other Europeans and Americans residing in
and who are deliberately charged, not different parts of the Chinese Empire, wird erruden nets, rellegations
182,643116,5303497,174 murder. For that is what the amount to, and the utter recklessness with
1905. 250.447135.993 44 432,438. which they are made can be seen from the
As will be seen from the above, the total value evidence which has already appeared in our
of exports during the first half of the year pule between Dr. Machle and the village. columns. It is alleged (1) That a similar dis
amounted to Y147,739,000, showing an incrence. of-ys,260,000 as compared with the correspon occurred last year, some men who enrolled
ding period of last year" "1 he exports of the as Catholics said that they proposed to kill all
first four months of the second half, on the other the Protestant missionaries. That in, the mis-
SIR-I walk up and down Ice House Street hand, amounted to Yrie,940,000, showing a de
Crasso of some Y7,100,000, against the same signaties were told so by their converts. (2)
avery day. At present, the street is what we. The recognised call up. You can't get down when there in period last year. The result har been that the exports up to the end of Octo a press of rickshas. Would it not be better to total amount of Pretty evidence this, when the hatred between keep out all traffic, so that pedestrians might million yen is compared with the corresponding ber this year shows a diminution of about two Protestant Chinese and Catholic Chinesa is have a chance? Please suggest that vehicular period of 1904. With regard to imports, the one of the well-known fruits of religious pro traffic along Ice House Street from the interstal for the first six months of the year wRE Eriests, although several times requested by.hibited.-I am, etc., on our hands and knees and wriggle through the Chinese authorities, "refused" to do any There were occasions when we had to get at thing to quiet a mob roused to fury, It would on the ground. The experience was novel be interesting to know what Dr. Machle would ed as a most awful one. The tunnels being to most of us. The place can be aptly describ. have done if the situation had been reversed. Would his courage have led him to face a mob pitch dark and resembling' a linge rabbit war-
roused to burn and kill by the belief that ren, one could never stand upright and pro-foreign religious rites-involved the-sacrifice of gress was slow. It was like crawling through Chinese children? diain pipes, except that the sides were rough. Sometimes we opened into a big chamber as it were with water thrickling through. ing been completed, the Commissioners then Tite inspection of the cavernous tunnels have
proceeded to go over the place from where Dr. (Miss) Chesnut and Miss Amy Machle were thrown into the river. It has since been ascertained that Dr. Chesnul swam for quite a long distance to escape her pursuers before being pierced to death with a prident,
The trees were wantonly of the passages and sometunes we had to crapaganda in China. (3) That the French national Bank to the King Edward be pro-Y186,447,000;" exhibiting the extraordinary in)
In the grounds around the building were fruit trees; such as apple, dates, pears, cherries and the many ather varieties which abnand in this part. of China. destroyed and torn up.
THE TEMPLE The native temple stands a few hundred feet away, and it is understood that the officiale are going to take it down.
Last evening one D. M. Bhesania, an em ployee of Messrs. Jecfeeliny & Co., of Holly wood Road, was arrested by Sergeant Grant on a warrant, charging him with the embezzle ment of the sume of $187.26 and $36, the properly, and monies of his employers. He was this morning placed before Mr. F. A. Haze land and charged with the embezzlement, when he pleaded not gailty, and the case remanded until Monday next, bail being allowed in the stim of $2,500 which was at once paid in cash. It is understood further charge, are to be preferred. Inspector War-porch, with a charred stick nock was in charge of the case.
Was
THANKSGIVING DAY.
The women's and men's hospitals, which the mob pillaged on the memorable 28th October, were fairly large buildings. Nothing remains of them now but the 'white walls and chaired beams,
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Outside the women's hospital was written the following in Clines, on either side of the "Don't be afraid to pull down this place."! "What they do in here, injures the people.""
THE CEMETERY.
On the other side of the hill, commanding » PLEASURE AT KOWLOON HOTEL.
most beautiful view of a well-wooded valley, is the mission cemetery and chapel. The Thanksgiving Day in America is an occasion, ground was enclosed by a wall, wherein there but here it clashes with St. Andrew's, Day, Still was room for no more than twenty graves, the geuil proprietor of the Kowloon Hotel, The wall wasnts in the cemetery one to the
Osborne, maintains that hospitality only monuments in the cemetery-one for which the Hotel is famous, and that regard. Rev. E. M. Scheiter, aged 31, who died June. for old institutions which is worthy of praise | 1991, and the other to a little child—have been and commendation. Last night Mr. Osborne broken and thrown down. The Commiss ba invited a few of his friends to dine at the Kow visited the cemetery and other buildings, '
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loan Hotel and to parlake of his thanksgiving. The victims of the disturbance last month fare. There is a story extant in Hongkong that are all buried here. Afr. and Mrs. Peale and Mr. Osborne is the only man in the Colony who Dr. (Miss) Chestnut are buried side by side, koows how to make a punch, It would be in. and hear by are the graves of Mrs. Machle vidious to say that he is, but those who enjoyed and her daughter, Miss Amy Machle. On the decoction, brewed under the supervision of the occasion of ur visit there were simple "mine host" last night, were inclined to start wreaths on each grave. › the programme afresh. The St. Andrew's people
wreath on diren the cemetery is the chapel; had that queer admixture known as a “haggis" it is a building half foreign' and 'hair Chinese in the forefront of their menu, but it would have | in style with a red-painted, tower overlooking delighted the heart of a gardener's wheel barrow the city across the river. It cost, from Jour to' to see the rush made for Number 13 on the bill-five thousand dollars (Mex.) to build. Where of-fare. The dinner spread by Mr. Osborne on once stood the consecrated edifice now the Thanksgiving Day is one of the events' of the walls alone are left standing as the only trace has become a Hongkong festival of its former existence. When the place was written on the walls with a burnt stick. Among the writings are the following:
Foreign devils! Foreign devils! Now dead devils!
Refore next year all Chinese members (presumably Christian converts] will be dead, Now the officials help you, the inhabitants dislike you."
season,
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THE CAUSE OF THE MASSACRE.
Notwithstanding that the investigation is being conducted with the utmost care and resist be Pruely plain that fate the te appears to be no very clear indication as to the direct cause that led to the frightful massa. crc. Probably the truth will never be got at At any rate, it will be most difficult to as certain.
Twenty-two arresis of those suspected of being incriminated in the rint and subsequent murders have been already made,
The
A. J. B [Our correspondent's suggestion is its own warrant.--Ed,,, AKT},
"THE "DUKWENIS” ARRIVAL
A BATCH FOR THE POLICE.
30th Nov. The nuisauca which boarding-bousę runners cause the police and the danger they prove to ante navigation of the harbour has induced the authorities to take the matter in hand. When the steamer Darwent was taking up position at
But such is the trumpery
"evidence" upon which this shocking charge of premeditated. murder is "made by one set of Christians minent Catholic went to the cave with the against another. Yet it is admitted that a pro. civil official who discovered Dr. Machle and invited the two survivors to go to the Catholic mission premises, the offer being made at aber anchorage to-day time when the nitude of the people was still so threatening that the survivors had to be dis- guised as "braves" in order to be conducted to a place of safety. Dr. Machle, however, be lieving that the French priests were at the bot tom of the trouble, scornfully declined the prafered assistance.
crease of some 103 million yen as against. year, but, as we predicted, the returns for first four months of the second half-year sho a check in the indow of goods there, Increase of only 19 million yen The classification of the principal, articles' ́and import will give details
EXPORTS:"
Jan to Oct.
Raw silk (dec.) \/ Habutao (rec.); mit.” Cotton yaru (inc.):::: 26,769,000 Coal (dec) 11,889,000 of the runner Copper (in) : 11,264,000 Berria just'as' BAG BLISSU,IMPORTS
fraternity were captured they boarded the Derwent. They were brought before Mr. Melbourne and sentenced to pay a fine of $15.each. The captain of the Derwent handed over to the constable three deportees who had been trying to return to the Colony. On the way they were at their old thieving tricks and stola from the passengers cash and jewellery, which had been left in the cabins: They were sentenced to fifteen days imprisonment with hard labour, an
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Raw colton (inc.) ... 197,430,000 Rice (dec.) Mom: 43,101,005) Sugar (dec.) 10.681,0:0 Machinery (inc.). 18037,000
steel (Inc.). 15,891,00 The export of raw silk ban consider lation with the condition of the cocoo
he amount of domestic consumption economic condition of the countries is exported. Last year the cond favourable for the export of this year not only; bas the price to the partial failure of the trop but the silk market in America rather dull. The consequence amount exported during the first four of the second half of this year showed off of nearly 12 million yen, as compare the corresponding period of
As we have said, it is the utter recklessness with which such a charge is made by one set of inissionaries against another that constitutes its worst aspect, though it will not be regarded ins unprecedented by those who know anything: of the relations between Protestants and Catholics in China and Korea. For ourselves we are neither Protestant nor Catholic, but we should be loth to believe that either would be guilty of premeditating personal injury to
The P and Q Company, have issued their the other or even conniving usual statement of the proposed sailings of their at anything of the suit. The whole fleet from the East to Tilbury during 1956 wretched story affords melancholy evidence of the frustration and futility of missionary pro the vessels is annually increasing. Most of also showed a diminution of export
One thing is noteworthy, that the tonnage of paganda in China. Dr. Machle has resided
THE P. AND. O'S ARRANGEMENTS,
and last night there was a large number of visited yesterday we found many inscriptions | Chronicle devotes a lengthy leader on the sub lost none of his sectarian haired of the nan companies, which run: passenger various last ten moniku, amounted to
WAI
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presence of the Commission in pursuit of their peaceful investigation seems to have restored confidence in the minds of the affright their homers who are gradually returning to ed villagers
Apparently Dr. Machle owns quite a lot of property here.
Contrary to expectations it is not very cold for twenty years in the neighbourhood of Lien. the boats which are due to leave Hongkong for ing cotton yard a decrease of here, although rain has begun to fall,
chau without living down the belief among home ports are of 8,000 tons register which the four months is shown, alth Commenting on the Hongkong reports of the ignorant Chinese that Christians killed babies means that steadiness and security are is recorded of V1,344,000 for
relations which exist between (be missionary murders at Lien-chau, the Japan and use them in their religious mysteries assured. It is please be link of the good Altogether, the decrease of exp
And during all that time he has apparently relations
steamy ers out to the east, and it is still more pleasant ject. This is what that excellent journal wrote Presbyterian Christianity which is offered to on the aznd November:-
to think that the fares are coming down At the Chinese by the French priests. But it is In yesterday's issue we published a summary the Chinese who will have to pay. Not the
the last annual meeting, Sir Thomas Guther of the statements reaching Hongkong regard actual perpetrators of these shocking murder,
land remarked that a passenger from London to the East, paid less than the parliamentary Ing the attack on the missionaries at Lien-chau who may never be discovered, but the village and the murder of five unfortunate persons, which has been unfortunate enough to harbous train rate of a penny smile, sed hope were based on the particulars obtained fron
from the two A mission, and the governor of the prefecture held out that this rate would he reduced. The survivors, They probably constitute all that
who did not have sufficient soldiers to deal next season's arrangements of the Pand O we shall ever know of what occurred on the with a sudden riot, and the Viceroy of the proing a high service from London and Marseilles show that there is a full intention of malataids terrible day, or of the cause which led to a sud
vince who is responsible for the governor of the explosion of ferocious hatred against mis
unfortunate part in the mission. Truly, it
den
[compared with last year, indik
Turning to import, it will be the importation of raw cotton apos ico millian yon, Abowing millions against last year rice up to the end of October favourable condition of the hibited a fallin with last year, Sug consumption tak abd to
7,700,000, no doubt towing
previously, made with
people who forsook their homes in Hongkong in order to join the delectable party which sure rounded the tables at Kowloon Hotel. Whis per it not in Goth and tell it not in Askalan, but the menu at the Kawloon
quite equal to that submitted to the patrons of the St. An- drew's Ball. There was a game pls which must have been recruited from the far North, and a pidi of milk ply, which transcended the glories of Charles Lamb's invention. The host Those who indemnify are made devils and himself compounded the punch so that it is idioter their women commit adultery." needless to suggest how tempting it was Mr.Those who fired the buildings are wise," sionaries in a district which has hitherto bom Prefecture and all his acts of omfasion and com. I to the grangers, are faced with a tricrease of Osborne, presided at the chief table, and "Church members are puppies, male devils, a good reputation as peaceful and law-abiding, officials should be credited with looking apan plethora of opportunities when they with the last fou
surprising that Chinese tending
Edecide by: Which, humorously observed that every day would be and their women are very shame;faced.”
What is of most importance to the world in the establishment of a mission in their districts home that it is difficult to
bons to travel. There is the Prand Obich m Thanksgiving Day if he could always get his ***Heaven and earth have eyes to see ; the general is the reason for the outbreak.
Did, wh
satisfaction ball is almost an fag at the Brilish Constitution of the war thin friends around him. A fierce contest occurred officials will not attend to see the matter, the Dr. Machle or any other of the missionaries wing but satisfaction.
The Battern Daily Mall (Singapore) of 2011, the Gorman Mail is admittedly excellent, and for the ebullition of hatred that was shown?" As appeared, and the results were weird and won come, we will kill them off also," carlal All the guests entered into the Horetofore like a tiger (meaning the Rev. is usual lo such cases, the evidence is very.com
The latest explanatory, advices, concoming Pad Ohanks to the energy and capacity of mour of the scene, and the ladies discovered: Dr. Machle] now like a dog he runs away."flicting. One of the reports reaching long the origin of the Lien-chau macro show bat directory is likely logg to keep. Ward) to semselves attired in the most extrapidinary Male Church members are like slaves, aries bad interfered with procession passing missionaries who, however, wht end of rou
***Church members are like puppy dogs... kong was to the effect that one of the mission it arose from the indiscretion of ose of the gard in the heart of these, ho come from the Island Kingdom. (bols who are interested in head-dress, Altogether the Kowloon Hotal
the dates of the arrival and departure of st nagiers surpassed itself, and Tanksgiving Day under Women [church women) allow the dead to ing the hospitaly another that an idol had been who managed to escape with his time Minions, the Sagis of Mr. Osborne is an avent which commit adultery with theta !***
seized and only restored after threats were taries are, like the rest of me, but huone bilens by the P and 19. Irska, Hongkong will- should be marked by a special cairn,
"Occidentals have died; Chinese are happy," terad and still another that sa idol bad been and prone to errag At Byruly they are [eclined; them in put adretirement columns
between the guests when Tom Smith's crackers Westdiners aro all killed. If other Westerner | give any excuse by overt act or lack of prude November,writes editorially UT COSA the French Mail is an endless at home. The
porte of
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