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CANTON

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

Canton, 1st September. CANTON DEVENCE DOES NORTH,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1900

boat arrived at Huan Ao on the 2nd day of the 8th moon and without any provocation opened Bre, killing three men and dangerously wonsil. ing two. She left on the 3rd day of the 8th moon and returned to Swatow, leaving the latter place the same day for the south, The Chengtai The Chinese officials at Canton have received reported the above incident to the lead French telegram from the Commissary authority of missionary and tolegraphed it also to the Act Chinking, requiring them to transmit the Laning Viceroy for his information. ton revenue thither, so that it may be cont

ng north for wer exposes. The Provincial Treasurer and the Sull Commissioner have been called upon by wire to remit 150,000 trels each and all the officials, from the Viceroy down to the mandarins of the lowest grade, have had their pay forfeited during the continuance of war. This, of course, is Chinese law.

THE SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPERS.

All Consuls here are sending following to day Boxer movement growing, and should the to their Governments Bituation very grave Alled forces at Tientsin sail to check it it will extend down to the coutre and south of Chins and become a national movement, resulting in expulsion or marder of all foreigners in interior the and support Vicerare in and total rain to foreign trade. In view of thin

kooping order," check this advenes and on man he sent to

To which the following replies were sent from

Do you suggest in your talegrams of the 4th the Foreign Office on July them, are now prepared to welcome the presence and 5th instant that the Viceroys, or any one of of a British force at the Treaty ports of the Yangtze ?.

The strangest thing of all is that those on the gunboat on ieturning to Swatow kept perfect silones, not divulging a word as to what had occurred. She left here on the 27th instant for

You give the assurances to the Viceroys

may Canton, apparently antisted of having fulfilled

you suggest in your telegram of the thirslant. her mission. In patiently awaiting the outcome of this incident I merely wander what account the Commander of the Conte ronderol na to There are thirteen ships on the Yangtze what really happened. It cannot be denied that already, and, as ships become available, the força Austro-Hungarian Government ask that Her he acted very indiscreetly, for by his action he will be added to. endangered the anioty of the foreigners here, Majesty's ships may afford protection to Coa ns the thiness greatly resent his mode of promilate Shanghai, and, if necessary, receive staff

us may be possible. codure; and we could not very well blame them on board. You are to afford such protection if they started a distorînnoo just now,

A printing office known as Hon War Kek, in Tai San Stroot, was on the 25th it. seized by the Nam Hoi Magistrate for printing 3,000 copies of silitions placards. The printers were tried the following day, eleven being discharged

H.M.B. MOHAWK" TO LEAVE. and one, the proprietor, kept in prison to await

Thoar that the Mohawk, which is still here, bail. This notion was followed by the seizure of all newspaper offices in Canton and the stop has received orders to pressed to Amy-oving page of all publications. It gave the jamcnto some trouble having broken out there. I am runners a good opportunity to reb and lay also informed that the Japanese had landed a their hands on whatever they could. Several party at Amoy which was the start of the trouble, proprietors and

THE POSTPONED ILLUMINATION

AT SHANGHAI.

and imprisonagers have been arrested and it is now rumoured, that the Yokohama has been published at Shanghai :-- -

BOXER LANGUAGE.

Specie Bank at Amoy had been barat down.

8.8.CHWNSHAN" IN BAD WEATHER.

It took the Chunahun eight days from Hongay bero, and she experienced frightful weather. She was fearfully knocked about and sustained several injuries, also losing two of her life boots.

injuries.. However, nobody on board of her received any

A retages returned from the north to Canton relates that the Bexers had among their pass words the following turas. They call at foreigner "big ton cent, a Christian centa," and any Chinese who has anything to do with foreigners " 80 cents." To eat rice is -to wade through the end," to kill is. " to wash"

FOR AMATEUR POSTMEN.

The decision of the Acting Magistrate of your Colony with reference to the carrying of letters against the Post Office Ordinance stems to have a good effect in Canton, for I saw vir the walls opposite the Cantou stemmer wharf the other day placards posted up saying Don't carry letters without stump; if you do, you will have to pay a fine of $100 each, or six months imprisonment."

... THE CUSTOMS.

Mr. J. W. Innocent from Cheloo arrived here a few days ago and has taken over charge of the Customs affaire.

A NEW LINE OF STEAMERS.

I am informed from a very good source that new linn, connecting Swatow with North Borneo and Sandakan, is shortly to be inaugu rated here. The promoters of this route are, ulso arrive here who intends running boats I belive, ffermans. A wealthy Chinaman bas between here and Sarawak.

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The following correspondence, explanatory of the postporemont of the illamination and

H.B.M. Conenlate-General, procession to celebrate the Relief of Poking,

Shanghai, 27th August, 1900. Sir, I have the honour to enclose herewith copy of a letter addressed to me by General Creagh, V.C., commanding the Ila troops how stationed at Shanghai, in which he points

be allowed to take place. out the danger which may arise should the illuminations proposed for to-morrow orening

General Creagh is informed on good autho- rity that the opportunity of creating distur bance may be faken by local rough, in which ovent he fears that the situation on the Yangtze My own information is of a similar character, and I entirely concur in the generals sugges- tion that the celebration should be postponed to would be seriously complicated.

more a suitable occasion.-I lave the honour

PELHAM WARREN, Consul General to be, sir, your obedient servant,

Chairman, Municipal Council. E. A. HEWITT, Esq.,

(Copy)

Shanghai, 27th August. Dear Siz,---I am of opinion that there is an intention by thinose roughs and others to take advantage of the proposed illumination to-mor row night to create disturbances, liere Should such cone it will onlytless affect the Yangtze Under the circumstances I think it my duty to Valley generally and much trouble will ensu as you to use your influence with the Council to have the illumination postponed indefinitely to a more suitable season. Yours truly,

CHINA IN THE HOUSE

OF COMMONS,

THE CRISIS On the 30th July, Sir E. Ashmead-Bartlett asked the Under-Bocretary for Foreign Affairs whether he had any information to the effect beyond to Peking, us the line was restore, and also of the telegraph and telephone. that the Russians had assumed the sole control

Mr. Brodrick At a council of the Admirals held on July of the railway line from Taka to Tientsin, and

16 it was decided that the railway between, Taku and Tientsin should be guarded informed the Russian Government that, as this and managed by the Russian forces. We have arrangement may be the most convenient in the circumstances, we do not wish to raise objection, but that it must be clearly understood that the line will revert to its former management on the Bir E. Ashineed-Bartlett: Ars wò to un- termination of the present hostilities. derstand from the right hon. gentleman's reply that sailors are still in olurge of the land forces in China?

Mr. Gibson Bowles was understood to ask as to the roverter of the railway.

No answer was given to either of these ques. tions, upon which whether anything had definitely been laid down

Mr. MacNeill said: The right hon. gentle mon may answer. I guarantos that Lord Salis will exensa hiin. ("Order, order," and bury laughter.).

Sie E. Ashmeal-Bartlett asked whether the what was the cause of the delay

Mr. Brodrick: I replied to this question on relief force had started for Peking; and, if not, Friday last. No advance to Peking has yet beau considered possible by the military authori- ties, but we understand that preparations for it are now far advanced.

Sir B. Ashmood-Bartlett naked who was to

inform the House what was its composition. command the Allied forea for the relief of Pe king; and if the right hon. gentleman could

Mr. Bredrick: Owing to the defects in tele- graphic communication in China, we do not yet know precisely what troops have arrived, and I am not in a position to make any statement as

to the command.

Sir EAshmood-Bartlett: May I ask the right hon. gentleinan whether he is in a position to demand has been made to the say that Her Majesty's Gosurument have asked Powers, that the command should be in the hands of a British ofloor or that

No answer was given.

Was

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the support they could obtain from other ment, or our power to disregard that consent. Great Powers whose interests were the ame (Hor, keur) Her Majesty's Government be- se eux own. Only two policies were pos- lieved they could not usurp the sovereign cone- ibis in China, the first a deliberate policy of sience of the Chinos Government. For good and independence of the Chinese Government, and they had limited their pros partition, the second policy of maintaining or evil they had to work through the Chineso The intele considered that the policy of pro- sure to the point where they would have had to involve the setting up in the heart of zelves. In the long array of negotiations about Empire. China of a second India with an indefendble concessions there were ample materials for those us, weal fectorates or spheres of influence was entirely take the business out of the hands of the Chi- frontier, and it would not the United States who road between the lines to you that this Chi impracticable. It would set all Chinh against nese and undertake the adminstration them against us, and probably Germany. A delnite peso Government Roze fully aware of the in statement by Her Majesty's Government that consistent nature of the proposals that were

Goceruments of Europe were bidding against not bo permitted would at once stop aggresion that they were effute, and that therefore they further inroads on the integrity of Chinn would rande to them. At one moment they were told on the part of Russia, kud that, he maintanod could not get the confidence of European inves was the only policy opon to Her Majesty's tors. They might very well rtort that the Mr. Yorburgh said that while matters were each other in their desire to make them in the aritical condition that they were still in, loans, that speculators of all the countries of Government. the less said about China the Letter. (Hear, Europe were tumbling over each other in the more mischerous scramble for concessions, and in the desire to ad hear.) He had ever heard friend, So far as he understood. it was a and that if all the arguments read to themi na speech than that which had fallen from his hon. vance money for railways, wines, and telegraphs, deliberate and venomous attack on Russia, but to their offotenis wore trus these advances which had just boen isaned wore aware the Rus paper on which they were writin. He agreed wonki sia had belived in a manner that most receive with the right hon. haronet in hoping that the the approval of everybody. His hon. friend liud one solid rent of these disturbances would be those who had and the Blue Book on this were being made on accurity no better than the misrepresented the views which he and others that other G.v.ramen's, like our own, China. That was not the case. Their arguting on the rust of would redly quicken the held by saying they advocated the partition of refuse to bo od stray by the idea that by put Choon that it China was to be divided we development of Cuna. They soon follow the ment

Other's fhose who had under the must see that that portion of the country which principle of Sir Rober. Hurt, taking China os

developia 22 control hor should not be allowed to pass

mature births not always mean the longest of any other Power, hat should remain under quickened the operation gif realise that pro- that because he had suit this as a warning, and ns contained the large portions of our interest she is, and by patient work induring towards the control of Chins herself. In these con

some viudication of Her Majesty's Gorunment ditions it was quite possible that a reformed lives. Let it at bo supposed for one moment and might in time be able to racorer the China might lose from those contral provinces, provincos taken from her. When the Powers in the past, that caution and patio wore various orimes that had been committed. An Ame to Great Britain in view of her past esi indemnity could only be obtained in two ways. tion, of the fact that she had at this moment by got to Peking they would have to decide what wanted, and they proposed to depart from that indemnity was to be exacted from China for the leading position in all Chinesafions which was One was by territory and the other by money, far the largest trade in the country, and of thes hear.) Then came the dificulty. How were they came to put their regelntions into words He hoped that no Power would ask for interest she must have in the lovelopment of

ABSOLUTELY CLEAT. they to get money from a Power which was they must for the moment be of a negative indemnity in the shape of territory. (Hear, the Far East. (Hoar, hear.) Whoa, however,

Some points were absolutely dear. In the ใ practically bankrupt? The whole era of the character.. system of reform there would be a vay large question was the reform of China. Undor a margin of revenue left, which might le applied first place. Her Majesty's Governmint were. to the payment of the indemnity. He thought bound to press forward, and would press forward he was correct in saying that there was at least by every means in their power, measures for the On the 31st July, Mr. Yerburgh asked whoa leakage of £25,000,000 per annum in the relief of the Legation in Foking. Whatever ther in view of the message received from Sir taxes, which enght to go into the Imperial difficulties there might be it was absolutely Claude Macdonald an immediate silvanes coull Treasury, but which made ite way into the clear that the sanctity of the nature of Bavoys the supremacy of the Weilern world in this not be made by the allied troops without wait.pockets of the Mandarins and other officials. must be impressed on Oriental people, and that Yangtze Vul ing for the appointment of a Commander-in. That money could only be obtained by reforza.

Bir E. Gray agreed that the presort was not part of the Eust must be asserted. Thon a very good time to review the general aspect came the question of the Chief, and failing this, whether Japan would

The latest advies from of the China question. It was clear, however, ley. There was no quetion whatever that unrest and disquiet, and Mr. Brodrick not be commissioned to advance alone.

that all the Powers mostly concerned in Chins in every part of thira at this moment there

spirit of the condition of it was the object of Her Majesty's as far as had formed they Genial Gaselee show that he contemplates an co-operation of the allied forces. immediate advance, in which he hopes for the had been enormously wrong in the estimate

Mr. Hodderwick asked the Under-Secretary that country. The idea that China was ripe possible throughout the whole of the Yangtzo artist the Viceroys in the task of preserving Chius with arms or ammunition had nocessita Christian feeling in China, and visionary ez- for Foreign Affairs if he would state this names for partition had brought its ons Neueste sphere to use Her Majesty's ships and forces in ted preventive legislation by the Government terprise in that country should be carefully con-order. They had given assurances to the

ducted, sons to avoid breaking in upon the local caroys in that particular. They had made it of the British firms whose action in supplying There was a great deal of auti-foreign and anti-the cadeavour to quiet existing feelings and to

at this period of the Session.

Mr. Brudrick: The introduction of the Bill feeling and habits of the Chinese in their villa perfectly clear that British ships and troopa hold out any expectation to the Honen that they referred to was necessitated by general ground gos. After the advance on Peking had been would be used with that ohjeet, but he could not the onormous area of the Yangtze, (Henr, of very groat difficulty, Territorial indenuity proposed to diffuse their troops and ships over. of polioy, I have no material for entering upon saccessful, the question of punishment was one the alleged action of individual firms.

was out of the question, and pecuniary in On the 2nd August, Mr. MacNeill, for Mr. Municipal Council,

Dillon, asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign domnity to be anything like adequate, minst be bear.). It was necessary to limit their under-

THIED INDIAN BRIGADE: Shanghai, 27th August, 1900,

They were determined whatever occurred, to Sir.I have the honour to acknowledge the Affairs whether his attention had been directed on an enormous scale. The first object should taking--which once given would be pursued at

to the fact that Admiral Kempf bad reported be to discover who had been the people in high hazards-to the dofezies of Shanghai.

personal to the Government of the United States that he places r.sponsible for the damage that had beou to do so. By had information, from aing and supporting a communication from not dare to put down the Boxers, though wish receipt of your despatch of this date forward-

necessity, for ap to June 17 about the belter government of China in the north, they had thenght it wise to order a third source he considered trustworthy, that the Brigadier-General Creagh, V. C. in which it is lud declined to join in the demand for the temperens, and to make the punishment

the Chinese Empress was acting under pressure from suggested that, with a view to ardding the posary occupation of the Taku forts, because it on the first instance. Beyond that, the outcome datend Shanghai, and inview of the great stra Prince Trina and other Conservative Man-sibility of local disturbances, the laminations dangered the lives of people in the interior in of the prosont troubles might is to bring that might be placed on British troops in the chus. Evidently the Bexers

be postponed to a more suitable occasioni.

Oo receipt of your despatch i gucial meeting far as he was aware, may set of opan hostilities maent of Chine should be independent, and avadablo. (Hsar, hear.) Her Majesty's Govern- of the Council was convened to laces its sub towards the foreign armed forces, and whether that it should be a stronger and letter Government were entirely in ecard with the views of It must be formed would he fuught with infinite danger to trade of a letter as a proof. Whereupon le present as dabgerous to the Chinese Government.

that Goverminent in China. ed a petition to the Prufect Pao Hok Nin M. Pichon, the Frenoli Minister, told Sir

a notification postponing the celebration in demnation as to this refusal of the American Admirot our business, or was it the business of China. They set themselves resolutely against against the Magistrate, charging him with Glanda be had good reason for believing ject, and, as a result, it was decided to publish the Foreign Office were stil without any infor-ment than it had bean in the past. It was the hon. gentlemen opposite on the partition

that the Empress intended to leave Peking in or

Mr. Brodrick: We have no information to by the Chinese themselves; but if it was formed interests throughout Chins, and which it had conspiring with the reformier Kang to get under to save herself from the hostile demonstrance to your opinion us exposed and that of al to join the other Admirals in the demand for any other Power to demand the setting up of any question of partition, which they believed a rebellion against the Governmont, Profections of the Boxers." Within a few days. General Creagh. The Council trusts, however, the surrender of the Taken Forte.

in this matter and that after consultation with the effect suggested in the first part of the by any foreigu Power, if one Government was been our traditional policy to prevent. They of the Powers of Europe in that ro Pao mplio that he had no antlerity to dismiss however, our Minister had to speak of her that you will take into consideration its views “evident sympathy with the rioters. On the

Her Majesty's Government would be successful the Magistrate without order of the Viceroy whole one cannot peruse the correspondence the Military and Consular Authorities, you will question. In a Report which reached, the pulled down and another was put up that was had no reason whiterbi, from negotiations that it was not impossible that, in the cosy of those teated the Council of Adurimis on each moca-

in keeping themselves free from any further

individuals or Governments who might have Tung continued to watch for a chance, and without recognising that marked weakness was inform me what dute would, in your opinion, ba Admiralty on July 31, Rear-Admiral Brace dependent upon a foreign power snch & Goy had taken place betwon themselves and foreiga cherished an opposite view, redout events would one day as the Magistrate was going out

generalities or

The Council is not aware of the nature of the sion he did not sign the Protocols, and inform-

ME. BEODRICH'S REPLY. from his game in a chair, with a few the strong protests of the Ministers on the in honour of the relief of Peking.

Mr. Brodrick, in the course of a general have auted as a somewhat salutary lesson. Her servants following, "Tang und: a party of one land, and the profuse

the Tengt

propertionate to the

local disturbances are likely to arise as the take any action, not having received authority China (Cheers).

to be the prevaling (aptain Donelan, for Mr. P. A. M'Hugh, while nothing in lunger was done The Consale at Tientsin result of this celebration, but the information from Washington to do so.

the conversion. As to the undertaking on the Government in China after this, whether suggested that this safety of the Ministors might at the Council's disposal is entirely opposed to

Coreau territory. the central seat of Government remainedă he secured by a threat to destroy the ancestral such an opinion; on the contrary, the reports of asked the Attorney General whether any pro reply. aid with regard to the concession made Majesty's Government also agreed with the cruise commended itself to Germany, tombs of the present Imperial dynasty This the Detective branch of the Police and those of ceedings wore in contemplation against the ruby Coros to Russia thore was no ground for suggestion af the hon. gentlemen that what-

ing any trouble. There can be, on the other publication during the past few wooks of un-

British Government. Of the crisis in China what it is, whether the Government which Lord Salisbuss, who wontedera bat not to the Secret Service show no cause for anticipat.sponsible editors of any daily papers for the intertering, it boing the right of Coron to make ever Governizont was differed as to the position of the tombs, and land, no doubt that failure to carry out the founded news concerning the situation in Pokport of Russia por 26 Chand, sud not to the whore it is whether the dynasty reunited that the proposed threat was nalikely to affect programme announced must inevitably have a ing, thereby consing pats to the relatives of the it had been given to

The Attorney-General: No case of the kind he said it would he unwise to say very much had been the Government in nam at Pe a riotous zuob such as that which menaced the disquieting effect on the natin mind, and the members of the British Legation in Peking. Legations. He recommended, as equally effective Council holds strongly the opinion that nothing

to now we had not been able to send, he deserih Viveroys who has now in many respecta so and less offensive to European sentiment, a is more calculated to reasure the Chinese bere refarcil to in the question, in which proceed. That sosae 200 Englishmen should have been king resized so in fact, or whether it od as an unprecedented and humiliating inct. dependent a position, the fature Government But as far as the Government could judge there must be a Government by Chinese. Her Ma collective intimation to the Government of and at the Yangtze ports than the knowledge inge coull properly be instituted, has been waiting for several weeks for relief, which up would be more widely diffused among floge selves to undertake nor were they prepared to Indinise Poking that every member of that Government that nothing of an unusual nature is antici- ought to my notice.

,by the authori circumstances, 1 any would be held responsible in person and pro ho ties at Shanghai,

pated, under

had not been any lack of co-operation on the jesty's Government were not prepared by them part of the commandors of the Allied Forcar Swatow, 30th August,

venture to daw your In this connection HIGHHANDED AUTION OF GUNEGAT "COETE. for any injury to fortigaura in Poking.

Six C. Dilko said it would be difficult to find any unjustifiable delay. From the first the assist other Powersin undertaking, to During the course of the stay hero of the intimation was sent on Taly 5 but a fortnight

Detective Report:~. the Minsters might be sayed by threats-Lord French gunboat, she went out for a day's craigs, previously a week before it was suggested that attention to the following ostract from to-day's

negotiations for their

There are rumours amongst the Chinese to an occasion less suitable for a renoral disenssion Clovernment had taken every possible means so China. They were not prepared to undertake and on bar return to Swatow the following two Salisbury had opened up

the Chinese Army under naratives were related to us by one of the off-relief, by the direct interference of Japan. We the effect that the Thomas has informet the of the state of our foreign affairs than the pre-clear the way for action. They hart sent ships the responsibility of setting up European ul- attempt to enter, nor did he think it would be being that the largest possibh number of troops Government did not contemplate the Ides of cials here. It appears that the Comifs went as how know why Japan hesitated to help. She foreigners that they should not Watainate the sent. To do more than ask questions as to the "rom every part of the world; they had proffer.ininistration in renete portions of Ching. Much

country to do so. sent the common in inviting her to do to. unanimous for us Haar Ao, also called by some Hangases, well not more unless the Powers were Settlement to-morrow evening, as it would position in China, to discuss the position these el financial assistance to Japan, and they had been said about the question of the organis

ertise trouble."

action of theirs. If it became necessary, as in the case of where she landed some men, for what purpose Salisbury appealed to Russia and German bring a lot of loafers into the town and thereby generally, was a task on which he would not striven to assuage jealousies, their one objectation of the Chinese Army Her Majesty the statement of the Under Secretary for estimated the crisis, and theyclaim that it had of China as a fighting Power. (Hear, hear.) Foreign Affairs in May last, when he said that not been precipitationbrodly, on the part of the the regiment which had been organised

There had is so far, unknown. Some farmers who were Neither definitely objected, but the answers of

both, and especially of Germany, wors so vages he is unnecessary to lay stress on the offert in the interest of it, is cravery all to time to should be the Government had not muiler oficery in order to add to the strengta

In conclusion, 1 would point out that con have hesitated until July 6, when Lord Salisbury that it is hardly surprising that Japan should round, must have on native public opinion, offered to furnish any financial assistance which siderable trouble and expense have been incurred the assurarico given by Russia nut to cut to Paners, on the part of a great many of those at Woi-hai wei, end which was doing admir

on the preparations for this celebration, notice Corean territory was an assurance, given, not to

Press for Her Majesty Government, but to another who had advised her Majesty's Government, alle service in the advance which was taking entered into by

of which has been given the night be necessary

of the French Settlement, and the Council that the assumus given to China under these belief that Chins being prostrate was there for police purpose, that was a different matter,

only of what loves but you in tom munity ralat Power, Mr. Brotrick's words seemed to imply and who had spent, long periods in China, sa place--if it became necessary to offear troops

not be indeänitely postponed and was in no sense a guarantee to us us

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A PRO-FOREIGN OFFICIAL MURDERED, Ng You-chan was the Magistrate of 8-on

THE CHINA BLUE BOOK. district for over three years. He was a friend of foreigners, and was fond of everything foreign,

The London and China Express says of the moreover he was known to has kept up a

the course of a few days) that it does not add a constant correspondence with the reformer or new China Blue Hook (which should reach us in Kang Yu-wei. Since the disturbances in the great deal to our knowledge of recent events in north be had desisted from talking of any that aubappy country. Ths Icreign Ministers thing foreign for fear that his enemies of the appear to have failed to reccnice the serious burders had been committed, while they equally conservative party would do him injury. Some character of the Boser" rising, eren after time this year, by order of the Viceroy, he ap failed to apprehend their own danger. It is pointed one of the gentry, Tang by name, to be clear aleo that the Chiacse Government canuct estent encouraged the Boxers." aren if they So late u chief of the volunteer forze in his district, by any mens be acquitted of having to semo Tung was an influential Int bad man, und ko did not openly and actively, sid thom. squeezed right and left. The Magistrate found June 2 Sir Clando Macdonald was inclined this out, and after giving him a severe repri- to believe that the Empress-Dowager "does mand, fined him, at which Tung was very much dissatisfied and watched for an opportunity to avenge himself upon the Magistrate. Sous how or other he found out that the latter lud corresponded with Kang Yu-wei, and got holdded by the foreign Envoys thereolres arranged to take place to-morrow night shoull advanes of Pnsent luid not committed, so future. It was our interest that the Gorarn brigade from India in order to have more troops

ing

were re-

V. M. CREAGE, British General Commanding British Troops, Shanghai. HL.B.M. Consul-General. PELHAM WALLEN, E

in

all

with any

his associates attacked und murdered hitnsions of the Chinese authorities on the other, authority which has led to the opinion that ed Rear-A hnital Brace that he was unable to inland territorial acquisition of any kind spect. The hoa, Baronet very rightly said that

in the street and wounded his servants. Upon an alarm being glvan kis first and third sons and his secretary came out to help and were also wounded. The assassin and his men then, rushing into the yamen, wounded pud killed 2

few more of the servants.

SWATOW

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

earrying rakes, bamboo, soythes, &o., were just going to their daily work, when they observed the French bluojackots coming on shore. As a foreigner is a very rare sight at Hain Av, a small island close to Nanda, the farmers, out

of sheer onriosity, rashed along to gaze and

preted the move of the Chinese as an act of

Lord

the Viceroys of Nanking and Wuchung with

Nanking, 3rd July, 1900

The text of the ongagement the Powers is of interest:

We, the Viceroys! selves responsible for the

considers

it

BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA. On the 2nd nlt, in Committee of Supply on the vote for the Foreign Office,

in

undertake, to hold our unless good and sufficient reasone exist for Coren Hs hoved the right wieldy Chins was also diseasel, and ba foreign officers sedned to be a dangerona expert wonder at the Frenchmen, who, it seems, interd the Liang Kang an occasion shononsonale therefore that the circumstances was not su assurance given to us, fore fit for dismembermont, but that being but to organise a great Chinese Army under hastality and without more mio fired at the crowd Lian Ha-Provincity of fortiga believing that it will lead to andesirable resulta. might, be able to dispel the impression which therefore impotent. He remembered a re-demnity. There manst be an indemnity He

was ment. Then there was the question of an in- Colossus without nerves she ing a mark once made by Sir Robert Hurt that China welcomed the ham baron's enggestion that "Sir E. Ashmeat-Bartlett said, with regard to was an aged man but nota sick mat. They the indemnity should I laid, if

with the idea of dispersing them. Those on life and property within cur respective jurisdic: The Council proposes to pablish this corres his words undoubtedly created.

board the gut boat on seeing their men on shore tions, as well is in the Presince of Choking:pondence without delay, to explain the matter China, he wished to know why so long a delay had leurned by recent orente how greatly the thess who were cody, responsible either for Bring on the Chinese, naturally thought them so long as the Treaty Powers do not lud troops to the ratepayers only, I had occurred in taking active measures for the defensive power of China M been miscalculat initiating or for not checking the present in- a danger and fired a shot from one of their in either the Yangtze Valley.

guns at Huan As, with the result of three men killed and three dangerously wounded.

of Chekiang

or the Province

(Signed) Tav

Awaiting the favour of your

(To be contioued) enrrection, but what form the indemnity should tale was a question for future consideration.

EXPORT CARGO.

rolief of the beleaguered Ministers in Peking.ed. The hom, member for Shaffeld had spoken Valley KUNG

the honour to be, sir, your obedisht servant,

It would have been possible, if Her Majesty's of the training of Chinese troops to keep the E. A. HEWETT,

Government had made it clear to the Govern, Russians out of Manchuria. He had nover Chairmann.

ment of Tapas, that they would be sure of known the hon. gentleman to be on a peace fost CHANG CHIH-TUNG.

support from this country in case it were ing with Russia. (Laughter.) He did not think On July the Acting Consul General at PELHAM WAUREN, EHI-

H.B.M. Consul-General.

needed, for & Japanese army to have reached he had ever heard him on a single occasion make

Per steamer Ernest Simons, sailed 27th, Foking within four weeks of a mandate being reirar's complimentary to Russia, except, in- I think it would be a good thing if I could Shanghai telegraphed to Lord Saksbury ——

with Eastern questions was the so-called concert come of a Russian newspaper in which he had may count on every assistance being given them LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. given to Japan. The course of all our dealings deed, once when he said something very hand give assurances to both the Viceroys that they

The F. M. Co's steamer City of Peking, of Europe, which was nothing more than a found an allusion to the imbecility of Mr. Glad August. For Marseilles30 bales raw silk, by Her Majesty's Govenment in any endea

*Bezers vours to resist attache on the part of either the

or of the usaping Prince Tran in with malls, A., from San Francisco to the 11th chimera. It had no real existence, and to stones Government. (Laughter.) Bir Dilke, 22 cases silks, 420 pkgs tem 1 box treasure related what had taken place to the Commander, these districts, and also that for this purpose antimo, vis Honolulu left Yokohinnin on the suppose ths, British policy in Chins could he who was then Under Secretary for Foreign ($6,500). For Lyons: 446 balearaw silk For whe, thinking list the French fog had been strong naval force will be concentrated at 2nd inst for this port riu Inland Sea, Kobe identical witli Russian or French policy was to Affaire, retorted that he could well believe in London:-25 tales raw silk, 200 bales pierced

The other story goes on to say that the gun- bont had landed a party, sting whom there was a French priest, ht Huan Ao, and theça booted at and insiilled by the Chinose. On Joining their ship, the French missionary, who understood the dialopt of the Huan Ao people,

insulted, ordered a shot to be fired which caused Woosang

THE CONSEQUENCES,

Pierre Lorillard is house-bost Coimun, which blind ans solf to the essential condition of the the impartiality of the newspaper, because ou Sir El Aslimead-Bartlett.

was burned in Florida waters some time ago, Nagasaki and Shanghu

was the most elaborate boat of the sort in this The H.4L steamer Sexie, from Hamburg whole Chinose problem. If the Government the other side of it he saw u reference to the

IMPRACTICABLE COUNSELS. loft.

for this Port on the 1st insta were basing their policy in Chins on a supposed isginity of Singapore

Pressure was Goverz country, the is estimated at and may be expected here off or about the 6th concert which did not exist, it was bound to end (Laughter.)

Min grisyons failure, and probably lu war. Our Imperial stormer How policy during last bury Jourrying the Cream Mail with dates frous bony die of the haut cover years in Chiang Etcamp at brought to bear on the fortake found and sand dollars met Lor mostly tone ton, asking him to enquire into the case of the 1 Thu Fickwick, the Owl, and the Waverly Friday, the 31st inst, at 6 pm, and war be have to patens a near and debuite-policy, administration of the Yangtze Valley All arranged thatit could tow a floating stable and

the death of three men and wounded three.H

And again on July 5-

The Chengtai of Name on being informed

as to what had happened, despatched with all hasts a telegram to the Acting. Viceroy of Can-

BEWARE of the Party offering imitations of MACNIVEN & CAMERON'S PENS. "They come as a boon and a blessing to

A,

Pen.

Sold at all Stationers

Berlin of the 6th Arast left Jingapore or had been suppressed the Government would the policing of the Yangtze and the financial was equipped with its own motive power, and so

by a supposed concert of Europe, but by all all neamed the consent of the Chinese Govern use his own horses when he wished to land. Edinburgh, gunboat's action. In his telegem to the Act AGMYRN & CAMERON, Ltd. Waverley Works, exparted here on or about Wednesday morning. They would have to hack that policy up, not these suggestions had the same driwhack they carriage-house, thoroby permitting the owner to ing Ficecoy, the Chengtai stated that the gan

1930 the 5th inst.