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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL BREWITTAVIA

2Zetland Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser

and Commission Agint.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers to the Government, and Share and General Brokers, corner Ice House.

Streat and Praya Central.

V. I REMEDIOS,

Auctioneer, Appraiser and Agent,

8, Queen's Road Central

BOARD AND' LODGING

THE WESTERN HOTELS

Excellent Accommollation, 82.40 per day,

90 and 92. Queen's Road West,

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY PREES" OFFICE

The quly office in China having Europesa taught workmen. Equal to Home Work. BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS

W. BREWER & CO..

Printers, Bookbinders and Account Book Manufacturers, 23 and 25, Queen's Road

(under Hongkong Hotel)

BUILDERS

KANG ON.

Contractor 30, D'Aguilar Street. Local and Coast Port Buildings, Timber, Brick

and Gwinite... Adapter a

Mechanics Ongaged, Estimates given: CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, &c. -

“THE PHARMACY,

10. Queen's Road Central. Family and Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and

Cigara,

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Chemists and Braggists, High-class Aera- tod Waters, Dealers in Photographic

Requisites, Queen's Rowl.

WATKINS,, LD, APOTHECALIns' Hall, 66, Queen's Rand Central, Cigars. Aerated Waters, Wines, Bears, Spirits, eto.: -

CURIO DEALERS

KUHN & KOMOR,

Fine Art, Japanese and Chinese Carion,

21 and 28, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

Shanghai, Kobe, Yokolama.

KWONG HING,

Chino Porcelain, Crockery Ware 1-591,

Queen's Road Central.

DENTISTS

WONG HOMI.

Surgeon Dentist, 50, Queen's Road Central

"WONG TAI FONG,

Surgeon Dentist, 24, Bank Buildings,

Opposite Hongkong Hotel

DRAPERS

EBRAHIM ELLAS & COR

Milliners, Silk Merzers, Haberdashers.

Low Prices: 37. 30, Wellington Street.

SEE WOO,

Tailor, Draper and Outfitter: 67 and 69,

Queen's Road

FLOUR MERCHANTS

SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,

Merchant Millers, San Francisos. Eastern Branch, Pedder, Street,

WILLIAM WHILEY, Mausger. FURNITURE WAREHOUSEMEN

CHEE & CO., Established 1849.

Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastman'a Kodak Films and Accessories;

178, Quest's Road Central»

LI KWONG LOONG,

Cabinet-maker Furniture Dealer, Art De corator and Dealer, 17. Queen's Road.

GROCERS

THE MUTUAL STORES,

Sub Joryts Lieton, LEJ

Band 10 D'Aguilar Street,

Provision and General Mare

JEWELLERS

KANG LEE & COV

Jewellers, Cold and Allvermilthe, Watch makers, Japaness Uurion And Blackwood Farnituro. Opposite Post Office, 36,

Queen's Road Central,

MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,

Diamond Merchants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Bulding-Queen's Road. Also at Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Toilo.

WAH LOONG

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

PHOTOGRAPHERS. ·

H. YERA,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17., 1900

THE CHINESE CRISIS AND ITS of the antipathy of the local population, and so led to the war of 1858. A reversion to that SETTLEMENT,

policy and to the weaknow of which it is the cateome will lead to the same result, war, not to a permanent peaceful settlement

I

Under this heading the Times of the 18th ult pablishes a long and important letter, Piance Tuna in gullty beyond doubt. And all ›YEE CHUN

signed "X.," which we reproduce in extenso, so the information so far to hand polite no less Marine and Portrait Painter, 50, Quoon's it is well worth reading as a contribution to the clearly to the responsibility of the Empress

Road, Upstairs.

rezed question now awaiting solution :-- Dowager for the present outbreak. Since Sep The history of foreign intercourse with China tember, 1899, she has been the recognized head shows that in every case resolution on the part of the Government As such she lue been either of the Europeans has been answered by timidity directly responsible for the Boxer movement, or on the part of the Chinese, hesitation by has been the tool of anti-foreign advisers who arrogance. And unless this uniform experience favoured it in either case unfit to continue to during the time of the East India Lompany's direct the Government, It is said Russia and absorption. And when the Chinese seo their monopoly and since. In to be falsified on the pre-France will object to any action which will sent occasion it may be confidently anticipated affect the Empress Dowager's position; but it that the threats of mussacring the Foreign is scarcely credible that other Powers would Minister and residents in Peking were but a support her, if her responsibility, direct or in

Japanese Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield

Arcade: Queen's Road CI., also Wanelai

· Amateur's Requirements a Specialty.

PRINTING

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE. Prcofs read by Englishmen.

RATTAN FURNITURE

KWONG TAY LOY,

Rattan Furniture, Bamboo, Blinds, Mat

tings all Colours; 18, Prays Central.

SILK GOODS DEALERS

TEJUMUL POHUSING,

Dealer in Chinese, Indian and Japanese Gooils, Bilks, Woollen and Cashmere Shawls and other Bundry Good,

D'Aguilar Street, First Floor.

WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL,

Wholesale and Retail Importere and Exporters, India. Chinese and Japanese Silks, Cashmere Shows and Ceylon

Lace; 46, Quoga's Road, C. SILK LACE MANUFACTURERS

·FR. BLUNCK,

Exporter of Real Hand-made Torchon Lace in Silk, Linen and Cotton, Grasscloth and Silk Embroideries, Hand-made Silk and Linen LACE Curtains made to order; 17, Queen's Road, Central, STOREKEEPERS

F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,

Navy Contractors, Shipehandlers, Sail- Riskera, Provision and Coal Merchants, Prays Central, next Hongkong Hotel. KRONG SANG & CO.

Shipchandlers, Sailmakers, Hardware, Engineer Tools, Brams and Iron Mer-

chants, 144. Des Voeux Road.

MORE & SEIMUND,

Shipchandlera, Sailmakers, Riggers, Com- mission Agents and General Store koopers, 41 and 45, Praya Central.

TAILORS

AH-MEN, HING-CHEONG & CO.,

ruse to delay the advance of the allied troops und to enable the Chinese to gain time for negotiations, and that, those threats having failed in their object, the relief column when it reaches the Chinese capital will find the majori ty of the beleaguered still living. Once relief has been effected, what action do the foreign Governments propose taking P.

VESSELS ON THE BERTH. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS-POSTE FRANÇAIS,

SAIGON,

NOTICE,

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, BATAVIA COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MA- DRAS, CALCUTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDI- TERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS, LONDON, HAVRE, BORDEAUX, FORTS OF BRAZIL ANDRIVER PLATE.

ON MONDAY, the 24th September, 1900.

at 1 P.M., the Company's Steamship "SALAZIE," Captain Negre, with Maili, Passengers, Spoole and Cargo, will leave this port for MARSEILLES via ports of call WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT. -

Cargo and Specio will be registored for Lon- don as well as for Marsailles, and accepted in transit threngh Marseilles for the principal places of Europe.

this belief by the seizure of Kisochau in 1897, Then followed the soqusition of Port Arthur and Tallenwan by us, of Woihaiwel by England, and of Kwangchan by France-ali by way of compensation and under the prea sure of threats of hostility. Nor content with having deprived Chins of every harbour worth having along her coasts, the Powers followed up these noquisitions with claims to "aphores of induence of interest" in which they de manded conions which carried with them extra-territoriality, and so, by ousting Chinese jurisdiction and national sovereignty, paved the way to protestomates and ultimately to whole empire se parcelled ont among Euro- pean nations that not a square mile remains for Chinu herself (as it is in a map recently pablished by the eminent cartographer direct, for these outages can be demonstrated. Justus Perthes, of Gothn), is it aty make it and that it can be can scarcely admit of doubt. they ask themselves whether it would not be What Government then should be substituted nobler to strike a blow for the preservation of for that of the Empress Dowager There can their national existense rather than sit with e no question that the control of the empire fold hands until these claims so ostentationaly should be restored to the Emperor. It has it is disclosed had become an accomplished fact? true, heen stated so frequently as ultimately to They would have, it is true, to fies the world; gain general credence that, when the Emperor but the mutual jealousies the Powers might The objectives of such action must, it is the first place, had little or no fellowing, and, in they lost, Fould not the result be much the began instituting his reform messures, li, in fanse diversions that would save them, and if pretended, be (1) the punishment of these res ponsible for the investing and bombartiment of the and piled these meses one on the other same as if they stolidly awaited absorption the Legations and for the murder of mission with mola rapidity as to show a positive incapa Besides, when Italy, following the example of aries and converts; and (2) the prevention of had read the memorials to the Throne drawn cession of Sanman By, had not a stiff upper- elty for government. All those, however, who the more powerful nations, had demanded this much acts. In all efforts to attain these endt it will be well to bear in mind the deliberate opin-up by the candidates at the metropolitan orami. lip sufficed to use the withdrawal of that ion of Mr. afterwards Sir Rutherford) Alock with Japan, and, subsequently, against the cus-force throughout the Empire bring these foreign pany's Office.

nations, first, against the signature of peace slemand? May not therefore-u strong show of trus to-day as it was then-that " salutary the signatures, and had noted how large a pro- China is not so moriband as they thought und so -recorded, it is true, aver 50 years ago, but assion of Port Arthur to Rnasin who had studied Powers to their sonses by proving to them that draad of the immediate consequences of violence portion belonged to inland provinces but little seenre, not only freedom from further aggres offered to British subjects, the certainty of it affected by treaty port infinoters-all such persions, but possibly also the retrocession of what eresting greater trouble and danger to the na tive authorities personally than even the most realized that the first charge was but the has been already taken? Moreover, it must not child of ignorance, that a strong tiationel faul-be supposed that in the awakening caused by vigorous efforts to protect the foreigners and ingthe outcome of pondering over the causes defeats at the hands of Japan the thinking seize their assailants will entail. seems to be the of defeat by Japan and of the study of foreign classes have not barnt to realize that China beat and only protection in this country for works on government and political economy counts a population of 40 millions, a population, Englishmen.” On the other hand, it is justice was being developed throughout the Em that is far in excess of those of Europe. America, alone that mu t be exacted and ali su pire, and that the Emperor had ir fact bo- and Japan combined; sud that thongh the gestions of vindictive retribution, such as kind him the bulk of the younger generation arios of these latter countries are far superior the razing of Peking or the destruction of the

of thinking men, that is, of those who tea to the Chinese in armament and drill. yet they Imperial mausoleums, must be absolutely dis countenanced. Such acts would be unworthy country. And how real that support is was great a distance that bat small forces can in or 20 years hence will be the rulers of the

are all, Japan alone excepted, situated at 10 civilization. Not only would they creato a bit shown in January last, when the election of an faet be utilized for service against China. ter rancour throughout China hich wou heir apparent to the Throne being thought to These truths now being realland for the first prejudicially affect all future intercourse and présage the removal of the Emperor. resistance time must influenes China's policy very con arst out against us at acme later date, but they almost assumed the form of revolt in curtain siderably in the future, and the fact that they would drag down western civilization to the parts of China, and telegrams of protest poured are being realized should impress upon western level of Eastern barbarism-if not below it, for in from the Chinese resident in the Straits, the nations the truth that China, instead of being the Manchus have not only refrained from de- Philippines, Australia, and America, As r the corpso" Mr. Hanotaur is usted to have but have kept then in repair at State expense who, after all, katow their country and their haps, but who dormant energies it would be stroying the tombs of the warlier Ming dynasty, gards the second charge. Chinese themselves, described her as being is a giant, asleep per-

action always spoken of with high commenda countrymen far better than Western critics can very unwise to excite. tion by educated Chinese.

pretend to know thom, maintain that the seem. How then are the objectives aimed at to being precipitancy to which exception has been attained

taken on the Emperor's 'was essential in order First, punishment.-As part of the reparat import to the movement the momentum tion for the murder of two missionaries in necessary to overcome the dilatoriness of hayd Shantung Germany exacted the cession of worked officials and the obstruction offered to Kinochas, and as part of the reparation for the any change in China. The restoration of the more recent parsecution of Christians in Szu Emperor to power has again been urged during

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that province. But, as a run, the punish-Manchu and Chinese, in a digniflod but pathetic ment inflicted for the murder of missionaries appeal to the Powers, the concluding portion of has been a pecuniary indemnity, coupled in which is as follows:- curtain cases with the oxecution of one, or more individuals of the baser sort who may or may not have been responsible for the nur- ders. Both forias of punishment are open to serious objection; territorial indemnity, because it creater the belief that missionaries are bat awns in the game of politics played by West

anations and so instraments to farther the sucing up of the country; pecuniary indemnity, because it creates the belief that foreigners may be killed with comparative impunity on pay ment of a few thousand toels, a payment which only further embitters the feeling of the people towards missionaries and their converts because it means increased. local taxation. Neither touches the real fous et origo mali-the officials who have been really responsible for the out ruges either by actual incitement to them or by failure to repress disorder in its initial stags. occasionally been demanded as uns of the It is true that the degradation of an official terms of settlement, but when he has been of any standing the demand las in almost every instance been waived in the end in deference to the objections of the Chiness Governments suicidal policy, for in dealing with Orientals no demand should over be mada unless a lecision has been come to to enforce it, and, once male, it should never be abandoned, In the present case both forms are to be specially deprecated, because either will but sccentuate the causes of the present outbreak. Pecuniary indemnity will, of course, have to be paid for property destroyed-a very large sum in itself the effect of this step would be. The ad. Let there be no mistake, however, as to what but beyond that point it should not be exacted.

vent of the Reform party to power would cer- The central and provincial Governments have tainly not mean that foreigners will be free to do been reduced to the verge of bankruptcy by this

as they please in China, ner even necessarily a payments necessary to cover the service of the pro-foreign policy. The reform movement is a loans raised to liquidate the indemnity imposed national movement, the object of which is by by Japan in 1895 To compel Chins now to pay reform of the administration and by the intro not only for property destroyed, but slo for aduction and assimilation of Western science to the lives sacrifinal during the present upheaval would simply reduce the umpire to beggary, and by laying on the people, who are always on the rugged edge of destitution, burden of tatation they could not bear, would embitter the whole

-country against foreigners and sooner or later result in insurrection; while the real culprits, the officials, would go seath they have always hitherto gone Rather let them he made to pay the penalty of their temerity and bloodguiltiness. Many of the most prominent are already well known. Exact the death penalty in their case at once; and let a Court of investigation track out and pass sentence on the less guilty, measures being taken to ensure that that sentence is rigorously exsented. Let the bout one, but le lact also,

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LAND SEA OF JAPAN and call at HONO

Steamers of this line pass through, the IN- LULU and passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point enroute.

land, France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic Through-Passenger Tickets granted to Eng

lines of Steamers and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada. Rates and parti upon application. culars of the various Routes may be obtained

Missionaries, members of the Naval Military, Special rutes (first class only) are granted to Diplomatic, and Civil Services, to European officiale in service of China and Japas, and to Government officials and their families.

ing at Ban Francisco for China or Jayun (ar

Passengers who have paid full fare, re-embark-

tined to points beyond San Francisco in the

Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo den United States should be sent to the Company's Offices, addressed to the Collector of Customs, San Francisco.

than the elitin. So long ago as Sir R. The religious canxes are of far earlier origi Aloook's time, Prince Kung attributed all causes of serious-international disagreement to missionary propagandiam; and after the King chan incident, the slicing process (as the Chinese term the entting off of a piece of terri tory by one nation he and by another there),

native judustries, together with the overbearing treatment which accompanied them, which fol- lowed in Shuntun and Manchuria. have not We look longingly towards Peking, but unnaturally been laid in popular opinion at the grieve that we have not the power to resque missionaries loor. An even more potent causa our beloved Soverign. We can only place our of popular hostility is the support which, it is trust in the spirit of justies and the impartiality alleged, missionaries both Catholic and Pro- of the Governments of the various Power and testant, give to their converts" suits in the Jocal their representatives at Peking, who mder-law Courts. How much ground there is for stand the true state of affairs, to reses our such a charge it is not easy to say. Catholics Severeign from the clutches of his enemies and and. Protestants alike. deny such action, but from our country's enemies aleo, and restore neither insist that the other practises it; and our Emperor to his throne and rights. The in the well-known cases, which scandalize Chris- days of reform will not then be far off, for the tianity, of the Swatau, Taichan, and Muk- Emperor, knowing the advantages of Western den disputes, neither side has scrupled to lay learning and science, has ever been eager to those charges officially before their national reform his country, thereby bringing civilist authorities in Peking: Where there is so much ting, peace, and plenty to China, and to the smoke there can scarcely fail to be some fire. world at large. You will then se a grateful It has been urged, too, that the arrangement people Bled with happiness and thankfulness come to in March last year, by which the Chi- at this supreme act of justice of the Western nese. Government concedal official rank varying Powers: a grateful people will eagerly seek for according to their states in the Church to the foreign saviours and the prayers of the interference by priests on behalf of their con- opportunities to show their. gratitude to their Catholic priesthood, has consideratly increased Chinese nation will ever follow the Powers verts with local officials in their ordinary work, count of 10 per cent. This allowance does not vice veren) within one year, will be allowed dis- which have restored their beloved Sovereign to of government, and has consequently aggravated apply to through fares from China and Japan to. them, and brought pease out of the chaos How ill feeling towards missionaries and their work Europe. devastating the land. Can we hope for this act generally. This mems more than doubtful; for of kindness and justice at the hands of the suboient time has not yet elapsed to slow what address in full, and same will be rugoived t-the All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to various foreign Governments and their plenipo- the effect of this arrangement will be-whether Company's Office until FIVE P.35, the day pre- tentiaries at Peking

it will tend to facilitate loesl settlement of dia.vious to mailing. It this appeal be granted there is no lack of putes or to increase causes of friction. In Bay tried and able officials ready to assist the Em-case, the mass of Chinese believe that their peror in the task of establishing a reformed fellow-countrymen, by declaring themselves Government.

Christians, not only claim oxemption from pur ing on all members of the community, but secure ticipation in liabilities that are considered bint

foreign support in local disputes; and the

For further information. sa to Fraight or various denominations of missionaries, while assage apply to the Agency of the Company, denying that they give such

***** | Quver's Building, support, endorse the general Chinese belief by charging the other

J. S. VAN BUREN, missions with giving it. Moreover, when such

Agent. sapport is not given, the convert ir apt to claim.

Hongkong, 7th September, 1900. foreign protection, and the loent offcial, appre EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- maka Chins a progressive and strong nation. It hensive of complaint being laid against him with is, therefore, radically opposed to dismember- his superiors by a cousal, is apt to refer the

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able to progress and to the introduction of dress-a course tantamonut to a denial of ment and to sphere of interest; but it is favour-complainant to the nearest treaty port for re- foreign enterprises no long as they are worked in justice in view of the impossibility of the man's donjunction with Chinese, and are so controlled incurring the expense of such a journey. The that they cannot work to the detriment of result in this case, as in those of direct inter Chine's autonomy. That movement is started ference, is naturally rancour and resentment Captain Helme, will be despatched for the and is spreading, and no aetion, taken, whether against both officials and converts, and those above ports on THURSDAY, the 27th inst.. by foreign Towers or by the Government of feelings find vent when the suitable occasion

at DAYLIGHT. China, can now: stamp it out. To sttempt to arises. It is hardly necessary to say that any for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Cham

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted suppress it and the forces it represents will interference, whether overt Covert with thu sooner or later produce an explosion, the Chiusse administration of law, merely because ber, which spares the supply of Fresh Provi- consequences of which cannot be foretold, one of the parties concerned is a convert, is alte siens, Ics. Mc., throughout the voyage. an inevitably as would the jamming of the gather unjustified by treaty. A Chinaman. This Steamer is installed throughout with safety valve in s boiler under which the fires though a convert, is still a Chinaman, and as such the Electric Light. as Sir Harry Parkes in early days ruled with precisely the same way us the non-convert.

been lichted Toxid and guide itenble to his national authoritieruloneund-i AA. Stewardess and a duly qualified Surgnon. advice the similar movement in Japan, will avoid trouble in the future this should be made work incalcalable good, The movement too, clear beyond prasibility of mistake to all mission deserves the sympathy of the West, and com- aries by their national authorities. The number ends itself to all well wishers of China. It of couverts may fall off because such unwarranted stands for a reformed and autonomous Empire, protection be no longer affordel, but it is pre- with no spheres of Interest, but animated by terable that the Lhristiau community be con be anticipated from the equitable punishment of respect its autonomy, and with equality of op. number be swelled by adherents who join, not friendly feelings to foreigners so long as they fined to conscientions believers thai that its all high officials implicated has been stated in pertunity for all. In a word, it represents the from conviction, but to secure personal advan the previous paragraph. But in this outrage-policy which the United States last year urged tage at the expense of their neighbours. It may unique in history not only for the insolent dis the Western Powers to adopt towards Chins, be neged that to preach the Gospel is a duty; regard of the universally recognized sanctitas | und for which they secured the support of ul. still, even if that be so, the duty must be per leguturum, but for the slaughter at Goverment most all of them. It should, therefore, meet formed in a just and reasonable way, not in instigation and in time of peace of foreign with little opposition ta any side, and should such a manner as war sot half the world afum missionaries and native converts (for even in the avoid the nightmare that now oppresses us, the every few years. Armenian atrocities the former were left un fear of the revival of international jealousies, Finally, who is to conduct these delicate, di

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that they are not in theory alone, in responsible for the maintenanes of order and will, if they fail to full that duty be made personally to suffer in direct ratio to the conse quences of their failure, and such outlereaks will be far less frequent in the future than they have been in the past.

Secondly, prevention. The deterrent effect to

Assels complicity extends to those higher with in posible general rat is the result, so cult, and momentous negotiations? It is scarce.

sem itting that they should be called upon to The foreigh Powers have, however, on their negotiate with a Government that has subjected side jaise duties to perforia. For the repartial them to such indignity and suffering. The pro- student of Chinese politics is forced to admit per course than would appear to be for ourselves, that responsibility for the present crisis does not at any rate, in view of the preponderating inter rest with Chins alone, but must be shared by allests we possess in Chins, to appofat s tried and Western nations. The causes of this outbreakable diplomat as Special Ambasador for this are partly of political, partly of religious or purpose, whow.mission would be analogous to minionary origin.

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