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NOTES AND IMPRESSIONS FROM

A TOUR IN CHINA.

[BY H.E. SI HENRY BLAKE, KC.M,G.J

(Concluded)

The country farm Tontain to Tang Shan is the me fat plain as that from Peking. From Tang Shan to Shanhaiwan is diversited by hills of apparently disintegrated graalte. Bat no raiti had fallen and the country was bars of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 1900

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED.

by Chinese artillery, and day by day attacked by Chinese regular troops and Boxers Had the Taku forts not been taken by the allied forces on the 17th of June they would have been occupied in great forte by reinforcements then proceeding for that purpose. It is im- probable that they could then hayo been re- duced by the small number of men available from the slled fleets, from which the Peking relief column had been drawn, and while await Edward Seymour and at Tientsin, with the foreign community of that mettlement, would have been completely cut off from the possibility of obtaining supplies or monition. In the meantime impenetrable mystery surrounds Pok ing, and now, in the last days of July, we know not if the eight or nine hundred foreigners are safe, or if the allied armies will only arrive in Poking to and that the horrors of Corpore have been reported

go to Peking, and, should the worst have hap- pened, what then? It may not be without profit to remember that there are two China:----- the China of the north of the Yangtze, and the Chins of the south two Chinas spending different languages, and entertaining for each. other a mutual antipathy hardly less than that with which asch regards the foreigner. At this moment the Chinese of Hongkong have collected 10,000 dollars to nesist the Cantonese Leaving out the great province of Szechuan, with its sixty-eight millions, which lies maldway on the west, the population of the north and south of the Yangtze is in each case between 145 and 146 millions. But forecasts are vanity. When the wise mon are gathered together to discuss the political future of one-third of the human race, who can foretell the solution of the problem?

Mesure. John Humphreys and Son Inform us that in a letter they have received from Mr. J. Wheat Roberts, Consulting Engineer to Olivers Freehold Mines, Limitor, dated 17th October, 190, he writes na follow :-

vegetation. All farming operations were susing the advent of troops, the force with Sir employed in Tientsin to escape to the south. Tenire prausise of enabling us to main-in the Palace of the Empress,

CHRISTMAS CARDS AND

CALENDARS.

Anglo-German fores and Imperial troops, try may not intercept those shipments of We have not heard any particulars further than Australian gold and divort them from London

Kokto New York. there were no British casualities

$3,000,000' _ MADE IN A DAY, The Brigadier General and Customs Total

New York, 16th October. Willent oven a single thought or wish, with- at Chunking bave osch 40 small gunboats under

We hear how ant the physical effort necessary to raise one. their command, which were formerly Intended ever that now they are being overhauled and finger, John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil drilled ery day with the greatest activity. Midas, made 85,678,000 yesterday by the soaring for the escort of officials, etc.

Tedy & His OLIVERS FREEHOLD.

The route through the Imperial Palace Gate of his Standard Oil stock. Higher and higher I visited the Mines on the occasion of the clean-up at the beginning of the month. Werk from the Chen-Men Gate to the Forbidden City, soared the golion-winged thing until from $566 all things considered. The stopes proceeding to Coaut von Waldersen's quarters ever quoted, 3585. This meant in cold, hard #gures that Mr. Rockefeller benefited to the was proceeding as tual with fairly good Peking is reserved for officers and orderlies & share it reached the highest market prico It is proposed to form an International Club extent of just $17 on each share of his stook. in Poking somewhere in the vicinity of the Le Rockefeller is simply passive. Rockefeller tain something like the present average for

The quantity of atono crushed was 495 tons,gations, with the object of promoting friendly owns at least 3 per cent of the $1,000,000 of sobe time to come.

his holding has boon 33 per cent, thus for this year. A 12 per cent. dividend will probably or a trifle over £3-16-9 per os. which yielded 287 oz. smelted gold of the valne intercourse between the officers of the various Standard Oil capital.stook. His income upon soon be declared, so that his dividends for the year will be 50 per cent. Holding 334.000 (after deducting bank charges) of £1101-16-0, forces reprosented in the Capital.

shares of this gift-edged paper, Rockefeller's that an improvement in the valus of the gold

profite yesterday were $5,678,000. A of his has taken place since Mr. Webb took charge of The total mining charges for the month were

interests make up an aonnel income estimated the mine; this is the result of closer refining. £1,137-17-6, made up as follows: wages £768-9-2,

at $75,000,000. storea £349-7-6. Development account shows; shaft sinking, wages £112.97, stores £26-6-9 and timber: £28-3-1; total £165-1-5, which, deducted from the total charges, leaves £999. 16-1 against working account, showing a profit on that account of £101.19.0. If credit were treated), and absorption in plates, also publia crushing, the month's return would more than cover all mine expenses

You will note

LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEWS VIA AMERICA.

BIE HEXEY AULAND DEAD.

tion of the Board of Directors. Here was pre- drought had ruined their crops and reduced of the festive season by the receipt of a box / taken for gold contained in skimmings (not negotiate a loan in Now York, and that a Christ Church, Oxford, and, having obtained an

Last month the shaft was continued on wages; LRAB per foot, the contractor finding all the second hundred feet has been started at labour and supplies (excepting timber) and agreeing to put in ladders and cage-guides from 300 to 500 feet. When the contract is finished small reef has been going down the shaft for the shaft will be quite complete to 500 fost. A the last 30 feet, but it is of no value. At 500 feet should the reef keep the same angle as in the levels above, we shall have to drive about A bulk parcel of ore from the end of the 300 level south was crushed for 4 wts. per ton. This showed a decided improvement on a previous trial crashing andas water heavily impregnated with iron was flowing freely from the face for 200 feet back from this point the drive had been perfectly dry-und the in- dications all round were favourable for further improvement, I lot a contract to extend the level a distance of 100 feet at £2 per fout I anticipate that when the contractors got fuicly going they will be able to keep five stampers going constantly. I intend to crush the whole of show.7/- per ten over crushing and carting the stuff as broken, as at 4 dwta. per ton it will charges, which will go well towards defraying the cost of driving.

RUSSIA AND AN AMERICAN LOAN.

--Chicago, 15th October.. A Times-Herald despatch from Washington saya-Kusals is after an America loan. It was learnt here to-day upon indisputable authority that the Russian Government has proposed to syndicate is now being organized to feat it. the amount of the proposed loan, the rate of interest and the sale price of the bonds are not known, but it is understood that Russia wants Government negotiated a loan of $20,000,000 $50,000,000 in gold. Last spring the Russian in New York, but it is understood that very little if any of that money was Rent to Russia. It was used in payment for war American lecomotives and steels rails purchased ships built by the Cramps at Philadelphia, for for the Russian and Siberian Government rail- ways. The proceeds of the present loan prob- and will doubtlers pot a stop to imports of gold ably will be remitted directly to St. Petersburg from Europe to this country for a time.

London, 10th October. Sir Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland, End- cliffe librarian at Oxford University since 1851, born in 1850. From Harrow be proceded to died today, aged 65. Sir Hemy Acland was

All Soul's sahalarship in 1840, took his degree of M. D. in 1848. In 1851 he became Radcliffe Librariau, s post he held until his death. From cine at Oxford. He attended the Prince of 1857 to 1804 he was Kegins Professor of Medi.

tour in 1860, and bis numerons distinotions. Wales as honorary physician in his American included honorary degrees, decorations and

His writinga societies at home and abroad. memberships of royal commissions and scientific include treatises on medical topics. Formerly he was a great yachtaman.

PENNSYLVANIAN SERIKE RIOTS.

Lansford (Pa.), 16th October. About 1,500 man and sixty wemon and girls marched eighteen miles from the south side of the Hazleton region during the night for the Panther Creek Alley, where they expected to close the ten collieries of the Lehigh Coal Navigation Company; but just as the weary marchers were nearing their destination this morning they were met on a mountain road by three companies of infantry, and, at the point Tamaqua and dispersed. Another crowd of of the bayonet, were driven back four miles to

also marched here and succeeded in closing the company's No. 1 colliery at Neaquehoning, near presence of the soldiers was entirely unexpected, Mauch Chuuk, before it was scattered. The and the strikers were much orestfallen that they failed in accomplishing the object of their long march.

the river, a distance of five miles. Here it stuck that Christian missionary effort has not succoed wish, on inspecting some of the designs, that he/ The width of the lode in the end I do not know. exploitation which has run over the empire800 strikers from the north side of Hazleton

for several

pended, clouds of dust swept seaward before the strong land breeze that here, after the mather of Chinese contrariety, sats in each morning at about ten o'clock, and it was vident that the population must be in immediate danger of destitution, if not of famine. But here so far there was abediately ag symptom of aorest, The coal-mines of Tang, Shon were in full work close to the railway station, where extensive reuges of workshops were being areated by Mr.

That the movement should have culminated Kinder, whose indomitable energy has made the

60 rapidly in Shantung and Chi-li-is not sur Chinese Imperial Railway, and whose uncom promising Integrity and stility have saved ita prising to those who have observed the hysteri revenue from the tortuous finance of a por cal side of the Chinese character. The long served the 'Rocket", of Chins, the first locomo the large population of those provinces to a tive constructed. It was built by Mr. Kinder state of desperation. Rinderpest had attacked for the parpost of getting the coal from the the cattle in Shantung, and put a stop to the ming to a little distance, He bought the wheels export of 900 hend per month hitherto supplied in Hongkong for five dollars, sad made the from Cheloo to the Russian garrison at Port other parts ont of odda and ends. When it was Arthur. Agitators were clover enough to put to work the Chinese were, or affected to be, seiso the opportunity, and placards were posted frightened at this dragon moving about and doclaring that they were visited with these ac were afraid of its effoot spon Fung hue, Beat cursulated misfortunes as a punishment for length a complaint was madó, and an official permitting the presstise of the foreigners. was sent from Peking to inquire into his un. But the outbreak of violence in the two worth canny anovation. Mr. Kinder got timely eastern provinces hus been fellowed by an ap warning, so he took the engine to pieces and parently concerted movement against Christians scattered the parts about the yard: The com in every part of China. From Chi-li in the north missioner remained for a time and was well to Hainan in the south, from Chekiang in the treated. He riported that there was nothing east to Yunnan in the west, the missionaries are to be found of the dragon Li Hung-chang flocking to the ports for safety. Many have gave the hint it might be quietly put to work been murdered, some with circumstances of again, and little by little the work was exhorrible atrocity. Mission stations have been tended until be lino reached the whart on burnt or destroyed, and evidence accumulates years before the extension was en-ed in winning the good will, or even the tolers tered upon. The 000 kuiles that are now work- tion, of a people who have in the past shown ing were carried through by the support of Li themselves angularly tolerant of other faiths. Hung Chang, who in this respect has been a Taoism has joined hands with Buddhism, and consistent advocate of progress In the work Mahomedaniem has many thousands of votution chups at prezent existing at Tang Shan, engines who follow the tenets of their faith without let are being repaired and rolling stock built on or hindrance. The subject is ably treated in a firely by Chinese labour and with Chinese fore. pamphlet entitled Missionaries in China, by avt: The cer can be built twenty per cent, Alexander Michie, puldishod in Tientsin in cheaper than they can be infported, but on the 1893 and reviewed in the Times and other Eng- completion of the new ranges of workshops Mr. Lial papers. In Chins it is freely stated that Kinder hoped to build his engine, getting the the principal cause of the widespread dislike to missionaries, especially the Roman Catholio, is raw material from England, anal with the com mand of intelligent Chinese labour he expected their interference in law suits and practical that they would be built very much cheaper coercion of the Tamens on behalf of their Wedgwood," the "Golden Medallion," and H. M. S. Endymion for Ja Peking left on China-not even Manchuria. The explicitness in taking the coneus of the islanda on Atta then they could be imported. Unhappily the converts. But such statements must be ressis- Boxer upheaval has partially destroyed the railed with reserve in a country where such seer way, and the workshops, plant, and rolling stonk

flatnes at Tang Bhan have been given to the t

The Boxer movement is the most rions that has arisen in China rince the Taiping rebellion. It is not maur years since it began by the in- struction of a few wen in the arts of boxing and fencing, ostensibly for the purpose of on- abling them to preservo order in their villages. The professors of this Chinese art of self-defense lived in the mountains in the neighbourhood of Tai San, the principal one of the fire sacred mountains of China, which is manually visited by great numbers of pilgrims. After's time it was found that the teachers claimed superna, taral powers possibly they may have been able to produce minerio phenomena, which would deeply impress the pupils. Anyhow, the mem bere formed themselves into a secret society which practised incantations, the effect of which they firmly believe is to render them invulner. able. Nor does the ocular demonstration of death by violonce affect this belief, as in that event a second body is waiting for their spirit to enter, these auxiliary bodies residing in the stars and coming down when required. They adopted certain signs of brotherhood, and each

TIENTSIN.

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It is significant that Russia has in vair tried to feat a loan in Europe and has been compelled to turn at last to the United States. Last winter Russis sounded the London financiers on the subject of a leaa London would not look at the proposition. Berlin was in too much stres to give aid to Russia, as the Ger. man bauke are hard put to it to carry the burdens imposed by the wave of speculation and during the last few years. The Germans said they had all they could do to keep their own Russia next appealed to house in order, in Paris. The Rothschilds were asked to float France, List August M. de Witte appeared lonn, and the amount thereof has been stated at 500,000,000 frases or about $100,000,000, As yet the cases of the loan has not been announced.

In this connection the Times Herald corres- pondent discloses an important diplomatic Beoret. In all the negotiations which have taken, place conserning Chinese trouble the United States has found Russia as determined as ant own Government to maintain peace. The Russian Government has not only given the United Strates fair play as to the open door, but has more than once voluntarily declared that it has no intention of seizing any part of of the Russian pledge the Manchuria has grostly surprised other governments, for there already a good deal Russianised, would nover had bean& general suspicion that this province, again see any other flag than that of the Czar. white, and the surprised diplomats can do But there are Russia's pledges in black and nothing but accept them.

ALKUTIAN ISLANDERS DTING OUT,

We are once again reminded of the approach from Messrs. Raphael Tuck and Sons, contain ing a magnificent adsortment of cards and calendars for Christmas and new year distribu- tion. No firm whose business it is to produce theso artistic novelties has yet surpassed, if it has approached, Messrs. Raphael Tuck and Sous productions, and it is really wonderful how the many designs have been thought of and croated. They have published no less than 1,200 entirely new sets of cards, embodying some 3,000 indivi. dual designs, for the rapidly approaching ses son, and they rightly claim this to be a re45 foot to intersect it. markable achievement, and an unprecedented The majority of one in their own annoia. these designs are really beautiful and it is really wonderful to realise how successful ly the printer has been able to reproduce so attractively the design and colouring of the artist. In fact the average student who dabbles in water-colours will involuntarily or she conid paint us well. To those who profor plain antique designs to those of floral and more elegant finish, Messrs. Raphael Tack and Sons have provided an excellent assartment, whilst the humorous series form an important line. Among the series deserving special mention is the Gem Pendant," a graceful double folding card of entirely new shape, This charming novelty is introduced in no less than 90 sets of the collection. Following those the "Pom- peineries, the "Patriotie," the "Gem Vel lum," the "Aft Bronze," the * Venetian," the Camo" leaflets, the "Oak" platino panels, the "Flower Jowels," the "Empire" the the "Ecclesistic, vie with one another in artistic rivalry, while the "Field of Gold," tions are not easily verified, and ionary, the Precious Metal" the "Turquoise," the jealousies are not unknown. Among the 2,500 Hand-painted Celluloid," the Satin," the "Ebonized Celluloid, the "Art Wood," the foreign missionarios spread over the length and breadth of Chins are doubtless many instances"Fair Nature," the Trailing Blossoms," And of noble and devoted self-sacrifice, but the mis many others.

The calendars number no less than 200 dis tionary body is not without its leayon of tactions

ERTEssivenes. This must be remembered when tinct designs, of which processes of production, judging of the attitude of the Chinese. It is chromolithography in its highest form heads questionable whether a foreign missionary, or the list, while the art of the etcher, the engraver, native, engaged in proselytising in the South or both in line and mozzotint, and the different West of Ireland would be as safe withent con- methods of photogravure and phototype, have stant armed protection as the great majority all boon requisitioned. Some of the foremost of missionaries have been in Chim under artists of the day have furnished the original ordinary circumstances. But among the excitĮ designs.

The children have not been forgotten, for ia, ing causes of an intensified anti-foreign senti- ment throughout China ous of the most potent dood Father Turk will soon be as well known has been the earlier writings of Kang Yn Woi to the juvenile imagination as Sunta Claus, and the reformer. His earlier writings, in which he among the special features for children are the uses every argament to compel his countryman military cards, pictures of animals, and many to adopt Western methods to the end that China handsome gift books of which the best Father shall free herself from the trammels of the Tuck's Annual and Father Tuel's Toy Books foreigner and become the most powerful nation and an illustrate how Edition of Grima's tu the world, aro brilliant literary productions, Fairy L'alés, a compréhensive illustrated Natural Every square mile of territory torn from ancient History, by Dr. Ridewood, D-Sc., F.L.S., of the China by aggression or obtained by diplomatic Natural History Museum, illustrated Stories pressure is recapitulated, and the despoilment from both the Old and New Testamonts, by member weary, a charmi composed of shells at denounced with passionate force; while the Lady Magnus, Helen M. Burnside, and others.. if we are to believe the Japanese themselves, asails, so that half of the roads to: Unale Sam's the Daily Mail from Stockholm, bas developed possibilities of the future recovery of lost Messrs. Raphael Tack & Son's cards are now on according to the following return compiled by territory lie open to the Chinese. The Ca

sale locally, at the bookesllers and stores.

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The society has spend with amazing rapidity, its watchword being Clins for the thinese, Its existence has been known for more than two years, but in a country where nine-tenths of the people belong to some secret society it at tracted no particular notice. It first became militant in its attacks upon missionarins in Shantung, where probably the Chinese officials had gauged the real strength of the movement, When the foreign Ministers demanded that steps shonid be taken for the suppression of the society, 1 the protection of the Empress Dowager was given to it. A grat movement of Chius for the Chinese might be in the north, as it is

Possessions by an awakened and instructed ustion of 100 millions are reiterated in glowing and vigorous periods. The writinga of Kang! Xu Wel are disfigured by the open advocacy of aasassination of all those whom he holds responsible for the suppression of the reform nievement, but they have exercised a serious influence upon the literati, among whom bis disciples are numbered by thousands, and pro pared the ground for a possible anti-foreign struggle.

His Infer writings advocate progress and reform by the aid of foreigners, and the same freedom for foreigners in China as they enjoy

in the south, a real danger to the Manchu in Western countries. His violent denuncia- dynasty, but if the dynasty made common tions of the Dowager Empress, Prince Tuna, cause against the Western, barbarians it might Jang Lu, and others, caused his book to be sup- be saved, hence the unconcealed approval of the pressed and publicly burnt, but the book and movement. Prince Taan, the father of the early memoriala liave been extensively read and selected Heir Apparent, is stated to bo a pro- bore profoundly affected the opinions of educat minent member of the sticlaty, and it is bebeyeded China. It remains to be seen what the thut, a great number of Manchu pobles have 1 modifying effect may be of his later and more joinedit. Murders of Missionaries were pondon- matured convictions. ed by gentle cliding and feeble requests for good behaviour and at length in the early part of Juns the Boxer thrsauds engaged in the destruction of the Imperial railway were met and defeated by fleneral Nieh with sover loss, the mask was thrown off and the Gestern was reprimanded for undre severity.

From that moment matters assumed a much graver aspect Hitherto the Boxer propaganda had not been opsaly spotted by the Imperial Troups, although the sympathy was strongly suspected, but when Admusi Bir Edward Bey.

CRICKET.

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A cricket match was played at the Happy Valley on Wednesday, 14th November, between Queen's College and St. Joseph's College, and resulted in a victory for the former by 20 runs. The following are the scores:

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.

C. Ozorio (Capt.), b Gulamali.....

A. Ribeiro, b Gulamali

R. Kenedion, Kwong, b Lansi

H. Taylor, b Humphroya

E. Roza, o Humphreys b Gulamali

Chan Yan, and b Gulamali.

REca, a and b Gulamali

L. Remedios, not ont

P. Marcuna, run out,

f. Benedion, e Kwong, blanwil

J. Younovich, b Gulamali

Extras.....

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE, Taci Chan Fan, o Chan Yau, b Remedios 0

Shui Kwong, a Hors, b Eemedios

J. A. Barratto, o Clan Yau, b Remelion 1

E. Humphreye, e Ozorio, b Eemelics.

8. A. Inmoil (Capt.); run orib

F. Ellis, b Ozorio

E., Joseph, b Remedion

C. Humphreys, b Remodios

R. Golainali, Remedios.. B. Bujo, b Remedios II. Fackers, not out...

Extras

The Peking and Tientsin ones of the Brd iust, has the following items of information:

Sir Clande and Lady MacDonald left Tientsin at noon on the 31st ult. They were met at the station by many Tientsin friends, and the senior military offers, to wish thom bon voyage, besides a guard of honour. The Hongkong Regimental Fand was also there. They embarked on

The 14th US. Infantry from General Lorne Campbell with the British 31st October last en route for Manila. column is expected here from Paotingiu about Monday (5th instant).

Part of the 1st Bengal Lancers entrained on whole regiment will winter. We very much the 2nd inst, en route for Hongkong where the regret the departare of the Lancers, who have done splendid work up here. The prociso alijent hat it is presumably thought ey will be of of their withdrawal to Hongkon is not clear, vainable service in dealing with the difficulties arising in the Hongkong hinterland.

The Tongshan coal mines resumed work under the old management on the 25th October, though the Russian flag is still flying over the

works.

KRUGER MAY VIBIT AMERICA.

New York, 16th October. A cable to the Sun from Brussels says: The Transvaal agency thinks that President Kruger will make a tour of European ospitals and that he will visit President McKinley.

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BIG STORM IN SOUTH AFRICA.

London, 16th October.

A despatch to the Daily Telegraph from Cape Town says that a tremendous storm there on Sunday blew a steam crane into the harbour in such a way as to block the entrance to the looks against large steamers. The accident caused several essualties.

Port Townsend (Wash.), 16th October. The United States revenue cutter Rish ar- rived to-day from an eventful cruise in the Behring sea. During her cruise she steamed about 1,500 miles and rendered assistance to eighteen vessels in distress along the Algakuz coast, besides doing patrol duty in the interest of sealing. Captain Cushing reports finding the natives in a wretched condition, suffering from hunger and disease. The Rush was engaged found only seventy-three persons, including men, women and children. On Átka island. of a once namereas tribe, and since leaving that the largest of the Aleation group, 187 remain island twenty-seven deaths were reported to decrease Captain Cashing predicts that the Aleutian islanders will soon become extinct. Captain Cushing. At the present rata of

LONDON PLAQUE STORY DENIED.

London, 16th October. The medical authorities of Stepney deny that

the suspicious case of sinkrans reported at that place is bubonic plague. MASSACRE OF EUROPEANS IN KAST AFRICA.

Rome, 17th October! The Tribuna publishes correspondence to-day from Ashmara, southwest of Massowah, describ ing the massacre of an expedition to Lake Assal: The expedition is said to have been composed of British, but it is more likely that the members were French, as the lake is situated in possessions oaded to France by Emperor Menetek of Abyssinia. It seems that the co- luma, numbering 200, went to Lake Assal to obtain the tax on sait exported. The natives replied that they had no money, but would give cattle. To this the chief of the expedition agreed. Thereupon a large number of natives

during a birouao. A second expedition was sent entered the camp of the expedition on various pretexts and massacred the disarmed members The smuggling goes on between the Chilll-to assist or avonge the first, but it is believed

·SERIOUS ILLNEB) OF KING OF SWEDEN. London, 17th October. wack mountains and Sumas, Wash., and the that this also met with a similar fate.

King Oren's illness, says a despatch to organised gang of Canadian smugglera has no loss than twenty-five trails marked out on maps. It would take a small army to guard all these

into a serious inflammation of the lungs. The Crown Prince has been appointd regent, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

CHINESE SMUGGLED INTO THE U.8.

Vancouver, 18th October. The United States Government is making strenuous efforts to stop the wholesale smugg ling carried on by Canadians, who are taking in to the United States hundreds of Chinese, destituts and diseased. The authorities are powerless to cope with the situation, owing

In bidding farewell to the Hongkong Sing. apore Artillery, Sir A. Gaselee thanked them for their services on this campaign. It is the first time the Gorps has been actively employed, and it will be a satisfaction to the Government to know that they have so officient and useful a The idea to which we referred last weak about body of Native Artillery in the Far East. prospects improving for the Chinese after the port closes seems to be quite aniverzal, as the same argument was found in the letter to the Empress Dowager discovered in the possession Yamen, captured by the Japanese in Peking. to the unfriendly attitude of Canada. of Chi Sin, the ex-member of the Tenngli Everyone is asking what has become of the large Japanese force that came to North China Tenty thousand men can hardly melt into space yet this in precisely what has happened

them, they have not a man in Peking: they

were not represented in the Paotingfa column nadians sell these maps of the trails, with either. We know however where a few of them directions to what they call tramp Chinese are in the Native City, where they are billet that is. Chinese who go in alone, for $5 onch. ting out in twos and threes to a house. The For showing the way across the border they Japanese $10 a head and Chinese $26 troops remaining in this city after the deparouch, unless in a crowd of twenty, when they tare of the Pactingfu expedition are +--

charge 310 a head. company under a Captain. British 2,500 infantry: 440 cavalry: 4 guns.

Russian..... German 2 battalions of marines, 90 engineers and

2 Beld-guna. French...... 2 battalions of infantry and 11 guns with

gunnara.

·SMALLPOX AT KLONDIKE.

Seattle 16th October. Advices from Dawson, dated 3rd October, say smallpox has developed in the Klondike to

(1,116 men of the 9th Regiment of infantry.large extent in the preceding week or two. The

1,090 a. 14th

445 cuvalry of the 6th Battalion,

do.

American

6 gapa.

∙Italian

500 infantry: 250 marines; 2 machine

guns.

officer in and at Grand Forks Bays, however, he has no doubt the disease will be stamped out soon. EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA,

Seattle, 16th October.

Austrian

906 marines.

done to property, bat only one life was lost

so far as can be ascertained at present. Tho first shock felt at Kadiak, created havoc in the

left

The steamer Catherine Apear, from Calcutta, Singapore for this port on Wednesdry afternoon, 14th inst

The N. Y. K. steamer Kosuga Maru (Aus tralian Line) left Kobe via Moji and Nagasaki for this port on the 14th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the 20th inst

The steamer Calchas left Bingapore on the 14th inst., and is due in Hongkong ca the 19th inst

The steamer Achilles left Singapore on the

EXPORT CARGO.

Advices received liers to-day from Kadisk. 15th inst, and is due in Hongkong on the 20th The column that wont to Paotingfu, though Alaska, tell of a series of earthquakes whichThe Imperial German Mail steamer Sacheen, they had no fighting at the city itself, had a were felt in that place on October 9th. The which left here on the 17th October, arrived at sharp brush with the Boxers to the north-west trembling bogan at 2.25 a.m. and lasted at

Genoa on Wednesday, p.m., the 14th instant. of that city on the 21st ult., a strong reconnoi intervals for six hours. Much damage was tring force being sent out in that direction, which heliographed the intelligence that the Boxers were there in some strength. Reiu

For steamer Idomeneus, sailed the 31st Oct. forcements then went out, and the Bengal stores at that plays. The Alaska Courmercial Lancers as on previous occasions did excellent Company lost about $200 worth of drugs At For London:-6,662 Iales kepp, 550 bales waste work, some 300 of the Boxers being killed. On Wood island the North American Company silk, 41 bales canes, 153 casks preserves, 1,611. the 23rd alt, a force of Italians reconnoitring lost a quantity of breakable goods. The wharf canes preserves, 50 cases Chinaware, 6 casus to the north of Pasting also encountered a large at that place was also destroyed. Other people backwoodware, 10 cases aigars, 30 cases essen- bedy of Boxers, and had a near shave of being at the different places also lost breakable goods, tial oil, 42 bags copra, 26 bags surrounded. We reinforced them in time to lu all twenty-seven distinct shocks were felt crackers, 196 kga prevent this and the Boxers there were fairly and the earth was in a continual tremor for siz wiped out.

With the visit to Shanbaikan and Taug Shan the Interest of our tour in China ended. Back to Tientsin we found no apparent symptom of disturbance, chil on the morning of our departure for Take, en route for Coren, we found at the railway station, since the scene of so much hard fighting. Dr. Tong, the Chinese director, who came to ses me off. I have heard HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS to have infuenced his subsequent betion.

since with regret that his wife and child were killed by a Chinese shell in the bombardment of Tientsin

And now, as I write, we stand face to face

Total

THE GILLIES OUP:

43

hours.

BRITISH FINANCIERS AND THEinm

shell, 51

pkgs.

gum, 675 pkga aundries For Liverpool:-50 pkrs. proservos, ets. For Manchester:-1: esse silk. For Glasgow:-90 Un the approach of our column, the Pasting-

cases ginger, 3 cases curios For Dundee 50 masks preserves. For Hamburg-3 cases shell. MARKET,

ther fu oficials went out to meet General Gaselee.

175 bales waste New York, 16th October. For Lentou upt Manshorter- with presents and bribes, but they do not ap

esble to the Tribune from Londen says: silk For Landon ont. Hamburg :-500 balen. Psotingfa undoubtedly made no resistance to The American market is now closely watched canes, 00 cases bristles, 25 cases star aniseed. the foreign fores in accordance with Li Hnng by London financiers for pointers on the For London ept Retterdain opt. Hamburg-160 change instructions, which were also respon Presidential election The imports of European hales bamboo splits For Rotterdam opt, Ams. Blixteen members competed in this competitionsible for the absence of fighting at Shanhai gold into the United States have boom expected, terdam 2010 cases preserved ginger, 25 cases on the Association Range. Owing to a high kwan. Bat we wonder whether I also was at idle speculators in the Kafir plt have cassis buds, 23 pkgs caesia, 3 pkgs, samples wind at 600 yds, the shouting was not up to the responsible for the effort made to quero the teen surprised to learn from the press despatches

that Now York bankers had called in gold from The relations existing between mistress and The best shores werd Powers with a few hundred thousand tasis I

Pastingfu is now being compied in four South Africa. They did not know that rds, via, polate, tal

Italians, and there isprobability that each Power Financiers are commenting here on the long issue of a Queensland paper, in which a girl ac will maintain a garrison there for the winter. journeys made by gold. Banks ifi Intis have vertises for a situation to take charge of a laun- A small force has also been sent on to Cheng been buying gold in Australis for the purpose dry or dairy. Ske 157 crok; and understande tingin, please of obtaining rupees with it, and this gold is housekeeping, and addsNone but a respect- A big fight occurred in the passes between new in trannt from Calentia to London for the able mittress, who wishes to leave her servant in Shansi and Chilli on the 27th alt, ontade of purchase of silver, Lombard Street is wonder aninterrupted discharge of her duties, need

at Pastingru between an ing whether the long arm of die creditor coun- spply.

mour, with an allied fored or two thousand men, with one of the cavest problems of the century usual average $200 500 600 Heap ations by the British, French, Germans and gold had been left insight in that quarter. maid in Australia are áptly illustrated in a recent-

mede his unaccessful attempt to force his way From the ends of the earth, tens of thousands

to Peking for the rest of the Togations, be of the armies of Europe and Americs are hurry

was confronted by Imperial troops who had fug to resend the Ingations of the Great Power Joined the Boxers en gese or had been, order or to vasof stern retribution For over six ed to support them In the meantime, and weeks pearly, one thousand foreigners have been after the return of the column, the foreign shut up in Peking, and for a mouth no word settlement of Tientsin was besieged, bombarded: has come from theut The Allied Powers will

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