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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7rx, 1900

A correspondent writes to the N-C. Daily fluence of the Association had led to good results in the shape of concessionis from News from Weihalwei that piracy is very bad China in the question of freedom of trade, in that part of the Yellow Bea, and though opening of Treaty Torts the appointment beats and man belonging to the British tor- of a Commercial Attaché, etc. Mr. G. JAMIE-ritory are suffering, the navy do not seem to be SON agreed with Mr. GUNDRY that the taking any steps to repress it. Association had done much, but thought it could do more.. He wished to see the pro- posal for expansion carried; or at least, if that was not possible, that the answer sent should be sympathetic and offer to co-operate with any separate organisation started with

Steamers reaching Bhanghai before the last mail left, réported the Daphne, the fitis, and two French gunboats at Hankow, the Retyole at Kinklang, the Linnet and a German gaabeat at Wuhu, the Alacrity, Bonaventure, and a French and a Gagian oruiser at Nanking,

recent exacu-

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT].

SHANGHAI, 6th December, 8.25 p.m.

THE SHANGHAI TAOTAISHIP. Liu Kang-yi has ordered the present

HONGKONG SANITARY BOA

a good record for firmness and ability, and ac. cording to the reports of Chinese officials at Shangluri is certainly not intensely anti-foreign,

Yesterday afternoon a 'weeting of thịt: to say the least. He is expected to put affairs right within his government in very short order. kong Sanitary Board was huld. "The H (the Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Direpter d THE MIAOTZE “RESCUE ARMY. Works) occupied the chair, and there Heferring to a Wachang despatch published present the Hos. F. H. May, C.M.G. about two months ago in fta columna reporting Superintendent of Police), Dr. Boll the arrival at Siangtan, Human, of some 5,000 Principal Civil Medical Officer), Major- Minatze aboriginal troops who had been raised R.A.M.C., Mr. J. McKie, Dr. Harti in Kweichen for the resone" of the Empress E. Oslorna, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Dowager in the North, the N.-C. Daily News Health), Mr. Fung Wa Chuon, and 3 now quotes a second despatel to the effect that, Woodcock (Secretary). owing to want of funds to pay these Minotzo troops as well as lack of supplies en route, this Minotse brigade is still at Siangtan, having re fused

THE MALARIAL MOSQUITO. Dr. HARTIGAN, pursuant to notice, ni "That the Government be requcstad i

& CO., the object of instructing the electorate. The Jopen Mail think that the rest unas Taotsi to romain at Shanghai antal the faget to march another stop unless given their e anbordinato offer to be specially in

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and vice versa three times a week frón about the 11th iast. to the 21st of February,

arrival of a successor next year,

EXPECTED MOVEMENT OF

THE COURT..

It is reported on good authority that the Chinese Court is preparing for an early Very probably departure from Hsianfu. the Imperial party is coming to Wuchang

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 4th December.

origines has caused them to prey upon the country and to stop them from doing so they had hitherto maintained some discipline--the Governor of Hunan. Yü Lion-san, has been compelled to give the troops one-half of their pay, the remainder to be paid by the Governor of Kweichou, who sent them up North.

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snopheles pools, and that such officer bed Chaiman said it would be understood that in the catalogue of dreadful entrages that

to report periodically to this Board the T and condition of these pools, and to carry o this sympathy and assistance would be already stand registered to the eternal disgrace

orders as the Board may give, for the y extended to a movement inaugurated with of foreign troops ia Chilli." If this is so, a

of lessening the prevalence of niaburial fe the objects in view. The meeting then statement in the Peking Gazette is required to

Although we may not all bo prepared to certain portions of this Colony." Ho supported the position taken by their Chair-void such a misconception being pornstrated.

the theory enunciated by the latest sel man and the Secretary and negatived the

malarial enthusiasts, who hold that where THE BLOCK IN PEACE NEGOTIA

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aro no morgnitoes there can bo no malarial proposal to expand the Association. The

Latters from members on the staff of Viceroy still the greatest sceptic or most doctri iden prevailed that the saggested expansion

Li Hung-chang lately roooived at Shanghai, says psende scientific layman must admit that i our morning contemporary there, unanimous Italy, Ciaba (to which we must now add

research, would cut at the rest of the Association's

places so far apart as Wost A former usefulness from its connection with

declare that Prince Ching and Viceroy Li

kong), has completely proved the connar Hung-chang have not been able, so far, even to

botworn infected anopheles and subseqnont the Foreign Office. Mr. D. RED, indeed,

begin peace negotiations with the Foreign thought that it would alienate the active

Ministors in Paking owing to the difficulty of breaks of malarial fever in persons bitten

them It is consequently incumbent on ne performing some of the preliminary demands of voluntary efforts of many members both at

the Powers before the vegotiations can be the Sanitary Authority of Hongkong to r home and in the East. Sir CECIL SMITH

allowed to commence. For instance, it is deavour to stamp out by every moans in an deprecated the loss of the friemlly and eveu

demanded that General Tang Fahsiang must power theso dangerous posts. Fortarat dy th be exeunted first. Secing the Court is at pre- means of dealing with anopheles is both sirap confidential relations established with the

sent within the toils of General Tung at Hsian and inexpensive, but their very pimplicity give Foreign Office which would follow from the

ungleste it must be obvious to all that this demand would rise to the danger of the methods being bs impossible, under present siretimstances, to or undervalued. To be effective the treatme change of the Association's scope. By ex-

inust be, to use a phrase my countrymon on ti perform sutisfactorily. Another demand was Board will understand, continued at regul 10.80 pansion the Association would lose, not gain,

that a Reform Government must be started in intervals, and it is for this reason, that respo influence in official quarters. It was in fact

mediately. This again is an impossibility just PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S MESSAGE, not, for with only one or two milk-and-wator sibility should rest on one person. Drs. Thon strongly felt by most of those present that

President McKinley in his message to Con-exceptions otherwise they would nover have 50 and Young, who are now working on th the suggested change would abolish in its pre- sent form a very useful body, substituting for

grese says that friendly relations between the succeeded in remaining in Court until now-all subject, are willing to give the Board ever vatives and bigoted roastionists. The difficulty researches in Hongkong and the Now Territo it a very necessary one, which, Lowever,

United States and Great Britain continue. those now around the Throne are strong conser-assistance, and I may state that thoir furth could not do the same work. It cannot be About 200 dwellings were consumed. White Tho need of a definito demarcation of the Alas-in removing all these under present circana confirm the accuracy of the anepholes theốt

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The stermors arriving at Shanghai last week from the north reported heavy weather outsilo. At the outer l, Talu, there was quite a fleet of stemmers waiting for lighterage. As there is very little water just now,'only light-drought vessels can get ever the bar. As yet little toe has formed in the river, not onough to interface with, the working of eargo.

The Shen Pae reports a disastrons-fire which recurred on the 1st of the present Moon (22nd ult.) outside the West Gate of Nanking the property destroyed represents to great valme, the population of the place consisted mostly of fishors and fuel-gatherers, and the dis-

tross occasioned is probably very severe,

At a meeting of the Consular Body at Shanghai on the 28th alt. it was decided to publish a prohibition of the importation of arti-

The result of its action has been that a China League has been founded to carry on the task of bringing the country and, through it, the Government to a sense of their ignorance on Chinese affairs; while BLEND and THORNE'S

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The annual social meeting of the UnionCburch was held bist evening at eight o'clock, when an

enjoyable musical programine was submitted,

to which Mrs. Mudio.contributed with her usual success. The other parts were also ably sustained. At the close, on the call of Mt. Mackenzie, the secretary, a hearty vote of

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A Chinaman was attempting to commit burglary in a house in Queen's Road West en Monday night, when he alarmed the inmates, and in trying to effect his escape by jumping to the street, sustained an injury to his leg. He was taken to the hospital.

programino.

With reference to the enlargement of the Japanese Concession at Tientsin, a N.-C. Daily News Tientsin telegram of the Is: inst, says 1-- The Japancae Concession has been enlarged on the north as far as the South Gats of the natire city. It is intended that part of the city wall shall be demolished, and tho few ground filled in anel made to connect with the city of Tien- The tsin. Work has already commenced. Extension to the Concession measures about 500,000 tsubo, or 2,000,000 square yards, or

The steamer Australian brought to Hong- kong twenty-two more Australian ponies, the prosent consignment belonging to the class over 430 acres. [2002

known as "Derbies." The ponies arrived in better condition than the previous batch of ponies who met with such a rough time on the voyage up.

On the 30th November, 1900, at 5, Range Villas, Shanghim, the wife of J. J. MANSFIELD, of

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES YEUX ROAD CI. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EC.

HONGKONG, December 7th, 1900

Three more of the eight military prisoners who souped on Tuesday night from the U. S. transport Grass have been arrested. They were found hiding among rocks at Kennedytown,

and offered no resistance. These, with the two captured on Tuesday, make five in all again under restraint. Tho remain ing three are Bikely to remain long at liberty.

In the new publication of the China Asso- ciation, to which we have already referred briefly, the Appendix which deals with the

It is with great regret we have to record the then proposed and now exisicut Chine death of Dr. Donnys, District Judge and Pro- Leaguo will be read with interest. The dis tector of Chinese in North Borneo. Dr. N. B.. cussion at a meeting of the General Com Dannys in the course of a long caroor in the mittee of the Association in London ou the Far East had a varied experience. He origin 7th June last concerned what Sir E. ACROYD ally cams out as Assistant Paymaster in the termed one of the most important questions Royal Navy, and from thence was transferred ever submitted to the Committee. This to the Consular Bervice, and was for some time in the Legation at Peking. Widding a ready question was the project for the expansionen, however, he thought journalism was his of the Association. The Hou. Sec., Mr. Potion over one the optic to make it vetitor

Latest reports from Goochow reveal a most satisfactory state of affairs up to the end of Novembor. The city is absolutely peaceful partly owing to a fine rice-harvest, but still more to the excellent conduct of the Acting Governor and other high officials. The Seo chow correspondent of the NC. Daily News writes:-"Not a foreigner in Kiangsu, eo far as is known, has been molested, not a chapel dis turbod, not a Christian injured, not a placard posted! All honour to our noble pro-foreign Governor! High mandarins of this class should not be forgotten when the new regime is inaugurated.”

firmly by Prince Lobanoff's schemes for Russia's future in Asia-schemes for footing

Asis on the lines successfully practised in Central Asin. This is offered in explanation of the consistency of the Tsar's policy on the Chinese question with his ideal of universal

THE FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Lator advices gire General Paget's losses as:-Col. Lloyd, killed, 2 offleurs wounded, 13 men killed and 59 wounded,

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. Gully has been re-elected Speaker of the

House of Commons,

kat boundary is emphasised. Full punishment of culprits in China is demanded. Compensa tion, partly payable by increased guarantees of

the security of foreign rights and the opening of China to the commerce of the world is suggested. The message declares that the in- fluence of Japan, as a factor in promoting the general interests of peace and order sud of fair commerce, canact be over-estimated.

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY. The political circles in Berlin believe that the rebuff to Mr. Kruger marks the beginning of a now era in Anglo German relations.

THE NEW PACIFIC CABLE. The British Government has accepted a tender of £1,795,000 for the new Pasito Cable, to be completed by 1902.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS. The British transport City of Cambridge returned yesterday from Shanghai.

The German battleship Weissenburg arrived from Wonging.

The U. S. transport Scindia reached Hong- kong yesterday from Cavite and went into dock.

THE KALGAN EXPEDITION.

IN HONGKONG.

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a regards this colony It may be objected th it would be impossible for one man to supervi

into which I have purposely not entered." too colony, but this is a matter of date should my motion be carried and the Gover ment accede to our request, the choice of a officer, the districts to which he should p special attention, and the earl traction his work, can very well be loft to the good een and discretion of the President and Medic Offer of Health. The Vice President hi I notice, minutel that this

matt for the Medical Department. I should bu söz to believe that Mr. May, who has prov himself during many years such an active at offcient mamber of this Beard, and whe opinion naturally carries great weight, is ignorant of Soultation as his minuts impli I cannot help thinking that he has been misk by the expression "treatment of anopheles pol as of coarse freatment is always the prerogati of the Morical Department, but the preventi of discuss is the first and zaost inportent du of a Sanitary Board, and if dealing with an pheles is to be handed over to the Medical I partment, the P.C.M.O. should also be asked undertake the collection and ducitgalich. the destruction or disinfection of contaminat clothing, and the cleansing or domelli of houses harboring the plague bacill or contagion of smail-pox. It must be d tinctly understood that the object of prop: 56

sal is for the purpose of dealing wi and eradicating the unopheles woke var this course being, as I said, simple, inexpensi

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The Rt. Hon. Earl Beauchamp, lato Governor of New South Wales, arrived yesterday in Hongkong by the Australian, and is stopping at the Hongkong Hotel, leaving again by the Sobraon for Singapore Lord Beauchamp's term of office Now Sauth Wales was a short one, as he only arrived fo July, 1899. It was officially stated before he left Australia that in departing so soon he considered that such a course was best in view of the desire of each colony to remange its local Governorship. The Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on his departure, says that if his period of office has been a short one, it cannot be said that it has been an idle time. Indeed, his Excellency has participated in some history-moulting events in this the mother colony of the group," our con- temporary continues. "Ho was not long here before the political horizon was ovecast, and when the storm burst it was to the accompanimout of the wreck of the Reid Ministry. Lord Beauchamp had to decide whether a dissolution of Parlia ment should follow, and his decision was in the negative. He sent for Sir William (then Mr.) Lyne, and that gentlemen forrae à Govern ment which is still in power. The Governor also 285, from an Australian coign, the practical completion of the Federal Constitution the making of a now nation--an epoch-marking event which is sufficiently gigantic and to be in itaolf a cherished memory; but in sand offective; but I by no means wish to undore or set aside those larger nousures for getti tion his was the Governorship when Australia rid of Byb soil water, de training muila The following remarks from the leading arti-poured her soldiers out to help the Empire's or afforestation, all of which are moal neece-n clo in the N.-C. Daily News of the 3rd instant cause in South Africa, and bis was the Governor and would prove extremely beneficial to throws some light on the incomplete and rather ship, too, during that very bold set of adminis health of the colony, but which, since th mysterious telegram last week about a serions tration-the uprooting of houses and resumption entail a consideralle ont ay, require careful co reverse to the German expedition to Kalgan of property for the purpeess of stamping ont sideration and much time for their complatk We get so little news of military movements the bubonic plague. Lord Beauchamp has, it is Meanwhile I propose to carry out masures whi (says our comtemporary) that it world seem the safe to say, seen miere of New South Wales and have been found effective elsewhere and w ship must be at work again. We have Australasia in 15 months than any of his pre- I believe, convart many houses which are h heard very little of the proceedings of Count decessors did. He thoroughly explored the protically fever-dens inte healthy habitation York von Wartenburg, who was in command of North Coast districts, journeyed scross the west and open un numerous sites which, having p the Kalgan expedition, and what we have heard to Broken Hill, visited New Zealand and some an enviable reputation, are lying was of the islands, and made many incursions to the notwithstanding the large growing want has come principally through German sources. Wo heard that Count York, after accepting interior of the colony."

increased house accommodation. Closely all the surrender of Haulai, was deterred from Lord Beauchamp was born in 1872, and to this subject is that of the skilled, saj proceeding to Hauenhun because he heard that educated at Eton and Christchurch, Oxford vision of the various rullahs in the colon

Both the guife recently built allahs force of 10,000 Chinese troops would oppose Before coming out to Australia he served as him there, and had sont back to Peking for Mayor of Worcester, boing one of the youngest Kennedy and McDonnell Roads, and the old reinforcements. It seemed impossible that any Mayors on record. He is numarried, and during trained ravines in the West district, raqu European commander should hesitate to attack his stay at Sydney his sister, Lady Mary Lygon attention, being with their luxuriant folia 10,000 Chinese with 2,000 Europeans, and we shared with him the social responsibilities of his most rural and artistic, but a perfect parad wore glad to get the subsequent news that position. Our Australian contemporary records for mosquitoes, with the exception of the Count York was marching on again without that in addition to being a considerable traveller, zuming through the Eichmond Park, wh waiting for reinforcements. The Chinese, of he grinced great inforest in matters appertain to lately been gleared. I take it that so lo course, tande anather strategic movement to the ing to the Church, art, music, education (par rear when they heard that the German experi- Boularly technical education), and some aspects tion had started again. On the 27th ult. we of sport. He was Commodore of the Royal heard that Count York had occupied Hauenhug Yacht Squadron at Sydney and was owner of without fighting, and that he sent a flying a yacht, with the Chinese General's reargenrd and killed colama to harass the Chinese, who had come up same thirty of them. Then came the news that the Germans had met with a sorious ro

A noteworthy explanation of the present attitude of Russia, towards China is published in the News Freie Presse of Vienna, from a special source in St. Petersbarg. According to the writer, the Tsar's long stay in Livadia was

to it as an occurrence of which we were expected awing to his desire to study the Chinese pre-verse; our correspondent at Tientsin refore blom in solitude. Enthusiastic plans concerning

to have the particulars already, but nothing Russia are said to fill the Tear's wind, although more than this has been made no one shares his confidence in regard to them. Then wo have the news published this inorning that Count York was killed by charcoal fumes R. S. GUNDRY, explained that, the necessityship of the China Mail, of which he also became It is pretty certain, however, that the Tsar hotās

an the night of the 27th ult. Travellers in of instructing the electorate concerning part proprietor with Mr. G. M. Bain. Tiring

Mongolia in the winter, and man who go op China being present to the minds of many of this profession, in turn, he became in 1876

on shooting expeditions, are always warned and having more than once been urged on the Secretary of the Hongkong Clamber of Com the moral subjection of the peoples of East not to go to sleep with a charcoal stove in is a really terrible thing Association by Mr. YERBURGH, the concrete merce and Curator of the City Hall Museum,

their room, and and during his short teauro of the latter post

that a distinguished soldier should be car ried off thus ignominiously in the course. proposition before the Committee had re

It ap sulted. He went on to say that, though the he added materially to the somewhat seauty col-

of an almost blood loss campaign. loction in that institution. In 1877 he joined

pears that Count on Waldsee, the Com advice of the Association had been willingly the Civil Service of the Straits Settlements, and peace.

mander-in Chief, was himself about to start received by the Foreign Office when the continued there for many years as Assistant

through the Nankon Pass to see what the expedition was doing, but deferred his departure matter lay within its power as a Depart- Protector of Chinese and subsequently as Ma- A recent copy of the Daily Chronicle disfrom Peking, no doubt to make fresh arrange- ment, when it came to questions of high gistrato. Towards the close of the eighties he cusses the question of the false telegrams from monts in regard to the command of the ox- policy the Association failed: Such ques- accepted a pension and retired, but a four years' Shanghai about the "Peking Massacre," and podition, when the news of Count York's death tions were Government questions, and residence in the old country proved sufficiant says:It will be remembered that the foreign reached him. The news of this sad ovent will victory for the Chinese, and some unfortunate the Government would not move with. for him; he longed for sunnier olimes, and editor of the Daily Mail wrote to the Tints probably be circulated over China as a great out a mandate from the electorate. The eagerly accepted employment in the service of laying before the editor of that joamal the wretch'e head will be sent to the Empresas Chairman, Mr. W. KESWICK, also thought the British North Borneo Company s for years original flimsies" of the telegrams it had Dowager as being that of the German com buck, and took up his residence in Sandakan received from Shanghai. The Times Leknow- the Association an unsuitable body for His health had been failing latterly, and he ledged that this course of action established the the education of the electorate. He held

came over to this Colony for a change a few bona-fides, at any rate, of the staff of the Daily that a body aiming at educating public wooks age, but without receiving any benefit, Mail in London. But, so for as we have seen, opinion, and thus by means of the electora for he died at the Fook Hospital on the 5th inst., this course of action was never fellowed by the influencing the Government on Chinese at the age of 62. Dr. Dennys was the author questions, should be Parliamentary, while of several useful works on China and the Malay the China Association would do well by Peninsula, and his book on Hongking and the retaining its individuality and continuing Treaty Ports of Chine was for many years the to supply information as hitherto to the standard work on the subject. He was not anly a facile writer but also a linguist of om Government Departments. This view was sideralde attainments, a ready speaker, and upheld by a large majority of the Committee.parkling conversationalist. His brother, Mr. Sir RICHARD RENNIE, who queried the iu Hoary Lardner Dennys, of the firm of Mesara. fluence of the Association with the Foreign Dannys and Howley, was lately Crown Solicitor Office, drew a reply from Mr. GUNDEY, who of this Colony. He leaves a wife and several pointed to various matters on which the in- children.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] GERMAN DECORATIONS IN CHINA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY. PRESS, " Hongkong, 5th December. SIE-There must be some mistake in your statement to-day from the Cologne Gazelle about the award of second class military honour decorations by the German Emperor

petions, officers always excluded:—

as the masoury is in order the P.W.D. is a fed, but not so the sunitarian, and here seems to me the duties of the Sanitary Bo and Public Works overlap. The Sanitary 8 reyor and proposed inspector should be able deal with the difficulty. The latter offies v be no sinecure and the work will certainly i prove the hesith of the colony.

Mr. OSBORNE thought that, whatever views of the Board might be, there could be harm in going to some expense to test correctness or otherwise of the proposal before the Board.

Dr. BELL, said he rose to make an explanati one which he was sorry ho had had no opp luxity of already making. This matter had b some months-past, as was also the question guging the attention of the Government getting someone to do the work medical officer told off to do the wo Shortly, Dr. Thonien had boom cour The decoration was not awarded to all the moned to act as Medical Ofleer of Health men who took part in the differant places; only monitoes. Dr. Thomson was well known the crew of the Itie, 101 non-commissioned specialist in mosquitoes, and would make officers, patty officers and men, got it as a whole. special study of the whole mattor and gend hia reporte-special reports, monthly repo Altogether 366 decorations of this class (not weekly reports, and so on to the Coverame 248) have been awarded, so that 165 have been An account of his investigations would distributed on the different landing parties, doubt be also sent to the Banitary Bo

As to Dr. Hartigan's proposal, that gen For these 165 decorations there were în com

man had dilated on the leapness of method outlined by him. Personally he Blen

not believe in cheapness. The mosquito 1 With Admiral Seymour, under Capt.

ko wus convinge, was going to cost mor 426 Usedom M V.

but then money should be spent. The sche Taka storming party, under Capt.

was an extensive one, and he expected. Pohl

about 145

would have to exercise their patience for a ti Tientsin garrison, before captar of

It could not be expected that everything co Taka

about 106

be done immediately. It only reinained Tientsin garrison, later on move: 1

them to put extra confidence in Dr. Thom 240

and to sapport his views. In view of Tientsin garrison, later on move:

appointment of Dr. Thomson as spe company, raarinas Transport and Engineers' Staff

medical officer, he did not see the necess | for another man. The only difficulty » Altogether, without officers. 1,907 | would be to get some one to do Dr. Th at least. son's work, and that difficulty, he had been Yours sincerely,

to understand, was almost over. ROLLMANN,

The Hon. F. H. MAY said that when, Capt. 8. M. S. Gefton. broaght this matter before the Medical The statement to which our correspondent partment he had in his mind's eye what had taken root, with the result that the Chu- refers appears in the home paper ich quote or not it was only in the initial stage show massacre followed. Latterly he has failed the Cologne Gazette as their authority. Un enquiry would be a very big ang, to keep the disorder reported on the sea-coast fortunately we cannot refer to the original they had a lot to learn before they reached down, and generally he has been a thorn in the statement in the Cologne journal. We are final stage. As to the expense that woold side of the authoritim keeping order in these glad to be able to publish Capt. Rollmann's entailed, he would cite ons lurtance, the

of the Taipo Police Station, which was safer régions. His successor, on the other hand, has correction-Ed. D.P.)

mander.

NEW GOVERNOR OF CHEKIANG. The removal of the Governor of Chekiang from his post by Imperial edict, and the ap pointment in his place of Tun Tanyi, the Daily Express, the chief offender. Two things, present Provincial Treasurer, gives considera able satisfaction bath to the Chinese and for therefore, remain to be done-first, that the sign officials in the Yangtze region, says the Daily Express should lay the original telograms Mercury. Ian Bhutang, the removed official, before au impartial authority, co se to show is old and has been very feeble in his rule whether the whole of these lying tales were for some time paat. He allowed the

tion entering the extermination of foreign really transmitted from Shanghai, or whether to be posted in his jurisdiction, and afterwards some of them were not concocted in London; had to withdraw it, but not before the evil and, secondly, both the Daily Mail and the Daily Express should give up the names of their correspondents, so that they should henceforth be banned by all docent papers, and the enormity of their crime thus brought home to them.