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CHINA'S OPPOSITION

MEMORANDUM TO SIR

HEIZHY ALSTON.

A memorandum designed to inform the British Government of the rapidly growing as presented to Siv Beilby Alston by -opposition-to-the-Anglo-Japanese- & linne,---

resentatives of prominent Chinese or. Sanations of Shanghai before his depar-

they for England,

Thể niemorandum calls attention to the"

how Japan has taken advantage of Great Britain's activities in the war to violate the objects of the Allianer. The Twenty one Demands are cited and attention is Jalled to the fact that Japan employed every means to assure secrecy for her plan. Sever again whom Undoubtedly it was against the urtion with_which she waH in alliance to ensure the integrity of China.

BANK OF CHINA SHARE- HOLDERS MEETING, BAD DEBTS, CONTRACTED BY HIGH OFFICIALS.

that every word of this is false, he acts excellent opportunity of seeing than Island. ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. us if it were perfectly true, copies it into and a Queen's Ship is not to be had every his own despatch to the Emperor, and so day as a conveyance. I am sorry they are the affair rests, and His Imperial Majesty gone, for Leslie is almost the only friend remains deceived, as he always has been. I have here, at least with whom I am o Macao, August 21st,, 1940. respecting the affairs connected with terms of insimacy, and Captain Warren, is In consequence of the affair of gester-

foreigners. It is surprising that a Goya great nequisition to our society, ily the Portugese Governor and urnment can hold together for a day under September 7th.--I have been ronding the “Senaté “have been; in Session"¿lf to-day | such a system (af falsehood"". "I ile nos Bino, Bock as it is called containing discussing the propriety of adopting believe that the Emperor has ever heard Captain Elliot's despatches to Lord Pal- friendly measures towards us. They have ten words of truth in his life. When a merston which has disappointed me a good come in the resolution of maintaining a particular party is in power at the Court,eal and certainly not raised the Superin. striet neutrality as long as it is practie the opposition have no possible means of tendent in my estimation. There are some able, but hire resolved to call in the aid gaining the royal car, which is too care clever despatches and so the reverse fact that the two enemies of peace in the of gar sailors and soldiers should the fully guarded, and there is no free Press some that exculpate Elliot from blame Chinese threaten the town or demand the in China Liu reported to the Court that which he has ruined by throwing light on

Far East, Germany and Russia, bare warrender of their Forts. They hate fur the seizure of the ophim was a voluntary certain transactions previously involved in used to le factors in the affairs of dsin ther resolved that in the event of the

surrender

mystery, and others again that display the The enu then be only one nation against Viceroy requiring ont expulsion that a

lights incunsistencies of his character, to which the Alliance could be renewed. That fis the United Stats. But the traditional Brm refusal will be given. This is the

a most herious extent. He has been much only course they could have taken -ha

abused and I for one have always upheld friendship for China, as indicated in the policy of the Called States has been ther refused as protection Cantain Smith

bin yhere I could, demi, bur some of his, Hay, “Úpon Door Policy.". There is.

therefore, no need for the Alliance. I would have magched his men into the town! The British Community have addressed letters to the Home Government are very Ta document further guest on two show

and moved his ships into the Inner Har! a letter, to the Governor of Magan sym- disgraceful. He informs Cord Palmerston baur, where we could protect ourselves,

pathising with him in the present settled in the coolest manner in the world that All our servants and coolies decamped and difficult position of affairs, and offer the merchants would have been in no bet yesterday at 4 o'clock and the house is

ing to subscribe for the purpose of pro- ter position, in pecuniary point of view, deserted. I had to feed the cows and assist riding a supply of provisions for the poor had the Commissioner given over the con- in other household matters this morning people in the event of the Bazar being sented opium next morning to the parties stopped by the Mandarins. To this a very

who surrendered it ¦ which means, that they gracious teply has been returned by His bave or nothing by the proceedings of Bag Japan took pains to forgy Chẳng to $2nd.My servant and two coolies came. Excelligy. He approves of the "sugges- the Commissioner and disequently the Power hy harbour or hay or islanit along after hit to evde or lease to any third back this amening to my great relief, the tin and will be most happy to give his indennity will be easily arranged, And the coast of China. Was noe Great Britain jothers wit! probably gotten in the solicitance in rate the few payment in index of this who of the third poyens subject tombia

of the day as there are no Choje (Pre time of pressure arrives. He says that enormous alamang of projwrly."

denean? Was not this, a brezek, of the clamations) out daming them yerluded under nearly similar civeumstances the to- teils Lord P. that the outside transhipping. China is diplomatically independent,

He Anglo-Japanese Allian the Maudarius lère got sich a fright the esident British ar Oporto during the war trade is gratifying, white to us he stigmat according to this memorandum. Yo nation day before pesterday that they have no enue forward in the same manner and is AR

has the right or the power to determine intedly homiliaring and China's courses or fate without comanating leispry think of anything except their that it is remembered with gratitude by dangerous! own affairs at present. Report says that the people there" to this day,

China The Chinese people will regard September 200,--Everyahing qui. No with resentment any for of any uasion, Liu is not far from this with about 4000 more than I expected from him and does' pecting the procedings of the Admirat at i-dependent. flaving signed the Xus news from Chusaà or mything known res no matter how friendly, to treat Chinu as fresh traps, s we may have another field him credit. The Portuguese have so much chede, day soon! No scenants from Canton with pride and poverty amongst thers that I Chusan being laving run down in has a right to appeal the Shantung issue Detober 5th. The Ternate arrived from League of Nations and as Sheh sho will trian Tremy thing is a gamer of the regard to Mr. Stanton.

was afraid our offer would have given four days beide a strong Faserly wind, before tam tribunal. offence. The Governor is n better sort of, I will endeavour to give the substance of The news brought are very important and

The renewal of the man, however, that the generality here: them in as cancies i forms as may b

„Anglo-Japanese Allianes, would mely tend

to indicate to the Chinese people that... he is a Lieut. Colonel and was with the The Admiral reached the mouth of the another attempt will be made in settle Duke at the passage of the Douro, »te-

Pei-tu parte forli, of August and anchors her as out of court, without her consent chorui aimur 17 miles from the shore, have and without a fair trial. China, there September 4th. For the hust week ing a line of communication by means of fote, suggests that the Anglo-Japanese. Macan has been naaseally quite and the the sun ber vessels which ze smparted him Aliance shall not be renewed. alarmists are beginning to get the better Mandarins at this phur were incinged to public, it facing understand that the dele Alter some delay and vegetations the Ti Mene randani has not yet been made of their fears. Acktitional troops have ferrite and forward the despatch from gation calling upon Sir Beilby Alston had red up Casa Branea, however, with nch disrespect at Any and Ningpo. nutside of this delegation, from DE Lord Palaterston which had been treated protaised ual to do so. But copies existi the neighbourhood are This led to a meeting between Keshin, which this abstract has been made. with the tier, not an Order has Viceroy of Laschile, and third-ruber of been issued by the Viceroy-16 the Cùm, which took place on share the the Inperin Council, and Captain town,, or that the Portuguese should rises

mander of the Forces to ncupy the Baring attended by some of his Indy against us, the cause of their troubles, They rip again--which, of cours, he will not

and the latter by son of the

puters of blame Captain Smith for giving the Chin- oby. No word of Mr. Stanton: it is said: Joely of the Hirers al in full ai

the Squadron, a four

and Lord Engineers ese additional enus of irritation by the that he is closely confined, but not other.

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che front at the Barrier, and they deprecate wise ill-used, However, our sources of in to enlighten the Imperial Envoy with res

abjeet of the expeditions and | all attempts at, active measures for the formation on a matter of this kind are not peut to Lin's proceedings at Canton, IL. At a point meeting of shareholders of revoverzi of Mr. Stanton whas, some of Shem to Le relied upon, and the poor man right as the admitted that if our statennis the Bank of China, several shareholders even venture to assert, in the extremity of have been executed a fortnight, go with inst

were true this worthy indexeded his monis inquiry, but the date of the re their distmas, deserves all he has got for out our knowing anything of it.

instructions and was unable to punish sumption of the spreis payment of the ment. Payment for the excard opium Bank of China nous; but only evasive, his folly in exposing himself!

Such con

I have been reading with tense sati was demanded, but refused, and the vaga- replies were given. temptible conduct is very disgusting. Nobaction, the Duke's speech

tion of Chusan required by Khin. The M. Hs Chien-lin said, I was" sur- en the China, Admiral is understood so have given the prind to the list of the bad debis Lana wishes queinde en ascome-tratings and my question in reply to Lord Stanhope!

Chinese officers a limited tow to make the name of Mr. Wang Ko-min, ex aliment that he does not possess, but reteled, caning mution.

proposals which he eun tertain, falling Minister of Finnace, who owes the Bank His remarks whigh, be will resort to hostilities, but we sum of $27,000. He is a shareholder of why are there very peende the Ioadest talk should be written in letters of gold; og euro at the same time that the Viceroy 210,000 wirth of shares, and if his shares ers and such brave spirits when the dan party foting here, but the honest, senti- cile has been appointed a special" should all be confiscated, he still owes & !ments of the greatest man now alive. He and enquire mo rit's business and had owed a sun of 910,000 for a number of High Commissier te proered to thaton

sum of $17,000. Liang Chi-chino bas alm jook at the question in its true light. He obtained to day, for his journey so that rear and the Society for the Promotion jurious effects of the abuse of opium, but quite in the dark whether the Chinese are other prominent men and associations, who reguets. ns every man must do, the inserely reach Gaston limfure th

male of November, and we are at present In addition to the above there may be of the Constitution another wum 67 830,000. he does not on this account attempt to Adnáva; can listen to, or whether to in the list. Has the Bank made any effort. prepared to negotinle ea ferns which the should not refuse to pay their debts are justify the outrages of the Chinese Autho- object has been to gan time and induce to collect whose debts In reply the rities towards Captain Elliot and all the the uadron to quit the Northern Pro- Merchants resident at Canton.

Governor said. "Wang Ko-nin has The Admiral and Captain Elliot with already redeemed his debt; but as the Tesses that he was one of a Committee of i a portion of the Naval Force was reputed debt of Mr. Liang Chi-chico was contract- Noble Lords who some years ago heard to leave Chusta for this place about the ed during the time when the late Mr. Tang evidence at the Bar of the House for the whether any part of the land troops will impossible to make him pay the amount. ad of his month, but it was uncertain Hus-lung was Governor of the Bank, it is in company with one or two others. Few purpose of devising means of extending impression here that hostilities must bo to the court for settlement." It was sked

then. accompany There is a very general Therefore, the matter has to be brought people were to be seen and those were and improving the cultivation of opium eventually resorted to, but even if this whether General Chen Er-an has owed the repairing the gun battery on the shore and with a view to its increased consumption new Commissioner is furnished with in Bank a sum of $1,000,000, and in reply endeavouring to recover their

by the Chinese, and adds that it is rather structions to negotiate with good faith and the Governor said that, of course, such debt had been spiked and cast into the den/bard to turn round upon the "Merchants, sonable and peaceful manner. I think that was employed for military purposes. Some sincere desire to adjust matters in area had to be paid by the Government, as it sand. The 32 pound shot had left evident

who were instrumental in carrying out many months must elapse before trade enn shareholders demanded that the Bank

be conducted satisfactorily. traces of their flying visits, the walls wordes projets, and say that their punish-

The Kite should furnish list with fuller details. sunt, by the loss of their property, is pure blockading the Inng To Keung-ghout various bad debts which could ant "much injured and the ground plowed ap

be collected in spite of the efforts of the boat's crew of a man-of-war conveyed into of the Head Office of the Bank, amounting or Temple was much damaged, the roof interfere to redress their supposed wrongs. the interior. Captain Anstruther of the being partly knocked in.“ One junk has This is what Lord Stanhope: Laudin and Engineers has also been kidnapped while to more than $300,000, was not considered suck and the others appear in a trail con

Mr. Gladstone, and others would wish to

sketching outside, the town of Tinghai on revision of the Regulations of the Bank

sulisinetory for want of details, Chuvas. The release of dition

be done, lowever, but it is a mercy that asked by Captain Elliot, but, of course, was also touched and a committee elected 20th-We have just heard that the same wise and just men are still left to refused, nor have any steps been taken to to consider the problem. Toutai or Macao Commissioner has sent

lift up their voices against such acts of enforce their surrender. The Chinese look upon thuse people as prisoners-of-war and in his report of the Bhitle to the Viceroy gross injustice.

claim every right to detain them-treat couched in the usual terms. The sub-

The Commentary in Blackwood of June ing them Lindly and the Admiral has BRITISH CONSULAR CHANGES

therefore no stance is this: On the 19th. he was is very powerful and very just. The Duke render in

right

to demand their sur my opinion. Or if he considers The NO. Daly News understands that spprised that the Barbarian ships were says "It is no "opium war," though the be has a right, why does be not enforce Mr. H. Porter, who only recently joined presuming to approach the Barrier and seizure of this property would perhaps be Mr. Stanton is in a different situa the staff of the British Consulate as acting. he accordingly got his forces in readiness sufficient grounds, but they have a better of a neutral power and if they canno H. Phillips, will shortly be leaving again.

He was taken from the protection Consal, at Shanghai, in the place of M -to-repel-them forthwith. An engagement text the unjust demand of the Com-claint his surrender they should ark the for Harbin. The present Consul at

ensued in which the English fought well, missioner for the surrender of an innocent assistance of those who can.

Harbin, Mr. E. H. Bly, has been granted October 21st Arrived the Calliope from lesse in consequence of illness, and Mr... but were unable to withstand the over-

man for execution, and his proceedings con- South America Captain Herbert-28 Poiter has been appointed to take his whelming power of the Imperial Forces, sequent upon the refusal of Captain guns.

place. He has already filled the position" One of their ships was sunk and a hun. Elliot, together with the wanton destruc from Home Station. We have now a line. served Br

October 23rd The Samarang 28 guns of acting Consul at Harbin, and has dred men killed, and the Barbarians liv. tion of the two ships and their unfortunate of battleships, 7 frigates, or loops, Vladivostock under Sir Charles Eliot, and. Commercial Commissioner at ing in Macne having learnt the fate of crews (entirely disconnected with opium), bris and 3 armed steamers on the Coast this experimen should be of some value

of Chian and great their countrymen, embarked on beard their and the long imprisonment of the Queen's bay expected, B

things will naturally in the present circumstances At the same ships with the utmost precipitation and representative, are grounds for war and October 25th-Thear being-idlo. timen leaves about the 20th instant--will-be re- time, Mr., Porter's early departure-be sailed away There-iconsquently, there never foremore"just"==

we have put zip your pony Thoes which greated: came off to-morrow, adds the Toutai, ne necessity to move any September 11th-The last wrek has been Bent this portion of tay journal home staff at Shanghai will, it is understood. The consequent vacancy in the Consular aditional force upon Macao or the neigh altogether without occurrence of interest per Louise Baillie and commence new bourhood." The conclusions which he ar The garinth sailed this mornifig for

be filled by Mr. C. F. Garatin, who is due (Signed) GILBERT SMITH.

to return to take the place of MrP-Grant -October 1840. riveg at are excellert having got a good duila to procure bread for the

Joase, Senior Aor at the Mixed Court, licking he does not wish to expose himself fleet, and as she will only be away a month

[Unfortunately this concludes the only on his departure for Home on long leave, to a second, and accordingly reports us Leslie has accepted Captain Warren's Portion of the journal in the possession of May Blackburn will take his place m 4a-penticuan-to whom we are indebted for monior Assosor, and Mr. J. C. Hutchison- all gone

And although Liu well known invitation to accompany him, as it is an it-Eu., ULUPJ

will join him as Ameskor

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is far off? 24th-Accounts have been pecived from Chusan to the eth, of the present month but they do not convey anything very porant. Provisions were serce and ness beginning to show itself amongst! the troops. The Admiral had sailed on the 30th of July for the Teihe, or entrance of the Pekin river, a fruitless errand I

cannot help thinking. The Emperor will

say

"no can."

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