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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11; 1883.

Ir is to be earnestly hoped that the obser-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1883.

fortune the cholera has not proved a A LAWYER who climbs upon a chair after a law- dangerous visitant, although several book, gets a little higher in order that he may get lives have been lost-perhaps recklessly little lore.

cease.

TSE SING TSUN, a fishmonger, charged before No fresh cases of cholera have been reporteil JAPANESE PAPERS ON THE FRAN-

CO-ANNAMITE AFFAIRS... Captain Thomsett last Wednesday with pirat from the quarantine station. The cases of ically attacking Lo Ahing's junk and plundering diarrhea and cholera reported from the Dala- the same to the extent of $200 worth of goods, in yesterday have greatly improved. conjunction with others not in custody, was dis charged this morning, the witnesses in the case THE siver steamer Spark, lately purchased from the Steamboat Company by a well known having failed to appear...

firm in Haiphong, has recently undergone an

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thrown away; but had it proved epidemic, A CORRESPONDENT of a Japanese paper in Korea as might easily have been the case, who says that communication between linsen and shall say that the Hongkong Government Seoul is impeded by the recent regulations, would not have been blamed; and justly making liable to a ine Japanese who veniturs blamed for the incompleteness of their out of treaty limits. Next September passports arrangements to enable them to fairly will be easily obtainable, and then the incon-

venience will grapple with the difficultles of the position! We consider that Governor Bowen has WR read that vaccination has been introduced been' mostunfairly treated by his immediate among the Koreans, but so many rumours have advisers; he is a comparative stranger in been circulated discrediting the operation, that Hongkong and could have very little, if any, the Governor General of Jearado has found it experience of our cholera visitations. Why expedient, to issues, notification advising the we ask, was His Excellency.not apprised people to take advantage of this valuable protecance, but he would not let him do so. Kelly the French troops there are bombarded and of war, so that, much as Li may desire peace, in

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EDWARD KELLY, of England, an unemployed overhaul at the Cosmopolitan Dock, and was steward, was brought before Mr. Wodehouse tried yesterday with most satisfactory results. this moming on a charge of being drunk and She is expected to attain a speed of, about not paying vehicle hire yesterday. U Alap, nine knots. The Spark will leave for ricksha coolic, stated that at 8 pm. yesterday Haiphong in a few days, and she will no doubt the defendant engaged his two-wheeler when he

between that port and Hanoi. took him from the barracks to the Stag Hotel. Prove a most suitable craft for the river traffic The prisoner told him to wait and came out 9.30 when he wanted to engage another convey. owes bim zo cents for the trip and the time he of our previous experiences and of the mea- sures then adopted, so that he could form IT may be information to some of our readers to wailed." A Punjaubee testified to seeing the defendant in a condition which was described as his own judgment, and decide what under learn that the House of Commons has voted on

questions relating to Mr. Bradlaugh on no fewerbeastly drunk." His worship ordered the all circumstances was the best course to than eleven occasions, while his case has been steward to ante up his vehicle bire and then sent pursue? We ask, but we ask in vain, 'and before the law courts in one shape or another him about his business, which was certainly we may wait till doomsday before we re-twice as many times. This is the sort of thing very light sentence. ceive a reply. However, we repeat, what that turns men into martyrs, and gains then we stated on Saturday, that some high off-friends from the ranks of their enemies. cer of the government is responsible for THE correspondent of a Japanese journal, who the disgraceful lack of accommodation on is at Fusan, writes that a Chinese officer, accom- Stonecutters Island for the unfortunate per panied by four Chinese and two Koreans, arrived sons from the quarantined steamers Dale there on the 27th almo, having made the jour- and Douglas, when these vessels were first ney overland from Seoul to Toral Fu The object sent across the harbour--and we say that

YET another revolver victim. Really some people scem to play with firearms as though they were harmless toys for children. We read that a few weeks ago several friends assembled at a dinner party at Bristol. One person very foolishly in troduced a revolver, which was examined by the company and declared not to be loaded. Un-

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Nandinh that attacked by the enemy almost every hight Their lives are most trying owing to these incessant harassing attacks. Dysentery un-

1 great fortunately prevails to amongst the soldiers, principally owing to their drinking the river water which is very muddy and impure." No other water can be ob Lained without sending to Elephant Mountain, a distance of 15 hours by steam launch. When our correspondent wrote reinforcements were daily expected...

the responsible officer is Mr. J. M. Prick, try for purposes of unde, and after making a map contain a ball cartridge, and after the trigger had colony. The notion is a praiseworthy one, and we more serious than if it were a fire on the ope

the honourable the Surveyor-General,"

Last year when we were visited by cholera, several excellent wooden and mat buildings were constructed on Stone-

cutters Island, buildings specially de-

of the trip was to examine the intervening counfortunately one chamber in the six happened to the officer will return. The telegraph station is been snapped several times this chamber came to be in Niskloo-michi, in the Fusun settlement, round in its turn. The trigger was then snapped and the cables will run from Yobuko, in Hizen, by a lady, and the ball entered a gentleman's via the islands of Iki and Tsushima.

head, killing him dead on the spot. The cir cumstance was, of course, purely accidental, but "If you love meat I love you, no knife can cut who ever heard of a gun or pistol accident that necticut to his adored one, the daughter of the to be thoroughly reckless when firearms are

of the chapter.

I

PROJECT is on foot to perpetuate the memory of Sir Arthur Kennedy, lately deceased, who was once Governor of Hongkong, by the erection of a public status or other suitable memorial in this wish the movement every success. Has it never struck any four leaders ofpublic opinion and lead ing citizens that it would be a graceful act on the part of the community to recognise in some way public services of the late Sir John Smale! or other the sterling abilities and eminent

was the most eminent servant of the Govern ment that has yet set foot in, this island, and his services in the interests of the public and in the cause of humanity and civilisation stand without a parallel in the modern history of the Far East, Truly enough such a man has an undying fame in the glory of his actions; till Hongkeng has certainly been shabby over whose associations with Hongkong form, one of the memory of the kindly-hearted Chief Justice the brightest pagen in its history,

vations we made in our issue of Saturday, signed for patients suffering from this our love in two," sang a young coatsman in Con- was not. People who are habitually cautious seem It is positively certain that the late Chief Justice and a ready sale; and as coal is an article of the 7th inst., referring to the scandalously dangerous disease, and conlaining, ample Governor. The pansion had spang up while introduced, and so it will be, we fear, to the end insufficient arrangements made by the accommodation, not merely for pur the fair damsel was teaching the amorous Jehu local Government to grapple with the dif-- Poses of segregation, but for the proper to read and write. The pair were secretly mar treatment of those infected. Previous ried, and when the circumstance leaked out the ficulties presented by the sudden appear- ance of cholera in the waters of the Colony, 10 last year the turrets and other old Governor disowned his daughter and cast have not been sown on barren ground. In portions of the old convict prison had been her forth for ever. Still she had the man she the course of other remarks we then said:utilised. A few months ago, prior to the

Without pursuing the subject further, we would suggest to His Excellency the Governor that several of the so-called urgent works now in pro- gress in this island might, without serious detri ment to the public interests, be temporarily suspended, so as to enable "the honourable the Surveyor General" to devote a small portion of his gigantic, intellect, and unparalleled

to the erection on energy

loved, and it will naturally be concluded that they lived happily ever afterwards. But they stable, and succeeded well. She' developed a did nothing of the kind. He started a livery temper, and did not succeed at all, except in getting a divorce. The moral of this story "lice in the application of it."

HERE are a few questions and answers from a recent competitive examination in England. The report is claimed to be official. All the answers were not given by the same individual, but all were by young men supposed to be educated: A student was asked, "Who wai Esau His reply was, "Esau was a man who wrote fables, a publisher for and sold the copyright to a bottle of polish:"Another student- was

THERE would appear to be troublesome. Portu- guese consuls in other places besides Hongkong In a recent number of the Hawaiian Gazette, a correspondent, who signs himself Business Man" puts the following pertinent queries What are his office hours? Where is the printed Where is the office of the Portuguese Consul? announcement in Portuguese or English, of his location and hours? Where is the notification, either in Portuguese or English, of the location in either or any of the Hawaiian papers? Does the simple renting of an upstairs room without any external indication comprise the entire duties of a consulate ? If the gentleman is too much en-

to have a boand written, would it not be ad- gaged to attend at the office, or too economical visable to ship a Portuguese, say at $10 per month, to stand outside of the everlastingly closed portal of the consulate, and drive away the unfortunate women, many of whom we'sce

The Bukka Shimpo, commenting on the dark prospects betwen China and France The latest news in the foreign and nblive papera. testifies, to the critical situation now obtaining in Annam. In the battle which took place on the -rġth ultimo between the French soldiers and the' Black Flags, the former were defeated and are now besieged; so they have to suspend opera. tions till relaforcements arrive.from France. It is reported that the French Government has telegraphed to the Commander in Tonquin, ordering him to shoot all Chinese soldiers who that hostilities have commenced, a fact which attempt to enter Annam. It, therefore, appears render a peaceful solution of the difficulty 'bé- tween France and China extremely difficult. Pubile opinion in China' appears to be in favour the long run it is almost certain that he will have to appeal to arms, Presuming, therefore, that war is inevitable, it would be well for us to con- sider what effect it would have upon Japan. Mor- extentally speaking, war between two nations with both of which we are in treaty is not a matter of con a political standpoint. But, as it is within the gratulation, nor is it desirable when viewed from province of both parties to fight if they please we can do nothing in the matter. We would not have taken the trouble to show, what effect the war would have on Japan but for its in- Aluence on trade. According to International Law the belligerents have a right to prohibit trade in certain articles or to suspend it al- together. It now remains to be seen bow China and France will act in this matter. There is, however, no doubt that in case of war commerce will be more or less affected. If it is only of short duration, the injury anising will not be posite coast, but if it should be a protracted one a great change will take place in the demand for and supply of merchandise. For example, coal sea-products, rice, silk and other articles will rise in value, or, in other words, the demand for Takashima, Karatau and Mike coals are ex- them will increase, ported to China in large quantities, where they great importance in warlike operations, Chinese- and French merchants will purchase it, thus causing a rise in its price. Again, as beche-de- mer awabi and seaweed are easy of transport and are useful provisions, the Chinese will re-. quire them; and the price in Saigon and Hong kong, though they are not needed for daily con-

It must also be consideration sumption there, will rise. In this case Japanese merchants will export them and secure large... export trade of China, and as trade will be Ime peded between China and France, the French that tea and silk for an important tendin ton

must purchase,their silk from Japan, although a FROM a notice in our advertising columns it will small portion of the Chinese staple may find its way through English and Italian merchants into be seen that a public meeting of residents in this France. The importance of the silk trade between noon of Saturday next at 3 o'clock, under the that, out of a total export from Shanghal of 44,232 colony will be held in the City Hall on the after-China and France may be inferred from the fact 1882, 24, 9iz bales were shipped to France. This presidency of Sir George Phillippo, to consider the bales during the ten months ended the agth March teemed ruler in this colony, the late Sir Arthur France niay obtain a small quantity through advisability of honouring the memory of an ex-being the case, there is no doubt that, although

directly with Chinese, there is a hopeful prospect Kennedy, by the erection of a statile or other foreign merchants, still, if she is not able to deal memorial. The movement, inaugurated by a for Japanese silke: the trade will recover from its number of admirers of the deceased az governor, dormant condition; and the circulation of money has been most cordially supported by all will improve. In fact, however disastrous war classes of the commanity, the Chinese especially may prove to France and China, it will not injure the commerce of Japan' but rather beneft t showing themselves warmly in favor of the pro- This is only our prognostication founded Ject Sir Arthur Kennedy was almost-univer cursory survey of things as they appear w sally esteemed during Ela residence in Hong We cannot vouch that it will prove correct but kong, and although opinions may differ as to the laws of political economy and the experience of the past demonstrate the same facts. We are his success an"a" Governor and to his political anxious to watch the development of affairs In WOMAN" writes to the Times to ask that as abilities, it must be conceded on all sides, that company with our readers. men have their say on women's dress, and decide he was a true man, a thorough gentleman, and autocratically what is or is not "rational dress," faithful and devoted servant of the British Gov lady may be permitted to represent that men's ernment. It is such men that nations delight costume is by no means perfect, and admits of to honor, and we hope to shortly see a statue of much improvement, as regards health, con- "Good Sir Arthur" erected in a prominent posi- venience, and grace. The writer says is tion in the colony, to perpetuate his memory and to show how a commercial community can ap rather difficult to speak out plainly enough to substantiate my assertion as to the first point;preciate the many excellent qualities which gained but doctors will testify that there has been him respect and esteem wherever he went. a great increase of late among young men of liver and kidney diseast, not to speak of other delicate parts. This is owing, I believe, to the fashion which has prevailed of all cut-away coats, leaving lens and stomach. un- wrapped, save by the tight and often thin trousers. Older men frequently suffer from chill uken from sitting on damp seats or cold stone, from which a woman would be protected by her more voluminous garments. The absurdity of the Stonecutters Island for the accommodation "Good morning, Fred," said Brown; "how the direct management of foreigners. If the open coat and waistcost, tamed back just of patients, and militery tents were bor-your wife? Better, I hope?" "Yes," replied employment of foreigners in the Korean cus- where the throat and chest needs covering, rowed from His Excellency the Major Fred "better, but not out of danger. The doctor toms service is attended with anything like is more generally recognised,

the success which has marked the career of large expanse of starched shirt front, held

--This was a case in which the plaintiff Mr. JE General Commanding and erected without calls regularly every day,"

China's maritime customs service (and we together, perhaps, with but one small stud, Loureiry the Portuguese Contul General the lost of time. Truly enough these measurea

have no reason for doubt on this point) then ridiculous in every way. It is a sham, port, and the defendants (comprising the general were altogether insufficient to meet the re-

from the Lusitano Club on July 14th 1882, of Korea will be able to vie with her Chinese ad for most, if not all, wearers supplement its committee of the 'club) for wrongall expulsion

warm rest below, which quirements of what was unquestionably a

Japanese neighbours as regada commercial deficiency by a

As anggested by the Chief Justice, the pan most serious crisis; still it may be fairly

intercourse with European nations. Mr. P. G. cannot, however, quite exclude a searching wind which dab the plaintiff was then a member, von Möllendorff has, it now transpires, made or keen night air, after leaving a warm room, deulars, regarding the reason for expulsion conceded that the Government, showed it.

were not discussed at this hearing of the matter, self amenable to reason, and ready to do

suitable arrangements for the employment of from reaching the lungs. NEW YORK City has two thousand rag-pickers, Europeans in His Korea' Majesty's customs the crucial garment so recommended for women's Mr. Francis, in opening, the castforhen the commercial customa which all within its power in what 'was con

Mr. Lourerie upon the grounds that the sidered best for the public interests.

whoss collections are valued at £150,000 per service in the face of great dificilles, and about Imitation-trousers. If these be-so adapted to Pipes, attend the sight of the Cist to It is openly stated--and we exceedingly year, while the hand-carts ergaged in the same twenty gentlemen forming the first of the staff allow the free use of the limbs, how is it that meeting at which the plaintiff had been expelled regret that any grounds should exist for business gather 600,000 worth. The entire were landed at Jenchuan (the port of Soul, the men wear, knickerbocken for bicycling, mwing, was an informal one, a due nice had not been A few other are, running, and climbing ?. 1 once heard a gentle given in accordance with the astuter of the club rag trade of the country reaches about £6,000,000 | capital) a few days ago,

was issued on the 13th of July, we understand, engaged to go over shortly, men, who had been to a fancy ball in here and as originated in 1866. The notlee, such a statement-that Sir Gxoxon BowEN | annually. is fast degenerating Into a mare puppet In the hands of a select-coterie of his The following weather telegmut, received from and within twelve months from now it silk stockings, exclaim, "How Jolly it is to dance meeting to be held on the fall of

Manila at 3.15 p.m., was courteously forwarded lenticated that in Koran porte may without trousers." I suppose he found they in Hes of the requisite three days, not

be found gleimers and wiling vessels of fettered-freedom of action. The chief difference meeting being given. That the plain advisers. His Excellency is openly cen- sured for leaving-so-much-power in theThe typhoon announced yesterday....travels

so us by the Harbour Master yesterday evening all nationalities loading and discharging valu between man's dress and woman's is the was not aware of the lature of the process inge hands of his subordinates, and it is broadly very slowly, the given direction seems to be of able freights, to say nothing of passen principle of suspension. The former uses braces to be held at that meeting and that hinted that he would better study his own great diameter; it is, however, to the North of gers. It is a remarkable fact that the and hangs all the weight on the shoulders; the member of thatclubs he bad fe been

overtures of Messrs. Tong King Sing and Tong latter uses corsets and suspends from the waist. own defence at said meeting and was not presen official reputation and the interests of the Luzon,"

Mow Chee, of the China Merchants Steam Na Braces would not do for women; they would cut The learned counsel quoted in support

Keane 11 Chancery Divison Reports 1,355) KO loans to the Korean Goverment have been they sult men? Is it bet curious that in all Labouchere sur Lord Wharncliffe and other studiously rejected; perhaps the wisdom of such active exercise they are discarded and belt 13th Chancery Division Repata refusals will before long be apparent. One thing substituted? I can easily imagine many incon-Mr. McKean in opening the case

was one which did not seems probable, and it is this, that as Korea has veniences attending theirpse; but content myself fendants argued than the a customs service worked by Europeans and with auggesting the question, I have said nothing diction of the court has inade reasonable treatles with influential about the grace of men's dress everyone must solution of the old

Island of a suitable hospital for the recep tion of all persons suffering from any infectious disease of a malignant type. The necessity for such a hospital is so apparent that arguments on its behalf are not called for. We blame the Government for not having foreseen this con- tingency, and for not having made the requisite preparations. The Douglas, with one case'c cholera on board, was ordered into quarantine yesterday, and for the next ten days the whole of the officers and crew will practically be prisoners in the midst of disease. Why could not the suffer ing man have been at once conveyed to a hospital on Stonecutters Island? This would have en- abled the steamer, after undergoing the usual examination and taking the customary precau- tions, to pursue her avocations after a lapse of two or three days. Some high officer of the Hong- kong Government has been guilty of gross aeg: lect of duty in not, after curcholera experiences last year, making ample preparations, to deal with similar difficulties. Who that officer is we neither know or care. The interests of this Colony ap matter; we, and the community at large, look to Governor Bowen to see that our well grounded complaints are removed without loss of time. If cholera is admitted into Hongkong through the culpable neglect of the Government authori- ties, a very grave responsibility will undoubtedly

Whatever

arrival of Sir GeoRox Body, Mr. J. M. Price took it upon himself to order the demolition of these useful structures. Why the Surveyor General, who had only re cently arrived from England, so hastily demolished all traces of the good work ac- Stonecutters.complished by his locum tenent, leaving the colony practically at the mercy of any in- fectious disease, we are not in a position to state authoritatively, Perhaps it was to serve selfish personal interests, perhaps to lead up to his own aggrandisement, perchance to save the Government the expense of pay ing the watchman's wages, Mr. PRICE's ideas may have been, it is positively certain that without any apparent justifiable reason he caused these useful buildings to be demolished, without providing anything in the shape of a suitabic substitute. His Excellency the Governor is respectfully invited to thoroughly investigate the truth of these assertions As to the extent of Mr. PaICR's culpability we would rather not venture an opinion; we leave the Gover ment and the public to form their own ideas. Fortunately the present plague of cholera has not been a savere one; but deaths unhappily have occurred, and how far the Hongkong Government is respon- In Justice it must be admitted that as soon as the emergency arose, the Govern-sible for these deaths is a matter for after ment, according to the lights of His Excel-consideration. lancy's advisers, lost very little ilme in making what was, presumed to be the best possible arrangements under the circum- stances. A commencement was quickly made in the construction of matsheds on

pear to have been shamefully neglected in this

rest on the Head of the Executive.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL ANYBODY can tell you what to put in a nows paper but the real problem is what to leave out

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SAYS the North China Advertiser of the th. inst:-The Takarago Mars, we are glad to hear, came off daring last night's flood tide, and is now at Woosung. She will most likely leave on her voyage to Japan to-day.

man who should be there.

asked to give some account of Wolsey daily, encumbered with children and laden down His reply was, "Wolsey was a famous general.

with household appendages, sitting for houn in who taught in the Crimean-war, and who, the blazing hot sun, on the side walk and door after being decapitated arveral se steps of Merchant street, patiently waiting for the to Cromwell, 'Ab, if I had only served you as you have served me, I would not have been de serted in my old age." "What was the Star Chamber?" Answer: "An astronomer's room" "What was meant by the year of jubilee Answer: "Leap-year." "What was the Bronze Age?" Answer: "When the new pennies became current coin of the realm." "What are the Letters of Junius! ?" Answer: "Letters written in the month of June." "What is the Age of Reason!" Answer: "The time that has elapsed since the person of that name was born."

THE following appears in the Japan Gasette, under the heading "Occasional Notes: "It can truly be said that Korea bas nolonger any claim to the title of Hermit Kingdom. The govern- ment of Korea have now made treaties with several of the powers; and in order to place herself on a good commercial footing has organici a maritime customs service which like its later service in China is to be under

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We come now to

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SUPREME COURT

(Before His Lordship, the Hon. Sir GEORGE PHILIPPO.)

July tith, 1883.

LOUREIRO

3. ROZÁRIO, (CLUB LUSITANO). Messm. O'Malley and Francis appeared for the plaintiff, instructed by Messrs. Brescion defence, instructed by Messrs. Sharp, Toller and Wotton and Deacon; and Mr. McKean for the Johnson

new made known to the plaints and

Colony by personally devoting a little | THE Hiego News of the 16th ult. saya :-We | vigation Company, to make some: considerable and pain the delicate flesh of the breasts. De guments declidons from the case of Fisher more of his time and attention to the duties have been informed upon good authority that, of bis high and responsible position, in-unless heavy weather is experienced, there is stead of leaving the entire control of the every probability the Sumide Maru will be machine of government to the Colonial safely.removed from her present perilous post Secretary, and his mightiness "the honour- tion. There are we understand, three bulk able the Surveyor-General." Sir GEORGE heads in the vessel, the forward one alene

being injured, and the boles-in-the-steamer's powers, she will not long require to be under allow it might be more ornamental No one tien of a new one! Bowen will know how far these public robottom are all in the forward compartment," | the wing of China; she will ind other nations who has ever seen a stout, Didderly man without counsel for

proprietary status bukes are justified; we have done our duty The damaged bulkhead and the injuries to besides China ready to lend her any pecuniary his coat can help shuddering at the thought of a planin had no propri in pointing out that His Excellency's pop- the bottom have been temporarily repaired, and assistance she may require, and on reasonable inatron, stout and elderly, clad in the dual gar tution whatsoever. ularity is rapidly on the decline, not pumping to free the vesti, from water was to terms. Money is considered to be the sinews of bent, with only a frill round the waistband of the merely with one party, but in every section

war, as it also is of trade and granting that victorious trousers, valuable to the morphologist of our cosmopolitan community. As

Korea has her coffers fairly well filled she ought as showing the course of evolution. Men and pointed out, the Government displayed

to go ahead. She has fortunately before her the women are structurally different laudable energy in borrowing tents and

results, good and bad, of foreign intercourse with physical constitution. in proceeding with the construction of

China and Japan; and it is to be hoped that her government will steer a coupe clear of many matsheds on Stone

unwise actions and short-sighted strokes which have done so much to check the this country and to hamper that of China which latter, great is it is, wilght be farther devel

have been commenced yesterday, So far the weather has been very favourable, and as there is an abundance at hand of material and labour, the chances of saving the Sumida Mars are ap parently much better than was at first anticipated. As regards the cargo, also, salving operations *Island--aker, have been attended with considerable stones, we had called attention to the deficiencies the liat taken by the steamar keeping a good in the houőital

lation on that deal of the sugar, of which the cargo was thiefly convenient quarantine, refurre. By good composed, out of reach of the water.

their dress should also difer nepday I could say use (not the abušć of the wreler begging înë

before attacking

calling hemelf a woman?

cision upon this point.

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The Nicht Nichi Shimbun, after saying that

follows: Should France take possession of war between China and France is a possible con tingency, proceeds to discuss the situation as Annam, and the Red River, and open up a trade route to Yunnan, it will be one of the greatest for years. On the other hand, if China events that have taken place in the East succeeds in keeping the French out of Annam, she will become conceited and think that she can beat any of the nations who may be at variance with her and her general policy will be modifeder Among the rest the English will suffer more than anybody else. They have the greatest tradal interest in Asia. Look at the dimensions of their commerce in Arabla and Persia They almost monopolize the commerce with thang countries? Turn to the East and see the Indian Empire which is an English possen. sion, Although Portugal, France, and Holland

some territories In Slam, Sumatra,

Kwakwend„Straits, and the islands around täis.

last mentioned region, yet the trade is principally we find that the Enviisi enjoy an almont ex- in the hands of the English Again, In China

to eighteen of the

portswhich are clusive monopoly of the commerce of seventeen

open to foreign

The sarkle can be said about the trade in our

amfertest If therefore, it wäre to

treaty ports. land has attained to eminence through her present power and wealth This is the reason why diminib, she would not be able to maintain her

than any other of the nations of Europe. Suppose England pays prater attention to Eastern affairs the French take possession of the Red River and amblish a trade route to Vinnan and the ad- Jacent provinces”-n "rest change will take place

hitherto

boca observed there. The En

wykreli and the French will enrich themsel EKTRis balay the case, at their coaste

hat the Endish: Govern tutions against the events wi Sir Harry Parkes having been to China'thère de no doubt the interests of als

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His best to my