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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

that these apparently, anything but dis- interested attempts to diffow difficulties in the way of a great sanitary and commercial reform have most ignominiously falled; and that the would-be obstructionists have been left to chew the cud of their own bitter and humillating, reflections. To any person whose vision is not warped by self-interest, denso ignorance, or petty spite, nothing could possibly be clearer than the absolute certainty that this reclamation of the Praya foreshore will prove an invaluable boon to the entire colony. Briefly stated, it will Improve the general health, provide suitable residences, offices, and warehouses at reasonable rents, greatly facilitate the shipping business of the port by allowing vessels to lie alongside a line of wharves extending from the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank to the Gas Works, and permit a

TAE British survering vessel Rambler, Com. mander W. A. Moore, left yesterday for Shanghai.

THE Northern Territory Times una :-Owing to the decision arrived at by the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company and the China Navigation Company to raise the fares for Chinese passengers from Port Darwin to Hong residents at Fort Darwin was held, at which hong, from to £8, a meeting of Chinese war decided not to allow Chinese to travel by vessels owned by the offending companies. We note that to-morrow afternoon and evening the last performances of Webb's Marionettes will be given. A new and much improved pro- gramme is being presented, and the audiences, although small, have shown undisguised pleasure in the entertainment. The figures are worked in a really wonderful way, and we recommend. those people who think Marionettes are only fit for children, to go and see them they are well

worth it.

MARCH 8, 1889.

A GRASS-CUTTER was caught at Wong-nef-chong yesterday just after he had set fire to a fir-tree, He was remanded to-day,

An official notice conts from the office of the Secretary for Scotland that the Queen has been pleased, by Warrant under Her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Sea appointed by the Treaty of the Great Seal of Scotland, ordaining of Union to be kept and made use of ia place that the Burgh of Dundee shall be a Cita, and shall be called and styled "The City of Dundee." THE Editor has been there before.

Miss Bluestocking (aged thirty-nine)-I have sent you a dozen of my poems within the past year, and you bave returned every one of them.

called to see what is the matter with them.

Editor (kindly)-My dear lady, the great French critic, Renan, says it is impossible for any one to write well before the age of forty.

Miss Bluestocking-Oh, I see. I will send you some new ones in about twenty years.

RECENT news from Java state that fresh military operations are intended in Achten. Negocia tions with the titular Sultan of Acheen for a

fadian Government, have failed. Preparations agreed to become a vassal of the Netherlands are consequently going on to despatch shortly a strong body of troops to Achern with a view to more eigarously taking the offensive against the enemy. Barracks are being run up there for the accommodation of the expected reinforce

The Governor-General, had a ton of coal China, the other permitting French Missionaries extracted from the Matilda Mine and shipped to rent and purchase land in all the provinces of on board the Tuyên quan At a pm, the Empire, and to erect, buildings” thereon at the party left for Ha-ton of board the Fanny, their pleasure. followed by the other launches with military The difference between the French and the escort on board. The tide was again so low Chinese text of this Article, of the cause of which that the Governor-General and Mddle. Richaud not very savoury story is told, gave rise to had to land and proceed in chairs, the others further negotiations, the Chinese Government wading through the mud. At p.m. they reached objecting with good reason to be bound by the hundred and fifty coolies were working at that to a result, the so-called, Bertbemy. Convention ficent forests and ascended a steep incline. Five was only in 1865 that these negotiations came the Ha-tou Mine after having crossed magni- Chinese text, as surreptitiously obtained. #

through the hillock, and at the end of it, in the note addressed by the Tsungli Yamén to Mine. A passage 100 metres broad is cut after the French Minister who concluded it, and

another yawning cavern is the entrance to the French Legation, on the 20th February the Mine. A layer of coal four metres thick is that year, it was stated that if in future French then reached, the coal blackening the hand that Missionaries were to go into the interior in order touches it. This appears to be the best coal so to buy ground and buildings, the documents of far discovered in the Concession. Opposite the transfer would have to be made out in the name Mine are ranged the workmen's huts; and of the church community, and that neither the further reside, surae bungalow where the overseers Missionary, nor any single convert should ba

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1889.

In publishing the details of Mr. CHATER'S proposed reclamation of the Praya foreshore on the 3rd of August, 1887, we ventured to express the opinion that if ever the scheme were carried out, it would be by private enter prise and submitted to the Hongkong Government by its projector. And in July last, after this important undertaking had received the conditional assent of the local Executive, we very plainly asserted that the carrying

on

similar lines to those

opening up building sites in the vicinity of Causeway Bay, and along the Shan-kl- wan Road. It must also lead to a further extension of the Praya by the Government from Murray Wharf in an almost direct line to Whitfeild Station, clearing away the present unhealthy district along the Wanchai foreshore, and opening the gate to numerous improvements, which have long been recognised,

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. LONDON, March 6th, Symptoms of blood poisoning cause anxiety regarding the King, but no immediate danger is anticipated.

'PRINCE MILAN. Prince Milani is ill and expected to abdicate.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong:) ..

THE FRENCH BUDGET.

PARIS, February 17th,, The Budget Committee of 1889 have elected M. Jules Roche as President.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WILL a few of our local officials who have been "on the job" kindly stand back and liten i The Dew Turkish Censor of the Press has recently issued a circular to the editors of papers under

litles. If anybody comes and tells you a Governor or any other high official has been guilty of embezzlement, maladministration, or any other blame-worthy conduct, treat the charge as not proved, and say nothing about it." We prefer to add nothing to this, although we But the could easily point a significant moral, Law of Libel is a most uncertain element, and we really don't wish to make anybody unhappy.

Nineteenth Century an informal review of a MR. Gladstone has written for the editor of the novel called "Divorce," by an American lady named Margaret Lee. He remarks that "The present social life of America offers at all points a profoundly important field of observation, towards which European eyes have hardly yet began to be turned. This social life, if it does not already embrace the largest province of the entire social life of civilised man, will shortly embrace not the largest only, but the largest beyond all comparison, and will form, in constantly growing proportions, a telling element In the general condition of Christendom, and even of humanity at large.

SAYS the Sarawak Gazette:-With the N. E. monsoonjunksfrom China are beginning to arrive at Kuching bringing down cargoes of salt, aud coolies who of their own accord leave their native land to try their luck in a foreign country. The life of a coolle in his own country is à constant struggle for bare sustenance, so that no wonder he is venturesome enough to sail at the worst season of the year in a vessel laden to deck level with cargo, the deck itself thickly packed with a living freight. He cannot possibly exchange his position, for a worse one and eagerly listens to the words of a compatriot telling of a land of promise across the seas, who haring previously made the trip himself and returned safely to China is anxious to get together as many as possible of his kind, who when delivered

ments,

We note that the Hoogkong, Canton, and Macao ceeds on an extra trip to Macao, to-morrow, Steamboat Company's steamer Klungchow pro- leaving this at 6 pm, and the Holy City on Sunday at 9 p.m. Intending excursionists and sight-seers who desire to feast their eyes on the religious procesiion which is to parade the streets of the neighbouring colony on Sunday, can do no better than avail themselves of the facilities afforded by the Kiungchow. The fare to Macao and back is $2, and it is, expressly mentioned in the "express" circulated to-day that there will be "No first-class," This is undoubtedly meant as an extra inducement,

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY.

For three quarters of an hour the Governor- It will easily be seen also that this arrango- General inspected the works, the gallerica, the ment, If it grants special advantages to French inclined plane made for the trucks, the wells, Missionaries, gives no valid reason, not over and the railway works. A great deal has a pretext, to France to claim the right of proteo. been done here. Enormous quantities of earth tion over other than French Missionaries. have been removed, and in a few weeks, Besides, a comparison between the articles in when the first section of the railway shall the different treaties referring to the protection coal will be sent to the coast. to be gristed to the Christian religion, native ment in the course of three months, when the that nothing has been further from the mind of The exploitation

railway is expected to reach Ho -gay.

the contracting powers than thejdea to abandon The Governor-General then, in the presence of Protestant, belonging to their own nationalities: At nightfall they started on their return trip, the right of protecting Missionaries, Catholic and the Editor of the Courrier, expressed him- some of the treaties would even seem to give self to M. Bavier Chouflour in the following better reasons to their signatories to claim the strain: "I never believed in the attacks which, right of universal protection over Missionaries have been levelled at your undert-king; bai than could be deduced from the French treaties. I must confess, 7 never expected to see such | Such are the British Treaty of 1858, Anicle VIII, pleased." Then addresing the Editor of of 1861, Article VI, in which no mention is made important works as these, 1 am very much the German of 1861, Atticle X, and the Spanish the Courrier d'Haiphong he said: "I must of the nationality of the Missionaries to be pro- request you to contradict the malicious rumours, tected or of passports to be delivered only to which have been in circulation. I am very Missionaries belonging to the nationality of the much pleased with what, I have seen and what signatory. In the British Treaty, Catholic has been done. Please report in the Courrier | Missionaties are exprenly, mentioned in the that I have congratulated M. Bavier-Chaulfour English text, and in the German Treaty both the on his enterprise, and in the presence of M. Lion, Catholic and the Protestant religions are men- the Consulting Engineer of the Protectorate, tioned in the Chinese text. whose advice I have adopted, and of M. Benoit, Administrator of the Province."

THE PROTECTION OF CATHOLIC

MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of this

According to a telegram received by the Paris: Temps from Rome, dated the 29th of November McCulloch presided, and the Hon P. Ryrie, Company was held this afternoon, Ms. Diast, the Apostolio Delegate to China, whoever Messrs. A dos Remedios, A. G. Stokes, F Reza, J. S. Benjamin, S. J. Danby, Chun Lun, Dodwell, F. Henderson, C. A. Otorio, J. C. da and Mr. Lyall (Secretary) were present.

due to the accident to the Hotel Premises last

he may be, will be charged with a mission from the Holy See to the Emperor of China, dealing Empire, and the subject of diplomatic relations with the position of Catholic Missionaries in the

between China and the Vatican,

On the other side, the London Daily News, to hand by the same mail, states that the Holy, See bad not yet taken any action relative to the Convention between Italy and China for the ratification of their passports. The Vatican, the protection of the Italian Missionaries and the

correspondent of the Daily News says, intends to wait for the steps. which may be taken by France, who is mort directly interested in this interests in China. Should France do nothing consider itself to be released from its engagements in obtaining any concession, the Holy See will with France, and will open negotiations for send. ing an Apostolic Delegate to China, who would

1858, Article XXIX, the Russian of 1858, Article

On the other band by the American Treaty of

TV, and the Italian, Article VIII, it is expressly provided for that the Chinese Government shall give protection to American, Russian, Danish, Dutch, and Italian Missionaries, and in the American Treaty above quoted Cathollo Missionaries are mentioned in the Engilsh (ext.

the absence of special arrangements concluded In the face of these Treaty stipulations, and in between France and the other treaty powers, to the former, it would have been dificult for the transferring the right of protection from the latter

French Government to claim as a right what has been the aim of all governments in France, whether Royal,. Imperial, or Republican, to establish in China, ff, the universal and exclusive right of protecting the Catholic religion Also, the meaux employed have been more and the Catholic. Missionaries in that country.

subtle; the Missionaries, the Propaganda, the Pope himself, have been told that passports delivered by the French Legation gave rights, ties in China, which no passport given by any power could hope to obtain from the Chinese other legation could confer, and which no other Government.

WE note the arrival of the Marquis de Mores safely in Sarawak bring to himself a good com past. When the newwing ts in full working order, convention, with a view to forwarding her advantages, and privileges to Catbolic Missiona

the French explorer in Tonquia, by the steam ship Clara from Haiphong.

THE agenta (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) inform us that the "Ben" Line steamer Benardy

mission. The men thus'arriving are engaged by employers for work on plantations or in sago factories even before the anchor of the Junk bringing them has been let go, and are of a much better physique than coofics engaged in the regular way in Singapore.

The Chairman said: With your permission I will take the report and accounts as read. I have but little to add to what is in the Report. the poor results of the past 6 months is, as stated, April, which has caused, I regret to say, a very heavy loss, but one that can only be estimated. However, I am pleased to be able to state that all loss and laconvenience from that accident in now

your Directors havetvety reason to expect a very considerable gain on the Hotel working account. The business of the Company is steadily im- ring, and likely to do so year by year. The Praya Extension Scheme now being settled the Company, will, with other Marins Lot Holders, of the report and statement of accounts. Mr. Benjamin seconded. Adopted. Mr. Ryrie proposed the re-election of Messrs. F. Dodwell and E. Jones-Hughes as directors.

Mr. Stokes seconded. Agreed. Mr. Benjamin proposed the re-election of

left Singapore yesterday afternoon for this poil we seldom have the pleasure of perusing that reap a material beneft. I propose the adoption undertake the protection by diplomatic means of published in, the Revue dez Deux Mondes of ...

THE O. S. S. Coy's steamers Titan and Nester, from Liverpool, left Singapore to-day and are due here on the 15th inst. The Hector will sall at daylight to-morrow, and the Fares at 3 p.m. on the roth inst.

A PICK up" Cricket match will be commenced at 11a.m. to-morrow if there are a sufficient lying in the Cricket Pavilion and in the Hong number of names in the lists, which are now kong Club.

WE beg to remind our readers of the Polo Club Races, which will be held to-morrow afternoon on the Race-course. The first event is set for 245 p.m., and the Clerk of Scalea will be at his post. at 2.15 p.m. Colonel Forbes-Robertson and the Officers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders have kindly permitted their Band

to attend.

THE town of Pisa has become bankrupt. The Rialio, in referring to the matter, says that an

high-class literary and scientific production which sees the light of day every week in the neighbouring colony of Macao and is especially written for the ultra-religious Lusitanians of the Far East. The plejad of Portuguese clergymen, hailing from St. Joseph's Seminary, who are said to be" running" the Vas do Crente deserve credit for the able manner in which they conduct this the courtesy they use towards their opponents journal likewise for their refined language and In the journalistic arena. We have certainly much to learn from Portuguese clerical newspapers in the way of controversy, although the style they employ in their polemics is neither new, nor original. Visitors to a certain market in London, or to the quarters inhabited by the sampan-women in classic Macao, rical adornments of that language which is said to be awfully expressive of human feelings because it comes direct from the heart. The writers of the Ves de Crente must have taken valuable lessons from the sampan female

Arb soon initialed into the beautles and rheto-

the Italian Catholics

Under these circumstances, and, with a view to the negotiations, perhaps going on at the present moment, between the parties interested in the question, but certainly to be opened before long, it may be worth our while and that our readers to look a little closer into the claim of the French Government to the exclusive protection of Catholic Missionaries in China.

No arrangement exists between France and

of

Messrs. Cox and Henderson as auditors.

Mr. Danby seconded. Agreed. The Chairman having announced that the dividend warrants would be posted on Monday China as to giving the former power any right the proceedings terminated.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the op’aloun expressed by

Correspondents in this column.]

"LIMITED LIABILITY."

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To trà Enron or the “Hönszord Telegraph.”

It will be interesting to refer to an article

Igth December, 1886, under the title of "Les Missions, Catholiques en Chine" in order to understand by what means public opinion, especially among the Missionaries themselves, has been worked upon to obtain the desired end of France, a belief in the existence and the necessity of the so-called French protectorate. The annoymous author of the above quoted article states his case as follows:-

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The stipulations of the Franco-Chinese

treaties of 1858 and 1860 are indeed, with regard of protection over Missionaries belonging to any to Christians, wider and more explicit than those other nationality than her own, and even if such of all the other treaties concluded by China with an arrangement did exist, it would be utterly any other foreign powers. These latter treaties valueless, as no two powers have the right, by meation Christians, and contain some stipula- an arrangement arrived at between them, to tions in their favour, but it is sufficient to meddle with the sovereign rights every look at them in order to see that the independent power holds over its own subjecte comparison is entirely to the advantage of or citizens. The exercise of protection over our (French) rights,"It is true that all these | nation's own subjects is a right of sovereignty treaties contain the most favoured nation clause, |belonging to every power, and which cannot be but it is not probable that this clause, considered lessened or done away with by understandings always as a purely commercial one, could be we applied to religious questions, Besides, even if The French Government, as well as that of this clause could permit any foreign nation to

out of the work might safely be regarded as talian banking house proposes to put a man in sisterhood of the Holy City--and we all know limited liability companies, like mushrooms, China, will do well to keep in mind this un-invoke the stipulations contained in the Franco-

that

à

genius in an Italian paper suggests a lottery to the Lown with a man in possession would with Leaning Tower the first prize! An certainly be a novelty,

*

SIR-Being a constant reader of your valuable paper, I was struck by your remarks in yester-between third parties. day's issue regarding the facility with which grow out of this enjoy an ephemeral existence.

The freshest movement in this direction, coated, I hear, from a wonderful source. Its stated that a Hongkong Life Insurance Com Pany will soon appear in our midst, that Chinese subscribers have been got by the dozen, and the immanes capital of forty thousand dollars has

Her Majesty's Government, with the whole of the facts before them, could only arrive at one decision. How well founded were our anticipations was conclusively shown at the final meeting of marine lot-holders, AN impudent case of theft occurred this more held at the City Hall on Wednesday last, were going with an interpreter to the joss-house over it, or to the people who are ruled, we have already been secured. What I allude to is to Missionaries travelling into the interior at the facility of obtaining special. passports, such

Two Annamese priests

ing at Bowrington.

when two youths ran past, snatched the priests' turbant, and went off in opposite directions. One of them was caught, however, and Mr. Pollock sentenced him to four days' imprison ment and ten strokes of the rattan,

I am

Your faithfully Hongkong, 8:la March, 1889.

OBSERVER.

classes to be able to shine so prominently in

and conventions concluded between France and them to claim the advantages conceded by par objurgatory controversy and in soul-stirring

China contain nothing that would give, even a ticular arrangements, arrived at between the personal abuse as they now do. We have often

shadow of sight to the French pretensions, of French Legation and the Taung.ll Yamén. But to comment on the news which occasionally

exclusive protection over all Catholic Mission, it is just from these arrangements that important reaches us from the shores of the Holy City,

aries in the Empire.

advantages accrue to those most interested. and as the public affairs of that colony are any.

Article XVIII of the French Treaty of 1858 Such are the faculty, of acquiring land and thing but a credis to the Government that rules

states:-Efficacious protection will be granted houses to establish new missions, and the

when Mr. CHATEX was in a position to

nistic to the system of administration prevailing of how some commercial undertakings are mentioned in Article VIII, and, according to through any other legations. The Shanghai frequently expressed opinions and ideas aalago- simply rumour, but it is a sufficient indication country furnished with the regular passports in fact as it would be useless, to try to obtain announce that his original proposals for

Crowns we have criticised the shady acts of in that degenerate dependence of the Portuguesa carried out in this pushing colony.

this article, Franckman desirous to proceed to paperabave reported lately that Catholic Mission Thanking you in anticipation for the publica-towns in the interior, or to ports to which foreign arica of Gorman nationality have tried in vain engineering, this gigantic work had, with

many of it public functionaries and have not

tion of these lines,

ships are not admitted, can do so safely under to obtain from the German Legation passports one or two minor modifications, received

spared its men of notoriety. The Lisbon pross

condition that they hold passports written in identical with those delivered by the French the sanction of the Secretary of State and

have followed, having often surpassed us in bare generally adopted the same lines as we

French and Chinese, and legally issued (légale. Minister. We believe that, this has not beas ment délivrés) by French Consular and | the first time that a similar miaadventure bas had also been approved of by His Excellency

their warm invective against and merciless

diplomatic agents in China, and vised by the happened to missionaries tainted by Gallophobia, the Governor and the Executive Council,

incrimination of those public men of Macao

Chinese, authoritien.".......... The French The Holy See knows well these advantages and whose shameful deeds certainly deserved At the same meciing It was unanimously

agents in China will deliver passports do it for this reason that be has always the lash of the public censore. The Macao

their countryman (à leurs nationaus); only for encouraged the misionaries to appeal to France. resolved that the slightly-amended condi.

Vos de Crente blamen us for the trouble

those places not held by the rebels at the time | He has even sometimes issued such orders to tions be accepted, and that the Govern

ing on Macaocse affairs; our contemporary we have taken in reporting and comment.

the passport is asked for,-

those who moved by petty considerations of There can be no doubt that these Treaty national jealousy, hava tried to avoid our inter ment be authorised to proceed with the

says we write of Macao only to satisfy a morbid

stipulations admit caly of the issue of passports vention. It is in such manzer, that by itself a work without delay, the marine lot-holders

taste of scandal and defamation. Not satisfied

by the French authorities to Frenchmen, and the state of things was established that seemed to It is said that Baron Roggenbach, the filend of with this sweeping assertion, the clerical organ

French authorities themselves are so well aware,conciliate, all interçats, Francy and the Vatican undertaking to forthwith find the necessary Frederick III. and of Professor Geffcken, is descends, we should say, ascends-to the level

of this that even in their passports fatud toithout ever having concluded a formal treaty. funda.

weary of life in the Fatherland such as it appears of personalities, and Indulges in its usual litany

Missionaries belonging to other than the French acted; together; and lent each other mutual All obstacles to the speedy accomplish. to him unter the present circumstances, and is of vituperation against the person or persons

nationality, they designate the holders thereof sistance. The foreign power might have ment of this great project having thus been going to emigrate to Switzerland, where he has whom it accuses to entertain feelings of animosity - Sub-director respectively of the Government ], illegally, as belonging to their own-the French + forbidden. their nationals from placing them

bought an estate near gay and sunny Zurich. against the Holy City, and to haya the courage

nationality.

selves under our (French) protection, but they awept aside, wo' may be excused for There is a rumour that Dr. Geficken is going to to give vent to such feelings in the columns of

"I, Minister of the French Republic, isans this had no interest in doing so, every one of Indulging in a little self-congratulation at Germany from his shoes for ever,

follow his example, and shake the dust of the public press. It is needless to say that

passport to the Catholic Missionary them having too small a number of missionaries our friends, the priests of Macao, are very

belonging

to my own country, in pursuance of to constitute the political advantage, that they the position we have consistently main.

far beneath criticism in their attempt at throwing The steam-launch Thuyen-quan arrived at the treaties concluded between France and China might have drawn from their protection and to tained in advocating the claims of Mr. MADAME KORFF and Mälle. Maillard proposa mud on those who hold different opinions to Hon-gay on the 26th February, at 9.30 am. at Tientsin and Peking in 1858 and 1860, and compensate them for the difficulties that would CHATEN and the marine lot-holders giving a final concert in the City Hall on or theirs, and who view the affairs of Macao from a where it found quite a flotilla of launches dis- | the Articles VIII and VI thereof. As it is well have arisen with the Chinese Government from

about Wednesday next, on which occasion, we more impartial standpoint than the permanent playing a great deal of bunting. The Governor-known to me that M. «

THE following gruesome advertisement recently appeared in a Glasgow paper: "James Hodges continues to sell burying crapes ready made, and his wife's niece dreries dead corpses at ar cheap a rate as was formerly done by her aunt, having not only been educated by her, bot perfected in Edinburgh, from whence the has lately arrived with all the newest and best fashions for the dead."

believe, these clever Artistes will be assisted by amateur talent. Further particulare will be shortly announced, and we venture to hope that these deserving ladies, whose season has been the reverse of a prosperous one, will receive substantial support from the music loving public A STORY has lately been going the rounds at home which has a favourite and pretty actress as its heroine. - A young officer, the son of a well-known general, became infatuated with her, The general, on hearing of it, sent a trusted emissary to the lady, to implore her to break off the relations, and at the same time to tender her a blank cheque, which she could fill in to any amount. The lady's reply was to throw the cheque into the fire, to declare fadignantly that she was not to be bought off, but that if it were for her lover's good she would give him up, and to

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A VISIT TO THE COAL FIELDS - OF HONGAY AND HA-TOU, IN

TONQUIN...

We extract from the Courrier d'Haiphong the following interrting particulars of a visit paid on the 16th ulo, to the above Mines by M. Richand, the Governor-General of French Indo China, accompanied by M. Lion, Civil Engineer, M. Chavassieux and M. Outrey, Director and Political Bureau, Commandant Lauze, Director of the Military Barent, Lieut. Scal, Aide-de-camp to the Governor, and M. de Cuera de Cogolin, Editor of the Courier d'Haiphong.

generally to whatever financial or other advantages may be expected to accrue as the result of their perspicacity and enterprise. The inception of the scheme is entirely due to Mr. Chater, and it is clearly apparent that but for his influence, ability, and Indomitable perseverance the Praya reclamation, like numerous other local ventures, would have been quietly shelved for many years to come. Under these circumstances we have never been able to understand for what tangible reason a certain section of the local press has lost no opportunity of virulently attacking the promoters bend fides, of striving to create a factious opposition to Couple have never met since. We do not know being theironly armour, coarse vituperation their under 'a stray ray of light. In the two mines | the Intervention of the French Government, | Government to refuso in future Chinese ́visa'to"

residents of that colony are apt to take. It being General, led by M. Bavier-Chauffour, Engineer scholar of my country, arenowned el protection and with the missionaries them. Pipe Thus | selves, who would have found themselves placed the mission of the press to be omnipresent, and, of the "Socidid Française des Charbonnages du reads the translation of the Chinese text of the in situation, of Inferiority, with regard to thele if possible, omniscient, all public events, irre Tonquin," proceeded without delay up the Bay, passports issued by the French Legation; to | brethren.”. spective of time and place fall within its followed by the other launches. The tide was Catholic Missionaries, and the French at leafrollar advantager to those granted to missions

The statement contained in this a

article, that province. Principles are no respecter of low, and a route che kilometre long had to it is still more explicit, as it refers but to Article similar

The free press tolerates to be traversed over the mud before the first Vill of the French Treaty of 1858, which, an hap | rics, by French, passporta could, be neither persona. other restriction, or limit zo its action but those mine could be reached. The hole party been shown in the foregoing, mentions only claimed nor obtained away with by the action of ofhonesty, law, and common sense. The Macao entered into small sampana, which the coolica passports issued by the padres who run the Vos de Crests are very like pushed over the hard mud, like so many Frenchmen, their Manila confrères who snort under the lash sledges. A pier with Decauville, ralis laid, on, of criticism, and call heaven's fire to fall on those and then yawning cavern-that was the who venture to write about them and their doings. Matilda Mine. A straight gallery exposes five This has invariably been the custom with the broad layers of coslatan inclination of 45 degrees. clerical fraternity all the world over and it would On the right a gallery 30 metres long attacks be a matter for "surprise" if the handful of the vein in its very heart. Through this Portugese goranes who ply the priestly trade gallery a railway will shortly be laid so as in the neighbouring Pope-ridden polony of Micio to communicate with the Marisons Mine, The French text pifthis Article only contains the should remain silent sitter hearing their tactics located at 600 metres further on. The layers of stipulations that the ground and buildings taken exposed and their manifold pious tricks freely this part of the mins are vertical, very broad, from the Christians during the past persecutions

what became of the young officer-perhaps ho the marine lot-holders, and throwing went to the wars to the hopes of having his miserable existence honourably ended-but the cold water on the scheme generally. It is lady very soon consoled herself with another however, eminently satisfactory to know | flame, who, however, has since given der ny,

chief weapon attack, we can well afford to let them heap on us a world of ignominy, as ránk and foul as themselves, while we placidly and determinedly pursue career of free criticism

MODE authorities to the German and Italian Governments, and that, If thus Articles VIII and XIII of the French Treaty of 1858 are not only silent on the exclusive right of protection over Catholic Missionaries, but on the contrary, are adverse to any such claim Article VI of the Treaty of 1860 is still more unfavourable to, the demand” put forward by Francs.

of Imperial China, Missionaries of all natloga, lities can now obtain, the same advantages as their French breliten, without having to pass through the humiliating ceremony of asking for them through the intervention of another lega. tion than their own, onder

But it is well to remember another, statement contained in the above quoted article, "Foreign powers might have forbidden their nationals from placing themselves under Freach protection," and thatgirl what the German, and Italian

156 Chinese labourers are engaged in working, to whom the Chinese Government would hand all passports lesuod to: German and Italian the galleries. In making embankments outside, them overt the Chinese text of the same Articlo missionaries by any other legation than their and in laying on hill. "The work of exploitation contained two more stipulations,, the one giving own, actual, national one. The demand was a will be carried on as soon as the railway is the right to propagate,, preach, and, pactise the perfectly just one, and the Chinese Government completed,

| Cubolle religion we all" poeple" is all parts of Fwould not kavu refused 39 wichons vialMinggu