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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 114, 1891.

Washington pawn shop inspector, knows a thing the difficulty. Otherwise the peninsula will individual lot. At the barrieta un route to this fosses must vined' by teamen last year, very little { Tangkoa, and S. tag Täcțài hàn departed in the

or two about the squalid Peninsular Kingdom. His opinions are not exactly flattering to the venal parasites who are alleged to be engaged In plucking that wretched country bare. It is possible, perhaps, that the fact of the Korean Government being still in areas with his pay to the tune of two years' salary, and that the prospects of their ever settling up are as poor as the land Itself, may have tended to bins his mind.

Our inilitary mission," said the Colonel to a representative of this paper, was a gigantic hoar with which I shall ever regret having been connected; the result of a mischievous missionary intrigue for the purpose of, opposing the influence and laterests of Col. Chas. Chatild Long. It accomplished nothing beyond keeping Col. Long from the command of the Korean forces which had been lepdered him. Indeed, it was probably never intended that it should accomplish anything else. Mr. Dye certainly never contemplated any work of. 4 serious nature, while Mr. Cummins was physically incompetent to command troops or aid In any work of a military nature. Beyond a little drill and a few matters of trivial detail, the Korean authorities under Russian advice, assisted by their own innate inertia and the meddlesome Idiocy and malice of the late so-called American Foreign "Advisor," took good care I should not even have a chance to act. Ilook upon the whole thing as three years of my life wasted, and return home a wiser and poorer man. The chances of my receiving what is due me are very slim so as long as the United States has a State Department as constituted. We want diplomatists de carriers present and not de hasard-not pettifogging shyster lawyers fresh from whittling toothpicks on the steps of their village grocery store, Nor have we much further use for broken-down merchants. If my Government is ever to regain its old Influence and prestige. In the East, a new leaf must be turned over by the next Administration, For beyond appointing dentists to consular positions-probably on the principle of langor Courts of ministere ignorant to foreign Courts of ministere ignorset of the language and customs of the countries to which they are accredited, the present wielders of executive power in America seem vold of any well-founded public policy in the proper pidgin" sense. The colossal fiasco of the Pan- American Congress, followed incontinently by repolls, revolutions and wars lu several of the South American states; the McKinley and Silver Bills interfering with and disturbing the resources, and finances of my country, are a few instances in point. Until now by education, conviction and experience I have always been a staunch Republican in every sense of the word-hatred of disorder and misrale, fear of the evils of monarchy, and a desire for liberty with fair laws. But now traditions seem to be vanishing, and Justice, truth, and honour sem to be disappearing in the treacherous quicksands of financial greed; the selfish seeking after personal aggrandizement and the indiffer-

Thus I waver, uncertain whether America has not pursued a wrong course After darkness there sometimes comes light

tons are not worth much,

Infallibly pass into the hands of rither progres: place a receipt is given for so much money sive Rustin or superficial and artificial Jasan for so many packages of goods, so that there is Should Russia get the Hermit Kingdom, no receipt given for each lot of goods, nor are the while not lost to efvilization it will, of course goods mentioned specifically, therefore there be closed to the commercial world. Should is no lakin pass accompanying the goods, Japan serve of her treacherous li atraming every this is a moatter perfectly understood by the her treacherous policy to do, Korea officials here and the demand for which by will be lost to both. The interests of the Customs simply results in merchants peace, hamenity and commerce demand that having to pay another in tax here. There this should not be. Better by far for China, is nothing produced in the immediate vicinity of before it is too late and the game is still in her Chungking, which is the collecting and distri hands to insist upon a modification of the bating centre for south-west and western China. meddling policies of Russia, Japan and the The is collected here can in no way be United States. The latter's interests being but of considered a foie, as, this is not the final a purely sentimental nature, if that, the morbid destination of the goods which the terra, de chimeras of a few self-interested philanthropists as originally intended to mean. in and out of the State Department in Washing-arriving here should not pay this tax, because Imports this is not their final destination, which to reach they will have to pay at other barriers." Exports should not pay in here because they have already paid at all the barriers on route, from the district in which they were produced to this place. From the manner in which the new Taotai is making new regulations and rigidly carrying out old ones ir is pretty clear that he is not going to allow the opening of the Upper Yangize to foreign trade to diminish the revenue, notwithstanding the fact that a half duty has been abolished in both Imports and exports. The newspapers have from time to dme found fault with Sir Thomas Wade for allowing the Chinese to have their own way, Walsham's brilliant display of diplomatic ability What will they now say when Sir John is made known to the world 1 Doubtless Sit understood that his successor has undone what Thamas Wade will be given a respite, when it is he did by surrendering the right to run steamers on the Upper Yangtare and receive no benefit in return.

With their own cogent reasons brought for ward with sufficient diplomatic skill, backed by her wealth and masses of population, supported as she doubtless should and would be by England's moral support, the Empire could compel the modification of the L-Ito treaty without firing a shot, and bring that simiesque race of Confucianistes to try and imitate the annexation policy and colonization schemes of their better resulting in a merited realization of their true position. For the cause of Korea's troubles in 1884, the Japanese have been and still are a corse to the land in which, as the inhabitants are almost all pro-Chinese if any thing, they are most unpopular.

Indeed why wait? Why, in the exercise of his Imperial prerogative, should not the Wang (or prince) and place in his stead, if such Master at Prking at once dethrone the present can be found, sore Korean more intelligent and able, and who, farther, may be trusted to make of Korea what she by nature is designed to be the easternmost bulwark of the Chinese Empire. The sooner this is un fait accompli the better for those who have vast commercial and political interests at stake in the event of a sudden outbreak of war in this part of the world.

I have given you my views on questions at the clouds of intelgus and rascality now ang up the clouds of intrigue and rascality now hanging dver the peninsular kingdom I shall feel well repaid for having gone to the trouble of carefully dying the situation in the "far-away land of Chao-halen.”.......

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1 CANTON.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

13th May, 1891.

ence of the few to the welfare of the many. by one door and the eight men, under the chase authorities, acting under advice, have decided

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business is done. The prospects of the trade are not very promising this year.

By the end of next week, we unders'aud, a carsi terable amount of new tea will be down. A lat would have been placed on the market this week had it ant been for the bad weather we bave had for some time,

It is reported that the price of tea in Pakling whether it will benefit the tea growers or the is double that of former years; and it is drubtful tea hengs, and foreign buyers will do well to Judge the quality, which is reporte I to be of good

our.

last few days round the bills, must have been af The joss pidgin that has her going on for the

howling and the gongs, could be heard for a mach annoyance to residents, as the terrible mile off. It is we understand to arrest some devole that has been doing much harm to passers by in that locality. We hope our celestial friends will soon succeed in catching those devolo and put an end to the fearful row Echo,

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Hoihow, April 18th. A few hot days, with the thermometer at in the slide, have been succeeded by a strong north easter and's downpour of rain. This way' of since last kutuinn. The long drought caused much deeded, There had been po rain to spink

and abstained from killing, as a means to pro grave anzlety to the officials and people," wha In vain bad for some time past offered sacrifices pillate the gods.

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The Taku Tug and Lighter Co. has, up t present,; had an excellent season, and it is up to the rumoured that there will be a dividend of 8 per cent for the first half-year, and that a good amount will be placed to the Reserve Fund.

April sand. The Tientsin. Water Works, organized br. Mons. R. Griffon, is not only to supply the French Settlement, but it is also likely to supply PRICE THREE DOLLARS. the British Seulement as well. The whole. plant for both Settlements will be supplied" and laid down by Mons, Griffon at the cost of $60,000. This som is to be raised by shares This is not including the supply of water to the Chinese. No doubt nearly all the shares will be taken up here, and perhaps some water supply has been mooted, His Ex Li will go to your part. Since the question of a

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At Chang-Hus something very like a famine had already sein, as a number of cargo-boats were despatched there recently loaded with sweet potatoes for the relief of the starving people. No rain-bad fallen there, for over a year. The alcamer Cambodia arrived here on the 16th direct from London with 12,000 barrels of cement

falling, can hardly be called forts, Colonel The Chinese are about to erect a new fort. It is high tale, as those now standing, or rather

The work will be commenced forthwith, and I Li Hung-chang before the former left here for A Cotton Cloth Mill is likely to be established Vogel recently selected a commanding spot.

here. Sheng Tantal talked the matter over with bellever foreign engineers will superintend the Chefoo, and if it is innctioned, It is proposed to building When finished, Krupp guns, already erect the mill near the Match: Factory, or the The American missionary ladies at Kiung- by Mr. G. Detring, may be used for the purpose; purchased, will be mounted upon it.

premises known as the Imperial College, bullt chow recently started a school for native children. if it is not converted into a Military College.. I As the children were poor and 'taken from other am told that Mr. Ma Kie-tcheong is supporting employments, they were given 40 cash a day Sheog/Thota in this scheme. The Match each to insure regular attendance. This seems

Factory, on the return of Mr. A. D. Startsef to have raised suspicions in the minds of some, from Hankow, is to be rebuilt. Today the who posted placards denouncing the foreigners, weather is still hot. At noon it was 88 degrees and impaling gross motives as the objects of the in the shade, but the nights are cool. proper channel, with a satisfactory result school Complaints were made through the Mercury.

CHEFOO.

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Chefoo, March aand. From Port Arthår I hear that the two Arm rog cruisers Chao Yung and Yang Wat are being docked, and that the I. G. had taken over the lighthouse there a Customs account. Also the two lighthouses at Wei-hal-wel, recently completed there, and you will no doubt receive an official description of the same and "Notice to Mariners for publication."

The main balk of the Pelyang Squadron has been in Wel-hal-wel for some time now, brush

continued dryness makes the death statistics The hot weather has come at last, but the

serious epidemic if this state of things continues. nusually high, and one almost dreads same The piratical leaders of the Namos affair will have expted their crime by the time this «ROW IN THE SHANGHAI BRITISH and his lieutenants have been captured at last. teaches yon. There can be no doubt that the chief The Chinese Government have shown extraor- dinary and commendable alacrity in this matter. An unusual and exciting sequel to a case

im running down these miscreants, but they bad dccured at the British Consulate at Shanghai,

an axe to grind in this as in every other political fart Friday. Eight seamen belonging in the

movein is that govern their actions, namely, British ship John McLeod were charged by the

smoothing the way for a more easy rendition of Captain before Mr. Mansfield, Acting Assistant

alleged Chinese criminals by the colonial Judge, with refusal of duty, which they admitted; these "wanted" individuals has proved such sothorities of Hongkong. The rendition of and as they all refused to return to the ship, his Worship ordered them to be imprisoned until

A costly process, owing to the voraciousness of the ship sailed, when they were to be put on

the law-sharks of your colony, who are allowed board. When the decision had been given, extremity with impunity, that the Chinese to pen their cadacious maws to their full Mr. Mansfield and Capt. Stuart left the court

of the desistant gaoler, by another. The men

to experiment in another direction, and the were unfortunately led into the main corridor

consequence is that you will have sanguinary exhibitions on the Kowloon shore until even Just behind Mr. Mansfield and the Captain. Hongkong desire is rated. Therefore, in this This opportualty for revenge was too good to be instance, so far as the Nemos villains were lost; ibe men made a rush at the Captain, concerned, their decapitation in your vicinity was forced him into an angle of the wall and began. to belabour bim with their fists. The Captain, apropos enough, but I still doubt the efficacy of sach wholesale sacrifices at the altar of vengeance, a tall powerful man, soon shook himself free and, dashing into the shipping office, close by,

The Chinese, in my opinion, seem to be solving returned with a thick stick with which be in the negative. Certainly, granting that a

W. H. Mullock's query "Is life worth living 7 administered a couple of heavy blows belose band is given to the indulgence of all the worst free some of the Consular staff, aroused by the passions and vices in human nature, there is Bisturbance, separated him from his assailants. had run, down a vide

wonderful philosopher arrived at in this matter, chang, as rumour has it." passage with a view of excaping. and were

and if statistics will show that the draslic day and he told me that a short time ago, the I was talking to a Wel-hat-wel man the other Crown Advocate, Mr. H. 5. Wilkinson, who authorities have any appreciable effect on serious met by the measures so recently adopted by the Chinese moniously knocked down, sustaining two or three sophy has to retire into the shade. bad bruises, and the ruffians made their escape. The others (except one, who was secured by the assistant gaole) ran out by another door and got away. Warrants were immediately issued for As for the political prospects and future of their arrest. With the the exception of some Korea, I think they may be covered by a cipher: bruises, and injury to his cinthes, the captain was embarrassed by excessive and useless expend!-one the worse for the scuffle. Most of the men ture for such white elephants as a mint, never yet had kalves in their possession, and one of used; a costly powder mill, now in raias ; an ex- them was flourishing a knife just before pensive electric light plant for the palace, now out making his escape, but no such weapons were of order; the equally costly and uscicis machinery used in the struggle. It certainly speaks well for for a fraudulent mining scheme; contracts for the Brkish authorities' faith in human nature, decayed steamers and misconducted schools of says N. C. Daily News, that they should have various descriptians, thelegitimate expenses of the expected eight discontented merchant sallors to land, were they paid, would far exceed ks revenues. Walk to gaol like so many sheep to the slaughter. But they are not paid. Instead of being handled There was not policeman in the building, with judgment and honesty they are frittered The warrants issued for the arrest of the sailors away on various wild cat adventures. As to the

were executed by Inspector. Keeling and three salaries which should be paid to the foreign police officers the same day. Four of the men

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were found alting down outside the Cleveland mandarins, who deposit them in the public house, while two others were drinking from that institution when pressure is brought to bear on them.

where. All went quietly to the Hongkew Station I need hardly add that the and were locked up in the cells. They frequently rascally Japanese are perfectly aware of the pro- declared that they would not go back to the venance of this money which they use to their own ship. advantage, il pasties sava the foreign employés of Government being satisfied.

'April 23rd. Six of the Foreign employés have left, or are leaving, the mines at Kaiping. Mr. A. Clark, who sank the Lin Hsu Mines, leaves here to-morrow, having resigned.-Mercury

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Samples of Pikling new season tes have arrived, and it is generally pronounced to be ten per cent better than last season, both in leaf and liquor.

We understand the losses sustained by the vrious shops burned during last week's fire amount to some $100,000. Goods destroyed in two depots alone are computed at fully $130,000 The continued bad weather we have had for days past has caused much anxiety to farmers. They fear their young rice plants Jist laid in will be destroyed if a flood happens now,

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The entries for the Races closed last Saturday and forty-two ponies have been entered. As far numbers are concerned this is fully up to the average, but the same cannot be said as regards the quality of the animals, at least as far as out- ward appearance goes. A heavy downpour "of training and owners who had been waiting for rain on Wednesday rendered the course unfit for A their trials up till the last moment were unable which caused one or two to abstalo get any

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carriages and other appliances, besides five others, ranging from 5 to 13 toni, for the Ta-lien- wan fortifications. This, i am told, is the second shipment she has made from Wel-hal wel to that place. The four 20-ton guns were four Schneider, of the Cruesot Works, France. The smaller guns were of Krupp make. The whole of these with other war material were brought to Wel-hat-wel last year, by a steamer, direct, from Europe. They were put into lighters to awalt hipient. At Wel-hal-wel they have removing heavy weights from and Into plendid shear-legs and other appliances for vessels. The shears will lift seventy-five tons. The Leeyens, had to make two trips, also hear that the Chinese are strongly fortifying only taking two of the larger gans each trip.

nearly completed, two other are also builting, Ta-lien-wan. There are three forts which ard

the Tientsin Club into the Race Club, two of the made, and four large Schneiders, building. It is sincerely to be, hop d. that this In the fortification are seven guns, all of Krupp Race Club Committee which was held in the Club Stewards declining to attend a meeting of the trala novia via da April 25th petty, friction will soon wear out and that The fine and commodious buildings quite

harmony may restored We understand the number of tea-cudag Hospital for the poor, caught fire early this serve the purposes of a Public School and hangs in the producing district in Hankow and

morning. Happily there was no southerly widd Kiukiang exceed those of last year, visit the timellaise the whole town' would have acacy, the amount desired by the bishan Hapkow 1890,259 hongs, against 314 this season, Kiuldang, 1890, 349, bongs, against 413 this gone to blazes," these are only two utterly season.

Inadequate fire engines in the whole place, of The natives have peculiar ideas of all things, the most primitive pattern! The buildings have and superstition makes them frame stories that, been totally destroyed. Don't know yet if lives no doubt, they themselves disbelieve. The have been lost ft. anhayng latest invention of this kind that comes to our

May int knowledge is that on account of a promised sickness will be plentiful during the summer we believe, heard that snipe could be bought The oldest residents of this port have never, thirty for a dollar, as has been the case this year, and we understand that even at such low prices stated by the native sportsmen that these birds have been seen in the paddy fields la such quantities that they hardly believed them to be salpe.

Japanese Bark, and are ultimately withdrawn | Joulde. The seventh man was captured else trade are threatened to see the season over recently completed by orders of the Thotai, tas marties

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A teaman who lost all he had last year and not lead to the conclusion that there will be any goods passed through the belog unable to obtain any loan for this year's foreiga-managed Customs until the Tactel business, pawned his daughter of twelve years of decides to let this lekin business go on se it did age for the sum of two hundred dollars, to make before the custom house was opened. It would a start. We do not vouch for the truth of this be interesting to know how the British Minister report but as such a proceeding is not uncom Looks at this mater. To judge from the way in mon amongst Celestials the report may be cor. which he has managed the whole affair he simply rect, and we sincerely hope the unfortunate man knows nothing at all with the able soucit, the fs acquainted will have better lock this season, in order to be to sign a TORSON. able to re-pay the loan and bis daughter

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an inquiry into, the history of its foreign management are sufficient? The one an enthusiastic idealist, the other a hungry adventurous fack-of-all-trades, are hardly themen to Inspire much confidence either in Korea itself or abroad; especially when it that neither party to this duumvirate possesses the slightest particls of executive power and that any day the pro-Japanese Korean faction; of which they are the mere creatures, may fall, or else divide on some issue, may split and the two Fidt Achates find themselves worn enemies. Signs of this eventuality were not wanting when I left Korea.

No, I do not think that Kores will get upon Its legs soon. For such to be the case things

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The great Viceroy will pass through our part on his tour of inspection, but, according to the present programme, will probably not land here. A new manager, of French nationally,' Bay' arrived at Port Arthur from Japan, to take over the management of the docks, bow GREMLINA Front Chefno a number of roads are being constructed into the interior of the Shantung" province pone le finished already, leading through Yental, with trees planted on each side, The group of Kung-tang-tao Islands, off our port, is going to be fortified Mercury,

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would have to change considerably. Yet Fhope with the Chint: another in its place, dated the 22nd April last was issued by Helt secured the contract for the sixteen, fiokl-guns J. PALORAYE SIMPSON'S SENSATIONAL DRAMA Ordinary Advertisement to `détuli all the informa

to live to see change there for the better, allow them...

The present monarch, though, meaning only stipulate that this his should not led growers to give their best attention is making the Ordinance Department here I been

young man, physically weak omit to

tea in definitely, arranged that the 24 CM: gulis which morally weak, and is surrounded by host of beinaseday and the Chinese have taken tea, so that no injury may be done either to were damaged at Port Arthur and Wel-hai-wei ambitious and venal counsellors. Keres being advantage of the omission to increase the leafs, the Chinese or foreign merchants trading in such a monarchy complicated with all the evils of an One would think that if he had any regard for article, and at the same time warning those who [are] to be exchanged for aligarchy in case of his demise the throse his reputation as a diplomziist be would at once make a tea that if discovered they shall be not appear to be settled yet. Some of the "The Kaiping Mining Company dificulty does would be accepted by the Crown Prince, already set to work to rectify this matter. A it now banished to the frontier. Rewards are also Fore'gn stad arrived here from the mines designated for and invested with that title by his stands he has only put himself in a position of offered to any person or persons who can give yesterday and have renewed their complaint suzerain at Feking. This is an evil which no ideale before the world. He has made a treaty information feading to the arrest of such offen at the British Consulate to-day. Two of them who care for the interests of humanity and by which the Chinese agree Civilization in the Far East could wish for Korea, transit half duty in favours to relinquish the des. The proclamation le beyond doubt mort Messrs. A. Clark and J. Pringle, have accepted!

trade, and before useful, but we fear tea growers will take Hule of the t terms offered them by Metam. Woo Nanko

the youth in question being a bloated sensualisthenic in the agreement is well dry they decide to no notice of the proclamation unless pressed and Kinder, and they leave the works for collect another in place of it. It is only the upon to observe strictly the request therein con- This place at the end of this month it is sald Chinese, who indulge in such bareface trickery tained.

as this and why the British Government put up with it is a mystery not easily solved. As before stated, goods that were formerly sent away from here under dutward transit

pats were

of the worst typi & slobbering idiot who would be nothing more than a tool in the hands of the worst elements in that country. Fortunately an ancient prophecy predicts the extinction of the present dynasty at or about the time of the expiration of the Ath century of its existence, Disturbances and other not required to pay itin in Chungking. All Indications of this coming to pass have shown goods hoped from here are brought from themselves often when such an event, cecure, rows notwithstanding that may be said to the of late. And it is not too remote dialsicts, and Invariably pay ikisi on the Imperial Government at Faking will be contrary; The Irkin is collected in such a manner Feady to deal promptly and smarquically with that no kylêmes com, bo produced with sach

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that the other fone now here are also determined not to remain, on account of the five Cantonese, Considerable shipments of rice have just who were arrested for assaulting Mr. Burns, arrived by junks from the north, and prices are having received promotion Instead of being very low at present

punished. These Ave Cantonese have been sent stand from fifty to a hundred per cent dearer than Company, but have been transferred to the Fing The opening prices in Hankow are we under away from the Service of the Kalping Mining 6 Show far says that the tea season in scouraging others to leor the oreigners in Last season Ningchow Tie Bg and Onis Tie Ching Child Silver Mins which I far bener parrugia | Occupation: Mythis, la vanilzwoli is only Tamaul has fast commenced. After the Weavy in the empley of the Kaiping Mining Company,

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