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creased garrison promised not sent. Singapore, Ceylon invite take action Jointly; our position not the same as theirs, but we have agreed act together as much as possible.

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION, 122, Lendenhall Street, E.C.,

23rd April, 1841. SIR,-Your telegram of the 14th inst request Ing the runpart of this Association to the protest of the Colony again the exaction of an addi tional military contribution notwithstanding that the garrison has not been increased, and sup. gesting conperation with Ceylon and Singapore, has been laid before the Committee, and it wa decided to address the Colonial Office on the subject,

The Committees of the Ceylon, and Straits Assoclitions have been communicated with n suggested. Common ground of action might probably he found in protesting against the dictatorial imposition of subsidies and legislative measures without regard to opinion in the Colonies, and in contending that a large pronor. tion of the Interests to be defended are Imperial If it desired to protest against the principle of ulterior responsibility which the Government seems disposed to assert. Your telegram does not, however, seem to go, for the present, beyond the question of exacting the increased grant, although there has been no increase of garrison; and this Association will support that protest, holding itself ready to consider any further steps" that the colony may think desirable,—I am, Sir, yours obediently,

R. G. GUNDRY, Hon. Sec., China Association.

J. J. Keswick Esq., Hongkong,

CHINA ASSOCIATION, 121, Leaderball Street, 13th May, 1891. SIR.-In pursuance of my letter of the 23rd April, I hve the honour to enclose copy of a

protest which has been addressed by this Association to the Colonial Office against the exiction of the Increased contributon for the

past year in the absence of the promised increase to the garrison.

The opportunity bas, you will observe, been taken to protest also, on principle, against the tendency shown to exact subsidies and Impose legislation against the vote and advice of the unofficial members of the Legislation Council, and to affirm the inability of the Colony to support any further Increase to the present con- tribution. I have the honour to be, yours obediently,

J. J. Keswick, Erq.

R. G. GUNDRY,

Hon. Sec.

CHINA ASSOCIATION, 122, Leadenhall Street, 13th May, 1891.

MY LORD.-A telegram has been received from Hongkong, inviting the concurrence of this Association in a protest which has been formniated by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council against the exaction of an increased subsidy notwithstanding that the addi- then to the garrison on which the demand was originally grounded has not yet been made.

When it was resolved some years ago, in pursuance of the recommendations of Lord Car- Darvon's Committee, ta ütrengthen the defenceN of certats important conling stations, the principle was laid down by Lord Hartington in the House of Commons (in July, 1884) and endorsed by Lord Derby (in a despatch herring the same date) that the Straits Settlements and Hongkong should hear the cost of the necessary works, H. M. Government contributing the armament i and I need not recall to your Lordship's memory the confial appreciation which was soon after expressed of the promptllade with which

those works were undertaken. Hongkong has expended £120,000 upon the new forts; and though some surprise was felt at the supplementary demand that its former contribution of £20,000 per annum should be doubled, as a subaldy towards was loyally passed in reliance on, the promise by which it was accompanied that an additional battalion would be at once added.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 1891.

gapore, a prínciple" which must be held equally applicable to Hongkong-that "the Straits could not be called upon to incur any charge that might be required for troops stationed there for Imperial purposes,”

that ofa Bank. The credit of a mill may be tem- did very good business in all the coast ports. porarily depreciated by "bearing" transactions, At Medan, by the way, he met Miss Gladys as well as by the reaction which follows a rush Van Tassell, as used to was, but who is to realize profits. But this is quite a diferent now Frau G. Trouncind, the happy wife of a matter from a withdrawal of deposits like that prosperous Teutonic planter. After the Sumatra There has been, however no desire in Hong, which, in 1866, attended upon the depreciation tour the Professor struck Abel's Circus, and kong to look at this question in a narrow or nig-of certain Bank stocks that had been too freely

went to Batavia in company with them. Here gandly 'splilt. The truth is recognised that a dealt in by speculatora. In theory there may be the double show, a parachute by day and a great focidental benefit is derived by the Colony no difference between time-bargains of one kind | cirens by night, like the Israelites in the wild-shortly after by Mr. Green. The reverend from the safety afforded by Imperial protection: and another, but there is a clear difference becs, was very successful. From Batavin, they and it has shown willingness to contribute to

tween the practical results, and it was upon this went to Sourabaya and Samarang, and had the extent of its means, towards the increased difference that Parliament succeeded in passing equal success all over. One of the ascents, measure of protection which H.M. Government Lerman's Act. The act against time-bargains however, was more exciting than ordinary, and bas decided to afford, The exaction, however,

in Bank shares has not yet been applied outside the people thought they were going to have of an increased contribution for, which no the United Kingdom, anderen at homelt is not, the additional treat of seeing a parachute per- additional equivalent has been given, implies a we believe, by different principle, which this Association, speak though it has resulted in pricifctly putting s

means rigorously applied, former killed without having to pay anything. exira for it. The balloon went up from the ing on behalf of the Colony, feels constrained to end to speculative dealings in Blank shares. combat. The revenue of the island is not et pre-

Buitenzorg Gardens, and when about ico yards The first retort with which any attempt at n from the ground it burst, and the professor had tent an expanding one; and it is evidently felt | general prohibition of the practice would be met. to come down in a hurry. He dropped into s that the exaction of so lar e a sum, la defiance would be that if time-hargains in shares are to free, and in trying to catch hold of a branch one of protest, implies the possibility of further be stopped the Legislature will not be logical in This was all that happened, but the gate of the fingers of his right hand was broken. demands, at the caprice of the Treasury, which it tolerates time-bargains in exchange, and in would gravely embarrass the colonial finances, produce, a declaration which could of course

man refused to give the spectators their money There is no privilege of which the colonies are only be acted upon by sending half of us about back, or to organise a real fatality. After this more jealous than that of self-taxation, And our business.

little bich there was another, Baldwin had though it is admitted that the Government may

been advertised to do a big trapeze trick in the wisely reserve to itself, in respect to Crown

circus that night, swinging and leaping from colonies, a right of dictation which would be in-reported to have said:

one end of the building to the other. Being admissible elsewhere, grave discenten! would

famed, he failed to turà up, but ast instead among certainly be excited by any evidence of a ten-

the audience. During an interval he heard |dency to carry that power to the point of exact-

fat Ditch planter saying what he thought of the ing contributions without, or against, the assent

man who broke his engagements in this shamefu! | of the Colonial Councils.

manner. Baldwin, of course, speaks Dutch like a native, and at once went uz to the man and suggested that he might put his protests more gently. The result was that the Dutchman waU half murdered, and Baldwin found it advisable to save the authorities any trouble by quitting and taking up lodgings in a prau for the remainder of the night,

As an illustrative Instance of the mistakes that may be made when colonial opinion is over. ridden, this Association would venture to adduce a case not altogether inapposite to the present discussion. The suppression of the Contagious Diseases Acts at Hongkong and Singapore, in defiance of the unanimous opinion of the colonists and of their representatives, and it is believed also of the official members of the Legislative Councils, has not only caused far reaching harm, but has directly reduced the available numbers and efficiency of the garrisons which those colonies are now called upon to assist in Increasing.

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length upon these various aspects of a question "I need hardly apologise for entering at some

which is being discussed with some earnestness to Hongkong; for it is on the e general grounds, colony that the exaction of the additional grant as well as from sympathy in the feeling of the for the past year would constitute a breach of an implied understanding, that this Association would urge upan H.M. Government the desira bility of foregoing the claim until the additional troops bave actually arrived. In reliance that It will be admitted to be the utmost the Colony can be fairly asked to pay, the full sum of £40,000 will, it is believed, then be readily contributed. I have the honour to be, my Lord, your most obedient servant,

ÁLJRED DINT, Vice-Chairman of the China Association To the Right, Hon. Lord Knutsford, G.C.M.G.

H.M. Secretary of St te for the Colonies.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents In this column

When this bill was Introduced for the first time on atst Iuly last the Attorney General is

There is no doubt that this bill will require very serious consideration, for it is well known that there is in this Colony a very large business done in the selling and purchasing of shares on what is known as time bargains. Up to the present moment these transactions have been looked upon as perfectly legal and have been recognised by the Courts of Justice. The effect of this Bill would be to a great extent to stop these transactions or at least to render them very uncertain Indeed, as such contracts are declared void. One of the questions which therefore may be asked is whether this measure is not ton stringent, for notwithstanding abuses which have taken place, there has been a very large amount of these transactions which are perfectly legal. When two persons have come to an agreement with respect to shares, and when they are both able to carry out their contracts, when to step in and stop the effect of it because matters the time comes for the purchase, is the legislature

have not turned out favourably to one of the parties? Again, will this Ordinance have the is contrary to public opinion or in advance of effect of stopping such business? If this measure public opinion, we may see the spectacle of the legislature having passed a law which is being openly violated every day, and I think that would have a very demoralising effect.

I am inclined to agree with the learned Attorney General's remarks and with the views of many others I have consulted who think this Bill is in advance of public opinion and that if passed as it now stands it will not have the effect of stopping such business, but that it will have a decidedly demoralizing effect,

Some years ago I was of opinion that time bargains were pernicious in many Instances, and I then recommended the propriety of introducing the Leeman's Act into local legislation. It was however an introduced as the other Bank managers were opposed to it, and the public were not consulted, evidently as it was deemed

unnecessary.

The said Act is daily and habitually violated TIME BARGAINS IN SHARES,

In London, and the Stock Exchange there ignore It absolutely and entirely, nevertheless it may be, TO THE EDITOR OF тwe **Hondrons Telegrain,"

under ordinary and normal circumstances, that Six-The proponed ordinance to amend the Leeman's Act I passed here might possibly law in respect of the sale of shares in Companies have a beneficial effect in so far as it should registered under the Companies Ordinances act as a deterrent. Other Bank Managers 1865 to 1886 and in other Joint Stock Companies, however af longer experience of the colony than was introduced into Council on 21st July 1890. myself are of a totally different opinion, and On 2nd September the Officer Administering maintain that the proposed bill, or even the Government reported the matter to the Leeman's Act is not only unadvisable but would Secretary of State, and on 9th October last Lordhe prejudicial... They say. It would be a dead Kautaford telegraphed to the Governor of letter except when dishonest speculation came to Hongkong:--

In reply to your despatch No. 317 of and grief, that then Its action would protect and September, if Unofficial Members of Council favor the rogues: that it would not stop time bargains, that it would encourage dishonest agree I have no objection,

speculators, and possibly also induce men who were not acically dishonest to begin with, but whose sense of honor is not of the highest class, to speculate wildly in time bargains knowing a good thing, if badly they can repudiate their contracts' successfully under the the proposed act.

provisions

De the Unofficial Members of Council agree? I have not been consulied and do not see my way to agree. Yet the Government allowed the the second reading on 5th instant.

On another occasion the party was going in a small coasting steamer up one of the Sumatra rivers. The captain of the boat, an old Datch man, wanted to navigate the ship in his own way, and would not take advice from the Professor, who throughout the varage had been making kind suggestions, such as "gan voorheer," whatever that may be, and so on. At last they had it out on the bridge, and after seing which was the heller man (Baldwin declince to say who they adjourned for drinks and were the best of friends, sand bank, and the other passengers wanted They got so friendly that they ran the boat on a

Baldwin to get his parachute ready in case of emergency. But at length, by all going to the deep ware: side of the boat and leaning out over the taffrail they got her off."

of Mr. Protheroe's house is also destroyed and abject terror over the affair. Mr. through the savages pling up all the banks and Argent was evidently killed by a blow on papers they could find in the middle of the back of the head,” evidently inflicted with the floor and lighting the mins) took fire, a block of wood or stone. The jaw-wan Mr. Argent, it is said, was waiting at McBain's broken and the face terribly cut and hacked, station for the Saul, in which he intended while he also had received a serious wound to go to Fiankow, but he went up immediately on the foot. Mr. Green; who had evidently to the burning house, whither he was followed died hard, was shockingly mutilated, having been literally backed to pieces. It was an gentleman was the first attacked. He was awfal plece of butchery. His body bare at least kaccked down by a stone, and Mr. Green went a hundred wounds, having been stabbed all to his assistance only to be set upon in turn, over, and I am informed that fully one half of He then took to fight, bat was overtaken near an these wounds were probably sufficient to have official's residence about 400 yard off and again ended fatally, each by itself. His fica wAE attacked, Some of the Chinese in the crowd hacked in every direction, his nose and jaws endeavoured to save him from a similar fate to smashed lo, and the back of his head mashed to that which befell the unfortunate Mr. Argent, pulp. He had four huge stabs in the abdomen, whese brains had quickly been battered out, by while the flesh of both hands over his knuckles telling the more valent of the ruffians that Mr. was completely stripped eff and the bones lald Green was not a missionary but belonged to the bare, showing that ho defended himself with his Customs. Their efforts were in vain though, hands alone. Let us hope that a good many felt desperate resistance, poor Green's life-blood was overcame him. It was a shocking sight to see for in a few seconds, in spite of his the weight of them before the cowardly butchers pouring out through fifty wounds. When his mutilated corpse stretched in the roadway the Tehsing came up to Wusuch, the Customs where he had fallen amidst the Inhuman Weiyuen came on board immediately, and Capt. monsters of whose Government he was the Cin asked him for permission to go ashore and good and trusted servant. He was a young find the ladies, but this was refused, the Weiruen man, about 38 years of age, and was the sole aying, perhaps with truth, that no Foreigners support, I believe, of an old mother, When the could go ashore with safety. The Welruen then Fales, left every shop in the place was closed. went at Captain Cain's request to look for the Mr. Greca's house was not touched. After the bodies of the murdered men, but returned Chinese official had safely lodged the women unsuccessful to the steamer in a little while, and children in the Yamah he went back to Mr. saring there were 500 frantic rebels about the Green's assistance, but was badly handled and place where the murders occurred and he could was dragged by the crowd along the streets to not approach it. Captain Cals rent a note his Yamen where the mob demanded the by the Customs sampan up to the three ladies Foreign women to given up to them. Bat.1 at the Erh-fu's Yamen, which is a short distance am bappy to say he manfully refused to do any- from the landing-place and had the satisfaction thing of the kind, and was in consequence agala of seeing the whole party coming down shortly treated to a little personal violence, and be bad after, in chairs, escorted by the official. They also the mortification of seeing the rabble were all in a state of great prostration, partially smashing up his turnkure and hoose. clad, bruised and hustled aboat, and one of them severely wounded, so that their accounts of the whole business could go be expected to be very clear; some of the children had hardly any clothes on them, the servants having been in the act of putting them to bed when the riot commenced, and their appearance on coming aboard the steamer is described as being truly pitiable, their naked limbs (the eldest of them it must be remembered, being only five yearsold), covered with raud, and their Hitle faces with tears of real terror, Captain 'Cain and his officers did. everything possible to promote the comfort and revive the spirits of the refugees. When the ladies came round a little they told their host of the dreadful events through Incidents of this kind, and other interesting which they

had passed, and ·aso of events, so frequently happened that he says the murder of Mr. Argent, of which Captain when be has time he is going to write a book of Cats had hitherto been ignorant. Captain his experiences. This will not be just yet, for Chia made another effort to recover the he is not giving up the flying business. He has bodies, asking Mr. Argent's boy, who had come now sold all his paraphernalia, and is travelling on board with the appeal from the ladies, to go with nothing but a handbag. He walked about and find the body of his master: but the boy Hongkong In yesterday's burning blinding refured, saying he was afraid. There was an sun with a heavy Astrakhan avercoat about an Invalid gentlemen named Fortune, living in inch thick, and said be needed it after Java, a bungalow on the opposite side of the river, which he calls the step-off of the world. He is whom Captain Cain and the ladim requested to going to stay a week or two in Japan, on plea- come on board the 7thshing, Mr. Fortune saw sure alone, after which be sails for Frisco. In the wisdom and kindness of the offer accepted it, August he is engaged to give six descents at and on his arrival the vessel proceeded with the Denver, Colorado, and has other performances in party to Hankow, Captain Cain stopping at all prospect all over the Western States. He prefer the stations on the way up and warning the mla. the West-New England and indeed the whole sinaries of their peril. There is not a Foreigner of the East is all very well for girls and puppy. now left at Wusuch, and it is believed the Wat- shows, but the West is the place for life and fun_son_and_Cooper_familles of Kwangchi, are May he have all he desires ! As Baldwin is a making their way in safety to Kiuklang, thoughne friend of ours we got him to insure his life and news of their arrival there is yet to hand. On the beiter still to make a will in our favor,

downward run the Tehshing found all quiet but gloomy at the different ports. At Kiuklang how ever were many symptoms of a smouldering fire. The presence of three Foreign men-of-war how- ever, and the lines of troops camped along the Bund, under the command of the Total served effectually to keep in check any expected out- break. Among the men-of-war in port was the Palos which had been unsuccessful in the quest for the bodies of Mr. Green and Mr. Argent but they were recovered on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and sent to Hankow in a steam launch, where a great public funeral was accorded the

were also at Klukiang, the latter close Inside Mesars. Butterfield & Swire's bulk, her mirzen topmast down, machine guns mounted in the fore and mizzen tops and turned on the town, and everything ready for a pitched battle at a moment's notice. The Vipere is at Hankow, having been unsuccessful is her attempt to reach Ichang,

THE ATROCITIES AT WUSUEH,

HORRIBLE MUTILATIO`S OF THE BODIES OF THE VICTIMS.

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We have had our own troubles here at Kia-. kinng; on Monday the Bund was guarded by Chinese soldiers, the natives having last night attempted to carry out their threats. Every one was on guard all night, but thanks to the energy of the Total and in a still, greater dgree to the Inconstant, Palos and His in port the riot did not extend into the Settlement. The inconstant this morning hauled inshore, astern of B. & S. hulk Sultan, ran out her guns and prepared for action. Captain Fanqu'è'es is officer who does what he makes up his mind to be right, and the Total knew it. Small squads of blue- jackets with three galling-guns were landed from the three warships last night when the riot began, but as usual, H.B.M.'s sapient representative declined their assistance with thanks, but at 11 pm. when it was openly stated that all the Foreigners were to be murdered, the Consul caused all the ladles and children to be brought into the Consulate and served out rifles and bayonets to each male member of the Foreign community; but the amusing part of the business is that he refused to give any ammunition, remarking that it would be dan gerous and that the sight of the guns would alone frighten the mob How very British Consul-like!

It was proposed to send an expedition into the City last night to rescue and bring out the Missionaries and the ladies at the Convent, but it was deferred till this morning, when word was brought that the about-to-be-rescued, like. Emin Pasha, did not want to come at all, as every- thing was quiet inside.

Writing under date gh our Hankow corres pondent informs us that the bodies of Mesars, Argent and Green, who were murdered during the Wesuch riots, were brought up here to-day. They will be buried on Friday evening at 6 o'clock." The Viceroy has deputed an official of some standing to be fu waiting with a guard of honour till the time appointed for the funeral,

This evening the following notice. has been circulated by H.B.M. Consul

"The undersigned has just received a mesinge from His Excellency the Viceroy to the effect that If His Excellency is not prevented by serious 'ressons he will attend the funeral of Messrs. Green and Argent in person. represent bim at the funeral. His Excellency the Superintendent of Customs faforms me he intends attending the funeral.

the cost of the Increasdi garrison, that voto also † measure to be reintroduced into the Council for that.if their speculations turn out well it will be ladies told is a very and one. They were alone unfortunate victims. The Illis and Inconstant prevented he will depute a bigK 'official' to

But it in otherwise with the demand which has now been made, that the additional 20,000 should be paid for last year, although no addition to the garrison has yet been made. That demand la conaldered In the colony to be unjust, and this Association cannot but sympathise with the

feeling. Not only does it involve a departure

A general Meeting of the Chamber of Com merce is to be held to-morrow to consider the matter, and I. venture to offer the following remarks in anticipation and with a view to hearing the argument of the other side in reply and on the melts of the question generally.

which it is surrounded,

I have endeavored to study this deeply and truthful solution of the several difficulties by Interesting question, and to arrive at a correct from what was held, on one side at least, to be | a distinct understanding; but it seems to lavolva It seems to me as it does to the leading the assertion of principle which the colony financial authority in India, the Bombay Garetti, views with gravi apprehension.

that this measurealms at the effort to re-establish Hongkong and the nature and the age of Innocence lo a very wicked world, and The altuati extent of Its resources Cannot be too clearly am sure all will readily appreciate the stated, in considering its Nablilty for military endeavours of the mover of this Bill. contribution. It is not the centre of a great Has America, Germany, France, or England territory, from which it can draw revenue and grown weaker, has any of these great countries wealth and which it is concerned to protect. It become pooter, or less populated, or are the to a rocky island, originally rude and insanitary conditions less free or happy for all classes of which has been made habitable at great cost and the people than in the byegone days of old, when by prolonged effort, through public works which there was not a fractional part of the speculation require constant maintenance and extension. It an their respective stock Exchanges that there is is purely a depot, owing its great commercial now? Importance to its position in the China Sea; and The common sense, the wisdom, and the Its very existence in this capacity depends on its || experience of centuries have dot ventured to being a free port. It has a population of only | devisa or elaborate a law which will stop specu about 200,000, the great majority of whom are lation or gambling. Chinese labourers. "Its resources are, therefore, The proposed ordinance ranges over a large rigidly limited; and the very fact that your and wide area, and embraces all joint stock Lordship has, in requiring payment of the is shares. creased grant, ordered the stoppage of various It differs from Leeman's Act of 1867 passed much needed public works, indicates an appre-after the panie created by the collapse of hension on your Lordship's part that the limit of Overend Gurney and Coy, in 1866 which is taxation has been nearly reached.

directed exclusively to restricting time bargains This Association is aware that the contribution in Bank shares, the Banks in London having demanded represents still only a fourth of the then demanded protection, which I understand cost of the garrison; but it li submitted that they have not done here, simply because the this proportion falle equals the relative Importance of local and Imperial interests. For Hongkong not only a commercial entrepôt it is an important coaling station and base of operations for our ficct, which find there dock. yard and other accommodation. Aartiming, for the sake of argument, that it were effaced as a place of residence and of trade, H.M. Govern ment would still have to fortily and garrison it, for Imperial purposes, as a strategic centre frora

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Further they consider that the passing of the proposed Ordidance, which directly interferes with the freedom of contract, would have the effect of tending to create a dead market and of permanently depressing the value of local stocks. tenary wep contemplated, lassmuch as if passed They are alarmed at the sweeping and revolu. to law fi may be attended with serious conse- If legislation must be resorted to, the necessly for which has still to be proved, it la generally admitted that there is good reason for objecting to legislating in advance of English precedents Neither ta shares or in anything else, argues Fairplay, can a hard and fast line be drawn legitimate dealing and unwholesome speculation. between sound and unsound business, or between They cannot be separated and the good must be taken with the bad. If an attempt is made to separate them, it is more likely to kill the gned than to eradicate the bad. Men who want to gamble can always find counters and the opportunity,

In preference to Introducing the Leeman's or any other Act, interfering with the freedom of contract, I am now distinctly of opinion that duly licensed, sworn, and substantially guaranteed brokers with a strictly regulated stock exchange more likely to meet the evils of the unsatisfactory rigidly excluding all "Jabbers," would be far condition of the system complained of. It might be well to go further and revise the stamp duty on brokers' contracts and thus help to augment our fast shrinking revenue, and aid in paying our constantly increasing official salaries.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

(Frém a Correspondent.)

(Signed) C. J. Gardner,” The action of the Viceroy throughout.seems to have been vigorous and determined. He has taken strong measures to preserve peace in his capital and evidently wishes it to be understood that Hell not allow any breach of the peace in Hankow. It is to be hoped that he will show some mark of approval of the brave conduct of the small mandarin at Wosuch who did all in bis power to shelter the missionaries' wives when they were being hunted down by the mob, of disapproval of the conduct of another man- daris who closed his gates against them. and that he will show some equally strong mark

A meeting is to be held here to-morrow after- noon, to consider what steps should be taken for the preservation of life and property in the Con- cession. It is to be hoped, however, that with the Chinese officials on the side of peace and more than precautionary measures will be order, and determined to maintain quiet, nothing necessary. We are most thankful to have H.M.S. Porpoiss here, and hope nothing will induce the authorities to recail ber til another gunboat is sent in her place.-Shanghat Mercury,

THE VICEROY OF NANKING ON THE WAR PATH,

by the Nanking Viceroy

The following Proclamation has been issued Knowing that an illegal association called the

Incidents of the Riof. The Thing, Captain Cain, a vessel which In the present troubles has earned a very enviable reputation for herself, arrived here this morning (rith inst.), with details of the tragedy at Wusuch. The story the three unfortunate at the mission house when the affair began; Mrs. Roden's husband was away working somewhere in the interior on the other side of the river, and Mr. Protheroe was also abrent, Mrs. Warien was merely on a visit to Wuseli, her home being at a station about 100 miles above Hanków, where her husband was at the time. The three ladies appear to have been in Mr. Boden's

children seemingly were being put to bed, and the quarters togethu: at the time of the outbreak. It was about 7 o'clock. Filday evening; the

ladies lying about in the cool evenlog, air in

Kiukiang, Monday Evening, The terrible events at Wusuch on Friday last wrappers, or such light clothing, when without strect, and shortly after the door was battered Kwang-chi with four Native children and waying down; the crowd rushing in like a torrent, that they were sent to Kiukiang to be cut up any previous warning a great uproar arose in the originated by a Chinaman going home from throwing showers of sticks and stones, and and used for medical purposes. This cry being wrecking everything in their progress to the taken up by a huge mob, which had congregated upper part of the house. By some means or outside, the riot at once began. Mr. Argent was other, whether accidental of intentional is not the only gentleman belonging to the mission known, a lamp was overturned and in an then in the place, the other men being all away first demonstration, the house was in fimes, the surrounded by thousands of infuriated fanatics, incredibly short time after the crowd made their on their duties in outlying stations. He was unhappy occupants having fled for their lives on

bent on mischief, and one mat in such a struggle the first alarm, all unsellably clad as they could not last long. Mr. Green, the only Foreign were for any exposure, and taken refuge in the Customs Officer in the place, hearing of the riot, stable. Even here they were not safe for they, bravely went to the missionary's sailstance, but were discovered, and hunted again by the riotes even two men could not do much against such they outstripped the crowd along the streets

overwhelming odds. The details of this derper boweyer, and expying a small reed but searate attack and still worse hopeless defence will the river, again sought a haven from their probably never be known, as the only two men dragged out. One of the ruffins seized Mrs. with all sorts of improvised weapons, pikes, parter. Here they remained in fedy for who could be relied upon to give a correct or sometime until they were again discovered, and truthful narrative perished. The crowd, armed Warren by the arms and shading her swords, stricks and stones made shurt work of roughly demanded where their husbands them. Mr. Argent, who fell first, was murdered were Mrs. Warren, though badly knocked at the entrance to the little chapel, wherein his and bustled about kept her wits wonderfully labours had loln, while Mr. Green, probably inopportune time for the introduction of sweeping about to proceed to further. roughness when fight his way back through the seething mob of under the trying circumstances and answered after the other's death, and seeing the hopeless The present cannot but be regarded as a most

that the men were all away. The crowd wero and revolutionary legislation. There are nume- luckily the Eth-fu arrived in the nick of villains yelling for his blood. That he made

деля of the situation, gallantly endeavoured to

rous commercial and other failures taking place

for which death would be too, lenient a punish- all over the world and in our midas, credit is time, with bls guard, and rescued the ladies desperate effort to reach the Customs Station is ment, I have sent secret orders to all the really disturbed, maistrust generally obtains, and what children they had with them. Short evident from the marks of the struggle upon officials under my jurisdiction to apprebend all and confidence is severely shaken. There has

as the time had been during which the three his hands, he had only his bare fists to persona suspected of belonging to this Kolao areas were in the bands of the Rowdies, they depend upon--and the number of wounds Society, and when any such are caught ther he received before he fell beaten, and will be tried by the local officials, and, are all bruised more or less about the arms and body, though Mr. Warren is the only one that helpless amongst big barbarous and brutal if found guilty, decapitated at once.

This law can be said to be seriously hurt. She has a very enemies, four or five hundred yards from where which is a severe one, was in force la former severe cut on the top of her head, a nasty black Mr. Argent already lay reeking in his blood. times when other societies were causing trouble cyn and her shoulders and' armas are zil a mass It must be remembered, further, that a large

Meanwhile the head Chinese official at the fu the country, but I, the Viceroy, not wishing of bruises and confusions. Great credit le due Custom Houre had gone to the missionary to be unduly severe to you, now make the fol proportion of the commerce with apparently

to the Erb-fa for his humane and resolute can dwelling-houses and there found Mrs. Bowden, lowing proposition. As the Kelso Society consists converges upon Hongkong in a passing trade

duct on this occasion, He took and sheltered Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Protheroe, with four little of different classes of members, namely, those Hongkong, Jiko Singapore, is one of the

the refugees in his Yamen where they had the children, expecting in terror every moment to be who joined the body voluntarily and with a full stations upon our maritime highway to the East,

happiness of belug re-unfted to some of their murdered. But this official, who deserves great knowledge of their ends and alms, and members Unlike Singapore, it has been unwilling to

children who had been missing during the pro- credit, managed after great difficulty and danger who became members either through poverty or hampes absolute freedom of the trade by

greas of the whole riot; the little ones had been to get them to his yameo, where they remained financial embarrassments, and these who were the collection even of statistics of the value of

taken by the servants and some natiya Chris in comparative safety, bat la the most awful forced to join. through fear of being molested Cargees estering and leaving its harbour; but it

tians at the Eth-fue Yamen, But here too the state of distress and suspense, till the next by their enemies will be sufficient to point out that the ocean |

is now one of the four hundred of the United poor ladies learned of the horrible murder of morning, when the welcome sight of the Tehring belong to the society to gain some kind of estherefore, to you who steamers which contribute to swell the aggregate The English Palsament, la passing berer's Sintesing he says. Any how he has made his ears Argent and Grey, who har, his ruuter board by devious wand they were conveyed or benefit, and who are in reality, ignorant of for of its tonnage are on their way to

drew clear distinction in prisciple between pile, and doesn't work any more. Practically he told by Mr. Argent's boy who saw his raster board by devious ways and through back streets real alm, I say this. The first-class of Kelao Shangbal and Japan, and leave or take in at time-bargains in bank shares and in the stock has not done any of the sky-pleting business killed. 7 his bay it was too, who a little while for fear of another attack, the official escorting men mentioned, namely, voluntary ones; will be

much of ❘ of other: companies-a distinction which the himself for

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years, though he has lent his after conveyed the appeal for help from the them to the jetty. The chapel was completely dealt with strictly according to law, but those of their cargoes and may be destined for, or from, the region that is the Southern provinces easier to appreciate in Hongkong than it is in

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A: document which we have in our possession, and Mr. Prothero's also partially destroyed. penitent, and promise to become honest citizens, of Chios and in a certain degros Cochin China, Bombay, does not recognise. Where the credit tour in the Netherlands India, which sleepy- and which we append. It is written in pencil The Pater, which left here for Weruch, mine. bura their dckets of membership and tell their Slam, and Manila-for which Hoogkong is a of land companies and of other limited liability headed colonies have lately had rather a fill of on's long, narrow strip of ordinary course-diately on her arrival from Shanghai, has now chief that they renounce all connection with the only that Hongkong can be held directly inte transactions of this kind as that of Banking the modest Spaces, Baldwin got on very w A Hor bere house bump, please atop It Cuiners rebels to have been murdered by who their leader is, and if such information commercial centre. It is in respect of this share concerns la as much endangered by speculative parachute attractiong with the Van Tassels and brown wrapping paper, and rends in the retumed and reports the result of the inquestsociety, will be forgiven. And farther, if those To Captain Tehsingarapon the bodies of the two English victims of the who repent will give information in secret as to exted. The ship themselves and the cargoes companies there may be good reason for among the Dinch and Mulaya.” He mayed long they cany past constitute: so far as Hongkong legislating on broader fines than those laid down enough to pick up the language of both nationa, Eifu's Vaméo" picise, send", note and men to rolás mob", seven of whom are now under prove correct, they will be highly rewarded. All is concerned, an Imperial interest for the proteo in Leeman's Act. It is difficult, however, to but speaks Dutch much more fluently than proiect us Mrs Boden, Mrs. Warren, Mr. arrest in chains at Wasuch, along with the rain this pplies too to the leaders of the Kole tion of which the colony cannot be reasonably believe that such can be the case anywhere, for Malay, We tried him both ways. He grostly | Protherne and a children,la nas wong Hw creant who brought the children into the place But if alter this notice the Kelas men persist înr held responsibic, Mr. Caldwell indeed accepted, there is no sense in which, the aed's of say) a | enjoyed his sojourn among those : unciviligat When Mrs. Boden's house, which is the only and to caused the outbreak. The Wastion of belanging to the body, I will recognise no distincs. 'fd 1860, 30' a 'despatch having referenca de Bier | poties until, and we deemed to be zu sensitive na races. He wont firm through Sumating and one burned (hoggi a four in one of the some cials are in a state of great excitement tiens, kui will adjudge you one and all silke:

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necessity has fortunately not alien. From the authoelly 1 previously referred to 1 may be allowed to quote certain interesting information pertaining to Leeman's Acti

During that time of excitement and disaster, the prices of ranny classes of Bank shares were artificially kept up by “bulling "operations on a large scale, in which it was andentood some of been too much fresh and busty, legislation of the Banks themselves took part. After inflation late in Hongkong and the colony requires rest cams collapse. Purchases effected under these

which to extend protection. In case of need, to conditions were mainly made, not to hold, hut our trade with Chins and Japan.

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to realize an early profit, and there was a rush to sell. Then came the reaction, and a resetion Back shares soon affects the serves of (London) depositors. Undoubtedly time-bargains were a potent contributory cause of the fiosocial disasters of 1866, and Parliament recognized this by passing in the following year a Bill which made them fllegal when the shares dealt in were bank shares." In Hongkong they have had no "Black Friday, to prompt them to action against bargaining in differences.

and time to recuperate and economise.

Your very truly,

T. H. WHITEHEAD. Hongkong, 17th June, 1891.,

PROFESSOR BALDWIN.

Mr. W. J. Baldwin, the well-known acronant, arrived yesterday in Hongkong by the French mail en route for Japan and America. His brother has found the parachute business so lucrative that he has retired on his laurels, and

Kelap Society is in existence, and that its lenders hare seals to show their rank, and its ordinary members, tickets, bearing a stamp showing the

perpetration of sil sorts of violence and crimes, holders belong to the brotherhood, and knowing further that the obfect of this society is the

Hongkong, as the case may be, only so wired | Hongkong Blif, for reasons which it is of course namliwin -bas' Just returned from Hugees - to - Captain Cain, in vinteresting ↑ Ióótéd, while Mr. Bowden'i kome is entirely burnt the other:sort if they are truly 'and honestly