Innocent" pastime I Would C. D. deny that the best locality in Swatow is occupied by the Missionaries? In Amoy it is useless to state that nearly all the houses belong to these so-called followers of our sweet Jesus.
3 refrain from raying anything further on the subject as C. D's rubbish which déserved more the waste-paper basket than a place in your valuable colums
I am, Sir,
Yours truly,
"A LOVER OF PLAIN TRUTH," Hongkong, August 18th, 1891.
[We granted "C, D," space in our columns on
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1891.
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In asking what passible excush, the member of the coalition has to offer for com- promising the good name of his "Noble "female companion by sharing her bed, instead of following the course which would instinctively suggest itself to the mind of any gentleman, Christian or pagan, travelling with any lady for whose reputation he had the slightest respect, and sacrifiting his own comfort for the night when occasion required it, by sleeping on the floor, or out of doors, or by not sleeping at all-
A LAYMAN,
Hongkong, 18th August, 1891.
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of cholera in sporadic form is causing many The heat is terrible in Wenchow and a kind deaths daily.
the principle that, we never deny anyone the | NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. privilege of venting what may be considered legitimate grievances, and as he made his case out from Ais point of view, ha was entitled to a fair hearing now, however, that both sides of the question have been written upon those interested may' judge for themselves which are in the right and on whose sido truth lies. -Ed.]
TO THE EDITOR or tur “Hongkono TELEGRAPS,” SIR,-"Consistency is a jewel,”—and "C.D." (Consistency Defed, I suppose in his metto) has evidently the properly orthodox contempt for all
· jewels not included in the Ephods of the high priests of his faith,
A brief analysis of some of the leading para doxes and contradictions of his rabid attack upon the European Colonists of China is your issue of Saturday last, may be found Interesting as Illustrating the mental and logical calibre of the average Christian missionary, and in some degree will account for their small success in ont- generalling the wily and strictly logical native.
In the first place" C.D." anys "I am butone of a phalanx of two hundred, who have given .socialpleasures," etc. and calls those who accuse him of having a good time in Chino, (of playing tennis, dominoes chequers, chess, backgammon or other innocent games,)—" Mendacious miscreants," and in the next breath, be says. We do indulge in the harmless and beartfelt pleasures named, and we have a right to do so,”
(Admitting the mfrereant's allegations in fall how cau be have the face to call them mendacious?)
Agals "C. D." should remember that mere assertion is not argument, and that when he gives utterance to so novel and startling a pro- position as that "a missionary is a human being," he should adduce his authority for the statement.
the other..
In the third place, "C. D." should be aware that the Post Hot, ergo Propter Hor argument has been declared a fallacy, by every authority upon logic, and should spare us such coupling together of independent propositions as "The laborer is worthy of his hire," " and he (Le the missionary), to his salary and its concomitants." The one proposition has nothing to do with Again, "C. D is of the opinion that at the furthest in this het climate, if a man toils four hour per diem he is doing well, and becomes entitled to the other 20 for rest and useful How would our merchants, or for amusement. that matter "C. D" himself like to engage domestic servants on that bagls,.
Another of "C.D.'s," amuilog self contradic tions is the double assertion.
"Wa.. come to Chian.
to work well and successfully,"
and (but states further down). "In the second place we are rol successful."
Not the least instructive lesson to be drawn from "C. D'a" arraignment of the European and American residents is his comparative estimate of the different degrees of sinfulness of their different acts.
After telling us that "nearly every European and American has his concubine etc." "Nearly every European drinks to excess etc." "Nearly every European is cruel callous and brutal to hit Chinese Inferiors" etc. "Nearly every European is a hypocilte, and goes to church, from the bed of sin and damnation adds. "And worst of all, neaily avery Euro pean ineers at us missionaries"
"Ave, there's the rule” (for “C,D,") || Your truly,
Hongkong, 18th August, 1891,
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·To Turn Epiron of the "Homaxówa TezranÅNG! SIR,-The scurrilous trade of your Mis sionary correspondent, "C. D." presents every, Impartial and unprejudiced reader, an ad- mirable illustration of the properties of that remarkable aboriginal weapon, which is known as the Australian boomerang: since his foul ́mouthed denunciation of the hablis and character' of the European residents in China mut be certain to recoll upon his own head and those of his fellow-missionaries.
True Christians, of every denomination, must
be pained and shocked by such intemperance of expression, on the part of one claiming to be a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, while the European or Chinese sceptle Judging the tree by its fruits, will hardly be attracted towards, a religion whose disciples employ such violent, calumatous and abusive language to those who have the misfortune to differ from them.
Undoubtedly there are in the Missionary ranks, many truly upright and high minded men and women ; but it is equally an undoubted and Incontrovertible fact, that the narrow, bigoted, Intolerant and violent class of missionaries of which "C. D." is a specimen, keep themselves, by their very nature, more prominently before the public eye, than their quieter, humbler, and more dignified confrerer; and as the ostrigaous and insulting barangues of the former class, are never rebuked nor contradicted by the latter, the public can hardly be blamed if it assumes that such utterances as those of "C. D. fairly represent the spirit of the entire body of mis alonaries since they have, as all events, the sanction of their tacit approval.
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Without discessing the many other absur- Aitles of CD's letter, let us confine our atten- tion to his chief grievance, viz.-the indus- tion, on the part of a Shanghal paper, that When our noble inland apostles, male and female, when travelling in the north, were compelled to steep together, in wagons or in beds, they were dolag what they ought not to do" "C.D," says, anent this insinuation" A mind that could frame such a thought in gangrened and rotten to the core,"
But, surely "C.D," cannot seriously ppose that the fact of these "Noble Apostles" being engaged in preaching the Gospel, frees them from all obligation to observe the roles of ordinary decency and decorum, and exalt their dally (and nightly) actions above all criticism, such as would be exercised in the case of other travellera.
Would not "C.D," be the first to cry out against a merchant, for instance, who shouki take his female type-writer or secretary travelling about the country with him, and sharing his bed or wagon at night?:
The suppositious merchant and the female companion of his wanderings might be as innocent of all evil as “C,D asserts the male and female missionaries to have been, yet no one but an idiot could expect that society, at large would refrain from commenting, rerely, too), upon their conduct.
Two robbers who committed armed depreda tions outside the west gate of the Shanghai city have been sentenced to transportation for life.
The Shanghai Customs authorities received a communication from the British Consul seating that there is on the Pootung side a native liquors to foreign sailors, and requesting, that the magistrate be asked to have it closed. The Tantal has instructed the magistrate, who, has issued warrants to apprehend the proprietors.
Outalde the west gate of Wênchow, la front of
temple, there is a well-known hawker of catables. As he was born dumb, be has learnt, to communleste by signs. Lately, however, speech was given to him. The news of this phenomenon spread far and wide, and great crowds have come dally to see him and hear him talk.
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The Wuha Costoms Chinese employés showed much courage, under the lead of the foreign staff, In resisting and repelling the attacks of the Tlosers and in saving the premises from being burnt and looted. The Commissioner made ä Inspector-General, who sanctioned the request report of their meritorious conduct to the
for rewards to be given. Accordingly those who behaved with most pluck got an extra month's wages.
resisting the introduction of telegraph lines to their province, another correspondent writes:- Over 20,000 people assembled in Lungchow to prevent the line parties from carrying on their work. Ten thousand poles were burnt and the deputies were forcibly driven over the boundary, A society called the, Ka-to-hut Brothers Society has been formed. Up to the date of the letter the mob was still on the watch. Great apprehension is felt by the inhabitants of the border districts in Hopes.
With regard to the inhabitants of Hunan
A Tientsia correspondent writes that there is remour that prisoners have escaped from the Chinghsien district magistrate's yaman and that runners and soldiers, in trying to recapture them, were wounded. Another report says that bandits broke open the cells and liberated all the prisoners. A fight occurred between them and the runners and soldiers, who were defeated, and several of their number wounded, while some of the magistrate's family recieved sword thrusts. As Ching-balen is only 200 from Tientsin and is in the prefecture, the report of such extra- ordinary occurrences requires confirmation.
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It has been decided by the authorities to extend the Linsi xallway to the northeastern provinces. No foreign loans are to be made. The capital is not to be subscribed in shares but is to be found by the Board of Revenue, which grants an annual allowance of Tis. 2,000,000 for carrying on and completing this enterprise. The manage ment is placed in the hands of Yang Taotai and Mr. Kinder. The Viceroy has also commis- aloned the American vice-contul at Tientsin, Mr. Pethick, to be assistant manager and interpreter. The commission was made out on the 31st of July and Mr. Pethick commenced his new duties on the ist instant.
A certain Peking official, when taking passage by steamer from Tientsin for Shanghai with four servant girls, was squeezed" by the Customs night patrolling staff. The Customs Com missioner on hearing the repart of the matter was about to punish the offenders when another charged with demanding a squeeze for some cut Case came to light, in which the same men were
certain company. It was found that three men up pleces of sill, the property of a director of a were concerned in this blackmailing. They were sent to the Tientsin Customs Total for punish. meat. The principal received 200 blows, and the two abettors 100 and 80 blown ressectively.
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I was greatly amused to see in some bome papers a few telegrams reproduced from Daldel's " Times correspondent in San Francisco, (supposed to have arrived there from Yokohama by the American Mall) regarding troubles impending in this quietest of all countrics under the sun. Nobody expects any troubles here, or dreams of causing any. Ever since the riots in China broke out, we only had one Japanese gun-boat here, and the Chinese "school ship Watyues, on a training croise; but for all the training and schooling the Wetyuana are getting or are supposed to get the outside world becomes pope the wiser, nor any the worss either.
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Have you ever seen a Hydrographic Notice Issued by the Chinese Admiralty, regarding a rock discovered, or a shoal resided, or a river surveyed by any tyro or hero of the Pelyang or Manyang squadron Bat to swagger and swear and hang they can to put any Texan cowboy or Chilean privateer to the blush. Surveying work in Chinese waters they prefer to leave to the red-haired outside barbarians; and after all, perhaps that is better, as it is certainly safer for people who are called upon to rely on the scentscy of sasvaya.
In my last epistle I informed you that our rainy season had set ing off the Custom House it should be called "ankle-deep muddy season. The land of the A. lots, which has been largely reclaimed from the sea, is so carelessly filled in by cheap contract work, (against better advice) that much of the job will have to be done ever again. It is one specimen more of the tomfoolery of "cheap and nasty work, and proves again, that the lowest tenders are not necessarily always the
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blab, they are downright afraid to give vent to;" say, and the little they might be permitted to
they seem to imagine that they are only elected to say, "Yen, my Lord," or "Nav, mý Lord,” just as the Offelal Chairman (the Senior Consul) may choose to direct them.. Of the amateur Councillors (the Consular body, most of whose | members are residing in Soul, 30 miles away from Chemuloo) those who know least about our Municipal affairs are the most officious,
We hear so much nonsensical twaddle about Russian interference in Korea that I consider it a erent credit to the Russian Consul General that he has never interfered with our affairs, as every other meddlesome Consular busy-body has done,
From Soul I can give you no news, unless it were that I invented some; a privilege, which I prefer to concede to Asiatic hyper-subtle politicians, who can hear the Korean grass grow, and filter their Important but imaginative news via Japan to San Francisco, and deliver them over there to the tender mercies of "Dalziel," to be flashed per cablegram to Times, for the great edification of the whole astonished world. marvellously; they furnish nutritious and whole
During this rainy season the frogs are thriving
some food; none but a connoisseur could diuin- guish them from spring chicken. I think a Canned Mock-chicken Broth Co," would be a gond "spec." Their music is interesting; if the managers of your Switchback will send a phono. graph across, I will try to "bottle up" a few open air concerts for their use. The wet weather aho causes a plentiful crop of mosquitoes to spring up; they are of the Kolo-whei species, and when caught are summarfly dealt with on the spot; no dillydallying as with the two-legged Kolas,whef of the Yangisz: valley.— Mercury,
HANGCHOW
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
August 10th.
it is now seven weeks alace the time the riot was threatened on 22nd June. Everything has been quiet from that day. Several of the higher officers in control of the patrol forces of the city called on us to assure us that no dangers need be feated. Some of them cautioned us to exercise care in our public preaching during this and the following month on account of the examination to occur in September. The extraordinary police kept up and the magistrates still go the rounds regulations adopted to prevent the riot are still at night. We hear of their catching spicious beating. characters occasionally and giving them a
About a month ago, the Tartar General issued A preclamation engrossing the imperial decree on the subject of the riot and furnished a copy to each preaching chapel in the city. Within a few days, the governor bas issued a similar proclamation which is printed and posted about the streets.
It la month since we had a good reln and there is much need of another one now. The good deal of sickness among the natives-N C. season also is unusually warm and there is a Dafly News.
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"ENDERS are invited for the purchase of $100 000 in 53 per cent. Mortgage Dehen- tures of $20 each. The debentures are issued In order to repay the money temporarily bor rowed by the Company.
The Ioan will be secured by a floating first charge on the undertaking of the Company and all its property present and future, including any eventual increase of capital for the time being.
The Debentures are issued, at par, hat nur application containing an offer of a premium will receive consideration at the hands of the Dee
hut, this shall not affect the right of the Directors to accent any tender they may see fit No tenders will be accented below day.
The Debentures will be issued bearing a fire valu^al $150 each made payable to hearer and
Amount pal will be returned in fa'l without any Where no allotment is made the actual dedoelen hat without any interest, and where the number of debentures allatte- la leva than the number applied for the surplus will be credited
The enterprising Trading Company of Northing interest from the 1st day of October.
18qr at the rate of ¢ per centum per ann China, which is prepared to provide for all our material wants, has with unsurpassed generosity the 1st day of October at the Office of the Hone- pawahe half-yearly on the 1st day of April and made us an offer to participate in its pecuniary karg and Shanghal Banking Corporation, Hone profit. Having for many years heen saddled with a match factory which has been anything
korp. or its branches, at the current rate of Exchange upon presentation of the Compons but a profitable Investment, they have fuvited
attached to the debenture. The terms of suh. the confiding public to take shares in a new venture called the Tientsin Chinese Match Face Scriptina for each debenture are as follows:-85 tory, capital Tis. 45,000 in 4,500 shares of TIs.
per cent an application and the balance on rat day of October. gr. To each. As four out of the five provisional directors are Europeans, why the Company should be called Chinese does not appear, Peritips with a shrewd foreknowlege that European capital would be inclined to fight shy of such a desirable sbing, they are desirous of conciliating the native mented men. The new
in reinction of the amount payable on allotment shareholders are effered a fifteen years' monopolyst-ment when dae will render the allotment ,and any excess returned. Falinre to pay any at T. 5.000.and what is called the goodwill at ablate cancellation and previout payments to another Tis. 5.000, making total of Tis 10.000 or
fori-ltere ed manopoly is not worth the paper it is written on one-barth of the subscribed capital. The so-call- as against foreigners, and in the case of Chinese Is doubtful. What is to hinder any British or German firm starting a match factory in Tientsin to-morrow should they so choose? A red/real stamped on a piece of paper covered with Chinese characters is in the eyes of the many a very valuable document, until it is proved by experience to be worthless, A Incal Steam- abip Company, not usully considered to be managed by fools, has recently patei several hundred thousands of taeles for such experience and has doubtless profited by this somewhat unnecessary outlay. "The good will the pabila is informed represents the expense to which the Company has been put in training the natives in the surrounding villages In making the match boxes, etc."; In other words oart of the losses the old company have incurred and for which they would like the new company to reimburse them. As the prospectus savs match factories all over the world have proved extraordinarily remunerative investments, le is only to be hoped the intending shareholders of the T, C. M. F. will find that the concern will yield a lucrative profit to investors.
Our summer may practically be considered feeling in the air which would seem to signify over. The nights are cool and there is a dry, that there will be no more rain.-N. C. Dally Nown.
(FROM THE "MERCURY')" CORRESPONDENT;} /
August 7th.
the amounts and at the time following, f
The debentures shall be redeemable at par in 100,00 thereof on rst day of October, 1898 $100000 thereof on 1st day af October, 1867, As to the remaining $3^0.000 the Camoeny may in any one of the modes following, namely they redeem the same at any one of the times an may ny f Siro,000 on the Tat Dctober, 1899 und $ico.com on the 1st Ontober, 1901, or they ma” pay off the whole sum of $100.000 on the rat feinher 1890, or they may way off the whole sum of $300,000 on the 1st fictober, rgos at their option.
maid off will be drawn for at the periods fore
The numbers of such debentures as will be and and mublie notice, will be given of the day and time fixed for each drawing at least Seven dave before such drawing.
Tenders in the non-xed form should be filled before the 10th day of September. 1898 accom- up and sent to the Company's Secretary on or panel by a deposit of $ per cent, upon each debenture applied for.
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Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrare be given before noon, TO-MOR- ROW. the roth inet,
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining. delivered after the 25th fast., will be subject. to rent.
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[FORM OF APPLICATION FOR DEBENTURES.}
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KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN COMPANY,
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An "Express" was inued here yesterday by for tenders for the supply of 180,000 sleepers, 5.000 bridge stringers and 9,oco crossing timbers. for projected extensions on the line. The "Express" did not state whether the sleepers wers to be of wood, iron or steel, but no tirbt Issue wooden sleepers are required. The quantity called for represents over a hundred miics of rails. only actions the construction of 10 miles, of [ The Imperial Decree the Company possesses, rallway, but it is possible that they have been granted another Decree since that one was issued permitting them to carry the line on the Shanhai-kwan. The price for German rails delivered at Tougku, spikes, &, Included, is Ti. 34.40 per ton, equal to Marka 156.12, at M. 4-80 per facl, less freight M. 56.13 per ton, the time rails belog sold in Germany at M. 110 London quotation of fs per ton. The Chinese per tan, a price that compares well with the
The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited. Gentlerden,-I beg to tender for. Mortgage debentures of $250 of the above faste at......per cent. premium in the terms of the Prospectus issued by you dated the 18th day of August, 1891, on which I have paid the required deposit of $11 per debenture, and I bes you may allot to me and to make the undertake to accept the same or any less num remaining payments in respect thereof on allot
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containing is substance the Edict of the Emperor, The Governor has issued a proclamation except the part that especially referred to the south. One day be issued over 600 to the lapan for their sleepers, where they pay to different districts of the province. A list of sleepers per mile to Tls. 880; and alt takes ito
cent each for them, which brings the cost of ment. places where foreigners Ilye in the province was tons of yolb. rails at Tis, 34-40 per loa to con- sent him, and he promised to see that proclama structa line a mile long (amonating to Tli. tions were posted at all these places. heretofore had been friendly to foreignen. Ou
We have a new Tantal, Chang-ta, a man who 3,784) the total cost of rails, spikes and sleepers for a mile of rallway stands the Company Tis asuming office he at once exerted himself to 564 If they took 6alb. rails and iron or steel settle the case of the American missionaries, and rails and 47 tons of sleeprs, equal to 143 tons of sleepers, a mile of line would require 95 tons of had several interviews with a representative of metal at Tis 34.40 per ton, the mile would cost the mission. The result, however, was a peculiar Tis. 4.884.80, but with, gold, rails they would one; he instructed one of the gentry, who took only require 126 tons of metal 84 tons of rati upon himself to oppose the last purchase of the and tons of sleepers which at Tis 34.40 per missionaries, that he should find an equally ton would amount to Tis: 4.334-45, a considerable satisfactory piece in the suburbs to be used as an exchange. This sort of diliy-dallying seems saving on the golb, rails and wooden sleepers, to go on indefinitely,
The city is all quiet, though rumours from the south are beginning to be known.
the Yellow River, except to leave open several The officials are not delag anything about of the gaps to allow the water free outlet over the country. We have had several rains of late, and the river is reported as rising. The lack of action seems to be due to the Governor's lack
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