*Go-day's
Advertisements.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
TO-MORROW
(SATURDAY) 20TH JULY, 1895, AT 2.4$ P.M.
'OMPETITION, LONG RANGE CUP:
at each distance and sighting shot. Entrance fee, 30 cents,
G. K. MOORE, Honorary Secretary,
Hongkong, roth Jalw, 1905.
BUILDING MATERIAL
FOR SALE.
150
TT le hache notified that the BUILDING
RESUMED
certain HOISTS within the AREA of TAIPINGSHAN will he out sp to Sale at PUBLIC AUCTION an THURSDAY, the 25th instant, at, 3 o'clock in the Afternoon,
The Sale willtike place at the junction of TAIPINOSHAN STREET with UPPER STATION STEZET.
For Farther Particulars, apply at the PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong roth fulv, Rot.
NOTICE,
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LTAVING Revered »ll ro*n*ction with the late Firm of EDUARD SCHELLĦASS
H
& Co., I.have This Thy Established myself as GENERAL MERCHANT and COMMISSION AGENT under the Name and Style of
H. H. KIRCH & Co., OFFICES:-CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
Hongkong, 19th July, 1895.
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H. H. KIRCH.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
" NAMOA,"
Captain Rosch, will be despatched for the above Port on SUNDAY, the 21st lastant, at Day. Eight,"
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Tofo Homokong, 19th July, 1ẴNG. "WARRACK" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
THE Steamship
"BRAEMAR."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1995.
Entimations.
Counterfall Order Books supplied on applica
1160.
Our Registered Telegraphie Address is And all "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." alged messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
THE Foochow Tea Market was very quiet on the 13th instant. Stocks of all kinds were then very light.as compared with previons y:are at even date. The S/A cleared from Foochow on the rgth for Syndey and Melbourne and other Australlan ports.
Most medical men consider that a cold bith every moming le apt to do more harm than The following is a List of Waters always kept good to any but persona of a very vigorous constitution. The sensible thing to do is to see ready to Stock :--
that the temperature of water in cool weather Is not lower than that of the air. A dally bath is a most heaithful practice; but it should not be so cold as to give a shock to the system.
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER- LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
GINGERADE No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Ing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used agalu by us.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 1st June, 1805,
THE United States Consul-General at St. Peterborg in a dispatch to the American State Department says the Russian Government has granted a concession for seal catching on the coasts of Saghallen, St. Johns faland and other portions of the sex of Okhotsk to a Russian company. A tax of $3,96 is to be paid Russia an each skin. It is expected that the first bunt.
expedition will set out this year. A Govers ment official will be carried on each bost engaged in seal catchlog.
ONE MAN ONE VOTE! ROLL UP! ROLL UF! AND CAST YOUR VOTE!
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VOTE I
IN ONE OF THE BALLOT BOXE PLACED IN
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1895.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.
LONDON, July 18th, Galos to date i-Unlonists 52; Liberals 10. —Mr. C.-M.-Warmington, Q.C., late Member for West Monmouth, has retired in favour of Sir William Harcourt.
The Right Hon. Arnold Morley has been unrested.
CRICKET EXTRAORDINARY. Lancashire bar beaten Somerset by an inn- Ings and four hundred and fifty-two ruas, making a total score of 80 runs, to which Mr. Maclaren confiibuted 424.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
We hear that H.M.S: Rofnbow will proceed to Anping on Monday.
Caplan Parter, will be despatched for the above CAPTAIN DAVIES, Intelligence Officer, is reported Ports on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant, at Day- to have returned to Rangoon from bis journey, light, Instead of as previously advertised.
through Western China and the Sban States. For Freight or Passas, apply to
In the Supreme Court, Sidney, the other day 1925 the jury awarded Dz. Mather £6 100 as damages for the Injuries he received in the terrible
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Hongkong, 10th. July, 1805.
FOR SINGAPORE.
HE Steamship
THE
* DARIUS," Captain Curry, will be despatched for the above Fort on TUESDAY. the 23rd Instant, at Day light, instead of as.previously advertised,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, 19th July, 1865.
DEALERS IN
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BROWN, JONES & CO. ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE CEMETERY MEMORIALS. LETTERS CUT AND FILLED WITH IMPERISHABLE
LRAD CEMENT. -
Intimations.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS,
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
SODA
WATER,
SINGER ALE
GINGER
LEMONADE.
ARŞAPARILLA.
SARSAP R
ASPBERRYADE, &C.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS LIU made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Cheuslat and will bear compa. rison with the best English Manufactures. Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MEKK Any complaints should be addressed to the
other Large Consumers.
Manager.
› Hongkong, 3rd May, 18ọt.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
and
tay
"Redfern railway sccident,
VOTE 1
THE HOTELS AND STORES.
NO TIME LIKE THE PRISENT !
NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION MONDAY WILL BE TOO LATE ! COUNT Okuma, who ought to know, has expressed the opinion to a Japanese newspaper reporter that Gospodeen Hitrovo, the Russian Minister at the Court of the Mikado, is the ablest diplomat in Japan. "Diplomacy," said the Court, "is not an affair of learning; It is a special talent. A man like Sir Harry Parkes, even if he never read a volume on international law, had a special talent that makes him a first- -class diplomat," And Count Okuma spoke the truth. Diplomats, like poets, cannot be hewn out of any ordinary flesh and blood; they are born to
their calling.
Oux man-about-town took a spin round the various clubs, stores and hotels this afternoon
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HE DARED THE JAPANESE.
A NOTEN BLOCKADE RUNNER ARRIVES AT FRANCISCO:
CAPTAIN WEDBER OF THE "IRENE" TÁLKI
SOME.
The following amusing “yam" appears in one of our Frisco exchanges received by the Par yesterday :-
#To be decorated with the insignia of the Order of the Double Dragon by the Emperor of China is an order not frequently contened pos a foreigner. There was a gentleman among the cabin passengers on the steamer Coptic, which arrived last evening, who was not only decorated but personally thanked and complimented by the Emperor for services rendered him durio the late war with Japan. [Ob! how dreadful
"The recipient of this distinction is Capiala Henry Webber, (Good old Webber 1] who several years ago was well known among local shipping men, when he commanded the steamer Zealandis. Shortly after hostilitlem broke, aut between Japan and China, Mandel & Co, a well-known German ahloping firm, to land stores, arms and ammunition at contracted with the Chinese Government various ports where most needed. It wÀY X dangerous undertaking and the success of the ventare depended almost entirely upon the ability of the shippers secure a skipper who was sufficiently well acquainted with the Chinese coast and still had the daring to invite a shot or thell from the Japanese cruisers, which were constantly on the lookout for blockade runners. What about the coast pilot?] Capt. Webber was finally selected,' and it was K wise choice, for during the war he repeatedly ran through the hostile lines and succeeded in landing guns, ammunition and frequently troops wilbout once being overhauled, although often- times chased over the sea. For his success in this dating business Capt. Webber was publicly honoured by the Emperor, to say nothing of belog taken care of generously from a financial. point of view.
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2-That the expenses of the League be borne by lis members at the rate of not less than 1 so per ton of the vessels in Urbele pascension.
the characters of the two people, the Japaness 'haws for years patterned after us. For centuries they ware Imitating, the Chinese civilization. They considered us their superiors. Now, if 3-That captains of the second class ai
they can learn the arts of war in the spico.of présent la charge of ships below 500 tons shall be transferred to ships between 500 and 1,000 | less than a generation there is no doubt in my mind but that the Chinens can learn them, I
tans.
5-That engineers of the second class who have taken charge of and above 150 horse-power for upwards of two years, shall be raised to be first engineers.
6.That a pelltion shall be presented to the Department of Communications respecting the amendment of the rules for the inspection of vessels.
4—That threxting-times in home watershape no doubt of our cipeclly to do anribing shall be extended to Shangbal
equally well, if not better, than the Japanese.
THE EFFICT OF THE WAR ON CHINA. "Bu, Your Excellency," said J, "what do you thlok wil be the effect of this war on Chinx ?"
"It will probably teach us a lesson," was the reply, "Dar government has learned of the wonders of foreign warfare. It will now realize t that we must be prepared to defend ourselve against the other nations of the world, and that In time of peace we must prépare for war, There Is no reason why China should not have stronger defences than any other nation of the globe, We bave a vast country made up of one people. We have vas! resources which are yet undeveloped, and we have people who are wonderfully
7.That the views of the Authorities be ascertained with respect to the repairs of the transports after they coase to be required for public service.—Japan Mail.
A CHINESE OFFICIAL ON CHINA'S | Indestrloss, and, I believe, as brave as any
DEFEAT.
A CHINESE MINISTER DISCUSSES THE WAR WITH AN AMERICAN REPORTER AND EXPLAINS
WHY HIS PEOPLE WERE DEFEATED.. To-alght, as all Hongkong knows, Mr. T. Cowen, special war correspondent ol The Timer, will lecture at the Mount Austin Hotel on the China-Japan war. Mr. Cowen will, no doubt, give us the benefit of his candid opinion of the dtation as viewed through foreign spectacles; ▲ useful purpose may, therefore, be served by the publication at this juncture of the opinions of an enlightened Chinese statesman on this Interesting subject as expressed quite recently a representative of the New York Herald, thos
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to
Of all the diplomats in Washington Mr. Yang Yu, the Chinese Minister, is the most exclusive. While I admit that I took grave elsku In A vell of Orlental mystery has been wrapped about the Legation since the beginning of the the service of the Chinese there was a farclastion about the business which was troubles in the Far East, and the Minister has really irresistible," said the Captain. He is steadily refused to give any Information as to the a pleasant-faced and cheery little man of middle situation and the prospects. Still, there are few age and not in the least inclined to be boastful men so well fitted to talk about Cblos as he. A "I commanded an great part of his life has been spent in Pekin, He comes of one of the noblest families in China about his achievements. ordinally good steamer, known as the frene during the war. She was not very fast, but she and be has long set ander the shadow of the Dragon Throne. He is said to be a special did not draw a great deal of water, and, fo consequence, I was able to slip in and out of favourite of the Emperor, and his lnfidence with places along the coast where the Japanere both the Tartar and the Chinese officials is cruisers did not dare to follow me. I took good great. He is a strong friend of Li Hung-chang. Minister Yang Yu consented to give his views of close quarters, realizing, as I did, the serious the present situation and the future of Ada to care, however, never to let them press me into consequences. I took the liberty to fly the Eng-the American people. It took some time to Ilgh sig daring our trips, but, of course, that was prepare for the interview for the questions had to only a bluff The flag would not have saved us be submitted to His Excellency beforeband, and * special delivery letter which, says the Herald s bad they caught us with contraband gonds. That does nat "go" In war, you know. The major representative I received from bis private but, after the fall of Port Arthur, I made no Excellency would receive me at the Legatlon at further attempts to go into the northern waters." "Captain Webber says the Chinese are now and Day on modern hasls. In order to accomplish this steps are being taken to put setting about to entirely reorganize their army
European and American naval and army men in command of the forces. The cry there now is for everything modern. The war, he says, as After this the Hongkong Telegraph Deaves the best thing that could have happened China." and incontinently exclaims deep sigb that the fact of an intelligent newspaper editor publishing such ulter bath without comment or qualification of any kind appear to Indiest that the limits to human credulity and childlike simplicity are no better defined la Uncle Jonathan's dominions than they are in some other and equally well ordered quarters of the globe,
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people on the globe. What we will now have to do is to develop our resources. We must cover our country with railroads, so that we can bring our supplies from one part of the land to moother at a moment's notice. We must reorganize our simy and navy and must bewa our troops all trained after modern methods. We must have new ships and new forts, and we must to increase our military strength that wa can defend ourselves against any nation or all Lattons."
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THE CHINESE ARMY OF THE FUTURE "How much of an army might Chion have if were properly organized.”
"If is hard to estimate its wonderful parsibilities in this regard," replied the "There are now more Chinese Minister. than 400,000,000 of people under our Govern- ment. We could easily put twice as many men in the field as could any other nation of the world, The Chinese army of the future will be numbered by millions, and it will be ably commanded. The Chinese, do not lack ability to organize forces and to carry out undertakings. We have men fall of courage, men endowed with great exccative ability, and men who ought to make good strategic leader And then our country is big enough and rich enough to support a vast army. There is no soll better than the Chinese soll, and few countries produce more. Io comparison with the area cultivated. We have all kinds of food, and we have the material resources which will enable us to make with our own coal we need. We have already a number of large and Iran the guns and multions of war which arsenals. There is one in operation at Shang- bal which employes thousands of hands and which has shown that it can make gans with Chinese Iron. There are Iron mines near Han- kow which we expect to see developed, and there are arsenals and gun works in a number of provinces of the Empire. Such works wif now be increased. New plants will be belleve, in a short time be materially changed as to her possiblities of self-defence,"
Just to cast his dexter optic (a the ballot boxer portion of my trips were from Canton to Tlentsin, secretary contalned the announcement that Hisstablished, and the condition of China, will, I
eleven z.u
AT THE CHINESE LEGATION. It was just eleven o'clock when I stopped at the stone manalon which now forms the Chinese Legatlan, It is a magnificent building, com manding a view of the whole city of Arlington. and of the silvery bosom of the Patomse River. The house is furnished with foreign carpets and jar or vave stands here and there, and the walls with American sofas and chairs.. A Chinese of the parlour are hung with magnificent scrolls cor-red with Chinese characters in gold on a back ground of bine-silk-;-hat farther thin this the furniture is of the conventional American type. I had bardly t ken my sest in the parlour when two bright-eyed Chipamen came in and bade me good morning in Engllab. These are among the Secretaries of the Legation. They both speak English perfectly, and one of the
MODERN MACHINERY IN CHINA. "Then this war will lead to the introduction of modern machinery into China?"
and see how the voting of the ratepayers of the Colony was progressing. Imagine bis surprise
the gally decorated booths crowded with excited upon finding all the boxes nearly "packed" and a ratepayers, like sheep in a pen, jostling one another in their haste to vote on the great poll tical Issues of the day. As far as our "man could make out, its going to be a walk over 'for the Ualonists ; Liberals second | Conservatives, |_ ridden_out_10 a standstill, an awfully bad third. PRIVATE SMITH, & Royal Marineofthe Rainbow, We have not beeg, entirely parted, to-day, who was taken to the Naval Hospital on
though the trembling band that pens these lines Tuesday, died of dysentery and was buried at but the withered remoant of a good old Happy Valley the same evening,
English fat, and as it slowly moves over the TELEGRAPHIC Information was received here finest cream-laid note paper hugu drops of from London this forenoon stating that Hong-perspiration ever and anon run down its orna kong and Shanghel Bank shares have gone up mental ends reminding one of the days of yore 105. per share and now stand at £14. DR. MEIKLE, of the Rainbow, is, we regret to hear, laid up in the Royal Naval Hospital, and it is not known whether he will be well enonoh | Raping mooth at the mere thought of the treat the war, the total fennige of the country's, ■bave this a sleevéloss jacket of bright red, and safely say that the Introduction of ordinary
to rejoin his ship before, she sails for Anping on Monday. LIKUTENANT FAGAN, of the 5th Madras Infantry, who was tiled recently by a general Court Martial on charges of ssaulting a mess-orderly And not obeying the orders of his superi raff:er, bas been acquited.
At the Megistracy this morning three Chinamen
who had been banished from the Colony were charged, and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour; one for 6 months and two for
months each.
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THE WAR AND THE MERCANTILE
MARINE.
--alas 1 never to return again-when red-hot
The recent war with China has more than tears of joy tolled dwn our ruddy checks, and made great marker down our post and fall into our deabled the mercantile marice of Janan. Before that would be in store for us when "big brother" merchant steamships was between 150,000 and 160,000 tons, Since the outbreak of the way get married and the great plum cake would more than 160,000 tons have been added, so that be distributed amongst the merry, little denizens the aggregate is now more than 300,000 tons. of the nursery. Yes, we live yet the thermo. A table published by the Chugal Shogyo and owners of the new ships of above 1,000 tous meter does not yet register over too in the shade-Shimbo shows the names, tonnage, horse-power, and, last but not least, there seems to be a capacity registered daring the ten months ending depression a long way out in the Pacific or April last :- somewhere near Luzon, so li's quite on the cards that before long the " mariners' dread "will come along this way causing a welcome change isure Mury the temperature and making Typhoon Insurance quite popular with all sorts and conditions of men, who lay up for themselves, vast treasures on earth where moth and dust doth corrupt
THE Royal Bank of Queensland' fa privately | and where thieves and howling winds dreik offering its depositors £300,000 worth of 4 per to and upret things generally and make one cent, debentures at par, redeemable to ten years feel that hest minus storm, pleasant seit at to. Deposilors converting before end of li sometimes'on "India's coral strand " and in the July will receive a Thonus of 101. The object great'and'gorgeous East, is not altogether devold of the issue is to rave i per cent, interest.
of highly appreciable advantages. Amen.!' - MEMBERS of the "Odd Volumes" are reminded of the meeting this evening at 9.15 p.m. at the Mount Austin Hotel.
Subject i-The China-Japan War. Lecturer :-T. C. Cowen, Esq. Chairman:—H.E, SL Williain Robinson, KCMG
N.B.-Cars leavo st 8.45 and 9 p.m..
wasamatter which affected the fair administration
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CAPTAIN ARTHUR, of the Indian Staff Corps, has been ordered to proceed at once to the we casst of Africa for employment in the Political Department,WANG 709 YOU
AT an extraordicary meeting of the shareholders in the Hotel des Colonies, Ld, held at Shanghal a few days ago, a proposal gas gubugdited by Mr. Seleson to purchase all the existing shores at par and take over the hotel and the business. This was agreed to by shareholders representing 1,117 shares, a special arrangement being agreed to as
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MR. W. G. HUMPHRIES appeared at the Criralasi Sessions this morning and apologised | to his Lordship the Acting Chief Justice for not altending the Sessions yesterday. His Lordship regards the remalalag 43 shares.ne sold that it was not a question of apology, but Įt.
MR. T. J. HORNIMAM, FR.GS. I pay a visi to fapes to the gift of the walls with a view of justice, and be must therefore fine him $20. to iravilng through the Caefuitry to collect Lordship, however, added that the fine specimens of Japanese natual products and at would be remitted i Mr. Hemphiles' apology Industries to add to his museum at Forest Hil
If he would only come to Hoogkong what could be justified in the near lature.
glories specimear this distinguished At the Criminal Sessions this morning a mean scientist might get for his "show,” swindler named Law Tong, who yesterday pleaded “ guilty” to several charges of forgery, etc., was sentenced to 9 years' imprisonment with hard labour. The arson case against a Chins man and a woman lasted till a quarter to low MANUFACTURERS OF to-day when His Lordship sentenced the man to AERATED WATERS. two years Imprisonment, and discharged the woman. Mr. J. G. Philippo appeared for the.
CHEMISTS DY APPOINTMENT.
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fitted with the best English Machinery, embodying the latest Improvements in the Wx ara glad to hear that very satisfactory. trade.
| arrangements have been made for a concert to The purest logredients only are used, and the be given at the Moust Austia Hotel to-morrow utmost care and cleanliness exercised in the week (17th fustant) la ald of the fands of that manufacture throughout.
most useful, pallantkrophic Institution-ibe Allee The water used is proved by repeated analyses Memorial Hospital. All the leading amateurs have promised their valuable assistance and as to be absolutely pure.
his Excellency the Governor has kindly promised there can be no doubt about the fasciion proving an Immense sUCCHUS,
For COAST PORTS, Waiers are packed and
Urow arrival at Townsville fram Periand, Or. on the 13th all the Captain of the Welsh barque Earls Court reported in the Harbour Authorities that in fattiudes/ry day out Inugtinde 3 degwear he passed the fall ofa large fron ship, painted black, with white ports, which had evidently been on fire. The name of the ship could not be made.out, by the officers of the Earls Court.
Name
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Registered Nominal Tenaga. H. P
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147
•Furan Mary... Sakura Meru 1,8...... vote faru 200
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100... War Department. 40 War Department. o...... War Department. 400... War Deparment 1st......Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 100..... War Department. 195.....bir. Kubimoto Godel, 100 War Deperiment,
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Shimaku Maru..... 74319 Tiina Moru 456. Sets Mary 2,714 as Department. Matogama Mark 1,9100.....Naval Department Toyahashi Maru... ....... (se...Naval Departmrot Soya Maru 7,000...... 11......Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Eds Mars 1713. 144. Mr. Hiromi Naburo.
107 Doya hosen Kaisha, Deyo Maram BT1Jaum
150......Naval Department. 175 Selko Kaisha,
Mr. Haba Michihian, doo......Naval Department Yamato Moru... 166 113 Saika Kalake. Kenoura Maru in 1,408....
.....Mr. Uken Ganyemon. | Kinsku Mark........... UNIT...... 15o......War Department
Shi Haru... BIS 197 Mr. Pasata Krubel, Hine Mars 1981 t
15... Churetse Kisen Kalaba Bulut Mary $15
*......Mt. Uken Gonyampu.
Tomarucht Bars 10th
Tateyama Maru..., tt.... Meru 1,89% Kagoshima haru 4.110.....
Tintes Marw.ame $419 100... Nippon Vuses Katha: Bus Mary 74314.99 Vase
abren Mars 1.75 Nippon Vuses Kalaha. Hilja Maru mum. 3,ðilumos 110...... Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Find Mark 1,907 515 Nipper Yasan Kalaha. No 11. Kaimon) 1,805...........Mr. Oak Kikusabure. Shigaurs
ra Manum. 1418m... Mel Maru 136 Hakutan Maru... Pitt.
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Saytire Mars 1044 140. Mr. Nakal Jial,
Total 34.81,190... 13,449
YOU men was a graduate of Yale College.
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HOW THE MINISTER LOOKED, A moment later the Minister was sancunced. slout, round-faced, almond-eyed cream coloured man, dressed in a long silk pewa, He had on which reached to his feet.
his rather bandsome head was topped with a skull cap, with an edge of gold embroidery running around it. The front of this cap was decorated with two battany. One was of some egg, and of a bright red colour, and just below. transparent stone, about the sise of a pigeon's this there was a great rearl, as big as a-pea and of perfect shape, Out of the back of his cap hong His long queue, and below his gownstone out slipper-like shook of Chinese faablon, His costume was rich in the extreme, and you know, he is said to be one of the richest men of China, He brought with him the largest legation salte that has ever come to this country, and it was stated at the time that ble baggage coosted of eighty trunks. He has entertained more magn!- ficently than the Chinese Ministers of the past, and has made a number of innovations in this respect to the Chinese Legation. He brought his family with him, and, contrary to the usual custom of Chinese ladies, his wife bas taken part in the social festivities of the capital.
The Minister himself has strong progressive tendiacles. He looks at matters in a common sense way, and his, auswers to my questions were short, sharp, and to the polot. One of his secretaries had a list of tay questions, and when His Excellency had taken me into his private parlour he began the talk by pulling's Chinese manuscript from his sleeve and handing it to the Chfaure graduate of Yale, There were the answers which His Excellency had dictated in Chlosse to my manuscript questions in English, The questions were repeated and the secretary read the answers in English. From time to time I naked other questions, There were interpreted to His Excellency, and be answered them in Chinese, which was in turn translated by the secretary, to me,
THE CAUSES AND RESULTS OF THE WAR.
The first subject was the Chinese-japarers war, and I asked His Excellency as to what, in ble opinion, was the cance of the Chinese defeat
Ho repiled "The Chires whis "Celested
"Ol some kinds, ver," replied the Ministry. "We will have to have much new machinery, but it will be only of certain kirds. We wi and munitions of way. We will have to have need all klods of machinery for making ordnance railroad material and the machinery for ship- building. Sach machinery is very expe give, and the importations will probably cost a large As to ordinary labour saving amount of money. They will be introdeerd as a necess tr machinery, however, I think China will keep out as far as possible ll which comes into competi tion with the trades and the labour of the com- mon people. We have a vast population, and we cannot afford to take the bread out of our It would be hard to own people's mouths. make them understand that such machinéry would eventually be to their benefit. They would certainly create trouble if it was interduced in a large amount at the start. I think you may labour-saving machinery as to matters outside of railroads and gun works will be claw,"
CHINA AS THE WORLD'S FACTORY. "Will China ever manufacture for the whola
world ?"
"I think so,” replied His Excellener. "We have as skilful workers as you will find in the world, There are few things we cannot make, and there is nothing we cannot copy. We have enormous natural resources. There are large deposits of undeveloped cost and bran all over the empire, and our country seems to be well fitted for a great factory. Our labour is very cheap, and our people are glad to work for the wages they get. They are willing to work whole day at a time if they get paid for it, instead of eight hours, and I think, the time will came when we will go lato manufacturing. We will some day exrort goods in farge quintiles to foreign countries. We will know what the wants of the world are, and we will probably be able to satlafy those wants cheaper than any other people of the world, and galle as well. The time when this result will be obtained, however, will be far distant, Have you ever reflected about the Chinese market? Think of our hundreds of millions, and remember that every man, woman, and child of them has als wants that most be satisfied. The Chinese markets are enormous, and they will be big enough for us to work for years to come. You cannot quickly change och a vast nation the Chinese, It must move slowly. The export manufacturing trade will hardly come until after the railroads. I think, in fact, that it will follow them,"
"How about the development of China, your Excellency ?" I asked. Will the enuntry be davelored by the Chinese or by outsiders 7°
"I think we will be able to develop our own forces. The Chinese are good business people. They are accustomed to the bandling
of capital and labo
CHINA AND AMERICA.
"What ought we Americans to do to increasÓ
One great thing would be the building of the Nicaragua Canal. This would bring you closer to the Chinese markets. You ought to study the wants of the Chinese people and make your goods as cheap as possible, fa arder to compete with there which are sent to as from Europs
Of these ships, those registered in the Time the War and Naval Departments are to be handed over to the N.Y.K. when no longer needed for transport they are purposes. From the extraordinary increase purpose orge of the mercantile mating, it is the coast-wise carrying trade upon the release of because they were not prepared fas war. They anticipated that close competition will sonde
Ал are 29 brave as any other people on the globe, our trade with China the transports from Government service. inevitable consequence will be that the larger and I belleve if properly trained (hey would steamship companies, an the Nippon Yasss make good soldiers. Japan has been preparing Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, will open for this war for the past twenty yazss. She has new lines to foreign ports. The matter is now been remodelling her army and organizing her troops on the modern plan, Japan fa a small engaging the serious sitestion of these com
country. It is much easier for her to adopt wales, and lets believed that the Diet will vote
foreign methods than for a great nailon." Baldes for the new routes,
The result is that the Japanese government in exceptation of the keen competition that la are to take place before long in the maritime have been able to adopt modem methods. They carrying trade, abipowners, appreciating the had established a better wavy than we have, and recessity of union among themselves against they did all this quietly and in such a way that the large companies, have just organized the other Astatic nations had no rupicion of their combination named the Japan Marine Navige plans. Japan was our neighbour. We know tion League. The principal prector of the that she was charging her civilization, but wo THE SITUATION IN BAMGA. The mall steamer, league is said to be Mr, Hamanaka Hachisabaro, had no idea that she was studying the arts of of Oraks, The League is divided into two war as they are practised in Europe to fight her Darmstadt, which arrived at Sydney, N.S.W., from Samas on the 24th altimo brought word sections, the Eastern and the Westera. The next door neighbour. 1 lock upon it as a mis that native affaire are again in a bad way in committes of the Eastern cusists of Messrs take on our part that we did not discover this Sames. A large number of rebels had massed Asano Solcbira, Baha Michisa, Mleamishims fact. We should have known it and prepared at Attla. They are armed and are in a warlike Kansaku, and Oaki Kikasabero; and that of the for it
"Then you do not think that the result is any mood. Every town and every village was being Western of Messrs. Hamanaka Hachisabaro, taxed for, supplies for the thousands callestad, Hiromi Nissboro, Oya Shichibel, and Ukon index of the faal strength of the Chinese nation?" Np, it is not was the reply of the Chinese together!-Even the bund Way Beng seafched in doisiemens The principal members of the I kaked. every direction by foraging parties forwild yams | League recently held a meeting in the Osaka
have not had a chance to show what they could of the 8th June says that the war party la strong, resolutions
That the League shall have nothing to do do. They had so transportation facilities, and and active hostilities in the near future are
with mailing veneis,
they could not move their troops. Speaking of |almost certain.
"Are the Chinese friendly to Americans. "There is no doubt about that,” replied the Minister. "Bath the Chinese government and the Chinese people are friendly to the United Stater. They think that the Americans are sincere and just, and they are glad to be friends with them. There is some opposkion to Ameri cans in South China. It Is from this part of the country that those Chinese whom you have in the United States have emigrated. Their hostility comes from the Exclusion Act. The rest of the
southern Chinese-is not sirang enough to affect empire, however, is extremely friendly to America and Americans, and the influence of these few the sentiments of the government or the people
THE MISSIONARIES DOING GOOD. "How about our missionaries In China? Ais In this regard,"
"Yes, I think as," replied the Minister. "They are intelligent people, and the better class of the Chinese know ibai they labous with sincere and
placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and his patronsgo and Mr. T. Jackson will praside, and jaro to lendthewarriors. The Somean Times Hotel, Osaka,jɛand: adopted the following Minister, through the interppafer. "The Chinasa❘ they doing any good 7"
the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.
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