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THE PLAGUE DOCTORS.

We are informed by privato advices that eight plague, Japandis doctors have already started from Japan for this' port." It will be remembered that at a Sanitary Board Meeting held on 10th March the question was first moot ed. It was at first the intention of the Sanitary Board authorities to get the services of doctors from India, but they found that the Indian Government could got obtain the assistant Surgeons in question. These eight qualified Japanese doctors left Yokohama on the 1st instant and are due to arrive here in a few days time. They all speak English, and are specially trained in bacteriology. We hope that these doctors will prove a boon to the Colony,

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily enteres the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this colon.)

PARSEE CHARITY FUNDS. TO THE EUITOR of the "Hongkong Telegraph."

SIR-The Easter of 1902 was for the Parsees of Hongkong one of unusal activitity. excitement and agitation.

The Annual General Meeting of the Charity

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1902.

official knew be was powerless to act, for not dy had failed to carry out his former in traction, but in the mantine had been giving financul aid to the rebels. In fact,

DRIBERY AND CORRUPTION PREVAILED everywhere ich merchants and officials, under pain of death, wares forced to give up their possessions and, in many falances, joined the rebels. Imperial troops at length arrived, but were overpowered at the first great battle which took place at Shek Shing where General Ma was defeated Vilinge after village fell into their hands, and cattle, food, money and arms were commandeered in precisely the same manner as that which characterised the Tac ping Rebellion. Another great battle was fought at Kum Chow and the anti-Manchus continued their march northward.

When our informant left the district they were encamped on a chain of mountains, knowp as the Five Emperors Mountains, situated some 450 miles to the north of Pakhoi. They had pitched the tents around the slopes, the prisoners being placed in caves and crevices above. A guerilia war was in progress, but as the Imperial troops numbered, only between 5,000 and 6,000 against the 10,000 or 11,000 of the rebels, who, by the way, possessed a very efficient cavan corps, the result is pot far to

and, should support be sufficient, it is their intention to march direct to Peking with out entering th Provines of Kwangtung. “At the same time, the Imperial Troops are using every means in their power to `prevent the re- bellion from spreading, but as their numbers are limited they cannot do much beyond delaying the onward march and subjecting all prisoners to every conceivable mode of torture.

Such was the position of affairs when our informer left Kwangsi, and is

he has promised to supply us with any news of im portance we hope to be in a position to keep our readers well-informed of the state of affairs in the disturbed area.

TIENTSIN DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

TIENTSIN, March 27th.

A DIG BOAST.

Yuan's loss of face is telling on his appetite. He is reported to have sent in his resignation of his post, partly because General Mei has memorialized against him, partly because he has been unable to carry out his intention. When he first took over his post he made it his boast

that within three or four months he would, not

Funds was convened and held on Saturday the seek. The rebels are in charge of Yung Kr/ only have Tientsin City back, but the Russians

19th March when the following business was transacted, namely, passing of accounts as prepared by the Trustees, election of new Trustees to fill vacancies, and the question of the mode of carrying the dead to the Cemetery. The accounts were passed as usual. Two new Trustees were appointed one of them being one of their much respected members Mr. Dorabjee Nowrojce of the Victoria Hotel &c., and a certain arrangement was arrived at as regards the third question.

The election of Mr. Dorabjee is an honour to a worthy man, but he is now old, verging on 75 and is himself unwilling to take up the responsibilities sought to be thrown on him and there are thick rumours that he is not go ing to accept the honour which might result in the necessity of convening another meeting

and Tung Tang Lung, but the people are said

to be

+ INCITED TO REDEL BY THE WIFE of the former, chief who is a powerful and well- built woman, afremarkable ability and a deadly shot both with revolver and rifle. She leads the regiments and inspires the men with the' righteousness of their cause

'TREACHERY.

When the Viceroy found that Yung Kwong Ki was leading such a powerful army he ex- tended a free pardon to him if he would lay down his arms and leave the rebels, and also promised thathis parents, who were alreadycap tured, would not be decapitated. The leadertook the matter into consideration and, at length left the rebels and joined the Chinese Government as n mandarin. For three or four months he

out of Manchuria and the British off the rail. way. At the present moment none of these desirable asperations are within shouting dis tance of fulfilment, and the result is Yan feels he has lost face, a calamity which, to the almost twin agbay to loss of Chinese, is dollars, General Mei is said to have neo- rialized against him because he appropriated the ten camps left leaderless by te death of General Sung, and Mei thought they would It most certainly have fallen to his share. seems possible that Yuan, whose resignation desperate bid for the city, and the way he will no; of course be accepted, may make a last seems to be working it now is by diverting the truth there is in this suggestion, or whether trade from this centre. I cannot say how much

the motive is as stated, but I have heard from some merchants that for some reason or another

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and making a fresh election, because many served as a lader in the ranks of the Imperial only very small parcels of stuff are coming to be the proprietors thereof..

prefer that a younger man would be more acceptable, and there are many of such.

troops, but took the opportunity of ascermining their strength and intentions. Assisted by some 20 menwho had deserted from the rebels,

down and the bulk is hanging back, which the depression caused by exchange. If the makes business very slack, quite apart from

As regards the third question there is a great agitation going on in the community, which is fairly divided. But an important question has one night he left the camp with arms and, idea is correct Yuan may soon attain his object

arisen.

The Charity Funds of the Parsees is dènom- Inated "The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Parace Charity. Funds. 57 years ago the first meeting of the Parsee community was held in Canton and the foundation of the

ammunition and rejoined the rebel forces.

-À NIGHT ATTACK.

Lee Sin Yee, a military mandarin, was also at the head of the rebels when the great battle- was fought a Shek Shing. He was captured by the Imperial troops and taken to the tent of the Commander and sentenced to death. Decapi. present funds was then laid in Canton. Theretation would certainly have followed, had not is still in Canton the existence of the Parsee the robbers made a night attack on the camp community and the question has now arisen and released beir chief after which they burned whether the Parsee community of Canton is a recognised body postessing all the powers and

in Hongkong.

the tents of their enemies.

In reply to further questions, we were inform- privileges held and enjoyed by their brothers ed that the rebels wore a sort of bandolier con- laining so to 100 rounds of ammunition, and carried a shon length of bamboo behind their backs in which they placed their food, consist ing of burnt tice, - tran

PROBLEM.

Yours, &c., Hongkong, April 7th, 1902.

THE KWANG-SI REBELLION.

REBELS ENCAMPED 'ON THE

MOUNTAINS.",

What was really the cause of the rising?" quened our hterviewer.

"Well, it is rather a long story," replied the Intelligence Officer, but if you care to hear may views I shall be happy to tell you.

By all means let us hear it." "While I was at Lim Chow," continued our informer," there was one day

AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. Whatever assertions may be made regarding the seriousness of the rebellion in Southern China there is no reasonable ground for dis-

A LARGE RELIGIOUS PROCESSION believing that day by day it is growing more which takes place once in every ten years, and serions and, at the present time, bas far sur seeing the amount of money being expended passed in gravity any rising since the famous upon it I memoralised the Viceroy, asking him Tacping Rebellion of 1850. Owing to the to have it expended to better advantage To fact that ́telegraphic communication, between this he quite agreed, but when the local man- the seat of the disturbance and foreign part darins heard about it they asserted that I was bas ceased for the present all reliable news un agitator and a reformer,” I must tell you, seems at an end, and though rumours are however, that about that time the Rheinish cropping up from day to day little reliance can mission station at Lim Chow was burned and be placed upon them. Some of the most im-sacked by cenain rewdies. It was reported to portant and, at the same time, interesting news the German Consul at Canton, and in the end to hand since the outbreak of the Rebellion was detailed to see that the villagers paid was gleaned on Saturday, when an intelligence: $5,600 as compensation and rebuild the station. Officer of the District of Yum Chow, in the This was ultimately settled, and some ten days Taotal's Yamen of Kwangs, kindly fav later a certain individual was arrested as being opred us with an interview. He has recently a robber and a vagabond and was come down, from the seat of the Rebellion and was able to give us some, impotlact and, we believe, authentic news regarding the present situation. · Our informant is not altogether un- known in Hongkong having for some years been connected with the vernacular press, after which he was a teacher in the Diocesan School, under Mr. G. Piercy, While here he took a keen interest in his studies and, at length, went to Canton" where he received the rank of Mandarin and an appointment at Lim Chow,

-the

ORDERED TO BE DECAPITATED.

The German Missionaries hearing about the matter wentto the authorities and asserted that the man was a convert. They obtained his release, at the same time claiming $500 com- peosation which I was again detailed to enquire into. Afternich squabhling the claim was sete- led at $450. In the meantime seeing the corrup- son being carried on by the local mandarios, and that rebels were collecting together in large numbers 1 tent a letter of complaint to the late Viceroy of Canton. But the missionaries heard of this and asked the authorities for my removal on the ground that I was creating wouble. Coupled with my memorial to the Viceroy complaining of the beliaviour of the mandarins the complaint of the missionaries was the cause of my being thrown into gaol charged with being reformer. The German mission- tungaries were

COMMENCEMENT OF TROUBLE. Questioned concerning the commencement of the trouble, he said that for two years if hat been gradually browing at Shek Shing and finally broke out when a gang of robbers amal gamated with the Triad Society with, the inten- tion of securing lost, and finally the overthrow of the present Manchu Dynasty. Upon hearing about the matter the late Vicerone.Kwi de patched troops to the scene

PLEASED TO HEAR OF MY ARREST, with the result that some 500 men were cap, but owing to intervention on the part of the tured, 100 of whom were instantly decapitated | Protestant Mission 1 was one day sent away and the remainder tent, to the District Magis from the village. I have since learned that trate for punishment. But Tung Cheok 3,000 taels have been sel upon my head by Tong was either too good natured or, afraid the officials of Kwansi of the grounds that I of the consequences and permitted the ani a reformer. In that province things have prisoners to go upp

shed in the meantime, been going from bad to worse, corruption and jhowever, the ranki

continued bribery prevail, and the rebels are gaining

Bround every day."

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as nothing is more likely to hasten the restoration of the city than the united demand of foreign Merchants, That the restoration

will basten the events which" are in any case inevitable sooner or later goes without saying Five years hence when the events of 1930 are repeated, bat with more Chinese celat, we shall find the same blindness to forecasting shadows, the same. credibility in Chinese good faith as we did then, but the results may not be as gmifying to us individually next time. There will be more graduales for honours on the Chinese side; more rides for life on ours. This is pessimistic and most people up would already call it smile provoking. Nons Verrons,

TO TALK REFORM!

All the provincial Governors are supposed to meet in Peking during the 5th moon in accordance with Yuan's proposal 'sometime back to "talk reform." They are not in the least likely to come, but will one and all begin to make excuse. Should they obey the royal

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Some fourteen Native Christian have lately been murdered in Honan by their fellows, and the Government have taken the matter up and degialed the official of the Pi Yang district for. permating these things to take place. Such occurrences just now are of course fatal to AN EXPERIENCED FOREMAN for

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A man named Yao Wang has just been ap pointed to a military command at flochon, and the report is that he is the officer who killed Mr. Sugiyama, the Japanese Secretary, in Peking two years ago. If this is

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