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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1905.

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THE RULE OF THE ROAD,

28th inst. Before the Hon. Captain L. A. W. Barnes Lawrence, K... Marine Magistrate, C. Nor man, Water Police, charged Chan Vau, master of the steam kunch Standard, with unlawfully | falling observe the role of the road laid down by His Majesty's Order in Council, in Victorld Harbour, on the 24th inst.-FR.The Chinese continue to discuss the proposed Norman said: At a pan, on the 24th July, exclusion treaty. A large meeting was called 1905, I was on duty by Mesir. Butterfeld and ¦ for Sunday, the 23nf inst. The meeting was Swire's busy in the central fairway. I noticed well attended and considerable talking was the team launch Ping Pe coming from Yau done. The merchants find it difficult to come mati towards the Southern fairway at the same to a decision. Toeic are so many interests time the Standard was approaching from east involved that a good many are afraid to take to west, the Standard being on the port side the fiuai plänge. of the Ping Po. The Standard held her course, and compelled the 'ing Po to alter her course some to to starboard. Had the Ping Po not done so there would have been a collision of a certainty.

The Ping Pe afterwards passed under the stern of the Standard. The defend- To the Court. I was some 20 to 300 yards distant and could see very plainly what happened..

ant was not at the wheel of the Standard.

Chan Yau, master of the steam launch Stami dard, said: I was down below. One of the crew was at the wheel, but I was at the wheel when wo passed the Ping Po. By models defendant demonstrated that he did not give way to the Pig Po, which he should have

done.

Defendant was fined $g and.cautioned to be

more careful vi future.

THE VICEROY,

A good inany rumours are afloat regarding the hell of the Viceroy. Whether he is really sick or only in need of a litle rest with the coming of the hot weather inay not be easily determined. At any rate he is not disposed to do much business and the underlings are not making matters any bener. Their chief busi ness seems to be blocking business,

THE LAIB KEV. A. G. JONES.

The Shanghai Atercury of 21st inst, says: Yesterday at 4 p.m. the Chamber of Com- meeting of local merchants; some American merce of Shanghai (native) convened a mass merchants and journaliste also attended. There were many speakers and one of them urged that they should stop buying American goods from the zoth, but as contract goods would still come to China for some time as extension of the date of boycotting till the 18th of the roth maa should be allowed. However, the speak er was soon silenced. The leading merchants in American goods. The following are, the leading merchants who signed the same

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Congress in the United States, through Dr. relatives of the immigrant may be allowed to I really desirous of revising for the better the Ges. I. Smyth, a former President of this be present and, in case of disapproval, the int scaty; it was only the U.S. Castoms officers college, who is now in San Francisco --

migrant may be allowed in engage a lawyer to | who were ill-treating Chinese visitors. Finally Anglo-Chinese College, Foochow, China, make an appeal, and that his petition shall not | I said that as there would be a mass meeting 2nd June, 1905, para through the hands of the original examiner. in the afternoon at 4 o'clock, I would tell the To His Excellency the President the

6--That no objections shall be made to mesting what the U.S., Consul General had United States of America,

Chinese students in America as to their choice said, and his wish to settle matters amicably. Washington, D. C., U. SA; of study and their choice schools, and the If, said I," my people are willing to postpone Sir-Your petitioners, the three hundred school expenses being defrayed by the students maiters will give you a reply within three and fifty Chinese teachers and students of the themselves, restrictions limiting the amount of days. If they should be dissatisfied you must Auglo Chinese College, Foochow, China, in ready money shall be the same as those for pardon me if I cannot do as you would wish." the matter of requesting the modification of students from any other country. Chinese We then shook hands, and when we parted it the Exclusion Treaty on its, expiration, the students may be allowed to work outside of was already 12 o'clock."" resteration of Chinese liberty in America, and school hours to support themselves while pursu- the vindication of equal rights in your honing their education, if they find it necessary to aurible country, beg to submit the following: de so, without being rogarded as cholies or

prohibited labourers.

The following correspondence appeared in the Shanghai journal of the same day—

To the Editor of the

"NORTH-CHINA Daily NewR." 7. That besider the favoared classes, as writers, cooks, laundrymen, partners, business

Sir-In the present agitation ♬ “The Amer- · men, and skilled mechanics, all managers,

icau Exclusion Act and the boycott upon the treasulers, buyers, sellers, clerks, accountants,

part of the Chinese as a peaceful protesi, I am agcuts, tailors apprentices, and proprietors of understood by the majority of our readers any of the opinion that the question al issue is not restaurants and boarding houses, manufacturers of tobacco, cigarettes, boots, and hats, and all

more than that it is by the great mass of the kinds of Chinese retail dealers shall be regarding, as an American, that they (the American American people; otherwise I feel safe in stat-

8-That Chinese merchants hav ng property sary measures 10 do away with the degrading people) would of themselves adopt the neces- or bills collectible in America (no matter how much) shall have the liberty to travel at any rights to cater the United States are subjected

injistice to which Chinese entitled by treaty" time to any place without being compelled to by the acts of over-cealous Customs officials, of the non-return of the immigrant, the al- return to America at a specified time. In case

lect the debts, if any, in America. thorised attorney shall have the power to col

That all registered Chinese, and those Chinese who go to America in the future, shall be treated fustly and fairly by both the povera inent and the people of America and shall be secured in all their rights as legal residents.

1. That in case it should become neces- sary to destroy buildings occupied by Chinese in order to exterminate plague, suitable build- by the government for the occupants of such buildings.

of land containing about two English acres | cept and example how fallacious an idea this is | suddenly disappeared leaving a small lake in na the part of such Americans." Uther speak its place. This occurred a few miles northern showed how little Japan by her unity and west from the city at a place called Shek Mun. determination had beaten her huge opponent The natives have been sounding the pent and Russia, showing the world what Asiatics ar can find no bottom at rco Chinese feet deep. able to do when thoroughly aroused. Cannot It may be that the sinking of the land and the China easily do the same? Cannot China by earthquakes have some connection.

a united front and firm determination obtain her desire, also, by the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Treaty? At this sings of the proceed logs the members of the Plece Goods Guild came forward and swore that beginning from the zoth of July they had decided not to bay any more American piece and other goods until the purpose in view of the nation had been properly obinined. The meeting was then asked for a show of hands that beginning from -Your petitioners have been much in the next day no one present would purchase or | fluenced by the discipline of Christianity contract for any more goods of American introduced by your honourable country since manufacture. Every one present raised his or they received lastering and instruction from her bad. The meeting then separated. Itunay the American people and have at least possess be stated that a discussion ensued near the ended the spirit of gratitude. As buman beings, of the meeting as to what should be done with they have a direct responsibility, to their regard to much American goods as are sull in government; as subjects, they have a duty the hands of merchants and traders here. It to fulfil towards their government. Therefore was unanimously declared that every une pre six months before the expiration of the Exclued as merchants, sent would do his best to assist by every means sion Act, they hasten to protest against the in his power to get rid of their goods, to that Exclusion Treaty enacted by your bonourable no one need lose by the boycott.

country and the ill-treatment of Chinese by Americans which bring not only a disgrace to the dignity of China, bat cast a blot on the civilisation of your honourable country. In how ignorant and how base the Chinese may considering the races of the world, no matter seem to be still they are not inferior to the negroes. With the cost of your own blood you maintained for them equal rights, released them from slavery, and let them enjoy the privileges of liberty. This forms one of the grandest and most glorious enterprises in the history of the world. How is it that in the case of the Chincse you enacted an Exclusion them, and evidently reserved liberty and equal rights in the "Village of Unknown Quality" or an iron-safe? Why do you not distinguish between the Release from Slavery and the Exclusion Acts against Chinese in order that the glory and disgrace may stand evident?

2-Your honourable country has often de- clared that you are China's friend and that you are unwilling to allow any power to disturb her peace. For this, the four hundred million brethren have been deeply grateful. Why, on the other hand, do you oppress the Chinese by introducing the Exclusion Acts with which no country has ever, oppressed Chinese, in `like manner as you, and no country has ever re- ceived such ill-treatment from you as has The seismic disturbance which occurred at

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce wired China? Chinese people constitute China; if Macan os aday and Monday morning, as re-

branches of commerce had signed an agreeyou, disregarding the derision of other powers, to other parts the fact that the guilds of various you acknowledge China as your friend why do ported in our last issue, continued, with intervals,

ment not to deal with American goods after the practise such unkins and oppressive acts which, H. LAU, throughout the day yesterday. The latest report

20th July. All the native newspapers publish mean that your trend is deprived of liberty to hand this forennum from the neighbouring

ed a report of as interview between Taotai and equal rights? Colony states that a severe shock, accompanied

3.The maintenance of peace in the East by a loud rumbling noise, as of a distant peel

Tseng and Mr. Rodgers, the U. S. Consul Ge of thunder, was felt between eleven and twelve

neral which took place on the 20th July. The by your honourable country, regardless of pains, o'clock in the forennan. The vibrations were

He sacrificed large business interests in gist of the views expressed by Mr. Rodgers is is to keep the "Open Door" policy which is the most prolonged that have been left sincs England that he night stay and work in similar to that mentioned in his despatch to the essential of commerce.

The vitality of the first shock on Sunday morning. Photo Cha Mrs. Jones, with his only on, went the Shanghai Tantai. Amongst other things commerce hes, it is universally admitted, in frames, vases and other omaments in houses in England in the spring to attend to the educ- M Rodgers is alleged to have said that industry, and if you unduly restrict Chinese in on the Praia Grande were thrown down fromation of their, two daughters already there. he received a telegram from the U.. Mi-dustry or labour in your country, you narrow tables and stands, so severe and continued was Mr. Jones left Chingchoufu about a month ago the effect that the boycotting of American Chinese are excluded, in self-defence, they at Peking on the 19th July to your commerce in China because when the the shock. The bet throughout the day was carrying with him plenty of work, intending to intense, and at night there were vivid flashes spend the summer in Taishan, ureparing for goods will simply cause damage and loss might, with all their efforts, try to boycott of tightning. There was much constemation the press the theological work on which he had the American merchants while they American goods. The result will be that no amongst the propie, who have never felt any already been engaged some years. Though he are endeavouring to get heiter treatnient for Chinese will use American goods or products. thing quite so unnerving in their experience of was under sixty years of age and seemed to having had no effect, the U.S. Minister is at it means no less than that you exclude your the Chinese in America, and the movement When you exclude Chinese from your country, earthquakes in those regions.

have long years of work before him, those who have seen his earnest unresting life of toil and present negotiating with the Waiwupu to self-sacrifice, cannot but feel more of thank-range a better arrangement and is in hopes fulness than of regret--thankfulness for ano. ble life, well spent to the very end.

The intent of all laws and treaties bearing working class by excluding the Chinese coolics, upon the subject is to protect the American

founded on the basis that the Chinese coolia's babits, customs, and mode of living permit him American working class could not exist. to offer his labour for wages upon which the

considerable amount of alarmı at Macao yester-little church of ba grow, to a membership of then signed documents promising not to deal Law, inflicted all sorts of ill-treatment uponings or accommodations should be provided laws relating to the exclusion of the Chinese

The Rev. A. G. Jones, whose sad death through the fall of a temple on Taishan, was and nounced in our issue of the 18th inst, was the. senior missionary in Shantung of the English Baptist Missionary Society. He was hom in Ireland and had been in Chin' some 28 years, having arrived to be Dr. Timothy Richard's only colleague at the beginning of the great famine BARTHQUAKES AT MACAO,

in North Chica.. When Dr... Richard went to distribute famine relief in Shansi, Mr. Jones 24'b insi. was left alone in charge of the work at Ching A series of earthquake shocks, which lasted chrufu, having then been only some nine for some seconds on each orcasion, created a months in the country. He lived to see the day. The fir seismic disturbance was felt over 4,000, and largely through his efforts about ten o'clock in the forenoon and during the staff of the Mission, was increased the day there were several shocks. Although, to fourteen or fifteen mzn. At the begin-Chu Lau-lang, iron dealer. fortunately none was of a very, severe characi | ning of his missionary career he was

piece goods. ter About four o'clock in the morning another engaged a great deal in evangelistic work shock was expieri - ed, the worst that had and personally opened up

new districts,

kerosene oil. passed over the Coway during the day. It was but for many years past his main strength was long continued and seemed to be of a threaten put into theological teaching.. No missionary

general stores. ing character. In every house articles of was ever more entirely devoted to his work. crockery were clattering on the shelves while Large powers of mind; wide experience of Lin Shun-weng, flour merchant. the residents were undergning a must an men: deep reading in foreign and Chinese TS10 Yo weng, lumber merchant.

'The same afternoon at the Society of Com literature unusual organising ability, with a no damages of any serious nature was caused, remarkably devout and earnest spiriteal life;mercial science another meeting was held

when over 1,000 persons attended. but the people of Macao are earnestly tristing made him a missionary of uncommon power, that the earthquakes have passed for good. Not by years alone, but by force of character,

The Ningpo Gujld will meet to-day on the sane subject. experience and wisdom, he was leader in the 25th in-t.

Mission. If he were less known than he deserved to be away from his own district, it was uecause he always preferred bard work at home to running about and talking; but all who met him know that he was an uncommon type of man, and those who knew him most intimately admired him most and trusted hin. fully.

pleasant sensation. So far it is believed that

In connection with the above report it is interesting to learn that on the 11th inst. great vibrations were registered on the seismograph in the Osaka Meteorological Station, and a telegram was later received in Tokyo from the Shanghai. Meteorological Sta- tion to the effect that heavy tremors were also registered at Shanghai, the most extensive since the establishment of the station last year. The centre of the treeurs was estimated to be about 2,200 miles west of Shanghai, and it is believed a disastrous earthquake has occurred some. where in India.

MACAO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

PROPOSED RECLAMATION.

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Nothing is here for tents, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no con-

compl, Dispraise or blame; nothing but well and

fair,

And what may quiet in a death so noble.

-N, G. D. News.

THE RESIGNATION OF MR. ODAGIRI.

Shan Chin-lo, Sao-sben,

ing Chin-chai, Hsu Wen-weng, Chu Pao-8211, Ting Chin-chai,

nister

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of having the matter soon settled, Tseng Tuotai then asked the United States Consul General to give him a copy of the despatch signed by him, but the Consul-General said; Do you not believe in me?". Tseng Taotai said he believed in him, but the public would not believe a mers word of his. After a long interview without much result, it seems from the report, Tseng Tautai left the U.S. Consul General

A number of influential Chinese merchants called on Mr. R. H. Hunt, manager of the Standard Oil Co., this morning, and told him that a meeting had been held last The announcement that Mr. Ods iri has re-night in regard to the proposed boycott signed his past of Consul-General here for Jaon American goods. They explained that pan will be received with general. regres, says at the meeting the movement had been the M. C. D. New, Mr. Cdagiri performed his thoroughly discussed and it was clearly under duties to his country during the very trying cir-stood that President Roosevelt could not do cumstances of the last eighteen months with anything in the matter without the sanction of conspicuous ability and unfailing courtesy, and Congress. They were also aware that Con- he approved himself to all with whom he came gress was not in session at present and would in contact, including those who are unfortuna not meet until December. Also that it would tely for the time his country's enemies, as in o be fair to the American people to take any every respect worthy to bear "the grand old further steps in the matter until such time as name of gentleman" His charming wife will Congress did ment, therefore it was decided at also be greatly missed, and it only remains to the meeting last night that nothing should-be wish him every success in his new career, and done until December, so as to see what mea hope that Shanghai will again be his sphere of sure Congress intended to adopt. After some action.

further discussion in most friendly and rational manner, the merchants. took their de

For several years past the subject of the re clamation of the foreshore from the Boa Vista Hotel to the Barra Fort in the inner harbour at Macao engaged public attention from time to time. Repeatedly our Macao correspondent urged the expediency in the interest of the public health no less than to the benefit of the public exchequer, that the scheme should he carried into execution. During the administra- tion of a former Governor, His Excelleury' Seupor José Horta e Costa, the project was not only considered but elaborated in its entirety by the Director of Pubic Works, Mr. A. Abreu | Nunes, and by the Executive Louncil of Gay. ernment strongly reconimended for actuption by THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT, the Central Government in Lisbon. When the project and the report reached. Portugal-it Very nearly fifteen hundred persons at received the same file that many at its pre- tended the mass meeting calle on Wednes decessors had done. It was shelved. It day afternoon at the Wapen Girls' School, appears, now that, thanks to the energy of the Shanghai, outside the West-gate of the present head of the Executive, Senhor Mon. nation city, to discuss the measures with tenegra, the reclamation scheme has not only reference to putting into operation to-day been revived, but it is very shortly to be put the boycott on everything American as a into execution. We are informed on the best protest against the proposed new Chinese authority that a commencement will be made Excipsion Treaty, the pezind of two months with the works in about a forinigal's time. having expired yesterday afternoon, the zoth of The long length of foreshure in be reclaimed July, "There were also a large number of includes all that portion from the present end Chinese ladies, both old and young, present, of Praia Grande at the foot of the hill, where who followed with intelligent interest the stands the Bus Vista Hotel, right along as far speeches that were made at the inceting as the western extremity of Macao in Hatra This alone, says the A. C. 1. Netos, shows Fort. The work should not be difficult of that China is indeed awakening when over accomplishment. The water is shallow within a hundred ladies attend a mass meeting the boundaries of the proposed reclamation. specially meant as an assembly of the An important consideration is that earth for sterner sex. Besides the members of the this filling in is obtainable within easy reach of the nese durational Association and older stu- sea by cutting down the hiff at the back of the dents of twenty odd schools there were present hotel and removing the lule insanitary district a large number of delegates from the Chambers inhabited by the people supplying the labour of Commerce and kindred associations of the for the cracker factory in Tatique Mainato. majority of the treaty ports and from many When completed this reclaimation will afford inland cities and towns who had come to assure a continuous spacious esplanads from the the Shanghai Committee of their hearty sup- Public Gardens at the one end to the Barra part. There were also present Messrs. Su Pao Fort at the other. It will add considerably to | sén and Shao Ch'ing-tao, leading members of the limited building area along the waterfront the Executive Committee of the Piece Goods in Macao, and sons excellent residential sites Guild; Sz Tse ying, of the Executive Com- will be available with frontage to the sea. This mitice of Silk Guild; the chief partners of the important public work is probably one of Old Shun Kee, South Shun Kee, Ching Chang, the most extensive that will be undertaken and other hongs representing the kerosene oil by the Portuguese Government, and it re-trade; a partner of the Sheng Yu Hong, the mains to be seen how long it will be hurried on la completion once a start is made. Macao has earned an unenviable vetoriety for dilatoriness in its public enterprises in the past. It has generally relegated to the Greek Kalonds works of public utility and pressing urgency, as witness the harbour dredging scheme. But with the projected reclamation we have reason to believe that the Adnsinistra tion is in real earnest, and a public under taking of no snail magnitude for Macan may be completed sucper than most people will generally concede for that colony,

CANTON NOTES.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

parture.

Noel Murray & Co., in their report on the Shanghai Piece Goods Trade, dated 20th July, say:-The two months probation which certain of the would-be leading spirits in China gave to the American People to reconsider the pro- posed new clauses in the Exclusion Act' having expired, and no satisfaction having so far been received, the question of taking energetic action is now to the fore. A mass meeting of upwards of 1,500 representatives all classes oftrade was held last night, and, although it was pretty un- animous that something should be done, it seemed difficult to decide where to draw the line, and the result was by no means up animous resolution that no further orders be given for products of the United States. A supplementary meeting is to be held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce this after noon, when possibly some feasibir plan may he evolved, but so far, the piece goods dealers at all events, do not seem inclined to commit themselves to any comprehensive boycott, for the natural reason they do not wish to jeopard ze their trade. The questions involved do not appear to have been properly thought out by the organisers of the meeting. On one of the most prominent of the pisce goods dealers inquiring what he was expected to do with the goods he had an order, was told by the chair- man not to take them--but when he replied he could not "loss face in that manner, the an- swer was "weil. don't order any more or words to that effect. No very great importance need be attached to this agitation, in our opi nion. Averysmall proportion of China's millions leading sundries goods long in Shanghai ; a cares a sitaw about the treatment their nation pariner of the Tabaqueria Filipina, and others als receive in other countries, and it would representing the cigarette trade; a representa- | weigh absolutely nothing against a possible tive of Ko Tre Hong, the leading Chinese iron commercial gain, however small. It is purely and metals hong in Shanghai and representa- and simply a bluff although it may not be so tives from the native Banks Guild, ginseng intended by the promoters, and, Judging by the trade, hemp sack, flour, sea delicacies, and effect it is producing on interested parties in other trades; also representatives of leading the States, it is having just the desired result Canton, Fukico, Hankow, and Shantung Probably'no more inopportune time than the bongs, and representatives of the local hi present, so far ar piece goods are concerned, nese Chamber of Commerce and Commercial could have been selected for the promulgation Schools Association, and others too numerous of such a scheme, one great fear being that such to mention, making a total present at the an opportunity would not be lost sight of by meeting of over 1,450 men. There were quite the Japanese, who would immediately usurp a number of eloquent and patriotic speeches the tre le and supply Manchuria's wants, either made, in which the speakers exhorted everyone | direct or from the States. present to maintain à firm front to show to the

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- 12th July. world that in this instance, at any rate, there The following petition has been prepared is a united China. Canton, 25th July.

"For” said one gentle by the students of Anglo-Chinese College at man (Tactai Ma), "some Americans have Foochow and has been duly rent, through Con- sneered at us saying that there is nothing sol Gracey, to the President and Secretary of the Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt to fear because wa Chiners never can United States, and to Mr. W. W. Rockbill, the in Canton yesterday and one to-day. All the unite. Even the previous U. 9. Minister American Minister at Peking. A number of 'shocks occurred between one and two o'clock in a recent speech made the same ancer copies of the same petition will be sent to the

EARTHQUAKE,

commerce from China.

4-Your country has professed to be a Chris tain country, and has been acknowledged as such, and the fundamental principle of Chris- tianity is to "Love Gind and thy neighbour as thyself." In obedience to the command of the Lord Jesus, you have sent out missionaries to all pans of the world and even into the "Celes tial Empire" to proclaim the "good tidings". No doubt your trust is sacred and your motive not only laudable but honourable. The people of China do not read as much as your people do, but they watch carefully the deeds of the missionaries and the treatment which their home country gives to the Chinese to whom you have preached "Love thy neighbour as thyself" They do not quite understand why, your people in China preach the doctrine of Love, while in America you treat Chinese worse than any other nation, inay, even the negroes! If you really love God you must prove your love to Him by first loving the brethren whom you can see on this earth, then the words which proceed from the mouths of your missionaries will have signal force in the minds of Chinese. For "example speaks louder than words" and it is "deeds not words" that have a secret in influence over the people.

5-Your honourable country has, since the opening of your bistery, the reputation of daring to do right, daring to stand alone" as it was shown to all the world in the War with England when you claimed, and insisted upon securing, equal rights. The tree of liberty was planted and the ball of liberty was rung in America, but the branches of the tree bave ex tended and the sound of the bell has echoed in Cuba. The people of Cuba, awakened by the sound of the bell of liberty, and long impatient under the yoke of Spain, attempted to throw off the yake. By the brave and undaunted assist ance of your country, they have become in dependent at your cost. The question of slavery which cause the Civil War in your country is another instance which proved that you would brave any dargers and difficulties io do right rather than to have it forfeited by any man or nation. The integrity of China during the crisis of a few years ago is said to have been preserved by your honourable country. If such good and praiseworthy courage has been the object of your government; if you dared to stand against England on the question of Taxa

Spain to fight on the Independence of Cabu; tion without Representation; you challenged and if you dared to oppose Slavery among your fellow-countrymen with the cost of your fe; your petitioners have faith to believe that in the recasting of the Exclusion Acts your honourable country will maintain her re- putation for righteousness and deal fairly with the Chinese government,

To view of the preceding statements, your petitioners respectfully beg to submit the fo'low ing ten propositions and hope that they will have due weight in the consideration of the Exclusion Actr

The foregoing five statements and ten pio positions express the thoughts and sentiments of your petitioners who hambly and eninesily request that you will give this matter your careful consideration, and try your best to mo dify, if not to cancel, the Exclusion Acts, that the people of the Middle Kins dom may also share the privileges, liberty, and equal rights which you have so long enjoyed.

As a last request, your petitioners, beg e- spectfully that an early reply may be sent to

Your most obedient servants,

Without entering upon discussion of the right or wrong of the discrimina- a dangerous class of all nationalities, tion against one national only instead of

the protest of the Chinese is not against the coolies, but against the abuses used in the ad- ministration of these laws whereby, Chinese gentlemen, merchants, students, and others of the class entitled by solemn treaty to enter the country, even including the ladies and children of their families, are submitted to a degrading inquiry, with an eager search for technicalities that would admit of their being sent back to This subject, with the treaty conditions, the Chin, before the gates are opened to them, many laws, department rulings, the hold-up of Chinese gentlemen, students, merchants, with detention, and in many cases deportation, is ton broad and extensive to admit of taking up in the limited space

your column; but the .“present question" can be brought home to passenger steamer arriving at San Francisco. every fair-minded reader by taking the care of a

with the usual assonment of nationalities of first class passengers, English, French, Ger- man, Americans, Indians, Japanese, and sevor- al Chinese gentlemen. The usual goodfellow- ship exists that an ocean voyage will develop; upon arrival, every passenger is free except An interview between Tseng Tantai, Chini. the Chinese, who must stand aside waiting the man of the committee in charge of matters pleasure of a Customs official to put him through relating to the American boycott, and U. S. the third degree" or searching inquiry. Consul General Rodgers, took place on 1 hurs-

Reverse the conditions, take a "Semite," nad let the reader answer, would he or she come to shape of a letter from Tseng Taoni appeared day, the 20th instant, a report of which in the

China if their nationality alone was discriminat- in the Sintupao yesterday morning, a portioned agams, and they degraded before their lellow-passengers ? and it necessity forced them of which we translate.

to come would they not feel that a boycott was a mild protest against such no atrage?

EDWARD S. LING, Chairman of the Committee for Students and Teachers of the Anglo-Chinese College, Foochaw, Chirin.

Hon. Secretary.'-

AT SHANGHAI,

We take the following from the W. C. D.

Neter of the 22od jest,:

After stating that he had been called és im- with inst., Tseng Taotai said that he received, portant business to Chiating (Kahding) on the while there, on the 14th and 15th inst, dis. patches respectively from the U. 5. Consul: General; Yuan Trotai, of Shanghai; the Optimus, Mr. Chang Chien and Tactai Sze Tse ying, head of the Executive Committee of the Silk Guild, all of whom earnestly exhorted him to return at once to Shanghai. Accordingly on the 17th he (Tseng) returned to this port. n both the 18th and the 19th inst. he wrote to the U. 5. Consul-General to arrange for an interview, but Mr. Rodgers, owing to being occupied with other important business in the morning and he himself, having engagements in the afternoon, there was no interview unlil the zoth instant. "Mr. Rodgers asked me," states Tsing Tacsi, "whether I had seen his letter to Yuan Tacial, to which I replied in the affirmative. I also stated that I had seen the telegram which Yuan Tantai had sent

the laws or treaties created to keep nat Chinese coolies which in the administration can be stretched to the point of holding up a young lady (the wife of an American officer) for several hours, degrading her in the eyes of her fellow-passengers, subjecting her to a searching inquiry, as the official records and newspaper articles in the early part of last year

·will show, are contrary to the sentiments" of all true Americans, and I for one-engaged in business here whom this boycott may affect seriously-declare the Chinese are right, and express the hope that through this peaceful means may the wek compel the strong to do an act of justice, and may-it remove the stain upah the otherwise white escutcheon of the Great American Nation with its principles of liberty, equity, and justice to all, irrespective of race, colour, creed, or, nationality,-I am,

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21st July.

CAN AM RICAN,

Minister Rockhill, in Peking. Mr. Rodgers then asked me whether 1 remembered our interviews both in this Consulate and at the Sir-Teotai Ma and other speakers at the Chew Garden, in which we had conferred on boycots meeting yesterday insist on the rights the question of waiting six months before of Chinese to go anywhere they please. Will doing anything mme in the matter, To this I these same gentlemen kindly tell us whether reped that I remembered that we gave two they are prepared to recommend the Chinese months to arrange, malters in when you said Government to grant the same rights to fore- that you wanted six months. This however weigners in China? A correspondent referred to ¦ afonce refused to do. Mr. Rodgers then said this subject recently in your columns, but the

that this was not the time to deal with the Chinese are singularly silent on this point. matter in hand since the U.S. Cosgress would

It is all very well to keep the whole of this not assemble until November · next.

Empire a "barred land as far as respectable foreigners are concerned, and at the same time how because coolies are kept down to limited numbers in the States.

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replied that circumstances altered cases. for instance two months ago that day, there was an interview between ourselves. That day was a Sunday, a day in which I never did usmess, but owing to the great importance of the impending crisis I broke my strict rule of life and attended the meeting. Indeed, I dared not do otherwise than attend at your invitation, Again, for instance, if some Power were to make a descent on the Philippine Islands for the pur pose of seizing them, and that at a time when Congress had not yet assembled, would you wast until Congress hal assembled to decide maners, or would you not at once send troops and warships to oppose, the invaders? Mr. Rodgers replied that this was a national danger and was not o par with arranging a treaty. Yes." I replied,

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100,000 of their countrymen in America, while Let the Chinese remember there are some freely coming and going, buying land, trading, mining, and doing generally and freely as citizens of the country in America, while there are only a few thousands of white men in China, and they are penned up in reservations and debarred from right of trading, and so on, in the interior.

Your readers await some reference to this point by native orators and agitators. i am, e'c.,

F. P.. 21st July.

MUTUAL ACTION BY BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

24th inst,

an ordinary treaty may wait until Congress PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS. had re-assembled, but you can hardly call the present crisis an ordinary one. When our

then the people must rise up to do so, Accord- Government proves itself unable to protest, ing to the treaty when it expired, the matter should have been taken out before Congress dissolved last year. Why should they have waited until now ?

We have received from the Consul-General for the United States in Hongkong copies of the notes which have passed between Sir Ernest Satow and Mr. Rockhill on the subject "Mr. Rodgers-'Our Government has al- ready decided to revise for the better the next

of the protection of trademarks. Sir. Emest Hataw wrote to his colleague-I have the treaty. Moreover I received a telegram from honour to acknowledge the receipt of your our Minister al Peking expressing a wish to settle matters at an early date. I said that been authorized by your Government to effect letter of this date, informing me that you have this was very good news, and asked. Mr. Rod- with me by an exchange of notes an agreement gers if he would give me a written guarantee for the reciprocal protection of American and that matters would be immediately settled, so British trademarks in China. I beg to thank 1-Objecting that any discrimination should that I could show it to every one interested in you for this communication and to assure you be made between immigrants and travellers the crisis. Mr. Rodgers said I cannot con that it affords me much satisfaction to enter from China, or Chinese residents in America, veniently give you such a written document into this reciprocal agreement, and that hence- and those from any other country.

but surely you believe what I tell you?' I forth protection will be afforded in China by .*.-That no discrimination shall be made replied that of course I had the utmost con- His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for between the examinations or measurements of findence in the truth of Mr. Rodgers' words China, Korea and the provincial Courts to Chinese and these from any other country at but that I was afraid that other people would trademarks of citizens of the United Stater ports of entry. The naked examinations of

not believe my words. Mr. Rodgers, then which have been duly registered in Great Chinese shall he discontinued.

asked me to uis my influence as a member Britain in conformity with "The Patents, Da- 3-That the buildings provided for the shel of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to signs, and Trademarks Acts, 1883 to 1888," tex of Chinese immigrants awaiting examina-Jersuade our people to be patient and wait for At the same time it appears necessary to men

tion at ports of entry shall be the same as those provided for the shelter of the people from any other country. No buildings such as water houses shall be specially erected for Chinise alone, and in case of sickness, Chinese shell be allowed the attendance of physicians just as | the people from any other country,

4-That Chinese immigrants having obtained passports signed by American consuls residing in China are entitled to admittance without be- ing hampered by all sorts of troubles or diffical ties, and the examination of passports and of persons shall be made within a week from the time of their arrival at part of entry.

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in the Kerngon. About ten days ago a plece in allusion We will show by pre-respective members of the two Houses of Chinese immigrants and passports, friends and

our respective Governments to selle matiers. tion that the consent in writing of His Moreover, that if a change in the ordinary Majesty's Minister or Charge d'Affaires must course of things should take place he (Mr. be obtained on each occasion, which consent Kodgers) was afraid that unfriendliness between will be given as a matter of course in con the two countries would follow. I replied that sequence of the assurance contained in your what he said that we should patiently wait for Note under reply that effectual provision our respective governments to ratify the treaty exists for the punishment in the United States was perfectly right, but every one bad the Consular Courts in China-of infringement, by liberty, and right, t atop purchasing goods of such persons as coins under the jurisdiction of Americas manufacture, if he or she wished to thoss Courts, of the trademarks of British do so. Not only is it impossible for your subjects which shall have been duly registered honourable country to interfere with our liberty in the United States of America. in this matter, but even our own Government cannot coerce its people into buying any special goods, if they do not care to do so. Mr. Rodgers said that the US government was

Mr. Rockbill in reply wrote: The Acting Secretary of State of the United States has in- formed me in an instruction dated April 171b, 1995, that you have been authorized by your