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yet learnt his name) wounded. So far we have not heard that any other members of the mis- sionary community were injured. There are now all prisoners in the yamens of the Chengtu officials. Yesterday and to-day the unfortunate missionaries, who have lost all their worldly pos sessions and been treated like wild beasts, were al- lowed to go outside the yamens to see the wreck of their homes and schools, but to-day we have received telegraphic news that their guards will not allow them to move or breath the air, lest they should communicate with the outside world. Men, women, and children of French, British, and American nationality are at this moment in danger of being torn to pieces by the hired mobs of this civilized country. There is in Shanghai | at the present moment more than one copy of the secret notices sont round by the Viceroy of Szechuen to the officials stamped with the viceregal seal and bearing the viceregal chop, ordering them to arrange for simultaneous at tacks upon all the foreigners and missionaries in the province, and calling upon the people to drive the "devils" ont.
The British and American missionaries in Chengtu at present, so far as we can learn, are as follows:Canadian Methodist Mission, Rev, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell, Dr. and Mrs. Stevenson, Dr. and Mrs. Kilborn, Mr. and Mrs. Endicott, Dr. Hare, Miss Sara C. Brackhill; China Inland Mission, Dr. and Mrs. Parry, Mr. and Mrs. Cormack, Misses Wilson and Hol, Methodist Episcopal Mission, Dr. and Mrs. Canright. Rev. J. F. Peat, Rev. H. O. and Mrs. Cady.—China Gazette.
A FINANCIAL CRISIS IN PEKING. The Tientsin correspondent of the China Gazette writes on the 28th ultimo A week ago one of the metropolitan official incapables here was boasting of the plethora of money at the command of the Central Government on the easiest terms imaginable, as if China had just won some great victories and had im- proved until it was never better. before. Four and a half per cent. for a silver loan issued at 96 per cent. was the tune played by these great metropolitan incapables, and the result of their boastfulness is a financial crisis at Peking. The Empress's private purse, like everything else Chinese, was not get-at-able just now, the trea- suries of all. Boards had run below their bottom taels. Russia not only does not intend to give China money but demands fifty million taels for her expenses in protecting Manchuria, while France and Germany each demand ten millions for the expense they have been put to to protest against the annexation of Lisotung by Japan. So now it is reported in Chinese circles. An- other thing come to pass is that the abolition of the Chinese Board of Admiralty, which was decided upon after the loss of Weihaiwei and the Northern Squadron, has now been revoked and the Admiralty is to be reorganised as soon as things get settled a little. Yang Ju has already bought three ships from Chili and others are to be obtained withont delay. All this will re- quire money and China has none, and she has lost the opportunity to get money on reasonable terms from England.
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(June 12, 1885
THE CHANG-KEE COTTON MILL.
Wise the vessel would have filled and sunk in 17 fathoms of water, and her anchor chain stood the strain, though the winch on the forecastle The Chang-kee cotton mill which occupies gave way. Had the chain parted the Fooksang the premises of the old Empire Brewery, Yang- would have drifted down on to four vessels which taze-poo Road, is expected to be working in a were lying astern of her, the Birkhall, Tsian, couple of months. It is a very extensive estab Beatrice, and Newchwang. The Bonnington lishment, for the Brewery has been added to was also at anchor in the neighbourhood and it considerably by a long row of buildings erected was in passing under her stern that the Triles at the back, and it is intended as time goes was caught by the tide and drifted down on the on to still further increase the size of the Fooksang. After the collision the Tritos, which
concern. The main building which faces also sustained considerable damage above the the road is 300 feet long, by 10 feet wide, waterline, went full speed astern and was very and runs north and south. Here are placed skilfully taken down through the avenue of 12,000 spindles, which it is thought will be steamers which were lying off the Band, and her amply sufficient for the present needs of the anchor was dropped below the Beatrice, but the mill. At the north end, in a semi-detached "chow chow" water being too strong in that building, accommodation is provided for a few position, she was taken over to the north shore looms. The scutching room is situated in the and anchored, after which Captain Corneilsen southern end of the main building, from which and Pilot Burr went on board the Fook it is separated by a firewall. Indeed one of the ang to ascertain what damage had been most commendable features of the whole sõn. done and whether the Fooksang required cern is the attention which has been devoted any assistance. Both she and the Fook to precautions against fire, there being no sang subsequently proceeded to Shanghai, arriv- wood used in the building except what is abwo- ing there late on the 2nd inst., the Tritos, how-lutely necessary, everything else being made of ever, not coming up the river, but remaining iron and brick. There are two large boilers In at Woosung, where she was visited by Captain the boiler-house, each measuring 28 Feet by 7 Parker next morning to ascertain ber seaworthi- feet, and capable of sustaining a daily working It is thought she is staunch enough to pressure of 100 pounds. They are made by continue her veyage to Hongkong, but the Fook the Oldham Boiler Company. In the same sang will have to be docked immediately.-China | house is a set of Green's Economisers, consist Gazette.
ing of 120 tubes. The engine, which is the work of a well-known Lancashire maker, J. H. Woods of Bolton, is of the horizontal, compound, surface-condensing type, having cylin- ders measuring 18 and 36 inches, with a 24 inch stroke, and working up to 350 horse-power. Ad- joining the engine-house is an admirably fitted machine-shop, containing lathes, planing and drilling machines, etc., and further on is the room containing the electric light plant, which consists of a vertical engine, made by Marshall of Gains- borough, connected with a Crompton dynamo, for working 400 16-candle power lamps; a Gardiner machine, driven by a smaller engine, also by Marshall & Co., capable of working 100 lights, acting as a pilot circuit. The internal arrange- ments of the mill have been designed by Mr. Inglis, agent for Asa Lees, a well-known maker of cotton machinery, who, however, has not before fitted any mill in China. The manager of the mill, Mr. Ma, is a gentleman wél in the cotton trade in Shanghai, known and altogether the new concern is starting with every prospect of success. Later on a ginning mill will be erected on the east side of the road to supply the Chang-kee Spinning mill with clean cotton. The machinery for the ginning mill is now being made by the Shanghai Engine Works and some local native manufacturers. China Gazette.
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The Tritos arrived at Hongkong on Sunday.
THE SHANGHAI COTTON CLOTH
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On the site of the extensive mill which was burned on the Yangstepoo Road in the autumn of 1893, the proprietors, the Chinese Cotton Cloth and Yarn Administration Company, have erected a new series of buildings, which even in their present incomplete state, far exceed the proportions of the old establishment. The new premises are literally of vast extent, and when the additional buildings which it is the intention of the proprietors to erect at an early date are put np, there will be nothing to come up to the mill in size in the Not the least remarkable feature whole East. about the establishment is the rapidity with which it has been pat up, in which respect it really reminds one of the marvellous feats of American builders; and though the whole range of mills, engine-houses, dwellings, offices, and godowns, cover as much ground as a small which town, has been constructed in little over a year, everything about the premises is of the most solid and substantial character. The old mill was destroyed in the middle of October, 1893, and by the following September work was permanently recommenced in the new; and not alone that, but the proprietors, acquiring the foreshore for a long distance down the river- bank, ran up building after building, until there is now one continuous block of factories belonging to the Administration, extending almost down to the A great deal of this is great Chinese Gardens. due to the energy of Danforth, the foreign Superin- tendent, and his assistants, who since the great fire in 1893 have been indefatigable in their efforts to recommence work in the new mill. It will still be some months before the whole establish SERIOUS COLLISION AT CHINKIANG. ment is properly set going, but when it is, it will be the greatest industrial establishment in THE 'FOOKSANG” RAMMED BY THE TRITOS."
'China. All the machinery, engines, etc., have A very serious collision occurred on Saturday been procured from England and America, evening, 1st June, at Chinkiang, between the Messrs. Dobson Barlow of Bolton being German steamer Tritos (Captain Corneilsen) most largely drawn upon for the supply. Profit and the Indo-China steamer Fooksang (Captain ing by their former terrible experience the Wilde.) The Fooksang had arrived from Shang-proprietors have contrived new and better ar- hai and was taking in a cargo of rice, and the rangements for dealing with fires, should an Tritos was about to leave for Shanghai when the accident unfortunately happen again. Several accident occurred. Pilot Burr was on board the fire engines are kept ready on the premises and Tritos, but the captain was actually in charge a corps of Chinese firemen have been properly of the vessel at the moment the collision hap-trained to handle them. Hydrants are placed in pened. It appears that as soon as the Tritos the most convenient positions, and, in fact, got under weigh, the engines were put full speed nothing has been neglected calculated to ensure ahead and the helm hard-a-starboard in order to take her clear of the shipping, but in executing the manoeuvre the strong ebb tide caught her and swung her right round into the Fooksang, which was lying off Jar- dine's halk. She struck the Fooksang stem ov, about two feet abaft the bow, cutting her right down from the hawse pipe to the keel on the port side. Fortunately the watertight doors in the aftor end of the forepeak were closed, other-
the future safety of the establishment, a detailed description of which will be published when it is in full working order.-China Gazette.
On the 1st inst. the British men-of-war left Nagasaki with Admiral Buller's flag flying. They are making for Chefoo, where we (Nagasaki Express) understand they intend to stay some time.
CANTON NOTES.
FROM THE CHUNG NGɔI SAN PO.”] It is reported that a few days ago Admiral Cheung Shao-chung, by the order of the Viceroy of Canton, sent soldiers and ammuni- tion by several Chinese junks to the distriots of Cheung-Ngok and Wing-on to stop the revolts which broke out there some time ago. It is said that the rebels have long been residing among the surrounding mountains of the said districts and often came out to plunder houses and com mit serious offences, and if the local officers tried to pursue them they would immediately run back to their mountainous home, which the soldiers found it rather hard to approach. The gates of the city of Wing-on have now been closed in fear of the approach of the rebels
With reference to the war loan we learn that a further sum of Tls. 15,750 was collected bes
tween the 29th ult. and the 4th inst. The total now aggregates Tls. 2,634,750 and the number. of the last scrip is 10,539.
The Viceroy, and the Governor of Canton have already drafted a notification which will be issued on the 12th inst. to the effect that many cases of rain, embezzlement, robbery, and other serious ffences are due to the opening of fantan gambling houses, which have taken out a licence and paid 300,000 taels to the Government for the monopoly per annum; that the licence was issued after the Franco-Chinese war with a view to raise money for building war-ships; and that after the 12th inst. all gambling houses in Canton as well as in all the districts and vil- lages of Kwangtung must be closed; that the
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