October 10, 1895,]
receiving a stroke a hole was too much for the redoubtable" Colonel":—
Mr. C. Spriggs, receives 18 strokes, all square. Mr. G. Stewart
Capt. W. V. Ecoles Lt.W.M.Thompson Mr.V.A.C.Hawkins Mr. E. A Ram Mr. W. A. Duff
2 down.
3 down.
5
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2
8
4 down.
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10
5 down.
10
6. down.
12
6 down.
11
7 down.
Mr. E. W. Maitland
14
7 down.
25
Capt. Thomas
15
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7 down,
Sir F. Clarke
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14 11
Commodore Boyes
8 down. 10 down. Remainder over 10 down.
Mr. C. H. Grace
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
There were thirteen members present on Saturday to compete for the Long Range Cup and Spoons. The weather was very bad for long distance shooting, but the scoring was exceptionally high. Sergeant Major Morrish accomplished the unusual feat of scoring nine bulls eyes out of ten shots at 700 yards. The
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
THE BELGIC."
Yokohama, 26th September. Notwithstanding the gloomy prognostications in some quarters, we are assured on the authority of those who should be in the best position to know that the Belgic will be got off without much damage. She is a big vessel, and may not be floated immediately, but those en- gaged in the salving operations are still very hopeful, From information received to-day we learn that on Monday the eighth anchor was laid out, 315 fathoms from the ship. During the after noon heaving on all the ground tackle resulted in bringing the vessel's head out 16 degrees to westward. She was then pointing 60 degrees further out than when heaving was commenced, and therefore was in a much better position. She was lying easy, and No, 2 hold was nearly free of water. The wind was coming from the N.E., and rain fell during the day.
When operations were resumed on Tues- day the wind was in the same quarter, and rain was still falling, but fortunately there was no sea. There was no rise of tide that
THE POWER OF PEKING.
This plea of the inability of Peking to con- trol the provinces is pure humbug and bluff. We have noted the elaborate and ingenious discussions to which so many of our contem- poraries have treated us on the subject, all to the effect that Peking is unable to control the pro- vinces. We have smiled and been silent. All etc., is very fine, but the theory of metropolitan this theorizing about the want of centralization, weakness is in glaring contradiction to the most that Peking cannot control the provincial We are thoroughly convinced authorities when she does not want to. But while scores of recent instances may be adduced to show how effectively Peking can have her will obeyed when în earnest, no one instance can be adduced where her admittedly earnest desire has been set aside. Chinese officials are treacherous, tur-
obvious facts.
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was promptly obeyed) to stop the Szechu.
Cup was won by Mr. R. Rutter, the first com day, so that little could be done. A quantity to the capital? Peking.
petitor not having entered for it, and the Spoons by Corporal Coleman and Sergeant-Major Mor rish. The following were the best scores:
700 800 Handi- To- yds. yds. cap.
tal, 44 *35 18 87 37 31 18 86 85
Corporal Coleman
R. Rutter.
Sergt. Major Morrish...
48 87
Corporal Wooldrige
46
37
Colour-Sergt. Hopkins.
39 ·
41
80
Captain Palmer
40
36
3
79
Captain Ferguson
43
35
Private Godbeer
36
Major Wrottesley
31
40
CORRESPONDENCE.
78 73 71.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
THE DEGRADATION OF LIU,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE **DAILY PRESS."
¦ SIR.—It strikes me as strange that in the congratulatory comments in the press and other-
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of cargo was discharged, and it was found that the ship's stern had slipped off the bank into her own dock, putting her some ten feet fur- ther off the beach. At six in the evening she was heading W.S.W. and was then still fur- ther off the beach. The Hokhai-maru came up last night, bringing 500 tons of good cargo, principally flour. There was still 600 tons of cargo on the ship, but this has probably been
taken off since.
Yokohama, 27th September. The information received from the Belgic this morning is as hopeful as that which came to hand yesterday. As we have already stated, there was no rise in the tide on Wednesday, so that nothing could be done towards heaving the vessel off. The tide was about the same all day, there being no change till 7 p.m., when it flowed abont a foot and a half. The same difficulty was ex- perienced during the neap tides when the Tokyo-maru was aahore. On Thursday the tide was even lower than on the previous day, and there was no sign of its rising. Through leak is now only slight, the damaged parts out the day the ship lay perfectly still. The having evidently sprung back, and rod water in No. 1 hold has by the engine-room pump. The head of the Fessel was yesterday S. 64 deg. 30 min. W., so that her head has been moved outwards 91
been lowered
deg. from her original position, which was N. 25 deg. W. The angle at which she now lies with the beach not only puts her in a better position for heaving off, but makes her com- paratively safe, as the sea, instead of having full along the side, and therefore minimises the danger of injury to the hull. The progress made up to the present is more than was accom- plished in two months in the case of the Tokyo
The anchors, we are told, are holding bravely, and all things considered the prospect gets brighter day by day. Unless some un- foreseen calamity occurs, those controlling the operations are confident of success; but it is necessary to wait for a higher tide than has prevailed during the last day or two. Japan Gazette.
force on the broadside, strikes so as to run
maru.
wise which one has been hearing for the past two days the fact that the ex-Viceroy had already been degraded by the Peking Govern- ment seems to have been lost sight of. Practi- cally he suffers no further punishment, and the only fact that the iterati will remember or the people of China will know is that he was degraded for actions anterior to and indepen- dent of the anti-foreign riots. It might have some effect should he be kept for the remainder of his life (at the expense of the Chinese Government) in Hongkong, Singapore, or India but as a preventive punishment all that has been conceded, and as far as know all that has been asked for, will be quite non-effective: We do not know the terms of the ultimatum, but it is to be hoped that it included the publication in the Peking Gazette and the efficient promulgation throughout the whole of China, of an Imperial Decree clearly stating the reason for Liu's degradation, and stating that as Great Britain holds the Central Government responsible, any interference what- ever with foreigners or their property would involve the immediate punishment of the high officials of the district. Unless that is a concomitant condition and unless it is carried out honestly the so-called punishable ment of Lin will be practically useless. Does any one who has seen anything of the ways of Chinese officials believe it would be honestly carried out? A gentleman who speaks Chinese and who knows something of mandarin "cussed- ness" expressed to me this morning the opinion that the sympathy of the other high officials will result in the ex-Viceroy's punishment being made lighter instead of heavier.-Yours faith. fully,
EFFECTIVE MEASURES. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1895,
Prince Ming Yong Ik, who resided in Hong kong for a number of years, is reported to be now residing in seclusion about fifty miles from Seoul
The Japan Mail of the 28th September says: The Belgic's head is now about 20 feet off the shore, and if wind and weather continue favour
the big mail boat may be floated in about five days.
The Kobe Chronicle says who recently went to Shanghai for the Kanega
Mr. Hamaguchi, fachi Spinning Company of Tokyo to inspect the spinning industries there, has returned to the capital, and upon his report the Company have decided to establish a factory in Shanghai, at the same time increasing the capital of the Company. As the Company intends to take over to Shanghai some 20,000 spindles which they have lying unemployed in Tokyo, it is expected that the new factory will be ready for work earlier than the concerns of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. and the American Trading Company.
bulent, malicious enough; but they have. superstitions regard for the authority the Emperor. Who gave the order (which riots? Peking. Who ordered Lin Ping-chang Who stopped him half-way and sent him back? Peking. Who decreed that be should pay out of his own pocket the Tls. 960,000 indemnity to the French Mis sions in Szechuen? Peking. But Peking, it must be remembered, is as conservative and anti-foreign as any city in the Empire, and that because of the spirit shown by the members of the Cabinet and the heads of Boards. ⠀⠀ Even amongst the better sort of mandarins who would not actually connive at murder and incendiarism, do the foreigner or the missionary justice. there is, as is well known, but scant desire to It is because they count upon the con- nivance or judicious inactivity of Peking that local officials are arrogant and obstre- thing in the case of the Formosan insurrec- perous. We have an illustration of the same
tion. Chang Chih-tung's conduct in backing the rebels was flagrantly treasonable, Was this not an instance of insubordination? Osten he was encouraged to it by members of the sibly, yes; but not really, for, as is well known, Tsungli Yamên.
If
not that Peking ish.unable, but that she is un gunboat policy let it be on the right ground, willing to give adequate protection to foreigners
Peking and Tientsin Times.
we are to recur to the
ABANDONMENT OF PROPOSED TAXATION OF FOREIGN OPIUM.
.
It will be satisfactory to our readers to learn that, owing to the exertions and representations to Peking of the British Acting Consul-General at Shanghai, the idea of imposing what was practically a différential levy through the whole- sale merchants on imported opium has been de- finitely abandoned. Sir Nicholas O'Conor, on the case being presented to him, at once took up the question and informed the Tsungli Yamen that in case any such levy were made he would hold the provincial officials responsible. ~ The local authorities do not, however, propose to give up all right to the taxation of opium shops, and have a scheme on foot, the details of which they propose to submit. The licensing and taxation of opium shops in the Foreign Settle- ments, where no preferential charges are made, has never been complained of, as an infraction of Treaty stipulations, and the tax be collected indifferently on all shops should the proposal take such a form and
retailing native as well as foreign drug, it is understood that no objection will be made. The difficulty hitherto has always been that in all
to the entire exemption of the native-Mercury these cases the imported article has been taxed
According to a Japanese paper the quantity of coals that arrived at Shanghai during the first half of this year was as follows—Wol- longong coal, 14,770 tons; Kaiping coal, 14,306 tons; Kelung coal, 530 tons; Hankow anthracite coal, 10.430 tons; Miike coal (lump), 34,5804 tons; other Miike coal, 10,1803 tons; Takashima coal (dust), 4,719 tons; Hochiku coal, 84,915) tons; Nagasaki coal, 76,699 tous; Karatsu coal, 3,002 tons; total 254,139) tons.
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