THE VICEROY LIU'S DESPATCH.
Rħ LAND AT WOOSUNG.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
We translate the following despatch received by Huang, Trotai of Shanghai, from H.E. Liu Kun-yi Viceroy of the Liang Kiang -provinces
The month of the Woosung River is the chief amongst the Treaty ports and a most important thoroughfare for vessels trading by sed and river. In recent times the bar at Woong has been gradually growing to be more and more obstructive by the settling of the silt: so that the huge steamers of the great companies and trading vessels which carry heavy tonnage above, the general run are all compelled to anchor in the vicinity of Woosung, nihow they cannot go up to Shanghai. In process of time the silt will become greater and the depth of the river more shallow, in which Case Woosung will, of necessity, become the comandercial emporium of the place. Indeed foreigners of all nations are unanimous in their belief that this will be the case. The prices deiniäded for land at Woosung, at the present memánt, are not inferior to those demanded in the district of Shanghai. Woosung will also be the great starting point for the railways of the future and through it the goods "for other provinces will naturally have to pass, en route overland. On a former occasion I instructed deputies to survey the foreshore accretions of the two districts of Shanghai and Paoshan, and the result was that it was reported to me that the foreshore of Shanghai was valued at from $200,000 to $250,000, while that of Paoshan was from 880,000 to $90,000. It seems therefore in fact that in-process of time the foreshores of Shanghai sud: Proshan will keep on rapidly accreting. But again, the land within Paoshan district cannot be rented to foreign merchants, and pre- cedents for this can be found in the records.
It is, however, important to provide against the possibility that as time passes there will be certain persons who may be tempted to sell their land on their own responsibility. Hence you are instructed to order the magistrate of Proshan district to make a careful survey of the whole country in his jurisdiction and also to command the landowners there to obey the Treaty regulations and not rent or sell land [to outsiders). You are also required to look into the matter carefully yourself, and should it turn out that there have been cases where the natives have rented land to foreign merchants, you are commanded to refuse granting the usual title deeds: emanating from your office. You are then to look around you to see whether you can collect sufficient monied people, to form com- panies to buy up such lands. If, by these means, foreigners are prevented from acquiring land in Paoshan, the native companies will then be able to utilise their property when the rail- ways are laid. It would then simplify matters in the future.-N. C. Daily News.
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When France, Bussia, and Germany curb on the appetite of the victorious what did England do? It will not interest to cast a retrospective glance have marked the history of Eastern Asis policy of England during the events that
during the last two years. When China found herself one fine morning at war with Japan-- (it was all foreseen said some; nothing did not protest. She more unexpected, others affirmed)--England | sation, having regard promptly incited Chins (or China asked Eng. she had rendered to t When have had sense enou land's advice) to continue the war. the first victories achieved by the Japanese the other powers and were announced John Bull joined with China force the maintes in jeering these rash dwarfs that the Celes. But little ake cared abou tial giant was soon going to crush. The Japanese fleet was silently directed towards Wei-hai-wei; the English men-of-war, that had not left them a single instant, went on ahead and fired guns to warn the Peiyang squadron of the approach of the enemy.
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By later convention, Russo Franco-German inter tung Peninsula was restored the West River was decl navigation. The sons of expenditure of so much effor But China was beaten, she had the death rat- brilliant dreams, found their tle in her throat, she was threatened with dis- very small one for their memberment. And the English, did they rush to But they had to be satisfied. her aid, which is the least you would expect, they had only been able kind reader ? No. The English are too intel-southern provinces! Why had ligent, too matter-of-fact; it is only Frenchmen been divided up, as England who are silly enough to sacrifice their interests The divisions might have been to a Middle Age sentiment of honour or amongst the powers pr chivalry. England, why, she turned towards that each already possess glorious Japan and flattered her, not without It would have been bowing and scraping. She asked her what herself the tea and silk producing! she thought of securing by her victory, if she to give to the others the Gobi? Demart would not compel China to open the whole the famished province of Kwangai. country to foreign trade, that is to say, British trade, and, more especially, if the West River should not become an open trade route. Ah! that river of pearls! Long had she coveted it and for many years bad the British lion exhibited towards the Chinese dragon, sometimes a cringing attitude, sometimes insolence, offering promises or menaces accord- ing to circumstances,
Now that the Lungohow railway of construction England, percei opening of the West River in a delusion: trade of Formosa; in equally slipping fro and she too has sacrificed the an butance shadows on
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There is a phrase that one often English papery When the French cannot have a thing they think At the same time she protested her immensething is to prevent the English hav sympathy for Japan. She thought to flatter the English policy may be summ her by conferring on her the title of the Eng to take all she can fór herself and land of the Far East. She assured her of her in the wheels of others tort disinterestedness and sometimes even gave her
"huff, puff, and bluff nicely seasoned counsel. Japan, before these rather embarrassing protestations, preserved Ker
In concladon, cô là thi vague smile and her immutable silence, sting the fruits of her amer lenos gives consent, says the adage. So the rest, it is high time.” She has English understood it, and since their own question, in which Lord' Salisbu aspirations were thus subscribed to everything ledges whether with good or th that Japan did was right, all her demands were do not know that America was right in order **
ing him to take the attitude of a a beaten dog. just, too moderate in fact.
has a Transvaal question, in which Germany As if the situation of China were not already has stigmatised the English people as bandits sufficiently hard the English journals and their and in which President Kruger, the most Chinese editions urged the population to sensible man, has slapped England's face before. civil war. Arms and ammunition were the whole world, who applauded him. She has a sent from Hongkong. On the night of theDongola question, which the cholera is 27th October, 1895, six hundred men, the for her in the meantime, until Europe step advance guard of the army of invasion; em- In Asia England finds herself con barked on board the Powan to commence opera by Chinese hatred and Japane tions in the city of Canton. The movement She champs the bit as she had no success, thanks to the foresight and Russia will perhaps one day ins firmness of the Governor, Ma Pei-yao, who Caloutta and France at Bangkok. was poisoned a few days afterwards by the influence decreasing she sets afloat, agents of the neighbouring colony concerned now there, lying rumours, and ind in the insurrection. The English journals menacing words, but no one takes vigorously denied this poisoning--the reason of them. She has published a fictitious will easily be understood but their protests the Russo-Chinese treaty, which was
with Homeric laughter, and the journals finely remarked, " That is whất, land would have required if she had
"Yes, England in the place of Russia." like to have everything, but it is too late. the Far East English influence", ir- gradually extinguished and is now licker. The peoples of the yellow learnt that they can place their better else and they are foll impulse
I not wo who?] complain.
The following amusing article appears in the tions convinced no one. Courrier d'Haiphong :-
On the evacuation of Formosa by the French the entire English press sent up a great ory of joy. These Frenchmen, said they, must be simpletons to give up Formosa, that rich and vast island, the key of the China Sen; we will Watch that neither they nor any other power over lay hands on it again, except our
es, be it understood, when we find an ppropriate occasion. Hardly ten years have ed and what has become of Formoss beautiful P. Let one open the English journals pablished in China, and a perusal they say about it is both in- and edifying. All, without exception, Japanese as barbarians exterminating rtunate inhabitants of Formosa without on, killing them for the pleasure of drank with blood, rapiné, rape, eto; etc. invariably they conclude with regrets as state of, trade no more camphor, the stion of opium: stopped, the tea trade in
But whose is the fault ? ~
Here a comic incident takes place. The same Government that sent arms and men to Canton ordered mock searches on board the vessels carrying them to prevent their leaving. Naturally nothing was found.
All at once Russia and France intervened in the China-Japan affair. Germany joined hands with them. England found that these nations were mixing themselves up too much in matters that did not concern them. She who had up to that point observed such an edifying neutrality, protesting against their unjustifiable attitude, announced urbi et orbi an alliance offensive and défensive with : Jápäň. Japan this time did not smile; the in- tervention of the three powers displeased her, but she kept sufficiently cool to refuse the offers of service made by la perfide Albion. Is it necessary to recall all the more or less fantastic rumours launched by the English press before the signature of the Shimonoseki treaty. However, the text was published, English eagerly devoured it. Iwhit!"
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