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Art. VI. The contracting parties agree to regard Port Arthur as a naval station. shall be used by Russian and Chinese ships only, and neither the men-of-war nor the mer- chantmen of any other Power shall have access to it. Similarly, in the case of Talien Bay, one part shall serve as a naval station for the war-ships of China and Russia, but the rest shall be a commercial port open for the ingress and egress of the ships of all nations.
Art. VII.-lu view of the importance of Port Arthur and Talien, Russia undertakes to construct, at her own expense, whatever bar- racks and forts may be required, and to adopt whatever other means are necessary, for the defence of those places.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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the Ch'eng Tzu Street to the large bridge | chants' Co. were all destroyed, while the British west of the vegetable market; extends along Consulate, which is conveniently located in a the river bank to West New Street and Southhalk, was attacked but moved off into the stream New Street to the sea embankment. All houses ont of reach of the rioters. Mr. Clennell, the within this area to be positively vacated between acting British Consul, was absent at the time, the 10th and 20th of this mouth, the value of having come down on leave to Shanghai, from the property being paid by the Russo-Chinese which he is just now en route back to his post. Bank. Those who have been unable to dispose The British gunboat Esk, which is at Hankow, of their property within the time allotted, must has been hurriedly ordered up to Shasi. Wo vacate their houses and leave the value to be
are evidently going to see plently of trouble estimated and paid for by an efficial who will be over this new mode of dealing with likin and appointed for the purpose. The Russo-Chinese the sooner some British and German gunboats Bank will examine all title-deeds and pay the are sent up the Yangtse to duly impress the value of property estimated thereon. Gentry native mind the better.-China Gazette. and merchants are alike requested to duly note this public proclamation, which is urgent, and must be promptly obeyed."—China Gazette.
MORE RUSSIAN DEMANDS,
Art. VIII.-It shall be permitted to con- struct a railway, from a point in the part of Trans-Asian trunk road for the building of which China gave her consent in 1896, At Talien, all the details of construction to be in It is officially reported in local mandarin accordance with the Chinese system of Man-circles that Russia has secretly demanded the ohurian lines. Moreover, a branch of the line lease of not only Kiuchou a few miles from so constructed may be carried from some place Port Arthur but also of Fnchon, a sub-pre. midway between Yingtsze (Newchwang) and fectural city further north of the former city. the Yalu River to a convenient point on the These with the possession also of Kaiping at sea coast. All details relating to the direction the head of the Liaotung Peninsula will give of the roads and their building shall be settled the Russians the entire control of the Peninsula. by the Chinese Representative in St. Peters- -N. C. Daily News. burg in consultation with the Director of the Trans-Asian Railway. Provided that the Rus- sian Government explicity engages that there shall be no trespassing upon, or seizure of, Chinese territory in connection with the above railways works.
Art. IX.--This Convention shall become operative from the day of its conclusion, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in St. Petersburg.
A NEW MINING CONCESSION.
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HOW SPAIN EXPLOITS THE PHILIP.I Đ.
In a memorial to the Spanish nation from Philipinos resident in Madrid on the abuses and maladministration of the country the following interesting information appears:
More than 86 millions of pesetas is the amount consigned in the Philippine budgets for the economical year 1896-97, but from this large expenditure not a single peseta is allowed for public works, highways, bridges or public buildings, and only 30,000 pesetas for scientific studies, necessary works, rivers and canals; whilst the amount destined for religious worship and clergy amounts to nearly seven millions of pesetas; (in this is not included the amount squeezed by the clergy for baptisms, marriages, burials, sale of indulgences papal bulls, masses, feasts, scapularies, etc., etc., amounting to considerably more than the Government allowance), 200,000 pesetas are, proportioned for subvention to Railway Com- pany, new projects for railways, whilst the College for Franciscan Monks (in Spain) and the transport of priests is awarded 275,000 pesetas |
A Peking correspondent writes as follows:- It has been long known that the province of Shausi is full of mineral deposits in vast variety, which for hundreds of years have remained practically untouched, owing to the primitive state of Chinese industrial ideas, and the immense difficulties of transportation. length, however, the prospect of the completion of the Lu-Han railway in the comparatively near future (?) and the increased facilities which the line will afford for transportation have Thirty thousand pesetas only to attend to the turned the attention of the world to the
new improvements proposed, and yet the Choir buried wealth of the province, and numerous instruction school of Manila Cathedral costs speculators are in the field endeavouring the Government 20,000 pesetas, and the main: to secure concessions for the development of tenance of the Cathedral 294,000 pesetas ! these latent riches. Amongst other competi-This quantity is only 9,525 pesetas below the tors is an influential Anglo-Italian Syndicate, vote for public instruction, technical schools, whose representative in Peking has bad the naval academy, schools of drawing, painting, active assistance of the British and Italian sculpture and engraving, normal school for Ministers in the furtherance of his aims. This Masters, practical professional studies of art gentleman's name is Mr. Lusatti (?) and he has and literature, Museums, Libraries and obser- so far succeeded in his object that he has sigued vatory and the support of a special chair in the a contract with the Chinese authorities, giving University of Madrid. The Philippine trea- power, under certain conditions, to the capita-sury further pays a heavy contribution to the
The above appears to have been rendered from the Chinese into Japanese, so that our interpretation is only a translation from a translation, and cannot be relied on for accuracy. One very important point, however, appears quite plain, namely, that a portion of Talien Bay is to be converted into a naval station ac- cessible to Chinese and Russian war-ships only. That is a new feature of an open port. Another interesting point is that there is to be a branch of the Liaotung railway, leading from a point mid-way between Newchwang and the mouth of the Yalu to the sea. What sea is contem- plated we cannot yet tell-whether the Gulf of Pechili or the Yellow Sea. If the former Newchwang will probably be the objective point. If the latter, the line will probably tra- verse Southern Shingking and emerge at Taku.lists whom he represents, to proceed with min shan, which is about 25 miles west of the mouthing operations in Shansi. The leading heads of of the Yalu.-Japan Mail.
RUSSO-JAPANESE KOREAN
CONVENTION.
Kobe, 11th May. The protocol of the Russo-Japanese Conven- tion recognising the independence of Korea, was published in the Official Gazette yesterday. It is practically as follows:-
1.--Both Japan and Russia shall unreservedly recognise the independence of Korea.
2. In the event of Korea applying in future for advisers regarding internal administration or for officers to train her army or navy, to whichever one of the two countries she may apply, the application shall be dealt with by the two countries together.
3.-Russia recognises that many Japanese subjects are actually residing in Korea, and that Japanese have already considerable commercial and industrial interests at stake in the country. so Russia undertakes not to attempt'in future to retard their development.-N. C. Daily News.
PROCLAMATION BY THE “VICEROY
the agreement are reported to be as under :-
(1)-Tha Sydicate is granted the exclusive right of working coal, iron, and silver-mines in the districts of Yu-hsien (Luaug-fu), and Ping- tien (Tsi Chow fu), Shansi.
(2) The Syndicate will embark a capital of Tls. 10,000,000 in the speculation.
(3) The profits of the undertaking are to be divided as follows: 3 per cent. is to be con- sidered as interest on the capital; 10 per cent. is to be devoted to the repayment of the capital; 25 per cent. is to be paid into the Treasury of the Central Government; 25 per cent. into the Provincial Treasury of Shausi, and the Syndi- cate is to take the remaining 32 per cent.
(4)-The contract is to be for a term or sixty years, on the expiry of which all the rights of the Syndicate are to revert to the Governor of Shansi.-China Gazette,
THE SHASI KIOT,
THE NEW LIKIN ARRANGEMENTS.
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general expenses of the State, the pension to the Duke of Veragua (descendent of Columbus), the Marquis of Bedmar, and the Sultans and datos of Sulu and Mindanao; the entire cost of the Spanish Consulates of Pekin, Tokio, Hong- kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Saigon, and Yoko- hama and Amoy, the staff and material of the Ministry of the Colonies, including the useless Council of the Philippines, the expenses of the upkeep of the non self-supporting Colony of Fernando Po in Africa and all the pensions, jubilations, and retiring allowances of the Civil and Military employees that have served in the Philippines, amounting to the grand total of 5,890,600 pesetas yearly.-Singapore Free Press.
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[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI BAN PO”] Plague in Canton is reported to be getting worse, but no one can tell the exact number of cases occurring daily for the Chinese havo a great ob- jection to let it be known if there is any plague- stricken patient in their houses. The disease bas extended to Fatshan and is also prevalent in San-oi district. The Viceroy and the Go- vernor have given orders to the local Magistrates to engage coclies to cleanse all the streets, also to exhort the inhabitants to keep their houses clean.
On the 3rd instant a band of robbers made an attack on a theatre boat in San-oi district, where a procession was taking place. Booty amounting to the value of threo thousand dollars was carried away.
Shanghai, 10th May. Several official telegrams were received here from Shasi this morning, telling of serious riots at that place, which are doubtless connected OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
with the impending changes in the mode of collecting likin in Hupel under the terms of The Kuo-wen-pao published the following, the new Chinese loan by which the likin is copied by a correspondent from a proclamation diverted from the hauds of the native officials recently issued in Port Arthur by the Russian into the those of the I. M. Customs. The riot, official who, for lack of a more comprehensive in which we learn the soldiery, of whom there title, is styled "Viceroy of the Pacific Ocean are large numbers at Shasi, played a promiseut
There are two gangs of robbers in Hoi. and Governor of Port Arthur and Talienwan." part, took the form of the usual looting and young district, in the prefecture of Waichow, The proclamation states that this official has burning, in which the Chinese officials and life- the Black Flag and the Red Flag. These two selected certain lands for the erection of Go-rati find expression for their views through the gangs are not on good terms and fights often vernment offices and buildings, a very important | medium of Chinese mobs. The Imperial Mari- break out between them. They often go in matter. That the land so selected covers an time Customs premises, the agencies of Messrs. large bands to commit robberies and other area running from the Dock Offices, west of Jardine, Matheson & Co., and of the China Mer-crimes, and they even butcher human beings
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