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Kashgaria on suspicion of being a partisan of Kang Yu-wei.
The Imperial journey to Tientsin has been abandoned.
The following special telegrams appear in the N. C. Daily News :--
Peking, 24th September, noon.
As soon as the Empress-Dowager took over the reins of government, besides the order to arrest Chang Yin-buan and Kang Yu-wei, abe commanded also that the Censor Sung Peh-lu should be cashiered.
Liang Chi-tsao (ex-Editor of Chinese Pro- gress) has been cashiered of his brevet 6th rank and his literary degree of M.A. (Chujén). An order has also gone forth for his arrest and punishment.
His Majesty the Emperor at the head of his Princes, Nobles, and Ministers paid congratu- latory obeisances to the Empress. Dowager in the Chingcheng Throne Hall, yesterday, the 23rd inst.
His Majesty the Emperor is all right and in good health. All rumours to the contrary have been disseminated by the members of the Kang faction
The three Taotais Hsu Chien-ying, Wu Mao- ting (Woo Jim-pah), and Tuan Fang, who were appointed by Imperial edict Directors of the Bureaux of Commerce, Agriculture, and Mech- anical Science, respectively, have been cashiered for styling themselves Imperial High Commis-
sioners,
A certain ex-Secretary of Legation who presented on the 22nd instant a memorial con. taining suggestions of reform was immediately ordered to be cashiered and deported to his native city under official surveillance.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
[October 8, 1898.
EXTENSION OF THE COLONY.
INCITEMENT OF NATIVES TO RESIST
EXTENSION SCHEME.
KANG YU WEI IN HONGKONG.
The P. and O. steamer Balaarat from Shang- DUPLICITY OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, hai, escorted by H.M.S. Bonaventure, arrived in Hongkong on the evening of the 29th Sept, with Mr. Kang Yu Wei aboard. the reform leader being i accompanied by Sergeant Newsome, one Chinese coolie, and three Sikhs. On the vessel reaching Quarry Bay she was met by a police launch, to SUBSCRIPTION RAISED FOR PURCHASE OF which Kang Yu Wei was transferred, instruc- tions having been received here that he should be afforded police protection. By the police he was escorted to a safe place of residence, where he is carefully guarded against intruders.
THE REBELLION IN SZECHU EN.
CRITICAL POSITION OF CHUNG- KING.
[SPECIAL TELEGRAMS, TO THE "DAILY PRESS."]
SHANGHAI, 2nd October. A native telegram states that Chungking has been captured by Yu Man-tze. The district is reported to be in a ferment.
SHANGHAI, 5th Oc'obor.
A telegram from Chungking dated the 3rd inst. announces that the rebels are within one day's journey of the city. The officials are vigilant and have executed twelve rebels at Chungking. The foreign ladies and children are safe on boats ready to leave at a moment's notice. The rebel movement is anti-foreign.
A. later message dated the 4th instant states that the brigands have retired. The situation is easier and the immediate danger passed.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
On Saturday a meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber at the Government Offices, there being present :-
Hon. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (Acting Colonial Secretary).
An Imperial edict has been issued ordering the immediate arrest of sixteen persons con- nected with the Kang Yu-wei Reform Party. Amongst these are the names of Chang Yin- buan, Senior, Vice-President of the Board of Revenue and High Commissioner of the Bureau of Control of Railways and Mines; Hsu Chih-ching, acting Junioring the Troops). Vice-President of the Board of Rites; Liang Chi-tsao, ex-Editor of Chinese Progress; Wang Chao, the Secretary of the Board of Rites, whose famous memorial was the cause of the downfall of the two Presidents and four Vice-Presidents of his Board, three of whom were powerful Imperial clansmeu; Sung Pel lu, Chang Yuan-chi, Lin Hsiò, Yang Jui, Tan Tze-lung, Liu Kuaugti, etc., all of them said to be natives of Kwangtung or Kwangsi, and Censors, Hanlin, or Board Secretaries in rank.
At the Imperial Audience granted this morn- ing to the Ministers of State, his Majesty the Emperor is alleged to have sat by the side of the Empress-Dowager, and that nothing seemed to be the matter with his Majesty.
An Imperial edict appoints Ho Nai-ying Governor of Moukden, Fengtien province, Lower Manchuria.
Peking. 28th September. Marquis Ito will remain at Peking for several days longer than at first intended at the special request of the Chinese Ministers of State.
Great Britain, the United States, and Japan have avowed their intention to preserve the in- tegrity of the Chinese Empire.
It is reported that the Chinese Goverument intend to alter the Mao-ching Throne-hall in the Imperial Palace and turn it into a Conucil room, with teu Ministers to advise the Throne ou affairs of State.
Mr. H. E. POLLOCK (Acting Attorney- General).
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ARMB IN CANTON.
BY A CORRESPONDENT.] The Chinese Authorities, proceeding with their old, time-honoured tactics, are secretly inciting the natives to resist the foreigner after they find
open opposition by themselves useless, caring little how much punishment the ignor ant tools of their machinations may suffer so long as they can breed bad blood between the foreigner and those of their subjects who are to come under his rule and thus render the task of government troublesome.
After the cession of the strip of territory on the opposite mainland, to the colony of Hong- kong, the Provincial Authorities, acting apparently on instructions received from Pek- ing, issued orders to the Sun-on Magistrate- the territory ceded having formed part of the district of Sun-on-to turn over his land register, temporarily, to Mr. Stewart Look- hart, the British Commissioner, to enable him to copy it and thus have a register of the real owners of the land in the new territory, i.e., those who paid the land tax to the Government; this being necessary to prevent disputes and fraud as to the titleship to the land.
The Provincial Authorities, further, while openly issuing the instructions necessary, to the Sun-on Magistrate, the principal official in the district affected, bare given secret orders, probably instigated from Peking, to put all obstacles possible in the way of the transfer of government, which, of course, included infor- ination required by the British Anthorities.
The Sun-on Magistrate, Chinese like, was His EXCELLENCY the ACTING GOVERNOR, nothing loth to act on this initiative-know- Major-General BLACK, C. B. (Officer Commanding full well that if complaint were made of him his own Government, whilst openly dis- rowing his action, would reward him in pro- portion to his success in carrying out his secret instructions-accordingly evaded all requests ou the part of Mr. Lockhart for the handing over of the land-register to enable him to copy out the necessary particulars, finally point- blank refusing to hand it over, or allow it to be copied. Mr. Lockhart then personally called on this contumacious official and after adminis- tering to him a severe rating finally procured the books wanted, which he retained possession of for three days, copying out necessary details.
Hon. R. MURRAY RUMSEY (Harbour Master). Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Captain Super intendent of Police).
Hou. A. M. THOMSON (Acting Colonial Trea. surer).
Hon. R. D. ORMSBY (Director of Public
Works).
Hon. C. P. CHATER, C.M.G. Hon. Dr. Ho KAI.
Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD. Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING. Hou. WEI À YUK.
Mr. J. G. T. BUCKLE (Clerk of Councils).
THE ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, Acting Attorney-General in the absence of the Hou. W. M. Goodman, was duly sworu.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted as a correct record.
Mr. Lockhart and party having finished their survey and departed from the district word went forth that the foreigners were going to dis- possess the natives of their laud and that it would be necessary to raise money for the pur chase, in Canton, of arms, to resist the incroach- ment of the foreiguer when it took place. In accordance with this programme a subscription has been raised amongst the population of the district, who fear the loss of their title to the land, and over $100,000 had been raised some weeks ago, when the writer first became aware of the action of the Chinese Authorities; the subscription now, probably, exceeding that by The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY—I have a considerable amount. All the rowdy charac- the honour to propose the first reading of a Bill ters in the surrounding district have been eu-. entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum not ex-couraged to take hand in the disturbance when ceeding $2.587.898.80 to the public service of it comes off, on the taking over of the territory. : the year 1899. I may mention, sir. that the first reading of this Bill is brought on earlier this year than usual, to enable us to follow out our instructions and to allow of the Secretary of State for the Colonies sending out a written ap- proval of the estimates before the end of the
THE ESTIMATES.
Great Britain has stated that she has pro- tected Kang Yu-wei on the ground that be is a political refugee. Should it transpire, how- ever, that Kaug has been guilty of other grave crimes the British authorities will turu bim
The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER xe- over to the Chinese Government for punish conded, and the motion was carried.
ment.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co.. Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram from the mines giving the result of the September clean-up:- The mill ran 27 days crushing 2,400 tons yielding 179 ounces of smelted gold. The cyanide plant ran 30 days treating 486 tons of tailings estimated to produce £150 (sterling). Generally the prospects are encouraging."
year.
ADJOURNMENT,
The Council then adjourned until 3 p.m. ou
the 10th inst.
Owing to the unmanageableness of the uative railway police, who hitherto have been composed of men living in the villages through which the Woosung Railway passes, the Administra tion has decided to employ Sikhs instead, some of whom entered upon their new duties on the 27th September.-N. C. Daily News.
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It is to be hoped that by that time the more reputable members of the native community in the district will have acquired sense enough to take no part in the resistance to the British occupation; if not they will undoubtedly have to stand the consequence of their folly.
It seems only too probable, and a fact which some more sensible of the local Chinese re- · cognize, that having collected a large sum from their dupes those handling the funds will pocket the cash and allege that it has been seized by the British Authorities; at any rate they will not want for a plausible tale and one which will, if possible, breed trouble between the natives and their new masters.
It may be remembered by some of the readers of the Daily Press that after ceding Formosa to Japan, as a result of the Chiua-Japanese War, the Chinese Government continued to send men and military stores to the island to
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