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plaón con the opposite side of there's hadi for seep : one the. tting, additional colds. Here the wed: a gambling hell to be run ka every hour out of the twenty- Manila Freedom at last published To say that the officers did not would be an insult to their intelli
It was a game toj rain, the men and more to re-enlist after they had lost ii. A half dozen re enlisted and many red behind. If a discharged man want ge in business he was refused a licence, work for the Government, or get ont
and was the auswer received.
seventeen days in Manila after our! before being assigned to the steamer tor. We had no choice or say as to what steamer we would travel by, but were put on ADY steamer they thought fit. They assigned 450 to the Tartar, 300 to the Newport, and others had gone on the City of Para. General Fussion -says we could have gone on any steamer... As matter of fact we had to
ke the Tartar or nothing. We appealed, but could get no satisfaction. He says the Regulars are alone the kickers and that the Kansas, Regiment is satisfied. He would not say so if he had heard the ourses of the Kansas boys. For the Kansas boys to make a formal complaint, however, would involve a court martial, because they are not yet mustered out. Furthermore, we Regulars have nothing to do with General Funston or the Kansas Regiment. Our transportation certificate is made out to the master of the
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Every day our little stock of money was get ting smaller. Our hearts were set to see the eld Fome and the friends who had been waiting and looking for months and had waited and looked in rain. We were all anxious to get the discharged men are nearly all sick and wesk, their constita- fions all but rained, and they needed a change of climate to get well. We were charged dollár day in the hospital, for which some of us hold receipts. To say that under the circumstances we were anxious to get home is ** mild statement of the case, but to say that we were willing to ship on a plank, that Knew and saw the condition of the Turtar, untrue? We expected at least humane stment,, and a good deal more, but no horse has been shipped from the United States no mule that has gone the same Been treated or has suffered as
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have on the Tartar. Three days in
under hatches would sweep half of us As to the food, many of us can hardly it without mattering for it afterwards, nearly man haring stomach troubles. There have been a fow who in their over-anxiety
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
away may have made some such re- that referred to above, for at the seemed, that our very existence was nothing was done, and while rere entitled to receive the first con- ation we received only the last. Our Consul here, to whom we complained, suid he could do nothing for us, except to make them put the steamer in a sanitary condition. He has not oyen done that. We had to appeal to the Harbour Master to enforce the British ipping laws, and to the sympathy of the public, who declared it to be an outrage and a disgrace to those in anthority to treat men in such a If we ever had confidence we have it in the public of Hongkong, and British hich we are forced to appeal (we say shame) because our Government has us. Our staf enta are the truth and
ruth,
we: submit them to lgment of the nolio knowing that the will judge aright. hanking you for making our case known. yours faithfully and thankfully,
FRANKE; SHERMAN, FB JACOB, T. I KOCH,” Zoids rosoft HARRY G. PETTICHARD, odal 20 auff - 8 A, SNYDER, And big posts E. E. BOYLE
« bassuolo povJOHN L. DIMMICKS,
JESSE H. LOHR. LAE BloodPS. Did space permit all the passengers on Tartars would have signed: their
THE GERMAN: AND FRENCH
MISSIONARY DIFFICULTY:
IN TUNGKUN.
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[September 18, 1899,
Alfew months ago the question was put to me by a British subject if he liad ■ right to open piece goods shop in the city, and take his goods there from the steamer free of likin. I notified
HONGKONG'S NEW TERRITORY A LAND OF the applicant rights, and informed the Viceroy
PROMISK FOR THE OPPRESSED.
In a recent leading article we made reference to the particulars of a conflict which had arisen between the German and French missions at Pakkong, in the Tungkun district, as published in the Ostasiatische Lloyd.
he last issue of our contemporary contains details of the settle. ment arrived at, communicated by the Rhenish
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that I had done so, warn.ng the latter and the likin odice that any attempt to interfere the goods or their owner would be the subject of a claim against the concerned. The usual arguments and tests were of course forthcoming, but I closed the discussion by stating that I was acting un- der intructions, and I am glad to say that hitherto there has been no cause of complaint.
I would like to strongly urge on British mer- It appears that a conference was held in the chants that there is an excellent opening here German Consulate at Canton, both the German for large miscellaneous stores on the lines of and French Consuls being present, at which
"Whiteley's” for the sale of ull kinds of foreign the case of each side was stated. The re- goods. Clooks, lamps, musical boxes, mechani- presentative of the French mission, Father cal toys, jewellery, &c., would find a ready sale Julien, expressed to Herr Zabu, the German among the many wealthy families here. A missionary, his sincere regret for the occur.
store of the kind kept by Messrs. Vrard and rences at Pakkong. He also undertook to pay large profits, and would be the means of intro- Co., Shanghai, would. I feel convinced, bring $50 as compensation for the articles stolen from Herr Zahn and that his watch should be reducing to the Chinese numberless articles un stored. Both gentlemen, Herr Zahn as well as known to them at present. Many kinds of Father Julien, gave an undertaking not to visit tinned provisions would also find a sale. Di Pakkong for three months, in order that the ficulties might arise at first, but with capital Chinese Government, uninfluenced by either of and energy excellent results shouli eventually them. may be able to punish the criminals, be obtained. The Consuls addressed à joint letter to the Viceroy, urging the exemplary punishment of the robbers, and promising that they (the Consuls) would abstain from interference in the
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The Mission in its letter expresses a hope that the naderstanding arrived at through the instrumentality of the Consul, Dr. Zimmermann, may bear good fruit and that the mission sta tions elsewhere may be exempt from such inci- dents as those which occurred at Pakkong. It remains to be seen, however, the letter continues, whether Father Julien's promise to remove will be carried out, and whether the Chinese Govern- ment will punish the criminals. If these points are not complied with the question will not be finally settled.
The Ostasiatische_Lloyd also publishes ex- tracts from a letter in which Herr Zahn des- eribes the origin of the trouble. According to this account there was a question of a debt, and while some of the parties concerned sought the assistance of the Roman Catholic Mission others, wishing to gain time, came to Herr Zahn, seeking to secure the protection of the German Mission, but Herr Zahn made it clear to them that it was not his business to help them. Also about the same time a Catho- lio chapel was established in a house upon which a Protestant had a mortgage. These circumstances seem to have led to a general quarrel, culminating in the attack upon the village already described.
"The former prosperity of the village," Herr Zahin says, "is now destroyed; the despoiled people have to look for a new home and they naturally direct their glance to the territory, resently ceded to England babind. Honake-mi
FOREIGN SHOPS IN CANTON,
Mr, R. W. Mansfield, in his Consular report on the trade of Canton for last year, says :-
THE SHANGHAI GENERAL CHAM BER OF COMMERCE.
Minutes of meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held at the offices of the Chamber, I Kinkiang Road, on Tuesday, the 5th of September, 1899. at 4 p.m.
PRESENT.
Messrs. W. D. Little (in the chair), C. Bro- derson, J. Chapsal. E. A. Hewett, R. Inglis, A. Werth, and the Secretary
The Minutes of the last meeting were read, and confirmed.
REDUCTION OF CABLE BATEJ.-
A letter from the Hongkong Chamber of Com- merce was read that con ained resolutions passed by them in favour of a reduction în cable rates, and it was decided to reply that tois Chamber is entirely in sympathy with them, and would be glad to know what course they were about to pursue to carry their resolutions into effect. GENERAL INEFFICIENCY OF THE CHINESE
TELEGRAPH OFFICE. ⠀
Swatow complaining of the generally inefficient A letter signed by the principal firms of working of the Chinese l'elegraphs was laid before the meeting, and it was resolved to for ward a copy of same to the Director-General. calling his attention to the serious nature of the complaints made.
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DELEGATFS TO THE PHILADELPHIA CONGRESS.
ing the post of representative of the Chamber A letter from Mr. Thos. R. Whenlock accept- at Philadelphia was read. No reply from Mr. J. G. Purdon has been received na yet.
THE WRECK OF THE “ MORGAN
CITY:N
PARTICULARS OF THE CATASTROPHE, It must always be a matter of suprise to
Onomichi, 4th September. find that in a vast and wealthy city like Canton
The United States transport Morgan City has no shops in European style should be seen, been wrecked on the shores of the Inland Bea at though foreigners, have traded here for so a spot some ten miles distant from the town of many years. The reason is not far to seek. In Onomichi which is equi-distant between the well defiance of the Treaty, which declares the city known Japanese ports Yokohama and Nagasaki, open to trade, the Chinese authorities have A disaster which might have been a dramatic always maintained that the clause of the Chefoo tragedy of the war, the loss of the ship, owing Convention limiting the area of exemption from to favourable circumstances, has been unattend likin to the concessions (which clause was ex-ed with any serious loss of life or scene of panic pressly refused ratification) must be considered such as oftentimes accompanies the sinking of a as binding until the further consideration great ocean vessel crowded, as was the Morgan between the two Government's (provided for in City, literally to the cosmings of the hatches Clause I of the Additional Article signed in with human beings. The manner in which the London in 1885) has been given to the subject. dissster has been saved from leaving the slight- Acting on this view, which is obviously absurd, est stigma on the name of American soldiers all goods arriving at Canton for the city looking death in the face is quite level with the are and have been immediately on leaving the reputation they have achieved and retained custom-house subjected to the levy of likin, in throughout their nation's present war troubles. spite of innumerable protests from the foreign Consuls; and some few attempts to open places of business have been defeated by underband proceedings taken against the landlords of the houses and shops sought to be used for the
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The Morgan City left San Francisco on 10th August carrying 901 officers and men of the United States regular Army" with 62° The regiments represented in this large ang- mentation of the Army in the Philippines,
3rd, 4th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th; 4th
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