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THE OHÍNA ASS CIAHON ON THE
* PROTECTION OF ENGLAND'S
SPHERE IN THE YANG- TSZE VALLEY.
(Daily Press, 13th September.)
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local Branch of the China Association on
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
QUARRELS BE WEEN ROMAN CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT MISSIONS.
[September 16, 1899.
ently founded on hearsay throughout, and Chinese at that, for hin Herr ZAHN been the original authority he would have heen able to repor: the conversation. (Daily Press, 11st September.)
However, passing over the interview, the The keen animosity that prevails he narrative goes on to say that on Sunday tween Roman Catholics and Protestants in morning, after they had been compelled to tions of Natives to secure the support of ZARY and his companion were released, and China, and the attempts made by rival fac-ign a document which they afterwards learnt wasa statement that they parted in peace, Herr the missionaries in their local disputes and
almost dend with fatigue they arrived back at Tungkun. The nintter has since been represented to the German Consulate. Our contemporary's authority continues - It "is high time something was done. The
The logical and ably written letter of the England's sphere of Influence in the Yang-clan fighte, are calculated to raise a crop of
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French priests carry themselves as if they were already lords of K wangtung, and they "will take advantage of the weakness of the Chinese Government to further streng- then their position. The latter knowa too well what is going on to be ignorant of the priests with arms threatening not only "Chinese life and property, but also the
Protestant missionaries.”
1820 Valley, which, we reproduce in another column, will he read with sincere satisiac
serious difficulties. From various parts of the country accounts come to hand from time tion, not only by the residents of Hongkong, to time of fights between the adherents of but by all British subjects in the Far East. the two forms of the Christian religion, and The importance of strengthening the gurri- with the growth of Christian communities son of Hongkong has been repeatedly dwelt in numbers, power, and influence, we may upon in these columns, and it is reassuring eventually see something in the nature of a to find that the Association has been pressing pseudo-religious war break out, if the mis the same matter, though from a different ionaries cannot su ceed in controlling their point of view, the reason they urpe being the congregations better than they seem to be necessity of having a prshile force available able to do at present. The Ostasiatische for service wherever required without Lloyd in a recent number published a re- weakening the garrison proper.
maikable story of an occurrence almost or should be in Hongkong, say the Committee, the borders of our own colony, namely, in Lloyd learns that Father JULIEN afterwards From unother source the Ostasiatische not necessarily forming part of the garrison the Tungkun district, which has a direct explained that it was correct that he bad proper, but under the command of the bearing upon this question. The story is pre-be ome involved in a disturbance, but stated General and subject to the requisition of faced by a few remarks to the effect that the our Minister at Peking, a small but com disorder in Kwangtung exercises a prejnti-the latter seemed to assume, and that if he that he was not opposed to Herr.ZAHN, as plete force of all arius, mobile in all respects,cial influence upon the peaceable develop rendy to answer any call, whether from ment of the missions in the South, that sprang forward at the time of their inter Wuchow or from Hankow. "This addi- mixed up in the disturbances are found view it was for the purpose of appeasing the
tional force," the letter continues, is re Christians who, as
mob and restraining them from outrage. so often happens in quired anyhow, for our own protection at Kwangtung, try to make political and per-
Our contemporary continues; -
In any "the open ports in the event of any rebel-sonal gain out of their religion, and that in lion or serious disturbance. It is indis- quarrels not infrequently the hangers on of peusable if we are to maintain an effective the Catholics are to be found on the one sphere of influence anywhere in China, for side and those of the Protestants on the we must be prepared to make that influ-other. The rrative of the particular oc- ence effective for the protection not only of our own people but of all foreigners, or else see Russia or Germany or France “installed, within our sphere doing the "work we ought to bo ready and willing to
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case a setching cuquiry by the German authorities will be necessary, Father JULIEN afterwa:ds excused himself to "Herr ZAHN and stated that the Protestants' "would he compensated by the Catholic mission for their actual lisses. Alan it seems that Father JULIEN is shortly leaving Pakkung for another district, and “that he had only gone there a few months "before in compliance with a request from "people who, it transpired, lived in conten- "tion with their neighbours and were dě- “sirous of securing the nil of the Catholic "mission." Such is the informmtion con1-
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curret.ce in question has reached our con- temporary in a fragmentary form and with what are evidently bold embellishments hut the editor has heard something of the other side of the case and endeavours to hold the scules fairly. It is stated that The particular, sphere in view is that of on Saturday, the 28th July, Herr FRANZ the Yangtze Valley. What the Committee ZAHN, a Rhenish missionary stationed in recommend is, in effect, the Egyptianising Tungkun, was informed by a few of the of the Yangtze Valley. It is pointed out local Christinis that the village of Pak-cerning this remarkable case furnished by that China is fast disintegrating, and such kung, an out-station of the mission, had
our Shanghai Germn contemporary. No ове will for a moment believe that the emphasis do the Committee lay upon this been attacked by a band of some three
Romnn point that, having stated it at the close of the hundredi men under the direction of the third paragraph, they repent at the opening French priest, Father JULIEN, during the of the sixth that the disinteguation of night, and had been plundered. Herr ZAHN, China is proceeding rapidly." With this to whom the statement seemed incredible, d'sinteguntión going on it is urged that the immediately set out for the place, accom- Central Government is unable to afford pro-panied by an evangelist, to ascertain the tection, that Foreign States whose subjects sfacts. On his arrival at Pakkung he was are attacked bill, if no other menus are immediately surrounded by a hand of some available, speedily send their own forces to twenty men Armed with swords, pistols, protect their subjects and compel atten- and knives, who threw him to the ground tion to their rights, and that therefore and robbel him, the clothes being torn off Great Britain, if she wishes to preserve a his back. The evangelist fared no better. sphere "of influence for herself, must be Herr ZAHN was then dragged into the prépareil within that sphere to coerce the Catholic chapel, bound hand and foot, his Chinese, Government and its officers and to neck was loaded with a heavy steel chain, afford adequate protection to all foreigners and he was thus placed before. Father and als foreign enterprises properly there. JULIES. The latter, holding a gun in his Haigkong, is to be the headquarters from left hand and with his fist raised, sprang which that protection is to be extended. It towards Herr ZAHN, and seemed to be vill probably not be long before the redirecting the people, so that Herr ZAHN coquuendations of the Association are carried into effect, and perhaps" on-a- Iurger scale than the Committee appear to have comtemplated. Where the forces of
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took him for the heat robber. In the presence of this man Herr ZAHN was also beaten and derided. To the question why he had come there Herr ZAHN unde auswer
that he wished to visit and spenk with Father JULIEN, "That is be,' said all, pointing to the lender.
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the former niust give way before the katter, and in Chiun the question for Great pritam is to what extent she herself will
We must omit," says the Ostasiatische represcut, he forega Azivilisation; and to|| Lloyd, "what took place between the two what extent she will leave such representa- Europeans. Our authority was not pre- tipu to other Powers. We hope that in the sent at the intervi w and to avoid "mis-/ lim) Kleumrcation of spheres of influence understanding we must confine ourselves the Weat River as well as the Yangtze wils to what was reported to him.” This recognised nå, within the British apparently cantious statement throws SUB- trecotune mă sau point intà. Son der picion on the whole narrative, for it is evid,
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atholic priest was in any way personally responsible for the outrages the latter, as alleged, signed n doenment to which Herr ZAHN was subjected, and it stating that they parted in peace it is in- credible that he would do so in ignorance of its contents. So far therefore as the per- sonal relations of Father JuLIEN and. Herr ZAUN are concerned no complaint seems to lie against the former. The incident, how- ever, affords an indication of a peculiar and China, but one which does not often obtruile important movement that is going on ins itself on the notice of foreign residents and which is therefore not likely to receive the attention it deserves. assistance of the missionaries is in request for political and pecuniary reasons, and keen- rivalry exists between the Protestants and Roman Catholics. It is only occasionally that such a state of affairs is brought into prominence, but this casion..lly, when such in Pens at Pakking are recorded, and it was only the other day that Bishops of the
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