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and having been formerly a military engineer, he was able to see that the defences were ade- quate for protective purposes.
At noon on Friday H.E. José Maris de Sousa Horta e Costa, the Governor of Macao, received his nationals and a telegram of con- gratulation was sent off at 1 p.m. to their Majesties the King and Queen of Portugal.
In the afternoon His Excellency, attended by his staff, in the presence of many hundreds of spectators, reviewed the troops. All the officers were in full uniform, and there were also present the commanders and officers of the British torpedo-boat destroyers, the Handy and Otter, which had been sent specially to Macao to salute the Portuguese flag on this occasion. The troops numbered nearly one thousand officers and men, and these were put on parade with. ont lessening the usual number on the ordinary garrison daty. The spectacle was very animat- ing, the uniforms of the Portuguese officers being very smart and attractive. The sections taking part consisted of infantry, artillery and a naval brigade from the men-of-war Adamastor and Zaire. The soldiers just arrived from Lis- bon are a well-set up body of men, and could no doubt do useful work if called upon. They are attired in what is generally termed a “holland " uniform, with brown felt slouch hats, and top boots coming just below the knee. They are armed with magazine rifies and sword bayonets. The Artillery men are all of good physique. The sailors presented also a smart appearance, and gave the idea that like the British handy men they would prove good and useful fighting material. In addition to the European troops there were also on parade contingents of Indian and Chinese soldiers, the latter being very well drilled. The review passed off most successfully, and it also served the useful pur. pose of impressing the Chinese with a sense of the military preparedness. The officers in charge of the troops were Major F. F. Maher and Major A. Moraes Bessa Varnhagem, to whom credit is due for the success of the pa rade.
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In the evening the Praya Grande presented a very festive appearance, the facade of the Go- vernor's Palace being covered with coloured fairy lamps and Japanese lanterns. All the pub. lic buildings were similarly illuminated, and at some distance from the shore, lying at anchor in deep water, was depicted in electric lamps the outline of the cruiser Adamastor, a very pretty effect.
At 10 pm. His Excellency the Governor and Senhora Horta e Costa gave a ball in their palace which was attended by about 300 guests, including the Portuguese military and naval officers, the officers of the British destroyers. several foreign consuls, civil officials, the lead ing civilians, and many ladies. A military string band was in attendance, and the entertainment was 8 pronounced success. The wants of the guests were attended to with characteristic Portuguese hospitality, a sub- stantial supper being provided, and dancing was kept up to a very early hour in the morning. The programme of the ball was as follows :- Quadrilha, Valsa, Lanceiros, Valsa, Quadrilha, Barn Dance, Lanceiros, Valsa, Quadrilha, Valsa, Lanceiros, Barn Dance, "Quadrilha, Polka, Lanceiros, Valsa, Quadrilha, Galope. On Saturday His Excellency entertained the British naval officers at dinner. His Excellency, wife and staff are extremely popular in the colony, and everyone seemed grateful for the festivities that had been provided and the opportunity given for a unanimous expression of loyalty. This is the third time His Excellency has administered Macao, having arrived there on his present term of office only a few weeks ago from Lisbon. His administration is said to be just and pro- gressive. Apart from the recommendation to public esteem which this extremely conveys, he is popular for his social proclivities.
Twenty wounded and invalided French sol- diers have been discharged as cured from the Japanese military hospital at Hiroshima, and were brought here, says the Nayasaki Press Forty French troops were also released from the local temporary French hospital on the same day. All of these soldiers, as well as eighty others from the French hospital ship Nive in the harbour, altogether 140 in number, have been sent home in the M.M, steamer Saluzie,
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CANTON.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 29th September.
THE VICEROYALTY OF CANTON.
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It is said in Mandarin circles that there will soon
8 rew Viceroy of Curton, as H.E. Lu Chuan Lin, the Governor of Zian su, and late of Carton, will be printed to `e the Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, and Hok Ling, the Governor of Kiangsi, ve trans- ferred to Kiangsu.
THE FALSE EDICT.
The Acting Viceroy, Tak Sow, issued a pro- clamation two days ago contradicting the false Edict, and cautioning the people not to be de ceived by it, ns it was the work of some el disposed persons who had invented a story with intent to stir up disturbances. Like mary other Chinese official documents of a similar kind the proclamation contains many promises and threats which it is never intended to carry out.
THE ANTI-CHRISTIAN FEELING. Another anti-Christian riot broke out the other day in Sham Leak, in the vicinity of Shek Loong and i hun Chün, 15 miles from Lar- ton, 150 persons being rendered homeless and 50 houses demolished.
Over a hundred native Christians arrived here from Shek Loong three days ago, and took shelter in the residences of the French Mission,
near the Roman Catholic Cathedral. On the
24th inet. a mob of Chinese зsembled in the vicinity, and began yelling a 1 shouting and threatening the converts and declaring that they would set fire to the Cathedral. For- tunately some soldiers were stationed near, and they dispersed the mob before much damage was done.
THE BEIGANDS GET BOLDER.
It is reported that there has been a rising of the banditti in the districts of Hoi Ping and Hok-Shan, and that during this month not a house or shanty had escaped being attacked and
robbed.
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quiet. Two days ago the French Vice. went with General Li of the Kwong Hip regi- ment and 500 soldiers to Shon Tak and Yung with a guard of honour and bonducted them to Kee. The prefect of Shon Tak received them
inspect those places where the mob had looted and destroyed. Afterwards they wont into a big public hall, and held an enquiry, the Nam Hoi Magistrate also being present. This time the mandarins in co-operating with the French by order of the Viceroy have done some good work; four principal loaders of the riots have been be- headed in Satow, and a great number of other culprits have been arrested and now await their
sentences.
A RELIEF FUND.
It is said that the recent troubles were partly caused by the false ediot, and partly by the con- nivance and complicity of the mandarins and gentry of the villages. Another report attri bute all to the machinations of Kang Yu-wei's partisans, who wanted to raise trouble and creato ill-feeling with foreign nations so as to start a fresh rebellion in Kwangtung like that up North; but I attach no weight to the latter story. The Aoting Viceroy has promised an indemnity for the victims and severe punish- ment for those who took part in the rioting. He has already opened a subscription, leading the list himself. among the mandarins and the rich
those who suffered by the recent riots, Christians men of Cauton, to afford temporary relief, to
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AN AMERICAN FUNERAL.
On Sunday Afternoon the remains of Hugh Muller, of the U.E.S. Don Juan d'Austria, who died or Saturday, the 29th nlt., of gastritis, after
ill ass of several days, were buried at the Puolio Ceruntéry near the Macao Fort. he deceased as an Irish-American Roman athols, nd at the special request of Consul McWale two French priests and four hinese clerical assistants performed the requiem service on board the ship and at the grave. The Lieut. Commander of H.I.G.M.S. Luchs and a party of marines attended the service on board the ship, as well as an escort from the Shameen Guard, under a Chinese officer syecially seat is H.E the Acting Viceroy an a mark of respect to the dead and a tribute · to the American nation.
A SHAMNEN RUMOUR.
It is stated, but I do not believe the truth of the report, that one of the Consuls in Shameen has received & telogram to the effect that Russia is going to gend her warships to blockade all the Chinese ports during the peace negotia-
tions.
WUCHOW.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Wuchow, lat October.
A SORROWFUL EDICT:VO
An Imperial Edict by telegraph has just been received here, in which the usual lament is made over the troubles that have fallen on China, · which are to be attributed to the bad advice given by the high officials to the Court, and to In Chun Chow in the province of Kwangsi their misplaced encouragement of the Boxer brigandage is re-appearing, some of the bri- element. It gives the names of a lot of officials gands making the mountain fastnesses who are to be handed over to the Board of Punish- their head quarters, and others hiding in ment and further orders that certain of them the villages. The native soldiers have tried to shall perform propitiatory rites to the manes of catch them, but have not succeeded, being the late Baron von Ketteler, whose death the outnumbered and obliged to beat a retreat. Edict again acknowledges and deplores. It The official in command of the army at likewise adds that the Chinese Minister in Ber- once sent a requisition to the Viceroy Taklin is to offer similar sacrifices in that city. Sow for reinforcement; the latter replied that he could hardly spare him any troops from Canton, as of late the robbery and anti-christian riots had increased. So he ordered the Com- mander Cheang Wai Lum to despatch two regiments, and as he goes along by the North River route to pick up more soldiers by the
way.
Canton, 1st October.
HOW TO CONCILIATE GERMANY, The idea, of course, is that the sight of the Chinese Minister going in a haasom-cab to the steps of (the German equivalent of) St. Paul's Cathedral, with a string of crackers, a piece of pork, and a bunch of red joss-paper hanging out of the window, is the sort of thing that the German Emperor is likely to socept as repara- tion for the cowardly murder of his representa-
GOOD WORK BY THE FRENCH AND CHINESE | tive in Peking!
COMBINED.
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The French gunboat Avolanche returned At a grand entertainment in Stettin in con- Sunday, the 30th ult., from Shon Tak, having nection with some military manœuvres, the Em- done some pretty good work. It neeman that the peror of Germany is said to have advanced in districts and villages in which the anti-Christian | front of the senior Japanese officer present, and riots broke out recently, causing so much loot to have propssed in a loud voice the health of ing and destruction of houses and leading to the ❘ the Japanese troops now fighting in North/ flight of so many native converts, are now fairly China. ~ The insident attracted much attention,
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