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the German house has a German who can 'speak Corean, and that the English house
has no Corean-speaking Englishman." Turning to shipping, we find the carrying trade of the country in the hands of the Japanese, the four German vessels being
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
SHANGHAI, 6th November, 8.52
p.m. Mr. Hewett, the missing medical mission- ary from Shansi reached Hankow to-day.
A Lanchow native despatch reports that Prince Tuan reached Ningsia disguised as a Buddhist priest. It is supposed that he was under the protection of Tung Fuhsiang. It is reported that Yung Lu hesitates to proceed to Hsianfu, fearing the Boxers' vengeance.
Lu Chuan-lin is now reported to be worse. Kang-yi has been promoted to the post of President of the Board of Rites.
Fearing a foreign invasion, the Empress Dowager is debating whether to proceed to Cheng-tu.
under charter to them also. Four Russian steamers called at Corean ports, but two were practically Russian Government vessels and were so irregular as to command little support from shippers; the other two, how- ever, were largely patronised by Chinese. Mr. Jordan goes on to say:
"Accustomed "as one is to see the British merchant flag predominating everywhere, it is curious to find a country with any foreign trade with "not a single British ship entering any of its ports for a space of twelve months, not even under charter. The explanation is that the trade is not of sufficient dimensions to pay per se; both the Japanese and Russian lines are heavily subsidised by their re- spective Governinents, and, moreover, the export trade of the country is wholly in Acting Viceroy of Chilli, Ting Yung, the The Ostasiatische Lloyd reports that the the hands of the Japanese who naturally Military Governor Kueiheng, and the Chi- prefer to ship under their own flag.' From this, coupled with the generally pre-victed of murdering missionaries at Paoting- nese Colonel Wang Chang, have been con dominance of Japanese trade throughout fu and were shot by the Allies on Monday.
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the peninsula it might be concluded that trade with Corea is a branch of commerce not worth pursuing for British merchants and manufacturers. But with the increas- ing exporting power of the country new opportunities for importers will arise, in which case the foreigner with no footing in the country will be out of the race. Even with this footing, if he shows no more enter- prise and adaptability than the British im- porter has shown in the past, he cannot hope to take any share in the profits to be gained.
THE CRISIS: TELEGRAMS.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]
SHANGHAI, 3rd November 1.30 a.m. The Empress Dowager has appointed Yung Lu and Chang Chih Tung to assist Li Hung-chang in his negotiations with the Powers, who have demanded a large in- demnity. Li Hung-chang has wired all the Viceroys and Governors asking whether they are willing to jointly guarantee the amount of the indemnity.
The German Government has bought Tientsin University for use as a barracks for their troops during the coming winter.
It is now reported that Yu Hsien's at tempt on his life by poisoning did not suc- ceed. He has recovered, and is awaiting Imperial orders.
'There are indications of a revival of trade between Shanghai and Tientsin, business communications between the two cities having been practically re-established.
SHANGHAI, 4th November, 9.6 p.m. Liu Yung-fu has arrived at Changsha, in Hunan, with 3,000 Black Flags. He has received orders from Te Shou, the Manchu Governor of Kwangtung, to return to Canton, where things are critical, but he declines to move without receiving arrears and three months' pay in advance for his troops.
Li Hung-chang has ordered all military officers in Chihli to return to their posts with all their scattered soldiers and to re. port directly the summary beheading of all officers who are also Boxers.
The head men of the villages are ordered to raise and drill militia to suppress the
Boxers and bandits.
SHANGHAI, 7th November, 8.10 p.m. been exploded at Tulu. The guard and 50 A war junk guarded by the British has Chinese were killed. The cause of the dis-
aster is unknown.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
On the 5th inst. a meeting of the Hong kong Legislative Council was held in the Coun cil Chamber at the Government Offices, there being present:-
His EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR (Sir HENRY BLAKE, G.C.M.G.).
HIS EXCELLENCY Major-General GA8- COIGNE, C.M.G. (Commanding the troops).
The Hon. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary).
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request of the Naval and Military Authorities, who have pointed out that, while the value of the property endangered is very large, the law has hitherto provided no punishment for the offence." There are certain places in the co- lony where most valuable stores are placed, and might not only involve a fire but a dangerous any carelessness on the part of the employees explosion. Some Chinese employees cannot be depended on to do what is right unless made to do so by being threatened with a pecuniary penal- ty in the case of their offending. The Com- madore called attention to this matter, and it was subsequently suggested that the same law premises. should be applied to both naval and military
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was carried.
The Bill having been considered in com. mittee and no alteration made it was read ́a third time and passed.
THE RESUMPTION OF CROWN Lands. seconded by the COLONIAL SECRETARY, the On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
Bill entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the re- required for a public purpose was read a third sumption by the Governor of Crown Lands time and passed.
The Council then adjourned sine die.
MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.
The CHAIRMAN said the first minute was one in which the Governor recommended the Coun. oil to vote a sum of One hundred Dollars in aid of the vote "Furniture and Incidental Ex- penses," Registrar General's Department, the amount in the Estimates for incidentals not having been sufficient.
The vote was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN said the next minute was one in which the Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of One thousand and Three hundred Dollars in aid of the following The Hon. W. MEIGH GOODMAN, Q.C. votes in the Sanitary Department:-Market (ATTORNEY-General).
Expenses, $200; Watering Streets, $800; Allow- The.Hon. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasur.ance for knowledge of Chinese, $300; Total $1,300. The market expenses had been increas- The Hon. R. D. ORMSBY (Director of Publiced by the purchase of more brooms, and the ex- Works),
The Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of Police).
er).
The Hon. BASIL TAYLOR (Acting Harbour Master).
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI. Hon. J. THURBURN. Hon. R. M. GRAY. Hon. WEI A YUK.
Mr. R. F. JOHNSTON (Acting Clerk of Councils).
pense of watering the streets had been increased by the fact that more streets had been watered than heretofore. Then as to the allowance for ́ knowledge of Chinese, the Inspectors were now granted the same amount as was granted in the Police Force for knowledge of Chinese.
The vote was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN said the next minute was one in which the Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of two thousand and forty-five dol- lars in aid of the following votes:-Provisions for prisoners $1,000; rent for warders' quarters $145.00; materials for remunerative industry The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table | $500.; incidental expenses 2400; total $2,045. the Blue Book for the year 1899.
THE BLUE BOOK FOR 1899,
FINANCIAL.
Financial Minutes Nos. 56,57, and 58, and moved The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table
mittee. that they be referred to the Finance Com.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded and the
motion was carried.
AMENDMENT TO BANITARY BYE-LAW.
The COLONIAL Secretary moved that the amendment to Bye-law 3 made under sub section 13 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 by the Sanitary Board by approved. The amendment ran as follows: Except between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 s.m. the conveyance of excretal matters along any public road or street is pro-
hibited."
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded and the motion was carried.
SMOKING ON NAVAL AND MILITARY PREMISES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the second reading of a Bill entitled an Ordinance to provide against smoking on certain naval and military premises. He said-The objects and reasons of the Bill are set forth as follows:- This Ordinance is intended to provide a suffici- where, considering the nature of the stores and ent penalty against smoking in certain places property, such practice is most reprehensible and dangerous. It is brought forward at the
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The vote was agreed to. This was all the business.
The celebrated Asian traveller, Dr. Svon Hedin, according to the latest reports at homo when the last mail left, reached Abdal, on the Tarim River, in Eastery Turkestan, on June 27. He states that the Tarim is the largest river in the interior of Asia. He surveyed the river from Arghan to Abdal in a ferry-boat. From Jeggeli-ku, where the river becomes a multitude of small shallow lakes, he continued his journey in a craft made up of three canoes lashed to- gether, with a deck surmounted by a felt tent. In the beginning of March hemade an excursion from the Yangikol, where he had his winter camp, to the southern slope of the Karruk Tagh Mountains, where he surveyed the Kumdarya bed of the Tarim, which is now dry. In the neighbourhood he found the marks of a large dried-up lake, proably the old Lob-Nor, which lies east of the present Lob-Nor, or rather the four lakes discovered by him in 1898. The dry soil was covered with a thick layer of salt and millions of mussel-shells, while the banks held many withered reeds, dead trees, consisting ex- fications, temples, &e, which were often adorned clusively of poplars and ruins of houses, forti- with artistic woodcarvings. Dr. Hedin in- 'tended to return to this region in the autumn.
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