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your political existence. While this august "monarch prepares the happy future of your untry, show the world that you are ready to support his whole-hearted efforts with the price of your blood. The same chiefs who during the last twenty years have led you on the roa 1 to glory, will know how to "to lead you there once more. The Emperor is fully cognisant of your valour : amidst many disasters of a most fatal war he has seen your honour survive events in no wise "brought about by any defects on your side," &c. How the Tsar ALEXANDER treated those who were le I to believe in this fulsome trash is unfortunately a matter of European history; yet we see before the same Europe at the moment, while the blood of his successor's subjects is crying to Heaven for vengeance, the same methods of sentimental cajolery being paraded in the eyes of Europe.
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restore tranquility and safety of life and property near Canton itself. Yet that is a most pressing necessity and oue on which
(Daily Press, 2 th November.) it is almost impossible to believe that no NAPOLEON L., after his crushing defeat representations have been made by, the at Leipsic, is said to have prophesied that British authorities to the Chinese. As for within fifty years all Europe would be the Kwangsi hebels who are said to have French or Muscovite. It is true that neither entered Canton, we have no indication of these events has happened, yet this is not whether they are of the so-called Reform due to any diminution of the ambition of party (with whom the reputable Chinese either Power, nor to the wisdom of the reformere, it must be noted, disclaim all continental states. At the present moment connection) or whether they are some of a condition of affairs.not very unlike what the desperadoes who took advantage of the occurred during the time of the Congress of laxity of government in Kwangsi and the Vienna may indeed be said to exist. The neighbouring portions of other provinces to moribund quarry over which the vultures prosecute their evil designs more openly are already screaming and flapping their ihan before. Not long ago the northern wings is indeed not Poland, but, absit omrn ! vernacular papers stated, on the strength the Empire of Austria. What renders the of information from Canton, that it had present situation still more dangerous is come to the cars of the Court a Peking that the game being played in the face of that. KANG YU-WEI, th. well-known high Heaven is not only similar in its main agitator, was actually in hiding in Canton, outlines, but the actors, and the rôle they As, however, it was Prussia who in 1776, intending to foment as soon as possible a
are playing, are, except that Austria is now and a second time in 1814, came to the help general rising, and that strict orders hal
the victim and France has joined the plun of Russia in her partition and annexation been issued to the local officials to arrest derers, almost identical. Next to Russia of her inoffending neighbour; so in 1902 it him. The story of KANG's presence in the HOHENZOLLERN monarchs, first of is again Prussia in the garb of Pau- Canton, however, was discredited, though Prussia and Dow of northern Germany, Germanist that is found the greatest the officials, with the fear of punishment were from the first the most eager in the helpmate in Russia's new advance. hanging over them, proceeded to busy game of spoliation In the first partition against th· first partition that Turkey_mado themselves in a search for him. That these FREDERICK, the warlike king of Prussia was the strongest of protests; Poland had been ofcials are panic-stricken it is easy to probably actuated by mere ambition of the one opponent who had withstood her believe. The Nemesis attending on weak
conquest. He was the maker of the king advance in Europe, and turned back her rule has overtaken them, and the prospect dom of Prussia, and stands high on the list own victorious arms, yet Turkey at the close is that if left to their own devices they of sovereigns who have des rved well not of the eighteenth century had sufficient will be unable to cope with the fores of only of their country but of the world but knowledge of statescraft left to warn Europe anarchy. It is here where British interest the ambition thus engen lered never served that in permitting the encroachments in the matter begins. The good govern him in such ill stead as when it induced of Russia she was letting an enemy enter ment of Cautbu, and generally of the Kwang him to join with Russia in her attempt to by the postern gate. This growth of Pan- provinces, islof the utmost importance to extinguish the, unfortunately for herself, Germanism is however a danger in itself in this Colony. Not only is the trade between
too capricious kingdom on her castern addition to the aid it is reudering to the Hongkong and China threatened with frontier. His sub-erviency to Russia was ambition of Russia, but the whole condition heavy losses by the disorganise condition rewarded by the nunexation to the Prussian of Europe at the moment is explosive and of the neighbouring mailan, but the kingdom of the Grand Duchy of Posen, a forbodes no good for the future. proximity of this i land to Kwangtung git that has been ever since a source of renders it impossible that we can escape embarrassment to that kingdom, and cou- trouble if affairs are allowed to go so far tains within its If the potent elements of that a rebellion on a considerable scale is dissolution. The possession of Posen as a come about. The uncontrolled subject people has in fact been productive license of pirates, disbanded soldiers and of the worst effects on the German nation, professed reformers seems already and has encouraged its native tendency to
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threaten suchi ã termination 1.0 the weak government at Canton, We do not wish to write in an alarmist manner, for we have long deprecited the_publi a- tion of exaggerate tales of "Southern rebellions and have pointel ou that unrest is a chronic stats of the Kwang provinces, but the importance of treating at an early stage such troubles as those now threatening is a great that we need not apologise for urging that Great Britain's representatives shall do all they can to persuade China to take the necessary steps before it is too late. Above all it is essa tial that the policing of the wat rways be put on foot without delay. If the Canton authorities will only srike in good earnest at the pirates who are making the Canton and West River unsafe for all but comparatively legs steamers they will have little other ias irretionary
trouble to contend with. A combination of events, it is true, has mul: the southern provinces discontented this year, but as long as piracy flourishes and spreads unchecked it will be impossible to remely the other evils. As our Canton correspondent in formed us the other day, even the cha ity of those who would make up for the hardships occasioned to the poor by the failure of the rice-erp is liable to be thwarted by the action of the robbers. The temptation for the unfortuna'e in habitants t turn pirates themselves is only too great. The present situation is one which must be grappled with in a most thorough manner.
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¡AN U.S, GENERAL ON WARFARE.
(Daily Press, 18th November.) The representatives, diplomatic, military, and naval, of the United States Government who visit the various parts of the Far East seem all to display a readiness to express their opinions În their return which must prove not a little embarrassing even to the outspoken Cabinet at Washington. bare lately had two striking examples of this willingness to give the world, as repre- sented by the American newspaper reporter, the benefit of the study of Far Eastern affairs by two well known agents of the United States Government. There was the
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inordinate regulition, by giving it a weak people with no friends to interfere on its behalf to play with. Germany has in leel learnt too well the art of heeloring, always a source of danger to the country that alops it. In the present eise the effect has been to mak: the Polish populations in despair actually turn to the archenemy, Russia; and Russia has not failed to take advantage of it. But the course that was adopted with some pretence at statecraft indiscrete loquacity though some have by The great FREDERICK, has in the case of called it by harder numes-of General his successors en adopted as a tradition, P. S. SuARRETTS, U.S. Tariff Commissioner, the survival of an instinct that has long on his arrival at San Francisco from censed to be proâtible to its possessor, and Shanghai in September last. The Chronicle this is well exemplified by the part being of San Francisco points out that Sir JAMES taken by G rmany at the proson: time, MACKAY does not entirely agree'
The situation has thus herum curiously General SHARRETTS's statement about the akin to that of 1314, when the Emperor difficulties encountered in his efforts to pro- ALEXANDER I. found his chif supporter in teet American commercial interests in the his designs on the remaing fragment of revision of the Chinese tariff. To put it Poland in the active assistance of King miltly, Sir JAMES MACKAY bimself told the FR DENIC WILLIam H. of Pru si.... Then as Chronicle's representative, he thought there now the Tsar wis sking to woo by false must be some mistake about the whole flatteries the je ple whom he intended to business. In any case most people will crush. In that year while the Congress of think that the public discussion over the Vienna was disgustag in the most leisurely relations of the Powers' representatives at and easy-going manner the disposal of the Shanghai is at the present time out of place. various kingdoms of Europe, Poland The second case of embarrassing out- amongst the number, the Tsar ALEXANDER spokenness may be seen in the undelivered issued a proclamation to the Polish army speech of General YOUNG, lately returned and people which for lying effrontery from the Philippines, which was intended probably has no equal in past history: :-"His for the banquet of the New York Chamber Majesty the Emperor ALEXANDER, your of Commerce and the text of which General powerful protector, appeals to you by this! Youso, not having the opportunity of Gather round- your standards, take up speaking at the banquet, handed to the arms to defend your country and maintain reporters. General YOUNG certainly had the
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