November 18, 1905.]
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LINCHOW MASSACRE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS
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Sir, I have read carefully all the published accounts of the missionary murders Linchow, with your comments, and having a vivid recollection of the incidents of five years ago, take the liberty of offering you my con clusions for publication.
I have talked with many people, especially Americans, and can assure you that we are all agreed about the folly and mischief of allowing missionaries to take women and children inland Missionaries themselves cannot well be dispensed with; but it is a duty of all nations to prevent them dragging their women and children into such danger, and a crying scandal until that duty is tackled.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
JAPAN AND FOREIGN RAILWAY LOANS.
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The Osaka Shimpo publishes the following remarks of an official in Tokyo the introduction of foreign capital by railway companies
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"The primary object of the Government in adopting the Railway Mortgage Law is to accom- plish the improvement and development of the railway system of the Empire. Consequently, the Government earnestly hopes that negotia- tions for foreign loans now in progress b twa+D Japanese railway companies and the foreign syndicates should sncceed. But in ase the rate of interest and other details of the terms of the losus agreed upon are prejudicial to the spirit of the law in question, or the money so rais d is in any way misapplied, the authorities will not give their approval to the loan contract; No railway company has yet officially applied for the approval of such a contract. The forms of the loan, couoladed the official,
agreed upon by the Kwansai Rajway Company may taken as an example of a satisfactory arrange ment."
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The Chinese "Cyruses' who are going abroad to study foreign systems of government to be accompanied by eighteen selected students, whose exps are to be paid by public subscription
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The British Minister has notified the Wai- wupu that if the agitation to keep out foreign capital from China is not checked he will advise his Government to alopt remedial without consulting China.
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It is now believed that the fire and explosion on the Miksa were due to the decomposition of cordite in the magazine. This, it may be remembered, was suggested at the time in a Daily Press editorial.
The N-C, Daily News learns that in response 16 HE. Chao Eh-hsim's telegraphic desire, Prince Ching has flecided to engage a Japanese financial alviser to consolidate Ch financial administration of Manchuria.
The Russian Min ster having made persistent demands for concessions in the New Dominion, Prince Ching asked the British Minister's moral support but was fold, according to the Naufangpan, that so long as British interests in Tilfand India were not assaird, no part would be taken in the discus jou,
Now with regard to Linchow, you seemed nervous about saying foo much about the missionaries' part in the affair; but good taste or not, people (including my Ameri- can friends in the Colony, are all saying that there is something to be said on both sides; and that Dr. Machle has not shown up very well in the affair at all. It seems a certainty that something was done first to enrage the natives; and the earlier accounts (which Dr. Machle himself naturally would gloze over) were unanimous about the inter- ference with jos. After all, it was ly missionary-like to do something of the kind; and they could not be expected to foresee the dreadful consequence. What makes me conclade finally that the people were provoked is the admission that there were no deliberate | THE MANCHURIAN NEGOTIATINS, j ««l
Negotiations for foreign loans by the Kynsion and Sanyo Railway Companies are still
The amount of the loan desired by and the amount required by the Kyushu Rail- the Sinyo Railway is said to be Y20,0 40 93,
The Courrier de Tientsin, speaking for the } way Y 15,404,000. In the case of the Sanyo Furopean powers says:- We do not claim Railway, capitalists wish to fix the rate of special commercial or territorial privileges for interest at 5 per cent., but the S nyo Company
'. our greatest privilege is that of the And in the desire that it should not be more than pr superiority of ouf civilisation:
We conf., the same as agreed upon by the Kwaisai
mbarks of the Jupamosa; same, rticle it Railway. The Hankaku Railway requires ¦ do dostise their foolish pretension at being ¥4,000,000, and if the Sanyo Railway an ds | something hottie than others! Poor human in negotiating Y20,000,000 at 1 per cent, the matum gain↑
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torturings. The killing was done in a hurry; overdone in fact; just like a crowd does in the South [eru States?] when a negro has deeply offended society. I am quite willing for our government to make it an excuse to kill the boycott. I hope they will; and in spite of recent disclaimers (one quoted to Dr. Machle himself by your Canton correspondent) it is safe to say that some boycott agitation was back of the trouble, to such extent as to make bad worse. With regards to the allegations made against the Catholics, this is a bad break; and must alienate much sympathy. But I must say it was again missionary-like. Protestant preach- ers seem to hate the Pope worse than they do the Devil. These charges were made, yu may remember, also in 1900 and after; and have done more to discredit missions than any attacks from the non-religious element. There is such an absence of Christian charity about the Baptist's account containing said false charge that I am inclined to mistrust his veracity in other things. These people at farewell meetings usually ring in a lot of gup about glorious martyrdoms and self-sacrifice; although most of us know it means nothing, and that they usually break away with the stuff that they cannot take with them in the saccharine futurity. I don't reckon that against them. because every trade has its own formula; but people are saying that Dr.railway transfer and the lease of Liaotung
The three tel-grams following are from the N.-C. Daily News --
Peking, 9th November His Highness Prince Ching and their Excellencies Chü Hung-chi, Grand Councillor, Shil k'ai, have been and Viceroy Yuan appointed by special Imperial Edie: Imperial High Commissioners with plenary powers, and their Excellencies Tang Shao-yi. "Senior Chu Pao-fay, Acting Junior Counellor of Deputy Vice-President of the Shangpu, hud ine Waiwupu, Assistant High Commissioners, to negotiate with the Japanese and Russian Plenipotentiaries regarding matters concerning the three Manchurian provinces.
Machle would have shone considerably more as a (hristian and a Man if he had stood by Mrs. Machle and his poor little girl to the last, instead of making himself scarce as he seems to have done. If he put them in a safe hiding plac and was satisfied it was safe enough for his own wife and child-he would have felt better stopping with them. The only light so far thrown on this aspect of the case is a statement that he got down a hole that was too small for Mrs. Machle to get through.
As you may have guessed, Sir, from these presents, I am no Christian; and turning the other cheek is not in my line. I want ten Chinese Leads for every one of those poor people murdered; and will be disappointed if the people of 1 inchow are not taught a bloody lesson. That's the first thing to be done; and right away recall all women and children from the missions. That will reduce the number of men missionaries, but I can't say that will worry-yours respectfully,
ARGUS.
Tientsin, 10th November.
His Excellency Viceroy Yuan Shih-k'ai, newly appointed an Imperial High Commis- sioner with the Japanese and Russian Plenip
matters, tentiarios concerning Manchurian left this city by special train for Poking, the place for the negotiations this morning at 9 o'clock.
Tokyo, 10th November. The Kokumia says that Baron Komura will the endeavour to obtain
extension of
an
principle of the Open Door and equal oppor- tunity for all, besides arranging about the
INDIAN MERCHANTS KNIGHTED
In connection with the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, the honour of knighthood has been conferred on Mr Sassoon J. David, Sheriff of Bombay.
Sir Sassoon J. David is the senior partuer of Messrs. Sassoou J. David and Co., Bombay, and of S. J. David & Co., Hongkong, Shanghai and Kobe.
Mr. Currimbhoy Ebrahim, head of the well- known firm of E. Pabaney, has had the honour of knighthool conferred upon him by His Majesty King Edward. Sir Currimbhoy Ebra- him has long been a prominent fi ure in the public life of Bombay, and only a few mouths ago presente i to the City a sum of three lakhs of rupees towards erecting a museum and fiue art gallery as a permanent memorial of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
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summary case stopped Into the with s box at the Supreme Court on Nov. 13, las Honour the Puisue Judge ask- Has he got any money left?" 'Yes," replied Mr Aimada, his solicitor. Well, he have robbed somebody," retorted Mr. Wise. • we robbed him when he was young.' We are at a loss to know whether this cryptic saying of the witty julge was meant to im plicate bench or bar or both
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The Butterflies of Hongkong and South-East China are receiving literary and pictorial atten- fion. Mr. J. (Kershaw, F.S.S., F.Z.S., of Macao, is writing a popular account of our cal diurnal lepidoptera," which so far have only ben briefly fisted. Superb plates, coloured from fresh local specimens by Hentschel, are Messrs. Kelly & being printed in London Walsh, I... are the publishers, and from them we have just ree ved Fart 1 of what promises to be a work invaluable to naturalists.
The Belgian Minister at Peking has lodged a strong protest against the agreement arrived at between Viceroy Chung Chih-tung and the British Government in respect of the loan for the Haukow-Canton railway. The reason given (according to a Peking wire in the N.-C. Daily News) is that there was a stipulation with Bel- gium tha', in case the United States abandoned the concession. Belgium should first be con- sulted. Throughout the discussion the French Minister is being consulted by the Belgian Minister, with the object of securing similar rights for France and Belgium.
According to what is published by the Osaka Mainichi as the result of investigations made by certain authorities, the total amount of Japanese domestic bonds purchased by foreigners in the past few months reached the large total of Y149,000,000 in round figures at the end of September last. The following is a list of the securities purchased :-
Treasury bonds Tobacco bonds.. Consolidated public loan War loan bouds
Y133,778,650 4,189,300
3,768,900
1,862,250
2,758,150
187,600
322,500
3,089,300
222,100
80,900 633,400
Five per cent. bonds Tokyo city bonds Osaka waterworks bonds Osaka harbour works bonds... Yokohama waterworks bonds Yokohama city bonds Kobe waterworks b nds Of the above total English capitalists hold Y126,591,15" (including Y110,801,550 of the Treasury bonds), Americans Y13,323,825, Ger- mans Y 4,794,825, French Y2,784,400, and the capitalists of other countries Y2,425,850.
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