October 17, 1968.]
CANTON
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
October 9th.
I.M. CUSTOMS TRAINING COLLEGE.
Three students of the Ellis Kadoorie Canton College are amongst the successful Canton candidates who have passed the preliminary examination for admitiance info the Customs Training College at Peking.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY COMPANY.
In my previous correspondence I reported that the merchants and people of Canton and Fatahan were vigorously protesting against the increase of railway fares and threatening to boy. oott the Fatshan line of the Company should they refuse to revert to the old scale of fares, Certain Directors of the Company, finding
deet the railway receipts have been daily decreasing, circulated yesterday, an express informing the shareholders that a meet- ing will be held this week to request the President and Vice-President to restore the old scale of fares so as to induce all travellers to patronize the railway again. appeal to the shareholders to obtain more pro- They also tection for the railway stations which have been the object of frequent attack by robbers of late
THE CAUSE OF ANTI-MISSIONARY RIOTS,
The following is the gist of a dispatch re- ceived by Viceroy Chang from the Central Government:-
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With reference to litigation between Chris- tian and non-Christian subjee's we have re- peatedly instructed the officials of all the provinces to decide such cases justly and im- partially so as to avoid trouble. In going through the official records of cases relating to the kill- ing of missionaries and the destruction of their cbarches and other property we find that all such cases had their origin in long standing and unsettled litigation between Christian and non-Christian subjects, or in the failure of the officials to decide such cases in socor. dance with Treaty regulations.
animosity engendered and promoted, Thus resulting finally in a riot, the killing of missionaries and the destruction of their property. But, according to treaty regulations, missionaries are not allowed to interfere in litigation between Christian and non-Christian Chinese subjects. A alsuse to this effect was inserted in one of the treaties long ago. object of that clause was not only to avoid international disputes but to diminish the num ber of sotions between Christians and non- Christians. We hereby instruct you to notify all the officials in your Province that in future they must not strictly in accordance both the Treaty regulations in litigation between Christian and non-Christian subjects and,
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further, that they must not permit any outside people to interfere in cases that come before the courts. All cases must be judged impartially and the increase of litigation will thus be prevented.
DEPATURE OF AN OFFICIAL.
Taotai Wan Trung Yao will leave Canton on the 12th instant and proceed to Tibet to take
his new position as Minister.
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October 12th. IMPERIAL BIRTHDAY EDICT.
The following is a translation of an Imperial Birthday Ediot :—
"This Ediot is issued to inform the officials and the people that I, Emperor, have received an Ediot from Her Majesty the Empress Dowager stating that, the Boar of Rites have memorialised Her Majesty that they are making preparations for royal banquets and have drawn up a list of the ceremonies for the occasion of Her Majesty's birthday which occurs on the 10th day of the 10th moon. Her Majesty has directed me to announce that it is her desire not to have any banquets and Her Majesty has enjoined me to inform all the Royal Princes and Princesses, all Imperial relations and the wives of high officials residing ontside of Peking only to call on Her Majesty and make obeisance according to (Ta Ching) Law and Custom on her birthday."
This Ediot has been issued on account of the
recent disasters, floods, typhoons, epidemios &c. Her Majesty wishes her subjects to reserve their spare money for charitable purposes.
JHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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SACRIFICH TO THE SPIRITS OF A DECRASED | grent dimppointment to his parents who, he mid
had spent a good deal of money for his tion. Mr. King was so much "impressed with the lad's earnestnem timt he gave him a letter to go the LM. Customs doctor to be re-aza ined. Would it not be better to hold the health examination first?
Sometime ago I reported to you that Total Yow Sew Shu died in Loong Chow, Kwang-+- on the 8th of August last.
Yesterday a tablet bearing the name of the Koong (Temple of Nobility and Genius). deceased official was placed in the Sam Yuen
officials in Canton attended
His Excellency Viceroy Chang and all the the morifion! deremony. There was a large gathering representing the gentry, merchant guilds, local schools. It is reported that Viceroy Chang press, obaritable institutions, colleges and sotually shed tears when he knelt down to offer
morifice.
The Viceroy consoled his
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TWENTY-ONS PRASANT GIRLA KIDNAPPED.
Hing Prefecture wrote a letter to the Canton The gentry of Kin Ping City in the Shiu Press Guild stating that twenty-one peament girls of the Tai Tin Village near Kin-Ping weeks ago while they were ploking bamboo City were kidnapped by robbers about 'thres
shoots and mulberry leaves a short distance from the village. Although rigid searches have been made by the villages, up to the present time no traces have been found indicating their whereabouts. The military officers" in
Canton, hence the ceremony. This oficial was Yew Trotai's body was recently conveyed to both a capable and a popular man, ceremony and promised him his support. He station situated near the village said they
son after the then left the Temple.
were powerless, having no means to pursue the It is mid that the gentry have petitioned the Viceroy on the abject.
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
informed the Viceroy that, owing to the oor- The Board of Posts and Communications has raption prevailing in the Land Purchasing Bareaux of all the Railway concerns in the officials from Peking to ruperintend those different Provinces, they will in future appoint Bureaux.
The Board of War in Peking has instructed that in future Military students will be classi: the Military Authorities to notify the public
Western countries will be classified first olnen; fled as follows :-Those holding diplomas of Japanese diplomas second class, and Chinese diplomas third class.
AN THEE OUTBREAK IN KWANGSI.
News has reached Canton that a large guard boat was dispatched to convey 4,000 taels re. venue from Tai Wong Kong to Pak Ma. of the guardboat mutinied, killed several officers, When the boat reached Tung Yip the soldiers took possession of all the money and fire arms and joined the rebels. It is reported that they are now plundering all the villages and towns Kwai City, near Tang Yip, is powerless and in that vicinity. The Magistrate of Ping has offered large rewards for the arrest of the ringleaders.
HIGH MILITARY OFFICIALS CABHINEND.
It is reported that H. E. Chang Wai Chi, Commander-in-Chief, cashiered foar bigb Military officials for incompetence before he left for Waohow.
NEW OPIUM SMOKING LICENSE.
The Superintendent of Police has given an wooden licenses for Canton. The rise of the order to a contractor here to make 20,000
new license is 10 inches long 8 inches wide and
of an inch thick. On the obverse will be written the name of the licensee, his address
and the quantity of opium consumed daily.
The reverse side will bear the opium regulations which will be far more stringent than those on the present
license. paper
One of
the rules states that opium smokers whð go to purchase opiam are not permitted to wrap their licensed up with handkerchief nor will They must expose their licences, so that every they be allowed to hide them under their chothes.
body might see them. If the police should fiðl anyone concealing the licence, “a fine of $5 wil be imposed for the first offence, the amount of offence. the fine will be increased for every subsequent
October, 13th.
LM. CUSTOMS TRAINING COLLEGE—SUCCESS-
FUL CANDIDATES DISAPPOINTED.
candidates who passed the examination for It is reported that three of the successful admittance in the L. M. Customs Training College in Peking failed to pass the health examination last week. Fung Kwok Fook, one of the candidates who came out fourth in the examination, called on the Commissioner of Customs here the other day and entreated him not to debar him from entering the college on account of hie having failed in the health examination. He told the Commissioner that his parents were so pleased when they beard that he was amongst the succesful candidates that they have already made all the necessary that the news of his having failed to pass the preparations for him to proceed to Peking and health examination, which would prevent him from being admitted into the college, had caused
robbers.
ANOTHER FLOOD. Serious disasters`have been caused by the
dispatabed by the Viceroy to the distressed the renewed flooding of the districts bordering on West River. Many officials have been
dykes have been broken by the flood. districts to render smistance in places where
15,000 gunny bags for reinforcing the dykes and the Charitable Institutions here has purobased
One of
bave engaged the steam launch "Chang Hing " to convey them to the distressed districts,
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
The Board of Revenue in Paking has r quested the local Authorities to render ******* minute statement of all the miscellaneous revenues collected and disbursed. The Board the local banks from issuing demand bank bills has also instructed Vie roy Chang to prohibit
droulation of the Government notes or bank notes which, they say, in impeding the
The Board of War has directed the Local
Military Authorties to forward all dispatches perial Post Office next year. In the meantime and correspondence to them through the Im they are requested to gradually diminish the number of couriers now employed for this servios.
GAMBLING IN THE POLICE COMPOUND,
Yesterday the Police Ofoer of No. 12 station called on the Chief Superintendent of Police. His three chair coolies, who were waiting in the Police compound, commenced to play cards. A police officer of the head station, happening to pass by, ordered them to be arrested for having the andacity to gamble in the Police ›tation. The osse was immedi-
ately tried by the said Police Offoar who sen- in the alternative to 200 blows. The coolies tended each coolie to 18 days' imprisonment or begged for mercy and the sentence was oom-
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THE AMERICAN FLEET.
The American Fleet were under orders to leave Manila at six o'clock on Friday evening last for Japan and China. The ships are to arrive at Yokohama on October 17 and will re- main there one week, leaving October 24. The second squadron will go to Amoy reaching there October 29. The first squadron will return to Manila, October 31. After a stay of six days at Amoy the second squadron will also siana" will leave the second squadron after the come back arriving November 7. The “Loui- visit to Amoy and will put in to Hongkong, where Bear-Admiral Emery will haul down his flag. The “Louisiana” will then mail for Manila. The battleship will begin target practics soon as they arrive from their trip north.
Manils
The reception to be given by the citizens of December 1 to 5. Thus time has been allotted to the battleship fleet will be from to the function by the Navy Department. During that time but twelve of the sixteen ships will be in the harbour. The battleships the smallest vessels of the feet, will leave the Wisconsin, Illinois, Kearsarge and Kentucky, fleet December 1 and will precede it to Singgik pore. The other vessels will leave December 5,
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