The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-18
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TM MAAll
Progress Of the Rebcilion and STRATEGY IN
the FfeId-Imperiaiist Defeats and Disgrace
Of the Generals Outside Mtsfakes Concers-
the Central Fiowery Land-rho Reixnsns
9 Family In Pekin-The Tarin-An Ensissh
stamp Act-Anserlcan Book Trade.
sa Z as7ea Hoso Koxo. Oct Is 1897.
Hong Kong 10 nos tho livsisst plass IN the word
whence 10 indits correspondence issssr Beng 90
tuay only miles long and sx acros4 and virtually
about shrss mss by the district oi Victoria bsns we
only inhabited portion. sxceps dssaohsd hamlsu nsys
and thsss ret much scope afforded for gAhsrna
items Of news such a. 60 70 form The staple Of your
foreign cslumnR OF course depend shsny upon ne
sssamsu Tor sxcilsmsnt The Psnins1iss and Oriental
ana Nsssassrss Imp eralss nnss bring ~ al thai y
be picked DIP between Europe and SngApor The coast
steamers Of ths two companies and Of nssnrS Lapraik
D Co. and Few occasional vIssors give the latest
news Of the N!snfsi rebels and che ha piece o.
"gsp" rotating 70 suoh and such bankrupscse.
NE newest scandal u snasshas, b. VIII these szcsp.
tons have bull little going on Typhoens occasion.
ally give iltls excitemsnt, bus sush evsnis are
fortunately rars Altogether are Aremarkably quiet
prosy %, Of people, dull = asy collection Of John
Bulls you arr likely V acrosG s. your readers
must make allowances for shortcomings - ssA.
10 commence with political ns~ss--Ths latest nom
ths North may b. described ss usual" nsbslIon as oil
hs world now knows chronic In chiHa end ths great
ct possible surprise would be 70 hsse shas fresh
effort against the impsrialiss haa nes bssn made b.
tween the departures Of following msA The pres
ens aspect Of AFFAIRS II anything but shsefu for hoss
vine wish veil the dynasty nov eecupyins ths throna
IA Hung Chang the impsraliss gsnsru vho. ID bis con
ssnstioa, = ven a That or his supsron srass-
gcian q the nr water did what ~ suppossd 10 %
rsmsrabiy Knowing thing BY gradually hsnmins tho
rsbsls IN corner Of The shantuns province Driven
ana sss sns Morning Il woke ~ y ma him.
sef The laughing stock q his Army and China
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fsaohsd he capita. what win b dqns With Il h >
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i Is. SossS csss papers By he - sdyicss Tiers
ron re T:usiD ~ sIss nsssiasd iais ssssIss rsSs
lion, but turning out 70 y merely - enes On the
=: ss.s % order 3 sas
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thing II her power % purchase asasnr %
aver the Ihrsetsnsd famine ana conoQu6ut dsorders
y ssill feared thss much dsssss wi nazx shs CON.
fhsrs seems 70 b good deal q misunderstanding On
the other Of the world about Chna - rye and the
ucaiars which ars 70 b found In me works n Williams
e, ps' ss. as 3 ~,
standing sxbtA rocommsncs with, Hcng Kong u the
only part Of the coast where the American ~ European
unless be happen q bs an en,eaL 4tihs treaty port
the msrcaats community are jsalcusly excluded from
s a.nssnss This took 10 origin IL sss fact that he
Chinese langusgs possesses eniy ons wsvd-as MAJ.
jsn for sssry class % persons who i've ~ the act q
cOnnscssd wlth trade u looked lsws. upen IN WY
which would - sidicuaon vsss y uot - 10y tncsnveI.
Ds - On: s'Ss .1 e
the term. bus the result % thst ~ oay class n
China recognized ~ 'respeesaeis viz :the cfncals
that % ono whs u neither mssiouazx nor an ofrcial
studies Chimes I'D yop W! sasy ere1s The &c. that
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party knows anything 10 spsak on q the othsr social
has'ts ways Of ihostht Aa OIL" b.s you win say.
e.snvs!y ~ he sonprsdors o.. 81 nsa, wha q sos
compradors ne mere eobstweenA epeaking Wis jar
ss :ss !: "a ss. .s S
lows can come acrsss Al Shanghae people say thai
y: speak Of sn'%svss = -: .ns
AFFAIRS which dosssS led % piass The fosstsusv n BET
- si 3 psiisisa ssss %. w.s. q knovsdss vslah
wofuL me present Empsres child Of fourtssn years
aud. ! Believes. s;cdioosiz isp. Il sSsosass isne
woman & ssisssrdissT nssss spssiy-s ssid .
rs =: s ss kss sSs ss "a T.: *: w.
sisa minlstsa VIII hin are associated ave o. Oh
edsals o. high nnk forming the lrsuns-lLya- men, o.
Board q rorsiga AnAirs ana ~ treaties - are con
nsvs .sds sbsss ssw rsmarks thai your readers may
better undsgusad bow massu really aaad cut hsra aa1
that the absurd rumors d 'our Minister being %
friendly tsrns vish shs. Empsrsr.. kc may sos eais
sush ssHy ere1ssss they gsssvsily sppsas 70 Co
vo 70 s: Y ss ssss so. =
spsakins IN sboitIou Of ths monopoly now ssooysd 81
-: on. = :: :ny .
In the commercial world the chief Item o. nsws d
The procesdnas taxsn IN The Bankruptcy Of h.sksI0n
- !" Al ycHuosA 80 NaaaM $50
Affairs N Permo0 have been attracting comfortable
3 doubtless familiar your rssds ana ths sad fate
which bsfsl ths crew. Including the captane wife, poor
hrs Hust whs w.s killed ~ me ssssgs sissr Ssns
sssamsr Hartford ssptsd 70 cksSt6s The aasivss bal
with III ssecsss ths rm lsussnans hsins killed and
results ssss .: .s s Ssrs Z =
Annoy, has sisrtsd Tor sousS CspS ror.oss vish !
ssssh ne ssvssss lesson. ana viii Il e said. : sdsd
BY the United Saatss squa1rcn The exact scpems Of
operations has nos yss sranspred bus mss < III n.
ssrbisns siss me i've q Amer CA eissss 6ass b
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