The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
THE PLOwERY KINGDOM.


An Interesting Budget Of News from
China-The Formosan Difficulty Set
tled-Chin& Pays Japan Pec"ntary
Indemnity, whose Honor Being Sstis-
fled. "a Return Of the Money Is Pro-
posed.
BY the arrival of the steamer Van.
couver at San Francisco, we have news
from Hong Kong, China, bearing date
Oct. %. The following is summary
Of the more important news The
Viceroy and Chief,
Lihang Chang, is reported to have de-
cided upon working the important coal
Ind iron mines at Pung Ching, hitherto
undeveloped, and an English agent has
been commissioned TO purchase the
necessary machinery. This step, here
tofore opposed by the government, is
taken by the war par y as an indication
of a desire to increase the national re-
sources for military purposes.
The Viceroy of Canton died last
month, having held his office for thir-
teen years. He was much respected by
foreigners, and regarded as among the
most progressive officials. Jaoti, on
Gov. Chin Kiang. died Oct. s. He was
chiefly distinguished for his anti.foreign
feelings.
The Chinese have agreed to every
thing required by Japan. They recog-
nize and admit the justice of the Japan
ese, and will pay an indemnity OF 900
taels, $50 of which are already paid.
The balance is TO be delivered before
the end of this month. They agree to
- loo,> <bo Eo~v,,0oo @ a yo voc ,,p1ar cop
troll for the future, and the Japanese
will withdraw from the island. There
is great satisfaction in Japan over the
result, but 80 little have the govern
ment been influenced by pecuniary
motives that they have already deter
mined to return part if not the whole
of the indemnity. They required it
only as an unmistakable acknowledge
ment of the proprlety of their action.
That having been indicated, they are
disinclined to keep the money.
Minister Avery left Shanghai for
Peking, Oct. II, arrived at Tientsin on
the 18th, and resumed his journey on
the Dist.
The pirate captain who seized the
ship Spark was executed in Hong Kong
Oct. 10.
The Chinese transport Tayak, en-
gagged in carrying troops to Formosa,
foundered at Tarwan-Fun, in the ty-
phoon of Sept. 20. Sixteen lives were
lost. Other transports were scattered
by the same storm, and have not since
been heard of.
There is serious and general COM
plant against the United States Consul
at New Change, for having sentenced a
pilot by the name of Halliday, who was
convicted of a murderous assault upon
Chinese women, to only fourteen days
imprisonment.
The subject of supplying prostitutes
for San Francisco is attracting much
attention in Hong Kong. Measures
are under consideration for preventing
further departures from that port.
Several cases of girls seeking release
were recently before the courts.
A Chinese contractor, convicted of
swindling by false estimates in repair
ing the imperial palace, has been SEN
fenced to decapitation.
Prof. Watson, at the head of the
American party in Picking for the OBJ
servation of the transit of Venus, di-
covered, Oct. 8, new asteroid of the
eleventh magnitude.
A Mohammedan Chinese General,
from the distant province of Yannan,
where he served in the imperial army
during the rebellion, Is now one af the
lions of Peking. He fought on the side
of the Buddhists and Confucianists
against mis- co-religionists.
British residents of Chefoo have Pc
titioned the Consul to secure the pres
ence of a ship-of-war at that port dur
ing the winter. They fear rising of
the natives against the foreigners in
case of war.