New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-29

eyed and with the polished practsed manners OF COS
,cpoc He ia naturally possessed with the IDEA that
bis business IN China is only that OF diplomat VINO
that Of Admiral COurbet Is 10 fight the battles OF France
und,r direct instructions from the Home Government
lie spoke first of the habual deception iactsed by
the Imperial Government nj fekn. IN concealing news
regarding the from the people and even FROM the
Empress soiher The deceit alluded to was exercised
IN describing The battle % Foo Chow Witch was repre-
scntei ~ Chinese Victory Ave French vessels having
been DESTROYED The officers also complinentod'
though II was wcll-known that the commanding mnii-
DARN chang PEI inng ncd NJ tho first fire ana Sih'iohri
himself the top OF high mountain eight miles Distant
explaining aftrrwarl this, the soldiers about hh having
been killed ne obliged ~ retreat Thia iWsincau'h
IL ~ nonriD,a n,oup chinese onrals that etcn u HANG
Chang has bcsn in tho hnb ot srnding FOR Information
H the French consul ~ fieu-ian. A. 10 nc iuwrl'
situation. VI parnDite -ali he drrrndel chlelf oh
snfrrt ~ Information Upen ~ thr pubic NJ large H''u,
t future hr was naturally uncertain ihr te.of'''o W
thlnn wete nui puin io Those ~ Ffahre hu' wrfe
,,pi,Ft M said than wa eunrfnllt supposed W the
rnrs, rnniniri France roii nut 'a ~ be the tirtof
trp iiair ~ tsu thnt ~ whrl tis uhinrse slnhfnh
eas iHsititri ~ twenty irn'tiHs shhnii shnW we
DNiNpae ,hs ~ hla upiniir 'ir rrfse ~ Ftnrtr MN
s.s t,nip,as iia riesDnre W srnhrt1i ~ 'his tin
upni pfite nef papne Intentions f'Hinsi 80 hrrr'
.,n ee,a Yii ats, Aha' hAh epeHf'tii Appropriately
ebanas faa tgaHaa. hni hAHNii hlNs hrsl'H w 'tht
negotiations so anf lnasNHANir lNala fiaNNf NN'''
dmntlss ennairi hp, p'Hi1i'lH, rue h'h""'h I"
tii,biliWli, pHiAlin ~ 'rh lra'e F'W"""i" i'''l
waS nat tuaasnnshe " tAa Waf pnnllA"pa " Nn'h hr
u,uon sraaler Thne were Dher dangers IhS confronted
China uaInuIy internal dsnriars la iAnl hp Hhln'
stood that nsurroot1ls had already begun III M"hs"H"
These spread ani 0thnrs would be hnS !" iooN
Continuance of the depended entirely on how long
te war marty remained Ia power and II was 10 be holod
fac all changes Ia the Cabinet OF Tsung IL iamen
gave that party greater strength
Patenotre declined to give any opinion In regard 70
the movements OF tina fleet or to say anything about
military matters except that he understood REINFORCE
had arrived In Tonquin and lac believed an army
OF so 600 less would be enough for al ad-
Pekin.
THE SHANGHAI ARSENAL
wished TO visit Woo Sung Fort but found II imprao-
ticable Oical permission could not be obtained and
person approaching alone was. was told sure 10 De
fired upon starc told me that he had asked per
mission for some officers OF the American navy and had
refused with abruptness so turned my at
arsenal the next point OF interest taxing
a jinrokshs and accompanied by Mr.. Hung one of the
Cinnamon who studied IN America as my companion
We passed along broad hard, welltnshed road into
the country where the road gradually narrowed passing
through bean fields and bitches. All the country
surrounding Shanghai just above tidewatcr When the
road just about 10 become western sQurci Track
brought up at some low buildings on the out,
skirts Of the arsenal grounds In the office were found
two OF Hartford students. pleased o see an
American ana quite willing to show MN through tne
by Mr. Newton the superintendent. who was fornerly
connected with some arsenas near Cairo ana VINO
William Armstrong With the exception of another
Engshman who il experimenting the completion OF
vessel I'm dry dock he Is the ony foreigner con
What saw in nv brief visit could not fail to be inter
esting The buildings stand about mile along the river
and cover some 100 acres OF ground. There are
torpedo shops proectle factory and in fact. all build
ings and appliances necessary to build armored ships
steam engines. and machinery of all kinds No Krupp
guns have been made here yet but Mr Newton tod me
however cast o. all sizes the ronts being eng Chilled
f5urths OF the machinery had been made by Chinese
workmen. While In another shop handsome steam ,
engine also constructed by native labor was pointed out
with pard0nahle pride.
AZ passed shop to shop could not help observ-
ing faces OF types familiar tome in san Francisco
There boys OF fifteen sixteen doing the work of
men and aPpareny Doing well IG sGd ~s c sprt nc
same labor for five or six years without promotion or in
told receive no more than 81 80 por week. hearing
which could scarccy wonder at the lcos OF snen as
lying IN large quantities about The yard Tue
Remington rifle siops were a' The oucnl cossh Tor we
done cniccnY. Tho powder and cartridge works were
Two miles fuftbor up the river.
clusrsE suIrrrTpiNG.
The nearly finished AMP IN the docf was the Pau
Ming aho I. Of Stool OF moderate Thickness, TO be- re
miorccd by another layer the waer~ odso. rhc IL to
o completed the srictcat prime pies ~ cr0uoinf. ana
he abio stand before any decent French sip
Their are her construction The Inevitable "Hlnrrhcn"
out oi which several pcrsona be- enriched. tier
displacement In 10 hc 5000 toms. licf engines. which
were .inalv intended to br very htrons. have been
reduced 90 l5pO ho,c power shc VIII carry f"O eighty
uni rirhi Forty pound'ih. J"nt pnl"' 'h" j., '.t
troubles cJmucnr % lIr arsenal f'ct oa M oi',f -
build onoad. equal 0r superior 20 tic t!ico hnt
lately 100 Germany, which, hv to way, are retained thcre
uo Hs ronr nave lh"uSt' 'il q" drti,,' ID II"'o pl
because money O. pas iuI Them ~ hui Forthcoming. ~
,A' ,,''' lg'' .i'' ' ~ ~, ,cr II,it nnf
Ions cost oi S2o0OJ0 The "o4s on Inc aN iron,
tine are AN needed FOR small arms. proiectles and am
munition, portion % tie shops being occupied day ana
night
TEOUBIEs0sfE "LirKRANY rELLOws"
Tire question will naturally be asked why China with
this arsenal and several others ua not superior 20
IT, has during the las ten years furnished her forts
ships. aud with all the cannon and small arms
needed Tie inevitable reply Is because OF tn literary
mandarins nie,i the country and direct every de-
uaitnen OF the public service There also the ques
tons Of money and ~ skilled labor but the audarns
are great dra yback.. There is doubt that the
laborng class would be willing 10 every one OF them
beneaded tomorrow. There three chief mandarius
At the shanghai arsenal. three OF about The rank.
VINO are actins, and $50 petty man iirns who
supposed to III subordinate positions Tney know some
thing about COniucus, hut nothing about making an
Armstrong sun or Krupp shell. Doubtless they care
less For instance when gun Is to be tested. TIE
mandarin OF that department Is supposed 10 ho present
sud Judge OF iis efficiency Instead ne sips his tea ~ hS
lodgings while the test is beng made when is quite a5
wei foI the gun, though bad regarded question OF
duty.
Foreign Instructors needed everywhere in China in
drilling her soldiers and sailors, as superintendent and
I'm her workshops advisers u everything That
relates 10 foreign affairs aud Industrial profess Prob
ably there hdli million soldiers ~ Taku and man
ming various 81 Qualifications that intended to
obsruct the advance OF foreign army Ickin. Not
than 5000 ever under foreign drill master,
willie perhaps only 10000 10000 more have hetu
drilled by natives after foreign methods The rest know
nothing about army movements. Most OF item arc
armed with muskct OF tie Oldest pattern. with spears
with pitchiorks. and with bows and arrows not only
they OF assistance 10 their better instructed com
rades. but actually incumbcr and impede their opera
lions. Most % them like the soldiers trimmed with
red who arc often seen lettering the roads about
Shanghai who appear az drill with umbrellas. ians and
sometimes II petty officers, with coolies 10 or hold
these articles FOR them.
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