The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-02


ciaa 10 invest ii China w:a be
treated the same as those Of other
countries. but we must ma ntain the
administrative power.
Will you say anything about the edu-
cation of the common people in China r.
The old custom in China was to send
our boys to school when the parents
schools as you have, but we will try
to increase our educational facilities. The
girls in China are educated By COVER
nesses in their own families. There are
no public schools for girls. Our customs
are quite different from those of Eng
land and America Perhaps we viii
study the two systems and choose the
better.
Speaking Of the Chinese newspapers,
the Vieeroy said
country, but they have no circulation 20
speak of. Perhaps this is because the
editors are not truthful. We would like
to have editors who would tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. Such newspapers are a boon to
civilization. .
The Viceroy declared with smile that
the newspaper cuts of him in this coyn-
try We're very bad They did not dc
justice to the original
The next question was
| Has your visit 10 this country any
/ political signifcaace2
i 1 ne fEeE9f Llaae no attempt at Q1rlD5
macy in evading an answer 70 this ques-
ton. tie simply declared that he had ri
more time to devote to the newspaper
men, and the interview was closed.
/ BolTke Cochran was then presented tC
4 the Nsceroy as one of Americas S foremost
/ statesman. He was accompanied by Cen
| efal Lloyd Brice and Arthur Turnure
/ After these gentlemen had Withdrawn Mr.
/ Henry Day was presented to the Ambas-
! sadcr
How old are your asked Ii.
Mr. Day replied that he was seventy
i six years old
1 someone who is my senior
II hung Chang this morning gave 2
sitting of fifteen minutes to Profess0i
Ernst Fuchs, the sculptor, and anothel
! sitting will be accorded this afternoon
| The sculptor Is making plasterline life
4 sized bust of the Ambassador for the
! Chinese Consul at Washington. A loea
| photographer was also accorded a sitting
Bourke Cochran and Lloyd Brice caiis5
upon Ii Hung Chang Just as his inter
View with the newspaper men closed
They were followed by William gerri
| who has charge of the reception in tht
Church City today, and Mur;it Halstead
| Soen afterwards the SPECIAL ambassador
under military escort started for ths
/ City Hall.
yiceray Ii Hung Chang arrived ait tht
] City Hall at 1880 o'clock this morning
| IN the carriage with the Niceroy were Gen
Ruger and DR. Mack. Only small
4 crowd was around the Steps in City Hal
/ Park. The party was met at the foo
of the steps by Captain Aliaire ard
| picked squad of policemen. The Vice
| roy's bearers brought up his chair frou
one of the. carriages. DR.. Mack and Lore
jl assisted the Niceroy to step into q
| from the carriage and then four police
| men of the Csty Hall precinct seizef tbs
1 handles and carried him up the steps int
! the main hall of the building. and from
/ there to the Governors room, wher,
Mayor Strong stood at the open door lC
h
/ Ii Hung chang's finger which was in
jured by the door of his carriage yester-
day is better. 1t was the third finger Of
/ the left hand. Mayor Strong asked after
the finger. Through the Interpreter 1ht
1 Vfceroy said it was better. That was
/ about the only question Mayor Strong
/ had a chance 10 ask him Ii Hung want
/ ed to know sif the pictures that were or
the walls of the Governors room wert
/ those of deceased Mayors. and when he
\ was told that they were the pictures OF
| Governors of the State, he asked If they
/ didn't think they ought to keen the pic
1 lures Of dead Mayors there too The
equestrian picture Of George Washing
ton interested him greatly am he asked
many questions about 1t ard about Gen
| era1 Washington. He wanted to know
| now old Washington. was when he died
and why when he wrote the Constf4l1-
| ton" he did not Insert a clause providing
| that deserving citizens should be reward
| ed with the titles of Duke, Earl, Lord
etc.
| Mayor Strong explained the spirit Of
/ the Constitution was against all aristo-
| cratic distinctions.
After a few more remarks LII Huns
| Chang arose and bowed to Mayor Strong
| who shook hands with him ard led him
| TO the door of the Governors room
where the chair was awaiting The
| policemen carried him down to the MAR
1 hall where the relay of policemen took
the chair and carried him to the door ot
his carriage. The party then proceeded
1 to BROOKLYN