The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-03
HETALKS LITTLE
Ii Hung Chang Is Not
Very Communicative.
England Is Very Anxious to
Please the Chinaman.
The Feeling Came After She Saw
Some Chances Of Business.

London, Aug. 3. - Ii Hung Chang.
representing the Emperor OF China, ar
rived at Southampton yesterday from
Havre, and was received by various Of
dcials of the British government. The
visitor proceeded directly to this city,
where he was installed in Lord Ions
dales magnificent mansion In Carleton
House Terrace, which In To be his resi-
dence during his visit I'm England. Ii
Hung Chang is the guest of the British
government during his stay I'm England,
for the United States.
III is now announced that LII hung
Chang viii stay only three weeks In Eng
land, at the end Of which time he VIII
sail for the United States. His departure
is thus planned in order 10 enable him
TO catch the steamer Empress OF CHINA,
upon which nc will sail for home from
Vancouver.
1t was stated at the offices OF the In
ternational Navigation company at
Philadelphia. on Friday. that Ii Hung
Chang had engaged apartments for him
self and suite on board the steamer ST.
Louis, which will sail from Southamp-
v,
rive In New York on the evening of Aug.
zS The date OF the next sailing of the
steamship Empress of China. from Van
couver, Is Sept. IL. 1t will be perceived.
therefore, that the great Chinaman will
not have much time for prolonged visit
In this country, and will probably not
be able to make stay of more than day
or two at any one place.
cff IN
France he has devoted much attention
TO the study of manufacturing and Of
market prices, especially of war ma
terial, and in talk with the representa-
tive OF The Credit Lyonaaise while he
was in France, he intimated a purpose
on the part of his government to treat
directly with big banking house. with
out the medium OF sunsuls and ministers
of finance. for large loan. 1t has been
surmised that the placing OF such
lean might. in fact, be the principal OBJ
ject of his visit TO the western countries.
While in Paris, Ii Hung Chang was
interviewed by "a representative OF lie
Temps. In that interview, when pressed
as TO the object of his mission, and as to
whether IL was true that he had made
many purchases In Germany. and had
engaged military instructors there, Ii
Hung Chang said: Nothing has been
decided. 1t is true that numerous pro-
posals were made to me there. / asked
to see the things and inquired prices,
but 1 settled nothing. Here / shall do
the same. After my journey / shall
compare prices and qualities. or course
i cannot tell you what will be the re-
suit. You know that we have yet to
visit England and the United States
stand its civilization, institutions and
peoples-to make a kind OF general in
quiry into the state of the principal
European nations. The second object
was to form closer relations with the
governments of these nations, and to
bcing them messages of friendship. This
Is the essence of my mission. but. uf
course. when affairs are talked of to me.
i listen and study"
1t was after this distinct statement
by the Chinese envoy of his purpose to
study the markets of the world for the
information and benefit OF China that
II was decided by the British govern
ment that he should be entertained by
the government during his stay in Eng
land. and, coipcident with this. there was
a distinct change in the tone of the Lon
don press toward Ii Hung Chang-a
tone which up to that time had been one
Of criticism, and almost of sneering, at
the ostentation of the Chinese ENJOYS
visit to Russia on the occasion Of the
cars coronation