The record-union., 1896-12-11
ADVICES FROM THE ORIENT.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO BE
TAUGHT IN CHINA.
Ii Hung Chang Deprived of a Years
Salarv for His Offense in Enter
ing the Palace Grounds.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10-The fol-
lowing special correspondence of the
United Associated Press, under date OF
Toxic. November 24th, was received to-
day per steamship China:
The Chinese Government has issued
instructions to the Viceroys and Gov
ernors throughout the empire to estao-
lish schools for eaching the Engllsn IAN
euage and Western sciences in all the
principal cities. The reason assigned is
that China desires to keep herset on
terms of equality and In touch with the
great Powers of Europe.
somewhat serious outrage on the
part of the Chinese semi officials oc-
Cured on the 9TH of November In the
Peiho River, near Tientsin. A hghter
loaded with goods for an English
steamship was being tugged down the
river, when she fouled one of the Gov
ernment rice junks which were an
chored in the stream. The tug and
lighter were Immediately boarded by
mob of junkmen, and though the crew
of the former managed to beat off their
assailants, the latter was held prisoner
by several hundred of the invaders until
representations from the British Consul
induced the Viceroy to take steps for
her release.
News from Shensi is to the effect that
although the Mohammedan rebellion is
virtually over, the disbanded troops are
committing wholesale outrages. The
beheading of several of their number
and the issue of imperial proclamations
had no effect on them, but a heavy rain
fall with it's usual Chinese accompani-
nlent of roads two feet deep in mud, has
checked them for the nOnce.
1t is alleged that Lii Hung Chang's So
called "offense' in entering the palace
grounds in Pekin was not due to any
carelessness on his part. Indeed, every
body had difficulty in comprehending
how an old official of such long expert
ence could have perpetrated a blunder
of the kind. The story now told is that,
at the close of his first audience with the
Empress on his return from
the Occident, the imperial lady suggest
ed that Lii should examine the improve
ments and changes made in the grounds
during his absence. He proceeded to do
so, encountered a eunuch, failed to give
the man sufficient douceur, and was
reported to the Emperor who, being at
daggers drawn with the Empress-Dow-
ager, gladly seized the occasion to slight
her. The Board of Punishments SEN
fenced Lii to be deprived of all his offices,
but the Emperor commuted the penalty
into the loss of years salary.
The ratifications of Japan's revised
treaty with Germany having been ex-
changed, German subjects become en-
titled to the protection afforded by ia
panese laws to patents, trade marks and
designs. The same privilege will doubt
less be soon extended to other nations
negotiations to that end being now in
progress.
On November 10Th G. D. Wendrich,
Russian Consul at Kobe. took his life
by firing revolver into his mouth. No
satisfactory explanation of the tragedy
Is forthcoming. He had made all his
preparations with such resignation and
calmness that his friends observed no
Change whatever In his appearance or
manner the night before the event 1t
is suggested that dependency resulting
from illness was the cause for the sui
eide.