The herald., 1897-10-21
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the Pope China
MGR. SCHROEDERS REMOVAL SIXTEEN MILLION POUNDS
AGITATEs CATHOLIC To RAILROAD
DIRECTORY
SIXTEEN MILLION POUNDS
TO BE DEVOTED TO RAILROAD
BUILDING
China Claims a Klondike of Her Own
Another Oriental War Threat
ened Over Corea
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 20.-Ths
steamer Empress of Japan brings the
following Chinese advices:
The Jameson Hooley syndicate fol
G16000,000 has now been absolutely set
tied. On September 18th the agent fol-
the syndicate settled the matter with
Sheng director of railways. OF this
e9,000000 is already in London to be
handed over to the representatives of the
Chinese government and the balance Will
be paid before December Goth. The syn
dicate has secured the construction and
| financiering Of the road from Foo Chow
to Hang Chow and there are prospects
Chinese government the exploration and
| development of coal deposits which are
known to exist in Honan. 1t is expected
that a staff of English engineers Will
arrive in China early next year to sur
| vey the country and carry out the whole
scheme. The loan is for fifty years after
ten years of which the Chinese will COM
mence to repay the principal.
1t is rumored that the next budget OF
the Hongkong government will increase
the taxation % per cent per annum.
The death is announced at Hongkong
from smallpox of Lieutenant Dawson,
r. A.
China has gold excitement too, the
precious metal being reported to have
been discovered in the Chang mountains
tCs, t-,1sst, Of " N Q
spot is expected
JAPANESE AFFAIRS
A correspondent in Corea, writing to
a Shanghai paper takes rather an omin-
Gus view of the state of affairs in that
country. stating that there is no doubt
that Japan and Russia are both prepar-
ing for war in the near future.
The Japanese are surveying the south
ern coasts Of Corea, while the Russians
have obtained small island off Fusan
as naval coaling station. They also
have a naval coaling station on Roze
island, opposite Chemulpc. The Japan
csc also are building barracks in Gen.
san that will hold 5000 men, although
they claim they are cnly for the 200 men
which the Russian convention allows
them to have in Gensan, as well as ii
each of the treaty ports.
The japanese. in Seoul are using money
quite freely in order to foster an anti
Russian spirit.
The European police. at Halphong have
gone on strike for higher pay. Japanese
Consul Nosse here received word by the
Empress to proceed to Chicago and es-
tablish a japanese consulate there He
h. JoI Ix,N Cal, n fa,,
merly chancellor of the consulates and
latterly connected with the consulate at
Hnngkong.
The Japanese government will be
forced to go abroad to float public in
dustrial loan. Out Of 67,000,00O yen only
100000 was ubscribed in Japan
The negotiations in the revised treaty
between Japan and Austria have been
resumed. The chief difficulty has been
regarding thee ustoms tariff.
1t Is rumored in Hongkong that 49,
O00, 900 rifles have been shipped to the
Philippine rebels and from there to
Shanghai.
Viscountess Akita, whose husband is
a member of the house of peers, has COM
mitted suicide. Her husband has for
some time past been dissipating money
with other women and openly desertng
his wife, On her protesting at his con-
duct she was confined in villa, where
she cut her throat.
Lieutenant General Yamaji, COM
mander of the western army headquar-
ters, is dead from congestion of the
brain. Deceased was one of the heroes
of the Chinese war, having
commanded the first army division in the.
attack on Port Arthur.
1t is stated that Japan intends shortly
to order 5000 catties of Australian coal
for experimental purposes.