The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-21
GERMANY And KAIO CHOU BAY
Erection Of Winter Barracks Lends COL
or 10 Rumors Of occupation.
ONE OF CHIKA'S IMPORTANT HARBORS
Discouraging News From india--iribe-
men are not Aware that They are Beat
en--CostIy operations--siead Has
Issued "A New Book.


LONDON. Nov. 2O.-The stock 20; ot
international politics has been enriched
daring the last few days by two or three
bones. which premise to furnish an or
rortunliy for plenty Of coniention here
after.
Hussia contributed tho first IN her, moth
ncaton OF November 18th 70 the Porte.
,bat the arrears OF the Russo-Turhlsh
war Indemnity amounted 20 1.21o.V0
rounds. and that If Turkey intended 70
apply part ~ tie C'feek indemnity 10 an
increase Of the Turkish armaments, Rus
sia would demand the payment Of this
amount. This was followed by a second
note on the same subject to-day.
Austria furnished the second bone in
her demand for The payment Of the ar
rcars due the Oriental Railroad Com
many for transporting Turkish troops
dnring the war. this comrany-l5eing an
Austrian concern, and the arrears
amounting 10 $50 900 pounds. at the same
time insisting upon the dismissal Of the
vail Of Adana. Asia Minor. and of the
Nfutessar Of Mcrsina Port Of Adana, The
Two officials. who were responsible for
! tbe jndlcniiies 10 which an Austrian mer-
! chant BrazzafOlli was recently subjected
and also for their share In the Insults
comnlalned Of by the Austrian Consul at
Aferslna. who interfered in behalf Of Baz-
zafolIi the agent OF the Austridn-Lloyd
Steamship Company, 10 all Of which de-
mands Turkey submitted Incidentally
the Turkish Government is also said TO
have abandoned her naval plans. as a
result Of the second note OF Russia on
the subject Of the war indemnity arrears
due that country.
GERMANY's GRAB.
Germany favored the contents Of The
stock Dot with hot sauce from China in
the shape of the landing Of her sailors
and marines AT KaiO Chou. on the Cham
Tu peninsula. for the purpose of insisting
upon redress for the murder Of two Ger
man missionaries but. possibly, It Is inti-
mated. IN order to obtain good coalne
station and harbor for repairing her neet
in the far East.
Turkeys bad case Of swell head IS re-
sponslhle for two OF these contentious con-
tributions TO tho simmerng or the poiu-
cal pot Her easy victory over Greece
has so rohahilitated the Sultan's PRIDE
that he had almost arrived at the heliet
that bv following the advice Of Captain
Mahar the author Of "sea power in his
tory" and making his navy strong Iur-
kew might become the seventh great
mower and liberate herself from the OBJ
noxious tutelaee Of Christian domination.
Germany offered to supply that country
with the necessary arms, ammunition,
and uniforms in return for about-zo per
cent. of the Greek war idemnitN.
Then Russia saw her chance 10 check
the progress of German influence az con-
stantinople. For the past twenty years
She has held her unpaid /. 9. l. as a
club TO force Turkey 10 do her bidding.
and now again. but in more summary
fashion. Russia has repeated the opera
ton and has killed two birds with one
stone namely. sharply checking Berlin
stateemanship and preventing Turkey
from enancipation Of herself from de-
pondcnce upon Russia. Naturally. TINS
has been a bitter pin for Germany 10
swallow. losing. as she does considerable
prestige and big contracts al the SAKE
moment.
Great Britains part I'm these proceed
ings remains 90 bc developed.
OCCUPATION.
Germany's swoop down uron Kiao Chou
Bay. China. has excited the Chancellor.
and the adviccs from Shanghai. that TWO
steamers had been chartered 10 convey
stores and material in kaio Chou Bay,
coupled with the intimauon that the Ger
man occupation OF that place Is apparent
lv 10 be more than temporary. color 10
which is given by the fact that German
marines are now engaged in builoins WIZ
Ter barracks. leave little doubt that Ger
many has practically annexed MAO Onou
BAY. which. next 10 Port Arthur, is the
most important harbor in China. As a
fait accompn IS an almost unanswerdD'e
argument in the East IL is difficult 10 see
what France. Russia. Great Britain, ana
Austria can do in the matter unless tney
set TO work and grab other portions OF the
Chinese empire. Under these clfcuih-
stances diplomats are asking what tne
United States whose interests IN the East
are advancing by leaps and bounds, says
OF the seizure of KiaO Chou bay.
The British parliament reassemoles uul-
ing the second week Of February three
weeks late- than originally intended. Inc
principal tasks Of the session viii be the
irish Local Government bill ana the re-
form of the London County Council, re-
ferred TO by the Marquis Of Salisbury IN
his speech on Tuesday last before the
National Union Of Conservative Associa-
tions. when the Premier asked his near
crs If they wanted to be governed IKE
Kew York city.
The Parliament will 1e called upon 10
legislate for the army the question OF IN
creasing its strength. appealing most Ut
gently 10 the country generally. Ihere is
"a widespread demand that the other
questions be sholved, and that the session
be devoted TO the army.
\ BIG WASTE.
II Is a notorious scandal that millions
of pounds sterling are wasted annually
ont OF the enormous total OF 4H.0JoUvJ eA-
pended upon the army. As result, tne
country has entirely lost confidence In no
War once. and there is a universal cry
that the Cabinet take the matter IN rs
own hands and introduce a workmanlike
bin ombodylng a definite and consistent
theory.
The Marquis OF Salisbury's proposition
10 "smash" the London County Council
as already referred 10, has raised a storm
throughout the land, and the British
Premier now is even n worse slandered
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