The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-02
THE Nippon Yasen Kaisha steam
4 ship kinsbiu Maru. arfping
yesterday from Japan. brought ! num-
Der Of japanese nehspapers Of late
date, from which are taken the fol-
louing:

II a y,
" Gazette of May /. for stating that
the long talked of agreement be-
tween Great Britain and Russia re-
ssrss ~ me ,h interests ana posy ana ana
been advanced 70 such stage that II may
be considered as definitely 2ettled-unless
something unforeseen occurs between this
and the exchanging Of the final notes be-
tween ST Petersburg and London The
contents and extent Of the agreement. OF
course are not diy1ised, but we are as
tse viii extend northward to very near
the Yellow river, which will be the south
ern boundary of Rhssia's sphere.
agrees not to interfere In any disputes that
Great Britain may have with other powers
respecting China, SO that France can play
One OF the FIRST results Is the collapse
OF the Belgian syndfcatse railway
scheme from Hanknow to Picking. from
which Russia having now Withdrawn her
to enable King Leopold TO add some more
to his vast store Of wealth-France Is UNI
willing to advance the necessary capital
Belgium. without army or navy to en-
force her rights in China IL the latter
should violate her agreement or repudiate
her liabilities. refrains from investing her
own money In that hare-brained venture.
which as q strategic move undoubtedly was
excellent, bu. as q commercial undertaking
was foredoomed to failure from its birth.
At the recent general meeting OF MEM
bers OF the Yokohama Educational Asso-
citation Ii was decided to petition the gov
operation OF the new treaties from estab-
fishing elementary, middle or girls schools.
and the question Is expected to come up
for discussion at the forthcoming higher
educational conference. says the Jill This
shows how the anti-foreign spirit still pre-
wallis in the educational circles of Japan.
They allege that II the education OF chill
ho
the spirit OF patriotism. which character
ICES the people OF Japan.
This IL an undue apprehension. says the
writer, as patriotism Is an instinct or the
nation. and the Japanese are absolutely
invulnerable to any. change arising from
contention Is abundantly proved by the
fact that the patriotic spirit Of the Japan
csc has, on the contrary greatly developed
ton. The schools established by foreign
ers are. OF course, put under the control
Of the educational department and sub
(JijD fail to foresee the possibility OF any
abuse in allowing foreigners to undertake
the work OF educating Japanese children.
do their parents and the absurdty Of the
position OF anfi-foreign educationists may
be shown by a simple analogy. Children
they are fond OF their neighbors. and may
outwardly seem to prefer the latter. THIS
question admits Of no considerations OF
natSnal,fy and % the person mn may =,
correct conduct, X IL quite certain that he
will succeed In his undertaking. The writ
err sees no necessity at all for forbidding
foreigners 20 undertake educational work
In Japan. and adds that even admitting
the necessity, II Is actually impossible TO
entirely stop them by law. since the for
conduct schools. in the names OF Jap
anese.
The latest diatrihe against American pro-
cedure IN the Philippines comes from an
American who writes in the Singapore Free
Press. Here Is one indictment: when
Aguinaldo and his followers left on the
MeG'ulloch, In their enthusiasm three Fiji
pinos In Hongkong raked together by sub
scrirtion $4,000. which they put into the
hands OF Consul General whitman for the
purpose OF buying arms and ammunition
and sending an expedition over to fight
the common enemy. They after
wards put into the hands OF Whitman. on
the 9Th day OF June. 1895. $500 ca more
for the purpose of sending another expstil-
ton. and he has also received various other
sums OF money. for which they have never
there ia suit pending In the Hongkonx
courts asking Mr.. Wildman to account TO
them for So 900"
The British flag was hois,ed on Kow!oon
extension on Monday, April l.. which was
holiday.
me Administration OF the new territory q
10 be mainly through village committees
ara tribunals
The duty on opium going from Hongkong
into China is TO be collected in future by
the Hongkong government.
tei browne. military attachA 10 the
british legation az Picking visiting Macao
on MONDAY. did not remove his hat as 4
fssiH.ous procession was passing He was
roughly assaulted and arrested ana re-
leased OF the British con~7Iis representa-
items. The matter has been reported 10
Sir Claude Macdonald
AZ TIE reQues. a. the dena~trnen of ag-
rlcaisure ana commerce Pref limbo OF
me 'mpertai university viii shortly leave
Japan for Horreo TO ascertain the quantity
81 tha annual production az kerosene
which IS estimated NJ 2.anuo tons By
MesxTs. Samuel Samuel 4 ca The owners
or the mines IN the chikuho districts will
rroha@lv send their representatives TO Bor-
rec with Mr.. limbo 10 Investigate thsa
question. 50 important 20 coal miners
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