The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-19
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feking. intend 20 leave on Monday for
Japan. "a they cannot stay here any
longer. Brown will probably remain
some time and return to Tien-Tsin az
soon as convenient.
| Pyke. Lowry. Dr and Mrs. Hayner. OF
Tien-Tsin. Davis. Hobart. Verify, Walk
or and Mrs. Lowry of PekIng. have char
tered steamers to bring the women from
I Tien-Tsin.
Their embarkation was interrupted by
the bomhardment
NEW YORK. July IA dispatch to
the Herald from Che Foo. dated Monday.
via Shanghai Tuesday, says:
The steamer chartered by the Ameri-
can Consul 90 rescue missionaries has re-
turned from It's third trip, bringing fifteen
Catholics and six Americans. The latter
were the Rev. w ~. Hamilton and the
Rev ". T.. Perkins and wife from Chi
nan Fu and the Rev. G. T.. Matear and
Professor Mason Wells. wife and child.
from Tong Chow Fu.
\ The missionaries report that at Yank
Hi Kwo. where they embarked, the Box
ers collected and threatened them. Ma
tive Christians were suffering great per-
secution. The American refugees are
leaving here for japan at every opportu-
nifty.
The situation at Tien-Tsin and che Foo
IL unchanged. No news reaches here
from PckinR.
Dissatisfaction Is expressed by the Brit
lsh residents here at The refusal Of the
British Admiral 10 station "a warship In
the harbor. They are grateful TO the
American Government for the Nashville.
which IT. here almost continuously. But
for the Nashville. Che Foo would often
be without any protection. Many other
warships visit here. but none stay.
a steamer which has just arrived re-
ports that the native city of New Chwang
has been burned.
OUR TRADE AFFECTED.
NEW YORK. July 1.-THE situation in
China II reflected In the export trade In
I American brown goods or cotton man
4 ufacturcs such as sheetings. drills. fan
: nels and jeans, sent to Shanghai to be
! distributed 20 the ports OF the Manchuria
district Fractica.y this trade. which
means about sio.oOO0O annually to South
ern cotton mills. IL at a standstll. Some
exporting houses are still forwarding
, goods GO Shanghai. but the general senti-
ment. while opposed 10 pessimism. leans
; toward prudence until trustworthy news
= IL received from the Pc Chin ii province
: and especially from Picking. The most
: important word received In the Cotton
Z Exchange IL that owing to the disturb
= ances on the Pei Ito and at Picking the
= warehouses at Shanghai have been filled
: so that they can take no more goods,
: and that goods arriving there have to &c
4 into temporary shelter or under tarpau-
Inns or remain afloat.
. An export broker says
The cotton goods that go to China are
what n known as brown goods sheet
!. ngs. drills. jeans and fannels, Of which
4 there are from 100 TO 300 grades. The
II trade amounts annually from 100000 e
n Si0.0000o0. They are shipped via Suez OF
q western ports and go west over tn,
2 Southern and Northern Pacific. the Grea
:. Northern and the Canadian Pacific road
y "All are shipped TO Shanghai for distri
+ button IN the markets Of the Manchuris
% district at the ports OF Che Foo. Tien
o. Tsin and Niu Chwang. lac Shipment
" are made according TO the requirement.
N Of the delverers Of the goods at Shang
~ hal
10 THE present situation affects Northern
10 capital invested In the great mills of tn
10 South In North and South Carolina. Ala
p hama and Georgia. Arrangements ar
~ making TO meet the situation. and In tn
Ia end no interest will. I believe. suffe
p greatly. The trade In general think
ie newspapers too pesslmistic and that tn
.d difficulties will De Strengthened out. Som
hold TO the opposite opinion and consid
cr the situation serious and that II WI
n be- long time before export trade con
ditions improve"
a. N MISSiONAlt1 E&IlsAlNS.
BOSTON. July Ito my mind Oh
missionaries I'm China are more {
=, blame for the present trouble there tina
!, II cheap American -four" said the REL
I. Charles ~. Daniels, secretary OF IN
~ American Board OF Commissioners 70
lS Foreign Missions. when asked his opir
!. ion OF the cause Of the Chinese uprising
The Chinese farmers" Mr.. DAME
!. went on. ARE not different from our ow
:, tiliers OF the soil in the West. whe
they find that the Americans are sendir
,. -four TO China and selling II there cheal
er than the price at which the NATIVE
can raise rice. they naturally object Ju
as the people of the Western states wou
q. " the Chinese were selling wheat I'm q
w United States at lower prices than th'
themselves could produce ~.
IA THE missionaries may be partially
re fault but they are certainly no more
"a. than the tradesmen. They were attacl
ed first because they were the most q
ie- posed. many of them being in places 4
At removed from the bulk of Christian !
he habltants. The missionaries have alwa
In tried TO act In accordance with the CT
20 nese laws and customs and have be-
ior treated courteously by the authorities
m In regard 20 the best way OF settlii
'on the Chinese question. Mr. Daniels sal
cal THE American Board. I think, is qul
ck I'm harmony with the United states Go
ny eminent In the position which has be
lsh taken against the breaking up OF the el
me pire. We favor tne open door policy. J
nst theory concerning this outbreak is IN
n l. simply incident 10 the reform mo'
On, ment which was started by the EmperI
The zone Of our missionaries sent va an {
Ing der for 80 books. including the Bible a
ton many commentaries. and those boo
.ed went into the Imperial household.
course. we do not know that they W.
hat read by the Emperor, but they probal
'an would never have entered the househ'
the without his consent.
ing at present II II the business OF
ers Powers 90 create order. After that ma
INK things will be- explained and there v
DO be new conditions TO face"
- THE FIGHTING AT TIEN-TsIN.
'er- GONDON, July n. 40 a. m.-Accord
Ion to "A che Foo dispatch tho fighting arou
Tien-Tsin on the 81 and 9TH was the
ley verest yet experienced. The British c
the ualtles were thirty or forty killed
" wounded. The Chinese had 5000 men
has lacking simultaneously from the nor
OF east and west, and made excellent pr
uus tice with over 100 guns. The defend
lat numbered 1000. with scant supplies,