The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-24
NEWS FROM
THE OR|ENT
Chinese Court Not
Satisfied With
Settlement.

a serious breach has occurred In both I
Janks of the Yellow river. causing i'm
nense destruction Of property in shan
.ung, south of Chinanfu.
The Nc. Daily News learns with much
pleasure that the interviews between the
Niceroy at Marking and the Consus
with reference to the conservancy of the
Huangpu We're satisfactory. the Viceroy
falling in with the principle of the
Of which ultimate execution
there II little doubt.
Dr. Morrison telegraphed to the Times
last week that Sir T.. Satow had notified
the Chinese plenipotentaries that unless
the authors Of the Chuchou massacre
were punished forthwith, Britain would
have to reconsider the arrangements for
the withdrawal of her troops.
Two thousand troops from Governor
Yuan Shikai arrived west of Picking on
the 9Th inst, under the command of
General Chang. The presence of these
troops IL taken as guarantee Of order.
In fact the Chinese people are said to
appear not to recognize any troops as
worth anything except those of Yuan
Shkai.
Mr.. w. Pethck, the distinguished
American sinologue who has for so many
years been Ii Hung Changes foreign ad-
wiser and hdus Achates, is in a state of
friends he has had to leave the capital
for Chefoo.
The Russians are reported to have
built strong fortifications at New
chwang.
Prince Ching has sent for his family to
return to Picking from Hsan, and they
are expected to arrive in about n months
time.
Assurances come from Hsian to the eff
g ~. ,,,l, ,.ta a,,l ,,fli nv
drill reforms will be inaugurated imme-
diately.
News from Honan is to the effect that
crop prospects are very encouraging
there though sickness from poor and
scarce food is very general
The general condition of the country
in Honan is quiet, though certain
amount of highway robbery is experience
ed.
According to the native papers the rea-
son the British re-oCcupied the Summer
Palace is because the British Minister
made some extra demands of Lii Hung
Chang, who declined them. Nothing like
giving both sides of a picture
General Mel and General LUIS men are
reported to have had several conflicts
with the villagers in which they have
not come off well. In one conflict, as
they We're getting the advantage, mine
exploded as the Imperial troops We're ad-
vancing, killing 100 of them.
The Je Je states that Russia endeavor-
ed to get some other power to assist her
in the pacincation of ManchurIa, but this
was refused on the ground that Man
churiu not having been restored to China
no other nation could interfere. The
Russians are reported to have withdrawn
. from Fung-tcn TO Fung-cheng.
The three Corean district officials of
Quelpart. who showed such anti-Chris-
/ tlan tendencies during the recent dis
turbances there, We're examined by the
French Chief Justice Crcmazier, and viii
probably, it is said, be sentenced to
death
\ special Imperial Rescript was sent
/ from Hslun to Prince Ching for transmits
sion by telegraph to Shanghai when
/ Prince Chun was there last month. The
| terms of this, which are now made pub
/ lie, are as follows: Tsai Ii, Prince Chun.
is now on his first journey 10 foreign
powers. He should therefore be all the
more careful in his speech and conduct
and attention to his general health. To
Chang Ii (Chang Yenmao) is deputed
tn edrection of all ceremonies, etc, req
uisite on occasions like the present, and
he must give his entire attention to the
same. After the said mission has been
accomplished, Prince Chun must return
Immediately to China, taking care, how
ever to observe carefully the customs,
peoples, and general condition of all the
countries he shall visit whilst abroad,
so that he may gain benefit, experience.
and instruction from his sojourn in other
countries.
Tung Fuhsiang is reported to have 5000
Mohammedans under him.
The native papers state that the Ger
mans have imported guillotine into
Kiaochau for purposes of execution.
The Chinese authorities in Picking have
prohibited female actors at the theaters
or the presence of females at the per-
formances.
The Universal Gazette learns that one
fourth of Tuans men have deserted him
as his conduct proved him unworthy OF
great authority.
The crops at Shanhaikwan are very
good, but owing to the floods which pre-
vail along the line many of the crop!
elsewhere are, II is feared, ruined.
The Chinese Government has hopes o
buying back the machinery and plan
being removed by the Russians from tn
, East Arsenal and taken to Port Arthur
Waterworks are to be established II
Picking with a capital of It's 100000,
foreigner having secured the right o
construction, the shareholders being botl
l foreign and Chinese.
The Manchurian line is reported TO b
flooded for miles, and trains stopped run
ming about ten days ago. No train W.
then expected to get through from Por
I Arthur under a fortnight
n 4 Japanese fleet consisting Of thre
G battleships, five cruisers and two destroy
o ers, visited Shanhakwan this week 4
d the course OF an autumn cruise. The
7 fired a salute of sixty guns in respec
: to the late Empress Fredirck, and lei
e again on the 18th.
= The Court has sent some very stingin
d dispatches to Ii and Prince Ching couch
: ed In very sarcastic terms, taunting thei
e with the mistakes they have made
II the negotiations, and asking when the
h propose to get Manchuria returned
: China and the foreigners out of PelIini
Manchuria is reported from some qua
tiers to be perfectly quiet, the heavy ra!
having had no. doubt subduing effec
The Russian reverses so frequently r,
lie ported are discredited by Newchwar
,e correspondent, so the rumors are prol