The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-23
Chinese Court Not
Satisfied With
Settlement.

ldSt week lildt SIT L. oetlOH lIettl ilOALhSh
the Chinese plenipotentiaries that unless
the authors of the Chuchou massacre
We're 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 is taken as a guarantee of order.
In fact the Chinese people are said TO
appear not TO recognize any troops as
worth anything except those of Yuan
Shikai
Mr. w. Pethick. the distinguished
! American sinologue who has for so many
years been Ii Hung Chang's foreign adj
wiser and fidus Achates, is in a state of
health far from reassuring to his many
! friends: he has had TO leave the capital
for Chefoo.
The Russians are reported to have
built strong fortications at New
! chwang.
/ Prince Ching has sent Tor his family to
return to Picking from Hsian, and they
are expected TO arrive in about months
time.
! feet that the tribute rice and military
I uIIii itAol Ms VIII TX ~
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 experienc-
Tea.
According To the native papers the rea-
"a or
Palace is because the British Minister
made some extra demands of Ii Hung
! Chang who declined them. Nothing like
giving both sides of a picture.
! General Mel and General Liu's 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. a mine
{! exploded as the Imperial troops We're adj
vancing, killing $50 of them.
The Je Je states that Russia endeavor-
ed to get some other power to assist her
in the pacification OF Manchuria, but this
was refused on the ground that Man
churia not having been restored to China
no Sother nation could interfere. The
Russians are reported to have withdrawn
from Fung-tien to Fung-cheng.
The three Corean district officials of
Quelpart who showed such anti-Chris
|
turbances there We're examined by the
French Chief Justice Crenazier, and will
probably, it is said, DE sentenced to
death.
A special Imperial Rescript was sent
| from Hsian TO Prince Ching for transmits
sion by telegraph 70 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 to foreign
powers. He should therefore be all the
more careful in ms speech and conduct
and attention to his general health. To
| Chang Ii f(Chang Yennao) is deputed
tn CORRECTION 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 genera 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 1000
Mohammedans under hum.
The native papers state that the Ger
mans have imported a 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 Tuan's men have deserted him
: as This conduct proved him unworthy Of
great authority.
I, | The crops at Shanhaikwan are very
) good, but owing to the foods which pre-
: vail along the line many of the crop:
{ elsewhere are. il is feared, ruined.
: The Chinese Government has hopes o
} buying back the machinery and plan
= being removed by the Russians from thu
East Arsenal and taken to Port Arthur
Waterworks are to he established il
Picking with capital Of tbs. 100000
q foreigner having secured the right o
= construction, the shareholders being boil
. foreign and Chinese.
: The Manchurian line Is reported to b.
: flooded for miles, and trains stopped run
4 ming about ten days ago. No train wa
i. then expected to get through from Por
. Arthur under a fortnight
n A japanese fleet consisting of tire
A Ibattleships five cruisers and two destroy
h ers, visited Shanhaikwan this week il
), the course of an autumn cruise. The.
fired a salute of sixty guns in respec
| to the late Empress Friedrich, and lef
d again on the 18th.
h dispatches TO Ii and Prince Ching couch
le ed in very. sarcastic terms. taunting ther
with the mistakes they have made 4
d the negotiations. and asking when the
propose to get Manchuria returned t
China and the foreigners out of Picking
q Manchuria is reported from some quar-
tiers to be perfectly quiet, the heavy raj
;. having had no doubt a subduing effec
= The Russian reverses so frequently re
ported are discredited by a Newchwan
correspondent, so the rumors are prot
4 iably only circulated for political reasons
% The Chinese seem to think things are nc
settled, however, and say the Chimes
will continue to worry the Russians
Crimes and disorders in the suburbs {
Tien-tsin have increased since the fol
o. eign troops have been withdrawn, and
third cash-shop has been robbed, the 10:
n in this instance being about tbs. 100
The Je Je says robberies have multiple