The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-24
JOINT NOTE OF
POWERS SIGNED
China May Be Divided---The
Troops are Armed With
Rifles.

PEKING, Jan. 13.-The joint note OF
the powers has finally been signed by
the Chinese peace commissioners.
Prince Chang signed yesterday, and Ii
Hung Chang, who is better, signed IT
today. It is understood that the maia-
dy from which Lii Hung Chang is suf-
fering is Bright's disease. He was
feeling worse yesterday, and therefore
postponed the aff1xing OF ms slghalule,
but Prince Ching was hopeful that ne
would be able to sign today, which
proved to be the case.
CHINESE MUST PAY.
NEW YORK, Jan S.--A cable to the
Sun from Picking says: Although no
official announcement has been made,
il is generally understood that the
powers will demand $600,6O0.00O from
China as damages due to the Boxer up
rising 1t is believed that S3O,O0O,00O
will cover all the private, religious and
railway claims, but the national indem-
mites are what will swell the bill. 1t
costs huge sums to transport troops
and maintain them in China. Germany
wants ST., OOO, 900 to $50, 000, 900, England
$50 OOO. 900. France $25,000,000. Russia 8
claim will be about $10000,000, Japan's
bill will be under Germany or England
while the United States will let China
off with S5,000.00O. The demands of the
other powers are comparatively insig-
nificant.
MAY PARTITION CHINA.
LONDON, Jan. 12.-The Daily Chfon-
icle makes the following important
statement From trustworthy source
we learn that Lord Salisbury has
agreed to cede to Russia the railway
from Newchwang to Shan Hal kwang.
1t is not known what compensation
will be received for the concession"
Leading financiers. yersed in Chinese
affairs, who We're interviewed yeSter-
day by a representative of the Daily
Mail, appeared to think that if the
news was correct it indicated that Lord
Salisbury recognized the impossibility
of preventing the partition of China,
and that Russia would get the north
and Great Britain the Yang-tse valley.
The original prospectus of the railway
company stipulated that the bondhold-
ers, mainly British, could be bought
out any time at the rate of &120 per
9100 bond.
CHINESE ARMY DRILLING.
PEKING,. Jan. ia Chinese from
Singan-fu, where the court is at pres
ent says that within the city So, 900
Chinese troops are drilling continuous
y, and the majority of them are armed
with modern rifles. He says that the
feeling of the people there is bitterly
anti foreign, and that they believe that
they can meet the allies in open fight
and defeat them.
IRRECONCILABIsE DIFFERENCES.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Picking says: The
news that the proposition made by
Secretary Hay to transfer6to a com
mission part of the negotiations had
not been accepted by the other powers
caused disappointment and pessimistic
predictions among the legations. and
in every quarter where the end of ex-
listing conditions is desired.
Japan'S objection is VIGOROUSLY friv-
olous, because Sir Robert Hart, who
is charged with matters under the
commercial treaties pertaining to in
IDENTITIES. would represent China in the
conference. II the Chinese ENJOYS make
good their promise to deliver to the
Legations. on Wednesday copies Of, the
joint note with the imperial seal, the
meeting Between the Observation-Disclosures
and ministers cannot be longer post
poned. The ministers granted Prince
Ching's request for a meeting for the
purpose of discussion of the conditions.
The subjects to be preached must pre-
viously be submitted in writing.
Prince Ching answered. IT would
like to ask when the powers will stop
sending out expeditions"
Should a meeting take place the ir-
reconcilable differences among the
powers will be apparent, and the con-
cert will be openly disrupted, as it is
now in fact, upon the Interpretation Of
every important demand.