The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23

In the treaty ports Of China there is a
song which is sung by certain fellows
OF the baser sort, and runs thus'
"Thc English arc at Wei-hai-wei.
The Germans are at Chao-Chau,
Now, will the Germans stay, stay =,
And what will the English do, do?'
The raison d'etcre OF the song is that
some years ago a couple OF German cruls-
rrs and a despatch boat or two were loaf
ing In a casual sort OF way about tne
yellow sea, in the neghbcrhood OF Chao-
Chau bay.
Now, Chao- Chau is about a hundred
miles from wei-hai wei. which Is Brit-
ish naval station, with all that that I'M
plies. The British. IL may be SAID are are
meek, as typificd in the Fourth Beatltnde;
wnicn says. Blessed are the meek; LOT
they shall possess the Garth, Ihese
meek BritIshers have made poin. Tor ior
many years OF extending their possessions
IN tbe east at the rate OF a thouSaDo
square miles OF territory a week IheS
count that day lost when they don't ad,
vance the Union Jack ut least hunoIeu
square miles somewhere on ms pidne.'
Their methods are simple, eriiish land.
claim ten square miles OF territory as IN
demnity and security and ten S9udne
miles more as nenJrai teLssurs IsatoT The Ger
mans however, are finding out things an
the time, so they have found out TINS nt
tie game OF the British ana are pisS'ns -
themselves with great Susto.
One day, while the German cruisers
we're handy. there was a microscopie
rumpus al Chao-Ch ,i Inc S'Gr,rrSns i,1ross
sjhle things, and these not being torth-
coming in a lightning fash the TeuIons
took possession OF n.s Sen square quar- as m,sSs nsn,
troi Tertiary. and a German naval base
was established In about three SNAKES OF
sheep's tail. and there they are TO this
day. in spite OF the disgust Oh 'ne p'A'
The monumental check OF the Germans
In doing this was under discussion one
night on L'Hirondelle. L the little trench
snnbost commanded by Tourneau. the
Young lieutenant who had aspirations 10
become the son-in-law OF Vice -AdrnlTal
in those regions. Three young cSmmin1n.97o i1,.7e
ers sat around the table In the niue
cranped cabin OF L'Hirondelle. One was
Aylwin, the American Heutenam1dj leu sdennd r'asi wn9
was the Honorable Reginald FreaeriekS S
C;eoffery Hyde. R. N, who commanded
il NJ. S; torpedo boat uh Numper ha, S0 s0d his his
vessel was not much bigger than hlIn-
self Hyde had everything against MN
in tho eyes OF the vice-admlrai-Ior Iorsune' @
rank aud violin playing. lie mad now
ever, two transcendenJ merits: ,5ds ia
thought all future wars would be declqed
by torpedoes, and he was the pest ZINC
shot in the China sea. Vice Admiral ltar-
bord loved sport as only an Englishman
can, and could easily hit barn door al
twenty PAGES. -, =,
Youngsters, ike OlGSteTe, "N'll '''NN "''
around the cabin table and smoke at,sr
dinner, take thelr grievances 10 walk,
and caH attention to the defects OF their
commanding officers.
there can be no doubt OF that, sald
Hyde. disgustedly. knocking the asnes OIL
his cigar. The admiralty was 10 blame
in the first place; and everybody elss IN ~
Wei-hai-wei In the second place. II we
had old Harbord there at the time he
would have got UP laundering pig 70"
TWO hours in advance OF the Germans.
satisfied to their ships. It's the prin--
ciple OF the British navy never to let
any row be settled by anybody @ except
itself II IL can help It, and It's worked
beautifully In the east
View CT Tourneau.
And it's the policy OF the French
navy said Tourneau, slipping his Chat-
eau Yquem daintily, Ito take care OF the
Catholic missionaries bS oil al nolons
aries are everywhere, and they do not
run away; they stick as you say stick
like the devil. and that gives US chance
10 stick like the devil too. Whenever
the natives get troublesome we send
somebody TO look after the dear mis-
sionarIcs, and so the natives are re-
minded that there Is such thing as
I'VE Americans haven't any specific
plan of buttlng In said Aylwin but
we manage one way or another TO get In
'Ifs a great game, this cast said
Tourneau thoughtfully. this awakening
sitter 1000 years OF sulnber. II Is no
longer fashionable in China to bind the
ladies feet. II Is no longer fashionable
10 Kill foreigners. When il is done It is
the act OF the people not in the Chinese
smart set as you say, and as for the
Empress Of China. not the most ardent
suftragette. my dear Hyde could ask for
more than she has, When the mandarins
enter her presence. they knock their
heads nipe times the ground. A
this Hyde hummcd dolefuIly,
''The British are at Wei-hai- vel.
The Germans at Chao-Chau,
Now Will the Germans stay, stay?
And what will the English do do?'
Tnen the talk turned upon proposed
expedition the next day and Tounesu
was to be left out OF 1t.
You see" said Hyde. Admiral Har-
bord hates me like the devil, but knows
can handle a rife. AS good luck wouNl