The Northern Guardian. — 1895-08-06 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.  The visit of the 4errnan Emperor to England', promisee! ' to berome an "annual fixture," but I the landing of His Imperial Majesty upon our shores yesterday is of special and peculiar interest to residents in the North. The welcome accorded to the Emperor on his arrival at Cowes yesterday was more than a formal affair, for neither visitor nor hosts are likely to forget the cltze ties of blood which bind us together, nor the importance of maintaining cordial relations between the Court of St. James's an& the Court of Berlin; but in the North we are looking forward with keen interest to the visit of the Kaiser to Lowther Castle, which will follow the entertainments in the Isle of Wight and at Aldershot. It is true that the German Emperor will be the private guAt of Lord Lonsdale, and that the visit to Westmorland will lack the imposing features of a-State ceremonial. Yet His Imperial Majesty is not likely to spend several days in the Lake District without receiving a hearty and spontaneous greeting front the people, who know how to admire the many admirable qualities which the young Emperor has displayed since he ascended the throne.  An unfavourable forecast did not prevent the holiday-makers of London from donning gala attire yesterday, and seeking diversion on road and rail and river. Sufficient for them that the sun shone brightly, though out of a somewhat cloudy sky, and that the south-westerly winds were almost zephyr-like in their attentions. Very summery indeed were the costumes which the fair sex wore, the invariable substitution of an umbrella for a gauzy parasol being the only incongruous part of their attire. At a very early hour were the holiday-seekers alert, and until noon the London stations were crowded with persons anxious to get away iato the country. The fours-in-hand running to Richmond, Kew, and Hampton Court were very busy, and the steamers on the river and other means of conveyance had their full share of patronage.  -OW,  The Daily Telegraph, re'erring to the murder of missionaries in China, says: What is apparent is that these murders could have been prevented had the local mandarins cared to prevent them, and that the provincial Viceroy, whose hatred of foreigners is so notorious, is responsible for the supineness of the local rulers. How far above the Viceroy the responsibility for the massacres may extend is a matter which will probably never be accurately known. The excuses of Pekin should not be allowed to prevail to prevent the due punishment of the most guilty. We must not be satisfied with mere money payments by way. of reparation, but the authors and abettors of the outrages should suffer in their own persons. And to render these dreadful occurrences rare in the future, it might be possible to utilise the opportunity afforded by the negotiations between Japan and China for a treaty of peace. Japan has insisted on the right to open up some of the interior of China to commerce, and it is obvious that such permission is useless unless efficient protection is guaranteed. Now is an excellent time for exacting from China the adoption of a much more stringent system of securing the lives of all strangers within the gates than has hitherto been permitted to prevail,