28th April. 'THe ons fitch hss come to Chins and ne. He is the most important West-personage that has ever visited that had been_made at Nanking were thrown away, it, iz.said in consequence of the receipt of news of the death of his father's uncle. To put it tersely, the Ceareviteh's visit to China has been muddled; perhaps had there been a Russian Minister at Peking, it might have gone better, but it is unlikely that disclostire will not be to the pecuniary disadvantage of Mr. Ormonde. Frith contradicted the story and gave the names of the two independent players Who had had the luck which had caused so much excitement. -Trente-et-quarante and roulette when fairly worked, as it is said they are at Monte Carlo, are siruply Chi it is to tted that his visit was not more generally successful.
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We have recorded from time to time been made. this year as they occurred the circum-'We consider it is very greatly to be stances that have attended his progress, regretted that the Cearevitch "id not and we cannot but regret now that the visit Shanghai. We have no sympathy English communities in the Far East whatever with those who say; "Oh! games of chance, and no system can in the nature of things be devised that will ensure winning at games of chance, because if it were once proved possible to make a system that would control their results, they would cease to be games of chance, the greatest savant did not exert themselves more to show, that whatever may be the public feeling towards Russia as a Power, they were anxious to show every possible courtesy to the person of the Feirapparont to the Russian Throne. It is for the Colonial Office at home to explain wh; the Czarevitch was received with sud maimed rites at the Crown colonies, Singapore and Hongkong, while he was received with and accepted such profuse attentions at the Dutch and French colonies, Batavia and Saigon, and at Bangkok. The Czarevitch is nearer to us, for his father's sister is married to. one of our royal princes, and his mother is the sister of our future Queen. How H.LH. has been received by the Chinese we know. It looked at first as if it was to be a Comedy of Errors, owing, no doubt, to the Russians not having properly arrau; the programme of their prince's visit before he started. Although it has been denied and hushed up, there is very little doubt that the Viceroy of Hu-Kuang did not at first realise the importance of the proposed visit and the rauk of the visitor. As soon, however, as the Tsungli Yamen had the matter properly represented to them, the neces-orders were sent to all the Viceroys, and elaborate arations were cheerfully made at Canton, Foochow, Shanghai, Nanking, and Wuchang. If there was any original discourtesy on the part of the Chinese, it was amply repaid them by the Czarevitch, as he has allowed the authorities at Foochow, Shanghai, and Nanking to make their preparations entirely in vain. It was originally stated that of the Czarevitch's object in visiting China was that he might see the Russian communities at Foochow and Hankow; but at Foochow hehad no scruples in disappointing his own nationals, as well as the Chinese authorities. It could not have been want of time that prevented his visiting Foochow, for he stayed two days longer at Hongkong, shopping and wandering about incognito, than was originally intended. His reception at Hankow was a magnificent one in every way. Chang Chihstung was profuse in his courtesies, and the arrangements made by the Czarevitch's own people, and backed up by the other foreign residents, were as t as possible. At Kiukiang there also a Russian colony, and here too the prince landed and accepted some attentions; but all the great preparations we don't want any royalties here, and it's just as well that he didn't come." We are independent enough, but we are not so independent as all that. Putting aside the discourtesy we seem to show to a near relative of our own royal family, we injure ourselves mate-Land tions are still lying at rially by this churlishness. Our new that ever lived, Aristotle,-having laid it down that those things are said tobe of chance or luck, whose causes it is impossible to determine. The boy orman who explains his failure by his want of luck, is told by es and mora lists that the failure is in himself, and that there is no luck which cannot be conquered by industry and determina-
Peking, and our inaction towards the tion, Every man of the world, using Russian heir-apparent is not likely to incline the Russian Minister, whose the sr pmeedon in its widest sense, knows that this is egregious nonsense, consent is necessary to the of and that luck is a very potent factor in those regulations, fo feel very warmly the success even of the most industrious towards our cause. We believe that and most determined. Men in business the real reason why the Czarevitch was have this constantly presented to them, not allowed to come to Shanghai, which and there are large firms like Roths-he was personally very anxious to visit, childs, who will not, if they know it, was that he was not invited by the Coun-give any employment to an unlucky colin time. More than three months ago man. If we want a recent illustration we suggested that the Council should of the influence of luck in business, we send HLH. an invitation, but it was may take the present of two unfortunately not done because, appar of the leading local marine insurance rently, there is no Russian community companies, the North-China and the here, although there are both Englisi Union, the former of which has just had and German firms who do a large and mournfully to announce that the con-lucrative business with that country. sideration of the usual dividend must We hinted at the time that they should be postponed until October, it being come forward, as we still think they shrewdly surmised thatthe postponement should have done; but even if they is not merely temporary; while the latter did not, we still think the Council has just. declared the very satisfactory should have spared us—if only on the interim bonus to contributors of 18 per ground that it is always well to make cent. A very pleasant announcement, another friend at Peking—the chagrin by the way, this is to everybody, not of seeing the heir to the throne of only to those who will participate di-Russia pass by our doors twice, anxious rectly in itsblessings; for if all the Clifoa himself to come in, but unable to do cor panies had been in the same case as so because we had been, too indifferent the North-China, the enemies in London to the injunctions of hospitality, and of the "bonus companies" would have our own interests, to invite him. indeed taken occasion to: blaspheme been delivered. into their hands. It the China companies would indeed have
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