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Will our representatives—Consnl-General and' Judge Hannen, Mr. George Jamieson and the whole Consular staff in Shanghai The British Minister and all his staff of gentlemen in Pekin Will all the other representatives of Civilisation and Christian Religion, sit quiet, and without protest allow of the cowardly and brutal atrocities perpetrated on podr inoffensive victims by the Shanghai Taotai and his colleague the fugitive from justice Yii Why is Mason not called upon to say what he had to do with this miserable fiasco, which is leading to such wnutterable misery T have been deeply moved to put this matter before Englishmen, as men, and Iam prepared to go much farther, if our own representatives and officials will not come to the front, but I hope this appeal may be of use.
30th March, Aw Enouisian, A private telegr from London received on Sunday repo Silver not quotable, market disorganised." 'The nominal quota: tions are, in London. 40}: York 86 to 86} cents, It is suggested that it would be a very good thing if the Banks here would take two or three days' holiday, In the present unsettled condi things all. bu: i factory, and x delay of might time for things to settle a little.
More native bank failures are reported from Hongkong, and it stated that ull the foreign banks there will lore more or less, with the exception of the Chartered Bank, and possibly the New Oriental Bank.
Teamen will be much interested in the very lucid letter published in another column, from Tayelli, on the cost of manu-
The three lette: in another column as to the inability of Captain Froberg to obtain medical assistance at Chefoo for his injured engineer, Mr. Lent, make it unnecessary for na to say ing more on the subject.
Bryois Ima. favoured vs with the following extract from a letter written to him by Dr. Griffith John:—* You will see from my last letter that our only hupa in regard to the futare is based on the firmness of the Foreign Powers in bringing press to bear on the Chinese government regard to the vile literature. My own conviction is that things will never be right till Hunan is opened. Siangtan and Changteh should be thrown open to commerce, and Changshs itself thrown open to consular residence. This would put matters right in this valley, and the action would have a powerful influence on the whole of China, Let Hunan be opened to foreign commerce, and the Upper Yangtze opened to steam navigation, and let our Mi be received in the Palace itself, Let all this be done, and we shall havea better: moral backbone.
We learn farther from Mr. Brycis. that the Frenchmen in Tongking are signing a petition similar to those that have gone forward from the river ports against the Hunan publications, The Independance Tonkinoise has taken the initiative, and it is expected that the petition will be signed by all French residents in China, and will then bw sent to the President of the French Republic, To Dr. Griffith John is due the honour of having taken the first step in this evement, whose necessity has not ended with the closing of the printing establish ments in Changsha.
Accurding to a telegram received on Friday last the ice was still thick in the Liao, and Newchwang was not expected to be open for eight days.
We her that M. Ristelhueber, formerly Consul for Franco at Tientsin and Charyé Affaires at Peking, now in Paris, has been placed en disponibilité pow wu any this being a result, it is suid, of w government allowing its representatives to devote them-Ives more to the commercial than to. the political interests of their nationals, It is rumoured that attempt are being made by certain, private interests to yet M, de Bezaure, the present French Consul, removed from Tientsin, and the present French Consul at Singapore appointed in his place. HE. Li Hung-chang is reported to have said that if this change were made, the Taotai at Tientsin might receive the new comer, but he, Li, would not, Mr, Max Govbel, Consul-General for Belgium, has received a telegram from Brussels' of the 29th ult., announcing the death of the Prince de Chimay, Minister for Foreiyn Affairs; The Belgian ting at the Consulate-General was accordingly put half-mast at noon on Wednesday, Mr, W. Noyes Morehouse, Deputy Commissioner at Foochow, left home on Tues-slay on leave.
Baron von Seckendorff, German Consul at Tientsin, left Shanghai by the Kobe Maru on Saturday o1 sick leave, Mr. Carl Bock, ul-General for Sweden and Norway, leaves to-day in the Empress of Japan, and Dr. Stuebel, Ounenl-General for Gerumny, will nct for him in sence. Mr. Bock gues home on ten igthe passengers who left on Tuesday by the Sachsen was Mr. A. Moller, who came to Shanghai first in 1859. He left Shanghai in 1863, but returned in 1867 and has now retired with, his.wife and child. Mr. Moller was Steward of the Club Concordia for seven years, and. the members made his wife a handsome preig his connection with Church pulpit on Sunday. Mr, Stevenson and family leave in the Patinurus on Wednesday My Dear Furexos,—The doctor forbids me uttering a word in public, This is a great grief to me. I should like to have Didden you farewell I think the Ministers who have so kindly preached for me, T thank the Committee for their generous treatment of me.
I thank the congregation for their consideration of me.
T have had two handsome testimonials for which I am very grateful.
Tt is " bitter disappointment for me to leave Shanghai; it hae received me' and my family well.
Good bye.
Your affectionate pastor, Tuomas R, SrevENsO:
Shanghai, 27th March, 1892, The following is the wording on a local testimonial, the money for which has been collected in Messre, Mustard & Ca.—Having learned with regret that 'TR. Stevenson is obliged to leave shanghai
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