We Chinese residents in Yokohama congratulate Empress Dowager onlier Birthday beg for our Emperor to be enthrone again, as he is quite healthy now. When Reforwntion was began last yer, We were very glad, thinking Chinn would be a powerful nation. Wo heard with sorrow that He became unhealthy on the 8th moon and that Empress Dowager held the reins of government. It is our wish to have the Emperor reinstated and reformation Conti-hued, so that the trouble the Empress Dowager brought on herself by seizing the rer in all state affairs may cease. Hop.
you will kindly forward our desires to press Dowager, we are respectfully, We have received the London and China Express of the 20th ult—Tho force at Sir Redvers Buller's disposal will number over 70,000 men.—Great satisfaction was expressed at the punctual meeting at Capotown of the two big cruisers Powerful and Terrible, from Hongkong und Spithend respeetively.—Silver wns quoted 263d.—Tu the tea market business was steady.
Tre owners of cotton mills in the United States ara, becoming more alive to the importance of a free market in China, In the New York Journal of Commerce favourable reference is made to a statement published by Mr. D. A. Tompkins, of North Carolina, and one of the Inrgest cotton mill owners in the South. Mr. Tompkins says: " We can build more mil in the South if we hold the Chinese market there are alrendy too many milla in the South." We understand that some time ago Mr, Jernigan wrote Mr. Tompkins an urgent letter embodying the iden in Tompkins' statement above quoted and it appears to have hit the nail on the head, Mr. Jernigan has certainly, touched the pivot of the whole business, for if the markets of China are not kept open the cotton mills of England and the United States will be the principal sutorers, and it is the duty of and and the United States to keep Chi China open to free trade.
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