Nortwers telegrams received by the, Jocal mandarins confirm our own, published' the other day in these columns, with reference to the appointment of the notorious Reactionist, Li Ping-hug, to the post of Viceroy of Chihli at the recommendation of Kang Yi. The telegrams further explain that the first intention was to re-appoint Li Hung-chang to his old post at Tientsin owing to his influence with foreigners generally, but that Li Hiumg-chang spoiled his chance by telegraphing from Canton on that very day urging the necessity of suppressing the Ihe Chinan with a strong hand—a course diametrically opposed to the Empress Dowager's poli A REPORT was current in the Settlement on Sunday that. '*a real live Boxer" had been captured in Shanghai, On making enquiries it was ascertained that, at 1.30 a.m. on Sunday, a Chinese coustabl arrested a man in a lodging house the Vu Kwa-lei lane and brought him to Louza Police Station. The properties" found on the prisoner certainly justified the arrest, amongst them being a sword ft for n headsman (brand new), a fighting chain, and three fighting sticks, the latter being' smell replicas of the old fashioned fails, The man himself is not a formidable-looking individual, being a poor specimen of the coolie class, aged about 25 years. He is a public conjuror and will, in all likelihood, account for possession of the lethal weapons, which may prove to be nothing more than what theatrical people call "props." The police were on Sunday making investigations appear at the Blixod Court today as 4 regarding the prisoner, who will probably
suspected person. Amongst the other paraphernalia found on the prisoner was a ditty little white triangular fg, which is said to be only a showman's advertisement. The only money found on the suspect was small sum in cash and ho had no incriminating papers in his possession.
Leaptxo members of the Reform Party residing in Shanghai, representing no less than fourteen of the eighteen provinces of China, have drawn up a petition addressed to the Chief Secretaries of State of Great Britain, the United States, and Japan, praying that the three Powers will unite and oppose any, action of the other Treaty Powers pointing towards any division of the Empire; that efforts be made to rescue His Majesty Kuang Hsii from the hands of the Empress Dowager and her reactionary advisers through whose conduct the present troubles are alone due; and that His Majesty may be assisted in selecting a new capital of the empire where a Reform Government may be inaugurated. This, the petitioners claim, is the only means of restoring order and peace throughout China, which, so long as the Empress Dowager and her advisers are in power, will never happen. Finally the loyalty and patriotism of the people of China had been much strengthened by the Reform decrees enacted in 1898, hence the masses are most anxious to seo the Emperor restored to power and independence.
'Tue following telegraphic news was received by members of the Reform Party here on Friday:—Prince Ching, and Lise Shou-hong, President of the Beard of Rites, have been dismissed from the Tsungli 'Yamen as too timid,' and that although Prince Tuan, father of the Heir-Apparent, had been appointed the same day (10th inst.) to succeed Prince Ching as President of the Yamen, he had strongly declined to take the post. The Empress Dowager, however, stood firm and further appointed Prince Na Yen-tu, Chi Hsin, and Hsing members of the Tsungli Yamen in order to assist Prince Tuan in inaugurating the new policy.'" If what the telegram above-noted says is true, and we have no reason to doubt its accuracy, we can easily imagine what this new policy" of the Empress Dowager's Government will be, namely, that it will be more reactionist and more anti-foreign than avy hitherto attempted by any Chinese government, even in its most conservative days. We have already given a slight, but nevertheless quite a sufficient sketch of the new President of the Tsungli Yamen in our issue of yesterday morning and it is, therefore, only necessary to state that his "assistant," Na Yen-tu, is a Mongol Prince of the Alatsin rite, who has always been a violent reactionist and for this has been patronised by Prince Ching and others of the Empress Dowager's advisers, who lately got him promoted to the rank of a Minister of the Presence, in order to get as many of their own people as possible around the present usurper of the Throne. Ch'i Hsin, President of the Board of Rites, and P'u Hsing, the other two assistants in the new policy," are Imperial Clansmen who are great friends of Kang Yi and who have lately come into greater prominence owing to their also being reactionists and violent anti-foreigners. P'u Hsing is a Vice President of one of the Six Boards who it will be remembered was sent Shantung last year to investigate charges made against Chang Ju-mei, then Governor of Shantung, for bribing Li Hung-chang when the latter went to that province to investigate the Yellow River, ChangJu-mei was dismissed but Li Hung-chang escaped through the friendship of the Empress Dowager.
Tae prisoner Intely under sentence of death by strangulation in the native city was on Thursday on view" in his cage at the Enstern gate of the city. He was visited by thousands of Chinese during the day and also by many foreigners, a largo number of the latter bringing their cameras in order to secure " morbid memento of the fate of a cold-blooded ruffian. The prisoner, who on the previous day allowed his features to be taken for 50 cents, on Thursday put a higher value on his photographic pose and several snap shot artists paid him as much as $5 for the privilege of being allowed to take him, The money thus obtained appeared to be divided between the runners and prisoner's wife.
Vecut Kor is some 15 miles south of Heilbron on the road to Lindley.
AtkMaaK is on the Crocodile River and the Delagoa Bay Railway, and about 53 3 miles west of the frontier station, Komati-boort.
Tae watermark at Hankow on the 16th instant was 19it, Lin., and at Kiukiang on the 17th, 20%. 10in, HIM. survevtse sar Waterwitch returned to port on Friday at 1.30 p.m, comin to an anchorage off the Kiukian Road jetty. Since her departure from Shanghai a week or so ago she has been engaged in hsdrographical work to the northward of Shaweishan, She will probably remain here for a week and then resume the surrey duty, on which she will be employed all the summer. The Waterwitch reported H.M.S. Linnet at Woosung. The Waterwitch's officers have been entirely cut off from all news of the doings in the North and a bundle of newspapers was received in the wardroom with 4 very warm welcome.
Tae English mail of the 7th ultimo was delivered in London on the 9th instant.
Tue U. S. M. S. City of Peking arrived at Yokohama from San jthe Francisco on Y7th inst. and may be expected to reach Shanghai on the 24th idea.
Tae R.M.S. Valetta, with the London mail of the 25th ult., left Singapore at 6 a.m. on Sunday for Shanghai, Tne O. & O. S. China arrived at San Francisco on the 12th inst.
Tue U.S, M.S. Coptic left Hongkong yesterday at 1 p.m. calling at Amoy, and expected to arrive at Wousung on Friday morning.
Tae C.DLS, Haean entered the Tunka: doo Dock on Wednesday.
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