assigned for the the Chinese Kungpae and Shik of prot if thes trouble in. the Pwill he assist tion of its Hdesigns by entirely j im its that with {the view of protecting th the native sharcllters in the Chinese Telegraphs h ered sh into names of the foreigners counteract this plan, the ispateh to the Consular Body here, to attribute to will calmly if have no difficulty in attributing als bu; that trickle of Scotch blood, mingled ing at though it has been since with other fluid question of an inferior sort. (Laughter.) You will; placed our remember that other story of the minis-! information, by Mr. to forbid thei dispatch in been courteously:
1 for John Gov ter and the old lady. The minister was Consul-General and Senior Con proaching on Jonah and the whale. and was giving what Mr. Cochrane would call his peroration, and said something like this: "WI vas the sort of beast the Almighty sent to swallow His holy prophet? Was it a rhinoceros? Ye ken vairy weel it was not a rhinoceros. Was it a'saumon? Ye ken weel enough a man would be more likely to swallow a saumon, than a saumon a man." Then the old lady looked up at the pulpit and '¥e ken wel enough, mon, it was!
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ing started her telegraphs as re. found "hat this method ws ay difficultlys.
"The t ezraphs xh uld by al- means he ken up ad pled nuler gover -ment tous mat ifes ing wur circumspectio command Yuan (Shih-kai) and Chang (Chih-tung) to make forthwith an ute "f the actual value of existing elegeaph lines, and that they memorialise the throne requesting that special fund be provided for getting back the shares they await the appointment of a High ener (of telegraphs) for their proper ministration, who shall hear the sole respons This will enhance the honour of the country. Respect thi reverent obedience to the above, His Excellency remarks that at the time when telegraphs were begun, the shares were entirely in the hands of Chinese merchants, but that of late it was rumour-hat native merchants had many inis-s with regard to these svourities, Fesulting in a serious fall in the price of said shares, and fearing that foreigners at the open ports might take advantage of this and buy them up, thus giving rise to Other difficulties, ho sent me a copy of telegram from "H. E, Yuan Shih-kai, 'Uperintendent of Northern Trade.—When the money has bean paid the telegraph lines will be taken back." Also the telegram from H. E. Chang, Superinendent of Southern Trado—* We only ict the merchants' power, we do not them of their legitimate gains,"
arch Wak hereupon xevt to the directors th they -hould instruct he naive merchants no to be anxious (or e+ atts) thet thy mut not x Il their shar 8 tot raise ens vas likewise requested to miveate with the Conus at Shinmzhat der tha they 6 ould forbid their tio sis buy ill shares, as these legraph se tmiportinee, The above having come to hand, Tam din ly writing to the Consuls on the in duty bonnd send this ut, the Hon, Senior Consul, ion, and beg to ask you the Consuls of the Treaty Powers they should forbid their nationals the up of Chinese Lhope that this will be done, 'A necessary dinpateh, the
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