There is hardly any one who knows the character of Chinese officialdom, its selfish conservatism, its hatred of every thi foreign, its inveterate desire to avoid the carrying-out in spirit of treaties, and its eruelty—so fearfully manifested during the late Boxer disturbance, when, as the "Times" says, "missionaries and their families were hacked to pieces, not by a furious population but in the yamens by the orders of the Chinese authorities,"—who will not be delighted to hear that the first attempt of these same authorities to induce the handing over of the Provisional Gorernment is believed to have failed. The history of this important event is as follows." Mr. Tang, an American student, formerly Chinese Consul-General in Corea, and now appointed Customs Taotai (in expectancy) of Tientsin, came down from Peking. He met the Governors at the yamen and opened up by stating that the Court was very thankfal for the able way in which the Provi-settled population in it, and lots of gonds, former Boxers, and Imperial sal. pity and applaud them. But the great diers around it, ' it would. con. majority holds that the Powers ought to stitute an everlasting danger mary commercial the military and civilian popula. which has stood the test of time, tion of the Foreign Settlements, not part with their securities until the Chinese have disc!
It was in the Tientsin City that the Boxer and Imperial soldiers joined in tions in spirit as well as in deed. At pro-fiendish yelling, incendiarism, and. for. sent they show their eagerness to get the City back, and oust the Provincial Gor-rorism, Tt was from the walls of the City that a hail-storm of shells and bullets came ernment, & la Chinoise. Why! native down on the Foreign Settlements. The authorities are now making illocal exact Viceroy of the City put a price on tions on cargo en route for the foreign the head of every foreign man, woman, devil, no doubt with a view of getting and child, and what would have happened isdeedts Inid at the door of the if the Chinese had not been held back by visional Government. The Chinese the invisible hand of cowardice, but had deeds are so fresh in memory, and still stormed and broken through the thirlls with their inveterate conceit: and deceit, occupied foreign positions? An indies they criticise our actions, pretending that minate, barbarous slaughter, the horrors we do not understand how to govern! of which would hare been beyond all Indeed, the Chinese Officialdom has shown imagination. us what it is, and only newcomers and ig-China is ruled by a selfish oligarchy, nor ant people will treat it with confidence. conservatism incarnate, because any me Any one with experience must insist upon novations, any influx' of new ideas, the keeping of existing guarantees, and threaten their power, corruption, and in. the presence of a strong international dulgence. The Provisional Government force in the province of Chihli. has improved Tientsin morally and. ma-ferially. The public revenue has been utilised to break down the city wall, to build roads, to light the streets. Water.
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