There has been good deal of feeling} here because the native Press hes been publishing reports of current events in Yainnan and Mongolia, and commenting upon them. The Chinese are partic. larly sensitive at present, especially in the Bouth, if they suspect that foreiga nations are encroaching io any way upon the territory or prerogativer of the Chinese Empire. re not treated in the Government, bat they are suspicions of any lessening of Chinese territory. Hence the e rumours of the appearance of British troops in Yunnan, and the determined attitude of Rassia in regard to the estab li ment of Consolates in some tow Mongolia and Ili hare roused the ire of the editors, and have led to some strong caders and comments in the daily 8 in order to negotiate matters between China and Russia, Tt is not so much that the reports published are frequently gross caricatures of the trath. This would not what is published in the papers is discussed in the teashops and in the markets and the people are being stirred thereby. Consequently, the Viceroy has sent an order to the public censor of the native Press to take the fall authority into his own bands, and apply it. He in torn has referred to the recognized rales agreed to between the editors and the officials some time ago, which were deemed satisfactory to both parties.
If, then, the editors do not stop publishing these inflammatory articles, they will be fined $200, to which penalty they are exposing themselves, and if this be not sufficient, then they will be imprisoned for six monthe, which is the extreme penalty. What resalt will follow this severe threat remains to teen.
On the other hand the officials are quite justified la trying to put s stop|* to the most rabid of the writers, for readers, in their ignorance, believe what and are filled with wrath, mich, may show itself in action.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.