The native merchants sre sitting tight upon their dollars just now, and scorning the persuasive arts of the Viceroy. He wants money for the reclaimed land on the foreshore, and must get some. His claims have put stop for the present to all Iand sales. Intending buyers are not prepared to risk their money on what may turn out to be government property. They are also disturbed by another attack upon their purses. Swatow is People who wished - to raise money had mortgaged or gold at ruinous rates their family treasures to the Lomas. The fathers came to the help of the people and by s more liberal policy almost destroyed the monopoly of the usurers. This sealed the fate of the Frenchmen. As long as Atentze held out the mission was safe, the lamas in the neighbourhood not daring to rit soon as the Chinese troops were anni dilated a swift messenger returned to the priests and they set about bnilding defences and preparing for a side. It was, however, too late. The lamas in the neighbourhood rose up, overwhelmed the mission, beheaded the two fathers and. sent their hearts as_ trap Batang. An Englishman, Mr. E. Forrest, collecting botanical specimens, had been the guest of the priests. Fortunately after almost miraculous escapes he got to a place of safety. The Tibetans knew there were three foreigners at Tsokou and having only caught two of them they hunted for the third. Even women and children joined in the chase. To get to a friendly tribe Mr. Forrest had to cross a range of hills by night. The Tibetans with their unique in this respect that it has always (Mp fires and fierce dogs forestalled hima collected, and transmitted to Canton its 84 every time he wearily wont up in contributions to the viceregal treasury. Now the Viceroy wants more money from the port, and threatens to sond hie agents to make a now assessment and collect the monies. The merchants know that the increased prosperity of the port warrants a larger demand, but they are playing a game of waiting in order to procure for themselves the lowest posi It will pay them better to compromise and continue the old system rather than throw open the door to a gang of harpies from Canton.
The New Educational System.
It is worthy of note how quietly native scholars ro taking the' abolition of ion. 'The Chibli Vie: 8 sized up his men well. 'The groatest fault we can find with the change is that the details of the now system were not ready before the old' was ended. For want of guidance men are their time now in all sorts of excursions into the now fields. the dark he failed to get through. On two or three oceasio jo mon searching for him passed within a few yards of his hiding-place but always failed to find him, At the end of more than a week's hunger and danger the fugitive came house and asked for food. Here he found friends who gave him a hi 1 of tsanpa which almost succeeded in doing what the hunters longed to do. By the aid of these friendly Tibetans Mr. Forrest managed to elude his pursuers, and worn outend very ill he at last roached Talifu where the kindness of Mr. Clarke and his companions of the China Inland Mission did much to make him well and strong. The magnificent collection of specimens worth many hundreds of pounds was totally destroyed.
The Chinese are hurrying troops to the scone of the trouble but the troops are mostly raw recruits who with their insufficient clothing will suffer from the severe winter of those heights.
Another Trouble.
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