Visit of Gunboats Bee Resolutions Adopted by Foreign Community: Chinese Merchants ses Wilmington
Fayouring the Scheme: Ruin Through the Looting From Our Own Correspondent.
Ichang, July 7. j to the compradores of the foreign Ichang, June 30.
There has been much agitation fins, and for indirect losses there} Cyimatic conditions, which have 5 amongst the Chinese of this port} #8 No redress nor indemnity. been poor all the season, were any-for the establishment of an Inter-{ The people are now becoming] thing but good during the visit of national Settlement here. The mem. more settled, but business has not] the "British and American Admirbers of the foreign community are] been resumed, and most of the} als to this port last week-end. just as vitally interested in this} SHOPS are still closed, or half-closed. [yg 5, Wilmington arrived here movement, and so a public meeting, The Consular body has been doing} 4, Saturday morning and in the which the following resolutions town. clear of passing troops, and) Qhamber of Commerce gave was held on the 5th instant, ati everything possible to keep the/ afternoon the Ichang American were unanimously adopted:—has insisted on their being taken! ¢y: den party in honour of Admiral (1). Whereas Ichang has been! '© Villages beyond the town. There Stratss. Rain fell in the early part ces teas Tchang has been) have been rumours of looting from Sine day but cleared elf li time cee ce rare casions, with AD) these villages, but they are only {stow the function to be. held interval. 0 Hire over six months,! rumours. The officials are also neo Yoors. The American ladies gd as much damage was done to) showing some desire to search out "4 Sucre especially Mrs. O'Brien Fane p te ok the el Taets and] some of the looters. A passer-by its. Cram and Deaconness Ridgely inhabitants of this city, this public] would have been struck on Monday had prepared lots of good things to meeting of the foreign community! by seeing a beheaded man lying on fad Drepared Los of Bp tet the merch its jJleeh sympathy with) a vacant piece of ground. On in- w ra ne to the delicious ice cream the merchants and others who have] vestigation, it was learned that he Nes done to the delicious ice cream rest th ig B8d_been found with loot in his {he jadies were complimented for (It was agreed that a copy of this} possession, and, as he was a member th 6: a a they had ken to make Chinese Chamber of Commerce.) trate, he was tak resolution should be sent to the} of the bodyguard of the magis iis Coy rs loos During the (2). Whereas this city of Ichang ed: The body was lett exposed ae aitemoon the various members " of with an interval of little over six beetle has been looted on two occasions] a warning to all who saw it. the community were introduced to months, and the depredators on a A further execution took place to; "About, 5 p.m. on Saturday after-the Admiral. lay, but at a different place: and oon ly, INS. Bee, with' Rear-.both occasions were the troops of] this time it was a deserter who was 2007, H. M. 8. "board ai the Chinese Government, and on] shot Admiral Barrett inboard dropper both occasions there was much loss " Loonesow Firep On. anchor opposite the Customs House. of foreign property, while foreign ° No official reception was held, but life was placed in jeopardy, it is © had thought that the firing] on Sunday and Monday opportunity hereby resolved that this " public 2% Steamers had been put a stop to, was given for the community people meeting of the foreign community} bYt yesterday it was learned that} (o meet the Admiral and discuss of Ichang condemn these outrages, the Loongmow had been fired at on} with him various items of interest and request the foreign Ministers her, last trip.fo Chungking, arising out of the recent troubles. in Peking to take steps to see that], She was passing a boat which had It was arranged that in future soldiers are not allowed to he been moving down river, when! should trouble arise the gunboat in stationed within a radius of 30 miles S0M€ 15 shots were fired at the] port will protect a common base to from this port: if it should happen Steamer from the boat, which was] which women and children will be that troops require to pass through C@'rYing troops. Representations conveyed by civil this port that they be disembarked ave been made to the General, but on the side of the river opposite to it is thought likely that he will try the city, and not be permitted to © wriggle out of it. by declaring! EXTRATERRITORIALITY remain longer than 36 hours., that, it is now impossible to find the soldiers responsible.—Reuter. r 3 (a), Whereas this city of Ichang Hankow, July 13. he following incident from Troops Beyoxp Conrror. Tae Toxaxa Provoaara. A Wainins Incident seme neon Tithe negeee OF Rus eeaslous the proposal made by a portion CP*foe mes ofthe Kind of thing a yo i 1 a a elated to us as months, and the depredators on 2! the residents in [chang for the \hich may -be expected to occur both occasions were the troops, of °Stablishment at Ichang of an in- sould extraterritoriality be abdlthe Chinese Government, and "as rational settlement in order to/ ished in China. this is sufficient evidence to prove S2J°y Protection by foreign Powers "4 Chinese cook employed by a that the Chinese Government can- has been rejected by Tuchun Wang} Russian went to the local yamen not. control its troops, and as on Chan-yuan, who has under contem- stating that his master owed him both occasions foreign property; Plation a plan to restrict in future g99 and asking that steps be taken was considerably daniaged, and{ the garrison to only one mixed) secure payment. The Chinese foreign lives were endangered, it is! brigade and to erect barracks on} authorities promptly sent for the hereby resolved that this public the outskirts of the town. Further,|Russian with an order that he meeting of the foreign community the, Hupeh Provincial Assembly appear at the yamen immediately. of Tchang requests the Ministers in #nd the General Chamber of Com- He attended, and in answer to the Peking to take steps to secure an!merce have despatched a circular scousation that he owed the cook International Settlement at this telegram to. the Central Govern- g55 explained that this was not so, port. ment opposing its institution—/} 44 he admitted owing a sum. It was resolved that the second} Eastern News Agency. 8. This explanation had no effect gig orngrg treme [fe he chi ator 4 i countries 32) Caxtox, July 9.—The Eduea- took him to the prison, showed him presented of this meeting with the' ional Commission of Kuangtung, it, and announced that that was their Feapactive Ministers the highest authority in school where he would be confined unless dite i administration in the province, the $20 were forthcoming.
Traps Kittep sy Mutixy. has decided to establish a college The $20 was paid without further Steamers are now coming and, of arts and sciences. The site of remonstrance. going with very little cargo, as the! the former Kuangtung Languages [S mutiny and looting of the town has School will be used for the pur-{ CsrTain Chinese and American killed trade: Native merchants; pose. It is hoped by the commis- silk merchants have proposed to have been practically ruined. They sion that the college will from establish a Raw Silk Investigation say it is simply impossible for them! the nucleus of a future univer- Bureau in Shanghai, with a capital to pay the accounts that are due! sity.—Reuter. of $500,000.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.