or Serresuen 13, 1877
We have Jong since realised that the Mandarins believe commerce was created for pur poses of taxation but we have seldom teen {more emphatic proof of the fact than in the {two sets of rules which have lately come to our hand, Those regarding the ports of call on the Yangtsze seemed especially designed to hinder {trade in their neighbourhood, and those which we publish to-day, regarding the port of Wenchow, out-do all previous compositions in. the audacity of their provisions and of their mis-Fepresentations. Viewed as amongst the frst fruits of the Chefoo Convention, they furnish much food for reflection and confirm all that was said at the time in our own columns, and [those of cur contemporaries, ax to, the extreme Injudiclousness to use no stronger word—of the sovealled "Lekin clause" of that document, Of course, nearly every statement in these rules es to what the treaties do say, is distorted and founded on the negative recognition of lekin Outside foreign selliements of which Sir Thomas Wade was guilty.
Front me "Nown-Cuima Dany News" or Serresesen 14, 1877 The Governor of Chahar reports the outburst of a mountain torrent near Kalgan, by Which Jeome two hundred touses of the military Jeantonment, and nine lives, were destroyed. The accident rose from the gradual silting up Jot the bed of the stream tilt it was on a level ith the roots of the houses, 'Two hundred and forty houses were swept away by a similar foutbresk last year; and' 440 out of 600 having Row been destroyed, the Governor recommends tat the cantonment be moved to a safer place 'The most interesting news from Japan io that the rebels have retaken the town of Kagoshima. They seem to have doubled back unexpectedly Jand found the place almost undefended, 'The [Cosmopotitan 'Press says' that, on approaching the town, Saigo and Kirino made a signal which thoroughly" understood" by their friends ide the town. Forcible possession of rortiftea~ and Government otices was immediately taken, and Saigo entered unopposed. The Kenrei made this escape to Nagasaki. "The Tele [graph operators left, and swam to a steamer lose by, 'They also' came to Nagasaki,
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