Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1891. China.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 22 August 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1891. China.

For some time past a portion of the inhabitants of China have broken out in open riot against the "foreign devils." Very strong remonstrances have been made, and from our latest advices, still stronger will yet have to be made. It is explained that the Emperor of China refrains from yielding to the European pressure, because he is doubtful of the provinces. " Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," especially if an usurped one. Everything connected ,vifch this ancient kingdom has to be reckoned in different periods of time to what those of the more enlightened nations of Europe would have to be, and it serves to show the oldfashioned character of the Chinese when we hear of their revolting against a dynasty that has ruled their e&pire nearly four hundred years, because they have not got enough for the true blue blood in their veins. China proudly claims an antiquity of from 80,000 to 100,000 years b.o. This has to be

accepted with mort than the customary grain of salt, but it may be taken as a fact that it dates back from 2700 b.c. The neighbouring nations had frequently attacked the Chinese, for as early as 213 b.c, they built the stupendous wall on their inland boundary, which is still standing, to bar invaders out. The Scythians, of the long away past, in time became known as Mongols and Tartars, and they distinguished themselves by their conquests in Persia, India and Central Asia. They entered and ravaged China at different periods, but did not wholly stay till the year 1616, when the Mantchou Tartar^ conquered the empire and established, the present, reigning Tsin dynasty. '„; It appears evident that the present Emperor if not a "pure-bred" (hinaman, can claim a very respectable ancient descent, but the trouble still rankles in the minds of these very conservative people, about what occurred, to what would be to our more advanced Western ideas, a a sufficiently long time ago to permit by-gones to be by-gones. Further refusal to give effect to the demands of the European Powers promise to effectually prevent any such patriotic desire as to have a •' pure-bred" Chinaman as Emperor, by the Powers undertaking to arrange such matters as may seem to them best.