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Show CHINA AM) JAPAN. How the Heathens Feci About, i lie Ami-Chinese flutter. Hong Krng, March 17. Tho ; passage of tbe anti-Chinese bill and subsequent veto attract great attention, atten-tion, The native vernacular newspapers news-papers of Hong Kong and Shanghai, especially the former, are extremely bitter against the proposed measure, ; and claim the protection guaranteed by the treaty aud draw pictures of the I future retaliation and the exclusion of Americans from Chinese soil. They exaggerate tho consequences to America of a withdrawal of Chinese labor, but BDeak ! with moderation, though with firmness, firm-ness, of the reactionary movements by China ou her own ground. There is excitement over the die-: die-: covery of tho alleged practice by Dutch colonists in tho straits and 'settlements of kidnapping coolies from Singapore and holding Ihem in bondage at Penang and neighborhood. The nowly oprncd Chinese ports of Pakhoe and othe:8 fail to meet the expectation of commercial speculators. specula-tors. The foreign trade ie impeded or destroyed by the efforts of native merchants. Insurrections continue as before .without nny material change in the 'pooitionof the rebel forces, which are generally successful. There is an excited discussion at Shanghai over tbe Brien telegraph from Washington announcing the complete success of United States Minister Seward in the Washington investigation. Lord Lytton, viceroy of India, telegraphs tele-graphs the governor of Hong Kong that General Grant will reach Hong Kong about the middle of April. Yokohama, March 27. Tho trade (dojresaion continues, with no prospect pros-pect of an early change. The liiar-iketia liiar-iketia still overstocked with foreign goods. Native merchants declino all transactions while the local exchange notes -Temain ao disadvantageous to tbem. Mexican dollars still hold a pre-i pre-i mium of 25 per cent, over government govern-ment notea. The Chartered Mercantile Bank, one of .tho three English banks long established in Japan, announces the close of the branch here. |