Show GLIMPSE AT THE CHINESE A Kegl dent of shanghai tella of their uni virtner Virt neo A very handsome and distinguished looking gentleman is i s mr francis W II arrell a former citizen of virginia but now a resident of shanghai cilina who with liis wife is washington mr II arrell lived for six years m japan occupying the chair of english in the leading university of that country and there he met his future wife v ho was the first child of white arenta born in the mi domin ons mrs barrell not only speaks japanese la like a native but she is profoundly versed in the literature of the country mr II arrell is now connected with the great shipping firm of N J robinson co and he comes to the united states to contract for some high power guns to be used by the chinese in defending several of their important ahers the chinese government said he is in a bad way and any organized effort to overthrow it if backed by a few capable and determined leaders would doubtless be successful the present dynasty is very unpopular and a great many people were glad because of its hum illation by the japanese the despotic rule of the mandarins has all patriotic feeding fee Jing they are progressive non as well as tyrannical and block the ways to the opening of the empire to railroads telegraph lines and all other accompaniments of civilization As long as the masses can be kept in ignorance their power and prestige will be secure the mandarins incited the lower classes to the recent massacre of the missionaries but the instigators were enough to escape punishment them sel veis but it will not doto underrate the chinese because of their defeat by a smaller nation with proper military organization they would prove a formidable mi dable foe to any power on earth the men are brave and they only need training to become first class soldiers As a business people they are far superior to the japanese when a chinese merchant gives his word it is cached there is no use in putting a contract in writing when dealing with cheni and if in rare cases one mcfaul is liis re lathes or friends fully comply with the obligation on the contrary the japs will break their word self interest dictates and the only way to deal them len instruments they are bright and lever but lacking in the solid and w during qualities of the chinese shanghai is one of the most beautiful and well kept cities of the east and well deserves the tit leof little paris in some ways it is the most peculiar city on earth the natives leave a government of their own and the foreigners are allowed to govern themselves there are large colonies of english americans french and germanis Germai is the prestige of li ilung chang ha greatly gone down of late and the coming man of the empire is chang chi chung viceroy of nankin lie k enthusiastic on the subject of organizing a great army after the system and when he accomplishes hl purpose he could put himself at the of the empire without any trouble washington post |