No. 5325.-AUGUST 4, 1880.
Ravegara to the case of the str. Chang a
Consul at Amoy for attempting to carry passengers over and abore the number per- misted by law), the Poochow Herald remarks that the fine a beary one, hat will pro bably not be without its effect on the owners of passenger craft-some of whom
word read.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr
8
seem to have but little vogard for the safety branch of their duty to their copartners doing that they took away this opium. in the Kiuktang. He did not give me letto health, and that rapid promotion in the selves ordered the Taotais to start at the chief manager, under the band and
or conventence of the public, so long as a good freight-list is secured.
of local interest -
This was an sotion tried beforo Baron
Huddisston and a special jury by a mer
chant against the managing secretary of the
once
clients
the let
£3,653 2a. 11d., the amoant of which he fondant 180 boxes dont sway on the 1st the opium at the rate fixed by the manag-on parolased, the whole of the five firms' replied,
knew
she alleged fraud in May, 1879, to but afterwards that he might have bad
senting
not mentioned it for many month and he
Lal
He contended at some longth Chop explains that this in the Chinese name United States Consulate on business; but mediate," as we should do, it is marked Mr Aasuki Yeiji, manager of the chief receiver was also appointed to take possession of all the goods of the Ban Yes, that the whole of these transactions for Mr Fernandez'a firm). Chan Hui Chang, whenever he had found it neccarary to do Hook Kian (fined £5,000, by the British That order also ordered a suit to be brought were perfectly regular; that there was an Ini Sheung were masters When I so he had, in common with ovory other of a fire mark. This mark was on the office of this company, to confer with
The ordinary speed at you upon the mattor under review. for the trial of two imues of fact.
You will be pleased to consult him nothing clandestine about them. There had any matter on haud I asked them about resident, experienced nothing but kindness despatches.
800 per day on without reservation, 1. Did the plaintiffs buy the hoxe of was not a tittle of irregularity in the tran-it before I did it. I remember the 25th and courtesy, combined with a rigid ad which a despatch of importance is direc
case for the December. That night Wan Hui Sheung berence to the faithful discharge of official ted to be carried
horseback. The orders given as to
IWASAKI YATARO, (Signed) De Lavo prepared opium set forth in the particulars saction to best out the
The charge toy virtualis came over to Macao. Ile told me the cargo dniy. It was regrettable that
President Mitan Bishi Steamship Co." annexed to this order from the San Yee defendants.
made was that it was the plaintiffs' inten- was to be loaded on the following day; and should leave Foochow an invalid; but he these despatches were to travel day and Company?
(Seal). tion to break up the Sun Yee, and that in bat it was to be brought over to Bongkong trusted that change of seans and climate night at the rate of 000 extra, or 2. Did the plaintiffs wrongfully and in
would soon restore their guest to perfect 1,400 i in all. The despatches them-
This letter of introduction authorizing take possession of the said oplum and con- Now the two questions had nothing nor did he tell me anything more then.
whatever to do with one another. Their The opium was loaded next day. He then service of his country would follow. He vort the same to their own use?
once for Nankin, and travel day and seal of the sole proprietor of the com- The ferring to Mr and Mrs De Lang's social There was not as the order was revised buying epium from the firm at the same told me that Yan We had bought it. Any question of damages to come before the rate as any other dealers could have had ppiam put on board was 100 chests Fook qualities, the Chairman said that all who right:
enjoy it could The incident just described seems to pany, to confer with the guild, was Tax Home papers to hand yesterday con- Jury. These questions they want note it would not break the firm. The real grier- Loong, and 70 cheats of the Su Loong. had ever besu privileged fain reports of the case in the Exchequer arose out of the last two paragraphs of the ance the defendants had was that the firm that was the sign of those firms by whom testify to the gonial and kindly hospitality support, in the strongest manner, the deemed, satisfactory by the meeting, and Dirleton of Lapraik v. Stride which may be toplum upon the arrival of the same with regard to seceding from the firm her be booke I handed to the receiver; one greatly to the general amusement of the himself, are ati friends of Li, and it is while on board the company's vessels; of
petition.
The defendants had stopped was broken up. What their intention was it had been bolled 1 made entries in the for which they were distinguished. Both views we have expressed above. These the business was entered upon without
of the firm
firm about this oplum. Ono Mr and Ms De Lane had contributed Taotaia, as well as the Nankin Viceroy delay. The vexed questions of short
delivery of cargo; of damagn to goods- in the world to do with this case In San Francisco and at Melbourne and
of the this case of and nothing Sydney, and the plaintiffs originally claimed It might fairly have been argued in the of them was taken away. (Mr Hayllar said community is the matter of theatricals damages. In point of fact they now found case where the dissolution of partner- it had been baaded over to the receiver. and Mr De Lano had shown himself an improbable that Li, seeing the crisis so the effect of certain olsuses in the bill of
partial Judge on the Race Course. The close, has sent throughout China to find that the opium was worth more then when | abip was prayed for; but not here. The The book was sent for. Wan Aul SheuChairman concluded by labing the guest out what amount of support he can rely lading to which consignces were so con- It was stopped. The defendants say that the dissolution of partnership was made by this came over again on the evening of the def lichard and Commentato plaintiffs wrongfully surreptitiously and in order of the Court; an order by consent of January: he said there was another of the evening a hearty farewell, a speedy upon in the event of his being driven to stantly referred in answer to their com company of Richards and Co., merchanta breach of their duty took this opium; they This solo question was did the Yan Wo parchase of the 600-tael boxes; he did not restoration to health, and anccess in all his fight for his life, and head a rebellion. plaints; the many promises of redress made by the company left unfulfilled; and coalowo, for misrepressatation and said in their petition that they took it with swindle the
Suo Yea ***
Did say who the purchaser was on this occasion. fatare nudertakings. not. fraud, whereby the plaintiff had been
The guest of the evening having suitably that convert out the knowledge or consent of the de- hit
opiam to He said the first time that the Yan Wo
The Chinese here seem to hold the the treatment of Chinese shippora at the Indoood to accept five billa of exchange for
so they stopped dit. The quant their own use or not. They had bought
I booked thie transaction in the Mr Leith proposed The Guests" refer- following opinions as to the possible several agencies; and other grounds of ties were has since had to pay. The action arose out of certain transactions relating to the January, 1880 by the Caelic to Californiasts, and they had intended to pay for it.usual way, when the
opium was delivered ring specially to the Conet's and Mis eventualities of the immediate future complaint, were travelled over and dis- As regards the sudden gathering of oused; Mr Asafuki Yeiji promising, on |
The British Consul (Mr Sinclair) replied Taotais at Nankin it is considered that behalf of the company he represented, to of coals to Chins, where & hrauch 150 boxes sent by the Somerset, 80 to Mél- The arrangement would have been a very The optam was put on board the White ionaries. shipment
bourne and 70 to Sydury, 20th December, beneficial one for the Son Yes, celog they, Cloud. My hands did not deliver it over.
Be remarkod, that when it will be given out that the object is to thoroughly investigate the matter and and 40 of the plaintiff's firm carries on buelnose. 1879ney. There were in all 876 boxes, of shipping it, in which ea, be bad ozpisin- came over again and spoke to me on the ever he and his colleagues had had it discuss and arrange for const defence. give redress should be find the action of
boxes sent by the Crusader the Yan We, took all the risk and difficulty On the 15th January Wan Hut Shenug for the former. The plaintif
intiff in the wittese-box said be first 187
of 15th. He said to take the open and he the foreign community, without doing an large am of money as the od there was much difficulty in the way In his mind in November, 1878, wet he had then drew the attention of the Jury to the Wo made an arrangement with Ban Hop, would deliver it at Hongkong. At this injpatico to others, they had never hesitated be true that the real reason is that given unfair.
of this suit. The learned Counsel the Sun Yee doing. In point of fact, the FanFook Loong and the optom of the in their power to carry out the wishes of but it is generally belioved that it may the company had been arbitrary or The majority of members of the guild, agreement between the parties luto which under which it was allowed to pass through time the book was not in ing possession. to do so. He regretted that the consular in our article last night. It seems to was confronted with his own there, it be entered at great length and clause by the waters of this Colony. This was a per- On the 2nd of January it had teen taken corps was about to lose one of its brightest be almost universally expected that an however, while fally appreciating the ex- In November, 1878, whore, just about the clause; referring also to the various rules footly legitimate shtag to do. It would be away by Ho Clise Shan; but it was put ornamente, and he really did not know how attack upon Li will soon be made by pressed intentions of the company to do time
of the occurrence; he, writing to bis tuer in China, was silent as to the and regulations subsequently drawn up as enggested, no doubt, that they made a cor down on the rough book (entry read): I he and his colleagues would be able to the party in power at Peking, and there away with the grievances complained of, services and wise are three courses mentioned as open to considered themselves justified in assumo- partner
counsel of the gentleman in The jury had opium was shipped not in the interests of a correct.
had assembled that evening. would explain matters. The defendant the business of the firm. sald what he told the plaintiff was that to bear in mind, he remarked, that the the Sun Yes but of Ban Hop. That mat ter was simple enough; it was ship.
Dr Osgood, in acknowledging the toast marching upon Peking with his army. they believed to be a system of abuses; from information be had received from the business at Macao could not fairly com
with that of Hongkong. Here, opium ped on their own behalf. The name
on behalf of the Missionaries, sald:-that The second is that he may at once ask and a resolution was therefore adopted bookkeeper he believed the
platatiff was pate
Touuld be shipped in small quantities in any of those covered by the coals afloat; and be did seemel in harbour going to any harbour; pad the opium were given. Whatever Ban Hep is over the shop, and he was om- dimanities and, to the limit of what was and there spend his fortune rapidly in better and more liberal regulations are by whom bis clienteship was acountant of the last opiam farm. Mr De Lane had in his consular capacity permission to retire from his post and binding the mombers to refrain from always helped the missionaries in their rank, and return to his native country, thipping by the Mitau Eishi vessels until la believe at the time. He had not
fact,
Yeo had Hongkong had special facilities for such notion they had of leaving the Sun
ployed thera He was employed in the concealed the charterparties or accounts aro Blacao on the other hand had nothing to do with their action in thie mat- new farm in April or May. He followed practicable, they had invariably found Mr order to become insignificant, and so made in connection with cargo delivery.
maintain De Lano ready and zestona
The The most careful reference to the chief from the plaintif
shipping pilar dlaadvanisges. The farmer there ter I the San Yze tad not broken up it the fortunes of the Yun Wo. They told their just rights and treaty privileges. 10 third is that he may go to Peking and thembers of the-Chinese guild present at
na to maintain escape the threatened danger. mattors were managed by another officer of
prant of the company, Mr M'Farlane, Lords could not send his opium through the waters would have been recognised as a very good him to go to Macao to work and he went.of this statement, Doctor Osgood resubmit himself to be dealt with as the the meeting of June 15th, shows that
of this Colons. He had therefore to ship plece of bushes for the Company. The The directors of the Sun Yee asht hitt. ship briefly summed
that explaining 1. Epletes at his opium to Australia by special sailing Bun Yee stopped the opium before it could He is only an employé and was put down fer tot to ing the faltat rognition of the government thinks fit. If he adopts evory fact, with one axcoption, set out the jury, to End against the musi believe that the sternrosentations ship, taking it down direct, or by any bo sold, and before they could pay for it as such. There was no written order of of missionary of their right to led that he should be supported by the directors of the company, was correctly realdenes throughout the first course it is apparently expect in the article declared to be falso by the were ofther wilfully falso to his knowledge steamer which had not to go through the Tho learned Counsel then came to a latter the Dircetors limiting the purchase
waters of this Colony. The business addressed to the at Macan after the
sgent at or made by bim recklessly, not caring therefore when at Macao had been confirat abipment had been made (Dog, 31topiam. If such an order had been ined the pr vince, as well WAS DO evidence before them that what the it bad been conducted when the firm Yen & Va., Hongkong, insir ke maat have seen it. The boiling ho hold property in the interior-in the esme bulk of his army, and be probably suc-stated. The mistake was in referring were at Macao, but the business was done manner as foreign merchants were permited essful. If he adopts the second course, to Mr Asafuki Yeiji as Mr Iwasaki informant in the first He did not conduct any large to do at the open ports. Mr De Lano bad
ense, seeing no way to escape, be will pression that the gentleman present who strike for freedom and in self-defence. spoke with authority was ir Iwasaki If he adopts the third course, it is ex-Yanoski, younger brother of Mr Yataro, pected that he would soon be in prison, and a director of the company. Wa and possibly in his grave. Such, so far net apologize to Mr Iwasaki Tataro as we can gather, is the Chinese view in for doing him the injustice to suppose B. B. M.'s gunboat Moorhen is, we under. Shanghai of the possibilities of the mo-him capable of attending to a matter of stand, under orders for Singapore. relief at Pagoda Anchorage may, we hear, be looked for very shortly.
grievance, and said Richards and Ca/showing the whole course of dealing with | rupt bargain with Ban Hop; that this chopped these entries shown me in book C. dispense with the efficieuwhose honor Li. The first is that he may reply bying a firm attitude of resistance to what
whether they
were true or false. Thera
theducted in a different way from that in which
San
After tigin the witness was cross-examin- osed by the Attorney General: He said he
Batte
inirger
him not to allow any more of the opam here was ing
of
they
right
Mr Land's noequivocal
defendant told the plaintiff about his being being carrled on in Hongkong. But alike to be delivered without a formal letter of transactions in Baono, only a few retail accomplished all this good without losing it is supposed that the government will! Yanoski, our covered by the coal afinat was not, in fact, when the busineza was carried on here and authority, signed by them. Now, Hobody,matiors. Bit Ng Chong was one of the the respect of the native officials-by who refuse to allow him to retire, and in that instance being clearly under the im true at the time the defendant made the hen at Macao each of the members of the high he suggested came from the Chap) witness, received $25 a month for manag
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before His Honor the Puise Judge, F. Browden.)
Wednesday, Aug. 4.
IMPORTANT BUIT BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL OPIUM COMPANIES.
TUND AND (ES.
partnership was
own account.
No on.
The
the
the
down, he hardly saw what was to be servod by the salt. Bat they might sos as they proceeded what object the other side said they had in proceeding with this action. that the Yan Wo did not intend to pay for the opiam. They would not they bad not the power to buy it. They would not say there had not been the custom af partors buying for their own shipments
Wo
At this point the cane was adjourned till
as the Yun Wo Company and lateivhip and agent of the Sun Yee; not the officer They would not go the length of saying 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
bo was held in high estimation.
There were several ther toasts, and an agreeable evening was spent.-Abridged from the Herald.
(Herald, July 29.)
Herment.
AND THE CHINESE GUILD.
From a Notification, published above, it THE MITSU BISHI COMPANY will be seen that Mr J. C. A. Wingate, Consul for the United States, bas antimed the functions of German Consul at this
from
(Japan Gazette, July 22.)
such importance as the Chinese business on the Hongkong branch of the com pany's servico; but in every other respect we confirm, in the most minute detail, the account of the proceedings of the Chiness guild held on June 15th, and With regard to the
cannot admit any responsibility. They were made in the interest of the public and with due regard to the welfare and reputation of a company the management of which has always received its dus acknowledgment from us whenever occa aion required.
the no firm had any right to write such a letter, managing directors in Hongkong. Ele, sistement. The jury found a verdlet for
habit of purchasing the defendant; and bis Lordship satored
from the firm and shipping opium on hu Sing, and the agent paid no attention to it, Ing the Sun Yee firm, and Mr Yan Tuk judgment accordingly.
was rather This agreement was
for that reason, As to the relative positing Cheng received $500 a year for chair an intricate business; it might strike us as of the parties he add the Yan Wo was money. He was in Masso in March and being thoroughly Chinese arrangement, patitled to $100,000 from 1878 profite and April, but he does not receive the wages The individual members of the Yun There were a great many clauses dealing with they did not know what from 18.9, the . the quantity to be shipped on each ship and
accounts not having been taken.
but not the firm. Dar could purchase The Attorney General said if this wasing the four years be had been iu Hong modus operandi seama to be this. Large adm
some of money ware con- material point there must be an issue raised kong he had never asked the directora tú tributed by the various firms forming the on it.
explain the accounts. The Judge was with the Attorney confederation, which was thus enabled
Re-examined by Mr Waylar :-All the through an agent to buy large quantities of General, and
oplum went
went direct from Macao to California raw opium; the raw opium was then sent Me Hayllar proseded to other ground. or Australia and not to Hongkong. Vessels to one or other of the boiling firms to be He said the question they had to try might came specially to Macao for opium, some.
certain be an interesting one; but as the partner times there were as much as 400 a estsport.
Mr Tripp, agent in Hongkong of the reported in the Japan Gazette on the boiled; there it was troated in
salp was dissolved, as everything was in shipped.
Our export tablon show a considerable Mitau Bishi Steamship Company, has following day. He wrote a letter to the Sun KWAN HO: RUNE AND ORS, v. FONG sut way under the regulations of the Company hands of the receiver and as they were Yee firm in Hongkong, suggesting the falling off in the shipments of Brick Tea | addressed the following lettor to the comments we thought fit to make we
the boxes ware then filled and packed in
this port to Eastern Siberia, The China Mail Chune, Chui Yu Tim, Chan Gut Chang, returned to the Bon, and were then all interested in it in the proportion laid 1 ivision of the opium, and received an
This was a suit brought by Kwan Hal the hong of the boiling tizm
Yes to be nuder the
suswer which was read. It spoke of divid-Chinese dealers doubtless and it more
"To the Editor of the "CHINA MEIL." Wong Yik Pan, Ho Yee Shek, Yip Clin large of the officer who was the agent of
ing the opium consigued to Australia profitable to increase the percentage of dast
in the leafy staple; and, on the other Agency Office, Mitsu Bishi Steamship Obane, Hu Fak Hiu, Lee Song Chee and the Sun Yes. The officer who was in
amongst soversi firme
hand, Russlas buyers may not in the
Company, Hongkong, July 5, 1880. Sang Kal, merchants, all of Victoris, in charge of the oplum at Macas was the offer
prosent uncertain aspect of international
St-Referring to an extract from relations deem it prudent to press forward the Japan Gazette which appeared in this Colony, trading together in
of the Chap Sing, not the officer of the trading
supplies. with the defendants in copartner Yan Wo. He held the oplom in the in-
It is very generally unsorted that & Russo- your issue of the 25th ultimo, headed We cannot conclude without imputing ship as the Sun Yee Company, plaintiffs
toronts of the whole firm, and could take
Chiuose was would interfere with foreign "The Mitsu Bishi Company and the to the directors of the company a deli- sgalast Fong Sal, Les Yak Hang, Les Tax orders only from the whole firm or the
August 3. trade in this country but, as we opined in Chinese Grild," I am requested by the berate attempt to discredit the substance Wong Yik Shing, Chea Foo Bhun, managers they named ; and it was his duty
The American mail has brought tidings our last issue, there is no probability what- Directora of the Company to contradict of the article by dwelling upon a triding Chuce and Iro Sal Ping, traders, or the regulation of the business of the at the right figure.
to conform to the regulations duly mada They could not say they had not bought, Ei
ever of Russia being able to enforce an the statement made by the Editor of inaccuracy, while they were fully awaHIG of Victoria aforesaid, trading together
The Attorney General: Oh, yes, # of the death of De Samuel R. Brown at actual blockade of the entire seaboard. that paper that "Iwasaki Yancaki was of the truth of the circumstances upon in copartnership as the Chap Sung Oom.artnership. The quantity of opium in
The utmost that the Russians can do is to pany and lately trading together with the stock at Macao, as they would under will go all that length.
Mr Hayllar
Well, you will go any
stop the junk traficut any interferent at the meeting," as that gentle which the article was based. Mr Iwasaki plaintiffs as the San Yee Company. The stand from the way in which they had to
with foreign vessels at the Treaty man was not there, and therefore could Yanoski was not present, but the shier
not have made the remarks attributed to manager of the company, specially ac wit
Ports would not, we think, be tolerated, brought by an order of the Cours do business, was large. Chul Kwai Sang length This would prove rather a curio in Chinese dealings than a suit of any to have certain issues fized by the Conrk was the accountant at Macao; Au Mai Sormetical use. Ofsourse the defaudants wees | Society, then at Mica, where I used to)
Fosshow ronidents have never perhaps him; ad that the whole of the article credited by the president of the board Hayllar then Mr tried before a special Jury, Mr Hayllar was accountant hero. Q.0., and with him Hon. Ng Choy, in went in minute detail into the agreement very angry with the Yan Wo, That, he met him in company with the Roa, enjoyed such an exceptionally cool summer was equally erronecus They did not of directors, was. The distinction wo
na the present one. The nights and saying, They fel structed by Mr Johnson, sppeared for the entered into by the plaintiff and defendant presumed wont had got a little to the John Robert Morrison, Dr Bridgman, Dr mornings are simply delightful, and think it necessary to reply locally to the cannot appreciate, but, no doubt, the
1874 constituting the firm of Bua Yes, that the Yan Wa plaintiff'; and the Hon. EL O'Malley,
as he relies on windward of of which
ta combining with the Williata, and others. Two or three years clothing might almost be discarded without article on its first appearance; in the merchants of Hongkong interested in the the matter will be now able to place the Attorney General, instructed by Mr Brera. the main paried in the plaintiff's petl.other firm, but he had not the aghtant inter the establishment was removed to The Anctuations of temperaturo bavo, we Hongkong publio to be led away by any proper construction upon Mr. Tripp'a
any positive laconvenience to the wearer. meantime they do not wish ton, appeared for the defendants, and with them were
doubt the Chag tlon already published. Those paragraphe doub
done pré- would have him NPI 1. Franci.... The following were
are the Jurors :-4. J. Only frófs new to the public, with referred visely-tire-ratis-thing themselves had the flangkong; and there, on the spot thenes hear, induced a corsiderable amount of false impressions which the said article letter, and upon the action of the
foreign. may give
dicectors of the Mitsu Bishi Steamahip Mauger, John Maoliregor, H. L. Dalrym. | to th
agents of the
Compay at the differ. Tan Wo not been a little before the named Morrison Bill, Dr Brown was, but on the whole the reason
I remain, Sir,
Company who were fally acquainted pie, Alexander Nawton, Lorenz Posanesker, ont ports to which the opinm was to be sent with the question whether it was a very grievously wounded in defending the pre-average healthy one. An unusual rainfall
Yours faithfully,
with all that passed at a meeting wherein These were selected on the nomination of highly mural transaction they (the jury)
More is reported from all parts of the coast,
H. J. H. Tarze.
they were represented by their chief The plaintiffs' petition and the defend the firms hore. Of the three accountants, two had nothing whatever to de. They had to miser from a hand of thiores.
The Mamei Arsenal authorities have recently he has been many yearn a Mis-
We insert the above as a matter of manager, which they subsequently, not Bu bad lai the facts
lately overhauled and bestowed a new cost of partnership was prayed for, which was by the Yun Wo; the firm nominating them
them and would now call evidence. granted April 12th, as from the 3rd day to be their securities. The regulations a
together
Cheong
Poon
all
Widg
WAB
G.
0. Soott, and Edwin Mackintosh.
the
without thera
Sing
Canton,
Monson, Massachusetts, aged 70 years. forty years ago he and his wife had abargo
ance
of the schools of the Morrison Education
sicknebu
white
ants' answer in a suit in which dissolation were to be selected by the Obap Bing; one judge the case between the part foreaionery in Japan, A few years ago be paid of paint on the two gunboats of the course, although we think the wisest in Yokohama but in Hongkong, where
of March 1880, were read by Mr Ng Choy. These documents have already appeared in our columns (April 19)
Mr Hayllar then, opening the case said,
the jury had gathered from the pleadings
that the Sun Yee, to which both the plain
red,
issues raised.
on the
The Judge asked whether there really to the bolling were detatied. The payment being prepared the firm took over at valt. this not a question of Law Was by a proportion of t
of the raw opiuma which was anything to go bafore the Jury Wan The Attorney General said the questloze atlon. There were provisions for the stand- ard of oplum being kept up. Of the Direct of fact in the case wore so involved
ore pine were to be chosen by the Chap Sing most to amanot to questions of law, But and essen by the Yan Wo. Of the interest his Lordship would see as they went on
of acquaintance with their old teacher.
An American whaling Captain reports the discovery of a new breed of whales iu the Arctic Ocean, supposed to have emigrated from the open Polas soa," which no describes as very much larger than the generality of whales and much more gentle
are
but ramour hath it, that the crews are
~Which were pretty clearly est forth in the there was in several provisions as any practical purpose to be gained by and confiding,"quite ready to pour oil on target has rather a good time on those in the Japan Gazette of June 16th,
tiffs who comprised and traded together me
and the defendants who trad in the business, (capital 300,00 allvar taele), that the case was one for a jury. The de ed together as
as the Chap Sing, both belonged, sing and four-tenths that of the Yan Wo. made for the plaintif
alx-tenths was the proportion of the Obsp fondant dented almost every statement rather than corporation was a large corpo
apart.
The Judge asked whether considoring the A they might almost call it a con- The latter had thought that they were in fetersfion combined together for purposes posltion to act independently, and by the whole circumstances and the pafton, the
■ffairs of the
Company were now in, there articles
of Agreement which
a certain slight disadvantage against the Yan he Would lay
this suit. before them. The Chap Sing consisted of
Wa. There was more power in the bands of iry Attorney General said there was troubled waters, eh1 It's a pity some of Chap
The Sing than in the hands of his clients. several arms, and the Tan Wo 004" The foot was this was more a treaty between It was very neparnary that it should be them don't find their way into Hongkong sisted of five firms, five of the old opiumi
His Lordship would see the harbor, isn't it 7 the tried, boilers, who held the monopoly before they two hostile powers than a partnership; the wore ousted by the Chap Bing in 1874 party who had the whip-hand got the costly when he came to make his state- When they lost the monopoly they went to advantage. One provision was that cus-ment.
bly, tomers would be allowed 60 days' credit, bought the monopoly, Macao, where
they and they so worked the privilege they had after which they would be charged interest
thare ma
1
Tha
Mr Hayllar then called a first witnem,
P.S-In the earlier part of the pass fortnight-the period synchronizing with the earthquakes in Eianila-wo firas ox-
two days, the thermometar rising to 92deg.
5.6.
SHANGHAI.
(News.)
Quotations. Hongkong, August 4, OPIUM--Now Patna, carb....627) ¤ 681)
Old Now Benares, cash, 592) a 695
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57
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Old
»
New Malwa, oradit, 740 a 780
11.
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Allowance, Taels 12,
Old Malves, needit, ---
Bank, Wire,...
Exchange.
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Demand
11
30 days' sight,
Credila, 4
31
3/94 3/101 3/10
4 months' sight, Documentary, 4 months' sight, 8/10, India, Wire,
demand, ....
a 72
80 days' sight, ...
Gold Leaf, 99, fine .... Sovereign,
Shares.
a short visit to Canton, when the late Dr Alphabetical olas belonging to their thing would have been for the Directors verification of the statements made wan Wong and some other of his former puplis precious flest. These staunch little vessels of the M. B. B. S. Co. to have addressed impossible, attempted to discredit by an exhibited great gratification in the renewal how vory trim and serviceable looking the Editor of the Gazette.-ED, CM.}" official denial based upon a technicality
It is not customary for a newspaper of no moment. almost ignorant of gun-drill, and that, in to take notion of communications of this short, whether from motives of economy or from fear of personal lajury, the Celestials character inserted in other journals rarely try the range of the big guns which which ought, in the ordinary course, to constitute the leading feature in the arma have been addressed to the paper in are given a chance, they appear to prefer ment of these vessels. When the gunners which the matter complained of firat ball charges of blank ammunition to the appeared. In this instance, however, ordinary shotted roands, so that the our veracity is impugned, and the article headed The Mitau Blahi Company and trying occasions.
the Chinese Quilă” in declared, on the authority of the directors of the Mitsu Bishi Company, to be altogether artro neous, and calculated to create false Mr. C. L, Scruggs, United States Con- impressions it is most desirable to do eal at Chinking, arrived here yesterday away with, Chui Kval Shuu, who was for four years
(20th) by the G.N. Co's steamer Fekin, Great strom is laid upon the inaccuracy
H.M.B. Albatross arrived on the 29th bring such pressure to bear apon per cent was allowed off for payment at employed in the Sun Yee firm 1 Hongkong perlenoad great heat and dryness during from the south, and H.M.S. Pegasus left of the statement "that Mr Iwanki Ya-
por was sent to Macao as an accountant Jasi
Doaki was present at the meeting," The entered into between the Yan Wo and the cant, for ash paymon that we special appointed by the Director of the Sua Yend 93 deg., mucceeded by a dropping steamer Pekin, reports that on the 26th basis of the articlo now so authoritatively Shanghai, demand, the new farmers as led to an agreement being the end of a month after purchase
By supple year to the Sun Yee firm there. He was
for Elongkong during the afternoon.
Captain Goodfellow, of the C.N. Co.'s information upon which we relied as the firm. This was called the Sun mentary deed it was agreed Hongkong
Then this combustion held the mano agents at the various porte should no longer the mode of business in Hongkong was that poly here till 1870, when they lost it, the be maintained or recognised and that any the customers brought notes from each shop of the barometer from 29.65 to 29.47. inst. the water-mark at Hankow was 38 contradicted was given to us by a Chinese large Brea af Ban Hap being the mis sustomer should be free to purchase from that we did bushoes with, which wasp
notwithstanding partial relief by mode feet 10 inches, and the river was still merchant of standing and experience who Desfol
competitor. The result of this the Company and ship for himself. The dored as finishing the bargain. We booked
rising. The B.s. Cassandra was at Wahu was present at the meeting of the guild was that they had to shut up their shareholders in this concern were of course them, and when all the business was dom rate electrical discharges and a squall; on the 29 alnifer grounded near the on June 15th. On referring to him wei
a to the steamer for and it has been only very slowly that the The business in Hongkong and to remove as free as any outsider according to the plated, we sent them down to
whole themselves with their pots and their pans
tenour
of the agreements to purchase the Golden Land (the expression used may barometer bas risen again to 29.00, Woosung Bar in coming up to Shanghai and that when the complaints of the
New Zealand, or Call
or Califor
from Robo yesterday morning (2016). Chinese merchants were made known to three nie). Sometimes the purchasers did so although there have been frequent rain some of her cargo was discharged, and she the Mitsu Binhi Company the chief over to Mauso, where they conducted their and ship on their own account. i could
be easily understood that this purchases and shipments that had been
opium,
the chairman of the guild, to whom the reculation and that its made. The first was on 28th December any outalde persons could
the next morning. It is said that she had no apposition was a object was to put such a pressure upon of Bu Look,-120 boxes at 600 lbs as a matter of fact he knew that some of the days having been to the lastward of South,
the of 73, 100 doen ook Long and 70 boxes througe day three could bay, whether they discharge of remderable top.
following letter was.addressed. Company really holding them could, 102,000 taels. These were ordered for ship firms composing the Yan Wo and the Chap
belonged to Yan Wo, or
Blog. as to bu
tendency of the wind daring the past ten pilot on board.
"No. 38.
Tokio, Juns 13th, 1880, induce them to come to terme if they do store at Macso by the You Wo for sing did purchase. The selling price varf. | Lesterday and to-day the weather has a and if not they would probably be prepared
Mr Cheong Wo Tai to go the length of raining them if possible. ment by them to Australia and a receipt
Yokohama, These firms had very large capital and their was given which he would read and which if ed; the Directors fixed it from tune to time; more settled monsoon appearazon.
had the the defendants had it in their possession they mas together and then instructed un
SIB-I respectfully inform you that opore valuable chop of the Yan I would absolutely negativa their statement We sold at that rate till the order was
Mhe market.
shat it was done without their knowledge countermanded. Two months aredit was valuable he did pos partionarly know if that of the Chap Sing was as valu- and consent. They had called on the other given for the fall amount after that inter
discount was given able, and they had some of them leading do for the production of thead paper.
in the Opium business Chiness enrage
Mr de Lano, who is about leaving Foo. ence of some suriking events. Despat the matter we conversed about yesterday. opposed in
the state of WAS
Lag hings gp fill the end of last year, when documents was a purely magnary payment. All onstenars were on that foschow, having relinquished his post w . . ches were recently issued by the Viceroy You will please acoept this lutimation.
Customers were never saked to pay Conzul there after 11 years' service, was of Nankin to five Totale, four of whom irreconcilable differer oss
The members of the guild were not Mr Hayllar road from his copy of it within two months. The order about entertained to a public dinner on the 28th are now in office as Toatai. They are srose, of He also read a letter addressed to the rate of
for gustomers l great difference at all even
ovonta
parmeni The partners to the Sun Yee, and nogor | Yo Wo with the amount ($79,050) in the Wae generally made the minuter; 1 cannot Germany, the Waited States, Holland and Taotaf), Keli, formerly Magistrate of was considered that if the matter were:|
the altimo, when about 80 were Accountant instructing him to debis the minute book; Ho.Chee Shan was the man ing the Consuls for Great Belud the Chinklang Taotei, the Shanghal satisfied with thin communication. It
Frame Total, the Yangohew Taotai (Wa Shu tiations were opened with Yat Wo by Ledger for the opium skipped by Mean upeak as to who made this particular Dentuak. Me Oduli, the chairman ; in pro- | Bhanghai City, and now promoted to /to be discussed with a view to a settlò | (Taken ab, Maura Zalconer & Colle Prémitésse present farmer for a combination here.
whole transaction' was regular and fonnte. Ho is in the Bun Yee,itaute posing the toast of the evening, asid the large the rank of Thotal and Chief Magsger mènt is was necessary for one of the They soled in the way, which any, de 11 an in strict sovordangs with the and the minutal rolerced to Loannot say highest degree t sonstituted like this might be expected
guests meaeinblad testified
the popularity and social of the China Merchants S. N. Company principals or the directors to be presont to do. They formed virtually a donfedora-
worth of their esteemed guest Mr Do La- in connection with the rice tribute, and at the meeting, Intimation was con- BAROMETERS. 19. A tion keep down revenue of the of Company thera Golvate The Vos to intended, be has certainly nothing shout want over ing, Hard, (to no doubt, to leave the Chap: Biog or The next was of much the same nature only person there for the Company, as dignity and independence of the high office been unable to obtain as yet. These resolution, and at the meeting on the
Manager. I kept the books. There was a
of the United Blates the Bun Yes, se the Mg oncern was January 2, 1880, 107 boxes (partionlan
of despatches were received by the Shang-evening of the 16th June the following TaxOMETER 88 rentesentativo called, and, in order to entitle them to do given) value, $49,755; shipped by the staff of eleven
opium Amerlea ia Foodhow, and it might he truly hai Tuotai and Yeh on 4e 25th inet letter was presented to the guild in! It was taken: upsome-sald
fald that the Government of the United
“Tokio, June 15th, 1880. that to relieve themselves from the re- Crusader, Papers of similar form to the was prepare was in the upper part of | States had never been held in higher estima- and they immediately started for Nan-
Mr Cheong Wo Tai, sponsibility they desired no longer to attach last were read. The third transaction times to the
Yokohama, to them, they brought a suit in this Court was of a like form; particulars given as the town, or taken to the southern portion on by the local Chinees oficials than dur kit. What makes the insident specially in which the petition was that which they before of a lot of 185 boxes, 500 taels, of the town according to the will of the lag har De Lano's highly successful tenure remarkable is the extraordinary urgency
SIR-I have the honour to inform had board read La-day. An order of the $71,847. Faper of aimilar tonour to masters. It was also taken sometimes to of office Personally ho, the Chairman, nut hasts indicated. When u despatch Court was made dissolving the firm, and those relating to the previous transactions the godowns of the Three-Line firm (Mr Ng had had but few occasion to visit the is urgent, instead of putting im you that I herewith authorize the bearer
operations in opposition to the firm here, I learned Qayoral then went into the three hemselves. 497 partners of the firm or equalis and two recurrences of electrical | was expected to get off in the afternoon or manager in Tokio had an interview with China Trädors' Ins. Co., $1,400 p, ez d
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LI HUNG CHANG AND THE WAR PARTY. (Shanghai Courier.)
The following information has reacheit
us-A very extraordinary incident has I will call upon you at your office st 7 just occurred, which shows the immin. m. on the 15th inst, in reference to
ABAFURI YENI,
Mitu Biski Company,"
Hongkong Bank, 69 % prem, males. Union Ins. 8oo. of C❜ton; $1,400 per te, talena
North China In
Tis 1,075 per share, 4. C., Chinese Ins. Co.,
$300 wkles, H. K. Fire Ins. Co., $840 per share, sales, China Fire Ins. Co. $30 per share, sales. H.K. & W. Dock Oo, par
B.K. O. M. S.-boat Co., $22 prem,, sales. Shanghal Steam Navigation, T. 6 pers. China Coat St. Nar. Oo, The 100 por m Hongkong Gas Co., $80 per share. Boogkong Bots Co., 163 per abare, Obias Sugar Befining Oo, $160 para, sales.
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