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wangs had not taken tions for the informa mercantile class and the public therefore had again to request the Yamen telegraph to the Governor- ral of these two provinces to issue an quate proclamation. A proclamation in merely general terms would be of no value; it was essential that the points above mentioned should be clearly and fully set forth
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The Yamen in commenting upon this com- munication from the Minister, stated that, ac- cording to the 7th Tariff Rule annexed to the Treaty of Tientsin: Duty free goods with the exception of the three classes, gold and silver bullion, foreign coins, and baggage, which need not be discussed, will, if taken into the in- terior, be liable to an ad valorem duty of 24 per cent. Moreover, when merchandise is taken
interior into the
the merchant con- cerned must give notice to the Cus- toms of the nature and the quantity of the goods, the ship from which they have been landed, and their inland destination. The col- lector of Customs will then, on due inspection made and on receipt of the inland duty due, issue an inland duty certificate. The merchant must produce this certificate at every barrier en route that it may be viséd and the goods allowed to pass. No further duty will be levi. able upon gools so certificated, no matter how distant their destination.
Thus, the Yamên continues, the inland half duty makes up for the likin ordinarily leviable in transit to the destination "mentioned in the certificate.
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The exhibition of this document to be vised of course frees the produce it covers from all other charges whatsoever. And when the goods and the certificate are parted the likin regulations apply to the former equally with uncertificated produce.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The Yamen therefore called attention to the necessity of preventing further difficulties by notifying the mercantile class and the public generally by proclamation, and requested His Excellency the Governor-General to instruct his subordinates to issue a fresh proclamation, plainly setting forth the Treaty provisions, for the information of both Chinese and foreign merchants
His Excellency the Governor-General, in communicating the despatch from the Yamën
are likewise liable for those collected from the purchaser.
dues to be and endorse
But in the event of goods of similar nature, which have paid likin in transit, not being subject to charges in respect of Tso-Ku or Lo-ti likin, then in like manner no such charge shall be collected from the purchaser of certificated goods. Thereby will uniformity of treatment be secured,
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For the future, therefore, you merchants and the general public may, in accordance with Treaty, traffic freely with any merchant, be he Chinese or foreign, who under a half duty certificate imports foreign goods into the Pro- vince of Kwangsi.
There is no necessity for you to labour under any apprehension.
Received at Canton, 5th Jan., 1897.
Translated by
J. W. JAMIESŐN.
SUPREME COURT.
18th January.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE Sг J. W. Carrington (CHIEF JUSTICE.)
THE BAR CONGRATULATES HIS LORDSHIP.
On his Lordship taking his seat the whole of the members of the legal profession rose from their seats and Hon. W. M. Goodman (Attorney- General), addressing his Lordship, said-May it please your Lordship, since the last monthly session of the Court for the trial of Crown cases, it has been announced that Her Majesty has been pleased to confer upon you the honour of knighthood. That information was received with the liveliest satisfaction by the colony generally and ment the legal profession fully shared. The members of both branches of that profession have accordingly, as your Lordship sees, assembled here this morning to offer to you, through me as Attorney-General, their most sincere and hearty congratulations and to ex- press the hope that you may long be spared to enjoy your new honours. In May of last
year I had the pleasure of publicly addressing to your Lordship some words of congratulation upon your
in that senti-
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His Lordship then proceeded of prisoners.
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A THE TRADE IN GIRLS. Chan Yi was charged with barbouring named Mak Fun with intent that be let out for the purpose of prostituti prisoner was the mistress of a brothel.
Hon. W. M. Goodman (Attorney instructed by Mr. Dennys (Crown prosecuted. The prisoner was undefende
The jury were Messrs. F.M. da Lus, J. Wheeley, H. White, T. F. Torun, G. P. Lammert, J. M.H. Meier, and P. HEF. Luders.
The jury unanimously returned a verdict of guilty and the prisoner was sent to gaol for fifteen months with hard labour.
Li Kau and Wong Su Hong were then placed in the dock charged with unlawfully bringing. the girl into the colony and they were each sent to gaol for eighteen months with hard labour.
A third case of a similar nature was then taken, but the prisoner, a woman, was found, not guilty and she was discharged.
The jury in this case was composed of Messrs. H. B. Bridger, A. Bojanji, F. E. C. Georg J. Logan, J. Noronha, R. Becker, and F. J. R. Schwarzkopf.
THE COLLISION WITH A POLICE PINNACH.
The case in which the coxswain of the steam launch Leung Fat, which ran down a polios. pinnace in the harbour, is charged with the, manslaughter of the lukong who was drowned was fixed for hearing on Friday.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE AT FOOCHOW.
We are indebted to the Cable Companies for a copy of the following telegram :----
Foochow, 18th January. Severe earthquake here this morning at o'clock. Direction about north and south.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held at (Director of Public Works) presided and there were also present Hon. F. H. May (Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. Ayres (Colonial Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr. H. McCallum (Seo- Surgeon), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health); retary).
to His Excellency this Governor, mentioned appointment as Chief Justice of this colony. At the offices on the 14th Jan. Hon. F. A. Cooper
that he himself was instructing the Kwangsi likin office and office of Foreign Affairs to take joint action in the sense indicated in that des- patch, that is to say, to give orders to the local authorities to issue a proclamation in explicit
terms. His Excellencey added that while re- questing the Governor to direct the above offices as soon as practicable to issue circular instruction for the guidance of those concerned, be had also instructed the Kwangtung likin office and the Prefect of Wuchou in Kwangsi to act in conformity therewith.
Being in receipt of the above instructions it is accordingly the duty of this office to issue this proclamation. It is at the same time. sub- mitting its action for the approval of Their Excellencies the Governor-General and the Go- vernor and is transmitting to each Prefecture and barrier the requisite directions to carry out the orders received.
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Be it therefore known to you merchants and the general public that all persons im- porting foreign produce into the Province of Kwangsi under half duty certificate have already paid half barrier duty at the rate of 21⁄2 per cont. This payment takes the place of the likin ordinarily payable transit, and every custom-house and barrier en route shall, after examination, allow the goods to pass without levying any further charges whatsoever thereon. Moreover, when the goods have ceased to be under the protection of the PASE, goods are under the likin regulations, d to the same treatment as produce of a nature which has paid likin en route, are not to be discriminated against, Should, however goods of a similar nature which have paid likin in transit be liable to further charges in respect of Teo Ku Octroi Duty) and Ļoti likin (ie., Destina- then certificated goods after they have been separated from their covering pass
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that time, in alluding to your recent predecessors, Sir Fielding Clarke, Sir James Russell, and Sir George Phillippo, and assuring your Lord- ship of the respect and esteem with which those judges were regarded by the community, I ventured, having regard to your previous career, to predict that in your Lordship we should find a Chief Justice who would prove a most worthy successor to those able men. Experience has shown this to be the case; and while congratu- lating your Lordship upon the latest honour conferred upon you it seems to me I may fairly congratulate the colonists generally upon the fact that it is upon their new Chief Justice that this honour has been conferred.
His Lordship Mr. Attorney-General, I have to thank you very cordially for the kind words of congratulation which you have been good enough to address to me on behalf of the mem- bers of the Bar, of which you are the distin- guished head. It is, I think, just eight months since you were kind enough to address words of welcome to me on my first taking my seat as the head of this Court. It was then very far from my expectation that in so short a time you would be uttering similar kindly words of con- gratulation on such an occasion as the present. Itis,of course, a matter of much gratification to me that Her Majesty the Queen should have thought me worthy of the honour of knighthood, but I venture to say sincerely that it is a matter not only of individual gratification but also of grati- floation in connexion with the legal profession and with the Court of which I have the honour to be the head. With regard to what you said, Mr. Attorney-General, with reference to my pre- decessors and myself, I can only express my sincere gratitude to you for your assurance that I am held in esteem by the members of the profession and by the community. I beg to thank the members of the Bar and also the members of the other branch of the pro- fession for attending here to-day to support
MINŪTES.
The minutes of the previous ordinary meet- ing and of the special meeting were read and confirmed.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CALF LYMPH, The following letter was laid on the table Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, 7th January, 1897. - Sir, I have the honour to inform you that there is at present a plentiful supply of calf- lymph.
Since the 22nd December over 600 tubes have been issued from the Government Vaccine In stitute. Amongst others the following hare been supplied:
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Army Medical Staff, Deputy Inspector General, Naval Hospital, U.S.S. Machias, H.M. Flagship Centurion, H.M S. Humber, H.M §, The Tung Swift, and H.M.S. Immortalite. Wah, Alice Memorial Hospital, and Vio-
supplied toria Goal have been, s every issue I have requested the furnish me with the results of the and up to date I have received Naval doctors, from two oivil from the public vaccinators taken well.
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Free vaccination is carried out at Civil Hospital daily from 2 p.m. to the following institutions have had inmates vaccinated during the past week Diocesan School, Barter House Mission School, The Reformatory (West Point), and Po Loung Kuk inmates.
of the might be conveyed.