November 30, 1907.)
when she was his wife that he had evinced whilst wooing her, and to be in all things, and at all times, unselfish. He gave them the toast **The bride" and joined with it the name of the bridegroom He felt very lonesome himself when they proposed bis wife's health and left himself out. ong may they live; happy may they be; and may their shadows never grow less"
The toast was honoured amid great chouring, and Mr. Hope in replying thanked all for the hearty way they had honoured it, and Mr. May for his kind remarks, and then proposed 'the health of the bridesmaids, which also Leartily honoured.
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Lient, and Mrs. Hopa w I spend the moon at Fonchow. The bride'stravetling dress was a crema cost and skirt, trimand with silk braid, ani a goblin blue hat.
The presents totalled about 30', and included a Japanese silver ten set from brother officers, R.G.A.; large silver bowl, from brother officers, 87th Co. R.G.A; a silver ceutre-piece, | from the Sergeants Mes, R.G.A.; a silver centre-piece from N.C.O.'s and men, 8 th Co., R.G.A.
EVOLUTION OF HONGKONG.
[Written for the Hongkong Daily Press,]
(Co. taued fram bist ar- ia
IX.
Sir Henry Pottinger, who had le-rued his business in India during the stirring times of the early nineteenth century, when the Fast India Company was busy set line and bringing under administration its
CLIENTS of the
pre vions century Was A mau of dffr character from Elliot, and had the enormons advantage over him of knowing his own miso. On the 11th October Chephai was taken ·nd tir- country round Ningo without difficulty, and almost without opposition, occupied and bed during the winter of 1841:42; and it is notes worthy as indicating the earnestness which the Chinese army of the day, especially the Minchew portion of it, threw its If into the sunggle, that Dearly all the fatalities, which the British army did its best to minimis, wern caused by the direct action of the Chinese troops themseires, who refused to surrender, au got drowned or otherwise killed in hopeless flight, or actually committed suicide,
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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from Woosung on board manned by his own
8 Cuines junk | of citizens have hitherto tradəd at Carton, being crew. to b present admitted to the five ports named in Artiol. I at the ceremony.
His visit at the timg on the same terms as England." was not altogether welcome, but in view of tus worthy are the terms under which the cession Equally note. act that the treaty was mide in no selfish or. of Hongkong as a colony is described by Sir exclusive spirit, but that all were to be welcome Henry Pottinger, as a sort of bonded warehouse whencesoever they came, the presence of the iu which merchants might deposit their goods French representative was a good augury for in safety till it should suit their purpose to sell the future.
them to Chinese dealers or forward them to one or other of the ports opened by treaty; and that under the circumstances, it had become a Commissioners appointed to draw up details and matter of direct negotiation with the Chinese trading regalations that no duties of any kind were to be levied in the Colony.
Sended the first act of our story. We had had been taught a lesson, a severe one, as to the now an acknowledged position in China, China political geography of the world, and had learned from unpleasant experience that there was another part of that world actually more powerful than herself; where there were other peoples, and other potentates who did no! reguise the authority of the Hwangti, as the solo ruler under Heaven. We also had been
Daring the winter and suce-eding spring the forces of the ex edition were largely reinfurred, and eir Henry Pottinger fonud himself strong enough to take thenghai and te Tarlar garrison at Chapu; after which he ascended he Yangise. Here after the capture of the Tartar garrison at hin ang he blockaded the Imperial Canal, then the only available and certain means of coturnuication between South and North. This act on the part of the Brit st forces commence to bring hina at last thr senses, and negotiations for regular
Pa with the belated sancion of the Eiuperor warga commenced. Still but litte progress was mad», the env ye endevouring to protract the pre- liminaries, which were only in the end brought to an issu by Pottinger's threat to take Nan king, then the second city in the mpire. This was effective in converting the Emperor, who commenced to feel bis throne quivering, and was ready to accept auy terms, with the reserve that as NCOU 148 the terribl- English Fleet had gone away, he would have a gay time of revenge. Personally lao- kwang was an abler man than his predecessor, but the dynasty had fallen on decadent days, and the Emperor, never Venturing out of the immediate surroundings of Peking-at most going in a close litter surrounded by guards to bis park at Jehol, knew nothing from his own observation of the condition of the Empire at large, and was entirely dep-ndent on the imme. diate palace attendents; whose interest lay Daturally in misrepresenting everything in their own interests.
taught a lesson, and a very plain one, as to the folly of permitting ourselves to be relegated to a false and inferior position, and that as we appraised our own honour and dignity.so would it be assessed by an Asiatic Power, who had at the time no other means of information as to the relative station and power of the various nations of the world. Not alone, our statesmen should bave recognised, were we in this concerned for ourselves but even more in China's interest was it that the lesson should be brought home, so that she should be spared the subsequent
humiliation of having to relearn the lesson.
Sir
Coroana els, for China as well as England,
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Heury Pottinger, notwithstanding his Ludian experience had failed to thoroughly comprehend this very essential part of the programme. There is very little reason to doubt that the high Chinese officia's were quite prepared at the
to accept the eufored position, and carry out their share of the treaty without demur. opportunity inded very soon offered. On the return of the expedition a stay of some duration was made at longkang, now couverted into a regular colony, and naturally there were many visitors at Cauton in the December following the conclusion of the treaty; some parties went into the suburbs of the city, and some little scandal seemed to have been caused by the presence amongst them of three or four ladies. The circumstance was trivial, and probably with the exercise of a little emmon sense both sides, would have ended as soon as begun. But certain mischief makers amongst the Chinese literates commenced to stir up the lower orders, ami the walls
wra pasted with in- flammatory notices before evening. The cud Was a riut; some of the houses were burnt, though
lives пр
Wero Inst. Sir
Henry Pottinger
at Hongkong, buf 8-nt up Mr. Medhurst with
letter to the Vic roy. Instead of delivering it in per- sou at the Yamen, and arranging with him for the fature pres vation of peace, the old bargaining as to who should be the interme liary was permitted to be revived and it was decided to send the letter through Lie Chi Fu. Then commenced a struggle, the Chi Fu schemel on one pretence or other to have it sent to his residene. One Senior British Officer would only have it delivered to him on board a British man of wa: bat
ma ra the Houg merchants were lowed to take part in the ceremony; while instead of backing up his people for what certainly was fault, Sir Henry Pottinger seems to have lost his temper, and complained openly of the merchants having brought th trouble од themselves, through seeking to erade
payment of the regular dues. It was unfortunately the case that certain irregularities had occurred, but the Chinese officials were as much to blame
The treaty was signed it last, the Emperor's full authorisation to all the terms having arrived a few days previously, on the 29th August 1-42, and curiously though an urbidden guest the signature was witnessed by the French Captain Croille, commanding the frigate Erigone," who had come all the way up
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CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
November 20th,
HONAM SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Asasqual tɔ the enquiry held receit'y ai the Chief Police Station in Hopak, M. Wai Chung, the Chief of Police at Honam bat asut a courteous letter of apology to the British Commander in which he admitted that the police did fire their revolvers in a reckless fashion at the bluejackets of H.M.S.
as the British; and in any case the irregulari ties had nothing to do with the riot, and the Viceroy had made no attempt to connect the two. It was the first time the clunder had been committed; but it unfortunately was by no mesus the last; aud the Canton Viceroy, and his advisers took the hint, and it required another capture of Canton, and another war with China before things were finally straightened out. With regard to the apiri with which England entered into the new treaty it is saf. ficient to refer to the supplementary treaty entered into after the ratification of the origival for the purpose of defining the details of the trade. In article Vill express provision is made for "all foreign countries whose subjects
Moor.
n" and H.M.S. Sandpiper "and two other foreigners. He apologised for their coaluctun that decision, adding that the men bal beeu punished and the deed recorded offic ally.
THE OBNOXIOUS CUSTOMS PATROL On account of the recent decision that the Customs should patrol the different rivers in the Canton Delta, a Chinese Association is 10 ba formed for the sole purpos of keping the Central Authorities informed at regands foreiga movements in all spheres and thus not as s check for further encroichments ou what they consider their rights. Members ip, umimited; entrance fee $1, devoted to pay tal-graphis and other expenses.
MACAO.
FROM OUR CORRESPOND INT
THE PUBLIC LIGHTING
I have many times draw attention to the unsatisfactory lighting of the city thorough. fares, by the Soc éé Ele-trique d'Extrême Orinut. The latest worl on tus subject is that the Shelf has petitio ed the Leal Senado for
permission to suspend apertions for three mouths!
This permision was been given, or will be given, and the Saidais Lo invite by kerosena tenders for lighting the city in the interval lamps. The community would like to know who is going to pay the cost of re damaged or utterly destroyed? newing the public lamps that have ben either According to the contract with the Sacré é Electrique that company is responsible for whatever damage has been dou, as it was the company's duty to keep the old lamps in a stile fit for use in case of a breakdown in the electric supply, It therefore rests with the Lal Senado to see- that the community is not siddled with an expenditure which is not properly chargeable to the public fands. There seems to be scarcely one single lamp in good order in the city. And now we need them again. We have not yet reached the stage of munic'pal progress in Macro when we can afford to regard the public oipally, we still live in the Middle Ages. kerosine lamp with scorn and contempt. Muni-
THE MACAO GARRISON.
by men who are due to arrive at Hongkong by The time-expired soldiers are to be relieved
one of the H.A. L. steamers early next month,
"Kio ima" will shortly be returning home. The British guaboat "Moorhen is now
here.
A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL.
The first three days of next month are to be of San Francisco Xavier, who, nearly three devoted at Mongba to honouring the memory hundred years ago, died on S. John's Island,
to exercise his power of disallowance with re- His Majesty the King has not been advised spect to Ordinance No. 11 of 1907, entitled An Ordinance relating to Life Insurance Companies,