SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
SIR TROMAN WADE AND THE BLOCKADE OF HONGKONG.
As
secured,
“I hoped, on our side, to secure the extinc
marcass of bickering is of advantage to *more than the interests of the Colony per se, **precious as thane may be allowed to be."
iptonded to Whether Sir To
THOMAS
4 Lign of the obnoxious cordon. Removal of
the
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 12TH DECEMBER, 1882,
The Colonial Treasurer's Report on the Oplura of the Address.---I have the honour to be. Bir, Trade for 1976, confrms the frures of the appro- Tour most obedient servant, ximate antimate made by this Obombar from in-
FREDERICK STRYLLE, bakia enentity of Opium smug.lod into Chiss Tus Honourable F. Ruikaley Johnnon, dependent szarpen and given above, as to the pro
Acting Colonial Secretary. feam, this Colony.
Chairman, Hongkong General Chamber of Commerov,
340.
.. to,
Paketat on a ekronis. war with the Empire of Cafon.
it
gres with Sir Thomas Wade that, by the are well aware that your Realencies 47o the poner
in pear that
the Hongkong community engaged the emancipation of the Chinese fromk habit and export in a prepared state, it may in estim-Oraisers and Native resuls un the neigfhouse the act of ageing, fin, cax to no a ? to cache tante, und d
BRU
be
over by
abuse.
"would
"Were
vende po, that in 1876, would have been less than
NOTE,
sume se goes on is tobacco in the United | outside the samoking divoua as oponly as our I bave named as the satire, import, is im
the leasing of the Chinese hotes by E. D. San& Kingdom; secondlyhat there are no public-houses advertise the liquor we drink,mediately sins on either in the original forsign
Oo, which is on the loft side of their bong, wo find armed junka or other crait spesially fitted out there was not in ba soon in any street tilat. be vasole convoyin it here, as by other vessels,
that hong has raidė nu agréamant for the inaas in In the course of a lengthy despatch to the for the purpose of smuggling opium leading traversada single noting that foreign apinm galarly at the Custom Henas pinder Oleist also foreign, to Shanghai, where it is onteret re
Chiuose, although no English version necompanies Viceroy of India on the taxation of opium in this port; and, "thirdly-that no contests in was for sale. Sir TroMAs, speaking on the foreign superintendence.
it but the stamp of the hong has been afrel to 16. Wales and the site of the annual lease and that of China, which is included in the correspond-connection with opium stuggling or loss of authority of the reports of the members of
perpetual Jonsein different, thotafors the lound antarad anca respecting the Chofoo Convention, Sir life from that cause have bean resorded by the the Consular servies who were sent to see say, one quarter of the whale, is shipped by for- ja no special class of vessala Ested out in the Co
Of the remainder, about one half, that is to The Harbour Master's Ratam shows that there
into by E. J. Sassoon & do; brist niet baan pat it for the stamp of the Magistrato, consequently the Opiam THOMAS WADE says that Lo recommended the Polins or come within their knowledge whether the proclamation on the Yunnan sign vessala to other treaty ports open to foreign long and heavily armed for the purpose of Oping
Tax Ofis has no masne of Zamining the differenes. transference to the Imperial Maritimo Cas: Į during the past fise years. Hore ther are outrage had been posted, says that white hade, where it is dely enterad at the Customs, smuggling, as silaged by Governor Honussy Extrast from s apart by the Colouini Tressarar la dhe ual custom for Woreign tonga to rent toma of thaduty of celloeting Liwia on opium all the allegations of Sir Jonk, POPE. Har it has been supposed Inasau drew opium The loosi trade proper of the Colony, whether and in the oases sited in the raport watch en-
and Registrar General, dated 24th October,gaard, we again iad, apot that anggling has Chinen houses for tciling samples of opiom, and the brought into Hongkong. While adminis
1882, Hongkong. While admitting NESSY Categorically denied and disprove from British Barmab, it appears on the oan for abipment to fan er Danten by foreign and prise the whole amber brought before the Mar-
been curled on in the plach. They want there for the right of the Chinese Government to We had already shown how utterly ridion- trary, that Barmah proper, at all events, is paris vesela, errts and ploves, with whiots fer that the quantity of Oplars (und is the vesela quatraband trade of jinks frequenting Hong- but in waility to attack has son muio mpen the plate. In 1868. Sir Thomas Wado said that" by the the seizur, and ft is fikaty i was their duty to do so, its intersets by establishing the pro- aus was the statement that one million sapplied from Yunnan. Having stated these olen vessels cannot irado for ceosamation on sharged with being ongated in illicit trade was fond in import and export duties listle less Co. hoog andre upon the Chiasso house so Jorial parts, ie, to parts placca Opium fcand in Feng and Masno, the Casters Terenno fa do-Couesquect pen the non-planding of Sassoon and ventive service noe maintained, the British Minister adds: Is
sterling
hands charged matue operandi had
every mys it of by them, the guards found the place was on for "Contious-na the action of China Colony in the article of opium; the Chainan likely that, with improved bullapa alam pero to California and Australis, or for sunggling corosaimant of Opiumi took place in east ass in ionisin Treaty China No. 5, (1871), pago 460.making snok goizare, without making strict enquiry.
1999 maan
man of the Chamber of Commerce concluparation, the native product will one day purposes, ou bases therefore about one fourits of an ordinary tanding junk. It is also clear fenc "afinda uncontrolled in ovat. certain, to be: aivoty proves that the trade in the drug in compete with ours, as that certain of oil begin quocis about 10in abosse-nam-39-baur Master's Department of the-artand-org-ati ferament gets at pressat $205,000 per aginare de Burlearly whales, we also Byd eat all motions "Tho
Tho (overnor states that “thế (Lengkong Go. and by doing so, they are likely to to is the wrong. | Toronto
Lin Chinear most desired to
to Hongkong represents only;
ratost -one-fifth af
teas, like conditions, will quantity of ap from Oplan which is prelivally on in friendly relation, and that **secure in the 1rado la
question
Governor Heny 1991, in, bis exclude teas of we
I must be tranmoted with a Abacat feeling, for which doubt, the opinu reunus. This end this amount
highly coloured representation of the. grils market,
but that he is confident dis total per month ingtend of £1,000,500 pay month as which is stated by Governor Hennagar to carry 100 per osat, to the Consumers" and that be sess to porcely this with a olor eight, and that wo notonly has that, wobode Houstong man the trade at this moment, while it would. There being no Castors Hrupo at this port, is The rotara for the Captains Superistooders Opiam swaggling from Horkwing into Chins, to balance (be right from the wrong). We vonture
opium trade,
ades wished to demonstrate withdrawal of the Indian Government from asserted by Governor Honnoss7. British Colony caused great loss to the Obi involve the sacrifice of a considerablo re statistics as to the disposition of the 21,000 reported to the Folios Authorities daring tss the Government of China loves at least a mij. not to make na abans deliberation. ueso revenue and inflicted is wrong upon the ronne, would not advance the object which shorts of Opium which form the local trads of years 1878 to 1832 (inclusive) of seizures by Chilies of tale of revenue por spam. Sed we vantare, without making an intimation, to request de the case hasteau hanging on for a long time, HM'A Colonial Possessions C. 8004 of 1881.) Chinese nation, but contrived to make it ap- the advocates of that measure have at heart; the Colony, As regards the heal tasumption have Bovenne Craisers and affraya bewoon the
the cancellation of the gaortion. If ons application Fathing nain the disparity in the Estimates fa granted, we request Your Exsollenotes to as the the establishment of a
of a branch of the Customs Collectorate
in sunggling ae, & profitable enterprise. It whichwa ora
using Sir THOMAS WADE'S ated that from 2,500 to 6,000 kostance bilginia Const, le dotructis as, but of these only doubt, but the geographical position of the Is.fimo wa boy that roar zoelenies will represent the whether be thought the local Government could
or was impossible that such a
`The number of 25, griavonia libel words, not our ow-they too often fatally the Uslany every year, leaving a balance of 18,0MM ser by the import caluly passed could collect the likis and hand it over to aut
Indian quota to be with 100 cheats to be ascented for. To suppose are reported to be couneated with the Opina lund focs afford a basis of operations, and tirat fact to the diferent high ofinials on that the gnation
seonm that this quantity is taken into China by mug. Trade and the value of the Opiam seized varias considerable amount does exist. The anders be cancelled whereby friendly felinge may be The Commissioner at Canton dozenot appear. Commercial communite tha shamefully "hold to mo
"the ha saya, Chinese glers, word be to disregard all the known ecodi from 33 in ons ease to the maximum amount in sigued, however, ventures with all respect to We do this on sunt ui the foilings existing in to-morrow,” h the Chamber of aspered, and the
of Com ara objsations to both proceedings, ‡ mercodare very proparly accopied the their persist in smoking opin and tons of the trado and the fact that tho provective | another of 8500, showing, in oeufruation of the point out that a comparisan of the figures given the trio hatreen Chinese and Foreigners, and whe.
I will
though inferior, in own popey,
service of the Chiasse Empire is probably in Roport by the Harbour Master to a similar by Sir Thomas Wade, on pace 3 of Calased pather it is right or u (we leayo it to your Becolleg strongest of course applying to the chal
Though challenge, the establishment of a Customs agency in the port.
great discomfitare of ftto" would be nons to lose equal to the demand." point of aspionage most carefully par to to but it is a
petition in which we request your Excallande to more than 8,867 picals of Opium laying out take the matter into dura consideration, and runt as politician who sought to
If this unscrupuloas
this conclusion becorrect, and the factaund on in the world. Ouovarg rod, in every village of the Opinn smuggling which prevails in these The Custome Agent; being a foreigner Ake the cloor ho had just quitted. į that it in, the Anti-Opjum Society is et Pillage, and fshing station along the Coast, there there is a large contraband trade conducted in soruggled into China from Hon kong, The re- and requested,
capital
ital with the humanitarians-by the arguments deduced froin them show bordering on a river or waterway; at every port waters, and the shaardity of the alteration that sono which takes up a large quantity) can be the indulgence to hare the matter done es represented gentleman, vald
would be anobjectionable in alandoring be would represent a Chinese If Authorities in Downing Street doonce put out of court. The object of the is a watchful Custom Statión roadoring it very heavily armed juuks Etted for the purpose 300,000. In 1875, thare were left at Hongkong Ho Chaou-ful-au la Mosers. Galton & Co.'s Compre institution the admission of which into our their duty without fear or favour, Sir Jos Bociety is to protect the Chinese from what the shore without being overbaniad mul mads to
| difficult for u. bost of the smallest size to touch thin harbour,
Cora. The remaining 17 osseg of ecisure by Barongoro piouls of the whole import. In the Boun-Tang Su-shon is Mamm. Heign & Co.'s Compradore. the aver la tard le deprive it of that Porn Hesstast will be steraly called to as the Society evasider a vice. If the Socisty pay lavies purpleting to be impariat or loss! Cruisers durinz 5 years do not appear by the vial years 1875-1875, the Repza admitted goliegt. Teal Sin-hang in Houses. G. Livington & Co. a. Com- character. It would also be the thin end of | count for the grave misrepresentations made incceeded is feet would be that the con- loried and declared, there is no means of asper of them were Salt junka, 1 Salpbar and Salt,pionls 10813 of that amount, Sir Thomas Wade Thog Pai-hsiang is Agent for the CM.S. N. Company.
an end to the Indian does. To what extcat sugh dues are honestly retaros to have base connected with Opium; 7
pradore a wedgo, which the Chinese Government by him at Nottingham, which, coming from opium trade the would like no doubt to insert to resince the its Governor, wors not only calouinted to in- sumar funding, Colony in
for export and local use, whilst the Governor'e in the eyes of the Chinese population jure this Colony but also to impair the re. the use of a cheaper and inferior article, and he farmed out by the Provincial Authorities to the particulars of cargoes are not statet.
Thursday, 9th November, 1833, iute the position of a Settlement where natation of the British Government abroad. in all probability he would consumes larger thanga a service thus organized would be oon. with istal results reported to the Polios as
Oficials who pay for their appointments, and The return shows the anchors of casualties 310 chaste ware boiled or prepared hera. His serving of all praise. Bat they thoald first vocaldor Sigares would lead to the conclusion that only The paseofal intentions of the Petitionare ure do foreigners wore tenants at will of the Em
One effect of the coo tion of the The more fact of a tax on any mor paror.
inor-
quantity. ̈`SIR THOMIŠ WADE ON THE Indian Government with the opium trudo, fur.sidered as a demoralized one and its system un having contrral in affrays between Native Excolloner states that the payment of the tax that at no fitas san publie business bo ocedastad, chandise being collected in Hongkong for
roservedly condemned scoording to Western reseals and the Revenue Cruisers during the the. Opium Farmer of $205,000 is an ad with loss of dignity, by the vialsat maanaras rogartir OPIUM TRADE: the Chinese Government would lower British
thermore, is to largely increase the price. Ifidesa, it is probable that the receipts of per period of five years under review, Buch vasaal-
alorem ax of more than 100 par neat, thin charge of the native Opium Tex Oftes in the case
resorted to by the Expectant Thotai, Shang. She Fünz
prestige in the of the Chiness people,
Sir THOMAS WADE cannot be ranked their connection with it were severed to. quisites, sed the partial remission of doties by ties have been B in number, bet not one of them value of the spine is at the most 8205.000 of a native Down The Regis
morrow they would have no right to prohibit Customs Offcials who farm the rovente, is appears to have had any connection with Opian requal to about 340 pionie. The capital of the weaken their confidema in the ability of amongst the apologists for the opium trade, the cultivation of the poppy by the nuti con quasi recognised praties soquiesced it by all smuggling, or to have arisen out of any case of tar por los 80, 10000, and, as a first mine, which he caused to call whether one dire British Brita protection, and laul to fresh violations. He has never affected to have any sympathy of Ladit, and the result would probably be a ales theaghout the Empire.
Similar
contraband trading with which this Colony was tare, shareholders got 12 per cent. interest on he to be broken into before day. brosk on the 20th of last August, were or were not the Capital, the treation,
apply to with it, but has simply endeavoured to con largo increase in the cultivation and exporta-merchants of Hongkong have no soncaro, objections
With this system, however, the Colany and concerned.
rented to the British frm sad need by them for prai any proposal
1 for the collection of the lakin online his attention to the econome considers too, jusly in tobacco in the Philippines ble. As the vast majority of the junks which Revanno Craisor when pursuing a juuk altimate as the abolition of the Gevern- and or its results they are in a way responsi shore was accidentally killed by a shot fired by a In August 1878, a daberman on the Hongkong
(Copy)
paring opisto paste. A simple application at the opion by the Hougkong Government. Such tions involved in the question. At the same
Harbour Department,
British Consulate would have kattried every enquiry on the polat; and, if that course had been parsne an act would be immediately construed by time the British Minister
ister las, on more than
Hongkong, 13th November, 1887.
the disgraceful attack on the wanlity firm of Monst the Chinese mandarins, and so represanted one occasion, thought is proper to let it he is a trendous impetus to the leave the masinland with prodana on arrive ly seized for goma Branch.cf Chinose regulations
eir compliance with your directions of B. D. Sleeson, which pas sargely every yote kwards to the people, as a sort of tribute paid to the known that he is no partizan of the Anti-ion of and brade in tobacco in those there with imports, undoubtedly oblalu from the with general cargo on board,
In-Mar 1879, three men of Revenue Cruiser Return of the ossos brought before the Marine the fasts counseled with the armed irruptios la con-
the 11th instant, Thave the honor to saolose's the Imperial Ravenue, would have been avoided. islands. Even if China prohibited the im-local Caston Houses port clearances and bille
The Putillianus are doaltoss "fally' cuisant of Emperor KWANO SU in consideration of Opium Society and, causat subsribe to the portation of the drug, which there is no like of entry, the large trade, bother in Oplats or were filled in an affray with a junk carrying Court since April, 1877. which foreigners were allowed to reside in nuurt views expressed. by the enthusiasts lihood of her doing, there would will be a other, gobile, antried on betweos, this port and Balt. As Bait is not prodused or prepared to
reation with Mossra. E. D. Sassoon's "pramians; of The Return will show the alaan of vessels am the robberies of clothing and tapacy, and other pro- Hongkong. Otherwise the latter proposal
bual who compose its membership.
In the
demand for it by Chinese smugglare, thus solisted to the ordinary seal duus lesind Colony or within Colonisi watora. The prepara- large
placos on the Cosat in Native bottoms, being this Island, this affray was not generated in the played in Ogiam smuggling, togather with their pergy ausisting of opin of the distraction of tha would be leas objectionable that the first course of a lengthy exhaustivo report who in many cases, would probably have no on the China Cosst according to the priction of tion of Salt in China is condante os very strict mial that all junks, whether smuggling at trad-domain thayer of the Chinese Gorgentant.
vrews and armuocat, but it caust be barna in faralare in the hours; these are all note that ware named. However, there in
o in slender chance of on the Opium trade, dated 14th July, 1879, oither being really urged, for the Haikaan, Sir Thomas Want says that in candone diffenlty in coming to a mutually profitable the Empire, is for the most part a strictly legal monopily by means of Govorament Hemness, and ing, aro nemed as are the vessels in this Roined.
offers arrangement with the provincial authorities.one. or Saporintendent of Customs at Canton, must decline the praise awarded to him The Chinese Government is too astute net
And it may be supposed from the reapsotability of trado in it other than by duly cuthorized persons. The vassals employed na arangglers have for the Patitoneze that thond auls are but regarded by Smuggling between this Island and the main is contraband. Berigas alsays between Salé sozas time been that palling boats which then na trifling 8. promptly opposed the ides, as to objected to by the
Thaving, as they consim traffic for to see the advantage of its present syetom, kand-in goods other than Opinta saarcely exists, į smuggler and Royanne Ofioses are well-kooworocp along the store unobserved, and if they
опроводів of tho
dealt a sovere
The avourity of the trade, the security for persona place the junk trade under the Foreglow to the 'trada "Although," he cancer which there is a large, revenue and an evasion of the low ad valovom daty of 5 perto de common throughout the Empire, they are are seen, tho grows areonabled to land and scars and property, depends on the steps which should ba spectorate. Sir THOMAS WADD says the Haikwan has instead assented-to-a-code of tinues, I should be well pleased to see the which would inevitably encourage the growth
adopted by the inoal Magistrates for the repression ho con comparatively little smuggling, over one
of arima and.ontragé...... "regulations, which, if the Native Executive Chinese, for their own sakes, abandon the of a large contraband trade from which she
In the present instance of the outrage on the British observe them, will diminish the inconveni.“nge of opium, or, at least, the è excessive use "ance complained of." Tho however, **of there, and it is plain that Sie From Var, is of it, as I should be to see drunkeness would derive no revenue.
the
the same ment mon
knows reformed out of our own islands,
Inte
be
connection
British waters.
On 28th November 1881, a man was killed in
ing on what Sir Thomas Wado estimates
any vessel that he can get...
REPLI
There was a suro means within the ranch of the
briag
arm of Mors. E. D. Badroos & Co., the Clined at thorities have lamentably failed in their fin the guilty parties to trial and punishment, although frontly applied ta fer jpation.
fally the good intentions of the petitioners; at the The Consul in replying to the polition approciutes
Fewark" But it is too. much to hops, se2'did not propose to niyon gotiations | THE HONGKONG CHAMBER OF COM-which it ma be bidden beneath water without this Colony who were returning from a shooting Honor.rabla N. Choy and myself, and will show same time he boparthey will understand that asari.
te"bound to r
to admit that in my
how
much that
hat means, for he goes on te
three Custom-bossos tained, that are beim-bosses are main
that "offence to the Colony,"
lony All residents in Hongkong will sabo those words. But why should zot the British Government insist upon their removal?
says "The
part of a
to that
"bid"
and Tonshipped ta"tration; even then in 1839. Ten
tariff
WOR
I
feer.
"that
bay
MEBCE AND SIRP HEN- NESSY'S MISSTATEMENTS.
In April this year a man was killed ep bosni guing reel and therefore did not come within
|
PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXOEL-
LENCY LI HUNG-CHANG..
A proclamation irmed by Earl Li, Viaeroy of Chibli, Senior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, | High Commissioner of Coast Defence, for the Northern Boas, and Acting Superintendent of Trade, asilin for a sampotitive sitization of candidates. Inasmuch as formerly want_bas
radod, and that the Hoppe, or Chinage the raport, the effect of which in our opt- has in view, and, to that ond, it is clearly desir tion, if necessary, by being tired apos. There is no large noutraband trade in Onium | with impunity is the order of the day in this at Fooshow scions of respectable families ata-
•Government' profulness of its opium re-simply as a luxury, which regard trade and traders in the Colonies and Foreign the foreign trade of, the Soulborn Coast of the |
is very o
like
.
the
feriable at sbber ports, would not cata pensate for junk must has been passing from one part of in sanggling are regularly employed sa sugh. If vent which is payable ou entry st the Treaty transatly alluded to in the Peking (ixette, sud with theie sargens, ports, sut-is-probably the maximum similarly in the case referred to in the Police Report, the I way remark that nono of the vessels engaged the honey abargas which must be incurred by the territory of China ie santier part outside a man in dastrous of smugling Opiam, ha hiros transit over unusual routes aron if the ubiqui fans Customs Officials could be avoided. Opium,
La the suelosul rulare the last one mention awice to its portable oharacter, the facility with a boat which was conveying two gentlemen ofed is one that came before two Mantrates, the sorions deterioration, and the high duty imposed expedition on the malaland Passing by a Cus the class of craft employed. The offender was pas outrage of this spricatuot bo patched apa it moral reformer. At the allegation cont
apaa it, is more reslily and profitably sangglod, toms Station on the Chinese aide of the chauns, nonvicted no his cargo sail vessal-were extort it were a party offeuss. hat the returns which have been recuivid through the boat was ordered to tupare to, not doing so Lo be forfeited-Sale-auction 14, Section SE of Shanghai Courier Correspondent.
(Signed) CHALLES A. SINCLAIR, Conso developed to a vicious: excess the Chinese
the Native Custom House at Canton make it promptly rusket shots were fired at it and one Ordinance 8 of 1879. The owner of the Opium were criginally indebted to the British
The following has been forwarded to us for parly cartsin that the quantity which evades of the crow was most unfortunately clad. In appeated to the Supreme Court against tids de- "importer of Indian opium, I have a suspi- publication:--
the payment of duty, either at the Treaty purts this case, there appears to have been no amus-ision, and the Magistrates' fading was reversed,! that the contrary might be essa Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, is not greater than 2000 to 3,000 ahasta por
or the ports and piacon not open to foreign trade, gling attempted.
as the vessel was not hold to be a "junk or so The British Minister holds very different
Wished. Even in 1888, wben, it the Chi
Hoogkong, 22nd November, 1882,-* SIR-The sciention of the Committee of this annum (568 Parliamentary Papers Cuius No. a rowing beat in the narrow channel separating the meaning of the Ordinance.--I have, de.. views, a to the quantity of opium smaggled Government condescended to
2, 1880.) And the quantity thus satinated to Hongkong from the mainlaud, and in fane last into China from this port, frous those "treat us as a Government, the exclusion of Chamber has been called to certain statements be smuggled is not conveyed, as alleged by Gay men were killed outside British watera in a
(Signed) H. G. TEOMKETT,
Harbour Master, &s.. expressed by
by Governor NWSSY. He the drug from the ports of China might its Colons, on what must unfortantly appear ornor Honnoisy, in Junks heavily artred for the trading juak sarrying Sulphur and Saltpotre The Honourable F. Blawart, LL.D.
on appear purpose, fighting their way to the mainland which are contraband articles of trade in Obina. port into Hongkong in "possibly are buea not accounted for at the ports, wai" list that the Emperor was oopnaed to the public mind to be competent authority through the Rovents Cruiser, but is concealed, In neither case doos' it appear that Opium was |
negotiated; for the
Aating Colonial Secretary, &n.. o.. ton but which are nevertheless unwarranted and few balle at a time, about the personin, and sonored. come 25,000-piculs, of which swall" moral grounds could, ust have failed to midlanding. chale
The statements referred to are, in the opioicustomers piring between this port and Canton, Hevesy's allegations, which were to the follow-
Bin the luggage of Chinese passengers by the With referanos, therefore, to Sir John Pope THE OUTRAGE ON & FOREIGN HONG been falt for the two branches of Naval and Ba quantity would be consumed on the Island have barl its weight with our own Adminis
AT FODOROW.
gineering sakbola, I did establish on the 7th mnon persuaded of the Committee, caloalated not only to affect and other places on the Coast, or in ordinary fog sfeat:
of the 8th your of Kosug Heû ■ Naval School California. [Sir
the Ledins opinn imported,
Fooonow, Nat November. though injuriously the reputation of the Colony, but trading janks and fishing bouts of unpretentios That this laland is the base of operations might have added
in Tientsis for Northern students only. The Australis and Manin]. The balance must uudonotedly the epium most, in raqueat, the Hems Government and the Imporini l'arlisanmber of cases, or by varios devices such as damage its intereste by prejalioine tho polies of ebarsoter, or fast palling, boste propelled by a
The policy of Chiasso offeists, bigh and low, establiskadent Las szinted now for a year and for a class of desporate men who marry on may wall be likened to the men who always xo mora, sud some progress tus alan bez meds, have found its way into Chins Allowing "was but & small prin of the drug mant, when dealing with the pelement of goes are practised by the persone who evade the b.That, for the, paries of carying on that but allow it to grow old, always taking aire to bloment néguinal owing stuer biti idu old for harge contraband trade in Oplan with Chius, fase to pay an old hill, and poster pay a new one, but it has never arrived at the full com-" that 20,000 picule were so carried in
in Chion. further says tions arising out of close political comdatios va tobacco in the United Kingdom this quantity, had it passed through the that from inquiries be proecouted with some mercial relations which the Island of Hougkeng That the Rogenus Cruisers which surround this
trada, jauka hasvily armed with cannon are
draw a lipa with thans who su immediata of the sukobars or their, being too opan ports, would have paid 600,000 taols infenecnoss in the yours 1848-40 loss than from ita juxtaposition must necessarily hold Island keep up in offestivo Hookade which gre
fited but here and wazo a chiconic war with acttlement, and refuse to be put off with ragas the purpose. This had arisen perhaps on the detyy Dad
the mei bbouring Boyle, acarcely
a legs sun in ten years, that is to say, froin the date of our with the Empire of China.
promises, or allow the matter in question to bo sours that too small so nilowance has baan muda leira. It does not follow that it paid first ruptura with Ghius, be found that the The Committee offers no apology for address at the smuggling of pines on a much larger That those juoku angaro, within sight of the shelved, until redress in full has been made. for the studente; I have therefors altand täs copla than at present takes placa, is probably Island, in naval battles with the Chinese Re Unfortunately for British subjects, the old regulation of granting a monthly allowates of nothing. no doubt paid likin and ir poppy was cultivated in at least ten of the ing you on this subject as it ventures to believers, and it is also true that Chinese juuks sad
renco Criors resulting in large loss of life count system has been allowed to besos Tia. 1.00 for each sohalar, to Tia. 4 per month. that the promotion of British Commercial entar bonis in the Estuary of the Curton River, which the revende dae on it eighteen provinces of China. There are prisa abroad in all legitimate channels is one of do not promptly sabmit to be overhauled by the the facts aro But the
on both sides, "wow, without duabt, in no small pari otter extremely interesting statements in she objecte the London Chamber of Comtacee Cruisers, are absood and brought to for examins
the porosal rule, without any exceptions what. This sum will be safeieuć to sfford saateusnog sbator. To rah, chest, and Insult the English for a moderate sized family. In the naval sobool Superintendent of, Customs, should, most nign is to completely exonerate the British abis that a truo appreciation should-precaily not propinquity, however, of this Islated to the main
married on between this Colony and the China port. The outrage and robbery at D. diod there, and on the completion of their cours probably from corrupt motives, have de of the charge of having introduced she only among the members of your infantis! and, so far from being a cama of injury to the
Coast. On the contrary theOpium spurgled, Sassoon and Co.'s pramites is a fair specimen word promoted to aptarnoise of "ahipa-ist war clined the sasiatance of this Farsign Invite of opium soling-if tica it be Committee, but throughout the United King.
considering the extent of the trade, is inson uothing whatever has been done, and the matter Some of thew have now attained to the second spectorate in collecting
it may be held an into China We do not ourselves look dom, as to the position and character of British Chineas Customs Revanne, operates most advant
sgeously for the collection of Escal Jovies upon
siderable and for the most part is carried into is quietly sheived that it may grow old. Pre- and third ruke, some even have had bestowals China in small quantities, portable and easily crastination may be the thief of time, but it is of reward for bratory. Now, as regards those argument against
my position that the upon it as a vice per Wa
Countries. all luxa
concealed, just as parcels of tobacco are sing the very, life and soul of Chisa diplomssy, candidates for the Tientsin sabgol, if such Empire Wore the Island situated at å greater In the course of an address on the Repression distanos from the mauland than it is, or did not That within the knowledge of the Harbor any mistakes through baste in dealing with any also decided to morinlia tha Thema to bas
gled into the United Kingdom. "venue is to be counted on." Sir Thomas rics, may become vicious when indulged of Crime delivered at the Social Saianas Coexist in the present conditions as a free port faster and the Colonist Felled Authorities notion offecting the rights of foreigners, mors to matkauf hanger on then. The principal. Chiass officials cannot be consured for making among them also completo thoir courus, I have Want then proceeds to describe the
ibe the excep in to ocean. The responsibility on this gros, recently held in Nottinham Sir, zadera foreign Government, the difonities tional position of the Hoppo or Haikwan, in ground rests solely with the consumers and so Fope Eennessy, Governor of this Colony, now which would be placed in the way of the Chiness being expected to contribute to the needs of Sir THOMAS WADE says in a dispatch to the an leave of absence in England, is reported to Authorities, when engaged in obisking smug the Imperial Household. clear, wo PRINCE OF KUN, so long as the pin the Midland Counties Daily Express, of the 22nd the now are Opium in that case would pro
as the
have said I quote from the Nottingham and glog in Opium, would be much graster than think, from the Haikwad's refusal to
fusal to give needs of the Chinese. *
duced in Chian-is-
supply 20 adhesion to the plan for collectish quantity opium imported, or even every month in the article of: Opium. But French mediatized territory of Tongain to Chi- the reduction of the September:In the little Colony under bably be shipped in Native vessels from more opium revenue suggested by
government one willies Sterling changes hands distant depots, such as Singapore, Saion or the Minister that he is more than satisfied with total exclusion of foreign epium, will not with commercial activity and profits, there suso purts and places, and it would be impossible be
affairs, by While the condition of
which,
remoralise the opiuni smoker. This is selfcones an incrasse of ozime from Opiata, from for the Revenue Craivers to watch the satis defrauda the Imperial revo
the active af bis employés no doubt evident, and we fail to sae that any its ecosumption, and from its amezgling.ne of their own Cosat an effectively as they are
bo fills bis moral
attaches to the caltí- "Hong song wagen a obronis Opium war on a own puree and the pockets of his myrmidons stor
Or dealer in, an "small scale with China. A desperate class of now able to blockade this Island in which the
trade is centred and controlled. with the beary imposts he loves on the article of simply because the larry the base of their operations-they parchase Hennessy a statement that this Colony is engaged
ramon, the Opium emagglers make the Colony native trade of Hongkong. Bow, in the face
There is, thereforo,no grennd for Governor Icasse indulged ja to expan cannon and ammunition there, they fit out chronic war with the neighboring mainland of such proof as is thus afforded of the very It is not difunt, for instance, to consere of heavily armed jurke and engage, within sight or for his implied imputation that the course of slender dimensions of the smuggling from a tobacco planter honestly holding the belief" of the Leland, in naval battlas with the raronne Its trade isiurarions to the Chinese fiscal revenue. this Colony, co
covid-eny
man with one spark that the use of tobacco was deleterious and raisers of the Emperor of China. Sometimes On the contrary, the facts of the case show that of honesty
the Emperor's revenus offers are killed, nous: the physical conditions of the Island of Hong his composition get up before himself cashewing it as such, and A British sudience and base the temerity to serving a lear cons
ing a clear conscience while endeavouring times the sagglers. Not unfrequently declare that Hongkong wages a chronic to make the most he can out of his buaisless."wonpied men ef both, sidea ass brought into kong act only afford the roady means by which opium war on a small scale with China"? Or, to put even a strong as "crimes difoult for the Governor to repress place it in the power of the Authorities at the the Chinese Government is enabled to protens the Colony. All this gives rise to wlers
ite lagitiosta ravenue, but also unfortunately It has been theagat, and more than ou manufacturer of arms and ammua lion ho profit by it, whether they are local traders in foreign goods, carried on in Native vessela our Ab is not a luxury that concerned, & dials on account of the inflagace of these Province of Quangtang to anreharge the trade stated in print, that Sit THOMAR WADE was
of the Salt jask retorred to above and shown recognise the transaction, and, not to be ent-2-Bohoists are put on probation for the trat pro-Chinese in his
done, an ex-Compradore and sxpectant Tapbai, theen months, board and lodging free, u) the er- tendencies. A
to be a purely Chinone stair. of his latest despatches will show that he is hold the options), dispares could be more which; from its grast exaggerations, gives an authorized by the foreign treaties. t very reasonably on, abstract grounds the financiers of a Viosroy perusal
might
beld by many sensible men
The ploters thom sapratisually drawn is ons bins, with additional tarstien in eroes of that Opin, there is very litle If say illioit trade English steam launches, and landant arched foros will chtale an allowance of Fls. 4 par insane.
between Hongkong and the Southern parts of It may be added that on geods other than to distinguish bil, quietly appropriates two piration of which time, those that are retained simply animated by a very earnest desire to
3-Sobolere are to stay in spucol for five years, carried on between the Colony evethe mainland, to break open and plunder an English Hong dur fair to the Chinese Government as well satisfactorily settled by means of arbitration untrue representation of the state of things pre
With the rier to make a representation to and that no allegation has over been made that ing the night. Finding be bad made a little daring who is they are as allowed to marry to his nationals. No doubt he has been than by war. The question of conscience vailing in these waters, and cannot fail to lead more considerte for the revenus of the Ubi loes not arise in such a case. So Sir To to the formation of wholly incorroot inferenses .. Government in support of which it may foreigners are engaged directly or indirectly in mistake, and bad gous a little too far, he has got or to go to the literary examinations, for fear thosp aome of his compradorio frioads to petiffen the might obetreat their proßer studies. - This reju Board of Foreign Interaverso to have his little fation must be put in the bond. nese Government than was compatible with AS WADE RAYS, "The evil in opium smokas to the rolatione existing beteroou the popula bereafter be ascessary to lavite the good ofhow sanggling of any kind.
of your Committee, this Chamber is now engaged In conclusion the Commities canust refrain and trivist foray cancelled, that his respect. successful diplomacy but no one can
4.-Scholars in the Navel soboch will study in in China I do not contest, but putauing hours, and modernos esfang in apiarstigation into the fanta, so far an they from expressing regret that Bir John Pope ability way not be lost.
sad parslag honest and tednation in ne acortaitied, relating to this allego nay. Henneday having bad the fallest oppsilentles
A oppy of this border that at sono future day they muy com. with betraying British intoresta,
proposed at Chofco. to recom-jánd the Authorities of the nehrhbouring main charge of dates upon the Colouisl Trads for the as Garornor of this Teland for five years of on petition was also sent to Hur Majesty's Consul, mand ships. Those of the engineering sobuol. it is to be fusred that they have not been me.mend a change in the mathod of
tax-load,
na doubt expecting that be wand at ence, i will study how to lako mage of the machinery of terally, advanced by the protracted negotia: "ing it, I had, I confess, no thought what Sir John Honnorsy states that Upina, to the collection of which, as well as for the prevention talming sourate information with regard to on the solicitation of piomber of such a high the vessels. After a time they will all be re- of an illicit fraffle in Opiam there is reason to poorteno taking place and the state of affairs ly respectable hody, coudous and agree to conquired to put into praction their enveral branches. tion on the subjects embraced by the Chefoo erer of arsisting the Chinese Government artont of a million Starling change hands is
beliovo the blockade of this Island hy Chinees prevailing hare daring his term of offion, stioald at the matter. Convention. Still, after the recent utter to extinguiel betrade in Todian opiuin. I this Colony every month, and this assertion es
He, not taking quite the 5.-Sabolaes of the Naval school, in every Ancas of Sir: JOEN POPE HENNESSY in re- was dealing only with the rights of Chine tosde ln order to show the vast and wide-spread charge de tous le quidence the talaslated to mine, which court not fall to high it is to be winnerely hoped they will road, the English tasohimes will take them out and
to the magnitude of the traite was obviously
have been led to maka statements, unfounded in sanse view, rotarued the petition at once with seven days are required to study two dare Chi- So much rogarde the general conditions of fact sad misleading to the isferences they are a few pangont remarks for their edification, as ander Chinese tasohers. In the evening ference to this Colony and China, it te re
"in respect of the revenue derivable from interests involved fu ft, and the influential pro freshing to read the fair and unexaggerated opium, that question being part of the testion therofare likely to be afforded to a trail grave misrepresentations contained to the Not damage the pharter of the Colony, the loxi werk, learned inwardly digest. The fatit lies exercise them in Naval drilling, despatches of an upright British official larger rovento question which I was soo which the general teuans of the remarks in sively, by offotel retains os matters of fact, the boss orpostol he would have been most anziosa disgraceful state of affairs adfesting the Eaglish, deputed examiners will go to the school and tingham address, but in order to show condla timate interests of which it might justly have, with things higher in authority thatbhim for this 6-T the spring, summer, and winter terms, "ing to regulate in a manner practical quoted cannot fail to load ordinary randers to
and equitable. In view of
groundlessness of the specifie aconastion made by to dolent facts of suppore is to a very large extent, if not mainly, ir John Pope Dennessy, your attention is ins She
French, terusan and American grievances are examins the scholars, while at the gatuam form the case it is uslues to introduce the moral straband.
Copies of this letter will be sent throark His Settled without the slightest troubls, their do. I will prooood myself to examine them. Those Your Committee wili bu able to judze from the vited to the uncered copies of correspondeurs. Exalansy the Administrator to Her Majesty's mood is made and attended to whereas the who stand at the bead of their classes will be question is regard to our fadien opium Bir THOMAS WADE says that even an 1847 following foots how far the isjarious imputation went alors, between the Colonial Govern Frincipal Secretary of State for the Colonies. English demand is repentedly made for redress rewarded with somiasions, and those who sto The able letter addressed by the Rong the coltivation and preparation of the drug is to be justified by the actual position of affairs.
thus plausibly inginosted, if not directly stated meat and the Committee of this Chamber. and to the various Chamber of Commerce in and treated with contempt, and the writer is one of tower standard will resive rewards in money, kong Chamber of Commerce to the Enadaa were ob new grown business in Kwangal
In response to the request of the Commilies, the United Kingdom.--I am, Sir, Your most of the Vistima.
brevat-rank and clothing. Chamber, and which appears in another. The rice grop, he was assured, in some to Hongkong and the whole of China for the furnished Lae Chamber with the following doon.
The Import of Orluni from India and Pereis the Acting Colonial Beerstary under the Aireo obedient Servant
The following is the petition relaxed to :--- 7.- Bobolars of the Naval school have one day's tion of His Excellency the Administrator bas
(Signed) E BULKSLEY JOHNSON,
holiday every 15th day of the month. Soholra column, is a complete refutation of the parts of the province was saorificed to year 1821, was
Chairmat.
Petition jointly premated by Ho Cheau-jul, Tang of the engineering Bokool have one day's holiday unwarranted, and, untruthful statements rathe
ments, viz.:-- In the South of Faaki a
Su-chaou, Targ Pol-helang, Tani Sing-bang, and Suvery font Bunday of the month, daring which garding this Bocial Science Congress
• the poppy..
Charlco Magnia, Eng., M.P., madeby Sir Joss POFE
Kis ming, in which positioners, in order for tho antire day, the parents-and-brotback of the scholars Pora white poppy was grown the opium mana-
President of the London Chamber of Comervation of respectability, pray the moonbare will be ad taitted to ass them. Throw days boll Hossumsy before!
factured
which was cheap.
meros, London."
bing the Toned af Foreign interosse to adjust Be Nottingham Ro clear and offectual is word of Ein Excellency's reckless all the exceedingly deleterious. In the far North- poia and gratuitous slanders that little re-factured which was credited with the
misstate-west, at Lon-chon-fa, an opinz was man of an approximale value of £10,000,000 Sterling,
nesreat
With soma slight and uniraportant exceptions for rus to add on the subject, especially approach in excellence to our own. The pro- the whole of this Opina, the trade in which it is after the rain
review already given of bir Thomas vinoon of Exechush, Hupe, and Hunan - worthy of note is now practically monopolized Wing's remarks on the same subject. The duced their own opium, and when, in 1856, by Hritish Indian firms, passes through this Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Sir Thomas accompanied Lord ELGEX to only be classed under the bend of Hongkong
barbour, but by far the larger proportion of 1 has conclusivaly proved, flest that there is Elanko ho remarked that although the trade in the sense in which the trails through no contraband trade in opium in this Colony tive drug from these and the provinces of the Suez Canal can be considered as Egrytla pcept on an inconsiderable scale, much the Kwanglung und wangs was advertised trade. About one half of the quantity of Opium
be
hin
городия
THE HONGKONG DHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SIE J. P. HENNESSY
to that international
*ing
When I
from
pre-
bat
olass of
Of Malwa, from Bymbay on 05,729 cliosta, Bongal from Calcatio. 44,124 From Porale
8,763.
Iolal..................................... 88,616 charts.
Kayenne Cruises in maintained.
1. Eitracts from a Report by the Colouml Treasurer and Registrar Geberal upon the Opium Trade of the Colony,
prmed -junks have boeu filled out in this bar": especially to British embjecta; for unch a thing - regulations are as follows. —Ad studpašs, mem- boar darin; the last fee years for the purpose to casar would be something to be remembered. bers of respectable familles, below the ages of of Opium smaggling. Smuggling of Opium. They act up to their belief most conscientiously, 16 and 17 years without distinction of postings, when attempted at all otherwise than by pan that to administer anything like justice to the capable of resting no ordinary composition sengers in the various stasera trading to the barbarian is a very serious offense, and therefore or half a thesis, who wish to be candidates. Coast of Chink is oqerist on in ordinary trad- to be evudottu every possible way-
seu requical to write dona tuule agės paminone- ing jauks or is rowing boats dependent for What with Mkin and other vicious squeezes, fine from next year, and also the names of libeir muocess in their illicit trade apon their swift and the actor impossibility of chraicting rodress great grandfathom, grandfather and fathers, now and amall size,
from absconding and defaulting creditors who ned go to the Naval Sahoal and have the re- aro gorsened by the officials, our trade has bean corded. The Saperiutenfont of that, establish- so hampered that at the present time oar im- ment will then examine the said candidates sod pness aru absolutely ner. Not satisfied with this, class them spordiar to their examination papers. every possible and conceivable method has been Now the scholars of the presont hour are the adapted to make our living in this port as an future batwarke of the Empire, and they will bo pleasant as possible, our children are insulted rewarded according to their a7ral abilities, with îndecont gestures, and spit, ngon, and our The following are the regalations for admittance Chicay, between Native vessels and Revenue aula are encouraged and apbold in their rax of the candidates:-
1. Candidates who are admitted, are required Craisers, karo boon in douacation with scates calities. Our walls and fances are broken down, band traffic in other articles on the adjacent our houses broken into and robbela daily occur to produce a written doonment from parents or China Coast with which, ao far as is known, ranos, our ground appropriated and built upon, guardiane statin, that they ass willing to bilo ir our right of leasing ground repadistod or rendered the rules and regulations of tão sobově; they are thie Colour has had no acnosen. The only aid, our purchases of ground onnelled, aalaga also requiral to produce a bond from soms of the instance reported by the Polios tu which Re the usual 10 per sent. bas been paid to the oBelale gentry of Tientsiq. Yanze Officers have beón înjared, was the case
-No such contests as those referred to in allaration 4. have taken place within the last ive years, and no loss of life in connection with Opium smuggling during the same period bas come under the notion of the Polis. Any serious affrays attended with loss of life which
bare pocurred in the nelzhbourhood of this
TRANSLATION.
the licensilar-meationed question in nu wanitabis jag are gives on tas 5th day of the 5th. nową,
Daer.
and on the 15th day of the 8th moon. Fifteen It appears to your petitioners that the mode of days are allowed for the new years holiday. Fifty jefanusoding international staire is that it must be
Koturn from the Harbour Master, showing- the baraster of the native veszele engaged
• Colonisi Sesretney's Office, in Opico Smoggling and the number of
Hongkong 16th Nov, 1882, osas of alleged smuggling brought before BIE-In auswer to your letter of the 10th doze to a way to meet the withes of the authorities, days allowed for leave of abeuve at the death who are to ortond the kindness as shown by the Taof parents. At their barist, six days. As Teate the Marine Court alage April, 1877 instant, relativi da su Aldross said to have bon perer towards others; therefore flu not couranfput of morative le allowed at the death of a scholar's 3. Heturn froze the Captolo Superiotandort of delivered in Nottingham by Bir Jobs Fope for each party to zonin bis own vier, and by doing grandparents, uncles, or brothers.
Polios, showing the total number of attacks | Hennessy before the Social Science Congress." I so respectability may not be lost. and seizures made by Customs Reverne Cra have the housut, by diresllon of His Earsley sers in the neighbourhood of the Colony the floor. Administering the Gorrcament, to and reported to the Pollos since lab Jansary, transmit to you, as requbated, the endlosed 1877.
· copies of Oficial Retorna bearing on the subject
8,Blok long will be granted only in extreme
of the salegre of the oplem belonging to B.D. Sossoon shoot, and such things as medical attendance At the prosent moment we ind that, in the matterases, inoderste flosss being treated in the
party has his own to way, and there raust be some and medicines will be provided by the school & Co., by the gnarls of the Opium Tax Offos, encl
on it this matter de (properly) discussed. As to af. G. Daily Ne