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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
THE OPIUM BILL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1887.
LETERRITORIALITY IN CHINA
AND JAPAN.
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from # axtional point of view
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Mr. A. SETH, Clerk of Comcils,
MINUTES.
FINANCE.
TAPERS.
THE OPIUM BILL.
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chest that meat.cot, 1. bad, of course, takon make it, ools, the Opium Farmer granting retail
Lise Chinose deslera anca of opinion was decidedly in favour of deals with the question of samples, which was jed, so far as a Bill of this nature oan be approved nodontt. Isaw the leading munters of the import mainely, in a wart of personal cleanliness, in † some inportaibe to
point of contention with reference to the original of®]
ing inile apd they saw no objection to it in the THE HEALTH OF HONGKONG.
been pecustomed to export the status quo. This gistenment has been Bill. It is provided that the prohibition of the * £y habits of the individual Chinese, who hire
THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE-With your test instanne, but vary soon some of the Chinose smaller authoritatively contradicted. Bil wat for passaggion of quantities loss than ens chest Execlioner's permission 1 Phrasid like to say a dealers, ports of whom prefited largely by amng Questions connected with public honi ba beer We have looked through many armust re. both in whole chests and jo
without a fiabes shall not apply to samples not few words with regard to this Bill. I understand gling, raiseda tronbleand the Governmentdid not lately recived an amount of desultory auten.] ports of nur worthy Colonial Surgeon, whe quantities. As the Bill stands at prevent may be the opinion of the Currency Gun-excoeding two teels entered by a cortificals of the this is the continued debate of the senord rexling proceed with the Bill. Then was nothing done: tion, liveel by oratorical displays of is wertainly most outspoken and unsparing the folder of a chest any break it up and mission, it is certain that the opinion of the importer. By section 8 u penalty not exceeding that the debaty was simply adjourned with anugrain stood in the way. Quite recently, thay slightly sensational nature, in which we in his criticisms of the sanitary conditions sell it is single balls, issuing certificates that public a roaring move and has in favour $500 is imposed on licenses for breach of the row of slug whether portain propositions that prent Opiam Farmer has also been asking the conditions of their lives in case it may not be the hon. meinhor (Hon. C. P. Chater) had laid | Government for complete control over the tmie Ciser tendancy to envelope the mainander which the Chinese people of this the balls are to be exported by the vessels of the rehabilitation of silver. The bine deemed advisable to prooned, for the full penalty before the Connell would be romised by the Chi-1 in beokun akasts and an Ord·ranes was serially nose. Gavernment and Her Majesty's Govern drafted and was published in April of last year, point of the white question in a mist of Colony live, but on making a careful analysis named by the purchasers. Will the holder tallista have bnd an uphill batile to fight, but under the lenson's bord.
The other principal alterations in the Bill are ment. In the memorandam which was placed before the Commission sat was proposed, absarity, raised by cunficting onions re of all the charges which he substantiales of a chest be at liberty to issue certificates to the powerful arguments they have been able
Opinn Farmer to the Harbour Master, and that Marsh) when the Bill was laid on the table, it was quantities of loss than one elust excapt the garding all sorts of aide-issues. A intent against then, we invariably find the niti-himself and export it in small quantities to to adenoco have carried conviction right and that the power of search is transfered in the before the Cannell by the Auting Governor (dr. in tht Bill, ibat no one sherblad spinnin anxiety to amend the Building Ordingnato gravemon of his charges to be personal his anatomers to his own branch catsblish- left. Ther or not be able to convince the Hongkong special licensed fishing boats are a pointed at that all that Inn Hongkong Comets Opina Farmer and his linenses, and i war geome in have taken advantage of the uncleanliness. The daily persunal applicamente cu the mainland? If he be allowed Cutroney Commission, but the report of that ompted from the clange which abolishes the sine, agreed to do, in connection with the Ubunged me licensee choula pay ang too for his granting of special permits or night clearance vention, was to undertake that the Gaserament Hoanes unless the Governor in Connci, therwise of Hongkang should submit to this Council ordered. This came out rather inopportun-ly, grossing interest which always attaches to tion of soap and water among the individuals to sell it to others for export why should he body will by no means settle the question, je
Ordinance for the regulation of the trade in because I had boped to price this control as questions of public health, and thus the constituting a nation is the real backbone of not be allowed to export it himself? But veloka the repert be on the right side. If it
ogiam subjost to conditions therein after got the solution for the Chiang Gamout of the arm tropet us heen saunded, and the its sanitation, me it is the trvo test of its civi- the form of the certificate is that the balls are ❘ be against silver the evily that gave birth to HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL forth being performed by China. The prisblockade question and the an 2, ing of opin
ciple of that Bil, as laid before the Coun- which led to it. But be
duced 99th nir hus been filled with plaintive forebodings izstion. The man who liss feared to keep sold to sanie one else for exuert. It soouse to the Commission will simply be intensified.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative, which was preced by myself, but of April, 18, and this, was brought forward by na therefore that sections 4, 5, and 6 require As the World romuke, "Such verdict Council was held on the 23rd inst. There course with the lamrough knowledge and up: the pintu Farner because in all do was as to what may be in alore for ns in the dim his body alean requires no legislative con fature with regard to the health of the Co-pulsion or police surveillance to make his little amplification to completely cover the would assuredly cinas a further disastrous
proval of the Government, who had won and ap- not able to mont the amuggling airtied on proved my draft of it—I was acting all along the against him. When, as I say, we could not lor, is certainly well to look ahead, and keep bis house and surroundings in and conngencies likely to arise, Speaking fall in the price of silver. Manditearer and-
His EXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNO,der the immediato intructions of the Governor, socopt the prapass of the Chisam Cereus it is desirable to lie prented at all times for sanitary condition. But, on the other hand, broadly the colony is to be congratulated the agricultural interests would at our MAJOR-GENERAT CAMERON,
(as well as written instrneklous—the petnofple of jmant, I submitted the plan by mana Hon. J. RESELL, Acting Chiof Justice. tha Bill, I say, was the complete control of raw | which there would be a control over the sale the worst, on the principle that prevention if a man soot be taught habits of personal on the atlement which has been stricted at, saffer so greatly that, with the enlightenment
Hon. F. STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary.onium in the Caloy The Caremission when it of the row opium-be-I-pr-need-to-ithy je better than ence. But it is well to cleanliness, it will be a hard trek, if not an which will in the main moot the views of the they now raceise on the subject, there would
Hor: B.J.ATEROYD Acting Afta ney-Genl.first mnt 1 d certain prophen's put forward by the putting it in the hands of the Opium Farmer. HON. A. Listi, Colonial Tramorer.
Chinese Governmen, na to how smuggling into | Tha abjection that hart kasu raived before, with aroid allured lose alarme, to look our truhles impossible one, for legislative assemblies
abut in bot haute « slaan sweep would be
Hea. H. G. THOмazrг, Harbour Mastor,
hina was to be pravcuted. With e qued to the referee to the Carerament's inquan Her. Woxe SHING. aquate in the fice, in keep steadily in mind composed of the wisest beads, or for oxeou- parlice immediately interested in the trade. Fariss such en patery throughout the country I made of all those official obstructionist who
saugeling of o. fnm or any other ennimodity in the dimuat ante of boiled oglice, it seemed † mu Hez. A. P. MacEwos.
Hougkrar, it tus heen frequently asserted that wouldbepotover by ptering power in the lands of where the sourea of the mischief really lies, tive constables armed with the hardest of
fal present so effectually block the way to an Hou. J. ButL-IRVING.
the Hongkong Government had nothing to do the Opium Farmer a 1 aliowing him to liesaus and not to run into any extremes on way or truncheons, to teach that man to keep his
Her. C. P. CHATER. prejudicat enlightened solution of the
with it, boonuse this was a free port and sang-people to tell raw opiam as watil recently he the other. It is difficult forear what has hodea or backyard fres from fetid deni
Ansarulathe China (verland Trade Recurrency problem." That the question bas
gling a misaower. But with zetorence to opium ficshovd propła to prepare opium. The ease. wo found that smargting was possible in one quence was 1 Trafted an Ordinance on that plun. really caused the evil anguries of our sanitary sing refusemarter. If the Chinese could be
respect, eres future which have been put forward with taught that saying,-brit Jong WESLEY'S port throws out the idea that the revision of taken a firm bold on the minds of the
within the Colony, and thet The proposal made in the first instans was The minutes of the last mooling were and the freedom of the port was used armius the that opium erning into the colony should be re- sech dramaticemphasis. The let published invention or borrowed from the ancient the Treaties with Japan will be followed by agricultural classes ma
und confirmed with amendment.
opium farm, Tha piam which came in reported and no quintitio: les the on chit report of the Colonial Surgeon, favourible Jewish Mithos,which is an essential in-demand on the part of China for a like re-the retort of meeting of Leitershing
cironlated freely, and barg quantities ter talim should be soll except by the pign. More on lo the other wide of the buri,, boilet and pre-liosaure and that he shoolĩ đó thì BS ET MA 17, general beilt of the Colony is gredient in every Englishman's creed-viz., vision in her caso. Thatanch a demand will farinera reproduced in vur email nods. Fare:
A tinata by kis Excallenor the Governor was pared thorn, and then brought back to the C any of the resonus work in bis own inter ve Concero, is not quited, though an old that cleanliness is next to godílness, the pro he preferred sconer or later there can be nosers are fond of the old ways, and will het laid on the table reconoonling the Council to and sold to the damage of the epiam fariner's reNow, the whole of is so we badan report of his referenz to giren merances phies blom of the sanitation of Hongkong real doubt, but it will be long before this. West-depaft from the exisept under the infance rate the surn of 1650 to be distributed amaag venne. Nw, the wly plausibited by Sir Lo-what has exige-1 in Singapore for maner. Ibase "en ara powers will be found ready to Bur- of strong conviction. When the Agrionitur. the original owners of cultivated lands at Littlu bert Hart and Sho Thotai, bis callon us, was one years. in Singapors the whale memes dy le here long since undergone considerable easily be solved.
Hongkong, by way of soupanation For Loss sus, which this Government could not novept and enon the hands of the Opin Farmers, but in the reader their existing right. Not that ex- Seletios of the United Kingdom actively said by them by the resumption of o portion which certainly the rennt le cas manity would Bil I prepared I extended the sale to the Alterations was mule use of. The Colonial.
territoriality is in itself as advantage take up hometalhem the solution is not of the ground which was include u the have protested against That plan was the onlle Opium Farmer and his licenses with a vier Bargeon's report for 1886 has not been pub-
those who enjoy it; on the contrary it is far off, for the fact plainly show Excatlongy, although not recognising the right jurisdiction of Ilourkosg. Shortly, the pro, the
larg plot at Dasp Bay recently sold His tion, by force of law, of Chinese revenue within of his granting lines to paple in lisked yo, hat, an far na g meral knowleder
trade so as not to deprive Hiem The home Governmont having given their} of our sanitary condition gepe, it may be non-assen to theproposed alterations in the Opin and all parties will rejer oben China hastends.
an evil to be got rid of as soon as possible; which direction the fores of public opinion of these original holders to any compensation, press) was that thres Chinese ed alles should the busias they had been carrying on for As to the effet of the demone, thonght that ander the circumstances of tho by stationed in the harbour, and that all a long time. But it was in re of what. fidently expected that his report concerning Bill the more will be brought before the muda guca 20 advance in the adoption oftiation of silver on the manufacturing might be granted and aburred against the the harbour should proceed alongside pus or there, when any oplam is to betikcoway, watches ease and sa a matter of charite this gratuity stipe, of whatever rationality, coming into was done in Singapore. The Onian Farmer. the general health of the British and Foreign Legislative Council this afternoon (23 Mar) modern ideas and the administration of interests, article from an India contumia on land sales
other of these balks and flere displays the shipping 42-in. When the sells opium, has senmanity of this Colony will be even more for secund roading. It will be remembered
The minute was then referred to the Financo alt opium which was to go to the gonth of ass it on board the ship, and if he has may aus favourable than that of the preceding year-that when the Bill was introduced study Boropean powers umy be safely surrendered into view very prominertip. The Indian
justico fut
exterritorial rights of porary which we reproduco'to-day bing+'i Committee.
China. Through ships with opium were to take picion sa to what the ship is going to do it There has, indeed, been a good deal of fever ceptions were taken to it on the part of those But China do not advance with leaps trade in cottan gooile exported to Hongkong, Committee for a prasa for using the record of hoard and deliver that lastar and opion to the nium back, ha senin-a-stem-launch to put it A voto of 8156, recommedod by the Finance lofters from the halks stating the quantity on ihere is any danger of the vessel bringing the in a narrow circunscribed area where build-interested in the opiam trade. The mos
and bounds like før aïore sprightig seigh China, and Japan, has been increasing at
the Magistracy was passed.
Commissioner at orm of the treaty ports. It for a long distance. And that is what the Foraver ing operations have simoltaneously been important of those was that with regard but, and a "his" serrealy "yet entered on a marvellous rase, while test from. Bagland
i was proposed that-all-opism-landed ia Hong proposed to.lo hors The Opinn Fucmer bim going on for a long time, but the general the prohibition of dealings in quantities of the path along which pan has been in the case of parns shows decline and in table the Raport of the Director of the Observs-go the process of proparation botere strip paople as his own numinees and it was thought The Acting Colonial Secretary Isid on the ang should gay duty to the Castoms whothee self first of all, by genting the licences to the il war consumed in the clony prito under licensens would have the absoluks coutro", of thes health of Europene, both resilont sud non-leas the one aat. It was argued that: resident, has on the whole been fairly good, there was an extensive legitimate trade done hurrying at 9426 2 rapid rate for years past. other branches not a ritho of the increase tory for 1886, and some correspondence with the ment to British Colonies, the United States, he would takes guarantees that opine was not Among the troops and on board ships in in quantities of less than one chest for ex- Consequently the time is not ripe, yet for that has taken place in Indi». And ghat is Crown Agents regarding the Government Loan. or alsowhere. In other words, bius botted against hindi. The Opian Farmur posed we should bring in an Ordinance pro- might be the grixatest, smegler himself, it was barbour thero has been, so far as we know, port to the mainland which would be enteraly ontering on the subject, though the cause? Our contemporary says The
iding that a product of India coving into a said, but the Government would have taken onre the Marquis TENG has sounded a note of | £iet is that there is one all important consi- His BICE LENCY--In now sakinly the Act British Colony staid be taxed by the Empire that he should not connive in any way at smugg a stendy improvement of sanitary auditions. y destroyed by this provision. To this is warning in this recent paper. It is essentialderation that under existing cinstances ing Attorney-General to more the second read of China. That of roerse hould not be accepted. ing. The way he would hura protested himself re- In fact, so far as the health of the Boropean, was replied this the trade in question was! both sivil and wilither or naval, population virtaally done away with by the agroomert protection of their interests that, until many trade with China is not, like the English the telegram Trend the other day, the intentions allow them to collect the reveaus all opium do what they had been doing for many years, to the safety of foreigners 10.Cuina and the must weigh greatly in favour of India. During of the Opium Ordinance, I think it may, There was a modification than proposed by Sir bably would have been that he would have arrang
perhaps, is nowsary to explain, with regard to Robert Hart, which was that we should frat na with his licensees that the purahasors 'should' is concerned, there has berm Htle if any under the Additional Clans of the Chefonradical changeй have taken place which trade, constantly liable to chops and changes of tho Chingo Government, as they ware, por naded bure, and that then the Government arm themselves with a duty paid certificats be thing in the near or far baat to warrant the Convention, by which lekin is to be collected will require years for their accomplish-in prices owing-to-find eations in the zela Te sem up the matter as briod; as possible, the been consumed in the Colony and has much had matter of fact the epium that has left haps, not sufficiently explained in the telegram should send in retros, showing how much had fore they removed the opiam from the shop As gloomy forebodings of our sanitary augurs together with the import dug. The ment, exterritoriality should be maintained lisa value of gold and silver. The circum limitatious that they wish to be imposed been exported elsewhere, in which case he was here and good bonestly to China has been cover It is significant fet that life insurance dealers, however, maintained that a large to its falt exterst. But exterritoriality canon that bash India and Chinshasa ! with regard to the expart of opium in prepared to Fanza the-date-hi hai collected on by a duty paid certificate before it left the #gencies-bave of Inte reduced the 24TRITE CATTIER on to junts and untainted attended with disadvantages, not only
less quandiues than one ebest woont fo on that quantity. That, we do not agree to stop. That was as optic and convenienc travagant ratra formarly charged in this by the suspicion of smuggling would be
currency gives A fixity to this, that these smaller quantities con he ex-No other pin being furtheuning, as Sir Robert dab to honest dealers. If the pipe who part of the world and assimilsted their rates Leaksferred from Hongkong if the pro-
but commerstu! dealings that can cover ba ported to Canton by cirer steamer, or by any act himself stated in a memorandan he placed, purchased the opium had paid beforehand a also as regards the individual. One of attained with Europe, uster the present and by jank to any port in Chha. Canton Cud had thaaght out and had aboutted to the Gny-know it was very improbable they weld bail it stoamer having the privileges of a rivor steamer on the table on 15th July, I submitted a plan I doty of 110-tals per pioul, the Farmer work to those in vogne in Europe.
hibition of dealings in single table on It would seem therefore that the whole of small quantities were maintained. The the principal of these in the multiplicity of conditions of exchangy. Any variation in the all the other ports, but not by steamer to any aroment. That plan was based on the principle for sale in this colony or elsewhere as against the complaint raised na regards the health of Government was naturally anxious to inter-jurisdictions, which places serious obstacles value of the silver dollar may upset all the art except Canton. I think it is necessary of taking ante of and registreisg every chest of him. On 3rd July I placed before the Cum
perhaps, to offer that explanation. If the Bill is the Colony must have its root in our Chinese fere with legitimate trade as little as possible in the way of joint trading ventures on the calculations of the Manchester seller or the red stood time, the Garment propose as opium that come into the long and erary mission my schema as it at prasent is proposed to population. But even the Chinew people in the carrying out of the agreement with part of persons of diverse nationalities. The Shanghai purebaser, and may do away with anamft antisoded clauses which we think will every opportunity of making myself acquainted Hoensee suelead of the Government. I pointed have been singularly free from epidemic China, and on an alternative schema being insecurity of the intorents of the ebure one or other of their profits. The fuck that satisfy the requirements of the Colony, na with the details of the opium rade, and I had, out of course that we earld not doanything rates.
my hon. frleod (Hon. C. P. Chater) has said, aman did the suure, and that if Sir Robert Hurl inroads of disease of local origin. The arms- suggested by the Hon. C. P. CRATER, it was holders in public companies established at the rupes rises and falls with the dollar an- I think my hon. friend the Chief Justice wishes obtained through him vertain information from purt himself in somnusication with the MACINS medic appearance of cholera, some two years at once fowarded to the Chinese vern-Shanghai for a long time exercised pre- tirely removes this olement of speculation to malce some remarks batera e proeasd. the large importing bensos burs. One watter re Government, the Government Lera world explain
judicial effect on the value of the different
The Aoring CHIST JUSTICE-I should like ferred to before in Council was that although fully what they would do and why they were del age, athong the troops and partly among ment for their consideration.
in dealings batsoon India and China." It was stocita, but this bas how bean eured in many Hore we have a loss to England and may make a few remarks.
to her what is said first. If it is necessary I 38,000 chests of opium passed into the hands of the ing it. He adcopted that and on 14th July be Cbinas, was so abscure in ita origin and accepted by them on trial, and it hua now
Chinese in the Calony, nevertheless 55 per cent. of stated:"We communicated the proposal thunt. Íbe Acrisa. ATT DENEY GENERAL-I bog that Bengal drag was shipped by them bysteamers you had been making so far as we knew it to ebarreter, and so shortlived, that it serves recolved the sanction of the authorities in crees by having the companies registered, an apparent guia to India. rather to indicate that there is, at present at Downing atrees, It has consequently been rus mostly in Hongkong, but ru'some cases in gain is more than countrabalanced br Sir, to renew my motion for the second roading and of Malwn 30 par cont. was shipped by Paking by talegraph, and received replies saying ef a Bill entitled an Ordinans for the better re-stume. Consequently the 35,000 chaste of tust the Government approved of a settlement any rate, no congenial soil for the rapid de-bodied in the Bill, which will presumably pass individuals be difficulties which arise from have been thoroughly disorganised by the Corneil that after I had wade my original 55 per cent of Bengal and 31 per cent. of ance prepared and it is printed in apperered to the England. In cases of partnership between losse in other directions. India's finances gulating of the trade in opium. It will be in opium pat forward as the retail trade enr of that kiad." Shortly afterwards, in July, Sir the remembrance of all the members of this indon in Barkong hat to be reduced Robert Hart went to Macao. I had the Orilio- velopment and propagation of malignant without further opposition at the principle. the case statedare still sometimes very plain fall in the value of silver, har debt bas bon motion, some proposals were banded in to the Malwa, as this was shipped by Chiness. A great confidential report cholers in the Colony. There has never been The effect of the alterations which law been aguing the Chiness resinants of Hongkong made is that ales of less than one ebatly felt. A casa in piat in reported from increase 1, and the convergens burden of Government against the bill. The proposals deal was rande before this Council, and the Chan prinsipal changes made in that draft, as the chi
Finetur. were submitted to the Chinese Government and her of Commerce was led to think that that en- ting out of the Opium Farmer as the granter of any coveraiva "local prevalence of epidemic will be permitted in the colony provided Neschwang. The correspondent of the N taxation has became heavier.
they have been muciniy nawniał And therefore.. diseases. The Chinese are on the whole a that such quantities are not less than one Daily News, on whoas account wo are tiens in exchange are like gambling; for I now menta that we present with the Bill ormous retail trade of 36,990-cheats would be the kerased causing it the Catonfalt rassurer
np Sir Robert Hart'a returne. I have here one simply in this way. While Sir Robert Hart wes healthy race. In that part of the town where ball of Beagal opium or three catties of dependent for the facts, terms it true to be lost or wheat, in ther cau inform hoz, members that it this Bill is read destroyed. But no our tank the trouble to hok It may be asked why it was altered. Well, it was a second time as it stands before the Council of the rotaras The report for 1882, altor giv-over at Macan negotiating, certain popers and eus never create wealth, though ther may the Goverumont is ready they are crowded together to a dangerous Malwa, Persian, or Turkish opiam, the anomaly in its most virulent form."
make certain
blue books arrived from honɔ, which bad extent, the ground is hilly, the streets are percale to be accompanied by a certificate Pilot Company was created with ten mem-lead to its dissipation, just as gumbling does, amendments which I belivo, will most all the the pet gortation in each port states:
The aorta haperiod and the estimated valoes are been recommended by Sir John Watson, maly covered by impenetrable chusam, specifying the vessel by which they are to beers. Two of the membera died and by withdrawing capital from genuinely re-objections which have been made, 15 theshewa in the table below. All the upin imports who had a large experieno, while at Ma
amendments have been drafted from proposals to Chian ronches it through Rongkong. As the diad of the troubles between the Spanish mud, Exulty as the drainage may be, there is exported. If it should be found that, not their excou Lore received the value of mumerativo channels into speculativa ones, -
which were made to us by an hon, wentber of quality womanned there is comparatively triffing the Government and tha etish Goverimaut a certain amount of drainage which is withstanding the preosution of having the their sharea. The term of the agreement
this Connoil, which were accepted by the amount broag inte Oina in sative vnesel and
the smuggling of toba ordinarily effectivetonagh unless there should abip by which export is to be made specified bas or expired. Of the remaining eight
counsel for the petitioners, and acceptad also by which consequently does act appear in these relarus with refarmmon sp
Special tiers had ben THE OPIÙM DILL.
the Chamber of Commerce. The principal ont be nearly equal to the quantity by which the ca from Gibraltar baking continged drought. Deficient indeed in the certificate, emuggling still goes on, the members one is a British subject, whose
modifications are contained in the revised Bingo importation erved the entries at the seat out from horas to see how that angling
Tronty part. Ai Reduction must
at he mnds for the ocnld be stopped, and it was impetunt to so is their domestic ventilation, and over. Chinese will naturally ask for a recision of right in the property of the Company is
The following summons wus issued to Meru- which I caused to be printed and circulated, amount shipped to the United States for the use of wast they reported. The reasons that were fired crowded are their sleeping apartments, but the Ordinancy on tho bair of the original denied by the others, who are Americana,bers of the Legislative Conneil on Saturday in order that members of Council could so exant Chinese there.
ly what they were and come prepare to discass He then gives those ainonata. The tatal Masers Chester and Barton, the officials sout Hongkong, 20th May, 1987. the andoubted evil connected therewish in agreement. We bope the cecessity for this Swedes, and Danes. He accordingly bringa
The Offer Administering the Government bastur
them. Tas principal amendment is, of course, amonet taxt me into Hongkong in 1993 out, are eagent and strong as showing that so long as you allowed small qamutities to circalate The total qantity left freely it was impossiblate provat suurin somewhat initigated by the consideration that will not arise. Extreuse vigilance, however, an action in the Duiteri Stater Court against received a telegram from the Saaretury of State forando in olan 4 of the original Bill which rane was 33565. p.enls,
the Colonies appearing of the propsss in compaction as follows: No person except the Opiam Fac. in Hongkong, that is to say the quantity they proposed that tobacco should not be allowed. most of the labouring e' saes spand the wholo | will have to be observed by the Excise four members of the Company who ate A-no- with the Opiam Bill, the Clerk of Channila has rou Der shall hava in his possession or under his that did not pass through his hands, sniounted to to be exported in lesa quentition than 80 ba day in the open air, that even artizans and officers to prevent smuggling. It would be ricația and stupches the vessel which concived His Excelsus' Commends to say met sustody or control Oplan in quantities last 10,550. Now, everybody knows that Bengal This seem to them perfectly stal to amuggling. pkeepers have their workshopa and busi-a simple matter for a man representing him stitutes the property of the Cumpang. The of the Legibati Comoil for Monday, the 23rd on wheat. Well, we propose that it shall be opium weighs I pions per chest, so, tharshore, Mon, it was the da's of all attent Lawful for the Colonial Treasurer, on stok son the total unmber of eleste that did not pars carried our the terms of the Cheloe Convertion ness premises wide open all day, and that sell as a travelling trader to purchase a attachment is removed by the Danish Con-
ditions ou may be approved by the Governor is through Sir Robert Her's hands was-13,000 or nd the Additional Artiols to help to devise serio the dread of night air, with jus sudden ball of opium alleging that it was to be laul (who is also the British Oasul) on the Second reading of the Bill tiled na Ordinance Council to grant licenses for the sale of opinm | 17,000). How did we account for that? It he means by which Hongkong should not be made
in quantities less than ona chest, and to persva bean shown by statistics supplied by S
It was thought per alternations of temperature so peculiar to exported by a certain vessel; by after the application of a Daniels subject as one of the better regulating of line leads in eac
ennegling base. A oppy of the amended Bill is forwarded here with
except thy holders of such Beences shall be put-tary of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Seam ecure was to prevent the export of opina South-China, which prompts the Chinese to certificato has been given both the par. shareholders in the property, on the ground
A. SIT, Clerk of Councils, mitted to sell or barter wit bin the Colony or its bont Company that in 1885, 9,145 ch-uts reat quantities less than one chesters on who shut themsetres up so closely at night, has a chaser and the opium are lost to view that bis itu sbare carot be held a security and the sanded Bill at the following: In The purchase, sala, or barter of quantities less dedouted from the quantity that could possibly tious of Chinese smugglers tha
The principal differences between the original waters opium in quantities less than ne obust. straight to tucao. That, berefore must be has bee anything to do with ruching the pre certain amount of reasonable foundation. It It may be discovered when the resnel is 10 pay what may be due by otters, so in or the original Bil it was provided that no person than one ball of Hangal Opism or three cutties of be retailed in Hongkong, so what was shipped very fertile in devices for evading custom duties zet also be considered that there is here an leaving that she has not spiun on her mani- der to release his to share, the shares of should import or osport opium in quantities of Malwa, Parsian, or Turkish ipium is hereby for- to Maui's, Toaquin, America, and other piscos, Woll after consideration, and having rezaal slmost total absence of those health-destroy-fest corresponding with the quantity for the four defendants are released also. The kes than one cheat, and that no person except bidden. Clause 5 makes it inaumbent upon the That there was a retail trade was undoubted to the fact also that when the Additional Articl
the Opiam Farner abld have in big possesin lions to attach sertain criticutes to all and I pointed out to the Commission that it was me into force a large portion of the legitimate ing industries, like mining, cutlery, pottery, which certificates have been granted, but by British Consal, we are told, saya "it is w quantities loss than one chest. This, it was parcels of opium sold.
No. No necessary, if we possibly coal, o devise ancoratul trade would naturally pass to Cantra, faz-working, cotton and wool manufacture, that time the missing quantity may have mysterious case." It certainly discloses argued, would stop what is called the retail person except the Opiem Farmer or the means by which this retail trade should be pre-Tatahan, and other cantres, it was thought straw-plaiting, glore-making, silk working been surreptitiously conveyed isto Chinese state of things which ought not to be allow. trade, that is, the sale of single balls for export, livenaed rotail dealers abati have in bis pos-asrved in the Colony. There had been nothing for legitimate trade it would be not and an alternative scheme was suggested, which session or under his custody or control Opiam but theobacious bulk plan put forward and hay to allow a small station to be establogbed and so forth, which in England compel territory either for the purpose of being solded to exist if it can be removed without in is embodied in class 4, 5, 6, and 7,which are as in grantilies less than one sheet without latering rejored i;, I felt that after the report of the at the other side of the border where the bundrede of thousands to work day by there without payment of lekin or of being curring greater evils. The point of the case is follow-
lificate of purobase from a Litsasee, except he Smuggling Commission of 1383, China had a chests could be taken and hroken up. I 612 day in artificially created atmospheres, prepared and smuggled back into Hongkong that the administration of justice is absolutely cote de way be approved by the Governor ft. That the said cum is covered by a carti hod. against China, and that wa sught to do noted with the retail trade objected to
4-It shall be lawful for the f'olonial Treasurer, on con chor to the satisfaction of a Magistrate; grievance against this Colony, as this Colouy hand to say a aumbor of those who are co more or less fonled with the breath of for the purpose of being sokl here in cumpe obstructed up the confid of jurisdictions, in Connoil, to grant heenssa for the and of opium in liste of one of the lounsees. (b.) Trust to bus what we could to prosile a ramady without this, but others, on the other hand, said the worker and the effluvin of their tition with the Opiugi Farmer's druz. It The plaintiff was proceed with his claim in the holder of such long shall be permitted to sali pirted always that it shall be in the absolute dis. It seemed to me it was. The Government hore a plase where no daty was paid and the optum quantities loss than a gheit, and be perano except reveiced it under an official axport permit. Pro- detriment to ourselves. Was that possible? this was a large opium port, this WIS waterials, or at certain periods with the also affords to the netire employés on coat the various Courjaegereising jurisdiction over er barter within the colony or its walory upisa in
quantities less than one chest. The proba
permits to gruat or withhold the same, and thated Opion Farmor asking that he should bare they would do would be to have a small agengy. with the dust and dirt of their industry, or single Labs o apium with the intention of firing decisions, but even if he secures spiun or firos cation of Muliwa, Pozaion, or i'urkish this ection shall apply to samples not reading the extra of brokou shoals, that is to it. that at Canton ar elsewhere; but it was freely admit- two taels covered by a cortilions of the imporno Oplar should be sold, unless he had the com- ted that the retail trade that intended to pay surcharged with moisture and highly heated, ruggling it into the Treaty Ports, making Judgment in all, the rem foot which is 5. It shall be the duty of holders of license to atter leanness are to keep a register of the plote uunopoly of sale of quantities less than ons daty would be greatly diminished. Of cours With the exception of a few hundreds of fraudulent representations at the time of claim is to be satisfied appears to be out of sies lass than one chos, apertidents in the following the Governor in Council shall from time to time conted to, a large increase would be unde in the tail trade for smuggling would be much in sach to all paresis of opium 204 by them in quanti particulars of purchase and sale in sack fort ne chest, and an offer was made that if this were as unless some limitation was imposed the re- metal workers and the employés of one catab-purchase as to the vessel by which it is to be reach of one and all of the qourts. Would form
Dato,
direct. There is another chaure which has been rent of the farm. And why? Brosase, he said, creased when the duty was increased. The pro- Kabweni which manufactures vermilion, the exported. On the other band heavy penalties: it be abwolutely impossible to find a remedy | No.
made in disure 14, which gave to the Opium if he had complete control of the trade in brckou pasal was altered acordingly, and I must say it working classes of Hongkong conduct their are provided (or are presumably intended to for this state of affairs? The co-operuixeuld this day to
Farmer the right of search. That right has heats, hecould incrass his price, amaggling from was done by Mr. Brannan and myself and was bella Bangal.
malties Malwn or been taken away from him and is now vested in outside world cows, udals the illegal boiling that dily avocations under sanitary conditiona¦ be provided) for frauds of this description. system has been carried a long way by the to be exportel by him to
per ship far more favourable than the majority of But on this point some amendments will have different Treats Powers in China: would it
approved by the Gvernment and others whe "This certificate shall not be vald after noon of the are some minor changes which as I has already if the Government had attempted to do anything; were consulted before it was submitted. We the Harbour Master or his deputy. Then there went on in the Colons. Bet the diffully was that at urge upon us by Sir Robert Hart. It was working men in England. Privation, which to be made in the Bill in Committee. It is not not be fensible to carry is to the length of
said meet the objections which have been made the restriction on the opiam trade hero would agreed that it should be recommended to pra 6-No potson except the Opium Faroer or the to the original Bill.
have sent a large portion of it to Maose In 1982 veut xport unless in full oleats. Of courses the is about the most salire agency concerned made an offence, for instance, to be found busing an agreement Szing upon som mode loosed retail deals thail hare in his possession or Hon. . P. CHIVER-Sir, as I have been the opium farmer who came from Saigon Hd Legislative Council was not boned by it. It under his oustody or control ondua in quantities loan in bringing about disease and degeneration, in possession of a bull of opiam after the of trial in cases in which person's of several then 28 ghost withons & dertiente of purchins from obliged up to the present to oppose the second been gut out of the place by the old farmers, and was open to them to make suggestions, and my and which is the pecat source for infantile departure of the vessa! by which it had been different nationalities are concerned? The Linense sreept he can show to the satisfaction of reading of this Bill, I think it will not be out of instead of paying the Government $210,000, as hon. friend (Hoz. C. F. Chater) has put forward
a Magistmie
place, if Leay a few words as to the Ordinanes in before, they offered $132,000. The Government what was practically the sabeme novcepted by mortality, is comparatively less common declared for export, although such possession question is a difficult one, but the lawjers (That the said opium is covered by a cortinats amended form. As far as I have been able to then took the matter into its own hands and Chies in the first instance. But there are cor- among the poorer classes of Hongkong than I would raise the presumption that it was in-
oate of our of the Lácsangsa,
learn, in the short time it has been in our hands, granted licences direct to the various dealers un tain serontdings about the present changes say there is no wrong without a remedy.
That he has rossired it nods: an old certain modifications will be necessary, and I der the Ordinance of 1858. The incronzed revenue which have made the Chinese Government.feel swong the corresponding strata of the papa-tended to deal with in otherwise. As 110 Where in the remedy to be found for the port port. Provided always that it shall be in
The absolute discantom of the affair charged with love by doubt will be allowed when we go into that was derived from that experiment was very that it is much stronger than the first one pat lation of a large English town.
Billstande at present it would be a good de- wrong which undoubtedly exists in the New- issuing export permits to grand or withhold the Committen. I may also take this opportunity of considerable. Under the management of Mr. forward. The scheme as put forward aus pro- Then where dors the source of all tho evil fence to sayit was intended to ship theopium chwaeg case? The abolition of exterritor-
sime, and that this reatine alall not apply to AR stating that I had the honour of being socialted Beth, who worked too matter with great care, the poses that telegraphic information should be plos not exceeding two tacis covered by s certif- when the Commission wis sitting by the Tearned Govoramant gat, in addition to all expenses, ovar giron to the Customs as to the epiam delivered. apprehensions of an insanitary future in by the vessel named on a sabarquent voyage inlity in Japan will certainly have.tha_ad of a beaty of um Limused to Loap gentleman wher repented Hongkong on that 100,000 dollare abere what they had been offered Retailed opam can only be given to the junk
eato the importur store for Hongkong lio? We are by no Thir, however, is a matter of detail, and in rautage of relieving foreign residents in that Register of the partieniars of parolase and saia in Commission; and I was then able to exfirm the But there was an objection raised. It came masters or the masters of Canton steamers. Im- "waan" trying to prove that the approbata practical working-it-will probably be found +
the existence of various jurisdictione... must them to a certain extent. But we are in. gliug, or at all events reduce it to next
always render possible. clined to think that the real point of danger to nothing, an pobaltied are-provided for lies not so much in argăritectural ennditions, ! giring false particulars, and the accounts to
THE CURRENCY QUESTION. or in deficïîncics of ventilation, nor even su, la kept cili at unge disclose any deficiency er much in oveturording, as in direction deviation, will set the excise officere The Timer recently sited that the Currency which is far less easy to reach, if it can be on the alert. But there is another Comission had made up its mind as to the rouched at all by legislative anastopate, pola', which may turn out to be of nature of its report and that the preponder,
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OEDER OF THE BAT,
But the
products of imperfect combustion of gas, or ing steamers the opportunity of busing the defendante, and may perhaps obtain cun- or barter of quantities laes than one bali falso, cretion of the officer charged with issuing export in 1879 had a nouorial sent in to it by the Buil could be stored in large quantities, and what
opiam is hereby forbulion.
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sioce hare no fonndation at all. We share that the Bill will effestually prevent meg./ntry from the loss and injustice wawath form as the Governor may from time to time-information he had received-about-the-retail from bome The home Government saw sa ob†mediately opium is delivered to a junk roaster
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order.
trade in broken chests, vis, that it was about jeotion to the close relation between the Govera
The Chinese Government assented to the 7000 odd chests annually. I also approved of ment and the sale of the prepared drug, as it had or steamer the Customs are to be informed, and there are also arrangements that the astoms schemas proposed on the condition, that the ex-the draft Ordines that was then shown tow, to superintend its preparation, and the home should report back to the Government any opiem port of quantities of less-than-one-ghost should and, in which retail exles through the Opiuta verumvut preferred 1Eat the watter should be in that had left this place and that had not paid be allowed only by junk or the Cantou river Farmer were allowed I, however, made a sugges: the hands of a farmer il possible. I happened daty at the revente stations. I think 3 bed mers. This condition is not expressly om Hon that the Opium Farmer should not be placed myself at that time, to be Colonial Trasierer, parkens better state the proposals that were put bodied in the Ordinance; it is presumably covered oror the importing merobant. That wargestion, sed I draf ad un Ordinance taken from the forward, saldon Ithink they have been pablished. by the proviso in subsection of section 6, that I am now glad te soe, has boon adopted in clause old Ordinance of 1815 or 1946. giving the It shall be in the absolute disretion of theNi of the emooded Ordinanca, Bir, with the Govaramont permission to graut lounges offer sbarged with issning export paymita to modifluations referred to I have no doubt the Bill the sale of raw opium is is proposed now. There grant or withheld the same. The says proviso il mostwith the approval of ail parties copper was pertain perenne to be darived from thet
pai
(2.)-Chova,ument to grant licenses to retail at SI sonuca and licenseento give bonds in 45,utcast "They will unt covalen any opium vulana what congen
is by certain arrangements,