MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
1EFEL &
HE FAMINE IN NORTH CHINA.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY BRUSLY 1818, 1862.
A
THE FIRE BRIGADE.
ness by going round to his customers houses the same way, & similar assumption on the part or officer cannot be convicted of keeping of China will cause maitars to drift into a da
Krapp's is & notable sign of the times, and how oh agants the defendants menired on myn the draft for difference between opium and fr $10,000 voted by the Legislativo Coun- a place," and it is owing to this defect in gerous state of tension, when any-accidental
over for short of the ideal sho may fevery stop 14th 9-pt. 1882, certain pian to sell and sugar way be R3471 more or less. The oecum of Hawekate for the relief of the the law, that the enle of Manila lottery ovest not may precipitate a rupture. Oftrasta very agreeably with the experience if in all directions Chaim has ready given proef led led they tinh loving for the account curls of the opinm wis not known. If the The infrequency of fires this winter, con taken towards its realization will radiate haunt dispose of from the plaintiff, and they acknow. to be upended on age was xls but the pro- ross in North China has been approprint tickets has beer allowed to go on uninterstate years the policy of England in China bus at winter. How far the limitation in the Home earnestness in following on those min- of the plaintif Nottisting the fallment opinu was his by purchase why should this satu by the Consul-General at Shanglist to the ruptedly hitherin. In the new Gambling been azclusively one of conciliation. There nuw bor of outbreaks may be trilzalde tongatorprises, as the ou loyment of Mr. Clare of all conditions the defendants have not aceonut-bo-left undetermined. The plaintiff in his evi- aus relief agencies in the manner set out Ordinanca shortly to be introduced this debar been little insistence on rights, little aid a satisfactory state of hustles, how machte Shanteng testify. The air is full of ning oonverted th-amele their org nie. The plaintiff who he thinks gave a bill on him for the in Mongalin follawing that of Mr. Becher in ed. and they enfase taie iver the opinmaud have donce suggests a sale to his agent in Paris, the statement give in another cofunin. fect in the law is, wo understand, to be re- co legitimata foreign enterprise, as shows in the higher pretation now chargul for insstemes which are all held in abayanro for want therefore aneks damage to the extent of $6,0),opian" He says borever that it was bever in this it will be arus that only $3,000 of medied, and then the hawkers of Mamla lot the Kaling business, but on the contrary asurance, and how much too her eases it is of funde. Wart of fnots, however, in China is The defendant dents userything and says if presonted for acceptance Whis sket as to ampant has been handed over to the sery tickets will in zuality be subject to these pardoring to Chinese conceit which, if not impossible to way. Probably the adaption only another word for want of canines and they did promise to hold or sell or dispos of the the consideration which he had given for the prth-Coins Famine Fund" established penalties which they apparently suppos truly altributable to weakness, is so consider of a more prudent course of action on the the exploits of some mining Heinla a few votes iam they did so ngem the condities or under opinn be answered that he had paid the ertain Ar. DEURMOND'S committee.
sent to a Roman Catholic Bishop in in the remarks he made on the small Bill Grozen NTR's pamphlets we lately came to Chinese risks has been the anat point gration to come. The desideretur. rnfors, are Saario & Co, of Bombay, and the plaintiff for long before the spiera was sent or the $1,000 his themselves subject to already. The Governor,ed by the Chinese. In one of the late Mr. part of the Insurance Companies with regard go would be conch to Ace say hinosetending that the plaintiff would purchasean pay bille to which he referred drawn by Arrutoon an, and the other $6,000 have gone to passed three months ago to increase the across a passage in which be spoke of Bag factor in bringing about the improvement. foreign capital, and as a conditie precedent, never falled ens comtition and
capital from such investois for a go for syd skip sugar to the onlor of the firm of D. and Harapit on him These however were paid and Munchuria, to the dia puristment of the keepers of in Anbwer and Kisage, the relief of houses, expressed by doubt as to the sticacy where, socasionçe takes her ispite to be also pazalive scary encendored by the prevent bias prabu say to have lier isoarum con eloped, sucrist bite of to lawaanchi ulirani per aige spoutros vicidi took place by to the to chests,
Jated
the political monitres of China, We trust, however, that the of em
nevar, sugar ordered, and had nothing to do with it. foreign rasusement. This the which entitled havo conditional promise The Ensactions explained the cor- i was the Bral object of Mr. "Daum of any low to put down gambling. The a woral exemplar. Hence," said the Canton inmunity from Bres will in divert unter and she is not the only muntry in the world if he did tanko.as unconditional promise, as al which were all against anger orders. Mosc D's committee, we note from Shanghai sare, view has been often uiged in theau veteran, "ebe remonstrates witli-she does tion from the necessity of keeping ourselves which las bout dependent on foreign asian recufation of the plunit that he was ming agents for the parties in Persia, and courayed re received on Sunday that considerable columns. It is in fact absolutely impossible not fight-China.
assitanca laged, he was induced to does by the salsa co. D. Susion & Do. of Bombay sctod merely as Thia has remained in a state of preparedness. From the smart- Liciam prevails in that settlement with to abelian gambling. No one would pro true doseription of England's attitude to nensdisplayed in the extinction of the one w ich latter, even as a necessary condition of than's or about to make certain shipments of sinatractions on their behalf both to the plaintiff ence is the extent and intensity of the pose that indulgence in the evening rubber wards China to the present day. But had occurred last night (6), the first for early therefore hail the dawn of the new Any which is derstand by and between heth parties list the nations to Bombay to cancel the agar orkes red suffering. The circumstances as to of whist abould be constituted a crime, but not the policy heen carried too far? The a month, we do not, at presint, seem to have apparent in the concesions to Me. Wharton role purpose for which the Opium was placed Anu no suggestion of the purebay of the opiam endurance as an independent onpire, and wo and to pay for the mme, it boing known, and addefrodants. They all concurred in sanding the barin and Shantung are well authenti- it is none the leas gambling. What the monitrend will find her remonstrances. mora upp to fear inthat direction. The new water Barker and his group of capitalists, who we hope at the plain iffs order was to get suck pag-is made by plaintiff till very late in the day. The and charity in those provinces is at law does, therefore, is to strike at a cermin affective if it be known that in case of apply has greatly increased the facilities for will soon commence their pimeering operatieda ment. He alo ralies pun jus tert The property in the opiam ever did pass ab-blutely. present time greatly needed. Happily description of play which it calls public gam-aecessity the red will be employed for their extinguishing firus, and will be especially Much has been well on the iron and cosi jua tertit was not specially pleaded, but it way It would have passed sfficiently to give a good famine does not promise to be of long bling. It is not the set of gambling, is enforcement. In the pamphlet already re serviceable when the ins are laid along. Tines of China, and some very sanguine reports the deferos chi-fly relied upon at the hearing and title to a bona fide purchaser & value, just as mualice, like the great mine of 1878, itself that is rendered illegal, but the doing ferred to, Mr. Nyx quotes the reply of Sir Hollywood-read and the upper levels. So have been made of the richness and aban ance of the right in advaure it was very fally debated the property in goods obtained by frand would for the time being there is in particular of it in particular places or under particular Tankas WADE to the addros cts of the provinces named very keen circumstances. The boundary line between sented to him by the Shanghai Chamber of however, whether our whipio micbisery for finitely known as to tie incal inducononts to taken on emission, and the correspondence rine Decice L. R. 3 C.P.D. p. 450. It was placed pre- far good. It is worthy of consideration, we of the oro. Nothing, however, can ho de- The festiusty in the case consisted of pridetos Attenborough London and Katho eas which amply justifies the appeals what is legally right and legally wrong is Commerce on the conclusion of the Chefoo the extinetion of fires might not be improved thoroughly examined by practical engineers,ntained the invas of a tominission to Bashiro, for a specific purpose--siz.az against order to work hem until the whole problem has been between the parties. In 1885 the defendants however at the disposal and control of plaintif for cbaritable assistance. The circum-thus drawn in an arbitrary water without Convention. In that reply Sir THOMAS by the introduction of the representative and paranne not then, until zporinatal work-and Ind Me Morad Nissin appointed omba oxsented but which were not executed. It es in Bonan are also well known. In reference to the natural Hing drawn by or WADE spoke of the "exclusivism that has alement into the direction of the Governantings boys been tried. Du with the most usefni missinuor. It now appears that he is the same was thins coup? with a trust, and say, applica istrict devastated by the Yellow River slity. If gambling be a rime it must ne unhappily distinguished the foreign policy Brigade. If instead of being conducted unere minerals, soiduly distributed sad in such person referred to in unfortunate people have been deprived cessarily be a crime ander all circumstances,
letters of the Both tion of the proguia for any other purpose would he use of their innd for sixteen months, and, that being se, for the law to draw the of China, and said it was to the diminution ly ass Government department the affairs of repated large qunutities all over the thi-July and 19th August. 189, and it ought have born breast of trast, and the tande ar Te now absolutely destitute. With re-distinction of public and private gambling for the security we desire against misunder board of Commissioners, consisting of who take them up in the State which owns them, least for the owner of the opium if not part liable to be attached in favour of the cestni que. the of this exalnirist feeling that we must look the Fire Brigade ser controlled by a stall them be not found profitable to the adventurers that Mr. Morad Nissim was the agent at the could be fallowed, in the hands of plaintiff, were nasa ompire. will be hard if some among to have been know, I don't say it was, any purchase made by them as long as they ce to Abwe and Kinngei, however, in logically as absurd as a distinction be-standings. Such an improvement of feel three, it is possible that it would keep better It will be a pity if disappointment and the initial owner himself. The commising was returned trust (Taylor . Tlamer 3 M. and B. 662. Lavin is no thoroughly trustworthy evidence sween public and private stealing would ing, he went on to say, we have no right to pace with the ad that of Chinese officine, who made bo. The
growth of the Colony that it stages should discourage more serious efforis. 1886. The 189 was coming on for trial on on Truss.) appeal for foreign assistance, not into one of
Jabire more te te ber for expo, have through the increase of know has done in the past. It would not be use
Whether thereforò thara WAS As to the conditions on which the American two occasions, I believe, when owing to the prica plased upon the opiam, or agreed upon, or gh the Conguir, but through a legal of public morals. If public gambling be familiarity with the foreigner ander condi- quarter, so that the far on the time are not informed, but should they prove to be lifeally his evidence was taken on Commission and account, the proceeds of the opium www.
sonvenience rather that ledgo that can only follow upon increased sary for the Board to most more than once a capitalista are willing to sink their capital se absence of plaintiff it bad to be postponed, and that the plaintiff was merely an agent to ad emon, who, we believe, is necus. found to be a nuisance the state has an un- tions of which China herself bas no right to of the members would not greberal, all that need be said is that to induce any at Batasia. This is ant a usant course and the to bay ngars which bare not been bought.
to act for them in 1. nal capacity, Telegrams
pro-questionable right to suppress it, if it can complain. This increased familiarity was The advantages would come in this way. At company to sink good non-y in the ent of thin vidence of such witnesses is liable to the obser- If the property had passed the cancellation, wore at This it be tried to do in Hongkong, but to be brought about by despatched to Europe and America, has hitherto failed. More practical good, points of contact, otherwise the opening of web department, whose af tire are nerer a rich reward.
multiplication of present the Fire Brigade is simply a Govern at liberal terms must be offered, and for our vation that it has not boon tested by the same under the circumstances, revested it. Plain- in London a Manson House fand we think, would be accomplished by a policy more realy porte. The parts opened to discussed by guy one who special business,
part we trust that these now pioneers may runperosexoticntion and that the wild has uot tits right was. right to the possession of con started. The information hiberte of control than by us of supression. But trade by the Obefoo Convention have unit is to study thom. The Superintendent
the fair of the panties of perjury before him the property as gained the defendants on the hable does not appear to giro sufficient however this may bend there is no pro-doubtedly been of great advantage to trade, sends up an official letter to the Colonis!
| (Gooh v. Allcock 21 Q.B.D.) The Bashire Com- ground of the estoppel by attornmont, but as nt for such a step. The parties whose spect of the present policy being reverse but as to the exclusivism of the Chinese Secratary's office, making suggestions or
mission has been in the hands of the plaintiff for ageinst the owner of the opiam he had none un- one time. At the trial it was objected to in less he bought the sugar. His legal advisers ion has been specially directed to fit may asfely be said that of all forms of Government, it is no exaggeration to say
tule 1 Because the Commissioner was an im- have done their best for him, but his own evid haris, Shantung, and Honan, do not rambling note are so smenable to suppres the feeling is as strong or stronger course of aneh documents, and after con- that requisitions, which goes through the ordinary
proper person to appoint na heyras so mixed up in once shows the inconsistonoy und injustios of bis to have thought it necessary to mako sign ne lotteries. It has been found possible to-day than ever
the case. Because he did not bortify that he plain, and he innst therefore fail, however, nk:?. than comparatively local appeals for almost completely alamp out lotteries in ages resured by the Chetoo Convention rejected or only partial adopted. If, bow
The advant
aidarable delay be finds his proposale riiher.
had taken the oath prescribed by the commission fal the adancagy. Judgment for defendants y, and the distress in those provinces England, and a mere coare biss largely di- were granted under fear of the use of force ever, the proposals ware backed by two or
į before taking evidence. See Taylor on Fridanes, with exits. - Exceptvosti of sud incidintal to tas doubtedly much greater than it is in minished the sale of the Manila lottery to exact satisfaction for the Tunnen outrage three representative men among the unuli-
and Brydges v. Branfill and shara. Simons Re-Bashire commission. perts, Vol. XII. 384 As the Commissioner bas ai and Abbui. During the winter tickets in Hongkong. If in the new law the The prospect of securing any further ad- cial community they would command much
certified that he has taken the prescribed oath I always a considerable amount of suf-sale of lottery tickets be made an illegal set vantages are under analogous airgum more attention, and the proposals theinsel tes
might, on the authorities, be justiflod in inferring in North-Obina; in the two provinces in itself, apart from the keeping of an office, stances are nas cenote as ever they were.
thes ho had done so hetero taking the depositions it would seem to be not much grea-agency, or place, it will be found that
might be improved in quality by being the
of witness. But if the Court had known of the outcome of several instead of one misd.ed
hawould never have been appointed commissioner, business relations which he had with the parties
H
it War.
w year than usual. The condition of gambling in lotteries, whether Chinees or THE TRADE OF PORT DARWIN AND ei was thus described by the Acting Manila, will be reduced to comparatively
r-General of Grain Transport in the small proportions.
Gazette of the 28th December:- summer and autumn have passed away without age having happened train floods in the part gei north of the fangtase, where it is traversed Grand Canal. When it was own that the reach in the Yellow River was not closed at moncament of the summez; and the water con-
MR. BABER AND THE SIKKIM
NEGOTIATIONS.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
one wore drowned with a snotes that no mo Bhamo, but what the purpose of his mission gara arriving in the colour fell from 3,667 ope for, and all danges wat nearted. The to Sikkim night he is left by the telegram in 1887 to 1,563 in 1888, and at the same
to worship on each occasions.
ai pabera, says
THE JAPANESE CONSTITUTION.
government, and in
TO COURT.
SUPREME
8th February.
IN ORIGINAL, JURISDICTION.
BEYOR THE HON. J. ROSSELL, CHIEF JUSTICE.
JOHASHE. SAMSOON AND, OTHERS. by Messrs, Sharp, Johnson, and Stokes, were Mr. Francis, Q.C., and Mr. Bobinsos, instruct
dafenea rather than lastimer, and, however
11th Februars.
Lis
As for the
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION, I
The Times anticipates a great improvement for the plaintiffs, and the Attormy tenerle gives evidence himsland bis own so-called
BEFORE THE FULL Court, in the Loudon Fire Brigade now that is and Me. Pollock, instructed by Messrs. Watton deposition is an advocate's argument for the passed nador the control of the County and Dosson for the defendants
Leung AI » QUEEN. Council. A change in the control of the In this suit His ship gave judgment honest and honourable he may be, he is so mixote of Leao A In the Que Me Their fordship delicared judgment in the The Customs Roteros of Pont Darwin for Hongkong Brigade would probably be found as follows: This aut was commenced in up in the matter that it would not be right.an. Truncis, Q., instructed by Tesars Caldwell last year show a considerable docline in the no less useful thu the change in the Lundan Feb. 1883, and was heart by me without a jury der any circumstances in my opinion, to allow and Wilkinson, represented the appellant at the. trade of the port as compared with the pre- Brigade is expected to prove. It is only at on the 10th and 11th January last. The plain the avidenco to be used even if consented to which hearing last month, and the Vorney-General to run into the Hand River, much alarm was us that Mr. BADEE we to proceed to Sikkim bably, to the probibition of Chinese immi-the affairs of our local Brigade are inade there a mercantile frus in Hongkong, They aid of that supplied by the Bushire Commission,
A telegram of the 25th January informed vious year. The falling off is chiefly due, pro-rare intervale is the Lexisi ire Council itat resides at Beavis and tradus there auder of course it is not. I are therefore compelled to (Hon. B. L. O'Mailey), instructed by the Oraru
the style of Johannes & Co. The defendants with the evidenes in the case without the Solicitor, defended. Northern Rianz should be burned into a and thence to Bhame. It was decided some gration, and to the imposition of increased subject of any discussion whatever, 6. Great pins were taken. with the river
tesde under the anne of Darll Sassoon. Sous After careful asideration I am of opinion that from the Police Cenet on a case stated by Mr. The Chief Justice said-This is an upperl And how cuts were made to the sen. Thees time ago that Mr. BABER was to go to duties on imports. The number of passen.
& Co. There is also a firm in Bon bar of David as botwarn the plaintiff and defendants, (1) That 1. E. Pollock, Anting l'olion Magistrate, under Bassoon & C. and on the 28th July, 1852, theit was no part of the contract between them Ordinance 4 of 1959. The Magistrate has also moreover, Lavo afforded to the farmers
Bombay fix wrote to the plaintiff as fol that the defendants, were to bold the opium transmitted the depositions as part of the ense as batrest. In uocordanes with the wishes cojecture, Telegrams of earlier date which time there was à decline in the ionnage en-
lums: Messrs. J. M. Jobasso. Bata conditionally against the purchase and shipment The appellant was convicted by the Mugistrate e people of the I cality, the Memorialist so have reached us by the various anils during tering the part from 115,416 toss in 1887 to
The 11th inst. was the day appointed für the ri-At the request of Hndji Mahomed of sugar. That thor atterged to the plain on the 8th. Doceber of having in that he afari incanse at the lauzolea where the last few days throw the light, on the 85,088 tons in 1888, x falling off of about promulgation for the car of the now Basgin Aboushire, and H. Morad Nissin of tiff as the owner of the epium (whether he was possession on ward a sapsu lylog is the
each occasions.
questiou, When 15% Chinese Amban apwynty-five per cent. The total figures are not stitution of Japan assesstershire, MO Are instructing our Jongkang or not) and recognised it as his property and so Barbour raw egian is quantitans less that one FOULTRARD, the Acting Consal at peared on the scene it was thought a settle large, the entries for the year being less than as much importaren, for the Land of the transfer to your account and credit & hosts the plaintiff was not guilty of any aisrepresenta togte under Ordinales 29 of 1897, and was or friends, Mesra. D. Sassoon, Sons, & Coy, to placed it to his account and credit. (3) That chest, to wit 1,240 tarls, without a valid erti- in a memorandum on the distress in mont between the Indian and Thibetan Go-week's at Hongliang, but a diminution of Rising Sun, probably, as the signing of Perez Opin M. Do up and credit, & costs
tion in indoving the defendants to aftoru to him, dared to pay a flue of $1,000, and the opiata was prince of Anhui, published in the Amban, however, has eitker found himself be a matter of indifference: to a place like present constilation is that of absolu Mahomed Jaffor of Expuhan, sind we understand nd at plaintiff's request, undertook to All the as falset. That the opium was Pata vernments would be speadily effected. The one-fourth in its small ebipping trade cannot Magna Charta pusassel for Buclaas. The These 10 sheets belonged originally to Hadjoe for they del so under instructions from Bombay, ordered to be forfeited. The Magistrate found the immediate neighbourhood of Wahn- powerless to induce the Thibetans to listen Port Darwin. The value of the imports was was ostaubabed, the Mikada declared, hit against parcbuses of sugar to be made by you."tion that can arise is that wit aris frous space of balf an hour to an hour. nd. That
monarchy, but in 1875, when the Snst they are now placed at your disposal and control pium for him, nut that the only misrepresenta opiam which had toon boiled on cle of about 70 miles-there is no testiration to reason, or is adopting the usual tactics of while the exports fell from £110,077 to self. in favour of a constitutional fursat shut letter as follows: We are in receipt of that he has a good cub. Sheridan Now Quay et for smoking it rust by bolled three or four
£286,105, showing a falling off of £2,480; r, the rins. from the largo export of grain from this port fistions have bruken down, sie Tuibetans £85,980. The expert of gold slow & deorrase declared his intention of grauting reprase noted with thanka your instruction that the defaadets are in the position of baile acie tine. 3rd That the opina in question
baving been abundnats and Chinese diplomady. At all erents, the nego-
On the 19th August. 182, plaintiff auswered defective title, for a bailor impliedly warrants in order to fully prepare apin and render it the period from November 1st np to pre 3, it is to be prestomed that die ross doce 200 insisting upon the acknowicdgment of their of 835,978, but in and silver botol woulative institutions in the year 1890. The goat friends Musers: D. Sassoon, Sons, and are stopped from saying the opium is not, was not fit for suroking and could not End & 1881 His Majay your esteemed favour of the 25th alt. and D. 4 C.B. N3.618. But the plaintiff claims times for a rind of from one to two hour any extent throughout the tire province. suzerainty in Sikkim, and the Amban was tau increase, white a failing off in copper promulgation of ille curatission was o& Co., Hongkong, regarding the transfer of yours and Stonarde. Dankiu and another, 2 sale in Hongkong. The Magistrato hold tist only resurable Longanno that the provizeinetara to Lbasss. Mr. BABEE has evidently is here bun counterbalanced by an increase pro fee would not pormit a lego export af grain.
pevines in a stato of famins. The export been selected to carry on further negotiationein trepang. Sundries, however, show a re-take place on the 11th war, but the electives ulosis MU 5/9 snt 5 olosta, or to Camp is ralid on the general role being "that" boil" aud propare" in Ordinance 1 of 1894 from Who to Canton from November 1st ut behalf of the Indian Government, and in markable drop, from £15,928 to 2982. The for the fire partiment will probably be do gother 10 chests of Pursian. Opiam to our one who has rutsived property from another as were synonymons terms, and that' bailed or on 1888, to the prosons date
Kovember 1st, lase, ale 12072 Tiew of his intimate Enowlonge of the ways export figures are too bald to justify gederal ferred until next yours. Is will necessarily astonist and uradit. We have likewire written his bailes or agent or servant mansi restore or prepared opian must be taken to menu ophani 188), the export has been picul of Chinese officiation he is is well fitted for conclusions, but it is reasonable to auppaan take the nation are time a thoroughly to day to above pestlowon requesting them aereant for that property to bin from who is it for smoking" and of a kind which was This show our lungs to quantity of last the diffutt tack us any man cabe All that the practical stoppage of the trade with discuss and apprehend the import of the eye the same in consignment from us, received it." Hiddle r. Boad & B and S 225, ordianrily sold in Hongkong. He then held This shows concinnity that the Chiness along it has heus anderstond on our side China must have had some effect in the di-document that will be id before them all which we hope they will extent to satisfaction. ordinary kind. They and the possession of the ing it came within the definition of Itaw Opium ies do unt apprehend mash distress,
sad place them speedily at favourable prices. The fentants, howovor, were bailes not of the that as the pin in Conrt was not si for smok e districts there does exist suffering, that the Sikkim affair was not to be allowed rection of bringing about the decline. That to prepare themselves for the exercise of the Mr. Morad Nissim of Bushi has favonrod u opfam, uct from the plaintiff as bailor but from in Orlington 22 of 1987, 2, which decarsa to imperil the friendly relatione of Grent tho falling off to the imports is due to this franchise. To some extent, the procese of with a agar order for bus sum at R. 7,800, advis.sh Bombay firm noting as agents for parties that the opium within the Ordinance gesta ent in some inatalices on the foods Britain and China, This is perfectly wall cause there can monreoly be any doubt, and preparation has been going on for years pael, ing as to delaot therefrom Trackeds of the in Ferdin. They transferred it to plaintif unilor, rude or prea ad opum Thouppale others on the drought of last summer, will trade un thu kunweilge and prolong the is thus accounted for is a patent fact. The ad to serve us a soful intendacii to uments of the sager. We beg thefaro yon made between the plaintiff and owner. pliers on the drought of as iver, known to the Chinese, who, if it suite them, that the decline in the shipping of the port the elective local age taflies which we ese opium and to dras on fon for sizing plas instructions, apparently not knowing whether bust contends that he held tris opium ander the
COULTHARD makes the following negotiations indefinitely. One of the tele- prosent year will no doubt alow
tablished some time ago haing well calen-minus 3,471, handing you ever ing doou there was a sale or what arrangement was authority of.the Opium Farmer, who permitted It hiru to boll for a Ene of 567 a chest, and that the tired that relief is being constantly atferdea frame, dated 10tdi Janusry, reads as followe: arger falling off, for the cause of last year's Kercise of those faller politied privileges) draft of B.3,471 will be somptable to youcheror as an agent to sell and invest. It was from the Government was quite within his will kindly inform us whether the above witht have to transferred to him to a pur. Opium Farmer under the Ordine on and grant peal authorities in whatever locality listras The final interviews between the Politi- decline of trade was only in operation during information seems in hase, bere allowed to On the
which are now to be conferred. Line ent. This is given not only by supplice of our Officers and the Ambus resulted in a the second half, while this year it will transpire as to the detaile of the constituto D. Sassoun, Boris, & Co. of Hongkong of the pisittif and the woro nithorised to go to any degree inkes the opium so boiled out or not. Hoping to hear from you soon," not their business to know the arrat remont. rights in leaning biro to boil and progre alac by the ersetion of refagus, and I am Failure to bring about a settlement. The tend over the whole twelve months.
same day the plaintiff. also wrote All they had to do was to hold it at the disposal eplum. It is also further contended that boiling no extraneous relief in seaded. v. W. MUIRHEAD, to a letter to the have fually broken down. The Amban Thibetan difficulty negotiations may be said
tion, but the parliament will, it is believed, Dear Sira,--We leave from your house of it up to big. They did bold is su pisintiff's ace of the ontogery of raw opium.and that it would be In our yesterday'a issue (Bit) wa
we comment be modelled on that of England. The Bombay Messrs. David Sussson & Co. by their count, and if he lied benght it nonditionally infringement monopoly apested in that reply to an artigie appears to have no power to force the Thibsted on the decline in the trade of Port Darvin tablishment of the Senate, in 1875 hes favour of the 25th alt, that they have instructed the property would live jussed to blon Vendor,gent of the mously of the Opium blish the liste doua, endeavours ant to axept ronsonably lorie. The situ-caused by the probibition of Chiness forms paved the way far legislation by a deliberative you to transfer in aur account and credit 5 chests lien, and stoppage in tranestic would havn boom licone from him, to boil spam to any damag, or blish the existence of famine in Ar- tion, however, will not affect the friendly gration. As the terminus of the projected stablebed, and before that the noules find will follow the trustions and place is as spee-attors to him, and they told bis so. If on the magistrates on the question whither certain
Kingai, but bis evidence "er
assembly, while last year a Privy Council weather 10 chaste of Persian Opium. We big you agents to receive, and did receive, or at all wenta In October, 1-86, there was an appeal from this marked M. U. 59,5 cheats marked M. J., togogens. They had conatitated themselves his have it in his possession without such license." at to much. As early as October relations between the English and the Chinese trans-continental railway Port Darwin has says, he who called on by two Care. Indeed, the breakdown in the nego-1 great future before it, but if it is to be anyoud, 10 the establistinient of a House of? believe you will have no trouble in doingtonsi- advanced mozoy to the consignor, as was the ing of section of Ordinance 1 of 1884. The.
been robabilitated with a view, as was ander dly as possible at advantageous prices which wataith of the defendants' attorumant plaintiff had opium was boiled or prepared within the reas issionaries, who described the con- which exists between the British Political rich territory of North Australia, for which Peers. Everything promica well for the dering that the commndity is quite fresh.a de case iu Stoned. Dankin and others, 2 Camp. opium farmer was appellant, and Chan A-luk,
not affect the friendly spirit thing more than a mere way station, it the of things in the mothern part officers and the Ambin. Two of the Aveloped, it is certain that Asiatic labour will be tried, which will be watched with gym. (-time cherish the hope that you will was your best to the Persian owner, after they had informed chargo was that the respondent had prepared as must distressing, both from the ben's-assistants are abous to make a short
it in the principal natural outlet, is to be deces of the imposant experiment about to not draw against the consignment, but as the same rhad altered his position injuriously in reference a dealer in raw opino, the respondent. 'The of the harvest and the nomber tour in the interior of Sikkim, returding in have to be freely admitted. Climatic condi. I patbetie interest by the whole of the civilizondeavours to oblige us spon with account sales sa him that they had the opium to his eccount and opium without a license from the opium far
Some assistance was given to time to join the envoy on bis journey back to tions constitute au absolute bar to the ex- gent request, which Mr. MEIREAD Lhassa, the date of which is not yet fred.*ploitation of the country by white labour, la have been well founded. In re- This exhibition of apparently friendly feeling Bren in the colonies themselves this is so far MINING ENTERPRISE IN CHINA AND Lath September, 1982. Messrs. J. Bf. Johsumer sud Deakin. his it may be said that at all times the part of the Chinese is no recognised that the question whether Aus
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that we may be enabled to execute our order for credit, the defendants would not have beep enti The magistamised the charge and sta sugar. We are ke, (Sgd.) J. M. Jalangosted on the authorities to defend on the ground of a case for the opinion of this Court. The agin Co. To that the defendant replied:Hongkong, jus tertii. That is what was decided in Stoward trate in tmt case stated that opium boiled and pointed out in Riddla. Boud prepared for smoking purposes undergoes an e districts in Chint where distress doubt satisfactory so far as it goes; but it tralia is to be from end to end a white
&Co., Batavia. Dear Sirs. We bop to acknow But in Biddle v. Hond after referring to the elaborato prove." That the.nphum produced and no doubt the funds entrusted is difficult to avoid a suspicion
ledge the receipt your-favour of the 19th ulti-doctrine of stoppal Mr. Justice, now Lord, in the samples could not be sucked by an opiam Catholic missionsries were fadicionaly
that tho Am- Australia' already finds some supporters of
o contents of which bave our attention. Blackburn said at the bailes as po better smoker." The Magistrate also stated that the ted. The question is whether the ban je playing a port previously arranged for the nightire, and it is proposed that the Nor
In accordance with our Bombay Firm's instrur title tan the heilor, and consequently if a per respondent was a large raw epiam dealer, and at the present moment is beyond the bin. Granted, however, that he is perfectly thern parts of Queensland, South Australia, the following reply by Li Hong-chang to a report Persiu Opium marked MU. 50. M. J. Se to claims it, the bailes has no defense against him: boiled, int only for the purpose of tasting, and The Shih-poo of the 11th Janmory publishes tions we have duly transferred the 10 ohosts son entitled as against the baller to the property that it was admitted that the opiam had been f the measures the Authorities have with the Thibetans, the situation is rendered,bour they choose. Even as the great port follows The Hichoa fron mine, called the from Bombay to defendants wore under date of very akwardly placed at times. If the opium under the Ordinance." The Magistrate sincere, and that he really baa, no influence allowed to introduce what-desorption omine in Shantung, HE the Visoroy states as No sales at favourablerstes The instructionsThe-bailae-of-e-chattel- may be, however, been contended that this was.. not..prepared
and Western Australia should be split off concerning the opening of the Husebou from your account and hose shortly to be able to ad- Wilson t. Andersen 450
that on the part of the respondent that it hat o cope with it us described by Mr. none the less grave. Il China carbot brink of the Australian continent that it will be. Le Kus or "Nation-profitting" miné, has pre- the 28th Jely, and referred to the timusfer, at į restorer of the chattel bailed, although zlated "that being of opinion that the Ordinance ARD. In October probably official re-the Llamas to reason by persuasion, the In- not in operation in the districts re-dian Government will be compelled to do so come when the trans-continental railway is coal in its vicinity is not of inferior quality, any conditions were added. On the 2nd. Got the niton notwithstanding his notion gives opium which may be used for stoking a che o by the Catholic missionaries. The by force of arme, ad un invasion of Thibet finishe, Port Darwin will require Asiatic Morever the mino-boing situated the plaintiff-acknowledged the letter of 14th Sept up-ky-ukaltel to the ballor-he-will-is-hable be sold for that purpom within-the-celony to the VIEREA would at once faire troublesome questions abour for the work of unloading and dis- vicinity of the Wei-slam Lake, transportation and requested an early sale sad to popida sia trovez for conversion if it hura out that detriment of the Opium Farmers, and being fur, eels only to he stated to show between Brgland and Chinn. If Mr. Blass charging shine and handling ergo. The of the tron will be convenient. Frame Ilse with tas proceuls to enable us to carry out the the stranger hat the real title to the property.ther of opinion that the Ordinance dose not ap- ness. The Taotni, at whose solicit succeeds in stoothing away the diffcality employment of European labour for these shmang, the iron can be transported north by order we have against the consignment. You the bailes, on the other hand, may be sued ply to testing samples of raw epiqut and is rot and was set on foot, subscribed and negotiuling a satisfactory settledient purposes within the limits of the tropics means of the Grand Canal; and it can also be shall emifor grant obligations on the parties by the hator, en the ground the ure in estopped directed in das war scainst dealers in raw uptum, would be too costly both in wages and sacri- conveyed southwards to the ses Should a concerned therein." The plaintiff also asked to from denying big title, now the law allows him &c. I gave my determination against the appl extensive system of arsenals be established be allowed to draw against the consiguniau, to interplead. He may however refuse to give lant." It was known that the ass was a bost
ce of evidence Mr. MVIEREAD
duced some sample of excellent ore, and the the opium to plaintiff. It does not appont that
stranger to the bailes, makes salaim, and refers to the possession and custody of prepared
000. The native gentry and mor- |with the refractory. Idanas he will accofagof human life to prove permanently north and south, this nius will ampply all the and on the 28th Oct,-ugnin toped for a sale up the goods to the bailer or the person to whoin case affecting the whole of the alers in row
who were present at tho first meeting plish a very creditable poe of work mmittee followed List in extecribing.
TROBAD says it is presumed all this
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TTERIES IN HONGKONG:
FIEMNESS ON CONCILIATION.
cessful At present the scheme of the Aus-roquisite material; and should all saya come and proceed a to enable them? executecostalo be bas attoried, but then only if he does sa by anirim. The case an appeal was argued nad de tralian trane.contiostial railway has not into vogue in the near future, the ruine will orders for sugar. On the 28th Oot the Bombay the right, title, and anthority of one in whom oided on the 12th October, Valuckily there is un takon any practical form, but from colonial for an excellent source of iron supply. Poroiga arm wrote to defendunts that Badji Mahomed there is a better title sad not adversely to him written judgment to refer to. but only the judge' clarity, however, should rest
papers recently received In writing upon the failure of the Sikkim again resiting considerable attention, after the maine, and their report is that China oaz sob Nissim had requested them to instruct the seized the goods of one toob as prior, a die A Fairly correct report, however, is given in tão we notice that it is enginests have repeatedly been sent to inspest Ister, Hadji Mahomed Bait and Morad In Biddle Boad it appeared at Biddle notes, and the pepalur ports in the newspapers strongor
bur presumption. negotiatione a few days ago, we remarked having dropped out of discussion for several up in that locality an establishments exten Hangkong Firm to cancel the transfer to plain fress and gave them to Bond to sell. Before the morning paper so far as niy recollection gaes, refore, the public is fairly en-that the knowledge to the part of China that years. Recent gold discoveries in the country to dive as Krupp's in Gurtanuy, the iron in the U of the 10 chests of oplam and to instruct sale Robbins claimed them as illegally sized From my own notesitappers that the whole argu fuller information than bus yet been England bade deteria inad ueder no circum-be ércered by the proposed lice have brought ming boleg able to farnish all the materials plaintiff to cancel the order for sugar in connce Bond refused to return the gools to Biddle, in eut turned on the question whether the Oplom efors in kaked to subscribe to Mr. stances to allow the difficulty to imperil the the scheme into prominence, and many forces be at up, the out-pnt of iron will be Hongkong firm mocordingly, of whics please as because be defended by Robbins title and not prepared opium was he was not fit for smoking. required. Should the necessary workshops adtion with the same. We have advised our virtue of Robbins' title and succeeded. He did referred to iu Ordinanes of 1884 as bailed or An to the distress in friendly relations between the two countries writer anger; that, in addition to the mineral inorbanstible. The only drawback to its open tako date. Further, correspondence took place adversely to bits. There are several cases where The appellant argued that if opium was boiled Manobarin, and Hoban, there was not calculated to facilitate the conein wealth it would tap, large tracts of excellent jug at present is the insufficiency of capital. It is which peed not be wt out, but in a letter it has been considered sought to show that the in any way his privilege was infringed. He no doubt, and such of our readers sion of the air. We recall some remarks land for pastoral purposes exist along the line proposed to select mining engineer of pre Messrs. D. Bason and Co. of Bombay stated better title is in the tertius without relying upon also relied upon the proviso contained in Section feel disposed to extend relict will, recently made by a Sharghai writer, which of routes and that the traffic ju live stook and eminent ability, cud send him to Hsuchen to that if the plaintiff had purchased the sugar, big authority. But the rule given in Biddle
de wall to stipulate that their con may be taken a propos of this. In a contri- wool would be sufficient not, only to pay las take a final and thorough examination before not withstanding the instruction to cancel the Boud is obviously the correct que, for the real the ellier haud i was contended that what the
13' in favour, of druggists und medical zoeE. as shall be devoted to the provinces. butod article in the . O. Daily News actorest upon the cost of the wark, but would definite stops be taken to develop the mize order, they would be willing to pay rower might have abandoned all claim, and the legislature menut to protect the form in was eurrud be following peasage: In the pre- alsolutely leave a margin of profit. The arrange with the American, mizohaat Wharton old account. Lotert passed in November beno, tight whatever. In the present case I opium so sa to be fit for smoking, and of selling MaTaotai, Director of the China Merchants, te it if went on to them, leaving the opium to its bolder might thus koop goods to which he had the ozolusivo privilege of boiling and preparing seat dangerous state of Europe, none of the difficulty raised in the past was. Arst the Barker, I he should come with a mining two plaintiff and defendants about the sneak inter from the evidence that the property in opinie so boiled or propred, ie, fit for smoking. Treaty Powers will allow theirselves want of water, and second the distance from engineer, to have him sont to bramine the mize ment of the transfer, non-cco plance of a hill the opium is coat of Hadji Mahomed Jaffer The Court, it wea contendri, mast read in "dt for to be inte a war with Quina if they market. The first of these difficulties on to ascertain whether the ore is really snificient and refusal to deliver the opium, and finally and that the defendants have resisted the smoking so as to place a reasonablo interpreta overnor's fulmination, a month or can possibly areid it, but this fact is so well now be onsily overcome by boring operations, to warrant developing whether the vaina are the action was com nonood against Mr. F. I claim and are defending, the notion by his tion on the Ordinance: The words "hold" and Against the Manila lottery bus known at Poking that it is quite likely to and the latter would of course disappear voally extensive, sad whether it would by predt Sassoon, for himself and his.co-partners. 1 is rigat and title and by his authority and at "prepared at have a definite besning ut us terras into the ticket brokers lead the Chinese Government to presume with the construction of the railway Usble to work the mine. All these details when do described in the petition as the resident Hous adversely to him. The letter of the 29th July tached to them so as to let the public know what
have ceased. bawking. Tickete I tie obtained in the Colony, batant of Brasche real danger shend is fortunately the Amuncial position of this fitaly ascertained should be embodied in a report ong partner of D. Sason: Soan & Co of Boni stated from whom the opium conio, aud the was forbidder. The Court took the view of the
a want of Brapers on the part of foreign colony of South Australia is at pigsem not the Chinese Lines comments on the above as denies that he is a partner of the Bombay firm, that Le and got it e to be sought for instead of being Governgents, and a too conspicuous desire very favourable, over-speculation and a follow-u the mply from the Viorror Li though trim the correspondence the Bunlay Again and again he refers to the epium being parel aptum meant opium fit for smoking, st
to me, so that sotion may be taken accordingly, bay and Chins. Mr. FD. Sa son's sewer object of the ocusigament. The plaintif replied Magistrate and that urged on behalf of the rï-- round the offices and in the treats: 10.
against suger orders, spondent, and dooded that boiled opium or p ito formerly angagod is the trade to keep on good terms with Uinting washing succession of bad seasons having brought Hung.chaug to a repert on the Henohon iron and Hosigkong Uren write respectively placed under his control against sugar to be that the Opium Farmer had no menopoly and so calculated to bring about this very ca- about a period of depression. The Port mine in Sinatung of which a sheet translation one another as our Hongkong firm and our purchased. The proceeds were to be applied to no protection beyond that, and that if it was-wa selling are apparently under the lamity that it is desired to start. The Cri Darwin paper, referring to this point, sug from the tape is given in another column, Bombay firm. At the hearing the statomontin the purchase of such sugar. He says that he sukalde and maleable it could not iujn e on that continuing to do so will ren meza war would never bare happened if yesta ihat money in cheap in the London is the first oficial and public recognition of the the answer was accepted and the pleadings did not buy themagar. I first letter to Mars hir. Since that decision of
Buble to imprisonment without the Russia bad not been Smaly serenaded that market; and for such a work as the proposed great American financial scheme. The deralon amended accordingly
By the law, awever, since nel England would not under any dircumstances railway would be obtained with a drouble, montrof Obfness mines especially of iron, is one of Triedy, the patile states that is consideration at all events his duty was purely that of an agent regulate and control the morement of rar Bassoon and Od would show that stove chests 1897. bas been passed. Its objek was to may apogintas did before, so declare gas, the persu zien being to a great af politician are suly old enough to adopt taken, is it as at the very foot of ulnou agente lo de antipage of optin grada furaninu 20 sods, and 7600 Rupare, the cost did not derogate from the Giam Farmer's hey do not keep any office, agency, extent based upon the unsertions of the lead, courageuns policy, a
the most parimatenterprises that can be under of the plaintiff as oplewing the d-fonditas his for he was to ilmuw for free between the opiam within the colony and its waters." I A Ring The poaduale his basit lng organ of English opinion at the time. In tauation of the line from north and southmpire to great manufacturing alamat like and that parananon of mish contract and mated price for the oplam evidently, for be the amount he might bell and prepare, w authorise the cone very kini af industry That Chins should reward, the defendants promised to account, &e of sugar to be parolqual. There we some privileges, for under it he had no limit placed on
great