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THE PROPONEO : COMPILATION OF TRADE SPATISTICS IN LONGING.

THE EMPLOYMENT OF INDIAN TROOPS IN THE COALING: STATIONS.

HONGKONG, TERSDAY, JUNE 911, 1898.

ng which is at the door of the French cultivation, as the padde cau bi transplanted THE PROPOSED REISERATION OF

IMPORT AND EXPORTS IN Minor derive any mitigation from the after the sum erip hde teen gathorai

HONGKONG. use in which it was perpetrated. The This applies of course sonthera pra case was as giftonten wors the bans vine zoal pnai to serve

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out, auch au advantage unght be too dearly notion only of the reinforcements to be especially when the bait was dangkui before peculiar moistness of Kansu opium, which ind'o to bring the question bifare the apunal hali intenta and purposes. what it always has

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bas bona blown up with his own dynamite. til some slight patisfaction to sue that be

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THE OPIUM QUESTION. lightly altering the well-known chuplet

Hudibras, it may be Baid

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in 1887 the Bling against legislation in this

boarmar their new burdens, if the the English line regiments, And in tropics case of the ant-npium agitators' who were order to equalise' matters, has been the direction due to have stronetheze), and the thay are bitberto enjoyed.

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rate out of freedom of intercoury and rocket. Sach gentlemen would never t trafin which in oonsist suit with, the engagéruests | fallowing an expeliout an examplo, ad won they pantins and internal order nor de 16arned than their manay would be expended In a think it right of the bo, low maintainin most macellout mouse he hoped any won wamil this win in rather & part for ganural in some forward and help to extend the operatiu The Frote Minister had The selling price of votive opinat is) The following correspondohen reltiliwa to the flame and the prectios of the general trade of the hospital in this colon, Thà Chaleu Whatever view the Secretary of State for If we are to belie the London Globe the been seydligste for twelveinonthly less than half the cost of the Indian drag, props Registration of lupos deporte in the Chick Sew than a Colung is the ordinary oncadal by proposing the following exaolu-. The Finn Commaltion of the Alice Momorial- the Colonies ay take of the reasons given gong-Rexit is not to me and pas sappin lofondato of British trade bio has to bear about doble the lifthis along has been forwiched to as by the should be iron buy great degreco tinas:-

dition to the Garrison hara as an experiment

his reserver imposed on't grown article, A.Acting Setary of the lunghong Chenaber the merchants or uthor poisons who may be by all the weapons within

content upon it

Hospital hering board of Me. Daria gonorem ofer by the Hongkong Chamber of Coinmare for in the direction of using Indian troops to putchain of Buglish intarial was mate dat minial from the Governor of Kou of ou

It may dashtem be arged that the changes have great plai are in exiar their suisfacti their opposition to the proposit registica garrison the Eastern dependencies of the fru milway or mining work which did not xa, low ever, shows that swing, to a peen-

which have tsten plan 200 1847 lestroy thent the abuzpoobed solution of the difinuity to sp of inports and exports, we hope he will not Enipine Acording to this withony and forth protests from the French Midister lincity in the

at provini, tamely oping of

Sir calianian of hy late of 12th applicability of so conlugince as the atrical which has he entrusting then forum time pet The Fire Connette hereby realve to support the work carried on in the new uni ding to do urants, fail to perceive that that body is very mach is intended eventually, to withdraw the Euro- The Chinese were not to be copeded the shrin nagy in weight, the Kansul drug time in Seply to your despatch of 11th Febra at by the Padiumentary Committee to Boat in test. That such registration is in it Garrisons from Hongkong. the Straite privileges of a rereign state but were to wally is fitle advantage over its foreira ry harlag frene to a proposal na the pect longe it now is baier making lan nilow and to be sighed the N-ti-mole Hospital, nal, to te

Bestiewonts, and Ceylan, and to relieve. theis

aportun tutelage rival Thudaty levied is a 50 for raw of the went to gais bray for set anse for the altered eirut statices, it seems to fund hitherto erotet naleis to the Allien Mend self a very desirable thing, and that reliable as Indian regin ns.

hospitals a long as the work to both lineútsla és gar We du nu kowery, the French under a

purchase all thir murid of such and T. 60 for prepare opion. But, the Ordim daling with the registration of im oy Committes that the relation which this: Horvital, saab fund to be burneforth ermeen to both trade statistics would be both useful and is why her for Globe has any good ground for qualify Rad at stick prices suited the memorialist save, shaugh the duty was an-pris's d expires in this colour, huse now Crathy con controale facially to the god on on the beans is 1892. prossunt. ku Utar à bar of the Citer, in viv of tie pabite imported. Its al consuming power ecurso M. MARLOM, having brow aranzed by Dr. trasting we have always held, and few per making this stut ment, at one thing at Franch maker. These prepastorais pro- forced with all possible strictu-as the raceipts the fenone to sequint you shut the Committen of other countries romains practically anhang. Memorial Hospital. acha will slony; Unt, as the Chamber point least is alivious: Abe Hongkong Regiment tensions produced a certain feet on the proved very email. He goes on to say that nis aitaksing on this subject, conside end it aft. zmowa with its prpalation, but it contianos to Thota on on certain pairs wit

is an adation to the Garrisou here, and aftabby mind of the Ministers of the Kamen the reason for this is to be found in the

The Chagoras, replying to a querism, sti general meeting of the emin which was bron, a pôt for the ranverhout re-plan the proposed applementary hospital world o and distribution of ango coming from and purelased, and unquestionably would be if went to bring up the strength of the thron of a sacrifice of the misionaries na diminishes so by drying that by the time it heid bere on the 6th instant the freedom of the port were in any way-je- troops from boat 1,600 men to 3,000. There

distant consumer it

or uativcality. heresa off to the conseil

reaches Costo-sions.

only weighs The anting was a large and representative destined for ether puete ood according to open to everybody irrespective of faltt, ororð. Dr. CARTIN (who had just previously mutnovil pardised ther by. The trade of Hongkong line Ewen an addition to the tunately for Chiat al the foreign com shout, a third of what it did when it was one, nud the danzion which tuck plate shown the sbor portrailer a part by general in- bay been slowly built up almost entirely an ne Engineers, the Indian Artillery are to be mates in Chias the meat of the French originally bought and paid duty. The clearly that, in the eplica of the mersantifa flames and the pestation of the guneval tracks the arding) pleaded for titles. Its & langity na to his fools) he - expered his doubts of the count of the freedom fromrestriction.accareil to mereased to four companies, or about 1 ister krown discretion, and thaugh all charges on it thus are treble what they commonity, hoy mansure ench as that now pro at the bina Svar bban a Colony is the onlinar? | gpasek (in which he was several times corrected

The balls of the businous carried on here in wisdom of tho enaras propre, ne iz zight traders, and any attempt to toe with that I menthey number at present 330--and the foreigners whore in his degradation, it in are vicininally estimated at.. Amurt from this posed is not only unnecessary but would bone." privilege could only result in the shrinkage

The following radition was then proposat elules sumathing different from more buying props to be the cons that if the public conesi Per of the live trade. Tust trade is very en- This was the enga sement, when the military

through three or four provinces, the total by the Hon. R. Beliling, scored by Mr. He and selling; it has been created by and is demen that the institution was entirely is the hands of Hongkong Regiment a thousand strok

there is freight to be paid ued if it in excried poyitisaly hursal to the freds of Ife colony.

dens for its ezistores ou thatreeptional facilities the London Hivishay Society zubamiplines sitive; it curls up, so to speak, at a touca contribution was double, and it has al

of the lekias and duties will be something Amei, and extried amoraly Many traders resort hither who have been length, though rather tardily, been surly

Ho concluded by mering That this Chester is of opife that the afforded for the free and unimpeded handling would fall off like Thu. 180, so that it has very little ad- driven fram Canton or Macao by the imposts carried out. Whether the present English

to raiuras of cargo from vessels sed curement of goods; therefore regulations that the mosting and adjourned till that dog vantage over foreign épins. Consequently proposal, tu obtain for at of this harbour will, which will bumper or in any way yonder this fortnight that the public might be made wo- levied on their there. Were similar duties Regiment is to bo eventually replaced by

there is no regalar trade in the drug and restrictions imposed here or th

another baltation of Indian troops or not is a โฮ#

other provinces. What little busiuess there adapted, prove detrimental to the interests more troublessing ani tedious ars directly requinted with the details of the webums.

Dr. CHALMERS -ls himself inalized to support would simply retire from the trade and retsmatter for the War Office to determine.

The propusel mera i of a kind very dis Dr. Cantlow proposal a, is carried on by petty traders, who tran- this clay, therefore it commands the judicial to the main interests of the Glory. to their native phase in the interior; others The increasing seirdly of recruits in the

sport it secretly, avoiding the duty stations overnment is alandon the idea of exaoting

sob a mewniane law in this colony."

tasteful not enly to the European bat also to The run convinced against his will,

The CHAIRMAN said it would be a gatas night once more try fortune in the neigh Faited Kingdom may pssibly. prompt the

Ts of his con opinion still,

It is said that aino-touths of it thins espes Sine the withdrawlof the previons Ordinaan the Chines morokauls. The expect to carry pity if any misunderstanding occurred in regard porig, or they might for a rius ut Authorities to make some effort to etonotuisen szim that finds apt illustration in the sati. For some time pist, however, in

their business with the exine freedom which to the matter if there were eny doubts in the

It would be wind of any on as to how the Netherale Th trade happened to be specially lucrative. Tu conf-lunce, that plant which is sy es- But in Houzkeng, the farthest outpost of the April in St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, by Mr. jallow three panās to pass to a pound, that the disadvantages arising fean any on the native traffic, especially that represented Itions bertaran it and the Alice M-morial Ho colonus substitute Torian troops for the print at the addreas delivered on the 22nd practice while still charging Tix 50 lekin topinion is now even morgeneral that it then was, saperlaous to try on the importance of pital wee in be built and as to the T, 21 sential to the of

outweigh the hanaits to be derived from oppure valuable to the Colony makes it specially he would, with their care. bave Teen eliminuted; the flower would plan of first class strategic importzou, they with Chins. Mr. Lay, who was Chiness us, had a good effect, the lekiz resign har pinte sat asettato statistics of the trade of the desirable that great are aboutd be taken resolutions and adjourn the meting that

to blossom; and the Inade

aroid passing cusotments or establishing rals day fortnight. will doubtless acc the gradually dwindle. A trade depot to my

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My Connie trust therefore that His Ex-which would tend to divert it sisewhere. An The garrison proved not only that opium bad nohtos to poor in quidity, and fur interior not only Leveu now is only on a a peace! footing; in tiate

be that it was at the suggestion of the Chinese in the neighbouring provinces, the leku un this gestion will give a full sad impartial son พบป I quickly lose much of its importance.

aust necessarily bu mars the les inquisitorial, Accapting the invitation of Dr. J. C. Tin The Guash of Commerce ate right, and required to effectively defund Lite colony and Bligh Comisiononure but the draw was in thoritiye proposes in future to do away with iteratio : in the views expressed by tap members gulties of non-armpliauco with its p

act at liberry the Squadron for the purpose serted in the tariff. This tarif was adopted the fancifulsystem of rating three pounds as the Chamber

Is accorvissen with your request tha suben har carefully it may be worked, and it would, sou, the Metical Sur-rint alent of the Alice we hope that the Suentary of State will of protocting, British shipping on the beas. by the French and United Stakes stiv lotere, one and to charge a duty of Ths. 166 xcard-olesars whio's no ompanied to Letion of fifth in the opinion of my lomuition, curtainly pero Memorial Hospiti, our presentation inter carefully and favourbly consider the It is, however, quite possible that the control and the latter writing to Tord ELGIN, on ing to the cal weight. This suggestion is Fahrmary ary veturfed bar th have the very harsing and passibly lead to some of the viewed that gentleman auf upthered an outline statement of reasons drawn up in their of all the garnsons in Bastorn colonies will the 5th November, 1858, attests the willing naturally approved. The theral is inter honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant,

of the proceedings of the Panne Comix e the trade going elsewhere. (Signed) ADAM LUND, On these grouula my Committee thinks it which led to the generous offer on derby Mr. letter. His Excellency Sir WILLIAM presently be handed over to the Commander-stent of the imperial Authorities to what esting, bouever, as throwing saute lit

Actin-Broentary, I would be impelltis turas grunter to public fret. W. Davis and prsouted at the roreting et BINSON may, it be so chouses, make these in Chief in Tudia, and that there will is now done." In short Mr. Ir proved upon the pruduction of spiam in the Ter reasons clauer to Lord Exovaror. He can come from India. Such a change has hean, to the hilt what he in ander aken to north west of China, and thus taxation levied The Hurearable G. T. M. O'Brien, U.L.Ging in a queation where there is so little to bad inst. As the ofer remains at pea in

Colorin) Brerotary, &c., že, ka.

goal in erpiperison with what would be.stutu quo, the meeting havbigb su eljoured help his lordship to penetrate within the we believe, discused, though, with whit do, nately, that there was not an atom upon it: Probably the Kwish mint is the

Amest cortainly, ist to the Colony.

for a furtuight to consider the proposal, at may veit; to see, as be no doubt sees, how secara bax ut transpired Another pro- of direct or indirect, evidence to sup- poorest of any produced in China, while that

The posibility has even inua suggested that interesting to know exactly the to anstand what would at first be simply a means for obtsiu- which led to it being made. 16“the annual sury it is to leave trade in Hongkong paal was that unids by the late Seport the fale statement that we bad food of the adjinning province of Szechen is the hampered and mutaxed. As a matter of JoaN POPE HENNEST in the House of

Sir. I am directed by the Governor to ang sa intios might her after develop into an eating, which took place ou March Sal., 1997 aprun on the Chinao." That this evi-b. st, some of it being little if at all inferior

kowledge the dipt of your latter af the 14th stablishment for the collection of rarence, the subjust of the last on our dat fact there have already grown i too inny Commons some two years ago, that the dence was very unwilcome to the ngit the Indie drog

instant forwarding a resolution of the Chamber Although there is not at present any special Bus Alina Memorial Hospital was fir brenght tree which are...BIOTE or 18 drage on Royal Marines should garrison the coaling tatore who followed the Rev. Gros 18 TURNIR

of. Counseres at a reating held on the 6th diation that such would be the osse, yet to up. That insoft-ioner had practioilly been fait the wheels of commerce. Of these the stations, and the command should be given we can well believe. They saw their most

instant on the subject of the taking of returns | mere suspicina, of such a contiuguay, oren al- dana the opening of the adition, but Stamp Act, with the burdens ou countered over to the Admiral of the Station. There sherished fullaer dissolved like a dream

of the imperts and exports of the colony. thong groundless, could not bubbare a adverse as the scope and mesfulness of the hospit in.. transactions, is perhaps the most outrosis, however, much the same diffeal y thoathey were curapelled to believe the full vid-

I am is reply to ok whether your Chamber Indusace on the progress and development of creased it was felt mors atrously to be a wrions and certainly to wast aufair in ita inreriniting the Marines as the Line, and with enes before then, but they were loth to part

will submit a smilement of the persons on which sa Calony and of its trade and shipping. draw back. Exprotally in resport in the pat- cideree. The lory at an extra tax on the increase of the Navy now going on all with the antigut defusion, to lose a myth on

the regulation is based in neder that it sáng họa This observations apply with special fores a patients was the hospital inadequate to mæl, the tonnage to pay for the cost

We are umok too near the heart of the Lavigforwarded to the Secretary of State for his con-razaris the Chinese, ammbers of whom are demandy made upon it, while on the administras of the the Marines available are required for the waith bad ben constructed their most tell- Gap Book Lighthouse was voluntary, bat new rip-of-war. There is therefore little indictments of their Government and than to gata clear conception of his contours sider. tion, whether thor desire that the news attracted to the colony by the promise and tire side much inconvenience bas to be put up isparar port of the diseñaron at the mesting inder the belief faut, thoir trade weald be free with. The house enrgson's room, for lastanas the unoffical members must “ane to it proapert nf that proposal being carried into fellow countrymon. Mr. TENER perfures Every now and again we hear of a splant Su

may be taken as cantai-ing those risq1058. from trouble/00 rostriations, and who-000 has to be used sa an office, the operating room that the pledge xade ly the Government is effect, abbough it has much to commend accepted the Avarey of the historical assem reuote part of us weald which reminds ne

If Lycantare to offer à vuggetion to tha' with greater facility than nopeus transfer has tu be atilised as a general room for students' redeemed and the duce reilused when that it. There is in doubt, now that it has been pret of the question as set forth by Mr. that the gut being is borly ubquitous is tumber, ik that the former comes is the their business to the adjacent Obiuses territory purposes, lectures, meals, museum, laboratory outlay has been provided for. There is a proved bow seadily troops can be enlisted Lax, but consended the question was not the Northen homiepburo ne all ovente, und wo batter aluslated to enre the olive wish they or to neighbouring pho, if they think that and a great many other purposes which router tomdancy own on the part of the best and in Initia for service in the Colonies thero a personal and whether Lord Exon did or wonder how sau tinnie, movements can be cruha in view. I have the honour to be, sit, sesations logiziation is likely to be adopted it almost asuisse for surgical work. The store tuost conscientiis adudhiatrations to were, we understaud, some four thousand did not force opium in China. To short he trolled by qol aas gangtis. In ne uspeotuur must obreut wivant,

in this port.

accommodation is also very small and the coolio tenaciously to any new source of reseaus, and men to pick from for the Hongkong Rui-shifted his ground and went off on a site the grand are overspreads us like the canopy

(Signed). G. T. M. O'DRIUS, - Such an Ordinauts is further objected to on quarters are extensely ficuted. There is no

Colonial Secretary. when possible to multiply sources of revenue. Iniont-that that country will be drawn issue, urging that the action of Greater of huaven, in another it osasthuing the ground; The Secretary, Hongkong General Chamber of graand, that it would impose an addition parision for the isolation of patients, and when The plain duty of the comannity here is to be upon in the future to a considerable extent

burden on the recenta.

sometimes an infections esse comes into the Comm., No... e.

My Committes manet profead to form any wards one ward has to be emptied to perunt accurata sativar of what this would be, but other patients suffering in the prasanne of can' looking the kature of the returns indicated a danger. With these frats before it the meet- in the Bapart of the home Committee orpointed ing referred to resolved that the hospital mat inquire in the compilation of Jasport and be enlarged, and it was suggested at the time Export Statistics in the Colonies dated rd that the enlargementsbonld take the form of the

mount would not fil very far short of that re Juny 1801, it seems very probable that the addition of a storey to the pressal creation.

Anather meeting, to report progress, was beld

cease to

would

At

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Som i formal discussion.tok place and

some extent Hongkong will always be, to one Erglist istyofmamtaining Beerotary to Lord RIGIN, soxisfactorilying in con-iderably. As the drag color. doubt, hat under certain circaetanues it of irons or Ivo more regiments would with da the second war with Chung, but alwin foreiga opuna but also, to that produced deltocor the Gor air in tether dealing with Ordinance such as thst ander remark, which ultimately the meeting was adjathedra

rasy involve the right of earch and the infliction fortnight.

a provisions

to adhere

THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRENCH MINISTER TO-OHINA.

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Britnin

SHORT STUDIES ON GREAT SUBJECTS.

III-LEVIATHAN.

was to cerce the Chinese and compel than which we tread. "Wa Intals, it in every on the alart to prevent the Government soc-for troops for the Eastern dependencies.

to legalise the spine trade. Convinced cumbing to auch templatings, and if heces

against their vill, the anti-pimists moved breath, and rest on its solid support at every sary to combat any attempt to impose new taxes on trade or its adjuneta. More

an amendment daring the meat step. We may be our douts about win over not fully satisfied that the evidence ad- raling Provider, bat n uw about the Levis especially is this duty made obvious at &

daced by Mr. Lay -listed the fact that, in schern wo live and more and have our time when the Coliny is auffering so

thas the legalisation of tum was not in being. Like the atmosphers its maneis vary, and seriously fruin depression in trade and

any sense forced on Ching by Lord Brein the disgrances which, agitate, its molecules the effects of a period of reckless speculation. Frunch. Minister has not had to wait long in 1818. Of course further argument in

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THE MODERN CHINESE PIRATE.

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It would appear that His Excellency the

very first asrifice that had to be made and

the result there it has been made in vain.

If the diplomatic defeat of M. LEMAIRE at Tontzia "concerned the Franch alone we might well leave the unfortunate Minister

presentatives

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Leviathan.

fit themselves to the arguests of the agitato rder to the public through a being tors, so much the worst for the facts,

OPIUM PRODUCTION IN CHINA.

Hongkong, Colonial Secretary's Offe

2016 April 1

Cheral Cumber of Coigmerez..

Hongkong, M.5. 1992. Sig- lurs the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your lotter dated 20ch niti, haring refarino to the relation animal passed the moneleneral mating of the members of the Chamber of me, held hem on the

BEARICA.

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we from time to time enceidared as to kee

It has already buch pointed out that Hong

which it Inboard is a seat for an extensive THE ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Commerzo. Being an island with only a email.

popularimi, a traited aron, produsing nothing,

GENER US OFFER.

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Samer-cent legislation has beyond doubt for the dóneriament of his policy. He wenture of soch tactics would have been mare messärablety barometrie apparatas. Nigh 8th of April last. Jepreting any legislation |quired to esrry 'on's fully squipped Grstomas July 30th and it was then, stated that the detrimental effect on the Colony's to Tientsin with verzi, vid, vim on his lips, to of words; the amendment was pata nge-sesit to it as off the ignora wil which would render somşalory the registration on. In 7 ans, my Committee is walls and foundations of the "builling wery - surmously of opinion that an increased expandi- able to carry another storey, sul this idea haring of the imporis and exports of his Colony. low readings lunes us giddy and sound of karstḥ, In complianes with the nation stainedture iz pot justified either by the financial oondi-socordingly been abandoned it was then; copiei tride, and any farther restrictive legislation and it is eren surmised that he dematched and lost by a largo majority. It won or peaks, causing prostratio, win cone letter, I am instructed. lý my Cum tion of the Uploay or the object to be altised.that the Hospital should be entirely removed would inevitably tend to accentuate the predatory telegram to Paris to assure his torvet Mr. Tuasan perhaps to know that a

Ia addition to the charge on the general reto another and more saltable site. It may existing depression.

mentioned that from the first the Guvern wout of a complete victory over L1 high Chinese official referring to the opiam bieding of the nose. Great in sil ways i mitten to submit for the consideration of His

weuds, sont must be taken of the inevitablo ba Bradloney the Goserdar statement setting dalys and to increased labene sad expones Committee did HUNG-CHANG to whom he had been referred

not intend to approach Fred trade recently said-You bring the opium,

If we my stop down from the high platooth the principal essons on which that rasota which would be an failed on every arm and the public on the subject, and various rehouses by the evasize Ministers of the Toung-libut we are not obliged to take it. Just of metaphor and speak of sariceal Bank in

lion is basl Tamen. The French, it we supposed, knew and there is nothing to hinder Ching asking

To Any one ant faciliar with the bivory, pro dividual gaged in business, and those in so

that might be obviated. It was proposed t their LX HONG-CHANG, and the accomplisted

the July meeting that the London Missionary A curious proof of the existence of a sinologue was master of the situation. The fire rising of the tariff and sitting the plain press of our daily to it will be gaiss, nad position at this caring, it will at first instances well be very ensiderably.

The drug altogether. But this is not desired by wonderful enough, on which ever side we look flame appear surprising that any opposition regular system of organisation among pinates Minister, however, seems to have been some, the Chinese Government, aud, in or it. The way it ng gathered in at th.katere shoull be raisui to wo ximple a prope)kog occupies a very different position from that Society should be asked to grant a portion o ving for its sin cething beyond the recording of other pots and it is therefore much to be their property at Benaragard, Sanka Bead. They on the Kwangtung coast is afforded in the f what over cónfident, for his aggressive opinion, never was desiderthink Bastera besiness so that paly the orbs all of trade statistics, which in we form or other feared that any retards compiled in the jobaner as a site and that they 18 fartbor, requested to notes from Clanton published in yesterday's attitude and continent demeanour forearmed mach of the sure and certain revcune dorived

is carried out in almost every part of the British Roped add lend to quitas fallucions coala-allow the ale of the ground on which the

sies as to the real trade of the place.

present building stands to rajan funds for issue. The writer states that it has been bis antagonist, as that in their first personal from the foreigs drug to wigh 10 new to the hate of its vicale is a £ot of which

Ka cangusion, iroking at the question from the rain of the new Hospital. At tha encounter the Minister was discomfited at wholly driven from the Geld. But if key scat in China, whether hol

My Committen, however, is of op’nion that a the custom for the pirates at the mouth of all points, and after a campaign of a fort-roRGS TURNER had to admit this, it would mits it or not. in jetly proof. We all find

wer examination of the business on here, geral point of view, my Committee considers sanal meeting bed on March 9th this year it the Canton river to lay a tall of $60 a night or mye be returned to Paking not only with extreme rotsace, and be as if somehow the magnificent resulú vera aud of the unique position which Hourkong so that it sunk be an nawie syporimont, merely was announced that the London Bissimary only empty handed, but stripped of the last would then orge that the Chinese should be some hing of our own achievement, a pyrnutit cupies as a tealing sad distributing oates, will for statistical proes, to endanger in any way Society had granted both raqueta, but it had nually on the jaoks trading on the route of dignity. He cannot even Bay all is treatai as children who did not know what of our own building. Grundar is, how show the wally gaoil riakta veist for asking the prospirits and well-being of the Colony. been found that the sits would soarcely real

it bulves, is fully as much as had been expected and that a sum of consideration of the payment whereof, they lost save bonour, bicause banour was the was distrimental to them. It is plaints one over, the last important element in thi The Goverusit to refrifs tram passing such an and this opinion,

shared by the whole of the trading 36,000 or $7,000 would have to be witździwn were allowed to sail unmolested. Against

of those cases in which, if the facts fail to position. The exuvioss Winch this Bank is able in spirtan bjention is ora which population of this port, both Etropan and an from the Hospital permanent favd, or otherwise this for the pirates very estisfactory arrange

underlies sad to a great wat eres all thee, as well as by the public gonartly have provided baters the site soull be obtained. Al the bonear to be, sir, your most obodient evout, the same time there was a strong expression of ment one of the junks seems to have rebelled,

the commdien molíum of, velmages and others, camely, it actment of the nature

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opinion on the part of the varindst members of the and to have offered a much smaller. sud,

transfers are such as probably no other bank is proposed would be a serious aml vnnecessary

Acting Secretary.

Finance Committee that even were it mivimble to namely two dollars for the spring season

the world is bin to perform. The London terrane with the freedom of the port

Apart in its excellent and coinmodious The Hon G. T. M. O'Brien, C.M.G., Colonial obanreit would be extremely nuwise le removethu This

was too much for the bold buccaneers, to the judgment of his own countrymen and

Secretary.

present ontpatient department from its favear- Clearing Woman is a remarkable example of harbour. Hanekeng when first capied was Their ire was fairly roused, and they the discipline of his own Government. But

able position in the central part of the town. evidently deemed the occasion, one for a in Chinese affairs no foreigner, least of all a Although the amount of opium imported coram is fine; and though on smaller conspianoas chiefy by the disadvantages under

An alternative scheme was then agrested, nam-ly, tu retain the present Hospital and maeter stroke which should not only carry Foreign Minister, can stand alone. Each into China ir 1391 shows an increase of esos tau bual Bank parf as the like economic

eutargo the outpatient department, anit perorábs terpor into the heart of junkussiers but one of us, especially each one who oc859 p.culs over the import of the preceding fonctions in a still more comitato manuer. which by its originality strid create a seesaatest degree of all the diplomatic re- 1898, being 8,197 picule less. The value of have their age in the colony have been carried nested with it, the principis was clear from the

A landing position, and in the year, it comparas enfavourably with that of How als could the rigor e enterprises which ad bene ne intre tertitur, imm distely 08: THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTARY HOSPITAL: Abhur facilities for the proper carrying o

the work. To do this it we rasolved to morifla tion. Hence the scizure of the official launch bigbest

A meeting of the Finance Comittee of the tere wards in order to monce the groat adran- of foreign states, is a the trafe, owing to constantly dechning and subsequent piracy of the three junka paste for the good name of all foreigners prices, shows a shrinkage every year, that on except by the intervention of the local first that caly by juicinie fostering, SEBITE

time it was proposed to srvct upon the y dor the convenient disguise of His Imperial

zadertake the whole expesen of the erection required sites salur supplementary Hospital. Majesty's guardians of the revenue. But the and all foreign nations. Every humiliation for 1891 being Pla. 623,179 on the clo.of clearing tours? There were not told mil. anal treaty tl, and absolate freedcon as a port Alica demorial Hospital was held at the Ros. tages oblained in other ramp sis

of any description of trade. salient fact, the one that stands out in recourted by any uns, every derogatory pro- the trade for 1890, and this too in spite of linge of kennst dallure to pays and repsss, but old such a place evar bname an emporium pital on the End inst. fa soulider an offer to

aaping being paged in the Bans the tro As the most important part of such treatment of the proposed supplementary Lospital. The cost was setimated at $10,000 and when lief, in this case, is, to pur mied, the disstoposal, every moral defeat sustained by any the small increase in quantity of the inpartaicha of its ledges wapped the place of the it was rougents that are only must the Colony Thers ware praat the Hon, J. H.. Stewart the question E ways and menus en int to be anti-

Lookbart in the chair), Dr. Chalmers, Ur, sidered it was mentioned that the Lendon His-- sure that prer, at or

sey, that old time pest of these one member of our mercantile or diplomatic recorded above. These illustratious serve to circulating mailem necessary for the most be done inled a fras port is the ordinary ac eens, still exists in its pristine audacity may reacts directly on all the rest indicate the coarse of the foreign opium stupendous and the most diversified under-poptation of the teria exemption from Castors Thomson Callaw. W. Honary Socialy and the magment of a diepeneury in Bai Ting Poon. which is Dr. Chaces having stated the object of the supported by almost in our midst. The pirates are less and we have as much right to remonstrate trade while fot very seriously losing takings Koses the sinsticity of aor sun dotion-bat that this freedom must also include, Wickham and H. Osborne.

the

temal insoars from a known as the Nethercule Trust, which consista given to sanguinary deeda, and have AP would with the recklessness of those who period when it will cehes to be very remuner. Inion which allows onr whole schons of firewre absence of restrictions in all mattere conated meeting.

against the follies of our oighbours as we ground, it is gradually approaching the business, the faculty of contration and expsoas Eura omsistent with good arr, an entire parently become more careful of their

Dr. THMEDs Durented the steps whitb laing of $7,000 which was pleam that a heads, but they hare evidently last none of should play with firebrands among our tire. The anti-opium spitataza may take adapt self and ita differunt els dos title shipping-tits Custolas dnes and then the consideration by the Finaues Committee count by Mr. H. W. Davis, tats of Meurs. thar

ingenuity, which scems indeed to have bagrioke.

leomfort. The Chinese know quite well how poluma and the other of the grant book comparative absenes of verations raguintiose, of the pmpoval to rainore the Alice Memorial Libsband & Davis, and that such dispensary been sharpened by danger and necessity. The recent manure of M. Lass to look after their own interests, and where in acons in one most dari g feats on 1ks existem and growth of Hongkong spital another aft's owing to the limited would be less enestars in its print position. ancommodation it at present affords, or alteras if the proposed Heapital wore svested in Bonham There is something contemptible about these being illegitimate from its inception could they can produce an equally good article te fluids tight, rops. By this self-acting ad-colony are is a great mensura due. modern pirates.

Unlike their progenitors produce nothing but illegitimate offering, very little of the Indian or Forsian drug justment the colony is able ty tide over every My Committee thinks,it would not be out of tirely to build a Supplementary Hospital. Be Road. who were wont to spare neither age or sex. To fall into the trap of appealing from the wil fed a market in China. That point orisis and differences of 20 million dollars in the place in this connecting to refer to the report of proceeded to read a letter from Mr. H. W. might be wiliar to see that $7.009 on the who calmly butchered a whole crew for the Foreign Board, to which he was officially has not been reached yet, nor is it likely to marke rain of our stocks, which would rein Selent Cuauties of the Hosss of Commons Dasis which saggested a soliation n. the diffical now hospital and the $9,000 that the Fiaspor be utilised for building purpose. That meeting sake of the cargo, who would fight like accredited. to a provincial authority, to be for some time. The Chinese opium grower irretrievably any other community of like sira appointed in 1817 to tak into consideration by Fart of the letter (which was private to Committee have in raderie might then perhaps

the state of mar sommaronliations with China." Dr. Thomson) was a follows. very demers when cornere, and who day matter how esinent, to whom he was, however, produce a drug good enough leave a beep atire's unscathed.

I quite was thereupon adjourned to allow Mr. Davis The result of carried their lives in their is the seas; can on no ground be justified. In going in ud finds a ready sal for all my organization of the Bank itself, Etis like a abip when the abara hemed Parinavetary Report well be abnorbed in your argarita sa these commandestions is voll known for at

These latter not accredited at all, was lapse which for the consumption of the labouring popallo q dity of the alispsible beat valu

able to explorers in Afrirana through the very thriving stale, but fram that year to 1547, or our that the Bal-yng-pen Diaposary Faad me to be communicated with. day pirates are no tras

Fovers of on the contrary, they seem be preference to to Tientsin the Minister was voluntari produos. It seems that the crop of opium that on stand up to her canvas equal with a was drawn up, it had drilled to this point of of $9:00 thinks yra require to creet fashow proposed the meeting held on the Sea ad 16 opptar lie low income safe sir ashere from when ly stripping himself of the dignity of his of the iz provinces of Kanesh, Shantung, fall load or without ballast. The of the festination, owing to rane zuil bjretionable hospital on the Beauregard sita to be called the Need that str. Darla bar granted more than they arrange a common squeeze, worthy only fee, and was exponity binalf without his Shansi, Shaust, Hogan, and Chibli last year own ook has varied 10 milion dollars in the imposta sombined with pe ty und troublesome Ussects Hospital. I wont not, however, rouse he wasnaked. He gives permission to ptilise that the Natharade Crust Fund whanki be treated as the $7,000-directly for building parpores and of the must ignoble mandarin. How are official armour in an uncounter with a man alone amounted to 60,000 picule, while the roar, and a further depreciation of quiramont regulations

Among many pilot, the following deductions down of the two ainted boo-adda, the $3,000 required to complete the new pital, bas that, with the assout of myself and the the mighty fallen! The swaggering cer. infinitely superior to himself in personal entire import from abroad was only 77.445 dalil hut relie the shares below par.

from a large man videos on arrived at by Errege it bm ara lu uuestival with an additional building.

T the brid pakline of the sair, who half a

All this unyons can see standine entirely ont- the Parliamentary Committee as sel. Frth in its $1,000 in paying for the one building to be gires ta of the sam, has become the anziantic the outcome of the Minister's false move, 10,000 piculs, of which Tintain consumedido, but the truas mabine, by which she report of 19th Bly. 1947:

century ago was the terror force. Nothing but discomfiture could be pisala.. Of this amount Honan pruduced a truly noteworthy slastloits.

the Landos Missionary Boy na lheir own property negrointions and prvosedings which in their paliry blackmular! Worse in degree, but though no ane conld have foreseen to what 2,000 picule and Peking 1,800 pisala. Con-Innende majustments are effected man only From Hencheng we cannot be said to have for medical and crannalistio werk, I think this may be promise each a valuable addition to the be dessly done under the fed. 10th, and 11th class dispensing of medical saistance to the poor and. scarcely more in posting than the head of the an abres of humiliation M. Taxare would sidering that most of the other twelve probs underbart by theas wears in the teoret end darived diesely much serial advantage of the trust doed and weedi race we simply the alleled in Hongkong. We understand that

or less to 1 he warner born. (It is not a crush hat with nor does it nom školy, by its position, to beccare potion the only stipulation i gaira hawa ti beggar guild, who brice his blackinail in zetually he made to descend. He is not vinces produce eum in greater" or identical mar. Unlike the Buggar kl, indeed the first of the Minuitors who has quantity, that Smochuen alone raises from its simple form of empressible machinery; nor the art of extended merit bas to London Kieno vary bonety would effetently supply as new Hospital, when completed. "Will however, the Pirate Guild no doubt there suffered at the hands of LI HURG-CHANG, 100,000 to 150,000 picals, and that the yield a lamp of homogensons inert matter, or a par considerable repulation of its own to feed and dont mindeza. T. at Arficiens fund consist of a basement containing writing isse such body-will not secure oficial and the example which that astute diploem of it in the provinces of Manchuria is very forated uir hall; but a living organise composed alofte selbs no right to azpen to draw sway will be btained whan for the up cop I fasl wall and consulting rooms dispary, winer apartments, and of an ugly of active organs great, and email the cetabtiahe trade of the pilots town and award,.

A morinary will also tolemae. The now method adopted in the has more than once made of Ministers who large, it will perhaps wat he out of the way Something more than brated air, inust regulate province of Caubon, in which it is adjtesat. Dz. Then all that the trust doel of the general stand one.

The Brat, Boor there case of the seizure of the three junke near have tried to wheedle him by approaching to estimate the spial production in China without jar or friction these extreme and maul From the only traffic for high it is fit, that Nethereale Tratt allows the transfer practially be provided, Cu

will be the operatiur room, the laboratory, the facto the other day not calculated to his footstool bat in hand might inve warned at three times that of foreign import. It is Gold variations; those compl zit weald appal of a depôt for the suruburia z cemusta, it în în źren propitiate the Authorities, They will resent the French Minister of such dangeroue only necessary to bear this fact in mind to the sulfated if their imagination was equal a great degree debarred. ezept in regard to the The CHATEAN sid Dr. Thomson had posle surgical andt waly modical wards, the female this masquerating in official uniform, this ground. We can only trust that at least his see how fraithss in its effect upon the opium to the effort of cosesiving it To the entward five ports by treation which stipulate distinctly fully explained all the circumstances that be bad ward, baterie ward which is quite new fea

left very little for him to say. The wished there ture), isolation ward, and neorusary staccom would be eye all is grand simplicity, like a great troops for the obserranon of this friction. tive server. So there is some chapes of other from following the like fatal course. attempt to bring disgrace upon the prevę | Eple may serve as a beacon light to save smoking babit in this vast ampir India, skip glooghing its way onlmly through the "In addition, however, to Chega ustural and † had been sinrger mesting to express their aptatio. In the yard beyond the Hospital will be

the prohibition of ite export from three hungry blackmailers being broken up Certain of the diplomatic body have The ares of production is annually in er. But to produce the result has inxed the recary diasivautags it appears to have la-praciation of Mr. Davis's rannifs-rt offer. Mr. builts small land. The practical results of the entirely. Action should not stop with the consistently and conscientiously fotight the creazing in most province of China. The ingensity of experts to fit the innumerable perts Eared anter others created by a set of Davie had not only is this ciews of the teastons, eatblishment of the Low Nutharasle Hoepitnt. espture of these offenders. Eforts should battle of orthodoxy by dealing only with the British Consul at Wendin surs that off the internal feonomy together and ensure zonepeltes. And firms and party repulations which he (Chairman) thought he was right as it will be called are as follows:-The female rhythm al and hurmonious movement. Ancellaris it to te position and prin ying were the sins of the inmittee, in in-patients will all be commodated in the reve be made to uproot the whole system, and to constitutionally appointed Ministers for late peata se proclamations have bou i organisation no less minte, less de loial to progresa Theur au fa base connotion with the othersole Dispensary, balding the three wants remaining at the Alloa. free thopeaceful taler from the ois rous yoke the management of foreigu business. The against the cultivation of the poppy, we was borate, in which the parts of the mashaineleen partly from an attempt to struggle with but had also in the most Tony Memorial will be divided into sphthalmia, male of these dexterouse but wholly aninopled Teung-li tamta invariably tries to airk rmerly the case, and no restriction is now are livingmen, innecessary to make great Beak the diffeal in the ene of establishing ander given agam of $1) rads the eroe. argient, and male medical wards, while a very rascal' It is simply noustrous that, in its proper responsibility by turning over imposed in that city on the opening of oylum tu cefully navigate the financial corun and security in the midst of the szabond and fea of the additional building. He thought much larger socommodation for outpatients will addition to the burden of numerous and claimants to the provincial authorities. It divas. The mime retsarks would apply to let to endden and violent chauges But the piratical papolation which frequent it tors Mr Davis's example, which was worthy of all be provided. It is intended that the more. often vexatiour restrictions and squeezes, is hard work to compel the Board to do its many other provinces and cities, where pro- en who keep the mashing going amoothly and and infost its cast and ely from a desire to prutes, as one which might well be followed. serious case shall be dealt with on the bigber Chinese junks should still in this year of duty, but it becomes infinitely harder when hibition has long been a dead fetter. Chiantly we opt to be as little knors to the gen- mise a crvene in the island in some degree ade her re many gentlemen who like Mr. D-vis level, which in itant is an obvious advant Al publie at the man who in the obscurity of quate to the meintenson of its Civil Govern had found Hongkong more an F1 Dudo Gango, though there will always be as intereksago grace 1892, have to subsidiza pirates in orons and another of the Ministerial phalanx nexe farmers and it more profitable to grow the orgine room is forgotten by the passagers must. To this latter objet, however, we think it is at present, and he hoped they would not for patients going on as the necessitis of cream- der that the latter may live at bome jp case bends his knees 10 the Chinese proposals, the poppy than to raise wheat, barley or who has nevertheless depend absolutely on it anwise to sagrifies the real interests of the forgot the elite key and ronitul tron it, not stances demand. So that as a matter of fusi it pa their ill-gotten gainą.

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