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· EVOLUTION OF HONGKONG. ·
[Written for the Hongkong Daily Press].
(Continued from last Monday:)
VII.
Lie, the new Commissioner, who was to com plete the victory of Chius over the upstart foreigner, and more rapecially root out the offending opium trade which was draining Chion of its financial reserves, and had already serioulay disturbed the exchanges, arrived at Canton on the 10th March 1839. The date is worthy of remembrance, as it marked an entirely new position, and drove Great Britain, though altogether against the wish of her statesmen of all shades, and contrary to instincts of the nation at large, into a war, almost farciest in its insidents, yei fraught with most important inues to the world at large. Before his arrival, the Canton anthorities under his orders, had blockaded the Factories, stationed-a crowd of native war-jooks at the Bogue and collected a number of gua bo's and firoships, to attack in forge the British skip at anchor at Lintin, Elliott thereupon woul down to Macau, where he cone ived the English residents to be in danger; bat fading that a war slop, the Lamme; had arrived be bastened to Canton, where he found the British residents besinged.
*THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 1907.
| orders from H. M. Government were obtained. Lis on his part was now driven to bay, the more so as he had heard from various sources |that several British men of war, of which be had a wholesome dread, wers on their way at Jast, He, however, played his last card, and com- palled, not altogether against his will, the, Governor of Macao to refuse to permit the British to remain on shore.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERUF.
Translation of Extract from "Sin Won Pao" dated 4th July 1907.. Government. Opium Monopoly Bureau and *ppointment of Officers,
Permits will be farnished them forthwith without charge. No application will be considered when the limited number of agencies is filled up.
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As regards the conversion of Opiue divaus into official opiam selling agencies the following number inside and outside the city, will be allowed, namely 120 agencies inside the city to be situated in four different loonlities namely -East, West, North and South. Each looality to There was no alternative; the British had
The closing up of all Opium ahops at Nanking have 3 agencies. Eighly agencies outside the to take refuge on board the ships nud, the ships will be at the end of the 6th moon. The city in four different localities namely Ess and newhere else to go, and took refuge in the Finance department authorities have taken West, North and South rach lonality to have Harbour of Hongkong, never again to leave it steps to raise capital for the preparing and salogenise. Merchants must understand that no This was quite opposed to Lin's instructions of Opium which will become a Government Privato establishment for the sale of Opium is Monopoly, and in this connection a station will allowed, anyone infringing this proclamation which were not to injure the trade with Canton,
be established in every section of the City, will be paafshed without lontanoy. while at the same time bringing the British These stations to the number of 5, will seah ba under control; and he tried by every moans to under the charge of one deputy and two gentry Goneral Bureau induos the merchants to return to Canton, and will be put under a Meanwhile he made a foolish attempt to claim Prep Tuan of the 2 King has appointed Prefect Lo ha tó be the President and In. jurisdiction over the bodies of Englishmon inspector of the Burean, which will be in work- case where a Chinaman had been killed in a draken brawl on the island of Hongkong.
ing order in the near future. Elliott invited him to send a deputy to witn es the Irial, to which no answer was vouchsafed, but on the soutrary a demand was made, that a bond, should be sign d agreeing that all British subjects charged with crimes should be handed over to the Chines Government to be tried socording to Chinese custom. All those things were merely delaying but could not hinder the. final raguit, and meinehile reinforcements in
ships aad ircops were arriving. The first result was the deoxy of Lin's prestiga with the Emperor, and his gradual fall from power.
To be continued acxt Monday.)
SHIPPING AND SOCIALISM:
THE CONFERIN E.
Translation of a letter adressed to Importers by the Swatow Opium Guild in Shanghai
Copy of telegram' forwarded through the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to His Majesty's Minister at Peking.
Committee Hongkong Chamber of Com merce desire add their protest to those already forwarded against Viceroy Nanking proposal establish opium monopoly each stop calculated very seriously affect British trade and contrary Treaty rights.
China Association, Hongkong, 18th September, 1907. The Hon. Mr. F. A: HEWETT.,
Chairman,
We have been continually receiving adricen from our constituents in various countries that the sile of Opium is to be conducted by the Officials, according to the Nanking regulations. It has been arranged that the preparation of Opium is to commence at Nanking on the 2řed
Hongkong General Chamber of Commerc>, of this Chinese moon, namely the 31st iest and DEAR SIB, This Committee las receiveit a on the first day of the 7th Chinese moon via the letter from Messrs. David Sassoon & Coy., Ltd., Lin on his arrival had sent an order to the
9th prezime, offices for the sale of prepared and others interested in the opiam trade on the -residents to deliver on peril of their liven all the
eplum to the public will be opened by the subject of the attempt of the Viceroy of Nan epium stored on board ship in Chinese waters,
OBciats. Some wholesale dealers of good stand. king to establish a monopoly for the sale of opium ing in the interior have already wound up their there. In it is further stated that recenlly and on Elliott's arrival be found them in grave
business fearing that the monopoly may render offioials connected with the monopoly, bureau deliberation as to what to do. Thoy had
it impossible for them to get rid of their Opium have bought cpiem here and shipped it to offered thousand odd chest, an offer which
Formerly they were under the impression that Nanking, and again that the writers understand was indigcantly rejected, and Launcelot Deat,
A London paper says on October 15th- only pigm smoking dens were to be closed ad that it is intended that similar monopolies are There is prospect of a large attendance at the hart no idea that a monopoly would be establ-to be started in other provinces of the Empire, was ordered to appear before the Commissioner, International Confereuo, convened by the ished. We are afraid that our constituente auch action being in contravention of the Treaty and surrender himself at the oity gate As the Shipping Federation, which opens in London. will not be able to recover t e money against of Nanking, 1812, other merebanta rafused to permit him to zo, The sittings will be bald at the ofloss of the the Opium soli by them on credit to retail supplies were out off, and servants withdraw Shipping Federation; St. Mary-axe, E.C., and dealers and consequently they may not be the Hong Merchants were moreover scut in ba direussed is the beat method whereby to u. For this reason they are trying to!
will extend over two days. The question to able to pay off the balanos of their indebte iness chains to the Factory, and informed that unless the extravagant demands of labour apon ship cancel their previous order. Employer of to they brought with them the recalcitrant piug enterprise can be checked, more particu- the Opium monopoly Eureau lave stredy foreigner, they would be decapitated The larly in those ports where the workmen have purchased from countries utensils for prepair occasion was marked by a display of heroism on proved specially amenable to Socialisticing Opinm and workmen have been engaged influences. From the subjoined list of names of the part of the besieged residents worthy of those who are expected to take part in the con. The head office is established at Can Chow and, sent to Nanking to carry out the work. nole. Though they were determined not to ference it is apparent that the ides of Szechun. Opiam
been Bent to permit Deat to go to the tertare, four of their holding an international gathering of the kind Nanking, while over a hundred thousand tools numberwell known names too--Luglis, Fearon, has met with general favour, for prastically weight of Opiam which would make up a Thom and Slade, volunteered to go to what all the great ports of Earope will be repra hundred cheats has been cent over from
Banted, either directly or indirectly. Not only is Tausha. Besized, at least, certain tortura in his place, the list of British shipownere a large and The Chifa, who had been rent in charge of the representative one, but some of the largest Con Hong Merchants, probably moved with com-tinental steamship lines will send delegato passion, scoopted the alternative; and the four presented by Mr. Leist, the Hamburg-American The Norddeutscher-Lloyd Company will be re went into the city, where they were brought Company by Dr, Mumssen, and the Hans Line, before a court composed of the high provincial of Bremen, by Mr. Hartmana, M. A. Bordee authorities. The last, struck with the courage one of the French delegates, ropresents one of of the Englishmen, after a short examinationships. The various countries will have their the biggest and best known fleets of sailing sent the four back unharmed,
spokesmen is fullowa
BELGIUM
It was during these acenes that Captain, Elliott, having ran the gauntlet of the Chines Mare. Daniel Steinmanu Haghe (president,) Federation Maritima d'Anvers, Antwerp- gunboats on the river, arrived at the Fao or FJ. Langlois, and Christian Scheidt. Elliott, who notwithstanding his I ok of disore. tion had never been wanting in personal cour- ng?, at ones look. Deat under his persona. protection, and informed the officials who, wére
again demanding him, that he would first give his life before permitting any of his nationals to be taken away by forte.
DENMARK.
Dampskibsbrederi-Foreningen, Copenhagen. Mesara, Uhr, Kronman and Adolf Carl,
FRANCE
Comilé Central des Armateurs de Franco:-
Mosers, A. Bordes (vice-president), H. Quade chasz (treasurer), J. Brally, E. Pargeline (president of sxsentiva council), and Paul de Lonisière (general secretary),
Comité Général pour la Défense des intérêts Maritimes et Commerciaux du Port de Dunker.
ident), and Whiting. que, Dunkirk-Mosare. Frederic Dowulf (pre-
GELMANY.
Zeatralverein Deatscbur Rheder, Hamburg. ---Mesere. Laist (Bremse), D. Mammen (tian- burg), Hartm nn (Bremen), Matbies (Flaasburg) Fahulur, jun. (Fleusburg), and Dr. Paul Ehlers
manager). aoral
Practically Elliott and the whole foreign oom. munity were at the moment closs prisoners, and the Chinese perfectly understood this. It wan in fact, what Lin had all through besa plotting; Elliott sent in to the Viceroy a letter respect. fully asking for passports for the British com- muuity to go to Mscad, but foolishly binting at force if they were not granted within three daye, speaking of a distaciauce of the peses between the two countries. This brought the characteristic auswer that this letter was not axplicit, as no two countries.wers in question; Chine alone, whose Emperor overshadowed all being in question; he would moreover set grantRotordam--Messis, C. E. Dutill and W. C. the pansporte, till Dout and all the opium had Hadig. been surrendered. As Elliott und no force to Vereniging van Werkgevers op Belwapvaart. gebied to Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Messrs. J.
Duinker and H. L. Bakker.
back him, except the miserable little gun-brig
Lerne which was moreover at Macao, and the residents were already on short allowances, the insritable had to be fared; and Elli.it issued a
molice the next morning ordering his nationals to deliver up all opiuni in their possession, or under their control, agreeing on behalf of His. Majesty's Government that it would take the Treponsibility of payment,
The raculi was the eventual delivery into the Commissioner's hands of over twenty thousand oberts, of the destruction of which a great display was afterwards made, though there is every reason to suspect that, more simice, al
large portion of the forbidden drug eventually got into the hands of Liu's own officers. Lia,
in fact, had made a miose all round. He had
seriously compromised the very existence of British trade at Canton, which was the life. blood of Canton ofloisidem, and which it bad been hie object all through to preserve; be had for very shame to undertake the destruction of f the opium delivered up which had certainly formed no part of his plan, and even in tble he had been hoodwinked by his own officists: aud, worst of all, instead of injuring the individual merchants, or hurting the, opium trade he had by his destruction of the largest portion of the old stook, which was actually at the rqoment a drug in the market, enormously increased the demand for the drug, and saved from bankruptcy, the dealers Chinese and foreign, Whatever doubte had formerly existed, a distributing, port, Hongkong, or an equiva lent, in British hands had now, it was allowed on all sides, become a matter of zousesity. Commis sioner Lin's claim for the supremoy of China, which interpreted meant unrestrained extortion in irado, and the submissio of British subjects to the caprice of Chinese officials, however igar- ant and uncivilised, had at least brought this
about,
HOLLAND.
bad
You will, therefore, observe that these are sufficient proofs that a monopoly is being established. We are therefore very much atraid that our business will soon have to stop, in which ouse we shall not be able to fulfil our outstanding contracts with you as we shall not be able to Bad any outlet for our uncleared bargains of Ophim.
(Signed) Orton Gutin,
TRANSLATION OF AN OFFICIAL DESPATCH,
An Official despatch published in the "South China Journal" of the Viceroy of Liang Kiang re the erection of an Opium Monopoly Offics:
The Viceroy, B.E. Innn, seat the following despatch to the Provincial Treasurer at Nan- king and Taetai Seng Ding Ling.
I received the regulations, in connection with the Opium Honopoly, passed by the Bureau of Revenue of Kiang Nao that merchants are to be asked to buy the Opium and Officials to superintend same and in reply I ordered the erection of an Opium prohibition ofles and an Opfum fax offloe in Nanking and to make the Treasurer at Nanking their superintendant.
This question has been already dealt with by the Shanghai, and London Branches of the Association, and the London Committee has forwarded 窳 niemorandum to the Undor so closely identical in its terms with these Secretary of Forsign Affairs which is conveyed in your Chamber's deepatol of 3rd instant to the Honcurable Colonial Secretary good can come from our acting in common is that my Committee are of opinion that only this matter. I have therefore the pleasure to you in the protection of the interests concerned. assure you of their readiness to co-operate with
I am, So..
(Sgd.) A. 8. D. COUSLAND.
Hop. Secretary.
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, 20th Septembor, 1907,
SIR, I have to noknowledge receipt of your letter of the 18th instant regarding the protest wade by the British Opina Firms against the attempt on the part of certain Chinese Officials to establish Monopolies for the sale of prepared opium in their districts.
The Commities of the Chamber of Commerce your Association are prepared to support this are glad to learn that the Hongkong Branch of
olaim in the matter, and for your information I now big to hand on copies (in triplicate) of the despatubes sent to the Hongkong Govern ment and the British. Minister at Peking gather with all the enclosures dealing with reply has been received to these letters. this question. Up to the time of writing zo
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BIE R. BRE DON'S APPOINTEENE. The following is a copy of the letter addressed to the Foreign Office by the secretary to che China Association:—
China Association,
159, Cannon-strest, London, E.C., 27th September, 1807. Sir,The anxiety regarding the status of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs service, which was excited by the edict of May 9, 1906, activity on the part of the Chinese comptrollers was measurably aliayed by the sabaidenos after the emphatic protest to which the edit
risa,
It Las been observed with regret, however, that the innovation involved in the transfer of control from the Wai-wn puto the new ulice.is, sustained, and the "asacciation adheres la the fullest echio to the criticisms expressed in its communications to the Foreign Office on August 30, September 24 and 25, and November 16 of last
gear.
The substituting in certain cases of Chinese scale; but a recent direnler by the Inspector. for foreign employees has been so for on a small
innovation. General emphasises a purpose to extend tho
with the intention that capable pupils shall be Customs work is said to be in contemplation, A sobool to train Chinme for
draftel into ranks bitherto filled by foreignera comptroller of an oloials distinguished as and the recent appointment to the post of Lu Hai-an negatives any supposition that the, ediet might in other respec's lie dormant,
The desire of the Chinese to sinicise (if the expression may be permitted) an important department is not only intelligible but natural, and might command sympathy if the possibility af effecting the change without risk to efficiency could be admitted. But in cannot be admitted,
Among the various transformation scenes that have been witnessed fately at Feking-the transmutation of offices and changes (in same only, frequently) of boards---amid all the various projects and pretences of reform, there has been no sign of improvement in the fleancial methods which permeste Chinese officialdom.
The inveterate system of marketing rank and offico (noted in the Times" telegram of March 31 last] requires that the Chinese em- ployee promoted in the Customs or in other Government departments, shall purobase corre sponding rank, the pics whereof in really a toll levied un bis prospective earnings; and he is thus tempted, if not compelled, to recoup himself at the cost of the service this method of reimbursement or enrichment not being condemned by the public conscienos.””: And if corruption is thus rendered inevitable at the first, the case of the Samiuso Castoma oited China Association, Hongkong Branch, in the association's letter of August 34, 1908,
shows to what it may descond
I have the honour to be, &., (8gd.) EDBERT A. HEWEY, Chairman.
Alex. D. COURLAND,
Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong.
Colonial Secretary'e Office, 26th September, 19.7.
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The potential danger to the interests of trade And of the Chinese revenue involved in deroga- tion from the high standard at which the service has been inaintained was admitted by the Seoratary of St ta in Parliament on August 6, 1906, and the association might not, Lave opinion in same quarters being that a stronger desired to re-affirm the views itself expressed man is required in view of the fact that the at the same perid, but for the uneasiness Peking Government has never withdrawn its excited by current reports of impeding changes edict of May, 9, 1906,"--Standard, in the Inspectorate General itself.
In the pet an of the Bureau of Revenue it is mentioned at as the quantity of Opium iu. the market is so heavy and it is diffent for the Ceials to bavalanch a large amount of money to buy the Opium, it seems to be betler to give the power of
for the sake of eaving money, The plan is only to merchants.
SIB, I am directed to acknowledge the The prohibition of Opium se ordered by our receipt of your letter of 3rd instast on the -Emperor and ia bis Majesty'a de ores the time subject of the establishment of mater.
monopoly in allowed for further smoking is very short. As the pinm trade by the Chinese Authorities at I fear the buying of Opinm by merchants will Nanking, and to inform you that Eis Excellency sell the Opinn in order to fix and to lessen the Elgin may be placed in possession of the fact porta that have been current of Sir Robert cause delay, it is mos necessary that Govern the Governor has forwarded it to the Soorotary ment departments should be erected to buy sad of State for the Colonies in order that Lord The committee cites with didence the re- quantity of Opium gradually.
that the notion of the Authorities at Nanking is Hart's intention to visit England, either per- inflicting a serious injury upon Opium Mermanently or on leave. But it would be failing chants in this Colony,
in duty if it neglecte i texpress the apprehen sion with which the accompanying report of! Sir Robert Bredon's appointment in his stead has been received,
Foderlandsche Beedersvereeniging, dam.-Messrs, Jan Visser Jazz (president) and J. C. P. Krayenhoff van de Lear (secretary).
Batteriam, —Schoŋvasct-Vereeniging to
ITALY
Federazione degli Armatori Italiani, Gonos. Cav, UIF, Frederica Vaccaro (president), and Cap. Emilio Manada, Genoa,
BWLDEN.
veriges Redareforening, Representative.
UNITED KINGDOM,
The Opium Tax Offes should be thas abolish ed Ko be changed into a "Kiang Nem Opium Monopoly Office Ir quest the Treasurer of Nanking to be the superintendant and the expect ant Taotai of Hupeh, Seng Ding Ling, to moo- be set aside by the Yus Ning Official Bank 36 age the Office affairs. A eum of T's, 5000, will Gothenburg,lal of the Office, Tus Head Offhos is to be firat erected in Nanking and a branch office shall be erected at Yang Chow, Ching Kiong and other such prosperous places.
formed the boiling of Opium by the people and At the place where an (cial Opium Ofos is private shop is strictly prohibited.
His Excellency desires me at the same time to point out that the persers who are directly affected and upon whom should devolve the task Minister of faking the alleged breach of traal of representing to Hie Britannic Majoely's are the merchants of Nunking and that the merchants of this Colony should endeavour in order to protect their own interest to take ste » similar to those taken by the merchants of Shanghai.
I have the honour to be, des,
(Sgd.) F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary. The Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWE T,
The Tantai Seng shall arrange with the and selling of Opium and of probibiting private Chairman, Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer the way in which the buying, boiling biling and mooking will be done and the re- gulations will be sent to me together will a list Oficial stamps of the Offics can be engraved at of general expenses for my approval. The
the Treasurer's discretion sud I will band seme
Mesar. J. B. Adim, Newosstle; Sir Theodore Angier, London: W. C. Bacon, Manchester (Solicitar, Shipping Federation), Micksel Brett K. L. Bilbrough, Londor; J. D, Botterell
secretary. Stipping Federation); Halph Carr, Newcastle; R. B. Chadwick, Liverpool; J. Con- stantine, Middlesbrough; T. L. Davitt, London Alexander Freeland, Landen; C. T. Glanville, Loudon; Colonel Goffey, Liverpool, I arris, London; John R. Haws, Liverpool, A. Halland, London; F. A. Holman, London; M. Houlder. London, R. Milbanke Hudson, Sauderland; C. S. Brating, Newcastle; Cuthbert Laws (general to the Office when it is presented to me alter manager, Shipping Federation); J. T. Lunn, it is engraved Newcastle TO. Mntyre, London: W. Maclean, West Hartlepool Thos. B. Miller, London T. W. Nost, London; T. L. Paritt. London Edward Pembroke, London; W. R. Raeburn, Glasgow: Arthur Kitson, Sauderland, London Bir Waker Runoiman, Newcastle; S. Samuel, Oswald Sanderson, Hull Arthur Berens, Lendon: W. B. Sproule, Liverpool's A. M. Sutherland, Newcastle; W. J. Tatem, Cardiff; F, Watts, London; J. F. Wilson, West Hartlepool.
WEATHER REPORT.
the following report:
The flongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 11th at 11,25. a. The barometer has risen considerably in N.E. Japan and fallen moderately over S.W. Jepen and the Leochaos ing between Formoss and the Lodohode.
Presure is bigbust over Coutral China. It is relatively low over the part of the China Sea. Fresh to strong N. and N.F. winds may be expected, in the Formosa Channel, and the N.
A
PROCLAMATION.
Issued by the Officers in charge of the King Non (Nooking Anti-Opium and Govers mant Monopoly Bureau.
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Whereas in consequence of the great evils or Opium smoking Decrees have been promulgat ed for the prohibition of the sale of the drag within the period of a certain number of and whorens this Bureau has received ived instructions from the Viceroy to devise mere for securing the Government monoply of the Opium, in obedience to these instructions we have received the approval of the higher authorities. Now, this proclamation is issued for the information of Opium dealers that in futare those who possess suficient capital fo this Burena for certificates permitting them to carry on their trade are requested to apply to buy native and foreign Opium and sell it exalusively to this Bureau. Permission for the is to be s'opped, Mer-
British Legation, Peking.
18th September, 1907.
fin-I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd instant respecting the opium monopoly which the Viceroy of Liang Kiang proposed to establish at Noaking.
BISHOP ON THE PHILIPPINES.
_2HE FOUL INJUSTICE OF THE TRUSTS OF
AMERICA. The substance of Bishop Brent's utterance at Richmond, Amarios, was as follows: The con- ditions in the Philippines are horrible. Millions
disheartening immorality is rampant and the of people are living there in the direst poverty without a ray of hope or ambitiou. temptations to officials are fearful in the extreme,
The 'most
sorrice comprising foreigners of nearly every The aupreme importanes to the welfare of a Western nationality that its chief should possess the confidence and esteem, not only of the Chisce Government, but of the foreign Lega
The statement one hears often that the tions at Peking and of the members of the service itault, is too obvious to need aflrmation, Filipinos are fit for self-governmeal is untrue. except for the purpose of insisting on the The Filipinos will never be fitted to govern diffentia that might a ise in the path of one themselves if the government of the United who was defloient in those qualifications. States continues its present policy toward the
It is alikely, perhaps, that one should be elaads found commanding the full measure of authority States are responsible for the deplorable state of The great corporate interests of the United that has become imbued, as it wer*; in Sir
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Robert Hart's personality commoueurately with affairs in the Philippines, preferring for their the growth of the service whion he has practically a gain to make the Filipinos pay extravagant created Nor, perhaps, is any one likely to prices for everything. Consequently they are. command the unatimous as ent of the many in the depths of poverty. At the foot of the diverse interests concerned in a case that may sugar and tobacco monopolies must be laid the be described probably as unique. But it is sad fate of the Filipinos materially and morally, believed that a nearer approso, at least, to The country and this people are a cuntary behind In reply I bave to inform you that on bearing unsaimity might be attained, and the danger
the Cubans in all directions of development. of the proposed establishment of the menopoly, that a chief lacking a full measure of support I hereby polition Congress in the name of I made both written and verbal representations might be obliged to yield to encroachment where humanity attempt to remedy the foul to the Wai wa pa pointing out to them that the ghartal welfare is concerned is se obvious injustice done the Filipines by the trusts of pending the negotiation of an understanding on that the assocision feels constrained to America, and I shall not rest until the justice the whole question of opiem between the two very Sarnestly on his Majesty' has been attained. Governmenta which was inadmissable for the Government the urgent necessity of taking The Bishop's speech made a susation and provinces to take upon themselves to devise steps without delay to prevent, the appointment was greeted with cheers. It received prominent measures which bad the effect of restricting a being made, tom, orary or otherwise, of one who notices in the newspapers all over the country. trade the freedom of which was guaranteed by will not secure the condense of the British treaty.
communities in China nor, they beg to add, of the members of the staff of the Maritime Customs, which could alone ensure the mainten ance of the eficiency and integrity of the service
I bave the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
B. S. GUNDRY, President, Coins Association,
As a result of my representations telegraphio instructions were sent to the Viceroy of Non king and a proclamation was jesued by the Kiong Nan Opium Monopoly Bureau on the 7th instant, copy of which has no doubt reached you, suspending the operation of the monopoly. I have reid with especial interest the letter which you addressed to Ilis Excellency the Governor of Hongkong on the 3rd instant,
coupeated with the foreign spiora trade with Chins, and I take this opportunity of thanking you for your courtesy in communicating it to me.
I am, &o.,
An area of low pressure appears to be develop-tail sale of Opinient capital may aet relative, to the monopoly and other points |
part of the China Sen,
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Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending nd 10 a.m. to-day, 0,07 inches.
chants pot possessing
should
change their trade are at liborty to do so, Pable e agents for this Bureau. Those who wish to in emoking houses must be closed at the end of the sixth moon, the number of branches being limited those anxious to not as agents: apply at once. They are further required to furnish guaraulers from reliable bongs. This The Chairman said the reply from H. B. M's scheme will come into peration on the 25th day Minister at Peking was very satisfas toy of the 6th moon and meetings shall be held at under the circumquCES, this Bureau for organising the establishment
J. N. JORDAN.
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"Chías Association Shanghai, to Clina
"SHANGH 1, Sept. 9, 1907. "It is reparted Sir Robert Hart, G.C.MG.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
this port on the 8th inst, at &a.m. with the
The P. & O. ar. Maita Jeft Singapore for
ward Englieb Mails, and is dao here on the inst. af about 6 am.
The 1.G. M. air. Prinzess Alice which left
The Appar str. Gregory Apear from Calcutta Jeft Singapore on 9th inat, afternoon, and may be expected here on or about 14th ins', morning. The P. & A. str. Arabia is due to arrive at Hongkong on the morning of the 15th inat.
The Austrian Loya's str, E. F. Ferdinand left Singapore for this port on the 30th inst.. unwell. R. E. Brodon, K.GM. (Imperial and is due hore on the 17th inst
The I.G.M. str. Prme Waldemar which left Chinese Customs), acting. Leave it to you here on Thursday the 7th, inst. p... arrived at take steps considered desirable protest permanent appointment R. E. Bredon, Manila on Sunday the 10th inst. at 90..
From the Correspo dint of The Standard Shanghai, Sept. 9, 1007 Trustworthy advices received bera stato Six Robert E. Breien, K.C.M.G, Deputy Luspec N. and N.E. of branches and for framing proper rules. These winds, strong
rules are required to be submitted to the HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com tor-fioneral of the Imperial Maritime Customs, Ligher antherities for auction. Persons of ploxion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmante. Lait has assumed full goatrol of the Customs, Sir Samen No. 1. srall means desirous of obtaining agencies Ubarmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre Robert Hart, the Inspector-General on return
should apply for a copy of the rules between Charmant will enable you to do it. Iering to Peking from a holiday, not having The C.P.R. str. Monigayle arrived Shanghai Specialities for the Skin ur the study of a resumed duty. Sir Robert Hart, indeed at 3.30 pm on Saturday the 9th intt, and left (*) N. winds, moderate to fresh cloidy their having been in the trade previously.
Their names shall be registered on proof of lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents preceeds home abortis. Sic Robert Bredons again at 10a.m. Snaday for Nagasaki where
appointment is criticised by foreigners, the probably some light rain.
she is due to arrive at 11 p.m. to-day,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon. to-day in as follows; — Hongkong & Neighbourhood(") Formosa Chantel
"As soon as the opium had been delivered, though after a good deal of fencing on Liu's part, Elliott and the merchants were reluctantly permited to make their way to Maga. Elliott hired a quick sailing vessa), which be sent to Bombay; and the only remain Souef China batwoo jug evidence of British power, the little Lare
Hongkong and Lamock wos despatched to acquaint the Viceroy at South coast of Chips betwee Calouste of the position of affairs, Ho-also ordered the cessation of all British trade unlit
Hongkong and flarese }.
Sime as No. 2.
the 5th and 6th of the 7th
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here on Wednesday the 6th iust, pm, arrived at Shanghai on Saturday the 9th inst, at 4a.m. Wednesday the 6th inst., arrived at Singapore The IG.M. str. Roon which left hare on on Sunday the 10th inet, at 7.p.m.
The O. &, str. Feraiz arrived at San Fran sisse on the last