THE OFFICIAL SALARIES QUESTION.
LORD KNUTSFORD'S OPINIONE, The correspondence relative to the increase of official salaries was laid on the table at the meeting of the Legislative Council on the 19th Lost. It is as follows :
GOVERNOR TO ÈECRETARY OF STATE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1891.
22-Police Department.The pay of the Captain Superintendent on the principles laid down in paragraph 13 above should only be raised to $6 375.
would evold avoid delay and inconvenience the servants and coolies which they bring with are to be at all times protected, and if you, while resident or travelling in China," he very tend to an examination. It is not at alla bad lies that there should be some counterpoise to the officials, neglect to do your utmost in protecting excusably jumped to the conclusion that it was them, or if any mob of rioters get beyond your passport, and the Chinese never told him that almost unlimited and inesponsible authority of control is the districts or cities under your there was anything wrong with it. When his the district magistrate, over ordinary affairs jurisdiction, you will at once be degraded and friends endeavoured enlighten him he absolutely and ordinary folks, and nowhere could sach be dismissed from service. Similar troubles to refused to be illuminated on the strength of the better found that in the grekt body of the document trelf, and when, at last, facts were learned: The result, however, is that in order those now prevailing occurred in former times in some of the provinces, and heavy damages, too many for him, he wished to be informed to check one possible tyrant thousands, and tens which are not yet settled, were claimed by the what then he was expected to do with it. This of thousands of petty tyrants are created who Foreigners for property and churches destroyed. Information he lacks to this day and as such infest every city, town, and hamlet, to the I now order you high officials to adjust and have bewilderment is not unreasonable it might be Empire."When they come together for an raakes it hard to understand how the people can done with those claims speedily, and forbid you well if H.M.government would have directions examination their behaviour is often such as | would have you believe they are unable to get certificates. Some "parties" might be put to
serious Inconvenience by mistake of this kind, familles leave the city altogether in large num the money for those claims. Let every one obey this.
Going slowly up the Yangtze fa a native boat bers. Women must keep themselves more closely secluded than ever. Business men and officials. Signed:-Kwang Sü 17th year, 5th Moon, 7th | gave one plenty of time to speculate on whether we to makd any sscrifice rather than
Day, (13th June)--dfercury.
the passport problem might not in turn prove too them, while the luckless foreigner may look out,
Conveyance allowance ($144) drawn' by the the pay of his present post has been raised pre-Foreign missionaries and merchante In China Harbour Master at Hongkong to his capacityviously since 1875. of Superintendent of Exports and Imports, and (3) of an allowance paid not by the Stralis Government but by the Board of Trade for collection of Basses Light Dues (which I understand are not collected to any appre- clable amount, if at all, in Hongkong); and this allowance is not a fixed $600 per annum, # appears to be assumed, but is a variable 15th April-Unofficial members of Legislative amount, $600 being the maximum, having aver Council inform me they have sent telegram aged in 1887.9 less than $400 a year. Similarly which I declined to transmit; general ladignation the $300 drawn by the Deputy Master Attendant at military defence contribution; this is'outcome of it; have you sent despatch on increase of pay? work not included in Captain Hastings duties at Hongkong, and the Basses Light Dues com- 2nd May-Refering to your telegram of 25th mission (averaglag la 1887-9 about 8439 a year), April salary and allowances in my despatch ducis as stated above, paid by the Board of Trade.
II.-I to arrive at destination on or about 6th May but
am, however, willing to approve the suspend action until farther orders going by proposal that the Aralatant Harbour Master next mall,
should be made Superintendent of the Water Police with an aggregate salary of $3,000 together suith free quarters. I gather from your despatch No. 1ag of 28th April last that you considered that he could perform these Buties in addition to his present duties. If tbls arrangement be made, I request you to report whether it will involve any saving on the Police Establishment.
at Singapore for Shipwright Surveying is for viz. : from $1,020 to £azol. I do not think he to Hsten to the tales of your subordinates, who for use" priated on the back of these registration endare it." On, such occasions respectable"
SECRETARY OF STATE TO GOVERNOR,"
GOVERNOR TO SECRETARY OF STATE.
6th May-Departing on 8th May Japan; arriving at home about July; referring to your telegram of 2nd May from my point of view Salary and Allowances vated by Legislative Council and sanctioned by Secretary of State should be paid this year; open for reconsiders tion next annual Estimates officers warned against possibility, Keswick adopting this view separated from remainder of unofficial members of Legislative Council; hope that further Instructions will not affect position taken up by me.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S DESFATCH.
Several of the officers in the harbour and lighthouse departments have free quarters and their ses accordingly come within the prin- 20th ciples laid down in my despatchelder that the September last, I, however, schedules of estimated values of quarters in 1875 Downing Street, 3rd April, 1891. and 1890 (enclosure 11 of despatch ander acknow Sirio reply to Mr. Fleming's Despatch No. ledgment) must be revised so as to make the 438 of 15th December last, I have the honour to estimate in the latter year at least twice that la inform you that I approve the Increased salaries the former, for, as you are aware, in the papers as voted in the 1891 Estimates, subject only to en which I sanctioned the general rise of salaries the following modifications in particular cases to it was alleged that house rent for Europeans had which 1 will refer generally in the order in which increased from 100 to 150 per cent, and Chipers 100 per cent, and it seems clear that those they appear on the Estimates.
-Passed Cadets. approve the recom-officers who bave free quarters must be treated mendation in paragraph 8 of Mr. Fleming's as though the value of the quarters to them and despatch that Pasted Cadets (as well as Cadels) increased 100 per cent, since they have all along should have a house allowance in the absence of been saved the heavy item of rent. The salaries any available free quarters, but I would suggest of all the officers specified in the said Schedules that instead of giving them an allowance of in enclosure 11 must be consequently revised.
I am unable to
to say whether the values given for $6,000 (which appears excessive) It would be better to hire quarters in which the Cadets and 1875 are overestimated, ar those for 18go under Pasicd Cadets should live together, as is, I un- estimated, or both, and on this point I desire to derstand, done at the Stralis Settlements. receive a further report from you. I may remark 3-The Reference Clerk in the Colonial that the value of the quarters to be considered Secretary's Office and the First Clark and is not the actual letting value but the amount of Cashier in the Treasury. I have felt some rent which the officer is saved by being allotted hesitation in sanctioning the proposal that quarters. an increase of 35 per cent. should be 13-In the meantime, assuming the Estimate assigned to the pay of these two clerk- at given for 1875 to be correct, the First ships, since whatever may be decided as to Boarding Officer was in that year receiving appointing their successors from this country, aggregate emolumenta amounting to. (8.50 the present holders were not so appolated On plus $316)=$1,836, and 35 per cent, rise on this the whole, however, I am prepared to approve would amount to $2,478, from which deducting the proposal that such an increase should be the present value of the quarters (twice $336 or granted, but the increase of 35 per cent. must be 867a) the proper salary to be awarded would based on $1,920 which has been the fixed per amount only to $1,806, and, pending the receipt manent pay of each of these officers since 1875 of your further report, I can only suction this and not on $2,165. This will bring the future rate. Similarly the Second Boarding Officer's fixed salary to $2,592, instead of to $2,916, as Increased pay should be only $1,644 the First voted on the estimates. The two present holders Inspector of Funks should get $913, but he of these posts may continue to draw their per-might retain his personal allowance of $60 In sonal allowances of $710 and $960 respectively addition to this rate; the Assistant Inspector of In addition to the above salary of $2,592. Yunks (referred to in your despatch No. 34 of 4-Fifth Clark in the Treasury.—la my 14th February) should get $920; the Officer in Despatch No. 225 of roth October last, 1 charge of Gunpowder Depot should get $1,571 Approved the reduction in pay of Mr. Freire from the First Lighthouse Keeper $1,719, and the $1,320 to $1,080 and his transference from the Second Lighthouse Keeper $1,101: but the Audit Office to the Treasury, bat added that be Signalman at the Peak and the Gunner of the might nevertheless receive the 20 per cent. Gunpowder Depot and the Third Lighthouse increase to be given to other clerks. This would Keeper are entitled to no increase since the bring his salary from $1,080 to $1,296 and improved value of their quarters, estimated as pending further explanation I am only prepared above, covers or more than covers a 20 per cent, lo sanction $1,296 Instead of $1,440, the amount rise on their gross emoluments la 1875. placed on the Estimates.
34 that the Indian Interprater in the Harbour I approve the proposals in your despatch No. Department should have his salary raised from $420 to $504.
5-Surveyor General's Department.-As
regards the Memorial of Mr. C. Malsch, I have to refer you to my despatch No. 379 of 26th November, to which I have nothing to add.
As regards the (so-called) First Clerk in this Department, Mr. M. Guilerrez, I concur in the view expressed in your despatch No. 5 of 14th January, that he has no claim to be treated as though he held the same post as the First Clerk of the Department in 1875, who had to perform additional duties since transferred to the Land Department. But I think that if the pay proper of his post be regarded as raised from 31.400 to $1,728, he has a claim to retala as a personal allowance the $480 which he has drawn for some years over and above the sald $1,400. This will give him altogether $2,208 Instead of $1,9'0.
The Second and Third Clerks In this Depart ment appear on the other hand to have been awarded too much, for if Mr. M. Gutterres is to be regarded as bolding the post which in 1875 was styled second clerk, then the (present second and third clerks are holding the posts of the third and fourth clerks. In 1875, and the salaries proper of their offices should in that case be raised 20 per cent above $1,080 and $900 respectively, to $1,296 and $1,080 instead of , to $1,440 and $1,296.
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14-Botanical and Afforestation Depart. ment. The salary of the Superintendent in 1875 was $1,392, but to this may be added the $600 granted in 1881 for afforestation work, as $1,991 may be regarded as what would have been the salary of the combined posts if the afforestation work had existed at the earlier date. Assuming then the value of quarters in 1855 to be $600 (as given in Enclosure 11) the increase of 35 per cent. on $2,592 would give approximately $3,192, from which subtracting twice the 1875 value of quarters (as in paragraph 13 above) the salary left is $2,292, but in that case Mr. Ford should of course only retale as personal allowance the $360 specially granted to him in 1887. This would give him altogether $2,652 instead of $2,489.
As the Firt Clerk in this Department drew in 1875 $1,440, and quarters, and subsequently $1,910 without quarters, I consider that the extra $180 may be regarded as in lieu of quarters merely, and not as Increase of pay. He may therefors now receive the increase of 20 percent. granted to other officers in a similar position, is of the class of afficers for whom the larger (35 per cent) increase was intended, as though ber of the Police Force, and they are in the pre appointed in England he was originally a Mem seat occasion being treated in a special maoner, not getting as much as 35 percent. The second, third, and four Clarks may also receive an in- crease of 20 per cent, notwithstanding the in cresses granted in 1881 which were avowedly given to bring their salaries more on a line with the saturies of similar posts in other Depart- menia.
The proposed pay of the Chief Inspector. parison with the pay of the other inspectors, $1,560, appears to me rather too small in com- and I am willing that it should be raised to $1,650-the present personal allowance of Mr. Cradock (supposing he is confirmed in this appointment, as to which I am awaiting your commendations), being merged in this revised salary.
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BUNAN.
A RECORD OF A FIX WEEKS' TRIP. Of the various provinces of the Empire, Hunan is perhaps the one with which we foreigners are least acquainted, and yet it is by no means one of the least important. It is situated right in the centre of China; thas an area of 84,000 squars miles equal to Great Britain and an estimated papalation of over twenty millions.. It is shaped like mulberry leaf, the stalk of which is the Yangue, with its now almost dally steamery | and its ribs the four main rivers, the Siang, the Tax the Yuen, and the Li, which discharge fato Tungting lake. These with their numerous branches give ready access to all parts of the province. Its boundaries are skilfully drawn around their tips.
offend tough for even the strong mind our Viceroy Chang
Chih-tung, and he find it nec
BOCOSSATY to for stormy times. In saying this one does not pass it on to Peking, in which limbo it could.ccuse the men so much as the system. The infely rest for evermore; or whether, now wo
student, class in every country is proverbial for were actually off, they might not think it best to dy character, and let it be provided that grant it. It was granted. Before we resched this propensity for mischief might be indulged the Tangting lake my messenger overtook us, by in with impunity, and the result would not be good, government anywhere. As beneficial to means of one of the many steamers now ng anti-foreignlam the badge of at the tribe on the upper Yangtze, so when we entered the more et less, it is well foreigners to keep out of province we were fully authorized to proceed, their way, both for their own sake, and that of to be protected, and treated with courtesy the disc authorities, who, la care of an uproar,
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will have to pay the piper, although they The first Hunan city at which we called was may never have ordered the tune.-N. C. Daily Yochow Fu. It occupies an elevated, highly be continued.) picturesque situation at the mouth of the Tangs for her.h 23-Gaols-As in the case of the Superinten
ting lake, and is well known to foreigners, In dent of Police explained at the beginning of the
former years the people there used to stone all na hobia alsed FOOCHOW. last paragraph, the salary of the Superintendent
who came that way with the utmost impartiality room salman
June 13th. It is only within the last year or twọ that they
*The sitamer Oänfo left this morning for of the Gael should only be raised to $4,146
In many respects it is a remarkably self-havo learned to deny themselves that pleasure, lostead of $4.566; and I regret that I see no sufficient reason, how that the salary is raised, contained province, producing nearly everything The shops and business places are all out Londen with some 2,000 tons of new senson tens for continuing to Major-General Garden the the people require, and forming a little kingdom side the walls in a suburb on the south We wish her ben wayage, and to the shippers, personal allowance granted to him on the ground by itself. It is chiefly knows, however, to us as side; within the walls there are only a few warm reception to their shipments at home,
We are glad to learn that the prevailing sick of the insufficiency of the quarters in the Gaol, province which is almost inaccessible from the residences, and the usual official buildings and W especially as his family appear to be residing in anti-foreign disposition of its inhabitants, but temples, otherwise it is an empty shell Notwithness has abated considerably during the week, England and not in the Colony. The salary of which produces in large quantity coal, iron, standing, the authorities for long time werd and the natives believe it to be owing to the the Warden of the Gaol will also require revision timber, tea, oil, tobacco, rice, etc., besides the strongly opposed to our entering it. Even after successtat driving off of the evil spirit by their
we were able to stay "and work in the suburb in Joss!" in connection with quarters, but in this case the best soldiers, and the biggest and finest
gate was zure to value of the quarters in 1875 is not given in mandarins in the empire. The only foreigners peace any attempt to enter enclosure II to the despatch under acknowledg-resident in it are a small garrison of Roman lead to an uproar, When, at last, we obtained Chassees will find it difficult, if all possible, to Catholle Fathers who have held the fort a few "the freedom of the city and found nothing lower the present exceedingly absurd high meat,
14-1 request you to inform the other from the city of Hengchow Fu for between the there, it reminded one of the Scotsman who prices demanded by teamen, as we understand Memorialists, whose memorials were enclosed last two and three hundred years. As to fought so long and vigorously in defence of an many of the holders are backed by very rich in the despatches noted in the margin, and whose travellers, the lamented Margnty and the learned empty purse that the highwayman declared had natives in the city and encouraged to stand out
for high prices. cases are not dealt with above, that I have
Richthofen passed through it; also a too there been but sixpence in it he would have carefully considered their claims, but regret that early scientific swallow, named Mr. Ma, killed me." Yocho is now quite quiet, and I see no sufficient reason to grant them more who turned up about sixteen years ago may be visited by anyone without trouble.
looking for the best route for a railway from favourable treatment than they have received.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Hankow to Canton. He found it too, for there is no other which for directness, evenness, or promised abundance of traffic, can for a moment come into competition with the one traced by him. Let the fact be remembered to his credit when the railway is built.
Your most obedient humble servant,
KNUTSFORD. Governor Sir G. W. Des Voeux, KC.M.G, &c. KXTRACT FROM A DESPATCH FROM SECRETARY
OF STATE TO GOVERNOR, HONGKONG,
Downing Street, 4th April. 1891. Sis,-In continuation of my despatch No. 71 of the 3rd instant, I bave the honour to add the following observations in regard to certain points raised by Mr. Fleming's despatch No. 438 of 15th December last.
In reply to the 4th paragraph of Mr. Fleming's despatch, I have to explain that it was not my Intention that the privilege of making family remittances above the market rate of exchange should be withdrawn except in cases where the increase of salary now granted will more than cover the loss which would be caused by the withdrawal of this privilege. I am willing to allow those who will receive less than twenty per cent. increase on their 1890 salaries to retain the privilege, but I adhere to the decision that it should be withdrawn in the case of those who are receiving as much as the privilege under this ruling will apparently twenty per cent, increase. Those who retain be Sir J. Russell, Dr. Ayres, Messes. Alves, McLeod, Rae, Grimble, Travers, Sangster, Bail Ford, Deane, Herspool, Cradock, Matheson, I request Corcoran, Swanston and Bremser. you to send home as soon as possible, for the guidance of the Crown Agents, a revised schedule of the officers accordingly entitled to remit, to be substituted for the Schedule for warded in your despatch No. 6 of 15th January Inst."
THE EMPEROR AND THE
NORTHERN TROUBLES,
Of Protestant Missionaries, many bave visited it, or crossed it, but of persevering workers in it, it has had but the Bible, in the order of time, myself, Mr. Chi, a humble member of the tribe of peripatetic sellers of good books. Then Messrs. Wu and Ll, two gentlemen connected with the China Inland Mission. They spent many years in hard self-denying effort to find some place, no matter how insignificant, to live where they might be allowed
but without and attempt settled work
Mr. I lost heart, and left the success. mission field; but Mr. Wu persevered until he died two years ago in a boat. Little is known of all he did, and all he suffered. The best work is often done by those who seem to have no inclination to say much about it. So too it was with Mr. Mo Ya-ko, a B. & F. man, who last year dragged his worn-out body to a solliary in peace. Few have ever heard of Mr. Me; yet mission station in Szechuan where it now reste for twenty-five years he travelled in almost every province of the Empire. His joumeys would have made the reputation of ball score of F.R.G.S.', but they were never wrilton, save by the recording angel. The noble army of martyrs still goes marching so, but not as a rule with trumpet and drum, and the world is so busy making a nolie about its own affairs that it seldom bears its tread.
If current report is true, we fear our
mest
The dragon festivities did not and without Realdent. We learn that one of the boats ran agalust the bridge and sank. Fitcon of the crew were, drowned. As the natives believe that the souls of the unfortunate victims will be at once taken to heaven by the dragon, It would be an act of diecourtesy on our part to regret the mishap
mited andare NANKING;
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Between it going south and the next city, Siangyinchien, lies the whele breadth of the Tongting lake, 240 as the Chinese reckon, As a well known, this lake is simply axi immense reservoir in which the high waters of
A very serious case between the authorities the summer season are stored up to a depth of 30 feel, but which drafas almost dry in winter, save for the rivers which cross it. We notified and a shop keeper, residing in the main street over the long bildge, took place last Tuesday, the magistrate of our arrival at Siangyin by
The cause of the trouble was that the authorl- sending our card to the yamén, a proceeding ties, having about a month ago, lost a gaol bird which was contrary to our usual practice, and
ber of a secret society, sent some thirty Husan opposed to good policy; but which was made of very bad type, who, it is believed, is a mem necessary in this case by a promise made on our
rumperi in search of the said prisoner, and it last visit that we should give them warning next was not until lately discovered that he was on
of the crew of one of the dragon boats. The time we came back. The card brought down s
renuers at once hired five sampana and made deputation of yamin satellites in charge of an olly-mouthed writer who was commissioned by the district magistrate to say all manner of good off to the indicated dragon bost, with all speed, things about my bocks, my, nationality and my but the prisoner, knowing what was going
in reaching the back door of the above self, and he said them well but the sum of the happen, jumped into the river, and succeeded whole matter was we must
* ga away at once,
escaped through the shop." The runner as there was an examination on, and the mentioned shop on the river side, and people of that city were remarkable even in
the prisoner but smashing everything before Honan for their fence and uncontrolable dis- followed, and began not only searching for position. To this we replied. in equally com- them. Consequently a row, and a big one too, plimentary terms, that, we had been there
his assistance and resented the conduct of the people were amongst the best in the province, officials whirelings in to forcible a manner frequently and all through the city, that the ensued for the shopman's neighours came to and although there was an examination, yet with at the latter had to retreat as best such an able and experienced magistrate as Mr.
pened its headwagizarters. Some thres Twan at the bead of affairs, there was no fears they might, to report what had hap We really could not think of passing the city of hundred shops closed their doors, and a joint H.E. Kuo Sung-tao, the first Ambassador to our complaint was sent to the high authorities, mean country, without paying it a visit. To thero arguments there was no possible answers demanding satisfaction and compensation for so that party left. Next came three water damage done. The closing of a line of shops policemen told off to protect us, but as no danger is series business in such cases, as it means On applying to Her Majesty's Consul for a threatened from any quarter, we gave them a revolution, and it is for the officiala own safety passport last March, I thought it right to tell card to show they had done their duty, and to settle the matter at once, by giving full hips that we were bound on a visit to the depart-persuaded them to return to the bosom of satisfaction to the fastly offended shop keepers.
Echo, A ments and cities of Changsha Fa (the capital), their families. Shortly after, half a dozen Hengehow Fa, and Posking Fu; and that in soldiers arrived in a boat, in charge of The Tsung-l! Yamen ashorf time ago sent a these regions the authorities had got into habit some one who insisted on remaining in-
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,) memorial in to the Throne, setting forth that in of contending that a passport for the province visible inside. Their business, was to drive!
us away; they began shouting and swearing altre *** mi basjades
June 8th.. several provinces mobs of rioters have destroyed could never mean the particular place at which the churches of the foreign missionaries, and one happened to be. He kindly undertook and Lammering on our boat, while a gruff voice Lis Tactal, of the Foreign Office, has returned bis Majesty to issue Instructions as to have this put right. The result, bowever, from the depth of theirs kept hounding them on from Wuhu, where he has been conducting the praylog 15-Ecclesiastical Department.I have speedily as possible to the various Viceroys, was that no passport was forthcoming, but to "beat them" "kill them," "drive them negotiations regarding the riot at that place. It already in my Despatch No. 38 of 33rd February Tartar-Generals and Governors, for the devising Instead request from the Taolaf that Mr. away." We told them to do it quietly, and has been impossible as yet to come to an agres explained why I could not have sanctioned the of means to check this destructive rating. The Chi should be tatormed he must not go to recognising an old acquaintance in one of the ment with the French authorities, He, reports increase proposed to the Colonial Chaplain even memorial pointed out how in the 4th moon of these places. H.M.C. declined to do this, and enemy, asked him what was up now. He said their claim on account of the Wahu outrage at if Mr. Jennings had not resigned, and for the this year foreign churches were burned, pulled fosisted on the passport, but after waiting thele Has yok insisted on their driving us away eight million taals. The Viceroy, it is maldi, in reasonable time, he still did not get it, and they did not know how it could be done.very much incensed and declares that ha is same reasons I regret that I cannot sanction down and looted by secret societies at Wubu in the proposed increase to the Clark and Sation. the Anbwei Province; how milar things but only the Information that the matter had We requested the favor of an interview with the ready for war, but not to pay such a billi
been referred by the Total to the Viceroy, and sald Hao yah, and when we got at him he proved 16-Medical Department-1 am not pre- happened at Tanyang in Kiangsu Province, and
two.members of the Kelso Society, saying they pared to sanction the proposal that the Colonist at Wusseh in Hupeh, two foreigners being killed was under his consideration. Stili more walling to be the sameolly-mouthed rascal who to recently the native papers report the arrest (here) of Surgeon should be given an increase from by the rioters at the latter place. The memorial and then H. M. C. sent in a fresh application. had been in charge of the courtesy department were sent up for trial" A missionary who saw proclaimed their $4,800 to $6,000 in addition to his house maintained that the leaders of the sloters should Meanwhile the time at our disposal for the "You then are the paper tiger; no wonder you the arrest says the men openly
were ashamed to show your face," exclaimed we connection with the soalety as they were sitting allowance of 8080. I consider that the present be caught and severely dealt with, and the Journey was rapidly slipping away, and our
with much scorn, and watched to see him hang in tes-house......
TWO disguised soldiers rates are sufficient as the permanent emoluments foreigners and their churches in Chins should boatmen were weary waiting. As no one could
tell how long the authorities would keep on con his head. But not a hangi shame and a yamén once slapped forward and proposed to arrest of the office, but I am willing to approve the be fully protected, grant to Dr. Ayres of a personal allowance of His Imperial Majesty bas replied in a decree sidering, probably just aslong as we were willing man are seldom to be found under one hat: He them They offered very willingly to
to wall-we resolved to leave without the import laughed heartily, and treated the matter as a yams and were led away, the bystanders at the 8600 in recognition of bis good service. I may saying that the Foreign missionaries come to
same time: threatening the soldiers with Injur It was now that the Principal Civil Medical Officer at and Western doctrines to the Chinese people; lawless proceeding there was much to be said.
The Chinese officials consider matter very deputation to receive; this time a blus button two hours later the man were released, together Singapore now draws any fees in addition to ble and such is fully set forth in the treaties made owls. Practically they were denging the military man of the blunt but honest stamp. He with third member, who had been taken up
by China from time to time with the various 17-As regards the Health Offer, I cannot Foreign Powers. In former years strict infunc passport without undertaking the respon represented that they were really in a fix with two or three days before with a cardficate of admit that alleged diminution of private practice, tions were laid upon all the high provincial iibility of saying they would not grant it, and if 3,000 country students and as many followers on membership or his person. Evity owing to the substitution of steam for sailing authorities to protect Foreign missionaries, who this were once successfully done, it would be their hands. They had been brought veandis, which must have taken place before Dr. have now been in the country far a very long often attempted to the great inconvenience of all to be examined for places in the Viber soller was standing on one of the hill-tops and another: Chinaman passing by Jordan was appointed, viz.: in 1881, in itself time, teaching and enlightening the people, and travellers in the interior. If the passport were new college, of the Zang. Heat Wuchange direction ya go-locking very intently in one forms any ground for the proposed Increase of always displaying the most peaceful nature obtained I could have it sent after mer and, if and that the subjects Included mathematics
» §/Those › foréign houser} this Officer's salary to $3,700, but I am willing Why the people should now wish to kill-them, not; I lesew that where I was going It did not and other matter foreign to the, teaching stopped took at what hoivas they wan their churches and expunge their religion matter much whether I had one or not. Lastly, of the classies, at which they were very in Hanan, they would not stand many days. to sanction a smaller increase, viz.: to $2,400.
18.---] also approved an increase to $3,400 in Is a mystery. -It cannot " arise · among,« the supposing they caught me and sent me back lill-pleased. Personally he did not believe But these Naniding people have no spirit, else the case of the so-called), Resident Surgeon people themselves, but must be due to the disgrace, it would then become possible to single one would get a place, and they were very they would have completed the work they began
much afraid that it would not conduce to the the other day. A dinaunteja Mands who ought apparently more appropriately to be plotting of some secret societies, whose leaders attract beneficial attention to this maitery and as
most interesting pubile peace should they happen to meet with aityda Diagon-boat Festival will be celebrated styled Surgeon to the Gool. I presume that are constantly inciting the people to join their to punishment it would be Mr. Fleming was right in saying that this unlawful organizations and engage in turbulence point to decide who it was that ought to go to me. He reminded me that I knew what Slangyldnext Thursday, and the Foreign Office has sent Officer is allowed private practice; if so, the fact and rapine. Those leaders and member of all, the Tactal, the Consul, or I So malding students could do they had driven us into the ranquese to the missionary residents to be very (carefță about their movements for a few days, should be stated in future Blue Books.
secret societies are always spreading unfounded | due arrangements for a messenger to follow us yams, where we remained prisoners from 14 talk very openly in the tax shops of thale 19.As to the Superintendent and Assistant and scandalous rumeges about the Foreigners, at the latest possible date, we started.
In these central provinces, the action of the the morning till four in the afternoon on Superintendent of the Hospital, it appears that for the purpose most probably of creating oppor the corresponding Medical Officers in the Straits tualties te pillage and plonder, and they are native authorities with rear the action of the previous occasion, and sadly damaged the bad intention to destroy the Roman Catholle property away, and coming back houses are still under guard. The drought con Settlements, though not allowed ordinary pri- constantly inciting well-disposed persons to varied. la Hupeh, and Andal, go where are not oblige them by going all there would before longa Bute talk is cheap. All foreign same other time? As it is one of our principled sinness The officials have visited the temples vate practice, are allowed consulting practice callat in their ranks, which, I not stopped must say, a passport is never asked for, and thers, is I am prepared to sanction Dr, Atkinson and Dr. bring on endless trouble in the future. If they seldom any occasion to produce one. In parts in Hunan to keep out of the way of the students on foot and wearing straw sandals, praying for Lowson being given the same privilege if you are not caught and punished severely at once of Klangel, Szechuan, and the west generally, it as much as possible, and as, in case like the rain, and for three days, the great Bouth Gats, think that it can be granted without interference the peace of the State will be at stake, is demanded at every city, and generally care we had no option, for the yamfa would have kept the most crowded thorouglare of the dy with their public duties; or if this privilege is hereby order the Viceroys, Tartar-Generals, and fully copied, no matter how often they may have its diplomaties going as long as we remained been closed for two hours each day at the we consented to leave, but pointed out that the busiest tics of the day, This is because the not given to them I would approve the grant Governors of the Liang-kiang, Liang-Hu, Klang, seen it before. In Hunan they have no wish of an extra 3600 to the former and $360 to the, Anhwel, and Hupeh Provinces to give either to see it or its bearer, and it is the only trouble we had seen this time had been of south is supposed to control fire latter, which will make the pay of these Officers, instructions spently to the oficials under them to traveller himself who brings it out unasked in their own manufacture, Mr. Blusbutton. when they reach their maxima, respectively apprehend all the leaders and members of secret endeavouring, to demonstrate that he has certain delighted. He was most anxious for information
acieties, try them in Court, and execute them $3,600 and $3.com
which they ought to recognise, righte
about the telegraph which the governor was The passport problem is one which the mind about to introduce into the province. He under 30,--I cannot sanction so large an increase as once if found guilty, The Foreign doctrines are
klisnici magistrats has not est stood very well be told us how the messiger is proposed in the case of the" "Apatkzzary"
y intended for the benefit of Chinese people who of the ordinary would not, however, object to his being given an desire to follow the religions taught by the fully coastered. If it merely gives permission for might fly on the wires through the air, but bow increase of $240, if the position of the Medical misionaries, and the converts are always under foreigner to move about unmolented as long as they could be sent through the water without Officer above him, the Assistant Superintendent the sale of the Magistrates and officials at the he behaves himself, and the people have no ob being damaged was beyond his comprehension of the Hospital, is improved in the manner I place where they realde. The converts and their Jections, he does not see the necessity for any If the ppply of getteperchs fails, anthreatened, have suggested in the preceding paragraph.
ministers are good and peaceful people, and it is document; but what the passport may mean I told him, our own clever man would be equally Magfitracy The salary of the Firit bad ones who are causing trouble and spreading over and aboys this, is the thing which puzzles at a loss on this point, which pleased his great of age, he fa travelling alone and bas just fielsked
position which the fiftrat occupy, in kim. Falling a passport, other papers may be piTha that has been hade between the salaries of the Curk, the le treated as regards quarters in the false rumours, that create rioting all over the found to snakes fuss all well & friend of mine Chian is peculiar, and the part they play Harbour Master and Assistant Harbour Master mare laid down in paragraph sabore, should society men are known to be spread all ovale wed his certificate of registration as a British affairs is constantly forced upon one's attention. and the salaries of the similar posts at Singapore, be fixed at $1,993 instead of $2,133.
Empire, and now I order, you Viceroys and high or to sanction any increase to their salaries on As the Second Chinese Intertreter Mc. Hang officials to issue proclamations warning people subject as a passport with most satisfactory As all know, those of them, who hays obtain that account. I have to point out that the Kama Ning appears to have been transferred not to give credence to these false and dangerous results. He did so in perfect, good faith, their degree are freed from the naual method additional do sarumed to be drawn by the traps the post of Fifi Clerie In the Harbour, Do- rumours the ratings, porters, and purpuntes Fading it as an article she had to provide comme la loc place * Master Attendant Singapore in excess the partment without receiving any rise of pay, and concerned in the anonymous himself with at an expense of 15 and magistrates. p
pay of the Hongkong Harbour Master la nude as tise latter post now gets arise from $730 to placard, calculated to cause trouble, should be that it bore on the words Tale certificate" above the law, and a similar privleke is cialis youp (1) of a horns allowance of $140, whicis la mot 38641 consider that Mr. Kam Ning may be hunted down by you, caught, and doubly of registrallon must be carefully kept by them, not only, for all memaers of the
a personal emolument at all any more than the, giran a similarsige, notwithstanding the fact thaă
property and lives of, by the party in whose favour it is good, if bundy, whether they have degrese or not,
7 am disposed to think also that the Fourth Clark, who was only appointed in 1889, should not receive the full 20 per cent, increase, but you may use your discretion whether to leave this as It stands on the Estimates or to assign a smaller
increase.
6. No report appears to have yet been sent home regarding the organization of the new the receipt of such report I suspend giving anal sanction to the proposed salaries in this Depart
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7-Post Office.—I do not find any explanation of so large an increase as 33 per cent. (instead of 20 per cent) being given to the Compradore at this Office. As at present advised I only sanction the smaller increase.
8.-Registrar Gantrait Department-I see no suficient reason for departing from the dect sion given in paragraph 4 of my despatch No, 303 of 20th September last, that the Registrar General is entitled to have his salary increased 35 per cent, above $4,040, f.., to $6,804. Instead of $6,000.
9-I consider that, as suggested in paragraph (a) of the despatch under acknowledgment, the First Clerk in this department should be treated as favourably as the Second Clark. The pay proper of the Firat Clerk may therefore be alsed to $2,591 (35 per cent, above the 1873 but Mr. Osmund should in that case only retain $120 of his personat allowance, that amount having been given to him personally in 1889 for length of service; and the pay of the other office held by him, namely, that of Deputy Registrar of Marriages, may also be raised, way 20 per cent, from $149 to $188, which would bring up his total emoluments to 83,000 instead of $2,904.
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As to the Second Clark I am not prepared to sanction the retention of the whole of his per sonal allowance, which was given (according to Enclosure 9 in despatch under acknowledgment) part to compensate for loss in exchange and not merely for length of service. This allowance should therefore be cut down at any rate by one hall from Bago to $120, jau da Mito-Harbour Master's Department.—I am unable to admit the accuracy of the comparison
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RaBiLockwood, an American traveller, a city, and gave us yesterday a very is visiting the c Interesting accrunt of the various mission-felis which he has wisited in Turkey, Syria, India, Jars, and China. Although past sermiyy
miner wecks trip feste Canton over land to blakiang: The Bez Leslie Stevens and; the (Reya), fallentury have been spending a few days here on business connected with the MPE, AK[salon, but left for their homes in: Xinkiing
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