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March 15, 1866.

The

Owners

r. . o, s. N. Steam Co 10, Bassoon Sorriand Co

L. Marques

Callao Early

Jardine, Matheson & Go Jardine, Matheson & Co Augustine Heard and Co P. Framiee Cams and Co ¡Captain Lawes

Walding, Mathesap & Co

David Sassoon, Nans & Co ́

Jerdine, Matheson & O

Beat Bad Co

GREAT BRITAIN.

ARCH, 1866,

SHANGHAE:

buish,

Tea lhs.

. £33,200

687,800. 946,800 .1,126,300

854,600

Tom H.kow), a48,900 outh, (do.), 1,089,900;

Silk bls.

VOL. XXII. No. 1101.

The China Mail.

HONGEONG. THURSDAY, 29 MARCH, 1966,

MARRIAGES.

At St Sobuv Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 21st March; Hi, WALTER COrn lithart, Ásatie Bauk Corporation, to LORES, oldest laughter of the Rev. David Aznot, D.D. of the high church, Edluburgh

by the Hav. John Wilson, B., Acting Culonist cap

ECHOES OF THE WEEK.

950,400

.1,181,400 099,000

it is a

28

746,800

cholson, . 1,132,200

m. Hankow), 612,400

do.. 1,095,600

.',005,900

-1,018,300

872,300

from Hankow) 878,500.

20.4

Hankow),

sa (do.)..

CB..

$63,500

-952,100

802,500

947,500

319,500

781,800

134

$18,500 550,000

836,300 909,000

272

cet Oct. 11

from 'ków), 1,031,400

.1,130,300

རྒྱལ་

. 2,057,100

627.700 773,600

169

stle, (f. H'kow) 868,200

399,400

1.344,200

908,400-

-on Kiuklang), 449,201

ER,

1500,

575,100

883,400

922,600 1,278,300

1,058,500

866,800

944,100

£59,500

845,500 495,400

.1,186,360

.1,436,280

1,165,868 $29,9000 1,248,700

295,100

861,600

48,756,800 1,187

JAPAN.

317,100

67

rown,

300,000

ER.

108,300

312,500

89,300

1,812,200

TOTAL.

Tea Ix. Silk bls.

46. in 134 vessels, 109,483,100 59,014 - -45, m 100 vesacis, 112,500,700 36,099

3,017,500

22,915

crese, Trahe,

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gration. Since our last issue, we have heard of another mutiny at Batavia on board the coolie ship Josefta e Almira, one of the finest ships employed in the soolie trade; fuil particulars have not come to hand, but we hear that several of the coolics were shot by the captain and officers.

Mail.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 220 MARCH, 1866.

avery

OUT SATA.

followed on them, if made, is a very obvious fact..

We do not of course allude to Hongkong itself, over the harbour of which we are naturally presumed to exercise a proper surveillance, but to the whole district be 'tween the open ports on the Chins const, and the not less dangerous seas to the southward of Hongkong. The necessity for a more complete and numerous squs dron of vessels for the efficient superinten dence of a vast snares has been fregnent

PRICE, $15 PER ANNUM.

ty; particularly must this be the case whers-- the description is given in an imperfectly known language, and by a Chinese whose experience may probably have increased his natural, disposition to exaggerate. All mountains which I saw to the 3, and Ng-hang is among the high agree that

the KATTOW that it is pass before described; but the geographi- oal knowledge of the people of the San-fing round their own homes, and it is not likely is generally confined to a very small radius to be extended to a part of the country de void of water communication, and avowed- ly hostile to outsiders; thus it is

it is very pro-

Bais neigh only pass ordinarily used

pass

the effects of which we are now sufferi ngĮ local matters according to the beat of his and suffering severely. We allude to the judgement, and the requirements of the stone cutting puisance; how is it that con- service as known to him. Surely be must tractors, whether working for the govern- be batter acquainted with the actual wants mentor for private individuals are per and necessities of a station like this than any mitted to have their stone shaped in the person at home can possibly be. But con- public thoroughfares. From morning till tralization of power is just now a pet theory The left wing of the 9th Regiment sailed night for many a long year, the neighbour, and ita unfortunate results are serious for Japan on Tuesday, and from the alacri-hood of Wyndham street has nover yet loss and great inconvenience, ty with which they marchel. down to the been free from this nuisance. The click If General Guy was not considered ca Qua now from the North is literally pil; pier from which they embarked, and the of tho stonemasons ohisel and the dull un-pable of controlling the local, financial, and

pity that arrangements are frequent cheering which took place as the musical thud of his iron headed hammer other details of his

of his command why was he we might get flaws re-different boats left the wharf one would has been rekeyif they sent here? We are well assured that he, ly commented upon by residents in China bourhood, and that the inhabitants of Ng-. not made by whitch' gularly from Shanghae; for as a general fancy that the thoughts of the change must had only been drilled to strike in time and if left to his owu jadgement, would never rule three or four steauars arrive in the be agreeable to them; we envy them enjoy together it would be endurable. Our ears have made so prodigious a blunder; but course of a couple of days, and then weing the genial summer of Japan, when we might become accustomed to, perhaps, event he, like all other public officers holding are left for âve or six more without advices. think of the suffocating summer which is ually plessed by the monotonous regularity of high and important positions, is fettered, The past week has not afforded any very already upon us.

the stroke. But as it is, it is unbearable even trammelled, and controlled by persons who exciting incidents, as regards home or co-

by a less sensitive organisation; there is no have neither experience to enlighten them, fonial news,

necessity for the stone being cut, or or talent to guide them in the administration faced on the ground where it is required of important affairs. for use; it might as well be carried there after being prepared in, the neigh bourhood of the quarry as before. There is some saving we presume to the con- tractore by the method adopted, but we sue in this no reason why suek au intolera- ble nuisance should be borne with, and we therefore protest against it thus publicly on the ground of its being an unendurable and by no means necessary. muisance both to ourselves and others.

We are glad to see that the Naval an- thorities aro fitting up some of the spare gunboata laying off the dockyard, and we hope before long, to see a small squadron of them steaming out of the harbour on a cruise against those pests the pirates who bardly leave us a week without having some audacious outrage to record We have frequently heard the senior unval officer,- Captain NOLLOTE--blamed for having 20 few gunboats in commission, but perhaps people are unaware that he has not absolute discretion in the matter, and we believe that it was only by means of the strongest representations that the Admiralty were induced to allow more gunboats to be com- missioned. This is one improvement on the part of the Imperial governnient, and we now call for assistance from the Colo-

nial legislature so that piratical junks

The weather during the past week has been vory "indecided," some days having been very close and aultry, others pleasant and cool; the last two days have been of the former description, and we are now making up our minds for hot weather, and we shall soon commence donning white clothes and solar topees, and make it the great object of our lives to keep ourselves from quite melting away.

Ir an appeal, ad misericordiam, could ever be tolerated, from an Editor to the Public, it would certainly be admissable under the circumstances in which we are at this pre- sent moment writing. The Thermometer MyUH has already been said, by the home is standing at 80"; but that is no fair iudication of the amount of discomfort to which we are subjected from the oppressive heat of the weather; a vapour bath is

and lodal press, relative to the absurd sys- tem of cednomy practised by the War Office authorities with reference to military mat ters in this command. Our contemporary,

the Daily Press bus given many illustra tions of the absurd system established and insisted upon by the divinely gifted incompetents of Pall Mall; but we have had recently brought to our notice a cir- oumstance that out horoda Horod; and were it not that the information which has reached us, is from a source that we know to be trustworthy, we should hesitate to give it publicity. Truth has been often times declared to bo stranger than fiction, and the statement we are about to make known to our readers, is one that we are sure will call forth, but one sentiment that of ridicule and condemnation.

China seas of pests which international law defines to be the "enemies of mankind at large...

of die-

have

of every nationality; and when it is on-hang have practicable egress in other direc sidered how large a proportion of sailing tions. Ng-hang is said to

to contain 100 vil- vessels are chartered under the flags of Frus lages and towns, but this may mean any sia, Breton, Hamburg and other German aber less than 100 and more on of its superficial extent I despair of glenn- states, it cannot be thought unreasonable to ing any satisfactory intelligence, for not espost that they should bear some of the only are Chinees very poor judges of trouble and expense involved it freeing the tance, but also it is impossible to judge by a glance of the extent of cultivatable land when much of it is situated in narrow val- It was to this miserable redtapery that

lios and terraced up steep gullies of the hills. Pang's conalusion of peace with the inhabitants is a niythy, beyond the fact that the greatest misfortunes of the late Crimean campaign were justly attributed. It is to However willing e ritish Government the latter do not choose at present to wage the same incomprehensible influence that may be that their vessels should perform this war. Here is one of Pang's bombastic

stories which I found ourrent in Shin-hing all the failures and errors of modern days, species of police duty, no ficet of the size we the Hakhas bad attacked two Puoti vil as regards our soldiers and sailors are are likely to dispatch to this part of the lager; thereupon Pang went to the scene

descending fro

from his traced. Incompetency accompanied by ir.world. will to suficient to raniutain à found clothed in his official robes, he

chair, responsibility appears to be the primary thoroughly efficient watch over so long &

approached on foot the destroying robbers;

said to qualification of too many in Infty places. line of sea coast, nor, must it be forgotten, my dear follows e da, said

them why. do thus I do

you rangued

Do you In the case under consideration a compa- does the abolition of piracy depend upon not know it is very wrong I now de be good, ratively small sum is involved; but extend the gallant but necessarily spasmodic actions return to your homes, and let these the glorious principle, and multiply the which have of late been so successfully villages alone; you must know this conduct

grieves Tay amounts to be lavished upon stapty air fought by the Onosum, Grusshopper and is wrong and that it

witness such conduct upon this the Ha- run riot in expence, and revel in squan- other vessels of their class. The destruction khas fell on their knces, acknowledged the dering, give reins to the humour of those of nine junks does little now-a-days to break justice of the magistrate's remarks, and pro- who, having no account to reader, possess up a system which may be almost said to be mised to behave better for the future. Was. this desultory act of robbery the founds- the power to order and the will to enfores acted upon by every thing floating which is tion of Pang's story about the conclusion of obedience let them have it all their own built, manned, and armed by native Chinese. peace?

The magistrate collects no taxes within way, nor stay then in their wild career, and The most deaisive action is necessary on the the limits of Ng-hang, nor can he exercise we shall soon see increasing estimates, call part of the various Ministers now.resident at any control without the consent of the

who rules them provided they are not ou ing for corresponding taxation, and pro- Peking, so as to insist upou, and secure the Hakhua; they do bot seem to care much hearty co-operation of the Chinese officials roached upon by the Pántis, and aro ducing wide spread dissatisfaction.

at the parts, as well as the skill and energy themselves allowed

like; they do as they of naval commanders whose good services allow no rice to leave their boundaries, and all the stories of starvation and distress are often nullified by the action of the receive a quificant contradiction in the mandarins; and that the German states fact that rice within Ng-hang is only 20 cash & catty, more than one third cheaper ΟΣ Canton! blanched ban-hing

It may be thought by some that we are exaggerating and making capital out of a small matter; we deferentially submit that such is nut the case. We have no desire

of

101

to become alarmista, nor are we ambitions will take steps to act in concert with cas

than in San- making much of an insignificant blunder ourselves and others on so important a but we feel it our duty as journalists to matter, is to be desired both for the sake of point out a fact which illustrates a delusive their own characters as well as the interests theory, and to condemn that theory as of their countrymen.

to

heart to

taken of

fothing to the state of the atmosphere just *may be prevented from entering the har-

at present, and to add to our discomforts a bour, except in tow of a gainbout. Atten. tion has already been called to this subject gang of stono masons are busy under our windows preparing stone for a sewer or in our Evening issue in which we published something of the sort about to be construct- a copy of a Government Notification of the ed down the length of Wyndhain Stroot year 1844, which expressly states that all at least at says the Chinese overseer we junks and boats shall be registered, and have just consulted on the subject and the shall, on entering the harbour, be boarded din is ceaseless and overpowering, render by the harbour authorities. It is a greating anything like steady thinking entirely pity that this regulation was repealed-out of the question. The memorandum for if carried out we should not de- before us on the desk embodies a sketch of serve the scandal which now attaches the present number of the China Mail, to the colony of allowing arned junka With one exception the articles indicated to anchor off Green Island or Westin that memo are already in the bands of Point and quietly "spot" vessels as they the printers and need no further attention sail out of the harbour. The legislative on our part: we have but one column council have to need to draw out a mpre to indite dud that ust be on some new ordinance to meet the difficulty, "social" question. Which of the many

in "social" questions open for discussion shall establishment in which they were rosiding land of our birth at no very distant period; sumptuous breakinst; Chu-isi-shan and nothing to prevent an inroad of the Hakhas

for the Government Notification question, issued by Sir HasBY POTTINGER

In Docciabor last there were five officers

and no inconvenience to the Public Service bati ever arisen in consequence of their being so located; on the contrary, many advantages resulted from the arrangement, which had been in existence for many years. Orders were received from home that

practicable, ineffectual, unjustifiable and

absurd.

EXCURSION INTO THE KWANG- TUNG PROVINCE. III.

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human bones aro scattored unburied in every direction, atid no notice is them; whether these are the bones of peo- ple who have been killed, or who have died from starvation (for rice may not always have been obtainable) or from natural

not say; but their causes, I cannot say ;.

by the

and the careless way in which they ar Locally the subject may not interest a

about

indicate a callousness to the claims of the dead, unusual among Chinese, and occupying quarters in the Garrison Hospi-large circle, but our local character is of a!

such a callousness must with human nature callouslis regard of tal at this Station: The duties of these temporary nature ouly; we are Englishmen

Next morning fowls had been caught, and be is close relation to a

As to Sunhing city, and the officers were exclusively confined to the and are each of us hoping to return to the other preparations made for preparing a human life

whole country round, there appears to be others were standing near the house, probaothin therefore all that affects home must neces-bly enjoying the prospect; it was market whenever they choose to make one; the sarily affect us, as prosperity at home ispros- day, and rows of people were pouring free Punti country near Ng-hang is depopulated

the predatory

ns of Hakha robbers. duce, and among thera there appeared two

and there je perity to us, and mismanagement at home every direction with thoir, burdens of pro-

to prevent an extends its baneful results to us here even or three stalwart braves, of the Hakka force avance

upon

and within its city; on its there

guu, and now, and will influence us much more nearly entitled Tai-tung-kwan, the there

is bot a soldier (unless we except s

t some when we return.

Great United Army, a force no doubt as twenty men

en and boys

who form the body ready for deeds of pillage as of warfare guard of the magistrate) to oppose them, They are described as large men, dressed in and the only apparent object which could strong good clothes, with showy rape be availed of to check them in a hostile in- scaris petulant from their waists, and im-cursion, is the opposition of Páng holding mense thick tails wound round their heads, up his hands, and snying my dear fellows, the beau ideal in fact of many dogone- why will you be so naughty! But perh

perhaps rate rate braves whom I have

there is no fear of the Bakhas doing any Canton. These brores reviled the shuurune thing of the kind; they have cheap tice in for entertaining pigseliers; what ! Ng-hang, and I should think very Brile to **kill fowls for pigsellers! better gain did they sack the whole of Sonuing them

"the Shunkum remonstrated city Páng te unburdened with any family

We do hope that some thorough and effectual change will shortly be made in the management of these matters, for the interests of justice, expediency, and the prosperity of the colony as well as that of

we select as the subject of our present when Governor, and dated 2nd March 1844, articles! We might, very appropriately, embraces every point of the case.

just at present enter upon the discussion of The sanitary state of the Colony at present the social question par excellence the social forms a very fit subject for discussion and Evil" as developed in Hongkong under the examination, and a very interesting report operation of ordinance No. 12 of 1807. The of the medical board which sat in 1864, Las Colonial Surgeon's report published in the they should vacate the rooms in their occu- appeared in our contemporary's colums, Gazette of Saturday last, calls the particular pation and that those rooms should be fitted Although not publicly announced, we believe attention of the authorities to this question, up for the reception of sick soldiers. This a Sanitary Commission has been formed, to from a sanitary point of view. The report order was obeyed and the officers in question consider the best steps which can be taken sont in by Dr MURRAY for the year 1864 were compelled upon very short notice to to improve the sanitary condition of and contented on in the columns of the seek shelter elsewhere; their rooms were the Colony, and we should strongly re Evening Mail at the time, entered very fitted up as wards, and now comes the si commend the Commission (with Sir RI fully into the question of the advantages premely ridiculous feature of the whole CHARD at its hoad,) to commence by taking and defects of the Ordinance above referred case; the five officers so expelled from

and explained, but no purpose away except a grown up sou, and ifte, he would a walk to the block of Chinese houses be to, and expressed the hope that an amended their rooms had each of them an allowance some short time ago & rumour was in ie you such foals que braves-"what! are close to come in at the East Gate, he could

as to

to believe all that granted of six shillings per diem for the

cannot you see what it all means? the Pur-Cats, tia want to sell us off piecemeal to the piggould have to fill volumes with intrigues A historian of the Punti-Bakka feuds have paid money to the man- down the hill, and which wafts possible anel easy to evade the very salutary matter of impossibility at the remuneration

to the truth of this report was at one time darins to gain Anything but brees from Araby" restraint imposed by that. Ordinance on granted-bus apart from that, the rooms very strong, and it has died away, more color to the affairs you entertain pigsellers? terror of the

rins have got a a foreign devil up to

to give kwan, Great United army, appear to be tlio the country, and possess physical the inhabitants of Caing and the actions of a certain class of the Chinese previously in their occupation have never

from the absolute want of evidence as to kill them! kill

when the Panti

predominance over all classes; I believe Robinson Roads. From these they might female community. The year 1865 passed been necessarily required for the sick; ono its authority, than from any strong official have sold most of

low Tank Lage, and inspecting olfactorily Ordinance on the subject would stop up the

our home tax-payers.

R

far

kill

us readers will probably recollect that

culation that Prussia intended to take

до

without inconvenience walk out of the West

the picturesque but open drain which flows loop holes through which it bad been found purpose of procuring suitable lodgings a possession of Formos. Popular belief as dealers; their help, and the Inandaaud bad faith on both sides. The Tai-tung-

to.

them!

visit the Thieves quarter in Taipingahan, away however, without anything having or two have been used as wards certainly, disclaimer on the part of the Prussian and slaughter, they will come down half a dozen of them would striko Saching

2T8

& Growd a

the rest. "While this

city was city with terror and dismay. Lest collected and a cry of year their chief Tai-sawat, was treacher- traversed ously slaughtered by Puntia at the insti-

Latter hoped to obtain a dissolution of the

disappointed

Call/eation of his own: Hakha subjects; the

while the

a

and took Shunkum

while,

avail

dens and drains, which make is all gasp complain that their son suffer and suffer to 'call the attention of our readers to the seas, and so far from any jealousy having they quietly got into their CA and our baggage from the city to Tang-.

remain a day or tw

of the

Military honors were accorded to us as we lufteSathing; an excuit to accompany

ua

are abitual rulers of the crowd of a couple of hundred ·

and the purious of the Gap. Those places been dotie to remedy the evils pointed out but the majority have reminined vaque government or its representatives. The fiplig sellers" wastong

no doubt unknown to two-thirds by the Colonial surgoon, and now, as we and are still so, nor are they ever likely to statement such as it was, however drew by the market of the inhabitants of the colony, but we learn from that gentleman's lately publish be required for patients.

public attention to the naval power of retired into the house, timed to ariny, and peace with the Puntia, but wer think it right to point out the ad report, the naval and military authorities

1.break city the mob; after a Under these circumstances we feel bound Prussia and other Germanic states in these try to. ing of

of, a momentary Cassation of the noise, and sicken during the warm weather. severely from the carelessness which permits waste of money involved, not so much on heen exhibited of the small force she has under the moral escort of Some further discussion has taken place unlicensed and therefore unsupervised esta account of the actual amount, but as an at times stationed on this coast, most peo- and amid renewed shouts

and cries, they han, had been offered and thankfully de with respect to the Coolie trade in general, blishments of that nature to exist in the illustration of the system which places it in ple have united in condemning the policy towards Sanhing. Of course the whole jar of his display of power; his whole army slowly left the crowd behind, and the road clined; but Pang was not to be done out

victim to coolie outrage on board the emi have something done in the matter; we do orders of an imperative nature, from the number of small craft sailing under Ger- that the Shinkulened, but the fact were at Tunghau,and the main street was and particularly that frum Macao; another Colony. Under the new regime we hope to the power of a War Office clerk to issue which has left the protection of the large by were dre

dreadfully

Hully!

pressed them to line on both sides with soldiers in uniform grant ships, has gone to his last home since not wish to ace the licensing system done due observands of which there is no escape man flags, to British men-of-war.

then, till the row five on one side of the street and four op our last issue, viz: the

had passed over, suggest

the idea that the the other, keeping back (in theory) Captain of the away with entirely as some would have it, on the part of the local authorities, and It is indisputably the duty of evory Shuu-kun, Rangkon 1. A correspondent writing to us We approve of it, because we believe that which orders involve a reckless, ridiculous Government possessing a large mercantile place,

orderly in the presence of sight seers, Aa wo entered the bout from Macad, tells us that he has visited the without it matters would be in a much and wasteful expenditure of public money, marine, to make such efforts as are within members of the Great United Army. band struck up, and to the tune of a fife

Pass- barracoons, and that they are light, airy, worse position that they are.

ing through Ku-tsune, again they were hos- and tomtom, the army of nine, led by entertained by the Shukum, and eleven officers. (two of whom formed the and comfortable, and that the inmates are desirous of having the provisions of the receive for the current quarter, a sum a One would imagine that the numerous under no manner of restraint; we imagine ordinanes so fully and so strictly enforced mounting in the aggregate to £135 sterling sacs of piracy which have taken place declineth, but they eventually left

to pass a day or two with band) crossed the stream in a ferry boat and went through various military evolu- that the faults of the system lie'deeper than that the existence of

unlicensed house or nearly at the rate of £550 per amum, during the past 18 months, would have led party to accept the offer, and the rest file were armed with matchlocks, which this, and that in many instances even if no and therefore of one free from medical representing at a per cent interest, a to strong representations from the Consule reached San-ling after dark of the 14th they tired off occasionally, and the roar of Hidnapping takes place false representations supervision should besome are impossi-capital of about £11,000. The sum is per of the various states whose flags have been are freely made use of, to induce the Chi- bility.

haps not great, but the principle involved thus violated, to their home authorities, nese to engage themselves as emigrants; We might very fatly select that as the in one of immense importance. Surely pointing out the necessity of a few small our correspondent also states, that subject of our article, but we will not for if we have a Major General placed in vessels of war being commissioned for the the Governor of Macao, is doing all in many reasons the most important of which command of the forces in this country China coast. Whether such representations his power to bring to justice, and paniah is that we are desirous at the present mo- it is competent for an officer of his high have or have not been made we are of All who infringe the laws of coolie emi- ment of protesting against a social evil from | rank and grave responsibility to arrange all course ignorant, but that no effect has

But we are The five offloers we have alluded to will its power to afford it suitable protection.ently pressedhich they tion on the opposite bank.. The rank and

an

the present relations of the San-bing ma- January. What is Ng hang, and what are

gistrate and its fullabitants?

The best description of a country often conveys a very erroneous idea of the reali-

* The outside Puntic come in on market days and do considerable trade, especially in Oil and Sugar,

These are said to be tokens of distinction, like our medals.

And yet cheap Rice may not always signify no distress; Cash may be dear, and work scarce; and it may be as difficult to get 20 cash there an 40 else. where.

Of the 100 villages in Ng-bang, 15 are said to have been Pauti till taken by Hakhas. The travell- ing Habbes are said to be scattered throughout Ng-hang, carning a deandtory living by cutting grass, & Tea is said to be cultivated on the hills around.