180.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
BIRTHS.
An Thursday the 6th September, at the British on-
lus Consul of a roa, will horu.
sulsta Shughai, the wife of 3. HARGHAM, it. B. M. On the 10th :epremier, No. 2. Fay View, Hongkong,
successful as could be wished.
THE CHINA MAIL.
bility to "rows" if liquir is obtainable. France and Eugland to be at war, it might We understand that the Home is not as be presumed that the line from Saigon If such is would be virtually closed. This could be HONGKONG. THURSDAY, 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1984, the case its importance is sufficient to call
met by an international guarantee that for a public meeting to discuss its pros consideration of the remaining part of the line from Europe being English, so long as at line only existed the telegraph should be considered neutral transmitting cypher dispatches indifferently to the authorities of either nation. We do not think that such an arrangement is likely, but in this difheulty lies the only objection we can see to the line passing through Saigon.
thefe of CHAELYS MOBEY of a Daughter.
MARRIAGE.
*
in San Francisco. June 21st, by Rev. R. indwine, at Grape Cathedral, Dr HAY, late U & Navy daughter of the late Baldwin Meténife, M. D of Adams vounty, Mississippi.
pects. After the munificent conduct of Messrs JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. towards this institution it is disheartening to find that it is not a complete success.
Almust everyone in the Colony would gladly aid it by any means in his power and we hope
and recently of Shanghai, dn Miss EUA, or that measures will be taken to place the
DEATHS.
At Paguda Anchorage, Frochow, on the 30th August, at the ustas House Hulk, Epartan, Fookes, marine of 14. 1 gun bout Haro
At Pagoda Anchorage, on the 5th August, JARE WRIGHT, Lide waiter 1. M. Custotus, died on board BB. Undine, of heat appoples
At the hanghai (neral Hospital, September th 1866, Uxo G. DocGras, tate of Bochester,
ECHOES OF THE
M., USA.
WEER
prospects of this eminently useful institu-
tion on a sound basis.
HONGKONG AND THE HOME GOVERNMENT.
or
4
[No. 1126 SEPTEMBER 13, 1866,
DOV
W. CUNNINGHAM JOHNSTON,
D. MUNRO F. MEYER,
TAIT & Co., ELLIS & Co., I
p.p. J. Forster & Co.,
E. AL. SMITH, BOYD
& Co.. PASEDAG & Co.,
JONES CARNEGIE & SCOTT.
JNO. L. ANDERSON, JOHN C.
J. N. MASSEN,
PEDDER, FRANK LEYBURN, ROBERT WILSON, J. H. MENZIES, WALTER G. H. CAPP,
MES JONES
S. SIBBALD, W. S. H. B. WITT, KAISER ZACHARIAH, GEO. RAPP, A. LEIGH,
W. DONALDSON, AUG MULLER,
H. A. PETERSON & Co., HEY()
GERARD & Co., Bellamy & Co.,
4. S. AYRES, WILSON, NICHOLLS & Co., GILES&Co.
rial from Amay-Chinese Memorial- the wonderful triumphs of art and science Hongkong to the free opeu rorts," Mr per to have Hongkong as a port of call for bas stated his belief that if the several coabandonment of this vessel are from the
-Cricket-Curious case of Kidnapping -The Sailors Home,
No news from the North of any importance
ple from Hongkong to Whampoa and other other Chinese port, where vessels have and China Telegraph Company might be tracts from the log of Captain Hall, of the places, where they are not, and cannot be, to pay port dnes, and goods have to pay taxed" And in the resolutions passed at customs doos, and where shipments and public meeting held in August, 1861, reshipinents are encumbered by forins sud
a
we find it stated that owing to the expense requirements." The character of flongkong of living in the Colony, many respoct-as thus correctly described, will not be able Canton Chinese have been deterred prejudicially affected, in the lightest de-
gree, by the Stamp Act.
induced to undertake the entire contract, under suitable guarantees, either alone or in conjunction with some company to be formed in the colonies. Victoria, with the energy and public spi- rit that keep pace with the development of its great wealth, has offered to bear
The colony of of
voyage.
one-half the expense itself; and the Ho-ed on the These
A
bart Town Mercury says that in the event of application being made to the government of Tasmania for assistance, it
kong exclusively, it should be defrayed demonstrations, will be conspicuous by proportionately by all the said ports; and absence, and that the assertion of what is as this would have logically led up to due to the colony, will be unencumbered a Stamp Duty for by no other means by unworthy apprehensions," or by can the interests" at the free ports be vague declanatory propliscies." made to contribute to the, expence-the
THE TELEGRAPH. Home Government would have given
It is gratifying to see that the queation wore serious consideration to such a case than they are likely to bestow an the one of telegraphic communication with China presented to them. It is the exodus from is viewed with much interest in the Aus Hongkong that they are threatened with tralian colonies, The Argus of the 14th if the Stamp Act passes--not the loss of July makes an important statement to the trade, but only its dissemination over a effect that a gentleman representing the wider area; as if, regarding the matter Netherlands India Steam Navigation Coni- from a Colonial office point of view, it is pany has submitted to the hon, the Chief | SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHS.
of the slightest consequence to "Im- Secretary of Victoria a proposal for the Now that public attention in the East has
perial interests" whether our merchants establishment of a lius of electric telegraph beeu definitely directed to the feasibility of
choose to carry on their business here, from South Australia to Adam Bay, The prophecy of what must happen to direct telegraphie communication between
in the maddy shallows of Ma- through Victoria, New South Wales, and China and Europe, it is interesting to trace Hongkong if the Stamp Act passes will pro
voke a similo at the Colonial Office. The cao," or within the precincts of Canton or Queensland, via Cape York and Burke the progress of schemes such as that we
memorialists had forgotten that a similar of Shanghae. That is the weakest form Town. We have already directed atten- News From the North-Deeping of the refer to. The Friend of India in an ar-
Pelly-Fiver at Henkor falling-Pro-ticle on this subject seems, rather unneces-prediction was uttered in the hope of avert-in which they could by any possibility tion to the report of the select committee posed reduction of duties on tea dust-sarily, inclined to protest against a sort of ing the military contribution. Sir HER- approach the Home Government,. for are of the House of Commons, which strongly our merchants and bankers likely to urges the establishment of a telegraph line Hongkong--Stenting to be held on Mon- self hero worship which it detects in the CULES ROBINSON.said it might just turni
THE LOSS OF THE YARATILDA.” day next respecting Stamp Set-Menn savans of the present day on the score of ¦
the scale which is at present hanging in quit a port thus described by the pro-to China and Australia; and we the balance," and "drive the residents of testers" themselves? "It has been chea-learn that the gentleman shove referred to The following particulars relating to the Lok of the Yaratilda-Suppression of Piracy-Execution of two Macao cringis which have distinguished the century; hat, this exordium aside, furnishes some enter-
MERCER declared that the natural tenden-orders, as a depot, as a centre for our ex-lonies interested would grant a moderate Maras Overland Athenaeum and Daily taining facts in connection with submarine cy of the contribution was to "drive peo- change and shipping business, than any subsidy pro rata, the Anglo Australian News of 14th August
"We have the pleasure to subjoin ex- telegraphy. In speaking of the time when
Dorar, of London, on her passage from Li- has come to hand since the departure of these undertakings were first proposed it
verpool to Madras, and an account of ber falling in with the Yaratilda, and the res- the Mail. The Peiho is despening accord-says-
cus of the orew of this latter vessel. The ing to private information, The river "Not twenty years ago Lord Russell
Berur sailed from the Mersey on the 20th laughed at a Scotch electrician who propos
April, A gale came on the night of 16th at Hankow is falling, slowly but surely cdl to connect London will Edinburgh;
Juns, from Westward, and continued and the Consul at that port has requested and in 1850 English newspapers declared a
until the 22nd with terrific violence, veer- ing occasionally to W. by S. On the
22nd H. M. Minister to obtain a reduction on project for laying a cable under the Straits
June, the galo ceased and the ship proceed- the duties heretofore paid on Tea dust of Dover to be a gigantic swindle." Yet from trying their fortunes here, and it is in twelve years from that date Calcutta re- from Tis, 2.5,0 to Tls. 1.2.5.
On the 27th at half-past eight a. M. fell We have dwelt thus long on the folly ap-ceives messages froin London a few hours understood that very little is wanting to pear to be the only items of interest. old. And to add to the triumphs of mate-
in with the ship Yaratilda, of Workington, cause many who are bero to leave." of predicting events that never can arise rial science, the sixteen hundred miles which Locally we bave not much to record.
separate Ireland from America, have been Whether these anticipations have been from the mesure, in the hope that at the
from London to Hongkong, 71 days out publis meeting is to be held on Monday annihilated by the Atlantio cable,"
main yard, having lost All else:
All her realised the public are able to judge. The ensuing public meeting the speakers will
so bad only her lower masts standing and next on the Stamp Act or rather to receive Aided by the results of past experience, statement is gone home to the Colonial not resume" vague declamatione," but does not see how it could be well refused, bulwarks were gone, and boats, spars, and
cookhouse washed overboard. Main batch. the governor's answer to the memorialists the projectors of the new easteru line may Office that the Chinese now in the Colony address themselves to the real merits of
The cost of the undertaking is set out as stove in ant leaky, ship totally unmanage against it. His Excellency wishes his fairly hope to meet with complete success
pay four-sevenths of its entire revenue; the question, as indicated in the "protest" follows submarine cable would be re-able under two atay sila that were set on fore and main-nasts Sea breaking com speech, of which enpies have beau printed, when they shall attempt their undertak and that as concerns the proportions of of the Hon. Mesars. Whittall, Dont and and another would have to be laid from tion of the
quired to conreut Adam Bay with Timor, plately over her decks. Seeing the condi
ship, Captain Hall at 'doubtless learn something as to the opinioning. At present there seems to be nothing rates, $110,000 come from the foreign po- Gibb. Those gentlemen, in reference to Timer to the north coast of Jeva, thence ife boaty which under charge of the Chief
zard lowered bis
his only ava
available boat, the pulation and $94,000 from the Chinese. the military contribution, 837: Since to Singapore, thenco to Malacca, thence Maté, Mr James Thompson, brought away yet been formed to carry out the ideas These acts will show the Colonial Office the first exnction of this sum by the Into Moulain, in the Burmese Empire, Captain Donough and 22 of his crew, who suggested in the report of the Royal Com-that the gloomy results predicted from the perial government, the military, establish.
to jump over the stern and were haul- and thence via Calcutta to Europe. The ed into the how through the.
893, as it
ss it was missioners published in our daily issue military contribution have not happened, ment has been largely reduced, i estimated expense of the line from Burke impossible for the bent to go near the ship. The Berar boro away on her voyage at half- The Chinese raemorial against the Stamp of the 6th instant. But certain pro-and it will simply laugh at, if does not its staff, in ita materiel, and in its nu-Town, at £22. 10s. per mile, is £33,000. past que r..
Lat 34 8. Act in particular and recent ordinances injectors" have laid before the Commis- feel absolute contempt for, the "bogey "merical strength, and the gun boat borne The length of subinarine cable is computed dical aid and assistance from Captain Hall.
8. Long 48 E Eight of the crew And Captain received ine- general has created some amusement in its
on the estimates for 1867 is as much as translated form. The memorialials were
A few bags of clothing of the crew were the Colony oun bo expected to pay for."
at 1,420 miles, thus:Adam Bay to Ti- evidently determined not to do things by
mor, 480 miles; thence to Macassar, 480 picked up by the Berer's boat, but the
great
majority of
of the men
men and Captain Do- halves so dealt in one short document with
In that expression we quite concur. It is miles; thence to Java, 460 miles ; which, tough lave lost all their effects.
Captain everything from the keeping of pigs to the
Having a powerful case in their hands, only in accordance with official declara at £140 per mile, would cust £198,800, highest praise for they noble exertions, Hall and his officers and men, deserve the imposition of Stamps--from the registration
it is to be regretted that the mentorialists: tions of what our public duties as a colony to which must be added £33,000, the es- which under God were happily successful. were so ill-advised as to resort to an old are. The authorities are referred to intimated cost of the live from Burke Town Faratilda in spite of the bad weather, and in Tusening the Captain and crew of the and ineffectual form of pleading. It is too the dispatches from Sir H. Robinson and to Adam Bay, together equal to £232,800; the really dangerous approach to the wreck. gross an offence to common sense to assert Mr. Mercer. In 1847 a committee of the and allowing £57,950) for extra charges,
of the ship that the duties leviable under the Stamp House of Commons reported, in reference the total cost of the line would be Act can have the effect stated. Hong to Hongkong: "Nor do we think it right! £289,750. The China wire would con kong (says Sir. H. Robinsou) is a place that the burden of maintaining that which mence at Singapore. "selected by a certain number of the heads is rather a port for general influence and of China Houses and Banks as a conve- the protection of the general trade in the nient centre from whence to direct the China Seas than a Colony in the ordinary operations of their establishments-cattered sense, should be thrown in any great ite- throughout China." That was its merit gree on the merchants or other persons in his day. Next year it will become the who may be resident upon it." This depot of the new line of steamers connect- opinion, remarks Sir Hercules Robinson,
are prepared to aid a sebeme for the june-rica and indirectly with Australia. In a the Civil government; how much more for
piration of the time (rather more than two plied to the maintenance of the actual years) paned for the sojourn of most of garrison itself? In the Report of the com- s" bere the telegraphie wire will tie mittee on expense of Military Defences in Hongkong to Melbourne, New York, and the Colonies (1860), Hongkong, though London, There can be no doubt that at
uot specifically named, is evidently by the the expiration of the present treaty with
to be considered as his answer so wo shall
selct of it by the public in a few days. The residents of Amoy have presented a Memo.
rial to the Governor on the same subject to which he will doubtless publish a reply.
specific decided on. No company has as
sioners a proposition which the very fa- vourable view taken of it in the Report will probably devolop into a tangible scheme, to be carried out by a duly constituted Com- pay. Signs are not wanting that the of servants to the barbouring of pirates, vast system of submarine wires now talked We fear our long tailed friends have rather of will meet with support from all quar- overshot the 10rk. They have most certers. The press of Australia and, what is tainly not strengthened the hands of the more tangible, the public and wealthy men European memorialists.
of its immeuse colonies, have already af The abandonment of the Yaratilda offorded evidence of their readiness to aid the which we publish a report from an In- great work which will place the antipodes in dian paper will have caused some loss to
almost daily communication with Europe; houses here and on the coast. We are not aware of the extent of her insurance. while, as more paarly concerning ourselves; the Frouch Government have offered every facility in their power for dairying the line from Singapore to Hongkong via Saigon. The Dutch are anxious to have a branch
of
The Opossana, Highty and Osprey have been actively engaged in the suppression piracy, The two fornier destroyed thee junks and sunke-boats taking a few prison-
week in Canton and summarily executed
again flourished before its eyes, to pro- vent it from giving effect to the Stamp Act.
THE STAMP ACT. Tus following Memorial respecting the Stamp Act has been presented to His Excellency the Governor from the Undermentioned firms and resi- dents at Amoy :-
MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong.
Two Macao crimps were arrested last fine to Batavia, and Indian Capitalists ing China and Japan directly with Ame- had reference to the cost of maintaining UsTo His Excellency Sir RICHARD GHAVES on proof being obtained of their guilt. It tion of all the Indian lines at a given point, few years bence-perhaps before the ex- cibly, then, would the reasoning; have ap- - is reported that great preparations are being there to be connected by a submarine wire made at Macao for a busy season in the Singapore. With such encourage man-solling line; but if the mandarins doment it is hardly to be expected that their duty as in the above instance we fear the anticipated profits will be diminished.
There is some talk of a cricket eleven
from Hongkong pruceeling to Shanghai to
play a return match at the model settle tlement. We cannot say whether the re- port is correct, but liave reason to believe
it to be. so.
The Memorial of the undersigned Merchantsand Inhabitants of the Port of Amoy.
Humbly Sheweth
bad to
great ha
THE CHINESE MEMORIAL.
ԱԱԼ-
quote the subjoined translation of the Chineso Memorial, presented to His Ex- cellency the Governor, from the Daily Press of this morning, not having had an opporinuity of obtaining a copy of the original. The 'res very truly remarks that this memorial appears to be just as much directed against all the other recent ordinances, as against the Stamp Act.
TRANSLATION.
China will long remain in the back ground in the way of telegraphic agitation. The recent commercial crisis will doubtless have exercised a very retarding influenes China there will be such a revision of its ou scirerues of this description, much as it articles as will be favourable to the de. for objects altogether independent of and lated to inflict great injary not only on receipts for change, has on the fortunes of the proposed Rail-velopment of foreign commerce. Other way in the North. But a panie or a want
reasons for anticipating a prosperous fu- of capital are at the worst fortunately of tare for Hongkong might be given; but enough has been said to justify the belief
context included among the "Military Posts" in which garrisons are maintained
distinct from the defence of the particular countries in which they are situated." A curious caseofkidnapping occurred here
And the select Committee of the House of a few days ago. On Wednesday evening
a temporary nature, and we may before
Commons on Colonial Military expendi- last about 6 o'clock Linkee, (contractor long hope to hear that active measures are that the commercial prosperity of the colony fare (1861) have included Hongkong in for building the New Docks at Kowloon) being taken to meet, the rest of the world is at least as surely based on natural ad- the class of "Military garrisons, Naval left the Kowloon dock works in a sampan halfway.
vantages of which it cannot-unless under Stations, and convict depots maintained with a view to returning to his residence at
Hongkong is iu que respect peculiarly very exceptional circumstancese deshiefly for objects of Luperial policy," Hongkong. When about mile distant from the works, a Chinese fast boat manned by fortunate in its situation for telegraphic prived as it was when Bir Hercules Ro- the "responsibility and main cost of the 10 men with blackened facos bore down and purposes. As far as can be ascertained, binson, and Mr Morcer, and the public defence of which properly devolve on the boarded the sampan throw the Master of no obstacles exist to a submarine wire be-geting, joined in an emphatic warning Imperial Government." the latter overboard, cut down the masting successfully laid. No very great as to the consequences of enforcing the
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for
No. 1126,-SEI
imprisoned. What ben the Revenue? Further Changirs have to obtai business. It is know Changers have not inom taels for their capital es make barely pays for th fore, with such an insig
cannot likely afford to e
rea
a purpose. With ing of pigs and other of food for buth ticles
If they are t people. mistake in the Chines be, if embarrassment DA, 11 way) the prices for such ed and there would be veniences-the
inspect Medical Inspector, the householders, and the ing of them for disobe ing of the cargoes, and (Junks) on arrival me mermany are privets res traders, the
they will each from time to time to
to tl
own lives and property to have their houses in. some state. The frequ Inspector would he i the Residents and th would be frightened. the frequenting of Ju are not rare both day have to be reported wait for a correct accouz their fixed pari da
periods, such restrain
restraint would business. All these and no beneft to aware that the prin leney's rule over the your government, is abiding subjects and ex If the proposed taxes ficulties will arise and able to forbear the sa resorting to the colon as not the intent of
Was
ernment,ju establishing If exigencies arise w
ing of the yearly Re contemplated and prot that Ground Rent and al of Houses can be r
in crave therefore to
il
OIL
would kindly cous
uside aunul fisc
the recent been passed, for which ly grateful and unite whether or not the o should or nut be rai and House Rents, w cellency's decision. (SIGNED BY SEVERAL
CHINESE
To the abore we earnest hope that oc the ordinances recent
To be obliged to ke
to be prohibited from pirates are doubtles these items do not o with the better class can well dispense w few thousand of thes elivides are dirty an
THE OPIU Mucu interest has b ing this case, recen Mitchell. There a inconsistencies ja o Which we intend to the present will e asking one or two matters which are p derstand from a def
The United State reported to have give
"J. P. Allen, Es
that in the case 03 San Francisco from was that the shipp- triplicate Invoice ac ration made before b ned by one who por of the firm shipping
not issue a certificate
shipped in the port v
pers produced are fai
pors for the shipmen
per the Der est,"
The italics are ou
We
Our questions are
the Colony, the dealers, of Gold and Silver, The humble petition of the residents of of Rice, Opium, Piece Goods, General Bier chandise aut others, sheweth.
That in
the injurious state consequence of the of the recent Ordinances, they pray that His Excellency would favourably permit the same That your Memorialists have seen with to be abolished and other steps lobers
so that extreme regret Your Excellency's proposons may be preified and the trade be
Jour sed Stamp Act for the Colony of long facilitated. We are in receipt of Ordinances kong, which they are of opinion is calca- for levying Stamp-tax on deeds, orders and agroenients for selling the trade but also on the vested in and buying,
promissory terests of that Port.
the notes, de, according to amounts. That your Memorialists are many of find that the Trade of this Colony is carried them directly interested in the prosperity on by people from all quarters and of.
and some bot. thriving are holders of Bank, Deck, and Assurance have been so small that many of them do of trade at Hongkong, inasmuch as they merous classes, amongst them thercare some Of late, the profits Company Shares all which must suffer not make even thair expenses, it is because should the Stamp Set come in force. that they have been here for years that they sideration your Memorialists would draw
That independently of the above con- cannot stop snd leuly-they therefore exer teit themselves sat often times to uphold their in drafts, bills of Your Excellency'a attention to the fact business; consequently
business cash payments, C.; then we have. that the trade of Amoy is most inti mately connected with that of Hong found it more ditheult to meet with than kong, and anything which interferes with former times; and if the Stamp Tax was ad the trade of the latter must have au
ded on us, our strength would be more re- duced. Moreover the tax on the payments injurious effect upon that of the former; Were the Duke of Newcastle still at
difficulties will constant and sails, and removed the oars (3), to depth of water has to be allowed for, and, nailitary contribution,
the head of the Colonial office, he wight this Fort is done through Hongkong and be thrown in our ways; and from ants will gether with Linkes, on board their own so far as is kuown, no precipitous coral It is the more annoying that our local be inclined to maintain the high hand nearly all the manufactured Goods,For-juries will emerge, and the Merchants will boat, when the latter was at once confined banks render the bottom unsafe as a rest- Cnesandras should have taken to lugubrions with which he inflicted a beavy military/eigu Cotion, Opium, &c. which are son-insvitably hesitate and retire from business. below the deck boarding. The master of ing place for the cable. A route can be prophecying, as they might have easily inpost on the Colony. But there are and they would respectfully state that feruishing, of particulars as names, co.,
sumed here are received via Hongkong, This would be disastrous to the trader.
the reporting of
of householders, the the sampan succeeded in getting possession ohosen of a comparatively level nature, made out a case in which the weight of hopes, it appears, that a "conservative gov- the proposed Stamp Act will certainly is a mode of extirpating thieves and robbers, of his boat again; meanwhile the other boat made off round the point to the Westward, while the distance hence to Saigon is, in argument would have been so plainly onerament" (whatever that may imply in prove a serious burthen and obstacle to but the requiring of them (the householdere
give
bonds and be fined in default would thance past the Police Station, and Linkee comparison with the great ocean live, & their side, as to convince even the Co-Hongkong) will deal more leniently with
That your Memorialists would for the be a thing hard to do, forced on them, for has not since been heard of. The Folics more nothing. Before, however, taking lunial office of the injustice of retaining us. Lord Lytton would, doubtless, give reasons set forth as above, as well as for all those in trade are honest men of lawful authorities at Kowloon were communicated any definite steps in the matter it would the military contribution in the altered much attention to reasonable repreet pressed in the Memorial of the Hongkong callings and be unwilling to be bu quicted. those more fully and emphatically ex-business, expecting to attend to their own with as soon as was possible, but to date we be advisable to have the whole distance circumstances of the colony. That case tions. ile night at once admit the un- Community, in which they cordially coin others. The place can surely be that
by strict watchfulness. We hear there is no clue to the whereabouts of sounded over and reported on. In this is simply that the gon boat is all that the fairness of enforcing on our small commu- cide; respectfully beg of Your Excellency in the new Ordinances it is
is provided that the unfortunate Linkee or the attacking undertaking the French would cordially colony should be required to maintain fornity the continuation of an expenditure to abandon the Stamp Act in favor of servants in the employ of Englishmen (this
join us, cach taking one half of the route the defence of its own waters; that the utterly out of proportion to its obligations to press so grievously and vexatiously nese) must procure a
some other mode of taxation less likely word jeans any person, other than a
certificate, * The Sailor's Hone has of late been at the English from Hongkong to Saigon, and Imperial navy should keep the police of to Mrs. Mother Country. Hie Lordship, upon the trade of Hongkong, as well as according to different sections subjected to tracting attention in the police reports. It French from Saigen to Singapore. An the seas; that the military force sta joued however, has a keen perception of the on that of Amoy and the other Coast Ports lines, to. Thus improng they can just 25 of these little disturbances than need be, application for the services of a small ves here is intended for the defence of Tu tudicrous; and we sincerely trust that at They have mostly occurred in the vicinity sel for thie duty would doubtless obtain the perial interests throughout the open ports the ensuing meeting-one object of which in China and Japan; and that if its cost is, we suppose, to address the Home Goy- of the home and not within its walls, and consent of the home naval authorities,
There is, however, another consideration's to be locally borne, it should be so dis-ernment-some unnecessary elements that most people are aware that where sailors) !most do congregate' there is always a lie which must not excape notice. Supposing ributed that instead of failing ou Hong- have beeti painfully predominant in past
boat's crew.
seems to us that a great deal more is thought
for example, all the Exchange b siness of have to make daily,
and receipts of money, o, are what
the continuance of such Trade,
in the South of China.
Dated at Amoy, September 6, 1866,
H. D. BROWN & Co., DAUVER &Co.; Amoy Dee Company, per J. CASS., Secretary.
ROBERT CRAIG,
to
find also
of this testimony by
senting the interests
at this port, can th
lander of this moral
is any doubt of the skipped at Honghan cedes the right of t vent the illegal ship
himself we do enter
law); why then d
we.
containing the opiu: gally that the seizur
piracy, and the me
A
as prisoners to Hon
,it
fort
it
there is anything as well he proceeded with case by case as res quired.
"If the said scrvants have to be thus Good what earnings would there be left for them! They would be unable to comply with the different.requirements and the consequence would only be that a great many will be
If the opiuta was, entirely out of Hong came the owner to a
Hongkong for a Shi
is
if the defendant wa thority of a rep Chinese government garded by Chiname
cious than our own,
licence, whh wạc tended to shew the the defendant, and of the fact of bis op the limits of Hong
not produced in com
We have, above, rary's report in pref order to do full just
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.