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THE CHINA MAIL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY. Isr NOVEMBER, 1868

DEATHS.

On the 7th September, at Hollywood, Gloucester after long and painful illnesa, ExLY, the af

Governor of flengkong.

fectionats wife of Sif Jous F. DAVE, Bart, E.CB., late At Hongkong, on the 24th October, JAMES Barn,

Clerk to Mesars Dent Da

the evidence given in court not supporting the information received, and the case was accordingly dismissed. In the second case

THE CHINA MAIL.

An embassy is about to start by the next 'mail (English or French we know not), from Stotsbashi to the Emperor of Russia,

THE SPARK AND THE COOLIE TRADE.

No. 1133-NOVEMBER 1, 1866.

Labuk and Darvell Baye and Sandakan

carry out these nefarious designs. Those kidnappers at first approached their vie harbor. The U. S. S. S. Wachusetts lay

tims, by stating that at Macao work and in Ambong Bay for 24 hours, and the A raw days since our attention was direct-employment were to be found in ebun-

certain Chinguem are charged with false The Envoy of the Tycoon is Koidé Yamate report of her officers on its qualifications gil to certain slanderous Chinese placards | dauce and wages rauged from 8 to 10 dol-

imprisonment and violation of the ordin no Kami, Governor of Hakodati, and a ances in constion with the same subject.newly appointed governor of Foreign Af He takes a portrait of Stotabashi to They have been committed to take their fairs.

trial at the Supreme Court. Full particu- lars will be found in other portions of our

At Hongkong, at midnight, on the 20th October, 1888, columns. BERRY BEYMOGE, infant Son of Fredk. Sowley Huffan,

25

BOR 306 EMS, Meerits, on the 28th October

Josera Royal Mariner HM 8. Forrester

At the Government Civil Hospital, Hougkong, on the. 25th ctober, GEORGE FRASES, Seaman, unemployed.

At Hongkong, on the 28th Dotobor, while working aloft on board the Hamburg barque Brace, ADOLPH Sakayor, fell over board and was drowned, aged 21 Feara

SUMMARY OF NEWS. One of the most disastrous fires with which Hongkong has been visited since the great couflagration in 1801, took place Tuesday night. It commenced about 6.30 P.M. in an unoccupied house opposite the Brit. Hotel, Queen's Road West, and gradually extend-

י

We are glad to state that the missing eniter of the Osprey, with the crew of 12 men and

the Emperor, and a letter, stating that he would have desired to have seen the Czar in person, but as his affairs here are so very urgent, he seala his minister who will pre- sent to His Majesty his picture. The object

Saghalien difficulties.

over

the master, arrived here safely on Saturday is to define boundaries and arrange the minerals in its mighty womb, and is des- these placards contain, and it will there- a whether they be

Morning, in a Chinese junk. It appears that

| after losing sight of the Osprey, and beating about against strong winds and currents,

Ten cent pieces are according to a contemporary being coined daily at the

eyes

At present when the Passage Boats ar rive at Macar, the foreigners in many tena of small boats, each of which hoists a small white flag, surround them and receive the

pigs." Hence, it is known that each tablishment must send out

for a ante and commodious anchorage is which have been extensively posted in lars per month farge number of very favorable. Boruco is mountainons Canton, and have also been distributed in persons, destitute

means and unt of throughout its entire length, though more Hongkong. They iolate to alleged kid-employment, having heard this hastened 20 from Barram paint to the extreme napping on board the Steamer Spark, now thither, each striving to be first and fear- northern point, but the magnificent moun running between Hongkong and Macao, to be lust. But who knows that, tain of Kina-Bain, 13,600 feet high, We deemed it our duty to communicate once entered the barrastus, they

having

ever come out from thebe during towers proudly above all the rest as a

with the owners of that vessel, and at their their lives! They never return to their Brobdignagian chieftain lords it

requcat publish below the translations with homes. Father and mother and wife and Lilliputian serfs. This noble peak is dis-which we have been furnished, They are children look for their until their

the eyes are tinely visibis, in a clear day. Over 60 thoroughly convitend of the secessity of pierced through with watching, and, not miles at sen, possesses rich stores of dealing openly with accusations such as

or are still their heartsy

hearts are, as it wer

were, thrust tined at no very distant day, to contain fore be well to state some circumstances through with a sword. The ansisty and toil rents can nover be repaid by the Kaniakatsu Oomi-no-kaini, long go

the favorite shrine of Hygeia, to which in connection with the case,

of the parents cau Filial attendance of the son; and on vernor of the Japanese. College at Ben- all her eager votaries from the lower parts It is undoubtedly true that coolier for whom shall the wife and the children of they made one of the islands in the Stten-is appointed a Governor of Foreign of the Chin Nea will haste to pay their the supply of the Macao trade are carried tauder years depend i After they (the cour humble adoration. Mr Low, the Co- by the steamers Tubing to that port. To lies) have been forced into the Devils' ships, John Group 50 miles south of Macan. affairs, but will continue to reside prin

We rejoice in this rations in Borneo, and valuable contribu- those vessels can shut 'their eyes, but so hear, are overwhelmed with grief; and the lonial Treasurer of Labuau, wliose explo- this fact neither the owners or officers of many cry unto Bearon and call upon Earth for deliverance. The hearts of those who The mandarin there treated them well, sup- cipally in Yokohama.

cause of Science there-long as they come as bona file passengers plying them with provisions, and sending appointment, as his acquaintance with the tions to the

lights and shades of European character from, have inseparably linked his name they are powerless to interfere. A party, ves of those who behold, run down with them to Hongkong in a juuk.

with the scientific history of the island, say twenty five, in charge of a crimp, urake rendera bim capable of forming a more cor-

ascended this mountain several times, and their appearance on board as passengers. was the first, to introduce to the notice of In the hurry of embarkation it is impossible rect judgment than most of his compeers

the Mint. Nearly a millon have been tur- are able to do; and as he is a man of botanical world the magnificent to stop each man and enquire of him are ed thence to the Praya and in a westerlyned out already and preparations are known integrity, bigh-minded and very in Nepenthes or Pitcher plant, a flower you a crimp? or are you a kidnapped direction as far as Mr Rinch's timber yard, being made for an issue of pieces of 20 telligent, the best results may be expected, peculiar to this niountain; of all the coolie?" Their presence on board had, kidnap men on all sides. But the

who

many crimps," Private advices state that the Governor species the Nepenthes Low is the love however, even a early as 1867, beer

liest and most graceful. The lowest tom-found so detrimental to the interests of greatest outrages are perpetrated by the

steamer of Nagasaki is so much afraid that Chiosu's perature registered by him was 365, the legitimate traffic of the Spark, ou ac

Spark. As 20 cts. fare is only taken from each passenger, many poor people, wife away to Yeddo, but it is thought there tarium on the Marei-Parei Spur, at about herd with the oftentimes dirty, diseased Macao by the Spark in order to and

4,800 feet elevation, would be a woat and foul-smelling vagabonds in charge of playment. The people on the steamer, ob is not much fear of danger in Nagasaki, so

delightful resort for the debilitated and the impa, that her owners directed that serving the mean liabiliments of these long as foreigners are in the place.

fuver stricken patients of the East. The au additional charge of one dollar per head wards make way with thent as

drive them into the hold and after- What is known as the Dollar question is climate is delightful, the average of tem should be made for each

as pigs." beginning to excite public attention: that perature is, at daylight 56; at midday identified as or known to be an Emiast ten and more trips have all been of this Of this there are numbers ofË character. grant." Somewhat later the charge was eye-witnesses. is to say, that all--merchants, storekeepers, 75, and at sunset 63

If I in this falsely accuse raised to two dollars, and the captain of the steamer, may I be doubly hated of and private individuals are rising against

the vessel was instructed to refuse carry Heaven. How many men have thus been the attempts of the Bank compradores to

ing them when practicable, the fare for ruined, is not known. If all villages would squeeze us, in some cases to the extent of 7

ordinary passengers at first being 25 immediately arrest every known kidnapper, and hand him over to the mandarins for were remonstrated with a from ten thousand times ten thousand The owners by some of the Macao coolic brokers at thins charging for the men consigned to them, and were told in reply, that they did not want emigration coelies on board; they interfered with legitimate passenger traffic, and it paid far better to have some two or three hundred at the low rate of 25 cents than a few at a high rate, and that if they would persist in sending them on board they must in self defence be charged exorbitant rates." Since the issue of the second placard orders have been given to raise the rate until it reaches a prohibi- tive amount.

the whole mass of houses-over two hundred cents cach. Forty thousand is, we have in number being completely gutted. The been informed, the number of the smaller fire appears to have been the work of an coins the Mint machinery is capable of men will come there that he has sent his Fahrenheit, upon the sudimit, A Saba- count of respectablo Chinese refusing to seeing that the passage is so ches, go to incendiary as a pile of stuff in the centre of turning out daily and from 18 to 20 per a room had been iguited, and the attention of cent is the estimated profit on the manu- Inspector da Silva and some soldiers pas facture of this class of coin, which is not, sing at the tiine was called to it before even intrinsically, of the value for which it pas the whole of the room in which it origin- ses current by law. ated was consumed. No water could how- ever be procured and in the fow minutes which necessarily elapsed between its dia covery and the arrival of a supply it had

The Acting Viceroy of the Two Kwang, Jui-liu, has at length received his actual appointinent to the post, and will therefore vacate the office of Tartar General, which he

Chinamino

The

spreal to the adjoining houses whose flim- has hitherto held. During the two yeara per cent, in taking coin which, tnough per- comestible are now derived from this cents, subsequently raised to 60 cents: digu punishment, rain would be divert

The weather has now become cool, and the festival time of Hongkong is approach- ing. We may congratulate ourselves on having passed one of the most healthy sum- mers with which Hongkong has blessed for some years.

The principal products peculiar to Bor- neo as far as yet discovered, are the for white birds' nests, baru camphor, gum da- raar. The entire supplies of the former

fectly good and of full weight, they pretend island; inferior qualities, mixed with fea. does not happen to suit the fancy of their thers, are still brought from other parts of delicate ears and fingers. What makes this the Archipelago, but the fiue quality of Bests is Eomean. The barn camphor is particularly unbearable is, that it has, over too well known in the markets here, to and over again been proved, that those very require particular description, but the shroffs have issued the identical specie from uninitiated will form an idea of its strength their own treasuries. Driven at last by and fine quality, when they learn that necessity to yield to this imposition, holders while Formosan, or the ordinary camphor of commerce, is worth in this market some of dollars have to sell them at a discutiut, $20 per picut, Bothean camphor sells readi and we may mention that one Bank Manay at $35 per caty. The gum damer ger has openly stated that he has bought abound, is of a very clears white color, up sneli coin iu considerable quantities at a and differs in superiority of quality from difference of 3 per cent, for shipment to

the ordinary damar of the Malay penin- sula. The other articles of export are

We are authorized to stale most posi Hongkong, where, at all events, they will gotta percha, Infan rubber, gum Ben- tively that in no way whatever have the owners of the Spark been personally in pasy at par, if they do not command a jamin, rattane, cubebs, cuesta bark, sago, slight premium. The Chamber of Cou- pepper, wax, cutton, rice, tortoise shell, terested in the coolie tratto. They have hierce has discussed the enbject several pearls, beche de mer, ivory, tabacou, spices never transferred coolies direct to any ship, times without effet, and a public meeting mahogany, ligum vita; (atastard specios) or in any way afforded facilities other than those open to all in the way of procuring Puou and camphor wood. is now spoken of, to devise menus to redress

Nothing but the unconquerable in do-landing boats, &c. So long as the vessel is the grievance. The difficulty will be solved,lence of the natives prevents this Country employed in passenger traffe so long most we any remark, by the establishment of from being die centre of a traffic, as far any, able to pay, be admitted on board, the new naiut, so long promised, but when superior to that of China and Singapore identified as such, but pass for the urdinary and in numerous cases emigrants" are not as a mountain surpasses in magnituite a that is to commence operatious, no one'

mole bill. The decline of Northern Bor-

rates. On some occasions coolies who have

Juen.

It is earnestly desired that all persons, who sympathize with the spirit of the above, would print many more copies thereof and have them widely circulated, and thus ob- tain unbounded virtue and desert."

sily built inflammable verandahs offered that Jui-lin, has acted as Viceroy, he has every encouragement to the flames. With gained favourable opinions for a liberal dis- praiseworthy promptitude the police were position towards foreigners. fle is the on- at once despatched to the scene. A strongly Tartar holding high oflice in the Provin- detachment of troops was immediately ces, but even his present promotion pats marched to the ground with engines, sud him on a lower grade than he formerly oc arunad sentries were placed atevery available cupied, having been a member of the Impe- corner to repress riot, while a detachment rial cabinet. of the Ceylon rifles consisting of 50 rank and file, 2 Sergeants and one native officer underthe command of Captain Maceden and chsign Collens was despatched to the mint to guard against any attempt at louting that establishscut. Shortly after the fire had begun to assume alarning proportions, By a paragraph in the Daily Press we His Excellency, the Governor and his Aide de learn that all the European resident cany arrived at the spot, and not content at Thi-wan-tau bebaved with the utmost with directing others gave manual belp en-kindness to the shipwrecked sailors who couraging every one to the utinest exertion.

were thrown upon their hands after the late It is impossible to speak in too high terms typhoon of the Formosa coast. The Fress of the zeal and eusrgy displayed by every was particularly requested by one of those European present. The navy was in no way behind the sister service. Every ship present sent its fire brigade and Jack ren-pitality,

neo as n'great eunmolcini- emporion turned out to have been intended for the opinion that "there is not the slightest The European prisoners derad good wich,

dates from the expulsion and exterminabarracoons have been unable to pay their tion of the Chinese, who once possessed and were also marched out of the Gaol and

civilised nearly the whole of the Northern, manned a powerful engine in good style.

sea Coust, both on the Eastern and West- Adoat, the I. &O. Coupany's steam fire

ern shores. Their own arrogance and engine was brought into play and till one

presumption loud to their overthrow, and n'clock A.M., proved most useful being ably

it is estimates that upwards of 60,000 backed by the personal efforts of the en-

perished under the creases and parangs of the warlike Malays, whom they had en- The further ployes of that company.

the westward however, received his commission front the ordered to revise and correct it for a second Traces of their occupation are every whore in the practice. But it should be stated under this contract, and admits that there extension of the fire to of the point we have mentioned was Mikaco. We hear from authentic sources edition. But, every thing being done very found, and even the language and religion that any cooliesrefusing to leave the stea is a prima facie case against him. Now mainly prevented by the effective way that lie has himself take no steps towards precipitately and hastily, it left me no suflinger among the inhabitants of the interior.er of their ownfree will are carried back the connection of the contractor-in-chief with his sub," in the cases upon which in which the Royal Engineers blew assuming the dignity and it is reported that ficient time, but to correct some consider-The Chinese can only exist out of China in'

peace, as a servile race: if allowed any freely given to us by the owners of the putably established, for, (says the learned The foregoing information has been committal has been obtained, was indis- up a comer house next to Mr Riach's he has announced his intention of deferring able typographical errors and mistakes in

who suffered at the time to do them honor

publicly, by recording their bountiful hos

JAPAN.

The death of the late Shogoon has been

knows.

THE KIDNAPPING CASE, The rules of evidence upon which publie opinion proceeds are defective, if tried by a legal toet, and ita decisions therefore are occasionally capricious and injust; but we do not anticipate that any hesitation will be felt in accepting as very valid testimony the brief description given by Mr Pollard, Q.. of the mechanism and organization of the traffic in coolies, as our- ried on here in the name of the Dutch government. The learned counsel is re- markably clear upon the point. Of the prisoners commuted for trial on a charge equivalent to that of kidnapping, one he saya has entered into a contract with this recruitment of emigrants to Dutch colo- Luteh goverment," Courtract for the nies, It is only fair to state Mr Pollard's evidence to convict this contractor, but, passage money and have been prevented as he also says, this is a matter in from leaving the ship, it being the rule to which the law of evidence must be applied. carry back to Canton any who attempt with strictness," and tliere will be an op- to defraud the steamer. They have been purtunity afforded at the next Criminal liberated by coolie brokers, and on its being Sessions of the Supreme Court of sscer- discovered that they are intended emi taining the worth of the learned cerusel's grants a heavy fare has been exacted. opinion on the matter." This of course, in the eyes of the Chinese,

time we may remark, he describes the se-

!

A accould edition of a Dictionary of the Japan papers to the 16th instant are to English and Japanese languages, compiled. by Japanese Scholars, has been published hand. The Overland Moil states--

sat Yeddo. The proface to it is exceolingly modest. The first edition (says Mr. Hors- kosi Kannenoskay, the editor) of this work, published in the second year of the Neugo He has not yet, Bankinw, being entirely sold out, I was deavored to brow beat and oppress, seems to make the steamer an accomplice cond prisoner as being a "sub contractor,"

officially proclaimed. Stotshashi, second son of the late prince of Mito and prime mintster to the defunct Shogon, was med beir by his dying master.

to Cauton.

in the pican-

wood yard while a similar service was per- the questing until the conclusion of the war the translation and to add two tables, show/scendancy, or eveu equality with other Spark in order that the pablic may judge.. counsel) "he went to the, house of the se

formed by another detachment somewhat with Chiosin, when he will solicit the votes ing the conjngation of the irregular verbs more to the Eastward. Had Mr Rinch's of the Dainios for the young Owari, a boy and explaining the signs and abbreviatures yard caught fire the loss would have hem of eight years old and legitimately the next mostly used." He acknowledges the assist The P. & in auccession to the Shogoonate. This is ance of learned friends, but "notwithstand- infinitely greater than it was. 0. Company's coal, amounting to some by no means improbable, as Stotsbashi ising all this, there will be found a good thousands of tons, was lying to the East-perfectly well aware that, at the present many faults as yet, and I request, that he ward of the yard and had it begun to blaze juncture, the accession of another minor who may find any will be so kind as as in nothing could have been done to extinguish

it.

almost out of the question and he will, therefore, while disarming opposition by The scene, looking down the principal this move, stand, a good chance of having street gutted, was of a description to which the Suogoonate pressed upon him by the the pen of a reporter can do but faint great Council and the Mikado, anil succeed justice. It presented the appearance of a peaceably to that high office. It is, on the magnificent fumiace blazing on both sides, other hand, however, quite possible that and a quarter of a mile in length. Every change in the whole system of the govern- now and then as sore all store caught frement of the country may take place and bursts of vivid flame would dart upwards that the Mikado may resume the command actually illuminating the Peak, and reflect of his own arniíes. The war coutimes, ting their furid light on the vessels in but Chosiu's troops have been twice routed, The opening of Osaka, now imminent, with renewed fury, and it was abon found and certainly not to be deferred beyond that the engine jots were but mere squirts January 1868 will of course bring the re- to stop the progress of the flames, and, very presentatives of foreign powers into closer properly, attention was chiefly devoted to connection with the potentate whom we pulling down, and blowing up houses have lately discovered to be the real so-

the harbour. At 3 A. M. the fire burst out

dicate them to me." This second edition seems to have been very successful, an edi- tion of 1,000 copies having been sold with in 5 days.

of the querits of the case. We can only suggest that in order to stop the passage of such coolies in future, they be charged, (when identified as such) at a rate abso lutely prohibitive. This we have reason to believe it is now intended to do.

PLACARD No. 1.

races, murder and rapine at once assume the sway. Witness the districts of their w country, where the yoke of the Tar tar conqueror is in the least degree light ened or becomes weakened, the Taeping or Nienfei springs into existence at once, Witness the Chinese insurrection at a rawak, in 1857, when Rajah Brooke was

On Monday and Wednesday of last reduced to such extremity, as to be con- pelled to swis a mult river to save his month (Oct 1st and 3rd) the steamer Spark life and nothing but, the opportune ar-running from Canton to Macao, entered upon an unrighteous course of conduct. rival of the rueo Company's steamer The whole boat-load of passengers were saved the European population from es termination, nor was it until upwards of 7,000 Chinese had fallen under the spears and sumpitans of his allaut Dyak warriore, that he was onabled to recover We resume our notice of this interest-Lis authority and drive the remnant of ing island.

The principal rivers of the rebels across the frontier into Sambas. Burnen are the Koti and Banjermausing, Witness llongkong, where since the intro in the Dutch possessions; the lejang. Baduction of Exeter Hall ethics, and the tau-Lapse, Sarawak, and Brait In Sara decoration of the farais of Justice with wak; the Bruni and Lambang in Central featuons of red tape, the public streets Borneo; and the Abai, Tampasuk, Kina at certain points are tabooed to the Batangan in Ausbong and Maroodu. There European unprovided with a revolver, are hundreds of sivaller ones but mostly and where pirates' craft are fitted out, with unfit for navigation, owing to the shal- the scarcely-concealed intention of prey lowness of their bars over which the surfing upon the peaceful trader leaving the breaks freely, and which bars seldom hare barber, and returning expose, unchecked, more than nine feet of water on them at the fruits of their raid publicly in the noap tides; some are fresh like the Ki- bazaars for sale, still stained with the

BORNEO AND ITS RESOURCES,

cond prisoner, who is a sub-contractor he went in his chair so precise was Mr Follard in his description], to know if any more emigrants had come in during the week, and if there were any ready to be shipped." Whether the strict law of evidence" will prevail at the criminal. trial is a question that need not be asked, but that the magistrate was right, under the circumstances correctly detailed by

the learned counsel for the defence, in

forcibly compelled to become "pigs. committing the contractor-in-chief for Having come to anchor outside at the trial, is unquestionable. There is another Chicken's Neck", they were point of connection with the case, on the iractor, lut justified the magistrate in

When be was committing him for trial. encountered by Mr Tornachy in the house" where the coolies were (as the prosecution alleges) confined, he gave that gentleman a paper printed in the Chinese language, of which the following has been publishei as a correct translation:

transferred to a (coolie) ship. This is a part of the Chinese Dutch coolie coo veritable fact and not a vague ruinor. Hereafter all persons taking passage by the Spark for Macao are earnestly besought to be careful, and not allow themselves to become victims of her ruinous practice.

A hastily written but earnest statement.

PLACARD No. 2.

If he can bear to do this, (what may be not bear to do?)

er

to

Bearers of these have been engaged to At present the foreign Devils at Macao are engaged in traffic in men, and that too collect Emigrants for the Kwong-t'ung-fat. at remarkably high rates. This is called Company at Hongkong. The Emigrants selling Pigs." There are several hun- are to be shipped at Hongkong under the dred ocolie establishments at Macat, and supervision of the local Government and Phrasing the Netherlands Consul, and to proc-ed to this year they are desirous of

have Dutch Guiana, where they will be well 150,000 men so it is said. therefore sept out several hundred Pers and

treated. Having formerly been living in at different points. It is reported that vereign of the country and it is, therefore, manis and Tawaran, the water of which blood of their murdered victims. No: Crimps" to go into all quarters, the Sunon and Kweisbin Districts, 1 ee three Chinese were severely injured by quite possible that this event may initiate a is drinkable at all stages of tide two fa, the Chinese are neither pleasant neighbors make purchases, offering 50 dollars pertify this to be the truth. W. LogSCHEID.

nor good colonists, and better far that the man. The

man. The purpose the falling in of a wall and it is suspcc new era in the history of Japan. It is thoms inside of the breakers, and it is as

to sell the Victoria, Hongkong, 22nd September, ted that some were killed. The loss of otherwise difficult to account for the un-serted that cake have been filled with senegal doctrines of Mahomet or the rude foreign countries, to be engaged in

water from the fawaran, pure and un-

creed of the honest unbeliever should pre- ing desert wastes by farming, and general 1866," life if any is however as yet uncertain. deniable fact of the present interregnum, mixed, half a mile at sea. Others are

vail in Burueo, than the polished barha- cultivation of the land thus reducing

How is it possible to resist the conclu rism and refined wickedness of the Budd coolies to the position of beasts of draught sion that a good prima facie case of com. Mosers Quok Acheong and Woheng are we for which certainly the necessity of finishing merely salt water creeks, stretching for

burden. The Moslem and and beasts of believe the chief losers by the fire. We learn the war with Chioslu is not a sufficient scores of miles into the country and lined bist should hold sway.

burden. They receive only

that their property was only partially in-

reason. It appears more likely than ever, with impenetrable mangrove jungle. There the Idolater may be boteetly converted two meals of coarse ries per day, without a plicity is made out against the prisoner?

ed they cannot fly away, and there i

are is no innocent belief that he was not violating sured. We may add that it is stated on by the way, that this war will have to be are no good barbors in Sarawals of the from the error of their ways, a vetary of single cash of renumeration. Thus pinion. He might have acted as he did in the

Dutch possessions, bat Victoria Harbor Bbudda seldöm or never.

day for return to their native land. A aus law in forcibly restraining the human good authority that natives were seen rub. ended by the Shogoon's representives ac- in Labuan, and Gaya Bay in Die King. į

little reflection shows that, if this business beings be bad-according to Mr Pollard was carried on ning, about with firebrands and deliberately cepting the terms offered to them by their

ould be Penly and above board, no

-contracted to supply for Dutch Guiana; to go. Hence a bun- but ignoratio juris non excusat-the salting fire to houses which the flares bad enemy, which we detailed last muil good anchorage, plenty of water, and well MITCHELL'S MARTTIME REGISTER informs dred plans have bee

devised to delude left untouched,

The Herald says. Stotabgehi is showing sheltered from either monsoon. It has us that the French papers publish moat la. men; and the more these schemes have offence was prima facie complete and com

entive mittal necessarily followed. ventable accounts of the condition of Chiun increased in number, the more deceptive Two interesting public cases have deen the utmost activity in every department, been estimated that Gaya Bay would ac-.

of Pekin," say

has become their character and and the suode of operatious by which coolies

more The public will now be able to leanus- pied the attention of Hongkong during the He is getting bis army into fine order and commodate the whole English navy with Even in the Imperial vity

a safe and secure anchorage, Purt Raffles, they, the mat frightful crimes are commit vario

Tarious their forms their changes

without limit, Tao secared for Dutch Guiana. The Dutch past week. In the one a person named concentrating his forces. Ogasawari-Iki or Coal point (as it is generally tormed), ted with impunity. Villains stupify their trailsformation being who he machine e legulating the introduction

such an extent have these Lobscheid and the Court interpreter Hono-kami has joined the Tycom with his at Labuan, though affording ampló shel- ristins with drugged drinks, then carry

them outside the city to hiding places un- nations been carried; that friend betrays offres Intourers into Surinam we pre Aloy were charged by the Acting Superin- contingent, and decrees have been isstied ter from the, s., moon, lies only known to the police, and, unless the femi- friend, a relative his kinsman, and a man sume govorus this emigration to Guispe, tendent of Police with complicity in certain respecting Chosbiu. We are still, however, open to the x.s, and is very unsafe during lies of the captives will offer ransom, the his own brother, such villainy being beyond and we find it provided in that ordinance

the prevalence of this latter mousyon. captives are put to death. Elsewhere the comprehension; it only remains to exhort alleged coolie kidnapping operations which led to believe that the Tycoon earnestly Aibong and Marodu abound is well empire is a prey to brigandage of the worst all to be strictly on their guard at all times that "The recruitment must take place it is believed have come to light. The desires peace, and that his great energy is sheltered harbors, the principal of kind, while the Chinese waters swarm with and under all circumstances, Old woman under the immediate control of the Dutel Charge was withdrawn by the prosecutor | exhibited to this end.

which are Ambong, Quzoukan, Märsodu, pirates,"

too have been employed as secret agents to sousal at the place where the indenture is

dom proper, are excellent harbors, with

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made."

Fe arow OL Bosman, the acting I would not approve of which coolies are obtain ration. Such a system instructions, as it mas personally; but we are Tuesday, from his fon magistrate's beneh, be a a suspicion in his min issued to Chinese "bear used in conformity with and that the recruitmen for Dutch service had purely voluntary char renders the coolie tra Deedless that we should Bosman's duty is, as fident that he will pre- from being sullied by less erinips.

We cannot conclude by way of commise: Lobscheid. He was an accomplice in the al the contractor" the and three other China: nitted for triui. Th sustain the charge, w Let it be clearly uuder coincide with the beec made out; but we ca

it very strange that use of his well-known care that it should ot therance of improper doubt with good reason much influence among it is evident from the to the bench on Tues

by persons of whom objects of which be Thus, the certificate into the hands of one are committed for many of those papers whour? We ask i fectly fair spirit and appears probable, ow rous confidence of 31 that the worst of certificates as freely agent.

When (s

his paper read to L tish West India En ated and being call infuerce, (being th Government Schools ed . E. the Gover

any objection to my issuing a notice to them thet in British be free agents. E jection, but was plea succeeding. Exactl ference to British co be served by grimpe = waz slightly in error become a free age uy nntil he has fu The notice" Mr for the Dutch Gove liable to abuse fro: exempted under the emigration to British in issuing it is no thropic one, and of interest in premotis Dutch or any other c eare for the welfare and he does not, Jy, wilfully connive reproduces in Chin horrors of western sla is altogether power CaTse, for while it is and generous minds those whose harder quires restraint strengthened by th penalties, and we he persevere in the ci eutered until he 1

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possibility on this is suming, however, bonud to, that Mes & Co. and Mr Lobs cent of any unlawf tion with the coolic bas a barracoun: “el Pollard's statement bave had immedi one, be be English, qan, can tegally ment without a p Registrar General, su d to Messrs Br or any of their age

This is a futter wh ed up, and we ho take the steps nece gitimate curiosity imperative demazu

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We learn by the stant complaints & of the slovenlys via Kiachtz are for

Complaints at this be equally freque annoncen.ept tha vice is in cuutezaj while to enquire despite the grand a art, practically nu advantages to be d correct telegram telegram at all, a= receive but a stu from either the L until it becomes ce received will be a p sent. The causes mitted are uut fa telegram, for insımı the hands of sem whem according one half understa same applies to German, though wis with French being pist of agent. T

of partially or enti a third, that of tole sage scut, being-pr period of twenty d mitting it only one