VENDER 22, 1866.
ist.
missionary gentle- Burungi y del acquaimer et informs that po bied, sistance of the local man- sed the people we not like- pposition; but he lays much necessity of ronciliating
ssos.
He is inclined to te formidable obstacle will e physical aspects of the te hostility of the people -ided that their superiors inflgetice them in favor of nd that the expense of phic pusts across the lofty- e Sanon hills will be so vent any profit being de- undertaking for very many ar that in spite of the ex- Feasible plan is to commence have before suggested-to submarine wire between Shanghai.
The Chinese
rends of the route would ase and importance, Canton ht ithin Glours-tle time passage to Hongkong---of en this would be enimmense s of the native officials and would possess the additional n of costing them nothing al expense of a message. aterially conduce to their of the sebewe, "I cangia be but a somewhat free trans- ell known Chinese phrase icials are particularly fond pressed to take trouble.
SW ORDINANCES.
ir Richard MacDonnell to titioners respecting the new I probably have a benefi- the minds of the Chinese ed to believe that they will ore under their provisions le ur even possible. While doreing the general toue ency's Meinorandum, we re- to find that he has afforded as to the intentions of the especting those-emall vessels
be habit of leaving and eu- hour once or twice daily, , which our both co- have also pointed out in of this morning Like our we cannot imagine it to be = of His Excellency to put to the petty trattie upon all, more or less, dependant market supplies, though we
aily Press in its assump- hardship being caused either fee or the fact of the masters ening to repot themselves r Masters office. The caly pie the time of giving departure, and it would seem
wise, to extend to them the which are extended to steam- dleaving Consular ports. At sailing vessel is under ordi-. nces required to report her sailing at least 24 hours be it this rule is relaxed in essels the masters of which at orting give notice of their ip- e again inmediately. Some might be adopted with res small vessels to which we which the enforcement of Is" role would in effect act ion of the means of liveli-
for a moment believe that re - anticipated by the Gov- it would be well to quiet azions of the Chinese on this ey seem disposed to bring eng forward in a quiet and and indulge in bo rhodo- it the frightful results" of slation. They eimply point ase-not the hardship which ralled by a compliance with in the case of provision boats olate impossibility of a vessel rips per diem of six hours each, csgiving 18hours notice of The last paragraph but one of ysreple induces the belief that
is tomake allowance for cases
ut he has not said so specif-
e there is great likelihood of
ding taking place, amongst ace as the hoiest portion of
rading community. espects there is little that can io His Excellency's memo- egislation suclí as thie under doubtless exceptional, but on the government by the elves, and until we cau suc- incing them that to conceal a f crime on the part of others, -ercriminals, or to refuse assist- when required by lawful au- in themselves, criminal acte, extraordinary legislation be grapple with the evils which llowed so long to fourish nu-
parts of France come doleful inundations, which appear, be worse in Paris than in other
The
Country There the Seine has nwonted height, and is doing schief.
water of the Pent almost on a level with the the arches. while the towing
Jena
Pout de
is
suh
Auteuil is acprl of some feet. Onthe Loire
has been done, but cirentation errupted for some days past.
be re-established. The Je post office has
has consequently
yet
he
Jed to issue a
circular
explain
which had taken place in the the maile
A subscription list pened for the belieft. of the the head of which the Emperor (10,000 francs, while against the Empress and the Prince Im Le tire sums at 25.000 franes and
No. 1136 NOVEMBER 22, 1866.]
SAIGON.
stay in the Colony, and point out that a passenger's jauk from Namitao for instance would have to pay $110 per annum for the privilege of bringing supplies to the Colony, white a junk plying between Kow- loon city and the Colony would have to pay fees amounting to $293.75. Such an impost is, in the opinion of the petitioners, calculated to drive away a trade upon which we are all almost wholly dependent for the necessarius, of life; or at all events to increase the cost of these necessaries to such an extent as to make it utterly im possible for the poorer classes to obtain them.
THE CHINA MAIL.
terfere with, fetter, retard and otherwise injure, the trade of the Colony.
Still more objectionable is said to be the casewhere the guilty man being actually pre. | sent, and who ngon conviction cannot, or
The petitioners trust that His Excellen. will not. pay the foe inflicted on him is cy will also give his best and favorable allowed to go at large without any punish consideration to the observations and re- ment whatever, and the landlord who had marks on some of the most objectionable never heard anything of the offence being portions of these Ordinances, which they
have endeavoured to express in this peti committed, is called upon to pay the amount of the fine! The petitioners beg to subtion. mit, that when this law becomes known in the Colony it will amount to an induce went to the lower classes to commit of- fences under the Ordinance named, which they may do with impunity, since whatever may be the amount of the fiue inflicted, all they have to do is to express their inabili the fact that at present time even the lar-ty to pay it, in which caso the Government gest of the lensed passenger or provi-will call upon the landlord to do so.
Be
MEMORANDUM, Government House, Hongkong, 12th No- vember, 1866.
I have perused carefully the memorial addressed to me on the 2ud instant, by a numerous and respectable hody of Chinese provisions in the recent Ordinances which
the
Eventually one of
to
241
securing the able assistance of Mr W. Kaya aid Mr A. Sassoon, as Auditors for the year, who have examined the Accounts which the Committee have now the pleasure tu sumail for the consideration of the Shareholders.
It will be seen from these Accounts an-
vision, junke pay only 10 dollars per an-sides this the Petitioners fail to see why a residents-drawing my attention to several charges a property and unusual any reserve, or provision for unexpired
residents.
ters and protects them. He can do this much better than any paid officers of the the Government in carrying out the law, he may rely on it that the law will pot deal hardly with him.
Executive, and if he doen bis best to assisi
It is moreover not true that the niere
impossibility of paying a fine will tempt any, who can shift its payment on others, to violate the law-because it is provided that partics offending against the Ordinan
as shall not merely big balike to fines, bus shall also, in defanit of payment, be hable to imprigomment with har lavor
ל
at the
if he cannot give complete information Á GENTLEMAN, recently from Saigon, has
about each monthly tenant, he can at least been kind enough to favour us with the
state all he knows, and nothing more is re- quired from him. If there be a difficulty following particulars regarding that port:
in doing this; it is a difficulty which he Saigon is an uncommonly hot, and out
inust endeavour to overcome.. erer healthy place. Fever, dysentery,
Memorialists also seek to convey an and liver complaints prevail there to a
pression that the Ordinance by imposing nesed, that after carrying forward to the considerable extent, and cases of sun-
allholder the outs of cat years, Accounts $24,000 for Premia The stroke are of frequent occurrence.
residing paying the fines
in his reserved in respect of risks taken before horse when guilty of a certain class of uf- Dętober 21st dupolation amounts in round nmbore to
The petition is dated the 2nd of Nov-ners, leaves hii urremedy-whereas e carrying $41,712.98 to Suspense Account but not terminated, after
probably 30,000, of whom, of course, the
em ber, 1866.
tion
XVII expressly enables him to recover to meet claims and losses put forward, and majority are natives, most of them Roman
such fines from the real offent
-real offenders. I dis
after writing ull'aportion of the Preliminary Catholics. The Chinese are very oume-
agree with the memorialists as to the hard- Expenses, Tere reuins a balance to the rous too, but they are as a rule from dis-
ship of this legislation. It is partly bor credit of proat and Loss Account, in respect rowed from the spirit of many Chinese
of transactions tricts to the north of Hongkong, or else
ons actually closed of $118,000. penal laws, and partly from the principle The Commites, arter careful consider. from the Straits settlements, comparative-The petitiouers then draw attention to ly few from this, Canton or Macao. Inclad-
of English law, which insome cases throws ation of the questian, do not feel called on Couutics and Districts the cost of dam- ''',
uponto advise the Sharebulders to make ing the French troops there may be about 10,000 Europeans, which number varics
for pulica occasioned by the mistisks, which were taken before Uctober 1st, according to arrival or departure of French num to the Government; and submit, that, mortgagee in possession, who collects the
conduct of individuals within such Counties at they are of opinion that it will, regiments, forming the garrison. Trado the payment of double that amount, asreuts thereof to pay himself the interest on
luid down in the Ordinance, is, of itself, the amount lent, should be deprived of those memorialists overlook the fact that of seeing that his tormts vielu on riske as if taken on the first day of each they suggest may cause unnecessary hard-or Districts. Thus it imposes on each close of each year, to convenient, (aud con. and commerce are for the present to a
householder or his agent merely the duty sistent with the welfare and interests of the
holders), to
to treat these unexpired large extent in the hands of the Chinese, a very high tax, and they believe it is as same beeuuse some person living therein owing to their long intercourse and inter-much as this class of vessels can possibly may have committed an offence under certain this Government has been driveu relucty certain laws of the country which shel- marriages with the natives. The latter afford to pay out of their small profits, specified Ordinances. It would be impos-tantly to adopt stringent measures for
new account; and beyond carrying the re- themselves are lazy and indolent to exces, and that the payment of other fees in addi-sible for the landlord or mortgagee to ascertaining the character of all native
spective jeremia for those risks forward to reasels, by reason of the crimes and rob and not to be compared with the active tion will be absolutely impracticable, se- maintain such a supervision over the in- beries of the countrymen of the man
able to the year in which the loss is the new account, to treat any loss occurring in respect of those risks, as being charge- and intelligent Chinamen--who invariably pecially, as they have likewise to pay taxes mates of his houses as to prevent the com-
lists, There are higher considerations than
made knowl are the go betweeus in transuctions of nu- und fees to their own Coverument at roission of any of these offences, and this those of mere trade and there are duties, which this Government owes to civilisation
The Committee, upon the assumption tives and Europeans. This accounts for the ports to which they belong or from uppressive law, if carried out, will cause the fact of the Celestials having by de- which they sail,
the value of landed property to decrease
that the Shareholders will adopt this as the rule of appropriation of risks, un the Com- grees monopolized as it were the entire
The next paragraph throws a curious must materially, especially since land-
paay, recommend that the sum of $118,000 commerce of Cochinchina. It is doubt light upon the exactions of the local Man-ds are now called upon to pay the po
be declared available for distribution as less diffenit in these countries under any durius on this mainland. The petitioners lice, Lighting and Water Rates for heir
profits of the Company for the t circumstances to compete with Chinamen
submit that the clause requiring that the houses, whether occupied or not. The Pe. in trade, but wher, as in Saigon, there is a purely military, instead of a civil licence number of junks be painted in titioners would respectfully beg to be it
formed whether in the case of a person black figures 20 inches in length, on a Government, it is not likely that such at-
white ground, on each bow--is very ob- who having become a householder and tention as would facilitate matters to a
jectionable, as these figures being fixtures having under Section VII, reported the certain extent for European Colonisie en-
would render junks liable to many exac-
to the Registrar General and gaged in commerce, will be bestowed up tins from the officials of the Chinese received from that officer a certifica on the question. The Chinese, therefore, Laving to a certain extent the advantage ports to which they belong, as they would under Section IX, should remove from made themselves better acquainted than at factions, and may be a thous contributing areoiders, and the sum of
then be looked upon, as foreign vessels, such house and subsequently become house- over Europeans, go ahead and make mo ney, while the latter, hatipered by heavier and impediments and exactions of all kinds holder of another tenercat, will be called language, meet with tune obstacles in their ports to which they may have occasion to
which naturally have inost chances of profit conducted in accordance with the require of this Committee, which, der the Arti- -endeavours to acquire an independence: resort, It is also stated that many of the
passenger or provision junks now trading alluding to the repugnance which Euro-and although in the example, which they wents of the Law, whilst he has opportusies of Association, has to be done for the Add to this the purely military spirit to
fornities through himself or his aytut of ascer-irst two years by the retaining Members bere take their departure from the Cui-peana have always expressed against the un- give, $110 might be a large sum to pay for which we have before alluded, and it cannot
of the Committee. nese ports they belong to for some other just system of the Chinese officials, ib ar- one or two trips-or even for twenty roya, taining the probable character of his te
In secordance with the Articles of Asses Inants. The British law therefore, uniike be surprising that commercial results in
Dollars must be have been employed in the transactions
ditors, for the ensuing year, and will also connected with those voyages, as to render which householders are to be held raspon muneration:
Finally, when we refer to the offences for have to determine the amount of their re- the $110 alluded to by memorialists a com-sible, all appearance vases of unreason-
La conclusion the Committee, in congra- naratively trifling expence especially as it able expectation as to the duty of louise- tulation the Shareholders, on the pro- holders. Those Ordinances, Nos, 11 and
sperity and prospects of the Company, dau- to one Dollar a trip.
the seces which has attended the allot I am nevertheless glad to have it in my 1858, deile the offences for which house- power to terminate the misgivings of me- holders will in future be ultimately responment of Shares to Chinese Residents and morialists on that point, by informing them sible, if committed on their premises. Traders, as all doubt as to the expediency of the
of the Government to treat Those offences consist in illegal sales of of the introduction of this new element intention of with special indulgence every vessel ob spirits, prostitution and gambling. Every most vaideh before the highly beneficial. taining a general anual trading license, in householders, can if he chooses prevent all result to the company attendant upon it. WILLIAM NEILSON,
Chiarman consideration of the guarantee afforded by those offences on his premises, and I hope. the bond-required as a condition pro- that all respectable Chinese residents will cedent to obtaining a license for the gene earnestly support an enactment, which is intended to check a guilty privity as well as rat good conduct of the vessel and all cou- nected with her.
culpable
sawe
and humanity which must be discharged, whatever hardships those duties entail on It 18 however, gratifying to feel that, fortunately, there is nothing irreconcilable the plain duty of this Government, and the profitable pursuit of their ordinary occupations by memorialists, or by the na tive shipping, which usually frequents this harbor.
There is in fact ne adequate reason for raost of the apprehensions entertained by the memorialists, who, although they have first with the Ordinances affecting shipping and registration, have still fallen into ung
Thus
The Apportionment of this sun, if appro priated as being so distributable,, will.. under the 132nd Clause of the Artides of Association be as follows the sum
uf $29,500, to be carried to the Reserve Fund and invested by the Corabnittee:the sum of $2000, to be derived pro vita among shard to be paid to $5,000, or $295 house Shareholders as General DivRlond
Al McClellan from The absence, and Hongkong,
the departme of Mr. Dea
will necessitats the selection
Further, the arrest of a nau's family in China till surrender of the guilty member is not a parallel case with the householder's payment in the first instance of a fire by an absconding tenant-because whilst man's family can have no control over his when he commits some offence-the holder bus from the frat a general power of selecting and removing his tenants, and;
away
ber
expenses and not acquainted with the would be felt by them at all the Chinese "pon to obtain and pay for a new regis errors they have overlooked the fact, that can at least ideavor, either personally con to
The petitioners cannot conclude without vessels which make many trips are those or rough his agents, to have his rouse of Shape their steal as meanders
tration certificate,
120
Saigon have thus far not resulted so fu- Chfuese ports, they not daring to clear for resting and punialing the member of ages, it cannot appost a very large sum the Chinese, only expects him to úd what I ciation, the Meeting will have to elect Ali- vourably for Europeaus as has probably j Hongkong, as it would subject them to man's family who may have committed an the case of the cone as opportunity and means of doing.
greater exactions than they already pay. aud in some cases they would be Pre vented from leaving the port altogether,
The neatoxception
is to the num~
offence, and who has escaped capture They beg to submit that the confiscation of a junk and her cargo for an offence committed by the master, (be not being
the landlords of houses whose tenanta may have committed offences under cer tain specified Ordinances, appear to be open to the same objection.
of which so many
will be established there, and that the ber of hours (18) fixed for giving notice of owner,) and the infliction of fines union would be paid in small sums not amounting if 1844, No. 12 f. 1857, and No.70ft refraii Frou calling their attention to
been the case for Chinamen. it is devout ly to be hoped that when France bus done with her conquests in Cochinchina, a civil Government, instead of military one state of things existing will be abandoned, a Colony proclaimed, and Consuls of fo reign nations admitted, after which Saigon will doubtless prosper.
The country around is fertile and rich in every respect. Cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, indigo, and a variety of other articles, might be produced in very much larger quantities than is the case now, and with the requisite capital that would then find its way to that part, trade would be properly developed.
Sociability there is scarcely any at pre- sent, as the French military have little or no intercourse at all with the merchants and traders, and among the latter the dif- ferent nationalities are unfortunately a proventive to any wearer approach.
NANCES.
their cash.
I therefore mean to use the power (Sec-hole negligence on the part of house- tion 28) of lowering the feas leviable under
nation
this harbor to
3
The habilities are stated as follows:- Amount received for 200 shares, $200,00.00
do. due Bombay Agents,
38,02 Balanes of Profit and Loss
acount for the year ending 183,712.98 Oct. 31st, 1866,
Total 388,791.60
while the Assets consists of, Cash is hands
intended departure. This they point out, in the case of vessels leaving and re- turning to port daily, would be impracti- cable. The amount of security required
As regards the licensing of money chau- fur vessels ($1,500) is stated to be twice the value of the very best junke, and the gers the petitioners would beg to point out difficulty of obtaining thus security will the fact that all grocer's shop may be looked upon in the light of money clang- prevent many, if not all, of the smaller
er's shops; because the nature of their junks from continuing their employment. business is such that all the money taken The petitioners admit the propriety of the by them each day is in copper cash, which scale of faes as regards fecuced trading is exchanged by them for silver, in order
As there is no intention of declaring gro- or cargo junks, as well as in the case of
to enable them to make remittances to the the Ordinance, whenever I have reason to cars and opiuna dealers, as such, to bo unlicensed junks without regard to the mainland for purchasing fresh stock-this be satisfied with the general conduct of the money changers within the meaning of the frequency of their visits. They do not dis practice is the more necessary since the owners and Consignees of licensed vessels, Ordinance, and as the usual Ühinese "con- cover any clause in the ordinance exempt- ing fishing boats from the port fees, but Hongkong copper cash being only current and when I am convinced that they are doing diments" alluded to by misturalists will
of General Agents $293,802.04; 1st call on in the Colony, the grocers cannot send their utmost to assist in carrying out the not be condemned as wholesome fort, it
shares (since put) with interest $10,080.00. cannot believe it to be the intention of the this coin for the purchase of their supplies.law-and promoting the objects of recent is unnecessary for one to add any observa.
legislationIn such cases I hope to di-
tions in
Remittance to London Agents $43,478.30. in reply to the suistaken views of Government to exact from them the fees The same may be said of retail prepared minish by one half or more, after the first memorialists on those subjects, who, Ihase Premia in hands of Agents at Londay mentioned. The result would be the im mediate departure of all fishing boats from pinm dealers, and it would be a great dozen trips, the amount of fees payable by no doubt, will be glad to learn that they Rangoon and Bangkok 30.858.09. Prelimi
have in so many points overrated the probnary expenses 5,533.08. In no case are these fees imposed thronglable obstruction to business which the The proat and loss account aniounts to THE CHINESE AND THE ORDI-the Colony for neighbouring ports. The hardship that they should be compelled to licensed junks.
next paragraph comments on the hard-apply for licenses to enable them to change aesire of gain by this Government-but recent Orlinances may cause.
$271,282.13. ship entailed up on the owner of a junk
shonly because the audacious robberies Their observations on the Piracy Court
Hongkong, November 16, 1866. The Chinese merchants, traders, and les- by Section XIX and XX of the ordi- regarding Sections IX and X of the Ore
The petitionors then offer some remarks somitted by Chinese vessels have made it Ordbiance, nul the Stamp Orlinanes, re-
песелаагу to compel all vessels of that! sees of land residing in this Colony, havenance, as should the Captain he employs diance with respect to the article of "count
ire uo commout. quire misbehave, the jark is liable to forfeiture.timents," A large partion of Chinese "con- and communicate frequently with, the
report to
In condusion. I call special attention Visiting just presented to His Excellency a res An innocent man may thus be punished diments if not looked upon by Europeons, authorities. Now, if this has to be dote the Chinese themselves, and the crinies of to the fast bed the penllar habits of pectful petition, stating "what appears to for the neglect or misconduct of a person
as actually tainted," "adulterated" or at all, the memorialists, as men of busi- their countrymen have pressitated the re- them to be the views entertained by all who may possibly be even unknown to
"unwholesome," is certainly considered neas, unst know that it cannot be necom-cent legislation. Jaunot therefore say the peaceable and well-disposed portion him!" The petitioners remonstrate strongly noxious; this is a well known fact, and plished so regularly by any other system that I regret, as I would otherwise have
against this provision of the Ordinance and
as by one of passes aud clearances-because done, the additional duties, now avoide tion of the local Chinese population on the add that they feel satisfied that, the facts one commonly talked about by Europeaus. the small payments required in each case bly east on Chinese residents. It clearly En all grocer's shops where these "condi- render all parties accountable for money was impossible to defer longer grappling recent highly important enactments which they thus point ont will suffice to conviner His Excellency in his wisdom has deemed His Excellency that sonte modification is ments" are sold by retail, and other places either received or paid, and thereby ensure with the difficult questions raised by piracy it expedient to put in force." The peti- required in order to render the working of where they are made, large quantities will punctuality and exactitude in the conduct on the one hand, and the nosiusly unclean tion extends to such length that we find it: this Ordinance un-oppressive to the honest fensive
be found. These condiments," though of and record of all procecilings.
condition of
of a part of this town on the the European taste and smell, Meantime, I would rewind memorialists other impossible from want of room to repro-and innocent trader.
I shall that they are entirely mistaken in supposing duce it verbatim this evening. The fol-
the working of uocessary laws as little hur however, taken in i Uaving thus stated their objection to the use amongst them, either as delicacies or lowing abstract of
to obtain a license. The Ordinance (Sec densome as possible. Nothing will more Harbour and Coast Ordinance the peti- necessaries. If informers are to be entition 26) only says that no boud for more assist me in doing so, than the aid, which connection with the reply of His Excel- leaoy the Governor, will give a clear ides tionors proceed to deal with the Victorin tled to one half of the fine inflicted on per- than 1,000 dollars shall be required as the respectable Chinese can themselves afford of the views set forth by the memorialists. Registration Ordinance 1866, which sons convicted of this offence, grocers and security. Any less sun-when there is no by inspiring their countryman with a desire The petition commences by stating that "though well adapted to secure the health, others will be subjected to continual an ground for suspicion-may be accepted. to make the administration of law easy, so the petitioners being so much struck with comfort, and security of the colonists, is in noyance, if not hardship and oppression, Thus even so low a security as $20 or $50 that in time the penalties and provisions the ubauswerable reasoning 'contained in
some respects open to objections," which by having their houses searched upon in might possibly suffice in some cases.
Memorialists are in error in think His Excelleney's reply to the petition pre-objections they proceed to state. The first formation given by some person anxious to ing that any higher payment than $5 for sented by them on the 5th of September is, that the landlord of a house, one floor make gain, if by chance a conviction coulda munal fishing Teense, or 50 cents for
of which is perhaps let to some 10 persons, be obtained, and further as these "condi-monthly license, is leviable from more fish- last, have considered it their duty to make further enquiries as to the contents of the is often unaware of the actual personality ments" are so "noxious" to Europeans, the ing boats--whilst under Section XXIX a katy be granted to every fishing. Ordinances lately passed by the Govern- of his lodgers. They are constantly chan Shopkeeper may be flace for profferring license ment, and they are bound to admit to His ging, and to require him to report these for sale an article said to be "noxious but vessel, subject to such conditions and cou to a Chinese, not only considered "whole veying stish privileges as the harbor master Excellency that that petition was drawn changes would in addition to being ex-
with approval of Governor may arrange. up under a misapprehension of the mean-tremely difficult needlessly occupy much come," but probably is in such state a ne-
Under that Section therefore a means is Jug and intent of the Ordinances, arising of the "householder's" time and that of cessary of life. The petitioners make no afforded-when the (dinance is in opern from imperfect interpretation and the in- the officers of the Registrar General's de- objection whatever to the law taking its tion-of remedying every real hardship
may be proved. complete version of them which appeared partment. The difficulty would be greater course as regards "tainted," "adulterated," that in one of the local Chinese newspapers. Stating that that they have sought the aid of a gentleman thoroughly acquainted with the colloquial to explain the obscure. he last saw, by arrangement between them. to make to first petition, to the effect that the owners and master of a vessel be honest, attained in its first year of working, which peared before the Magistrate this morning
"Your petitioners are now free to admit, bouse occupied by the poorer classes, and from smells that Chinese families will not of the British Government would exact doubted prospera registered under the awaiting instructions from the government,
sectious of the Ordinances, the text con- tinues:
are not so to the Chinese, and are in day that a security of 3,500 dollars is required the however always endeavor to render, the Jadre, after the attack, 120 short En-
in the case of a landlord not living on the or unwholesome" liquor, or meat, or provi. premises. He frequently finds, on hissions, which is just and proper.
After the explanation contained in the monthly visit to collect the rent, that new occupants have taken the place of those reply, which His Excellency condescended This is a matter of daily occurrence in the if native houses are kept clean and free to require a report in such cases, punishing be troubled by visits from the Health Of neglect by a fine, would be to entail great ficer, they feel contented and satisfied that hardship and vexation upon the land- no undue exercise of this power will be
and families.
lord.
cer of
that
also in
تلكن
that, un
that the
found must vexations, may be relaxed or altogether discontinued.
RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL
Googen.
POLICE REPORTS. Thursday, 15th November,
1806. Before J. C. WHYTE, ESQ. THE LORRA" PIRACY. Sous further evidence in this case was pro- duced before Mr. Whyte to day in the Police Court. A gentleman representing the firm of Messrs Lundstein & Co. certified that previously to the sailing of the
of the Labin, on her disastrous
Toyage,
shipped ou board that vessel 473 short, and 500. long, Enteld rites for Japan, as well as a quantity of gunpowder. Du the return of
fields were missing. The witness then des- cribed the mark and date on all the rifles, the Tower mark 1866, and stated that there were no rifles of that mark to be purchased singly or otherwise in Hongkong at the present time. On two short enfielda
being produced, the witness, although he of Course could not absolutely swear from his own knowledge, that they were part of the consignment shipped by Messrs Landstein . Co., had not the least doult that they formed part of the sail I consignment. The two rifles in Court were purchased by sampant woman in the harbour of Macau,
swore that Ayook, tie lroad man,
bad
tae
with
who this mornat
This wolly
to
a man who wit-
other men,
by the Macao
commit-
Court
pressed
and were again admitted to bail to appear on Tuesday. The two men forwarded by the Macao Authorities still remain in gaol
as to thoir disposal,
THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
her for $8 each. THE FOLLOWING IS THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE FIRST ORDINARY
ressed the ringustion and two othe MACTING OF SHAREHOLDERS, TO BE were forwarded to this place by HELD AT THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL Authorities. His Worship
then AGENTS AT HONGKONG ON NOVEMBER ted Ayook for trial at the Supremie As for the penalties inally falling on the
19TH, 1866.
next sessioni. The
prisoner wish to The Committee buvo much antisfaction in
be tried at once,
eleven vessel and cargo guilty of infringing the law
prisoners remanded on bail on sup that is not an unine hardship, because it being able to meet the Shareholders with a
·posed
connection with the case ap- is easy to obey the law-if the intentions of Report on the position the Company has will show its satisfactory establishment, its There is also an appeal always to the Go- vernor, and it is so improbable that
extensive business connection, and its un- or unjustly, a penalty harshly or
! The Company was that, with some few exceptions which your petitioners will presently take the liberty to
memorialists cannot be really alarmed at Company's Ordinance of 1865, on the 12th. bring under Your Excellency's notice,
the risk which any honest truder incurs October 1865, its shares being all taken up,
If provision
still are and the
the first call of $1000 per share having they
THE TAIPANSHAN GANG. that so far from the Ordinances" being as
apprehensive when inquiring int
been fully paid up, use addition
The
The amount of Premi This batch were next planed in the dock. your petitioners previously stated, *obs- The chiaf objection is, however, against
With respect to Ordinance Number 9,
al precautions truative and incouvenient, they are fully Section XVIII, by which if the offender,
of October racter of masters and owners of the rea- lat of November 180 to the
be the master, of the chop, was defended by property 1866, and the judiciously only cannot be the Petitioners have no remark
boing, the amount of the dosent offender to make, except that as the object of it is The vomarka of the memorialista as to this als Ageuo es, widoin the period, of which, Leaves, the same witness in the last
and the amount collected at the for- Mr Caldwell. remarks fine is made payable by the innocent the prevention of the crime of piracy, and inconvenience which the carriage of large the General Agents have received advice, oase, being again sworn states that he knows
as bonus and the first prisoner, he lives in the E-hopa. landlord, he being under such circum- the punishment of all persons in the Colo-painted numbers on their vessels might oc after dednoting all suns paid as
in. West street, Taipanchan. Witness The petiti ny having any connection with pirates, casion in other Ports, are worthy of atten. commissions, rud adding interest, amounts shop in. stances the "householder."
This result, must he went to that oners conceive this exactinent to be nurea they fully conour in the great necessity tion; and I shall revise this regulation if, to $271,282.13.
by Lum-che-seong, who
how. They
rities, 1 reason to
to do so. Nevertheless that the expectations upon which the Com-over did not enter the shup. Un witness' sonably hard on an innocent man.
eubject, and they trust that the provisions it is evident that some external sign of their pany was founded were well
well grounded. outering the shop, he saw six or sever have always heard it stated that it is a
Agencies have becu common axiom asaongst the British people of this Ordinance will be attended with all helug licensed junka should be borne by
established at one of whom is the frat prisoner.
at Swa that it were better that nine guilty persons the succese His Excellency hopes for from those vessels and to be itseful, that such tow, Amoy, Faachow, Ningpo, Shanghas, asked him if he had any copper dollar for
be easily recognizable and diffi- Chefeo, Tunisin, sign should be
Yokohama, Real,
Manila,
Prisoner asked what class of dollar should escape than that one innocent man them.
Bangkok, Saigon, Singapore, Petang, Ran he required, if four or sis to the dollar As regards the Stamp Act, the Petition-enlt to obliterate. should be punished, and the above regula
ers think it would be better to leave the urged by memorialista against the Harbor
Witness replied, four dollars, and handed Having thus disposed of the objections goon, Akyah, Bassein, Matras, Caletta,
London New York The him a five dollar
note, w matter in the hands of the Europeau com- and Denst Urdipaber, as condo Comenite hope that the increasing braintess given to him by Lum-che-seong, Witnes
units, who are more able to judge as to consider their objections to the Registration of the
satisfied, that, if properly and Judinized by them, and the position of Chinese resi
dents rendered safer and healthier."
made so as to cause alarm to their wives rouge craney had be into the che collected in Hougkung and China, from the One of the prisoners, the first, and stated to
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there exists for some severe law on the on communicating with the Chinese author gratifying to the Shareholders as it proves accompanion on Monday last; he was
sale.
Which had
Of the exceptions" to which the pe- titioners would direct His Excellency's at tention, the first is "the Harbour and Coasts Ordinance 1866." The petition ers find that in this wo distinction is made in favour of licensing passenger or provi sion juuks, or as to their treatment when entering and leaving the harbour. They
out the difference between these and tion does not appear to theur consistent with' trading junks; that they are in the habit of the just principle involved in the above The remedy given by the constantly entering and leaving the port, good maxim.
its field of operations within the and twelve bad dollars Witness recognizes of the Colony are eutirely dependant on
would be utterly useless, as he would be of that Ordinance, aud to represent the lists still show a very impurfect knowledge judicions restrictions imposed by the Arti- the twelve dollars in Court as the
of the topics to which they advert.cles of Association The bossra which have received from the first prisoner. Witness these juuks fur their daily supplies of pro- unable to reenvor the untount of such One! same to His Execlleney than they are of a when they say enola bouseholder is boon piùi by the Company amount i
Thus
gave the dollars to Lain-the-seong, whe visions They subjoin a list of the small from one who had already escaped from although they still think the imposition of ports in the neighbourhood trading with justi e, or, who if he were to return, it Stamp, the time taken up thereby, and obliged to furnish a list of his monthly $81,183.02 and there are further claims not handed them in his presion to Constabl tenants, they represent this as being a yet settled to the amount of $1,712;98: (the Brown. Pekoner took the chudaas out of a longkong, the number of juuks engaged, would be necessary to sue for tlie amount the attention and particularity required to great hardship.although every Househol latter may however be considerably reduced) hole, which was covered grez by a box. | avoid incurring Fiaus, will materially in der has a ling for his own use, and though The Coinuitleg havy been fortunate in Witness had never been in the shop before, number of trips per month, and duration of even if he were able to pay it.
in many cases daily, and that the markets latter part of the Section to the landlord the merits or demerits of the requirements Ordinance, and observe that the memoria- to extend will enable them further received a good dollar, some ten cent picces
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