No. 5882.-May 25, 1882,}
The following bits of chatty nowe are from
the Shanghai Mercury of the 20th inak :-
The Stich has gone to Woong to wait
the arrival of Mr von Brandt, the German
Minister who is expected here about the
broke
THE CHINA MAIL.
&
a disturbance
foreig
Hission in the present case did money from the dearies of the Chinamai to
3
•
One of Sir
theso. two Republics, Franeo and the United but you will observe, from the enclosed is therefore beyond the scope of the suction exelico; hence their classification under and cries of "Pulicaman." He went to States," we note that John A. Haiderinan, which was, guaranteed, under the
States.
10x
hu
tc.
Mr Bailes's covering letter is as follows, and the hit at Chinese Emigration to the States it very apparent :--
The American 'man-of-war' were soon it
I have, &c. anchor at the Miaotos group, and it looks of iny 1879, making that
(Signed) EDWARD THORNTON. I there were a hitch as to the expedition forthwith taken against certain persons to Korea. The American diplomatists seem to bo at sixes anti svona, en suspected of buying and ailing Shikirer. I The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G.,
made a minute thereon, dated the same modore Shufeldt was at Tiantain preparing day, stating that such practices had pre to go to Keroa, Mr Zack was at Tai-Na- vailed afmost unchecked for many years foo upon missionary business in Mr Zach's past, that I had drawn the attention of Mr 'absence Air,
Mr Holcombu made three or four Phillippe, the late Attorney General, to a visits to Tientsin. The British Minister case of the kind, and that I did not agro does not coum to have been well posted as with Mr Phillipp's view of the law. I UNITED STATEH CONSULATH, GingITAL, to what was being done in Korea
· Shanghai, October 22, 1879,4 British Government are as usual behind.ncluded by informing the acting Attorney Genoral that if he thought he could obtain
Sig-I have the honour to anclose a re hand, and the Minister
a conviction in the case Le which the Chief port. I have thought fit to ninke upon the Poking has ho instructions: Jika M
Mr Micawber lie was
Justice called attention, or any similar case, waiting for something to turn up. The it Clinore are much hurt at the behavior of my wish that the law-be strictly on-subject of slavery in China, with enclosures
the
great American Republic; they don't Like its onvoy going to Koren, and they don't like his doctor. The letter was read to Li Mung.chang
a disting by a foreigner, sished Chimeso, linguist, who happened to pay the Viceroy visit. The ordinary official translators of course ignored the letter. They do not care to risk their berths by repeating the mistake of Gil Blas,
foread.
17. 1. left Hongkong the following day. (31st May), and did not return till the 6th of September. The forth his dated 16th July 1870, seis forth his reasona
for not concurring with the Chief Juatics to the proposed prosecution. On my tarn the Chief Justice made no appeal to me from the Administrator's decision,
On the 20th of in a
.
containing extract
extracts relating to the Chinese Inw of anxury as translated by Sir Georga Thomas Stauntor His translajon is believe, the only one extant and adepted by Chiuose scholars as accurate and trust- Dr. H. Latlusi, of this office, for his I am under obligations fo liahlo nesistance and research in the
of this Despaton. subject
If Chinese emigration to the United
SUPREME COURT. *** IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
Before the loft, G. Phillippe, Chief
Justice.)
Thursday, May 25.
MICHELL . Na Yow alias WONG TSUK LAM. The Attorney
General (the Hou, E.
who told the area history that his augmon what stuntle case, in which two prisoners States is to continue and increase with O'Malley), instructed by Masion, Denaga, forged it, but did not pay it, and when he
population of 500,000
sny
smelt of the foror the just ruzovered were convictor, the Chief Justice directodel and cenbinage, and Mossut, appeared for the plaintiff Tho gue. It was implied. tlust the ricksha{ut a vile decoctiva brow 29ize.
frou..
aud
for
enjoy that unique security belie
the
Htory.
It
of
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possession
seant
There is, of course, another side to the
is to the crot that an extraor dinary exodus of native capitalista is taking
There is an ad valorum duty of 3 per pincs from the cent. on all importe, except opian, which ung with Colony: that they ara.carry-
was a vory praiseworthy proceeding on the Berry, & member for California, largolyeuction cola. of the Penal Code of China, az still tied behind her brak; her hands were him from deciding in his discretion, na to regard to the practical results of his policy, part of the Native gentlemen who originated quoted Mr. Hailey's Report, and made use translated by Sir George Thomas Staunton, very much swollon, stiff and cold. it, and I gave instructions that a committee of the argument that, if the British autho. and inquiring" whether the same correctly only defarce the wornnt host was that the In the present cae, Having read over the called protégé's have consoni most bitterly to The whether it was apprima facie case or not. for it is now beyond question that his so- should be formed of the two police maghs-riticshed not been able to preventslavery from represents the law, and whether it is now tailor insisted on being paid for the datanga paragraph in question carefully, he did not his friendship. To the influence of hir fates, the Captain-Superintendent of Police, being practised in Hongkong, there would understood to be in force in all or any jurt done to the coat and as she had no money consider a prima facie wilful, faiso and mant-spoken hints, if not of his actual advice, 23rd then the Storck and the Wolf will go tioners, to draw up for ray approval some gration of Chinese were allowed; it would was duly recoivod, and I have the hon. she beat tho giri. The fallow lodgers had licious libel had beon mundo out, aid there is ascribed think tover for real estate which
and Dr Eitel, together with the leading peti-be great danger that, if an unlimited immi- of the dominions of fis Imperial Majesty,"
tok her that girl wanted to lay the fore discharged the defendant.
at one time threatened to buy the up the Yangtzo. Perhaps if nows arrives scheme for checking the crime of kid-bo followed by the prevalence of the same to say in reply that section celv. of the Chi-
до tied her up:
The defendant then left the Court. about Commodore Shufeldt negotiating a
Conse, syatom of slavery in this country napping.
nese Penal Code referred to has no reference
population out of house and home, but The Magistrate imposed a fine of 850, in treaty with Korea, Mr you Brandt may go 16. On the 3rd of October Inst the corn- Mr Bailey also gives in the unclosed the whatever to Chinees emigrations con-default six weeks' imprisonment with hard that the
said,
id, in reply to Mr Bowler, which ended in transferring large sume of there,
The Chinose are much hart at the, pro- warded their proposed scheme to the port an extract. from the Chinese Penal template in and sanctioned by the Bur-labour, and to find two anreties of 325 each not prevént hím taking out a summons to the pockets of the Britishor. "By their
mittor completed their labours and for-
Cole, down
down the
Under the
herd to be of geod behaviour for six weeks, in have the defendant bound over to keep the fruits ye shall know them." seedings of the Brunch in Tonquin, who have Colonial Secretary, I shall subunit suma wpm the ronunciation of allegiance; but of a Renunciation of allegance, the default to us Donated.
ponce if he, the complainant, was in any
John's quietly possessed themselves of the mouth observations to you in a separate Despatch Mr Yung Wing. Chinese Minister to the specific acta so carefully defined, with their
most favoured pative friends has of the Songkni with 400 men. The French on the details of this chest desirenon the that the section of the Penal Code quoted seraumptive existance of a
United
bodily fear, nor did it prevent him taking only been saved from the fatal effects States, in a note to Mr Evarta, statco corresponding punishments, point to the
DRUNK. were proposing to
proceedings in the Civil Court. to send out 6,000 soldiers generally, it shows an carnest
that friendship and preserved to the happy f a lesser or greater Joseph Martin Hanlon, school master, Mr Bowler said he would take the quae fellowship of his own ruin by a vigorous use the Geomnient officers, as well as by Mr Bailey refers only to cases where degree of treasonable intent against the was charged with being drunk and disor to the Civil Court. to Tonquin whon the Tunis afferth the Chinese gentlemen on the committeo, to conspiracies and, overt acts of rebellion Government; and it contemplates con- derly, in refusing to pay chait hire on the i
part of out; but they havo dono just as well
of the stomach-pump. It was a pleasant fiction out 5,000 of them, and they have done it put down the evils to which the latter drew against the Government follow the remun, spiracies, and evert acts of rebellion against with instant.
that pourtrayed wenithy Mandarina vory quietly, whilst the Chinese wore pay my attention in their memorial.
Fciation of allegiance, and not to emigration the Government as being the
P. C. Rogers azid that about 3 a. this TRADE AND COMMERCE OF SIAM. carrying their surplus dollars from Canton a boing the logical se ing little attention to their proceedings. 10. Sir John Stanle's
judgment against sanctioned by foreign treaties, which is aence of renunication of allegiance," morning whon near No. 3 Station in To the otheial reports concerning the for investment in hongus and land at Hong-
October, Lout of the category of treasonable nets, and which antecedes them both in
kong, fully col The Chinese expected better things from slavery was delivered on the 6th
fully content with a maximum inter- and Queen's Raat Ehat, ho time
In heard
Commercial Relations of the United est of two par ceud, provided they might coper #f
that head or section. to colonne and minutes, in question.
Emigration, se thic I fand the defendant striking
apart and wrote to the nial Secretary on the 30th
Barictioned
ioned by foreign treatise, is taken out at the door of the. Wanchai Club with his Consul-General, of Bangkok, supplies thoient aegis of the friendly Governor." Tho Procealings
of the category of treasonable acts, and is fint. Defendant was making a great noise, following interesting paper on the Trade native speculators wore of quite another Therefore beyond the of the section.
the scope of
Maying he
he lived there. He was very violent, Fa Article of the Burlingame treaty and though the P.C. and some persons who x Canimeren of Siam during the year motives. The bursting
class and wore actuated by totally different we find this language, which is conclusive came out of the Club endeavoured to quiet 1881. It appear in the Folruary number Sie John had so deftly blown has not only the bubble that Boy this point: The United States of him, be refused ta pacified..
Amories and the Emperor of Chin cordially recognize the inherent and in was engaged by the defendant to take him attention
Chan Afuk, jinrichsha coolic, Said he of these reperta, and will be rand with taught them tho purtis of friendship and the but has also proved pleasures of bankruptcy, alienable right of man to change his home from the Cirens. The defendant was taken
that Sir John's policy was exactly the and allegistico.",
Sun and dependencies have an estimated opposite of what it seemed to bo. It was to a house newhere in Thi Wong Street; population of 8,000,000 suls, and an area in fact another form of this "confidence Accept, Sir, the surution of my distino catered the inso. without paying wit
the victims, of 200,000 square miles. Bangkok, the trick, of which the Chinese are guished ensideration:
YUNG WIND.
The defendunt said he did not entity, is listant from Strigapore 850 and the gentlemen who remain in
He was invited by with each of which it lins fortnightly steam forfeited
and from Hongkong 1,550 milos, gage the jinricksha
of their money, or v
plus a con
a considerable sum of who will now anether gentlemana to enter the jinrickalın,
Hervice each y way,
has an estimated repurchase their houses for half the number along with that gentlemen, and they both
and is the port of wont to the Club. He was not aware if entry for the untire
of of dollars they lately received to vacate the
gentlemou now them tomporstily-theo gention paid the jinricksha. The The figures in the imports strike a note no doubt soo that they have done Sir John gentleman he referred to was Me Cruise, of warning when they exhibit opium, with Pope Hennessy un injustice. He was not who was present in court.
In single exception at the head of the fist in only toiling all the time for their Mr Crain, reporter in the Hongkong Telegraph,
but like ale immortal Words ghosts next, said that he left the Circus, value, while liquors stand cupatial by the defendant, in a jinrich of opium a demoralizing drug I need rather to bear the contempt of his enemies ahat, both
getting out at the Club. He did speak, but of these liquors, it way bond the laugh of his friends, than undergo
they
are not the wines of jobserved that not think the
He en
of pain jiuricksha
telling a story which might wus puid.
France, nor the aniber drink of the panegyric upon himself" and which, if Terston, nos yet the insinuating mountain prematurely divulged, must have defeated the Clair half an hour afterwards it was dows" of Peutgivania and Kentucky, its intoaded s
1 sequol. the acting Attorney General to prosecuto a
its evory feature dciendunt dial not appear.
called asic
would wait for bin, and he was willing to Samahu, compared to which benzine would certain Chinese shopkeeper, Fat Chice Wan,
se that they may he guid
The is for brunch of a contract |
Genaral and the suit was pay it hiraself.
be neck. and his wife, when the acting Attorney to be an indissoluble part of its present one for
The defendant was lined, 32, and the THE ALLEGED EXISTENCE OF General said the case was before me for yatein, is it not a subject to which Amo-which was entered into by the plaintif and coolie paid by Mr Ceniso.
SLAVERY IN HONGKONG. decision. I inclose for your information a
ricun siatimien should turn their attention defendinat on the 28th July last
year, o
other people's capital as well with some degree of anxioty The Blue Book opons with a despatch report of the ion I absequently Is not this Chiucse system of concubinage the parcels of gesund registered an Marina the sale and purchase for the sum of $104,000
is admitted free, to be sold only to the as their own; that many foreignora aro on farmer.
losing lieavily by thoir departure and that from the pen of Governor Hennessy, dated sent a noto to the acting Attorney Generic through Chinese emigeftis fut a twin builtings thereon and subject to the exist- which is now being introduced into Aine lots No. 67 al 174, together with the
In exports, rico is first, being more than a cntain bank is likely to suffer to the ex- one-half of the whols, and fish is next,at of some hundreds of thousands. The 23rd Janary 1880, which commences by saying thought the prosection suggest sister of polygamy, that other relic of ing lenses. It was further agreed that on
while together they represent in value mutive of this prooting on tho part of stating Chief Justice Smale contentioů, by the Chief Justice should take place; but barbarism" now 80 firmly routed in the the signing of the geoment the defendant
two-thirds of the entire list.
the Chinese is said to
to be a THE WHO
was found that the consed parting wers
a feeling of hort of the American continent, and should pay $10,000 a and remarking upon the dual nature of the not hi the Colony, •*
tain defamatory.
The tariff of export duties is fixed by security caused by an
an apprehension that treity, and is not oppressively high." 10. Sir John Smale's netion in the mat toward the extremization of which the C-that the balanco should be paid on the glavery alleged to exist... so-called
St John Pope Hennessy may not return The complainant said he was a a 'broker
The bulk of the trade of Siam Pay His Excellency's friends would have us
his post transfer of the property, which was to tak
at Hongkong, in which event domestic slavery, "and slavery for the pure ter excited a good deal of attention; and averunt is new bending its enurgies?
place within two months or as soon aftur enfrying on business at No.. B. Bescona-ntil at Hongkong and Singapore, and less I have DAVID H. BAILEY,
at No. 107 Queen's Road East, tribute by number
by trushipment in China and Jara of Chinese merchants called upon poses of prostitution. Upon the fist-ained me to represent their view of the
There is believe tast there will no longer be any as the necessary deeds should be prepared and As the plaintiff was living in England it held Arcade. told them that slavery in any forin could
little direct trade with He complained of & para- the defater think
was impossible
that the necessary decus graph, which appeared he put in. The tais consulate show that there has been but British rule. The only comment
in the Hongkong with the United
Statca. cut be prepared in two muntis, and flagraph Votion runs au follows: sie direct shipmiont of morckandica to the by such a notion is, that if an English "9. As regards the less criminal but more digit sveter of adoption and of olding this summarized and given for what to which the property was again sold by assisted by Mr. Stainfield--who to the und within that period thero has been but and order n dependent upon "personal certain correspondence ensued, during
learn that Mr. Thomas Ide Bowler,
wler, United States within the last four years, vernor has succeeded in representing law Yow to a third party. The plaintif there 1. Slavery does now and has prevailed after agreed that the title deeds responsible, interesting. and no doubt 10- que entry under the American flag. Some influence and not upon an östablished extensively, il Chim throagh her whole be made out in use miisfaction of Musics erative duties of coffin maker, undertaker, few of our commodities, notably kerubone system, the sooner his opportunity of dis Smale's views, and during hig-absence in w
Messrs historic period
Sharp, Toller and Johnson, as nominges of stationer, house agent, reas collector, and oil, flour, canned goods, Inggies, pumps, seminating such pernicious fallacies is de- England, to enforce what I lieved to be petitie in meter the rares 2. That the present slavery of China the defeadain's alivitors, Messrs Brereton property brokter, line recently addol those weighing scales, firearann, sowing machine, stroyed, the botter for himself and his the law.
ime with, their views in writing. They did bag, out of the patriarchal family and Wote an arranged, and Mesers sharp, path. It is not our intention at present to through other markets and in betterns
of bailiff-has once more beau on
1 on the Wil
clocks, and cotton goods, dad their way, country alike. 10. In May.
9. 1878,
as you the enclosed copies
aue from-this in the form of a memorial.; I enclose of ulicial docuirens,
the law of the Chinese family. Teller and Johnson prison sisirs give the pubile the details of the noble and other than American, into Siam, Where of it and a translation, together with
THAMES-STREET INDUSTRIES, by Parey received two petitions, one frangal mana
a report on it by: Dr Fitel, my Chinese e entrol over the
philanthropic; if ulsceliueu power and fully satisfied that they word
somewhat illegal crasade, they give goneral Batisfaction.. per-
Larger Russell. This lustrated Pamphlet on Per immed Tsang sun Fat companive receiving from the Chief Justice
fectly good The defendant was then in which the amiable and accomplished consigamonts might be profitably inade
Trade with the United States might bo fumery, &c., published at ed., may be had away his daughter to a parwa
gratia from any Chemist or dunlov in por- who he revised
The Attoruay General said his boun distinguishing themselves so greatly, Lordship would be aware that the ami had
en we have no desiro either to spoil sport or her of a trustworthy Americau norcantil Co. London.--(ADV.] Jong, and a second pulition from the person General for his observations. My Russell ginal head of the family.
question,
ayanan maid Bowing is Tianggested that I should refer it to yon; and into four classes, and that these four classes, fled, and the claim was now bright for bub, as we happen to have some slight if judiciously managed,
That the slaves of China are divided ance, but she then a now petition had been secopy the attention of the Supreme Court; Such an establishment, in judgmont,
not fail of acknowledging that Rendhught the he and iny, other, all risers reconnaeusted Chill for 323, and complaining that Tsang that no prosecutions in connection, with comprise one-sixth of the whole population damages. The property lund vory seriously knowledge of, and interest in the athir iti success.
ice is the staple product of Siam, and sat Fat was now endeavouring to extort Fadeption sod dapurestja servanda ali “ ĐỀ B pengkunging from the result orikter if the route ging the time of the which the late Bishop Wilberforce's protégé
has ou o atrangely, we merly wish to to transport this to the United States while on the petitions, directing stisnato to institated, penting the receipt of instrun-thirty-seven years' experience lay the Rei The serving of a copy of the petition on intimate that our Was Special" has re- Carolina and the rice districts of the South
tarned from the field of combat in 77 JARVUTICE superior article, would be, ** parties appear, try, acâteowledgs being tuation to the Chief Justice, who entire ish authorities in Hongkong, there is the defendant's agents, Mr J. M. Guedes, will be ready for any mergency should witting execptional cares, liko carrying | curred in it. He farther recommend vitality and strength enough the Chi- was filed the making of the contract was the warlike Thomas, unolical protector of coals Sewcastle. Without a large influx |
the Chinese should be told that no eso family law and in the system of Chi-la proved by the agent. few days the papers were returned to the past would take place, slavery to enable thum to duly freign ("Mr Mossop handed in the various letters earnest. As one never knows what material inereuse
consumption which had assed between his firm and that the following opinion of the Attorney but that in future, in, over where awa and courts even in foreign gantries. Gouer
of the
way bappet, our fighting Editor has, as any not reasonably be expected in the buying or selling occurred in connection The transaction referred to wohl not with adoption or domestic service the
We also append the conclusion of Mr
he rude a valuation of the peculiary measure, lately fixed on his tumudiats future.
The two streams civilization which be recognised in our law as giving any Government would undoubtedly prosecute. Bailey's "Respath to the State Depart-property which was situated at Nos. 325 pedal extremities & pair of double clumped
'
shart 326 and 372 Queen's Road, and Now. ngy-sixes, from the a
studio of Mr. started from Ponth Rock and Jan. rights, except perhaps as to guardianship. This recommendation appears to me to be mont
132, and 133 Babam Strand, known as
the eminent artist in leather town, though similar in many respects, thing illegal in the matter, beyond that: I
I have to reumark that "this is not a new marine lots Nos. 67 and 174, on the 20th mangouts of No. 4 Wellington Street, so like that sturdy stock of Northern Europe, de not-tiple-it-is-a opiminal ofence, if ca
and valget it at rut less than $1,000, that, if Mr. Bowler, on his bailiff should from whose loins they sprung, have
mbition to eat beel and rule, goes no further flat the adoption of a child uption dee appled m turness to Chinese subject terre, and I would refer the Depart-May,
or to domestic service, where the ment to my Despatches from Higkong, if there were no leases. There would be lit feel ko desire to make a practical ac- common dibition to eat beet and the payment of money to its parents hdividuals concerted go about our sircota printed in the Foreign Relations Gor the difference between its value in February quaintance with our views of their condust, rail
alore themselves of the genuine epper, guns, dye-stuffs, cardamons, for the privilege.
with a knowloite that they are free: vet respondence, 1871, pages 194 to 221 in last and the present time, but between oharacter and strength of Ling Sit may be profitably exported to the United I the fact thatthey have been actually bought clusive, and in 1873, pages 208 to 208 ineptember or October of last year and now hots, and favor us with a call ratify Stales in exchange for our goods and waroe, ¦ Gold Leaf, 904 fine
in small shipments fine wood, and ivory in (Signed) 4. EnW.LIPPO"" 1. In the face of that opinion T kad to clearly of opinion that any practice involv-Department; for the views I then küld upon | in value. He knew a European who had purpose, we may be in a hero ready sales at reasonable profit, with noi content myself with directing answers to being strato in kuman beings should be earnett only tends to loake my daviclions for it at the time when it was sold their dormio." (The
ortonavo hrouch-of-this-so-called slavery question, that in which children are bought and sold in Hongkong for adoption or for, domestic service. I also tuule somo efforts; before I was aware of Sir John
thite
F
on that, occasion.
Case
not be allowed in this Colony. They said
s girls for duaestic service
L'onzil General.
My Bailey's conclusions on Slavery are
was not slavery and they referred to the more imoral are worth :- practice of Prothels, hid, Government girls for the Hongkong brothels, which, they alleged, (leveren
WILS
On
requested to
given the path of the family.
4.
80,
મા
A SUMMONS CASE. -
Hongkong Teleph, appeared to start, ho Robert Fraser Sinith, proprietor of the sunions, in that on the 20th instant, ho unlawfully and maliciously published a ver
article referring
money to Thomas Ide Palous
NË
We
a copy of
h
havo
Su
possibility for a Chimeraan to live.in pongo-
The records of able poascasion of his
property under
angested
100-
ering to strpen if poverty he had to give 20. copy of his judgment of the theaterribles "by~fortgage or sile, and can do
That this wer nud authority are ended upon to completo, but had failed to Bowler and his complacent factotum materially increased by the establishment)ary in the World, or Jons CORNELL & feared was about to tako her from-the- Cu- of October; I sont it to the acting Attornes be exercised, when ng transferred, us been formerly brought for putine perforia- to prejudge matters which will mobably house, with capital and good connections,
him.
・
sent to the Attorney Genet
concerned in an illegal transaction. In a
the
with the fall
bat. I am unable to say that there is
any faol
that thigtern slavery |
31st May, 1878.
of
21.
aceios to me to condemn the system. I am
down by law.
alasive,
the
together with others on file in the there would be
the subject.
Dru
defenceless Chinese, hoist his battle fing in of Mongolins our own
←
Quotations, OPIUM-Now Patun, cash,...$685
HONGKONG, May 25,
"
73
IJ
33
"
Old
cash.... Now Benares, caah.... 600 Old
cest,... 560
Now Malwa, credit,... 640, Old Malwa, a,... 90- Allowance, Taels 16
Exchange.
Bank,
Wire, ...
Demand,
ย
30 days' sight,
"
***
4 months' sight, Credits, Documentary 4 months' sight, 3/104. India, Wire,
demand, Shanghai, demand,
S0 days' sight, private.
What I have since seen
a
ong
very large dopreciation expressed himself as willing to give 8100,000.
noted, would find here Sovereigns, extent which, as before
stronger that this is real slavery, and that the present contract.
sail something about the bailiff assuring hin prejndices to rombat The Attorney General, in reply to us that Mr. Smith was the house at the timo it provale in every part of the empire and
Chinese wherever they go
Lordship, said his client had already re- instead of coming forward hid himself
for
to the uterost
Lue
827.40 85.39
Shares
- (For Share Quotations, ss0 Page 4.)
$10,000:
I should like take the same rosy view
Temperature.
Queen's Road)-- HoxoxONG, May 25.
BAROMETER-
9 A.M....
ILY
1 P.M....
29.922 *20.020
Do.
4 F.M....
29.862
82
83
written to the petitioners to the affect that,
2. Her Majesty's Chineso atlijects iu according to British law, the father was en- titled to get back the child, and referring this Colony are so loyal and law-abiding
of my country's commercial supremacy in the father to the police magistrata. The race that I anticipate nz real difficulty in police magistrate's reports, with a fresh getting thusu to ausies the Government in growth at the family, organisation, whish, nunsure of damages claimed was the differ. tonor of ifa entire artiels as being neurri of productions, he has she bra preset (Taken at Mars Fultoner & Co.'s Fremises,
I report that Chinese slavery is an out-ceived $10,000 as bargain money, and the behind a reen). He complained of the Siam, predicated on the reciprocal exchange opinion of the Attorney General, came to stop to this
lous, and calculated to bring into cesmore, there is a better buying and ure on the 19th of June. The magistrate of children for adoption or domestic services so far as we know, is as old as Chinese ence between $104,900 and $61,000, less ridicule and contempt, and likely to injure of hope ripasing into fruition I must said, in one report, that
that the girl
Of care, those who wish to adopt children society itself. had been sold in October 1877 The parchaser
and in a sub-can do so in the same way that children are in the remodelling of the whole funily position of a jury with regard to assessing
I see no hope for its abolition here but His Lordship said that is he was in the hi in his business, as he was a broker and submit to the stern logic of facts.
depended upon the goodwill of the
public
It will be marked that the shipping list sequent minute he said,
adopted in the United Kingdom. Con-
specific рег of the the girl says he is quite prepared to give tracts for domestic marvice can be lawfully organzation, a herculean task beyond the the damages, he considered if he reduced to some extent. He did not complain of any shows a decrease in number and tonisgo paragraph The de along the entire ine. During the year her up when his money is repaid, but that made also
vision of the most advanced Chincau states the price, and made it 100,000, while fondant was ostensibly publisher and 1680 three American vessels were cleared THERMOMETER 9AM
had person otterwise he will not part with her unless 23. I feel convinced that the views Iman of this generation.
himself expresad
at this port, all of which were entered in compelled to do so by law." The Attorneyofficially express
ressed on some branches of this It is significant to note that the Colony willing to give for it, and took another rotor of the
His Worship asked the defendant if he ballast. General, however, said he knew of no susibject in 1877 and 1878, and which have judicial decision of its Supreme Court, and being more than the property's value it
of Hongkong, where it is now settled by a $4,000 from it on account of the figure had any questions to ask the complainant. Tonnage has been scarce, and as a consie-
The defendant had no questions to ask quence freights high.
la viow of the fact that favorable charters on a peti. may be generally obtained for small vessele,
oftener seen in Siamese water.
the
of Sir John Smale, are strictly
another
145
paper.
empowering the inagistrate in order now been put forward on the far higher by admissions in solman memorial of all the would leave the sum die is 825,000. He the complai been the affirmative it is a matter of inquiry why our tag is not
Hiu father.tent with the policy that would maka leading native residents, that Chinese gave judgment for that amount with costs. the summons had b
orists and ever has existed as an
I sent u minute to the At Hongkong a flourishing Anglo-Chinese com- essential feature of the Chinese political
and
(Signed) J. PORK HENNESSY.
The Right Hongurable Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Bt., M.P., &c,&c., &.
.
As we have previously," remarked, the
The documents which led to Mr Yung Wing bursting the inaugration bubble hown by Mr D. H. Bailey are as follow:
Mr EVAETS to MY YUNG WING
Department of State, Washington,
February 17, 1880,
Police Intelligence. (Before II. B. Wodehour, Exp., Police Magistrate.) Thursday, May 24.
1
but asked His Worship if
tion, and being answered in the asked the petition to be read over.
--
The Megistrate then read the inforreu- Within the last decade or two one tion Information and complaint of Thomas country has leaped to the front as a yo Ide Bowler. That on the 20th. 1882, ducer, and of our abundance we are to-day
h. May, 1882 one Robert Fraser Smith, residing and sending surplus, under foreign flags, fo carrying on business at No: 6 Feddar's every known port. May we not reasonably Hill, did publish or cause to be published hope, while in the flash of young and
certain wilful, false, Aud
libol
manhood, that our country may, defamatory Chan Ahing, coal cople, admitted steal-being contained in an article in a sheet or
a shorter period, augment ita mer ing from the person of Wong Klu King, newspaper called the Hongkong Telegraph chant marine, and succesfully claim soldier, on the 21st instant, a bag contain of which the said Smith is the ostensible leading position in the carrying trade of
the world? ing money, etc, of the value of $18,16. proprietor and publisher, wherein a certain
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part which Mr D. H, Bailey (an old friend subjects from their own land to other circumstances did not in any way palliato plaunant bas haetatea that the com- upon the waters, such ventures would 1868
SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY AND THE CRINESE. (Japan Weekly Mail, May 13.)
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SHAMOMIX.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
of the child to
saying I feared he did not recog nise the gravity of the case, and adding, munity. For the first time in the history and social system, is the entrepôt for all
I mest trouble kim to take steps to proof this Colony, a Chinese gestionan wha secute on my behalf the purchaser of the included, in 1878, in the list of our 30 or 10 the Chinese erigation to the United girl' "The Attorney General, however, de local justices of the peace. This year, for States. And perhaps it is worth while to clined to do so for reasons similar to those the first time, the Chineas are represented in query whether that emigration is not thos
the Legislative Council. As long as they taint of human slavery?
shown to have in its every linesment the he had already stated.
Nevertheless, I pressed him to prosecute,were treated as an alien race it is not. sur- and I pointed out the grave responsibility te prising that they were allowed to keep up was incurring. He rejoined in a long practices alion to our constitution-I have minuts, transmitting certain statements the C., Crown Solicitor.
In this sitor had obtained. minute he said:
"I have no hesitation in repeating my
He said he did not think, at the time he stateraent is made that the complainant hast wens bester to accomplish this by took the article, that it contained the barn guilty of conduct for which should he individual effort, but failing herein, it ware deliberate opinion that in a case of this sort the magistrate has no jurisdiction; that at
amount of money it did. His father was come in, Smith The article in ques- gis freely, of its millions Like bread cast In a recent Despatch to this Department sick and his mother very ole.
would statesmanship for government to give, Lo -the-most-he-could only use little mori
kick the complainant pressure,
in relation to the eniigration of Chinese that if his Excellency desires
The Magistrate was of opinion that thero tion furthermore to suppress the practice
parties adopting
"the warpath, in return after many days with marvelous on by Sir John Smale's) plays in this matter is countries, one of the United States consuls the crime, and sentenced him to six months' an "illegal crusade." The wording and inoreaan. children or taking them as
as servante ou giving a gratuity to the parents by the in a little peculiar. He addresses the State in China transmitted, for the information imprisonment with hard labour.
tone of the whole article is calculated to stitution of criminal procedings against Department on the subject, and the British transcript of section eely. of the Penal Code of the Department, what purports to be t
bring the complainant into ridicule and parties obtaining g possession of children from
HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A GIRL.
contempt.
The defendasit then said that as the com- Farents, under such circumstances it Mutter at Washington sends the following of Chins, as translated by George Thomas. their will be necessary to introduce special pra- to the London Foreign Office
Staunton, F.R.S..
Chun Ayun, married woman, was charged S. an English baronet, visions for the purpose."
whose translation is reputed to be the only with assaulting and tying up a girl of the plainant had not pointed out in the box y specific libel, he saked His Worship to 18. As my law adviser thunrecorded ha de My Loxe,-I have the honour to tran
of 14 years, named Ling Ching, on the ope known.
discharge the summons. He said there The law magistrate had no jurisdiction, Iwas, of course which was sent to the House of Repre- the relatives of a Chinaman who may re-jacket to sow, and punishments to be inflicted upon instant a tailor hal
daughter of the defendant. On the 23rd
the girl a long silk paragraph complained of, and thero was Hennessy, over the certainty of whose per-s to institute
titute criminal proceedings.antatives by the President, on the 12th nounce his country-and-allegiance, and it
her carelessnaas nothing actually defuiuatury to Mr Bowlermanent absence from Hongkong an I must add; in justice to Mr Philippo, that ultimo, relating to the existence of slavery may therefore be of interest to this Govern- defendant to such an extent that the tied prove that and defamatory libel was a matter believed to be the Chinaman's friend. He was prepared to oficial capacity the residents of that colony the jacket got burn which angered the the complainant. on speaking of this case to my principal in Chins, and to portions of the Chinese ment, in connection with the large Chinese the girl up, and beat her with a cane. P.U. of fact. The complainant had said anme
prove that what the complainant called a are now rejoicing. Sir John was always 14141 H executive officers, I found he has consulted Penal Code concerning expatriation. sonie of them, and that
his view
of the A letter from Mir Brarta to the President,
gration on the Pacific coast, to be con- Vian Achenng came to hear of the matteringsbote te paragraph injuring him in his friendship by another and an ugller:
indead, ventured to call this with the nature of this salong and visited the defendant's house, matter was in strict accordance with theirs.
encluses 13. Three or four months after this in- E. Bailey,
of a letter from Mr David other Chinese statutes touching the general room which, on the first floor, ha found business, if each was the case he could get and a certain medical officer of high stand United States Consul General at subject. i some of the leading
Shanghai, trammitting a report upon the
with her hands tied to her back. his remedy. It was a most unusttal thing ing has actually hinted that the Governor tena, kapt in the open at in a shaded altuntien restilents presented mortal to be systers of alavery prevailing in China, and herewith a copy of the translated law to nail. In a wall, and so tightly
I have the honour, therefors, to
inaloso
One
for any ans to institute criminal proceed carried his partiality so far as to sacrifice Dacron of War is registered every twa of the rope was fastened to praying that they might be allowed
form giving extrasts from the Chinese Penal received from the Consul, and to inquire
in an action for libe
ths health of
of the
European population to pointe, N., N.N.E., NE, do propensities of the Zative. and traille in human beings. They reaited upon slaves for certain offende the fact that repressalve measures had re
Judged by the Mr Bailey includes in bis Report, sotne now in force in all or any part of the was also tied to the rope in ach a way I priuisge of publicly ennmehling on pugne washed to return to her wal was cloudy.D. Drizzly, F. Fog. G. Foggy, H.
law, and whether it is widerstood to be with her hands turned up. Her queus peatedly been taken against tho ime of observations with regard to the existence of dominions of His Imperial Majesty. kilaspoing, but that much still remained to slavery among the Chinese in the British be duce as girls were being forced to become Colony of Hongkong, and prostabras and boys were being sold to transmit a number of documents showing another letter become adopted children.
I have tho
ite continued existence in that Colony, not
Washington, April 12, 1880.
now!
Age
any
It would appour that a great man has been the victum, of a flagrant injustice.
liberate opinion that in a case of this sort the amit herewith printed copies of a messago Tari referred to is in relation to the 24th instant. The girl is the adopted nothing, prima faci, libellons in the. We allude to His Excellency Sir John Pupe
unable to
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an association ZON. Litppressing: kidnapping Code laying down the punishments inflicted whether the same correctly represents the that the girl had to stand on hevoship? He has it in his power to the dirt-fight of resent ovents, how 'ta`b moderale. to fresh, 7 to 8 strong.
honour to enclose, for your information,
Bopy
of this memorial, and of the various minutes and proceedings in connection
with it...
withstanding the efforts of the British authorities to abolish it.
In a recent debata in the House of Ra
do so.
Accept, Sir, the renewed asearance of my at distinguised consideration.
WM. M. BYARTS.
to
down. In the
her
Mr YUNG WING to Mr EVABIN
March 2, 1880,
The defendant Bald: the press had the as to draw the head. The girl had
STATE OF WEATHER-8. Clear blue sky, C been kept tied up an entire night, butter, and he was prepared
prove the was able to go to sleep as the ouuld sit truth of what he had written in Court. of a subtle scheme for the Celestial's over. Hail. L. Lightning. My Misty O. Ovarcari, her mother released His Wurship said that as a rule the Ma- throw. Sir John apparently thought that Passing showers. 9. Squally. R. Bany
B. Bnow. T. Thunder. U Bad, threatening, second time. Ons of libel, where anybody was
was charged with
ever, this suffering *the
that
Was
8 to 10 heavy, 10 to 12 violent.
a concession to Chinese prejudice than part
Chinese Legation, Washington,
Your communication of the 17th ultimo,
afterwards tied
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•but gave her a beating, and shortly state by Ordinance. 16' of 1875, in cases the readiest way to restore the Chinaman. Visibility W. Stormi, 2. Calm. The les the neighbours of the defendant, who is composing, printing or publishing blasphe: to his proper lavel was to let him inatago fors are repeated to indicate any increase dyst a his
would have been less objectionable wore it RAI-The hours of rain for the previous 34
of
her about tying the girl up, but to no pur- libel, a Magistrate was bound to commit possible to confte malaria within measured hours (moon) are registered from 1 to 24, most pose. Inspector Fleming said when the girl it for trial, and not deal with it summarily limite. That auch was His Excellency's the quantity of water falles indicated in frohes,
14. In my minute of the 12th of Novom presentatives upon a Bill for restricting ber 1878 I expressed the opinion that this | Chinese(immigration into this country, bir containing an enclosure of a transistion of was brought to the Station her wrists were hizaself; but the Ordinance did not prevent: real object we are disposed to think, haring teas and kundrede,
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