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No. 7571 MARCH 80, 1887-1

THE CHINA MAIL.

to show that though there were numbers of

destruction of thio, trado generally. It came betwroom (no two elassos of opium and the were sittad got for the purposes of mus4 three o'clock on Friday fan they do not, bring themaciras under of the principle

TiOHAMBER OF COMMERCH ORDINANCE AND THE NEW OPIUM

The amendment was therefore carried, retail irade in plan in this Colony and was Malwa, Fersian and Turkish Now for the discouragement and the ultimate there was the greatest prasible differendo junks which carried small cannon none and the Council will renume the debat at before the Council because in the latterway in which the two different classes were gling, which was carried on mainly in ordinary part of last year a Commission out in this dealt with in the trade Bengal opium trading janka, by Chinese primingers trad- Dolony under the provisions of Winb was came from India in cheat of 40 balls each ing in foreign steamers to treaty párts commonly called the Chefco Convention of the same weight and quality and the and by mall boats which avoid the and the additional article of that Con whole packed up and guaranteed by the customs oraizers under cover of niglit vention signed int pear in Tondo Indian Government. And the Indian The Chief Justice aske Me Bedroton ta The object of the convention and of the trader dealt with it in obosts of 40 rond a passage further on which he thought additional article was to provide a remedy balley and if there were no oilier trade was very much stronger and which aluded if possible for the Fury grievous complaints but the trade in Bengal opiam the orduito the fitting out of armed bands which had which, and protogded from this Colony with ando proposed would not bulby any means beon going on of lata rofercace to what was known as the sulpurious as it threatened to bo But Customs blockade and also to find a remedy the Malwa Persian and Turkish opium if possible to the complaint of the Chinese more without any such certificate of Government that their rovente had boon genuineness. It came in ball varying in largely injured by smuggling and especially quantity and quality, and the Chinese be article on which revenne wanaollected taks out a portion of the opiam and test if restrictions as were proposed for the this Cambor to inform you that 'a: Special trested to a few months confinement in ones will look up to them, and bestow with were no few, and of such focondary, im-- smuggling in opium the most important fore they purchased it must open the chosts, which had. Es haus in this along, owing Now this Urdinando which absolutely prohi-Bake of no small an amount as 3,000 piculs to its positic with regard to the maulaad bited any person from having a lite posses and it clears 3 and 4, which contained of Chins sed to its being a fra por Tu innanything loss than a holo chest of opiuma these restrictions, ware retained, theseff ordinance being the outcome of the conven and which defined a whole, chest of opium be would fut the large retail trudo of 38,000 ance it would be fioult to judge of they revolutionize the whole trads in opian wholesale trade would also go Mr Bro

Me: said these wors for the purposes of amuggling into the in- terior; to was impossible for them to pre vent that. He then again submitted that it was harassing and unnecessarily in- juring the whole trade in, placing such

obtain their liveshood by honest means, often a matter of superior force and in transferred to another district, and that certain number of scoundrels, who, so long Fonality. This trikes the very contrau werty temporarily at all events, draw dovernment, la obliged to that homeaty is the best ing to a close, in etler wirda it proposta to let loose a flueros, if inside the decision is subject to therofers his official relations with the Do- polica notice in Hongkong, may use that policy, that tho to an hardly consider Me Wilson's conduct to have been

people can in the higher degree discreditable to him island as a scoure hand-martors, whence Now I reflect fbat hikibus on the adjacent interland, distant, Should not the highest fu authority strange Regarding his having given a lattering thay may practile their decretions ad be incorruptible if the rolors are nok all, and detrimental to the public service Mr H. U. Jeffries, the Secretary of the at the retrowest part of the dividing afraits, toastiets so that it would be more easy to testimonial to the Dewan from drafts pre- just a lielo over a quarter of a mile! know what is reasonable to expect, and then pared by the Dewan himselt, Coversmout

who, big cailted auch socious offences, and men koow they can test the charactor aution in the matter however, nnel tho Hunglong Chamber of Commerce, lits It iust be teidenbered that tale states. dial sturaly with those who try taxelort to my it was a discreditable abuse of his handed us a copy of the following letter,malite schepio will apply only to criminals bribery to gain private milk When com- ofheal position. Government defers taking which, we believe, was forwarded to the or are strh nsteriously bad characters, as of thuis superiors they will feel their own proceedings have bodn considered by the

HAMBERLAIN. affect the confiding coolie who in a weak sions. Moreover they will pay for services,

Zandon, 18th March,Me Obamberlai Hongkong General Chamber. Goverment last night, for publication to have sarned long enterors. It will not inferiority and gladly abide by their deci. Secretary of State for Indis.

of Commerce,

moment has censented to run some but ought to know beforehand how incl opivu for a richer men, or the touch their expenses will be. When the lofty speaking at Birmingham, yesterday, and 29th March, 1887

blacker sheep who, in del ult of finding ones have high aims of justice and up-that the points of discord between the Bir-I am directed by the Committee of security for good behaviour, ands himself rightness and incorruptibility the simple Liberal Unianists and, the Gladalomada

to consider the provisions of the Opium would-be mardicer who has escaped the Meeting at the Committee was held to-day the overcrowded gol. It is simply the the money their alfaction and gratitarlo Bill now before the Loils ive Gounel gallows the housebreaker who has never

The question bofuro the mating having

Hongkong Government has discovered (or traffic which deeurres the attention of bath

them

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THE CHINESE COOLIE TRAFFIC.

portance, that he was unable to understand why an agreement had not got been effect, ed between the two parties Everything, he said, rested, with Mr Gladstone and

Mr Chamberlain hoped carostly that

London, 14 Mareli The Standard, of

marder the Czar. No details have, however, been received

Quotations. HONGKONU, March 300

OPIUM-New Patris, cash, 5074

Ola

New Benares, cash,... 485

."

Hew Mulva, cophon 6)

Allowance, Tass.

61/72

Old Malwa, cash. 50/60

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3/56

Persian, Oily, onch... 870/450

Allowance, Tek

16/24

tion and being intended to reusedy this griovt be the original package would thorough cheste,would leave the colony and the been fully discussed, and various views axarned an honest day's wares in lus life. The Penang Gazette of the 18th March the longer a reconciliation was, delayed the appropriateness of the remedy without glirus now carried on by the Chinese, Traton then anught to show that the bill pressed as to the object of the proposed andzentry of that class for whom the points out some abases in the Clinese cogidor would the suverance become !

hat this Committee, after listening to iug frat nt the nature of the grievance even provonted them from repacking the in Singapore, on the lines of which this meisure, it was unanimbusly resolved rates applied) (lais; means of rendering life Husgkong and Chinese Government the Government would introduce a finals

of the high prices at prosent being paid, for Hongkong had been suffering for many opium in femaller quitities or in smaller was admitted to be framed, was intro the arguments of those interested in the legs irksome tim it has hitherto been to In the net made of this paper the question settlement of the Land Question concurrent For from the parasitical disons comsuonly packages to thons in which it arrived. It doeed for a very different pura Opium Trade of this Colony, believe tint For, to commence with, so long na ablo Chinage coelies for Sumatra was discussed, with Crimes Bill, kno as the "Customs blockade and the might be said that althoggle the trade that which was desired to be attained Bill that limits the trade in opium to and conscientions judges occupy the bench, and two remedies were proposed for reduc TRB ATTEMPT ON THE LIND OF TRE CZAR. was very important on and represent here. The whole trade of Singapore a whole cheats will be safe or satisfactory, and what possible notification in the fring and keeping prices at a reasonable level to-day, publishes n telegram stating that an Chinese Government complained that it was would disprite tint smuggling had gone on that it was a amngghny trafic. It was chicals n year. Out of this amount: 1,000 | Bill acceptable whilo ít contains that pro before their sentence of imprisonment ex third "ramody has hean auggested. I unsuccessful attempt haa boen made to suffering from defectivo circulation. No one ed a very commiderable amount of money opiam amounted to not so much 9,000 that no modifications enn tender the present timing that any criminals may be discharod

the Sumatra occlie trifle, and, it carried vory largely into China. He need not aliudo no so. There was a very small quantity may be taken by the opium Tarmer, and vision and the Domnuities further think pdf: We do not say there are no cases however, ombraces a much wider field than

of opium now sinuggled out of Hongkong, the remaining 8000 are shipped to Saura that if adequate time were given they could, to the period before 1860 when opinn was au entirely forbidder article ind when a poso By far the greatest quantity.amaggled wont bars and other ports. They had no retail in concort wich, so parties interested, las in which the prorogativo of mercy should into effect, would be beneficial to planters fal fiset of vesels, caying well known fig, up by steamer to Macao. The retail trade trade there, as we have hera, and they before the Council a Bilbarhtes Tould allordno be nxenched; but we do outra to way in the Struts as well as in Sunmtra, and to were engaged is foreibg it into all the in opium bure would be cuisd on to thewers fully 1500 miles from China The ample protection to the Chateso Govors that sueti cases are so few as to render any the coolies also. The suggestion m an i thur sentences were too heavy, or the coolic traite into its own lands. As treaty ports in China. After 1860 when aine extent if smuggling word absolutely object of the Singapore bill was to protect the vent aan in no way injure the trade of the lepinton whatever unnecessary, reach mide is that the Government aboḥld take nual os alinitted under tarif, he thought abolished. Mr Francis then went on to show former sind be get an itens der rough port, and they are unanimously of opinion there was rinsable doubt of their gullt sulo it is better to let such, outters rogcisto it might be said, ill smuggling by Europeans at nie length that the Ordinance would him but the orcizanco here was brought that a further postponement of the debate

prolong their punishment

ordinary low of fietna ceased. Up to that time the e-baye the effect of sending all the retail in to control the export trade and pravent on the second reading for at least ofte calen- although convicted by a jury, to eat them themselves without any interference on the

supply, and demand ormous profits to be got were quite dealers over to Kowloon City and that smuggling. Therefore if they had no other dar month is imperatively necessity to one large on tickets-of-lease is virtually to purs of the Government simply by the suficient to induce almost any one to after them would come their custor argument ho submitted that argusont able the public to understand thoroughly Parning, however, to the clase actually ordi

come auch arying evil that it is at locat the sure and to discuss the whole question pre well-meaning, but in our opinion mistaken, tih considering whether the Government engage in sanggling. But after that dateers, who rains hore and made their was officient close to condemn the Ordin the scope, and objects of the proposed mes affected, wo reature to jom issue with the but the whole Chinoso. coolie traffic has be smuggling assumed another form the purchases, not only of opium but of ance, because it was framed on amuggling by. Chipase at the open ports piece goods and birling, and that model of an ordinance brought in for & paratory to submitting & now Bill free from people who try to apply to Asiatic prisqueroid not control it entirely. At present, directed against their own Government for finally we would bare on opposition part different purpose and in a Culony whose the objection ible features of the present the same reasoning: 88 that applicable to poolies can only be got through brokers, in prison should fond to some reward. But character, and who get the cookies into their the purpose of avoiding the enormous duty There traders only came here for their con regards the blockade, of which they had a Committee beg to submit this atter Europeans. It is urged that good conduct who are often mon of the mort abandoned imposed by their, Government. Opium was landed in Hongkong free of duty and vonience and because they were in the heard so much, Sp was often consulted for the consisleration of His Excellency the hits we wholely fail to ade. That ill conductnds by evory fraudulent device. They has taken in the habit of coming but if they found greater profession of gainst the customs Oficer Adainistering the Cortion, on should meet with unelmient is reasonable hold out brilliant prospicts to them in ordinary course of busirisas, it paid 90 incle convenieneca elsewhere they would go ngay. plaints wore not levelled against the customs in view of the importance of the question

cure exemption thersfrom The most that their passions, get, then into debt, and then On London= per chest according to the ordinary lekin And after these retail merchants would go stations that surrounded the Colony, The reapectfully urge that His Excellotiey will cogh, but its convures abould only pro Hongkong, papper them by ministering to

perfoolly within their It might be Chinese war

can be said of good behaviour In gahip them down to the Straits consigned to I have the honour to be, Sir, your most that it is entirely of a negative character, other brokers of equally bad character. For farit. But the opium was also sold here the wholesalo marcianta

Routine discipline has to be strictly carried the time being the coelies are little bet to Chinese dealers and undoubtedly an said that a siciler Ordinance had work rights in establishing than stations within give it his early attention. enormous quantity was smuggled from this ad well in Singapore, but it must be their own waters, and although they might obedient eurysm

(8d)

H. JEFFRIES, out and that is all. Reward is usually ter than bond slaves. In fact, the brokere. Secretary hell to follow goodness of some active look upon thom na toch, and talk open port into Obina: He called the attention remembered that the conditions there is inconvenient for Hongkong, Hongkong of the Council however, to the fact that this quite different. There they deals had no right to complain. What they did

tars, but we really cantot soe that refrain ing from knocking downs warder, or from smuggling both as to its extent and its enc a'most extituly in Bangal opluto and the complain of was the conlications of tho Ordinance thore. was adopted to chockjunks and property of peaceable traders

breaking not very hath regulations com Cess was mainly due to the upon the illicit boiling of apiam, not the dealing with this Colony under the pretence that

under that oategory. The plain foot is nagement of the Chinos in collecting

in raw opin. It had been said that thus they were engaged in smuggling opium.

that the reaction against the brutalitios of large sum-and by the brokers are literally their own revenue. It had boon held as a broad principle of international tow that who objected to this ordinance should he Hon P, Ryrie-Not trading in opium at

prison life fifty years ago hor carried us into sold to the planters at an enormous prefit, a country was pot called upon to protect the prepared to show that there is some other all; most of the vessels seized had no opini revenue lave of another country. On that means of co-operating with the Chinese at all principle the Hongking Coremment had Government to attain the same ends with mention a schemowhich, however, hebdout

in

started on the other side of the water.

opinan trade was diametrically opposite. As

Mr Breraton then related the history of a case on which he had been consulted in

Tus

The Hon. F. Browart, LL.D., Acting Colonial Sacretory

THE CONVENTION BETWEEN

CHINA AND PORTUGALASS

of selling them. They are indebted to the brokers for the cost of their pay age, and the money that has been spent on them in Hongkong--not generally

The Boletin of Macio publishes & not the regions of maudlin sontimentalism. The proposal now.mooted is that all poliss

ts, in the opinion of numerous competent

actor, until now, and the Chinese had been out doing injury to the trade. Ho which a junk which had cleared from Tan fivation from His Excellency the Governor this. Uverdone at home, whero a certain Wahing to come to the Straits, but tashle

of

percentage of criminals are reclaimable to pay their own passages, should have thoit To carry out tho suse ideas smongat anpassages paid or guaranteed by the Govern ibank For this purpes depote would re quirs to be established both in Hongkong Aciatis original population is ablandor of the first water. We and safely challenge and the Straits, and pu debts except those odony to give us a single instance of re-ad The coolies on going into the Hong the prison administrations of every Eastern dns to the Government would be recogniz

Persian, Paper tied 400/500 Allowance. Trale... 48/90-

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On demand,

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left to comedy their seal Administration. De best they could Endeavouring in do this, time to elaborate. The Chinese dealers proui, paid duty and had everything in order, of that Colony to the affect that he has ro- they established this blackade station posed that each of them should be licensed was confiscated by the floppo, despite represeived from the Portuguese Secretary of For some years after the establishment of and that each of them should wife security sentations which were made on the subject. this blocksile station the merchants in in $1,000, 87,000 or $3,000 for his ubedi- It was against such outrages as this that State for Foreign Affairs o tulegram an- Hongkong had cause of grievous complaint eties of the Is. They further proposed the protoets were made. Since then, wing neueing that a convention between For with the method that enforced the duties, that chests of opian on coming into the to these cotaplants and the commande.

od. Cases shipped by the first steamer, and on arriv But this arose from the imperfection in the Colony should be registered and a record the Imperial Government the Customs Statagaland China had been signed, contain form on the part of a habitual Chineseong dépôts would recaire a ticket and hė 90 days' nigh this ME ZA 72)

We would not be misunderstood,

ing at Singapore of Pinang would at once Sovereigns, Chinese gatene of ravenue consequent on kept in the Harbour Master's office tione had for a long time past confined thening the following stipulations criminal,

That a treaty of friendship and commerce have occurred in which prisoners, have rup be taken to the dupa at these posts or in the office of some regular selves to their legitimante and proper duties the farming out of the venue to private rant of the Government of every obest and he was not aware of any cous between Portugal sud China shall be conecnsiderablu risk in opposing more violent planters would get them from the depots,

du payment of all expenses, plus a certain (Taken at Msens Falconer & Co.'s Promeca individual. He thought it would be roof opium that came into the Colony and of plaint having been made for some years cluded and signed at Fuking and shall la.

companions who attacked their gaelors By

Queen's Road.) 20. eogrleed but in course of time ii conte. quence, mainly of the complaints made from the custody in which that chest way at the past. A through was that the alude the most favoured nation clausend moana recognize such services, in the fixed gura levied to meet the ordinary ex That China conurus the porpetual occafullest way: Draconic sentences are some-ponses of the office and staff. By this mennt this Calony, vigorously enforced in London moment. The Chinese may they are pre-rying this bill through was

nut pation and government of Macau and its times inficted by the best intentioned to cope would he profected. He would BAROMETER 9M... 89.926 and Peking, these, abuses with the blockadlo pared to pay the heaviest paualty if they blockade would be raised. Now under station even, under the Hoppo, were greatly are not able to reduce there and then so the new arrangement he did diminished. A better class of men, who many chaste of opiumas ara in the resord or son that the blockade would be ruled at all, dependencies by Furtugal in the sujidges who happen to have strong opinions neither bo rhsated, entised hers against his know butter what to do, were appointed, duty paid cartificates from the austen it would only be transferred from the manner as day other Portuguese possession regarding some particular form of crime. will, nor trested badly. The planter would Du and for some years past these Hoppe Stations heuses at the other site for what they may officers of the. Opiam armor of Canton to That Portugal undertakes never to alie-In such cases comisaon of some portion also be benefitted, for he would only have himself in prison, be advisable and just. But The details of such a scheme would of bad beu fairly and roadonably conducted; have disposed of. The penalty might be the offers of Imperial Customs. He did note Maano and its dependencies without may, if the prisoner has not misconducted to pay a reasonable price for his labpir. de notturn loose upon society, a day earlier course require much thought and considera- nod in many respects had bean of con made as heavy as the Government lined, so not shat advantage that would be If Chins's accord. siderable advantage to the retail trade that their would be no possibility of eyn the flaik wandid not molest the junks in this That Portugal undertakes the coloremte of the Colony. He did not mean retallion: By this achame he maintained the leginusto trade she did not be what was

ways that such action is simply aiding the of the Goverumnat Indeed, as it is with reference to the ice of the packago rovence if the Chinese Government would to he gained, izi tact whereas the Bakwas with Chius in the collection of the Chinose nesry, than whose previous Him, and to carry into fect mech skill dencies in this same macner as England commision of crime. In some respects we opposed to the general policy of non in- and quantity of goods, but the trade in the ba protected without the trade of the gave a discount, it offers of the Tapori oplum revenue at Macas and its depousse una quainted with it and fart. The may be too much to export

In that shall do in Hongkong

would go much farther than the good cervention in private matters, it is not like- hands of the Chinese here ho sold to the Colony being injur. The daplers did not Customs would grant home,

bə no consideration":

That according

the annexed document duet mark fanatics. We would allowly to be entertainer, but as it has been sug- Ch nore who came hore from the neigh object to the increased lekin, which weighotway there would boring villages. That trade was carried equally on all, but objected to their trade for the very stringent ordinance which en to considerable advantage under the being destroyed in the way proposed by bent ta he passed Further, why it is understood that the stations (fiscal sta prisoner, after serving a certain time, during eated by, one intimately acquainted with Hoppo, because for the purpose of inducing the Ordinance before the Council. He shoull they interfere with the large ex ius) shall continue on the same terms as which all ha work was for the benafit of the the Chiness and the Chinese coolie trafic, the dealers to send through his dice as warned the Council not to follow the port frade to Shanghai and the coral these.ie Hougkong under the direction of colony, to begin earning money for himself; it is thought well worthy of consideration, LATE INDIAN TELEGRAMS, large portion of the plum as possible he course they had done when by an injadi Ports, on which the duty was always paid, the Inspector-General of Chinese Customs. that in leaping goal he would not be able That this co-operation shall commence plead absolute poverty as an excuse for allowed a deduction of something like 25 il tampering with the dues on spiun An regards the tunde in Turkish opium,

The following feloams are from the per cent, on the original lekin to importers, they drove the Opium Farmer to Macao the Chinese would not buy it ander any on the let April, shall bo of a provisional fresh crime. We note that Major Grey in decided opinion that pusoners can be mule who, instasdfgoing to the Imperiaincatitime He prayed the Council to accede to the circumstances naless the chests were character, and shall be acinite only after his recently published report expresses a

It was sometimes very greatly the ratification of the treaty of commerce.

self-supporting. We have always held in Rangoon Gazete 2-

THE EXTENSION OF BOMBAY Customs at Carton seat the opia through prayer of the petition until at least a refer: broken.

view, but cannot help enquiring why, if y

Bombay, 11th March Hoshay isextend- bis office. Instead of paying the duty of euce had been made to the Secretary of State adulterated and if the natives were to Ind

thie be as the Isrge number of wen in our $0.10 pez ball, which was the duty until and a decision obtained from him, not on that it was not open to inspection there

Incal prisons are not compelled to cover the ing so rapidly that great dificulty is sx- quite recently, they paid unly $3.10 on each an ex parte statement bus with the argu might soun be au opium at all. Me Brereton

expenses of their heup by remunerative perienced in obtaining building sites and work. It in, we know asserted in some runts are consequently increasing snormona, ball Undoubtedly, even to the present ments of both sides before him. He then referred to the schemg propounded by THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE BILL FOR day, there were certain disadvantages and thanked the Commeil for hearing hita and Me Francis and said he ouall not see shy

HONGKONG..

certain evils oxisting in the blockade at beggud to be excused for having occupied objections to it at all I pinuno 3 were co- The Singapore, Free Press editorially quarters that one vazost got as much lahenry Government his came to the resca

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tion in the hands of the Hoppo. Traders their tima so long, akkor

Mr Brereton, who appeared for the gone, and all these people who had invested cusses the question of granting tickets-of-out of prisoners as cul of from men. Bat and his appointed g Committen to draw up were often squeezed," and against these

this question was that there were no of lands, dealing with the future extension abuses the Hongkong Government had a wholesale dealers, was then called upoù, large mums of money and spont their lives, leave to Chiness. It must be remembered why not? The answer we once received to comprehensive scheme for the dishon

violation and in appealing for an adjournment of the some of them over 30 years, in lie business, that this article was written before the sugarakeys enough. The obvious rejoinder of the city in the interests of the health and right to crimplain. It was of treaty which ought to have been ascend reading of the bill for s month, will havo apent their lives in vain. He put right without any demand being made said that he appeared for a body of gentle was told that the amount of capital Invest: gestion was made by the Cluef Justice to get more. On same figures supplied comfort of the resident population, and of

low the rank of Chiel Warder were doubled,, LESNERS RECEPTION IN BEELIN upon, the Hongkong Government for any men who for the past 27 years had carried edits the wholesale and retail trade was establish a prison-sïd society; and such an us, we found that, if the existing staff be the increasing millaand industries corresponding advantage. But the Govern on their trade without any causo for blame orer $35,000,000, and there were two linos ment care to an understanding with the from the Government and without any of steamere, besides the P & D. idea dues not users to have been contemn the prisoners in the girls could still be Bertin, 11th March M. De Lesseps, clothing-and I thi, we take it, in about as flattering reception at Court today. This Chinese Government to afford seine proteo restrictions on their trade. He was in Franchlines, engaged in the trade. If he had plated by the writer Our contemporary is made to cover all expanses of food and who has arrived here, not with a most

We raga doubtless wandered slightly

understanding

Nagasaki, 29, 30, →→→ tion to the Chiness'rovenue and to diminishstructed by these gentlemen to say that if not asid enough to satisfy them that these possibly safe in challenging the prison adoh as cue can reasonably expect in this regarded as heralding a Franco-Germa Shanghai.. 29, 88-04 the facilities that existed in Hongkong for the bill is oxiried out in its present form two clauses should be withdrawn, he hopedistrations of Eastern colonias to supply smuggling late China; and such sourse was the principal part of their business will be de- he had said onough to warrant him in ask probably wiss in this present stets of interstroyed, in fact it will render their residence ing them to postpons the stond reading of a single instance of reform of a Imbitual from the point with which we started. But BURMESE CHIEF SURFRISES,

circuuistances shorts a sentence unless the instant, Captain Golightly, in command of Mar course between nation. Such an agreement in this colony of Bitle value to themoves the bill for a mouth, so that full time will Chinese criminal, but that is dne more to to return to.it we could say:-Under un Hardway, 12th March. On the 9th being made the English Government and the and un looking at the blil it was impossi- be given to the interests concerned and the fact that no attempt has been made acneed haves blie Colony the day he is column of Monsted Tutuntry and Police, Manila....! Goveranient of Hongkong were bound to ble; he thought, to avoid fesling that the above all to the Chamber of Commerco to. cooperate with the Chiness Government framers could not have thoroughly ratis held a general meeting of merchants, to roform him and Ittle opportunity released. Some of our most troublesome surprised By Sheay and his gang near St. Haiphong.

these terms, aud in such cases the very from which they opened a liony fire on our Amor in protesting the revenue of Chins. But fed theinsilves as to the magnitude of He gave the framers of the hill every afforded him of returning to the pathe characters would gladly accept liberty on cota The enemy occupied a strong position, Hongkong as appeared from the inemorandum id the intersants involved. As his learned credit for the heat intentions, hat hd of restitado rather than to his utter small amount of pasmige wooney would be troops. They were balkon in the Zank, Foucher

We do not any that an well laid out by the Government Tals, however, and soon dislodged, with the loss Shanghai, 2993, 57 upon the table and from the memorandama friend had said there was something like considered the bill a most cride and Bigned by Mr Russell at the commission 100,000 cheats of opion imported into imperfest production. In the Singapore degeneracy.

depostres, would go fer to clear the local Bo Shoay made his escape. Our only ons Wastek fe if it would be done without injury to the of over $52,000,000. Mr Brereton then opium, while in the Hongkong one there Chief Justice will be able to affect as much atmosphere. How is it that Hongkong salty was one private wounded that co-operation was only to be given this colony and these represented a valite Ordinanes there were 95 clausos relating to samocistion such as that suggested by the with the ennotant of fogging for returned of 22 men killed and many others wounded Nagasaki, 30-04 trade of the Colony, He would call gave much the aame details as to the were only 21 clauses, and there were any the attention of the Council to the fuot distribution of the chests as was given by points to be considered and adjusted before good se similar associations do at home, but fag and put in the stocks, while Singapore THE SALE OF NAVAL

sach an ordinance as this could be passed we have hopes that it would suceed in po the memorandum of an agreement Mr Francis, thas an agreement but merely The Chief Justice asked where he got the and he me po reason for huste. If this claiming solo, and this would be a distinct

any ordinance had been trought at a time when Mr Broreton said he gut his figures from these outrages were happening he could gain, not only to those rescued, but to the the upiura dealers and he found that the have understood to desire of the fovern community. We also do not agres with figures in the report of the 1883 Commis ment to get it through but there was the ur contemporary that good conduct

on were substantially the atmo.ecessity now, It time were granted he The Ohiof Justice said he happened thought he learned frund and himself, with is unworthy of greater toward than

the basis for some agreemant to be figuras. here after entered into It

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BeTheGot much change in the bar. (according to certain wise apres) would Landon, 12th March Lord Georgo gentle for 8.B winds. The temperature never be allowed, you know, to pass anHamilton, replying to a gecation, denied and the humidity are rather high and wei- Ordinance inflioang such penalties We that the design sold by the Chies ther overcast with tog in Shaughst

purchased by the Truted States, and he leave the solution of this riddle to our Draughtsmen of Chatham Dockyard had been declined to state who had purchased them.

readers.

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Her Majesty the Queen starts for Cannes on the 29th instant and will stay there a go to Aix-les-Bains few days. From Casinos Bor Majesty will

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question for the Cannell whether Mr Justice Russell was entitled ut author land to enter into any definite greement

NGCHINESE OFFICIALS Hodrew attention to this to ahoe that they

THE INCURRUFILBILITY OF wore not bound bard and fast to the Chinese to be Chairman of that Commission the assistance of the Chamber of Commerce, mere exemption from further punishment.

Persius, els socanelly signing himself

EARTHQUAERS IN SOUTH BURO Government by the memorandum then and the son of chests inputted might andartake, to frame na ostuisude

Sught shops of earthquake were felt at sigued. However the very first class in an one year was 39,000, and a very much which would most the views of all parties: Good conduct in prison in the first step correspondent of the At Dr News this agreement such as 15 was stated that smaller number was exported. Mr Brereton concluded by saying that if towards refera, and it this good conduct what China's greatest impediments in the

Incorruptibility among the sages of the Cannes and Nice yesterday su ordinnace for the better regulation of Mr Bremton pointed out that 107, 170 any alliar were appointed to examine the be encouraged by a toket of leave, and path of progress Calos claims exsumptes of stucks of dealers, it should be the Harbour the trade in raw opium would be submit chiesta were imported in 1870, 98,856 in Marie in whom the ceslets would have more helping hand be extended when the priest, and in the present generation the RAILWAY COLLISIONS IN INDIA, ted to the legislature" zobjans: 10 certain | 1881, and he believed since then that there confidence than in one of they on country: Boner stops out of gaol, there u much more carear of the Into 'fe Tsung-tang Bombay, March 12. — Two serious call- §. 19mm or excording to Beaufort conditions, one of which was that no injury had been an increase, and that the import men or any one sise

Dese in his content for inaoration, get Peninsular Radway, rempling in the death was done to the trade of the Colony, And was usually set down in ruand melabers St Hon. P: Byrie then moved the adjourn likelihood of good-being effected thar Retable instance. He was a typical Cht.hious ass cocured on the Crest Indian, Sales there was a special reservation of the right 100 000. Of the 52,000 chests which rouant of the second reading for month by sullenly enforcing the punishment few dored doubt his integrity fail hoss of the driver, in tries to several passengers, of this Government to repeal the ordinance main in the Colony, which, at sa average In the course of his reinarke he said to it that limit. And before do ever to see many ash character at she and great damage a rulling mook The if it was found is practice to work injuri price of $20 per chest, represents a sum that it had boon elated were 50 assis

that all Chinese are cartup, but the low miles from Bombay, Between two goodd ously. Now if it could be shown before of over $27,000,000, his instructions were hand that this ordinaube mist necessarily that the bulk of it was sold to Choose and sante had come down for the Oustos ciding for or against the system, we present time in consiouous places. Not Brat collision occurred at Kherwari 128 be injurious to the trade of this Colony, the difference between $2,600 and 34,00) was Stationen should ask our contemporary to allow it cannot be corrupted. It is the prevalence trains The drivez- of one of them Ga

Hop: Mr MaoEwer seconded the pro to be tried. Below we give our contem and possibility of bribery, which to be billed on the spot the othats narrow they would not baleparting from the exported, generally in foreign recla And posal, and in doing so insisted hit in tou

t'ups and Kustige han Governor of they were neciously injured. The sadont- spirit of this auresment if lay refused to the great bulk of the 36,000 lation to oppose the second reading and gave 1 Pararyartiala in full It read have noted. The present; Viceroy of Kuang- | caped with their lives by jumping oil, buß pars if He said that in the paid duty. When, therefore, they his reasons for intending to do so le fear of the ticket of leave then making Shabu was deteruined to put a stop tooliajou oorred between the Jabbulgare zards of the commission there must have took into consideration the fact that this been almost perfect blanks to ordinance was introduced to prevent bugdjournment of the debate until Friday, this

The Attorney General moved the Hongkong a sure head-quarters, whats growing the poppy for opium The head passenger trials, and a trait pretoply special

ollain be depased to extirpate opten | carriages the nature and the details of the gling and arist Chins in collecting here Chine Justics spoke strocal against a they may practise their depredatious ad libported that wherever it had grown the scene trade with which they proposed to interfors venusit was important to ascertain the actual The opium irade in this Colony represented quantity of the drug dat was smuggled lengthy adjoumtent, and the Colonial tum on the mainland The Chiare authe-nexione plant had been pulled up and Treasurer seconded the Attorney General'e

done out therever the inspecten duten, Like 100,000 chests Of Bengal offum accuracy, but he fangled that in the reports that Me MasEwen, who had A Bongeng is, we observo, attempted to conté od 241f any was oullected mattres which includes Benson and Patna ople of the Uummission already alluded to the fee days age in consumaton complained at the congested state of her crimine, no doubt by them, hat the poppy

would geta statement nearer the mark tad him of the owens of Government, prison by atahitaking

any other document extant, aud the nit was stated that in 1876 the gimber of meals now appeared or the apostle of Delny wystem. Wa

Hat CP Chator spoke in favour of promise

an overturn each rear of mething 1 It was impossible to saveriain bus with a proposals, chlárving, in the course of lities will take care of that WAY: "cloutroyed "But al, kuori vozy, liktām vene

opium smuggled into China from Hong the lobe adjournment, and the cound abid advocate of good kong would but have been more than

Lliure were 42, chests, Malwropiam, which caine from Dombay, about 10,000, and Persian and Turkish 10 000 chests-in 93,000 to 100,000 chaste Of this 48,000 chests merely passed through the Colony in transit and bring perhaps only a small 10 simmission to merchants here Bat Mo 52,000 chests of opiam remained in the Colony and werd landed the Leade

Bow, in order to prevent the then divided on the suudment

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hole trades had been brought his

and the protits.en that trade contribute He thought timedy Lin proje

for the remuy of the Oolong Of those of the storaned to be rectifal, Inndgaz $2,000 chosta every couiderable portions | tally, Air Brereton quoted from the report

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