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THE CHINA MAIL.

the work done, but to the Government who have really no interest whatever one way or the other.

programme.

FRANCE AND SIAM...... "LORD 'BAYJOBUNY'S STATENKIVE: In the House of Commone on the 17th

THE CHUNGKING FIABO0. paid with 95.3 per cent. of gold and 4.7 of merchan's under the mama of lakin or . WID- ovor Chind the lying pamphlets and In the House of Commons on the 23rd degree in 1888. Up to 1877 E received on which we thought we could respectfully all

Onlooker writes as follows to the silver and paper, the last official statement tax, over which there is no treaty control. monies from Ho Toung produce twelve approach your Excellenpy even though the placards which etic up the people; they

I published by the Treasury Department for. It only remains to be seno if the British July, Bir W. Harbowl, usted the Under rewitling Ine money from Hu Ordinance had become law, should not. I will hot allow the telegraph to be intro. V. C. Daily News — 1st August.

↑ June last reduces the g dd coin payment to"] Minister, will allow the Chinese to carry Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Young. There were other letters but they must respectfully submit, have prevented duced into their mered province; when,

The correspondent of a Shanghai paper 12.8 per cent, and increase the silver sein these matters through according to their baving regard to the outrager recently are missing. Ho Young mover rendered as far placing our opinions orally bulute you. we reduce Hoa (subjection we shall

sny statement of useumi.

The stock of gold in diox and bullion Unless our treaty rights with China Up to the time I had intended, if I had buon permitted, he doing it partly for the benefit of the con- falls into grissons error in his farish of, and silver certificates to 87.7 per cent, reported upon European residents at Woo- 1ste to Hongkong I knew nothi gof Ho enlarging upon the views of the Chinesa tral gevatament. When De Grifith John trumpets over what he describes at to hold by the U.S. Trensary on January 1 Armly and contiumuusly enforced, my gevor cuanuity, who are deeply interested in wrote (z the mission question), he ofining of Chungking. As yet there so 1801, amounted to $228, 320,804 in gold Chamber considers that British trade with aigh, and other places in China, whether Young saizing the reclamations

know What WAS the time of Bo Young's death the question, in a short address when the could not

prepat no vesela plying between this and chang he would state bat usures had been heard up

ing in the councils of Boops, but Peking which fy either the British, or any other coins and 806,709,010 in gold bullies on that country must incritably langsis and Jaken for the protection of British residents any word from him about thess reclama petition was presented.

tina. I had no knowledgo that such re- With Your permission I now refer to the would have dano wall to consider ta letter foreign flag. Difficulties as regar a regis. the first of July, 1881. the gold coin has contruct and eventually die away, instead on the Chinese cost, and what was the alwaations existai. Ihad never, an n boy, following which I had jotted duwa in ay carefibly. He says: I routúre to predict tration bavo cropped up to prevent foreign dzerused to $176, 160 378 and the gold of rapidly expanding, as if ret ht saturally. present situation in that region. Sie J, been to see the three shops in Jervois Struct. notes to have spoken to your Excellener that should a misaouiry war over dune worship of easels of Clanese typu and bullion to $62,067,744. A year ano, at the he expected to do if it you duly againted to pass, it will not be a war aguinat the it looks as if the British authorities in parti- close of the fiscal year 1890, the U.S. and fostered by the protecting care of her Fergusson: In a letter from the British. I had borrowed money from lie Lai Ships,

stock of Harrison, President of the Blackburn and Admiral on the China Station, dated Shang amounting to 400. In settlement of this

Considering the great injury and loss to people of China, but as horotefore a wae cular were doing their lorei best to prevent Treeniry huld in gold bullion and coin Majesty's Government. I have, du. E.

8238,518,122, showing a decresco. of District Chamber of Commores. Hel, May 23, he stated that he had I entered into an agreement to give up the the vast majority of this community and against the Chinese government, and that the development of trade under their owa 21,58% 424 against pont

dug. atrongthened the force of British vessels in share in the shops. I never executed any the small buon to thus low, consequent on it will be induced not by the doings of the

The presunt situation is as follows: last $83,064,302, or within a fraction of 36 per Wa (Overland Mail) learn ny special tele- I was the passing of tula Bill, we cares help missions, but by the price and folly of the the river Yangtze King, and that four deed carrying out that agreement.

grants from Blackburn that in reply to the would be stationed there; in addition, not asked to

I did not think it was to do so.

viewing it with regret and surprise. What governing classes. With all the enlighten-

Since the law of July, 1890, and the above the Secretary to the Pe mier wrote date

Ichang under transit passes taken out in there was a German ganboat at Hao- a fair serangement. Since the

appears to us to he inconsislerit is that the meat that the at thirty years bare offered Fear Szechuan produce wont down to Cent. rent kawand three ships of war in the river. of the agrovmant no

Was Bill creates an offence, for it prohibits the to China, and the closer acquaintance it bas Bankas now it is going forward, to same compulsary purchase by the U.S. Govern- stating, in reference to the imposition of Sir John Walshani reported on the 21st ulk paid to me in respect of these shops. In Sunday labour, and then it conduss or made with the power of foreigners, the extent, in chartered Chinese junks, and ment of 4,5 9,000 ounces of silver per taxes on British goods in Southern China, that there were nine foreign zen-of-war in 1885 dood was given to me by Dr Ho permits it to be committed on payment ac- leopard has not changed his spols; the without the cumsily for paying transit nth (the law. went into effect August that the matter was receiving attention.

cancy of pare the river and also a strong aral fures at Kal assigning a portion of tnlaud lot 872cording to a tariff of fines regulated, wit-na-ypical Chiness ofleintiere are, of dues. On enquiry fans of the fursign 18th, 1890), the Director of the int Shanghai on the day following the outbreak to my in connderatia of a sum of cording to the breach of the law, but to the course, exceptions is an idendently con agencies I have been courteously informed purchased 43,887.607

that some chariore have been made to allver, for which the Government paid of the riot. (3) The Chinese Gorera- 85.000. I had ant paid 86,000; comparative signs of vesels on which the temptuous of the foreigner now, za his mont appear to be faly alive to the gravity gave ne inaney. I don't know why offence took place, and these fires go, not predcooner was thirty years ago, and he dato, but at this time of the year the run 46,143,390.29. cit. Some of the silver of the situation, and on the first outbreak this was mentioned in the assign-to the men who are supposed to suffer from now the idea that, if necessary, the is on small craft; ia fost, you require was bought ir August as high as $1.20 at Wuhn telegraphed to the Viceroy to take ment. Up to this time I had sot heard

microscope to discover where the tonnago cents per ones and in May as low as a Govering to the immediate action. In reply to the repre- uf anty roclamation in connection with

pasity of many of the gallant barks comes canta, per ounce fino; at the close of Majesty's Government whether they could in. Bas let us int repine. Doen not a May 31st last the price was $3.60 per ounts give any information as to the correctness sentations made to them on the part of har the two old lots. I arst hegan to think 1 Modesty's Government, they havo, given had some elsim to reclamations in conner-

Government amounts to $2,260,003,29 July 1, stating that the French had great onk grow from a little acorn? Yon. Eue and at this last rate the loss to the U.S. of a telegram appearing in the Standard of asurances, that a rigorous investigation tion with these lots during the your before

Since there are alwage two sides to a cui Already in the West they stipulate occupied the provinos of Liang Phrabang, belonging to the kingdom of Siam, He would be made into the circumstances at lost. There was then some talk about the

verily, but he takes a long time to grow. question; 1 kase teen trying to get to the von in 5 months dus bille, payable in gold. observed that the French were claiming tealing these anti-forsiga riots, and that naw reclimation and on quity I found

bottom of the fuse made about likin, the All to loan and trust companies have since none of the guilty parties should go onpun thero hai heon reclamations before in con- ished. Two men have been executed at uestion with these two of late. My first

sudden fimposition of which was declared July last inserted in their mortgage bonds din sict which belonged to the kingdom

ecguised frontier between Annan and. Sin Woher two condensed to death atidan was that as He Young's family had got

to hars brought trade to a standstill or and lemon that the principal and interest is Bin, und, generally speaking, he re

payable in gold.

was the watembed to the east of the Wash and several mandarina degraded. "the first two reclamations Tought to gof this

Mekong. That old traditionary claima *Correspondence on the subject will be Iside. I went to see Dr. Chalmers about it.

of sincerity on the part of the supporters of in hand, and they hned determined that 9611,

could be raade for a wider extensign of the before Parliamout se on as it can be pro- and asked him to go and arrange the matthe Bill and that, hastily conceirods it there shall be a rare anti-Christian out-is that the Fatal in clearly justifid in

old kingdom of Cambodia was cartain, but pared. The British Government have tor with Ho Lai 9hi. I learned that he was, it je possible to modify or abolish this breaks, and that Hunan shall ho effectively requesting that the up-country dealers

if claims in that part of the world were to ovidently since had reason to doubt the was a straight-forward man and he had crude piece of legislation which has been tamed by frtuig force, if the central who, before the part was opened to fore-¦ willingness or ability of the Cainnna Gio-boon my teacher, and that was the reason thrust upon us, the vast majority of this government is unwilling or unable to carry ignore, paid their aderate tax without murmur, should continue to do so before

be based purely on tradition they would bosome rather involved. But, as a rostfer vernment to gratit rodress and repress out- why I want to him. I did not eay to Dr community.

Chalmers that my grandfather know about

hauding their goods over to the native

of fact, there was no doubt that the French Tages

the previous reclamations. Dr Chalmers

agents of foreign firas to be by them for

intended to tako possession of the Mekong. gaid he was not familiar with law and ad-

warded, say on joint account, free of all

He had sean in a French paper that they vised me to go and see Mr Celdwall. I

claimed the valley, and the wow Coverior, trapeit dues or farther likin, to the markets

M. de Lanossan, was known to ba bant showed him a latter written by Bo Young

of either Hankow or Stranghai!

My Lord, My Chamber desiros ms to on a policy of aggression Within the Jast to my grandfather.

draw your lordship's attention to the gene-two days he had heard that the Siamese with China which was signed at Tientsin, this gentleman, and had sent their princas cal infringement of Article 28 of our Tresty had taken alarm at the appointment of Jona 28, 1858, and ratified at Pekin, Ost, along the eastern frontion. This country had before now takon upon itself to look 24, 1800, which rana as follows

But it shall be at the option of any. Bri-after the interests of small and weak 113- lish subject desiring to convey produce tionalites; but if in this case no interest purchased inland to a port, or to convey would be aroused on the score of justice, imports from a port to an inland market, to our self-interest alone should be authent clear his goods of all transit duties, by pay With the advance of the French to the ment of a single charge. The amount of Mekong, or by the acquisition of Phrabang, the charge shall be leviable on exporta at they would be noadly, approadding our the first barrier they may have to pass; on Burmese possessions, and awkward quos, imports, at the port at which they are land- tions of delimitation would be sure to arise,

I don't know what

whole power of the Empire can be devoted to crushing the foreigner as there is no Taiping rebellion to be simultaneously-com- From cut understanding of the natier, if bated."

People here hardly realise how serious the suppression of Sunday labour was Bu very urgent, demanding the legislation the situation is. We have been scustomed see the foreign worn bear with which has taken place, it should be so long absolutely and entirely prohibitive and in ont complaining the Chinese heel, that re no way whatever should a peruit be granted hors come to believe that he will never for a monetary payment

tuen, The Catinits of Europe, however,

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15.

This great flaw shows to our mind a wans have taken the Chinese question seriously the only conalusion I can arrive at

out that work.

"My teacher, an unberecesful student '&t

FACTS ABOUT SILVER. Mr Ivan C. Michele, who presumably is

CHINA AND BRITISH TRADE. The following in the full text of the letter

addressed to Lord Salisbury, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, by the Blackburn Chamber of Commerce to which allusion was made in a paragraph in yesterday's

18500:-

Abeter.

DE

Moreover, we know the great majority of this community prefer to be anfettered as to

RIOTS NEAR CHUNGKING. how and when they may work. In it con

(N.-C. Daily News correspondant.) PROBALY the most remarkable vessel that

sopant with justice that a more handful of

"Chungking, Vil August. has aror crostad the Atlantic arrived on the

men should compel the immense majurity

We have little of riotous Dature to ted inst. in tha.Waterloo Dock, Liverpool.

to abide by their dictation in a matter which This is Che scrow steamer Charles W.

has become of the latter. It is missing. I really does not concern tho Government report from this ragion. The province of Wetmore. From her peculiar construction don't know whether I handed it to my If these men are opposed to work on Sun. Szechuan would hardly esem to be sustain the last saminations, and wholly the new custom house would just suit bia she was the object of much interest to the lawyer ar not. I have searched for that let-days, surely they can refuse to co work, in its reputation as one of the most impressed with the idea that a fat bullet i

turbulent in the empire. Personally we thousands of people who looked down to ter lately but withoutsnovese. I said to Dr there is no law to compel thom. It would think it is nothing of the sort, though interests, arya that the Pative merchants

She is what is described in see her.

Chalmers that perhaps the reason why mybu un reasonable perhaps to pass a Bill to- scusional outbreaks have led many to of Chungking no quite cupable of taking Amerión, se a stesin bargs, and at the grandfather had not got the previous re-morrow, compelling this ausalt minority to think so. About two weeks ago a riot was care of themselves and their cash, and do present time about four sach vesels, clamations was that he had no money, work on fiundaye, no tan present legislation reported at Tiny sughsien, the city next not accord in the slightest with the old though. of smaller capacity, aro running on Eli Fing Kwong, clerk to Mr Wilkinson, which forces the vast majority to remain above Kaichouta sad a little less than proverb which sorts, that those who can the American lakos. In appearance the raid bo made a translation of the letter in idle.

hall way from Ithang to Chungking. We do a good busines do not stop to wrangle Beamer is like a huge cigar, with both ends

question Mr Wilkinson's office last year Much has been said that this Bill merely have not learned the particulars of the ovor taxes," coming to a point. She is built of steel, The translation together with the original follows the lines of regulations in force in disturbance, but the property of the Roman and on the forward part is erected a round were taken with a lot of other documents to the various Trunty port of our country Catholics, the only missionaries there, is turret on iron pillars, where the lookout is Mr Pollock's office. When they were re-open for foreign trade. But we say this is said to be in ruins. stationed, and where sight of the crew cautared a few day afterwards they did not not so, as our own trade is always allowed

We seem quiet enough here, though one be secoinmodated. Another turrat in erected look over them to see if they were all to be carried on without lot hindrance aft, slao on pillars, and here are slate rooms thefo.. Either the plaintiff or his attorney of any kind, while the trade of foreign or two things are uncurred which have a gold bog,' writes as follows, unter thood and on payment thereof a certificate Or, again, if further south, they advanced shall be issued, which shall exempt the beyond the Mekong, difficulties with dar paused a little uneasiness. Rumeurs were

goods from all further inland charges hat- numerous, Bilmezs, Shan, Chinese; and for the captain and officers, chart house, Shek Ching Chu, cares and took away all merchanta is conducted on Sundays at the ciroplated of children being kidnapped habere,beading, to the Japan Mail:-

U. B. Sale, Washington, pantry, galley, ualecu, mess room, the documents for some purpose or other. Treaty ports on paymont of fees which are

a village about a day's

It is further agreed that the Malay subjects, recognised by the Bizneso native Christina

12th July, 1891. The engines are stationed directly aft, and Shortly afterwards affidavit of documents supposed to go to the offesa who super journey from here, and one of them was said

ayout of this charge shall be calculated, Government coder our protection, Be drafted the sin the work on the part of the Customs to have been traced to Chungking, tbo engineers and firemen are quartered was ordered to im rade

AL Sir,-Allow me to hand to sou a con-

as nearly as possible, at the rate of 24 per would occur: He would, therefore, nak below. The vessel has bine hatches, or affidavit inserting all the documents he had. These fees are regulated, so as to prezent another time there appeared on the door of densed statement of my tenth annat o cent., ad valorem, and that it shall be fired whether the chast European Powers could really aine large plates, which are screwed The absence of this letter escaped his mind unnecessary work. Then for Tia. 20, of 530,

carofully into the claims of the Siamese as off and on ns required. The bull is of steel, at the tima. A careful search had been foreigu vessels can load or unload cargoes / one of the street chapels a placard warring, port on the World's Production of Goks for cash article at the conference to be held not be invited to set in concert to evanide

to be deceived by these and Silver, menting to 3,895,504 unces at Shanghai for the revision of the tariff. people not aud on both sides there is a light wire male in the office for it since but it had not during Sandayo.

preachers of falas doctrine and adding a trey of pars gold and 141,361,123 ounces

This Article 28 was further strengthened to their territories, and then, haring roping as a protection to the man going Lesu se again.

Now let 13 compare this Bill with the few fout things about priests and nas try of pure silver. The world's production by paragraphs of section 3 of our Agree-warkod ost their frontiers le secure the

fraction as i 1 to from one end to the other. There is The case was adjourned till m-morrow at Bill to which we object. Our Customs However, as there were no threats to of gold to silver is within e

ment with China which was signed at Che-integrity of their dominions by internis practically no deck-simply the iron plates 10 Su

Bay-We give our men overy seventh day out, burn, beat or kill, H.M. Consul 24 As in Japan, the United States of Eno, on Sept. 13, 1876, wherein it is stated tional agreement in the sting way as the

independence of Belgium wan netfred." lapping over each other. Thore plates are

holiday; if you want them to work, you

did not feel called upon to take an off. America, and Mexico, epin is as 1 to 16, it that alightly oval, so that a sea coming on board

mnat pay for it, as we have to componente cial notice of it. When these are omited, will be sea that the last year's surplus of

The Marquis of Salisbury: My noble "The Chinese Government agrees that This transit duty certificates shall be framed friend has given us the interesting results goes over the side. The only bulkheadz

them.

Le foreigner in Oisina, since he wust draw production of silver in 50 per cont are those forward and aft, the bold being

The Bill tankes it an offence to work on the line somewhere, may as well consider surplus and yearly ineguasing profuetion of under one rule at all ports, no difference of his travelling in those districts of which one hugo space. The vessel is 265 feet

The following is the correspondense be. Sandays, but says-On payment of mon- himself treated like a gouliaman. Yestor-silver weighs heavily upon the markets of being made in the conditions set forth be bas just been speaking. He has so- Jung, 89 feet broad, and 24 feet deep in the

far as importe arequired facility in the pronauemation of hold, and load has a freeboard of 5 feet tween Mr Ho Amei and the Government strous sube, we will permit you to work or day some dissolute fellows made a row and the world, and the advance which by akil- therein; and that

to freak the law if you like. Therefore swashed up some furniture in a diareput ful manipulation in 1890 was forced to

So imitate (Laughter.) I believe the pro- She has now on beard 88,000 bushels of

carrying these is immaterial.' grain in balk

The vessel has four jury to which we alluded last night. The work would soon to us that the Government is

was made of them they were arrested and the Now York and Londen markot:

In the agreement made in pursuance of vines of Luang Phrabang in very im masts but thees are stowed underneath case of the oppositina has seldom been bet. boat on making a rovenus out of this Suablo house in the city, and when complaint $1.21 cents per ounces fine, has been lost, concerned, the Bationality of the person Siamese names which I shall not attempt the large turrot. The mausts have plates nt tar shown than it is in Mr He Amei's let day Bill which wind that in the fangether with an Elder Brother of the value is now $1.00 to $1.10 cents par Article 26 of the Tienlain Treaty, signed portact place. I have inquired into the Nov. 8, 1858, under Eule 7, it is agread matler, and I believe there is no founits. According to the Director of the U.8.

chat:-

tions for the rumour-and that the: French the bottoms, and are screwed to the plates ter. What mutive the Chinese can have Singapore and Pouang and some other ulau Avi, a well known heintest, whom ounce fine.

they had threatened to bring in their. which form the deck. The vessel bas com-

English

Morchaudias shall be cleared of its are not within 100 miles of the place y ports no Ordinance we ever red assistance. Fortunately the usembers of Mint, Dr. Kimball, the cost of production pound engines, and averaged about twelve to oppose the Bill we fail to restricting loading and unloading of argon this secret society are not reputed to be of pure silver in the United States in 1887 transit dues nuder the following madinoble friend opako mladyof to thirteen miles on a consoption of thir-dially exempte gaps emit from all re- on Sundays.

numerous in Chaugking, and evidently it was, in Arizona 83.2 cents per ounce lino In the case of imports, noties bo what the intentions of the French are in I should be very sorry, to lebu tops a day. An American journalist

Again, looked at from another point of

in Montana 433 cents, ni Utah 52.5 cente, the imports are to be forwarded inland, of hazard any opinion on the subject founded cams over in her capacially to write an estriotions; and if it has ang inuance on cuant for several United States newspapers. traffe at all-which we doubt it rather view-in it not an irregularity that a certai; ƒ will not be best for them to attract official in California öl conts, in Colurade Ol cents, ing given at the port of sutry from which the future.

Rection of latonr should be singled out for

A letter which appeared in your columns and the average cost of production in the the nature and quality of the goods, the on statements in a anwspaper-evenz legislation whilst other branches are recently from a resident of lobang basoited States 61.1 cents per cause ne ship from which they have been landed, French newspaper-and it would hardly be touched? Why should what is considered used some comment here. I would later investigation ide by me in 1890, and the place inland to which they are fair to do so. My nobla friend mentioned, to an offence in one casa be permitted to

the Collector of Customs will on due in and distinct questions, One is at to main- the foreigner adopting the native costume fine.

In 1886 Profesor Aorten of the Britishspection made and on receipt of the transit taining the independence of the kingdom

Sountry this gives me no right to dictate ces of production of silver thuas I chouss to wear the dress of my native Commissieu his investigations as to the This must be produced at every barrier boundary. We have great interest, I quite

bully half the Protestant missionaries.

as to the practice of others. We should In Arizona the cost was 832 cour, in thick to sensible person would object to Califormis 61 cents, in Colorado 66.2 cents, criticisms of missionary methods which in Muntaza 43.3 cents, and in Utah 47.7

ore carried on i tolerant tone and spirit, cents per ounce one.

The difference between De Kimball and but such barsh and uncalled-for expressions

THE HARBOUR SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION.

The trip from Sydney, Cape Breton took faron native craft. So, at any rate the about ten and a half days. It is claimed

Ore good that the vessel can be discharged by opponents of the Bill declare. elevators of her 88,00 bushele in twelve suggestion, however, might be derived

inasmuch as wo

attention.

hours. The Charles Wetmore is manned by from Mr Bo Amai's letter, The Govern. 180 unchecked in the other? Surely there is seem rather late to begin a crusade against reduces this average to 4.8 cents per ounce hound, with all other necessary particulars, without distinguishing them, two separato struction would oust little, if any, more ment ought to lay aside the small revenus However, we think that in all matters ince it is worn by all tin Catholic at Rogal Mint reported to the British Rogal duty due, se a transit dety certificate, of Sia, and the other is a question of

twenty hands, all told; and her ous-

than half that of a vessel of similar capacity built in England.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

that may be derived from the Ordinance, to be devoted to some charitable purpozo connected with shipping.

NE BO AMEI TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL.

Hongkong, 19th August, 1891.

ptrar-Ceneral, doc, sec.

(Before Sir Jaraca Prussell, Chief Justice, and The Hon. J. 9. Stewart-Lockhart, Rogia-

a Special Fury.)

Wednesday, Aug. 26.

LO PUE HONG I. HỌ LẠI BH.

This case was resumed to-day,

Dear Sir, I have the honour to inform

Ho Pun Hing I am the plaintiff in the suit. I have three names. I ata related pleasure of receiving the deputation, I will

attend with the deputation at the hone

to the defendant, Nice generations ago named by His Brzellency. I have the her husband's ancester and my apvestor were uterine brothers. I am a Master ouour to be, dir, yours most obedienty,

BO AMEI

a want of principle and consistency in this

should act according to his own judgmont, affecting the prejudices of individuals, each and not that a section should seek or or endeavour to forcibly impose upon the others their own peculiar views.

We may further add that we understand that a similar petition signed by all the Foreign houses (with the exception of

a

This above to Your

Hongkong, 24th August, 1891.

THE THREATENED WAR.

of them.

If

tion.

last September in Pakhol, and collected on Any strong intarest in Blam. Therefore,

T

of

ring

The N... Daily News has a somewhat pose was to obviate his objection phe.yal Commissioner in 1887, at 37 cents cotton and woollen piece-goods. In refer- do not think there is any possibility e

our Northern contemporary saYE -

that --

Exchange.

HONGKONG, August 26.

Batik, Wire,

station and vised. No further duty will agree, in the independence of Siam. I have by leviablo upon importa sa certificated, no pot the slightest ground for believing that be. The question of boundary must be dealt In the address of Mr Hollett to this with not by general statements, but by an to distant the places of destina- it is threatened, and I hope it never will

Chamber last February he called our atten-examination of the points in inne. Any ze 'men snd women huddled together Professor Austen is that. Dr Kimball, as to tion to this subject. Elia address is printed general statement en my part would be fos) has been presented and forwarded to in boat will naturally be resented Colorado places the cost of production at in the Annual Report of the Council of most unjustifiable, and could not possibly the Secretary of State through this Gover- and tend to react upon the writer G1 cents per annce and Professor Ausion at this Charter, enclosed berewith, and ha lead to any good. I do not anticipate that carro. 60. cente. Dr Kimball places the cost in alcarly proved (see pp. 21, 22) from the the remedy Jay noble-friend augeals in s you that a deputation consisting of most of ment, some time ago.

On this point your the influential Chtuese entlemon rep - Excellency that the public opinion against spondent feels countr in d to offer his testi. Utah at 38.5 cents, and Professor Aun B report of our Consul at Canton for the practical one. I do not thus we should senting the principal shipping interest, sa the Bill is practically universal.

We beg therefore your Excalenoy will mong in the interest of fairness and justice. 24 47.7 per ounce. Altgh to diffr. sico year: 1888, and of our Consul at Palho ever induce the Powers of Eurime to gear well as the largest interest in the welfare My Francie, Q.C.; instructal by Mr Wild the elony of Bongkang, is dusirous of kindly forward our petition to the Secre. He las either seen or been cogniat of in Utah silver is almost 5 cents per ounce for the years 1885 and 1889, that taxes entre the independence of Siam in the way every party of miniunsties vich has some in favor of Professor Austen's researches, in contravention f Clause 28 of the in which they havis guarantood that m kinson, was for the plaintiff, and Mr Deam waiting upon Bis Excellency the Administary of State for the Colonies for his Lord from Ichaug to Chungking during the last yet the difference in the average cost of Trusty of Tiantsin are being levied through Belgium. The independence of Belgium mond and Mr Phillippo, ostructed by trator Major-General Digby-Barker, OB., ship's favourable consideration with a view Mean Erand and Rocca, for the defence. with a pethion on the question of the Sun-of the Bill being cancelled or coudified. I eight years, and has never know anything production in the United States of an vist Southern China which have the effect in excesdingly important to the Powers al have the honour to be, Bit, your ziuat obe improper ur their travelling arrangements ace of pure silver is only 1.3 conte rer of crippling and in many cases stifling our Europe, and they have entered into engage Every party ban consisted of single men unes between Dr Kimball's and Professor trade with the southern province of China, monts highly favourable to the indepen The following were the jury: Mensch S. day Rest Ordinance."

In the Consular Report on the *Trade of dance of that counity. The independence ~C. Michaelson, C. G. Anderson, E. Lyall, Therefore I beg to respectfully request dient vervssk,

ur of single man or single women only, in Austen's returns, Ho AMEI.

The Cust of prudns ion of silver in Mexico Pakhai for the year 1880, published last of Blam is of great importance to us : I hope W.EL. Percival, A. Hancock, R. M. Muses that you will kindly bring the same to the

the charge of married missionaries. Ties favourable notice of His Excellency, and ...and F. Bockrel{

only excoption is the recent one to which is given by Professor Ausion at 44 cunts month, my Chamber notes that a new tax it is of great importance to Fratre) but I he alludes, in which halt a se raid per ounce fine; by Pixley and Abell, Lan known as the Battery Texas imped hardly know any other Power who has when you inform me of His Excellency's

unprotected poun ladin sat out for don, Eng., in their statement before the the far interior. Perhaps their

to their per ounce Enc.

being utilised for the parpons of securing bolug

In 1888-89 I was commissioned by the to this lax our Consul at Pakkei révaluable instrument, the Europesa concert, huddled together with the ballicuss article under the above brading.. Ha sponke of their course as tetapt... Seite to investigate vertain abuser Apart from all other questiors the tax, the independence of Bism. I believe that Arts I have no profession. I am

Our contemporary is inclined to be a little ing Providence, but the ou oue might in the then territories of Montana, Utah, which, roughly speaking, amounts to an the rumours to which my noble friend has 15 years of age. I came to Hong- kong" when I was eight years of age THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL TO ME HO ANEL 500 alarmist. The preseut trouble in the lead one to conclude that Providence fraud Idaho, as well as in the still remaining extra import duty of 5 per cent. in addition referred do not rest on a sopard foundation. I agree that the independence of Siem is of and rejured to my native place two years

Registrar-General's Office,

North is in a fair way to settlement, and youred their project. They arrived here territories of New Mexico and Arizona. to the treaty import duty collected by the

more than grout commercial importance to us, and I in safety and a part of them parsued their To probe the matter to the root of the the foreign customs and the likin, afterwards. During the time I was here I

21st August, 1891. lived with my grandfather. My father was Sir,In reply to your letter of the 17th there is little fear of the Peking Government unprotected and uneventful journey by existing evil, I had to visit Mexico no well the trade can probably stand, and the list hopa we shall nover live to see the day when we shall have to quiz purselves whether më Australia. My grandfather was doing instant, stating that a Chinese deputation being radely disturbed in its slumbers at the land route 1,00) li further, to the capital and take testimony in the Mexican States of duties on, the various kinds of piece that independence is in any way thracen-

nothing at that time. I knew Ho Yeung, wished to wait on the Administrator with a

Nuova Leon, and Tamaalipas. My returus essness or ignorance as to make it almost ad. (Hear, hear,} linder of the party, one of the most es the husband of the defendant. De was a petition on the question of the Sunday prosent unomaut. That a rude awakening of this provison. By a coinoidengs the of Chihuahue, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, goods was drawn up with so much care- prosober. When I left Hongkong, in my Cargo-Working Ordinance. I am directed will come apne day we have no doubt, but timable ladies whom it has ever been aur frum 156 wisco give the cost of production prohibitive ou many of the coarser, and cheaper clues of goods. The incidence of tenth year, by grandfather want with me to inform you that His Excellency has do the times are not quite ripe, Bers is what good pleasure to meet, reached boren her at 42 conts par ounce fiue.

Official retures according to Professor this Battery Tax was extended to the return at the same time as your image con- We want to live at Nam Chun Sa.. I recided that as the Ordinace in question has

Austen make the cost of prediction of whole province of Kuanging La Pakhoi On London- taining the aforosaid letter. That any turned to Hongkong when I was twenty. been passed and has received the Royal My grandfather died in October 1859. My Assent no useful purpose can be served by The effects of the Opium War, and the place should be in danger of riut be anss silver in South and Central America at 30 forma ni admirable object lesson. The

On demand, Father never returned from Australia. He His Excellency holding any conference Arrow War, as it is called, lasted of stories set afat about these good pooper outo fue, Trom Austada Prof provincial government receives no Battery diad when I was fifteen. I did not write with a deputation at print

somo years, but they have gradually been ple is so absurd that it is not really worth aston reports that the cost of producti.. Tax, the Imperial Government loses the of silver at Harrier Hauges, New 500th import tariff duty, and the business of the lettem for my grandfather. The manage. I am to add that after the petition has dying out, and there is not a Minister of a notion

to While we are on the missionary topic it Wales, is 28.6 cents per cundo fine, but no piso goods merch wat is stopped. Com

moat is quite needlass." Becratary of pat in the last few years with insults mother. My grandfather got renta forward it in due course to

Buch infringements of our Treaties and property in Bungkong The rents were State, to whom it is addressed, who will and humiliations. Sir Harry Parkes, influx of miazionaries of different to the Broken Hill Mine' in that dis remitted to him by Ho Yeang. After my doubtless give full consideration to the well kubwn, felt the attitude of the Peking oieties. An unusual number bee some, triet produced silver at the cost of 6 cants Agreements with Okina as rule throughout the Sonthem procines having been allow. grandfather's death wrote the letters and representation made in it. I have the government so acutely, that he had de- within the past year, but the number

The Granite Mining Company in Mond to continue for several years without termined to throw up his post, unless his come in the autumn will be quite unpre * eman bakgrund is fine for my grandmother. I honour to be, Bit, your obedient servant,

government at home relieved him from the cedented. Already there is certain news tans, in this auntry produced, in 1887 action on the part of the British Foreign Iding that my father had an interest in

about to be task of bearing the insults and humiliations of the coming of more than a score to this 2,887,574 noves of pure silver st 124 cents Office; similar infringements without having the power to retaliate. All province alune, and the number to gone to per ounce fine. This wompany only a few accomplished by the Governors of other the Foreign Ministers have had to put up the three western provinces during the year years ago purchased that now famous nine provinces. In the Homeward Mail of June for $76,000, improved it to the amount of 9, 1891, a letter to the North China Berald kimiler slights with

and indig tics, and will not probably fall much share of half a nowhere has the temper of the poople been hundred. Evidently it will be some tune $135,000 and capitalized the sube, on from correspondent at Chungking, in wors than in Peking itself, where the eu- before the business interest is as well repair, ten million dollars, actual amount Szuchaun, is quited, which shows that a tox

The aid in $11,000. On this fictions capital called Lot, grandnalber hare were some letters in Sir,It le with considerable regret, and tral government ought to be able to en- presonted a the mission interest.

on British

Wire, Boat Lihapgh: them unimportant and I regret that I may say is shared by my force the courteous treatment of foreigners. question of steamers as coding, the rupids of tan million dollars they five upon in Southern Olimlar to Tao Ku in On Calpetta

dec'ar goods from the purchaser, notwithstanding On demand did nos fonal them till lately, in connec colleagues who are associated with me by The Ministers, have made the best of this does not seem to have ang effect of the average from 1887 to 1890 each year

ed $2,400,000 in dividenda, or about 25 per artiste

ne 28 of the

Tiantain Treaty Refet-On Shanghai----- tion with the unsa. The names which my the algaatories to the petition that I am treatment, have put up with it, because latter.

stock of watered

tpa

this tax the correspondent writ

On demand, One realt of the coming of so many cent, per annum va

they call it grandfather had in addition to Taan St, depated to land you herewith, that I learn they thought that nothing would induce

La-ti dikin, which was 30 daye' qight, private paper, Chio Fiel and Fuk San, I never that your Excellacey dealines to receive their governments at home to use force with foreigners is the bringing a large business millions.

The evil effects of the law passed by originally supposed to be collected at the Gold Lad, 100 8ne (per tel) #82 heard him gak of another pate. I pro- the deputation that was appointed to wait Chine, but the cup has been gradusly to the Laiive letter henga Resides briox duce the

the scout book

hich my grand- upon you with that petition. I may add lifes, and it is now full. If there is war ing lettera sad papon, they sla torve as a Congress in 1890, compelling the U. Bost destination of the goods only, but now Soveroline (Bank's oily into 10 father Repair Eltworeman Ele entries with the great reapest that the Chinese cow, and thra

war unless parois post to people in the interior. The Government to purchase 4,50,000 ounce it appears that if the goods are shifted from

Temperature. years, I'monesă, community, who are represented by the Chias grants our demands fully and hon carriage of furungn mails, etc., from Bankow pure silent & the market price up to water to land route they are required to of monies received for a few years, making the entries, the Jimp I begs to signatures to the petition feel kenly the estly, these anti-missionary outbreake will to Chungking brings them seven or eight $1.20 cents per unaos, are best exemplified pay a Lo-fi elici tax, and again a further

(Talion at Moers Falemer de Cas pay wala to Hongkong. On my visits I somewhat butual ovurse that has been only by the exciting cause; the real causes hundrad taols a year and the amount is by the heasy exports of goid from the charge has to be paid by the shopkeeper

Fremians, Queen's Exod.), tay at HoTa Bhis house. The early adopted by your Excellency, more particu. have been secumulating for years. Hunan rapidly increasing. Chiqman-like, they United States ever since and fer the eleven who retails them at their final destination. entries in the apoonat book produced are in latly an informed some days ago is the chief culprit. As was soon in the try to carry this large amount of matter months ending with May, 1801. The amount Imports under the new regulations have BAROMETEM, 227 29.67 my grandfather's handwriting. The first unofficially that your. Exooloney would be able wccount of a six weeks trip in that with too small a umber of coolice, and of gold exported, according to official returus not get arrived; but collecting the bo-ti entry is dated fith January 1849, I pro- glad to receive the deputation. The utter province which we pubished recently, the the result is that a mail which should from the U.S. Treasury Department, in lekin ga them when landed has been dass 20 letters written by Ho Yeung to my change now signited, I think, mast appeal Hunan people and some of the strongest come from Hankow in two weeks is often les 17:198,6 in gold buftion and decided on by the Taalai, I am informed, THERMOMEIGH AM...... 89

851 930 939 - in- G.S., gold coin, tutel which has not been done heretofore, Thus grandmother, and saree letters and thres to your Excellencs as necessarily creating a officials in Chios are drawn from that front four to six weeks tunching us adunts current addressed by Ho Yeung sense of I might almost aswant of can province are puffed up with sati-Tureiga course they are astonished that such 69,128,161, the harviant experts of gold it appears that it is a definitely arranged Bu soy grandfather. I went to Canton in my fidence in the Governant's desling with pride. They, they consider, saved the small matter should, ver us, inasmuch as since 1868, when, for the whole year of plan on the part of the Chinese to grant Afsarteenth year to study. I was at brows my countrymen that has not been display-dynasty from the Tulpings, and they, if the the Chinese stibscribers here to the Shang 12 months, only 888,231,138 of American foreigners the right to ship goods direct to gold coin and bullion, were exported. Gbungking, suspending the half-transit duty cathise woon is mod year during ed in the past history of the colony. Peking government will wily call ou then, hai papum usually have them brought by Another signifionat fast fe that since until the goods are unk of the foreigner

That the recrut enactment, which is a will drive foreigners into the sea. The several weeks' journey by boat to save the July, 1800, when the custom duties were con rul, and then collect it from the astire i 4. Bha Kako of my studied I was married

orallemfr kitsen.” ~ took my M, Agrast grievanoo to Chinoso, or is a muster gentry and literati of Duman distribota expense by post.

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・ment of his affairs was taken by my grand. been presented, His Excellency will for great Power at Peking who has not had might, be interesting to notice the Targo carding to the report of U.S. Conan! in

Prebenskomaan in Hoogkong bos I did not

J. H. STEWART LOOKWART,

Registrar-General

* know the amount of the rents. Ho Young Ho Amei, Esq., &c., de

mange this property. In the latters he ment to us be used the name. Fuk Tong

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