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A. S. WATSON & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the following, AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE-- AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.
Deliveries in Town and Harbour from
7 AM to 7 P.M.
SHIPS MEDICINE CHESTS VERIFIED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Prompt Attention given to Coast Orders.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAI CANTON DISPENSARY,
CANTON.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-TUESDAY 28TH, 1881.
Chinese Emigrants to Singapore and some sort of an examination, purpose of arranging the con- the Australian Colonies. The application was in due course forwarded have laid itself open to severe cons and seeing them safely by the Harbour Master, who is also That the Emigration Officer's end shipped here, and started Emigration Officer, to the Colonial nation was a thorough farce, the other side, make vast Secretary, and submitted to the be patent to every one who of the traffic. There are Members of the Executive Council anything of the manner ind reasons why emigration who unanimously approved of the these sham examinations are lanies should not be en- application. On being laid before ducted, and We must hold by the English Govern- the Governor, His Excellency re- | Governor responsible for permining we submit that the least quested to be furnished with a list such a state of affairs to exist. kong executive can do is of the 839 free emigrants proposed absolutely indispensable that on the ordinance being car- to be taken to Australia by the Emigration Officer should be the letter, and that in the Glamis Castle, and the list which thoroughly conversant with the free emigrants, a thorough sets forth that the emigrants were uage and general customs of on be instituted by pro- nearly all tin-miners, gold diggers, Chinese, and it is equally necesslified examiners, instead of: and laborers, with a few carpenters that his time should not be taken isfactory inspection by the and cooks, and one trader and one with other duties. Capt. Thomsett Master, and a Portuguese gardener was accordingly forth is not a Chinese scholar, andose honorarium from the coming. The next step was a minute Harbour Master he has more ly places him in the posi- by the Governor instructing the Act- than he can properly attend toned to Caesar's wife), which ing Colonial Secretary, the Acting why should there be a Derto been considered suth- Registrar General, and Dr. Eitel, to Harbour Master! The principe examine the list, and question a one government official filling sufficient number of the proposed three different positions, so co emigrants to see if they were really in Hongkong, is rotten to the e free, and under no contract of service, and wholly indefensible. The ti Accordingly the three members form-has surely come when the Auge ing what the Daily Press sarcastic-Stable wants a thorough clean ally terms the eminent board" cunt, and we would strongly re- assembled at 9 o'clock on the morn- mend that a start be made at out! ing of the 26th April, at the Harbour the Emigration Department. motley crew of diggers, tin-miners, Office, prepared to cross-examine the
carpenters, cooks, &c., when an un- foreseen difficulty arose. Captain Thomsett, the Emigration Officer, considering that his prerogative was being infringed on, objected to the examination of the emigrants by any other person excepting himself, and the upshot of the fracas was that Dr. Eitel left the office in disgust, leaving Dr. Stewart and Mr. Gerrard to settle with Captain Thomsett as best they could.
These two gentlemen settled the question, so far as they were concerned, by proceeding with the examination as directed by the Governor, and after devoting two hours to questioning ten men, they reported that, if the emigrants they had examined were not free and under no contract of service, it would be impossible for them to show that they were not. Soon after Dr. Stewart and Mr. Gerrard had left the Harbour Office, Dr. Eitel returned by order of His Excellency, and was permitted to question four emigrants, and reported :-"Taking these four men as a sample of the whole, I am convinced that the vast majority would, on strict examination, be found to be men utterly unable to pay the passage money themselves, but who, whilst being perfectly free and willing emigrants, have had the passage money advanced to them by Chinese firms,and will have to repay the money with interest within 18 months after arrival in Australia. The very appearance of the men, shoeless, stockingless--indicated the class of labouring men who live from hand to mouth, and from the experience I have had of these classes in China, I am induced to believe that the idea of these men having paid their passages with their own money is utterly improbable." We have very carefully gone over the printed notes of the evidence of the witnesses examined, and have no hesitation whatever in confirming Dr. Eitel's report in every particular. Captain Thomsett reported on the 28th April that he had examined the 839 Chinese emigrants, and found that they were free and under no contracting of service whatever. One man however, one of the four examined by Dr. Eitel, had admitted that he had a written agreement, and his name was removed from the list. On this report, the Governor, holding Captain Thomsett responsible for the examination of the 835 whom Dr. Eitel had not examined, signed the license, and the steamer accordingly left on the following day.
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Hongkong, 12th June, 1881.
In making a reference to the files of our morning contemporary, we accidentally came across the following paragraph in the Daily Press of April 29th. "The coolies to depart per Glamis Castle have, we hear, all been duly passed by the eminent board deputed to conduct the examination. Further delay has, however, been caused in connection with the signing of the necessary papers."
It will be remembered that the above named steamer, under charter to Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., left this port on Friday, April 29th, carrying officially 839 Chinese passengers bound for Sydney, and other Australian ports, having been delayed several days after her advertised time of departure in order that the passengers might be examined by the "eminent board" above referred to, consisting of the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Acting Registrar General, and Dr. Eitel, to ascertain whether the passengers were really free emigrants, as described in the passenger list.
Every mercantile man in Hongkong knows well enough, the system by which these so-called free emigrants are shipped on board steamers for the Colonies, and they are well acquainted with the share taken in the transactions by the Chinese Agents, or sub-charterers, so we shall not waste time and space by detailing matters which are perfectly understood throughout this colony. Emigration from China to the Colonies should not be encouraged, because it is very rarely conducted honestly towards the emigrants themselves, and it has been, is, and will be the cause of serious troubles in nearly every city in Australia. Chinese labour of the description sent down in Glamis Castle is not required, nor is it desired in the Colonies, Gold diggers, tin miners, and general laborers are not the sort of people likely to add to the permanent stability of the country; and the natural development of the Australian continent will come in its own good time, so far as railways, etc., etc., are concerned, without the aid of Chinese labour. The Colonies are progressing with the times sufficiently fast to meet their own requirements. Although certain powerful companies in Australia would like to see, for their own especial benefit, a great deal of cheap Chinese labor introduced into the country, the great mass of the people are strongly averse to their being inundated with an alien race, whose presence has already made itself felt to the detriment of the native born laboring classes, as recent legislation on the subject has evidenced how the feeling of the people inclines. We read in the latest Sydney papers that when the emigrants by the Glamis Castle arrived, they were actually stoned in the streets. Such barbarous treatment to a race of inoffensive, well-meaning beings is a disgrace to our civilisation, but it proves clearly enough the strong feeling which exists against the Chinese in the capital of New South Wales, and that this feeling is a most powerful factor in the question we are now considering. The Imperial Chinese Government apparently take no interest worth naming in the immigration of their subjects, unless their attention happens to be directed to some tremendous grievance, similar to the cruelties practised against the coolies in Cuba, Peru, and elsewhere. The emigrants themselves are doubtless willing enough to try their luck in other lands, but they are of a class who cannot afford to pay for their own passages, hence the contract system, which under some circumstances is a sort of debased slavery. The prosperity of Hongkong, commercial or social, is not increased by encouraging the Chinese to emigrate to the Colonies; although no doubt, associations exist here as well as in Sydney.
DEATH.
At Shanghai, on the 4th inst., on board Receiving-Ship Wellington, Captain George Wright Bounett, aged 38 years.
It was no doubt very annoying for the charterers of the Glamis Castle to have the steamer detained in the harbour for days after she was ready to go to sea, and it was equally certain that if the vessel had been permitted to leave without its so called free emigrants undergoing
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A. S. WATSON & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the following, AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASI, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBURRYADE-- AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.
Deliveries in Town and Harbour from
7 AM to 7 P.M.
SHIPS MEDICING CHESTS RERIFIED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Prompt Attention given to Coast Orders. vent
HONGKONG DISPENSANT:
HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAL CANTON DISPENSARY,
CANTON.
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Chinese Emigrants to Singapore and some sort of an examination, puse of arranging the con- the Australian Colonies. The ap government of this colony the coolies from the plication was in due course forwarded have laid itself open to severe cons and seeing them safely by the Harbour Master, who is also That the Emigration Officer's end shipped here, and started Emigration Officer, to the Colonial nation was a thorough farce, the other side, make vast Secretary, and submitted to the be patent to every one who of the traffic. There are Members of the Executive Council anything of the manner ind reasons why emigration who unanimously approved of the these sham examinations are lonies should not be en- application. On being laid before ducted, and We must hold by the English Govern- the Governor, Ilis Excellency re- | Governor responsible for permind we submit that the least quested to be furnished with a list such a state of affairs to exist. kong executive can do is of the 839 free emigrants proposed absolutely indispensable that on the ordinance being car- to be taken to Australia by the Emigration Officer should be the letter, and that in the Glumis Castle, and the list which thoroughly conversant with the free emigrants, a thorough sets forth that the emigrants were uage and general customs of on be instituted by pro- nearly all tin-miners, gold diggers, Chinese, and it is equally necesslified examiners, instead of: and laborers, with a few carpenters that his time should not be taken isfactory inspection by the and cooks, and one trader and one with other duties. Capt. Thon Master, and a Portuguese gardener was accordingly forth is not a Chinese scholar, andose honorarium from the coming. The next step was a minute Harbour Master he has more ly places him in the posi- by the Governor instructing the Act- than he can properly attend toned to Caesar's wife), which ing Colonial Secretary, the Acting why should there be a Derto been considered suth- Registrar General, and Dr. Eitel, to Harbour Master! The principe examine the list, and question a one government official filling sufficient number of the proposed three different positions, so co emigrants to see if they were really in Hongkong, is rotten to the e free, and under no contract of service, and wholly indefensible. The ti Accordingly the three members form-has surely come when the Auge ing what the Daily Press sarcastic-Stable wants a thorough clean ally terms the eminent board" cunt, and we would strongly re assembled at 9 o'clock on the morn- mend that a start be made at out! ing of the 26th April, at the Harbour the Emigration Department. motley crew of diggers, tin-miners, Office, prepared to cross-examine the
carpenters, cooks, &c., when an un- foreseen difficulty arose. Captain Thomsett, the Emigration Officer, considering that his prerogative was being infringed on, objected to the Feen 2014 Correspondents are requested to forexamination of the emigrants by any flied.
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In making a reference to the files of our morning contemporary, we the acidentally came across the follow
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Every mercantile man in Hongk which these so-called free einige are shipped on board steamers boat for the Colonies, and they are well acquainted with the share be
2 qat | in the transactions by the Chin Agents, or sub-charterers, so we st not waste time and space by detail understood throughout this colo matters which are perfectly Emigration from China to the Cob nies should not be encouraged, b is very rarely conducted honesty towards the emigrants themsda and it has been, is, and will be cause of serious troubles in n every city in Australia. Chinese lab of the description sent down in Glamis Castle is not required, mi it desired in the Colonies, G diggers, tin miners, and genes laborers are not the sort of pea likely to add to the permanent stabs ity of the country; and the nat developement of the Australian cr tinent will come in its own good tim so far as railways, etc., etc., are co cerned, without the aid of Chic labor. The Colonics are progresszi with the times sufficiently fast meet their own requirement Although certain powerful compari in Australia would like to see their own especial benefit a gr deal of cheap Chinese labor int country, the great mass of the per are strongly averse to their to being inundated with an alion whose presence has already itself felt to the detriment of native born laboring classes, recent legislation on the subject evidenced how the feeling of th people inclines. We read in th latest Sydney papers that when the emigrants by the Glamis Castle arrived, they were actually stoned in the streets. Such barbarous treat- ment to a race of inoffensive, well- meaning beings is a disgrace to our civilisation, but it proves clearl enough the strong feeling whien
person excepting himself, and the Eitel left the office in disgust, leav upshot of the fracas was that Dr. ing Dr. Stewart and Mr. Gerrard to settle with Captain Thomsett as best they could.
These two gentlemen settled the question, so far as they were concerned, by proceeding with the examination as directed by the Governor, and after devoting two hours to questioning ten men, they bol: Lory Domestic Notices, if properly au-reported that, if the emigrants they thenticated, will be inserted free had examined were not free and Ropes charge
under no contract of service, it would be impossible for them to show that report
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they were not. Soon after Dr. Stewart Bucre. At Shanghai, on the 4th inst., on
and Mr. Gerrard had left the Harbour board Receiving-Ship Wellington, Cap-Office, Dr. Eitel returned by order tain George Wright Bounett, aged 8 of His Excellency, and was permitted to question four emigrants, and re- ported :-"Taking these four men as a sample of the whole, I am convinc- ed that the vast majority would, on strict examination, bo found to be men utterly unable to pay the pass- age money themselves, but who, whilst being perfectly free and will ing emigrants, have had the passage money advanced to them by Chinese firms,and will have to repay the money ing paragraph in the Daily Press of with interest within 18 months after ZemenesApril 29th. "The coolies to depart arrival in Australia. The very ap per Glamis Castle have, we hear, all pearance of the men, shoeless, been duly passed by the eminent stockingless--indicated the class of board deputed to conduct the ex-labouring men who live from hand amination. Further delay has, how-to mouth, and from the experience ever, been caused in connection with I have had of these classes in China, the signing of the necessary papers." "I am induced to believe that the idea, It will be remembered that the above of these men having paid their pas- named steamer, under charter to sages with their own money is ut The serie Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., left terly improbable." We have very way come this port on Friday, April 29th, carry- carefully gone over the printed notes officially lang sa pad Uninese passengers of the evidence of the witnesses the touchbound for Sydney, and the other examined, and have no hesitation Eng. · Australian ports, having been de- whatever in confirming Dr. Eitel's
layed several days after her ad-report in every particular. Captain cxists against the Chinese in the vertised time of departure in order Thomsett reported on the 28th capital of New South Wales, and that the passengers might be ex- April that he had examined the 839 this feeling is a most powerful factor by:
amined by the "eminent board" Chinese emigrants, and found that in the question we are now consider. above referred to, consisting of the they were free and under no contracting. The Imperial Chinese Govern- to
Acting Colonial Secretary, the Act of service whatever. One man how ment apparently take no interest 20 apri ing Registrar treneral, and Dr. Etter, ever, one of the four examined by worth naming in the immigration of /// to ascertain whether the passengers Dr. Eitel, had admitted that he had their subjects, unless their attention
wére really free emigrants, as de- a written agreement, and his name happens to be directed to som The onscribed in the passenger list. The was removed from the list. On this tremendous grievance, similar to the Case of the Glamis Castle will serve report, the Governor, holding Captain | cruelties practised against the coolies to illustrate our ideas on Chinese Thomsett responsible for the examin- in Cuba, Peru, and elsewhere. The 2 Emigration to Australia, and will ation of the $35 whom Dr. Eitel had emigrants themselves are doubtless clearly explain to our readers not not examined, signed the license, willing enough to try their luck in only the duties of our local Govern- and the steamer accordingly left on other lands, but they are of a class ment, but also the views of our the following day.
who cannot afford to pay for their own Australian cousins on a question
passages, hence the contract system, which principally concerns their in-
which under some circumstances is a terests. On April 22nd, Messrs.
sort of debased slavery. The prosper- Gibb, Livingston & Co. applied to
ity of Hongkong, commercial or soci- the Government, in the usual form,
al, is not increased by encouraging the under Section II of Ordinance 5 of
Chinese to emigrate to the Colonies; 1876, for a general licence to convey
although no doubt, associations per ss. Glumis Castle, 839 Free
which exist here as well as in Sydney,
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