be diverted from their esfinal duty, or be liabh &
Leigan Relention Embargo
or amt de Primer
in Fab " 1886
The German fort applies P. H. M. God to grant the
8.
Lame Priviliges to the German Onbritique Ntament then
Tros. Meads began to run-
Then
hot 3.
five 1.2. as duggestive & M. Johnson, but I think
8.24/9
When the answon is dished on - send it to
7.0.fr
Comeusina
atrace
18TH
fir the da
3,203a) 6000 3-8
at Individual.
Commons
ns3
Date.
13 aug
previous Paper.
No.
Hong Kong
17064
(Subject.)
DOMESTIC.
17064
RECR
(REGE 24 AUG 87
6
27. Mr. Alexander M'Arthur,-To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it is a fact, as stated by a Correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian," that "the legislation of 1877, permitting Chinese merchants to own and occupy land and houses in the best business parts of the city of Victoria, Hong Kong, is being altered, and that the Chinese are to be driven out of those districts, and that an ordinance for this purpose has been read a first time before the Legislative Council of Hong Kong?"
And, whether, before approving of this ordinance, he will take steps to ascertain to what extent it will, by hampering the business of our Chinese customers, also prove detrimental to British trade. [Friday 26th August.]
250
PRIVILEGES TO MAIL STEAMERS.
In answer to Mr. A. M'ARTHER,
SIR H. HOLLAND said,-The fifth article of a Convention between England and France, dated September 24, 185... and presented to Parliament in 1857, provides that when the packets conveyed by the British Post Office or by the French Post Office in execution of Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention are national vessels the property of Government, or vessels chartered or subsidized by Government, they shall be considered and treated as vessels of war in the ports of the two countries at which they regularly or accidentally
and be thus entitled to the
honours and ... They shall not on any account be
diverted from their especial duty, or be
liable to seizure,
or detention, applied to Her
The Government
Government February, 1880,
to grant the same subsidized steamers when those vessels began to run. to the German Ordinances have been passed in Hongkong Crown colonies, at the instance of the Home Government,
RDJ certain
other conferring on French and German mail steamers the privileges of men-of-war in the ports of those colonies has been done in the case of the French steamers in order to give effect to certain clauses of the French Postal Convention of 1856, and in the case of the German steamers in order that they may be placed on the same footing as the French so long as the above-nated Convention remained in force.
t anbeequent Paper.
(Minutes.)
fher theade
theair Pant
Rut Any 24
Mr Deb
Intende
what does this uper &?
Run 2415
This appears to refer to the Public Health
Ordinance howe
be fore to Council.
No overcrowding & dirt of the town has becomes
Mat persones quechen: The Chinese are hot
foring & be timed out
Towry, hate law is
and patien
lebert besuip Jack of
low is being paper
When houses in a
Le
G make tam kap
decarth caulay pot plate: if they
Id
n
nts
Page
be diverted from their esfinal duty, or be liabh &
Leigan Relention Embargo
or amt de Primer
in Fab " 1886
The German fort applies P. H. M. God to grant the
8.
Lame Priviliges to the German Onbritique Ntament then
Tros. Meads began to run-
Then
hot 3.
five 1.2. as duggestive & M. Johnson, but I think
8.24/9
When the answon is dished on - send it to
7.0.fr
Comeusina
atrace
18TH
fir the da
3,203a) 6000 3-8
at Individual.
Commons
ns3
Date.
13 aug
previous Paper.
No.
Stong Kong
17064
(Subject.)
DOMESTIC.
17064
RECR
(REGE 24 AUG 87
6
27. Mr. Alexander M'Arthur,-To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether it is a fact, as stated by a Correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian," that "the legislation of 1877, permitting Chinese merchants to own and occupy land and houses in the best business parts of the city of Victoria, Hong Kong, is being altered, and that the Chinese are to be driven out of those districts, and that an ordinance for this purpose has been read a first time before the Legislative Council of Hong Kong?"
And, whether, before approving of this ordinance, he will take steps to ascertain to what extent it will, by hampering the business of our Chinese customers, also prove detrimental to British trade. [Friday 26th August.]
250
PRIVILEGES TO MAIL STEAMERS.
In answer to Mr. A. M'ARTHER,
SIR H. HOLLAND said,-The fifth article of a Conv Lion between England and France, dated September 24,183 and presented to Parliament in 1857, provides that when th packets cosplayed by the British Post Office or by th French Post Office in execution of Articles 1 and 2 of th Convention are national vessels the property of Glovem ment, or vasecis chartered or subsidized by Governme they shall be considered and treated as vessels of war i the ports of the two countries at which they regalarly accidentally
and be thus entitled to the
honours and its They shall not on any acconnt bei
diverted from their especial duty, or he
be liable to seizurą,
or arra de
detention, applied to Her
The Governmen
Government February, 1880,
to grant the same subsidized steamers when those vessels began to run. to the German! Ordinances have been passed in Hongkong Crown colonies, at the instance of the Home Government,
RDJ certain
other conferring on French and German mail steamers the privileges of men-of-war in the parts of those colonies has been done in the case of the French steamers in order to give affect to certain clauses of the French Postal Convention of 1856, and in the case of the German steamers in order that they may be placed on the same! footing as the French so long as the above-nated Conver- tion remained in force.
t anbeequent Paper.
(Minutes.)
fher theade
theair Pant
Rut Any 24
Mr Deb
Intende
what does this uper &?
Run 2415
This appears to refer to the Pallic Health
Archenance howe
be fore to Council.
Ne overxerooding & dirt of the town has becomes
Mat persones quechen: The Chinese are hot
foring & be timed out
Towry, hate law is
and patien
이
lebert besuip Jack of
low is being paper
When houses in a
Le
G make tam kap
decarth caulay pot plate: if they
Id
n
nts
Page
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