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        "title": "CO129-032 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [1-4]",
        "content_text": "51\n\nNo. of Date\n\nDesp: Dess:\n\n1849.\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\nNo. of\n\nEncl:\n\n77 Aug: 9th Reporting\n\nthat Baron de Forth-Rover\n\nhas appointed Mr George\n\nLewis\n\nHaskell to act as French\n\nVice-Consul at Hongkong..\n\n3.\n\nNo.\n\nDate of\n\nSubject of Despatch.\n\nDesp: Desp:\n\n1849.\n\n11\n\nNo.\n\n10. of\n\nEncl:\n\n84.\n\nNone.\n\n78.\n\n21st Reporting\n\nsix\n\nmonth's\n\nleave of\n\nabsence.\n\n79.\n\n23rd. Acknowledging receipt of Despatch\n\n80.\n\n81.\n\n82.\n\nsce granted, on sick certificate to Mr. J. d'Almada e of the\n\nColonial Secretary's Office......One.\n\n23 Recommending reduction in\n\nthe Rentals of Inland Lots\n\nNr. 78th and Marine Lot N. 67... None.\n\n24th Recommending that a piece of ground at Aberdeen be allotted to Monseigneur Forcade, the Catholic Bishop, at a nominal quit-rent.\n\n25th Transmitting Estimates of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Colony for the\n\nyear ending\n\n31st December, 1850, and\n\nreporting\n\nthereon.\n\nRelative to the erection of\n\nGovernment House\n\nOne.\n\n2.\n\nNone.\n\n1\n\nto No. 122\n\nof 4th June, and Military No. 6. 7. and 2, the lack of 222 int\n\nAfor 7,\n\nJune, 1849.\n\n29th Forwarding copy of Governor\n\nBonham's Despatch to Viscount Palmerston, with Enclosures,\n\nannouncing\n\nthe assassination of\n\nthe Governor of Macao\n\n85. Sept. 6th Replying to His Lordship's Despatch\n\nMilitary No.7, of 5th June last y relative to the inspection of the Defensible Barrack at Aberdeen\n\n86.\n\n84.\n\n88\n\nin\n\nMay, 1848, by His Excellency\n\nNone.\n\n14.\n\nthe Governor, in H. M. Steamer Media\n\nNone\n\nas\n\nReporting transfer of Mr Lena, the Assistant Harbour Master, Clerk to the Registrar General's Office, and stating further saving effected\n\nby this\n\nmeasure.\n\n18th. Acknowledging receipt of Despatch\n\nth. July.\n\nto No. 130 of 14\"\n\nand Circular Private, of 15th June, 1849, Jr.\n\nNone.\n\nNone.\n\n18th. Reporting 12 months leave of absence on sick certificate granted to the Hon. W. Napier, to proceed to England.... 2.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]",
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        "title": "CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7]",
        "content_text": "The Chief Justice, & the Secretary. How, under such control, can the barristers obtain local Court satisfaction, conducted? In this case it seems to me Dr. Bridges' observation in Court might profitably be taken into consideration as to whether he was obnoxious, and if so, it was irregular, but I cannot truck the sense, if I face it was, involved such letters as Mr. Darley Morgan properly to 28802.\n\nI have lists at hand of no use of any for Official having \n\nExplication of the manner in which Dr. Bridges discharges his duties to Colonial Secretary... that the Office was not sought for by Mr... I that if he is one of the five Drivers out of \n\nby Mr. Phillipps I Lear\n\nThe Governor with \n\nintolerable that \n\nme of such frequent \n\nof again in quarrels amongst the principal opposite of the place - and if Mr. Decoley, who is always... Mr. Merivale. D is, I think, becoming \n\nCoupled in these quarrels, is not told disputes he will be Hong Kong should be the \n\nremoved. I fear these news, will be any peace come the place. At this that if \n\nDit on Shear \n\nJuin it very \n\nRuffinto to \n\n{\n\nreplace \n\nhim. \n\nSEL \n\n7172.3 \n\nbeta \n\nNUAL SECRETARY, \n\nSUPPLEMENT \n\nTO THE \n\nOverland China Mail, No. 141. \n\nHONGKONG, 10 JUNE, 1857.\n\ndays at lecture. \n\n251 \n\nCommander Torever \n\nSHAMEFUL SCENE IN COURT.\n\nawern testimony, independently of the way of being supplied, for the laaiting mow in Re, which hopt within reach of them for the upper end of the Town first, and so on 7168 ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE ACHING COLO- ! disallowed Ordinance. He also rennded course of erection user the superintens of \n\nlang time; and Cxplain Edgell brings to myliu sucressian, to enable our Boats to get the Rev. Mr Beocher will be as well suited for a She court of cases where is Louis Lecture room; na for a Seamen's Clapet; and antice the beltaviar aud cast arurate fire i Luk. Wa are sorry to have to contradict had so ruled during the present Attorcy \n\nassured that for such, it down, aur by Mr Hudson, Acting Mate, in the place towards our rear, at the Battery at the abrys be town opens. Should thy pject be sccne witnessed in the Supreme Court amining the cusco in question, asid that it carled out, to want of visitors wit be found, latter. The chase was constitued by this lower end of the Town, where most of the at the Criminal Sessionz on Monday last. was so, and that he was of opinion the either on Slays at pulle west, or on week! division, which accompanied, for or 14 casualties occurred. \n\nwas there must active and useful, and on two As no reporter for the press was present, present conviction was correct;\"--bat at \n\nmiles above the pice where the Steamers we give the circumstances na degeriled to the same time hinted in his own quiet but the public in your elias, and thereby oblige at the are having been excessive, I decided with small parties of Marines, under Lieut- Will you not endly bring this subject before had grounded, when, the work for the mesoccasions landed in a very galiant pamer us the same evening by a perfectly dis- firm way to the Attorney General, that, many busidum \n\n10 ar bak, but with the view of getting utauti, L. Blake, ., charged some twe interested eyewitness; but the facts con since he had been aware of the circum- \n\ntise Junko which we still had in sight, at a hundred well-arcied uses, and drove thei casily be substantiated by reference to the sauce, it was his duty to have informed \n\nfuture time by another passage, \n\nLegund in eutankyupis, officers of the Court, súd doubs the Court of the disallowance of the oven the Chief Juanice bintself will readily Oriinance, and at all events clous Amve pers bear testimony to their treth. What ob-witted on (the Chief Justice) the exercise ject is to be gained by the attempt which of its privilege. \n\nThas been made to distors faris, expl Suc is a true statement of the case. \n\nTHE WRITER. ---China Mill, May 20. \n\nTithe Billor of the \"China Mail.\" \n\nkonekana. Si funr. 1817. DEAR Sha, Aernesncleation in your ieste of last week, ideately announces the fact, that \n\nfor \"Seamen?: Chupel\" \n\nThat is too good news to be true, \n\nis rather pacature. \n\n7. Near the point at which we turned, sh 16. An attempt was made to tow dawa the rage of Tseen Trome, we found the ¦ On the Wor Jo be already noticed, but whe Lovely Funnyma, which was captured fast accidentally aught fire, and she was there \n\nThat being December, while in tow of the eteamer fore degroyed with the others, Thistle. I must her. \n\nazcomplished the Boats returned down the 8. On getting back to the Ganbeats at Creek. night, I found that Commander Corbett, who \n\nthe more gratification of personal spicen, Mr Bridges did not rise in the hench speriadening the erection of a building \n\n17. This again was a severe day's work; we cannot profess even to guess. \n\nreserved for the Legislative Council,\" nori It would be observed that the Garnid he interrupt the Court in the manner! \n\nhad very properly remained with the Staruch | offices and men behaved uduniably, mel It is cre thans i would cost gladly to unpage: on her grosiding-tu uber Commanders i with the greatest split. 1 beg la regiarz, 19. ment Gazeite of Saturday last contained a dermibed by those who were not precast, in ach duty, and, Providence promising notification of the disallowance by the land who therefore have been mishel as to us to be ; but the announcement above noticed \n\nhaving gone on had sent the Taflexible's ↑ you be able assistance. I reunived from Cap home government of Ordinance No. 15 of what actually took place; nor indeed would not crerzet su unimpeetart an error, \n\npaddle bos Boat after a Junk that tried to tain Edgell, and from Connraanders Forsyth, escape down & Creek to the right, and cap- Corbett, and Tammur, during the two days\" 1856,—* An Ordinance for amending the did he speak loud enough to be heard by were i aut continually died & Where in pune tured her. Commander Forsyth had return-perations. Their seat and antivity the last Law of Evidence and Triat by Jury, any one bat the Chief Justice; and, as Chapel lucated!\" A very aggravating question, ed with his party, and Lieutenant Deul, dey (as before) was exulated by the Officers The Fourth Clause of which is as follows: we sail before, the false accounts which by the way. It is like waking an old Earheler assisted by the Olheurs of the other Gunboats, of all ranka urder them, freie Lientenant \n\nIV. A Heather Withus, in any tour, or Lave been given of the occurrence can to be able to sewer the question. Beside this, Chinese having reruried to one of the Junks Cadet \n\nwhere a wife is, when he would give the world, bed secured or destroyed all the prizes. The Nares, the Senior Lieutenant, to the Javier before any porsan eupowered to administer an only have had their origin in spite or call, shall not be sworn either before er upon jealousy. \n\nstlecribers to the enterprise must wonder that below, she was recaptured by Mr Motioy, 18. Captain Edgell brings to my notice. giving his testimony, unless the said Court or \n\nthey have not been estigulted, according to the seed Master, with the Starting's and the active share taken by Livatenant Stanis Ju will be soon that though we defend rms of sulsoription. person shall third: fit so to direct; în which case the said winess shall be sworn according to his Dr Bridges from a false accusation, (and conscience, But every flatiren Witness shall, we should assuredly not attempt to de- butor the taking of his said evidence, baby, er ferd him were he in the wrong,) we have by the order of, the said Court or Person, duly refrained from any remarks on the style warned to speak the bruth, and informed of the of Mr Anstev's address, which, not lacing and worthy of being well carried cat. Hong-nsists of one beary Gun in the Baw, each day as a Volunteer, and made himself \n\npenalties to which, in case he whall not speak \n\n18 imply, therefore, to ease my own mind Hongkong's Bois. Lienterant Dent brought forth in the bone's Barge; and the sur- vices of Mr Hudson, Acting Mate of this to my notice the conduct of that Officer. and that of subsetilmes, that I trespass tuon your columns, and corect si error. \n\n9. lo all, 27 heavily armed Stake Borte Soip, 1 beg parisearly to notice. \n\nLieutenant Rd. Cox, of the 38th Regiment Their Armonétr Madras Risles, accompanied the expedition \n\nvery useful, \n\nin gnestini, 1 fiely Padors. 16 le a good idea, oupured or destroyed. \n\nThe mala idea suggested by the communication Celonging to the Admiral a Hay) were \n\nalways a more Shipping Fort. There ja to be a \n\nis not what it was five, or even two, yenas generally a fong 32 or 24-Peunder, with fum on the five years to sinne ty be expected to 6 fighter Guus; wol Vessel pulls about vell Bates change. This is not to be 40 nors. This servies was fortunately ac \n\ncity, here, miroving in numbers, but in fasellectual extrano; sand in is quite tinte tak one of the resued amusements suggeted by \n\nThe Waiter shoult to intradusal. \n\nthe truth, he will become liable; it being herely been present, we did not bear, bat which declared and enacted, that the pensities of Fer our informant states to have been highly jury stall be denied and taken to apply to False utbecoming, to say the very least of it\" Testimony given by any such witness, whether Sach violent ebullitions : a Court of Jus-jace and refined & vissy, a constantly improvize Botngslished with the loss of two men only sworn sworn, in any use where, if it as tice are disgreefel to all concerned, and given the same upon walk, ho would by law ! hare thereby becoine lisad to the same. \n\nought to he put a summery stop to by An inexcusable oversight, it seems, was the Chief Justice; and if how officers for \n\nget themselves, and use language aule- committed by the local government, in caring their official character, it is high Seatnen's Cliapol,\" I have an objset iu view caser (but not severe) of sun strike occurred \n\nUne or twa \n\nwonended. The day was excessively not, and I can speak ton highly of the spirit with which the men stuck to their ears, through a harder day's work than I have ever before Of course, in labouring be the stridslunent of witnessed under a tropical sun. \n\nbigher and an re important that suggested in the Gunboats. \n\nla commaneation of your last wack's co- alge hat hond, to his would picase we respondeur; but as Keligion tudi true Refinement \n\nnot having officially notified the Attorney General of the Ordinance having been time they were reminded of it, if not disallowed; but that Mr Anstey was aware utherwise, through the columns of the of it through the Gazette, he did not profom public press. We have witnessed to to dony. Notwithstanding the disalloway such recriminatory barangues Tat-mi dan tind she combined in my enter auce, he proceeded to try the case without terly, such as ne barrister, we feel assurul, piso. Respectfully, I am, Sir, swearing the witnesses a course in which would youture apen before the judges in | \n\nus will be shown, he was justified by the terms of a subsequent ordinues. Bat now for a description of what really did Denur in Court. \n\nEnglaud, and such as should not be per- witted bero. \n\n-China Mail, May 20 \n\nEVENING AMUSEMENTS.\n\nImmediately before the evidenes was closed, or at all events before the jury had We have mock pleasure in nesking room returned their verdict-our informant is for the following communication, and hope not certain which the Acting Colonial the proposal will meet with the courage- Secretary called to him the Crown So-mout it deserves:- \n\nlicitor, and pointed out that the Attorney To the Editor of the \"China Mail.\" General Lad, in not swearing the witness, overlooked the disallowance of the Ordi \n\nHosure, 28 May, 1857. \n\nJ. C. BEECHER. -China Maži, June 4, \n\nGAZETED NOTICKS, \n\nBar Haakons Cureras Garde, Func E. J \n\ntions more in detail. \n\n10. At daylight next morning the Steamers and ten pelas in tow, and attached with the proceeded down the frecks with the Boats Syble, the Second Bar. \n\n11. Further Arrangements were now made to follow up the War Boats that had o | away. I had already, the previous day \n\ntard to strengthen Commander Forsyth's \n\nSigned, \n\nTrae Extracts, \n\nC. ELLIOT, Commodat \n\nTien. S. MORRISDN. \n\nReturn of the Force engaged in the Brenpo Creek, on the 35th of Say, at the Capture ami Datraction of Chinese War Veste. Steam Tender Bunghong, Lieut. EL T. Dent. |trandat \n\nChili. Spain Tender Fir C. Forbet, „ Vine. fort Gunboat Startin \n\nVilliers. Siunach, \n\nWildman. Sybille. Launch-Lieut. E. Nee; Livut, Blake, a \n\nMr Price, Midaluperar. Borge, Mr A. 4. Brooke, Midshipman. Piankee-Mr. K. Hudson, Asing Mate \n\nGatter,—Mr W. Ht. De Burgly Midshipman. \n\n* \n\nhreat. Swale, n.. \n\nRaleigh. \n\nH \n\nCar-Commander Turner: Mr J. Forhess Assistant Solgeon; Mr Pilkington, Mid- shipman Launch,-iros. Goodenough; Lord Charles \n\nSet, Mulshipnot Pinnaco, Lieut. Grabara; Mr Dupries, Mil- \n\nskipman. \n\nTribune. \n\nGig-Capt. Tidgell; Mr E. Elwyn, Naval Cadet ; \n\nMe Childers, Midshipman \n\nBarge, Liat. Saniforth; Lieet Boyle; Me Harvey, Surgeon; Lieut. A. Ozxari, Volunteer, Lieut. Hichord Cox, 34th Regi- men: .N.I. \n\nshipman; My Rowe, Assistant Paymaster; My Hawkins, Naval Cadet, Cutter, Mr Yest, Midelima. Mir R. \n\nVerry, Gopurk \n\nstationed the Tribuné off Sawshee Chamel, ļaud 1 now moored the Inflexilie abreast of the Second Bar Creek, dowa which her Guð uld then range. From the knowledge I Exacts from a Despatch from Commodore now possessed respecting the various treels honourable C, G, J, 3. BLLC. from Escape Creek downwards, à considered dated wh May, 1857, to the addrees of, it possible to guard all outlets to the His Excellency Rear Admiral Rifer, and with a force of Bosts to sour Mona Sernions, K.C.B. \n\nSpottie, ED BAR, CARTON RIPER there wither to meet that fave or cetize th 4th May, 1867. wards the main River. Commander Forsyth Sia--It is a frequent subject for remark, that 1. 1 bad the honour to report to you \n\nwith his division tools up his station in Escape mance, and that a verdict ander the viral.ough there boarge uber of residents yesterday, that Her Majesty's Gauboats, Greek in the evening. cumstances would be illegal, and weight loud is this Colony fully capable of appreciating and į Tenders, and Ship Boats, captured or des- | 12. At daylight the 27th I proceeded the escape of the prisoners. Mr Cooper enjoying hitelary entertainments, there are no frayed about 40 Mandarin Junks (Suake up the Saws Channel as previously ar Turner thereupon crossed over to they may be destred. With the exeption of our big w to report the nature of the upitra-ers for 10 or 12 miles, 1 then sent the Bos Pintave, Livul. Normate; Mr Barker, Mid- suell emergituents to be enjoyed, however acheals) on the 25th and 27th Instant, 1anged, the Boats being towed by the Stean- Anstey, and told him what Dr Dridges had ceanna Ball, (from which andemment many said Mr Anstey, however, took no are restrained by Jack of invitation, utud others further notice of it, but on the verdict of by principle,) there is nothing to breast in upo 2. The Fleet of Juuks which formerly relivision, and desired Lieutenant Dent in the guilty being returned, instantly, as is in pleasure. In the cities of our native laude, navod to a position about five or six miles Pine, and go a short distance up the the dull Fouding of business and ucharrowing mained near the main euch of the tiver had unploy to false with him the Inferible's -Saraton, left the Court Dr Bridges then there are always relaxations to be fand in the up the Cree. As it was very doubtful; Sieoud Bar Creek (he succeeded in passing \n\nwork up to the Registrar's desk, and said form of Lesturda, Concerts, and such Wke, which whether our small Steemers mid to completely through into Escape Creek, and Gig-Commander Forsyth. emmething to the Chief Justice, in 50 real pleasures, and yet which at the samne \n\nthem, it was upeessary to have a sufficient \n\net Commander Forsyth.) Casting off from time, R. A. Deown, Acting Mate low tone as to be unbeard by our time tend to improve the said, and refine the Boat foren to follow up the Creek, iade the Steamers, the Beats pulled up ite Saw-Cutter-Lieut. Brock, Honourable A. Denison, informant, but which would appear to juller man There is rule which works bath \n\npendent of Ganhoat support. \n\nshore Channel, and we anon beard from the \n\nAnting Mate. have been of the same tenor no the mea ievestiors bebokens increasing refinement in the ways. While sa enlarged interest in such re- \n\n3. At daylight on the 25th, our Force was that foar of Sin Hop's retreating Squadron natives (who showed us every good feeling) sage delivered to Mr Anstey through recamanity, the encunmaging and fostering such in the Creek, and soon afterwards a Mandarin had on the 25th gone up to Tang Kons, Turner, for His Lordship sent for the interest, is one of the surest manus of bringing Fleet of about 40 Junks was observed moored and that there were other Mandarin Juuks Attorney General, and explained to him about an elevated public suliment. The mind what had been said. Mr Anstey there else the finer elepients will natally dissolve, and of a community, as well as the body, must be fed, upon expressed great indignation at the \n\ngrosser exuberatu enlund of the Evecative government, as represented by Dr Bridges and that they hud ant deigned to show him the despatiu disallowing the Ordinance, or even to commonlaste its tenor, except through the government notice open to all. Mr The peculiar organization of our society does within good tuge, she opened fire, and was Anstey further intimated the atunst con- pot were like me on supported by the Bustard and Starting Roman, and served the mastheads of the Return of the Force exprged on the 27th May, ut and denied the right of the Acting Culminature, that Ettle advantage is gained either—in others being at distant range. The War Junks. The Boats now gave way with tempt for the technical quibble started- \n\nBerad. \n\nJafazibie. \n\nStarboard Pale-Box Boat, Lisa Hanson fig,--Commander Crebert \n\nMr Barkle, Mid-biptnan. \n\nPort Pedule-Box Bat-Me . Sukee, Mid- shipman Me Magrudi, Assistant Surgeon, \n\nin good order across the stream. The tide there (I beg here to mention the very for the Juuke to escape, and although it made fter. Skinned Beal, Chaplain of this ship, who Finaceout. Bacon; Mr Teliasis, Mil- was a strong ebb, which rendered it less easy great assistance I have received from the \n\nwas good enough at my request to accom. pany me each day us Chiurse Interpreter; are in a great degree doe, as I had failed to to his aid the successes of the expedition \n\n1: is imprasible for human nature to thrive thread the way amongst the shoals \n\nnur progress slow, iz enebied us this better to \n\ndessert. The day demily of business, do not tend the leading Steuses as they approached, 4. A heavy fire from the Janks opened upon \n\nmigh & Bil. bo served up wokthly by way of i mn Book-keeping, Beefstenks, and Beer, even \n\na test men's heads, and surely the wist desails, but at too great a distice to tell with effect. \n\nof late dinners can have no such tendency \n\nand what is of this is so its \n\nShortly afterwards, as the Hoogkang got \n\nobtain an interpreter from Hongkong) \n\nBAI MAL \n\nPary \n\nPaddle-Box Boat,-Lient. Smith; Mr. Mayary, Assistant Surgeon; Mr Hayes, Midshipman. Punae, My Smith, Acting Mite! \n\n13. About 10 miles from where the Steam- Total Force of Boats with game-13 Cutters \n\ners were left, we opened the City of Tong \n\na will; and though the Junks were in sight \n\nand Gigs 7. \n\nthe Fedruction of Chinese War Boats at to those who visis or thuge who are visited: and, fire from the Junks then slackened, and they Secretary to appear in that court. If he Hence it occurs, that falls seven-tenths of our gut aulerweigh; some were soon afterwards \n\nTeung Konan. and his friends, said Mr Anstey, think me population are as entirely destitute of evening abandoned, and the rest plying their arsy two miles off, they succeeded in taking \n\nSplitte. them completely by surprise; the Bous, as unit to fall my functions, cere 19 another intent, na though; carb one wear ande resident endeavoured to escape op the treek. \n\nBarge,-Lieut. Naces; Mr Brooke, Midship- pon upon the island, Robinson Crusoe, Phillip \n\nthey dasked in, firing into a standi battery \n\nmare; Lieut. lake, R.M. before which they ear cito me, tribunal \n\na. The Stoners followed, thongh very Qar, or other more of all be survey slowly on account of the shoal wafer; the War Funky, eased them to be immediately \n\nwhich camanded the River, and into the pin Hudson, Acting Mate; Lieut gad les them there do their word! The \n\nNow tie ought Get so to he is a state of \n\nSwale, K.M. learned gentleman referred to cases report things sliko derimented to five rolny as a whole, Charles Forbes and Staunch grounded abandoned. The Jooks lay scattered along Cutter, Mr De Burgh, Midshipznali. \n\nely, then the Starling, and eventually the the whole length of the Town through which Hongkong ran ashore. The signal was 10- the River runs, and preparatious ware Bow and a general chase took place. The Junk mediately made for the Boats to go ahead, nede in destroy them with the exception of Cutter Commander Tour: Mr Forbes, Assistant Surgeon Mr Pilkington, Mid- one, the finest and heaviest grined War Junk ! force divided, the main body of about 15 non- I have seus in China, which I hoped to be Pisser-Lie Gralas; Mr Duries, Mid- \n\nshipmana. tiquing up the main channel were followed i uble to take away. by the Boats, doi by Captafa Edgell, who \n\nTribune. \n\n| cul in the Hangkang Register for Decom- | anod to the individuat elamuter of those who com \n\nber, 1851, and January 1832, and sou- \n\nprise it. The rond with feed on something, and tended that the court had power under there be no larless recreations to satisfy the if it cannot have wheat, it must take chat. If Ordinance 5 of 1858, § 4,* to admit un demand, then grosser indulgencies will be sought fun, which delar the character a surely as the * Every Court, \n\nor Officer \n\nGundide to take Adidas le 23 ant \n\nlet, Crli ur Orinatra”, where my porson concjælent to ) \n\nformer serve to elevate it. \n\nIs it not desirable, ches, to supply, so far \n\ngive pekline or make fidavit their shall refrs to¡ possible, some social entertainments, which may \n\nwarn fleista, may, at his reton, peralt floor intuest as we as elevate-which all appeal to \n\ncalthy appetite for wholesome and \n\nThere is els at talent, should think, f \n\nliar tu berku sa en Bueratina, or Staterof the better nature of murselves, and give na a his or her Farbbowonge by Una salat mračket, which sate Declarou or Hatement shall thenceforth leave the vanie force and affect in all repeat? usdila ne mer Hops * or Adavit (as the cause war vel to the live pur sworn to lài tho usual way, would save Bul: But no such permiator shall be granted in a person Who shall not have been fire, by the rail Court, Magli Hale, Commissioner, or Officer, duly warmer to speak \n\n15 Prath, and ladoled of the Fesultis, which lie m \n\nthe sunny, to carry through a rise of Lycan Lectures, which would be a credit to the place, and prove a saree of pleasure to our fellow citizens; and beside those wow pinong as, there \n\ndetached four Pines a Crook to the Chinese Tramps were not going quietly to 14. Et soon became apparent that the \n\nshipman. \n\nRaleigh. \n\nMr J. Phillipps, Ayting 24 Master, \n\nte fallone the sadler -ision: Com sabrnit to this proceeding without farther Gig-Capt. Figril; Ms W. Flwyn, Naval Cadet ; matcher Pureyth devonanied these Pires, resista ce, and the reck being arrow with Barge Lieut. Stanforth; Liest Ozcan, which suceredeit in capturing thasa all (ten Houses on either wids, they had every facility \n\nin amber). Commander Forsyth speaks to pick off war men. As we find passed up. | \n\nBanett, Acting Assistant Surgeon \n\nVownther, Lieut. Cox, 38th Regiment M.N.1. \n\nbighly of the gallant way the Horacf's Pin- only a few gingalls and matchlocks opened; Pinnace,--Hest. Norman; Air Barker, Mid- have, wnder Me R. A. Brown, Acting Minte, these increasing in number, presently gare! dashed in, wasupported by the other Boats, considerable ayaner, and it was necessary, which she fund distanced, against three of to keep up a continued tire with some of these heavily armed Janks which struck to the Bear's Guns, fresketry, and from the Tribune's Rucket Bost, which did good \n\nthe will ineste by making a False Fierlaan 544 345ly passing, bansient visitors, travel \n\ncat unor this risauce and furar, who shold of every part of the veld, who world her. floss he or she shali kuppen on he a busddigno) hare; gladly aid to entertain us by their obervations; \n\nWhat tlie \n\nsaid Court, Magidrato, Comeliner and at that is required would soon! to i Terved front a Religious or Contentious Bell that Beaking of a Vata is unlawful, \n\nellip; Mr Hawkins, Naval Cadet. Cutter-Lieut. Slowtherd; Mr Mangon, Mid- \n\nshipman My Verey, Gwner. \n\nInflexible. \n\nGig-Commander Corbett ; Mr W. Burney. \n\nbe a euit- 6. The main body, followed by Captain service, while other parties were employed | Starboard Uadille-Box Dou Lieut. Dacou: Mr that his or her Objection to take the Oath Ute all in which to hold such meetings Even Ragell, were soon beyond range of all, exept destroying the Junks, which compied some Buckle, Midshipman; Mr Magrath, Assistant \n\nthis desideratone, I ano gled to say, is in a fa, the Hornet's Rocket, Boat and Sybille's Pil- time, as it was cressary to burd' those at [ \n\nSargcom.",
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        "content_text": "# XIII-RETURN of VESSELS bringing CHINESE PASSENGERS to the Port of Victoria, Hongkong, from places out of China, during the Year ending 31st December, 1867.\n\n| NAMES | TONNAGE | HORSE POWER | WHERE BUILT | REMARKS | DATE ARRIVED | Adults | CHILDREN | Sur's NAME | TONS | COLOURS | MASTER'S NAME | WHERE FROM | REMARKS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | M | F | M | F |  |  |  |  |\n| Ana, Brig | 222:82 |  | Bremen |  | 1 Jan. |  |  | Cambodge |  |  | Chusan |  |  |\n| Colorado | 434:31 |  | Newcastle on Tyne | Sold to Foreigners | 8 Feb. | 1 |  | Golden Fleece |  |  | Indore |  |  |\n| Clan Alpine | 1,600 | French 4,009 American 1,600 British 942 |  |  | 4 March | 5 |  | De Boris |  |  | Saigon | 50 |  |\n| Jane, Barque | 307:20 |  | Malmos, Sweden |  | 1 March |  |  | Boliere |  |  | Puget Sound | 28 |  |\n| Gipsey, Barque | 260:04 |  | Nantes |  | 6 March | 1 |  | Harling |  |  | Tigra |  |  |\n| Annie Longton | 643 |  |  |  | 1 March |  |  |  |  |  | Singapore | 35 |  |\n| Atrevida | 457 British |  |  |  |  |  |  | Bissett |  |  | San Francisco | 160 |  |\n| Osaka, Schooner | 80 | 417:00 | London |  | 8 March | 16 |  | Alicia | 236 | *2 | Bunkit | Labuan | 62 |\n| Monarch | 284:21 | 1,444 | Arbroath |  | 10 April | 8 |  | Macey |  |  | Melbourne | 464 |  |\n| John Bright, Barque | 250 | 677:44 | Millwall |  | 11 April | 5 |  | Taylor |  |  | Singapore | 90 | 942 |\n| Feloong, Schooner | 90 | 260:74 | Whitenich | Registry anew | 12 April | 12 |  | Narvacz |  |  | Hutchison | 120 | Foochow |\n| Foochow, Barque | 594:63 |  | Liverpool | Sold to Foreigners | 19 April | 12 | 11 | Rover | 15 |  | Genkai, Brig |  |  |\n| Genkai, Brig | Cylinder 34 | 606:00 | Mystic, U.S.A. | Foundered in a Typhoon |  |  |  | Fanny Smail | 15 |  | Domai | 800 | Spanish 886 American 389 British 2,700 French |\n| Keangsoo, Barque | 800 | 448:63 | Cowes | Sold to Foreigners | 16 April | 28 |  | A. J. Ingersoll | 17 |  | Anne, Schooner | 304:83 | Bremen |\n| Anne, Schooner | 304:83 |  | Bremen |  | 7 May |  |  | Colorado | 808 American 4,009 |  | Kemble Firth Bourden Derk Lane | Singapore | 30 |\n| Julia, Ship | 526:10 |  | Aberdeen | Sold to Foreigners | 18 May |  |  |  |  |  | Sydney | 26 | Saigon 35, Singapore 51, San Francisco 265 |\n| Emily Jane, Ship | 404:00 |  | Calcutta |  | 19 May |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Johanne, Schooner | 144:80 |  | Copenhagen |  | 20 May |  |  | Anno Porter, Brig | 238:87 |  | Workington |  |  |\n| Kinkiang, None | Diameter of 417:59 |  | New York | Registry anew | 22 May |  |  | Agamemnon | 20 |  | Swordfish | 20 | Passe Partcut |\n| Ajax |  |  |  |  | 24 May |  |  | Cambodge | 2,279 British | 574 Siamese | 304 British | 1,549 | Moller |\n| Fire Dart, None | do. 46 | 212:84 | New York | Registry anew | 25 June | 3 | 21 | Clan Alpine | 942 |  |  | Singapore | 42 |\n| White Cloud, None | do. 44 | 170:91 | New York | Registry anew | 26 June | 3 |  | Thunder | 59B |  | Humphries Hutchison Taylor | Singapore | 50 |\n| Kinshar, None | do. 56 | 544:79 | New York | Registry anew | 28 June | 5 |  | Agnes | 1,011 | 11 | Knapp | Singapore | 160 |\n| Wealth of Nations |  |  |  |  | 29 June | 1,187 |  | Waters |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Queen of the Seas, Barque | 442:82 |  | Wilmington, U.S.A. | Registry anew | 29 June |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Resolution |  |  |  |  | 30 June | 6 |  | Poyang, None | (Diameter of? 364:08 |  | New York |  | Registry anew |\n| Poyang, None | (Diameter of? 364:08 |  | New York | Registry anew | 30 June |  |  | McKay | 816 Siamese |  | Bangkok | 62 |  |\n| Bombay Castle | 650 British |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gammon |  |  | Singapore | 40 | Cylinder 50 |\n| Fire Queen, Schooner | 1,400 | 2,886:01 | New York | Sold to Foreigners | 32 July | 12 |  | Baron Kellner | 272 Austrian |  |  |  |  |\n| John Bright |  |  |  |  | 33 July | 13 |  | Heather Bell, Schooner | 351:25 |  | Richardot, France |  | Sold by Auction |\n| Heather Bell, Schooner | 351:25 |  | Richardot, France | Sold by Auction | 34 July | 13 |  | Denmark | 677 British 328 Siamese |  | Kovich McKenzie Prouse | Saigon | 22 |\n| Mirage, Ship | 718:51 |  | Hartlepool, Durham |  | 35 July | 16 | 10 | Magnolia | 380 British |  | Clark | 90 |  |\n| Marie Elizabeth | 77 | ?? 318) Dutch |  |  | 36 July | 16 |  | Vander Gevel |  |  | Ellen, Ship | 631:00 | New York |\n| Ellen, Ship | 631:00 |  | New York |  | 37 July | 22 |  | Tye Watt | 654 Siamese |  | Singapore | 50 | Luis |\n| Kiushu, Barque | 112 | 684:99 | Cork |  | 38 July | 22 |  | Malaces |  |  | Bangkok | 25 | 13 |\n| Dart, Bessie Searight, Schooner Brig | 79:21 |  | San Francisco |  | 39 July | 22 |  | Prosperity | 602 Siamese |  | Bouning | Bangkok | 131:25 |\n| Prosperity | 131:25 |  | Newport, South Wales |  | 40 July | 26 |  | Senator | 17 | 882 | Vichers | 32 |  |\n| Haya Mares | 334 British |  |  |  | 41 July | 28 |  | Carmes |  |  | Singapore | 66 |  |\n| Labourdonnais | 1,600 French |  |  |  | 42 July | 29 |  |  |  |  | TOTAL TONS | 2,572 | 14,437:26 |\n| Handy | 632 Siamese |  |  |  | 44 July | 3 |  | Rigodet Raonkilder |  |  | Saigon | 70 | Bangkok 35 |\n| Reiver | 777 British |  |  |  | 45 July | 4 |  | H. G. THOMSETT, | 24 |  | Bolton | Singapore | 60 |\n| Canton | 779 Siamese |  |  |  | 46 July | 5 |  | Heinsott |  |  | Bangkok | 821 | Harbor Master, &c. |\n| Meteor | 895 |  |  |  | 47 July | 5 |  | Pettersen | 451 |  |  |  |  |\n| Nile | 294 British |  |  |  | 48 July |  |  | Mass |  |  |  |  |  |\n\n## XI-RETURN of VESSELS REGISTERED and STRUCK OFF in the Port of Hongkong, during the Year 1867.\n\n| No. |  | Horse Power | Tons | No. of Horse Power | Wreck Vessels | Fire, &c. | Sale to Foreigners | Registered Anew | Transferred to other Ports | Singapore |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | REGISTERED |  |  |  |  |  | STRUCK OFF BY REASON OF |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 751 |\n| 21 | Morning Star | 540 Siamese |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sat | Bangkok | 100 |\n| 27 | Tigre | 1,725 French |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Boiliere | Saigon | 52 |\n| 28 | Sumatra | ** | 1,078 American |  |  |  |  |  |  | Kenema | San Francisco | 110 |\n| 30 | Lamont | 782 British |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Castella | Singapore | 75 |\n|  | TOTAL |  | 302,572 | 14,437.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | 2,720 | 1,731.24 | 8,677.15 | 3,837.05 | 2,640.06 | 28,814.77 |  |  |  |\n| 40 | Indian Warrior | 661 Siamese |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Young | Bangkok | 841 |\n| 5 | Colorado | 4,009 American |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Smith | San Francisco | 400 |\n| 62 | Unity | 247 British |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Howes | Singapore | 22 |\n| 63 | Sophia | 301 Siamese |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | luison | Bangkok | 60 |\n| 65 | Faders Minde | 290 Danish |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Oisen | Saigon | 28 |\n| 65 | Siamese Crown | 630 Siamese |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Snader | Bangkok | 60 |\n|  | Waterwitch | 1,040 British |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Brown | Calcutta |  |\n\n## XII.—RETURN of EMIGRANT SHIPS cleared by the Emigration Officer, Hongkong, during the Year ending 31st December, 1867.\n\n| No. | DATE CLEARED | SHIP'S NAME | TONS | OF WHAT PORT | MASTER'S NAME | WHITHER BOUND | AUDLTS | CHILDREN | REMARKS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | M | F | M | F |  |\n| 1 | January 11 | Reindeer | 828 | Liverpool | McClelland |  |  |  |  |\n| 10 | Autocrat | 984 | Boston, U.S. | Barwell |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4 | March 22 | Tennyson | 1248 | Newbury Port, UB | Graves |  |  |  |  |\n| 5 | April 3 | Glen of the Ocean | 690 |  | Hans Pritchard |  |  |  |  |\n| 16 | Alphée | 902 |  | De L'Escaille | 129 | 15 |  |  |  |\n| 15 | Alice | 252 Hataburg |  | Schuck | Singapore | 22 |  |  |  |\n| 19 | Seaman's Bride | 314) Siamese |  | Roth | Bangkok | 30 |  |  |  |\n| 28 | Contest | 387 |  | JJ > Berkely | 60 |  |  |  |  |\n| 25 | Fung Shuey | 987 American |  | Watson | Singapore | 70 |  |  |  |\n| 29 | Achilles | 1,550, British |  | Russell | San Francisco | 92 |  |  |  |\n| Sept. 3 | Morning Star | 481 |  | Moreaux | \" | Bombay | 38 |  |  |\n| 4 | Keiver | 772 |  | Bolton | Do. | 31 |  |  |  |\n|  |  | 444 | 201 |  |  | Singapore | 150 |  |  |\n| 6 | Henry Melville | 261 |  | Kirk | 65i |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Castle | 476) Siamese |  | Misted | Bangkok | 45 |  |  |  |\n| 6 | Boanerges | 1,236 British |  | Dann | Saigon | 26: |  |  |  |\n|  |  | 240 | 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 20 | Swordfish | 575 Siamese |  | Moller | Bangkok | 25 |  |  |  |\n| 8 | 12 Garland | 617 Hamburg |  | Sobst | Do. | 275 |  |  |  |\n| Oct. 3 | Clan Alpine | 942 British |  | Hutchison | Singapore | 2001 |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | وو |  |  |  |\n| 7 | 18 Joshua Bates | 660 Melbourne |  | Sydserff Smith | Melbourne | 276 | 81 |  |  |\n| 3 | Thuuder | 593 |  | Taylor | 120 | San Francisco | 424 | 82 |  |\n| 4 | Great Republic | 5,000 American |  | Doane | San Francisco | 660) |  |  |  |\n| 9 | 10 California | 1418 Boston, U.S. |  | уз |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10 | 23 Chelsea | 904 Melbourne |  | Barber Lowe | Do. | 493 | 52 |  |  |\n| $3 | 28 Onward | 606 British |  | White | Sydney | 50 |  |  |  |\n|  |  | 971 | 84 |  |  | Do. |  |  |  |\n| Nor | 3 Colla | 435 American |  | Grainge | Saigon | 30 |  |  |  |\n| 11 | 11 June | Japaru | 682 Rotterdam | Sevestein | Do. | 130 | 85 |  |  |\n| 4 | Luisita | H 1,440) Spanish |  | Garcia | Havana | 23 |  |  |  |\n| 12 Nov. | 6 Veritas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13 | 15 Codabus. | * |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14 | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15 Dec. | 19 Jeannie Alice | 632 Liverpool | 1286 Calcutta | 1212 Singapore | 1026 Havre |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Total Tons | 14,718 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | Row | Carry | Surinam, Dutch Guiana | 280 | 9 | 86 | 11 | Reiver | 71 | 27 | Singapore | 145 | 5 |\n| 13 | 13 Joshua Bates | 777 British 5611 |  | Bolton | Singapore | 130 |  | Sydsor | Melbourne | B00 |  |  |\n| 14 | China | 3,856 American |  | Sirith | San Francisco | 910 |  | Jackson | Do. | 54 | 180! |  |\n| 89 | 1 Moutier |  |  |  | Do. | 139 | 150 | 30 | \" |  |\n|  | Aratoon Apear | 928 British |  | De Smidt | Singapore | 50 |  |  |  |  |\n| 90 | 24 ** | Hongkong | 443 Spanish |  | Ribiero | Havana | 24 |  |  |\n| 91 | 28 | 77 Franklin | 1,181) American |  | Barsley | San Francisco |  | 107 |  |  |\n|  | Total Passengers | 3,674 | 351 | 257 | 1 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 92 | 30 Tigre | 1,725) French |  | Boiliere | Saigon | 146 |  |  |  |  |\n| 93 | 30 Avon | 997 Prussian |  | Toluck | Havana | 50 |  |  |  |  |\n| 94 Dec. | Fearless | 999) American |  | Drew | San Francisco | 152 |  |  |  |  |\n| 95 | 9 SUMMARY | Clan Alpine | 942 British |  | Hutchison | Singapore | 150 |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | Melbourne |  | Singapore |  | To San Francisco |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | Surinamo |  | Total |  | 2,780 | 1 | 214 | 2761 | 151 | 2801 | 9 |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 338 | 341 | 41 |  | 3,674 | 351 | 257 |  |\n|  |  |  |  | H. G. THOMSETT, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 24 Orissa | 1,119 |  | Hall | 36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | TOTAL TONS | 92,780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | TOTAL PASSENGERS | 9,366 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | .brought $500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| B | C | 600,000 | 965,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | $2,126,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Emigration Officer, &c. |",
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        "content_text": "## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1879.\n\nLes bouées rouges et la bouée blanche limitent le chenal dans l'Est, les bouées noires le limitent dans l'Ouest. La bouée la plus Sud est surmontée d'un voyant, elle est mouillée sur la barre extérieure, dans l'Est 7° Nord de la pointe Do-Son, à l'acon d'un petit banc sur lequel il ne reste que 2 mètres 80 d'eau à basse mer d'Equinoxe.\n\nLa bouée blanche est surmontée d'un petit voyant, elle indique le changement de route.\n\nLe 10 Janvier, 1879,\n\nNo. 17.\n\nPour copie certifiée conforme.\n\nHongkong, le 18 Janvier, 1879.\n\nJ. PLICHON,\nLe Consul de France\n\nLe Consul de France à Haiphong\n(Signé): L. TURC.\n\n## GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.\n\nBy Command,\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st January, 1879.\n\nC. MAY,\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\n### Government of New Zealand.\n\n## NOTICE TO MARINERS.\n\n[No. 27 of 1878.]\n\nMarine Department, Wellington, 30th October, 1878. The following letter, received from Captain Mies of the brig `Rio Loge`, relative to the position of Rennels and Bellona Islands, is published for general information.\n\nG. GREY.\n\n### RENNELS AND BELLONA ISLANDS, Dunedin, 3rd October, 1878.\n\nSIR-I have the honour to report to you an error in the position of some islands I passed on my passage from Foochow to this port in the brig `Rio Loge`. These islands, named Rennels and Bellona, are marked as \"doubtful\" islands on the latest published charts, and are situated directly in the track between China and Australia. The position assigned to Rennels Island is N.W. point 11° 12' south latitude, and 160° 10' east longitude, whereas the correct position should be for the N.W. point 11° 30' south latitude, and 160° 8' east longitude, making an error of 18' in latitude and 2' in longitude. My observations were taken within two or three miles of the N.W. point, and the error of my chronometer found only the day before at Christoval, so that I can rely upon the position. The S.E. point I place in 11° 51' south and 160° 49' east, approximate. Rennels Island and Bellona bear from each other N.W. by W. and S.E. by E., not more than fifteen miles distant.\n\nI cannot find in any directory a description of Rennels Island, and I believe there is none published, I therefore enclose the following remarks from my own observation:-\n\nRennels Island is about 38 miles long and 8 wide at the N.W., and lies in a N.W. and S.E. direction, is about 600 to 800 feet high, of uniform height throughout, and thickly wooded down to the water's edge. Along the whole N.E. side is a fringing reef about two cables from the shore. The N.W. point is a gradually-sloping point, with a hummock two hundred or three hundred yards from the beach, and has a reef extending about four or five cables from the shore, with a strong tide rippling round the point; the coast trends about three miles to the S.W., and thence to south-eastward. Bellona Island appears to be about the same height as Rennels Island, and also thickly wooded.\n\nTrusting that you will give this publicity for the benefit of shipmasters generally.\n\nI have, &c.,\n\nEDWARD MILES,\nMaster `Rio Loge`.\n\n## THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1879.\n\n### Government of India.\n\n## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMERCE.\n\n## NOTICE TO MARINERS.\n\n[No. 27.]\n\nBAY OF BENGAL-GODAVERY DISTRICT-COCANADA. Intended Exhibition of Revolving light at Vakalepudi.\n\nNotice is hereby given that owing to the extension of the mud deposits from the Godavery river and the consequent removal of the anchorage to the northward, the light at present shown on the north side of the entrance to the Cocanada river is of little use, and that on and after the 15th of January 1879 this light will be extinguished, and a new light exhibited at Vakalapudi, which lies 4.0 nautical miles N. by E. ¼ E. from the present light-house.\n\nThe light will be a revolving white light, showing a flash every 20 seconds, elevated 80 feet above high water, and in clear weather should be visible from a distance of 14 miles, in every direction seaward.\n\nThe illuminating apparatus is catadioptric, or by reflectors and lenses of the fourth order. Position: Latitude 17° 0' 40\" N., longitude 82° 16' 30\" E. Further notice will be given when the light is exhibited.\n\n[The bearings are Magnetic, Variation 2° 0' Easterly in 1878.]\n\nBy Direction of the Government of India,\n\nR. C. CARRINGTON, Chief Civil Assistant, for\nA. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Comdr. (late I. N.), Superintendent, Marine Survey of India.\n\nMARINE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA, 18th December, 1878.\n\nThis Notice affects the following Indian Marine Survey Charts, Coringa or Cocanada bay, No. 113; Narsapur point to Pabayras point, No. 1172; Cape Comorin to Coconada, No. 164; and Admiralty charts of Coringa or Cocanada bay, No. 81; Coromandel Coast, No. 71a; Cape Comorin & Ceanada, No. 828; Cocanada to Bassein, No. 829; Bay of Bengal, western part, No. 70a; Indian Ocean, northern portion, No. 7485; and Indian Marine Survey and Admiralty Light lists for 1878; and Taylor's Sailing Directory, Vol. I, page 464.\n\nIf this Notice is received on board ship, the substance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Directions to which it relates.\n\n## POST OFFICE NOTICE.\n\nUnclaimed Correspondence, 17th January, 1879.\n\n| Letters | Papers |\n| --- | --- |\n| Abbey Cowper | Aleppo |\n| Adamson, Ann | Alexandria |\n| Ainsbury, A. | Alarmurs |\n| Ainslie, Mrs. M. | Alice |\n| Ainsworth, Wm. | Alcone |\n| Amicable Ins. 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L | Leucadia |\n| Moffitt, J. | Prince Louis |\n| Meany, Maj.-Genl. | Lodore |\n| Mercer, Thos. | Pilgrim |\n| Murphy, Bord. | Lanexcust |\n| Mctiwen, Ms. | Brisbane |\n| Morgan, Noah | Hawkesbury |\n| Neo Toing Siew | l'eteral, s.s. |\n| Noo-Chre-Tian | Takstea |\n| O'Soughlin, Mrs. E. | Lucia |\n| Rosendab, P. | Pelba |\n| Rayden, W. M. | Toli Austrian |\n| Ruily, Chas. | Bebar, s.s. |\n| Roberts, W. C. | Dbarwar |\n| Reeves, E. A. | Helen |\n| Reaves, E. A. | Penrith |\n| Rosenstein. T. | Berths Marion & |\n| Sogn, D. J. de | Hopeful |\n| Staith & Co., H. | Beluarry |\n| Smith, Geo. | Ermirás |\n| Volloza, Jelin | Hernet |\n| Wing On Choong | Magdula |\n| White, Wm. E. | P. Fitzpatrick |\n| War Chung | Tamar |\n| Wildash, F. J. C. | Taunton |\n| Whyte, Jno. | Tre Corde |\n| Williams, John | Bertie Below |\n| Walker, Thos. | Eleanor |\n| Wilson, James | Hornt |\n| Daclin, Monsr. | Barian |\n| Dure, Mrs. J. W. | Estroom |\n| Bolmida, G. | Bury, St. Ed. |\n| Bishop, J. | Espiegla |\n| Duggleby, T. W. | Humboldt |\n| Pearton, B. J. | MeNeac |\n| Esteban, G. | Benefactor |\n| Egies | Earl of Devon |\n| Bramitt, Revd. | Harkaway |\n| Fretas, José | Mary Blair |\n| Garcia, Juliana | Mary Smith |\n| Gilkison, W. P. | Mugdaler |\n| Benson, James | Three Brothers |\n| Banks, Geo. | Queen of the West |\n| Clarke, Hugh | The Tweed |\n| Creaton, Jas. | Tyburnia |\n| Colville, D. D. | Black Watch |\n|  | Helona |\n|  | Muss Glen |\n|  | Maritime Union |\n|  | Rosie Welt |\n|  | Fair Lamar |\n|  | Cashmere |\n|  | Ferntower, s.s. |\n|  | Irigo |\n|  | Marcia, s.s. |\n|  | Regent |\n|  | Win, Manson |\n|  | Mary Fraser |\n|  | Possbud |\n|  | Wate of Nil |\n|  | Pabins |\n|  | Countess of Erroll |\n|  | Frederick |\n|  | Jamies Shepherd |\n|  | Masonic |\n|  | Rifleman |\n|  | W. E. Gladstone |\n\n### Government of South Australia.\n\n## NOTICE TO MARINERS. INVESTIGATOR STRAIT ALTHORPE ISLAND.\n\nReferring to Notices issued from this Department on the 27th July, 1877, the 25th January, 1878, and the 6th June, 1878, Mariners are now hereby informed that on and after the 14th day of February, 1879, a Revolving Light of the first order, flashing every fifteen seconds, will be exhibited from a Light Tower, painted white, and 40 feet in height, erected on the large Althorpe Island. The color of the light will be white, except between the bearings, from the Lighthouse, of N. 25° W., and N. 61° W., where a red arc of light will be shown, leading half-a-mile to the eastward of Emmes Reef, and nearly half-a-mile southward of the S.W. Rock.\n\nThe focal plane of the light will be at an elevation of 350 feet above the sea-level. In ordinary weather, the bright portion of the light should be observed from a ship's deck about 25 miles distant, and the red arc of light about 17 miles.\n\nWhen much refraction exists both lights may be seen at a greater distance.\n\nMarine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 7th November, 1878.\n\nR. H. FERGUSON,\nPresident Marine Board.\n\n## Books, &c., without Covers.\n\nArbetare-Bradet. \nAnsterdstemor. \nChristian. \nDagbladet. \nDaily Telegraph. \nEl Jumparcial. \nLangelands Zidende. \nReynolds's Newspaper. \nL'Union Saveisionar. \nSchreib und Hülfskalender, 1879. \nThe Illustrated Sporting & \nLeisure Hour. \nJounal de Geneve. \nJournal de St. Petersbourg. \nLoofungen und Lehrterte. \nSunderland & Dasham (2 books). \nCounty Herald. \nSaturday Falkirk Herald. \nand Dramatic News. \nUnited Methodist Free Churches Minutes 1878, \nTimes. \nThe Times of India. \nWeekly Scotsman.\n\n## Detained for Postage.\n\nMcLaren, Mrs., Revd. Pro. McLaren, D.D., Toronto, Canada, (4 cents)\n\nGeneral Post Office, Hongkong, 17th January, 1879.\n\n1 Buck",
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        "content_text": "## \n\ngaranties concernant la bonne exécution des travaux et la régularité des paiements soient un peu précisées.\n\nLe Doyen. - Il faudrait pourtant attendre de connaître le Mémorandum des intéressés : leur opinion vaut d'être prise en considération.\n\nM. Dubail. - J'ai l'instruction formelle et l'opinion de Shanghaï n'y changera rien - de me rallier à la proposition des Etats-Unis et d'accepter l'offre Chinoise, en nous entourant des garanties nécessaires et en réservant d'en revenir au système de l'Annexe 17 du Protocole Final si les travaux n'étaient pas régulièrement exécutés.\n\nSir Ernest Satow. J'ai des instructions analogues.\n\nM. Lessar. - Conformément aux instructions que je viens de recevoir de mon Gouvernement, je suis prêt à adopter en principe la proposition du Prince Ch'ing contenue dans sa note en date du 13 (26) Novembre, 1904, au sujet de l'amélioration du cours de la rivière Whangpou.\n\nQuant aux garanties à demander à la Chine pour s'assurer que l'allocation des sommes nécessaires sera faite et qu'elles seront dûment employées, je me joins d'avance à la décision de la majorité ; bien entendu que, relativement au contrôle de l'exécution des travaux, le Consul-Général de Russie à Shanghai aura les mêmes droits que les Consuls des autres Puissances.\n\nSir Ernest Satow. - Naturellement. Nous pourrions donc nous entendre sur les bases des propositions faites par le Ouai-wu Pou. Sur quelques points j'aurais des observations à faire :\n\nDans l'Article 2, à propos de la nomination de l'ingénieur, il est dit \"la Chine pourra\", mieux vaudrait \"la Chine devra\".\n\nL'Article 5 devrait être plus explicite, en vue d'empêcher les riverains d'empiéter sur la rivière.\n\nL'Article 7 devrait interdire les dragages par les particuliers.\n\nL'Article 8. Il faudrait adopter le système d'expropriation qui avait été prévu au Protocole au lieu de laisser aux Consuls et Taotai le soin de régler la question. Le système du Protocole appliqué depuis longtemps dans les Concessions internationales a donné de bons résultats.\n\nLe Gouvernement Chinois, en exécutant les travaux, découvrira des terrains nouveaux, gagnés par la rivière ; les propriétaires riverains devraient avoir sur ces terrains un droit de préemption seulement, et non le droit de les acheter en remboursant purement et simplement les dépenses effectuées.\n\nJe ne sais pas si les Articles 11 et 12 satisfairont mon Gouvernement.\n\nLes stipulations du Protocole sur les travaux du Whangpou ne sauraient être annulées ; elles ne peuvent être que suspendues et seraient mises en vigueur si la Chine ne se conformait pas d'une manière satisfaisante à ses obligations.\n\nM. Dubail. - Nous pourrions demander à Sir Ernest Satow d'indiquer, en regard de la note Chinoise, les modifications qui lui sembleraient nécessaires. Nous les examinerions ensuite et nous mettre d'accord.\n\nLe Baron de Mumm. - Mon Gouvernement est décidé d'insister sur la mise en vigueur de l'Annexe 17 du Protocole Final tant que la Chine ne donne pas de garanties réelles pour l'exécution effective de la régularisation du Whangpou par elle-même et pour un prompt commencement des travaux. D'après l'opinion de mon Gouvernement, de telles garanties ne sont pas contenues dans les cinq Articles de la note Chinoise du 9 Juin dernier. Quant à la note Chinoise du 26 Novembre, elle n'est pas encore sous les yeux de mon Gouvernement, et je ne peux donc pas dire si les propositions qu'elle contient seraient considérées par mon Gouvernement comme une base suffisante pour un nouvel arrangement avec le Gouvernement Chinois. Quoique tout disposé à chercher, d'accord avec mes honorables collègues, une issue de l'impasse dans laquelle nous nous trouvons actuellement par suite du refus du Gouvernement Chinois de se conformer à ses engagements formels du Traité de 1901, je crois pourtant devoir affirmer que dans leur forme actuelle aussi, les dernières propositions du Gouvernement Chinois ne pourront guère induire mon Gouvernement à quitter la base sûre du Protocole Final.\n\nMon Gouvernement, cependant, pourrait accepter les propositions Chinoises revisées, amendées, changées. Je suis prêt à rechercher une entente sur ces bases.\n\nJ'adopterais les changements proposés par Sir Ernest Satow. Je crois en outre qu'il serait bon de s'assurer que les revenus affectés aux travaux seront bien utilisés dans ce but.\n\nOn avait spécifié au Protocole les revenus qui devraient servir au paiement de l'indemnité. Le Gouvernement Chinois, cependant, a demandé des fonds aux Gouverneurs des Provinces, ainsi a augmenté la prévarication des mandarins et l'impopularité des étrangers. Il faudrait une Commission pour surveiller la perception et l'emploi des fonds destinés à subvenir aux dépenses nécessitées par les travaux projetés.\n\nJe n'entends pas, d'ailleurs, traiter ici l'affaire en détail ; nous aurons à y revenir. Tant qu'un accord ne sera pas intervenu, le Protocole restera en vigueur.\n\nM. Lessar. Je crois qu'il serait fort grave et irréalisable d'entreprendre de surveiller la perception des impôts en Chine.\n\nM. Dubail. - Peut-on prier Sir E. Satow d'indiquer dans un Mémorandum les modifications qu'il propose.\n\nLe Doyen. - J'élargirai cette proposition. Autrefois, MM. le Baron de Mumm, Conger, et Sir Ernest Satow s'étaient occupés ensemble de la question. On pourrait reconstituer cette ancienne Commission du Whangpou, en priant M. Dubail d'en faire également partie. Cette Commission élaborerait un texte sur lequel nous pourrions nous entendre.\n\nJe suis pour ma part sans instructions à ce sujet.\n\nJe regrette personnellement la brèche faite au Protocole, et j'espère qu'on trouvera un moyen de ne pas annuler l'Annexe 17, et de faire comprendre à la Chine qu'en échange de cette grande concession elle doit apporter de la bonne volonté au règlement de la question de l'indemnité.\n\nCette proposition est adoptée.\n\n## Inclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\n## Alterations in the Stipulations regarding the Whangpoo Conservancy, contained in the Protocol of September 7, 1901.\n\n### Preamble.\n\nWITH reference to the provisions of the Final Protocol of 1901, relating to the establishment of a Whangpoo Conservancy Board, its functions and revenues, China being now desirous of substituting a different Arrangement, charging herself with the work and making herself responsible for the whole cost, and the Powers who were Parties to the Protocol having given their consent, the Arrangement agreed to is set forth as follows:-\n\n1. The works in connection with the improvement of the channel of the Whangpoo River, and of the condition of the inner and outer bars at Wusung, together with the maintenance of such improvements, shall all be placed under the management of the Shanghae Customs Taotai and the Commissioner of Customs. The control of the Whangpoo river-police, lights, beacons, sanitary matters, pilot services, &c., shall be under the same control as formerly.\n\n2. Within three months from the signature of this Agreement, China will herself select an engineer well versed in river conservancy work, and if a majority of the Representatives of the Powers who were Parties to the Protocol consider him suitable, China will at once appoint him to undertake the work. If, after the commencement of the work, a fresh appointment, for reasons approved by a majority of such Representatives becomes necessary, the selection and appointment shall be made in accordance with the method above mentioned.\n\n3. For all contracts for undertaking the river works in whole or in part, and for purchasing materials and machinery and the like, public tenders shall be invited, and the most advantageous accepted.\n\n4. Every quarter a detailed report of the work accomplished, and an account of the moneys expended on the river works shall be made up and sent for inspection to the Consular Body at Shanghae.\n\n5. The authorization of the Shanghae Customs Taotai and of the Commissioner of Customs shall be necessary before new bunds or jetties are constructed or pontoons placed in position or bulks stationed in the river.\n\n6. The Shanghae Customs Taotai and the Commissioner of Customs shall have authority to expropriate existing moorings as well as to establish a system of public moorings in the river.\n\n## Page 466",
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        "content_text": "5\n\ndetrimental to the security afforded to the bondholders by the bar tax. The Board in question shall be assembled at the instigation of any three of its members.\n\n2. To memorialize His Majesty's Minister to extend the scope of Regulation 7 A, or to add a Regulation to be known as 7 B, to the existing Land Regulations, enabling the Landrenters to impose the tax of per mille on the value of goods on which duty has been paid, or may become payable, in order to give effect to the third condition of the said Resolution.\n\n3. To submit the conditions of the scheme to the Diplomatic Body in Peking, and to the Chinese authorities for approval, and to obtain their sanction to the continuation of the taxes and dues now in existence as provided by the sixth condition of the said Resolution.\n\n4. To consider the Hai Ho Conservancy Board's technical scheme and programme of work for the improvement of the Taku Bar, and when the same has been duly approved by the Council and other interested parties to enter into all deeds and Agreements with the Hai Ho Conservancy Board and other parties as may become necessary to give effect to this Resolution and to the said Resolution passed on the 14th June, 1905, as soon as the offer therein contained has been accepted by the Hai Ho Conservancy Board, to issue or guarantee the loan contemplated by the said Resolution on the terms and conditions therein contained, and to secure the repayment of the same as far as may be necessary by a charge upon the municipal assets, and while safeguarding the interests of the Landrenters to take all further steps that may be necessary to insure that the Board's scheme, as finally approved, may be put into execution with the least possible delay.\n\nInclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nDraft of Land Regulation 7 B.\n\nAt such annual general meeting or at any extraordinary general meeting it shall be competent to the said Landrenters or a majority of them duly assembled in order to provide ways and means for the improvement of the Taku Bar and the conservancy and improvement of local waterways to impose and levy in addition to the rates, taxes, and dues by Regulations 7 and 7 A provided for upon all goods and merchandize landed, shipped, or transhipped at any place within the limits of the said Settlement wharfage dues not exceeding one-twentieth of 1 per cent, on the value thereof, provided always that all goods, stores, or material so landed, shipped, or transhipped being the bona fide property of or intended for the use of the Chinese Government or any Treaty Power shall be free of such wharfage dues.\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nInclosure 5 in No. 1.\n\nTien-tsin Municipal Council to Baron Mumm.\n\nTien-tsin, April 18, 1906.\n\nI have the honour to address you with a view to securing the approval of the Diplomatic Body in Peking of a scheme for the improvement of the Taku Bar, which has been adopted by the Landrenters of the British Concession, the Tien-tsin General Chamber of Commerce, the \"Deutsche Vereinigung,\" the leading Shipping Companies trading with the port, and the Hai Ho Conservancy Commission.\n\nAt the same time, for the information of your Excellency and of your Excellency's colleagues, I have the honour to inclose eleven copies of the following documents* :—\n\n1. Book containing-\n\n(a.) Minutes of a meeting of Landrenters of the British Concession held the 14th June 1905, and (at pp. 2 and 3) resolution passed thereat;\n\n(b.) Minutes of a meeting of the Tien-tsin General Chamber of Commerce held the 16th June, 1905, and (at p. 6) resolution passed thereat;\n\n(c.) Minutes of a meeting of the \"Deutsche Vereinigung\" held the 25th June, 1905, and (at p. 8) resolution passed thereat.\n\n2. Minutes of a meeting of the Landrenters in the British Concession, Tien-tsin, passed the 6th April, 1903.\n\n3. Letter from L. C. Hopkins, Esq., Senior Consul at Tien-tsin (with inclosure), to his Excellency H. H. Conger, Esq., United States' Minister and doyen of the Diplomatic Body, dated the 27th May, 1903.\n\n4. Letter from his Excellency Baron Czikann de Wahlborn, Austrian Minister and doyen of the Diplomatic Body, to L. C. Hopkins, Esq., Senior Consul at Tien-tsin, dated the 30th June, 1903.\n\n5. Resolution of the Landrenters in the British Concession, Tien-tsin, passed the 26th February, 1906.\n\n6. Resolution of the Tien-tsin General Chamber of Commerce, passed the 5th March, 1906.\n\n7. Letter from the Secretary of the Hai Ho Conservancy Commission to the Chairman of the British Municipal Council, dated the 10th April, 1906.\n\n8. Conditions of the scheme for providing the necessary funds for the improvement of the Taku Bar in its final form.\n\nI need not enter here upon the early history of the Hai Ho, as it is set forth with considerable detail in the Minutes of the Landrenters' meeting held the 14th June, 1905 (No. 1). I propose, therefore, to confine myself to recent developments.\n\nThe position may be summarized by saying that the condition of the Taku Bar is, and for many years has been, a serious handicap to the trade of the port, and that those most nearly interested have some time since formed the conclusion that measures for its improvement should not be further delayed.\n\nThe first overt manifestation of this view and the first serious step towards a policy took place in April 1903, when the Landrenters in the British Concession, in order to provide the funds necessary to finance any scheme offering a reasonable prospect of success, agreed to advocate enhanced taxation and the continuation of existing taxes and the proposed further tax until existing loans and loans raised under resolutions of that date had been amortized (No. 2), on condition, inter alia, that the Shipping Companies trading at the port should also take upon themselves a share of the burden.\n\nThese proposals were sanctioned by the Diplomatic Body on the 20th June, 1903 (Nos. 3 and 4), but the Shipping Companies did not at that time see their way to co-operate.\n\nMeanwhile, the Hai Ho Conservancy Board had formulated a scheme of bar improvement, which it is estimated will require a sum of 450,000 taels for initial expenditure, and an annual outlay of between 70,000 taels and 80,000 taels.\n\nThe next move was made on the 14th June, 1905, when the Landrenters of the British Concession formulated a comprehensive scheme whereby the financial requirements of the situation would be met.\n\nThis proposal aims at providing the capital sum of 450,000 taels required by the Board by the issue of a loan for that amount, a portion of which, amounting to 200,000 taels, is to be taken up by the British municipality on terms which are exceptionally favourable to the scheme. It is proposed that the service of the loan and the necessary maintenance expenses of the river shall be met by the imposition of a further tax on the value of goods on which duty has been paid or may become payable and a tax on shipping; and that all taxes now in existence shall be continued until the amortization of the proposed loan has been effected. The loan will be guaranteed by the British municipality.\n\nSuch are the main features of the scheme, which is elaborated with all necessary detail in the Resolution of the 14th June, 1905 (No. 1, pp. 2 and 3).\n\nThe next step was to approach the Shipping Companies. This was done, with the result that in the early part of the present year the 4th condition of the Resolution of the 14th June, 1905, imposing a tax on shipping was accepted by the Shipping Companies with certain modifications.\n\nThe letter was submitted to the Landrenters at the annual general meeting held on the 26th February last, and accepted by them by Resolution (No. 5).\n\nThe scheme, as set forth in the two Resolutions, was thereupon laid before the Conservancy Board. The latter, however, required certain modifications to be made in two of the conditions (numbered respectively 10 and 1 E), introduced by the Shipping Companies and embodied in the second Resolution (No. 5). These the Shipping.\n\n[2105 n-2]\n\n0\n\n680",
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        "content_text": "# \n## Inclosure 4 in No. 1\n### Draft of Land Regulation 7 B\n\nAt such annual general meeting or at any extraordinary general meeting it shall be competent to the said Landrenters or a majority of them duly assembled in order to provide ways and means for the improvement of the Taku Bar and the conservancy and improvement of local waterways to impose and levy in addition to the rates, taxes, and dues by Regulations 7 and 7 A provided for upon all goods and merchandize landed, shipped, or transhipped at any place within the limits of the said Settlement wharfage dues not exceeding one-twentieth of 1 per cent, on the value thereof, provided always that all goods, stores, or material so landed, shipped, or transhipped being the bona fide property of or intended for the use of the Chinese Government or any Treaty Power shall be free of such wharfage dues.\n\n## Inclosure 5 in No. 1\n### Tien-tsin Municipal Council to Baron Mumm\nTien-tsin, April 18, 1906.\n\nI have the honour to address you with a view to securing the approval of the Diplomatic Body in Peking of a scheme for the improvement of the Taku Bar, which has been adopted by the Landrenters of the British Concession, the Tien-tsin General Chamber of Commerce, the \"Deutsche Vereinigung,\" the leading Shipping Companies trading with the port, and the Hai Ho Conservancy Commission.\n\nAt the same time, for the information of your Excellency and of your Excellency's colleagues, I have the honour to inclose eleven copies of the following documents* :-\n\n1. Book containing-\n   (a) Minutes of a meeting of Landrenters of the British Concession held the 14th June 1905, and (at pp. 2 and 3) resolution passed thereat;\n   (b) Minutes of a meeting of the Tien-tsin General Chamber of Commerce held the 16th June, 1905, and (at p. 6) resolution passed thereat;\n   (c) Minutes of a meeting of the \"Deutsche Vereinigung\" held the 25th June, 1905, and (at p. 8) resolution passed thereat.\n\n2. Minutes of a meeting of the Landrenters in the British Concession, Tien-tsin, passed the 6th April, 1903.\n\n3. Letter from L. C. Hopkins, Esq., Senior Consul at Tien-tsin (with inclosure), to his Excellency H. H. Conger, Esq., United States' Minister and doyen of the Diplomatic Body, dated the 27th May, 1903.\n\n4. Letter from his Excellency Baron Czikann de Wahlborn, Austrian Minister and doyen of the Diplomatic Body, to L. C. Hopkins, Esq., Senior Consul at Tien-tsin, dated the 30th June, 1903.\n\n5. Resolution of the Landrenters in the British Concession, Tien-tsin, passed the 26th February, 1906.\n\n6. Resolution of the Tien-tsin General Chamber of Commerce, passed the 5th March, 1906.\n\n7. Letter from the Secretary of the Hai Ho Conservancy Commission to the Chairman of the British Municipal Council, dated the 10th April, 1906.\n\n8. Conditions of the scheme for providing the necessary funds for the improvement of the Taku Bar in its final form.\n\nI need not enter here upon the early history of the Hai Ho, as it is set forth with considerable detail in the Minutes of the Landrenters' meeting held the 14th June, 1905 (No. 1). I propose, therefore, to confine myself to recent developments.\n\nThe position may be summarized by saying that the condition of the Taku Bar is, and for many years has been, a serious handicap to the trade of the port, and that those most nearly interested have some time since formed the conclusion that measures for its improvement should not be further delayed.\n\nThe first overt manifestation of this view and the first serious step towards a policy took place in April 1903, when the Landrenters in the British Concession, in order to provide the funds necessary to finance any scheme offering a reasonable prospect of success, agreed to advocate enhanced taxation and the continuation of existing taxes and the proposed further tax until existing loans and loans raised under resolutions of that date had been amortized (No. 2), on condition, inter alia, that the Shipping Companies trading at the port should also take upon themselves a share of the burden.\n\nThese proposals were sanctioned by the Diplomatic Body on the 30th June, 1903 (Nos. 3 and 4), but the Shipping Companies did not at that time see their way to co-operate.\n\nMeanwhile, the Hai Ho Conservancy Board had formulated a scheme of bar improvement, which it is estimated will require a sum of 450,000 taels for initial expenditure, and an annual outlay of between 70,000 taels and 80,000 taels.\n\nThe next move was made on the 14th June, 1905, when the Landrenters of the British Concession formulated a comprehensive scheme whereby the financial requirements of the situation would be met.\n\nThis proposal aims at providing the capital sum of 150,000 taels required by the Board by the issue of a loan for that amount, a portion of which, amounting to 200,000 taels, is to be taken up by the British municipality on terms which are exceptionally favourable to the scheme. It is proposed that the service of the loan and the necessary maintenance expenses of the river shall be met by the imposition of a further tax on the value of goods on which duty has been paid or may become payable and a tax on shipping; and that all taxes now in existence shall be continued until the amortization of the proposed loan has been effected. The loan will be guaranteed by the British municipality.\n\nSuch are the main features of the scheme, which is elaborated with all necessary detail in the Resolution of the 14th June, 1905 (No. 1, pp. 2 and 3).\n\nThe next step was to approach the Shipping Companies. This was done, with the result that in the early part of the present year the 4th condition of the Resolution of the 14th June, 1905, imposing a tax on shipping was accepted by the Shipping Companies with certain modifications.\n\nThe letter was submitted to the Landrenters at the annual general meeting held on the 25th February last, and accepted by them by Resolution (No. 5).\n\nThe scheme, as set forth in the two Resolutions, was thereupon laid before the Conservancy Board. The latter, however, required certain modifications to be made in two of the conditions (numbered respectively 1c and 1d), introduced by the Shipping Companies and embodied in the second Resolution (No. 5). These the Shipping...",
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